Wuitho Valley, Alderaan, 2.5 BBY

The young woman had her hands clenched behind her back, watching the magnificent view offered by the Wuitho Tri-falls. The immense rumble of the the three arms of falling water seemed to have a kind of soothing effect on her. She liked to watch they way the mist formed as the currents fell into the wide river, the clear waters run along green banks, filled with blue willows, purple Araluta flowers and tiny white Arkanian poksies. She always loved when her family could come here, to their Hovercabin by the lake! Alderaanians would never destroy nature to build anything so, in the Wuitho Valley every estate was built on hovering platforms instead of wrecking up the grassland to have the houses fixed on the ground!

There weren't many cabins here, and most were used as vacation refuges. From the the Whitestone and Weillu Darkwood balcony of their cabin, she could see the Celchu family's cabin and the Lady Thyra on her own balcony, trimming the Sellonian Greenbell bushes with loving attention. She watched on as Master Jaden approached his wife and, noticing young Leia's presence, waved her with a smile. Lady Thyra mouthed a "Hello sweetheart" and they both smiled at her. She'd always liked the Celchu's. They were the owners of Novacom, the Holonet provider for the Alderaanian system. Not that the fact had gone to their heads! They were good people with compassionate hearts and anyone could see how lovingly they treated their children. Their third child, Skoloc, attended the same Junior Academy that she did, although they had never been placed on the same class. Pala was bright giggly young woman who followed her mom around, and she was the youngest of the four. The eldest were Mia and Tycho. Mia always gave her the impression of being permanently thoughtful. At 21, she was doing an internship on her father's company, and she was probably bound to take over her father's place in the future. Tycho had gone to Prefsbelt's Academy to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot. She'd seen him from time to time, but he had a somewhat distant demeanour to him, not that he seemed arrogant or anything, but she had never seemed to get beyond that first image he'd projected on her! It was like he was isolating himself from people...

"Leia! Come here sweetheart. Your father wants you to know someone." Breha Organa reached her hand to her daughter, calling her inside. She was a small woman, that carried a regal pose to her which seemed to project a powerful image onto others. Her mother had always been her paramount example of how carry herself.

Leia took her mother's hand and smiled warmly, taking refuge in her mom's embrace.

"Not more stiff politicians..." she moaned rolling her eyes.

"Not this time, my love...it's a good friend from the Contruum system. It's...other 'business' ..."

The tone used by her mother alerted her to the fact that visitor had to be connected to the Rebel Alliance! The Organas had been for years sided along the Rebellion, unbeknownst to Imperial Center...it was a dangerous game her father was playing, but one that had to be done! She was more than proud to be the daughter of one of founders of the Rebellion!

Both women arrived at the office Bail Organa kept in the cabin. He was speaking to a red headed man, looking at his datapad. Her father raised his head has she walked in and smiled at her. The man turned on his heels to face her, and she could see that he must be about her father's age. He was graying at the temples and had a very military stand to him. Suddenly, she knew who this man was. Her father had spoke of him often and always with a kind of reverence in his tone. Colonel Airen Cracken had become somewhat of an Alliance legend, having lead a successful uprising in his homeworld of Contruum, which saw the defeat and evacuation of an entire Imperial garrison.

"Colonel Cracken, may I introduce to you my daughter Leia!" Bail reached for his daughter, enveloping her with his arm. "Honey, this is Airen Cracken and he's got some god news for us!"

"I'm honored to meet you, Colonel Cracken."

"My honour, Your Highness." Cracken took Leia's hand with deference. He had heard about this young woman. She came across to him has brave and dedicated. Her small size was quite deceiving, for her a fearless gaze and an imposing gait! It was a good thing...but it was also something that was out of place in people this young...people like Leia Organa, his own son Pash, and most of the new recruits of the Rebel Alliance were all under twenty years old...they were fighting at an age when they should be enjoying life! With was just another objective to keep in mind, something else for him to fight for!

"My father speaks of good news you bring..."

"Well, they are news...not sure they are yet definite good news, but we have some advances on my son Pash's mission. He recently was able to forward me with a very promising list of possible defectors to our side!"

"I know I call that good news! So I guess my father was right." Leia offered with a smile. The Rebellion was always in dire need of more people siding with them. And if she remembered well, the Colonel's son was supposed to be a pilot. And a damn good one! If he had gotten hold of people willing to come to the Alliance, then she would bet they would be starfighter pilots too!

