I am sooooooooo sorry for the wait. Writers block and all that! Not to mention all the holidays that felt like they were back to back and then...to top everything else off, lost my network card. Piece of crap stopped working. Had to buy another...sigh...At least I didn't lose any of the story(Knock on wood!)Well, here's the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy it!
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A strained silence.
I was "graced" with it's presence for a good chunk of the ride home and I tell you, it got tired, fast. Was there a reason for this? Is Rin'do shy or something? If he's anything like his grandfather, I think not! Ga'tub and Bee, they are more alike then they know.
Sighing softly, my eyes shifted to see the quiet Yautja to see him staring out the window into dark space. "Oh come on!" finally, I spoke, grunting deeply. My sudden comment startled the silence that had settled over the bridge and Rin'do jumped, almost falling into a fighting stance. Pretty amusing. Instead, he relaxed in the chair and glanced over at me. "Is there a reason we are deathly silent up in here? 'cause I can't stand the quiet another moment. Either I start singing, and let me assure you, it will be horribly off-tune or you better start talking." I warned.
"…how is threatening me with song suppose to make me talk?" he inquired, head tilting.
I smiled secretly, mentally fist-pumping. Ah ha, go me, it's my birthday! "My mentor is Baklior." I pointed out, brow cocking and adopting a smug look. "The only reason I am here, now, is because he has a horrible singing voice and would not shut up until I agreed to help." and I'm pretty sure I heard Rin'do snickering. "That better not me amusement I'm sensing, Rin'do." my eyes narrowed.
"Of course not." he replied calmly, sitting straight.
"Hm." eyeing him a moment, I finally cracked a smile. "It is pretty amusing when ya think about it." I admitted.
"How did you meet the high elder?" he wondered, turning in his seat to look at me.
"Long story short, met him on earth." was my simple answer, shrugging. Was there any reason to got further into detail?
"Just like that?" he asked, something a keen to disbelief in his tone. He knew I was holding out.
"Just like that." I agreed, trying to ignore the look he was giving me. One that demanded the detailed truth. I swear, all males are the same, no matter the race. "Ya probably won't even believe me." was added.
"Humor me." he deadpanned.
Sighing heavily, I set the ship on autopilot and shifted into an comfortable position in the chair. Legs tucked under me to make sit taller. I'm sure I look like a child in this chair…still. I studied the Yautja male, actually taking the sight of him in. Before, everything was happening to quickly. He was a brownish-red with cream colored highlights and yellow eyes. His dreads were longer, longer then most of the Yautja males I had seen on the ship, which says he is older then he looks. Actually, he resembles Ga'tub…like a lot.
Why would he care about my story?
"Rin'do had always been a curious child, it seemed to have transferred to his adulthood." Ga'tub mused from behind his grandson.
My eyes flickered to him then back to Rin'do, shaking my head. "You look so much like Ga'tub, it's ridiculous." is it strange I can see the differences and similarities between Yautja? As if they were human.
He blinked in surprise at my comment before clicking curiously. "How…?"
"Er…well…?" again, I glanced to Ga'tub and he nodded in affirmative. Guess Rin'do will be the first I tell since Hi'chi's jailing. "I can see spirits Rin'do." his look of disbelief grew and I grunted, deep in my throat. Great, why I always get the nonbelievers? "I…maybe I should start at the beginning?" Ga'tub nodded in agreement with my comment. Thank you spirit, dude!
"Bee went to earth for the last chiva. I don't know the details, just that he got captured by humans." he clicked in surprise, equivalent to a humans jaw dropping open. I think. "Now, for me to see'im, he would have to have been bad off. I think he was real weak, sorta like on the verge of death. I was able to get out of him where he was been kept and went to the labs to break him free." my hands and arms gestured wildly as I talked. "Now, while this was all happening, Bee had been bugging me for about a week, straight, to get me to send a message to his clan."
"How how were you suppose to do that?"
