Skye put on some boots and headed to the kitchen hoping to avoid another naked encounter with Raven. She managed to make it to the kitchen just as Raven was coming out of the bathroom.
All four guys were in the kitchen but all conversation stopped as she came in.
"Please, continue," she said taking a seat next to Eric. Alex was finishing up dinner and brining it to them.
"We were just talking about the mission. No big deal," Eric said.
"Yea, more like his mission to score," Kyle said. Eric leaned over the table and punched him in the arm, hard. Skye pulled Eric back and put her other hand out to stop Kyle from retaliating.
"Knock it off," she said, trying not to laugh. "Anyway, we've had this conversation before, remember?" Eric sat back and they all accepted the food that Alex brought them.
"You guys start without me?" Raven asked as she walked in.
"What did you expect?" Kyle said, looking over at her. "You women and your showers. You two probably take longer showers than the four of us combined." Raven took a swing at him and hit him in the same spot Eric did. He grabbed his arm and looked over at Riddick.
"Don't look at me. I'm not gonna help you out of this one," Riddick said. Skye sat back and looked at him. He didn't talk much but when he did she felt an odd tingle run through her body. She couldn't pull her eyes away from him and she didn't realize he was looking right back at her.
Riddick never got close to anybody but he could actually see himself getting close to her. He watched her throughout dinner while everyone was talking. She listened intently to the conversations but occasionally she would look at him and he liked it. Her eyes were a brilliant green and she had full pink lips. He was wondering what the rest of her body looked like when he noticed she wasn't eating much.
Alex and Raven cleaned up the dishes while the others left. Riddick approached Raven and gently grabbed her arm, so Alex couldn't see, to prevent her from leaving. Alex continued out the door and when they were alone she turned to him.
"What's up?" she asked.
"Is Skye okay?" Raven smiled at his concern for Skye.
"She's fine. It's just the change in gravity pressure."
"Right," he said. She looked over his face, trying to see any emotion there. There was a glimmer but it was gone just as fast as it had appeared.
"We just need to keep an eye on here for a couple days. It'll pass." She gave his arm a squeeze before she left the kitchen.
The rest of the evening was spent lounging around. Alex was on the computer; Kyle and Raven were fighting over the vid screen, Riddick and Eric were going over plans in their room, and Skye was back to reading her book. After a couple hours Raven decided to turn in.
She was practically taking her shirt off before she even got through the door. Skye figured this was something she was just going to have to get used to.
"Riddick was asking about you," Raven said, as she got ready for bed. Skye's interest was peaked and she looked over at Raven.
"Really?" she asked.
"Yea. I guess he noticed you didn't eat much and he wanted to know if you were okay." Raven jumped onto her bed and sighed.
"Oh," Skye said, as she put her book away. She got up to take her pants off and change her shirt to a tank top.
"Can I ask you something?" Raven sat up in bed and leaned against the wall.
"Sure." Skye finished getting dressed and sat on her own bed across from Raven's.
"Why are you on this mission?" Skye thought about that question for a moment.
"Where should I start?" she said, rubbing the back of her neck.
"How about, the beginning?" Raven said, stating the obvious.
"Well, it's kind of hard to explain. I can see things."
"What things?" Raven let her legs dangle over the side of the bed, leaning in closer.
"For example, when they gave me the tour of this place, they didn't need to. I already knew where everything was." It was clear that Raven was confused so Skye tried a different approach. "Have you ever had déjà vu?"
"Yea,"
"I guess it's like that. I can go anywhere and it feels like I've been there before. Put me in a dark building and I can tell you where everything is. People, rooms, what's in each room, which doors will be locked, the color of the walls, anything."
"That is so cool." Raven got up and joined Skye on her bed. "So, know one can hide from you?" she asked.
"When I concentrate on it, no one is safe." Her eyes sparkled and she started to laugh. Raven laughed along with her.
"Are you psychic?" Raven asked once they were done laughing.
"I can't see the future unless you call, 'I'll bet Kyle walks through the door in ten seconds', seeing the future." She let that comment hang in the air. Suddenly their door opened and Kyle walked in. Raven turned towards the door, staring in shock, then she turned back to Skye mouth hanging open yet unable to speak.
"What the hell's going on in here? We can here you guys laughing all over the ship." Kyle stared at them for a moment.
"Just girl stuff, now beat it," Skye said. "And next time knock first."
"Fine." He marched out of the room acting as if they had insulted him.
"Not psychic, my ass." Raven finally got her voice back.
"I know it seems like it but I'm not." Skye moved closer to Raven.
