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(ME) Hello once again I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year, it was a very busy time this for me but I made sure to keep getting this done and it is (jumps for joy) ^^ I hope you have all enjoyed the last few chapters as things have been heating and it only gets hotter the closer we get to the end. And yeah were nearing the end of Pitch Black, but here we are chapter 23. I give a big thanks to all of you who have reviewed, they made me laugh and smile a lot to know your all enjoying this (Big smile) ^^ its a joy to know that so many of you are still reading even after all this time.
Now its for the chapter you have all been waiting for. The one that I had the most trouble with as I have rewritten this 3 times, yes, at first it was going to be quick and short now I have been watching to many Will & Hannibal music vids ^^ but yeah be warned this is darker than I have written before.
Warning: Gore, violence, torment, torture, mind games and everything else that goes with lots of blood. Hope you enjoy ^^
'Thoughts'
"Talking"
Chapter 23
The tension around them was so thick it made it hard to breathe for one Carolyn Fry who was finding it hard to keep from screaming at what she was seeing. All her plans and hope were going down the drain because of one being that should be dead. He stood before them like a vengeful god and it sent fear like nothing she had ever felt before racing through her.
His appearance was downright frighting, he looked like something that walked out of her nightmares, his once pale skin was covered in scratches and bruise, there could be more but wet mud hide much of it, his chest dirty and bound in stained cloth though the bloody rages did little to hide the gashes and wounds that were spread over his body. He looked so injured he shouldn't be standing but that did nothing to weaken his fearful appearance, it added more to him being an unholy being, a demon sent to take her soul for everything she had done.
Harry felt all the pain he had been pushing away fade, his bloodlust rising to the surface as his pray stood before him at last. Reaching up he pushed his wet hair from his face, blood-stained droplets falling down his body as it flicked over his shoulder, he wanted his view clear for what was about to happen. He made sure to not break eye contact with the bitch, he had wanted so badly to look at Riddick but what he had witnessed before showing himself has left him a little pissed. He will wait to see what his mate had to say about offering her a place on the skiff before passing judgment but for now, his full attention was on the very scared woman in front of him. The rain stung his open wound but he paid it no mind, it did its job of clearing some of the blood and mud from him when he had followed the bitch here. And what was a little blood to the pain and anger of nearly dying again.
Oh, he was going to enjoy this, even now the fear was thickening around them like rich fine wine. It sent shivers of pleasure down his spine, it was time to let his dark side out to play, something he didn't think he would ever do again after the last time but this bitch just brought out the worst in him. His fingers flexed as his bloodlust grew inside him, her fear made it worse for him to control himself but he put a tighter hold on his creature sides, there was no way he was going to end her quickly let alone drink from this cow.
Fry gulped the lump in her throat, her mind was trying hard to come up with some explanation as to how this monster was standing in front of her, it was like her nightmare came to life before her. 'How I saw him taken away, how could he be back. This couldn't be real.' there was a good reason she was freaking out as she could remember making eye contact with him, smirking and looking smug as the creature came towards him from above, remember the cry he gave as it took a hold of his neck and drag him away. 'This isn't possible.' Her terrified mind screamed she was scared out of her wit.
Holding his body still as his emotions went haywire inside, Riddick couldn't take his eyes off Harry. He truly believed he had lost him forever, but here he was standing. His sliver gaze drank in his very detail of his very much alive mate, hurt but still as beautiful as the first time he set eyes on him, he was more wild and untameable now like a storm waiting to be unleashed from its flesh-covered cage.
Ice that had covered his heart for the last few hours began to creak and melt, the pain he had felt before began to fade and ease the more he took in the sight of his mate. He would like nothing more than to shove his blade into the bitch and take Harry into his arms and reclaim what was his right there on the mud-covered ground. Sadly that will have to wait, he could see how injured his mate was and it was pissing him right off that some creature had hurt what was his. Looking at Harry's face he could see the anger and rage burning in those eyes and he knew he had some explaining to do once the bitch was out the way. From where Harry stood seeing him offer her his hand would off pissed him right off, not that he could blame him he would have been the same if he saw Harry doing the same to old Billy boy Johns. Seeing those eyes flash red towards Fry had his senses on high alert, Harry was more than just anger with the woman he was enrage, it set even him on edge with home much 'killing intent' he was giving off, there was something he was missing, out of the corner of his eye he watched how Fry was acting, she looked downright terrified of his mate and there had to be a reason for that. He didn't have long to found out what.
