Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars or its characters…(sigh) same old, same old…
Bwa ha ha ha!!! The tenth chapter!! Wow, I can't believe that I finally have a story that has ten chapters. And ten long chapters at that! Kick ass! Anyway, enjoy!
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Boba sat in Tipoca City's massive information library, drumming his fingers against the data console wondering if his conscious would allow him to use the system to find information on Kish. She had occupied his mind for the past three days, ever since she had left Kamino after having recovered from her fever. His dad still wouldn't tell him what had caused her to become sick and since Kish never talked about herself Boba still had no clue about who she really was or what she was like.
Shouldn't friends tell each other things? He thought with a frown. Of course, that would only be true if he actually was her friend…
He sighed unhappily; maybe that was why she never told him anything. Maybe he really wasn't her friend after all.
One of Jango's lessoned echoed through his head as he stared at the blank computer screen. "Always know your allies and enemies," his father had taught him, and at this moment in time it sounded like a good idea. He accessed the information search code and typed in "Kish Tyres". The computer beeped and hummed as it searched the data. Since the Kamino's had almost every file and record in their systems, due to needing massive amounts of information for their cloning processes, it was a good chance that he would find something about her. A few minutes later the screen opened up with two file links. He clicked on the first one and a full body image scan of Kish appeared on screen followed by a short paragraph of information. He scanned it briefly but didn't find out anything new. It was basically about her being an assassin and the type of ship she operated with. He sighed and clicked on the second link which brought him to a black screen with the words "data unknown, related sources," written on it. He typed in the access code for the related sources and a security hologram of Kish came up. He leaned in closer, studying the profile of her. Her hair was shorter than it was now and had two dark red streaks running vertically down it, framing her face. She wore green military armour and held a large rifle in her hands. Behind her stood a large, black alien of some species that Boba couldn't identify. His curiosity rose and he scrolled down the screen to the information listed below.
Sex: Female
Species: Humanoid
Captain of the pirate starship "Addromogargon".
WANTED: 6,000,000 credits dead or alive.
Boba reeled back in his chair as he saw the bounty on her head. Six million credits was a huge sum of money and would definitely have gotten the attention of every bounty hunter in the entire galaxy! He continued down the page and at the very bottom of the screen it read that the bounty had been set over fifty years ago. His eyes flew back to the image of her face. She looked exactly the same as she did now. Just how old was she?? He typed in the name of the starship and a few more sentences popped up but nothing went past fifty five years therefore leaving him at a dead end.
He tried one more idea and typed in the bounty sum into the database, wondering if it still existed on Kish, but currently the only amount near that number was a 500,000 credit bounty on some smuggler from the Outer Rim territories. He turned off the computer angrily and slumped back in his chair. Every time he tried to find answers he was rewarded with just more questions. Maybe this is a test, he thought dryly as he stood up and left the room and headed back towards his apartment.
He entered but paused at the doorway as he spotted a familiar looking jacket lying across one of the chairs. Soft moans floated through the air and Boba felt his stomach twist into knots. Oh no, not her, not right now… His hands clenched into fists at his frustration and he quickly turned and ran back out of the apartment. He didn't feel like facing Zam today, especially after what she and Jango were doing at that moment. His scowl deepened and he ran faster, wanting to get as far away from them as quickly as possible. He didn't want to hear their moans, didn't want to know what was happening between them.
He raced around a corner in the corridor and slammed into something coming the other way. The force knocked him off of his feet and he fell backwards and hit the ground, grimacing in pain as the shock traveled up his spine into his head. He looked up at what he had hit and saw Kish staring down at him with a confused frown. She reached out a hand in order to help him up but he brushed it aside and stood up.
"I'm fine," he mumbled gruffly. He began to walk past her, not wanting to face her at that moment, when suddenly her hand shot out blocking his path. His fist tightened and he turned his head towards her but his sharp reply died in his throat when he saw how cold her eyes had gotten.
