The Circle
By Darth Tech
Edited by LisaAmica
Chapter 1
"True Love's Confessions"
(working title)
The star field was in full effect as the Jade Fire was preparing to go into hyperspace. Luke looked over at Mara and smiled as she entered her finished calculations into the navigation computer.
"What so funny farmboy!?" she said to him
Luke just continued to smile staring into her green eyes which now were beginning to look more like blasters firing deadly shots at him. She turned back to her calculations shaking her head breaking into a smile.
"Even all beat up and bruised you're still beautiful" he said to her reaching over and grabbing her around her waist, landing a soft kiss on the top of her head. Playfully she shoved him away.
"Come on now don't you ever get enough?" She said to him thinking of a few days ago down on the planet on the grass when they first made love and the feeling running through her as he held her close to him. She never has felt so free and at peace until that moment and she knew what she was fighting for all along and that she had found her soul mate. Mara shook her head to push back the thought and went back to looking over her ship.
"I'll go make us something to eat." said Luke as he got up from the and headed to the galley
A few minutes passed by, Mara got impatient and walked into the galley to find that Luke was already sitting down.
"Come sit, I was waiting for you I made us some salad and that hyperdrive sludge you like so much." He said with a smirk. Mara sat down and began to chew her food thoughtfully, thinking about how much things have changed in her life in only such a short time. Although she enjoyed and welcomed the changes it caused her to feel off guard.
"Sometimes you amaze me." She said softly. Luke put a silly confused look on his face making Mara bust out laughing.
"What now?" he said as he looked up from his lunch "Hey anyone can make salad."
She just continued to laugh trying to finish her food. Luke got a bit annoyed by Mara ignoring his question.
"Ok what was that remark supposed to mean?" he said to her.
Mara still didn't answer him as she enjoyed getting the better out of the Jedi Master.
"Fine if you want to be that way." He said getting up from the table. Mara looked up at his face keeping her guard up against anything he might try. Luke stood over her with crossed arms trying to look stern at her cheerful disposition.
"Well?" he said in a forced guff voice.
"Well? Well what?" she said enjoying the little bantering between them knowing quiet well she had the upper hand.
"Okay Mara you forced this upon yourself." He said slyly as he lowered himself beside her. Mara expecting Luke to make a move was already prepared, but what happened next caught her by surprise as he used the force to levitate a loose feather and began to tickle her with it.
"Stop it!! Ha ha ha! STOP! Haha! Where the Haha! Hell did you Haha! get that?" Mara let out fits of giggles while swatting at the airborne feather.
"Well? Are you going to tell me now?" He asked again as she continued to squirm around the table.
"Alright, alright already Damn Jedi's can't take a joke." She replied almost collapsing from laughter.
He stopped tickling her and grinned widely almost apologetically, he took her in his arms in tight embrace. Soon their lips met, Luke forgot everything while drowning in the tenderness of Mara's lips. All was peaceful and warm as they kissed each other Mara had the sensation of being swept up by a windstorm, absolutely letting go, free-falling. But in the back of her mind she knew that they still needed to sort out what had occurred between them or this feeling would not last.
"What's wrong?" Luke said pulling away suddenly. He could feel that something was bothering her it gave him a sharp pain in his chest, he drew back a sharp breath.
"Nothing, I'm happy it's just that this is the first time we had a chance to talk without being shot at about what happened down on the planet. Now that we're here I don't know what future holds." she replied soothingly
"Oh, you mean what's going to happen next?" Luke said relieved. "That's easy! We're going to ride off into the sunset and have twelve children!" He said to her laughing
"Twelve Children!! And which sun? What wait just one minute there farmboy." she said to him amused with a mental picture of a house owned by her and Luke with sugar high children running around.
"Luke understand I will never leave you and I love you with all my heart." She said still having trouble believing she was in love. "But this is all so new to me and all these emotions I just need some space to get used to it all do you understand?" She asked shyly hoping that he would.
Luke took her hand gently in his and looking into her eyes smiling, he knew immediately. Luke understood what she was trying to say.
"There's one more thing though, for the time being I don't want anyone to know about us or at least till I get used to all of this." She requested.
"What about C-3PO?" Joked Luke. Mara breathed out happily and squeezed his hand.
Luke knew why she asked to keep their relationship a secret. Growing up the way Mara did and being on her own all her life. Having someone around caring for someone would take time getting used, Luke knew Mara had been stung before. They both realized though, the love shared between each other was deep. It was eternal.
