Moonlight Lekku

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Choli was half way into another bite when Trextan quipped back. A half scowl set upon her face, followed by an amused snort and shake of her head. Okay, he got me there.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]A half roll of her eyes in mild mock affront and she added before biting down. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Yeah, yeah... does that mean you'll be bringing your repulser chair with you?" A cock of her eyebrow and a pointed expression to his legs then back up to his face followed.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Also, your tub of tribute is falling short. You know my terms; food."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Plus, well, shore leave and all.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]"That would be maybe a three to four day trip. Flying there and back isn't an issue -- getting a ship to get there is."[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]A sudden scowl drew over her olive face. "And then the whole... actually going into Jundland Waste." Not the safest area.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]"I know the area, but even I know that it is pretty risky. Sure you want to do Tatooine?'[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]A flicker up of those color shifting eyes, green gold melting into a deep bronze flecked emerald in curiously. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"And are you sure you want to deal with the heat, sand, and getting shot at?'[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

He frowned for a moment at her concern. Then again, he thought, I did just say how much I hadn't enjoyed my last trip to tatooine.

He politely covered his mouth as he finished his mouthful. He frowned as he wiped his mouth, surprised at his artificial arm. He hadn't expected the smooth touch of metal.

"I'm sure of this," he said stoically. "It feels right. I can probably work something out for a shuttle and food. Padawans go on personal missions all the time."

He rolled over slightly to face her. The tone of his voice changed and he looked at her differently. There was a hint of a smile and a suggestion of mischief behind his eyes. It was a look that had landed a young Jacen in a lot of trouble at the same age.

"Besides, who needs tribute? It'd be far more of an adventure with me than sneaking into the mess don't you think?"

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Choli's intention had been to lay out all the cards on the table. The last thing Trextan needed was a sugar coated version of expectations when it came to Tatooine. Seeing as he was from Coruscant and how he'd mentioned it had been a while since he visited last, it seemed to be the prudent decision. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]Of course, whatever she was going to say seemed to get stuck in her throat -- or maybe it was just the extra bit of chewing she needed for her sandwich?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]With the way he was angling his face to look at her, brown eyes bright amidst the flop of his forelocks at his temples, Choli found herself a little bit flustered under his regard.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Maybe..."Choli added, stuffing her mouth with another bite of the sandwich to make herself seem busy. Her eyes fell over towards the holoscreen, watching the Nexu characters frolic for a bit. This was the part where they went into the badlands. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"A girl has her priorities." She finally added, trying to not think about how the way his lips had twitched into a grin along with that mischievous expression prompted a slight hitch in her heartbeat. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"A full belly is one of them."[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

He didn't shift his gaze back to the film, instead watching her reaction carefully. Her demeanour wasn't so certain all of a sudden. Either she was distracted by the film or something else. It struck him that the Force didn't give him much of a read on her emotions. Normally around someone this long he picked up something. She said she struggled with telepathy, but was clearly able to guard her thoughts.

"You know, there's also that probably saving your life thing. Clearly it wouldn't be safe for me to go alone."

That one was low. The tone of his voice made it obvious that he wasn't seriously calling in any debt right now. A kiss and a thanks had been an unexpected end to the embarrassing start to their encounter the previous day. It still made him feel warm inside.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Why is he still staring at me? The thought and the sudden awareness of Trextan lingering in his study of her was starting to make Choli uneasy. Not in a creepy sort of way, just... as if under scrutiny. A small rush of color rose over her face, and Choli thanked that her skin was a few shades darker than his, allowing her to somewhat hide the embarrassed flush.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]Thankfully, he made that pointed quip about saving her life which seemed to set her back to her typical form. Hazel eyes went darting back to meet the brown of his own.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Uhhuh... nice one there, Voidstalker." She said in mock affront, tossing a chip over at his direction. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]A roll of her eyes and she gave a sigh. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Alright... but you'll have to get a shuttle. " a pause, "And need to settle on dates." She bent down again to pick up the chip that had bounced off his chest and landed by his hip. Waste not want not, intending to pick it up to eat it again. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"I am using up shore leave to go after all."[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

"Oi come on!" He laughed as he was struck by the snack. "If you can keep bringing up the Pizza incident I can hold onto this one."

He was still chuckling when she reached over for him. He abruptly stopped and his eyes widened. Looking down he saw what it was she was reaching for.

Trextan felt a warm surge of embarrassment at his initial reaction. His left arm reached across his body to snatch for the stray chip.

"Well it's mine now!" He declared.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]"Hey!" Earlier embarrassment waned in the light of her chip being stolen. Choli's face went contorting into a mock scowl, "that's mine!!"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]Her cry came with the instinctual attempt to take her chip back, rocking forward, left hand sinking into the couch to balance herself. Then her right hand went reaching out to try and nab at his hand.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]It not only brought her close enough for Trextan to catch the gold and green flecks in her hazel eyes but had her in half balancing on one hand and her knees on the couch.[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

"Nope!" He declared with glee. His left hand snatched back and went high into the air away from the pilot. He kept his right hand flat to the couch. It wasn't that he didn't trust himself to control its strength right now, but he was concious of the fact that even playing it could probably bump and bruise.

Trextan caught the new eye colour right before he turned his face away. It was fascinating how they changed.

