Contruum
"Why can't you kids behave for once?" Josta chided her son and daughter happily. It was good to have the entire family at her table...between her husband's duties to the Alliance, her daughter's off-world job and her son's undercover mission on an Imperial Academy, she hardly had time to enjoy in their company." You act like you're only five sometimes, I swear!"
"Ahh...mom..." Both of them mock-complained. Pash was delirious to see his big sister again. He'd needed terribly to confide in her all that had happened this last year... They actually had a very strong relationship and they trusted each other completely!
"Alright you two! Shoo...go eat your cake on the patio and let me finish the dishes."
"Ok." Pash slapped a kiss on his mother's cheek and Dena did the same on the other cheek. Their mother just chuckled and sent them away.
Dena held on to her brother's arm and guided him to the patio. They sat on the lounge chair and she threw him a meaningful look. "Ok, kid...spill it! There's just the two of us here and I want to know all about that mystery girl that's been hovering in your head."
Pash huffed, clenched his hands and gazed at his sister. "There isn't much to tell yet...honestly, I'm not quite sure of what I should do. She's...wonderful...but dad sent me there for a reason! And it was not to find a girlfriend!"
"But do you like her? I mean, really like her?" She asked him tenderly. Never had she seen her brother this conflicted and confused...
"I think I do...I know i do! But I'm supposed to find people willing to defect and bring them over to the Alliance!"
"And you don't think you can convince her?"
"I know I can! She hates the Empire and it's politics, but her parentage might come as an issue here...he's not the kind of you Officer you wanted hunting you down! I mean, most people I've 'marked' as possible candidates for defection are not the kind Imperial forces will really waste their times chasing, to get back! But her...That's a whole other smashball game, if you know what I mean!"
"Who the hell is her family? Does 'uncle Palpy' have unknown relatives? Is that it?" She smirked. That girl had to have an important family, if her cocky brother seemed intimidated by them! "No...don't tell me...she's Vader hidden daughter! A-ha! That's it isn't it?" Dena poked at her brother, trying to get a smile out of him.
"Jeez..no...that's not it!" He rolled his eyes at his sister, with a jokingly scared face. He turned completely to face her and looked in his sister's eyes with a serious gaze." Have you ever heard Dad talking about an Alien Imp Officer?"
"Alien...Imp...Officer? I thought there were no vacancies for alien species on the Empire, unless they are slaves! We all know how Bigot and speciesist the Imperial rule is...For the Emperor to even allow an alien to become an officer...it's pretty much unheard of!"
"Yeah, well...there is one exception. And his daughter is the girl i told you about! When i first met her on the Academy, i was surprised myself to find an alien in there. So when i had the chance i rerouted a message to dad and he managed to get me some info on her. I picked up his message on one of my days-off and there it was: An alien of an unknown species and an unknown origin. It only stated there that he had been found shortly after Palpatine took the reins of power. For some reason, the Emperor found some value in him and brought him to Imperial Center! Him...and his family! A wife, a son and two daughters!"
"Wow! He found him? Or just snatched them?"
"No, he was indeed found. He'd been exiled for some mysterious reason, by his own people and his wife decided to follow him into exile. The children were born on exile. There are no records of their origins, nor the planet were they were found." He got up and paced nervously. "There was only the info on their names: Thrawn, Taria, Theryan, Thalya and Leesa..."
"Thrawn!? I've heard that name before...didn't dad have a run into him and his forces some time ago?"
"Yep! That's the guy..."
"Oh..."
"Oh..." He repeated. "Now you're beginning to grasp the whole enormity of the problem." He shook his head, concerned and without a clear solution in his mind. He cared too much for Leesa to just let go of her. But her father was not the kind of opponent he wanted to set upon the rebellion.
"You should talk to dad about it Pash! I'm sure he'll help you find an answer." Dena got up and enveloped her troubled brother in a tight embrace. She could see in his eyes that he was falling deep for that mystery woman. There's nothing you can do to fight love back, that much she knew. She could only be there for Pash when he needed her.
Aboard the Strikefast
"You're getting big!" Leesa leaned on her sister's shoulder, caressing her swollen belly. She was going to be an aunt! How wonderful! "How far along are you already?"
