Chapter 11: Passion
*Warning: This chapter has hints of lemon*
Aurora, Owen, and the raptors decided to return to the tree house, mostly due to exhaustion. "What are we going to do about the second T. Rex?" Owen asks.
"I don't know, but we have to find a way to kill it. It probably knows that the mountain is not safe for it, so it might avoid that place," Aurora answers and settles in her bed.
Blue, however, remained outside with Lightning and they cuddle up beside each other. Lightning then begins to lick the rock dust off of Blue.
'You're disgusting,' Blue chirps, but he ignores her and licks the top of her head.
Aurora sees them and watches them, she knew right away that Blue and Lightning had warmed up to each other.
Blackjack and Viper offer a slab of meat from a carcass to Echo and Delta. They ate it, but they notice Charlie, huddled up by herself.
Echo offers what little meat was left to her younger sister. 'Forget about Argo, he never liked you from the beginning,' Echo chirps.
Charlie, however, looks up at her and snarls. She looks back at Argo, who was curled up by himself under the cover of trees.
Charlie takes the meat and walks over to him. 'What are you doing?' Delta chirps. Charlie drops the meat close by Argo and looks at him.
'I really am sorry about Siren,' she chirps and leaves him alone. Argo looks at the meat, he was hungry, but he lost his appetite due to the death of Siren.
Charlie watches him, wondering if Argo will eat. She was still hurt by what Argo said to her, but she knew that the brighter things will come out in the end.
Argo begins to lick the slab of meat and then begins to eat it, bit by bit.
'After all the things he said to you, you forgive him?' Moriko asks Charlie.
'He was and still is upset, I'm sure he didn't mean those awful things he said,' the young raptor replies.
'Unbeliavable,' Blue chirps and Lightning nods. Hooper frowns when he saw what Charlie did, but Moriko gently nudges at him.
'Don't feel too bad, there are plenty of females out there,' Moriko chirps.
Aurora and Owen watch the raptors interact with each other. Owen comes over to Aurora's bed and sits by her.
"I knew that the boys will end up being the girls' mates," Aurora whispers to Owen.
"I am still skeptical about Argo and Charlie," he replies.
"Yeah, after what he said to her I find it hard to believe that she forgave him that quickly," Aurora adds.
"There's one thing I don't understand about you," Owen said and asks, "How can you understand them? All I hear is screeches and chirps."
"I've been asking myself the same thing for a long time. Maybe it's the afterlife's magic or maybe some effect on the serum," Aurora answers.
"But didn't it expire after 60 hours? That's what...Lewis said," Owen said, whispering the last part in the end.
"I honestly have no idea. When they talk, it sounds like they're speaking in a language that I clearly understand," Aurora replies and adds, "The same thing happened when we were alive."
Owen looks at her as she lays her head on a pillow, her long brown hair covering it completely. She looked beautiful at that angle.
Owen sits beside her on the bed, staring down at Aurora. He then notices tears in her eyes. "Are you crying?" he asks.
Aurora nods, "I just can't believe that the raptors are moving on. They have mates and probably start their own families soon. Me, I'm the only human here," she said.
"You got me, I'm here," Owen replies.
"For how long? You might wake up in a day or maybe in a week," Aurora said and a tear rolls down her face.
"Hey, from the moment I saw you with Blue, when you were alive, I knew that you two would be inseparable," Owen replies, wiping the tear away. He lowers his head down, close to her face, mere inches away from her lips.
Aurora's hand begins to move and goes under his shirt, feeling his abs and the other muscles.
"You know, for some reason, you remind me of Flash Gordon," Aurora said and Owen chuckles.
"Why?" he asks, still laughing.
"I don't know, truth be told I never read Flash Gordon, but a name like that, it sounds masculine. You are-" Owen stops her with a kiss.
At first, Aurora prevented his tongue from entering, but she then allows him. The kiss became deep and passionate, and both Aurora and Owen began to breathe heavily.
When they stopped for a brief moment, Aurora says, "My heart is pounded like crazy." She then removes Owen's vest and shirt, revealing his muscular chest and abs.
They share another kiss and Owen removes her shirt and jeans. Owen breathes on her neck, his hand streaming through her hair, and Aurora surrenders her body to him.
Her pelvis rises and Owen places a hand to her back. Aurora forces his head down to her chest and he releases a hot wave of his breath.
Just then, they heard the raptors snort and screech loudly. "Dammit, now what?" Owen asks and Aurora moves the curtains.
To their surprise, Blue and Lightning were walking up to the house. Aurora and Owen quickly dress and they settle down just as the two raptors enter.
'Aurora, what's going on?' Blue asks her alpha.
"Nothing," Aurora replies and goes to the kitchen. She looks at Owen and they stare at each other for a long time.
"How is Argo?" Aurora asks Blue and Lightning.
'Come look,' the beta female replies and they look out to see Argo creeping up on Charlie.
He sniffs her and Charlie looks at him. He then drops a slab of meat close to her. 'I'm sorry for what I said earlier,' Argo chirps and gently nudges his muzzle to her neck.
Charlie responds by licking the tip of his muzzle. 'You got blood on your nose,' she replies and licks it off.
"Well, looks like all four of them have mates," Aurora said and Owen holds her close to his side.
From the author: Sorry, no sex. It seems that Argo and Charlie are finally together. As for Aurora and Owen, well, let's hope they have the time of their lives before Owen wakes up. Stay tuned!
