Title: Trickster Goddess Times Two
Author: AdraLoran
Keywords: Junior Wraith Squadron
Dramatis Personal:
Colonel Jagged Fel (male human)
Colonel Jaina Fel (female human)
Commander Cloud Ritril (male human)
Commander Tyria Ritril (female human)
Davin Fel (male human)
Rane Fel (male human)
Kavin Ritril (male human)
Keira Fel (female human)
Cerise Ritril (female human)

Chapter One – Good Mortal

Kavin stared at the ceiling, his expression unreadable even to himself.  He didn't know what he was feeling exactly, but it wasn't his usual feeling.  He did know he missed Keira, so maybe it had something to do with that.  He rolled onto his back, glanced at the chrono- 2100- and then looked back at the ceiling.  How could he be in bed this early?  With a sigh, he scolded himself.  Keira had been gone for two and a half weeks.  It couldn't kill him, after all.

Quite abruptly, his door swooshed open, allowing the elongated shadow of a person to come into view.  Kavin sat up on his elbows hurriedly, trying to make out the figure's face.  Just as abruptly as the door had opened and blinded him, it had closed again.  Using the Force, Kavin tried to identify the figure, wondering who would just walk into his room besides Cerise.  And this certainly wasn't Cerise.

The presence, however, was heavily cloaked, and provided him no insight as to who it was.  Of course, he also didn't have time to try anything past a brush in the web of life. But he didn't need the Force to figure anything else out, not after what the figure did.  After the secondary brush in the Force, he received a kiss on the cheek.

"Keir?" he asked shakily, knowing the answer even before it was given.  Instead of a verbal reply, Keira kissed him firmly on the lips.  When they split apart, Kavin was grinning.

He felt his bed move, indicating she'd sat down.  Kavin rolled back to his side to face her, now grinning at her.  Keira was readjusting herself to lie on her stomach, which seemed to be her favorite position, her knees bent to dangle her feet over her back.  There was a comfortable silence that hung between them, Keira swinging her feet back and forth.

Kavin smiled to himself as he continued to watch her.  Before he said anything though, a voice appeared angrily in his head.  It was followed by it's twin.

Kavin Ritril! Davin Fel's annoyed voice carried to him.  You'd better not be doing anything to our sister.

If you are, Rane continued for his twin, We'll be delivering a reminder very soon as to why you would be smarter not to.

Kavin looked at Keira, a bit surprised that she hadn't gone to Twin Suns first.  "Did you come straight here then?"  As he said it, he realized Keira's hair was perfectly straight and, as he began to see color with the dim light, black.

Keira smiled and nodded to him.  Then he heard her talking to her brothers.  Dav... Rane... Leave him alone.  If you're really upset, then just go find Liselle and Inyri and occupy yourselves.  With that, Keira looked back at him, smiling slightly.  "I see they're already warning you.  Anyway, I'm sure you've noticed I've still got all my pretty undercover looks."  As she spoke, she struck a fake holostar pose, flipping her hair over her shoulder.  Kavin laughed at her antics, shaking his head.

Playing along with her mood, he nodded in all seriousness.  "Of course; honestly, you're Keira Fel, how could anyone not notice how beautiful you are?"  Or, he added silently, to me at least.

Both of them sniggered over their take on the words, though Kavin thought he saw something flickering behind her gaze.  Before he could demand an answer, she sighed and readjusted herself so she was lying on her back, staring up.  Absently, Kavin combed his fingers through Keira's hair, watching her.

"Yeah," she said at last.  "Not many of the Imperial idiots at Cloud City managed to look past it."  Her face darkened while she stared up.

He stopped toying with her loose hair and instead looked at her face, searching out answers.  "You're not serious, are you?  I mean, they didn't do anything, did they?"

Keira started laughing almost instantly, as if she knew what had prompted the second question, shaking her head.  "Kavin, I'd never let them do anything, but yes, I was serious.  However, had any of them dared try touch me, I'd just have had to go Mom-type Goddess on them."

