Yautja language
Thoughts or passed events
WRITTEN WORDS.
I do not own predator, AVP or anything else. Nor do I receive money for this.
those under 16 should not read this. This is a 'M' story.
This is a bit of a filler chapter, also, I might update less frequently; finals are coming.
Chapter 11:
1 week later:
It was going fairly well, Lyna was settling in and was more accepting of Dena'ee and her own position as his mate until:
…
'' No.''
Lyna frowned: '' What do you mean 'no'? ''
'' I mean 'no' as a refusal to your question.''
'' I know what the word 'no' means, what I want is for you to explain why you are refusing my simple demand.''
'' I am not forced to explain my reasons to you, but I will: I don't want my female alone with another male. Furthermore, travelling alone might not be safe for you.''
The teen climbed onto him, straddling his waist and grabbed one of his upper mandibles:
'' I won't be denied the right to see my brother! You can't do that! '' she protested.
The male rolled them so he was now above her: '' I can certainly do that. ''
'' Dena'ee! It's not fair! You know we don't see each other in a romantic way or anything! And nothing will happen on the travelling shuttle. ''
'' You don't know that. My decision might change in the future, when I think you really are settled here, but right now I am done talking about it. '' He said firmly as he rose from the bed to cloth himself.
She followed him: '' You can't just decide that for me! Well, I am telling you this now: nothing will prevent me from going to see Ari'dan. Nothing.''
The tall yautja turned to her sharply and growled: ''…And I am telling you this: don't disobey me. There will be consequences. ''
Raising her chin the girl snarled: '' I don't care. ''
He glared at her, serious: '' You better do, Pup.''
Xxxxxx
3 days after their argument:
At least, she finally could reached Ari'dan on the communicator; they talked for a long time, but she refused to mention Dena'ee and him too. Her brother was hard to join; he had a communicator in his room, but he wasn't there often. She had to wait for his call.
She was sad: she couldn't see Ari and Amaru and Sit'gin were going to Earth for a month or two to refill their stocks.
The arbitrator left for over a week; mission on Earth, so she passed a lot of time with Amaru before her departure. Then the tiny girl departed and Lyna was left to wonder what to do.
She read, but the teenager knew that soon enough, she would be tired of it or she would read all the books.
Then, the girl got an idea; she could go hunting in the jungle around the city. It wasn't far and there were some animals there. She could run and move. Unfortunately, she had to wait for Dena'ee's return to ask him permission.
Xxxxxx
The yautja had been back for two days now and Lyna was standing in front of his office, uncertain.
Just go in and ask. Go. It's not hard. She thought.
The teenager knocked and immediately heard the arbitrator's voice: '' Come in.''
She entered and stayed near the door.
'' Pup, what is it? ''
The girl fidgeted with her hands for a while before saying: '' I want to ask you something.''
The male leaned back on his chair and watched her, indicating that he was listening.
'' I- I would like to hunt.''
'' You know I haven't been on—''
'' No, no. Not a hunt on another planet or anything. I'd just like to go in the forest around the city. '' She explained.
He remained silent; that wasn't a good sign.
'' Please Dena'ee! It's not far I won't be gone for more than a day, maximum two! ''
'' Hum…Maybe, but I want to be there.''
The teenager protested: '' Dena'ee! Half the time you aren't here and when you are, you are always busy! It's not dangerous or anything! ''
'' Pup, anything could happen. I won't send my female alone in the jungle.''
'' Come on! I'm not going on a trip on a foreign planet! It's just there, a few kilometers from here! There is no truly dangerous animals and it won't take me long! Ari'dan and I went through worse! ''
The black yautja shook his head: '' You are still young and I don't like the idea.''
She was becoming frustrated: '' You have no real reason! ''
The arbitrator raised a hand: '' Enough. You asked me and I answered you.''
'' Dena'ee! Amaru's gone, Ari'dan's gone and you won't let me visit him. You won't let me go too far in the city and now this! I'm bored and you-you are imprisoning me here! '' The teenager raged, walking a few steps toward him.
He rose and growled, both hands on his desk: '' I said ENOUGH! You are free to come and go, I only restricted you to some areas and I think it's reasonable to keep my mate from going to another male, alone. If you are bored, you can read books. I don't see why you are complaining.''
