Ch. 17, Hyper Much

Charlie mostly stayed in her room, taking whatever the medical droid gave her. She was surprised that Grievous didn't come to see her. When she finally got tired of sitting in her room she asked the medical droid to walk with her to the bridge.

"So… how low have you been working for the trade federation?" asked Charlie.

"Quite a while. I was sold to many masters before finally coming to General Grievous."

They reached the bridge, Charlie stared out at the battle droids.

"Were you hoping to find him here?" asked the droid.

Charlie sighed, "Maybe. But he is still mad at me." She mumbled. Neither of them knew that Grievous was watching from the shadows.

"What's the one thing you could ever want?" asked the droid.

"Why do you ask?" Charlie raised an eyebrow.

"Just wondering," said the droid.

"Some one to be with me where I don't have to be alone, like a parent." she turned heading back to her room. "But I haven't had one in all the years of my life, I don't think I'll get one now."

Grievous sighed and watched her leave, 'Guess I should have been nicer to her,' he thought.

Charlie stared at a wall with half closed eyes, while she laid on her side, "I didn't know days could be so long," she sighed.

The medical droid walked into the room, "Good morning! Lets look at those stitches shall we." He raised her shirt up just enough to see the patch. "Try not to move, this might hurt a tad when I remove the patch." Charlie nodded. The droid removed the patch and looked at the stitches, "Very good, you're doing just fine." It then placed a new patch over the stitches, "I'll return shortly with something for you to eat." With that the droid left.

Charlie fixed her shirt, flopped on her back, and threw the covers over her head bored out of her mind.

Grievous entered the room, "Good morning Charlie." He said as he sat on the edge on her bed.

Charlie who was still under the covers, "huh?…" she pulled the covers down to her nose. "Umm… morning?" she was totally confused.

"I'm sorry for the way I acted the other day," said Grievous.

Charlie closed her eyes and started pinching her self, "Wake up, wake up, wake up, oww," she pinched a little to hard.

Grievous grabbed her hand, "Stop that!"

"No!" snapped Charlie jerking her hand back, "Wow, this isn't a dream," she looked at Grievous. "Who are you and what have you done with Grievous!"

"I am Grievous!"

"Grievous doesn't say sorry!" said Charlie as she pulled the covers back over her head.

"I do when the person deserves it, its is almost never that case!" said Grievous.

"…" Charlie balled up under the covers.

The medical droid returned with a plate of food, it saw Grievous, "Oh hello Sir." It then saw Charlie. "Now I'll never get her to eat," mumbled the droid as he sat the plate down on the table and left the room.

"I'll see you later," Grievous getting to his feet and walking a little ways.

"That couldn't have been Grievous, he could have at least knocked me out of the bed to show it was him." She mumbled to her self thinking, Grievous stopped and looked at her cocking his head.

He then walked back over to the bed and pushed her out of it and walked away laughing.

"Stop eavesdropping on me!" yelled Charlie glaring at him she crossed her arms over her chest. Grievous just shook his head as he walked out into the hall.

Charlie picked up a random object. Jumping to her feet she ran after him. When she got out in the hall way she threw the object hitting the back of his head.

Grievous stopped and looked down at the object then back at her.

"What was that for?" he asked.

Charlie tilted her head to the side with a grin on her face and took off running.

Grievous sighed and chased after her. Charlie came to a flight of stairs, from training at home she slides down the rail on her butt and lands on her feet with a soft thud. She then picks up the speed. Grievous jumped down the stairs and followed her.

"No fair!" she yelled back.

"Life isn't!" he called to her.

Charlie grinned as she was able to slip under some cargo and Grievous had to take another route, "You're right!"

Grievous growled, "Be glad you're short"

Charlie stuck her tongue out at him, then took off again.

Grievous took a path that came out in front of Charlie, "Got you!"

"EEPP!" Charlie cried and tried to stop but her feet slipped out from under her and she slide right up to his feet. She tried to get back up,

"You cheated!"

Grievous grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder, "Didn't. You're just not smart enough to realize I know I know the ship better!"

"That's how you cheated! Put me down!" she yelled trying to get free.

"I think not," stated Grievous as he started back towards her room.

He sat her down on her bed and she waited for him to look away to take off again.

Grievous sighed, "Are you going to be like this all day?"

"Well look at it this way. She's been in here for two days. She's got a lot of energy to lose-" before the medical droid could finish Charlie took off again, "Told you." It then went back to work.

Grievous sighed and took off after her… again.

Charlie stopped at a fork hallway, and couldn't decide which one to take. She heard Grievous getting closer, "Umm that one." She then took the left one.

Grievous groaned when he reached the same spot, "Which one did she take?" he picked then right one.

Charlie stopped when she didn't hear grievous anymore. She did a hand motion, "Yes! I won haha!"

She then looked down were she was heading, "I wonder where this leads," she then continued down the hall.

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