Chapter 6

Kirby stepped lightly through the forest taking in every peaceful sound. It was nice to be off of the ship and

away from Melany at the most. She was always complaining and carrying on about how she had no love

life. She was sure Nikoli and Riddick were in the same boat she was. Kirby just couldn't figure out why

Riddick would want to save her. Then there was Nikoli and Melany, who were they and why were they with

Riddick. She pondered for awhile until her thoughts were interrupted by a splash. She looked down and saw

she had stepped in a stream. Her black boot was getting overtaken by water. Kirby looked up stream and

saw where the water was coming from. She followed it until she came to a spring. Her hand touched the

water, it seemed very clear. Kirby got on to her knees and bent over staring at her reflection. Then she dove

her hands under the water and splashed her face. It was fairly refreshing. Then when the ripples cleared she

saw something behind her.

"WHAT IN THE..."

"HELP ME! YOU MUST!" A man clambered on top of her shoving her into the pool of water. He was

clawing and grabbing her clothes as if a wild animal were going to kill him. Her head was under water and

she didn't have much air left so she used her knee to shove him off of her. Kirby gasped for air as she pulled

her self up. He was coming back again, still screaming and making a racket. She stared in horror as his head

was blown to pieces and she scooted back away from him. It was a good thing she had been a distance

away from him or she would have had brain tissues all over her. That would've made her day. Kirby glanced

over.

"At least you didn't scream." said Riddick walking up with a gun in his hand.

"That was more than disgusting. Why did you shoot him anyways?" asked Kirby standing up, she was

soaking wet from her head to her waist.

"He attacked you didn't he?"

"I think it was more of a 'I haven't seen a person in years' thing Riddick." she said blankly.

"Like I said, he attacked you. Can't have you gettin hurt now." He said smugly as he pulled the gun up to his

face so he could inspect it.

"Why would you care? I don't get you, the first time I met you, you were totally not the people

person. Now all of a sudden you care that I don't get hurt, and that I'm not in a slam. What the fuck is up

with that?" She said, although she had started out in a peaceful way her anger grew with ever

word. He was pissing her off more than ever and he wouldn't even give her a hint on why he cared.

Riddick sat down on a boulder and just smiled. He was staring at the headless corpse on the ground.

"You'll find out someday."he said rather innocently.

"THAT'S NOT FUCKING HELPING ME NOW NOW IS IT RIDDICK?" Kirby yelled in his face and then

shoved him. Riddick obviously wasnt expecting that one and before she could react he had her pinned

down on the rock. He loomed over her. "You ought to be watching what you do to me and what you say to

me.Got it?"

Kirby's brow furrowed, "I ain't gonna take your shit...Got it?" she mocked with a grin. Then she wrenched

her hand free and punched him squarely in the jaw. He stepped back away from her and she sat up ready to

fight. He brought his hand across his chin where it had torn open. Blood trickled out slowly like a calm river.

Kirby knew he was going to hit her back so she prepared herself.

"Oi, stop fighting already will ya?" said Nikoli coming up. His eyes widened as he spotted the body on the

ground.

Riddick grabbed the gun he had dropped to the ground and stared at Kirby from behind his goggles.

"About fucking time," she said and walked off towards the ship.

The ship was busy when she got back, Riddick and the others were already there. That was because she

had curved her route so she would have time to think. Kirby walked directly to her room and plopped down

onto the bed. She turned on the T.V. and watched it for awhile until she fell asleep with it on.

Kirby had a dream that she was walking down a dark alley and came to a field type area in between

buildings. She saw a figure that looked like Riddick off in the distance sneaking through the shadows. She

followed after him, a weird feeling pulsed through her body, something like betrayal. But before she could

reach him everything went black...

Kirby woke up with sweat dreanching her body, it hadn't been a scary dream, but in reality she was more

scared about the feelings. It was more than betrayal, more than friendship... 'Yeah right' thought Kirby in her

head laughing. "I could never love a jerk like that!" So she brushed it aside and then went over to the

bathroom. She took a long hot shower and then stepped out and dried herself off. The dream was

completely erased from her memory by then and she walked out to the cabin area. Riddick was piloting the

ship and Melany and Nikoli were in a cyro chamber.

"Might want to hit one of those chambers, we got a while to go." said Riddick.

"I haven't ever been real good in one of those." she mumbled.

"Get in," said Riddick getting up.

"I...I can't." she stammered.

"You have to face your fears someday." he said walking up to her and guiding her to one.

"Well I won't cry if you make me but I won't be too happy either."

"How long has it been since you cried?" he asked pushing buttons on the chamber.

"Well, since...uh... A few years." she said blushing slightly. Kirby had almost revealed her past to him.

Riddick opened the cyro chamber and then pushed her into it. "Sweet dreams kid," he said and closed the

door. She was about to protest to what he called her but the sleepiness consumed her.

Brad walked toward her. That beautiful elegant person she had loved more than life itself.

"Come on Kirb" he said and hugged her. A warm feeling spread over her body.

"Ok. where are we going?" she asked taking his hand and walking with him down the street.

"It's a secret." he stated.

Kirby giggled, "Not another one of your romantic hidaways.."

"Nope." he said guiding her into an alley.

Kirby's smile faded, "Then where."

"Here." he said.

Three men stepped out from the shadows. They approached them and Brad shoved her forward forcefully.

They grabbed her and held tight even through her struggling.

"How much?" asked the first man.

"500 mil." Brad said grinning.

"Too scrawny, "said the second man.

"500 mil or none." said Brad.

The third man handed over a briefcase to Brad.

"Sorry babe, was low on money." Said Brad grinning.

Kirby's heart was shattered right there. He was selling her off in the slave trade. Kirby cried softly but then

her crying grew with anger and her mind pulsed with power. She screamed and then everything was sucked

from her mind.

Riddick was letting sleep take him, which he did not normally do when the sound of something exploding

woke him up. He was on his feet fast and looked over to see what it was. Kirby fell from her chamber to the

floor that was covered in glass. He ran over to her and grabbed her by the shoulders. Riddick pulled her up

to him, her eyes were wide open and sweat was drenching her body. She was shaking violently and her

hands shot out, grabbing his shirt. He leaned against the wall and watched her for a few minutes as she clung to him, her

body racked with shaking sobs. Riddick was actually quite frightened as she calmed down and just stared off into space.

"I should have never trusted him." she whispered.

Riddick raised an eyebrow as she shoved herself off of him and then wiped her eyes trying to calm herself further.

She was still shaking violently as she pulled her knees up to her chest and rocked back and forth.

"You want to tell me what just happened and who was this him?" asked Riddick in the caringest tone he

could achieve.

Kirby shook her head no fiercely.

"Please?" he asked.

Kirby looked up at him through her red eyes. She noticed his eyes for the first time and stared. They were

beautiful, all opaque looking and shiny. "Only...if...you tell me about your eyes." she said through sniffs.

Riddick grinned. "Deal."

A/n

Hey guys, I promise this story is just heating up, it will get tons better. :D well anyways. Hope ya liked it

and I don't know if 'Caringest' is even a word lol. Best thing I could think of though, shows you what a

brilliant mind I have. I think I answered your question in the story Wherecanigeteyeslikethat. And moosey

Jack is dead and I guess you will have to read the story to find out :)) soz...but i love to make cliffies, you ppl

are lucky this one isnt...hehehehe this happens after tcor.

Genchan