"Har...Harry...How..? This isn't possible. You were taken, we all saw it..." Fry stuttered out, the very sight of him scared her shitless. Licking the rain off her cracked lips, her thoughts raced on what to do. This wasn't right, her plan had come along so well when he had been taken by that creature, it was meant to finish him off for her and get him out of her way for good. She could still picture his shocked face in her mind it was meant to be an image that would make her smile as she grew old with Riddick. But that wasn't the case, instead of joy at finally getting Riddick, she was freaking out with fear that was sending her blood pressure through the roof at she took in the sight of him.
He looked like he had been through hell and come out angrier she had ever seen him. Panic was starting to build as she realized seeing him meant for her and her plans.
"Why Carolyn..." Harry purred advancing closer to her, the sinister smile on his lips making her tremble. "You do surprise me, my dear."
"Surprise?" she asked with a gulp.
"What's going on?" Riddick asked stepping close to Harry.
He ignored Riddick for now, his mate would detract him from his goal and nothing was going to stop him now, he will deal with Riddick later. With a sway in his hips, he seems to glide towards the scared woman. "I should have seen it coming really. The clues were all there but I guess I can put my foolishness to what was happening around us at the time."
Harry stopped in the middle of the light, the closer he had gotten to her the more she back up towards the edge of the light. He didn't want her to step into the talons of the creatures waiting there just yet, not till he was done. "I became distracted. And for that, I paid nearly with my life, shame on me, really."
"I...I.." Fry stuttered but Harry waved his arm sharply through the air cutting her off.
He wasn't finished. He hissed. "After all, here's me thinking you couldn't outdo yourself, what with ordering me down that fucking hole or you would have made Jack go. But you go and pull this shit. Should have seen it coming, after all a coward like you couldn't end me themselves, you'll be dead before getting within two feet of me with a weapon, so when you saw your chance you took it."
"I...I don't know what you're talking about, this is all crazy talk." Fry stuttered out shooting Riddick a look before facing Harry again, blinking the rain from her eyes, her hand tightening on the glowing bottle. It was her only safety haven now and if need be a weapon because she knew everything was about to go to hell.
"Oh don't you. I find that hard to believe Fry. How can you forget that one moment between us so soon? What happened back in the canyon my dear Carolyn will be with me forever" Harry hissed her name, fangs bare for all to see. "I will never forget!"
She stumbles away from Riddick and the safety of Skiff till she stood in the middle of the light that surrounded them, her instincts telling her to get far away from Harry as possible, but there was nowhere to go. She was trapped and they all knew it. Around them the stink of her fear overwhelmed the two men's noses, it got even worse when Harry began to circle her.
Riddick backed up till he was by the Skiff's ramp out of the way of his very deadly and pissed mate watching with a confused frown on his face at what he was hearing. It didn't take much for him to get an ugly feeling that this bitch was the reason that his mate was taken from him. Everything his mate was talking about was leading to that being the truth, plus the fear and panic in Fry's face were too much of a clue she knew what Harry was talking about.
The deadly dance taking place before him made his brain cloud slightly, it had felt like an age since he had seen his mate and seeing him like this, a deadly predator circling its prey was a huge turn on, he was having a hard time as the mate he thought dead was now standing right in front of him and all he wanted to do was kill the bitch and then take him right there on the floor. He needed to reclaim what he thought he had lost. 'Time for that later, I need to know what this bitch did to my Vixen then once she is dealt with all bets are off.' He thought.
Harry paid no mind to Riddick and the lust that was coming from him, no his focus was on the bitch cowering before him. He could hear her heart bearing like as fast as a rabbit, scared to the point she was close to giving herself a heart attack. He watched as her ice blue eyes glued to him, wide open and following his every move as he moved around her. Just out of the corner of his eye he could see the confused frown on his Hunters face at his words, Riddick knew about the hole but he hadn't heard yet what else that bitch had done.
'He is going to be pissed as hell when he hears what she did, not that he can do anything this bitch is MINE.' Harry thought darkly before turning his full attention onto the bitch, he came to a stop at the bottom of the skiff he turned to face her. "Its all I have been thinking about as I made my way through the mud and blackness of this hellish planet. The only thing that kept playing over and over inside my mind as I fought with those beasts with nothing but my claws and blade."
