Brave Heart

12 : I'm Alive

A week after the fight.

Eclair received a hard backhanded from Kith'du, as a punishment because she disobeyed his orders. She fell on her butt, rubbed her cheeks and stared into his flaming eyes.
"You are one unworthy ooman!," he roared. Eclair gritted her teeth, and made her nails dug into her skin and bleed.
"I told you not to walk around without me! Luckily Yeyinde spared your life!," he spat and throw a pair of new clothes to her face. "Go wash yourself now! I hate the bad odour of yours!," he glanced dagger to her. She still sit on the floor, slowly grabbed the clothes and stand up.
"You people looked down on me just because I'm a human. You tossed me away like a rag doll. Yeyinde was the one who asked for a challenge and I accepted it with no doubt. And you!," she stepped forward and pointed her nails on his armoured chest.
"You're not worthy to be called a 'master'. You're just a piece of brainless shit!," she spat and pushed his body.
"HOW. DARE. YOU!," he growled and hissed even louder, and ready to give her another strike on her face but Eclair dodged his hand with her hand.
"Don't make me. And don't try to test me. Because you'll gonna regret for your whole life if you keep on mistreating me," she said in a lower tone and walked into her bathroom.
Kith'du was stunned with her action. She even threatened him! He grunted and slammed the wall, walked out from his quarters and looking for some 'entertainment'.

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//the mother ship landed on the unknown planet//

Tul'ya asked her half brother's permission to bring his pet have a day out. Somehow she felt sorry for the little woman who struggled to survive in their world.
She got the idea to bring Eclair for shopping, grooming and dining. "Why all of sudden?," she asked, crossed her arms and looked straight into the female Yautja.
Tul'ya shrugged her shoulder and sat next to her. "Well, I... I'm sorry because I told Kith'du that you're alone wandering in this ship. But I didn't know he would beat you like this," she huffed and cupped Eclair's face to see the bruises and small cut on her lower lips.
Eclair groaned and glanced to the woman. "If you really meant your sorry, I will go out with you," Tul'ya looked at her and chirped happily.
"But if i find out you just want to fooling me around...," Eclair stopped her sentence and put her hand on Tul'ya neck, "I promise I will kill you!," she added and made the female gulped her lump in her throat.
She put her hand aside and walked into her room. "Give me 5 minutes to get ready," she said and Tul'ya nodded. Never ever in her life she got threatened from anybody especially ooman.
But she could feel the aura from that little ooman was something so intimading. Tul'ya also could tell the ooman have a rage within her but she couldn't let it out.
This is something she needs to discuss with her asshole half brother.

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//still at the same strange planet//

Tul'ya brought her to have a hot bath near the town and they're lucky because the place was not so crowded. They began to chat as Tul'ya was the one who breaks the ice.
She asked her about her life back on Earth, about her marriage and her family.
"Divorce? Means you and your mate ended up the marriage?," Tul'ya asked in a curious tone. Eclair giggled softly.
"Not all marriage will end up with divorce. Just like my parents. They're still together until now," she said while rubbing her body with mineral stone.
"Mmm, but why did you -,"
"He's cheated on me. Having a secret affairs with one of my good friends," she pretended to smile and scooped the water to wash her face.
"How disgrace and dishonour!," Tul'ya spat and turned back to Eclair. She sighed and leaned her back to the wall as she recalled her past.
"Well, if you're lucky, maybe there will be one or two Yauta warrior will propose you to become his mate," she twitched her mandibles in grinning gesture. Eclair laughed and shook her head.
"I don't know. I don't have any interest or desire to... mate with anyone... Yet?," she said and began to laugh. Tul'ya then poured a bucket of water on her head and they chuckled until the owner knocked the door and told them to lower their voice.
Tul'ya also had bought her few nice dresses and jewellery sets. Eclair refused with her offer but Tul'ya still wanted to give her something as a sign of apology.
She don't have a choice but have to accept it.
"There will be a huge ceremony once we back to Yautja Prime. You may needed to dressed up perfectly well, you know. Your appearance presents your master status," she said and scooping a purple jelly into her mouth.
"And what's the ceremony for?," Eclair asked, playing with her strange looking food. It looks like a squid but it has a set of teeth like piranha and wide mouth. Luckily the thing was well done cooked.
"It's more to award presentation event. You know when the young blood got his chiva successfully, they move to another rank and become Blooded Warriors and so on," she stated. Eclair nodded and somehow it made her feel interested.
"Hey ladies," they both turned around and saw two males approached them.
"Oh! It's L'arja and Dachande," Tul'ya chuckled in excitement and Eclair raised her brows, looking at her childish attitude.
"Hi Eclair," she looked up and see L'arja was smiling down at her. "Hi L'arja," she said and bowed her head slightly. The male chuckled seeing her cute behavior. "It's no need to be so official with me, Eclair. I'm not your master," she smile and felt her cheeks burned, and giggled softly. She still remember the day when she saw his dark green skin butt patched with big white coloured spots. It was cute.
"Oh please have a seat, gentlemen," she said, invite the men to join them for simple dinner.
They had long chat and laughed together like no tomorrow. Tul'ya was about to pay for their dinners but L'arja stopped her.
"I don't like females pay for my food. But I'm pleased to pay for them," L'arja winked at Eclair and make the woman's cheeks blushed.
"Thank you," she said in lower tone.
Then they walked together to L'arja's personal craft and then flew back to the mother ship. On their way back, she saw Tul'ya and Dachande were chatting in another way, and more intimate.
They start to whispered to each other, giggling softly. Eclair just stared at them, smirking.
"Something might happened between them," L'arja whispered to her and made her jumped back. "Oh! God! It's you," Eclair clutched her chest because she was startled with L'arja who abruptly stood behind her.
"Haha. I'm sorry," he said, chuckled to see her reaction. She nodded and smile at him.
"I will walk you to Kith'du's quarters. I don't want to see him scold you because you went out with us," he said and looked at the human. He felt sorry for her and he dislike the way his friend treated her.
She sighed and nodded. Maybe he's right. Kith'du will get mad for sure
"Hey," L'arja turned his head. Looking back at the human.
"Thank you. You made me feel alive," she threw her charming and sweet smile at him. The Elite warrior stared at her, unblinking and purred at her.