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Dark Nights
Chapter 4
Drake laughed and put his gun back in its holster. "She's just like you said."
"Well Jack, I don't need you, and I don't need you following me around."
She was still confused.
"But I may need you later. This job I'm working on now is going pretty well."
"Yah, looked like it in the bar." She coughed out.
"Ever think that was part of the plan Jackie girl."
"You can quit calling me that anytime."
"She's cute." Drake put his hand to his chin and really looked at her. It made her uncomfortable and he probably knew it.
"Don't touch her Drake." He said, with such serious-ness it sent shills down her spine. "The merc thing is a set back, you better stay away from them for a while. When I need you, I'll come find you."
"Come find me? What am I supposed to do until then? I'm not just some 'thing' you can put in a box and take out when you want."
Riddick and Drake stared at each other.
"Just hang around."
"Until when?"
"Until I come find you."
"Good luck." She stood up and went for the door.
"Jack."
She grinned, then wiped her smile away and turned around. "What?"
"You better not follow us around. You'll screw things up again."
She whipped back around and left slamming the door behind her.
She wandered around for a while, always checking to see if anyone was following.
"Why would I even want to follow him around? Big jerk. And why did I leave. It was my place. Jerk. Treating me like a child, 'I'll come get you when I need you jack'" she mimicked. "Jerk!" She yelled up at the sky and it responded by raining on her. "Jerk." She whispered and continued trudging around.
She went to the nearest place to eat. It's not good to be angry on an empty stomach. She stared down at the mush on her plate surrounded by noodles. "I wouldn't get in the way. Ugh. You're being so childish." She stared at a forkful of food and proudly pushed it into her mouth.
"You sure showed that noodle." Jack jumped at the sound of someone's voice.
She turned to the side and saw Craven, one of the mercs she used to work with.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" She quickly scanned the area for other mercs and Riddick.
"Tracking. What are you doing out here. I herd you quit."
She laughed. "Bastards. Is that what they told you? They tried to kill me, fired me, set me up. I'm starting to think every time they had someone fired they really just offed them."
"Maybe. So, what are you doing here? Looking for Riddick?"
She starred up at him. "No, why is that what you're doing here?"
"Yah."
"And what, you think I know where he is?"
"No. Well, yah. You're always after him. Chambers thinks you know him, and you two are pals."
"What? Chambers is a prick who doesn't know shit. Don't believe anything he tells you." She took a sip of what tasted like rum. "Did you follow me here?"
He went a little pink. "Yah. I thought you were following him. He's here you know."
"Is he now? I had no idea. Haven't seen him yet."
"If you see him, you'll let me know right?"
"Of course not."
"What, why not?" He sat down across from her. It didn't look like he was going to leave any time soon.
"Did the big boss man send you to piss me off? Cause I'm already not having the greatest day. I'm liable to pop off on you."
"Ok, ok." He raised his hands. "Just looking for some clues alright." He grabbed a fork and started poking at her food. He was always one of those guys who would take free handouts even if they weren't offered. "So what are you doing here?"
"None of your business, now piss off, you're messing up my train of though."
"I didn't know you were capable of having one." He laughed and ran out before she could throw something at him.
She got back to her hotel room just in time to see a flock of mercs leaving it.
"Great." She slowly went in to her newly messy room and sat on the bed. Her stuff was gone and so was Riddick. She grabbed what she could find that wasn't trashed and went back to the bar.
She walked into the Tavern. Now early morning it was less filled and smelt like air freshener had been sprayed around. She headed straight for the bathroom. It looked like Riddick had collected his men. She looked around but nothing was there to help her find him again. She went back to the bar, sat on a stool and stared at her reflection in the mirror.
"Can I get ya somethin' missy?"
"Anything that's good around here."
He placed a glass in front of her with a golden substance and little things floating in it. She chugged it down anyway and asked for another.
"A man was in here earlier. He said if you're looking for a place to stay, he knows one."
"What man?"
He eyed the spot in between them.
She put some money on the bar.
"Don't know who. He was wearing a hood, couldn't really see him. But he said you'd be needing a place to stay. I suggested my place and he caught off my finger." The bar man held up his hand, one of his fingers had a red napkin around it and was a little shorter then the other. "He said the Barrieack's a good place to go."
She eyed the bar men. "Thank you." She put some more money on the bar and went on a hunt for the Barrieack.
It was a pretty nice motel for this area. She looked at all the doors and realized she forgot to ask the bar man which room. She noticed one of the doors was open so she crept in the one. There was no one there. One of her little bags was on the bed. She was confused now to whether Riddick or Craven who sent her there. She searched the room, double checking everything then sat on the bed again. Thinking and sitting on a bed reminded her how tired she was. She locked the door then lay down for a nap.
