Note: smut warning. It's at the end. Apologies, first time writing this kind of stuff, it might be kinda clunky and awkward
"Pass...Pass...Pass..."
They scrolled through the descriptions of each of the requests. Firestorm burned down a farm. Royal jewels missing from volt on Corusant. Storage unit break-in. Ooooooo.
"Unknown disturbance on Endor relocates locals in fear. What do you think?" Asked Bo-Katan.
"I'm intrigued. We might be gone for about three days. I could ask Ha-Rumi to look after Grogu."
Bo-Katan couldn't hide her delight.
It felt soooo good to be back on a ship traveling through hyperspace.
"Which do you prefer? The red dehydrated fruit mix or the yellow one?" Din Djarin called out from their food storage pantry.
"Yellow please."
"Wonderful because we have no red ones. I think Grogu must have sneaked them away."
He tossed her a pack and made his way to sit in the co-pilot chair with his own pack. He removed his helmet and opened the bag. Before he could take a bite he felt her staring at him. She was biting the tip of her thumb and smiling.
"Something on my face?" Din asked.
"No just getting used to the sight and thinking of you as my husband."
He felt a blush come over his cheeks. Maybe he should do something affectionate? But it was also awkward since their chairs were two feet away from each other.
"So are these types of outings going to be our dates from now on?" He asked.
"I think I would like that. It's how we first started bonding."
The ship started slowing as Endor came into clearer view
"Wow. It's so beautiful."
"It looks so calm from up here. Have you been before?"
"Once. But long ago." She said.
"I'll start prepping us for landing."
"So the disturbance came from this area. For today we will just scout it out and come up with a plan." Said Bo-Katan.
Of course, she was already taking charge of the situation. Din grunted in agreement. They packed what they could carry and started their trek through the forest.
"Look above us, this used to be an Ewok village." He said over their helmet comms.
Her heart swelled. He didn't know about her secret obsession with Ewoks and how desperate she was to cuddle with one.
"They're known to be fierce warriors. I wonder what could've spooked them off."
"Hopefully just an angry group of Teeks."
"Hey, wait, do you see that up ahead? It looks like scorch marks on those trees." She said and pointed to their left.
Upon investigation, the trees seemed to be gouged at and burned.
"Whatever did this has some kind of tech that they are using to threaten the natives." Din said running his hand along the deep gash in the tree.
They continued following the path of destruction in the forest. Din Djarin and Bo-Katan used their scopes to survey for any movement in the area.
"I think I see some boxes in a cave up ahead, it's getting a bit dark so I can't make them out that distinctly. And my night vision lenses don't have the best zoom."
"I think I see what you're talking about. I saw something move, it looks like a small group of humans. Let's get a little closer." She said.
Din Djarin had a hand on his blaster, the situation was seeming darker and more suspicious than they first thought.
"Bo, get down! There are empire markings on their containers."
They crouched in the tall grass.
"We should get just a little closer to see what they're up to."
"I think we can tell from here that it's not something pleasant."
"Let me just sneak up, at least to get some images to take back home so that we can bring a team back here. Cover my back."
Din Djarin couldn't even reply before she ran off. She crouched behind another burnt tree and looked through the scope to see if she could make sense of the situation. There were numerous boxes scattered through what seemed to be a campsite. The equipment looked to be pretty high-tech, perhaps for experiments. One of the humans wore a New Republic uniform, Bo-Katan snapped a quick picture, perhaps this human was a spy. To the side, she saw an uncovered box of weapons, probably courtesy of Man-Am. What a slimy guy, still orchestrating his business from jail.
"Come on, we've been here a while. We need to go before we are noticed." Din Djarin said over his helmet comms.
They hurried back to ship quietly. Once they seals the doors they took off their helmets.
"We have to alert someone." Bo-Katan said still catching her breath.
"This is much more than we can handle. I'll send the information you gathered out."
"Look at this first though."
Bo-Katan brought up the image of the human see took a picture of.
"Her uniform is New Republic. We might need to involve more people."
"You're right, I have a contact I can reach out to who will get this through the right channels."
He started entering Captain Teva's information into his messenger as the ship's engine started up. Bo-Katan let out a nasal groan.
"The councils going to chew my ass for this."
Din Djarin chuckled.
"I'm sorry we are heading home so soon. I know this wasn't what we thought it was going to be."
"No it's okay, I'm glad we came. It boils my blood thinking of what they could be up to."
"We should get back by tomorrow morning. We can head straight to the council to discuss gathering a group to come back here."
She let out a sigh. This wasn't a simple mission and she would have to be in the council room again, most likely for hours. The paperwork was going to be awful.
"Well, we can't do anything right now. Let's get a little rest before tomorrow." She said.
They each hopped into their own bunks across from each other.
"Do you think you'll be able to sleep much?" He asked.
She chuckled.
"Probably not."
She noticed Din pinching his shoulder muscles.
"Are you hurt?"
"Just an old injury. It aches from time to time."
She got up and walked over to his bunk.
"Sit up a bit. I've got a technique I learned a while back."
She pinched down on his right trapezius and put a finger on his chin.
"Turn your head slowly, you should feel a little more relief."
