When a Young Mandalorian female staying with her Uncle at the clone training center on Kamino gets talked into taking treats to the troopers, she gets more then she bargained for. This is my first story please go easy on me. I do not own Delta squad, Star Wars, I own none of this though I wish I did the only thing that is mine is character Cin. Thank you and please review.
Troopers and Chocolate Kisses
Chapter one: Strawberry Troopers
I can't believe I let Kal talk me into doing this, the young Mandalorian thought as she quietly shimmied through the air ducts of the cloning facility on Kamino. The young Mandalorian female, though the niece of the fierce Mandalorian trainer and borderline psychopath Walon Vau, had agreed to take some treats to the clone troopers in Kal's district (or "his boys" as he called them) and some of the others as well. The Kaminoian scientists had forbidden things such as sweets and other divertive items to the clones, and the young Cin had no love for them either. The alien scientists had poked her far to often, asking what her defect was because of her hair and light gold eyes. Being by far smaller and slimmer then the more muscled and full grown Kal, the sixteen year old fighter had allowed herself to be talked into delivering the treats to the clones, which was why she was crawling through the small dark airshafts a light strapped to her forehead and the bag of candy clutched in her teeth.
Coming to the vents that looked down into the bunkers of the clones she'd stop at each room dropping a couple pieces of candy through the vents and onto the bed below. Most of the troopers were still in the training area at that time, the few that were in their bunks were the ARCs, who had a different schedule then the rest. Having circled her route, she came to the last vent and was about to drop the last candy through it when the screech of metal sounded as the grate she was on gave way sending her toppling down into one of the rooms right onto a bed and its occupant.
The grate bounced off the bed and landed with a dull clatter on the floor, but Cin was not so lucky falling with an small gasp right on top of a sleeping arc trooper stunning her and waking the poor clone up in a flurry of curses as he tried to figure out what had happened going into defense mode. Out of pure reflex, he grabbed Cin, thinking she was attacking him. The two wrestled for a bit the arc finally using his weight and strength to pin the young Mandalorian down on the bunk. She struggled for a moment, still slightly stunned, unsuccessfully attempting to use her wiry strength to try to slip free.
The commando, named Sev, peered down at the young female. Her hair, which had originally been tied up, had gotten loose and now lay around her in white waves as she looked up at him gasping for breath slightly after their tussle, still shocked from her initial fall. Spotting the Mandalorian crest tattooed on the female's upper right arm he decided she was not an assassin. She didn't have weapon, anyway.
"Who are you and what are you doing, falling into my bunk?" He asked his voice gruff and threatening. This seemed to only anger the little Mandalorian female as she glared defiantly up at him. This only enticed the barest upward tilt of the commando's mouth- not quite a grin, but as close as he would get. More of a smirk.
"My name is Cin. And I really doubt this is how you're supposed to show gratitude to someone who was bringing you treats." She growled up at him, the small clear bag filled with candy clutched in one of her hands as proof of her words.
"And what about you trooper? What's your name, and will you kindly let me up before I have too kick your ass?" She asked, staring up at him. The trooper's features were much like all the others- tan-brown skin with dark black hair and deep brown eyes- though this one had acquired numerous small scars on his face and hands. Sev stared down at her for a moment contemplating whether to tell her his name or not.
"I don't think I will. What does it matter, anyway?" He said watching as the little Mandalorian glared up at him. There had been a question that had been bothering Sev for weeks though it was a tiny minute detail he had always prided himself on his ability to ask questions and gain answers to them.
"You see, Cin, every time I pass the trainers quarters I can't help but notice a rather odd smell." Sev said, his voice low and emotionless, giving nothing away. At first, the scent had simply made him curious. The sweet fruity smell, though foreign to him, seemed to hang in the air delicately as though just the slightest breeze might blow it away. Then as time went on it had become a slight obsession as he picked up the light sweet fruity scent elsewhere. He would to turn a corner on his way to the weaponry and find such a harmless scent mixed in with the stronger ones of metal and machinery oil. Many times Sev would just stand there for the briefest moment and breath it in the strange perfume like smell calming him as he took it in and then it was back to the training and the fighting and everything else, but for the barest moment he felt like he was at peace, an impossible concept for someone created for battle. Now looking down at the little female he had pinned beneath him it seemed to exude from her very skin. Sev imagined that if you could see smells the scent would come off her in a light red glow like sunshine.
