AN: I don't own anything. I've given up on betas so all mistakes are mine. If you are interested, pm me. I'm horrible with grammar! Lemon warning. I'll put –EDOD- before and after. Enjoy!

Chapter 6

The rest of the morning Aura avoided Riddick as best she could. She had grabbed a quick breakfast, ignoring the sausage and eggs on the stove and decided she really needed to get to work on her list. It was already day four of the eclipse and she still had a lot to do. She preferred to relax the last couple of days if she could.

She spent all morning upstairs going through her closet and dresser. Then she spent time cleaning her bathroom and bedroom. Try as she might, she couldn't help feel irritated that she felt the need to hide away in her room, in her own home. So they slept together? So what? It wasn't like she had feelings for the guy. He was hot, available and more than willing. And what better way to pass the time than hot sex? Aura realized it wasn't Riddick she was irritated with, it was herself. She knew the situation she was getting herself into and it wasn't like her. To use a man for sex, or to let a man use her for sex.

When she went to work on cleaning the upstairs guest bathroom, she saw Riddick had found her ladder and was changing the light bulbs in the ceiling above the stairs. She didn't acknowledge him, nor him her. She told herself that this was what she wanted. No strings, no emotions.

Riddick figured she was just trying to work through something involving what they had done the night before. He felt it best to just leave her alone and let her have her space. He hoped it wouldn't end with her not wanting to engage in sex with him again. And that pissed him off. He didn't like having hope. Hope only ends with being let down. It always did. It was a big reason he kept to himself. People only let you down. So he'd let her do her thing and if she gave any indication that the door was still open, he'd walk right through it. Until then he'd do what he said he'd do and get some chores done.

Around lunch time she made her way downstairs, carrying a large bag of clothing and a small box of knick knacks she no longer felt attached to. She set them down in the foray and made her way to the kitchen. As she went about making a small lunch of macaroni and cheese and left over garlic bread, she felt Riddick come up behind her. She huffed but didn't say a thing as he reached around her and grabbed a bowl she had beside her on the counter. He came to stand beside her and filled the bowl with food. He picked up a piece of bread she'd just gotten out of the oven and stuck it in his mouth. She looked up at him and gawked as he bit a large portion off the garlicky goodness and began chewing. He winked at her, licked his lips and finally left her personal bubble. "The nerve on this guy," she thought to herself.

After getting her own food, she made her way to the kitchen table and picked up her tablet. She scrolled through the news and ignored Riddick's stares. She found a story that caught her interest. It said the authorizes had identified who was on the ship that landed a few days before. They had decided to release the information, naming Riddick, so the community was aware of the seriousness of the situation. It warned that he was extremely dangerous and advising everyone to be on the outlook for said fugitive. It also warned not to try and approach or interact with him whatsoever because he was highly volatile and mostly likely armed. Aura chuckled sarcastically and rolled her eyes. People would be in a panic over this information. She was sure of it. Thank the gods it was eclipse time and majority of people were at RSI lockups or secure at home.

Aura finished her meal, slid the tablet over to Riddick and got up from the table. She went about cleaning up from the meal and heard deep chuckles from the table. She smiled and finished up her cleaning.

Riddick found the article funny. Yes, he was an escaped convict but he wasn't a danger unless you stood in his way. Unless they attacked or shoot at him, they would be fine. Most civilians took one look at him and turned away. He chuckled again and turned the tablet off.

After lunch, Aura went back up stairs to go through the linen closet and the guest room closet. She used it for storage and knew there was some stuff in there she really didn't need anymore. She didn't want Riddick to think she was snooping through his things so she made sure to leave the door open.

She was surprised how tidy the room was. The bed was made and it looked as if no one was even staying in it. When she opened the closet she saw a large canvas military style bag leaning against the back wall. It was obviously Riddick's. She'd noticed he'd worn a couple of different style shirts and pants, all in black, but hadn't thought too much on it. She went through the few boxes and extra clothing she kept in the closet, taking the few things she no longer wanted down stairs and added it to the pile she'd started that morning.

