Chapter 8 – Destination
Scared? I mean, I've killed a few people myself but that was for the company. Although, he seems to enjoy it. Better watch my back.
Lina has no idea where they are going and is too stubborn to ask. Frankly, all she wants to do is sleep. Her head still hurts and all that flexing has drained what little energy she had stored.
She curls up into her chair and doses off.
Lina wakes to find Riddick's silvery orbs in her face, staring at her. She feels calm and oddly aroused.
He takes her hand and leads her to a nearby bunk. Lina gets nervous and excited all at the same time. He sits down on the edge of the bunk and removes his shirt then extends and invitation for Lina to join him.
She climbs on his lap, knees at either side of him, and brushes her chest up against his face taking in a deep breath.
Riddick removes her top and smells her skin while tickling the outside of her arms with his fingers.
She looks into his eyes and leans in for the kiss when suddenly, she hears her name being called.
"Lina!"
A firm grip shakes her awake and she startles.
"Riddick? What, what is it?" She asks not quite sure if she's still dreaming or not.
A dream. Only a dream. Get a hold of yourself woman. There's no way – there just isn't.
"We're here." He states.
Lina looks out the view screen and sees their approach upon a scarcely inhabited tropical planet.
The small vessel begins to shake and she braces herself for the descent.
She holds onto her chair and is most aware of Riddick's adventurous and daring piloting.
It's all soon over and Riddick sets the craft down in a small clearing.
Lina loosens her seat restraints and follows Riddick off the ship. "Where exactly is here?" She asks.
"Anywhere other than there." He replies in an almost sarcastic tone.
Still flushed from her dream, Lina looks around making sure to avoid eye contact with Riddick who is leaving.
"Where're you going?"
No reply, so she folds her arms and stands there wondering if she should follow. After all, he's used her for the ride so she should just go in the opposite direction and try salvage her life - alone.
Riddick calls out from beyond some bushes, "I wouldn't just stand there if I were you. That wasn't exactly an authorized landing."
Lina frowns and stomps her foot before deciding that perhaps for now, it's best she stick close to Riddick. Just until she gets all her bearings back.
They travel in silence for several minutes when suddenly Lina gets a memory flash. How could she forget the most important person in her life - Sam.