AN: Wow....so many reviews.....::gets dizzy::...............I don't think I'll be able to keep up on all the replying. Please don't hate me!!!! lol....I'll make longer chapters. Or atleast I'll try. I probably shouldn't promise anything. School starts again soon so that will majorly diminish my updating.

I'll answer this one review just because it amused me greatly. lol.

Adell98- I'm sorry but I laughed when I read your review. Not to be rude or anything, I just couldn't help it. I laughed because Riddick is uncivilised. Thats his strongest trait. He's rough and uncouth...hence the murderer escaped convict label. And he was Jacks idol so it just kinda rubbed of on her. I'm sorry if you think the swearing makes them sound uncivilized, but thats just how they are. Thanks for reading my story though, and giving me your oppinion.

Thanks to everyone else who reviewed. Cookies for all!!! ::throws cookies at readers::

Disclaimer- I own nothing. Literally. Lol.

RECAP

"What the FUCK are you doing?" a deep voice demanded from the doorway.

Jack jumped. Her head shot up in suprise and mortification at being caught. She saw Riddick in the doorway, standing there in shock and anger.

Oh yeah....she was in deep shit .

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Jack locked eyes with Riddick, her gaze one of confusion and defiance. She refused to answer.

How dare he even pretend to care! It's been five years....he didn't miss me. He left me.

They held that stare for what seemed like hours; her intense green eyes clashing with his silver eyes. She had to give him credit....he didn't look disgusted. Which was how she felt. Disgusting. Most people would have already condemned her.....called her a sick freak. But not Riddick. His expression.....he looked.......well, he looked confused as hell.

"Why....what.....fuck, kid! What the hell are you doing?" he said in exasperation.

Jack looked at her arm; blood was still seeping out. She shrugged, looking back up at Riddick. She had no excuse. She didn't really know why she cut herself. All she knew was it helped.

Riddick strode into her room, to her dresser. He started grabbing some clothes for Jack, throwing them into a small pack. His face was an impassive mask.

"What the do you think your doing?!?" she yelled, pissed as hell that he was going through her drawers. Riddick didn't pause as he continued to pack her clothes. He didn't answer her. He threw the satchel on the bed, it landed beside her. Digging through her drawers some more, he found some paper and a pen.

"Here kid, write a note to Imam." he said, handing it to her. She looked up at him in confusion.

"And exactly what am I supposed to be telling him?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. She put the shiv down and took up the pen. Riddick leaned against the door, his arms crossed over his chest, waiting for her to finsh the note. He tried not to growl when his eyes landed on her arm again. He was supposed to protect her....how was he going to protect her from herself? Only one way he could think of.

"Tell him you left with me, and we'll contact him soon."

Jacks heart leapt into her throat. Riddick was taking her with him! After all this time, she was finally getting off this planet. She hurriedly scribbled out a good-bye, then placed the note on her pillow.

"Wait, I have to get dressed." she told Riddick as he opened the door. He looked back at her, standing there in her black silk pajamas.

"No time. No ones gonna see you anyways." he said, turning back and walking out the door. Jack grabbed her satchel of clothes, hurriedly put the shiv inside without Riddick seeing, and walked out the door after him.

They silently left the house, and began walking towards the spaceport. Jacks barefeet padded silently against the ground. The streets were empty, as Riddick knew they would be. His pace was quick, but Jack had no trouble keeping up. She was fast and she followed him closely.

It's funny after all these years, Jack still follows me without question. Guess that means she doesn't hate me as much as she thinks she does. Damn she sure has changed. Never thought I would come back to find her cutting herself. Never thought she would have grown up to be this beautiful either. Strong, fast, fierce. She's all animal. She grew up to be just like me, and I wasn't even there. Running right beside me, I know she's excited to finally leave. God, she's beautiful.

And she doesn't even know it. The way she carries herself, I can tell. she doesn't think she's beautiful. She's so defensive, like a caged animal.

And damn if she's not making me want her.

It's been so long....I'm amazed at how it all comes back to me. Following him, us running. Just like when we were back on T2. Except this time, we don't have anything chasing us, ready to eat us if we slip up. I didn't realize how much i'd missed both of us running side by side. Both our beasts taking control, only his was more experienced and mine was still fumbling after him. It was exhilerating. Somehow, all thoughts of hating him were gone.

I'm glad I trained while he was gone. I worked my ass off making myself better. Trained in every way I could. Knife fighting, martial arts, you name it; I had trained for it. I wanted to be as good as him. But then I fucked up; got weak and started cutting myself. At first it gave me a sense of strength; being able to hurt myself. Being able to take the pain. But now....it just made feel weak. Because I couldn't stop doing it. I know Riddick thinks I'm weak. I can tell when he looks at me. He pities me. And I hate it. I don't want him to think he has to coddle me.

