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Chapter 10- First Day, Ravage Returns

"Come on Kaila! Time for the first day!" I yell. What happened in between me and Ravage really takes a toll. I mean, he pretty much was like a best bro man. Best Bro. He was so kind, but I keep reminding myself that he still could've killed me. But, he didn't. He let me go. He even saved me from a 'xenomorph'.

Once again, he didn't have to do that. But, why does it matter now? He isn't here. Scissor-Hands has returned, and he came back without Ravage. Whatever. They're hunters, killers, murderers.

I open up the door, taking Kaila by the hand. She smiles, and follows me out the door. Scissor-Hands cloaks and jumps out the window. How did he become that way? Never mind. I walk out the door, and head to the elevator. The elevator door opens, and we step inside. The elevator music is what I think is a 70's Gerry Rafferty song; Baker Street. I look over at Kaila. She is in awe.

"You like the song?" I ask her. "Yes." She says. "Jennifer, I know I've asked you this a million times, but what do I look like?" "You are very pretty." I say, she just smiles.

We arrive at the front desk of Weyland/Yutani Corporation. "Hello. I was offered a job here by Miss Yutani." I say. "Miss Yutani?" "Yes ma'am I was invited. Me and my best friend were invited by Miss Yutani herself." I say proudly. The woman behind the desk looks at me with awe.

"Hello, Jennifer and Kaila. Come, follow me." I turn to see Miss Yutani standing by a very futuristic-looking door with her three guards from earlier. I walk up to her, and follow her into the door. Kaila is following shortly behind. "We have a couple test subjects, and special guests, and we need you for autopsies."

We follow Miss Yutani into a white room, with beds and needles, and all sorts of stuff you would see in a futuristic surgical room. I am in awe as I look around the room. I look at something that catches my eyes.

A...it's...

A Predator.

Miss Yutani smiles at me, and leads me towards the Predator. The Predator is wearing some sort of breathing mask, and I spot his armour on a table nearby. His skin is a light red, and speckled with black spots. His dreads are red, dipped with black tips. He has several cords attatched to his body, and he is shaking. His eyes flash open, and he tries to growl.

I stare into his piercing amber eyes, and I feel like I have a sudden urge to help him. "We are working on his wounds. If you would like to take the night shifts so you can have the whole room to yourself." "Oh, uh... yes please!" I say as Miss Yutani smiles.

I work for a couple hours, every once so in a while glancing over at Kaila to see how she is doing. She has been assigned the weaponry and technology of the Predator's. I remember what Ravage told me. His family was taken by this company. What would happen if I study this creature? Would it spill too much about their race, making them all have the technology basically taken from them, and we would take over their race just like we did to the Indians.

Our shifts are over so we can go home. My night shift begins at 11:00 at night. We begin to head towards our dormitories.

I open the dorm door, and walk in. The first thing I see makes me drop my work bag. Ravage. He came back. My jaw drops. Why am I reacting like this? Ravage is sitting on the ground, his head in his hands. "R-Ravage?" I say, he looks up. His blue eyes aren't the way I remember. They seem anger stained. I walk over to him and fall to my knees. "I'm sorry, Ravage... I really didn't mean to hurt your feelings..." I say, feeling guilty.

"Its my fault. I let anger overwhelm me. It is I that should be sorry." Ravage says, that same soft, voice, yet still slightly guttural. I reach my hand out, and put my hand on his forehead and stroke his head, down his dreads, onto his shoulders.

"So, enough emotional stuff. How was your first day?" He asks, for once excited to hear my answer. "It was...well...I thought about you and..." "Yes?" "Well, I...I saw one of your kind." He seems alot more interested now. "And I have to go back tonight in about three hours." "Ok. So you have the whole room to yourself? So, your job is to make sure it is ok, and study it?" "Yes." I say, Ravage nods.

"Ravage? Why did you come back?" I ask, full of curioisity. "Uh... well... I thought of how you would feel if you were in my position." "Oh." I say. His position? Why not MY position? Really? "I... I ... mean your position. Yes, your postion. My condolences." Ravage quickly stutters.

