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Chapter 4 – Family and feelings
The next morning Max seemed more a live than she had been in a long time. Remembering the last time she tried to get out of bed by climbing over Toh she decided just to wait for him to awake. Studying the man, she traced every muscle she could find, then every scar; wondering how he had received so many scars yet sill able to show them without any shame or regrets. One caught her eyes more then the others as it trailed from his right shoulder, over his torso and ended mid stomach. She traced it with a finger lightly. But as she reached the end of it a large hand enclosed hers.
"That tickles." A sleepy voice said from above her head.
"Good morning sleepyhead." Max smiled at the male who still held her hand in his.
"Morning." He was able to mumble as he slowly drifted off to a half asleep half awake state of mind.
"Come on Toh, the sun is up, the birds are singing and a whole new day is waiting for us to conquer." Max giggled trying to wake the drowsy man.
He opened one eye to look at her. "I can't hear anything." He mumbled, closing it again.
"You know what I mean." She laughed. Giving up in wakening the big guy she now tried to get her hand back. Which only resulted in him enfolded her with both of his arms drawing her into a hug; inhaling her scent deeply.
He started to give of his own musk and though normally humans couldn't smell it, Max could and it made her unsure of her own feelings. She really wanted to stay in his arms, feeling his touch but another part of her, that part that had held her from any kind of previous relationships told her that she was too close and needed to get away from him.
Luckily for her, Toh had already awakened and slowly let her go to get up. Blushing Max hurried to the bathroom. A nice cold shower would do her good.
Toh looked at the closed door. What was I thinking? He scolded himself as he started to get dressed. He too needed a shower but that would wait until Max was finished with hers. He tried to stop feeling like a young blood ready for his first hunt. He was an honored hunter soon to be arbiter, the youngest to date. He needed to keep his feelings in control or he would lose honor by his rash actions. At least, he needed to wait for her to be ready.
This proved a little harder than he had thought only seconds ago as Max re-entered the room only drabbed in a towel. Not knowing it, he started to purr at the sight. Instantly Max looked up and their eyes met. Blushing Max left for her closet to change into some new cloth. Toh now desperately needed that shower.
They eat breakfast in silence, none knowing what the other was thinking, thought hey both was thinking the same. What if?
Max needed to check on Tanya's apartment so she told Toh that she would be back before lunch before she left. Toh used the time to go through his things he had collected the previous day. Most needed repairs of some kind; his note pad (equal to a handheld laptop) was one of the only things that seemed unharmed. Some of his weapons had survived as well but it was his handheld long range communicator he was most worried for as it was serious busted and needed a lot of repairs before it would work again, but he needed to do it. Somehow he didn't care how but if he didn't he would be stuck on this backwater planet for an eternity.
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In the meantime Max drove a little faster than she really needed to get to town but the wind and speed seemed to blow all her thoughts away and only left her the road and bike left to think about. The drive was all too short as she found herself in front of the building that she had been in the day before. She first knocked; no answer. Knocking once more she heard something. If she had been normal she would have dismissed it to be a rat or from one of the other apartments but she wasn't normal and knew that it came from something bigger than a mere rat and it came from Tanya's place.
Sighing, Max started to pick the lock and only moments later the door was open, but she was not able to open it. A chain was on it to prevent burglars to enter. Great. She thought, giving a forceful push the chain broke and she was inside. The same man that had been there last time was standing right in front of her with a gun in his good hand as the other was in plaster.
"Stay where you are or I'll shoot." He threatened aiming at her.
"Listen pall, I thought you got the picture last time we met, beside this is not your apartment but my sister's, so you're trespassing on her property." She said a little tiered of being threatened all the time. It was like a bad habit that she just couldn't get rid off.
"No way this is my place too and it's you who's trespassing bitch, now get out or I'll shoot." He said straining his voice not to sound like a girl.
Smirking at his threat she with speed like no other, jumped right at him, took the gun. Disposing her of the gun she took a good hold of the jerk and flew him out of the window watching him try to learn how to fly in 2 seconds; he failed.
