The Art of Discovery

[Zeke Tune]

Zeke watched [member="Loreena Arenais"] get flustered. It was cute, really cute. His heart raced the moment she stammered, and went off to get changed.
His eyes kept on her until she was out of sight. What was he doing? Thus wasn't like him at all. He never felt this way. It was nearly dumb. However, he didn't fight it either. This woman, she was precious. He could tell that. Innocent, maybe a bit naive, but she was someone who fought hard. Each breath he took made his mind spin more. Yes, he missed her warmth, but he was content to wait for her.

Socked feet rested on the table, and his arms went behind his head. His eyes closed, and he concentrated on the sounds of the starship. The hum of the lights, the faint patter of feet on metal, it encompassed all He was. It made him want to play the keybed, or some other musical instrument to fill the void.

When she finally returned, his eyes snapped open and he was stopped dead, slack jawed. His eyes openly stares at her in awe. He didn't have to make up the reaction. And she could tell. He was in utter awe of her, and had his breath taken away. She seemed more relaxed and happy, and Zeke just couldn't figure out what to do with himself. As his woman nestled next to him. He reached out and wrapped an arm around her, to pull her as close as physically possible. Once she was nice and snug, he ran his fingers once more through her hair. "Honestly, yes, I did miss you. I wonder if it's possible to get addicted to having a person next to you and hearing their voice. Frankly, you look stunning Lori, and so happy. I love it when you look relaxed, and happy. Your eyes sparkle even more. I thought they were already beautiful beyond belief. Now they are mind blowing."

His eyes stared into here and once more he gave his most charming smile. "Sorry, I'm not normally this way, I swear. But so, um." The man cleared his throat. "Your ship is lovely. But I take back my previous statement. It's no where near as lovely as it's captain."

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori nestled herself into his shoulder. At least that way it his her blushing cheeks each time [member="Zeke Tune"] continued to compliment her. It must be the artist in him that made him see things in a particular way. Not that she minded, of course.

"I missed you too. And...Well you are quite beautiful yourself, you know. A work of art. But I suppose that being in the public eye you'd have to be.
I'm sure that you've had many women fall all over you." His beauty had a dangerous quality to it too. There was something about him that she couldn't put a name to. But it was there. Regardless, she didn't feel as though there was any threat for her safety.

She closed her eyes as he continued to play with her hair, wavy strands intertwining with his fingers. "So....What's your favourite colour? Favourite foods?
Favourite treats? Favourite ship to fly? I bet that you've piloted plenty." Yup, it was twenty questions time!

 

[Zeke Tune]

This was a perfect moment. No public eyes, no pressure, just her cuddled up against him, her head on his shoulder, his fingers in her hair. If this wasn't paradise, it was darn close. As she admitted she missed him too, he laughed. “Ahhhh, sheesh, you are going to make my heart explode! And well, if I am beautiful and pleasing to look at....I admit, you are probably the first person in a very long time, I've actually wanted to look at me. That I've wanted to be attractive for. If I am...it's not because I'm trying to be. I just like feeling clean, and groomed, and well dressed. It makes me happy when I am. I rarely think on if someone is swooning over me. I have been propositioned a lot. But most of the time...It's not like this. Not like this at all. This is pure, wholesome, and fun. I'm with you because you attract me on every level. And I hope I do the same for you. The only eyes I want on me, are yours. If I am beautiful and a work of are, is it selfish to wonder if I can just be your art piece alone?”

Zeke rested his face in her hair. He took in her scent, and felt the softness of her hair on his face. Fingers stroked down the straight brown locks, caressed the back of her neck, and then got lost once more in the silken strands. “Hmmm, favorite color huh....a lot of questions, let me answer them as best as I can. I don't have a singular favorite color, I feel that is a waste, because there are so many beautiful colors. But I do notice, I have a fondness for oranges, greens, and reds. For instance, when I first realized you had force powers, my mind went to picturing you in a green Jedi robe, like the ones on Corellia used to wear.”

