Warning: Chapter contains a sex scene.

Chapter Two

She was pushed back into the corner she was just in and the person let go of her quickly. She turned to see the person and her eyes widened. She was looking into the face of her father, Carth Onasi. Ariana tried to move but Carth blocked her path. His eyes bore down on her.

'What are you doing here?' he asked, outraged.

'What do you mean, what am I doing here? I could ask you the same thing, Father!' she asked snippily.

'Don't talk to me in that tone,' he said in a low voice.

They were then interrupted when the female in the group approached them. She looked between them. 'Carth,' the woman said softly. 'Is everything alright?'

Carth shook his head. 'Revan, I'd like you to meet my daughter, Ariana,' he said slowly.

Revan seemed taken aback for a moment and she took a double take at Ariana before looking at Carth again with a slight frown on her face. 'You mentioned a son but nothing about a daughter.'

'Oh, why am I not surprised?' said Ariana loudly, gaining some attention from other customers in the cantina.

'I did have an idea where Dustil would be but I had no idea what happen to you...'

'And that stopped from you from mentioning that you even had a daughter?'

'Look, this is going to have to wait,' said Carth firmly. 'I know Dustil is here and I've heard his joined with the Sith...'

'And you heard right,' said Ariana. 'I already found him.'

'Wait,' said Revan taking one step closer. 'How did you get into the Sith Academy?'

Ariana shifted her weight between her feet. 'I have a token,' she said quietly.

'How did you get it?' questioned Revan.

'Does it matter?' asked Ariana with slight attitude.

Carth moved his daughter further into the corner and bent down closer to her face. 'Did you kill someone for it?'

'No,' said Ariana loudly.

'Ariana...'

'I didn't kill anyone for it,' she insisted. 'I stole it from one the students. He didn't even realise I had taken it.'

Ariana watched Revan move closer again and she shifted again. She licked her lips and gestured at Revan. 'Do you think you could back off a little bit?'

Carth turned to Revan and apologised but she nodded calmly and moved back with the third companion. Carth turned back to his daughter. 'Did you talk to Dustil?'

'Yes,' she said exhaling slowly. 'But he wasn't interested in anything I had to say.'

'Give me the token,' said Carth after a moment.

Ariana looked as though she wanted to yell at the top of her lungs. 'Look, if Dustil wasn't interested in talking to me then what makes you think he's going to talk to you?'

'Because I'm his father and I have a Jedi with me, I'm sure she could convince him somehow....'

'Are you kidding me?' asked Ariana. 'Dustil and I used to get along well, but he hates you, he still does and there's no way he's going to listen to you.'

'I still have to try.'

Ariana managed to move away from Carth slightly. She folded her arms across her chest and rubbed her hands up her upper arms. She faced Carth again.

'What if Dustil was dead? Or what if you cannot get him to see the error of his ways?' asked Ariana quickly but she didn't give him time to respond. 'Would you ever have come looking for me? Or did I not matter because I was a girl and wouldn't carry on your name?'

'I do care about you and I love you...' started Carth.

'But you were never there!' she said hoarsely. 'Your duties in the military always came first, and the family came second. Growing up I hardly saw you.'

Ariana dropped the token to the floor but Carth ignored it. He gave his daughter a pleading and desperate look. 'Please, Ariana, I tried to be a good father.'

'Well you failed!' screamed Ariana storming away from him. She turned one more time to make sure he got the message. 'You failed!'

She stormed from the cantina and Carth ran after her. Just before she reached her ship Ariana was grabbed again and moved away from her ship. She yelled, knowing it was Carth and she turned and push him away from her. People around them watched the commotion. Carth made for her again and held her in place.

Ariana bit her bottom lip as she struggled and she managed to grab her blaster and she turned it in her hands. As her father's companions joined them, her blaster went off and Carth's shout of pain filled her ears. He fell to the ground and Ariana staggered backwards, away from him.

Her eyes were wide as she watched him fall onto his behind and grab at his leg. Blood flowed over his fingers as he tried to stop the bleeding. Ariana felt her hand shake and her blaster fell to the ground. She couldn't believe what she had just done. Her eyes met with Revan's and she continued backing away.

