The Life and Times of Kaesoka: 13-18
A.N: Timeline setting: Set at various times after 'To Take Down an Emperor'
Side note: People asked for it, so here it is. Enjoy the Kaesoka fluff prompts. Some are full mini chapters, others just simple dialogue exchanges.
'Admiration' - Part 1
The sounds of lightsabers clashing together with extreme speed and precision would have usually heralded the arrival of bad news. If a lightsaber duel was going on with the ferocity it sounded like, then someone had dared to attack a Jedi.
Except, this time round was the exception. Despite the clash of lightsabers going on before her, Kaeden was completely and utterly relaxed… and frankly more than enjoying the spectacle before her, as was the person sitting next to her.
It had happened on one of the rare visits made by the Jarrus-Syndulla clan. The kids were napping, leaving the four adults to chat and catch up.
That had led to a challenge to spar from Kanan, something that Ahsoka had happily taken him up on, despite the temperature outside being sweltering.
Despite the temperature, the two had agreed to duel, removing most of their clothing aside from the bare essentials to keep themselves cool. Kanan was now dressed in a simple set of trousers, his top half bare for all to see.
Ahsoka wasn't much different, choosing to forgo her usual armoured outfit for a more form fitting sports top and shorts.
Whether or not the two of them were aware of the effect it was having on their partners was unknown, but suffice to say Kaeden sure as hell didn't mind getting to see Ahsoka like this. She also suspected that Hera felt much the same about Kanan's current state, even as he was thrown over Ahsoka's shoulders via a swift counterblow.
Bringing a single hand to her face, Kaeden rubbed her eyes just to make sure she wasn't hallucinating what she was seeing. Upon uncovering her eyes Kaeden found that the sight of a nearly bare Ahsoka dueling a nearly bare Kanan was still there, and judging by the way Hera was watching with fascination she felt much the same.
"I always like watching Kanan and Ezra spar. This though… this is something else entirely." Hera spoke barely above a whisper, a sense of longing and desire in her tone.
"I know what you mean." Kaeden found herself whispering back to the Twi-lek, who chuckled in response, eyes still not leaving the ongoing duel.
The two women continued to watch as the duel pressed on, neither combatant seemingly tiring. One thing that was noticeable however was the way their bodies moved with ease.
Out of the corner of her eye Kaeden could of sworn she saw Hera lick her lips, before acting like nothing had happened.
Honestly… Kaeden wanted to do the same when looking at Ahsoka push Kanan back once again, but she relented.
"I can see why everyone admires Ahsoka. They way she moves… there's just something hypnotic about it."
Kaeden had to do a double take to make sure she hadn't been the person who had spoken. Upon realization that those words had indeed come from Hera's mouth, Kaeden could not help but choke on the air around them in surprise.
"What?"
"All I'm saying is that if I wanted to 'play for the other team' as they say, then I'd go for Ahsoka no doubt."
At that admission, Kaeden's jaw practically hit the ground. She had never expected such a comment to come from Hera of all people.
"Hera Jarrus-Syndulla! Are you ogling my girlfriend whilst she's sparring with your husband?"
"It's Syndulla-Jarrus, and no, I'm just admiring what's available. Nothing wrong with that. Feel free to look at Kanan."
Once again, Kaeden felt her jaw hit the ground. Was Hera drunk or something?
"I mean, sure Kanan looks good, but I still prefer Ahsoka." Kaeden replied at last, eyes briefly looking over at the duel one again, once that had no somehow entered hand to hand combat. When had that happened?
"And I prefer Kanan. I did marry him after all."
"That's true."
"Besides, Kanan's already admitted to having a crush on Ahsoka back during his Padawan days. This is just revenge on my part." Hera finished, a smirk appearing on her face in the process, one that Kaeden could not help but shake her head it. It was clear that hera was messing around… but even still.
The two turned their gazes back to the spar as they watched Ahsoka knock Kanan onto his back, before being tripped up herself by an errant foot.