He gently rubbed his cheek against her hair, as he was deep in thought. Soon, both of his hands were playing with her. Once caressed her back in a gentle massage, the other continued to play with her hair. “So, food. I love food, first and foremost. Favorite drinks are caf, with tea as a good relaxation drink. The good kinds of tea and caf. Though I am fully a caf addict, so, yeah. Drink it religiously. However, food wise, I am a soup and stew guy. I have traveled to a thousand planets, and I have tried local soups and stews on almost all of them. Sometimes they are horrid, and sometimes you find a gem. But, it's a fun experience, trying them all. Though, I also really love a simple steak, local veggie and local mashed tuber meal. Throw on some gravy to it, and mmm. But I do admit, the thrill of trying new things is also there.”

As she asked her next question, he answered almost immediately. “Hands down, cream puff. Delicious flaky outer coating, filled with a custard, or wiped cream filling. Best thing in the galaxy bar none when freshly made. As for a ship. Oh, goodness, I had this heavily modified Cloakshape Fighter, it was my first ship. Impossible to believe they still make new ones, but by the divine they do. It was a good friend, got me into and out of a lot of scrapes. I'm no Jedi, I don't have the force to guide me, but, I could put it through its paces something fierce.”

“Now, your turn to answer the questions.” The man was just so happy to be cuddled against her. There was no place in the galaxy he wanted to go right now.

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori curled herself up against him, resting one hand on his chest as he spoke, feeling the sound of his voice coming through it. As well as his heartbeat. If it was going to explode, then she was going to catch it.

"I think it's okay to be selfish in that way. I certainly wouldn't want to share you. Nor would I want to be shared either." Some of her Mandalorian family had multiple spouses; a thing that she just couldn't wrap her head around. Was one person not enough? Did they fail in some aspect that the only thing to help was to be in the arms of another and another? It didn't seem much different than her adopted older brother Bradshaw and his playboy ways and she didn't really care for that character flaw of his. Well that and his constant running away.

"A green robe? I don't even have Jedi robes. I'm not that far into my training yet. Mostly I've had lectures and my Dad helped me to build a lightsaber. I just have a training one, though I'm not skilled in using it yet. One day I'll construct my own. I just have to figure out what I want it to look like first."

Lori listened as [member="Zeke Tune"] answered her questions. They had similar tastes, although he had been to more planets and got to experience more than she had. It wasn't as though she was sheltered, but she had travelled far less.

"My turn? Let's see....my favourite colour is Commenori blue.
It's the colour of the sky. My favourite foods...hmm...I love steak. I take after my Mom that way. And stew, especially when it has short ribs in it that just melt in your mouth. For treats I love pie. All kinds of pie. There's thousands of flavours to choose from. I haven't tried a pie that I didn't like. As for ships? I'd have to say my little training fighter; the Grey Sparrow. She doesn't have weapons, but boy can she move! I'll take you up in it one day. And you know...some of the best pilots in the Galaxy aren't Force users. I'm certainly not much of a Force user yet. I only know of one trick that I taught myself when I was younger, before I even knew what the Force was. You have a lot more skills than I do." There was no reason for him to feel less than her because of his lack of Force ability. She hoped that he wouldn't feel that way.

 

[Zeke Tune]

Zeke smiled as her hand rested on his chest. She could feel it beating fast and hard, all because of her. “You never have to share me. I don't...share well. Like, I need to belong to one person and one alone. And I certainly hope I never have to share you.” Oh, he needed this so much, to have her next to him. He leaned over, and brushed his nose to her face gently. “I'm not an overly possessive person though, and nor do I expect you to always be at my side. There will be plenty of times life takes us to different places. I will trust you, until you break it, you know? So, don't worry. And I won't get jealous if I see you hanging around people or the like. It's not me.”

His hand gently caressed her back, finger tips trailed along her spine. “Hmmm, blue is a lovely color, I like pie myself. Especially berry pies. Oh, and I would love to be in your fighter with you. Hmm, Oh, don't worry, I'm not comparing myself. I have my skills, you have yours. But for some reason, I do admit you being a force user is...very attractive. It just adds even more to you.”

