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I found Theo and Arrura in the medic-bay, filling in some paper work, knocking on the door frame to get there attention "okay you look very confused right now"
"That's because I am very confused right now" I walk in "The commander made me his mechanic"
"He did what now?" Theo dropped his pen
"Yeah he um... said he needed a mechanic, so here I am"
"Please tell me you know his name now at least"
"Commander Dameron I believe"
"How very commander like"
I snort "Commander like, how is that even a thing"
"It's a thing okay" Arrura laughed then got up to give me a hug, "I'm so happy that you get to stay"
"So am I" I pull back from the hug "oh and don't go blabbing to everyone about how I assaulted him and insulted him, it would be so embarrassing if everyone found out" they nodded in agreement which is not in the least comforting
- The Next Day -
Making sure that I had everything I needed, I set out from my room and made my way through the base to the aircraft hanger. It was quieter than I had expected it to be there were few people around although I could only assume that most people were at breakfast. A few people looked at me as I passed them, probably thinking what's a trainee doing here. "Morning Kayden" a voice spoke to me from over near the "Commander sir, anything you need doing?" I walked over to the tool box which I had placed there the day before. "There isn't anything that needs to be done on my craft as someone gave it a full service the other day. I mean they didn't do everything but they sure as hell did a good job"
"What do you mean I didn't do everything?"
"The thrusters" his voice had a cocky tone to it
"Excuse me but the only reason why I didn't change the thrusters is because we don't have three spare thrusters for you to use so I maintained yours the best I could till we get the new parts. Just be happy that you can still fly"
He laughed, all this guys does is laugh "you get fired up easily don't you" he should at least be greatfull that I've allowed him to continue flying for now "just be greatfull you can still fly" I spoke under my breath but he heard "I am greatfull Kayden, but shouldn't you watch what you say to a commanding officer" he smirked the usual smirk and crouched down to meet BB-8 "Hey buddy, how's it going" there was a series if beeps which identified as him saying he was good. "You haven't seemed to care about that before" I said while walking away to help the other mechanics.
The day was busy I was rushed off my feet trying to help everyone and anyone I could going back and forth between the hanger and spares room, helping people with different ship's as much as I could which turned out to be a lot.
Now that the end of the day had come I was exhausted, I barely had time to eat although I managed to eventually. I hadn't seen Commander Dameron since that morning, which was a bit of a relive, I don't want him breathing down my neck. I was walking back to the lodgings looking up at the stars once again finding peace in there beauty. A hand touched my shoulder, "Commander you should really stop sneaking up on me" I turned to see him but it wasn't the commander, it was someone else "who are you?" He grabbed my wrist "You don't need to know who I am bitch" he sneared at me pulling me long behind me. "Hey, let go of m... ah" I let out a screech at the end when I got slapped across the face. "Shut up or I will hit you again" he continued to drag me along until we reached a place that I didn't really recognise because it dark and the lighting back here was bad.
Pushing me into the space between two buildings, I got shoved up against one of mentioned buildings, knocking the breath out of my lungs. I coughed. "Why" I coughed again. "You already know why, so just shut up and take what you deserve" this time he hit me in the stomach twice before turning me to face the wall and pushing me up against it. "Do you know what brakes people the most? The thing that degrades people the most?" The comment shocked me, he couldn't be thinking the thing I think he was thinking could he? "You wouldn't" "You want to bet on that?" I was already frightened but this statement sent the fear straight through my bones he meant it. Grabbing the back of my shirt the man proceeded to shove me into the ground and onto my back. Taking out a knife he ripped it through the shirt front revealing the bra underneath, I was thrashing around trying to brake free but he was too strong I couldn't do a thing. Tears started forming in my eyes I felt useless and weak and no one was going to stop him. At least that's what I thought. The man was ripped from me and I heard the sound of punching, I couldn't move, I could feel blood running down my head and bruising forming on my stomach and face. The noise stopped and I could hear some footsteps, he was coming back, I let out a sob. "Kayden? Kayden can you hear me?" It was the commander "Kayden can you stand?" He sat me up looking into my eyes and helped me stand, I couldn't stop shaking my hand, my legs, everything shaking. The commander wrapped an arm around me for support and started walking me back to the base.
I stumbled "Kayden you need to keep going just a little further and we'll be at the medic bay" when I spoke my voice was rough "N-not the medic bay p-please, anywhere but there" he stopped walking "What do you mean not there" "please just not there"
I was starting to lose consciousness but the last thing I remembered was him lifting me into his arms.
