A/N: Here's a record. Shortest chapter yet :) I wanted Claire for a little of the point of view and Owen for the other, so that's why they're blended into this one chapter- if I split them into 2 it would be even shorter. The previous chapter has the whole explanation in the A/N on why these things are so short and what not...

Claire

In reality, it was a fairly short boat ride. But I didn't quite have my sea legs just yet, and I spent much of the time holding my stomach. At least Owen kept my mind off of my angry stomach. He somehow managed to snag a deck of cards and we played a number of different games, often arguing over the rules. I hadn't laughed that hard in ages. Owen truly made me smile- who knew the tough raptor trainer had such a sweet side?

"What?" Owen looks up at me over his hand of cards.

"Oh, I was just thinking about how you actually have a sweet side to you."

"That's our little secret. I have a reputation to uphold," he says with a wink. I start to roll my eyes, but then jump up in excitement.

"Land!" I squeal, pointing in the distance. Owen squints in the sun, then runs up to confirm with Barry that that was indeed our destination. He returns a few short minutes later, grinning.

"Almost there," he says. "And then the real fun begins."

Owen

As we pull up to the shore, Claire turns around suddenly, her face pale.

"Did we load all of the supplies onto the boat? The fencing?"

"Yes," Barry says as he walks up to us. "Not to worry."

"I'm surprised you weren't operating the whole thing," I tease. She turns her nose up, folding her arms.

"I've turned over a new leaf."

"More like a new branch," Barry mutters.

"Hey!"

I begin to laugh as Barry shoots her a completely innocent look.

"Come on, he's just teasing," I wrap an arm around her shoulder. She sighs and then turns to the island.

"Okay, let's go unload some raptors. Never thought I'd say that," she adds with a smile.

The moment the doors were down, Blue was off, running. She circled around the condos, running into the woods and then back to us again. She was nervous. And that made me nervous. I let her get out some of her steam, then whistle for her. She comes to a standstill beside me and I feel the breath whoosh out of my lungs. I was still amazed that she chose me as alpha over the Indominus, and just being this close to her with nothing to prevent her from killing me, well it would make anyone lose their breath. The amount of trust I was putting in her was astounding, and it was the same with her. I quirk my lips as I remember what I had said to Claire that felt like so long ago.

"'I don't control the raptors. It's a relationship."

A/N: That's it for the moment. Will try to update soon...ish. But I'm starting school up again on Monday and I'm pretty jet-lagged, so...