Playful Romance
The breeze carried the faint roar of speeder engines
being revved up. Anakin and Jordana were preparing for one of their
favorite pastimes: a joyride. They hadn't had a decent one since
before the war. And Corellia's countryside provided the perfect
locale for this activity. The dirt roads crept over gently rolling
hills and twisting and weaving their way through the thick forests
before heading straight back into the nearest city.
"You ready
babe?" she shouted over their engines.
"Ready when you
are."
She slammed her foot on the gas and left Anakin in a light
cloud of dust behind her.
"Oh no you don't!"
He took off
after her, nearly catching up to her when she made a wide turn around
a corner. She accelerated over a hill, causing her speeder fly
through the air temporarily before landing.
"Quit trying to
show off, Jordie. You're not very good at it." His voice said
through her ear piece.
She watched as he flew over the hill, and
when he landed he tilted his car to one side and began to drive
around and around in tight circles. She drove off, leaving him to
follow her again. They raced all over the countryside, doing reckless
stunts and tagging each other. She rode down a hill to the beach, her
speeder kicking up sand upon landing.
"Damn it Jordie, you know
I hate sand."
"Well then you'll just have to find another
way to catch me."
She raced down the beach, dodging the people
in her way, until she reached the boardwalk ramp. She pressed a
button on the control panel and the vehicle lurched forward before
leaping higher into the air. It completely missed the ramp and
skidded onto the deck.
"You know, you should really leave flying
to the professionals." Anakin taunted.
She looked around and saw
no sign of him. But she could feel him, and he was nearby.
"Anakin
you jerk."
She could have sworn she felt something wrong with
her speeder, specifically a rattling noise in her engine, but the
garage was on the other end of town, and traffic was terrible at this
hour.
"Alright, I'm heading back."
Normally, her
speeder had an open cockpit, but with the release of one lever, the
hatch closed. Having a boyfriend who was a talented mechanic who
could not only tinker with your speeder but also teach you how to
tinker with your speeder definitely had it advantages. She pressed a
few more buttons, and her entire speeder vanished. She managed to get
the speeder to levitate off the ground and near the rest of the
traffic. Now she would discover if the changes she made to her
speeder would fulfill their purpose. The the cloaking mechanism was
timed so she accelerated and began darting through the lanes. If
there had ever been a time since arriving on this planet that she
needed her Jedi reflexes, it was now. She made it back to the garage
just before the timing on the mirrors was up. As she let her
overheated engine cool, she leaned her head back against the headrest
and exhaled a chuckle as the adrenaline still pumped through her
body.
"Shit, that was cool!"
By the time Anakin found
her, she had already popped the hood of her speeder and was working
on the engine.
"I was wondering when you were going to show up."
she said, not looking up from her work.
"Where were you? All I
hear is 'I'm heading back' and I have no idea where 'back'
is. So I drive around for hours looking for you and you've
completely vanished."
"I heard something rattling in my
engine, so I had to come back. Fortunately, just a few minor things
had gotten lose." she straightened up and closed the hood, "So I
take it you don't like the modifications I
made."
"Modifications?"
She climbed into the vehicle and
pressed the same combination of buttons she had earlier. His jaw hit
the floor when he saw her disappear with the speeder.
"When the
hell did you add a cloaking device to you ride?"
"I finished
it a few days ago." she replied, climbing out.
"See now aren't
you glad you stayed here instead of working at the casino?"
"Yeah,
I guess blowing my paycheck on new ways to juice up my ride is better
than paying to have blood stains cleaned up."
He grabbed her and
brought his lips crashing down upon hers in a intense kiss. When
their lips parted, a panting Jordana was staring up at him with a
dazed look in her eyes. He smirked and placed a gentle kiss on her
lips and cheek.
"Like that?" he asked.
"Oh
yeah."
"Good."
Late that night, Anakin found
Jordana curled up on the couch, watching the holonet news. He
approached her from behind and wrapped his arms around her
shoulders.
"Whatchya watching?"
"The senate voted to
continue the war, even though almost all the Separatist leaders have
been caught and most of their bases and factories have been shut
down. They're still looking for Dooku." she said quietly.
She
didn't need to tell him what was going through her mind, her eyes
exposed her fear. He turned off the monitor and knelt in front of
her.
"Don't worry about it. Tahira is a strong woman, she can
take care of herself."
"I know. It's just-"
He cut her
off with a soft kiss.
"I said don't worry about it."
She
kissed him this time, allowing her hands to make their way around to
his back. As she lay back, she pulled him down with her, never
breaking their kiss. He deepened the kiss, his tongue tracing her
lips before diving into her mouth. To him, she tasted just as sweet
as the first time he kissed her. She broke the kiss, giggling as he
lightly tickled her sides. Suddenly, the rain began tapping at the
windows and they looked up momentarily.
"I don't remember
anything about there being rain today." she said.
"Neither do
I." he said, getting up, "Come on, let's get some
sleep."
Before she could stand up, Anakin bent over and scooped
her into his arms, the carried her back to his room. Once in bed, she
nestled into his chest.
"I love you, Anakin." she whispered,
her eyes starting to close.
"I love you too, Jordie." he
replied, kissing her forehead before drifting into sleep himself.
