Thanks for the reviews! By the way, C-3PO, I think, is totally adorable so I had to add him into the story. lol

Chapter 4

Vader rushed to his room, anger overpowering him. The first meeting with Jory hadn't gone as planned. He knew she wouldn't be pleased about being here, but he never expected her to verbally attack him. In return, he instilled more fear into her than before and he cursed himself for that. How was he supposed to get her to fall in love with him if he was yelling at her and threatening her?

As he entered his room, he decided to be more patient with Jory. She would eventually get used to her new home and once she realized that she had absolute power, second only to him, then she would come around and begin to open up to him. He must be more considerate of her feelings and he must reinforce that she can communicate with her family and friends whenever she wanted. Maybe he could even arrange meetings for them once she was calmer and wouldn't try to run away.

Vader went to his closet and took off his black outfit. He decided to move about the ship without it on. Of course, everyone still knew who he was, whether he was wearing the Sith outfit or not. He just wanted to walk throughout the ship without the heavy outfit on. He also wanted to see if something needed his attention, something broken or a piece destroyed. He was feeling stressed and whenever he started to fix something mechanically, it always calmed him down. He would seek something out to make him calm.

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Jory was washing her face to remove the tear stains when she heard a knock at her door. She grimaced when she thought it may be Darth Vader coming back to torture her some more. When she opened the door, there stood a gold droid.

"Hello, I am C-3PO. Master Vader sent me to help you settled into your new surroundings. May I come in?"

"Oh, yes, of course." said Jory as she stood aside and let the droid walk into her room.

"My, what a lovely room you have. You are most lucky". 3PO said.

"Lucky? Lucky that I was taken away from everything and everyone that I love and all I get is this stupid room?"

"Well, I didn't mean to upset you Mistress Jory. I was just……"

"Don't worry about it, 3PO, and please don't call me Mistress. Jory will do just fine".

"Well, alright. What would you like to do first, Mistress Jory?"

Jory chuckled and said, "Well, I must know about meal times. Are there certain times set up for the different meals in the day?"

"For all of the men, yes, there is. For you, however, Master Vader said that you may eat whenever you are hungry."

"Good! I am starving now. Could you show me where the food court is?"

"Of course, right this way".

After Jory ate, she decided to explore the ship. She would send a message to her parents later on, when she felt calmer, and tell them about her situation. Perhaps together, they could figure something out.

"Over here, Mistress Jory, is the….."

Before 3PO could continue, Jory said, "Please, 3PO, you're killing! I don't need a description of every nook and cranny on the ship".

"Oh, I apologize".

"It's okay. Why don't you just go back to your room and do whatever you do. I'll be fine".

"Alright, Mistress Jory. If you need me, my room number is 111".

"Thank you".

Jory walked through the long halls and saw a small door off to the side, sort of hiding in a dark shadow. Her curiosity got the better of her and she walked to the small door. When she placed her ear on the door, she heard some banging.

~It must be some sort of machinery room~ thought Jory.

She opened the door to peer inside and saw many machines. She stepped all the way into the room and started to walk down the aisle. She heard a man's voice and she turned quickly towards the sound.

"What are you doing here?" the man asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you. I was just exploring the ship and I decided to come into this room. I'm really sorry if I interrupted your work, sir".

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Vader looked at Jory and something strange was happening. He reached out with the Force to sense her mood and she seemed not intimidated at all. In fact, she seemed sort of at peace, although uncomfortable because she thought she disturbed him. What was missing, however, was the fear that was there earlier when they talked. It was then that Vader realized that Jory had no idea who he was. Without his black outfit on, he looked just like a normal man and she didn't know that he was Darth Vader.

"You didn't interrupt me, M'Lady. I was just surprised that someone came in here", said Vader.

"Oh, I see. Do you work here? I mean, are you like a maintenance person aboard this ship?"

"Maintenance man, yes. I fix whatever's broken".

"That's a special gift. I can't even program my holovid".

She laughed when she said that last sentence and it was a beautiful, pure laugh. Vader had dreamed of that laugh a thousand times. After what happened this morning, he thought he would never hear that laugh in reality, but here in this machinery room, where she thought of him as someone other than Darth Vader, she was relaxing and laughing. Vader now knew the key to win her heart.

"So, what are you doing aboard here, Miss?" asked Vader.

"Long story and I don't want to talk about it". answered Jory.

"Oh, sorry to hear that".

"It's okay. So, what's your name?"

"I'm Anakin Skywalker. What's your name?"

"Jory Hushule".

Jory extended her right hand to Vader and he accepted it in a friendly shake. It was the first contact that he had with her that wasn't forced and he felt thrilled.

"Jory. That's a very beautiful name, but it suits you well since you are a very beautiful woman".

Jory smiled and blushed slightly and said, "Thank you".

After a moment of silence, neither not knowing what to say, Jory said, "Well, I better get going and I'm sure you have more work to do".

"Alright. It was great meeting you, Jory".

"Thank you, Anakin. It was really nice to meet you too. Maybe we'll see each other again".

"I hope so. Perhaps we can meet up after dinner tonight? I mean, if you want to".

"Yes!" Jory practically screamed. She realized her enthusiasm and toned it down a little, "Yes, I mean. That will be fine. Shall we meet back here?"

"Alright. Around 8?"

"Sounds good. See you tonight".

"Good-bye".

As Jory left, Vader pulled out his com piece (some sort of communication device, you seen it in all the Star Wars movies) and said, "Admiral Benson, alert all of the men to only refer to me as Darth Vader when I am in my uniform. If I am out of my outfit, tell them to ignore me. No one, and I mean NO ONE, is to refer to me as Darth Vader as long as I am out of my uniform. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my Lord, I shall do that right away".

"Good".

Vader put the com piece down and smiled as he imagined the night that he would have with Jory.

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