So sorry about not updating. I could make up a bunch of excuses (new job, writer's block, etc) but I won't. I've just been down right lazy! Sorry. Hope you enjoy the next chapter.
Chapter 6
"Yes, I'm fine. No, no one has hurt me. Yeah, well, he said that you could come and visit me. I told you already, I'm fine. I'm not very happy, but I'm fine."
Jory stood in front of the projector that showed the image of her parents. She was talking to them for the first time since she been captured by Darth Vader. Her parents were filled with worry, but she reassured them over and over again that she was physically fine, but that she wanted very much to leave.
"When can we bring you home?" asked her father.
"I told you, according to this idiot, Vader, this is my new home now."
At these words, Jory's mother gasped.
"Look, I've met someone on this ship and he's really nice. He told me that the reason why I'm here is because Vader is in love with me. How he's in love with me, I have no idea. I've never met him before in my life, but according to this guy, Anakin, he is. What I'm going to do is play off this love. If he does love me as much as what's been said, then he's bound to let me go home once he sees how unhappy I am. Wouldn't you want the person you love to be happy?"
"Yes, I would." said Jory's mother.
"Yes, but is this Vader character a sympathetic person? From what we've heard about him, he's a real terror. Are you sure he'll let you go free?", said Jory's father.
Jory sighed and said, "Well, I have to try it. It's the only plan I have so far. Look, I'm going to have to go. Breakfast will be starting in a few minutes. I'll contact you tonight."
"Be sure you do!" yelled Jory's mother before she turned the holo off.
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Anakin finished putting on his uniform when one of his men, Lt. Oro, informed Vader that Jory was down in the hall, eating breakfast. Vader quickened his pace and went straight to the hall, forgetting his original plans.
It didn't take him long to track the girl down. She was sitting at the end of a small, oval table with her droid, C-3PO.
"Hello, Jory." said Vader as he walked up to her.
Jory glanced at him and turned her back to him.
"I'm glad to see you're finally down in the hall eating. You've been taking your meals in your room and I haven't had enough time to see you."
After it became clear to Vader that she wasn't going to speak to him, he cleared his throat and said, "Well, I hope you enjoy your meal. I'll be at the top table, eating, if you need me."
He turned to leave when Jory blurted out, "Oh yeah, and how are you going to eat? Suck the milk through your mask holes?"
C-3PO gasped and everyone in the hall turned to look at the scene.
Vader stood there, shaking with anger and staring at the back of her head. He was trying to control his emotions because the last thing he wanted was another fight with her.
After a moment, he quietly said, "Not another word." and walked out of the hall.
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"Mistress Jory, you should not have said that to Lord Vader. He is very powerful and could hurt you." said C-3PO.
"Oh, I don't care! I hate being here and I want to go home!"
"Well, if you keep up that kind of tone with him, he may, you know......"
"Let him kill me. At least I'd be out of this hell hall!"
Jory threw back her chair and stormed out of the hall.
She was so angry, that she paid no mind to where she was going. She turned corners blindly, with tears threatening to come out. After one particular sharp corner, her head knocked into something hard and she went flying to the floor.
"Ooofff" was all that came out of her mouth.
She started to get up and apologize, "Gee, I'm real sorry. I guess I should......" she stopped mid-sentence when she realized she had just bumped into the exact same person who brought on these powerful emotions inside her. "You!" was all that came out.
Vader looked down at her and said, "Are you alright?"
"Oh, I'm perfect! I'm locked on a damn ship, away from my family and my friends and away from everything that made my life wonderful to be stuck with you!"
She poked her finger into his chest with the ending of her sentence and instantly regretted it.
"Aww!" she yelled and withdrew her finger back in pain. "What the hell you wearing under there? Metal?"
"No, that's my chest."
"Your chest is that hard? What, are you made of? Metal or something?"
"So, you're interested in seeing what's under my cape?"
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Vader started to chuckle and Jory's face fell. She gave out a loud yelp and shoved him as hard as she could. Vader staggered back a step, not because she had caused the momentary loss in balance, but because he wanted her to feel that her shove had hurt him in some way.
"Get out of my way!" she screamed.
Vader grabbed hold of her arm and wouldn't let her pass.
"Let me go, you dung!"
"Where are you going?"
"None of your damn business!"
"It's my ship and I want to know where you're going. Now tell me."
Jory gave him a swift kick in his shin. This time he did stagger in pain, but squeezed Jory's arm harder, causing her to cry out in pain.
"I asked you a question! Where are you going?!!"
Jory started to cry from the pain and said, "To see my friend".
Vader let her go and she fell backwards into the wall, rubbing her arm. When Vader looked at her, he expected to see her crying, but instead, she was looking at him with fear written all over her face. For a moment, Vader panicked. He thought she was scared of him because of the pain he accidentally inflicted upon her. He scanned her thoughts to see what she was thinking and was very surprised to hear what she was thinking.
~I can't believe I just told him that I wanted to visit my friend. What if he asks who my friend is? I don't want Anakin to get hurt. God, I'm so stupid. Please don't let him ask, please don't let him ask~
Vader gave an inward smile. So, she was worried about him. If Vader didn't know that he himself was the friend she was referring to, he would have pressed her for the answer and then dealt with the "friend" later. Being that it was him whom she was referring to, he decided to let it slide.
"I'm sorry, Jory. I didn't mean to squeeze your arm so tight. You hurt me when you kicked me."
Jory, visibly relieved, stood up and said, "Good." and walked away.
Vader watched her turn the corner and rushed back to his room so he could change out of these clothes and become Anakin.