He leaned over and kissed her forehead. “You are an infinitely complex person and I look forward to learning everything I can about you. Now, what type of clothes do you like wearing? What is your dream for yourself? And.....um...what does looking at me make you feel? Or feel when I touch you?” The man blushed brightly, but he wanted to know these things. He was bad at this game, he admitted, never had played it before. But he would learn.

[member="Loreena Arenais"]

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

"You'll never have to share me. Don't worry about that." And yes, they'll have to be apart at times. Even soon. Afterall, she couldn't take him home with her straight away. That would be stupid! She could get in HUGE trouble. Or at least she more than likely would be.

Lori hoped that she'd never lose her Force abilities. Especially as [member="Zeke Tune"] loved that aspect about her. Maybe she'll need to learn more so that he'd have more reason to be amazed with her as she was with his skills.

She held her breath a little as he kissed her forehead, a small smile grew straight after.

And then it was his turn to pick out questions. And boy were they good ones! "I like what I'm wearing now when I'm travelling in my ship. But I guess it depends on the weather and where I'm going. I have some nice flowing dresses for the summer months. They feel so nice when they blow in the breeze. My dream for myself? I'm not so sure...Not yet anyways. I'm still trying to work out what I want to do."

The final two questions gave her a bit of pause. She sat up a bit so that she could look at him squarely and hold his gaze. "I feel...tingly inside and all underneath my skin. And when you touch me, it's like...like the tingles have a way of getting out, through whatever place you touch. It's just so hard to describe but it feels...wonderful. I've never felt this way before and I didn't even know that I could or what it means. I just don't want it to end." It was as though they were connected somehow; like the Force Bond her parents shared.

 

[Zeke Tune]

As she spoke, he hung on every word. His hands kept up in her hair. “I would love to see all your outfits. But I always want you to be comfortable. Let me see, for me, I love tuxedos. Its just something I enjoy wearing, and feel comfortable in them.” For the next part, he smiled. “Then...I honestly hope we get to explore your hopes and dreams together, and find what you want. For me, honestly....is it bad to say, I want to get married one day? See the galaxy, explore it....maybe have a family. But right now, honestly, I admit my dream is that I get to hold you forever.”

He stared into [member="Loreena Arenais"] 's lovely eyes, and blushed. “I....I want that. I like the idea you feel that way. Because, its very similar for me. Each time you touch me, or cuddle up into me, my breath gets taken away, my body tingles, and I can't think of anyone else but you.” His eyes went to her lips. They looked so beautiful, it took all his effort to not kiss her right now. “I....you are so beautiful. So kissable, so huggable. Lovable.....”

Finally, his arms wrapped around her, and he does what he wanted to do, and just pulled the woman into his lap. Once there, his armed wrapped around her waist, and held her close. “Haha, is this bad? I admit, I have so little experience with this. I'm not entirely sure how I should act, or what I should do. But I admit, I can't ever be as close to you as I want. I just want to up against you constantly.”

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Her eyebrows lifted. Get married? Have a family? Lori hadn't even thought of those things. With not even so much as a single crush, none of that was ever on her mind. She figured that it wouldn't happen, for she couldn't exactly do all of that alone. Marry herself? Yeah, that'd be silly.

As [member="Zeke Tune"] blushed, so did she. It'd be funny for anyone to walk into them, seeing the two of them sitting there blushing, as if there was some unknown secret between them that they shared. But there wasn't one. They were just treading into unknown territory very carefully, completely aware of boundaries and both wanting to cross them and not to cross them at the same time.

He pulled her onto his lap then and her hands took their places on his shoulders near his neck. She rested her forehead against his. "This is all new to me too. It's not exactly something that I've done a lot of research on.
Maybe sometimes I've thought about it, but imaginations are...nothing close to the real thing. And you are real, aren't you? This isn't some dream?"

