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Passage

Barriss opened her eyes, and blinked, feeling someone shift against her, their skin brushing against her own. Her brow furrowed in confusion. She hadn't thought she was that drunk. She hadn't picked up a chick at the bar since she and Nala had gotten together. Speaking of, she was going to owe Nala one hell of an apology. Or maybe a make-up threesome. Suddenly, she blinked and an image of Nala lying on the floor of the Wraith with a smoking hole through her heart flashed through her head and Barriss inhaled sharply as her chest constricted and memories of the last week returned to her. She covered her mouth as tears began to leak from her eyes.

She wiped them away just as the person sleeping beside her stirred, pushing themselves up, allowing her to see it was Riyo.

"Riyo?" Barriss asked, voice frail and quiet.

Riyo's face was filled with sympathy, but Barriss could swear she also saw a hint of hurt in her eyes.

"You blacked out," Riyo said, tears beginning to leak from her eyes. "I should have known. I'm sorry. I think I made a mistake."

"Riyo...what...why are you...crying?"

"I'm so sorry," Riyo said, trying to hold back her tears without success. "It was a mistake. I should have known you'd forget!"

"Riyo," Barriss said, cupping her face and wiping away her tears. "Please, stop crying. You're right, I did black out."

Riyo's face fell.

"I can't remember how we got to your house," Barriss continued. "But how could I ever forget happened?"

Riyo stared at her. "Then..."

Barriss smiled, kissing Riyo, Riyo sighing and kissing her back happily. "It took a few seconds after I woke up, but yes, I remember."

Riyo nodded, kissing her again and Barriss kissed her back, smiling as she pulled away.

"I should be going," Barriss said. "Damian's going to pitch a fit that I was out all night."

"I think he'll understand," Riyo smiled. "Go. If you need anything, just call."

"I will," Barriss smiled, kissing her again before pulling back, her smile fading. "I...I'm sorry I can't...I don't want to use you as a distraction."

"It's alright," Riyo smiled, cupping Barriss's face. "It's my choice, and I choose to help you any way I can. Even this. This is enough for me. I never expected anything more."

Barriss nodded, smiling. She kissed her one last time, then turned, getting dressed and leaving the house, hailing a cab to take her to the bar, then walking from there to the Wraith. Almost as soon as she stepped onto the ship, she found Damian waiting, arms crossed and an annoyed expression on his face.

"I'm sorry," Barriss said.

"You're done passing out in bars, Barriss," Damian said. "One of these times it's going to get us all in trouble."

"I wasn't passed out in a bar this time," Barriss said. "I was with Riyo."

Damian watched her for a moment, seeing the range of emotions that played across her face. He sighed. "Fine. But I'm serious about passing out in bars. One more time and you're done drinking, forever."

Barriss nodded and Damian turned, walking back through the door to the bridge, sitting beside Ahsoka, who gave him a questioning look.

"She was with Riyo," Damian said.

"Good," Ahsoka said. "Hopefully Riyo can heal her broken heart, and maybe steal it while she's at it."

Damian smiled, nodding. "We can hope. Speaking of stolen hearts, where are Jek and Enfys?"

"In Jek's room," Ahsoka said, smiling.

"Oh boy," Damian sighed. "I really didn't want to have that talk with him."

"Don't worry," Ahsoka laughed. "Barriss gave him that talk a long time ago, or, at least, the Barriss version of it. And besides that, you don't have to worry about them. Shaeeah's in there too."

Damian nodded, smiling. "I suppose that's something, then."

The door opened and Barriss walked in, resting a hand on the back of the seat Nala usually occupied before taking a steadying breath and sitting down.

"So, where are we off to next?" Barriss asked.

"I'm thinking...Naboo," Damian said. "I've heard there's a cabin there that would make a good home, though, at this rate, it might need to expand a bit."

Ahsoka smiled widely, eyes all but shining as Damian smiled. "You remembered!"

"Of course," Damian smiled. "Shall we?"

Barriss nodded and lifted off the ground, heading for orbit. A few minutes later, they jumped to hyperspace.

Barriss smiled as she stepped off of the Wraith and wrapped her arms around Riyo. It had been a rough mission. They had successfully stolen a bunch of missiles from the Empire, and blew the Star Destroyer they had robbed for good measure, but since it was a Star Destroyer, it wasn't an easy victory.

"I'm glad you made it back okay," Riyo smiled. "I thought you were all supposed to be laying low."

"We are," Barriss said. "But this was too good a chance to pass up."

Riyo sighed and nodded. "I suppose. I was worried, though."

Barriss smiled and kissed her before hugging her again. "Come on. Let's go get a drink. Damian won't let me bring any on the Wraith anymore."

Riyo laughed. "I bet he won't."

They headed to the same bar where Riyo had found Barriss nearly a year ago and the bartender turned to her, raising an eyebrow.

"Been a while," the bartender said. "Don't get many Mirialan around here. Especially ones who are personal friends of a Senator."

Barriss shrugged, smiling. "Two please."

The bartender set two bottles on the bar and Barriss laughed, shaking her head.

"Just beers this time," Barriss said. "Thanks though."

The bartender smiled and took the bottles back, getting two beers instead. Barriss sipped at one and Riyo stared at the other for a moment before sipping at it, grimacing.

"First beer?" Barriss asked.

"Yeah," Riyo said.

"Well, it's not going to get better the more of that bottle you drain," Barriss smiled. "You don't have to drink it."

Riyo smiled, taking a swig of it and forcing it down. "If you can do it, so can I."