"How about we both agree that our partners look good, but if anyone else comes near them we will make them pay?" Hera whispered again, throwing a smirk over at Kaeden, one the human woman returned.
"Agreed. Those two are ours."
"And ours alone."
'Admiration' - Part 2
"You do know that those two are only watching us spar so they can ogle us right?"
"Yeah I figured that out. Perverts."
"Tell me about it. Feel kinda violated to be honest."
"Eh, let them enjoy the show. We'll have something to tease them about at a later date."
"Oooh, good idea. Better put on a good show for them then hey?"
"What do you think I've been doing?"
"Trying to seduce your girlfriend?
"Damn straight."
Sparring
Kaeden flung her clenched fist forward with as much strength as she could, aiming for the abdomen of the target before her, just as she had been taught. If she could get a direct blow in then her opponent would be down with ease, and she would at last be victorious.
Of course, it didn't go as Kaeden had planned, not that she expected it to. Her opponent weaved out of the way of the blow, and blocked the attempted follow up kaeden sent with an open palm, pushing Kaeden's weight to one side, causing her to stumble slightly. The ground below her was soft grass, which would dampen any form of fall Kaeden might have.
It did little however to keep her patience intact.
"Would you just let me win already!" Kaeden spoke, heavy breathes leaving her body as she tried to regain what she had lost thus far. Her opponent however had other ideas.
"Nope. If you want to win, you have to earn your victory."
"How is this fair Ahsoka? When I said I wanted to see what it was like to spar, I thought you'd at least be a bit more lenient to me of all people!" Kaeden replied, lunging forward again, aiming for the unprotected part of Ahsoka's sides. The Togruta wasn't wearing her armour, but that didn't mean it would be wise for Kaeden to attack her centre mass. If the Togruta had taught her one thing so far it was that you had to measure up your opponents weaknesses and exploit them.
Kaeden knew that Ahsoka had two of those. One was her knee, which had never fully healed from her duel with Sidious. Kaeden refused to go after that in case she caused some serious damage to her girlfriend.
The other weakness the Togruta had was her montrals, but again, Kaeden refused to go after those in case she knocked Ahsoka out cold. Montrals were incredibly sensitive after all.
To that end, Kaeden had decided that her best course of action was to make up a weak spot on the Togruta, and in doing so she had chosen the woman's side, just above her waist. Ahsoka wasn't vulnerable there by any stretch of the imagination, but if Kaeden had learnt something about the study of Togruta biology, both during her time as a doctor and during more… 'private research', she knew that one solid blow there would stun Ahsoka long enough for Kaeden to pin her to the ground.
The only issue was landing a blow on her in the first place. The Togruta was like water! She seemed to flow around Kaeden with ease, avoiding each and every attempted strike, only to land one in response, angering Kaeden further.
No doubt that was thanks to years of Jedi training and combat experience. Kaeden was really out of her depth.
"If I was lenient to you then what would be the point? I learnt by doing. I use to spar with the Clones. Ask Rex about it. He will tell you about the time I thought I could take on him and two others at once. Suffice to say it didn't end well for me, or Rex for that matter." Ahsoka replied, stepping out of reach of another strike of Kaeden's, who again stumbled.
Kaeden wouldn't have been so mad at Ahsoka if it weren't for the damned smirk she had on her face! The Togruta was teasing and annoying her, and she knew it!
"Why, what happened to Rex?" Kaeden replied, giving herself a moment to recover from the spar, stretching her arms, legs and back.
"Well, when Anakin found out about Rex and the boys beating me up he took it upon himself to avenge me. Rex suffered several broken fingers as a result. Looking back it's a wonder none of us saw his inner Vader."
"I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt Rex that badly." Kaeden answered, dropping into a lazy ready stance. It was clear that her strategy of aiming for the Togruta's side was not working. Thus, she would have to try something else.
