Whispers/2
In the dead of night jack would lie in her bed and imagine.
It was always about Riddick always.
In her fevered fantasies he would never leave, or if he did he would sweep in and rescue her just at the exact moment she needed him most. It was pathetic and childish and jack knew it but it was all she had to hold on to, these imaginings would invariably end in jack crying into her pillow as she would remember he did leave and in all the times shed needed him since he had not come back for her.
That was the thing that tormented her. Why, Why did he just up and go like that, they had been picked up a week after leavening the planet after the Hunter-Gratzner nightmare, they managed to avoid any mercs and had even got a small place in a remote mining colony, things were good, or at least seemed to be and jack felt wanted for the first time in her life, of course she harbored feelings for Riddick other than just plain old brotherly love but she knew he didn't see her that way, to him she was still a kid, how she hated it when he called her that, but just to be with him it didn't matter.
Then one night he just left, jack had been sleeping when she heard raised voices; she overheard Iman talking to Riddick
"I understand that you must leave now, I will pray for you" Jack had run out just as Riddick made for the door and started to scream "you're leaving us.how could you I thought. I thought you were happy with us here"
Riddick paused to look at her with his trademark impassiveness as he replied. "Jack I have to leave now its only a matter of time before someone out there catches up to me and you two will do a lot better on your own"
Jack tried in vain to hold back the sobs that wrenched from her tiny body.
"You weren't even gonna say goodbye to me were you?"
Riddick walked to the door with his bag in hand "no I wasn't jack, its better this way you'll see, I cant do this anymore" and with that he left.
Jack had tried to go after him but Iman had stopped her and tried to soothe her, *I cant do this anymore* something in jack had died that night and had yet to return. Jack crossed the street and started towards her apartment block. As she walked she felt an odd chill run up her spine and a powerful sensation of being watched tightened its grip on her *Jacky you gotta stop doing this to yourself, Riddicks not coming, he's not gonna just jump out and sweep you into to his arms, and lets face it why would he your nothing but a piece of trash, Riddick left you and Neo's no better * Jack shook it off and reached her door.
While feeling around her pocket for a key when she heard a familiar voice calling to her
"Jack, Jack wait up" Neo ran up to meet her at the door "Jack I'm sorry about earlier, I've had a lot of work on today, you know I'd never stand you up without good reason babe".
Neo was about 28 well built, nothing like Riddick but well built all the same, he had short blonde hair and green eyes his face was beautiful which was a rarity in these harsh times, his skin slightly bronzed and he wore tight fitting pants and a gray mesh tank top that appeared to be molded to his ample physique. Jack stood taking in his appearance briefly allowing herself a moment of satisfaction at her catch, while secretly wishing it were another. " Neo you better have a damn good reason for standing me up again," she couldn't help but let a little smile slip "Come on lets get inside, you can make it up to me, several times before my next shift starts" Neo smiled seductively and followed jack into her apartment. The figure in the doorway stayed fixed to the spot seething with anger and resentment, he would wait a little longer before making his presence known, he had been sure jack had spotted him earlier. Something about the way she had stopped outside her home and looked about almost as if she knew he was there watching. He couldn't wait much longer the thought of jack alone up there with another man was making him insane, and even the normally calming thought that he would soon have the pleasure of ghosting him did little to relive the growing rage.
Tbc
In the dead of night jack would lie in her bed and imagine.
It was always about Riddick always.
In her fevered fantasies he would never leave, or if he did he would sweep in and rescue her just at the exact moment she needed him most. It was pathetic and childish and jack knew it but it was all she had to hold on to, these imaginings would invariably end in jack crying into her pillow as she would remember he did leave and in all the times shed needed him since he had not come back for her.
That was the thing that tormented her. Why, Why did he just up and go like that, they had been picked up a week after leavening the planet after the Hunter-Gratzner nightmare, they managed to avoid any mercs and had even got a small place in a remote mining colony, things were good, or at least seemed to be and jack felt wanted for the first time in her life, of course she harbored feelings for Riddick other than just plain old brotherly love but she knew he didn't see her that way, to him she was still a kid, how she hated it when he called her that, but just to be with him it didn't matter.
Then one night he just left, jack had been sleeping when she heard raised voices; she overheard Iman talking to Riddick
"I understand that you must leave now, I will pray for you" Jack had run out just as Riddick made for the door and started to scream "you're leaving us.how could you I thought. I thought you were happy with us here"
Riddick paused to look at her with his trademark impassiveness as he replied. "Jack I have to leave now its only a matter of time before someone out there catches up to me and you two will do a lot better on your own"
Jack tried in vain to hold back the sobs that wrenched from her tiny body.
"You weren't even gonna say goodbye to me were you?"
Riddick walked to the door with his bag in hand "no I wasn't jack, its better this way you'll see, I cant do this anymore" and with that he left.
Jack had tried to go after him but Iman had stopped her and tried to soothe her, *I cant do this anymore* something in jack had died that night and had yet to return. Jack crossed the street and started towards her apartment block. As she walked she felt an odd chill run up her spine and a powerful sensation of being watched tightened its grip on her *Jacky you gotta stop doing this to yourself, Riddicks not coming, he's not gonna just jump out and sweep you into to his arms, and lets face it why would he your nothing but a piece of trash, Riddick left you and Neo's no better * Jack shook it off and reached her door.
While feeling around her pocket for a key when she heard a familiar voice calling to her
"Jack, Jack wait up" Neo ran up to meet her at the door "Jack I'm sorry about earlier, I've had a lot of work on today, you know I'd never stand you up without good reason babe".
Neo was about 28 well built, nothing like Riddick but well built all the same, he had short blonde hair and green eyes his face was beautiful which was a rarity in these harsh times, his skin slightly bronzed and he wore tight fitting pants and a gray mesh tank top that appeared to be molded to his ample physique. Jack stood taking in his appearance briefly allowing herself a moment of satisfaction at her catch, while secretly wishing it were another. " Neo you better have a damn good reason for standing me up again," she couldn't help but let a little smile slip "Come on lets get inside, you can make it up to me, several times before my next shift starts" Neo smiled seductively and followed jack into her apartment. The figure in the doorway stayed fixed to the spot seething with anger and resentment, he would wait a little longer before making his presence known, he had been sure jack had spotted him earlier. Something about the way she had stopped outside her home and looked about almost as if she knew he was there watching. He couldn't wait much longer the thought of jack alone up there with another man was making him insane, and even the normally calming thought that he would soon have the pleasure of ghosting him did little to relive the growing rage.
Tbc