"Lucky bastard." She growled as she saw him land in a dumpster right under the window. Well the apartment is now cleared for pests. She thought closing the door behind her as she walked out of the place. No one would dare step into that place again in a long time.
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Max returned as promised just before lunch and after they had something to eat, she showed Toh the shack.
"I know there's a lot of junk inside, but when we're finished you will have a place for your things." She said smiling. He nodded in approval. It took them the most of the afternoon to clear out in all her old things and clean year old dust off but they managed to get it back in a condition that they both could be proud of.
"So what do you think?" She asked Toh who was starting to put away the last of his things.
He turned to face the female. "It's perfect, however there's missing something." He said with a small smile upon his face.
"What?" Max smirked; she could see he had planed something.
He turned to her; pushed her shoulder.
"What was that for?" Now she was official bewildered.
"A challenge. Let us see who is the strongest, woman." He said ready to receive the first punch.
With that Max got it and found it exciding, pushing him back they started their own little brawl and soon they both stood panting and bruised but still very eager to beat the other.
"You are good, that I must give to you." Max said between breaths.
"You are not bad yourself, however now I must demonstrate that no matter how good you are, I'm better, woman." He said with a smirk.
Max sent him an annoyed look. "I told you not to call me, woman." She said as they started their fight once again. She gave in a blow.
"I call you woman if I want to. Woman." He chuckled, letting her have a couple of blows herself.
"No you don't; I bet you won't call yautja females that." She said rolling away from a kick.
"I would, but only if I wanted them to be excessively willing to mate." He said amused; looking at the female that acted as if she had been petrified and used the moment to tackle her. He had thought she would have been fighting back, but was proven wrong as they both stumbled on to the ground; him on the top of her. First he was worried that his weight might have crushed her but she was still breathing, looking at him with big eyes. That smell, is she frightened of me? He thought, staying were he was; not thinking of their position anymore.
"Max, are you alright?" he asked, worried that she might have bumped her head on the fall. She blinked a couple of times to get the moistness back.
"What?" She asked in a small voice. She was clearly not herself as she just lay still, looking up at the male on top of her. Then it was as something snapped. She flipped Toh right off her and without a word she ran. Toh looking at the fleeing female; he was more confused of this woman than he ever had been of anyone else. Why was she so afraid when he was near her and the way she acted when he told her that he liked her as a possible mate? She was acting like no other female he knew or had heard of. Picking himself off the ground, Toh started walking back to the house and the place he had seen Max's form disappear into. However she was nowhere to be found and her bike was gone. She must be taking a drive to clear her head. He thought not sure if that was good or bad.
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Max let her bike drive faster than any road ever would allow but she didn't care. Tears that flowed from her eyes clouded her view but she still didn't care. If she would crash she wouldn't care. All she could think about was the alien that just had told her that he wanted her. Not for a trophy or friend, but as a mate; whatever that meant. She had been feeling so out of place whenever he was near and the many times she had been forced to hide her blushing for the yautja, so she wouldn't make a fool out of herself, was starting to be to obvious. But that was all without words. This was much more than just a fling or was he just thinking that she was the typical female and he was some kind of Don Juan? Her feelings flowed through her with such a force, she didn't know what to think, she like the big guy even for his not so beautiful face that she had learned to like. His way to express so many expressions that she adored, was enough for her to relax, smile and let all her worries slip away and let her think it all through. He was not the savage creature that she thought he was that first night. They had use the whole afternoon with talking, laughing and joking. He told her about himself and his people; that they were called yautja and was a people with much pride and lived for the hunt. She had told him about the war; about the former World Alliance and how it all went from bad to fucked. She smiled by the thought of Toh's fascination of her old car that actually ran on gas. She had told him that it was a gift from her uncle long back and it was very difficult to find gas anywhere to make it run; he had almost begged her to show him how it worked.
