(AN: Alrighty so I definitely am bored right now, so let's get this rewrite back on track! This Chapter was published 07-01-04 and it is currently 03-22-10 WOW that blows my mind...it's gonna be six years soon.)

Where did he go? Of course he knew that question would come up, it was inevitable. She was gonna be curious, and she had every right to be. It was purely human nature to question the unknown. Good thing for him, Richard B. Riddick didn't answer to no one. Not even a tempting goddess like the one seated near him.

"None of your business, ask something else. I might answer if I want to." He tilted his head to one side, and then the other. It was so satisfying to feel it crack, and was a great way to look very nonchalant.

"Oh come on Riddick, don't play that game with me- I'm really not in the mood for it." Jack growled a bit, her face twisted in annoyance. How dare he, sure he didn't owe her an answer, but he didn't have to be a dick about it. There were plenty of reasons to shake the question off without acting like he was too good to answer.

"I'll play whatever games I feel like, Jack. You can't do anything about it. We're on my ship, and I'm the one putting up with you." Alright, so it wasn't really putting up with her. He really enjoyed the presence of her, how it felt to have someone next to him. But again, he was Richard B. Riddick and he didn't rely on no one, and she couldn't even begin to think he cared for her. Then she'd start doing girly things like...planning the future. Gross.

"Oh? I can't do anything about it? I'm just some weak, simple minded girl, who has no idea how to hold her own right? Thats what you think, that's what you're getting at? Well fuck off, because I can handle myself. I don't need to sit around and take your bullshit. I came with you because I know I don't need you to protect me! So don't act like some high and mighty bastard." She said moodily, getting up from the chair so she could retreat to her room and brood.

"Oh, you don't need me huh?" He snorted, before pinning her to the wall in one fluid movement. He had the grace of a wild cat as he leapt from his seat and threw his body into hers. Keeping both of her hands above her head in one of his own massive paws, he smirked down at her in a very cocky way. His muscles rippled slightly, and he rumbled a half laugh in his throat.

"Jack, I'm bigger than you. I'm a lot stronger than you...and you're letting one great big thing slip your mind..."

Jack barely even heard him as her eyes widened in surprise. She'd actually yelped as she was 'attacked, gaping at him. How the hell did Riddick manage to do that...to move like he was the air, like he was connected to everything around them? She lost the surprised face and frowned angrily, beginning to struggle against his large frame.

It didn't take her long to give up though, panting a bit at the excursion. Realizing that if he wanted to keep her in place, she'd be stuck in place for as long as he wanted her to be stuck. She was simply...at his mercy. "Oh yeah? Amuse me then Riddick, what am I forgetting?" Rolling her eyes in a defiant way, she avoided eye contact, almost submissively.

"You're on my ship..." He mumbled, leaning his head in to whisper in one of her ears, "You're on my territory..." He moved his free hand up to slide down her jaw line, and between her breasts.

Jack's heart began to pump as he touched her, still refusing to look at him. Oh god he was...he was touching her, and the things he was saying...it was all so sensual. Was he about to make a move? Was he going to take her to his room and...take pleasure in her flesh, to put it poetically?

"You wouldn't wanna upset me, would you? I mean...you're gonna be stuck on this ship with me...all alone...and there's nothing you could do to stop me, if I got...aggressive." He continued, his breath hot on her neck, full lips nearly caressing her ear lobe.

She clenched her eyes shut and fought against a very turned on moan. She couldn't tell if he was hitting on her, or threatening her. But then again, she figured that there was a very fine line between those two things for Riddick. Dammit all to hell though, this was not one of the times she wanted to go all silly in the head.

He smirked as he looked at her. Oh yeah, pretty little thing had her eyes closed...her body was practically trembling in sheer arousal. Riddick could absolutely smell the heat and tension wound tight in her body. Oh man, and that musky little scent that he could almost taste. He'd forgotten all about how wonderful that musk was. It'd been ages since he'd seen a woman, let alone pressed himself close enough to enjoy one's fear. This game...jesus christ on a crutch, it was exciting him in ways he'd never been excited before.

Maybe it was the way she'd submitted so easily. She hadn't said a damn thing, she was just taking it all in. Maybe it was the fact that she was so young compared to him. Maybe it was how perfectly round her tits seemed to be. Whatever it was- he was enjoying himself. He wondered how far he should let it go. Should he release her, and send her off to her room to think about what happened? Or should he pick her up and rut her for all she was worth? He was in the middle of his thoughts, when something very unexpected happen.

