Disclaimer: I don't own anything (not exactly Kyle Sarretti is mine I totally invented him! And he was written long before I met Cassian (who he was very similar to him) so imagine my surprise when I see my pilot in Rogue One:). Cassian won't leave me alone. When I decided that I need a break from him something like that came to my mind and didn't let go. Could be one shot or maybe a bit longer tell me what you think. It is all Cassian fault!
Rather be…Me
Cassian walked to the hangar on Echo Base ready to be off this planet. The weather and the state of him mind were very close those days. He felt as something inevitable was coming his way as it would be a huge snow storm coming and he would be the center of that storm. Maybe it was the time he had spent grounded on Hoth due to the lack of missions. High Command had better things to do with the evacuation of Yavin 4, the scattered fleet and all existing ice problems. The intelligence office had to take a enforced brake not that most of the officers thought it was a bad things. But Cassian felt as if he was going to suffocate under that amount of ice and snow and not be able to do anything. He gained his hours of much needed sleep, he even wrote down all the missing and forgotten reports but still he felt anxious and torn. If he was honest to himself it didn't have much with the lack of duets but much to the presence of a certain green eyed girl who used to be a mission obstacle and since that became a center of his attention.
As he was walking through a cold and semi-dark hangar to check on his U wing which dutifully was standing in the east corner of the hangar Cassian caught a glimpse of a familiar looking brown hair being tossed over the shoulder. He stopped dead in his track. There, at the far dark corner of the hangar was Jyn standing with other officer who Cassian recognized even when his back was to him. Kyle Sarretti, Cassian's friend since like forever, was openly flirting with Jyn. And it looked like it was working on her. Cassian almost lost his ability to think properly. Sarretti was his friend and Cassian had known almost all his moves around ladies. What was more disturbing Cassian had known that Kyle's tricks always worked. But on Jyn? How on kirffing out loud he could be using them on the one girl Cassian couldn't imagine being lure. But there it was a living proof that it was working. Jyn was leaning gently toward Kyle smiling softly at him and playing with her hair, which she left lose a sight that Cassian had seen only on rare occasion and that upset him even more. Kyle apparently said something funny because they both burst into laughter and Jyn's hand playfully swatted Kyle's arm but he ducked at her and grabbed her hand.
In that moment Cassian saw red and he couldn't even remember coming closer to those two before he heard himself speaking.
"What are you trying to do Sarretti?" He almost growled at his friend and he had to force himself not to drag Kyle's hand away from Jyn.
"Absolutely nothing Andor." His friend barked off, his eyes glistering in a combination of surprise and mischief. If Cassian had a moment to think he would recognize how well his friend had just played him. Kyle let go of Jyn's hand and rose his hand in a surrender gesture.
"I can see that, back off." Cassian continued to glare at his friend and he didn't pay much attention to growing anger showed at Jyn's face.
"Cassian?" She asked a mixed expression of anger and surprise reflected in her eyes.
"Captain Sarretti is leaving, isn't he?" Cassian informed his friend in a stern voice leaving him no choice. Kyle only smiled wider and made a step back from Jyn which made Cassian to breathe again but he was still furious he couldn't even explain way.
"Whatever you say mate." Said Kyle and walked away after nodding and smiling apologetically to Jyn, who was looking at this exchange as if Cassian sprung a second head.
"What's wrong with you?" Jyn hissed at Cassian the moment Kyle was out of the earshot. She was angry Cassian could tell that and only now he understood he acted stupidly. But at the mere image of smiling Jyn stepping closer to Kyle he was having some problem with breathing again. He didn't know what had just happened in front of him and he was probably in deep trouble. It wasn't that he thought that Jyn didn't deserve to be flirting with and be in the center of attention. It was that it would rather be him who would like to be acting like that towards her. The last thought had hit him like a hammer in the head causing even more panic and chaos inside his head.
"What's wrong with me?" Cassian questioned angrily. Why he was angry at her? It was him who barged here and acted as he had lost his mind. "What's wrong with you? He is a spy, he made that move a thousand times before trust me I have seen that" Cassian finally said his voice torn between anger and excuse. It was not that he didn't like Kyle, he was his only close friend in the alliance but still Cassian had seen Kyle in to many different situations with girls that he didn't know better.