"Now I
have to think of a fitting punishment for you, so many ways to end your pathetic existence." Harry hissed, he raised his hand and watched his fingers flex as they grew once more into deadly blades, his eyes bleeding red around the edges as his blood lust and rage heightened. Images of her death flashed through her mind the sweet scent of her fear flowed under his nose. his eyes shoot back up to her face and a dark smile graced his lips, he was going to enjoy this.
"You cant! I'd did nothing to you!" Fry shouted. Holding her bottle like a club. She knew what danger she was in now, the freak was out for her blood and from the look on Riddick's face he wasn't going to interfere, she was going to have to take the freak out herself. for that moment she wished she had Johns' Gun.
"Why Fry yes, I can and yes you did! I can't let you get away with getting me nearly KILLED!" Harry roared. Using his speed to get right in her face causing her to scream in fear before it was cut off as he grabbed her neck and rose her up off the ground.
In her panic, she tried to use her bottle to bash in his head. Harry was quicker though and grabbed her wrist, holding it away from him.
"Naughty naughty girl, you should know not to hit your betters."
Harry tightened his grip and smirked when she screamed in pain as her wrist bones ground together. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't keep her hold on her only weapon and it falls from her grip and thudded onto the wet ground. Harry kicked the bottle away from them, he didn't want her getting any more ideas. Staring into her frightened eyes he tightens his grip once again on her wrist and sharply twisted it to the side, a loud shattering sound echo around them as the bone snapped in half.
"AHHHH!" Fry shrieked, tears falling from her eyes at the pain, she used her other hand to claw at hand holding her neck, wanting to be free and away from the one dishing out the torture. Her weak attack though did nothing to weaken Harry's hold.
"Did you think I didn't see that smug expression on your face back at the canyon, you bitch, that little smug smile before that fucker grabbed me by the neck and dragged me up that cliff side. You saw it and didn't warn me, hoping it would kill me and you wouldn't have to dirty your hands with my blood." Harry sneered at the crying woman's face, eyes glowing red with his rage.
Harry heard a loud growl behind him, his Hunter now understanding that if the bitch had warned them Harry wouldn't have been taken from him. Harry could feel massive amounts of rage coming from his mate which was surprising as he started being able to feel any emotions through the bond yet. Something to think on later as he had the bitch to deal with. He knew Riddick wouldn't interfere with this fight just like he hadn't got involved with Johns's end.
Fry's mind was in shambles with the overload of pain and fear she was going through, she cried out even more when Harry used his claws to slash at her back, from shoulder to shoulder. she arched into his chest his hold on her neck stopping her from getting away from the pain. Harry felt nothing but deep satisfaction with her pain, he had mirrored the bruises that covered his entire back from the beast knocking him to the ground. she was no were feeling the pain he did when that happened.
"Stop... I did nothing wrong!" Fry yelled. Wanting nothing more than the freak to let her go. In her mind, she did nothing anyone else wouldn't have done when faced with a monster like him.
"Nothing wrong? Dear Carolyn you must think me a right dumb ass to believe that." Harry sneered as he made another slice into her flesh this time her kicking legs, with so much movement she made the cut larger than his own not that he minded. "There is a saying I was once told so many years ago, now what was it, ah yes I believe it was 'An eye for an eye,' Fry."
"Please no more..." She gasped out, sobs shaking her body. "Let me go..."
"No-no, my dear, I think you should feel what I went through from start to finish," Harry snarled. Reaching for his magic once again, the pool inside him so drained he didn't know if this would work but he had to try he had to have his revenge. Deep inside him, hidden from his magic sight a glowing ball sleeping beside his magic core, woke just enough to hear his wish, it sent a bolt of power into his core, filling his enough to cast his spell before going silent once again, waiting for its time.
Harry felt or saw any of this he just blink in surprise to notice his magic had regenerated enough to use again. Holding her in place, he elevated his hand and pointed a finger to her legs, hissing out. "Diffracto."
Fry shrieked as the light touched and faded into her legs, a loud snap blasting through the air, her legs twitching as they were shattered and could no longer holding her up, the only thing keeping her up was Harry's hand around her neck.
"That is what I felt as I landed after getting free from that creature, painful isn't it, if not for my magic I would have broken my legs," Harry explained to the sobbing woman. He was going to pay her back in full.