"And what would that be?" She asked, slightly confused. She threw up her best emotionless mask, though she stopped struggling to get free.
"It's a light, fruity sweet smell." He said bending down slightly his head inches from her neck as he took in the scent. "I'd like to know what it is. Now that I have its source, then the cause can't be too hard to discover." He said sitting back up slightly noticing that despite the emotionless mask that had become the little female's face, her cheeks were coated with the barest blush. Seeing this Sev felt something quite foreign to him. It was a type of curious longing that filled his frame, making him feel almost hollow and bringing to mind strange and insignificant questions as he watched her. What would her hair- long, pure white hair- feel like? Her skin?
"I…" She stuttered pausing her mask falling away as she turned to stare at the wall. "Strawberries… the smell is strawberries." She said, struggling to get loose once more. She put all her strength into it this time, but only caused Sev to press harder against her, using his full weight to keep her down. This caused the little Mandalorian female to blush even harder, much to the amusement of Sev who allowed himself a small smirk. "Now please let me up. If I don't get back soon Kal won't be able to cover for me." She said, though she had once more stopped struggling.
"Hmm… no." Sev said, staring down at the little female. "All the trainers have been called in for a meeting up in orbit. They've already left and the fact that you don't know means you were supposed to stay at the factory." He said his voice still emotionless as he stated what logic dictated in his reason. "And since you're supposed to stay at the factory why not stay here? After all you interrupted my sleep." Sev said, giving a low chuckle, and suddenly, in one swift movement lay down next to her on his side, wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her against him like an over sized teddy bear his chest pressing lightly against her back. She struggled to get loose in vain, then finally gave up with a sigh and laid still, a blush coating her cheeks. Cin gave a small surprised squeak as Sev tucked his head against her neck breathing in her scent and sighing.
"Lay still, cyar'ika." He said, his voice low and gruff, thick with something that seemed to vibrate through out Cin's whole being. It made her shiver as he gripped her tighter, his breath after a time coming in a slow even rhythm. After a time of listening to him breath she found herself lulled into an almost dream like state her eyes becoming heavy as she fought sleep telling herself she had to stay awake. After a while she slowly began to work her way out of his grip with painstaking patience. Though in truth it was only a few minutes, it felt like hours till she was finally able to slip off the bed and pick up the broken grate, climbing back up into the ventilation shafts with catlike grace. She fitted the grate back in place, though she would have to remember to screw it back into place on her next trip- she had a feeling Kal would figure out a way to talk her into doing this again.
As Cin worked her way towards the end of the air ducts and made her way out into the hallway, Sev slowly woke up, noticing right away the missing presence of one little female that had been there moments ago, the bed still warm where she had been. He slowly sat up staring down at the spot, pressing his hand down on the mattress to feel the last traces of warmth that she had left behind. His eyes darkened slightly with determination and the barest hint of sadness as he was filled once more by that awful hollow feeling, fisting his hands in the sheets as he promised himself he wouldn't let this new curiosity that was the little female Mandalorian get away again. Picking up the small bag of candy that she had left behind, he opened it up and pulled out a small red hard candy and popped it in his mouth, giving a low hum of appreciation.
"Hmm… strawberry flavored. I think I like the other one better." He said out loud. He couldn't help but wonder if the petite little female who had fallen in on him so suddenly would taste like the fruit she smelled like.
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Cyr'ika Sweetheart
(This is my first story please go easy on me. I do not own Delta squad, Star Wars, I own none of this though I wish I did the only thing that is mine is character Cin. Thank you and please review. Cred goes to by Beta Lady Tragic for looking over the first and soon to be second and third chapters and for doing so to the new fourth)
