Author´s note: This idea just made me laugh. Hope it does the same for you.

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Mission followed the Juhani out of the women´s quarters on the Ebon Hawk, giggling at Juhani´s embarrassment.

´´Look, I´m sorry,´´ the teenager said, not sounding very sincere. ´´I just couldn´t help it.´´

Juhani did a 180° turn on her heel and fixed her golden gaze on the Twi´lek. She managed to stop herself, and just stood there silently while reciting the Jedi code in her mind. Her frustration lessened somewhat, but not enough for the bothered Jedi´s liking.

´´I can´t say that has ever happened to me,´´ she said her heavily accented voice. ´´Even on Taris, alien-hating rat hole that it was, I was treated with more respect.´´

´´Awww, come on. You´re taking the whole thing too seriously. Besides, I couldn´t help it.´´

´´Couldn´t help it?!´´ Juhani hissed in a low voice, aware of the fact that the rest of the crew was still sleeping.

Mission´s eyes sparkled with amusement, and she put a hand over her mouth in an unsuccessful attempt to choke the grin pasted on her blue face.

´´Well, I was just getting up for a midnight tinkle and . . . well, there you were: All curled up like a baby, and purring.´´

´´I do not purr, Mission. It´s . . . it´s possible I was snoring, maybe . . .´´

´´Look, I know snoring and that wasn´t snoring. Face it: You purr in your sleep. And it was just so . . . cute.´´

´´Cute?´´ The dignified and, she knew, overly proud Jedi was strangely bothered by that.

´´Well, yeah. Y´know: Cuddly.´´

Juhani took a deep breath, and focused on the fact that Mission hadn´t been trying to insult her. Her outrage slowly faded.

´´Look Mission, I . . . ah . . .´´ the words were reluctant to come out but she forced them to, ´´I . . . appreciate the comment (I am such a liar, she thought) . But could you please not do that again? It´s demeaning.´´

´´Sheesh, you´re so serious! Okay, okay, I promise not to scratch you behind the ear again.´´ She started moving towards the fresher.

´´Right, thank you.´´ Juhani said, eager to put the incident away.

´´And if I do,´´ the Twi´lek said from behind the half-closed fresher door, ´´I´ll be careful not to wake you up.´´

The teenager shot the Cathar a mischievous grin. ´´I´ve always wanted a kitty!´´

She laughed as the door slammed shut and locked.

Juhani just stood in the hallway and sighed.