A Mandalorian Holiday

Disclaimer: I do not own KOTOR II.

A/N: BACK FROM THE DEAD!!! After two years, I have finally decided to update! I will be replacing all of the chapters (fixing grammar errors and confusing stuff; the story is the same, if you actually remember it) AND I will be adding a new chapter! Hooray!

Chapter One

"This is stupid. They're taking too long."

"I, too, am surprised they have not yet returned."

"Wait…I'm getting something…it's them."

Kreia smiled. "Excellent."

"Should we go to the camp and meet up with them?" Mical asked anxiously.

"No," Kreia answered immediately. "We shall wait here for them to return."

"Great," Atton said, rolling his eyes. "More waiting."

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"Well, that was stupid," Mira said with a sigh.

"I don't know about that," Kalan the Exile said. "We found a lot of useful items."

"I still can't figure out how that cannok ate a whole suit of Exar Kun Light Battle Armor," Mandalore commented.

"I am glad we are finally getting back to the ship, though," Kalan admitted.

"I'm not," Mandalore mumbled.

"Why not?" Kalan asked, concerned.

"Let's just say I'm not very fond of its crew."

"What's wrong with them?"

"Well…Visas scares me, Mical scares me more, Atton is annoying, the T3 unit is always watching me, two evil droids is way more than enough for one ship, Kreia is the most frightening of all, and I think the Iridonian is plotting to kill me."

"Bao doesn't want to kill you," Kalan said. "Now come on."

She didn't disagree with anything I said about the others, Mandalore thought.

They finally made it back to the ship. Kalan made her report in front of the others in the Main Hold. "We hunted a few of the wild beasts and found some credits and supplies."

"We got a message from that Jedi guy on Onderon when you were gone," Atton told her. "He said it might be weeks before we can go back there."

"Then we can go somewhere else and come back," Mira suggested.

"No," Kreia said immediately. "We are not leaving this moon until things are cleared up on Onderon."

"What?!" Atton said angrily. "You mean we're just going to sit here on this ship for a week, or more?"

"That is correct," Kreia said. She seemed pleased with Atton's anger.

"If we remain in any one place too long, the threat will find us," Visas said darkly.

"I agree," Mical said warily.

"This place is boring," Mira commented.

"And we are not making any progress," G0-T0 added.

"Beep-boop," the T3-M4 put in.

"I just want to get as far away from this place as possible," Bao-Dur said, glancing at Mandalore.

"So you all want to leave?" Kalan asked.

"Statement: No, Master," the HK-47 said. "There are plenty of things to kill here."

"But everyone else does, except Kreia?"

Nobody argued with this.

"Then…" Kalan began.

"Then it is too bad," Kreia interrupted. "I am in charge of this ship and we will do what I say."

"You are not in charge of this ship!" Mical protested. "Kalan…"

But at a glance from Kalan he shut his mouth.

"We should look on the bright side," Atton said sarcastically. "At least not we'll be able to spend lots of quality time with one another."

"That's true," Mical said cheerfully. "You're right, Atton."

"Actually, there is something we can do here," Mandalore said slowly.

"What is it?" Kreia asked, frowning.

"Well, I don't know if you would like it…it's kind of a Mandalorian thing."

"Query: Does it involve killing?" the HK asked, interested.

"It's a Mandalorian festival that's coming up in two days," Mandalore said. "They're making preparations for it back at the camp…"

"I was wondering what was going on over there," Kalan said.

"It's a Mandalorian holiday called Valentine's Day."

"Oh, that thing?" Mira said. "I've heard of it…I've never gone to one, though."

"What is it?" Atton asked.

"Well," Mandalore said slowly, "it's kind of hard to explain…"

"We just want to know what it is," Mical said.

"It's a…well…it's a special day Mandalorian warriors celebrate with our women."

"Your women?" Atton repeated. "I don't remember seeing any women at the camp."

"Exactly," Mandalore said. "They aren't there…yet. They come for Valentine's Day."

"And what do you do?" Mical asked.

"I think that's obvious," Mira mumbled.

Mandalore ignored her. He sounded excited as he explained. "Oh, there's all sorts of activities. Almost all of it is contests…couples fight one another…Valentine's Day is also when Mandalorian men marry. There's duels where Mandalorian men fight each other for a woman."

"Will there be food?" Visas asked.

"Of course," Mandalore replied. "It wouldn't be much of a festival without great food. There will be tons of it…more than all of the Mandalorians can eat. The leftovers from Valentine's Day last for months."

"Good," Visas said delightedly. "I like food." Some of the others eyed her strangely.

"If you don't want to compete in the contests, you can always watch," Mandalore said. "Just to be on the safe side it might be better to watch anyway…and the fights are exciting. The best Mandalorian warriors engage in friendly fights to show off their strength to the women. But most of the contests are fought in couples, so I don't think many of you would want to participate, but some of you…"

"We will all just have to watch," Kreia said harshly.

Mandalore shrugged. "Fine. Whatever."

"We will stay here for this…Valentine's Day, unless Kavar calls us back to Onderon before then," she said, turning to the others.

"But what are we supposed to do for the next two days?" Atton asked.

"We wait," Kreia said.