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Italics = Inner most thoughts

Bold Italics =Thoughts of the 'Beast'

Chapter 4

Riddick flicks his tongue against the skin at Rain's neck, tasting her. Not enough. He opens his lips wider and pulls in more skin, sucking lightly. Her breathing hitches in response and she brings one hand up to lightly touch his waist. When he presses with his teeth she gives a luscious little gasp and the hand at his waist clutches into his shirt.

"R-Riddick?" Her whispered inquiry is a breathless sigh.

Riddick wants to taste more of her, wants to solve the mystery of whether her mouth tastes as sweet as her neck does, but he's forced to pull away when his inner instincts start ringing alarm bells. "Someone's coming, kitten. Get back in the shadows."

Rain is still half dazed and his words don't register at first. "H-Huh?" She pulls back a few centimeters and blinks slowly.

Riddick suppresses a smirk before rubbing his stubbled cheek against hers, to wake her up quicker. "Hide." His voice is firmer this time, and she finally jerks away, comprehending.

Riddick settles back in a seated position just as Rain reaches the shadows and the blond woman, Carolyn, enters.

"So where's the body?" Carolyn demands as she arrives. "…Well do you want to tell me about the sounds?...Look, you told Johns you heard something…that's fine. You don't want to talk to me, that's your choice, but just so you know…there's a debate right now as to whether we should just leave you here to die."

This bitch is full of herself. Time to fuck with her. "You mean the whispers?" Riddick interjects just as Carolyn is about to leave.

"What whispers?" Her curiosity sends her back around towards Riddick.

"The one's tellin' me to go for the sweet spot, just to the left of the spine, fourth lumbar down, the abdominal aorta." Riddick's mind flickers to Rain, hidden quietly in the shadows, and the taste of her neck. "It's a metallic taste, human blood. Copper-ish. If you cut it with peppermint schnapps, it goes away…"

"Do you want to shock me with the truth now?"

"All you people are so scared of me. Most days, I'd take that as a compliment. But it ain't me you gotta worry about now."

There is silence for a moment and then Carolyn speaks in a near whisper. "Show me your eyes, Riddick."

Carolyn's accusations of Riddick anger Rain, and it takes everything in her not to step from the shadows and start defending him. She finally gives in and steps forward when Carolyn demands to see his eyes. She has no right to make demands of him. Rain tries to convince herself that it's out of anger at Carolyn's treatment of Riddick, and not jealously at her newest, breathy demand, that makes her step forward.

Carolyn gasps at Rain's unexpected appearance, making Riddick open his eyes.

"Where the hell can I get eyes like that." This time its Rain's turn to gasp at the sudden appearance of someone. Jack stands back behind Carolyn, having entered a little after her. Rain had been so distracted in her anger that she hadn't noticed the newest presence. Sloppy of me. But at least it's not Jack that's been killed. Rain's starting to have a soft spot for the kid.

"You gotta kill a few people." Riddick replies to Jack's awe.

"Ok, I can do it." Jack's expression is eager.

"Then you gotta get sent to a slam where they tell ya you'll never see daylight again. You dig up a doctor, and you pay 'em 20 menthol Kools, to do a surgical shine job on your eye balls."

"So you can see who's sneaking up on you in the dark?"

"Exactly." The corner of Riddick's lips quirk up.

"Leave!" Carolyn's had enough of the banter, and startles Rain and Jack with her shouted interruption. The second command is softer. "Leave. Everyone out."

Jack leaves with a defeated expression, but Rain never even twitches toward the exit. Carolyn stares Rain down coldly and she gives expressionless eyes back in response. No way is this chick ordering me around like she's in charge.

Riddick decides to break the silent stand off and draws Carolyn's attention back to himself. "Did I kill a few people? Sure. Did I kill Zeke? No. You got the wrong killer." So it was Zeke.

Carolyn reluctantly drags her eyes from Rain and glares at Riddick. "He's not in the hole. We looked." Hole?

"Look deeper." Riddick's simple suggestion sends Carolyn spinning around angrily and storming from the room. Rain watches her go, and the silence after her departure is almost defining.

"So where were we, kitten?" Riddick drawls and Rain blushes as she suddenly remembers what happened before the others came in.

"Why do you call me that?" She quickly changes the subject as she finds somewhere to sit and get comfortable.

Riddick gives a grin. "Isn't that what you are? Fragile. Soft."

"Don't underestimate me."

"Wouldn't dream of it." Riddick tilts his head, as if contemplating something, before speaking again. "Come 'ere."

"Ah, No thank you." Rain bites her lip and blushes again. Her eyes dart away quickly before meeting his again.

Riddick grins. "You afraid of me now?"

"No. It's because when I'm close to you I can't think." You make my body do strange things.

Riddick's expression is back to serious, with his beautiful eyes never leaving Rain's. "Come here, Rain."

It's the first time he's ever said her name, and it sends an electric sizzle down Rain's spine. Her shoulders give a quick jerk and her breathing turns shallow. What is it about this man that does these things to my body? Her eyes are glued to Riddick and there's a glow in his eyes that leaves no room for arguments; so of course, she obeys.

Rain is halfway back to Riddick when Jack's voice calls into the room. "Hey, Rain, are you in there? Carolyn's going underground to try to find Zeke, if you wanna come watch."

The fog in Rain's mind momentarily lifts, and she grabs at a chance for escape. "Ah, of course, Jack. I'll be there in a few minutes. Don't wait for me." She hopes Jack doesn't notice the waver in her voice.

"Okay, no prob."

The sound of Jack's footsteps recede away.

"Don't go with them." Riddick's soft command is accompanied by piercing eyes and a grim expression.

Rain doesn't reply and takes a slow step back. Why do I want to listen to him so bad? I don't trust this feeling. Riddick's eyes harden when he sees Rain's indecision, a low growl emerging from his chest. Time to get out of here now while I still can. Rain turns away from Riddick, taking quick strides out of the room and not looking back; while her instincts scream inside her, that she's making a mistake.