One More

Author note:
Thank you so much for the reviews! I appreciate all the encouragement. I think I got the spellings right this time around, I copied and pasted to be sure. =) If not, woops. The anal tag is for later chapters and will be human/yautja.

I don't know about you guys, but I read fanfics for all the sex. With that in mind, I added a quickie in this chapter.

Chapter Three


Amelia twiddled her thumbs in Val'jek's lab. Val'jek of course was not in his lab after the argument she had with him that morning. Was that in the morning? Amelia couldn't tell in space. Yautja had more hours in a day than she. Amelia tried to cycle her hours so she slept when Val'jek slept then took a nap in the middle of his day. Had she taken a nap or slept eight hours? It was getting late and time for Amelia to sleep again, but with Val'jek or without she wasn't sure.

Amelia had been stupid. Beyond stupid. Mating with Raz'ha had been a mistake and she couldn't take it back. With little encouragement from the incident in her stupidity Val'jek and Raz'ha were running rampant.

Since Amelia had encouraged Val'jek's ridiculous scheme in her studio the warrior was twice as persistent with his gifts, trophies and purring. Purring was a weakness for Amelia. The sound made her warm and achy. Amelia was near smothered by Raz'ha most days. If he weren't so intent on keeping her, Amelia would certainly enjoy exploring the Yautja's sexual nature. Val'jek clearly didn't mind.

The studio was enough to fluster her whenever she remembered the way Val'jek and Raz'ha pleasured her. Their purrs made her shiver with anticipation of a repeat performance. Why couldn't he be like most humans, or even normal Yautja? Yautja didn't appear to linger with one mate no matter how many times they screwed. One time with Raz'ha and he was ready to get down on one knee, figuratively speaking. She was never having sex with another alien as long as she lived.

Val'jek had invited Raz'ha to remain in their quarters, in their bed. Amelia balked. Unpleasant words were exchanged and Val'jek had stormed out to continue working on whichever project kept him away most days the past few weeks. Another secret he wasn't sharing. Amelia started to wonder if he had found another woman, one of his own kind. Was this a ploy to pawn her off on Raz'ha?

"Do you miss your kind?" Mah'sic asked, drawing her from her thoughts. They were quiet together today. Mah'sic usually had a million questions and a million more tests to run when she was in the lab. After witnessing her fight with Val'jek, Mah'sic had grown quiet and withdrawn. He hadn't asked his questions nor asked her to do anything but sit on the table and wear a sensor. Mah'sic had watched his alien computer screen since.

"Sometimes," Amelia said, shrugging. She missed her brother more than humans in general, but he was gone and living with her people would not alleviate that ache.

"You fight with Val'jek now." Mah'sic never called Val'jek father and Amelia didn't know why. They were close, abnormally so for Yautja father and son relationships. Yautja knew their bloodlines but were raised by their mothers and then trained by skilled warriors. There was little if any bonding done between fathers and sons, at least in their clan. Val'jek mentioned other clans were structured differently.

"We have always fought, just not in front of you." Amelia picked at the sensor on her arm. Fighting in front of Mah'sic was testament to how badly the relationship had gone off course.

"Is it because Val'jek goes on a mission and is leaving you with Raz'ha?" Mah'sic asked in earnest.

"Mission? What mission?" Amelia's heart skipped a beat. Val'jek was leaving her behind. Forever?

"To the Kainde Amedha hive." Mah'sic looked up at her, his head cocked to the side, his work forgotten for the moment. "You did not know."

"He said nothing. How long will he be gone, do you know?" Amelia twisted the sensor with unsteady fingers. Yanking it from her skin with a sting and a plop she set it aside. If Val'jek was ditching her then Amelia wasn't sitting still for any more tests.

"Until the mission is successful." Mah'sic looked at the discarded sensor, the large unblood fidgeted, unsure of what to do with her now. Sometimes Amelia forgot Mah'sic was a grown male when he fret.

"What mission?" Amelia slid off the table. Mah'sic reached to steady her from the long drop, but she swat his claws away. She wasn't in the mood to be coddled like some pet.

"The hive must be relocated to a suitable planet. Val'jek is leading a team of four. They leave before my Chiva," Mah'sic said. "May I continue the scan?"

"No. No more exams." Amelia felt a vicious anger burning in the pit of her stomach. Val'jek was abandoning her. All the pieces fell into place. Val'jek distancing himself. The fights. Raz'ha. They were all ways for Val'jek to run off and leave her in his strange alien world.