Riddick heard her enter the room he was occupying but knew she wouldn't find anything he didn't want her to. He kept a few small knives on his person at all times and had hid the couple of guns he had before she arrived home the first night. He had no worries of her in the room. It was her house after all. He was an uninvited guest.

Later, Aura knew she needed to clean the windows so she went to the cabinet under the sink and got out the cleaning supplies. She made her way through the house and did some dusting as she went. She then grabbed the new filters for her ac system. She went to the small closet next to the downstairs bathroom and changed those.

When she was done taking the old filters to the trash, she went upstairs to her room. She realized she hadn't seen much of Riddick all afternoon but figured he was somewhere doing something. Her next task was going to be to put up a new landscape she'd recently purchased. It was very Bob Ross like. It depicted a snow covered mountain range, and there was a river coming down one side to a small pond. It was a quiet piece that brought Aura peace the second she'd seen it.

She stood on her bed and lifted the large canvas with a starry night sky off the wall and replaced it with the new one. She got off her bed and made sure it was straight. As she adjusted it a little, a delicious scent started to waft up the stairs. Her stomach growled and she realized her was hungry again.

As she entered the kitchen Riddick turned from the stove and handed her a large glass of wine. Aura accepted it and gave thanks. She found her earlier irritation was mostly forgotten when she had entered the kitchen and took a deep drink of wine. Then she asked, "What are you cooking? It smells amazing."

"Its shrimp Alfredo," he answered as went back to the stove where he continued to stir the white sauce on the stove. "You mentioned it was your favorite the other night when we were watching TV. I thought you might be hungry after working all day." He was offering a sign of peace. Trying to show, that while he didn't want anything more than they currently had, that he did enjoy it.

Aura gave him a small smile and took a step to stand next to him. She saw the noodles and shrimp, already cooked, waiting to be added to the sauce pan. "I didn't know you knew how to cook anything besides breakfast food," she commented.

Riddick just grinned and said, "I'm full of surprises." She nodded in agreement and went about setting the table.

It wasn't long before he was serving them both plates. He had made a salad to go with dinner and got them out of the refrigerator. Aura took a bite and moaned. Riddick eyes immediately shot to her and when she looked at him, she saw lust. She swallowed and took a drink of her wine to try and help calm her nerves. He looked like he wanted to take her right there on the dining room table. She wasn't sure if she would try to stop him or not.

As Aura ate, Riddick pictured the way she had thrown her head back in ecstasy the night before. She made almost that exact same sound. It sent a rush of blood straight to his dick. He felt like a teenager trying to hide his reaction under the table. He always had complete control of his body and she was like a poison in his blood. He didn't like that she made him reacted so innately. He didn't like not being in control. He was going to have to make sure he didn't let her get under his skin.

They finished dinner in silence, once again, then worked together to clean up. Aura found it annoying how well they could work together to get the task done. And the way he made sure to brush against her every time one of them moved around the kitchen was infuriating. Why did he have to continually touch her? Why did her body have to tingle and burn with every touch? It just made her angrier. She didn't know why and at the moment she simple didn't care.

Riddick was trying to gage her reaction to his small caresses. He could tell she wasn't happy about it. However, it was quite a turn on to piss her off. Her frowning and pouting only made him want her more. He liked a good chase, even if he'd already caught her once. He wasn't sure he would ever not want her. She was irresistible. Fuck, why was she so irresistible? He would let it go for now and enjoy while he could. It wouldn't be for much longer. He wouldn't have to worry about her or anyone else once he left.

After they finished, Aura thanked Riddick for dinner and claimed she was tired. She retrieved a book from the stack she had by her reading chair and retreated to her room. She stomped her way up the stairs and shut the door a little harder than necessary.