'' You don't let me do anything! Ari'dan is my brother, you know of our relationship! And I can't read books all the time! I am not asking you much! ''
The male bristled angrily and snarled: '' You have had my answer and I won't further discuss it with you! ''
His mandibles were opened and his hair slightly rising, Lyna just looked down, still not believing he would refuse her something so simple.
Disappointed, the girl went out quietly.
Xxxxxx
Ari'dan was reading a medical book, looking for references. A patient came in today with a strange disease and he wanted to be the one to find a solution to it. He has been in the Academy for three weeks now; it was exactly as he imagined it. He was learning, he was doing things who interested him and yet, he wasn't completely happy. The grey yautja missed his sister.
Every night her absence in his bed left him lonely and over thinking. All day he walked in the hallways and couldn't help himself from looking at his side, checking for her. Sometimes, he found himself about to say something just to remember that she wasn't there.
His shadow was gone.
Ari'dan wasn't even reading anymore; he was just staring at the book with a frown.
'' I wonder why you are glaring at this poor book. ''
The young male snapped out of it to look at the new comer: '' Elder Al'tan.''
The council member was often here and the two of them crossed each other's path a few times a day.
'' You can stop with the formalities, boy. '' He smiled gently as he sat in front of him.
The grey-blue yautja nodded and closed his book out of respect: '' May I help you with something…Al'tan?''
'' Why don't you start by telling me what is wrong? You are succeeding well, you started making friends and I believe you like what you are doing here, yet you don't seem so happy…'' The old yautja pointed out.
Said that way, he sounded ungrateful or spoiled. Ari'dan fidgeted a bit before saying: '' I am pleased to be here. I am- I just… I miss Lyna. More than anything. She's always in my head. ''
The Elder chuckled and the apprentice raised his head, a bit offended.
'' I meant no disrespect; it's because I have seen you walking around. You are always looking behind you and the other day you were speaking alone.''
Ari'dan glanced down, embarrassed; he didn't even noticed.
Al'tan laughed once more: '' There is nothing to be ashamed of: you've been with her the past… what, 13 years? It will take some time for you to realize you are not followed anymore.''
It did nothing to lighten his mood; he remained silent.
The council member became serious again: '' you still worry about her? Even though you talked with her. ''
'' Yes… She was physically alright, but I don't know… her eyes. Her beautiful blue eyes were darker, a bit dull. My sister was excited to speak with me, but I could see everything was not perfectly fine. Dena'ee won't let her come here… As if I couldn't be trusted or something.''
'' You say he doesn't trust you, but you confessed to me that if Lyna would have agreed, you would have brought her with you on Earth. Do you think the Arbitrator such a fool or paranoiac knowing this about yourself? ''
Ari'dan was shocked. He never saw it that way. Things were different now; he was in the Academy.
'' ho? You never thought of this did you? '' the old yautja said lightly.
'' It's—It's not the same! I am here now, studying. I'm not going anywhere! I just want to see her and hold her and…and all that stuff.'' He grunted the end lamely.
The elder smiled: '' The Arbitrator is a yautja of few words, but he is observant; this is also why he is the best in his line of work and why he was honored so young. I heard rumors around in the council; they want to promote him. Believe me; your brother could tell that you thought about taking Lyna away. That's also probably why he doesn't want her here alone with you, besides the obvious.''
The boy responded in a hard tone: '' I would not take her away now; that time had passed, but she doesn't belong to Dena'ee. She never did and never will. ''
The elder gave him a sad smile: '' You sound possessive here, boy. And sincerely, even though you are in the Academy, nothing can really stop you from going away with your human. ''
Ari'dan grumbled a bit before saying: '' Well, I AM NOT taking her anywhere. I'm just troubled because she has one human friend and this one is now gone for the next months and Lyna has been forbidden to come here. She told me she almost finished every books I had... what will she do? ''
Xxxxxx
Lyna was laying in the middle of the huge bed, alone and hugging her knees. Her fingers played with the blue gem held by a silver chain around her neck; Dena'ee had given it to her after their first mating. More like he ordered her to wear it…
…And indeed it was a chain; the clear sign that she was shackled. She couldn't go there, couldn't do that, couldn't say this… The teenager was tired of it. Her days were passed in the hope that something might happen, that Dena'ee might change his mind about her restrictions.
