Hello! Welcome to chapter twa! Last time we didn't get that great of a response sadly, but I'll try to continue writing. but for those of you who are reading and do enjoy this story, you'll have to keep the reviews coming in! Also, to those of you who are reading this, I apologize for the long wait. I have been busy! Firstly I preached two sunday nights in a row at two different place, so I had that on my mind to be focusing on. Secondly, My family came in to hear me the second sunday night and some of them stayed for 3 days after that, and then after they left we had thanksgiving meal with the other side of the family. Point is I've been busy, but I have kept this story on my mind.
But without further adieu!
Chapter 2 :
Lux and Ahsoka were in their newly shared quarters. For some absurd reason the king didn't feel fit to provide two rooms, but rather put them in one small room together and in this one room there was only one bed. The two had comprised to sleep together as long as a pillow was used to separate them by request of Ahsoka.
Lux had just finished showering and walked out of the bathroom clothed in his flannel pajamas. Ahsoka was already in bed flipping through the holo channels.
"What do you think about it all?" Lux spoke as he crawled into his side of the bed.
"To be honest, I'm not really sure." Ahsoka said before turning the television off. She turned to face him by propping herself on her arms so that she was sitting up.
"I think it was Dooku." Lux said as he lay flat on his back,"I think there's something more significant about this planet that the Republic doesn't know about. Something that Dooku wants to get his hands on."
Ahsoka rolled her eyes and smirked,"Oh really?"
"Yep! And why invade the System when he could simply destroy King Jaff's trust in the Republic and have them join the Seperatist." Lux said after turning to face her.
"You're hopeless." Ahsoka smiled again before rolling over in his opposite direction.
Lux smiled,"Oh am I?"
He lunged his arms on her side of the bed and began tickling her mercilessly.
Ahsoka struggled to speak, but managed to squeeze something out between her laughs,"The pillow! The pillow! This is my side!"
Lux only continued,"What pillow?"
"Lux.." She struggled to say,"Please.. stop!"
Lux finally pulled out smiling uncontrollably as he lay flat on his side of the bed.
"I hate it when you tickle me!" Ahsoka said in an attempt to sound annoyed.
"Well get use to it, because we still have a whole week ahead of us to undergo." Lux smiled once more.
"Goodnight!" She shouted and turned off the light.
The next day had finally rolled around and Ahsoka and Lux stood in the kings courts once again.
"Did your son have any enemies?" Lux questioned Jaff.
"No.. Or at least none that were known to me."
Lux placed a hand on his chin,"That does complicate things.."
Ahsoka was deep in thought as Lux and the king conversed. If the son had no public enemies, their task of cracking this case would be a lot hard then they expected. Unless..
"Did he have any siblings?" Ahsoka interrupted.
The king was taken off guard by her question,"Yes. A sister and a younger brother of six."
"Could we speak with the sister?" Ahsoka asked as she placed her hands behind her back.
The king thought for a moment before answering,"Yes. But only on one condition."
"Of course, your majesty." Lux nodded.
"Two of my royal guards must go with you."
Lux glanced at Ahsoka.
"As you wish." Ahsoka nodded.
King Jaff pointed to the young pair and two of his royal guards stepped out towards them.
"This way." The kings adviser noted as he led the way.
"What more evidence do we need!? All the proof we need is saved in the systems security recordings!" The kings daughter, Athena, shouted through tears hot with anger.
Ahsoka and Lux exchanged saddened expressions. The daughter appeared to have taken it the hardest.
"We know this has been a hard time for you, but I can assure you, the Republic is innocent! We have few questions that we thought you could answer perhaps?" Ahsoka stated.
"But are you truly trying to prove your innocence or did you come here to make sure all the evidence is destroyed?" Athena pressed.
Ahsoka lowered her head slightly.
"Look," Lux stepped in,"If you'll simply cooperate and answer our questions, we'll be out of here in no time."
Athena thought while she gathered her emotions.
"Fine, but make it snappy. I'm taking my little brother out soon."
Lux cleared his throat,"Where were you the night of the murder?"
Athena's eyes widened,"Are you accusing me of murdering my brother!?"
"No! We're just making sure to have as many facts as possible from the victims family." Lux stated in a calming voice.
"I was.. Here at home. Asleep as a matter of fact." Athena said plainly.
Ahsoka raised a brow,"Did you hear anything suspicious?"
"Not that I know of." Athena shook her head.
"Did your brother have any known enemies?" Lux questioned.
Athena gazed up for a moment in thought.
"He and Aunty Alera weren't as close as most would assume. Now don't get me wrong, they liked each other, but they were not each others favorite."
Lux nodded,"Thank you, that's all we have to ask."
Ahsoka and Lux turned to exit but were stopped when Athena spoke up.
"If you really did not commit the murder of my brother, I want you to make sure that whoever did suffers greatly for their crime against the palace." Athena said in a stern voice.
"The decision of the true killers fate is not ours to make." Ahsoka responded.
"I understand."
Ahsoka and Lux glanced at each other one last time before exiting the room.
"So I guess we should find out more about this Alera person." Lux said breaking the silence as they walked down the hall.
"I guess so."
It's late. I'm tired. I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Next time we will be learning details on just who this "Aunty" Alera is.
Before I go, I would like to say thanks to Jee Zed Legomanrcf 1 for your advice on writing a mystery story! The thought of adding too much romance has already crossed my mind haha I'm going to try my very hardest to keep things evenly balanced!
Anyways! Thanks for reading! Please review!