"Yeah, not sure I believe that anym…"
Seizing the moment, and clearly surprising the Togruta, Kaeden dashed towards where her girlfriend was stood, barrelling her full body into Ahsoka's and knocking them both to the ground, Kaeden on top.
Before Ahsoka had time to contemplate or react to what had happened, Kaeden shifted her hands towards Ahsoka's outstretched arms, pinning them against the ground with all her might, securing her victory.
"Ha! Got you!"
"That was cheating!"
Family
"Hey, do you think Mum and Dad would be proud of us?"
The question caught Kaeden off guard, especially considering how happy her sister had been of late. Miara was visiting Ahsoka and Kaeden's home for a few days to catch up with her sister, and the two of them had taken a walk across the fields of the moon they lived on. In a way it reminded them both of where they had grown up, and lost their parents.
"Of course they'd be proud of us. Why wouldn't they?" Kaeden replied, turning where she sat on the ground the face her sister, who had a contemplative look on her face as she stared into the sky.
"I dunno, just thinking about them for some reason. What do you think they would say about me being a pilot and not a farmer?" Miara questioned again, her tone whimsical, lost in memory.
"What do you think they'd say about me being a qualified doctor?" Kaeden countered, already picturing her parents response in her head. They'd both be full of joy at the thought of Kaeden and Miara earning such highly reputed jobs, though they'd definitely be concerned about Miara's profession. Kaeden knew she was.
"Heh, what do you think they'd make of Ahsoka?" Miara asked, turning her gaze from the stars to her sister's face, a teasing smirk present. Kaeden knew what that meant.
"Dad probably wouldn't mind much. I think he'd like her. Mum would go overprotective mode."
"Yeah, sounds like her. Dad would like her I agree, at least until you two got serious. Then he'd be pissed at her for taking away your innocence." Miara responded, further teasing her sister.
"He wouldn't dare!" Kaeden replied, nudging her sister's shoulder, causing the younger woman to sway to the side.
"Guess with him not being around I should fill in for him. I'm gonna have words with that Togruta tonight."
"You wouldn't dare!" Kaeden spoke again, horrified at the thought of her sister questioning her girlfriend in such a way. Ahsoka wouldn't know what to do, and knowing her, would likely answer every question wrong, causing further embarrassment. Kaeden couldn't have that.
"Ohh, now I'm definitely gonna do it. I wonder if she will spill all of your dirty little secrets?" Miara joked again, this time shoving Kaeden, resulting in the elder sibling falling onto her back, gazing up at the sky before her.
"You're just jealous that I've got a girlfriend and you haven't." Kaeden replied, hoping that she could turn the teasing around on her younger sister.
"Who says I haven't got a special someone? I don't share all my secrets with you Kaeden." Miara countered, laying down beside her sister, smirk still present on her face.
"Nor do I with you dear sister. Nor do I."
Miara only laughed as the two fell further and further into their sisterly banter. They laid under the sky for hours, reminiscing and teasing for the sun began to set.
Despite her happiness with Ahsoka, Kaeden did miss her sister, and was glad for time to catch up with her family.
"So… when do I start calling you Kaeden Tano?"
"Miara!"
Facts or Fiction
"What you reading there?"
The question was accompanied by the sudden presence of Ahsoka sitting next to her on the couch, an arm wrapping around her shoulders in the process. Being familiar with the gesture, Kaeden allowed the Togruta to pull her close, now finding herself leaning partially against her girlfriend.
"Just a book I heard about. Apparently it's supposed to be super inaccurate."
"I've read plenty of those. What's it about?"
"The history and culture of the Togrutan people."
"Oh boy… what have they gotten wrong about us this time?"
Ahsoka's sigh of resignation as she spoke made Kaeden chuckle, distracting her momentarily and she leaned further into the arm now round her shoulder.
"Well, from what I've heard it's quite a bit. Don't think the author did any research at all. He just made it all up." Kaeden replied turning her eyes back to the book, even as she felt Ahsoka gently rest her chin atop her head, the sound of her inhaling the smell of her freshly washed hair echoing in her ears.