Max shocked her head. Don't think like that. You don't need any man like that. Get in, get out; remember? I can't let him think I am like all those girls who would say yes just because he asked. I won't be a victim; not again. I have my life and that worked fine. Yes he makes me smile, but what about later? I can't let myself be like Tanya, begging to be loved and not realize that it all just is a lie. She thought speeding her engine even further driving out to no mans land. There was one man she needed to see. She drove away from all trace of civilization and first a couple of hours later she stood in front of the only man she ever had trusted in her whole life.
"Hey Tom, how you been?" She asked the white gravestone between the oak trees and wild flowers. She let herself fall to her knees; traced the engraved letters. It said: Dr. Thomas G. Wilder, beloved friend and a true hero. Remember; never give up.
"Yes, never give up. You always said that, whenever they did some tests or would give us our daily training. If I had a dad, you would be it. You always believed in me, even when every one else didn't and you always had an answer to everything even if I didn't understand them all the time. So tell me, what should I do? I don't know what to do, it all happens so fast that I can't think. When ever I'm with Toh I feel like I can fly, that I'm complete, but when he looks at me the way he does and when he touch me I can't help thinking about Frank and what he did to me. Please Tom, tell me how to get rid of one of these feelings; I can't have them both inside of me or I'll turn mad." She sighed as she lowered her head letting a small smile appear.
"You know, Toh actual told me that he wanted to mate me and keep calling me woman. You would properly laugh if you saw us, but he took me completely off guard and he beat me, he really beat me. But don't worry it will be the first and the last time. I don't know what to tell him, I just left without a word. I don't want to make him feel weird by telling me this, but again, I don't know why I'm so nice to him, if he had been any other guy he would already be out of my life and all forgot. But then again, he's not any other guy, he's an alien Tom and no he doesn't know. Well I think he has an idea that something is not right but he hadn't said anything yet." She let her hand fall to the ground; tracing the green grass in front of the stone.
"I wish I could talk with you, not only to you Tom. I know you were old, but why didn't you take the gene yourself? You could easily have at least 30 maybe even 60 years more if you had and we would have had you among us a little longer. We all are a little worried about the life-extension that you created into our DNA base, We have now lived 30 years and yet we all still look 18, luckily people around here have other things to think about than the 5 of us." She sighed once again just before she stood.
"It was nice to talk to you Tom, I feel so much better and now I think I know what to do about Toh; I will not give in. Get in, get out. That is what I always say and will not change that. If I want something, it will be my decision and he will learn that too. Thanks doc." She finished before she walked away and turned back toward her house and the man she left. She now knew what to do and he wouldn't like it, but he would respect her decision.
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The drive back seemed somehow longer than when it was the way out. She finally reached her home. Toh looked up expectant at her as she walked in. He sat with one of his gadgets from his ship in his hand.
"Are you alright?" He asked worried, putting down the thing he was working on and stood.
Max smiled at him. He seamed so sweet and innocent when he stood there, like a little puppy that knew it had done something wrong, but not what. "Yeah, I'm alright, just needed some fresh air. Sorry about the run off." She said before she headed for the kitchen, it was late and if she was hungry, Toh was starving.
"Yes, I have been thinking about that; not that I regret telling you of my…" he lingered.
"Lust?" Max offered; she started to prepare the groceries.
"I would have said, my longings, but anyway, I'm truly sorry if I upset you, Max."
"Apology's accepted, just don't it again." Max said, hoping that it would be that easy to get out of it.
Toh smirked. "I am sorry that I upset you; however I am not sorry for my feelings or that I want you." He said in a smooth voice. "You are who I want woman."
Smirking of her 'good luck' Max turned only to see Toh standing right behind her, towering over her. "Too bad, I'll rather walk from a cliff and fall to the deep of the edge before giving in to you, my friend." She looked up into his eyes. "And don't call me woman!"
He purred. "I will call you woman if I want to." He was only inches from her and Max could almost not hold herself up by the suddenly urge to jump on him and take what she wanted. But that would not happen, she was not like that. She turned around to continue her work.
"I can smell you Max." Toh purred letting a hand run through her loose hair, letting her scent flow for him to take in.
"Stop that, I mean it Toh." Max whacked his hand away, turning back to their food without looking at him.
