** Author's Note **
This is a bit of a sad chapter...just a head's up...
Oh and **SPOILER** Riddick and Lana have a small special moment together... **SPOILER**
Enjoy ...
~KP
LANA's POV
We were walking for a good couple of minutes but it was getting harder and harder for us to keep up with the group. Boone was swinging in and out of consciousness and we were carrying all his weight on our shoulders. My arm started bleeding again from the pressure and I started to get flashbacks of how the creature missed my head and got my arm instead...if it aimed a few inches to the left it would've gotten my head and I would be dead right about now. I gulped.
"Wait" I called out and the group paused to look at us.
"We need to rest." Aisha spoke adjusting her grip on Boone.
"We can't, we gotta keep movin' we're almost at the boneyard." Johns hissed, he sure didn't wanna stop. I can understand with all those creatures circling us, all anyone wanted to do was get the cells to the skiff and get the hell of this rock.
"Five minutes. He's slipping in and out of consciousness, he can't hold himself up. Lana's bleeding again. We need to stop." Aisha explained, so I guess she noticed. Imam and Fry nodded in agreement.
"Just, just give us five minutes." Aisha and I lowered Boone onto the ground with Aisha cradling him from behind. The group huddled around the couple with lit bottles and yet again Riddick was off to the side disconnected from the group.
"What do you think you're doin'?" Johns asked pulling me off to the side as he shoved a lit bottle of alcohol in my hands. I cringed and pulled my bleeding arm out of his tight grip. He looked down at his hand covered with my blood.
"He needs to rest, if he doesn't he won't make it." I explained looking over my shoulder to see Aisha kissing his forehead. I turned back only to see a furious look plastered on Johns' face.
"He's dead weight, he's not gonna last two seconds, resting ain't gonna make a difference. I say we leave him." He loudly whispered in my face pointing back at them with his bloody hand. I looked at the ground and took in a deep breath before answering him.
"He's not dead weight." I shifted my weight and looked up at him.
"He's family, and we're not leaving him behind. He didn't give up on us so I'm not about to give up on him. I don't care how many rest stops we have to make...he's coming with us and he's going to make it." I looked him square in the eyes. He threw his hands up in the air, rolled his eyes, wiped his hand on my sleeve then walked away.
'Bitch' that's probably what he was thinkin' when he walked away. I stepped back and pivoted around only to bump into Riddick. Annoyed I tried to push past him, but he grabbed my forearm and lead me behind a sphere, and once again I cringed at the pain.
'Hello? Bloody arm does no one notice?!' I screamed in my head.
RIDDICK's POV
She was upset with Johns. He did have the tendency to get on everyone's bad side. She didn't want to leave someone close to her behind, but Johns being Johns wanted to leave his ass for the creatures, he didn't care about these people he only cared for himself. I don't know what I was thinking...I wanted to...talk to her. Well...more than talk. She was attractive I admitted it, and it'll be a shame for her to die here. I walked up behind her when I saw Johns walking away. She let out a deep sigh then turned around bumping into me. She scoffed and tried to move past me but I grabbed a hold of her forearm, she tensed up so I loosened my grip a little and pulled her behind a sphere column.
"What?!" she asked a bit loudly. I looked off to the side and saw everyone trying to see what she was yelling about. They all stopped looking when she turned to see for herself. I couldn't help but smirk.
LANA's POV
"What?!" I asked a bit loudly. He looked off to the side of the sphere and I also turned to see everyone glancing in my direction...just for a second right before I made eye contact, they all looked in different directions avoiding eye contact with me. I turned back to meet Riddick's goggled eyes. He took the bottle out of my hands and crouched down placing it behind his foot. He then stood up, the fire perfectly framed his towering body while shadowing my shorter body. He then removed his goggles and set them on his forehead.
"What's this harass Lana day?" I sarcastically commented under my breath. Surprisingly Riddick heard me and chuckled. His eyes twinkled, and he stepped closer...a lot closer...He placed his hands on my shoulders and gently pushed me back against the sphere, his hands then started gliding down slowly.
"Ahh" I winced in pain when his hand met my recent injury. He removed the bloody cloth Imam used to bind it and carefully inspected my wound.
"You're lucky it went for your arm" he said and started dressing it again.
"Yeah, guess from all the excitement it forgot where my face was." I sarcastically added. He smirked and his hands started to dance their way down to meet mine. He took them and placed them behind his back and closed the gap between us, so that our bodies were touching. My heart beat started to quicken, but I felt his heartbeat remain steady against my chest. He took one of his hands and wrapped it around the curve of my back while the other hand cupped my cheek.
"Wha-" He placed his rough calloused hand that was cupping my cheek over my mouth.
