"I ordered deem'on'an'gelz, not deem'on'an'dmees!" Mara forcefully told the waiter as she looked down at the plate that was set before her.
"No, Madame. I clearly 'eard you zay deem'on'an'dmees," the waiter insisted. Evidently, the horned Devoranian was as stubborn as the fiery trader.
"Well, maybe if you wouldn't be concentrating so hard on faking that stupid accent and didn't have your head so far up your—"
"Mara!" an embarrassed Luke reprimanded her. He had been silently wanting to bury himself in a hole throughout the entire spat, but enough was enough.
"But I want my deem'on'an'gelz, and I want it now!" Mara banged her fist on the table. The non-human was really getting on her nerves.
"Mara, you can have my food," Luke almost pleaded with her.
Mara Jade opened her mouth to argue some more, but Luke's pathetically begging eyes persuaded her do otherwise. "Fine, I'll eat it." Looking satisfied with himself, the Devaronian left, strutting off triumphantly. "I won't like it, but I'll eat it." After watching the waiter leave, she muttered under her breath, "But there will be no tip!"
Luke was unable to stop his grin from stretching from ear to ear. "You are something, Ms. Jade."
"Ms. Jade? Whatever happened to 'Mara'?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.
"She ran after the Devaronian and bashed his head in with the butt of her blaster rifle, after thoroughly delimbing him with her vibroblade, which of course was done after she bloodied up his nose and poked out his eyes," Luke replied, chuckling.
"Nope, you have Mara all wrong. She would have skipped the whole poking out the eyes bit, because she would want him to see what was happening to him!" Mara returned.
"I'll remember that the next time I make you angry," Luke said with a grin.
"Yeah, you'll be begging me to gouge your eyes out," Mara laughed.
Luke chuckled, and then, after a period of silence in which Mara glared at her food as she stuffed it viciously into her mouth, he spoke. "This is nice. We should do it again sometime."
"Are you asking me out again, farmboy?"
Would you say yes?" Luke stared into Mara's eyes questioningly.
"Would you want me to?" Mara countered.
"Would you want me to want you to?"
"Would you want me to want you to want—" Mara broke off. "Urgh, forget it."
Silence.
"Well?" Luke looked hopeful.
"Do I have to dress up?"
"Has Han always been truthful?" Luke grinned. "We'll go to a pisania parlor."
"Sounds like fun to me." Mara dug into her food once again, but this time a little more joyfully.
"Thanks, Luke. That was fun," Mara told him as they approached her apartment door.
"No problem." Luke shrugged his shoulders lightly. "It was the best night I've had in years."
"Only in years?"
"Ever," Luke corrected.
"That's better," Mara grinned back at him.
Luke brushed a conveniently-placed (for him) hair out of Mara's face, cupping her cheek. Mara inched closer to him, though she was a little hesitant. He brought his arms around her back and his head down to hers, and they shared their second kiss of the night, this one even more wonderful then the last.
With this one, they both knew where they stood in each other's eyes, and both wanted to move their relationship forward as quickly as possible since they had already wasted years of valuable time.
In unison, they both pulled back for breath, and with a final smile in Luke's direction, Mara disappeared into her room. With a sigh of happiness, Luke slowly walked away, feeling like he was floating in mid-air.
When Luke arrived home, the first thought in his head was computer! He quickly got on the Holonet and logged into the chatroom. It wasn't midnight yet, but if he was lucky a certain someone would be online.
Before long, Luke gave an inward jump of joy. CluelessOnCoruscant's name was in the room list for the Psych Lounge. By some stroke of luck, she was online quite a while before she was scheduled to have been. He began typing a private message to her.
KraytDracheDeAmour: heya
CluelessOnCoruscant: sup?
KraytDracheDeAmour: just got back from my date w/u-know-who!!
CluelessOnCoruscant: awesom!! i just got back not 2 long ago as well. hey brb
KraytDracheDeAmour: ok.
While Luke was waiting for CluelessOnCoruscant to return, he watched the strange messages that the chatroom contained pile up.
SpiritsareREALQuothI: thinkst thou thatith they knoweth, yoba?
andthenalongcamewho: hey jumpin, pm me
sithlordofthebedroomchamber: a/sy or n?, nunny?
Nunny: Get a room!!
lilgreenmanami: i know not kenny. help them should we?
WalkerAmidstDarkDreams: but i didnt MEAN to shoot him...it j ust kinda hpanned...
SpiritsareREALQuothI: they may getteth someth comforteth outeth ofeth talkineth tooeth eacheth othereth incognitoth. p'rhaps.
WalkerAmidstDarkDreams: happened
jinxie8675: i know how you feel. i accidentally dropped somethin on my pet pittin once, squashin the poor things guts out'...i was in shock for dayhs!!
sithlordofthebedroomchamber: a/sy or n?, sassy?
sithlordofthebedroomchamber was kicked out of the room.
Sassy1Sassy2Sassy3: serves you right. jerk.
Nunny: tx sass.
Sassy1Sassy2Sassy3: dont mention it.
LIFESTINX entered the room.
LIFESTINX: LIFE STINX!! U ALL SHUD DI E HORIBLE PAINFUL DeATHS!!
PurrOnUhBeatUll: kiss my butt, fartface!!
An instant message from CluelessOnCoruscant popped up, so Luke gladly ignored the rest of the chatroom.
CluelessOnCoruscant: sorry. i got cold and put a robe on.
KraytDracheDeAmour: no prb
CluelessOnCoruscant: i still think its funny that we both live on coruscant near the imperial palace
KraytDracheDeAmour: yep.
CluelessOnCoruscant: so r u against the whole sharing names thing on a chatroom??
KraytDracheDeAmour: i dont see why i should be. if people r gonna come after me they will.
CluelessOnCoruscant: yeah but it kinda spoils the whole being-anonymous thing
KraytDracheDeAmour: true
But just as Luke was finally about to type his name in, his power went out.