He chuckled. "I will stop… For now." He removed his hand but stayed right behind her, surveying her cooking.
Max found it a little weird with Toh standing that close. Both didn't say anything for a long time as they both had theirs to think about. They even eat in silence.
Toh had never felt so awkward and excided in the same time, he didn't like the silence between them and really wanted to say something but didn't know what to say. Though he found it awkward he was more than excided by her scent and the fact that she ignored her natural needs. He would of course never take her without her wanting him, but he would have her. By that thought he felt much better and with a light heart he started a casual conversation with Max. She still had many thoughts running through her mind but as they talked, she soon forgot the bad memories and enjoyed the evening.
The next couple of days pasted slowly by. Max had been offered a job by a wealthy man who had an interest in ancient history and found her work most pleasing. She was offered to be her own boss and only if she wanted to, she could pick a team of her own choosing to help her. The only thing he demanded was a weekly update on things. Max had been thrilled as she now once more had a job and a job where she still could watch her guest. Toh hadn't been that pleased as she was about to hand over histories and legends of his people and by the laws of the yautja, that was forbidden; therefore as a compromise Max would let out all referents of his race and he would stop brooding.
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The meeting with her siblings was not that eventful, Max had nothing new to report and the never ending comments from Paul was almost too much for the rest of the group. Ian had heard of the murder of her previous boss and after telling that the police had a couple of suspects; all eyes was turned to Max.
"What?" She asked annoyed, hoping that her hostile act would make them stop pry.
The three men and the woman looked at her perfectly knowing what she was trying to do. "They asked me if I knew where you were. I said I didn't but that doesn't mean you're safe." Ian continued.
She frowned. "You sound like I did it." She knew that they knew. They always knew when she did something; luckily for her they hadn't found out about the 8'7 tall alien she had at home; yet anyway.
Terry smiled a flashing smile that told her that they did. "We know you sis. It was your old boss; the one who you have yelled and cursed about so many times. So what did he do that made you go all the way this time?" He asked still smiling. They all have tried to kill, and they all knew neither would do the act without a good reason to do so.
Max sighed, she didn't like to tell about everything that had happened that night, but a version of the truth was acceptable. "He sent George and my team along with some other guys to kill me. I killed them instead." She explained, keeping the details as limited as possible.
"You tell us to keep a low profile and you do this, what if they find out about us, do you know what then would happen?" Paul asked angry. Max knew he would say something along that line.
"It was when I was in the fat mans office I found out the truth about our headhunt. Don't question my motives or that I won't do everything in my power to protect you." She snapped at the lieutenant.
He sat back down, displeased with the situation once again.
"Is there anything we can do Max?" Tanya asked and for the first time in a long time she didn't sound like a wounded pray.
Max smiled at the girl. "I can handle it sis."
The rest of the meeting was used to see the newest pictures of Josephine, Ian's daughter. They all thought she was the most beautiful girl they have ever seen and she was more than that; she was a small hope of maybe they all would be able to have families and kids of their own one day.
Max saw the chance to get out before the others noticed but before she could close the door a voice called her name. "Max. Wait up Max."
She turned to face her brother. "Sorry Terry, but I have a tight schedule today and..."
"Yes I know, you hate to go, but 'you're have to. I know." He interrupted. "Listen, I just want to say is that if the cops come; don't hesitate calling me. We both know what they can do and no one wants dead cops on our conscience, do we?" He smirked; knowing that Max was perfectly cable of take care of herself, but the cops was not someone to piss off no matter how strong you were.
"I don't know, as you said, I can take care of my self..."
"And you will end up killing them or they you. I don't have to tell you what they did to the last family that was against them, do I?"
"Okay, I surrender, I'll call." She said; putting her hands in the air like she was really surrendering. Thinking back to the family that she knew as the Keen family she almost shuddered. They had been against the police for years making everyone know about their displeasing to everyone that would listen. About a year ago the husband had refused the police to come inside their home for inspection and that had cost he lost an ear that day and the house had been searched rather rudely. The month later the same thing happened and this time the man wasn't that lucky. One of the officers anciently shot him. The man left his wife and their two children behind. The woman was just as rebellion as her husband and without thinking of her family she started to shout about the police killing her husband. That same month the family's house burned down to the ground; the rest of the Keen family still inside.