Not that he's much of the coddling type anyways.

Soon the spaceport came into view.

"Hey! Jack!" a voice from a window of one of the houses called. Jack stiffened, knowing the voice. It was Harris, a man from Imams church, one that didn't bother hiding the fact that he was interested in Jack.

"Keep moving princess." Riddick growled. Jack kept her eyes straight ahead, hoping Harris wouldn't think she was being kidnapped or something and alert Imam.

"Jack! where are you going?" Harris yelled after her. He ran out the door towards Riddick and Jack. Riddick suddenly turned into a dark alley, pushing Jack close to the brick wall.

"Sh. Stay here and keep quiet." he purred softly. Jack nodded her head; her eyes wide.

"Riddick, what are you doing?" she whispered as he looked towards Harris.

"We can't have him following us. And Jack?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't watch." was all he said as he crept closer to the entrance of the alley. Jack stayed pressed against the wall. Riddick took his goggles off, and slid silently into the shadows.

Harris soon walked into the alley.

"Jack....what are you doing out here? All by yourself...so defenseless......" he crooned, walking towards Jack, his eyes practically raping her. Jack nearly gagged, her revulsion nearly showing.

"Um....I'm just-"

"She's with me." Riddick stepped out of the shadows, his own shiv held lightly in his hand. Jack was suprised that Harris didn't run right then and there. He was incredibly naive.

"And you are?" he asked snappishly. Bad move. Riddick smiled briefly. Not a good smile, but a cruel, almost evil, i'm-going-to-enjoy-killing-you type of smile. Ignoring the mans question, Riddick decided to play.

"Your first mistake, was not minding your own business." he told Harris, as he walked closer to him, now within shivving range."Your second mistake, was looking at her like she was a piece of fucking meat." he stated, anger beginning to show in his deep voice. Riddicks shiv struck him suddenly, catching him across the chest. Harris screamed in pain, grabbing his bleeding chest. He fell to the ground, scrambling backwards to get away.

"And your third mistake," Riddick growled, leaning down and grabbing Harris by his shirt and pulling the man up closer to him," was being a fucking dick and not having the balls to back it up."

Jack tryed to stop watching then. She slid down the wall, bringing her knees up and hugging them to her chest. But she couldn't peel her eyes away from the sight. Harris's screams flooded her mind.

Screams that were suddenly cut short.

Riddick walked back to Jack, wiping the blood off his shiv. Her eyes were wide open but unseeing. He groaned inwardly. He kneeled down and touched her shoulder. She flinched and looked up at him. She saw his worried face.

"Is he....."

"Jack. He was dead the instant he saw us. I couldn't let him live after that, he would have ratted us out. And I still have mercs on my trail." He turned and hurriedly walked out the alley, heading towards his ship.

Jack stood and followed him, not glancing down as she passed the dead body.

"But I thought you had stopped running. I thought the mercs were off your back now." she said, coming to walk beside him.

"I'll always be running, kid. But mercs seem to be taking a vacation at the moment. The heat hasn't been so bad for the past couple weeks. There it is." he said, motioning towards one of the ships. It wasn't the best looking one of the bunch, but it suited Riddick.

Riddick looked over at Jack while she studied the ship. 'She's actually gonna go with me. Even after I killed that guy, she still trusts me.'

"Jack?" he asked, after they had gotten on the ship. Sitting in the pilots chair, he flipped switches and the ship came to life.

"Yeah?"

"You okay? You look kinda pale." he said, and it was true. She had turned an alarming shade of white. She strapped herself into the co-pilots chair, but her hands were trembling slightly. It didn't go unnoticed.

"I'm...uh...fine. Just kinda.....in shock."she said, not looking at him. They were silent for a few minutes, the tension thick.

"I had to kill him Jack. He would have squealed on us. We would have been caught, and I doubt people would believe I was just taking you out for a midnight stroll. I killed him so we could get free, you got that?" he said.

'And because he wanted you.'

"I know Riddick. I don't fault you for killing him. Now lets get out of here. I've waited five years to leave this planet." She said nearly jumping up and down with excitement.

"You sure you wanna leave with me?" he asked seriously. She had just watched him kill someone. She would be crazy to actually want to go with him.

Jack just looked at him as though he'd grown a second head, then a third.

"You're kidding right? HELL YES I wanna go with you! I want off this rock, and theres no one I'd rather leave with than you!" She told him, nearly yelling. She blushed slightly at her outburst and turned away.

Riddick smiled.

"Well if you put it that way....." he chuckled, launching the ship into deep space.

Well? Tell me what you think. Flames are extremelly welcome but I will only use them for amusement and roasting marshmellow. Lol.

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