 

[Zeke Tune]

[member="Loreena Arenais"] was in his lap. She was beautiful, smart, funny, and almost everything he could have ever wanted. He still needed to get to know her better, true, but, this was a great night so far. Hands rested on Lori's sides and he caressed them up and down in a gentle, and mindless manner. “I don't mean I'm in a hurry to get married, or have kids, etc. However, I met so many people who, like me, stumbled into wealth or fame, and so many of them are so focused on here and now, that they think, oh I will change my girlfriend every week. Or they think nothing of just a one night stand. And so on. I just meant, I'm not that way. My dreams....I date with the purpose of forever in mind. I want a partner to go through life with me. But we have plenty of time to see how we feel about that with each other before we need to decide anything. But I'm not going to just get bored of you and move onto another, you know? I will do everything I can to make this work.”

As their foreheads rested together, he rubbed his nose to hers, their lips were so close together that it would just take a bump to make them kiss. “I'm real. And I'm not going anywhere. I want to be part of your life. I'm fairly new to this as well. I haven't dated much. No one in the history of my life and forever, has interested me like you. Each moment, I am more sure of the words I said in the club. I want to try this. I'm going to give it my all, to try and have a relationship with you. One night at a time, sure, but, I....Hah, I almost wonder if YOU are the dream. Because frankly, I feel like you are far beyond the girl of my dreams. Like I've been dreaming a life time for you. Ahhh, oh gosh, too cheesy again. Emotions are tough things to deal with!”

“For now, let's just...practice with each other. This is real. Let's both understand we are not very good at this stuff. And so, we can forgive small mistakes here and there, and not have to know where the end goal is. Because...staying right here, you next to me, that sounds pretty good to me.” He didn't pull away, and just left their foreheads together, their noses snuggled up to each other, and his hands continued to caress her sides. Endorphins coursed through his body with each tough of her, every sound of her voice....and each time she returned his affection, the man nearly melted into a puddle of goo on the floor. At least, he felt like it. “My heart, can only belong to a single person.....do you want it?” He clearly rambled again. His nervousness, his shyness, all of it mixed together, until he wasn't sure what to do. But he didn't stop.

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori listened quietly as [member="Zeke Tune"] explained his intentions for the future. Their future. He was the type to go for the long haul and that was something that she admired. Her parents were like that too. "I don't like the idea of one night stands or anything like that either. I mean, just because I don't quite know of where I fit in for a career path or something, it doesn't mean that I'm not looking to have a future with someone. I mean...I wasn't really looking before, but now I don't even have to."

His lips were so close to hers then. She could feel his breath on her skin and yet she was hesitant to do what she figured that they should. Fear held her back, fear that she wouldn't be a good kisser because she hadn't done it before. Yet it was probably even more of a torture to not give in to what her instincts told her to do. Instead Lori just listened to him speak, letting herself get mesmerized by his voice, as well as his touch on her sides that was very close to her tickle spots.

The question then, of whether or not she wanted his heart, meaning the start of this...relationship. It could be dangerous, and thrilling, with both bad times and good. Hopefully more of the latter. "I do...and I will look after it the best that I can. But only if you promise to do the same with mine." Her words were spoken just above a whisper, as though she was afraid that saying it any louder would cause anyone to barge in and object.

What would her parents say? What would her twin brother? And how in the Force was she going to break it to them?

 

[Zeke Tune]

As [member="Loreena Arenais"] spoke about her uncertainty in her career, and how she just hadn't looked, how she wanted a future too. How he needed to protect this one, to hold her. As they stayed this close, his nose continued to caress hers, and his hands continued to stroke her sides. He was equally mesmerized by her, as she was of him. Oh he was terrified too, what if he wasn't good enough, what if she grew tired....however, he pushed these thoughts aside. No, he would do this right, without the doubts, or concerns. She would have all of him, and if he got hurt at the end, so be it. But she wouldn't be left a day without being able to get all of his trust, and affection. Even if it turned out she was an assassin....he would open himself to her. She deserved that much, to get this chance at a real relationship. “Then, let's have a future together. You don't need to know where you want to go right away. Just...let's go there together, and explore it all together. You have accepted my heart.”

