Safe

Eshaa looked over her shoulder and silently cursed whatever divine beings had given her luck. She was going to kill Telly, first he promised her that CorSec stayed away from the area, and then he promised her that he would distract the CorSec officer, and finally, upon the CorSec asking for ID he ran away. Eshaa was going to kill Telly, slowly.

Eshaa walked away quickly, glancing back every few seconds. After walking two blocks she was able to turn onto Treasure Ship Row. Home free, or so she thought.

"Where do you think you're going?" A stern feminine voice asked.

Eshaa, glanced around quickly searching for some way to get lost in the crowd, but the only options were tapcafs and seedy bars that would be just as bad. One of the garish signs caught her eye, but it turned out the holo-arcade it advertised was closed. Realizing she was out of options she slowly turned around, and grinned as she had seen her father do many a time when caught by his wife doing something Nen Yim didn't like. "Hallo, Aunty Tahiri."

"Eshaa, what are you doing here? It's after midnight, you know the law." Tahiri said resting a hand on the stun-cuff pouch that rested on her belt. "I may be smuggling division, but I can still arrest you for breaking the public curfew."

"Tahiri!" A joyful voice said from behind Eshaa. "Thanks for finding Eshaa, I thought she had gotten kidnapped or something." Jaina said resting a hand on Eshaa's shoulder and squeezing it sharply, Eshaa had to resist the urge to squirm. "You owe me kid." She whispered quietly into her ear.

"Jaina, what are you doing here?" Tahiri's demeanor changed suddenly, it went from the stern, smuggler catching Jedi turned CorSec detective, to caring aunt and old friend. "Eshaa didn't tell me you were here."

"Yeah, of course I am, do you really think she'd be able to escape Jacen and Nen Yim? They wanted a night alone, so I decided to show her around Coronet City at night." Jaina winked. "She does need to learn how to deal with the unsavory elements. She is fifteen now." Jaina smiled. "Next year, she'll be wandering about here alone. And she can't be totally helpless."

"I would never be totally helpless, Aunt Jaina." Eshaa smiled impishly. "I always have my lightsaber or couffee, at least when Mom and Dad aren't taking away one or the other."

"Interesting, my ears just went deaf, I hope you weren't speaking about any illegal weapons you happen to own, Eshaa." Tahiri said smiling.

"You know we weren't, Aunty Tahiri." Eshaa said angelically.

"Well we should probably be getting her back home." Jaina said smiling. "Good-bye, Tahiri."

"Bye, Aunty Tahiri." Eshaa said happily.

"Tell your parents I will be there for dinner next week." Tahiri said turning and walking away.

"Eshaa, I'm only going to ask you one question." Jaina said in a tone the squadrons under her command had learned to fear.

"Yes?" Eshaa gulped and prayed to the gods that it wouldn't be what she thought it would be.

"What made you think it was a good idea to be out in Coronet City at night, wearing something that's barely even acceptable on Thyferra?" Jaina asked cocking an eyebrow while looking down at her niece.

Eshaa mentally cursed her aunt for asking the exact question she didn't want it to be. "Umm..." Eshaa's mind was working in overdrive. "Because I didn't think I'd get caught." Then she quickly added. "And I know that you were the one who broke the Falcon's main control panel; during certain activities with Master Kyp last week."

"I don't tell your parents about this, you don't tell dad about that?" Jaina asked with a grin. "And just be glad Zeth is on Coruscant with his father, because if he was here, you'd be in it deeper than the oceans of Mon Cal."

"Deal." Eshaa said shaking Jaina's hand. "Now about showing me around Coronet City."