"Seven months. He moves a lot and I'm always tired and nauseous...pregnancy is not as glamorous as some people would have believed to be." Thalya mumbled. She was happy to be expecting that child, but the whole process and the waiting, was driving her mad! How her late mother had subjected herself to this four times, was beyond her! "Voss is over the moon, of course...he's not the one looking like a Hutt! Now, don't look at me like that! I love my child! I just wish this could be easier...I'm tired of throwing up everything I eat and always falling asleep everywhere!"
"Oh. shut up! You were dying to have Voss' kid! Goddess knows how long you've waited for him to start seeing you as a grown woman! You do have a big age difference..."
"I know..."Thalya sighed. It had been a long road, loving Voss since she was a child...and being treated accordingly! She'd finally won his heart just two years ago, and she didn't care if he was already graying! She loved him so..." You always knew how I felt for him. Father almost had a stroke when I told him we were getting married!"
"Thank the Goddess, Father actually likes Voss! Otherwise I'm pretty sure he'd made him suck vacuum!"
Both sister laughed happily, as the door opened to allow a tall imposing figure to enter the hydroponic gardens.
"I knew I would find you both here." The tall, impeccably uniformed figure addressed them. Stiff posture, hands behind his back, he was the image of military rigidity! Leesa scowled at him, this is what he'd become since her mother's passing...a stiff figure! "Thalya, your husband has sent for you. I need to talk to your sister."
"Of course father" Thalya bowed his direction "I'll see you two at diner time." She gazed her sister way with a silent plea for her not to start yet another argument. Leesa winked at her. That was not reassuring!
"Well, I'm here." Leesa opened her arms with a defiant stand to her. " What do you to talk to me about? My wonderful stay at the Academy? How coldly I've been treated by everyone? How nice it is to be an alien female on the pilot course? Where do i begin..."
"Do not speak to me on such manners, little girl!" Thrawn spat at her."You have learned nothing! You think it was easy for me too? You think I was just accepted when your now-brother-in-law founds us back then? You have no idea what it was for me and your...mother..." The last part was almost whispered. The pain was all there on his face...the loss still too recent. Still, that was no excuse for the cold hearted man he'd become! She could never forgive him for closing himself up and distancing from his children. They had also lost a brother...they had also seen their mother fading away quickly, taken by her disease...It was not fair!
"You just don't understand, do you? I'm ALL ALONE there! I have no one! You had mom! You had us! It's not the same!" She turned her back, hiding the pain and the disappointment she felt. How could she even tell him about Xander? It was more likely for her father to find a way for him to suddenly disappear from the Academy, than to be happy that she'd found someone...No! It was better to keep that little peace of happiness all to herself! It was killing her to have no one confide in...she wasn't even sure she could completely trust Thalya. "But you don't care about us, do you? Not really...Your only love as mom...And when she...died...you just buried your heart with her. The figure of my father is standing before me, but my dad is dead and buried! Like Thyrin and mom!" She starting running out of there, barely holding out her tears, but her father grabbed her arms, stopping her in her place.
"I do love you! Don't you dare saying I don't! I have a job to do. A duty, to us, to our people. You don't understand the pressure and responsibility that lies on my shoulders..." Thrawn held his daughter against him. This stubborn, feisty child of his...he loved her so much! But she kept going against him, and this Empire he served on. Sure it had faults! Every regime had faults! But the Republic had been a corrupted government, where dissensus abounded. To many different species, each voting for their own interests instead of uniting around a common ground! He could not understand how the beings of this Galaxy could be like this! The Ascendancy might also be far from perfection, but they did worry about the common problems of their people! The Eight Ruling Family even held as their motto, the saying 'I will do what I must, to defend the ones I care for!' !
It was a motto he still live for, these days! Even if this unruly child doubted him!
Vensenor Academy
He had arrived two weeks ago, after his vacation with his family, feeling renewed and more at ease after the long talk he had with dad first, and his mom afterwards. His dad saw the obvious value in turning Leesa to their side, but he was more concerned with the feelings his son harbored for the girl! He'd stated he'd be on his side whatever his decision about her would be, but he should remember his mission, and the ultimate loyalty they owed to the Alliance and to every sentient being that wanted escape the tight grip of tyranny and fear.
She had been there, waiting for him, on a corner barely in sight...she discreetly nodded at him and smiled! They had to be cautious with their relationship! The rules were clear and strict. And the consequences...were beyond dire! At least for him...
Now, here he was...in a hidden place they'd discovered, near the engines' room. They had been taking their relationship slowly, ever seen they'd gotten together on the previous term. She seemed to be comfortable with the way it was going, but he did wanted to take it further. But for that she would have to want it too! He was not going to force in any way...
