Lethal Combination (Anastasia Rade)

[Cryax Bane]

"Well," he laughed. "I have a feeling you were working some spells on me back at the shooting range." He squeezed her hand to show he was joking. "Of course, I'd love to see you do some magic."

He found the esoteric side of her fascinating, among other things, of course. To the science-minded Chiss, the Force was gobbledygook that he didn't comprehend, but he had a ton respect for those who harnessed its power.

"How did I join the Ravens?" he tapped on his chin, thinking back to the first meeting with Lysle. "Actually, they found me first. By my code name which is 'Bug'. I guess my antics on the HoloNet were getting some attention." He stopped, not wanting to reveal every errant thing he did too soon. "Honestly, they came along just when I was getting desperate. I had no job, I was living off siphoned credits. It was a matter of time before I became a street rat or got arrested."

He smiled at Ana and tilted his head, changing the subject. "So, if you're a Force user, does that mean you can read my mind?"

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She was surprised to hear that he hadn't been able to find himself a job. Ana would have thought he would have employers beating his door to have him come work for them. They apparently did not see in him what she did or Lysle for that matter.

Ana knew he was a criminal and didn't do such great things. She could only imagine the shady deals he had been part of. She didn't care though, the way she felt override all of that. Everyone did what they had to in order to survive.

"Well, there is a spell for that but it's one of the most advanced ones. It's very powerful and there are ways to combat it of course. I can create fire though." It was only a spark for now but that was all anyone needed to start a fire. Ana would show him but they were in public and she didn't want to get them kicked out. She could do this though. Softly saying the spell, "Dai poteri delle streghe prima di me, mi viene il potere sugli oggetti, mi il potere di muoversi come vedo in forma!" she watched as her glass lifted of the table and spun a little before setting back on the table. It was a little taze of what she could do.

"I imagine you live in a big penthouse in the casino. Unless you live off site? Even if you do I bet you end up sleeping in your office a lot." She could see him getting in the middle of something and not stopping to get some rest.



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Cryax grinned widely as she showed him her trick with the glass. She was being pretty damn adorable, and it was all he could do not to pounce on her from across the table. Instead, he carefully folded his napkin on his lap and ordered another Servo for each of them.

"I don't know how you did that, Ana," he laughed. "But I can't wait to see more."

"As for my digs, I live in an apartment off-site. Here on Antecedent of course. It's not a penthouse or anything, but it does have a nice view of the city lights." He stopped. He wanted to ask her back to his place, but he didn't want to stomach the sting of rejection, a familiar pain he was used to in the mating game. He decided to drop the subject for the time being.

"I like it here on Antecedent, but someday I'd like to move to Csilla, the homeworld of the Chiss. To get in touch with my roots, you could say."

"What about you Ana? Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the galaxy?"

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She had plenty of other spells she could show him later. Most things were not appropriate in public as they involved fire, fog and the like. Ana was just glad flying objects hadn't scared him away.

"Have you ever been to Csilla before?"She knew the Chiss home planet was current in the possession of the Sith. It was possible he had grown up there but she didn't know.

"I don't have a specific planet in mind that I want to settle down on." There was only one planet that she never would go back to. "This will sound silly but I see myself in a nice cottage on a lake. A planet with seasons that has snow. There is just something charming and peaceful about the snow." She had only recently been introduced to the cold white stuff but had liked it. The cold hadn't really bothered her.

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He smiled, "Not silly at all. It sounds beautiful actually." He lifted his glass and clinked it with hers. "Here's to your future cottage on the lake."

"I've been to Csilla twice. Both trips were fairly short. If you like snow and ice you might really like Csilla. It's a very cold place, not only in temperature, but also in people. The Chiss aren't warm and inviting. They're raised to be very insular. For example, they speak Basic of course, but on Csilla you're looked down on for speaking anything other than their native tongue. I spoke the language when I was a child and lost it, but I've been learning it again."

He paused and began speaking softly in Cheunh, his voice taking on a strange and alien intonation.

"Ch'ah ch'epasahn ch'at ran'zarcehn sea veo bsit'i bavrcso non." He grinned.

"Don't ask me what I just said because it was very ungentlemanly." he grinned mischievously.

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He sounded much different in his native tongue it was cool and kind of sexy too. "Oh ungentlemanly, now I really want to know." She smiled at him from across the table. Please? Tell me what you said." She leaned over the table slightly. Ana had ways of making him talk however they were not appropriate here. Are you trying to talk dirty to me?"

She had been learning both Paecean and Mandalorian to keep up with both people she was now a part of. Ana had no idea though what he had just said.

"If you don't tell me, I'll just look it up." She grinned at him before playfully sticking her tongue out at him.


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He gave her a tight lipped grin, trying not to laugh. "Ok ok, I'll tell you. But first..." He stopped to think about the right words for a minute.

"Vim cseo turco tisci Ch'ah k'ir csei Ch'ah cart ch'tra ch'at ver sea sut bah vah." He grinned slyly.

Smiling widely he leaned over the table at Ana and took both her hands.