"STOP, GOD JUST LET ME GO YOU FREAK!" she yelled through her tears. She had never been through so much pain before it was unbearable as wave after wave hit her.
Harry growled at the word 'Freak' it was the one word that always sent images long past through his mind of pain and being unloved something he never wanted or will go through again. Reaching down he graded a hold of her leg and before she could work out what he was doing he dug his claws right into her tender flesh.
"AHHH!" she screamed, her mind blanking out from all the pain.
"Does it hurt my dear? Try imaging long talons of those creatures tearing into your flesh as you lay helpless on the ground wounding if you are about to die." Harry hissed, his fangs bare as he stared into her pained face. "Not fun is it."
Ripping his claws out he watched as blood spread into the air, rivers of it running down her leg and mixing with the rain. He made sure no to hit any main artery, he didn't want the bitch to bleed to death in seconds after all. He was far from done.
"Does it pain you, Fry? I thought it fitting if your wounds matched what I was gifted in my fight for life." Harry purred darkly as she withered in his hold. "I hope so as I am far from done."
Every wound he gained since landing on this planet he slow and painful placed on her own body, from the ones he had gotten from the hole to the ones he had gained in his fight. Her screams and yells rang around them, it was music to Harry's ears. He was truly letting his dark side out to play.
When he stopped placing the wounds on her back she shuddered and gasped out. "Stop it...your a monster..."
"Me a monster, oh no Fry, there is only one monster still on this planet and that is you." Harry hissed. "You selfish girl, you have done nothing but hurt others since this all started, you killed so many people before we even woke up from Cryo, does that make you feel better knowing that those poor people, adults, and children woke just before everything went dark again. Did it feel you with pleasure knowing their blood covered every inch of your skin? And what about poor Owens he was the real hero wasn't he, he stopped you killing the last of the passages, he stopped you murdering us in our sleep. Sadly his reward was a pole through the chest."
"No, I didn't do that... I saved everyone." Fry denied. She didn't kill anyone, this freak did if he never came aboard they wouldn't have landed here.
"Oh, how delusional you are my dear, no you are a murder, you killed them and you tried to kill the rest of us, oh Jack would have met her end if she had gone down that hole, so I stepped in like fool and went instead. Do you know what it's like to feel fear nearly overwhelming that it nearly makes your heart stop."
She shacks her head sobbing
"No," He leans closer you will. Her eyes widen in horror as his eyes began to glow, the green in them starts to swirl and spin red bleeds into the red and a hellish fire burned through them. He hissed. "I'll show you."
Before she could cry her mind started to fill with images of darkness and shadows, monsters clawing and tearing into her flesh. On the floor surrounded her bodies of hundreds of people covered in blood and gore. Suddenly pain like nothing she had ever felt before tore through her body. It trembled and rocked, her hand that had once dug into his own fell and jacked like she had been hit by a bolt of lightning. Head back her unseeing eyes followed the monsters only she could see.
"AHHH!" Harry smiled as her screams rang around them, he had only planed a few nightmarish images along with a slight pain spell. She sounded like she was under the Cruciatus curse, he had wanted to use that but there was too much of a risk of her becoming a vegetable and no understand why she was being hurt. Plus he knew he was running out of time before his own body gave up and fell to the weakness that was slowly spreading through it, he noticed he had lost more strength when he cast the spell.
He gave her a shake when he ended the spell. It looked like she was going to pass out, her eyes rolling and shaking. "There is no time to sleep Fry, there still a few more things to pay you back for."
It was coming time to end this. Tightening his hand around her neck he watched as her hand trembled as it reached up and grabbed onto his hand again her bloodshot eyes stared into his own with pain and hatred, her hand tried to get his fingers to loosen around her neck by clawing at his hand but the pain from her nails was nothing but a bug sting to him after everything he had been through and he wasn't letting her get away from him again.
"Let me go..." She wailed, no longer being able to take any more.
"No," Harry replied, he had one last thing
to mirror on her before he was done, raising his free hand he watched as her eyes flicker to it in dismay, when he rested his sharp fingernail upon her shoulder he looked her dead in the eye, fear, pain, and hate stared right back at him, smiling sinisterly he drove his nail in till the cloth tears and he starts digging into her flesh. She lets out her loudest scream, blood starts welling up and out, coving them both. He held tightly to her thrashing body he dragged his nail from her shoulder to her hip, slowly.