She eventually bolted. 'Grab her!' shouted Revan.

One of her companions grabbed her around the waist and Ariana screamed and struggled but the large man holding her would not budge even to her kicking him. 'Take her onto the ship and don't let her out of your sight,' said Revan quickly as she ran to help Carth.

Revan's companion nodded and took a struggling Ariana to the Ebon Hawk. They entered the ship and she was taken to one of the quarters there. The man holding her let go and pushed her into the room. Ariana turned quickly but there was no space for her to get through the door so she was stuck where she was.

She huffed loudly and walked over to one of the beds in the room. She bent over and looked to the floor through her legs. She placed her hands together, noticing that she was still shaking. Had she really meant to hurt him? She hadn't seen him in so long. She felt confused.

Within an hour, Ariana felt the ship move and she instantly realised that they were leaving Korriban and not long after Revan arrived. 'Thanks, Canderous, you can go now,' she said quietly.

He nodded once to her and without another glance into the room he left. Revan stood straight as she looked at Ariana. Eventually Ariana looked back at her. If Ariana really wanted to admit it to herself, Revan was quite pretty. Her long black hair spilled around her shoulders and her bright blue eyes looked concerned and kind. It almost made Ariana feel sick. Did her father like this woman?

'Your father is alright, if you want to know,' said Revan calmly. 'He's in the medical room here on the ship. You're free to leave this room but once we land I cannot allow you to leave.'

'Why?' Ariana asked, outraged. 'I'm not a child. You-'

'No,' said Revan interrupting. 'But you are Carth's child and he has requested that you stay here and as a friend, I agree with him.'

Ariana gave Revan a dirty look before looking away and biting her tongue. Revan waited to see if Ariana would see anymore but nothing came. She nodded to herself and left the room leaving Ariana alone. She looked around the small room and wondered if this would be it. Would she be stuck here until father was finished? For some reason, the thought scared her.

A few days later they arrived on Tatooine. Ariana had never been here before but she knew they were far away from anywhere she wanted to be. A few of the people on the ship left and Ariana roamed around, knowing that Revan wasn't around.

She soon found herself in the medical room. Her eyes instantly found Carth, who was lying on his back and the only part of him moving was his chest. Ariana walked in and looked around. On a chair beside the bed sat her father's orange jacket. She had seen it before, many times. She found it funny that he still wore it and that he still fit him.

She walked to a bench on the other side of the room and hopped onto it and watched Carth for a little longer. She did feel a little bad but the feeling never lasted long. After a while, Ariana cleared her throat and Carth opened his eyes and they shot to where Ariana was sitting. She leaned forwards and waved to him lazily with one hand.

He gave her a small smile which she did not return. 'Does it hurt still?' she asked eventually.

'Only when I move it,' he replied, still looking at her. He moved and sat up into a more comfortable position and Ariana continued to watch him. She was still unsure of how she felt about it.

'I am sorry I shot you,' she said quietly. 'Well, maybe not sorry, exactly but I didn't mean to actually shoot you. I just want you to let me go.'

Carth's small smile didn't disappear. 'I know you're angry with me,' he said. 'But I tried to be there when you were younger. I had responsibilities to the military, not just to the family.'

Ariana ignored his words. She wasn't interested in listening to him right now. Carth looked at his daughter's outfit. 'Why are you wearing that?'

'It's comfortable,' she replied simply. 'What did Dustil say to you?'

'He didn't want to listen to me either but once he heard about how the Sith murdered a friend of his, he said he would leave but not before things were sorted. He seemed upset when I mentioned you to him. He seemed to regret his actions. He now knows you were just trying to help.'

'Well, he still isn't the same person anymore,' commented Ariana.

'Neither are you,' said Carth slowly.

'As if you would know,' Ariana muttered under her breath.

Carth sighed resignedly. He wasn't about to get anywhere with her on this subject yet. More time was needed and he was more than prepared to give her all the time she needed. He didn't want her running off again and not being able to find her. He couldn't risk losing her again.