"So the first thing I said was something to the effect of wanting to undress you. And the second thing I said..." he blushed. "Well I think you'd probably slap me if I told you."

"Oh look at that, we haven't even touched our food!"

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She could feel herself turning red at the translation thus far. Ana was not only not used this type of treatment but nobody had ever wanted her before. She had always been used and than tossed to the side as if she was nothing more than a ragdoll.

Taking a deep breath she did her best to compose herself before even trying to speak again. He hadn't told her everything he said yet and now she really wanted to know.

Her eyes glanced down to the food for a brief moment as it was mentioned only to look back up to him.

Getting up off her chair she walked to where he was sitting and sat down sideways in his lap. A hand wrapped around his neck while her other hand lightly brushed along his cheek. "So, you want to undress me? What else do you want to do? What was that second thing? Please? I won't slap you, promise. You just have me curious now." She smiled at him batting her eyes slightly.

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Cryax gladly gave her space on his lap, wrapping his arms tightly around her. A nearby Bothan waiter raised an eyebrow at the couple as he filled their water glasses. The Bothan started to protest, but recognizing the Chiss as being Ravens brass, he let them be.

"Ana, you are going to drive me crazy sitting here." he softly chuckled in her ear, playing lightly with a strand of her hair. "Besides I could tell you what I said, or maybe I could just show you."

"Not here of course." he grinned. "I'd get kicked out of my own place of employment!"

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"Oh?" Her curiosity was really peaked now. Cryax must really want to do some naughty things with her if it couldn't happen here.

Customers were beginning to stare at the couple now and whispering to each other. Ana didn't much care though she didn't wish to get him into trouble.

Leaning in she passionately kissed him on the lips before placing a few light kisses on his neck. "I want you to show me," she whispered back in his ear.

Dinner by now had been long forgotten by the witch. All of her focus was now on the Chiss whose lap she was sitting on.

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Cryax closed his eyes and let his neck be kissed. "Be careful what you wish for." he said with a laugh. "Seriously, Ana, if I had known that talking in Cheunh would get you sitting in my lap, I would have said something that first day in the cafe" He tilted his head, tracing her earlobe lightly with his lips.

"Ch'eo ch'acah," he whispered. Then smiling widely he added, "You're just going to have to use your imagination about that one."

He looked around at the customers staring and speaking in hushed tones. "I think we have the whole place staring at us, but kark 'em. Let 'em get a free show. It's obvious we're the hottest couple on Antecedent right now."

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"Your lap is very comfortable," she grinned as moved her self slightly so she could better cuddle up with him. A couch would probably be a better place to cuddle but she didn't mind this.

"I'll have to admit thought that hearing you speak Cheunh is rather sexy." She smiled as she spoke and ended with a wink. Cheunh was a beautiful language even if she didn't understand. "I'm going to have to get a dictionary to look up all these words your throwing at me." She giggled slightly as she leaned her head against his shoulder as the hand that was around his neck lightly played with his hair. She doubted the last phrase was anything but complimentary so she let it be. Later she was going to look up everything he had said to her.

"They are just jealous." She didn't care either what anyone thought as she gently kissed his neck again. "They may even get some pointers from us but if you do want privacy we could always go back to your apartment." She was getting bolder now but there was a part of her that didn't like all the staring at her. "Since we don't seem to be eating here I could cook you dinner."


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At her mention of going back to his place, Cryax's pulse spiked. "I have to warn you, Ana, if we go to my apartment, all bets are off on gentlemanly Chiss behavior."

"In fact, it's been a really long time since I..." He trailed off, his cheeks turning purple. Holding her tightly in his lap, he put his hand on her bare thigh and traced his fingers lightly across the skin.

He grinned widely. "We might as well eat while we can. I have a feeling that we'll be too preoccupied once we get to my place."

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"Your an animal in the sheets? Interesting." She grinned at him leaning over to gently kiss his neck before kissing his lips again.

If he was looking to seduce her, it was working quite well. Ana tried though to play it cool and act as if his touches didn't send shivers up her spine. If she wasn't trying to act semi-like a lady she react more.

"We may have to test that theory." she stated as her free hand lightly ran up his thigh only to abruptly stop and reach for his plate. They were in public after all and for now she was only trying to rile him up more.

Ana was far too comfortable on his lap to move so eating his food worked. Reaching for the fork she managed to get some on there which she put in her mouth to munch on. "The food is good though."

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Well aware of his tendency to get sloppy with too much booze on an empty stomach, the Chiss also took a few bites, figuring he might as well keep his energy up for whatever the evening brought them. In the back of his mind he took mental inventory of the shape he'd last left his apartment in. He was sure it was messy, and nervously wondered if there were any embarrassing Holos lying around in plain sight.

The corner of his mouth drew into a crooked grin when she called him an "animal," and he gave out a shy chuckle. He wasn't used to compliments from women, much less an inquiry about his behavior in bed. In fact, he still couldn't believe his luck that a woman who could have any man in the galaxy was wrapped in his arms. A flash of paranoia set in. Was she legitimately interested in him? Or was she an agent of a rival gang looking to get secrets on Lysle or intimate details of Ravens operations? It wasn't impossible, and he warned himself to stay as guarded as he could be. Those thoughts quickly faded away when he she touched his thigh.