All the books were read, she could not see her best friend, Amaru was gone and she could not hunt. She was feeling resentment toward the arbitrator now; even more so since he was gone half the time. Like right now; the yautja had been gone for 9 days… This meant he would arrive soon then.
The girl had once more refused to talk to him after his negative answer about letting her hunt. She was angry with him, but deeply she was sad.
Was that what her life would be like? Idle days passed inside, doing absolutely nothing? Being ordered all the time, never making her own choices? That was a slave life. Sure, she wasn't mistreated and wasn't needing anything, but it was a slave life nonetheless.
A single tear fell on her cheek and Lyna sighed as other tears started to roll on her face. She missed Ari'dan…
Xxxxxx
Dena'ee's POV
Dena'ee sat in the ship, lost in thoughts. Immediately, one of his fellow brothers pointed it out:
'' What troubles you Arbitrator? ''
'' I am eager to go home.'' He answered.
His companion smiled: '' Thinking of your new human mate? ''
'' Very much so… '' The black yautja sighed.
'' Something's wrong? ''
'' She did not want to be my mate. It has been hard and complicated. Humans are hard headed. ''
His colleague chuckled: '' your female is strong willed then. ''
'' Awfully so. She fought me all the way. She was my little brother's hunting partner and best friend and now he hates me for separating them. They both are angry at me.''
'' I understand. She's coming around? ''
Dena'ee looked away: '' My human is not fighting me anymore… But she sure knows how to let me know when she is displeased with me! ''
The other yautja laughed openly: ''I have human servants… They say females are submissive; I beg to differ. They know how to put up good arguments and they are more stubborn then the males; they practically bow to those females all the time! If a human female wants something, she will have it. ''
The arbitrator grumbled, knowing that very well. '' It's just that I want what is best for her and she just doesn't appear to see that! And sometimes I upset her even though it's in her best interest.''
His colleague gave him a look: '' Ho no…ho no. You didn't just. I hope for your sake you did not say that to her face. That's where you have a problem Arbitrator; a female always think she knows what's best for her. No matter the age or the mentality. ''
'' My female is 18 years old for Paya's sake! She's barely more than a pup; there is some things she can't even comprehend! ''
His companion shook his head and repeated: '' no matter the age or the mentality.''
Xxxxxx
He tapped the house code beside the door and entered, trying to be as quiet as possible. Everyone should be asleep; it was the middle of the night. He left his weapons in the hall and went directly to the bath chamber.
He stripped of his armor and walked in the water, immersing himself. The black yautja let out a sigh and relaxed; he was happy to be home. The arbitrator was eager to see his mate even if he knew she was angry with him: his refusal for her to see Ari'dan had not passed well. Lyna was even more seething when he didn't approve of her idea about hunting around the city. The female was ignoring him once more and shutting him out. Again, she was reluctantly letting him touch her.
The male would not admit to himself that he was jealous of his brother; he didn't trust him, that's all. Dena'ee was actually surprised his silly little brother did not try to take Lyna away. He had been ready to pursue him and bring his mate back. It had not been necessary.
He would let her alone with Ari'dan after their first pup. She would be more mature, his little brother as well and a pup would openly assert their relation.
For the hunt, he was simply worry about his female getting hurt. What if she breaks one of her slender human legs in the middle of the jungle? No one would know exactly where she would be! What if she gets lost?
The yautja sighed once more and scrubbed the grime and dirt off of him.
It was tearing at him; often, he was seeing his Lyna in front of the pond, looking miserable. His female would sit there for hours, hugging her knees and throwing from time to time a pebble in the water. When he'd go join her to speak or to try to lighten her mood, she would just say things like: 'it doesn't matter', 'I am fine' and 'I don't care'.
Holy Paya… he soon learned that these sentences were dangerous. If his female was telling him that; there was a big problem somewhere. Their meanings were also complicated.
'It doesn't matter'. False. In fact, it really matters to her. But every time she said that, his female just assumed that what matters to her would not matters to him so she stayed quiet about it.