When she finished, Kavin was laughing along with her.  "Good thing too."  He paused, then said, "It's good to have you back, Keir."

She looked over at him, a smile on her face.  "Good to be back, Kav."  She reached over and ruffled his hair.  Before he could raise a hand to fix it, she hugged him, then shoved him onto his back.  Kavin let out a breath of air as his side hit the bed again.  Keira was up and sitting on her heels just as quickly, smirking down at him.  Her stature quite completely said 'I win'.

Kavin sighed in defeat.  "Fine, fine, you win," he grinned.

Keira leaned down and for the briefest moment, Kavin felt her lips on his before she pulled away.  Good Mortal.  He'd hardly noticed her praise before her weight was lying half on top of him.  He looked down at her as Keira rested her head on his chest, her arm going halfway around his waist.  Her trip must've been more tiring than he'd originally imagined, because in the next few seconds, she was asleep.

* * * * *

Keira woke the next day in much the same position she'd unconsciously fallen asleep in.  A hand was running its fingers through her hair and, for a moment, Keira just lay where she was, perfectly content.  The next second, however, she heard the door swoosh open.  Silently she muttered curses at herself for thinking it was a good idea to come to Wraith headquarters the previous evening.

Not thinking anything of her blue eyes and straightened black hair, Keira remained where she was, perfectly content not to move.  Her back turned to the door, as it had been when she'd fallen asleep, she suddenly heard the footsteps stop.  Reaching out curiously with the Force, Keira found that it was Cerise, who was now standing in shock.  The younger Ritril must've come in to tell her brother that Keira herself was back, as she'd asked Iella not to put her as such until this morning.  No matter.

"Kavin Ritril," Cerise said suddenly.  Keira felt Kavin move ever-so-slightly to see the door- he obviously thought she was still asleep- and she slowly withdrew her arm from across his stomach.

"Yeah?" he replied groggily.

She instantly felt Cerise's shock at Kavin's attitude.  Then, remembering her temporary new look, she understood.

"Kavin!  How can you be saying it like that?" Cerise sounded shocked.  She obviously hadn't checked the Force to see who Keira was.  "I can't believe that you- of all people- would do this to your girlfriend!  Keira's going to kill you, you know."

Knowing she was going to start laughing if she didn't say something, Keira turned her blue-eyed gaze on Cerise.  "Now why would I do that?" she asked the worked-up mechanic.

She watched as Cerise blinked in surprise and looked between the two of them.  Her slightly opened mouth shut very quickly and she offered a sheepish smile.  "Oh," was all she said for a minute.  "Oh."

Next to her, Kavin began laughing.  Cerise's face reddened a little even as Keira looked away from her.  Instead, she returned her gaze to her boyfriend.  Propping herself up on an elbow, she used her free hand to slap him lightly on the chest.  "Enough you; it's an honest mistake after all.  I wasn't supposed to be back until today."

"Wait," Cerise broke in rather suddenly.  "You mean Davin and Rane weren't being far-fetched and crazy when they came looking for you earlier this morning?  Well, more like demanding we go get you, but hey."

Keira laughed and shook her head.  "No, they weren't being far-fetched or crazy or stupid.  You know how overprotective siblings are, after all.  I had come straight here after I reported to Iella.  Of course, those two did get rather annoying last night..."  She giggled as Cerise mouthed at her, her eyes dancing between her brother and Keira.  "No, 'Rise, we didn't do anything.  Honestly."

Cerise nodded and shrugged.  "None of my business anyway.  But, you guys do know that it's 0830, right?  I was supposed to be waking Kav up and telling him that you, Keira, were back...only I guess he figured that out himself."  She shot him a look, then shrugged again.  "Anyway, Mom and Dad are going to come in here if you don't get out of here.  And, just a warning, Dav and Rane are still here."

Behind her, Keira heard Kavin curse softly.  Laughing aloud, she nodded to Cerise.  "I'm sure they'll be fine.  After all, they've dealt with their issues before."

"Yeah," Cerise replied, "But they've never been this annoyed before."