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CH. 10

"Galen, there's a leak."

The young man poked his head around the corner, looking into the small restroom of the space ship. Silver cabinets stood open, the dim light shining off them. He could hear the faint drip drip drip of water as it fell from the rusty piping.

Juno stood, hands on her hips and face bent in a frown. "It was working just fine, I don't know what happened."

Galen stepped into the room, leaning against the door frame. "Well, that's not good."

Silence.

"Can't you fix it?" she asked.

He turned to her, surprised. "Fix it? I'm a jedi, not a plumber."

She sighed, scowling, though she found it hard to ever be angry with him. "Well I certainly can't. I fly ships, I don't fix leaks."

The heard Kota's hoarse laughter drifting from the cockpit.

"It is not funny!" Juno called, irritated at the constant drip drip drip.

"Yes it is," Kota chuckled. "An imperial pilot, high ranked in her class, and a young jedi who just rescued a princess from a jungle planet overrun with stormtroopers, and yet both are helpless against he might of a leaky sink." He laughed again, and they heard him take a drink.

Juno shook her head, unconsciously hovering closer to Galen as she stared down the pipe.

"I'll get PROXY to work on it," he stated. "How long until we reach Cloud City?"

"Twelve hours," she replied. "Long enough to get some rest. You probably need it."

Juno could see exhaustion hanging on his muscular form. After fetching Princess Leia, they'd gone immediately back to Felucia to reunite her with her father, Bail Organa. Juno supposed the trip could have been longer, but she hated having the little princess on board, sitting regally in a chair next to Kota and speaking to Galen. At Felucia, the young jedi had fought Maris Brood a "jedi turned sith", as Galen had put it. After that they'd gone to Raxus Prime to destroy a shipyard producing Star Destroyer's for the Emperor.

She gritted her teeth at the memory. That had been a nightmare. Keeping contact with the jedi, she had been overwhelmed with anxiety by his encounter with raider Drexl Roosh, his fights with all the other raiders and storm troopers on the planet, and then he'd had to take down a Star Destroyer using nothing but the Force. He'd returned fatigued, but visibly pleased with himself.

Galen nodded. "All right. "He paused, looking at her. "You should get some rest, too."

She smiled, unable to help herself. "I will."

Juno lay on the black couch, glaring at the wall opposite of her. She'd been laying there for hours, but sleep would not come. Not with the ship completely silent, Kota in the cockpit, Galen somewhere else, PROXY in the restroom. It should have been silent, at least.

Drip drip drip.

She gritted her teeth. That noise had been a constant. She gripped her pillow furiously, squeezing it around her head to cover her ears.

Drip drip drip.

She closed her eyes, resisting the urge to moan. Why hadn't that bloody droid fixed the problem yet?

Drip drip drip drip drip drip drip.

"PROXy," Galen's voice rung softly out. "Are you . . . having any luck yet?"

"No, I am sorry," she heard PROXY respond. "I am trying my best."

A sigh. "That's fine. Keep working."

Juno heard the thuds of his steps as he entered the room. She sat up, grinning. "You can't rest either?"

He rubbed his eyes. "I'm having trouble."

"What about Kota?"

Galen rolled his eyes. "He's asleep."

"How can he sleep through this awful noise? If I even can get to sleep I'll probably dream about it!"

He smiled, eyes sparkling with amusement. "I think the alcohol may have something to do with it."

Drip drip drip.

Juno sat straighter, tucking her legs under her. "I suppose PROXY isn't usually a plumber, either?"

He laughed, sitting down gracefully on the floor across from her. "No, but I'm sure he knows what he's doing."

"I certainly hope so. I don't know how much more of this I can take."

Drip drip drip.

Juno twirled some pieces of blonde hair in her fingers, feeling heat on her face. She hadn't had much time to ever just sit and talk to him. "You were amazing, you know. On Raxus Prime. The way you tore that ship from the sky . . ."

She saw him straighten, a soft, sincere smile lighting his face.

"Thank you," he said.

Drip drip drip.

"Well," she cleared her throat, "I hope this Cloud City is better than some of our locations."

He grinned. "I thought you liked Felucia."

"It was rather pretty. I suppose I should be thankful for not having to spend any time on a desert pit like Tatooine."

He laughed. "It could always be worse."

Drip drip drip.

At Juno's exasperated expression, he said, "I bet it's almost fixed." He added, repeating what he said earlier, "I'm sure PROXY knows what he's doing."

Juno looked to the floor pensively. "Do we know what we're doing?"

She saw his posture soften, his smile fading. He also looked thoughtful, eyes roaming over the walls. She would have loved to just look at him forever.

"A rebellion against the empire is huge," she continued. "We're attempting this on a scale that's never been done before."

He met her eyes, and she was mesmerized, unable to look away. He reached up and touched her hand.

"No matter what happens, or how this turns out," he told her, "we'll find a way to make it through. I promise."

She felt a smile light her face, his words warming her heart. Suddenly she realized something. "The cursed water has stopped!"

"Yes, I have fixed it," PROXY's voice called.

Galen stood, grinning. "Thanks, PROXY."

Juno unfolded her legs, standing up, when she felt her right one give out, the tingles in it coming to her attention. She hadn't even noticed her foot falling asleep. She fell forward, crying out, and Galen caught her.

Laughing, he asked. "Are you okay?"

She hoped her face wasn't as red as it felt as she righted herself. "Yes, I am fine. Thank you."

Still smiling, but having courtesy enough not to laugh again, he said, "I'm going to get some rest. I'll see you later, Juno."

She nodded. "I will inform you upon reaching our destination."

She watched him disappear down the hall, then smacked herself on the forehead before heading back to the cockpit.

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