'I don't care.' Not as terrible as 'it doesn't matter' or 'I am fine.', but troublesome as well. It was the one she used the most. Often when he asked her something she'd just answer that. As if she wasn't interested. She used it in a way to dismiss all kind of stuff. He hated that damned sentence.
And the last one, the awful and the deadly: 'I am fine.' This was just a blatant lie to his face. Every. Single. Time. Lyna was so not fine when she said it. His mate would wear a forlorn air, her striking blue eyes shining with unshed tears and she would tell him that. I am fine. She was not and for some reason she didn't want to talk about it with him. Pup would never speak with him about those things!
The black yautja rumbled: his mate almost never complained, never shared her problems nor would she talked about the future with him.
All day, the female was quiet… As much as Uria was trying, she couldn't get more than a few words from her at supper. He could barely make her talk after their mating at night…
Dena'ee knew she wasn't a silent being; she and Ari'dan had been conversing all the time as if they were not always together! It was a wonder for him how the pair could speak for days on. Didn't they run out of things to say?!
Now, the young female was keeping to herself most of the time, alone in her corner reading or just thinking.
The arbitrator did not like that. Uria had warned him before he takes her as his mate; she would be angry, sad, upset sometimes… But for her to act so out of character like this?
It wasn't so bad after she accepted to let him mate with her; the male had shown her pleasure and she was eager after that. Some time she wanted to mate many times in one evening and it was great. But since he had refused her two requests, Lyna was cold to him again.
The yautja got out of water and retrieved a cloth to dry himself. The arbitrator didn't bother to put any loincloth on and walked naked to his bedroom.
The door opened in a soft 'swoosh' of air as he stepped in; Dena'ee could see his mate form on the bed.
The male quietly walked closer; his Pup was curled in the middle of the mat, surrounded by heavy furs. He slowly crawled under the pelts and hauled himself near his female and abruptly stopped.
The pillow around her head was damp… he leaned over her and looked at her face; her cheeks were tears stained. There was still a bit of water in the corner of her eyes. He rumbled softly; his mate had cried herself to sleep, alone in his bed…
The black yautja carefully gathered Lyna in his arms as he propped himself on the headboard. He huddled her against his body just like a parent might do with their offspring. The male gently wiped her cheeks, surprised she still hadn't wake up.
Dena'ee began to purr, trying to pull her kindly from the grasp of sleep. The vibration of his chest and the deep sound were effective and the yautja let her wake at her own rhythm. She seemed confused for a moment, looking to the right, then the left before understanding down in.
'' You're back.'' She stated, not sounding particularly overjoyed.
The male shifted his hold on her and settled back: '' yes… I arrived maybe an hour ago.''
He caressed her mane and let his hand slide down her back, repeating the action a few times. The arbitrator tucked her head under his chin and tightened his arms around her:
'' I missed you.''
She hesitated a bit, but the girl answer nonetheless: '' I missed you too…''
'' Will you tell me why you are so sad, Pup? And don't deny it; the pillow is damp and there was water on your face. I know what it means for humans to produce liquid with their eyes. ''
His female remained silent; maybe she was looking for the good words? The yautja waited for another minute before coaxing her again:
'' Don't be afraid to speak of your feelings with me; I know humans see and feel things differently from us. You can always talk to me and I will listen.'' The male said as he played in her hair with his mandibles.
His pup brought her hands higher and began to play absently with one of his dreadlocks.
She sighed and finally said: '' You know why I am unhappy; there is no point in discussing it. ''
Dena'ee let out a deep rumble: he knew, yes. She was most likely sad and angry with him because she couldn't visit Ari'dan and because she couldn't go hunting like she wanted too.
'' Yes I know, but I have my reasons. I didn't put these restrictions to upset you. ''
His female buried her face in his shoulder: '' But I miss Ari…'' she said in a whining voice.
'' I will let you visit him whenever it pleases you, wherever he is. But only after our first pup.''
'' This isn't fair. I don't want to have children before a few years! '' Lyna protested.
'' A few years is not very long. ''
'' I am human; a few years really matter to me! It's like an eternity! I want to see him now…'' She complained.
Dena'ee didn't said anything, but started to pet her again.
''…and you don't answer me…'' she mumbled.
'' It is late; we will talk about it another time.'' He decided.