She made her way to her bathroom and turned on the faucet to fill the tub with hot water. She stripped and put her hair up on top of her hair so it wouldn't get wet then slowly sank into the waiting wet heat. Leaning her head back, she closed her eyes and sighed. It had been a long day. She only had one last task to complete and then she'd be free to relax for the rest of her eclipse vacation. The installation of the new ceiling fan she'd gotten to replace the light fixture was not something she'd been looking forward too. Yet, with Riddick's help she knew it wouldn't be so bad.

The water took a while to cool since Aura had used hotter water than she normal did but she had ben tense. Now that she was relaxed and pruny, she let the water out of the tub and got out. She grabbed a fluffy towel and dried off. She slipped into her favorite cotton robe that had only gotten softer over the years since she'd bought it and walked into her room. She let her hair down, ran a brush through it and turned off all the lights. Climbing into bed naked, something she rarely did, she wondered when Riddick was leaving. Would he wait till after the eclipse? Or would he slip away into the dark before it was over? She wasn't sure which option she preferred. She rolled over and hugged her extra pillow that smelled like him to her chest. She closed her eyes and waited for sleep to take her over.

Across the hall, Riddick was sitting upright in bed, reading a book. He heard Aura moving about in her room and was waiting to see if she'd invite him into her bed. When he saw her light go out he knew he wasn't getting lucky tonight. He went back to his book. He didn't need as much sleep as most people and would be awake into the wee hours of the night.

Three hours later, Aura huffed and slammed her closed fist into the matrass on either side of her. She'd been tossing and turning for the better part of two hours now. The first hour she had laid perfectly still, keeping her eyes closed and focusing on her breathing. She occasionally had trouble going to sleep and meditation like breathing usually got her through it. Tonight though was apparently a different story. She knew after an hour of taking slow deep breaths in through her nose and slow long breathes out through her mouth she was going to have to take a different tactic to fall asleep. Under different circumstances she would simply gone downstairs and to take an over the counter sleeping aid. Or if she was really desperate she'd make a strong, stiff drink. Except, Riddick was there and she didn't have any liquor. She had a couple more bottles of wine. She sighed again and got out of bed. She grabbed her robe and made her way quietly to her bedroom door. She put her ear up to the door to listen for any signs that Riddick was still awake. When she heard nothing, she shook her head at herself in annoyance. So what if he was up? It was her home, dammit! Why should she be walking around on egg shells, feeling uncomfortable to move freely in her own space? She was done being acting like she was the guest in her own home.

Aura made sure to secure the robe with the sash at her waist, opened her door with purpose and made her way downstairs to the kitchen. She wasn't going to try to be quiet about it either. As she turned the corner into the dark kitchen, she slammed into a solid form. As Riddick's arms wrapped around her so she would fall backward from the impact, Aura made a small oomph sound.

"What the hell?" Aura said quietly. The darkness made her feel the need to talk softly. She pushed away from him and walked to the refrigerator. She reached to feel for a bottle of moscato she knew she'd put there after returning from the store earlier in the week.

Riddick stood back and watched as she felt around, seeing it was just out of her reach. He knew she wouldn't be able to reach it without a step stool and decided to help. He pressed his chest into her back, pressing her into the refrigerator door and grabbed the bottle. As he did so he whispered in her ear, "If you need help sleeping, all you have to do is ask."

The second he stepped back, Aura spun around and started whisper yelling at him. "If I wanted your help, I would have, you pompous ass. So just leave me alone." She then snatched the bottle from him.

Riddick took another step back. What in the hell was her problem? "Excuse me?" he asked.

"You heard me," she said as she started to make her way out of the kitchen with her bottle of wine.

Riddick's arm shot out, Aura wondered why she always ended up here, trapped in this small space with him invading her personal bubble. "Do you mind?" she snapped.

He liked it when she got feisty. "What? You're worried about a repeat of history. Would that be so bad?" he smirked.

Aura turned to look up at him, she smiled sarcastically and purred, "Is that what you want Riddick? To fuck me right here in the kitchen? Maybe even on the floor."

He laughed and replied, "I wouldn't say no."