“I will hold yours, as if it is the most precious treasure in the galaxy. I will do all I can to never leave you wanting for attention, or affection, I will trust you, and give all I am to you. My heart is yours, and yours is mine. You are now mine, and I am yours.” With that, he did the only natural thing in the galaxy. He leaned closer, and pressed their lips together. This kiss was clumsy, he clearly didn't have much experience. But he had enough to know what he was doing. His lips caressed hers, so gently, so tenderly. There was no hunger in them. Instead, it was bashful, and sweet. They were soft, warm, slightly moist, and hers.

From this point on however, he took his direction from her. If she tried to pull away, or seemed at all uncomfortable, he would pull away and just gaze into her eyes. However, if she seemed to enjoy it, he would keep kissing her. His lips would gently caress hers, and try and teach her just a little of what to do, since it wasn't as if he honestly knew much himself. However, either way, the kiss would not last long. At the end of either branch, he would pull back, and take a deep breath. “Wow.......My girlfriend. Heh...I like that.”

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Wow. Someone that wanted to shower her with attention and affection? Someone that didn't know she was a Princess at all, and so didn't want her for her position? Of course [member="Zeke Tune"] had his own fortune and could accuse her of the very same thing.

But they needed something else in their lives. To feel whole and needed. And maybe they found it in eachother.

Zeke sealed the deal so to speak with a kiss. Her very first one! Lori just held it, keeping her lips pressed against his. She only knew what she was doing through observation in life and on the holodramas. It was experience that she lacked. What was endearing was that he lacked in it too.

Lori pulled from the kiss, needing to take a breath of air. "Wow...exactly...How are we going to break this to our familes? I mean, I don't even know how old you are, siblings or anything." She shifted herself again so that she could rest her head on his shoulder again while he answered, tracing one of her fingers along his chest in steady movement as he breathed.

 

[Zeke Tune]

As [member="Loreena Arenais"] head rested on his shoulder, and her hand caressed his chest, he just stared at her in awe. The kiss was clumsy on both sides, but it made his heart race, and made electricity go through his body. Hands rested on her sides, and he smiled at her. “Ahhh. Age, I forgot that was a thing for a bit. I just had my birthday a month ago, so I'm um....twenty-six. A bit older than I expect you are. But, in many cultures that is considered a good thing. I'm old enough to have a career, I am set financially, which means, I can take care of us if need be....Sorry, I just can't get enough of this.” Zeke leaned over and kissed her cheek tenderly once more. It was soft, and short. Now he wanted to kiss her lips, but, her head was against him, so he just did this.

As she mentioned family he smiled. “I think, we deal with your family, by dating a few weeks before we tell them. Make sure we are secure in it. And I can be very charming when I want to be! Haha. As for my family.....” The man went quiet, and he buried his face in her hair. He took in her scent, and his arms held her closer. “I don't have one. They all died several years back.” In his mind, the blood, the bodies....he found his family assassinated. He had then hunted down the assassin and killed him in the most painful way he could, and painted a picture of it. It was one of his first galactic masterpieces, and honestly the start of his killings for no real reason. He lost purpose with their deaths. But, now, he had one again. “But, I have you now. I am eternally blessed because of it.”

Fingers take her chin in hand, and raised her head, so he could kiss her lips. It was a gentle kiss, and he shivered in delight when they touched. “Wow....t-that is...addicting.” He blushed brightly, and hugged his woman close. “How about you? How old are you, and what about your family?”

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

He was 26. Oh yes, he was older. But not old enough to be her Dad. So that was a good thing. Her eyes closed as [member="Zeke Tune"] kissed her cheek and she smiled. "In the Mandalorian culture, I've been an adult since I was 14. They still treated me like a kid at times though." Or that could have been because of who she was. A Princess.