He closed his eyes and turned his head.
"Now slowly turn it the other way."
"Thanks this helps a lot."
"Of course."
She lingered in front of him, not wanting their interaction to end but not knowing how to continue it naturally. He reached out and took her hand.
"I injured my hand once. Not as badly. But when it would ache I would rub this spot here."
He applied firm pressure to the meaty part of her hand between her index finger and thumb. It was mostly an excuse to continue making physical contact.
"I'll be sure to do that more, it helped quite a bit."
She plopped herself down next to him on his bunk. Maybe he could do other things with his hands, she thought. They sat in silence for a bit but a comfortable silence, just observing one another. He was still holding her hand. He started to recline on his back and slowly pulled on her hand to follow him. They lay in the narrow bunk on their sides facing each other.
"I've always thought your eyes looked like precious pieces of jade." He said.
"Yours remind me of obsidian."
He traced the edge of her face with his index finger and then down her neck. He crept his hand behind her head and pulled her closer.
"Is this okay?" He whispered.
She kept her gaze on his lips and then looked into his eyes and nodded. The distance between their lips closed. He turned his head slightly to adjust his angle in the cramped space. It was a soft and gentle kiss, full of sweet intentions. She felt a warmth in her chest spread through her body. He lowered his hands to her waist and pulled her in deeper so that there was no space separating them. The pace of their kiss quickened becoming rawer and needy. She bit his lower lip and sucked on it. He brought his hand lower and squeezed her ass cheek firmly before dragging his hand along her thigh to bring it up and over his hip. She pulled away slightly.
"I think that I would be okay with more." She breathed.
She took his hand and put it under her shirt. Din slid his hand up her tight stomach and cup left breast. He let his thumb skim over her nipple as he started kissing her neck. Bo-Katan tangled her fingers into his hair and moaned. Under her touch, he was becoming a pile of goo. He slowly lifted her top off over her head and touched the front clasp of her bra. He looked at her for permission and she nodded. Din undid the clasp and the fabric fell away from her like a petal falling off a tree branch. He slowly trailed kisses across her collarbone and down her chest until his mouth was over her breast. Her fingers curled around the hem of his shirt to tug it off. He finished taking off his shirt for her and then his lips came crashing down on hers. She cupped his face with her hands like she wouldn't allow him to leave if he tried. He managed to get his head out of her grasp and moved down to her legs. She felt his warm breath glide along her torso.
"Is this okay?" He asked again
She hadn't thought he would be so gentle in a situation like this.
"We can stop at any point. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable or have any regrets." Din said.
"No, please don't worry. I want this." Bo-Katan said.
He nodded and held her eye contact as he slid her trousers off. He placed his hands on her inner thigh to spread her out more and dipped his head down to nuzzle it between her. She gripped the sheets feeling his tongue flick up and down very intentionally. A moan escaped her which cause him to grin mischievously. He slipped a finger in and was drenched by her surrounding walls. He continued moving his tongue and pumping his arm, driving her insane. She put her hand over her mouth to keep the sounds down from feeling overwhelmed by the current sensations. He came up on top of her looking at her with the sweetest eyes.
"Is this still okay? If it's too much I could stop." He goaded this time.
She laughed a bit.
"You're the worst."
He craned his head into her neck and breathed in her scent unrestricted. He left a trail of alternating kisses and bites. They both shifted, the bunks weren't at all made for two people. Even with the dim cabin lights she could see his pants barely containing his erection and tugged them off in one fluid motion. They fought a bit for dominance in the small space, but Bo-Katan managed to wiggle her way on top and slid down onto him. He moaned and squeezed his hands on her hips. She bobbed up and down watching him writhing in pleasure under her. Her walls clenched around him and then felt his release. Din let out a soft gasp and shudder. She let herself melt back down onto him in an awkward and sweaty embrace. Her hair was sticking to his skin as they both lay curled up catching their breaths. She playful drifted the tips of her fingers in small circular patterns along his side and felt his chest vibrate and he let out a quiet hum. Din caressed her head and picked out a couple of strands of her hair to twirl around his fingers.
"You would tell me if you weren't pleased right? Or if you felt uncomfortable?" He inquired.
She paused tracing her fingers over his scars and laid her hand on his chest to prop herself up a bit to look at him.
"Of course, you would do the same wouldn't you?"
He nodded. Even though her words were comforting, thoughts swirled like crashing waves in his head acknowledging the seriousness of what they had just done. 'We've just made this so much more complicated. Was this something she wanted because she's stressed or was this something more? Was this just to rip off a bandaid on a political obligation? Are things going to be weird?' If he asked her all these things could he even speak them coherently? He opened his mouth to try but when he looked down at her Din saw her eyes were barely open and her breathing was significantly slower. It was time to rest. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes hoping to calm his thoughts for the night.
Note: Ahahaha I feel so awkward, I'm just going to post this and run away for a minute. I think this was the chapter I spent the longest writing just because of the end and it was something I was so unfamiliar with. I picked an academically challenging program, and writing my thesis has been challenging me academically (how dare). I started writing this on the side to escape a little, but it's also been challenging; more fun than the thesis though. It's giving self-loathing vibes :p