He wiggled his nose when he caught the scent of urine around him, it looks like she had let her bladder go, surprising really as she held up against everything before but this seems to torture her more, no matter as her screams were music to his ears and he slowly drew the mirror image of his wound on her. Now they matched from start to finish.
In the darkness around them, while Harry was working on Fry they grew in a crowed of Creatures, more than any of them had ever seen. gazing at them a plan formed in his mind. 'What a fitting ending to the night.' he thought as more of the creatures got as close as they dared to the edge of the light, fighting each other over the scent of blood that could be smelt even through the rain. 'And what a pretty sight it is.' Harry's more animal side purred, all her blood was surrounding them on the mud-covered ground, mixing with the rainwater turning its once ruby shade to a pretty pink.
The creatures grew more excited by the strong scent of her blood filling the air. Harry ignored them as he slowly dug his claws into her neck, choking out her pained cries. Giving her a shake he catches her eye and smirked darkly. he appeared so strong and invincible but what he was hiding under all his rage was how tried he was growing, his body was sagging with weakness as time went on, this had to end sooner than he liked but needs must. "I had so many other ideas planned out for you Carolyn, so many plans but sadly my enjoyment has been cut short and I have better things to do with my time than playing with your worthless self all night," Harry said touching her cheek with a mock caress as she sobs. "Oh no, my dear. Don't be sad, we had a blast after all but I feel I have taken up to much of your time already and there are others who are just killing themselves to have your lovely company..."
"What..." she whimpered out confusedly, she didn't understand what the hell he was on about, there was no one else bar them. 'He's lost his mind.' she thought scared as Harry leaned closer to her his eyes burning into hers. He whispered two words that shoot made her heart stop and the breath gasp from her lungs. "...For dinner."
"No! No! No! You're insane you FREAK!" She yelled struggling to get out of his grip if she could just get away from him for a moment maybe she could get Riddick to finish him off. Not thinking of her broken legs and wrist making it impossible for her to run.
"Now my dear Carolyn, you shouldn't talk about yourself like that. You were insane long before I came along. Now its time to say goodnight," Harry whispered. With those parting words, Harry lifted her into the air and throws her away from him. She let out a scream as she flew through the air, the air was knocked right out of her once she hit the ground hard, mud and water splashing into her face as she groaned in agony and rested her head in the mud, her blonde hair becoming brown with the mud. Not noticing that she was dangerously close to the edge of the light.
Staring at her withering body Harry paid little attention to Riddick walking towards him, he could feel the heat of his mate once he came to a stop to stand beside him, watching Fry alongside him.
Fry's body was in agony, every cut and bruise was sending waves of pain to her already overwhelmed mind. Rolling onto her front she gritted her teeth as she pushed herself up, she didn't get very far before falling flat against the ground again her cheek resting in the cold mud, turning to the left she looked up and her eyes widen in fear when she saw how close she was to the darkness, she quickly pushed against the ground, trying so hard to get away from the darkness that held only death, but with her body being so weak from blood loss she only moved a few inches away from it, she needed help and fast. Spinning her head around till her eyes landed on Riddick who was watching beside the freak, he was her only hope of living through this now. 'He has to help me he wanted me to go with him, not that freak.' Her sacred mind cried. Looking Riddick dead in the goggles she reached out her hand to him her eyes pleading as she tried to crawl away from the edge towards him.
"Riddick! PLEASE HELP ME"
Riddick let out a dark laugh, he shakes his head, smirking at the downed woman, seeing her eyes pleading with him he reaches behind him and taking out his blade. Holding it in front of him he runs a finger over its sharp edge, bearly pressing down before a drop of blood wells up and stains the blade. Looking up he watches as her eyes widen in confusion he said darkly. "I don't think so, Fry. You see, it pisses me off when anyone hurts what's mine and you not only did that you tried to get him killed. You have some balls I'll give you that but nothing gets between me and my mate and lives to tell the tale."
"No, I didn't I swear you have to believe me, Riddick, he is lying..please.." Fry begged tears streaming down her face. "You were going to take me with you."
"Fry your one crazy bitch, did you believe I was going to let you onto the ship. The moment you took my hand I was going to shove my shiv right into your spin, into the sweet spot. You remember me telling you about it, even that bastard Johns has felt its touch there." Riddick smirked darkly.
