It was quiet. I felt the hard ground beneath me and the water that started to hit my face in what were once little drips was now coming down hard. Slowly I felt my eyes open and saw that I was in front of the ship, and what's more…alive. I noticed the creature took a nice chunk out of my leg but it was bandaged pretty well. I also notice that the sleeve that covered my tattoo was ripped off. That must be what he used for a bandage. I heard voices shouting,
"Now you listen to me, I'm going back for them! With or without you!" His head turned to me and our eyes locked,
"Give me a minute." He stood and came over to where I lay on the ground, "I'll be back."
"Riddick-" His lips pressed against mine savagely. Kissing me with as much passion as he could as though he wouldn't return. I gripped his shirt,
"You better come back, or I'll go all the way to hell to drag you back." He smirked and pulled me onto the ship so I could see out the hanger. He and Fry disappeared into the night. I sat there for what seemed like eternity, waiting and praying that he'd come back. Then I saw them. One. Two, three…three? Where's Riddick? They started to come onto the ship,
"Where's Riddick?" That's when we heard it. The scream. I knew that scream. Fry took off after him and I stood on my leg and tried to run after her but my leg gave out from the pain and the priest caught me.
"LET ME GO!"
"You are hurt."
"BUT I HAVE TO HELP HIM!" I cried out wanting to be there. I ripped myself from him and painfully ran after him. My leg throbbed and I ignored it the best I could. I went down a "side street" if you could call it that and I found him on the ground on his knees.
"Riddick!" I knelt beside him and wrapped my arms around him. His head was buried in my shoulder as he took deep breaths. I held his face in my hands and saw something in his eyes. Sadness, remorse, regret, but most of all I saw pain in his eyes. I looked around and noticed that Fry wasn't here,
"Riddick I have to go find Fry she must have got lost." He held onto me as I tried to leave,
"No, she's gone." My mouth hung open slightly and I held Riddick tighter to me. That explained the look,
"I'm sorry. We can't stay come on." I helped him up and we made our way to the ship. We boarded and no one questioned about where Fry was. His look said it all. He sat in the cockpit and fired up the engine then he turned it off.
"What are you doing?" Jack seemed worried,
"We can't leave… not with out saying good night." And with that he fired the engine up again and we blasted off taking a few creatures with us. Once we were out of the planet and in space I settled down taking deep breaths to calm my self.
"So," The priest looked at us with an inquisitive look, "what do if we run into mercs what do we tell them about you two." Riddick sat down beside me now and pulled me into his lap and I rested my head on his shoulder as he traced the dragon up and down my arm. Slowly my eyes shut as I heard him say,
"Tell 'em we died on that planet." That was the last thing I heard before I was asleep.
"Riddick! Stop! HA HA HA! You know I hate it when you do that!" He had me pinned and was tickling me like crazy and all my laughing was making him laugh. This big, huge, rough man has a small soft spot. Finally he rolled over so I was lying on his chest. I smiled at him and placed a kiss on his lips.
"Will you stay with me?"
"I'll always be with you." I smiled and kissed him deeper again. "You'll always have me here."
"I'll always have a bit of the convict in me." He smiled and our tongues continued to wage war with one another for dominance.
I smiled in my sleep. I still had the convict in me and this time I wasn't letting him go anywhere. For the first time in years I felt safe and happy. Life was good….
….For now….