Title: Snippets of Life
Author: mavjade
Genre: probably all
Summary: I can't really say as I don't know what the prompts are going to be but pretty much it's going to be a love story between Ben Skywalker and Jysella Horn.
Characters: Mostly Ben/Jysella with frequent appearances by Luke/Mara and Corran/Mirax... possibly others
Notes: For The Ultimate Drabble Challenge Version 4 at theforce [dot] net where we are given 5 prompts a week for 20 weeks. The goal is to finish them all in that time span.
I'm doing something crazy and probably hate myself later, but I'm going to do my best to make this one cohesive story. If I give up on it eventually, I'll let you know! :p Not all of them will be in 1st person POV, some will be in 3rd, but each set will stay in one POV to keep down on the confusion!
Week One:
Flash in the pan
I knew it wouldn't last long. It never does.
I tried to be myself without being myself but she saw knew who I was and only pretended to not know. I can't stand that. Why can't I find someone who hasn't heard of my father? Even in the farthest reaches of space they know Luke Skywalker. All I want is to go on one date where they don't ask what it's like to be his son.
I know it's wrong but as soon as they ask, I find a reason to leave.
Just one. Is that too much to ask?
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Out on a limb
I decided this time to just completely be myself, let her ask what ever she wants to get it out of the way.
Well, that was a bad idea.
All she wanted to talk about was my father and my mother, though mostly my father. I think she would have been happier to have the man himself, but she took what she could get. I finally got fed up and just asked her if we could not talk about him.
Again, bad idea.
She got mad and left. Evidently, not being my father is a turn off. Who knew.
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Out of the blue
I'd always thought she was beautiful but I stayed away from her. Mostly because she is a few years older than me, but partly because I'm afraid of her father. Okay, mostly because I'm afraid of her father.
Man was I shocked when out of nowhere Jysella Horn walked up to me and asked if I wanted to go to a smashball game with her. Not a group that included her, just the two of us.
I'm sure I made a fool of myself stuttering an answer, but I I said yes.
At least, I hope I said yes.
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Wet behind the ears
I hate it when Uncle Han uses the phrase "Wet behind the ears." It congers such strange images in my head.
I don't know how he found out about my date with Jysella but now he's giving me advice because I'm so new to this. I'm doing my best to tune him out.
As if I'm really new to dating.
Granted, this is the first time I've been on a date with someone who won't be asking a million questions about my father. Now she'll be asking questions about me.
Uh, oh. Maybe I should be listening to uncle Han's advice.
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Heat of the moment
I don't know what I was thinking, I don't really think I was but I'm kinda glad I wasn't.
Our team had just scored and we were all up on our feet cheering. Jys turned and gave me the most beautiful smile, her eyes sparkled with excitement. I just couldn't help myself.
I leaned in and planted my lips on hers. Once I realized what I had done I pulled back expecting a smack. To my surprise, her hand wrapped around the back of my head and her lips met mine once again.
I'm still not sure who won.