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afraid. He raised his hands to show her he had nothing in them, no weapons. He saw she carried nothing. Feeling less afraid of her, he sat down and watched her. She was good to watch.
    She moved back farther, staring at him, her mouth showing her teeth. She made hissing sounds and spat at him. But she missed him, and he looked at her, amused. They sat like that, looking at each other for a while.
    Finally, when neither of them was attacking the other, they both relaxed a bit. He got up and looked around, wanting to see if there were any others coming their way. There were not. He also looked for animals, but there were none close by.
    He looked at the woman and waved for her to follow him, then he walked off in the direction of the pond. He wanted a drink and to take a swim; it was better to get cleaned off before mating, he knew. He walked across the field and looked back at her.
    She had stuck her head up in the grass and was watching him go. She looked around and saw no one else. Feeling a bit scared to be left alone, she slowly, and reluctantly, stood up. At least he had not hurt her, and she didn’t think he would. He looked kind of friendly, she thought. Also, she wouldn’t mind mating with him, if it came to that.
    She followed him to the wooded area and was nervous to go in, as it was darker there with the dense growth. But the man turned back and waved to her again, so she went.
    When they came to the pond her heart filled with joy, and she saw the man go and jump in. He came up to the surface with a big smile on his face, and she had to smile back. She took a running jump and flung herself into the water, feeling better instantly as it covered her. It was the first time she had been able to swim in what felt like a long time—she didn’t even know how long she’d been kept there, it was hard to tell.
    They swam, and the man saw she was enjoying herself. He moved closer to her, and she swam away, still wary of him. But he kept coming, slowly, until she had nowhere to go, cornering her against the bank. He touched her shoulder with his hand. His touch was soft this time, gentle.
    She liked how it felt to be touched by him, and she let him put his arms around her. He hugged her, and she hugged him back. She put her head on his shoulder and cried a bit, as she didn’t know where she was, or why she was there and just wanted to go back to her home and her people. He kissed her head, and that felt good.
    The computer registered that tears were falling from her face, and both of their heart rates and respiration were up. It seemed they were agitated or excited, or both. The computer sent a puff of tranquilizer into the air vent near the humans. They breathed in some of the gas and did get a bit more relaxed.
    Then the man had her by the hand and was pulling her out of the water, as she seemed to be falling asleep. He took her to a shaded place under some tree boughs, where she started to recover. She put her arms around him, and they kissed for a while. Then, excited, he proceeded to climb on top of her and began mating with her. She did not resist him and didn’t want to; she enjoyed what he did with her. It felt good.
    After, he lay beside her, sleeping. She enjoyed his arm being around her, happy that he was there. He was one of the few things she liked about being on the ship, even if she didn't know it was a ship. She just thought it was a strange, new place.
    And then she was able to relax more, with him near her. He felt warm and this comforted her and made her want to sleep. She closed her eyes and slept, too.
     
     
     

CHAPTER 6
     
    It was another dawn when the man and the woman woke up in each other’s arms. He was glad to see that she was still there, as some of the other women used to run off after mating. They hugged each other again, and he felt the urge to mate once more. They did so.
    After, they went for another swim in the pond, then gathered fruit to eat.
    As they were sitting and eating, the