A new chapter. Racheal gets a hard lesson on Riddick.
Fry and Jack laid in the bed, trying to sleep. They had both showered and now they were laying beside each other. Not surprisingly, the light was left on.
"What do we do now?" Jack asked Fry.
"We go to Kensi star base. We will try to contact your family from there." Fry said.
"I could stay with you." Jack said brightly. "I can help you. You wont even know I'm around."
"I don't know, Jack." Fry said. "Your parents are probably worried about you."
"Doubtful." Jack answered.
"Get some sleep." Fry said rolling over. "We'll talk about it tomorrow."
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Racheal awoke next to Riddick's still sleeping body. They had been laying back to front, but Riddick had rolled over onto his back, leaving his arm under Racheal's head.
She backed into him, feeling the subtle movements of his breathing.
Racheal laid there, watching Riddick, scanning his body, for the first time seeing all there was to him. She was glad the way things had turned out. Here she was in the arms of the man she loved.
Riddick's eyes opened, and he removed his arm from her neck.
Racheal smiled at him, but was surprised to see he wasn't smiling back.
"Get out." he said in a low growling whisper.
"Excuse me?" She was almost sure she had heard him wrong.
He leaned over the bed and grabbed Racheal's clothes and tossed them to her.
"Out."
"But…" she was dazed.
"OUT."
The emphasis on his words, and the look on his face, told Racheal he meant what he had said.
She wasted no time getting dressed and didn't relax until she got into the corridor outside the room.
Then, she got angry. How dare he sleep with her and just kick her out like that? After all they had been through, surely that should count for something.
Racheal looked around her and realized she left her shoes in the room with Riddick.
'Well, I'm not going in after them now.' she thought dismally.
There was Imam's room across the hall, and the room that held Fry and Jack. She was almost ready to push the intercom on their door to ask to be let in, but then she thought better of it.
How was she going to explain this? "Riddick kicked me out. Can I bunk in here with you?" No. Her pride wouldn't allow that, even if she was barefooted.
She decided, instead, to meander the corridors of the ship.
She wandered aimlessly at first, but then began towards the bridge of the ship.
The bridge looked as it had earlier. A few crew members working at their stations
Captain Rose Capri stood in the same place she had earlier, looking pleased to see Racheal.
"Having trouble sleeping Ms. Garrant?" she asked taking in the sight of her. "Or should I say Racheal?" The captain had a look of superiority on her face.
"I um…" Racheal stammered to find a response.
"You don't have to explain, my dear, we already know everything." The captain smiled and walked to Racheal.
"But how?" Racheal asked, her mind racing, trying to guess.
"When the Hunter Gratzner didn't reach its destination a intergalactic alert was sent out at once to all sectors. To be on the look out for the ship or any of its passengers, a certain one in particular. I think you know who." The Captain explained. "And when received the Hunter Gratzner's distress signal…well…" She didn't bother to finish her sentence, feeling it was all rather self explanatory. "You don't need to worry dear." Capri said seeing the look on Racheal's face and misreading it. "You're safe, I have a crew of guards down there now arresting him now."
"Arresting him?" Racheal repeated bewilderedly.
"Yes, he will be put into isolation until we reach Slam, of course. You needn't worry. You're not his hostage any longer."
Just then the Captains comm link sounded.
"This is the Captain." she answered it.
"Captain, we have a situation down here." came a male voice.
"On my way." The Captain answered and pushed a button on the display panel. She motioned for a burly crew man to follow her, then she motioned another man over.
"This is D.J." she said to Racheal. "Our medical officer. He will stay with you until I get back." She then turned to D.J. "Take her to Medical, and see how she's doing.."
"Yes, Captain." D.J. smiled and led Racheal, somewhat unwillingly, into the opposite direction.
---
Riddick had been sleeping when the guards busted in and tried to arrest him.
He had disposed of the first set of guards quickly, and he knew a second set would be coming soon.
He was now moving thru the corridors like a panther, ready to strike anyone in his way.
--
"Please have a seat." D.J. said to Racheal motioning her to a medical bed.
"Thanks." Racheal said and sat. Her mind was definitely elsewhere.
"I've been reading about you." D.J. confessed, shyly, as he began to check her pulse and temperature.
"You what?" Racheal asked confusedly.
