The group sat around the cutting torch, morning the two most recent deaths. Adelayde sat with her back to the torch, watching Riddick as he dozed off in a far corner. She smirked at him, shaking her head at his arrogant nature. She listened to Fry and Johns argue heatedly, their banters were quite amusing for the time being. Suddenly Johns shot forward, but Riddick stopped him with his grooming appliance pointed at his crotch. Adelayde smirked and watched as Johns backed off, sitting back down. The real Johns was coming out to play. Jack scooted closer to Adelayde and she smiled down at the kid. She was going to have a hard time keeping the kid safe, seeing as how she was bleeding and the creatures were drawn to blood. Riddick shot Adelayde a look, but she ignored him. Now wasn't the time to start a fight between the two top predators of the group. They had too much on their plates as it was.
She knew Riddick was watching her closely. She had closed herself off, emotionally and verbally. She didn't have time to break down like she wanted to. She had to stay strong, and if that meant being a mute then so be it. She was actually getting pissed at Johns and Riddick, seeing as how they kept trying to fight. Jack stuck to Adelayde like glue, which she didn't mind, seeing as how she was the only one who could protect the poor girl on her time of the month. The bioraptors were drawn to blood, which Jack reeked of. Adelayde knew Riddick could smell it as well, perhaps that was why he was watching her so closely. Fry had given Adelayde a small job as they were gathering lights and the power cells. Help Paris with the alcohol torches. Paris was practically useless, which made Adelayde do all the work. She kept growling under her breath, which was making the already paranoid man afraid of her. She could hear Riddick walking around behind her, most likely pacing. Jack handed her another bottle for her to put a wick in and she gave the girl a small smile.
"Adelayde, do you think we'll make it?" Jack asked, her voice just loud enough for Riddick and Adelayde to her.
"I can't promise you anything, nor can I give you a lie. I don't know who will make it and who will fall. But know this, I will protect you to the best of my abilities, but you can't do anything without reason. Don't do anything that will put your life in danger. You have to stay close," Adelayde whispered, rubbing Jack's shaved head and smiling sadly.
Riddick came up behind Adelayde and she ignored him, but Jack looked up at him.
"Adelayde, we need to talk," was all he said before hauling her to her feet and dragging her into the back of the ship that they were in.
He slammed her against a wall and she let out an enraged growl. He growled back and placed his hands on either side of her head, forming a cage with his own body.
"What do you want now Riddick?" she snapped, her anger and frustration thickening her voice to more of a growl.
"I want to know why you've become so distant. You hardly talk, you show no emotions, and appear as though you are not injured. What is going on with you?" he growled back, taking his goggles off so his metallic eyes could look at her.
"I'm trying to survive on this shithole of a planet. Shouldn't you be doing the same?" she snapped, shoving him away from her and starting to walk away.
His angry growl echoed through the small room as he grabbed onto her upper arm and slammed her against the wall again. Before Adelayde could give him a sharp rebuke, Riddick molded his mouth to hers. She was surprised at first, but quickly melted into his kiss. His hands went straight to her butt, pulling her hips against his and grinding into her. She shivered at the desire that was rolling off him in waves. She had never seen a man that aggressive. She bit his bottom lip and pulled back, earning a harsh groan from him. His pink tongue snaked out to lick away the small amount of blood that the cut on his lips produced.
"You have no idea what you're getting yourself into," she purred, gently pushing him away from her.
"I may not know, but I don't need to," he growled back, pulling her back into his arms and kissing her roughly again.
She bit his lip again and he growled at her. She purred back and ran her hands up his chest and to his shoulders, finding the pressure points she needed to get him to release her. She pushed down on the pressure points and smirked when he dropped to his knees with an enraged snarl. She smiled at him and darted away, disappearing from his sight. She made her way back to Paris and Jack, glad to find them in the same place that she left them. Riddick wasn't far behind her, rubbing at his bottom lip with a dangerous smirk on his face. Johns walked past, twitching and groaning, drawing Riddick's and Adelayde's attention. He was going to give himself another spike of Morphine. She distracted Jack with questions of how things were going and what they were going to do once they got off the planet. Adelayde knew that Riddick was sticking around to watch her, seeing as how his scent had changed just slightly. She could smell his arousal, his genuine Alpha male interest in an Alpha female. She ignored him, giving him the cold shoulder, and went about with her job. Fry came looking for Johns and Adelayde pointed to the stairs that led to the upper part of the ship that they were in. Adelayde wrapped an arm around Jack's shoulders and led her away from Riddick, just wanting some female company.
Adelayde was getting tired, her wound had started to bleed again, the bandage not helping to keep it covered. She kept hand on Jack's left shoulder at all times, keeping the kid close enough that she wouldn't lose her. Riddick was ten paces ahead of the group, jogging at a steady pace. She knew what he was doing. He was circling around the canyon, seeing as how it would be easy hunting ground for the bioraptors. A large group squeezed into a tight space, yeah, that was real smart of them. Paris had been lost, but she couldn't care enough to make a mental note of it. Fry and Johns weren't on speaking terms, and neither were Riddick and Adelayde. The sexual tension was just too great for them to speak face to face. That sexual tension was due to the situation that they were in. Seeing as how he was an Alpha male and she was an Alpha female, and they were in a life or death situation, the need to mate was through the roof. She could still smell his arousal, and feel the tension in his shoulders. She watched as Johns and Fry approached him, her cat like eyes watching them intensely. If they ganged up on him, they might have a chance to wound him. Which would be bad for their situation. Adelayde handed Jack over to Imam and approached Riddick. Fry watched Adelayde closely, while Johns and Riddick shared harsh words.
"What's going on up here?" Adelayde asked.
"Riddick made us circle around the canyon," Johns snarled.
"If we go through without a plan, then we are surely going to die. And it will be all our fault," she snapped.
"Yeah, especially with the girl bleeding," Riddick said, not turning around to look at Jack.
Adelayde growled low in her throat. The bastard really was heartless. She went back to Jack and placed a hand on her shoulder, offering the comfort she could before Riddick shattered the thin glass holding the group together.
"What are you talking about, Fry's not cut," Johns said, his tone disbelieving.
"Not her, her," Riddick said, his metallic gaze focusing on Jack's horrified face.
"Damn you Riddick," Adelayde snarled, drawing Jack closer to her, the trembling in the kid's small frame making Adelayde's motherly instincts come out to play.