Uh
huh, life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh, that's the way it is
Cause
life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh that's the way it is
Chill
out whatcha yelling' for?
Lay back it's all been done before
And
if you could only let it be
you will see
I like you the way you
are
When we're drivin' in your car
and you're talking to me one
on one but you've become
Somebody
else round everyone else
You're watching your back like you can't
relax
You're tryin' to be cool you look like a fool to me
Tell
me
Why
you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way
you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated
Life's
like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
and you
take what you get and you turn it into honesty
and promise me I'm
never gonna find you fake it
no no no
You
come over unannounced
dressed up like you're somethin' else
where
you are and where it's at you see
you're making me
laugh out
when you strike your pose
take off all your preppy clothes
you
know you're not fooling anyone
when you've become
Avril Levigne
Complicated
Mara was hoping that the next day would have a good outcome as well, but she was seriously mistaken. In fact, the beginning of her day went well. But the moment her recess started, so did her misfortune. Of course, it did not appear immediately, but her bad luck was there.
She walked up to her locker once the bell rang, only to be greeted by Darren. Mara shoved her books into her locker, and finally looked at him. He casually leaned against the locker next to hers, smiling slightly. She pulled out a tube of dark red lipstick and proceeded to color in her lips as he spoke.
" Well Ace, are you ready to officially join the Imperials?" Mara threw the makeup back into her locker and sent him a strange look.
" I thought I was already in it." Darren draped his arm around her shoulders as they walked down the hallway.
" No, there's just one thing left you have to do before you are an official Imperial. The initiation. Now the rest of the group and me have been discussing what you should do and we came to a final decision." They stepped outside onto the campus and headed in the direction of the group's territory.
Fern was standing up front, waiting for them when they arrived. The Twi'lek girl was a year older than Mara, and so far had been the only friend she had made so far. She did not count Darren as a friend, not yet trusting him completely. Fern smiled at Mara brightly and then turned to Darren.
" Well the group has made a final decision on the initiation. But you or someone else has to be witness to it." she pulled him to the side and whispered in his ear. A few moments later, he walked back over to Mara.
" Ok Ace, do you have any clue as to who Luke Skywalker is?" Mara shook her head, confused.
" He's the leader of The Lightsiders, our enemy. Well, you have to french kiss him for thirty seconds. And then you'll be in." Mara was not sure how to react to the task. She gritted her teeth and nodded, following him to the other side of the campus.
Darren pointed out the bait and stayed in the shadows, not wanting to get into a fight empty handed. After all, they were on the enemy's territory. He set her chronowatch to set an alarm off after thirty seconds, which would start when the watch was turned on.
Mara looked around her, and felt extremely out of place with her dark makeup and clothes. Everyone was wearing light colored clothes, most were the latest fashion. And she seemed to be getting mostly preppy and bubbly vibes from alot of them. Mara focussed her attention on the task at hand and headed towards a set of picnic tables where the boy and his people sat.
He was about a foot or more taller than her, with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was built and very handsome, shocking Mara slightly. For some reason she pictured him to be hideous. Next to him sat a beautiful brunette, talking a mile a minute on her comlink while being drooled over by an older looking brown haired guy. On Skywalker's other side sat a female with long white hair and shimmery eyes. And the characters went on, many faces she recognized.
She walked up to him, attracting stares and whispers from everyone around. The brunette rudely inquired to her.
" Can I help you?" her words came out snottily, and Mara just smiled wickedly, hers eyes cold.
" No you can't. I'll remember to ask for your help when I do need it though." she turned to Luke.
" Are you Luke Skywalker?" he seemed to be quite surprised at her question.
" Yes, I'm Luke Skywalker. Why does it matter to you?" Ignoring his question she stepped closer to him and bit her lip.
" I'm really sorry." he looked very confused. She held the watch in her hand, ready to press the timer on.
" Why would you be sor..." but he was cut off in midsentence. She had closed the remaining space between them and pulled his head towards hers, locking his lips with hers. Her thumb pressed the timer's button and began the count down.
His surprise died down by the time she pulled away, though everyone else's had not.
" Ok, well thanks for the use of your lips." Mara turned to walk away, but Luke grabbed her wrist and pulled her back around.
" Hold on. I'm not done with you yet. For the use of my lips, I get the use of yours." he grinned sheepishly and Mara felt her stomach churn. With a sudden jerking motion on her arm, he pulled her into his arms and began to kiss her deeply. After about two minutes she was able to regain enough composure to push him away.
Mara quickly walked away, and she would have run if not for the fact that her knees felt weak. Darren wrapped his arm around her waist when she approached him.
" Well Ace, you did it. You're in now babe." Mara was shaken up, he began to realize. She looked extremely frantic.
" Darren, I was not expecting to end up with his tongue down my throat more time than needed. I mean he went too far. I just...I was just surprised I guess." he shook his head, smiling slightly.
" Ace, you had better get used to surprises if you want to make it through the tenth grade without a heartattack."
" What the hell was that about, Luke?" the beautiful brunette asked. He wiped at the red lipstick smeared across his mouth.
" I don't know, but I'm guessing that she was a new Imperial recruit. Cute." she shrugged her shoulders.
" She looked kinda young, especially to be dragged into the rivalry."
" I guess that's her decision, Leia. But I really would like to learn more about her. I got a weird feeling from her." he said low enough so only she could hear.
" Hmmm." And that was all that was said on the subject for the rest of recess.