By Darth Tech
Edited by LisaAmica
Chapter 1
"True Love's Confessions"
(working title)
The star field was in full effect as the Jade Fire was preparing to go into hyperspace. Luke looked over at Mara and smiled as she entered her finished calculations into the navigation computer.
"What so funny farmboy!?" she said to him
Luke just continued to smile staring into her green eyes which now were beginning to look more like blasters firing deadly shots at him. She turned back to her calculations shaking her head breaking into a smile.
"Even all beat up and bruised you're still beautiful" he said to her reaching over and grabbing her around her waist, landing a soft kiss on the top of her head. Playfully she shoved him away.
"Come on now don't you ever get enough?" She said to him thinking of a few days ago down on the planet on the grass when they first made love and the feeling running through her as he held her close to him. She never has felt so free and at peace until that moment and she knew what she was fighting for all along and that she had found her soul mate. Mara shook her head to push back the thought and went back to looking over her ship.
"I'll go make us something to eat." said Luke as he got up from the and headed to the galley
A few minutes passed by, Mara got impatient and walked into the galley to find that Luke was already sitting down.
"Come sit, I was waiting for you I made us some salad and that hyperdrive sludge you like so much." He said with a smirk. Mara sat down and began to chew her food thoughtfully, thinking about how much things have changed in her life in only such a short time. Although she enjoyed and welcomed the changes it caused her to feel off guard.
"Sometimes you amaze me." She said softly. Luke put a silly confused look on his face making Mara bust out laughing.
"What now?" he said as he looked up from his lunch "Hey anyone can make salad."
She just continued to laugh trying to finish her food. Luke got a bit annoyed by Mara ignoring his question.
"Ok what was that remark supposed to mean?" he said to her.
Mara still didn't answer him as she enjoyed getting the better out of the Jedi Master.
"Fine if you want to be that way." He said getting up from the table. Mara looked up at his face keeping her guard up against anything he might try. Luke stood over her with crossed arms trying to look stern at her cheerful disposition.
"Well?" he said in a forced guff voice.
"Well? Well what?" she said enjoying the little bantering between them knowing quiet well she had the upper hand.
"Okay Mara you forced this upon yourself." He said slyly as he lowered himself beside her. Mara expecting Luke to make a move was already prepared, but what happened next caught her by surprise as he used the force to levitate a loose feather and began to tickle her with it.
"Stop it!! Ha ha ha! STOP! Haha! Where the Haha! Hell did you Haha! get that?" Mara let out fits of giggles while swatting at the airborne feather.
"Well? Are you going to tell me now?" He asked again as she continued to squirm around the table.
"Alright, alright already Damn Jedi's can't take a joke." She replied almost collapsing from laughter.
He stopped tickling her and grinned widely almost apologetically, he took her in his arms in tight embrace. Soon their lips met, Luke forgot everything while drowning in the tenderness of Mara's lips. All was peaceful and warm as they kissed each other Mara had the sensation of being swept up by a windstorm, absolutely letting go, free-falling. But in the back of her mind she knew that they still needed to sort out what had occurred between them or this feeling would not last.
"What's wrong?" Luke said pulling away suddenly. He could feel that something was bothering her it gave him a sharp pain in his chest, he drew back a sharp breath.
"Nothing, I'm happy it's just that this is the first time we had a chance to talk without being shot at about what happened down on the planet. Now that we're here I don't know what future holds." she replied soothingly
"Oh, you mean what's going to happen next?" Luke said relieved. "That's easy! We're going to ride off into the sunset and have twelve children!" He said to her laughing
"Twelve Children!! And which sun? What wait just one minute there farmboy." she said to him amused with a mental picture of a house owned by her and Luke with sugar high children running around.
"Luke understand I will never leave you and I love you with all my heart." She said still having trouble believing she was in love. "But this is all so new to me and all these emotions I just need some space to get used to it all do you understand?" She asked shyly hoping that he would.
Luke took her hand gently in his and looking into her eyes smiling, he knew immediately. Luke understood what she was trying to say.
"There's one more thing though, for the time being I don't want anyone to know about us or at least till I get used to all of this." She requested.
"What about C-3PO?" Joked Luke. Mara breathed out happily and squeezed his hand.
Luke knew why she asked to keep their relationship a secret. Growing up the way Mara did and being on her own all her life. Having someone around caring for someone would take time getting used, Luke knew Mara had been stung before. They both realized though, the love shared between each other was deep. It was eternal.