"Riddick's escape made the galactic news." he replied. "Everyone was hoping for your safe return."
"Really?" Racheal was stunned. So maybe Johns had lied about what Company had said. It wasn't that big of a stretch, he had lied about everything else.
"Of course," D.J. replied as he checked her eyes. "There's no telling what you've been through." He said comfortingly, and his hand rubbed her shoulder.
She looked up at him. He wasn't a bad looking guy. In fact, he was downright handsome. A perfect gentleman, asking how she was with his faint British accent.
A few months ago she would've died for a date with a guy like this, but her mind was still on the night before and what had happened with Riddick.
Riddick, she should've known better than to try and get close to that man. She should've…
"Are you alright?" D.J's words brought her back to the present. "You seem far away."
"Yeah, I'm fine." She lied, trying to cover up with a smile. "Its just nice to be with someone kind for a change." She patted his arm and went to move off the table but was surprised when he kissed her lips.
The kiss didn't last long because D.J. was thrown off of her by a pair of massive arms. D.J hit the opposite wall hard and cringed down. Riddick didn't waste time. He grabbed a scalpel off of a near by table and lifted D.J. to the wall as though he weighed nothing, the scalpel at his throat.
"What are you doing?!" Racheal yelled and tried her hardest to pull Riddick off of D.J.
Riddick turned to face her, still holding the scalpel, as D.J. sunk to the floor.
Racheal pushed past Riddick and knelt down beside D.J.
"Why did you do that?" she yelled up at his expressionless face. "It's not like you want me anyway." She tried to help D.J. up, but the blow to the wall had hurt him too bad.
"Just go." she said hatefully to Riddick. "There's nothing for you here. Go!" She repeated when he didn't move right away.
It almost looked like he was going to say something, but then he pursed his lips and left the room.
When the door shut behind him, she couldn't control her tears any longer. She sank down beside D.J. and cried.
Hey well I have an ending for this story (finally thanks to Nicole.) and its coming up probably in the next installment. Oh and by the way I want to invite everyone to join Nicole and I's yahoo group on Vin. It is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VinsArtisticFans/
and Is it just me or does the song "Barely Breathing." by Duncan Sheik go perfectly with this fic?
Fry and Jack laid in the bed, trying to sleep. They had both showered and now they were laying beside each other. Not surprisingly, the light was left on.
"What do we do now?" Jack asked Fry.
"We go to Kensi star base. We will try to contact your family from there." Fry said.
"I could stay with you." Jack said brightly. "I can help you. You wont even know I'm around."
"I don't know, Jack." Fry said. "Your parents are probably worried about you."
"Doubtful." Jack answered.
"Get some sleep." Fry said rolling over. "We'll talk about it tomorrow."
---
Racheal awoke next to Riddick's still sleeping body. They had been laying back to front, but Riddick had rolled over onto his back, leaving his arm under Racheal's head.
She backed into him, feeling the subtle movements of his breathing.
Racheal laid there, watching Riddick, scanning his body, for the first time seeing all there was to him. She was glad the way things had turned out. Here she was in the arms of the man she loved.
Riddick's eyes opened, and he removed his arm from her neck.
Racheal smiled at him, but was surprised to see he wasn't smiling back.
"Get out." he said in a low growling whisper.
"Excuse me?" She was almost sure she had heard him wrong.
He leaned over the bed and grabbed Racheal's clothes and tossed them to her.
"Out."
"But…" she was dazed.
"OUT."
The emphasis on his words, and the look on his face, told Racheal he meant what he had said.
She wasted no time getting dressed and didn't relax until she got into the corridor outside the room.
Then, she got angry. How dare he sleep with her and just kick her out like that? After all they had been through, surely that should count for something.
Racheal looked around her and realized she left her shoes in the room with Riddick.
'Well, I'm not going in after them now.' she thought dismally.
There was Imam's room across the hall, and the room that held Fry and Jack. She was almost ready to push the intercom on their door to ask to be let in, but then she thought better of it.
How was she going to explain this? "Riddick kicked me out. Can I bunk in here with you?" No. Her pride wouldn't allow that, even if she was barefooted.
She decided, instead, to meander the corridors of the ship.
She wandered aimlessly at first, but then began towards the bridge of the ship.