Jack opened her eyes, looked him dead on and laughed, "Oh Riddick- does this game work on other girls?" She smirked in a cocky way. Yeah, pretend to be a hardass and maybe he'd respect her and think she'd never gotten excited by it.

Riddick wanted to laugh at how cocky she looked. It was adorable, actually. He kept a stern face though and snorted, "You think I'm playing, Jack?"

She just shrugged her shoulders the best she could and yawned, "I don't think so...I know so. I know you better than you know yourself." She said confidently.

"Oh really...." he paused, "You know me, better than I do? Even though you ain't seen me in years, and even then we were only together for maybe 2 weeks tops..."

A smile pulled at her full lips, and he resisted his own urge to shiver. Her smiles looked so good...her lips looked so tasty. "Yeah really."

He shook his head with a little snort of amusement and let her go, "You really have grown up a lot, huh? Pity I wasn't there to see how your rebellious teenage days went. Holy man made it perfectly clear that-"

She interrupted him and rubbed one of her wrists while she spoke, "That he'd have your ass on a silver platter if you came anywhere near his little Jack?"

"Yeah that sounds about right." He went back to his seat in the cockpit. "So Jack, how long do you think it'll be before Imam sends a dose of mercs up my ass?"

"I really don't know...24 hours maybe? If we get far enough from new Mecca, maybe they'll never find us." she leaned against the wall, watching him contently.

"Never say Never." He entered in some numbers, not looking over. "Plan for the unexpected, it's the best thing a criminal can do. Failure in keeping up with that saying can be disastrous. Even I've been caught a few times..."

"Is that because you didn't plan- or because you're getting old? Old Man Riddick, Losin' his touch?" She laughed and put a hand on her back, stooping a bit to take on an elderly pose. "Darn mercs, get off Old Man Riddick's lawn!" she shook her fist, before dissolving into a fit of giggles and ha ha's. Oh she cracked herself up.

He glared over at her, "Watch your mouth Jack. I don't care if we did have a past or not, I'll still kick your ass." He got up and headed down the hall, disappearing into the shadows.

"I'm not scared of you."

Clearing her throat, she got up. Her voice was sure of itself, but in her stomach there was a sense of dread at the notion that he'd get mad at her. She didn't want him to be mad...for one thing, Riddick was not someone you wanted as an enemy. For another thing, she really cared about him...she wanted him to evnetually feel the same way about her.

"Don't lie to me kid, you think it's that easy to pull the wool over my eyes." he snorted.

She pouted and crossed her arms over her chest, "I mean it! I know all of your tricks- I could figure out what you're thinking right now if I wanted to. Don't call me Kid, you know I hate that.

"Oh yeah, try me then -kid-." he rolled his eyes, annunciating the word to piss her off even more.

"Well you're thinking how I'm smart, how I'm pretty sly....You are wondering how much work we could have gotten done together, if Imam didn't split us up. You may think you know everything about everyone, but you really don't Riddick. Inside, I can tell your insecurities! I know you have a weakness. I'm not talking about your sight in brightly lit places either, I'm talking about how you don't know what it's like to feel lo-"

"Enough." He slammed one powerful fist into a wall and looked over his shoulders at her. He was very menacing at the moment, his silvery eyes glowing in the dark, and his eyebrows furrowed in anger. "Don't fucking say anymore, don't you dare."

Eyes widening, she yelped with surprise and jumped back a bit. Oh god why did she do that, why did she start ranting like a man woman!? Now he was absolutely pissed off at her. "Riddick I-"

Suddenly she was imagining herself back on that hellish planet, while Riddick scolded her. "Don't you cry for Johns...don't you dare." Now she was a child, looking at everything through those innocent eyes again. She felt stupid and naive, and her words were faltering. "I... didn't mean to say that...My mouth started running, and I didn't have any control over-"

"Whatever Jack." He said loudly, to cut her off. "The kitchen is four doors down on the right. If you get hungry, then get food, I'm not cooking for you. Go to bed when you want, or don't go to sleep at all, I don't care." With that, he left her alone with her thoughts.

Frowning deeply, she watched him disappear into the last room. "Dammit..."

Her back hit the wall, and she slumped onto the floor, sliding down the whole way. Pulling her knees to her chest, she wrapped her arms around them and sighed. Why was she so stupid, why did she say such stupid things? He was really warming up to her, and then she had to go off like that. Now she was back to square one...

((AN: Whoo Hoo. Another rewritten chapter. At this rate, I'll have the story rewritten by April 3rd, 2020. =D lol ))