I'd heard the roar of the ship, and the power going, I felt Ill at ease. I knew that this had something to with her. My brother bursting through my door confirmed it.
"They're gone... she's gone..."
The pain in my chest, an invisible knife piercing through it, takes my breath, causing the ground to shift. "Brother..." Says Aduih, concerned.
The hurt of her betrayal's replaced with anger, hatred... "Kismet has chosen for me."
"You're just going to let her go?"
"I accept my fate, my allegiance is to father's legacy, and the clan."
"Don't let your wrath guide your judgement."
"Leave me."
"Shall we tear it down?"
Ninety moon cycles later, I'm before her home, the home that I'd had built for her. The ooman, who speaks our language, inquires about it's removal.
"Leave it be, in memory of the happiness that she once brought me."
"Happiness, it seems to be a shrine of sadness, tortured dreams."
"I didn't ask you what you thought, now go away."
"Of course, but I wanted to give you this, in honor of your union."
He speaks of my joining with Naidka, a celebration's being prepared for tonight. Small bow, his palm opens to an object that resembles Amara. "I gave her one, that was made in your likeness."
"Find it, she left me, so it's probably still here." I respond, accepting the gift.
"She took it with her."
"How do you know that?"
"Do I have your word, that you'll become my protector."
He must have crossed one of my people, becoming his protector, means that I'd fight to the death to keep him safe, fight his battles, but any information concerning her is worth it. "You have my word."
"I was there on the ship, before she left."
His account of that evenings gathering, with him as the translator, fuels my next moves.
"What about the ship?" Asks, Amara.
"It'll automatically be set to return here." Liam, says.
"And if I choose not to go?"
The whip striking her stomach, rips through her clothing, drawing blood. Crying out from the pain, and nursing her stomach, I'm over to her.
"Vata will take your life, if you take hers!"
"I could end you both, and no one would be the wiser."
"My evidence, a record of this night, it feeds to another source, if I come up missing, it will be delivered to Vata." States the translator, showing her a small recording device.
"Leave, or I won't care if I'm found out, I won't see you with him."
Commandeering a ship, I make an unsanctioned voyage to her home planet.
I track her to an overpopulated area, and concealing myself, I follow the tracker to her home, a large building reaching to the sky. The translator put a tracking device in the small object that she has of me, and using mine, I'm in front of her door.
The handle doesn't work, so I blow the door away. Surprised yells, and a high pitched scream, she comes out looking different. Skin full to bursting with her human meat... starvation and manual activities, will bring her back to the size, that she was when I met her.
"What the hell happened?" The mate, but not the same mate, states.
"I don't know..."
Analyzing her voice, it's not her. With an agitated roar, I show myself, and she reacts similar to Amara, her body hitting the floor, with a loud thud.
The mate squeals, similar to the first high pitched scream, that I heard when I entered ... that must have come from him.
I have no time to ponder if it's really a male, it seems none threatening, and bypass it disappearing into a room, slamming the door.
Locating Amara's correct home, via the beacon, I decide to use the human gesture of hitting the door. Loud movement inside, and my mate, smiling, skin glowing appears at the opening.
Her smile disappears at the sight of me, confusion follows, before her smile returns, bigger than before. She's in my arms, her lips all over my face, and disgusted I allow her to express her happiness.
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I wasn't expecting him, when I opened the door, but my surprise turns to pure joy. I've missed him, and even though I'd decided to move on with Dominic, I follow him back to the ship.
Dominic's calling to me, but I ignore him, I choose Vata, it's always been him. I love him... Catching up to us, as the doors are closing, he dives in.
"What the hell is wrong with you!" He could have been cut in half, and helping him up, I push him away. "It's okay." I tell Vata, who immediately goes to the controls. The sensation of rising upwards, has us grasping onto whatever we can, to remain standing.
"You were going to just leave, and not say anything?"
"She has a habit of doing that." Comes over the PA system.
Omg...
"Knock it off Bumblebee." Dominic, states.
"Where you go, I go." He says, to me.
We're back, and something's wrong. Heated, hurried words, are exchanged between Vata and Liam, before we're whisked away to a hiding place. A secret community of hundreds of humans, living in a subterranean paradise.
"Whats all of this?"
"Your new home for now, and forever if Vata doesn't reclaim the clan."
"Wait..." I state, stopping him.
"We deserve to know what's going on." I finish.
"Vata's father was dethroned, in a fight to the death. The Winning Yautja took claim of the clan, and Vata's mother. She chose to take her life, rather than become his mate."
"What the hell did you bring me back to?"
"I didn't bring you back anywhere, you followed me."
"What the hell did I follow you back to?"
"What can we do, to help him?"
"Nothing, if you believe in prayer, try that and see if it works."
Thanks for reading! Part 2 is out!
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