The bridge looked as it had earlier. A few crew members working at their stations
Captain Rose Capri stood in the same place she had earlier, looking pleased to see Racheal.
"Having trouble sleeping Ms. Garrant?" she asked taking in the sight of her. "Or should I say Racheal?" The captain had a look of superiority on her face.
"I um…" Racheal stammered to find a response.
"You don't have to explain, my dear, we already know everything." The captain smiled and walked to Racheal.
"But how?" Racheal asked, her mind racing, trying to guess.
"When the Hunter Gratzner didn't reach its destination a intergalactic alert was sent out at once to all sectors. To be on the look out for the ship or any of its passengers, a certain one in particular. I think you know who." The Captain explained. "And when received the Hunter Gratzner's distress signal…well…" She didn't bother to finish her sentence, feeling it was all rather self explanatory. "You don't need to worry dear." Capri said seeing the look on Racheal's face and misreading it. "You're safe, I have a crew of guards down there now arresting him now."
"Arresting him?" Racheal repeated bewilderedly.
"Yes, he will be put into isolation until we reach Slam, of course. You needn't worry. You're not his hostage any longer."
Just then the Captains comm link sounded.
"This is the Captain." she answered it.
"Captain, we have a situation down here." came a male voice.
"On my way." The Captain answered and pushed a button on the display panel. She motioned for a burly crew man to follow her, then she motioned another man over.
"This is D.J." she said to Racheal. "Our medical officer. He will stay with you until I get back." She then turned to D.J. "Take her to Medical, and see how she's doing.."
"Yes, Captain." D.J. smiled and led Racheal, somewhat unwillingly, into the opposite direction.
---
Riddick had been sleeping when the guards busted in and tried to arrest him.
He had disposed of the first set of guards quickly, and he knew a second set would be coming soon.
He was now moving thru the corridors like a panther, ready to strike anyone in his way.
--
"Please have a seat." D.J. said to Racheal motioning her to a medical bed.
"Thanks." Racheal said and sat. Her mind was definitely elsewhere.
"I've been reading about you." D.J. confessed, shyly, as he began to check her pulse and temperature.
"You what?" Racheal asked confusedly.
"Riddick's escape made the galactic news." he replied. "Everyone was hoping for your safe return."
"Really?" Racheal was stunned. So maybe Johns had lied about what Company had said. It wasn't that big of a stretch, he had lied about everything else.
"Of course," D.J. replied as he checked her eyes. "There's no telling what you've been through." He said comfortingly, and his hand rubbed her shoulder.
She looked up at him. He wasn't a bad looking guy. In fact, he was downright handsome. A perfect gentleman, asking how she was with his faint British accent.
A few months ago she would've died for a date with a guy like this, but her mind was still on the night before and what had happened with Riddick.
Riddick, she should've known better than to try and get close to that man. She should've…
"Are you alright?" D.J's words brought her back to the present. "You seem far away."
"Yeah, I'm fine." She lied, trying to cover up with a smile. "Its just nice to be with someone kind for a change." She patted his arm and went to move off the table but was surprised when he kissed her lips.
The kiss didn't last long because D.J. was thrown off of her by a pair of massive arms. D.J hit the opposite wall hard and cringed down. Riddick didn't waste time. He grabbed a scalpel off of a near by table and lifted D.J. to the wall as though he weighed nothing, the scalpel at his throat.
"What are you doing?!" Racheal yelled and tried her hardest to pull Riddick off of D.J.
Riddick turned to face her, still holding the scalpel, as D.J. sunk to the floor.
Racheal pushed past Riddick and knelt down beside D.J.
"Why did you do that?" she yelled up at his expressionless face. "It's not like you want me anyway." She tried to help D.J. up, but the blow to the wall had hurt him too bad.
"Just go." she said hatefully to Riddick. "There's nothing for you here. Go!" She repeated when he didn't move right away.
It almost looked like he was going to say something, but then he pursed his lips and left the room.
When the door shut behind him, she couldn't control her tears any longer. She sank down beside D.J. and cried.
Hey well I have an ending for this story (finally thanks to Nicole.) and its coming up probably in the next installment. Oh and by the way I want to invite everyone to join Nicole and I's yahoo group on Vin. It is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VinsArtisticFans/
and Is it just me or does the song "Barely Breathing." by Duncan Sheik go perfectly with this fic?