WARNING: Ok readers, I think this chapter needs a warning, this isn't really for little kids. There is a hot and heavy make-out scene later in this chapter, and I wouldn't advise anyone under 13 to admit themselves. Don't worry, it's nothing really bad.
Luke had finally discovered why it was he could not sense Cas in the Force when he had first encountered her. She was so reserved, so inexperienced in the Force, no one at first could sense her. She kept such a tight hold on her feelings and emotions, he still hadn't figured out how to communicate with her through the Force. But now that he was beginning to know her, he could feel her presence and hear her thoughts, if he concentrated hard enough to move a building. She most certainty was a mystery, but the clues were coming together, he would just have to be patient. He smiled as he watched her walk in step with him, head down and hands in her pockets. They were still looking for a place to stay, and it was cold out. Luke wrapped his arm around her, and waited for her to pull away. She sighed, as though giving in to the cold, and leaned against him as they walked. Presently they came to a run-down hotel, with a blinking red light that read 'Inn, Take It Or Leave It'. Cas and Luke smiled and sighed, it wasn't like they had much of any other choice. Luke held the rickety door open for Cas, and hoped the rooms were in better condition than the outdoors. They entered the small lobby and took in their surroundings. The room was indeed small, but and not too cozy. It had a worn out throw rug spread out in front of the dying fireplace, a few paintings, an ashtray, and a counter where an old, and quite overweight, woman with a fuzzy shock of red hair was filing her long, clawlike, bright orange nails and singing 'My Blue Heaven' off-key and loudly. Luke rang the bell, mainly just to get her to shut up.
She looked up and glowered. "Aw, did you have to interrupt? I was just getting my grove thang on." she said simply and went back to filing.
Luke sighed. "We would like two rooms, please."
The old woman didn't look up. "We have two rooms."
"We'll take them." Luke answered and began to fumble around in his robes.
"Ok." the old hag sighed and took out two room keys. "Who wants the roof?"
Luke stop fumbling and looked up. Oh, great. "One of them doesn't have a roof?" he asked.
"Oh, don't worry, one of them has carpet." she answered and drummed her orange claws on the counter. "That makes up for it."
Luke rolled his eyes."Do they have bathrooms?"
"The one without carpet does, it also has a cooking unit that works on rainy days."
It would have to do. "Well ok, we'll take that, does it have two beds?"
"It has a couch and a rug, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT." The wrinkled evil doer snapped, seeming to be becoming quite annoyed.
Luke sighed again. Oh well, Cas could have the couch and he would sleep on the rug, it was better than Yoda's dirt floor. "Fine. That will do. How much?"
"Six hundred credits."
Luke's eyes threatened to pop out. "Six hundred credits!"
She rolled her blue glop covered eyes. "Five hundred and ninety-nine."
Luke was trying to not get mad. "A buck! You went down a BUCK?"
"Fine it's back up to six hundred." her red, gloppy, lips curled into a smirk.
Luke closed his eyes and went through his calming exercises."My final offer, one hundred credits. I doubt you will getthat from anyone else."
"Ha!" the old woman scoffed, "The great Lord Palpatinehimself used to stay here!"
"I can see why. But, if you don't like that price, it only goes down." Cas spoke for the first time.
"No! Two hundred. Take it or---"
"We know! We know! Take it or leave it! Fine, we'll take it." Luke said, handing over the credits.
The credits disappeared in the woman's hand and she tossed the key to Luke, who caught it effortlessly. Cas and Luke went up the narrow flight of stairs and put their key into the door that had carpet sticking out from under it. The door buzzed open and fell off the hinges. Luke sighed and propped it back up, holding it out of the way so Cas could walk past him. Cas wordlessly began to wash her hair in the small sink near the cooking unit with some cleanser she had brought along. Luke managed to fix the door and turned around to take in their predicament.
He grinned at Cas. "I'm guessing we don't have a mini-bar?"
"Nope, but look on the bright side, we got a mini-room." Cas joked as she flipped her wet hair over her shoulder.
Luke chuckled slightly and tossed their luggage on the couch, gladly noting that there were two blankets. "Well, I guess I could cook." Luke said happily.
"Youcan't cook." Cas informed him.
"Oh I can too! Remember last night? I made mac-n-cheese." Luke said proudly.
Cas chuckled softly. "That wasn't mac-n-cheese, that was mac-n-disease."
Luke rolled his eyes and let the comment pass, knowing good and well he was the galaxy's greatest cook. Cas rummaged for a towel and hummed 'My Blue Heaven' softly as she dried her hair. Luke looked at her over his shoulder and smiled.
"You are doing amuchbetter job at that." he teased.
Cas giggled and began to run her fingers through her hair, missing the brush she had lost in the swamps terribly. Luke sighed and sat down on the couch, bending down to tug at his left boot. For some reason, it refused to come off. He tugged, pulled and yanked but still it did not budge. Suddenly he realized Cas was standing over him, watching with amusement.
"Don't worry, I've got it." Luke grumbled.
"You sure?" Cas questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, yes I'm sure." Luke grunted, pulling harder on the evil boot.
Cas sighed and picked up her bag, unzipping it and rummaging around for something. "How exactly DID you know where the Sith was?" she asked Luke, trying not to be annoyed with his struggle with his shoe."I felt them, it's hard not to." Luke grunted, giving his boot another yank. "I'll teach you how to sense the Dark side."