He exaggerated opening his mouth wide in the direction of the prize held in the fingers of his left hand.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]A glower and then before Trextan knew it, Choli had shifted her weight, knees scooting up another foot until she was almost practically on him. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Oh no you don't!" She muttered, determination making her eyes glitter with silver glints, the shade changing anew. The warmth of her side soon pressed against Trextan, the girl shuffling to prevent him from eating her chip. Stretching against him, her arm comically went waving and reaching to grab it, the scent of soap mixed with a Nuna salad sandwich following choli.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Give it back!" Shuffle shuffle, wiggle.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]That's when her right hand went to try and cover his mouth with her palm as if it would block him while she moved to her left.[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

"Mnnf!" He protested, twisting his head back and forth futilely. He had more luck darting the crisp around in the air to avoid her.

Trying to escape he threw his weight away from Choli, his outstretched arm moving towards the wall away from her as he leaned away.

Awareness of how close she was seemed a secondary concern to winning this little battle.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Determination settled on her face, eyes now a dark grey. Oh she was sooo going to win this. It had nothing to do with the chip now and all about being the victor. Her shuffle took her half onto his lap, her left arm grabbing at his forearm. Fingers went curling around, trying to tug his arm back down away from the wall and bring the precious chip closer. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]A few grunts and their bio patches were recording a spike in heart rate. "Gimmie that!"[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

Well, it was time to play dirty it, he decided. A two-pronged attack to get the crisp where it belonged: his mouth.

His artificial arm joined the fray. He grabbed a handful of her scrubs near her shoulder blade and tugged and twisted such that she would likely end up pulled back towards her original position or lying on her back across his legs.

Then he poked out his tongue into her palm shamelessly.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]There was no budging for choli. Trextan would be surprised at just how much strength she had on her. Maybe it was how she managed to lock her thighs in place, back bending a bit when he tugged. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]Choli gave a grunt, leaning back forward to try and bring down his arm-- only for his wet tongue to flick over the shell of her palm. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Hey[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]!!!" The immediate reaction was to pull her hand away from his mouth to wipe it away-- too bad devilry flashed in her eyes. For a second later she made to smear her still damp palm over his face.[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

" Aaah! "

She was remarkably stubborn and difficult to shift from where she was. He was running out of options and didn't want to go down the route of crumbling the chip to earn a draw.

He brought his left arm back into the couch, pushing his elbow into it for purchase. He pressed the chip into his palm and tried to shield it with his fingers.

With newfound leverage, he pushed forwards. His face pushed past her hand, his chest against her side and he leaned forwards. His right hand tugged more insistently as he tried to topple his attacker. He never stopped grinning.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Well this time around, Trextan managed to unbalance choli. She gave a small startled yelp, suddenly losing purchase as she went falling back into the right. Suddenly instead of trying to tug his arm down, her fingers went searching for purchase. In this instance, they immediately went clawing for his shirt and shoulders, as if that might halt her dip.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]Her braid whipped around her shoulder, the half grin cry muffled by the stubborn grunt that followed, "[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]unf[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]!"[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

There was a creak of cheap stitching giving way, but no tears opening down the seams of his top. Nervous that he was actually going to throw her from the couch in his childishness his ring hand snapped open. His hand pressed against her back between the shoulder blades to pull her back towards him.

It would have been the opportune moment to get the crisp to the goal, but instead he was distracted by just how close she suddenly was. They were acting like children, but they weren't that young any more. A spike in his heart rate drew the attention of a nurse, but she dismissed it as minor as soon as she checked that he hadn't made another escape attempt.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Choli may have been athletic, but she was still a girl. Her side and half of her chest went crashing against him when he pulled her to him unexpectedly. Her fingers went curling along the fabric of his shirt, the stretch waning once she bumped into him, soft against hard.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Umph[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]!" Came to her half gasp, breathing sharply from her nose and her eyes growing wide. Tendrils of hairs fell against her flushed cheek during their struggle, and she was still half of his lap. Pressed suddenly close, Trextan wasn't the only one to fight in awareness.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Well, save that he still held the arm with the hand holding the crisp aloft.[/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

"Sorry," he murmured. He'd felt her breath against his neck as she'd bumped into him. "Thought you might..." He trailed off. She was an athletically built young woman, but she felt very soft against him.

His eyes drifted up and down briefly. She was very, very close. She probably hadn't even noticed, he thought. Was was a determined, wisecracking military girl who had bluntly challenged his brooding. She wouldn't have time for the likes of him.

The crisp. His head turned suddenly to see it held out away from him. His left arm started to bend at the elbow.

 

[Choli Vyn]

[SIZE=9pt]Now it was Choli's turn to get a bit flustered. "It's umm .." almost as if realizing just how tightly she was holding his shirt, her fingers gave a small flare, uncoiling the fabric free from her grasp. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]"Fine." Their eyes met briefly, his breath fanning her cheek. Then she caught him staring at her, gaze drifting up and down only to dart back to the crisp. That movement broke the awkwardness and Choli made her move. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=9pt]As Trextan brought his left arm down the Rogue quickly snapped her left hand up to grab his wrist. At the same time, she went ducking forward, head lowering in an angle as if to eat the crisp from his hand before he could get it![/SIZE]

 

[Trextan Voidstalker]

"Nope!" He grunted. She got a good grip on his left wrist and started to divert it towards her own mouth. The crisp came just short of her jaws when he managed to stop it moving.

It would have been good to have it in his right arm and stretch the arm up, lifting her clean into the air if necessary. That arm was still was still wrapped around her.