Sorry that it's short, but I had to end it somewhere.


I walked up to Rane, who looked even more stunning in the sunshine.

"Are you from one of the moons of Iego?" I asked. "Because you're one of the most stunning Angel I've ever seen."

Rane shook her head and gave a small smile. "I'm far from being beautiful, or an angel." She commented before walking off. The boy Kel had mentioned ran up to her. He had the golden brown fur of a Nalroni. I shook my head before walking off. For some reason, I turned into an alley. That was one of the stupidest things I've ever done. Not very long after, a bolt hissed by my ear. I took off at a run, not about to look back. I noticed an abandoned speeder, right as I passed it, so I quickly backtraced, and tried to wire it. Whatever I was doing surprisingly didn't work.

"C'mon. C'mon, start." I tried again. "Damn it!" I kicked it out of anger when it still didn't start. Then, one of the best melodies I've heard in a long time made itself known. A low hum made itself clear, as the speeder came to life. I swiftly got on, taking off right as more bolts flew past me. I didn't even glance over my shoulder the whole time I traveled on the old vehicle. It was right as I neared an abandoned town, when the hum became a crank and screech. The speeder came to a jagged hault. I pushed it into a building, so it wasn't out in the open. I took a little while to go through the town. It was a nice place, but the only question was why it was abandoned. When I finally got comfortable, I heard the voices.

How the hell did the find me? I asked, grabbing my blasters.

I made my way to the corner of a building, spotting the group, right before they disappeared from my sight. I jumped when they rounded the corner. All I could do what back up.

Shit. This is going downhill. Very. Very fast.

I knew it was a matter of time before I hit a dead end, which would mean the same for me. But the best I could do was to take some of them down with me. Then, my back hit something. A soft hum caused some confusion on my part. I slowly turned my head to see blue and green eyes, along with a hell of a sly smile, looking back. Her face was shadowed with a light blue. My own lips curled when Rane both looked back at the groups in front of us. I lifted both my blasters, firing. I was so focused that I didn't notice how quickly it had ended. Rane jumped over the last one, killing him without turning.

"You missed a spot." She commented as she turned. A bolt shot past my face, but before I knew it, with one twirl of Rane's lightsaber, it was sent back to where it came from. "So I'm cleaning up your messes now?" She asked, facing me.

"I still think you're from Iego." Rane's look turned distant. "Has on one ever called you beautiful before?" I wondered out loud. Then she snapped back, a small flame burning in her eyes.

"Your name." Rane, basically, commanded.

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

"Aiden Malric." Then a new question came to mind. "Rane isn't your real name, is it?" She looked at me, almost testing me.

After a long pause, she spoke. "No." Her emotion hidden underneath a mask. "I go by Rane Odan. But my real name is Ria Cath."


I'll do my best to get the next chapter of Every Road that Leads Home up in a timely manner, but no promises.