Cas sat on the only chair in the room and watched as Luke battled with his troublesome shoe. She watched for maybe 20 minutes, and kept thinking to herself, he'll get it, jut give him time. He'll get it. Any minute now. Finally she could take it no longer and jumped up, throwing her hands in the air. "Luke I can't stand it anymore! Gimme your foot!" she snapped.
Luke looked up at her sheepishly and held out his foot. Cas sat back down and put his foot on her lap, looking it over to see just what the problem was. She gripped it firmly, and yanked hard. The shoe came off, but so did Luke, right off the couch. Luke tumbled into Cas, letting out a startled yelp, knocking her out of the chair and sending them both sprawling. Luke landed on top of Cas, sending the shoe flying off somewhere. Cas gasped and blinked, looking up into Luke's face, which was only inches from her own. She put a hand over her mouth and giggled. "I'm sorry."
Luke rolled his eyes. "It's ok. I've had worse falls, you ok?"
Cas nodded. "I'm fine."
Luke sighed and leaned his head on her shoulder. "Man, what are we doing here? I'm sorry, Cas, I've messed up so much. Maybe the Sith isn't even here, it's like, something out of a dream or..." Luke trailed off helplessly.
Cas wrapped her arms around him and ran her hand through his hair, soothing him. "It's ok, I haven't seen you make a mistake before, this is new." she teased, nuzzling his neck against her better judgment. Sudden, hot sparks flew through Luke's body, at just the feather-light touch of her breath against his neck. He buried his face in her damp hair, inhaling it's sweet scent and forgetting for a moment that he was years older than her, not to mention her mentor. Luke lifted his head and looked into her eyes, realizing all to late what he had started. Cas looked up at him, eyes glazed with sudden passion, desire. Luke felt the same desire, and was beginning to have trouble controlling it. Luke lowered his head closer to her's. Their lips were so close now that their breaths were mingling, arousing new sensations that almost scared them both. Luke's breaths were coming in short, hurried gasps, not different at all from Cas's. It dawned on Luke at that moment that there was still one thing he was afraid of, girls. Cas ran her hand past his hair and down to the nape of his neck, pulling him down so that his lips just barely grazed her's. It hit Luke too late that he didn't knowhow to kiss. He had been kissed before, but all he had to do then was sit there and hold still, this was different. But, Luke didn't have much time to worry about that. Cas lifted her head to capture his lips with her's, making his head throb and his blood run hot. Cas pulled him down further, twining her arms around his neck. Luke's body responded quickly to her's, and it didn't take him long to figure out what was happening. He settled on top of her and got more comfortable, allowing his hands to roam her body, but taking no improper liberties, which slightly disappointed Cas. Timidly, Luke lightly touched his tongue to her lips. Soft lips parted under his immediately, inviting him. Luke slid his tongue inside her mouth, his head still spinning. Cas's tongue met his in an instant, spurring him on. Her tongue pushed past his, exploring his mouth. Luke wrapped his arms around her back, relishing at the feel of her small form in his arms. Cas arched her back and moaned under his mouth, making Luke wonder if he was going to be able to stop in time. Luke's lips left her mouth, traveling down to her neck. Luke ran soft little kisses down her long, slender throat, earning little sighs and kisses from Cas.
Cas drove her hands into his hair, yanking him closer to her. Luke flicked his tongue up the base of her neck, feeling the vibration of her moan envelope him. And finally Luke lived his dream. He ran his hands through that thick, long hair of her's, glorying at it's smell and feel. He pulled it over her shoulder, running his hands and lips over the length of it. And then, at that moment, Cas let down her defenses, she let Luke inside her mind. He could feel her presence with no trouble, her thoughts were as open to him as a common storm trooper. Finally, she trusted him, she didn't hold tight to her every emotion. Luke sent her loving and caressing thoughts, certain now that she could hear them.
"Cas..." he whispered her name in her ear over and over again.
A small shiver went up her back. The way he had said that...She soon pushed her worries out of her mind when Luke's lips found that spot on her neck. She dug her nails into his shoulders and gasped. "Oh...Luke..." she moaned.
With a suddenness that surprised him, Cas rolled over and flipped him on his back, bending down to plant a world-shaking kiss on his open lips, wasting no time in thrusting her tongue inside. Cas undid the buttons on his shirt, running her hands over the exposed skin. Luke groaned low in his throat and placed his hands on her thighs, knowing he had to stop this now, somehow, before it got too far.
Just at that moment, thank God, the door flew open, falling off it's hinges once again, revealing the snotty desk-clerk. She let out an amused laugh and choked it back down.
"I wanted to tell you that the stove does not work, and don't step on this board, it'll break and you'll find yourself in the garbage disposal. And the toilet only flushes sometimes, have a nice night." she said and was gone.
Cas and Luke looked at each other, the moment ruined. Luke felt dirty, ashamed and guilty. There he had been, happily taking advantage of this young, innocent girl, who was his student for crying out loud. Cas just felt disappointed and embarrassed. He must have stopped because she did something wrong. She looked down and saw that she still had her hands in his shirt, and she was straddling him. She clumsily jumped off him, her face burning.
Luke got up just as quickly, running a shaky hand through his hair. He looked up at Cas, and quicky looked away.
Cas knew her face must be as red as a Tatooine sunburn, and she felt very stupid. "Luke, I'm sorry I--"
Luke held up a hand to cut her off and walked over to the sink. He splashed his face with cold water and sighed. "It's ok, but next time, I'll take off my own boots."
Cas nodded and spun around quickly, her hair hitting her face and sticking to the tears she didn't even know were there.
End Of Chapter Five