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New Job
Damian stirred, smiling as memories of the night before returned to him, and he felt Ahsoka's skin against his own. He lay there in silence, not bothering to move for several more minutes. Finally, he felt Ahsoka shift against him and sighed quietly. After another moment she rolled over in his arms, smiling up at him when she saw he was awake.
"Good morning," Ahsoka smiled.
"Good morning," Damian replied, kissing her. "How'd you sleep?"
"Good," Ahsoka said thoughtfully. "I had a wonderful dream."
"What was it?" Damian asked.
"You and I were living in the forests of Naboo together," Ahsoka said. "There's a lake in the forest that's absolutely beautiful. The Empire wouldn't care about it. We could live there in peace. Just you and me. We could even bring Barriss and the kids."
"Not kids anymore," Damian chuckled. "It sounds perfect. But we can't. Not yet. The Sith Stalkers would just track us. But after, whether the Empire is defeated or not, we'll live there. I promise."
Ahsoka smiled and nodded. Then, she kissed him and climbed out of the bed. Damian watched as she stretched. Then, he climbed out of bed, pulling on his boxers and pants just before Barriss walked in. Ahsoka didn't bother to cover herself, despite only wearing her panties at the moment. Barriss grinned knowingly but didn't say anything about it.
"They're here," Barriss said.
"We'll be right out," Ahsoka said.
Barriss nodded, grinning at Damian. "It's about goddamn time."
Then, she turned and walked out of the room, closing the door. Ahsoka finished pulling her outfit on and turned to Damian who was waiting for her by the door. When she was finished, he opened the door and they walked out of the room, finding Jek and Shaeeah who both cheered and tackled Damian and Ahsoka with a flying hug.
"It's good to see you too," Damian chuckled. "I'm glad you're finally better."
"So am I," Jek smiled. "I was starting to get cabin fever."
"I figured," Damian smiled. "Anyway, I think there's a few things you need to know. Firstly, we're all going into hiding. All of us. Even you."
"Why?" Jek asked.
"Because there are a lot more Sith Stalkers out there, and I don't want them finding you," Damian said. "We're going to stop fighting against the Empire. Senator Organa has already agreed to give you two jobs that don't involve rebelling."
"No!" Jek snapped. "I'm not running away!"
"Yes you are Jek!" Damian snapped. "You can't fight a Sith Stalker and I will be damned before I let you try!"
"You're not my father!" Jek shouted, the room going silent instantly.
Jek's eyes widened to saucers almost instantly before his vision dropped to the ground in shame. The others all covered their mouths but Damian simply stared at Jek with his lips pulled into a thin line, teeth clenched.
"No, I'm not your father," Damian finally said. "I'm the reason your father's dead. But your father did leave me in charge of you, and as such, you're going to be working for Senator Organa."
"What about you?" Jek asked.
"If we don't kill the Sith Stalkers, they'll never let us live in peace," Damian said. "I'm going to continue working to draw them out."
"No," Jek said. "If I'm not allowed to work, neither are you!"
Just then, the door opened and Senator Organa walked in, everyone turning toward him. "If I may interrupt, I may have a solution that solves all of your problems. I'm starting an organization called Fulcrum. It's an...intelligence organization focused on relaying intelligence to groups that oppose the Empire. No direct contact with the Empire is necessary, and the best hacker in the galaxy will be making you disappear while you do it. You could all disappear from the Empire's sights while you work as Fulcrum."
"That's incredibly tempting," Damian smiled. "Alright. I'll do it."
"Where Damian goes, I go," Ahsoka said, slipping her hand into his.
"We're in," Jek and Shaeeah both said.
"I'll need to borrow the ship from Damian first, but after that I'm in too," Barriss said.
"Barriss, please tell me you're not going where I think you are," Damian said.
"Oh I am," Barriss grinned. "It'll just be a quick in and out run for me. I don't have your notoriously bad luck."
Damian sighed, shaking his head. "Well, good luck then."
Barriss smiled and nodded. Then, she went outside, taking the Wraith and heading back to Thabeska for Nala Fardi.
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