"Maybe I should write a book about humans then. Just put whatever the kriff I feel like in it."
"You'd just spend half the book ranting about how humans are genetically inferior and weak to the rest of the galaxy." Kaeden replied in jest, remembering how Ahsoka used to get confused by all sorts of human customs when they first started dating. Being several years into their relationship now, the Togruta had a better grasp on human culture however.
"Heh, maybe. Come on then, what has this idiot author got wrong?" Ahsoka replied, waiting for Kaeden to speak with trepidation.
"Ok, first things first he's done what everyone in the galaxy who isn't a Togruta does and assumed that your bite is venomous."
"Ha! I love that one! Just because we can kill prey with our teeth in one bite everyone assumes we have poison in our fangs. Guess it doesn't help that we don't do anything to dispel the rumour." Ahsoka replied to Kaeden, laughing in the process.
"Oh don't worry, it gets worse." Kaeden replied, flicking back several pages to re-read what she had seen earlier. Finding the section of the page she knew was untrue, Kaeden began to read.
"'Togruta lekku, much like a Twi-leks, are known the be incredibly sensitive to touch. According to studies the lekku of a Togruta are an erogenous zone, often being massaged during mating practises.'"
"Ha! You know that's not true from experience Kaeden." Ahsoka quipped, barely containing her laughter as Kaeden blushed slightly, recalling a time when she too had believed such a rumour and had attempted to see if it was true, Luckily for her Ahsoka hadn't taken offense that night, though she certainly held the memory in reserve if she ever needed to embarrass her girlfriend for some reason.
"Yeah well, I've saved the best one to last." Kaeden finally replied as the blush evaporated, turning the pages again until she got to a piece of information she had only read moments before Ahsoka had shown up. Unlike the other two, which Kaeden could see the reasoning behind, there was no way in hell this final one was true.
"I can't wait to hear this." Ahsoka quipped from beside her, trying to lean over and read the book for herself, only to be gently shoved back by Kaeden's weight resting against her. The Togruta huffed in mock annoyance in response, before returning her own head atop Kaeden's.
"So, according to this book, 'Togruta are a hunter gathered based society, one that places great emphasis on social interaction and cooperation. Not only that, but when it comes to intimacy, apparently Togruta are by nature polyamorous. They will frequently have more than one mate of any gender, and on some occasions any species. By doing so they keep the Togruta way of life intact.' Now it's fairly obvious that bit isn't true! I mean, you don't have another girlfriend or boyfriend lying around now do you?" Kaeden read, her voice growing more and more sarcastic as she progressed through the text. The whole thing was absolutely absurd, and there was no way that it could possibly…
"You know what, that one is actually true."
Kaeden couldn't help the way her jaw dropped at Ahsoka's blunt admission to what had been read out of the book. How could something so insane be true?!
"What?" Kaeden exclaimed.
Ahsoka pulled her head back as Kaeden turned in her seat to face her, book closing in her lap in the process. The Togruta had a neutral expression on her face, as if she was unsurprised, or even bothered by what the book said.
"I said it's true. Togruta are polyamorous."
"Are you kidding me!" Kaeden replied, images in her head of Ahsoka with another man or woman running rampant. Jealousy threatened to overwhelm her at the mere thought of sharing Ahsoka with anyone.
"Nope, being totally serious. Did you know that Supreme Chancellor Kirames Kaj has seven different mates at once! Kind of pays to be high in Togruta society. I wonder how many I could get being a former Jedi, Rebel Spymaster and slayer of a Sith Lord?" Ahsoka replied, expression and tone deadpan.
Kaeden honestly didn't know what to say. Out of all of the things the book had gotten wrong, why did this one have to be right?
"Seriously?" Kaeden spoke again, still not believing what she was hearing. Were the Togruta really as open about such things as Ahsoka was saying they were?