Okay, that's it for this chapter. Sorry it's short, but at least I updated, right? Thanks for reading and reviews, please!
Chapter 6
"Yes, I'm fine. No, no one has hurt me. Yeah, well, he said that you could come and visit me. I told you already, I'm fine. I'm not very happy, but I'm fine."
Jory stood in front of the projector that showed the image of her parents. She was talking to them for the first time since she been captured by Darth Vader. Her parents were filled with worry, but she reassured them over and over again that she was physically fine, but that she wanted very much to leave.
"When can we bring you home?" asked her father.
"I told you, according to this idiot, Vader, this is my new home now."
At these words, Jory's mother gasped.
"Look, I've met someone on this ship and he's really nice. He told me that the reason why I'm here is because Vader is in love with me. How he's in love with me, I have no idea. I've never met him before in my life, but according to this guy, Anakin, he is. What I'm going to do is play off this love. If he does love me as much as what's been said, then he's bound to let me go home once he sees how unhappy I am. Wouldn't you want the person you love to be happy?"
"Yes, I would." said Jory's mother.
"Yes, but is this Vader character a sympathetic person? From what we've heard about him, he's a real terror. Are you sure he'll let you go free?", said Jory's father.
Jory sighed and said, "Well, I have to try it. It's the only plan I have so far. Look, I'm going to have to go. Breakfast will be starting in a few minutes. I'll contact you tonight."
"Be sure you do!" yelled Jory's mother before she turned the holo off.
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Anakin finished putting on his uniform when one of his men, Lt. Oro, informed Vader that Jory was down in the hall, eating breakfast. Vader quickened his pace and went straight to the hall, forgetting his original plans.
It didn't take him long to track the girl down. She was sitting at the end of a small, oval table with her droid, C-3PO.
"Hello, Jory." said Vader as he walked up to her.
Jory glanced at him and turned her back to him.
"I'm glad to see you're finally down in the hall eating. You've been taking your meals in your room and I haven't had enough time to see you."
After it became clear to Vader that she wasn't going to speak to him, he cleared his throat and said, "Well, I hope you enjoy your meal. I'll be at the top table, eating, if you need me."
He turned to leave when Jory blurted out, "Oh yeah, and how are you going to eat? Suck the milk through your mask holes?"
C-3PO gasped and everyone in the hall turned to look at the scene.
Vader stood there, shaking with anger and staring at the back of her head. He was trying to control his emotions because the last thing he wanted was another fight with her.
After a moment, he quietly said, "Not another word." and walked out of the hall.
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"Mistress Jory, you should not have said that to Lord Vader. He is very powerful and could hurt you." said C-3PO.
"Oh, I don't care! I hate being here and I want to go home!"
"Well, if you keep up that kind of tone with him, he may, you know......"
"Let him kill me. At least I'd be out of this hell hall!"
Jory threw back her chair and stormed out of the hall.
She was so angry, that she paid no mind to where she was going. She turned corners blindly, with tears threatening to come out. After one particular sharp corner, her head knocked into something hard and she went flying to the floor.
"Ooofff" was all that came out of her mouth.
She started to get up and apologize, "Gee, I'm real sorry. I guess I should......" she stopped mid-sentence when she realized she had just bumped into the exact same person who brought on these powerful emotions inside her. "You!" was all that came out.
Vader looked down at her and said, "Are you alright?"
"Oh, I'm perfect! I'm locked on a damn ship, away from my family and my friends and away from everything that made my life wonderful to be stuck with you!"
She poked her finger into his chest with the ending of her sentence and instantly regretted it.
"Aww!" she yelled and withdrew her finger back in pain. "What the hell you wearing under there? Metal?"
"No, that's my chest."
"Your chest is that hard? What, are you made of? Metal or something?"
"So, you're interested in seeing what's under my cape?"
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Vader started to chuckle and Jory's face fell. She gave out a loud yelp and shoved him as hard as she could. Vader staggered back a step, not because she had caused the momentary loss in balance, but because he wanted her to feel that her shove had hurt him in some way.
"Get out of my way!" she screamed.
Vader grabbed hold of her arm and wouldn't let her pass.
"Let me go, you dung!"
"Where are you going?"
"None of your damn business!"
"It's my ship and I want to know where you're going. Now tell me."
Jory gave him a swift kick in his shin. This time he did stagger in pain, but squeezed Jory's arm harder, causing her to cry out in pain.
"I asked you a question! Where are you going?!!"
Jory started to cry from the pain and said, "To see my friend".
Vader let her go and she fell backwards into the wall, rubbing her arm. When Vader looked at her, he expected to see her crying, but instead, she was looking at him with fear written all over her face. For a moment, Vader panicked. He thought she was scared of him because of the pain he accidentally inflicted upon her. He scanned her thoughts to see what she was thinking and was very surprised to hear what she was thinking.
~I can't believe I just told him that I wanted to visit my friend. What if he asks who my friend is? I don't want Anakin to get hurt. God, I'm so stupid. Please don't let him ask, please don't let him ask~
Vader gave an inward smile. So, she was worried about him. If Vader didn't know that he himself was the friend she was referring to, he would have pressed her for the answer and then dealt with the "friend" later. Being that it was him whom she was referring to, he decided to let it slide.
"I'm sorry, Jory. I didn't mean to squeeze your arm so tight. You hurt me when you kicked me."
Jory, visibly relieved, stood up and said, "Good." and walked away.
Vader watched her turn the corner and rushed back to his room so he could change out of these clothes and become Anakin.
Okay, that's it for this chapter. Sorry it's short, but at least I updated, right? Thanks for reading and reviews, please!