Ariana soon left the room and on passing the back room of the ship she stopped. There was someone in there and she could see a swoop bike. She peered inside to see Canderous there, kneeling beside it, appearing to fix something on it. Ariana didn't think for long before entering the room and standing beside him, looking down.

'Hello,' she said cheerily.

'Come to shoot me now?' he asked gruffly.

'No,' replied Ariana, still happily. 'I would, and could never shoot someone as handsome as you.'

Her statement made Canderous look up at her. She just smiled innocently. Quickly, Canderous went back to what he was doing. Ariana didn't like that too much. She moved and swung a leg over the bike so she was sitting atop it. After a while Canderous stood up, he appeared annoyed.

'Is there something you wanted?'

Ariana shrugged. 'Maybe, maybe not,' she said shrewdly. 'You're a Mandalorian, right?' she asked after a pause.

'Yes,' he said instantly.

'I once met a Mandalorian on ... Dantooine, I believe,' said Ariana, thinking. 'He kept telling me he was one and when I explained he was human, he seemed angry.'

'Because he was a Mandalorian, as am I,' said Canderous, moving to work on the bike again.

'Yes, but you're still human, right?' she asked.

'Technically, I suppose,' admitted Canderous. 'But do not tease a Mandalorian,' he added warningly.

'I wasn't teasing.' Ariana leaned forward and Canderous looked up at her and her smile widened. 'Unless, you're interested,'

Canderous now understood what she wanted. 'No, you're too young,' he said quietly. 'Besides I doubt your father will be too happy, I'm twice his age. And besides, I doubt you've even been there before.'

'Maybe I haven't but I want to,' she said quickly, and with some hope.

'No,' said Canderous lightly.

Ariana shrugged and hoped off the bike. Before leaving, she turned and looked at him. 'You wouldn't help me get away, would you?' she asked steadily.

'Why would I help you?' asked Canderous standing up again. 'Carth wants you to stay here.'

'I don't really care what he wants,' she said quickly. 'I just want to get away.'

There was a long pause and look between them and Canderous sighed. 'Very well, when we go to Nar Shaddaa, I'll make it so you can leave. Carth wants you here but I believe you to be an adult. If you want to make up with him, you will.'

Ariana nodded. 'Right,' she muttered before giving him one last smile and returning to her quarters.

Eventually the Ebon Hawk arrived on Nar Shaddaa, the largest moon of Nal Hutta, or more commonly known as the Smuggler's Moon. Ariana had been here before but only to get supplies. When Revan and companions left, Ariana looked inside the medical room again. Carth was asleep. Part of her just wanted to see him before leaving.

When she was ready she walked to the ramp and Canderous was there, waiting for her with her belongings. He handed them to her and she thanked him. Half-way down the ramp, she stopped as he spoke.

'Be careful,' he said loudly. 'And goodbye, as I might not be seen by anyone again when your father finds out.'

Ariana beamed a smile at him and turned and kept on walking, she had nothing to say. She returned to her old hide-out here which was still free and unused. She loved being on Nar Shaddaa, despite the noise, it was a calming place to be and this time she planned on staying, seeing what's here. She had another plan though if she did need to leave.

She walked around Red Sector. She could see many vendors trying to sell their things but Ariana walked past all of them. She guardedly made her way towards the cantina. She went in and sat down at the bar. She looked up at the barman walked over to her, his eyes narrowed into slits.

'What can I get ya?' he asked gruffly.

Ariana looked the man over. He wasn't elderly but he looked much older than her. His skin was heavily tanned and his face looked worn and scarred. Ariana made a point not to stare too much and tried to keep her voice normal.

'Just a Juma Juice, thanks,' she said politely. She looked away quickly to have a look around the room. For some reason it always surprised her on how many different species there were on this planet. She continued to look around the room. She wasn't that impressed yet. There were better hang out places than this one out there.

Once her juice came, she sipped it and as she did she thought over what had happened with her father. At the time, she had felt good. She had been angry and her adrenaline pumped through her body rapidly, urging her on. She had felt great when she said what she had though thinking over it now, maybe it was the wrong thing to say.