She huffed and went to duck under his arm. He knew exactly what she as going to do and grabbed her around her waist, swung her around and lifted her up to set her ass down on the counter. Her robe fell open over her legs that were on either sides of his hips, the bottle of wine made a clunking sound as it rolled toward the wall as Aura threw her hands out to steady herself on her perch. Riddick brought his hands up to her thighs and groaned when he felt her bare skin under his palms. He gripped her there and pushed them opened further as he pulled her closer to him.

Aura gasped as she felt the roughness of his pants on her center. "What do you think you are doing?" she asked breathlessly as she leaned back on her hands trying to keep her distance. Well, that's what she was telling herself.

Riddick leaned over her slightly reclined form, his hands slide up the top of her legs till they got to her waist. "If you want me to stop, just say so," he said as he pulled at the sash keeping her robe together at the front. Her chest heaved but she didn't protest so he undid it and pushed the robe off her shoulders. Then he trailed his hands down her arms, pushing the robe over her hands, bringing them up to his chest. "I know you want me. I can smell it."

Aura swallowed and shook her head no as she pressed her hands flat against his chest. "How?" she asked.

"It's an animal thing," he smiled. Aura felt a rush of lust at his statement. He wanted her on an animal level and that apparently turned her on more than she'd like to admit. She grasped his shirt in her hands and pulled him to her. She pressed her lips to his with a fierceness neither of them knew she was capable of. He met her with his lips, teeth and tongue just as passionately. He hated the way this woman disarmed him, but he wasn't going to walk away from her now. Not yet.

He wrapped his arms around her as she withered against him. When kissing wasn't enough for her anymore, she moved to pull off his shirt. With there chest pressed together, Aura felt the need for even more. She pushed at him to back up, he growled at her and she laughed. "Calm down Romeo, just trying to get these pants off you."

-EDOD-

He pushed her hands out of the way and unbuttoned them himself. He pushed his pants and his boxers down just enough to get his cock out then took the half step it took to get back to her warm, soft body. Aura wrapped her legs around his waist and tried her best to rub her now soaking core over his dick. From her position on the counter she couldn't move her hips the way she wanted. She whimpered and clutched at his shoulders trying to get him to do something, anything, to relieve the burning she felt between her legs. He gripped her hip in one hand and himself in the other. He slowly dragged the tip of his cock up and down her wet pussy. "Is this what you want?" he asked darkly.

She whimpered again as he rubbed his head over her clit again and again. "Yes, please Riddick, fuck me already," she begged.

"There you go begging again," he said. He lined himself up and wrapped his hand in her hair. "How do you want it, Aura?" he asked as he pressed just enough to make her feel him but not enough to actually enter her.

"Hard and fast and now," she said as she shifted her hips forward to the very edge of the counter so that he sank into her. He pulled her head back as he felt her heat surround him. He groaned and pushed the rest of the way into her. He could feel her fluttering around his cock and his head fell forward, resting on her chest. When he didn't move, Aura used her heels to dig into his ass that was still partial covered by his pants. He took that as his cue to do as she asked. He took long, deep thrust in and out of her as he watched her breast bounce. The hand of her hip slide up her side to grip the ribs under one of them. He leaned forward and wrapped his lips around her erect nipple. Her back bowed and pressed her chest harder into him. He pulled back with his hips and snapped them back into her hard. She moaned loudly and placed her hands back behind her, ready for his pounding rhythm to pick up. His hand left her hair and made its way down her side, to her hip and then to where they were connected. He's thumb made slow sweeps across her clit at half the speed of his fast thrust. He didn't want her to come yet. He wasn't sure how long he would last this time if he felt her start to pulsate around him. As soon as he heard her moans grow deeper, he knew she was close and he backed off her clit and slowed his thrust.

This time Aura growled as she reached to pull him closer, she grasped the back of his neck and brought his forehead to hers and groaned, "Why did you slow down?"

Riddick pulled his hips back even further and took shallow thrust. "Don't want you to come yet," he panted against her mouth. She captured his bottom lip and bit it gently then licked his top lip. His hips jerked slightly and he knew if he didn't change their position soon, it would be over well before he wanted it to be. He pulled his body from hers and pulled her off the counter.