I do the thing I do to make people feel better. I give him a hug, accidentaly pinning him up against the wall(they were still on the floor). I feel his hands supporting me on my waist, and his mandibles tapping my neck. I break away from the hug, and Ravage tucks his head behind my neck, and rubs his mandibles on the back of my neck. So what if he can't kiss like a human. He isn't human. He's better than human.

I lay my head on his shoulder, and close my eyes. Three hours of sleep doesn't sound too bad.

I wake up, Ravage sound asleep underneath me. I get up, brush my hair, and grab my work bag, then head to Weyland/Yutani Corp. I walk in the revolving doors, and sign in as usual, and head to the room. There's really nobody in the whole building. Which surprises me.

I flick on the lights to the room, and as soon as they come on, the Predator's eyes shoot open. I hear a gutteral growl come from him as I signal for him to settle down. "I'm going to help you." I say, trying to reassure him.

I unplug a couple tubes, and detatch him from the table. He falls forward, and I help break his fall. He stands up straight, shooing me off, and walks around a little bit.

"Feel better?" I ask. In a split second, he grabs my throat, and lifts me into the air. He stares into my eyes, then shudders and drops me. "What's wrong?" I ask him. He growls, and rests against a wall. "Weirdo" I mutter.

I sit at my desk, and start working. I glance at the Predator every once so and a while, and get up and stretch. I hope I can stay awake until tomorrow morning.

I start to run the blood tests I have received from earlier today. I start to get a little sleepy. I close my eyes, but wake up abruptly. I slept for a freaking hour. What the crap? What?

I notice that I have a soft blanket over me, and the Predator is hovering over me. "What the...what?!" I say, looking up at him. He growls, and walks away, tearing the blanket off of me. "Hey!" "I'm the one who put it on you! Great, Paya!" He yells, rolling his eyes. "You speak English?" "Obviously. All our Yautja take at least some English classes." "What for?" "Ask Ravage. I'm sure he would know." He says. I'm taken back. "You know Ravage?" I ask, surprised.

"Yes. Obviously if I said his name. Stop asking me the questions I have already answered in my statement before." "Yes sir." I say sarcastically. He growls. "Do you have a name? I promise I won't call you by your name in front of the doctors, only when I'm here for my night shift." "Skeen." "Skeen?" "What did I say? I said don't ask a question when I give you an answer! It is absolutely ridiculous!" "Fine by me if you call me stupid. What do you know about Ravage?"

"I know a lot about him. Like he was my leader once. I know that he is here on Earth. And, I know that you know that he is too. So, how did you meet him?" Skeen says. I look at him, then the clock. My shift ends in two minutes. "You know how lucky you are? That I let you even down from the bed." "You know how lucky you are that I haven't killed you?" "You couldn't even if you tried." "Maybe so, but not today." "Whatever." I say, helping him strap back in to the bed.

I hook up the cords and wires, and get my bag and walk over to the door. I look back at Skeen, and he is fast asleep. Those medicines work well. I walk out the door, and let the cool night air blow on my face. "Its 1:00? Wow." I say. At least work doesn't start until 12:30 in the afternoon. The same goes for Kaila. She works less because of her incapabilities.

I walk in the door to my dorm, and I spot Kaila sleeping on the bed, and Scissor-Hands next to her, and Ravage passed out on the ground against a wall. I smile as I put my stuff away. I grab my pj's and go into the bathroom. I get undressed, and the door opens. "Oh, my..." I squeal. It is Ravage. He is standing there wide-eyed, and looking very groggy. He yelps, and covers his eyes with his hands. "I am sorry! Oh...Paya why?!" "Ah!" I scream, covering myself up with my arms.

"Ok! Ok! I'm going to leave and pretend this never ever even happened!" He yells, slamming the door. As soon as I change, I smile to myself. Ha! Ravage say me with nothing on.