After the night I talked to M'icli-de, she and I started teasing each other and got competitive. That changed however when we went on our first hunt. I was armed with my basic set of weapons. She wore armor simular mine, but with its differences. She didn't wear mesh over her stomach though, but her cloacking feild would still cover her body. Father sent us all on our own. We were to hunt Kainde' Amedha and bring back exactly 1 trophy, but M'icli-de and I boasted about how we would bring more than the others. Then we boasted at each other who'd get more. We ceased and spread out to hunt when Father told us too. I was excited. I was beginning to like her, but I wanted to be better.

I tracked a single drone to a small canyon. I saw it crawl along, and it hissed at a nearby tree. and M'icli-de leapt down!

"Ka'tun-de!" I said. I was angry.

She attacked the Kainde amedha with a spear, and impaled it. Once she had claimed its head, I started to approuch her to vent a little, when another Kainde' Amedha leapt up and landed on her! It held her arms down and openned its mouth to finish her, when I through myself into it, saving her life. The Kainde Amedha knocked me back. It lashed its tail at me, but I caught it, yanked it toward me, and broke its neck.

"Mo'siac!" M'icli-de said as she got to her feet. (Thats Yautja for "Cheater!")

"What are you talking about? I saved you and killed it fair!" I said as I decapitated the dead Kainde' Amedha.

"I was going to kick it into the canyon and follow it down!" She said.

"Face it, you're just angry that I saved you!" I snarled at her. We began to argue, we were arguing so badly we didn't see and THIRD Kainde' Amedha leap out of the tree and attack! I still had my dagger out and slashed it when it got close. The acid from its wound slashed onto M'icli-de's chest armor and her mask! She ripped both off, revealing her face, and the cloth underwear she wore under her armor. The kainde amedha movd back, and tail whipped me into M'icli-de, sending us both into the canyon! He both hit rocks and ledges as we tumbled down. We hit the bottom quickly. I was unconciouse for about 2 minutes. I awoke to find myself laying ontop of M'icli-de, and my hand was on her left breast! I heard her growl. I quickly pulled myslef off her.

"UH...My apologies." I said. With a swift motion, she backhanded me, knocking my mask off my face. She got up to her feet and stormed away.

After I fixed my mask, I searched for a way out, but the only way out was to follow M'icli-de. I knew she was very angry at me. But I had no choice. I followed her path, and found her in a rocky clearing. She was scanning the area around her with her wrist K'cte-pa's drawn. She only glanced at me, her expression was fear.

"What are you..."

"SILENCE!" She roared. She continued scanning. I listened to the still air...and heard the chitter of a Carrier! I immediatly armed myself with my burner, and joined her in the search.

This Carrier seemed to have patience, she and I were trapped with it, and we had no idea of where it was. After a while, silence. No chittering. I lowered my burner. M'icli-de withdrew her K'cte-pa's and turned in my direction...and her expression turned to terror! I didn't even look behind me, I leapt forward and put my hand over her face, and the Carrier we were hunting wrapped its tail around her neck, and pinned my hand to her face! She screamed in fearm and struggled to get it off. The only thing keeping her safe was my hand, she began to gasp, and my hand was suffocating her! I pulled as heard as I could to get my hand up, my other hand grasped the Carrier along with her own hands and the 2 of us pulled it off her face. I held it back with my left hand, and with my right hand, unwrapped the tail from her neck. I held the carrier with both hands as it struggled. My caster lifted up and prepared to fire. I through the carrier straight forward and blasted it before it could pick itself up. I looked down at M'icli-de who was struggling to breathe! I took my mask off and placed it over her face, and pluged her cords into it. Then I pressed in on her stomach, and let it rise, pressed it again, and let it rise, after 4 cycles, she started breathing normally, but she'd passed out. I had to get her back to the ship. She'd never forgive me for saving her twice in the same day, but I'd never seen a Yautja-de die, and never wanted to see one either.

When I got back to the ship, what remained of the clan stared as I brought M'icli-de in my arms. I took her inside and into her room. I checked her pulse, and monitored her breathing. When I was convinced that she would be alright, I left. I sat outside her door. Father approached me and asked, "What happened?"

"I saved her from a carrier. It almost got her. She's breathing deeply, but her pulse is alright."

Father walked up and placed a hand on my head. "She will be alright. I'll tell you when she wakes up."

"No, Father. Its my fault this happened to her. I want to stay here and make sure she's ok."

Father tilted his head, perplexed and said, "I understand."

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M'icli-de was unconciouse for nearly 3 days. I didn't leave for anything. I only moved when 3 students approuched me.

"What is she doing in there? Giving birth?" He laughed.

"I'd say she's cleaning Taraka's clothes. Right Taraka?" The student taunted.

I lost controll. I stood up and backhanded him to the ground, I grabbed the other two by their tresses and slammed their heads together. They both moaned in pain. I grabbed the first by his tresses, lifted him up, and unloaded a flury of punches into his face.

"WHAT GOES ON HERE?!" Father yelled as he approuched me. I dropped the student and looked at my hands. The students thwei glowed on my fingers. I looked down at the student as he picked himself up. I'd broken 2 of his mandibles. All of them ran past my father, leaving me with him.

"Forgive me father." I said lowering my head. I didnt look up at him, untill he placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Just be more carful." He said, and followed the students off.

I knelt down again, and fell asleep again. When I awoke, M'icli-de was kneeling down next to me, investigating. I looked at her in the face. She held my mask in her hands, she was wearing her cloths.

"Are you alright?" I asked her.

"You saved me. Twice. I think I am." She said as she handed me my mask and went into her room.

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After The clan hunted on three different planets, we returned home. M'icli-de and I always got an equal amount of trophies, but I still felt that I had dishonored her. I shouldn't have attacked her for getting to my quary first. It was my fault for being too slow. When the ramp lowered, I stood with my father and watched the remaining students leave the ship. A small crowd of men and women waited and greeted some of the students. M'icli-de passed me. I didn't bother to say goodbye. I figured she was still angry.

I felt my Fathers heavy hand land on my shoulder. He whispered in my ear, "If she forgives you, she'll look back. If she's interested, she'll look again."

When he pulled back, I looked at him for a moment, and watched her. Once she was beyond the crowd, she turned around and looked at me. I nodded as a sign of "Thank You."

She turned around again and continued. She didn't turn around again...untill I could barley see her.

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