She had meant it but could her father really be blamed for having to go away? It wasn't his choice and maybe it did bother him but the one thing Ariana could not forget was that she wasn't even mentioned to his companions. Did she not matter that much to him? He wasn't even sure if Dustil was alive but he heard a small rumour and went straight out to search ... but nothing about her. It wasn't that fair, was it?

Ariana shook the thoughts from her mind as her eyes set upon someone near her, whom was also sitting at the bar. He could only see half his face as the other half was covered in shadow. His head moved slightly and Ariana looked away, unsure if he saw her staring.

The man chuckled. Ariana looked back over, a frown appearing on her face. The man looked up and he moved swiftly and sat beside her. Ariana's breath caught in her throat and she coughed. He was ... handsome to say the least and probably a little bit older than herself. He smirked at her.

'Staring at me?' he asked, watching her carefully.

'You wish,' she retorted looking away from him.

Ariana could feel the heat in her cheeks begin to rise but she ignored it. She focused her attention on the band and dancers near the centre of the room. The man chuckled again. 'Do you ... have a name?' he asked in a politer tone.

'Ariana,' she said softly, still not looking at him.

'Pretty name,' he commented. 'I'm Atton Rand.'

Ariana nodded her head to acknowledge that she heard him but she said nothing. Atton stood and dragged his stool closer to Ariana. She continued to ignore him. He sat back down and Ariana's eyes drifted down as she felt the slightest touch against her. His leg was brushing against hers.

'What planet you from?' he asked quietly.

'Telos,' she replied. 'What about you?'

'I'm from ... nowhere really,' he said, sure of himself.

'That's not a planet.'

Atton chuckled again. 'Well, depending on your point of view maybe,' he said with small smile playing across his lips.

Ariana looked back at Atton, surprised by his choice of words. Ariana couldn't deny that she found him interesting, no, make that mysterious, that was a much better word for him. He wanted to be close and yet reveal nothing about himself. She knew what he wanted and there was no way it was going to happen. Ariana and not yet done anything like that though she had plenty of offers, despite her young age.

He was handsome. He seemed taller than she. He had wavy, brown hair which fell behind his ears easily and his eyes were a soft brown. His pale skin didn't bother Ariana, she was pale herself and she liked his broad shoulders. Her eyes travelled to his chest but when realising that he was watching she looked away again and suffered through another one of his chuckles.

She mentally kicked herself.

Atton moved closer still and stroked the hair behind her ear gently. Ariana somehow managed to keep herself in check but it was becoming awfully hard to do. She could admit that she was tempted but this was a bad place for anything to happen. She knew that much.

'You should come with me,' he whispered into her ear before kissing her neck underneath gently.

Ariana almost fell off her stool. This was a man she had only just met. Wasn't this going a little too fast? She pulled away from him. He seemed disappointed but moved closer still. He placed a hand on her waist and leaned in but before his lips could touch her again, Ariana shot of her chair, her cup slipping from her grasp and she fled the room.

Juma Juice flowed down floor where she had dropped her cup and she left Atton staring after her, wanting her even more. Inwardly, he smiled broadly. If she wanted to play hard to get then bring it on.

When Ariana returned to her hideout she sat down on the cold hard floor. After a while she lay down and looked at the ceiling. She was sleeping in the refugee sector, mainly because it was an easy place to get in and out of if you knew how. She sighed. She wasn't sure how she was supposed to feel about what had just happened. It was something that had never really happened before. It made her nervous. She rolled onto her side and faced the wall. She hadn't been attacked yet but just in case she kept her blaster by her side.

Later that night as Ariana slept she heard nothing that went on within her own hideout. The door quietly slide open and the lock closed with a pop. Faint footsteps sounded throughout the small room but Ariana heard nothing. A shadow moved over her body and the figure stopped. It seemed curious about the body on the floor, such a curious shape, elegant in its appearance.

The figure moved to its knees and bent over the girl on the floor. Its head moved to Ariana's head and breathed in, such a pretty scent to go with a pretty name. He looked her over. She was beautiful even lying like this. He looked up and down her body a few times. Such a gorgeous shape, so delicate and small, well, to him anyway.

