Dannie went into her room, closed the door, and barricaded it to keep everyone out of the room. Derick was furious and Riddick could see that something had happened, so he tried to get it out of Derick knowing that Dannie wouldn't tell him anything that happened between her and Troy. "Derick! Where are you going in such a mood?"
"I'm going after that son of a bitch! He just challenged Dannie to an all out fight."
"So. She does that kind of fighting every night. She doesn't need you protecting her from that kind of thing."
"She does if that guy is the one who nearly killed her both times that she's fought him. Plus he is the one that nearly killed me the one time that I fought him."
Riddick sat Derick down and had him tell him the entire story. How the first tournament went, and what had happened that night at the ring the second night that Riddick was on the planet. Derick really had been there at the ring, he just didn't meet with Dannie that night like they had planned. "And this time they aren't going to be fighting for money, he managed to get her to agree to a different prize system."
"What's the prize for winning?" "She keeps her title and he never fights again if she wins, but if he wins, he gets her championship title and her, for as long as he wants her."
"You mean, he'll get to…" Riddick made some meaningless gestures, but couldn't get the words out, "if he wins?" "Yes."
Riddick got up off the couch and went to see Dannie in her room, but she had it barricaded and she wasn't allowing anyone in. "Dannie this is your father, let me in, I need to talk to you." No answer. Riddick commenced to banging on the door, "Dannie let me in, I need to talk to you now!"
"I'm not coming out and you can't make me change my mind! I've never backed down from a challenge, and I don't plan to start now!"
Riddick busted through the door and frightened Dannie nearly to death. Derick followed in behind Riddick hoping that together they could change her mind, but fearing that they wouldn't be able to. They walked over to the bed and sat down, Derick on one side and Riddick on the other.
"I'm not going to try to talk you out of it because I know that once you've made up your mind about something you don't change it, but just think about it from our point of view. We have both witnessed what he can do to you. Both times you have fought him, you have nearly died in the process. If I hadn't been here the second time, you would have died."
"We are just trying to keep you safe and alive." Derick butted in. "I've done everything imaginable to keep you alive, and I don't plan on allowing you to go through with this fight. Dannie we both love you too much to see you go through with this."
"If abandoning me from infancy and lying to me is how you show your love for me, than I don't want to be loved by either of you. And you don't have to watch me fight, I would prefer it if neither of you showed up to watch. You would only be a distraction for me, and I don't need a distraction being the reason why I lose this battle."
"Fine, we won't come."
"What!" said Derick confused out of his gourd.
"We won't come, but I insist on training you for the fight. Maybe if you learn some new techniques, he won't be so hard to beat and you can finally be rid of him."
"I appreciate the gesture, but this is my fight and I will fight it how ever I know how. And besides, I don't have enough time to learn any new maneuvers before the fight, it's in two nights."
"There will be enough time if we start training first thing in the morning and don't stop until the next night."
"Excuse me, but she would need to sleep sometime in between now and then. Plus, that would mean that you got to spend all the time with her, and I would never see her."
"Why would that matter? And who told you two that you were in charge of my life? I am perfectly capable of preparing for a fight without you two."
Riddick decide that it was time to put his parental foot down, "Dannie, either you allow me to train you during the day and spend time with Derick tomorrow night, or you will back down from this fight and that's final."
Both of them were shocked by Riddick's outburst, but Derick was happy that Riddick included time for just him and Dannie, and Dannie was furious at both of them, but relieved that they were going to attempt to help her with this fight. "Fine, but don't expect anything from me, either of you."
"Fine, now get some sleep, you have a big day tomorrow. Derick you can have the couch. And no arguments from either one of you. Good night." Riddick kissed Dannie on her head and left the room, but Derick didn't follow.
"I'll go into work tomorrow to explain to the chief what is going on, and why neither of us is going to be coming into work for a couple of days. So don't worry about any of that. I just need to ask you a question."
"What is it?"
"Why did you really agree to the fight? Was it because I said that you couldn't?"
"I do have to admit, that did seal the deal, but it wasn't the main reason. I am tired of constantly worrying about whether or not if Troy will be coming in that night to fight, and whether or not if he is going to win. You know I don't like to lose, so that would be torture enough for me, but having to become his sex slave will be worse."
"Than why did you agree?"
"I never back down from a challenge, and I know there is no way in hell that he will win. I'll die before I allow him to win. But since I don't plan on dying just yet, I guess I'll have to win. Then I can breath easier knowing that he will never darken my doorstep again."
"I think I understand. Good night." Derick turned to leave the room.
Dannie stood up and went to go after him but stopped herself and said, "Derick," he turned around, "will you stay in here tonight? I don't really want to be alone and I don't think that we would fit on the couch together."
"Of course I'll stay in here if you want me to." He came back and wrapped his arms around her and she wrapped her arms around him in return.
"But just know that nothing is going to happen."
"I know. I wouldn't expect anything to happen just because you asked me to stay in here for the night and you could very well end up dying in a couple of nights."
"You know what," she pushed away from him, "I change my mind…"
Before she could finish telling him to leave, he captured her lips with his and didn't let go until she was on his side of things. There was no way he was going to let her go this time. He had one of his hands behind her head keeping her from pulling away, and he had his other arm around her waist keeping her close to his body. It was almost as if he feared to end the kiss, so he kept it going longer and longer until they were both going at it desperately. Tongues were going in and out of mouths, and both were struggling for dominance in the situation.
