Chapter Three
I know it's really short, sorry
When the sink was washing the dishes and Riddick had gone into the shower though Jack wondered why, it wasn't like he had hair he needed to wash anyway. The doorbell buzzed, jolting Jack from her half slumber on the stark white couch.
Since Riddick made no sign of getting out of the shower to answer the door, as soon as she drew the door open, a woman not much older then her, maybe 20-23 rushed in. She was definitely beautiful and smelled like peaches and honey.
Her hair was the color of chocolate cherries and was piled onto her head with ornate twists and turns. "Where is he?" She hissed through her insultingly white teeth as her midnight blue eyes bore into Jack. If Jack didn't know any better, she thought that the new stranger could see into her soul.
Jack pointed to the shower and the woman gave it a withering look and set her teeth. "Fine," The woman said, "I'll wait" She sat down in the small chair next to the couch and crossed her long ballerina legs. When Jack continued to look at the fuming beauty, the mysterious woman said. "Is there a problem Slick?" Jack slowly shook her head. "Then squat somewhere Slick you're making me nervous"
Obediently, Jack sat on the white couch and the shower door slid open and Riddick stepped out. Still gleaming for the hot water, the mysterious woman practically pounced on him and absolutely covered him in kisses.
He slowly peeled her away and raised an eyebrow at Jack who was silently staring at the both of them from the couch. "Jackie," He said as he cleared his throat. "This is my ex-girlfriend Artemis Monroe" Artemis smiled and Jack thought she resembled a feline. "Artemis," Jack said slowly as she eyed her. It would sound ridiculous to her later, but she was guarding her property.
"What kind of name is that?" Jack asked. Artemis released her hair and it spilled down her back like a cherry waterfall. "Artemis was the Greek goddess of hunting. What kind of name is Jack?" Artemis ran her fingers through her hair, making it gleam in the light. Jack eyed her uneasily then turned her gave to Riddick
"May I have a word with you?" She asked coldly. Before he responded, she rose and walked past him into the bedroom. Artemis watched him leave with her pretty eyes and began to gnaw, almost vicariously on her pinky nail. She didn't know Jack at all, but thought she seemed to be strong; she had a soft heart with a lot of scars.
When Riddick closed the door behind him, Jack nearly attacked him. "Who is she?" She asked through clenched teeth. "Artemis Monroe..I told you" He said as if he were talking to a slightly slow 7-year old. "Don't give me that shit" To Riddick's knowledge, that was the first time he had heard Jack swear.
"She's a friend of mine Jackie, what's the matter with you?" He raised a dark eyebrow and Jack settled on the edge of the bed. "I don't know. I just don't trust her. She has that Famke Jessen beauty thing going on and all but.I don't know.there's just something about her eyes I don't trust" Riddick shook his head and sighed. "I know there has been some controversy around Artemis, but she's really harmless. Give her a chance"
When the sink was washing the dishes and Riddick had gone into the shower though Jack wondered why, it wasn't like he had hair he needed to wash anyway. The doorbell buzzed, jolting Jack from her half slumber on the stark white couch.
Since Riddick made no sign of getting out of the shower to answer the door, as soon as she drew the door open, a woman not much older then her, maybe 20-23 rushed in. She was definitely beautiful and smelled like peaches and honey.
Her hair was the color of chocolate cherries and was piled onto her head with ornate twists and turns. "Where is he?" She hissed through her insultingly white teeth as her midnight blue eyes bore into Jack. If Jack didn't know any better, she thought that the new stranger could see into her soul.
Jack pointed to the shower and the woman gave it a withering look and set her teeth. "Fine," The woman said, "I'll wait" She sat down in the small chair next to the couch and crossed her long ballerina legs. When Jack continued to look at the fuming beauty, the mysterious woman said. "Is there a problem Slick?" Jack slowly shook her head. "Then squat somewhere Slick you're making me nervous"
Obediently, Jack sat on the white couch and the shower door slid open and Riddick stepped out. Still gleaming for the hot water, the mysterious woman practically pounced on him and absolutely covered him in kisses.
He slowly peeled her away and raised an eyebrow at Jack who was silently staring at the both of them from the couch. "Jackie," He said as he cleared his throat. "This is my ex-girlfriend Artemis Monroe" Artemis smiled and Jack thought she resembled a feline. "Artemis," Jack said slowly as she eyed her. It would sound ridiculous to her later, but she was guarding her property.
"What kind of name is that?" Jack asked. Artemis released her hair and it spilled down her back like a cherry waterfall. "Artemis was the Greek goddess of hunting. What kind of name is Jack?" Artemis ran her fingers through her hair, making it gleam in the light. Jack eyed her uneasily then turned her gave to Riddick
"May I have a word with you?" She asked coldly. Before he responded, she rose and walked past him into the bedroom. Artemis watched him leave with her pretty eyes and began to gnaw, almost vicariously on her pinky nail. She didn't know Jack at all, but thought she seemed to be strong; she had a soft heart with a lot of scars.
When Riddick closed the door behind him, Jack nearly attacked him. "Who is she?" She asked through clenched teeth. "Artemis Monroe..I told you" He said as if he were talking to a slightly slow 7-year old. "Don't give me that shit" To Riddick's knowledge, that was the first time he had heard Jack swear.
"She's a friend of mine Jackie, what's the matter with you?" He raised a dark eyebrow and Jack settled on the edge of the bed. "I don't know. I just don't trust her. She has that Famke Jessen beauty thing going on and all but.I don't know.there's just something about her eyes I don't trust" Riddick shook his head and sighed. "I know there has been some controversy around Artemis, but she's really harmless. Give her a chance"