So who saw the new Predator movie? I personally liked it but the CGI kinda ruined it for me in regards to a certain character in the movie.

Summary: Lex thought she would never see the Predator that marked her with a mysterious symbol ever since the battle in Antartica. While leading yet another expedition, this time in the jungles of the Amazon, she runs into the very same alien that had been on her mind since. How will Scar react to seeing her after recovering from his near fatal wound?

Disclaimer: Aside from my OCs, I don't own anything else.

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Acceptance

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Chapter XIV

Snow resisted the urge to punch Winter after hearing him say he saw her being a potential warrior. Everyone, everyone with herself included, knew the reason why the Elders paired her up with an Elite was because Winter wanted her as his mate. It was the main reason Scar rejected her advances in the beginning to start with. Everyone knew Scar was one of the strongest and best warriors of the clan, but when the Elders accepted Winter to be a part of the clan as a favor to Wolf, he was quickly overshadowed by the Elite Yautja. Scar held back since then and made it a point to not stand out from his fellow warrior, and not long after the Elders spoke to Snow privately about certain arrangements.

Scar had requested he work alone from that day, and the Elders paired her up with Winter.

Then the rumors started to spread around the ship like wildfire.

Winter wanted her as a mate.

By that time Snow had already expressed her feelings and desire to become Scar's mate, but he had gently refused her since the latter had knowledge of Winter's affections for her. When the Elders told her of Scar's refusal, she was hurt by his betrayal. Everyone on the ship were talking about how they would become mates, how they had so much synergy working together.

"You and I both know the true reason why the Elders paired us up," she finally said after an internal struggle.

"Then why won't you accept my feelings? We've been partners for so long already Snow, surely you know how I feel about you."

"Can we not talk about this right now?" Snow growled, replacing her mask and pressing a button on her wrist-comp.

She began walking back towards Javelin and Dart but Winter's next words stopped her.

"You still have feelings for Scar don't you?"

Clenching her hands together in an attempt to control herself, Snow ignored Winter's question and made her way to the makeshift camp where Javelin and Dart were already eating what looked like a fresh kill.

"Everything alright?" Dart asked when he spotted her coming back.

"Keep Winter away from me before I break his mask," was all Snow said as she sat in a corner.

Once they were sure there were no more traps around to be triggered by anyone in the group, Scar had the other three mobilize to find a better vantage point to save the smaller Predator from the bigger ones. As they moved silently through the forest, they came upon the same group of humans from earlier and Lex realized they were being hunted by the bigger Predators.

"Should we help them?" she whispered, gripping Scar's upper arm for support as they paused to survey the scene.

"No. This not our fight. We focus to save small Yautja."

Arguing with Scar would be pointless, she learned that back when they were on that strange planet with the tall blue aliens. Predators were a warrior clan, they didn't show mercy or kindness to their enemies. Also Lex had a feeling if they were to fight with the bigger Predators, they might not stand a chance at all. She would definitely be thrown around like a rag doll, not to mention her bones were easier to break than those of her allies.

Still, it didn't mean she wouldn't try and warn the humans what they were fighting against.

Maybe there was a way to get a message across to them somehow?

"We move," Scar said.

She turned around and prepared to follow Scar when everyone in the vicinity heard a faint humming noise as something flew over their heads. Lex whipped around and saw what appeared to be a drone hovering in front of the humans, with everyone on the group confused as to what was going on.

"They found them," she whispered quietly.

"Observe how they fight, then we think of plan to fight back."

Lex switched the vision in her mask to one that matched her natural vision the best and watched beside the other three. It seemed that whoever used the drone preferred to strike from above and worked on separating the entire group. As much as she wanted to jump down and help the others, there was a high probability she'd end up dragging Scar and the other two into the mess.

Forcing herself to remain still and pushing all those thoughts out of her head, the only thing Lex could do was observe.

Snow had fallen asleep by the time Winter returned to the group, he had spent the time wandering the forest in order to clear his head. This was not how he pictured things to be going with Snow ever since he first joined the clan. Everyone else on board the ship already found their mates, except for him and that was something which bothered the Elite to no end.