Lori's brows furrowed as he mentioned that he had no family. That was so sad. Sure she wasn't around her family a lot, but at least they were still around. "I'm sorry that you lost yours...I couldn't imagine it if I had lost all of mine." Zeke was quick enough to redirect the subject to her, giving her another tender kiss before posing her own questions on her.

"I'm 18. I'll be 19 in a few months. I have a twin brother who's already on his second girlfriend, maybe his third? I have an adopted brother and sister.
My mom adopted them long before she met my dad. And they have a lot of close friends that are like uncles to me. Oh! And my cousin is the leader of the Mandalorians. That's why I got to live with them for a while." She could go on for hours about it all probably.

 

[Zeke Tune]

His arms slide around his woman protectively. As [member="Loreena Arenais"] spoke, he was enthralled, and listened happily. She comforted him when she heard he didn't have a family, and it endeared him to her all the more. Such a kind and compassionate soul. So young, so wonderful. As she spoke of her family, he never looked away. Instead, it was with blissful rapture he hung on her words. “Tell me about them all. I want to hear it all. I want to know about your childhood. About your twin, and your parents. You are the cousin of the Manda'lor? Yasha right?” Oh he held her close, and nuzzled happily. “Tell me it all, my darling.”

He didn't have a childhood, or even a real family. A slave from the get go, forced to fight and kill from his earliest memory. Eventually taken in by a family after their son died next to him, his genetics altered, his features changed, he was given the name of their dead son and forced to become him. Zeke never had a name before that, and so became the boy. He was forced to become perfect, but...with his adopted parents, life was good. It made sense. They channeled his anger into more constructive pursuits, to at least have it work for a purpose. Over all, it was a lot better than the start of his life...until they died. But, right now, this wasn't Zeke who fell in love. This was him, that nameless slave boy, the one who put on the act, played the part. HE had fallen in love with this girl, and through her, wanted to see how life should have gone. Though it seemed like she didn't have the most normal of lives either.

He tried make her talk more. To allow her to share her past openly, her family, the things she did. He leaned over and gave her lips one more kiss. “Keep going. Please? I....I want to know it all. I want to feel connected to the woman I've fallen for....in exchange, I'll tell you a bit about mine.” Why did he trust her so much? He wasn't sure.

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori returned the kiss of encouragement. [member="Zeke Tune"] seemed to want her to talk more, but how much could she tell? She didn't want to give out her status as a Princess. But the rest...yeah. That was okay.

"Well, my twin brother is a minute older than me. He used to hold that over me, but he doesn't anymore. He's my best friend and he tolerated my pranks on him. He'd wake up and find himself setting off a trap. And as always I tagged along with him and his friends. When I wasn't with them I was taking things apart and learning to put them back together." She chewed the inside of her cheek a bit. "Growing up on Commenor was really nice. But it got really sad when my brother went away to live with a sort of Jedi group. I tried to stow away in his suitcase and he helped...but I was caught before we left the estate." Darn it all too! But what would her life have been like if she'd of been able to go with him?

"After a while, my Mom sent me to live and learn from her Mandalorian..uncle of sorts, Jaster of Clan Awaud. He taught me to be humble, to serve, to be an engineer, to fight in close combat and to help those that are shellshocked from war." She paused for a moment as she collected her thoughts.
"Then war came to Commenor. Or rather the Sith brought it. My parents were caught, my Dad escaped, both my brother and I were hunted along with all the Commenori.
It was difficult to escape, but we did."

Lori changed the subject then. Why make it all dreary? He wanted to know of her family, right? "My mom is great. Everyone says she's nice and of course she loves her tea.
My Dad is brave and smart; he's the perfect choice for me to learn the Force from." Oh! She sat up.
"Do you wanna see my trick? Well my Dad says that it's not a trick, but a special skill. But still...it's a neat trick. Do you wanna see it?"