"In the same minute you see them?" Terry brought her back to reality.
Sighing. "Yes I have you on speed dial." She returned his smile. "Thanks Terry you're the best but don't tell the others that I said that or they would think I favors you." She turned leaving to go back to her biggest secret of her life.
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That evening the yautja and the human sat in the light of the candles that stood on the table. It was now more than a week since the blackout and Max was starting to get annoyed about it. Toh, who didn't know anything else in this world, didn't see it that big a deal.
They talked once again, most about the worlds that he had visited and about the many trophies he had collected during his lifetime. Max was at first a little disappointed at him when she first heard about his and his people's need for hunting as she knew it was both those who deserved to be hunted and the innocent that fell as a pray but during his telling of the many hunts she found them fascinating and started to think back to her own 'hunts'.
"Have you never thought about how thrilling a hunt can be?" Toh asked still trying to convince her to go on a hunt with him.
Smiling she raised a glass to her lips and he did the same with his own. Before drinking she said. "I think I know how you feel. I don't hunt for the honor but for the justice." He raised an eye brow and she continued. "Do you remember those men who tried to kill me the night we met for the first time? I killed them because they were trying to kill me."
He nodded; preservation of one self was a need buried deep inside of every living thing.
"They were ordered to kill me by my boss. I found him after making sure you were okay and kill him for his doings. I think I know what you mean because when I kill someone I know deserves it, I feel a satisfaction that he won't hurt anyone again." She explained taking a sip of her water.
Toh was almost about to drop his own glass and take her here and now. She was just perfect. He had seen the fire that every hunter was possessing and hers was stronger than most hunters that he knew. She knew about the hunt, even if it was in the eye of justice. But wasn't that the same he was trying to contain by becoming an arbiter?
A playful thought came over him and it was shown through his eyes as he gentle put his glass down and slowly moved up from his seat next to her. "Do you want to know how a real hunter catches his pray?" He asked as he was motion to grab her.
Max let a small giggle as she slipped away from him. He followed her through the living room and kitchen; every time he thought he had her, she avoided him. He let out a chuckle as he now had cornered her in their bedroom. The only way to go was either the bathroom or the bed. Secretly, he hoped for the last.
"You can't catch me!" She giggled, letting her parades down only a second and he took the moment. Catching her in his arms, they both fell to the softness of their bed. Both laughing, they lay on the bed, her in his arms; catching their breaths.
A sound of a car brought them back to real life. Toh knew this sound and wasn't happy about it. There was no other that lived out here except from him and Max and that meant that this car's passengers would come and interrupt them.
Max too felt an unhappy feeling. It's just tourists who have made a wrong turn. Only tourists, please let it only be tourists. She thought as she rose and headed for the window beside the front door. It wasn't tourist. It was a police car in all it glory. Turning to Toh she had a grave look upon her face. "You need to hide, NOW." She said looking for somewhere he could hide while the unwelcome guests would be there.
Toh saw the almost panic in her eyes but didn't mention it. He instead found the camouflage device that he just had fixed and showed it to her.
"Perfect, now you must promise me one thing. Do not intertwine, no matter what, do you understand?" She Asked as if he was an unblood.
"…" He opened his mouth to say something but she took a hold on his lower mandibles to gain his full attention.
"Do not interweave, no matter what." She emphasis her last words. Toh nodded in a promise, not liking it at all. There was something wrong and it made him very nervous for the woman that he had chosen.
"Good, now cloak and don't uncloak until I say so, understand?" She asked; letting go of him. Again nodding, afraid that if he spoke once again she would take a hold of him once more; for a girl in her size she was stronger than anyone would have guessed.
Max had just dialed Terry's number when she heard the car pull over. "They are here, hurry." She managed to say before a rapid knocking on the door sounded and all she could do was praying that she would keep her temper until help arrived.