Harry felt his body sag slightly at those words, his mate had been planning to kill the bitch, he should of know but even though they were mates they had only know each other for a few days. He needed to trust Riddick more. And with the time they now had, he will learn to.
"No..." She whimpered in disbelief. Seeing the happy and relieved look on the freak's face as he shoots his mate a smile, it sent rage and pain through her heart.
"Yes. Because even if my mate wasn't with me again you still wouldn't have made it off this planet." Riddick growled, he saw as her eyes showed nothing but pain. He didn't care one bit. the bitch nearly killed his mate and made him go through so much pain thinking he was dead. he could have left him here without even knowing he was still alive and that sent shivers down his spine. Glazing at Harry he felt happy to notice the relieved look on his Harry's face, he knew his mate had been confused about what he had been doing with the bitch but that was now made clear to him that he had been playing the foolish woman.
"Goodbye, Fry. We have taken up to much of our time with you and your new friends are dying to meet you." Harry smirked. his mood much improved with Riddick's expression.
Fry blinked in confusion wounding what he was talking about when a sharp claw grabbed her leg. Harry and Riddick watched on with smirks while Fry thrashed and screamed in terror as she was dragged into the darkness, her shrieks growing in pitch and filling the air when the creatures began their feast and tore right into the fresh meat. One pulled and tore at her leg till it ripped off with a spray of blood, another did the same with her swinging arm, ripping it from her shoulder. Her shrieks rang around them as the creatures run off with their meals before they could be stolen from them.
Her cries cut off when one of the creatures tore into her chest and gorged itself on her black heart.
Relief washed over Harry when he felt death come and claim her soul. It was over and he no longer had to watch his back with the bitch finally in hell where she belongs. Weakness washed over him, he staggered and fell forward but before he could hit the ground he let out a yelp of surprise as he was grabbed around the waist and pulled hard against Riddick's chest. Resting his hands on Riddick's chest he looked up in wonder before letting out a gasp as he was pulled into a hard kiss that near bruised his lips. He melted into the kiss and embrace, all his aches and pains faded to the background until there was nothing but pleasures washing over his body and soul. He shivered at the heat of the kiss, not even the rain cooling them in their moment of reunion. Harry let out a moan and griped Riddick's wet top tightly in his fists, passion raced through his body as he was squished against his mate.
He was back in his hunter's arms where he was meant to always be and he couldn't be happier. When he was out there in the darkness for a second there he thought he wouldn't make it back alive. If it wasn't for the stone he wouldn't be here right now.
Riddick finally broke the kiss and rested his forehead against Harry's, inhaling his lovely mate's scent before saying. "Never again are you leaving my side vixen. This fucking planet isn't taking you from me again."
"Never again Riddick," Harry whispered back his now green eyes staring into Riddick's goggle covered ones. "I'm not leaving your side."
"No one ever got close enough to make me care or fall for them like you have Harry. Don't put me through losing you again." There was so much anguish coming through his voice and he didn't even think to hide it from Harry. He had gone through hell with the thought of losing his mate.
Harry couldn't bear to hear such pain in his Hunter's voice he promised him anything at that moment. "Riddick, I will do everything in my power to make sure that I come back. Death will not claim me without a fight."
Riddick held his mate to him in a tight embrace. Harry laid his head on his chest and listened to his strong heartbeat, its rhythm soothing
him. They both ignored the sound of the creatures that were fighting over their meal and the rain the fell over them. Both wanted so much to reassert their claim on each other, to prove they were together again but just holding each other was enough for now.
Pulling back Riddick reached down and gently touched the bandages on Harry's chest, it pained him to see his Vixen so badly wounded. He growled at the thought of how close he came to lose his mate to this fucking planet.
"Don't worry Riddick," Harry said tenderly reaching up to stroke the side of Riddick's face, he knew his injuries weren't a pleasant sight for his mate, it just showed him how much he had gone through to get here and to tell the truth he would do it all over again just to be beside Riddick again. "As soon as I have had a good feed and found my bag again I'll take some potions, I'll be all healed up and good as new."
"You shouldn't have been hurt in the first place. If I had been paying more attention to the bitch she wouldn't have gotta away with hurting you again." Riddick growled, it pissed him off that the bitch got away with hurting him mate once again. He should have known she wasn't going to sit back and wait for Harry to go after her.
