Ariana got up, grabbed her bag of jerky, then sat back back down in bed next to him. That gave him idea. She had burned off what little fat she had when she first came to island. Then when he started feeding her, she only gained muscle tone. A certain amount of body fat was necessary to have a baby.
After some quick research on his wrist device, he learned that the ideal BMI for an ooman to conceive was 20 to 25. Being too thin had caused estrogen and progesterone concentrations in her body go down, making it harder for her to get pregnant. If he wanted a child from her, he had to fatten her up just a bit. He searched his food stores for something sweet. Anunnaki disliked sweets almost as much as he disliked vegetables. Sugar was valuable for the energy it could provide though, so he kept it around just in case he needed it.
He handed her a small bag, and she immediately opened it up. It looked like clear marbles inside, "What is it?"
"Eat them. They're good for you."
She plucked one out of the bag and stuck it in her mouth. It was hard, and really sweet, but didn't have a flavor, "Candy? I don't know if I'd exactly consider candy good for you."
Anunnaki nuzzled her neck with his mandibles, "You have to gain weight if you're going to carry my child."
Her fluttered nervously. In yautja culture, the females usually raised the children alone without a partner's help. Being human though, she wouldn't have the means to raise a kid alone. Anunnaki would have to stick around and help her raise it. If he wasn't coming to her just for a sexual release then, that meant he wanted to be with her, wanted to raise a family with her.
While she ate candy in bed, he suited up for a walk through the jungle. He had to keep his scent fresh around the lizards tunnels. He put on the black netting, the metal shin and forearm guards. The female was watching as he fixed the belt around his waist.
When he grabbed his mask, she finally asked, "Where you going?"
"Outside."
"Can I come?"
He didn't want to endanger her by bringing her on a hunt, but the chances of a lizard actually making an appearance were slim, "Yea I suppose."
She lept to his side, and eagerly followed him out of the canyon. It was freeing, knowing that she didn't have to worry about feral hounds or aggressive boars. She knew Anunnaki had her back, and so she could explore and enjoy the beauty of jungle. Anunnaki wasn't walking around just for the fun of it though. When he came across a big hole, he pissed around it.
After he did it a few more times she finally had to ask, "What are you doing exactly?"
"Hunting tactic."
She didn't understand how pissing around holes helped him hunt, but she asked, "What are you hunting?"
"An elusive, five hundred pound, carnivorous lizard. It can stand on its hind legs and balance with its strong tail. It can move very rapidly for short distances. Their skin is reinforced by armoured scales that contain tiny bones, forming a natural chain-mail."
She hadn't put much thought into why he was on the island, but it only made sense he was there to hunt. He sounded very passionate about the prey he was after too, but it just scared the hell out of her. She'd seen one of the oversized lizards before, and she never wanted to encounter another one. He was hunting something equivalent to the komodo dragon, except it was much bigger than the mere 10ft specimens found on earth. She worried about him going after an animal like that, but reminded herself that he had other large skulls in the cave already.
Still, she had to ask, "Is that what cut open your leg?"
"Yes."
Every five hundred feet or so, there was another large hole. He must have been holding it in for quite some time to be able to mark so many. While he did his business, she casually searched for food. She plopped a nut in her mouth, but only chewed it twice before spitting it out. Anunnaki looked back at her, arching one of his spiky brows. There was plenty of food in the cave though, and she could afford to be picky.
He headed towards the next hole, and she lagged behind him, "I should have brought water along."
"You're thirsty?"
She nodded glumly.
"You can boil salt water, tap tree trunks, drink from leaves, dig for water...or, you can cut open vines."
Anunnaki found a suitable vine, then grabbed her shoulders and positioned her under it. He drew his wrist blades, and cleanly sliced the vine. He lowered the end of it to her lips, and a small stream of water poured into her mouth. He went from vine to vine. Some had more water then others.
He cut another vine, but as she stepped to catch the water in her mouth, his palm hit her chest. "Don't drink this water, but smell it."
She timidly leaned forward, and wrinkled her nose.
"Can you smell it?"
"I smell something."
"This type of vine is no good to drink from. It is poison."
"Oh..." She stepped away and tried to memorize the color of the vine and the shape of the leaves for future reference.
The day passed quickly for him, but it must have been a long day for the ooman. When the sun began to set, he led her back to the canyon. As soon as they were in the cave, she crawled right into the bed. His injury was nearly healed now though, and he did not need to sleep but every other night. He figured he'd leave her to rest, and go on a hunt.
As soon as he started to leave though, the ooman popped up her head, "Don't go."
Anunnaki hesitated in the doorway, before walking over to her.
"Come to bed."
He wasn't tired, but he did hope to mate her again. Anunnaki undressed in a hurry, and then laid down in bed with her. She immediately snuggled up against him. When tried to slip his hand between her legs though, she shoved him away. When he started to untie her shorts, she slapped his hand.
He held back a disgruntled rumble and settled into the furs, debating whether or not to leave. He could just stay until she fell asleep, and then try to mate her. When he was younger, he'd tried that with a yautja female once-it had been fun, until she whipped around and grabbed ahold of his balls. He doubted the ooman would be as vengeful, however, patience wasn't one of his virtues. He tapped his fingers on the bed restlessly, then started to scratch his behind.
"Don't scratch your ass crack when I'm trying to sleep."
He let out a low baritone rumble, then rolled out of bed.
She clutched his arm, "I'm sorry, don't go."
He leaned down and pressed his mandibles to her forehead, "I only came to bed for a chance to mate. I'll be back in a few hours."
She let out a chuckle, "Jerk."
He was gone more than just a few hours. The sun was already up by the time he got back. He'd run into three lizards all hunting together. Once he'd singled one out and separated it from its friends, it had attacked, and then ran away like usual. Still, Anunnaki felt like he was getting closer to victory.
He went right to the table and dug through his toolbox. When the lizard had attacked, he'd swiped at its throat with his wrist blades, but his timing had been off. The lizard had chomped down on his wrist then. It could have taken his hand off if the wrist blade mechanism hadn't been there, but now the metal was crushed in and wouldn't unlatch.
He sat down and began fiddling with the broken thing. It was probably fixable, if he could just get it off him first. The lock was jammed and the hinges were smashed. He ended up having to dislocate his thumb to slip it off. He scratched his leg with his other foot and fiddled with the device.
"Are you scratching again Cave Monkey?"
He fluidly rose from his chair and walked to the edge of the bed, "Ooman, I should kick your ass for speaking to me with such disrespect."
"Why don't you spank my ass instead?"
She let out a high pitched scream as he sprung at her. Anunnaki grabbed her forearms and manhandled her, trying to flip her over. She shrieked and fought him as best she could, but he wrestled her onto his lap with her ass up. He gave her cheek one good swat, and watched how it giggled from the impact. He let out a satisfied rumble, and released her.
She rolled away from him, and rubbed her ass cheek, "That really hurt!"
He slowly crawled over her, his arms beside her head like he was going to do a pushup, "Keep complaining and I'll do it again."
She grinned up at him playfully, considering it. Apparently, he'd woken her up too early though, because she shook her head with a yawn. As tempted as he was to continue playing, he knew it was best that he let her sleep. Anunnaki got up and went back to tinkering with his busted wrist blades while she piled furs on top of herself.