"Wait, don't stop," she pleaded.

"Just want you to turn around," he assured as he grabbed her hips and turned her to face the counter. "Grab the counter," he commanded. And she did, anything to get him to take her. Leaning her weight forward onto the counter she spread her legs shoulder width apart and turned to look at him over her shoulder.

Riddick bent his knees slightly and guided his cock back into her hot wet pussy. He gripped the counter of either side of her as she pressed her back into his chest. He brought one hand up to push her hair out of his way and began licking and sucking on her neck, marking her more, making old marks darker. He thrust into her hard and when he was sure she could take it, using her arms to help stay steady against his pounding, he brought one hand up to her throat and the other to the part between her legs. He used his fingers to feel himself sliding in and out of her as his palm put pressure on her clit. Aura cried out in pleasure, the feeling of him touching her everywhere was almost too much.

"Yes," she breathed, as his hand on her throat traveled down her chest to wrap around her and grabbed ahold of her breast, pinching her nipple, twirling it, flicking it. "Faster, I'm so close," she implored.

Riddick growled when she clinched around him. "Fuck, you feel so good," he exclaimed and began an almost brutally hard pace of plunging in and out of her. Her sounds became incoherent as her head fell forward, taking everything he was giving. When his fingers that touched her and himself moved up to focus on her clit, Aura's back arched away from his chest as her head was flung back and her pussy clamped down on him like a vise. She moaned almost continuously as he pushed her to her highest high yet.

Riddick felt his own climax approach swiftly and continued to impale her over and over to make her orgasm last as long as possible before he fell with her. When the walls of her pussy finally let up and started to pulsate around him, he let go with a roar as he grabbed her hips and held her to him, filling her with his seed. When he, himself, stopped pulsing inside her, he let his weight press her into the counter as he rested his check on the back of her head.

-EDOD-

Both panted, trying to fill their lungs with oxygen and their hearts to slow. Aura got a chill as the warmth of their quick and fast copulation left them. Riddick ran his hand up and down her arms, "Mmm," he hummed and run his tongue up the side of her neck till he got to her ear. "You're a whole different kind of animal," he whispered into her ear.

Aura's body froze. She used it to push him away. "You think I'm an animal? That I'm like you?" she yelled as she whipped around to face him. "Listen here, Riddick," Aura began her assault on his chest with her finger, "I'm nothing like you! And just because I had sex with you doesn't mean I am. So, just back off."

Riddick's head spun as she grabbed her robe and the forgotten bottle of wine then stomped her way out of the kitchen, through the living room and up the stairs. "Wha…" he spoke out in the now empty room. Women were fucking confusing. How did it go from her begging him for his cock to her yelling and storming away? He didn't think he'd ever understand people or women, especially Aura. He pulled up his pants and boxes, grabbed his glass of water he'd come to the kitchen for before Aura had shown up and went to bed, smiling.

Aura threw herself on her bed, screamed into the mattress and then sat up. Why had she just let him fuck her into oblivion in the kitchen? And why had she flipped out on him after? What he said really wasn't that bad. Of course she didn't like being compared to an animal but what they had done was pretty animalistic. She sat up, peeled the wrapping off the top of the wine and used her teeth to pull the wine cork out of the bottle. She spit it across the room and began to chug the wine. She'd never opened a bottle of wine like that before but didn't want to think on it. It might make her realize just how right Riddick's statement was. Aura wasn't sure why she'd been behaving so unlike herself lately. It was like Riddick had awoken something inside her. She bent her hand as her hands absently peeled the label on the bottle in her hands. She turned her head to the ceiling and growled loudly. He was right, she was a new kind of animal. She just didn't know what that would mean for her or her life. She brought the bottle back up to her lips and took two, three, four deep swallows. She'd worry about that tomorrow. Tonight she was going to drink wine and sleep.

AN:

Well that's another chapter. Reviews are appreciated. Thanks!