Barriss laughed, shaking her head and continuing to drink her beer. Once they had both finished, they headed for Riyo's house, as they always did when Barriss was in town.

Jek took a swig of the whiskey as Enfys sat beside him. "Oh hey. I thought you were shopping with Shaeeah today."

"We finished," Enfys said. "Can I have some?"

"Sure," Jek said. "Careful, it's a little..." He trailed off as Enfys tipped the bottle up, taking several swallows before setting it down. "...strong. I never knew you drank."

Enfys smiled, shrugging. "When you live as a Marauder, you end up doing a lot of things that you probably shouldn't."

Jek nodded, a grin spreading over his face. "I kind of want to know which of us can drink more, now."

Enfys laughed. "Later. You and I are going to be sparring in a little while."

"Oh, is your new staff finally done?" Jek asked.

"It is," Enfys nodded. "And it only took a year."

Jek nodded, smiling. "In all fairness, it's not exactly a simple staff."

"True," Enfys said. "Come on. I want to show you something before we spar."

Jek nodded and Enfys led him out of the bar, then to the shuttle she had used to get there, taking it away from the city to the wilderness outside before landing it beside a lake. It was only a ten minute trip back, and he was glad they had made it. He walked to the edge of the water and smiled widely.

"It's...beautiful," Jek said.

"Yes it is," Enfys nodded, watching the light of the setting sun reflect off of the still water. "I found it a few days ago."

Jek sat down and Enfys sat beside him. She slipped her hand into his, interlocking their fingers and he smiled, looking over at her, seeing her watching him.

"I love you," he said, Enfys's eyes widening slightly before her smile grew.

"I love you too," she smiled.

She leaned over, kissing him, and he kissed her back happily. After a few seconds, he lay back, pulling Enfys over to lay on top of him. Enfys followed his guidance, slipping her free hand into his, and they stayed there for a long while before Enfys finally pulled back, sitting up.

"Just a little longer, please?" Jek asked. "I don't want to spar yet."

Enfys smiled, slipping her hands out of his and guiding them to her hips. Jek looked up at her, eyebrows rising as she gave him a knowing smile. She couldn't really mean what he was thinking, right? Sure they had been together for a year, but she wasn't really, finally, giving him permission, right?

"You're sure?" Jek asked.

Enfys smiled and nodded, bending down and kissing him again, Jek's hands sliding around to cup and knead her ass.

Damian gently trailed a hand up Ahsoka's arm and back down as they lay in silence, except for the sound of the Wraith's engines, muffled by the ship around them. It had been about three years since Nala's death and since Enfys had joined. It had been about two years since Enfys was introduced to their pet Zillo Beast. They made it a point to visit about once every few months. Shaeeah had decided to name it Fluffy, mostly because it wasn't cute, fluffy, or soft. But, the name had stuck, so they just went with it. Out of all of them, Shaeeah was also the only one still single, whether Barriss was ready to accept that she and Riyo were together or not.

"I think Shaeeah needs a boyfriend," Damian finally said. "Or girlfriend. You know, I don't actually know which way she swings."

"I think she swings for both," Ahsoka said. "It would make sense. She's been practically raised by you and Barriss, so it makes sense that she like girls, and Barriss isn't exactly quiet about how much she likes dick."

"Fair enough," Damian nodded. "Well, she needs someone."

"I think she's insecure about her skin color," Ahsoka said. "But I'm sure I can get her with someone. Might take a while, though."

Damian nodded. "Just try not to turn her into another Barriss. I don't want to have to deal with that for a daughter."

"Daughter?" Ahsoka grinned up at him knowingly.

"Oh hush you," Damian said, kissing her. "You always knew they were family to me."

Ahsoka smiled and nodded, setting her head back down. "I'll start when we get back tomorrow."

Damian nodded, yawning and closing his eyes, drifting off to sleep.

Barriss stared up at the ceiling as she listened to Riyo's steady breathing. For three and a half years they had been seeing each other. Barriss stared down at the Pantoran and smiled. She was a thousand times the person Barriss could ever hope to be. For three and a half years she had been silently suffering believing that she was still only filling in for Barriss's lost love, believing that someday it would end, and Barriss would walk away. Barriss could see it in her eyes every time they were alone. Even during sex, she could still see it. For an attentive, extremely intelligent people person, Riyo really didn't seem to understand the situation. If she did, she would have realized how long ago Barriss had begun to let her in. She had thought maybe Riyo would figure it out alone, but since she hadn't, Barriss supposed she'd have to tell her.

"Riyo," Barriss said, the Pantoran stirring and moaning as she accidentally brushed her thoroughly pleasured womanhood against Barriss's leg.

"Hm?" Riyo finally responded, looking up at her with tired yet attentive eyes.

"I love you," Barriss said, Riyo blinking twice before her eyes slowly widened. "Sorry I never said."

Riyo cried happily and kissed Barriss, Barriss kissing her back, feeling Riyo's joy and love through the kiss as much as sensing them with the Force. She smiled, pushing as much of her own love into the kiss as she could. Then, she rolled them over so that Riyo was beneath her, hands trailing up Riyo's sides to her breasts.

"B-Barriss," Riyo whimpered as Barriss began to knead them, pressing a leg against Riyo's dripping yet hypersensitive nethers.

"Just relax," Barriss smiled. "Just let me do it. This time, it's about you, not me."

Riyo smiled and moaned loudly, beginning to rock her hips against Barriss's leg. Barriss smiled, focusing all of her attention on repaying Riyo for the years Riyo had devoted to her.

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