Chapter two: The Yautja rumble and dance.

Within moments everyone comes to the kehrite, Shane stances again.

"Right this time.. It's a real tussle darl."

Shane says looking at me,

I turn to him fully. "You want the full unadulterated yautja combat Shane?"

"Sei-i." He says.

"You want the full range of the Yautja rumble and tumble?" i ask.

"Sei-i.. I'm sure later as well."

"Shane!" Danny says with an exasperated breath.

"Yeah alright that should have stayed in my head.." He replies.

I glance at Uz and nod at him.

Uzkielle steps up uncrossing his arms

Shane's stance slowly drops.

"Wait.. You want me up against Uzkielle?"

"You wanted the full package Shane.

If you beat Uzkielle then I'll consider giving you a chance.."

Danny stands in between Shane and Uzkielle.

"Shane are you ready?"

"Hell no!"

Danny laughs.

"Uzkielle are you ready?"

"Sei-i." he lets out a growl to further demoralise Shane.

"Ok 3...2...1… TEAR DOWN THE WALLS!" Danny shouts pumping his small arms.

Shane stances and nods at Uzkielle.

He also stances. But something happens none of us expect..

Shane moves in first.. And Uz moves into Shane, Uz strikes out first with Shane swiping his arm away and hits Uz in his chest with his left palm right palm then low roundhouse kicks him in the abdomen making Uz step back. Uz slowly circles him.. He can't read Shane's body language as he begins to sway for momentum.. Which again looks very yautja with his new figure. Uz moves in and brings both arms down then up but Shane slams down on his upward motion holding his arms Uzkielle jumps up and kicks off Shane's armoured chest throwing him backwards. Shane rolls backwards and gets up but the yautja now has him wide open, He swipes left hitting Shane's leg then right upward knocking Shane back he goes to kick Shane back but he recovered quicker than Uz thought Shane grabs his leg twisting it sending him spinning to the floor.

"Holy moses!" Danny says looking in fascination.

Even Nina raises a brow.

As Shane stands over Uzkielle he holds out a hand. With a rumbled growl, Uz takes Shanes hand but as he gets up he throws Shane down on the floor..

"Draw…" He says.. "That doesn't count you cheated!" Shane says Uz helps him up and flicks an invisible thing from Shanes shoulder and Nina bursts out laughing.

"Uz did you just goad Shane?"

."M-di.."

"Yes you did."

"Shaane wears armour.. ThaT Improovess hisss ssstrength.. Noot fairr fiighT.." He says pointing at Shanes armour.

Shane taps his shoulder "One day just not today."

Uzkielle looks and shakes his head narrowing his mismatched eyes.

"NoT noow, noT laaTerr noT everr.."

"Unless Ghardeh gives him the good stuff Uzkielle like you did with Neens.."

Shane looks puzzled i can tell with his head tilting at Danny.

"What do you mean?"

Danny and Nina look at each other.

"I have Uzkielles blood running around my insides Shane.. He had helped me several times. Doesn't improve too much but.. Enough to get a typical edge on an average human being.."

"That explains why you heal so quickly."

Shane says. Nina nods.

"Yup and other things."

"Yeah like what?"

"I can sense changes in people's chemistry, i can differentiate smells and sounds. For instance i can sense without looking at a certain female yautja she has a very keen intention for a certain Shane in the next few seconds.."

Shane looks at me, she was right i am going to pounce him. He wants the full throttle he'll get it. Smart little shit..

Shane stances as i angle my arms a clear sign I'm going to strike.

I walked up to him as he struck out i lowered and swept his feet causing him to fall on his side with a weighty clat. But he uses the rocket boots and launches up, suddenly wings in the underside of his arms spread out leveling Shane out then landing with another weighty thud. As he lands the wings fold up back inside the armour..

Danny opens his mouth in surprise.

"You were like a yautja eagle Shane! A silver yautja angel! Why didn't i get wings Neens?!"

