My teachers are all Grinches. They just love sucking the life out of students, I bet. *pfft* So basically, I'm taking a two-minute break to update this story and then I'll have to shove my head back into a textbook. And my laptop. To write three freaking essays. *sigh* I hope you all are having a better day than I am. :) Enjoy!
Hot Chocolate
"Don't tell me you haven't had hot chocolate before," Satine Kryz said with an amused smile as Obi-Wan hesitantly looked down at the mug that she had offered him. He looked up, eyebrows lifting. "What?" he asked, bewildered. Satine couldn't help herself; she lifted a hand over her lips and giggled at his expression. "Hot chocolate," she repeated. "It's a drink…?"
"Well, I've gathered that much about it," Obi-Wan replied lightly. He looked back down at the dark brown liquid. "But what exactly is it?"
Satine lifted her own mug to her lips. "Why don't you find out?" she asked with a small nod. She watched out of the corner of her eye as the man took the time to examine the substance. Taking a quick sip from the drink, Satine said in an exasperated tone, "For goodness' sake, Obi-Wan – I didn't poison it!"
"You'd be surprised by how many people say that before I drink something harmful," Obi-Wan replied, earning himself a light slap on the arm from Satine. However, both were grinning to let the other know that their comments were nothing but jokes. At last, Satine managed to coax Obi-Wan into taking a drink from the mug. She watched the man's face with glee, savoring the look of surprise on his face. "Well?" she asked hopefully. "Turned out not to be poisonous, after all."
Obi-Wan looked up at Satine. The duchess waited for his evaluation and then –
"It's sweet," the man simply commented.
"Is that your only comment?" Satine asked, lifting an eyebrow.
Obi-Wan paused. "It's…very sweet?" he replied hesitantly. The duchess puffed out a breath. "Fine," she gave up. "That works as well."
A/N - The Negotiator doesn't know how to describe hot chocolate. I dunno - I just found this funny when I was writing it...?
Since most of the people around me are acting like total Grinches and *inserts very, very rude word here*, review? Give me something to smile about? *Ahsoka puppy eyes* Constructive criticism is tolerable, but flames are not!