"Build an intergalactic communicator?" why did that come out like a question? It was what I had done, exactly. "Bee talked me through building one and sent the clan what he asked. Before he had been captured, the unblooded warriors he bought to earth for the chiva, they had been killed. The hard meats were able to sneak a queen out, before one of the warriors set off his wrist bomb. The queen was taken to my home town but must have slept. There were no outbreaks at first, took a while, if I understand how long Bee had been on Earth. When she did start breeding, the numbers grew quickly."
"When Bee and myself had gotten back, we went to the hive, which at some point had become what was once my own house. Was very upset about that but that's beside the point. We heard the sounds of blasters." here, I gestured to my shoulder, since I was still in my armor. What, I'm lazy. "We went down to see seven clan members already fighting and joined. The queen was killed, her drones dispatched and we left earth to go home."
"You left earth…willingly?" his head cocked.
"Yah." shrugging, I blinked tiredly and yawned. "I ain't exactly all human, ya know." here, I gestured to myself, the spots, dreads, silted eyes. "Bee stuck me with solution, bonding serum with his blood and…tada."
"Do you not wish to go home?"
"Eh." I waved the thought off. "Earth ain't seemed like home for some time, ya know? No family, no real friends and since…well everything that happened with Bee…leaving earth wasn't a hard decision." looking down, my eyes scanned a spotted arm, running a finger over tougher skin. My nails had grown, being more like mini claws then actual nails. "I'm right where I need to be."
"I have been wondering…" he started but trailed off, gaining my attention. "Is my grandfather the reason you knew about me?"
"Ah…yah." nodding, I looked to Ga'tub then back. "We made a deal, after he found out I could see him. He helped me learn all the codes and rules of the clan, before the initial "Meet and greet" with all the elders. In exchange, I helped bring Ga'tub's true killer to light and freed an innocent Yautja. Win-win situation."
"How were you sure Ga'tub was being truthful?"
"Sprits can't lie to me." was the simple answer. "Not sure why, like with Bee. He didn't lie about being on earth still alive…just didn't tell me all of the story. When it came down to it and I asked, he talked." I went silent a moment, thinking about everything that had happened, up until meeting Bee the first time to right this second. I laughed and I think it startled poor Rin'do. "Sorry it's just…when I had finally proved you innocent and I was getting ready to start my search for you…both Bee and Ga'tub warned me about you."
"Warned you?" he clicked curiously, head tilting.
"Not to toot ya own horn…you're quite a force to be reckoned with, Rin'do." there was a flash in his eyes...maybe pride? "First time we encountered each other and we fought-stop with the guilty look-,I went back to the ship and fussed them both out. They had seriously underestimated you. Now, I don't know if you were really that good before hand and just held yaself back in front of them or being outlawed changed you. Maybe a little of both."
Silence stretched over the two of us before he answered. "You are correct. A little of both. My mother was an extraordinary warrior, as grandfather told me and my father," here he said the title with disdain and a bit of anger/hatred. "Had put up a good and long fight."
"So, blessed with the fighting gene from both sides, eh?" I nodded slowly. "At least ya dad left ya something worth while." muttering, I leaned toward him and dropped my voice. As if someone might hear me. "Truth be told, I was a bit horrified when I learned the details of your banishment."
"Horrified?"
"They took the word of one man…er, Yautja. There was no proof, nothing to confirm what Hi'chi accused ya of. It's a backwards system and all because of what ya dad." shrugging, I sat back in my chair with a sigh. "Sometimes, I think it ain't much of system."
By the time we reached the ship, I was all to happy to be home. Bee said they were waiting on Hi'chi's sentencing until I returned with Rin'do. It was only fair to let the accused have a say. Seems about right, after everything they put the guy through. To say I was surprised there was no welcome party would be a laugh. Very few were probably happy about me bringing Rin'do back and even less happy with me proving Hi'chi's guilt.
Oh well!
