Author's Note: Thanks, the feed back was great and really made me want to write. Don't worry Afro-Rican your stories will pick up, always tough at first. I'll have a couple people look into them, myself included. If it wasn't for you this wouldn't be here…

"Come to tease the animals little girl?" Riddick spoke barely above a whisper but I heard it. The light was on high and his eyes were shut tight. I forgot his goggles, well yet again that would of gave me away, Nathan would of known I'd seen him. So it's good I forgot.

"No not at all. I came to save 'em." I saw a hint of a smile on his face, and that's when I realized I felt at ease with him out of all the people, I felt at ease with a killer.

"Lights 10, I would turn them all the way off but I don't like the dark so you just going to have to deal with it." I explained although I'm not sure why. The lights dimmed almost all the way off, I still had enough light to see and he could open his eyes.

He was chained to two metal beams that went from the floor to the ceiling, arms were outstretched one chained to one beam the other arm chained to the other. His feet were the same way. It looked like he was sitting on top of a throne but instead it was a metal bench built right into the wall. There were worse positions he could be in right now.

"I don't know if this will help any." I said holding up the kit, he just stared at me. I started across the room to him and I knew that's what he wanted to see how close I would actually get. No backing out now. I was inches from him when I knelt down opening the kit pulling out the pills that I forgot to mention to Nathan. Oops.

"Okay what do you want 'Pain no more' or 'Can't feel a thing'?" I asked as I read the little packets each containing five pills.

"Both." A hoarse whisper answered.

"How many?" I wondered ripping into them.
"All of 'em."

"I'm not giving you 10 pills, I'll give you 2 of each." I pulled two from each and stood up even closer than before. He opened his mouth and I dropped them in without a word.

"I would get you some water but they melt in your mouth and I'm not suppose to be here."

"Taste like shit." I heard him mumble then swallow.

"Okay what hurts the worst?"

"My gut." This was going to be interesting. I sat on my knees as I lifted up his shirt. There were a couple cuts here and there but there was a massive bruise right by his rib cage. I pressed it just a little.

"Fuck that hurts!" He hissed rattling the chains.

"Sorry." I whispered thinking the best thing to do was tape him up hoping if it was a broken rib it would reset itself.

"How did they catch you?" I tired to get him talking so it would distract him from what I was doing.

"I was coming for the ship right when Peterson was going for it. I didn't see anyone else with him, thought it was a regular so I continued to the ship when I finally saw all of them but it was to late. Fuckers." I was just about done and finished a couple minutes after him.

"Well looks like you're not the only who got the crap kicked out of 'em." I smiled pulling his shirt back down.

"Yea." Was all he rumbled as I started closing up the kit. I saw him looking intensely at my neck, where his shiv was, it was barely visible now but he saw it.

"I would say I owe ya one but it looks like you've been through enough shit so we're even." I winked then to the door.

"Thanks Laura." His voice was low again, very deep made me shiver. I could tell he didn't say thanks often.

"Anytime Riddick, close your eyes." I told him, I hated to do it but I had to.

"Lights to full." The lights only worked off our voices so Nathan would of known I was in there and we couldn't have that. I unlocked and locked the door heading back to the bedroom when I knew I'd much rather stay with Riddick.

The next day wasn't a pleasant one. I woke to Nathan groans as he stumbled to the bathroom.

"Don't even say it Laura!" He warned. I laid back down hoping he'd somehow vanish. No such luck.

"Wonder how our boy is doing? I should go pay him a visit." Nathan declared starting to get dressed.

"You can barely move let alone walk, you're not going anywhere." I made myself clear as he plopped on the bed, groaning.

"Where are we taking him anyway?" I tired not to sound to interested.

"Butcher Bay we're about five weeks out." A lot can happen in five weeks.

"Come back to bed I'll make you breakfast." I hoped he wouldn't notice how nice I was being but he was to dumb . I guess he thought I was finally coming around. Wrong.

"Yea but I think I'm going sleep a little but more. How bout lunch?"

"Yea that works." I said slipping out of the bed and into the bathroom. I got a quick shower, threw on a white tank and light gray cargo pants that hung low on my hips. My stomach rumbled and I couldn't remembered the last time I've eaten. I played around with the food prep machine until I got a cheese omelet and some orange juice. After I had my way with that I cleaned up and I remembered to bring the keys this time. I stood there for awhile before saying screw it and hit a bunch of buttons. About four plates of food came out of the machine. I could only carry two and the water so I left the other two on the table, they would become Nathan's lunch. Slowly I headed down the steps careful not to spill anything. Putting the water down I managed to open the door pick the water up and lock it again.

"Lights 10." I called out and they dropped dramatically. No sooner did I say that did his eyes shoot open.

"Don't you ever sleep." I wondered amused.

"Not usually just drift in and out." He answered eyeing the food.

"Hungry?"

"Yea, but how am I suppose to eat it?" He raised his brow suggestively.

"I'll unchain your right arm so you can eat but that's it. If I can find the right key."

I couldn't believe what I was doing. I moved a large box in front of him and set the plates and water on top. After trying about five different keys I finally found the right one and the chains fell to the ground with a thud. I found another box and sat on top of it just watching him. He dug into the food as if he hadn't seen it for weeks. My eyes felt heavy and I began to slip into the unknown. It was when I fell off the thing that I knew I was sleeping. Riddick was still sitting there, completely finished, with an amused look on his face.

"Shit that hurt." I rubbed my ass. Rolling off a box and lading on your ass when you least expect it on a cold metal floor hurts like a bitch.

"You done?" I already knew the answer taking his plates away but he grabbed my wrist making me let them go and bringing me up against him. I didn't move as he leaned in and took deep breaths around my neck and hair as if trying to get my scent. Without looking up or stopping what he was doing he asked,

"What's keeping you up at night? What's in the dark that you're so afraid of? Hmmmm….?" His voice took that deep sexy rumble again and again I shivered. He let me go and I backed up. How the hell did he know? I was not going down memory lane, especially not with him.

"Stuck a nerve." I heard him chuckle as he held his arm back up to be chained. I re chained him before taking the empty plates and water with me.

"Lights full." I said before unlocking and locking the door. That was to close, shit! I threw the plates back into the prep. So they could be washed and reused then I headed for the workout room so I could work off some of my frustration.