"And it's a very promising list too, Cracken!" Bail noted. "Do you think young Pash can conclude his mission successfully without exposing himself? After all he still has a year and a half in that Academy..."

"I trust on my son's judgment and abilities, Highness! If he says he can do it, than he can!" Cracken's tone was one filled with pride for his son, but Bail could sense the ever present worrying sensation that Airen carried with him. It must not be easy for that man to know his was deep undercover on an Imperial Academy, and that at any given time something could go wrong and he could in fact lose his son...has he worried also each time he sent his daughter on 'diplomatic misions', that were nothing than cover stories to send her to the scattered cells of the Rebellion.

"Thank you for coming here with this so needed files and the news you brought. We surely needed good news and you delivered! Please send my regards to Josta and the kids!"

"Will do, Sir!"

"And please call me Bail..." He sighed.

"Yes Sir!"

Cracken left, leaving an amused Bail Organa smiling at his daughter.

"Seems like a good man." She said

"A fine man indeed. And a cunning warrior! Loyal to a fault to the Alliance. And so is the rest of his family. We need more people like the Crackens on our side..." Bail kissed Leia on her forehead and both left towards the staircase that lead to the shiny white entrance hall. They exited to the gardens were Breha awaited them.

"I gather your meeting went well?" Breha inquired, kissing her husband gently on his lips and taking her daughter in her arms.

"Very much so, my dear! But right now I want to sit here with both of you, relaxing in the sun, listening to the waterfall..."

The Organas sat on an ornate wooden bench, carved from the trunk of a tree that had fallen on one of last year's rigorous winter's storms. They had managed to transplant most of the green twigs of it, and they were growing around said bench. Nothing ever went to waste on Alderaanian society. Their love for nature was one of their people's finest virtues!

Vensenor Academy

"Why don't we just leave now?" The moaning plea came from a tall blond man, leaning on the wall nearest to the exit of their secret hiding place, where Pash ahd been conducting meetings between the Rebel Cell he'd organized in the Academy.

"Because, Jax, if we defect now we won't be able to go very far without most of us getting captured! I say Xander is right. We wait. We conclude flight school, we lay low, behave just like good Imperial pilots and when we're sure that everyone is really on board on this, we take our newly assigned TIE fighters and get the hell outta our assigned SD! Fast!" Beric glared at the Coruscanti pilot, with his arms folded in front of him. Sometimes Jax could be a hard head...

"Alright, alright...cool it guys!" Pash looked around to the people standing there...they were are staring at him like he had all the answers in the Galaxy! It was an unnerving feeling, to be on leading position. But he to do this, if they were supposed to have a chance in surviving their defection to the Rebel Alliance! He had a good three squadron's worth of people on his side. It had been a morose process, to screen all of those cadets and find who could he approach without risking blowing up his cover. Leesa and Beric had proven to be the best in recruiting more pilots to their side. Beric was the easygoing guy that everyone talked to, and Leesa made used of her eidetic memory to connect all the info they had on which cadets were indeed the best candidates for defection! "So, everyone knows what they have to do, right?" Agreeing nods came from all of them. "Lay low, do not attract unnecessary attention to yourselves, and do not use the official comm-channels to exchange Intel. Ok? Let's get going then!"

He dismissed the meeting and waited until everyone had left, except Leesa.

"Nice going Flyboy! Handling the meeting like a true leader..." She smiled, walking towards him with the sensual sway that she only used when they were all alone. She wrapped her arms around Pash's neck and kissed him tenderly. Their relationship had grown stronger to the point were they could almost communicate just exchanging looks. It was hard for Pash, not to come completely clean with her on his true identity. Many times had he almost told her everything. It was not that he didn't trust her! He did! With his life! But if something went wrong, she would be more protected not knowing who he really was...plausible deniability...it should keep her safe from her father's wrath!

"How about we go to an even more private place?" He whispered on her ear, nibbling her earlobe. "what do you say? It's been so long since we were able to have a private moment just for ourselves..." Pash traced her neck with his tongue, eliciting a moan from Leesa.