However, Bee, E'ona AND Iner'nai were waiting on deck. They were all I needed or cared to see but at first glance, a grin nearly split my face in two. Bee started to click back in greeting, before seeing the unconscious figure I dragged with me. Oh yes, did I forget to mention dragging the hunter with us? Well, I did. Bee's head cocked cutely in question then let his eyes drift toward me. "Bounty Hunter." grabbing at the armor with my other hand, I gave a good chuck and he hit the metal/mist covered floor by the elders and medical heads feet, bouncing.
"Bounty Hunter?" almost seen the brow cocking for Iner'nai.
"Yup." I nodded, hands fisting my hips and making a jerking motion with my head. It took a moment, mostly me glaring, grumbling something so low they couldn't hear and jerking my head side to side. Give myself whiplash. Finally, Rin'do stepped onto the docking platform, form tense and eyes darting side to side. Can't say I blame him.
"And I present you, Rin'do." my hands moved in a flashy-showroom manner. Like you'd see on 'Wheel of Fortune' or something. He didn't move and grunting in the back of my throat, I knocked our shoulders together. He stumbled forward, shooting me a look, to which I blinked innocently.
"Dai'dai…why is the hunter unconscious? He has some serious wounds." E'ona pointed out, kneeling by the male.
"Don't!" the snarl ripped from my throat, body suddenly rigid with anger and…aggression? The medical personal snapped up spine-straight and moved to put a few good feet between herself and him. She looked at me cautiously and I just frowned in confusion. "Er…?" damn, where the hell did that come from? I know I…ain't happy with the hunter but….fuck, man!
So much to still learn.
"What happened?" Bee was the first one to speak but something told me the three present understood my sudden domineering stance. Even when I didn't. Oddddddd!
"He tried to kill Rin'do. At least twice. I know you sent that message all over and as long as it took me to find Rin'do, he had to get it. Iplayed the message on the PDA and know how he repays me, tries to kill me….KILL ME!" I ranted and continued on for another couple minutes, arms waving in the air to express myself. Apparently, I'm angrier then I thought and you know now that I think about it, I am a very expressive person. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing…?
"Dai'dai, stop talking." Bee's stern tone caught my attention, and I stopped mid-sentence. Blinking, I glanced over at him, even though he has the stern look on his face, his eyes shinned in amusement. As did E'ona and Iner'nai and dare I say it…maybe even Rin'do. "Now, he," he gestured to the still comatose male.. Damn, he can sleep like the pro's…or maybe Rin'do hit him that hard. (Note to self: do not give an angry Rin'do reason to knock me out)"Attacked you…after he got the message?"
"Yah…tired to make a Deedee-kabob." I even made stabbing gestures. "And I got pissed, punched him upside the head." it's amusing how I speak as if this was an everyday thing. I suppose it is, my life from now on. "Then he tried attacking a second time but Rin'do here," now I jabbed a clawed hand toward the newly cleared male. "He was all knight-in-shinning-armorish." they all stare at me confused…and I sighed. Right, not human, don't know human sayings. I think I will tell them fairytale stories one day, so I don't seem so scatterbrained all the time. "Dashed to my rescue, stabbed'im and knocked him unconscious." they really take the fun out of everything.
"I see." Bee nodded slowly, silence stretching between the small gathered group. Then he moved to stand in front of Rin'do and grabbed the younger males shoulder and shook it. "Thank you for keeping Dai'dai safe." Rin'do nodded in understanding, purring softly and I just stood, eyeing the two males before glancing to E'ona and Iner'nai then back. I reallllly like it when they purr. Wonder if I can get a recording of it and use it as white noise for when I'm going to bed.
…is that stalker-ish?
"Well…now that we're all here and reunited and one happy family…Deedee is gonna hit the sack, she is ti-ired." as if to prove my point, a large yawn wracked my smaller frame.
"Of course." E'ona nodded before snapping into medical mode. I think I even seen the swift change. "After I check you over." was added and I moaned in displeasure. I could feel a fit coming and had to stomp on it, viciously. "You as well, Rn'do"