Lee's house was secluded away from town and had a cloaking spell on the place just in case anyone ever needed a place to hide. Once inside Riddick made himself comfortable, he stared at the man,

"Well, did she tell you why she did it?" Riddick gritting his clenched teeth.

"She said she felt numb, she wanted to feel some kind of pain, just to make sure she was still alive, she died that night Riddick, the Jack you saved died, and she blames you for taking away her last breath, she goes by Keira now," Lee explained as he gave Riddick some whiskey in a shot glass, but Riddick grabbed the bottle from him.

"With me on your side she'll forgive you, but she may never trust you again, she has came a long way from where she was, even she can see that, but she still has a long way to go, and the dream she was having tonight wasn't just a dream, she is a Furyan Riddick, the same race as you are, do you realize what kind of potential she holds inside her?" Lee narrowing his eyes at him, Riddick stared at the man as he threw the bottle back,

"If that was true, she would bare the mark, a mark like…" Riddick being interrupted, Lee jerked up,

"Keira," Lee seeing her swaying,

"A mark like this?" Keira standing there behind Riddick swaying and having a handprint on her naked chest. Lee ran to her and caught her just in time before she hit the floor,

"I got shot, they thought I was a tiger," Keira leaning against Lee, naked.

"Come on lets fix this," Lee eying Riddick to get him to come and help. Riddick got up and put the half drank bottle of whiskey and put the less than half the bottle of whiskey down, he slowly approached Keira she stared at him with wild eyes,

"I can manage," Keira getting her footing and balance.

"Keira, let me help you," Riddick reaching out, trying to touch her,

"Don't touch me Riddick," Keira seethed. He stared her down, he took his hand away,

"Come on, Riddick, do you want to join us?" Lee asked,

"No," Keira growled, Riddick stared at her,

"Sure," Riddick following them to the bathroom. Lee fixed her an herbal bath just as he had all the other times when she was hurt,

"The bullet is still in there," Riddick and Keira both said at the same time. Keira glanced at Riddick and saw him moving his shiv close to her, she visibly flinched away from him,

"I've got it Riddick," Keira glaring him down,

"I wont hurt you Keira," Riddick bellowed, Keira laughed,

"You already have, you screwed me over, you messed me up when you left, never will I give you a chance, or anybody else that chance to cause me that much pain," Keira hissed at him,

"Keira!" Lee coming in the bathroom with more herbs.

"I'm sorry sensei," Keira reaching to her right shoulder and digging her fingers into the gunshot wound and finding the bullet and pulling it out herself, she dropped it in the floor. Lee washed her wound then preformed his magic and let Riddick watch, he was mystified, but he never let on,

"Just as you have your ways, I have mine," Lee explained. When Lee was done there was a scar where the gunshot wound had been and Keira had finally passed out.

"Poor girl, she's had one hell of a night," Lee getting her a towel,

"Can you get her out of the tub for me and hold her while I try to dry her off?" Lee asked. Riddick walked over to the tub and reached down to get her into his arms and her body still flinched at his touch,

~I truly have messed her up, I was just doing what I thought was best, she was just kid, if I had known what would have happened, I never would have let her behind.~ Riddick thinking as he slowly removed her from the tub.

"Riddick, no matter the consequences now, at least she is alive, you did good, if I were in your situation I would have done the same," Lee explained,

"I could have took care of her, I could have found a way to protect her," Riddick moving back a strand of dark brown, straight hair from her face.

"She would have died and you know that, but she's a fighter now, she's a Furyan warrior, don't you see, you both could bring back the Furyan race, very slowly, of course, you two probably wouldn't live to see the expansion…" Lee babbling on and on,

"Old man, I don't know what you are thinking but there's no way we are going to have kids," Riddick holding a naked Keira, Lee didn't say anymore and dried Keira off.

"You are welcome to stay here, but please, don't attempt to piss Keira off," Lee leaving Keira and Riddick in the bathroom,

"Lee," Riddick not knowing what to do with Keira who was still in his arms and shaking, Riddick figured it was because she was being so close to him.

"I swear to you, I wont hurt you anymore," Riddick sitting down on the toilet cover and slowly pushed her hair back. He couldn't believe this was the little boy hiding the truth of who he really was underneath, but he knew once he had smelt blood on the kid and noticed that the kid wasn't cut anywhere he knew the kid wasn't a boy.

~How could I hurt her this bad?~ Riddick rubbing his head,

"Here's some clothes for her," Lee walking in and giving him the clothes and walking away, Riddick was getting annoyed with this old man, he may be wise but Riddick knew exactly what Lee was doing, he was trying to get them together but it wasn't going to happen, he was leaving, right after he watched her graduate from pilot school, and after he told her he was proud of her accomplishments, he owed her that much and even a few gifts. Slowly he put her clothes on and brought her out to the living room,

"Bring her in here," Lee strongly, Riddick carried her into the room. Gently he lowered her down onto the bed and pulled the covers over her and slowly pulled her hair out of her face, she looked so innocent when she slept, no one could tell she was broken apart inside.

"Beautiful," Riddick burying nose in her hair,

"Like an angel," Lee softly.

"I don't believe in such things," Riddick grumbled,

"Like it or believe it not but you saved an angel, you broke an angel, but she will always be your guardian angel, she will save your ass when you least expect it, and believe it or not you are falling for her, don't fight it, if you will read her words she will tell you something you least expect," Lee walking away.

~Old man, he may be wise but he is not that wise.~ Riddick denying his feelings as he growled, he made his way to the chair at the end of the bed and watched over her.