Hello everyone! Here is Torian and my huntress Michio. Enjoy!

She knew she was in love with him when… Torian

She knew she was in love with him when he was captured.

Michio was seething. She wasn't usually out for blood, but there were a few things that drove her to the brink of madness, and kidnapping a member of her crew was one of them. These pieces of trash were going to pay. Her murderous intents must have been perceived by her companion as Blizz followed her in silence. She felt bad for scaring the chatty Jawa, but her mind always went back to Torian. They had to get him back.

She relaxed a little when she sighted him; he was bound to a chair, gaged, sporting a few bruises on his face, but alive. Her eyes left the Mandalorian to trail on the man beside him. Long blond hair, blue eyes, a large cross scar on the face. The man of the holo. The man who was going to pay.

"I was starting to think we'd have to finish without you." he smirked.

"You've got no idea what you just got yourself into." snarled the cyborg.

"You don't say. Why don't you get a little closer and explain it to me." he replied, drawing his blaster.

Meanwhile, Torian had managed to free himself of his gag, and let you a warning shout: "Ambush, run!"

Drawing her own blaster, she quickly spotted five new opponents. 'Six against two?' she thought, 'Someone really wants me dead.' The fight did not last long as they seemed to have underestimated them. Minutes later, the hangar was blazing, fire from her flamethrower and her missiles spreading around, explosions resonating. She barely threw a glance at her opponents' bodies before she rushed to her companion.

"That's my girl." he said, as she started working on the cuffs. "I owe you. Again. My turn to be bait, I guess."

"Well, I always did find you attractive." she teased, trying to lighten the situation.

"Lucky me."

She finished untying him and he stood up, stretching a little. Michio took her time to observe him. Besides the bruises on his face, he didn't look hurt, his movements as smooth as usual. He let out a small smile and she found herself calming down. 'He's fine. Everything's alright.' Her thoughts were interrupted when Blizz tried to get her attention. She turned to face the only survivor of the attack and as soon as her eyes met his, fury washed over her.

"H-how?" stuttered the man. "This should have been total overkill."

"Despite what you think the Great Hunt's no joke. There's a reason Mandalore made me his champion."

"If this couldn't kill you, I don't know what would. I want out. I don't care how good the money is, it is not worth it."

He kidnaped a member of her crew, forced her to go back to Hoth's icy hell, tried to kill her, and he wanted 'out'? It took all she had not to pull the trigger.

"You are begging the wrong person." she spat, before turning to the Mandalorian. "Your call."

Torian observed the man. After a few seconds, he swiftly punched him, sending the blond into the snow.

"Due's paid." he said. "Finished?"

Michio nodded and turned to the exit. She smiled when Blizz ran pass her to scout ahead and relaxed when Torian fell into step beside her. The silence was only broken by his steady breathing and she found herself mirroring it. Synching her breathing with his always appeased her and soon she was able to think about what had happened calmly.

The situation troubled her. She had never felt that level of anger and fear. Not when Braden died, not when Mako got hurt, not even… that day. Was he more to her than all the people she loved? 'No, not more.' she thought. 'It's a different love. Not love as a sibling or a dear friend… I love him as a man, as a lover.'

Happiness washed over her before she discreetly frowned. Mako thought he loved her and she had noticed a change in his attitude since their hunt on Hoth. But they were only small things, like standing closer to her, cooking her favorite dishes... Nothing that could really verify Mako's theory. She needed a proof... She turned to the young man and softly touched his arm to attract his attention.

"You know, I was actually starting to miss you." she whispered to his ear before giving him a light kiss on the cheek. He blushed and shot her a shy smile.

'The hunt is on.'