He removed the thin blanket covering her. She was still wearing the same clothes as before. The figure placed its things out of sight and moved closer still to Ariana. Carefully and slowly he reached over and covered her mouth while holding her steady.

Ariana woke with a start and began to panic immediately. She struggled and tried to scream though nothing came out. She breathed heavily as they were becoming hard to take and she heard a shushing in her ears. She calmed and the person's grip on her slacked. She turned, though his hands were still on her. It was Atton. She smiled at her.

Ariana tried to move but Atton stopped her. Anger boiled within her and she slapped him though he didn't seem to mind, as though it happened to him all the time. Ariana continued to breathe hard and she looked away. She wanted to her heart to calm itself down.

Atton watched her. She was so cute when angry. He knew nothing about her but all the same, he was interested. He reached out and stroked her cheek with two fingers. Ariana turned to him but said nothing. He studied her face. Her cheeks had turned pink and flushed and her mouth was open and lightly swollen from him holding them but he could think of a better way for them to look that way.

Swiftly, he placed his hand at the back of her head and brought her in for a deep kiss. Ariana groaned into his mouth from the surprise of it but she returned it. It felt nice. Once the kiss broke, Ariana looked away. She couldn't do this. Atton moved closer and sat on the floor wrapping one leg around her, making sure she stayed with him and he kissed her again. Ariana pushed him off and backed herself into the corner but Atton followed her.

'You seemed up for it before,' he said lightly. 'I'm sure it's nothing new to you.'

He grabbed her arms and moved her into his. 'No, no, no, no,' she repeated a few times.

Atton's grip slackened but he didn't let go. 'What's wrong?' he asked, disappointedly.

'Think what you may of me,' she said slowly. 'But I've never done this before.'

'Really?' asked Atton, surprised.

'Yes, really,' said Ariana defensively. 'I'm only seventeen.'

Atton looked away. It almost seemed to bother him but he quickly let the matter go. 'Then I'll teach you,' he said softly. 'You'll like it, I promise.'

In the blink of an eye he moved Ariana onto her back and climbed on top of her. Ariana's eyes went wide and she exhaled sharply. Atton seemed to have prepared before abruptly waking her. He had already taken off his shoes and jacket, though she wondered why he didn't remove his gloves.

Atton looked her over. She looked beautiful beneath him. Her long, caramel brown hair flowed out around her from her head and her brown eyes looked fearful though she wasn't fighting which he took as a good sign. He had planned on getting laid tonight and Ariana was the best looking thing on this planet. Well, the best thing he had seen in a long while actually.

He removed his shirt expertly and threw it someone in the small space before crushing his chest against her breasts, and captured her mouth in an almost brutal kiss. He could feel Ariana shifting beneath him though he couldn't tell what she was trying to do.

He broke the kiss and looked down at her. By the gods, she looked beautiful. Her lips were again swollen but looked so much better now. He smiled down at her. Ariana bit her lip, not knowing what to think. Would it be so bad if she did this? She had thought about it but it had always scared her. At first, she liked the attention from men but now this situation was actually here she wasn't so confident.

Atton released her and moved his hands to her clothing. He lifted it slowly and then paused, waiting to see if she would react but nothing, so he continued. He untied her blue top and peeled the thin layer off her pale, delicate skin. He licked his lips as more and more skin was uncovered. He then gently unclipped the material covering her breasts, setting them free.

He then pressed their bare chests together and kissed her again. This time he managed to get her mouth open much further and he forced his tongue inside and played with hers. Her eyes widened more. It was wet, slimy and weird but she let him continue, it wasn't too bad yet.

As they kissed, Atton moved his hands down and without much room was able to unzip her leather pants and pulled them down with some assistance from Ariana. He took then broke the kiss again and took hold of her legs gently, lifted himself and lovingly stretched her legs apart and he got between them.

Ariana looked over his body. Ariana had been right in her assumptions before. Atton did have a very attractive and taut body. His chest muscles stood out to her and Ariana could feel her mouth turn dry just looking at him but she did not dare glance downwards even though she wanted to. She couldn't take this right now.