"Where is Val'jek now?" Amelia asked.

Mah'sic was hesitant, looking her over as if trying to figure out the best course of action.

"Mah'sic, I will search for him if I must." Demands didn't work on Yautja but threatening to do something incredibly stupid usually got her as much as possible in a compromise. Amelia had more than a year to work that one out on Val'jek. Mah'sic made an easier target for the dirty play as he answered to Val'jek while Val'jek seemed to answer to no one.

"I will request he return," Mah'sic said.

"Tell him to return to his quarters. I will meet him there," Amelia said and left the lab, wishing there was a manual door to slam in anger. Fortunately for the doors, they were all automatic.

Val'jek made her wait, but she took comfort in that he didn't bring Raz'ha along.


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Val'jek entered his quarters with caution. Amelia was no threat to him but fighting with her was arduous and distracted him for days when he could ill afford the distraction. If he was careless in his planning, he would perish on his mission.

Amelia was pacing the sitting room and Val'jek scanned her to see just how angry she was. Red hot heat signature consistent with anger. Her fists clenched and her strange ooman nose flared with erratic breaths. She faced him.

"I had to find out from Mah'sic," Amelia snapped at him, her fists clenching again.

"I heard," Val'jek said.

"Were you ever going to tell me or was the plan to disappear and hope I didn't notice?" Amelia was fair snarling at him.

"You were not ready to hear of the mission." Val'jek crossed his arms over his chest. She still wasn't ready, but it was too late now.

"What the pauk is that supposed to mean?" Amelia said.

"You were not prepared for my absence. I saw no reason to worry you needlessly," Val'jek said.

"What is this mission Val'jek?" Amelia's anger subsided some.

"Come, sit with me." Val'jek settled on the cushioned chair, holding his hand out for her to join him.

Amelia shifted and waited, watching him with anger and indecision.

"We will speak and discuss my arrangements." Val'jek left his hand in the open, waiting.

Amelia took three slow steps until she stood between his thighs. "You aren't going to consult me, are you?"

"Within reason," he said, stroking her face. Feeling her soft skin, he slid his hand down the front of her, from cheek to belly. Amelia was so small compared to Yautja. It never ceased to amaze him. His hands spanned her waist, touching. Her pulse thrummed through her stomach and Val'jek could feel it against his hands. Val'jek rubbed small circles against her soft flesh to sooth it.

"Come, sit." Val'jek tugged her but let her make the choice.

Amelia settled in his lap, legs curling, breasts against his chest. Val'jek purred low and soothing, though he doubted it would be enough to keep her anger at bay.

"Tell me," Amelia said. "Everything."

"Kainde Amedha are near extinct. We must preserve them in order to preserve our traditions," Val'jek said and purred again.

"And you are on a mission to preserve monsters?" Amelia asked. "This doesn't make me feel better."

"There are few planets where we keep them, but one is located near a star. This star is dying and will destroy the planet. Before that happens some prey must be harvested and relocated." Val'jek rubbed her back.

"They're dangerous. How will you relocate them?" Amelia gasped.

"We will freeze a few and transport them to a safe planet," he said. Val'jek intended to take a queen but he needed to work Amelia into that revelation slowly. The last queen she had seen still gave her trouble with terrible night dreams.

"You are going to be on a ship with live hard meats, in space?" Amelia's fingers gripped his armor, her knuckles brushing his skin.

"They will be frozen and stored properly." Being locked in a ship with dangerous prey was not the difficult part of the mission. The dying star could destroy the planet at any time. Flares or spikes in radiation could be lethal if he was caught unaware.

Retrieving the necessary specimen in an active hive was going to be difficult. Not just any Kainde Amedha would do. Val'jek was only relocating a few and he needed to find perfect specimen and they had to be captured, not killed. Val'jek always considered capturing prey the ultimate hunt. Even Amelia, an untrained ooman with a tender heart could kill. The skill required to bring in live prey was significantly greater than killing.

"Then you just take them somewhere else? This is madness. Hard meats kill people and you're going to make sure they survive?" Amelia was squirming in his lap and Val'jek locked an arm around her. She wanted to speak of his mission and he would do so in full measure.

"Our preserves have always been maintained and controlled. There is no risk of infestation, once they are on the new planet," Val'jek said.

"And p-132 was what? They killed my brother and all those other people, for what? So you can bring back a skull?" Amelia's chin rose a notch.