It was then that something on Ahsoka's face changed slightly. The neutral thin line of her mouth curved slightly into a smile, before her composure broke completely, small smile becoming large.
"Nah, I'm just messing with you. I'm sure there are some Togruta out there that have more than one mate, but the vast majority don't from what I hear. I certainly haven't got any other partners in the galaxy. Why would I need one when I've got a perfect one right here?"
At Ahsoka's admission of jest, Kaeden felt herself relax, all of the sudden jealousy she felt rising up inside her eva[poutrating, especially towards the end of Ahsoka's words.
"You evil Togruta… you tricked me!" Kaeden replied, shoving the other woman gently whilst shaking her head, a gesture that Ahsoka laughed aloud at, before bringing Kaeden back into her arms.
"Might of done. Was funny to watch you react to it."
"I'll get you back for this." Kaeden spoke softly as she was pulled into a kiss.
"I look forward to it."
Truth or Dare
"OK, you first Hera. Truth or Dare?"
"Truth!"
"If you had to date anyone aside from Kanan, who would it be and why?"
"Pfff, easy! Ahsoka, because we'd make an awesome power couple."
"Ummm, thanks I guess."
"Hands off my girlfriend."
'Laughter'
"Ok, your turn Ahsoka."
"Truth."
"How many times have you and Kaeden slept together?"
"HERA!"
"One hundred and twenty three times."
"AHSOKA! YOU COUNTED?!"
"You didn't?"
"Methinks your lying Tano."
"Oh really Jarrus, really? Your turn."
"I'll be the only brave one here. Dare!"
"I dare you to help Chopper deactivate Maul's cybernetic legs again."
"Are you trying to get me killed Ahsoka!"
Author's thoughts
So... bit of a shorter set of drabbles this time, and also the weakest set in my opinion, but hey... can't all be good can it. (not that I think my stories are that great anyways)
As shown in these drabbles the Kaesoka relationship is deepening a fair amount, and they've even started hanging out with our other favourite couple as well. The four of them have a good bond I like to think, and seem like the sort to hang out together, as well as tease and joke around (as done by Hera in the 'Admiration' stuff, as well as the game of truth or dare)
Meanwhile, Ahsoka has also gotten comfortable with Kaeden, as she too has developed a sense of humour what with the entirely factual book being 100% accurate. XD
Also, this is the only set of drabbles that has one that isn't really Kaesoka centric, but I wanted some sister bonding time for Kaeden and Miara. Hope that was ok. :)
Not much else to say really. I only hope you liked the extra Kaesoka stuff. Only six more drabbles to come for the ship. But who knows, maybe I could do more in the future if I have any inspiration. Other than that I've been posting smaller ideas on the old Tumblr blog. Those are fun to write. XD
Anyways, as usual, comment and speculate at will. Speaking of which:
Mysterious guest one: Something for post Operation Cinder? That's an idea for the future. I'll see what I can do.
Erukat: Knowing Ahsoka she likely won't keep the promise... and end up on the couch again and again. Poor Togruta.
I'm glad you liked the two heartwarming chapters. Those quiet moments between the two are enjoyable to write, especially as it slowly shows the evolution of their relationship. And yes, Ahsoka totally got the flowers idea from the book. XD
Busted was great to write. I had to have that happen to them at some point, and Chopper made the most sense to be the one to find them. I'm also glad you like the way Chop sees Hera and Kanan. XD
SWGoji2001: Glad you approved of the Kaesoka fluff. Not enough of the ship around so I had to keep making more myself. XD
Hope you liked Miara's appearance in this one. She's totally the overprotective yet teasing little sister for Kaeden.
Kanan has Ahsoka's back for pretty much anything at this point. They are the best of bros. XD
Kaeden likely gave the book back to Ahsoka just for the giggles. It's too funny to destroy, and yes, Kaeden had caught Ahsoka reading it several times since then. XD
Also, your wish was granted over on Tumblr. Hope you liked Kaeden's punch. XD