Atton appeared uninterested in foreplay so he went right to it. He positioned himself in place and gently forced himself within her body. Ariana instinctively grabbed Atton's shoulders and squeezed, her nails leaving marks. Once he was completely sheathed within her he let out a low groan. Tears leaked from the corners of Ariana's eyes but Atton did not notice them.

She continued to hold him and Atton began too much, each stroke getting faster and a little harder. Once a little bit of the pain subsided Ariana placed a hand on his back and ran the other through his hair. It was soft. Atton continued to moan and he kissed her neck. Part of him didn't want to look at her. She was beautiful but it had nothing to do with that. He wanted more out of this and what he was getting now, which he knew he was lucky to get.

When Atton felt himself close to release, he moved and lifted Ariana's back off the ground, putting his arms around her to hold her close to him. He continued moving in and out of her body, now with more ease and it didn't take much longer for him to end it.

Ariana closed her eyes as she heard Atton grunt and slow his movements. She was sure he was finished. He quickly withdrew from her body and he turned Ariana so her back was to him and he placed his arms around her. She opened her mouth to speak but Atton beat her too it.

'Shhh,' he whispered. 'Wait until morning.'

When Ariana opened her eyes, she blinked a few times, her hideout seemed different. She stretched and rolled over onto her other side and then it came flooding back to her. Last night. Had it really happened? She covered herself quickly and looked around; nothing seemed different, though she was naked. Ariana shook her head and got up. She dressed quickly and went to find something to eat.

Upon her return she tidied up her hideout but when she came to the last corner she froze. There was something here that wasn't hers. It was a jacket and it looked just like the one Atton wore. She swallowed hard and stood there, just thinking for a moment. Was she going to return it? She didn't get the chance to speak to him last night or this morning, he just left, without saying anything.

She picked it up and smelt it. It definitely smelt like him. Ariana then dropped the jacket and walked to the other side of the small room, keeping her back to the jacket.

'What the hell is wrong with you?' she screamed out loud to herself.

She didn't know Atton. She didn't know what type of man he was; she didn't even know how old he was. This was a stupid, childish thing. As if he would want something with her. She was seventeen, inexperienced and probably nothing but a child to him. Why was she thinking like this? She didn't know the man! Though he did feel different to her, though she wasn't sure whether it was in a good or bad way.

Later that night, Ariana had finally made the decision to give his jacket back. She had hoped he would came back here to get it himself, then she could talk to him privately but it seemed he either forgot about his jacket, which she thought unlikely or that he was waiting for her to bring it as he didn't want to come back here. She mentally kicked herself for being childish and she made her way to the cantina. She felt sure he would be there.

She entered the cantina and looked around. It didn't take her long to spot Atton. He was sitting a darkish corner with a female, a half-theelin female. She could tell what the woman was from here. Ariana had only seen one before. They were quite attractive, though she had never seen the male side of the species.

She approached both them and Atton instantly looked up. Ariana threw his jacket at him. 'You left this behind,' she said as she turned and left the cantina. She could hear the scrambling behind her as she walked out of the doors. Half way across the path back towards her hideout she was grabbed and turned round by Atton. He looked a cross between confused and annoyed.

'What is wrong with you?' he asked, not letting go of her.

'You don't know?' she asked loudly.

Atton seemed lost for words but she knew the answer was there. He didn't want to have to face it. 'Fine, alright, I know I left this morning without saying anything but you must have known what last night was? We don't even know each other!'

For some reason, unknown to Ariana, that seemed to be all she needed to hear and she didn't know why, but it upset her. She closed her mouth tightly and turned on her heel. Atton felt torn. He didn't know whether or not to go after her but he eventually decided not to but he ended up regretting it once back inside the cantina. He left again and went straight to her hideout.

When reaching it he didn't bother to knock or anything he just went straight in. 'Look, I just want-'

Atton stopped short. The hideout was empty and everything he saw here the other night was gone. Atton walked around the small room a few times before kicking the side in anger and swearing loudly, so that his voice echoed.