Chapter 11 – Vivid Dreams
Suddenly Riddick turns to find Lina right behind him, his blade in her hand.
She strikes at him with the blade but he catches her wrist swinging her around and pins her against a wall several inches off the ground – eye level.
She looks surprised and drops the blade. Riddick unexpectedly kisses her passionately.
She surrenders to his kiss and returns it tenfold. Her legs now wrapped around his waist.
His hand wonders down the length of her waist…
"Riddick!" speaks a voice.
Riddick startles and reaches out without thinking and grabs onto something warm, Lina's throat.
He looks at her clenched face then looks around the room.
It's dark already. Must have dosed off. Was only a dream.
He releases her and shrugs his shoulders as if attempting to apologise.
Lina coughs and backs away. "You fell asleep. Cough! It's almost midnight."
Riddick gets up and heads for the broken doorway. He looks back over his shoulder and instructs Lina to wait there, he'll be back. A flash of young Jack suddenly enters his mind, once told her the same thing, only he wasn't planning on returning.
Lina reaches forward as if to grab his arm but he disappears into the darkness.
It doesn't take Riddick too long to sneak around the main house and help himself to supplies. After all, this won't be the first time, and if anyone were to catch him – well let's just say they would swiftly meet the end of his blade.
He arrives back at the guesthouse only to find it empty. He gives off a heavy sigh and snaps his head to the right.
Lina stands in the corner, fruit in hand.
"What?" She asks. "I was hungry."
She bites into the fruit and makes her way back into the corner she has claimed her own.
Riddick tosses her a bag filled with cloths. Her cotton outfit was dirty and was starting to look tattered. She shuffles through the bag and plainly states, "Um, Riddick. Unlike you, I can't see in the dark."
He also grabbed some cloths for himself and was about to change his shirt.
Lina puts the bag beside her thinking she could have a closer look in the morning but Riddick doesn't want to hang around. So he digs in her bag and pulls out something he thinks is appropriate and tosses the items at Lina.
"Hey!" She objects.
Riddick returns to changing his top and simply replies, "They have a small skiv around back. How far do we have to travel?" He asks changing the subject and knowing full well that the tiny craft is not suited for long distance journeys.
Lina takes the opportunity to put on the stiff pants and sleeveless shirt he had tossed her, while his back was turned.
"We need to get to Ta'gara." She replies but is beginning to worry. Riddick is starting to scare her and she wonders if she could take him on if she needed to.
Fact is, she doesn't know him at all. He's a killer, a pilot and a man. Who's to say he won't betray her in the end.
While lost in thought, she doesn't notice Riddick standing before her holding up a canteen of water.
"Here." He says handing it to her.
She takes the container and straps it around her shoulder.
"Ready?" He asks, she nods.