"Uhm...you lead...I follow..." Her pleading tone of voice always brought the expected reaction from him. Pash grabbed her hand and took her to the tunnels that would lead to their place near the engine rooms. Once he got there, he place her gently on the floor and lowered himself on her, proceeding to gently undress her while tracing her cleavage line and her pert breasts with small tender kisses. Leesa struggled with fasteners, to get him out of his flightsuit, wanting the feel of his warm skin on hers, his muscled chest and defined abdomen pressing on her.

Pash stood on his arms, gazing on her with an almost feral look on his eyes... Gods, he loved this woman to madness! The Galaxy could be turning to Bantha poodoo, right now...he didn't care, as long as he remained in her arms. There was nothing better than making love to his Leesa...

He took on of her breasts into his mouth and began suckling on it, making her moan, while she clenched her fingers on his back. Even the feeling of her nails on his bare back was arousing! When her nipple was hard and dark purple, he took her other breast and proceeded suckling on that one. Leesa sighed and moaned incomprehensible things in her language, thrusting her hips towards, like begging for him to take her. Pash let go of her breasts and started towards her belly, gently biting and licking her, until he'd gotten to the point he knew she wanted! He parted her legs, and lowered his his head into her midst, taking her rosy clit in his mouth. Alternating suckling with licking, stimulating her even more. Her soft moans were replaced by excited cries, as she ran her fingers through her lovers head. She felt like she couldn't take anymore, when she felt his tongue going inside of her, penetrating her...and then going again for her clit...and again...and again...

Pash felt her near the edge, but instead of giving her the climax she'd hoped for, he took his head from between her legs and started kissing her all the way back up again. Then he looked at her with mischievous smile. She had a beautiful pout...angry...but beautiful.

"Xander..." She protested with her voice hoarse. "I was so close..."

"I know...be patient my love...We're not done yet..."

Pash rolled them both until Leesa was on top of him. He grabbed her hips ans started lowering her onto him, penetrating her gently with each movement. He raised his hips to bury himself completely inside her. Leesa place her hands on his chest and began thrusting herself towards him as he did the same. They began with slow thrust, all the while Pash took one of his hands and slid it between them to continue stimulating her rosy button, just the way she liked it! They increased the pace and depth of the thrusts until they felt themselves reaching orgasm, with just seconds apart. Leesa cried out and collapsed on Pash's chest, moaning softly.

" Ch'ah Ch'acah vah, Xander..."

"I Love you too...very much!"

Leesa laughed softly, she had been trying to teach him some Cheunh...some...not that he was very good at it! He mangled all words almost beyond recognition , but at least he already understood some keywords and phrases!

"How about we stay here? Like, for example, the rest of the day?" Pash asked her.

"I do not believe that is a possibility..." Leesa kissed him lightly and go to her feet, beginning to dress herself, while Pash stood there on his side, gazing at her with at naughty look.

"I don't feel like going away..."

"Then you just leave your naked self there, and then try to explain why you missed classes...Flyboy!" She mused, throwing his clothes on his general direction.

"Alright...You mean woman..."

They got dressed and left the hiding spot, returning to ground level and heading back to the Academy Hall.

As always they took separate corridors to get there, so no one would be the wiser on their relationship. They met their classmates and went the mess hall to have a quick lunch before heading back to classes. Today they had Astrogation, Tactics and more Sim practice! He actually enjoyed his classes...even Astrogation, which was known has every student's pet-hate!

He was even quite expectant of today's Tactics class! He'd heard that there was a special guest to do a thorough lecture on the History of Tactics, with actual files from battles dating back from the Clone Wars! That should be interesting!

The lights were dim on the Grand Auditorium, everyone was waiting to find who the guest lecturer was. Pash just wanted to listen to the version the guy was going to put out of these mythical battles he'd heard his father telling him since he was a small toddler! He gave a discreet nod in Leesa's direction, and looked forward as Director Haaren was giving his speech.

"...Without further due, please welcome our special guest..." Pash could swear there was a mix of contempt and fear in Haaren's voice. "...Senior Captain Thrawn!"

Sithspawn!

Thrawn?

Leesa's father?

I'm soooo dead...

He slowly turned his head to see Leesa's reaction to her father's appearance. She looked stunned to say the least! She looked lost...and miserable...She turned to gaze at Pash and he knew right that had taken her father's presence on Academy, rather poorly...

Oh love, what do we do now?...