I swipe out with a palmed hand with Shane catching my arm and shoving me back with a thud. I drop kick Shane but he blocks it somehow and brings his metal frame over me before i recover. He grabs my neck and slowly lifts i grab his arm and knee him in the crotch causing him to let go with a grunt and i upper cut him hard enough to knock him in the air and fall with a metal thud and before he gets up i dive on him and draw my full weight into him. "Yield." I say with a slight snarl to my tone.

Shane's breathing heaves…

"That fucking hurt.. Let me up right now."

I help Shane up.

"You asked for it."

Later we go to the 'kitchen' and Danny was copying how Shane flew up into the air, i have to admit it looked very good. A yautja with wings? I slow down to see exactly where these wings sprout from but they are well hidden in the arms. Shane turns his head around in a paranoid manner.

"What are you doing Ghardeh? Don't even think of ramming a fist up my arse."

I shake my head "Just curious wondering where exactly those wings came out from your armour."

"Danny seemed surprised.. And i can't believe he used this it's very high tech.." Shane says.

We make our way to the foodstocks. Shane is looking over the buttons and tabs on the left gauntlet when Danny shows him what tab has what function.

"Aand that one. Causes your right gauntlet to fire emp flechettes, or switch to the net gun.. Or rockets.. Oooorr a grappling hook.."

Shane smiles "Does it make popcorn?"

Danny smiles "Mmmmm salted caramel popcorn.."

He snaps out of his dream.. "No Shane it doesn't make popcorn.. At least not out of thin air.. Might cook someone. Or skewer someone.. Shish kebab yautja.."

Nina walks to Shane and pressed a button on his gauntlet.. Suddenly the wings spread out and Shane stands up hurriedly.

"Nina!" she lets out a laugh.

"Good job one of us knows how to use it.."

They slide back in and he sits down.

"Anymore tricks up your sleeve Nina?"

"No just thought I'd end the conundrum of your 'angel wings'."

"Wheres Uz?" Shane asks as he sees Osh'ikeille enter, he stops and looks at Nina then Shane.

"Mooving yoourr armourr platfforrm.. Into the Tarei'hsan.. Mei'hswei.."

Shane nods then moments later he sees Uz enter the room.

"Danny.." Nina says in an asking tone.

He shifts his sight to her… "Yesh Nina?"

"Should Ghardeh take back those weapons she left for the twins?"

Knowing full well his response.

"Noo Neens."

"I will not take those weapons back.. They were gifts."

Uzkielle sits down with a grumble as Osh'ikeille barks at him to let him do the meal."

"Ghardehs weapons are so much lighter than yours Uz." Danny says.

He nods slowly and is staring at me.

Nina looks "Uz.. What's on your mind?"

His gaze turns to Nina in a way only he can do and it makes her head arch back slightly.

"JussT a thought.." he says in a smoky tone.

"What?" Nina asks leaning into him.

"I saaw Shaane.. And Ghardeh.. Daancing…"

I feel a heavy change in Shane's chemistry he is probably blushing behind the armour. Though this was roughly a week ago.. Uzkielle is bringing it up to get one up on Shane.

But Ninas eyes widen in excitement.

"Show us! I'd love to see a yautja dance!"

I look and decide to drive the stake in. "He was dancing so well with me, he's a very good dancer.." I add just to make Shane's heart jump one more time."

Ninas face forms an O expression.

"Right! No no! Back to the kehrite now! I WANT to see this!"

"Ghardeh you can dance?!" Danny asks.

I nod and look at Danny, "When i was very young i went to certain events. This was before i became a huntress. Life was very different for a female, i look at Uz as i explain,

"We are usually known to take care of the sucklings.. Yet when i was roughly Ninas age i was either practicing becoming a huntress or an entertainer.. I was general entertainment.."

Danny perks up "Like dance school?"

"Yes Danny like dance school.. It is how.. Tenjra.. Slowly got to me by making me open my eyes."

"What was the dance?"

Nina asks but i shake my head, "I don't have the heart to say. It's very special."

