Barriss's eyes snapped open as her stomach grumbled for the fifth time that night. With a groan, she sat up in her bed and held onto her stomach.
Dinner was some hours ago, at the usual time that she ate, but for some strange reason...tonight her stomach wouldn't leave her alone. She ate her normal amount, so that wasn't the problem.
Her stomach grumbling, and a slight nausea that came with it, begged to differ
She groaned again, threw off her covers, and headed off towards the kitchen. She knew that she'd never be able to sleep with an empty belly.
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She huffed when she saw that the service droid wasn't there.
"I thought it was here all night as well," she thought. She eyed the door to the kitchen, wondering if it would be alright if she went and made something herself. She went in with a shrug.
"Wouldn't hurt."
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She looked around the kitchen nervously. She didn't know where everything was and didn't want to go through everything and leave them in disarray. The kitchen droids wouldn't be happy. It was the first time she had actually been IN the kitchen. Everything was so neat and organized with large amounts of food. Her stomach grumbled again just at looking at all of it.
"No," Barriss scolded it,"It's enough that you have me sneak in here to get the food...we're not going for a four course meal. Keep it simple and easy to clean."
She spotted a small brown container. In plain sight and easy to put back. But it was something she hadn't seen before. She picked it up and looked at the label, curiously.
Peanut Butter
She heard of this substance. From a planet that Commander Gree had come from once. It usually went with another substance called Jelly. Curiosity also had her unscrew the lid. A puff of its scent came up to her and her stomach rumbled loudly at it. Well, that made up her mind. She quickly found the jelly in the refrigerator and got two pieces of bread to lather them in. She looked at it nervously for a second before she took a bite.
Her eyes widened and she nearly moaned.
The jelly was cool and deliciously sweet on her tongue while the peanut butter was just that. Butter. It was smooth and creamy, mixing in quit well with the jelly. She savored the bite before slowly swallowing it, and taking another ravenous bit. A few bites later, Bariss's stomach was satisfied and so was she.
Curiosity, once again, led her to try them both without the other. She tried the Peanut Butter first by sticking the knife back in the jar and trying a small dollop. she made a face.
It was just the texture she really hated. It kept sticking to the roof of her mouth. But the taste was also overwhelming.
She quickly put the knife down to get a glass of water to rid her mouth of the taste. Once it was gone, she picked up the jelly knife to take the same amount to sample.
It was sticky, but not overly so like the peanut butter. And it had the same deliciously cool taste that wasn't overpowering.
With a slight blush, she licked the knife clean of jelly and smiled in pleasure. She now, officially, loved PB&Js. She couldn't stand the peanut butter by itself. Now jelly on the other hand...
She quickly put the knives in the sink and the lid back onto the jelly before she lost control and ate half of the stuff. She cleaned up everything else and put it all back before heading off to her room. She grinned widely when she laid back down.
She couldn't wait for her nighttime snack tomorrow night.
Author's note:
This is for the awesome AL0LT0 for helping me out with my Never Wanna Go Back Home story. This is only the first part. The next one will, hopefully, be out soon...with a certain Clone Commander.
HOPE YOU LIKE IT! THANKS AGAIN AL0LT0!
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