[glow=black,2,300]Dark Shadows[/glow]
Ch. 2
Li sat in a corner with her head in her arms, her dark hair covering her face. She didn't hear him when he came in, didn't notice that he was standing over her until he spoke.
"I've got your letter."
She looked up startled. The lights were dimmed. Normally Li liked the dark but at that moment she didn't much care for it. She peered up at Riddick only long enough to make out his menacing figure. The lack of light didn't seem to effect his vision.
Not getting a response he asked, "Your name's Li, right?"
He crouched down in front of her and she scooted closer to the corner, her spine pressed against the wall.
"Tell me your name, kid." He waited for her reply then pulled the letter our of his pocket. "Is this yours?"
She tried to huddle closer to the wall, to disappear into the shadows. She didn't know Riddick could see in the dark.
"Look kid," he said impatiently, "I'm not gonna hurt you, I just have some questions. Are you going to help me out or do I have to resort to drastic measures?"
Li remained a silent shadow of dark clothes and hair.
"Look at me."
She didn't move.
Riddick pushed the hair our of her eyes. She jumped at his touch.
"Look at me."
Li lifted her gaze and looked at his eyes for a split second. She gasped, Those eyes!
"Do I look familiar or just scary?" he smirked. He picked-up a knife from the table behind him. "I could kill you in a heartbeat. I won't wait for you to answer, I'm sure you agree. So let's play a game. It's called Riddick gets some Answers."
She gasped again at the mention of his name. He misinterpretted it as fear.
"It goes like this: I ask you a question and you give me an answer. If I get my answers everybody's happy and you can go back to your life. If I [i]don't[/i] get my answers, well then no one's gonna be very happy. Especially you."
Riddick reached for Li's arm. She resisted but he grabbed her forearm and pulled it towards him
"First question: Is your name Li?"
She nodded.
He smirked, "Hey, I didn't know you were so good at this game. Ok, next question," he held out the letter with his free hand, "Did Kyra give you this letter?"
Li nodded slowly.
"You were her friend?" he asked.
Another nod.
"Why did she leave? Why did she go to Crematoria?" he demanded.
Li was silent.
"Answer me!" He pulled back her sleeve and put the blade to her wrist. "Answer me damn it! Don't you know who I am?! Answer me or I'll cut you open!"
She sat perfectly still. Calm, waiting.
"You were her friend really? Jack, Kyra, she wouldn't want me to do this. Don't make me."
She lifted her wrist towards the blade as if he were taking too long. He noticed what she was doing.
"Stop it," he nearly whispered. He put the knife away. "Get some sleep, we'll finish this tomorrow," he said as he left the room.