Chapter 19: The intruder, dun dun dunnnnnnn
Oh was she ever gonna kill him. Bright blue eyes stared up at her; whipped cream covered his entire face. The desert topping had flattened his blonde hair that usually stood up in spikes in the front.
"Okay, what in the name of the Force are you doing in my kitchen at 1:30 in the morning, eating Whipped Cream of all thing?" Teren asked irritably. She was tired and really needed to get back to bed. But this, this needed to be dealt with.
Luc Featherson shifted his weight uncomfortably. He wrung his hands behind his back. This was going to be a little awkward.
"Um, Tena, I can explain." He started weakly.
"Yeah well you had better." Teren muttered darkly under her breath.
"Well what it is, is that my father and I had a fight and he kick me out. I couldn't think of any place else to come." Luc told her.
"You mean you don't have anywhere else to stay, correct?" Teren asked her voice no softer.
"Yeah. I have nowhere else to go." He admitted softly.
"You should have called first." Teren told him laying the sword on the counter, then grabbed a towel. "Here clean you self up then met me in the common room." She threw the cloth at him.
Luc smiled sheepishly and nodded. "Down the hall to the left, right?" He asked.
"Yes." Teren sigh. Luc walked past her, the cloth in hand.
Teren shook her head. Luc was sometimes so annoying.
She sighed and picked the sword back up and carried it back to the hall. Carefully she placed it down on its stand. She shook her head as she walked quietly in to the common room. Luc had better had a have a good reason for being in her house at this time of night or else she was gonna kill him.
Luc walked in to the room looking much better. His bleach blonde hair now stood up in its regular spikes, and his face was free of whipped cream. The collar of his tunic still had a white smudge on it.
Teren settled herself on the edge of the love seat while Luc sat on the chair across from it.
"Um, I can explain why I was here, Tena." Luc stared hesitantly.
Teren motioned for him to continue.
"Well, um the fight was about this girl I met…" he paused as Teren groaned and shook her head.
"Why me? Why do I always get in the middle of family fights?" she asked slapping a hand to her forehead.
Luc grinned sheepishly. "Sorry."
Teren gestured for him to continue. A frown etched firmly on her face. Her green eyes held a furious look that had put fear in the hearts of lesser men. Even in a tall strapping human male that had tried to rape her several years ago.
"Well as I said I have no where else to go. I'm not talking to my parents and my grandparents are off planet. My best friend wants nothing to do with me, and my sister is being a real bee - itch. So I thought 'Why not come and see if Tena will let me stay.' When I got here the door droid let me in and I came right up here. When I got to your apartment the door was unlocked so I came right in."
At this Teren gave him a scathing look. Luc cringed slightly.
"Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Well, anyway on with the reason my dad kicked me out." Luc stopped as Teren held up a hand.
"I don't want to know any more. I've heard enough, thank you. And I do believe that it is quite obvious that you weren't thinking. And the only reason that I will let you stay is because you are a friend. And if you weren't you would probably be laying in a coma right now on my kitchen floor." Teren said shaking her head.
She stood a sigh escaping her lips as she ran a hand trough her red hair. "Okay I'll show you to the guest room."
Luc followed her out of the common room and down the hall to the guest suite. She opened the door and she stood back so that Luc could see the inside of the room.
The room was fashion after Teren's old room back on Earth. It was painted in dull colors. The bed, on the back wall, had green sheets and a green comforter. The door off to the right led to the 'fresher. A large closet took up one wall. And a wall mirror one half of the wall on the one that had the door to the 'fresher.
"Enjoy your stay, Luc." Teren said as she turned to leave. "Oh and try to get some sleep."
Luc nodded and walked in to the room. He turned and looked at Teren. "Thank you very much, Tena."
Teren smiled gently. "You're welcome, dear." And with that she went back to her room.
Walking in Teren closed the door and leaned heavily against it. A deep sigh escaped her, as she ran a hand trough her hair. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She had lost her calm with Luc. She found that it was happing more and more recently. The Dark side was taking over her life once again. She found that it scared her senseless. She let her self sink to the floor as she also fell into the follow of the Force.
When she opened her eyes the sun was starting to peek its way into her window and trough the red curtains.
Sighing she stood and looked around her room. Her round bed was in the middle of the far back wall. The light black silk sheets were in a low state of disarray. A small nightstand was next to the bed on the right side. A bookcase was on the wall to her left filled with an assortment of book, from bound books to holo disks. A small desk was on the right wall, a poster of Dajun da Lacute, a famous singer, hung above it. The carpet was a deep red with little black spots built in to the carpet it self. Next to the desk was a door that led to the 'fresher.
She walked to the 'fresher. And looked in the mirror. Her hair was stuck up in a million different directions and she had dark circles under her eyes. Teren ran a hand through her hair and sighed. She had a feeling that today was going to be a very long day.
A/N: Whoooooottt! Go me I've updated! Well, I have to say that this story is not exactly going in the direction that I hoped it would. But, and yes there is a but, I hope to get it back on track ASAP! And I also hope to get back to Carle and Mecca as soon as possible! So until the next update, which I hope will be soon, I bit you adue!
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