Harry saw the emotions wash over Riddick's face, he didn't want him blaming himself for what had happened. The blame laid at Fry's feet and no other. "It wasn't your fault Riddick it was the bitches and creatures. She saw it coming and didn't warn any of us because she wanted me out of the way."
Harry rose on his toes and kissed Riddick on the cheek before running his nose along his cheekbone giving him a gentle nuzzle. "It's over now and I came back to you."
"How did you get back Harry? You had no light and your magic isn't the most reliable thing at the moment." Riddick asked running his hand up and down his mates back being mindful of the wounds that cover it.
"After getting free from that creature, I fell so far, at the last minute my magic came to my rescue and slowed my descent enough that the landing didn't kill me. Though for a moment there I did think my legs were shattering into a hundred pieces, it sure felt that way, I thank Merlin for my creature sides magic if I had been a normal wizard I'd be dead. I didn't get much time to take anything in before I was attacked. I was fighting so many and Merlin two were at least the size of big horses. Nothing we had seen on this planet so far has been that big... Alphas... The first I dealt with okay, sliced its throat open... but the second...it was going to kill me, Riddick."
Riddick growled and tightened his hold on his mate, seeing behind his eyes what his mate had gone through not knowing that it was their bond that was showing him those images.
"At that moment I thought death was going to take me when something happened," Harry whispered resting his head on his mate's chest, listening to his heartbeat. Anxiety and wonder clear for Riddick to hear.
Looking down at Harry's head, Riddick rumbled deep in his chest. "Harry..."
"As I laid on the ground my papa came and saved me, Riddick," He whispered meekly Riddick just hared him over the rain.
Pulling back Riddick tilled Harry's head up to look into his eyes. confusion clear on his own. Seeing this Harry giggled before reaching into his pocket and grabbed a hold of the stone.
As he pulled it out red/orange glowed through the creaks in his fingers, placing his hand between them he opened his palm and the light surrounded them.
"I forgot you had that," Riddick said gently reaching down to touch the smooth cool surface of the oval stone. He remembered Harry creating it back at the ship after that it had slipped his mind.
"So did I. It fell out of my pocket when I was struggling on the ground with that Alpha on top of me. I swear Riddick I felt my papa's magic surrounding me. Protecting me from harm." Harry spoke looking down at the stone. "I know it sounds crazy but its the truth, after all this time I still remember the feel of my papa's magic."
"I believe you Vixen." He would believe anything at this point when it involved his mate. Strange things seem to happen around him from time to time that he had stopped trying to explain. his mate was just full of surprises. 'Life will never be dull with my Harry along.' Riddick thought, smirking at the thought of a future with his mate by his side.
Harry smiled increase before grabbing the back of Riddick's head and pulled him into a deep kiss. Their lips moved over each other, their bodies getting more and more heated before a screech from the darkness broke them apart.
Riddick knew it wasn't the time to reclaim his mate, there would be plenty of time later, and he would make sure they had the time.
"Come on its time to get off this rock." Riddick grabbed Harry's free hand and started to pull him towards the Skiffs hatch.
Harry beamed and let Riddick pull him along he placed the stone back in his pocket as he looked up into the Skiff hatch and noticed something strange. There was no one else inside. He hadn't questioned where the others were before as he had been focused on Fry and Riddick.
"Riddick where are the others?" Harry asked with a frown, coming to a standstill at the foot of the ramp, causing Riddick paused on the ramp, his back tensing up before Harry's very eyes. Fear washed over him when his mate stayed silent.
"Riddick?" Harry became concerned at his mate's silence. He thought back and remember Fry's light coming from inside a cave that sat in a cliff wall. He hadn't given it too much thought as to why she had been in there. His mind had been blinded by revenge.
He watched Riddick's muscles tense even more as he didn't answer him. "Riddick, I followed Fry here once I made it back to the canyon, I saw her light come out of what I amused was a cave," Harry said staring at Riddick's back. All around them the rain fell and the creatures called but it did nothing to stop the rising tension, Harry took a breath and asked the question that Riddick dreaded. "Are they in that cave Riddick?"
Riddick took a breath letting Harry's hand go before rumbling. "Yes"
Harry asked softly. "Why Riddick? what happened after that thing grabs me."