He was still a virgin in a sense.

If his parents knew he still hadn't found a mate yet.

He'll never heard the end of it.

"So what exactly happened between you two?" Javelin inquired the moment Winter sat down.

"Nothing. We just had a little argument."

"Little? She told us to keep you away from her or she'll break your mask," Dagger trilled from opposite Javelin.

"She says that every time and it has yet to happen."

The two younger Yautja exchanged looks.

"Everyone knows Snow has a thing for Scar, but ever he requested to work alone, she started to change."

"For good or worse?" Winter started fiddling around with his wrist-comp.

"She's gotten worse and I think seeing that human female with Scar only made things worse."

A smart disc flew dangerously close to Javelin's head, barely missing by a few centimeters as Snow growled a warning from the back. Javelin instantly stopped talking and focused on polishing his weapons, while Dart mimicked his friend's movements. Winter was the only one unfazed and casually plucked out the projectile, throwing it over and over in his hand as he locked gazes with the only female of the group.

A low growl escaped Snow's lips and she activated her camouflage, disappearing from view as she walked away from the campsite.

"Never again," Lex muttered as the group made camp for the night, since Scar made a plan to rescue the younger Yautja in the morning.

"Hard to watch?" Scar growled.

"You think it's easy for me to watch humans getting killed like cattle? God, what the hell was I thinking when I decided to join your clan?"

"In time it fade," the Predator responded.

Lex snorted underneath her mask.

If it weren't for Glaive and Dagger flanking either side of her like two bodyguards, she would have most likely hurled herself into the battle and probably died as a result. Throughout the entire time they were observing, Dagger kept a strong but firm grip on her shoulder. In hindsight, Lex was a little glad that the others saw her as one of their own, and had accepted her as part of their team so easily.

"I'm going to clear my head for a bit," Lex got up from her spot on the ground.

"No wander too far," Scar called as she headed off.

She gave a casual wave of her hand and headed towards the hills that gave them a good vantage point over the vast forest below.

Despite having the mask over her face, Lex felt a breeze rustle her hair and inhaled a filtered breath of air. The moon on this planet was three times the size of the one back on Earth, giving her a clear view of the surface without needing the aid of binoculars. Was this the same moon she could view from Earth? Or was it a different one? Maybe she can ask Scar to look into later when they're back on the ship.

Sitting down on the cliff overlooking the forest, Lex pulled out the dagger Scar had given her as a gift for completing her grueling training with him. She smiled to herself as her fingers traced over the metal. Despite the...certain setbacks to being a part of the clan, she was starting to actually enjoy herself and the adventures with the Yautja. Once again her mind flitted back to the conversation with Scar's mom, about how he had feelings for her. Now that she knew breeding was capable between a human and a Predator thanks to Snow, a part of her was starting to wonder if she could ever be his mate.

"What the hell are you thinking Alexa?" she muttered, shaking her head from side to side.

Something stirred behind her and Lex instantly leaped to her feet, her bio-mask scanning for signs of intruders. Footsteps approached from the forest but Lex's mask couldn't pick up any traces in normal vision. Switching to infrared to get a better view, she caught the outline of a Predator stalking her, and her heart began pounding rapidly against her chest.

Had she been followed by one of the bigger Predators?

Shit, she was nowhere near Scar and the others.

Wasn't there a distress signal on this thing?

While she was fumbling around with her wrist-comp, the Predator struck and managed to throw a smart disc at the center of her chest. The armor she wore bore the brunt of the attack but it was still enough to knock the wind out of her lungs. Lex stumbled backwards from the attack and felt her feet slip from under, the last thing she remembered seeing was a mask bearing an Ankh on the forehead and her mind instantly knew who had attacked her.

Snow.

To be continued...

Review?

Dun dun dun, Snow went after Lex but for what reason?

How is Scar gonna react when he finds out Snow tried to kill his (potential) mate?

Find out next time!

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