"Shhh" his deep voice hushed me. His eyes looked down and I saw what he was looking at...my cleavage.
'Really?' I thought raising an eyebrow. He looked back at my eyes knowing what I was thinking and chuckled a bit more.
RIDDICK's POV
She had pretty nice...assets.
"What do you think they're talking about?" I heard Jack whisper.
"What makes you think they're talkin'?" Johns answered.
"Please don't do anything you'll regret Lana" Aisha whispered so low that only I heard her. I frowned, why would she regret anything she does with me. She should be regretting the things we haven't done yet. I removed my hand from her mouth and placed it back on her cheek, slowly stroking her soft skin with my thumb. I thought long and hard about my next move.
"Riddick" she whispered oh so sweetly looking deep into my eyes. Her heart was beating faster, and mine sped up with hers. I've never felt like this before...well maybe it's 'coz I haven't gotten laid in forever, but my point still stands. There was something about her that drew me to her. I inched my face closer to hers and she drew back, she bit her lower lip thinking about the moment.
LANA's POV
'He...he wanted to kiss me?' I bit my lower lip.
'I don't know what to do. Oh God I'm so confused. Riddick isn't-but urghhhh!' I mentally slapped myself. Riddick pulled my chin closer to him, when I resisted he pulled me closer to his body with his hand that was placed around the small of my back. He leaned down and pulled my chin up so now our lips were brushing against each other. Our chests were touching and he was looking deep within my eyes, he wore a soft expression the only expression that he shared with no one but me. I started to feel weak in the knees. I heard screams escaping from Boone...it sounded like he was being tortured.
"No it needs to close!" he grunted, I guess they were trying to close his wounds. I tried to turn but Riddick caught me.
"You don't need to see" his breath was blowing down my neck creating tingling chills to run up and down my back. He turned me around to face him and this time he looked determined.
'This isn't right, Boone, Aisha...I can't, this is wrong. I-' I closed my eyes and felt his lips starting to close in on mine, they were soft and brushing against mine I felt him part his lips he was about to kiss me...but then all of a sudden he pulled away. I shot my eyes open...I thought he was going to kiss me...I thought he wanted to kiss me...he looked into my longing eyes like he was searching for something, then he leaned over to his side and locked his gaze with someone in the crowd. I turned over to see he was looking at Boone. Immediately Riddick released me and walked away?
RIDDICK's POV
'She's driving me crazy!' I was trying so hard to keep the animal in me locked in that cage I kept him in, but she was waking the beast up and it demanded to be let out. If it had it's way, I would've torn her clothes off by now, and would be fucking her so hard till she was shaking with pleasure and screaming my name out loud for the world to hear. But I tried to resist. I looked at him, her brother figure Boone. He didn't have to say anything, his eyes were pleading for me to leave her alone, so I did. I didn't like the guy but I did respect him, just as everyone respected him and Imam. I let out a deep sigh and walked towards the group who were getting ready to head out again. Man he was bleeding all over, if he keeps this up he'll be dead soon and that's when I'll make my move. I glanced over at Lana who helped her sister make a makeshift stretcher with Johns' jacket and a scrap piece of metal.
LANA's POV
I couldn't stop thinking about Riddick. I feel great when I'm around him, but it's so wrong he's a wanted criminal. He's probably on the top five most wanted list and I remember hearing haunting stories about him, about how he kills everyone and anything in sight, how killing pleases him and how he moves in the the shadows like a vampire...but he's not a vampire...is he? Nooo he can't be. I shook my head shaking him out of my thoughts, burying them in the very back of my mind. Boone was laying in Aisha's lap as I tied the remaining loose ends of the makeshift stretcher.
"Heh look atchu...I remember when Aisha used to tie pigtails for you and now look at you, all grown up. She's just like you Aisha, I'm glad I got to be a part of both of your lives." Tears started forming in his puppy dog eyes and Aisha quickly placed her hand on his cheek to wipe them away.
"Shh don't say things like that. We're not going anywhere and neither are you." She shook her head and caressed his cheek. He placed his hands over hers holding them in place, rubbing his thumb across the back of her hands. I swallowed back my tears.
"We're not gonna let you go that easily" My voice was shaky, I tried to smile but failed.
"It used to be me who was there to protect the both of you, and now..." Aisha placed a hand over his mouth.
"Stop talking." She leaned down and kissed his forehead, he placed both his hands on her cheeks and pulled her down, locking their lips. It's amazing how they love and care for each other...In sickness and in health...this moment defines it. They were like the glue to our little survival group, giving us hope and a reason to stay alive.
**Author's Note**
Alright I'm soooo really sorry that it took forever to post this and that it's not long but I was busy ... of course
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I didn't mean to be gone for so long :'(
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