"What happened...What happened Harry is I stopped FUCKING CARING!" Riddick roared as he spans round to face his mate. "I stopped giving a fuck! Just as I did before I even met you! I became Big Bad and left the dead weight behind."
Harry stepped back in shock, he had no idea Riddick had been going through so much thinking him dead. The anguish he had felt through the bond hurt but all he wanted to do was comfort him mate. "Riddick," Harry whispered stepping closer towards him.
"I'm a murder Vixen, The Big Bad! The Riddick. I'm not meant to worry about some stupid people I've never met before this! I'm more animal than man." Riddick rage turning away and storming up the ramp.
"You cared about me."
Riddick stopped at those words and turned to his head to look back over his shoulder at his soaked mate, in those green eyes he saw emotions that had never been directed towards him.
"You cared for me!" He sobbed tears slowly falling down his cheeks, joining the rainwater dripping from his hair.
Riddick stared a moment before turning fully to face his mate. He asked. "You'd die for them?"
"Yes, Riddick. I would die for them. " Harry smiled through his tears as he closed the distance between them until they were faced to face. Harry wished he could take those goggles off and see those sliver eyes he loved so much, Riddick would let him do it too but it would hurt him with the light shining on them and that was something Harry didn't want his mate to go through.
"I would also die for you," Harry said love shining through his eyes.
Riddick reaches out and touched Harry's cheek wiping his tears away with his thumb, he growled. "Never give your life away for me."
Leaning down he kissed Harry's forehead, his mate closing his eyes. "Live for me."
Opening his eyes harry nodded. "Always, as long as you do the same my Hunter."
Riddick smirked, who would of through he would find his mate on this shithole of a planet and end up going along with him to save people. 'Well, they say you do anything for those you love.'
"Do you think you can keep going with those wounds Vixen," Riddick asked giving Harry a once over, it still pissed him off to see how to hurt his mate was. He would have been happier if his mate stayed here but he knew Harry wasn't going to wait for him to come back. Not this time. "do you need to feed before we do this?"
"I walked all the way here with these wounds Riddick there's nothing that's going to stop me now," Harry smirked cockily at him. Oh, he knew he was weaker than before but for this, he would pull the last of his strength for one last push. "And no I can keep going without feeding for now. You're going to need all your strength to lead us back here."
"Well, you better grab that glowing bottle the bitch dropped, Vixen, we're going to need it," Riddick said nodding to the bottle on the ground.
Harry gazed at Riddick, nodding with happiness, he said. "Time to get the others..."
Walking down the ramp and back into the rain Harry bent down and grabbed the glowing bottle, raising it to eye level his brow rose at seeing the glowing wiggling worms inside. Hearing Riddick follows Harry smiled, it was time to get the rest of their family and get off this rock.
"Let's do this Riddick. I have plans that can't be candled later." Harry said cheerfully as he stepped away his head tilled over his shoulder, giving Riddick a heated look.
"What plans?" Riddick asked.
"You'll find out once this is over." Harry grinned licking his lips as he gave Riddick a last once over. He had many plans involving his mate and a bed.
Riddick growled before grabbing Harry's hand, who yelped as he was
yanking him back and against his mate and kissed within an inch of his life.
Neither knew if this was to be their last kiss and with them facing danger again they made it count. They were going to do everything in their power to make it off this planet.
Together.
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(ME) well as I said this turned darker than I thought but when your listening to dark music it seems to bleed into your writing. Well bye bye Fry hope you don't come back. You know I thought I would make her so crazy but with everything she had gone through in the movie there were only two ways for her to go, be a hero or go mad and in my story I choose the madness. Now some of you may have wanted Harry to drain her but can you really see Harry doing that to Fry of all people. I don't want him sick after all lol
Now I just want to clear up that though Harry can do some spells he cant do the harder ones not right now anyway. I know he did the killing cruse but there is some info on that later so I won't spoil that for you ^^ but things like FiendFyre that Nekoyasha12 brought up in their lovely review in chapter 21, sorry I forgot to say anything beforehand, anyhow it will be out of his reach for now but don't worry Harry's power is going to be all over the place for a while and for good reason if any of you have guessed ^^
Again thank you for the lovely comments they keep me smiling and working hard in getting this right for you all. I am glad you think I am doing justice to this fandom ^^
Till next time on Not Alone Anymore.