"That was not us. Oomans found wild Kainde Amedha and brought it into their population." Val'jek shrugged. He had handled that infestation, with Amelia's help.

"Then what were you doing there?" Amelia's head tilted and her brow furrowed.

"I was studying Oomans from the planet's orbit and my ship detected the hard meats. We do not let them roam free. When we find wild infestations, we destroy them. Which is why it is necessary to save the ones in our preserve," Val'jek said.

"Some species should be extinct," Amelia said stubbornly.

"I have met Yautja who have said that about your species." Val'jek purred at her upon realizing the insult he dealt. She let it pass.

"So you are going to capture your prey. Load it on your ship and and fly through space to another planet. Where you will let them go and come home?" Amelia blinked up at him like she didn't understand what she just said.

"I must ensure they thrive." This part Amelia was not going to like.

"What? Are you going to build them houses and pools and swing sets? You can build them a nice little club house where they can eat people and spawn more bugs," Amelia said.

Val'jek removed his mask, setting it on the arm of the chair. He clicked his mandibles thoughtfully.

"You are. You're going to give them people to make more of those things." Amelia was scrambling off of his lap.

"Bad bloods. I will give them bad blood Oomans." And only because it would be easier for Amelia to accept. Val'jek watched her glaring at him.

"How fitting using monsters to breed monsters," Amelia snapped.

"Amelia, I will not fight with you about this," Val'jek said. "My people hunt Kainde Amedha. We hunt Pyode Amedha . You acknowledged this. You remained here knowing this."

Amelia glared at him.

"Let's discuss Raz'ha," he said changing his mind about mission details. Amelia was not ready to hear all the risks and precautions in full.

She took a sharp breath and looked away. Val'jek had no idea why she fought her desire for Raz'ha so hard. They were compatible.

"I don't suppose you'll take him with you. I'm sure he would produce very lovely Kainde Amedha," Amelia said giving him a smile that held no humor, a backward ooman gesture that had confused Val'jek early in their relationship.

"You will remain with Raz'ha while I complete my mission." Val'jek stood and Amelia backed up.

"No," Amelia said.

"There is no other choice. You will not survive with me," Val'jek said.

"Mah'sic is here. I can remain with him. I will remain in your room and not leave until you return." Amelia was babbling, her hand covering her mouth, muffling her words. It was a strange habit unique to Amelia when she was nervous.

"Mah'sic cannot keep you safe. He will leave for his Chiva and should he not return there will be no protection." Val'jek reached for her but she slapped his hand away.

"Don't say that. Mah'sic will not die on that stupid hunt," Amelia said, raising her chin in challenge again. Val'jek half expected her to shove him and make the challenge official.

"How many arguments do you wish to have, Amelia?" Val'jek asked gently.

"I don't want Raz'ha. I want you. I love you," Amelia said, her eyes shining with the strange Ooman liquid grief. Taking her in his arms, Val'jek lifted her off her feet. He brushed her face with his mandible tusks.

"And I love you, that is why Raz'ha is necessary. I must leave you protection so I may focus on my mission. I will return to you with honor," Val'jek said. He purred for her.

"Why must it be you?" Amelia murmured, her face pressing to his neck.

"I possess the knowledge and so I must go," Val'jek said. The wetness from her eyes leaked down his neck leaving a warm itchy trail.

"Stay." Her voice was muffled against his flesh.

"There is time yet. Let me ease your worry." Val'jek purred deeper. He would sooth her and love her until her worry was forgotten, for at least a few moments.

Sliding her down his body, letting her feel how simple proximity aroused him, Val'jek placed Amelia on her feet. Her ear pressed to his chest as she listened to his purring. Val'jek cradled her against his erection but for only a moment.

Val'jek loosened her dress and let it slip to the floor. Amelia pressed her warm, bare flesh against his armor. His sharp tipped claws grazed down her back, tracing her spine and chasing her pleasure shivers. Amelia's bottom was round and smooth, still small in his too large hands. The wetness from her eyes dried quickly and Amelia's potent scent of arousal pleased him.

Her fingers worked his belt and loin coverings with ease. Val'jek removed his chest armor, Amelia's tender skin didn't abide it during mating.

Clever hands stroked his cock with a tenderness he had never known before Amelia. Groaning his pleasure, he hefted her up into his arms.

She gasped, gripping his arms, still awed by his strength.