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"Yes cane I help you officer?" She asked in her sweetest voice.
"Can I come in miss?" The officer who looked more like a soldier than a daily officer walked past her, without her saying yes.
Knowing that he would do that, she just closed the door behind him, offering him to sit while she made some coffee.
"I came here to question you Miss Ford, have you heard about the murder committed a week ago?" The officer asked letting him dump down on the couch. Thank god she and Toh had almost all his things back in the shack or she would have a lot of explaining to do as she knew there was a big chance that he would sneak around the house at some point.
"It is miss Trail, thank you." She snapped, hating when someone called her by her foster parents name.
"Very well miss Trail, where were you Thursday last week between 8 am and 16 pm? He asked, leaning over toward her.
She hated having strangers this close but needed to hold the act. "I'm not sure about the time, but I was in town to buy some groceries, beside that, I was here; I like the silence and quiet of the nature." She answered.
"What did you buy in town?" He was starting to get closer and her heart was with that also starting to beat faster. A low growl only she would be able to hear reached her ears and with that she jumped from her seat excusing herself to get the coffee. While in the kitchen she felt the brush of a hand on her arm. "I'm okay Toh, remember what you promised. No matter what." She whispered, taking all the comfort that she could from his light touches before she was missed by the intruder.
Enjoying the last few strokes of touches, Max finally turned around and entered the living room. "For your previous question Officer..?"
"Officer Orlaw." He offered.
Officer Orlaw, I bought some food, a bundle of candles and was looking at a puppy. One of my friends had one and I have been thinking of require one." She said, serving the brown liquid into a cup. It was first now she noticed the glasses from earlier still standing on the table. It was obvious that the cop too had noticed them.
"Have you had any guests today miss Trail?" He asked calm.
"Yes my sister was here earlier and I just forgot all about those." Max sighed inward as it seamed like Officer Orlaw bought the explanation and let it be. Instead he rose from his seat and neared the woman dangerously.
"I see, and you live out here all alone?" He asked in a whole different voice, nearing her.
Max was about to rip one or two of his limbs off as he touched her arm. The same place Toh had touched her and that made her angrier than she would admit. He drew her to him. "Yes, that's why I was looking for a dog." She simply answered.
"A beautiful girl like you should not live alone like this, it is dangerous and there are bad people out there." The officer said in a thick voice which made Max wanting to run as far away as she could. He took her hand in his. "You are lucky that I am here to protect you." He said before kissing her hand.
Max found that insulting and wanted to frown by his words. Yes, he'll protect me as long as I let me woo by him. She thought.
Not waiting for any answer from her part, the uniform dressed man pulled her toward the soft pillows of the couch. Max was tugging in his hand as hard she dared without raising any suspicions.
"Don't be scared; remember, I am the good guy." He said with a slight aggression in his voice. He threw the woman onto the couch.
"Please I don't want any trouble sir." Max pleaded, not liking the officers approaching.
He leaned forward. "You will not get into trouble if you do what I say." He ran a finger across her chin, letting it trace her jaw line and down to her neck. "Are you a good girl?" He asked in a seductive voice.
Shuttering Max tried to scoot away from his touch hating everything about him. "I… I don't know what you mean sir." She said starting to get real freaked out as she either would be ripping off his arms and legs in anger or freezing up in fright as this reminded her all too much a past that she just wanted to forget.
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Toh followed his friend closely, not liking the new visitor. The ooman started to question her about the murder. Thinking back he smiled; she had just told him about it and had called it a hunt of her own. During the many conversations they had had, he knew the police was corrupted and nobody wished a visit from them as they made more trouble than good and by the look at the officer Toh agreed; this man was trouble.
The hunter used all his willpower to keep himself from doing anything that he would regret later. He saw the male close in on Max and unknowing about his actions he let out a warning growl. Everything told him that this ooman male was a bad blood and hated that Max had made him promised to keep away from him.
Luckily the male hadn't heard the low growl but Max had and as she jumped from her seat to get away from the ooman, Toh felt a little better. He followed her out to the kitchen and it was first now he noticed her heart beat faster than normal. Closing in on her he stroked a hand up at her arm to calm her down.