"I don't like mind games, Boba," she warned him, her voice dangerously soft. "Tell me what's wrong."
"I don't want to talk about it," he mumbled.
She didn't move and he faced her, his anger equaling hers.
"Who's Merilyssis?" he demanded, testing to see if he would get a response from her.
"A dead friend," she retorted. "Why?"
He looked away and didn't reply. Kish shook her head and moved away from him.
"I'm leaving this sector today; I dropped by to tell your father that."
But not me, Boba thought unhappily.
"He's busy right now."
"Then I guess he'll hear it from you," she said.
He nodded numbly as her words sank in. She was leaving; he wouldn't be able to see her… He desperately wanted to tell her that he was upset that she was going but his stubbornness kept him silent.
Kish sighed irritated.
"Walk me to my ship," she said and headed in the direction of the landing platform. Boba hesitated for a few moments before following. The silence surrounded them as they reached the outside and Kish went over to the edge of the platform to wait while the Predator readied itself for departure. Boba leaned against the railing beside her. If he had been angry before, he was positively miserable right now.
Kish glanced down at Boba, sensing how he felt. Her hand reached into her jacket pocket and felt along the item held within it. She sighed,
"I came to tell Jango that I was leaving, but it was you who I came to say goodbye to," she told him softly.
He looked at her in surprise.
"You did?"
She gave him a small smile and nodded. "I want you to take care of yourself, Boba."
She grasped the item in her pocket and slowly brought it out and held it in front of him.
"Here, this is for you."
He stared in shock at her gift. It was a necklace made out of a thick brown fiber, woven into an intricate pattern with medium sized black and blue stones strung on it. He reached out uncertainly and she laid it in his hand. His fingers ran over the stones and he noticed strange markings cut into each one.
"It represents strength," she explained as she watched him, wondering if he liked it.
Boba stared at the gift in awe and then put it around his neck and tied the ends of the strands together. He grinned up at Kish,
"This is really great!" he said happily. "Did you make it?"
"Yes."
He fingered the necklace gently as if it were worth a fortune.
"Thank you," he told her softly.
The gentle rain shimmered in the lights of her starship and she held her hand upward to catch the falling drops and watched as they rolled against her skin and slid down her wrist. She closed her fingers around the water and smiled sadly.
"My name's Kya."
Boba cocked his head to the side not understanding.
"Pardon?"
"My real name is Kya," she told him quietly.
"Kya," he repeated, moving the name around in his mind, testing it. He felt the doubts about their friendship fade away; she had finally revealed something about herself…
He smiled,
"It's pretty."
She chuckled and brushed a lock of his hair away from his face.
"Thank you," she replied.
Then she leaned in closer to him. "Just remember to keep it to yourself okay? Don't let anyone else know; it's just between you and me."
"I promise," Boba told her sincerely
She nodded and looked at her chrono. "I have to go now, Boba. I'll be seeing you around."
She held out her hand and he grasped it in his. She put her other hand over his and squeezed gently before letting go and climbing the ramp into her ship. He stood by the railing and watched the ship until it vanished into the distance then he held up the necklace and grinned.
She's my friend…
***Awww little Boba now has a friend! Yay! Kish finally made it clear that she thought of him as her friend! By the way I'm still gonna mostly refer to her as Kish, but sometimes when she and Boba are alone I'll call her by Kya okay? Kish=Kya, Kya=Kish, same person. Then I didn't know what Kish could give Boba as a gift so I thought that maybe a necklace (kind of like those hemp necklaces that are popular around here) would be nice.
Yay!!! I finished my TENTH CHAPTER!!! (pops the champagne and turns on "More Than A Feeling" on the stereo) I'm so happy!!
Boba Fett: I can see that :)
(grabs him) Common dance with me!
(Boba holds my hands and starts swinging me around the room to the beat)
Weehehe kick ass!!
(parties until the morning then doesn't go to class in order to sleep in) Ahhh, bliss…..
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