He trilled his amusement, wrapping her slender legs around his waist. Her natural lubrication smeared on his cock, wet and warm as he rubbed their sexes together. Her breath panted on his chest followed by wet and warm touches from her fleshy mouth. The word she called those touches of her mouth to his flesh escaped his passion fogged mind.

Aligned with her sex, he slid his cock into her welcoming heat.

"Val'jek," she moaned.

He enjoyed the idle pleasure of her tight sheath for a moment.

"Please." Amelia strained against him.

Gripping her bottom, Val'jek lifted her, exposing his cock to humid air. Artificial gravity allowed her to slide back down until their bodies met.

"Purr for me," Amelia gasped against his chest.

Val'jek purred deep in his chest, for her. Amelia pressed her ear to his chest, murmuring her appreciation.

Val'jek slid her up and down on his throbbing erection, shivering with the tightening of her inner muscles. Amelia was close, more in need than Val'jek anticipated.

"Your mouth." Val'jek nudged the top of her head, ceasing his purring.

Her head tilted up and Val'jek hunched to reach her. Mandibles encasing her human jaws, Val'jek pressed the sensitive inner flesh against her mouth. Her mouth brushed against him. The soft fleshy tongue laved at him between nips from her blunt teeth. Val'jek groaned before resuming the purring she craved.

A gasp against his teeth and she tightened around his cock. Amelia rode him hard, her thighs squeezing and hips bucking in his hands. Moaning, she grasped the tendrils at the base of his skull. She convulsed and cried out, scraping her cheeks against his tusks.

The hot gush of wetness slid down his cock with her womanhood clenching and relaxing around him. He gave a broken purr, dropping to his knees and releasing her face. Pleasure burned through his cock and he throbbed his seed into her. Val'jek roared his pleasure, holding her too tightly to his chest.

Spent, Val'jek rumbled his affection and panted. Amelia made herself more comfortable in his lap, humming in response.

"Do you plan to abandon me?" Amelia said, face in his chest, sex still gripping his cock.

Val'jek struggled to determine her meaning. Did she consider going on a mission without her abandonment?

"Val'jek?" Her voice rose in pitch and her heart pounded all over again as if still mating.

"I intend to go on the mission and return." Hoping that was the right answer, he cradled her.

"But what of me?" Amelia persisted.

"I do not understand what answer you seek, Amelia." Val'jek clicked his mandibles, frustrated by this invisible communication barrier.

"When you return. Will you still want me as your mate, just me?" Amelia asked.

"I have not given you any indication otherwise, Amelia." Val'jek balked at the idea. He wasn't giving her up, not for anyone or anything.

"Then Raz'ha is just your temporary solution?" Amelia fingered the base of his head, where tendrils met flesh.

Val'jek clicked his mandibles. Raz'ha was intending to be permanent. It was cruel to the warrior to give him a mate then rip her away after a handful of months. Amelia did have a choice in the matter though, once Val'jek returned. If she refused Raz'ha, Val'jek would work hard to change her mind, but ultimately it was her choice. Yautja did not force women of any species.

"We will see," Val'jek said after a while.

"Come to bed with me," Amelia said.

"I must return to my work," Val'jek said.

"For a short while," Amelia insisted, her hips rocking against his, wet heat coaxing him to another round.

"A short while and then I return to my work." Val'jek clicked his mandibles with feigned annoyance and she smiled. Val'jek stood, holding her body locked to his. Amelia murmured her appreciation as he walked to the bed chamber.

Val'jek tarried longer than he intended with Amelia, making her writhe in pleasure half a dozen more times. It was fortunate she fell asleep after a gentle mating or he would have stayed longer when he was already late.

He donned his armor, forgoing cleansing in deference to time. Warriors were waiting for his instruction on the best methods to capture and contain prey. They would all smell Amelia's scent mixed with his musk but few commented on such a thing to his face. Still, it was disrespectful to be late when Val'jek had been the one to schedule the training outside the usual time. There was much to do and so little time before the star destroyed the preserve.

Val'jek draped a fur over Amelia's sleeping form. He considered informing her that Raz'ha had access to their quarters. Raz'ha was expected to be arriving at any time to sleep. Clicking his mandibles with indecision, Val'jek considered her. She slept soundly, her chest rising and falling with even breaths. It would be a shame to wake her for another dispute when she was satiated for the moment.

Val'jek brushed her hand with the back of his knuckles and left the room in silence. He would send word to Raz'ha to let Amelia rest undisturbed this sleep cycle.

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