"I'm okay Toh, remember what you promised; no matter what." She whispered, leaning slightly into his touch. He growled low in his displease but at the same time agreed. He could feel her relax a bit before was forced to let her go and watch her go in to the other male.
Toh followed the two conversing and slowly he was starting to hope that nothing more would happen when he noticed the way the male changed and once again was forced to control himself as the ooman rose and walked toward Max like a wolf for it's pray.
"I see, and you live out here all alone?" He asked letting the yautja know that something was way wrong. Toh could see Max tense as if she too held herself from explode in one blast of rage; especially when the ooman touched her where Toh had previously. How dare this ooman touch her like me, like he owns her? She will never allow him to do it would she? No she had honor and soon would break the neck of this maggot. He thought.
Toh barely noticed her answer as the ooman pulled her to him and with a voice that told Toh everything about the ooman's intensions.
"A beautiful girl like you should not live alone like this, it is dangerous and there are bad people out there." He took her hand in his; Toh stepped closer just in case, but as if Max could see him she sent him a quick glare that told him to step back. "You are lucky that I am here to protect you." He said before kissing her hand. Intervening or not, Toh had no intensions of stepping back.
"Don't be scared; remember, I am the good guy." The ooman said after having pulled in her hand harder than Toh would think about. Why wasn't she doing something? Toh clenched and reopened his hands rapidly, she had now allowed herself being thrown onto the couch and the male leaned over her, stroking her face and down to her neck, clearly enjoying the soft skin, Toh knew all too well.
"Are you a good girl?" He asked in a seductive voice. The hunter's brain was screaming to do something, but he remained passive. It broke his heart seeing her like this, she looked so defenseless and hearing her scared voice answer cut him inside.
"I… I don't know what you mean sir." She wasn't trying to get away and if neither didn't do anything, Toh knew what would happen next. He could smell the aroused male and the smell made him sick.
"Oh I think you do, don't make it harder than it is." The ooman started to rub his groin against her leg and that made Toh's blood boil.
"No don't, get off me." Max pushed at the male but Toh could tell that she held back, that she didn't use all her strength.
Readying himself Toh was about to tackle this bad blood consequences or not he wouldn't stand and look as her allow this raging ooman rape her.
In the same second two things happened; Max had apparently had enough of the ooman and had pushed him hard enough to make him stumble to the floor and an unknown male busted through the door slightly out of breath.
"Max!" He called, seeing the officer who had tried to force himself upon her was now on the floor. Startled, the ooman bad blood got on his feet staring at the new male.
"What is going on? Who are you?" The new male asked, seeing Max giving him an 'I'm okay' look.
"My name is Officer Orlaw; I am here to question Miss Ford. Who are you?" The bad blood asked in defense.
"I am Miss Trail's brother." The new ooman spat back; walking to Max who stood as far from the officer that she could. "New kind of interrogation methods I resume?" He asked, checking her over.
The officer grinned. "I didn't do anything she didn't want herself." The bad blood stated before without one more word turning and left the room; leaving the 3 alone.
"Thank god, are you okay Max?" The male asked, looking at Max once again. Toh noticed her lack of expression as she had disappeared inside of herself.
Snapping back to real life, she just smiled. "I'm okay Terry that was on the last call. One more second and I would have killed him." She said with a false cheeriness in her voice. Frowning; the male just looked at her.
"Really, I'm okay, Thank you for coming but I think I need some time alone." She said almost pushing Terry toward the door.
"Okay, okay I'm going, but promise me that you'll drop by soon. We miss you; you used to be hanging around all the time." He said and after a tight hug he left the house.
"You can show yourself now Toh." The woman said. Toh did so but wasn't that pleased with her exhausted voice. She smiled a forced smile seeing him, but let it fall as soon as it came.
"Are you sure that you are alright Max?" He asked, walking over to her.
She frowned at his question. "I have fought many fights including hard meat, yautja and who knows how many humans and have come out of it alright, don't you think I can handle one little ooman?" She snapped, feeling much better being angry at someone instead of being sorry for herself.