He put down his fork after a few bites. "I think I might be full." He grinned and raised an eyebrow. "Do you wanna haul jets to my place?"

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Ana normally wasn't this open with others and going back to someone's apartment was never something she did. She was the type of have a few drinks with someone, listen to their story and go back home to her place.

She enjoyed his company, his kisses. He was different than others she had met. They had looked at her more like a piece of meat and he at least seemed interested in her. There was also that thing were he knew more about her than most.

"Yes, let's go somewhere more private. I can show you some more spells." Unwillingly she jumped off his lap and reached her hand out for him to take.

Sure Ana was relentlessly flirting with him but that didn't mean they had to do anything. She would be happy just curling up on the couch with him and talking. She was open for whatever the rest of the evening brought.


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Cryax Bane's apartment was on the 47th floor of an Antecedent luxury doorman-attended high rise. It wasn't the largest or showiest of apartments, but it had a large window in the living room with a nice view of the galaxy. Unfortunately he hadn't gotten around to fully decorating it yet and the sparseness coupled with the mess gave it a hopeless "bachelor pad" look. There were a few half empty beer bottles lying around and just like in his office, tons of mechanical junk and computer equipment. The living room looked into his bedroom where his bed was just a mattress which had been flopped onto the floor, sheets balled up and hanging off the side. It was obvious that he didn't spend that much time here.

Appalled at the state of the place, he blushed as he brought Ana inside. He definitely hadn't been expecting company tonight. Or most nights for that matter.

"Oh man, Ana, I had no idea that I'd left my place like this." He hurried over to the couch and picked up a couple of dirty t-shirts. "Sit down and make yourself comfortable. Can I get you a Corellian Ale?"

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Entering his apartment Ana was careful not to step on any of his mechanical pieces as she made her way to his couch. The place was in terrible shape and could most definitely use some tender loving care.

Before sitting down she turned to his bedroom which consisted of nothing. It made her wonder if he even slept. "Sure thanks." She stated as she tossed a dirty shirt of his to the side before sitting down.

Ana wasn't the neatest of people but her place certainly was better kept than this. It was pretty obvious that he never had company or expected to have company over. "I'm guessing you never have company over or stay here for that matter. Always at the office?" Ana would have offered to help him clean up but she didn't want to embarrass him more than he already was. He was probably too busy with work to bother with decorating but Ana would love to do that. "You have a nice view of the city from up here. The night lights are beautiful and I bet during the day you can see everything." Getting up off the couch she carefully maneuvered her way through his stuff again so she could get a better view out his window.

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The slicer's fridge opened with a hiss and he removed two bottles of ale from the nearly empty appliance. "The view is my favorite thing about this place," he told her, and then after popping open the bottle, handed her the beer. He took a seat on the couch and kicked a few droid components and a mess of wires off the coffee table so that he could put his feet up.

"Sometimes before I go to bed, I spend a few minutes just star-gazing. It clears my head after spending all day staring at screens." He slowly sipped his beer and seemed far away for a moment.

"And to answer your question, no, I've never had anyone stay over here before." It was kind of humiliating to admit. He was suddenly brought back to the painful reality of his inexperience with women. Sure he'd had some one night stands, and those were fine, but they never developed into anything more. He'd never had a real girlfriend and it wasn't something he was proud of.

Riddled with insecurity, he smiled at Ana as he tried to hide it. "So how about you show me more of those spells?"

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"I do the same thing," she smiled as she turned from the window to face him taking the beer. Well, maybe not the same thing but I love star-gazing. Sometimes when I can't sleep I'll just go outside look up at the stars." Ana had a lot of those nights were she couldn't sleep for one reason or another. Night terrors were still a constant in her life. Taking a sip of her beer she sighed as she went to go sit next to him. "One of these days I would love to go camping. Sleep out under the stars."

It didn't surprise her that he didn't have any visitors. How could he with his place looking like this. Ana was a little surprised he had invited her up here. She didn't really mind the mess though.

Setting the beer down she grabbed a candle from the floor and set it on the table. There were not many spells she could do which were fun. Most of what she knew were for battle including the ones she was going to show him. Holding her hand over the candle she started the spell.

"Nu'ashuvi Allya concedimi la volontà di essere forte. Concedimi la volontà di messa a fuoco. Mi permetta di superare la mia paura e rabbia. Così ho la mia colpire il mio nemico per i peccati che ha commesso contro di me. Ora!"

" Le scintille che respirano il fuoco, io ti evocare. Le scintille del fuoco respirare, mi rivolgo a voi. Strega Grande Storia, accelerare le particelle nell'aria, fanno le scintille si permettono. Fuoco deve essere creato in questo giorno"

Little sparks few from her hand onto the candle. As small as the Sparks were they managed to light the candle which smelled of vanilla.

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