"Then how did you know Kyle was going to walk through the door?" Confusion danced in her blue eyes.
"Like I was telling you before, I just know. I can feel everybody on this ship and because I've been around everyone, I can tell who it is. If it was someone I'd never met than I wouldn't know who it was, obviously. I would just know that they were there."
"Wow."
"I hope I'm not confusing you," Skye said.
"No, it makes sense now." Raven looked into Skye's eyes. "Tell me something." She stopped, pondering her next question. Skye waited patiently. "How come you haven't used your, what do you call it?"
"I don't think there's a word for it."
"Okay then, your 'sense'. Anyway, why haven't you used it before now?" That question surprised Skye but she knew the answer.
"It scares people." Plain and simple.
"I can see how it would but man, the money you could have been bringing in." Raven stood up and walked over to small window they had.
"It's not that easy. You see, the military, government, and big companies like Bi-Lines would see my 'sense' as a threat and they would either try to take me out or they would experiment on me, rather then put me to good use." Raven looked a little upset as she sat back on her own bed.
"Sorry, I never thought about that."
"Don't worry. I never thought about it either, until I got older. The kids at the orphanage I was at teased me enough, helping me learn to keep my secret." Skye said, getting up to pull down her covers.
"I don't get people. Someone's a little different than the others and that automatically makes them a freak." Raven looked sad yet angry at the same time and Skye couldn't stop looking at her. "Anyone would be lucky to have you on their side." A warm feeling spread through Skye's body. No one had ever said anything like that to her.
"No, I'm the lucky one." Skye sat down next to Raven and put her arm around her. "I'm glad I'm on this team."
"Yea, as strange as we all are, I'm glad too." The anger and sadness left Raven's features and she went back to her old self. "I need sleep." Raven started to stretch so Skye got up.
"Lights out," she said, climbing under the covers.
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Sleep didn't come easy for her. It was always like that the first night she slept in a different place. Time seemed to slow down and all she did was toss and turn. First she was cold and then she was hot. She finally threw the covers off in frustration and pulled herself out of bed. The clock read three o'clock. She didn't bother turning on the lights as she walked to the kitchen. Her senses guided her and she knew the lights would hurt her eyes anyway.
The kitchen had a soft blue glow from the read-out clock on the wall. No need for lights here either. She pulled a glass from the cupboard and filled it with water, not noticing the door opening with a soft whoosh.
Riddick stepped in quietly so he wouldn't scare Skye. He knew someone was in here and he knew it was her. She was drinking from a glass by the counter and Riddick stood and watched her. The blue light from the clock made her skin appear to glow in the places exposed. She was in a small tank top and even smaller panties, showing off every curve she had.
He watched her throat move as she swallowed and had to bite his bottom lip as he watched a stream of water slip out and run down her neck. There was the familiar stirring in his groin as he resisted licking the water from her. He let out a breath and she turned to him, almost dropping her glass.
"Shit, you scared me," she said. Her heart was pounding painfully in her chest. She couldn't figure out why she didn't know he was there but her thoughts were interrupted when she saw he was only wearing a pair of black boxers. The adrenaline pumping through her veins turned into arousal as her eyes greedily took in the sight of him. They wandered over every inch of muscle and every exposed part of skin. That odd tingle she felt before now decided to center itself inside her panties.
"You okay?" he asked. He moved gracefully towards her and she finally realized what she was wearing. She glanced down at her body but she wasn't as embarrassed as she thought she would be. In fact, she was kind of pleased that he got to see this much of her and she didn't even do it on purpose. When she looked up she noticed he had a smile on his face.
"I'll be okay," she said. Her voice came out a little shaky. He moved in close but never touched her.
"Raven told me the pressure was giving you a little grief." He moved his arm passed her to get a glass of his own and let his arm brush against hers. The smile returned as he watched her close her eyes and tense up. He couldn't smell any fear on her and that's why he let himself get that close.
"Yea." She could feel her body start to shake as his arm brushed hers. All she wanted to do was touch him again. Unfortunately he got his water and backed off a little.
"Why are you up? Are you feeling sick now?" he asked. It took her a minute to answer because she was watching him drink his water.
"A little but it's mostly that I can't sleep." He finished and put his glass down. "I have a hard time sleeping in a new bed the first night. Tomorrow will be better." She finally looked away.
"Well, if you need anything, just let me know." He moved to the sink and put his glass in before turning to her again. Their eyes met and she got lost in the silver glow. She let out a slow breath as he turned to walk away. The view from behind was just as nice. His broad shoulders and strong back led to a slim waist, nice firm ass, and thick legs that made her mouth water. He was going to be the death of her.
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