Then she noticed the soft chuckle from the male in front of her. "What?" She asked annoyed; not liking being laughed at.
"You said ooman." Toh chuckled, looking proud at her.
"I did not." She frowned once again.
The male stepped a little closer till smiling proud. "You did; it won't do you any good denying it woman."
"Why would I say something that stupid?" She glared at him. "And don't call me woman!" She barked walking passed him.
"I don't know maybe you could tell me." He was starting to feel slight annoyed by the yelling, when all he wanted was to make sure she was unharmed."
She turned to him, giving him the glare. "I wouldn't course I don't betray my people." She snapped.
"Like they don't betray you?" He asked with the thoughts on the nights visitors actions.
Max opened her mouth like she was going to say something back but she didn't. She instead just turned around and ran straight to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Tears threatened to fall but never did as she fell to her knees on the floor. She felt so useless like the little girl she once was. The words that Toh had said cut her real deep, she knew he didn't know and therefore didn't mean it like that, but she knew and that was enough. She knew the terrible secret that she bore throughout her last 20 years. The memories of how Frank had come in at night and woken her and how he left her sometime later, telling her it all just had been a dream. The memories of how she had cried every time he had left her from not only the pain but the humiliation she felt; it tore her up. She hadn't told anyone about it until much later when she had been strong enough to know that what he did was not normal. She had hated him for doing those unspeakable things to her but hated herself even more for letting him do it. She had been stronger than him physical even at the age of 9, she had been stronger and could have fought him easily, but she hadn't as she had believed that she then would have done something wrong and would be punished for it by her commanders.
A soft knock on the door brought Max somewhat back to the present. "Go away!" She said, trying to hide her sadness in her voice. She failed miserably; she sounded in fact just like how she felt.
Toh opened the door gentle. He had been worried for the female and hearing her voice through the door he had known that something was way off. He saw Max sitting on the floor looking at a fixed point on the wall right in front of her.
Without speaking he sat down beside her, waiting to see if she wanted to talk on her own. It was not like he knew what to do in a situation like thins. He was a male yautja; if you couldn't fix it with your fists you left it alone for a medic or a female to fix it. He had never been in front of an upset female before. They said it could be quiet scary and honestly he didn't wanted to know if that was true or not.
"Max?" He said silent.
She didn't even let him know that she had heard him. He touched her hand, hoping that it would calm her somewhat down. It felt so cold; like if her blood had started to freeze on its own. The woman looked at him, not meeting his eyes.
"I'm okay Toh; I just need some time alone that's all." She tried to fake a smile for him but though others may have been fooled he could see the pain rack through her. Without any words he pulled her to him, her whole body was trembling under his touch, but he didn't care. He held her and she didn't resist as she let her head rest on his shoulder peacefully, soon falling asleep. The big man rose, carrying her to their bed and tugged her in.
The house was silent; the human girl was sleeping safe in the arms of her friend and secretly protector as he watched her all night.
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Toh rubbed his eyes; the sun was not even fully shown yet and he felt slightly annoyed that he had awoken already. It was now 3 weeks since he first time met Max; the time was starting out slow but now looking back it all felt like a heartbeat. Even the weather seemed to have changed drastic during the last couple of weeks. It was becoming cold and if it hadn't been because he had his body mesh he would have been very cold right now. Instead he could feel the warmth from the female's body beside him. He envied her; she slept so peacefully and without thinking about being awake way too early. They had been watching TV the previously night and it had been late before any of them had fallen asleep. It had been a whole new experience for him to see the small oomans inside the little box talking and acting on their own. Max had called them actors and what they were watching was a movie. Lying in the bed for 10 minutes he just watched Max sleep, there was something calming and resurrection by her sleeping form. Knowing that she was there, only few inches from him, sleeping, gave him a feeling he hadn't a name for yet.
Toh decide to take a nice warm shower; then seeing to his repairs of the long range communication device. If he could repair it he would send a message out to his clan, making them know where he was.
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