All he wanted to do was take her now, but he didn't want to be the reason she couldn't focus up in the ring during the fight. He didn't want to finally feel her in his arms, under his body with nothing between them, not even any air, only to loose her to another man.
"Derick," she said as he had moved his way to her neck and jaw line, "can we stop for a sec and sit down? My legs are about ready to give out."
It took every bit of energy he had in his body to stop caressing her skin with his lips, but he managed to stop, if only for a moment.
"Dannie, I'm sorry, I…" She stopped him before he could get the rest of his apology out with a passionate kiss of her own. "Like I said, I only wanted to sit down because my legs were getting tired. That didn't mean that I wanted you to stop completely."
Derick kissed her again, but only as a good night kiss. "We should really get some sleep. You have a long day of last minute training to do and I have to go to the station and make apologies for the both of us for the next couple of days. As much as I want to continue this, I think it would be better if we waited for tomorrow night."
Dannie was about ready to yell at him, but she did see the point. If she gave into it tonight, than she wouldn't be able to think of anything else for the next day, and her dad would be able to kick her ass. But she was also afraid that if they waited until tomorrow night than she wouldn't be ready for the fight and she would end up losing. But she decided to go along with the plan and she was content enough to fall asleep in Derick's arms that night.
The next morning Riddick came in to get her up early, but with the way she was laying and with what little she was wearing, he thought it best to just allow them some time to themselves. Dannie was wearing her little pink spaghetti strap night shirt and baby blue night shorts, but the covers were only over her ass and lower back so he couldn't see those. As far as Riddick could tell, Derick was naked because he couldn't see any kind of shirt, and the covers and Dannie's body were covering his waist. It was still dark outside and all through the house, so Riddick had a hard time seeing her shirt so he thought that Dannie was naked as well, and with the way they were laying, it looked as if they had just had sex, so he didn't think it wise to wake them right away.
When they finally did wake up that morning, Dannie stumbled into the kitchen, still half asleep and bumped into Riddick. "Did you have a good night?"
"Yes! Very restful."
"Restful? I wouldn't think that after your first time you wouldn't be at all rested."
"First time? Oh! We didn't have sex last night, we just slept. That is what tonight is for."
"Alright. Good morning Derick."
Derick walked up behind Dannie who was fixing herself something to eat throughout the entire conversation, nuzzled her in her neck, and said, "Good morning beautiful. Did you sleep well?" Dannie just hmmed in a positive response. "Good. Because you won't be getting much sleep tonight." Derick turned her around to face him and kissed her, which turned into a little make out session right there in front of Riddick.
Cough. Nothing. Cough, cough. Still nothing. Cough, cough, cough! They finally got the message and stopped what they were doing right then and there, but with a great protest. "Now that I have your attention. Dannie get something to eat and get ready for the rest of the day, we are way behind schedule and I would prefer it if you didn't loose this fight on account of being unprepared. Derick do whatever you have to do at the station and get back here as soon as possible, I'm going to need your help in some of the demonstrations. Alright people let's get going."
Everyone went about their own tasks. Derick hopped into the shower and got ready to leave for the station. Dannie had something to eat and when Derick got out of the shower she hopped in and got ready for a long afternoon with Riddick. Riddick went outside to get everything set up for the last minute training session. Dannie took her sweet time in the shower allowing the water to flow over her skin and relaxing her muscles to the point that she almost fell back asleep. Riddick knew that they didn't have anytime to horse around, but he didn't dare try to rush her around, it was her fight, they were just trying to make sure that she was completely prepared for it.
When Dannie got out of the shower she could hear someone inside the house, but thought that it was only Riddick and went about her usual tasks after emerging from her shower. After she got dressed, she headed over to the hallway outside of her bedroom to fix her hair so that it wouldn't bother her while she was outside, but also so she wouldn't have to constantly be fixing it. She picked up her brush to get it high enough so that it was out of her face, but as she looked into the mirror, she dropped her brush from the shock of seeing Troy standing behind her watching what she was doing.
"What the fuck are you doing here you bastard?" she said almost out of breath from the sheer shock of seeing him there.
"I thought that I should come over and make sure that you were still up for the fight. I wouldn't want you to claim tomorrow that you never really wanted to do this and that you were backing out. So here I am." He moved closer to her in an attempt to frighten her.
"Why are you afraid that I won't and you'll actually have to fight me? Don't worry, I don't plan on backing out."
He slapped her across the face harder than she had ever been hit. "You won't be talking to me like that once your mine."
"That is if you win the fight, and there is no fucking way I'll allow you to win. I'll die before I hand over my title to you!" He slapped her again across the other cheek.
"Don't forget, tomorrow night, and after that, I'll get you for the rest of my life. Our children will be perfect. Your beauty and strength along with mine, they will be able to dominate the entire universe."
"What the fuck have you been smoking? There will be no children and no for life. If you think that you'll get me for that long, than you really are dillusional, the longest that I would have ever stayed with you is maybe a month, after that, you would have been dead. Get the fuck out of my home, or I'll have you forcefully removed, after I break your dick."
He grabbed her around the neck, forced her up against a door frame, and lifted her up into the air. "Now listen to me. I always get what I want, one way or another, and you will be no exception. If I can't win you, then I'll have your father and boyfriend killed if you don't agree to be with me." He dropped her on the ground and walked away, leaving her gasping for air.