Nina smiles and puts a hand around my large forearm. "It's alright.."

We all get up and make our way to the kehrite.. I see Osh and Uz look at each other in puzzled expressions.. They have known yautja to rarely dance.. But dancing is known to our race.. Or at least on Maia anyway.. They are oddly curious.. What can i say? Truly unique. We all enter the kehrite.. Again.

Shane still in his armour walks past me, I nod to him "The one before?" I ask him.

"Do we have to?"

"Sei-i" Osh'ikeille says crossing his arms Uzkielle does the same as i walk up to the console near the kehrite door and manipulate the gravity in the kehrite.

Danny and Nina float then sit on a table and lean against each other smiling.

Shane stands with a silver clawed hand to me ready.

We decide on the on the dance we were doing when Uzkielle snuck in a look the krit..

Shane mirrors my moves just like before we mix our pattern up slowly. Precisely spinning and jumping with a glide. Then Shane turns on the waltz.. With a yautja twist when he throws me in the air. As i fall his armour wings fold out as he catches me on the way down. We remain in the air then slowly descend when our show ends.

(Ninas pov.)

Their dance was slow but precise with Ghardeh performing twisting fluid movements around Shane navigating her moves, with them getting in the air.. That twisting corkscrew with them coming down as Ghardeh falls and Shane catching her, was amazing with the added bonus of the Yautja wings. Even with a bit of waltz at certain points, that was Shane. Ghardeh's and Shane's chemistry is amazing.. That dance fit them both perfectly.. A human and yautja in a relationship.. But i look at the brothers who are staring at the pair."

(Ghardehs pov.)

"That was BEA-utiful!" Danny shouts. Clapping loudly.

"You two were amazing!" Nina says running up to us.

The brothers looks at each other..

Then nod to one another.

"What did you twins think?" Danny asks.

"Veerry.. Goood.. Yautja caan daance." Osh'ikeille says.

"Ghardeh.. And Shane.. Veerry unique." Uzkielle says.

I switch the gravity back.

"Ghardeh how did you get Shane to dance?" Danny asks holding my hand.

I look down at him. "I don't know it just happened we were talking then Shane thought he'd give me a lesson."

"Glad they have enjoyed it". Shane says. I smile at Shane and he winks at me. He then walks to the Scorpion to get out of the armour.

"You two are so amazing together Ghardeh.. Shane is brilliant he is always so calm and.. Just squishy.." Nina says.

"He makes me happy Nina, he is so.. Sturdy.. He reminds me of Tenjra.. It both heals and hurts.."

Nina wraps her arms around my waist. And hugs me.

"Tenjra would be pleased he kept his promise.. You have both come a long way. It reminds me of these two.." Danny holds my finger.. As i slowly slump my posture and put my right hand up to my eyes.

It has just hit me again…

And Nina looks as she feels my sudden change in chemistry. Uzkielle and Osh'ikeille walk up to the us.

"Shaane iss your Tower of Sstrength.. Ussse him Ghardeh." Uzkielle says holding my shoulder.

I slowly nod. "Maybe it's pride.. He doesn't like seeing me upset."

We walk on and split up Danny and i go to the Scorpion.

"Ghardeh could you let me fly the Scorpion? Our little secret?"

I give a glance at Danny. And run a hand through his short red hair.

"Don't see why not but let me fly the ship out."

He fists the air. "Yeess!"

I put him on my broad left shoulder then walk on.

Author note: Shane asked for that tussle.. And Uz what were you doing?! That's a low blow! This chapter was quite short but the story picks up soon i promise, plenty of action and fluff to come. Along with drama! Hope you enjoyed the light read for this chapter. Farewell for now people! Stay awesome!

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Yautja words:

Sei-i- Yes.

M-di- No.

Mei'hswei- Brother.

Tarei'hasan- Scorpion.

Kehrite- Arena.

Krit- Idiot/ Moron or general expletive. (Non-cannon my own word.)