A figure dressed in black made her appearance, and Leesa threw herself smiling into his arms. Pash pulled her closer for a passionate kiss, grinding his body against her. The feel of her soft lips on his, the lean curves, the small breasts against his chest, made his body go taut and his mind go hazy! He allowed his hand to slide lazily along her back. All the way from her nape to her firm buttocks, which he squeezed gently, drawing a soft moan from her mouth...her sexy, swollen, purple mouth... he drew his head back to look at her. They she blushed in an incredible shade of purple, matched beautifully her sapphire-blue complexion. Her red-glowing eyes were even brighter now, a clear sign she was as excited as he was. He leaned again for another kiss. this one more demanding, more hungry. He parted her lips and tasted the wonderful flavour of her warm mouth, as he explored it with his tongue. Leesa shuddered with the intense pleasure she felt. She clawed his back and pressed her hips harder against his. She could feel how hard he was. It was up to her to decide how far they would get this time! He had always left that decision to her, never pressing for more, never demanding...and she loved him even more for that!
But today she wanted more! She needed more!
Her hands went to his jacket and she proceeded to dispose of it. Then she took her own jacket and went back for his undershirt. Pash drew back and looked at her, glazed eyed, filled with lust.
"Are you sure you want this Leesa?"
" I am! I want you Xander...I want you so much!" She took his mouth on a tender kiss, and grabbed the hem of his shirt, raising it to his chest. Pash raised his arms, and Leesa removed it completely. She took a step back and let her gaze wander on his bare chest. He was muscular, without being...too much...She hated gym buffs. Xander was just...perfect! Naturally perfect! She threw him a wanting look and starting undressing herself. Not allowing him to touch her, while she did so. She was completely inexperienced in this, but she knew what she had always wanted to do with him. The fantasies that haunted her dreams!
Standing completely naked in front of Xander was a completely new thing for her, but damn she loved the hungry way he was looking at her...and the way she felt, like a fire consuming her. She quickly disposed of his clothes too, and soon they were on the floor, feverishly kissing and fondling each other. Pash looked at her, and took her right nipple into his mouth, suckling on it, licking it until it went a dark shade of purple and it became hard. Leesa moaned helplessly, running her fingers through the locks of his soft copper-red hair. She almost lifted as he took her other breast in his mouth and continued his sweet torture. Their bodies moved in time and Pash began trailing kisses and soft bites all over her abdomen, going lower and lower on her.
He lifted his head and looked at Leesa. She looked so sexy like this...He loved her so...He needed her to know that. He needed her to understand that it wasn't just sex!
"Leesa, baby...I love you so much...I want so much...I need you to be sure you want this..." He whispered.
"I do...Oh...Goddess...I do...Please Xander..."
He parted her legs gently, and touched her purple button with his tongue. She cried out and lifted her hips towards his mouth, calling his name, begging 'please don't stop' with a raspy voice. Lost in the haze of the pleasure she never thought possible.
He continued stimulating her further, penetrating her with his tongue, making her shiver and moan, until he knew she almost there. He insisted more and more, and she finally came, moaning and sobbing. He lifted himself, until he was completely on top of her.
"It's going to hurt a bit, but it won't last, honey...You're so wet i can just take you without hurting you unnecessarily. Relax baby, let me in.."
Pash positioned himself between her legs, and gently began pushing inside of her. Leesa winced it the first flash of pain, but she smiled at him and tried to relax. She wanted this badly...
He felt the her barrier give in, and kissed and moaned sweet words on her ear while he slid deeper and deeper inside of her. She cried out, but the pain was suddenly over, giving way to an unbearable pleasure. He thrust deeper and deeper into her, keeping a steady pace to get her used to the feeling of him inside of her. But it quickly escalated into a frenzied rhythm as both lovers rushed for the climax their bodies instinctively knew they needed. Leesa wrapped her legs around his waist while he kept going deeper and faster. With a sudden last thrust, they both came with just a moment of interval. Pash collapsed on her soft body. They were both trembling with the exquisite pleasure they had just experienced!
Leesa kissed him, smiling.
"Oh, Xander! I love you...I'm completely yours!"
"And I'm yours...forever..."
They stood there a while longer,. but they knew they had to leave this place before someone started looking for them. So they dressed themselves and left.
The next day, they were sore, but satisfied! And now they felt closer than ever!