"You try to say you have done that too." Jyn accused him earning a surprised look form Cassian. Did she really think of him as that? That he pulled some cheap moves on girls with his friend at his side…well to be honest there were few times that it worked beautifully. But it was Jyn for kriffing out loud - no cheap and cheesy moves allowed. Says who? His subconscious asked him sounded more and more like K2. What was wrong with me? Cassian thought desperately.
"What?" he asked in disbelieve. "No, its just I know Kyle since he was sixteen I know his moves and I didn't think it will work on you, I thought you didn't want to get involve." He finished lamely. She did say something like that did she? Or did he over interpreted her words and behavior? It wasn't that Jyn couldn't have someone. She could but she wasn't much of a people person. It was only him, Bodhi and Kyle ever since Cassian introduced them to each other. It couldn't be happening. Not with his best friend… Cassian was almost praying.
"And you decided that when?" Jyn asked him angrily her eyes becoming darker with anger and to Cassian distress he decided that she was even more beautiful when she was angry at him. Wow, where did that come from? Did he really think that Jyn was beautiful?
"What?" He asked because he truly couldn't tell why she was suddenly so angry at him when his inner thoughts didn't help him catching on the conversation. "What are you talking about?"
"Good question Cassian, what are you talking about?" She asked him back, crossing her arms over her chest and throwing daggers at him with her eyes. "Who gives you the right to come here and judge people and who makes you think that you know what I want."
"What do you want, Jyn?" Cassian asked taken aback. He truly wanted she answered that question.
"Definitely not being involved in a jealousy scene in the middle of the hangar. " Jyn blurted out. And Cassian thought as he was punched in his face. Maybe it would be better if she would punch him because that conversation was even more painful.
"Who said I was jealous?" He asked stupidly. Was he jealous? Was the feeling that was burning inside his chest jealousy? If so he didn't like it.
"Cassian as one of the most gifted and intelligent officer you could be pretty thick sometimes." Jyn huffed at him and saying that she bypassed him and walked away. Cassian was standing rooted into the spot trying very hard to gather his though. What had just happened? He felt as something heavy collided into his chest leaving him breathless and alarmed.
"Captain Sarretti what is going on?" K2 walked to Kyle who was watching the scene between Jyn and Cassian from a safe distance. He was trying very hard not to laugh at loud.
"Nothing K," Kyle said smiling at K2 "Nothing, I just needed to push some things."
"What things?" K asked sounding distressed still looking at his captain talking with Jyn, by the look of the two of them the conversation wasn't easy. "And why Cassian is so stressed?"
"Exactly my words K2." Kyle said smiling even wider at the droid making K look between Cassian and Jyn and Cassian's friend surprised by the behavior of the humans before him. "Why is he so stressed? Well I don't know exactly but I think those two should talk, or screw…" Kyle continued his eyes glistering with mischief "… or talk and screw or screw and talk I don't care about the working order as long they do something."
"Oh my! Mental imagines." K2 almost exclaimed and if he was more human he would closed his eyes shot.
"You can't have mental imagines K you are robot." Kyle patted the droid on the arm still smiling as he was given a first price in some competition.
"Still it was too much information captain Sarretti." K2 answered looking kind of distasteful at arguing Cassian and Jyn.
"Either they do one of those things I just said or both of them, or they will kill each other or someone in the process. It is just too long." Kyle explained to the droid and judging by the look the conversation between Jyn and Cassian was coming to an end. "See you K." Kyle said a hasty farewell to the droid making a fast escape from a crime scene. "Need to be somewhere else, before Cassian decide that he want to punch me in the face."
"Why would he?" K asked his voice expressing surprise.
"Long story my droid friend, but ask him." Kyle answered fast and turned around and almost ran away from the hangar. Seconds later a very angry looking Jyn walked past K2. The droid was left alone to ponder either he wanted to ask Cassian about all that or not. Judging by his captain distressful look K2 decided against it. Maybe captain Sarretti was right, maybe Jyn and Cassian needed to do one of those two solutions. Or maybe both…
AN/ Kyle Sarretti was my Cassian while before there was Rouge One. He was a pilot in times of the Old Republic in totally different story which I maybe someday post here but he was much needed now and I'm grateful that he was as mischievous as always! probably a one shot but I would like to write more about Cassian tell me what you think! Please R&R.