 

[Zeke Tune]

As [member="Loreena Arenais"] spoke, Zeke sat ever further enthralled. His arms were wrapped so much around her, and he held her so close. He loved her voice, and the excitement she got when she talked about her family. “Oh, I love pranks. I used to pull them on my father and mother, and uncles all the time! They were very clever people, and very observant, so any time they actually fell into one, it was a great victory for me! Haha, you tried to hide in a suitcase! Oh, darling, that is amazing. I can imagine you were so sad when he went away, you just wanted to be with him. You sweet woman.” A hand came up, and for a moment brushed the hair out of his new girlfriend's face, before it went back to rest on her.

“And you, raised by Mandalorians. You must be very tough. But it sounds like you had a good teacher, who raised you to find other solutions than just violence to help people.” Zeke himself used many techniques in his endless quest to end the lives of criminals. Sometimes violence, sometimes it was other means. He could relate, at least a little.

His woman looked so sad, as she talked about the war. A frown came to his lips, and he kissed her forehead, and squeezed her tightly, protectively against him. No one else would ever be allowed to hunt her. He would see to that. Then she spoke of her parents and her trick, and his eyes lit up brightly. “I would love to see your trick, my dear. So very much.”

She was simply too cute, too pretty, and too....well his mind couldn't figure out the rest of it all, she was simply too much! He had needed this in his life, he just hadn't understood it. Maybe there was something that pulled them together this night. It doesn't matter. She was here in his arms, he wouldn't question it.

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori smiled as[member="Zeke Tune"] was also the type to pull pranks on those he cared about. She has yet to pull them on her crew, but one day...One day she'll pull them on them all! Her boyfriend included. Gosh, it was weird to think on that. She had someone special all to herself! Hers alone. That'll take some getting used to.

"Mandos aren't violent all the time. Gosh, I hardly had any fighting outside of a bit of training and getting into tournaments. They are usually mercs for hire, doing things that others don't want to do.
So their reputation clouds what they really are like. I'm glad to be a part of both sides." It gave her more of an understanding. And although she hadn't used the Darkside of the Force, she knew what it was like from observing other Darksiders.

And now for her trick. She held out her hand palm up and stared at it, focusing on the molecules in the air above it. She pushed them with the Force, making them move faster and faster until a small ball of light appeared. Lori had been doing this since she was very little, so she was well practiced at it. It didn't take her much time to make the light at all.

"See? Isn't that neat?"

 

[Zeke Tune]

As [member="Loreena Arenais"] showed off her trick, Zeke's eyes went wide. He gasped in amazement, and held is breath, as he watched the woman perform her trick. He had seen Jedi do their thing. Zeke had taken care of several of them, even had them teach the force sensitive children at the orphanage. However, this was Lori doing it. His woman. The one he belonged to. And the way it lit up her face was a sight to behold.

His hand reached into his pocket, and he pulled out another piece of paper. “J-Just stay like that, darling, okay?” Almost every gate in Zeke's mind opened. Even Lori would be able to feel the emotions that ran off from him. It was complete adoration, utter attraction, respect, and a breathless wonder that this woman could ever exist. Over and over, he would whisper. "So beautiful...." He was hooked, and it would be obvious. As he placed the piece of paper on the table in front of them, it was a little awkward to reach, with Lori in his lap. But by the divines he wouldn't place her anywhere else. She needed to be there, so close to him. He took out a few colored pastels, and began to draw on the paper, how he saw it. It was a bit more awkward than normal, however, his right arm wrapped tightly around her waist.

“Almost done, just a little more.” The man chewed his lower lip, as he struggled to get this vision in front of him down properly on the paper. It was a bit awkward due to the lengths he had to go, but, finally he was done, and he picked it up. “Ahh, you make me want to paint so much.” Normally this only happened when he killed someone....did this mean he could change? Maybe.

Finally, he got to present the piece of art to Lori. “Here you are, my dear. Again a hurried work...but I get the feeling, that for awhile, I'm going to want to hold you more than I care how perfect the art is. It's a strange feeling. Normally the art is everything. But tonight, I feel like the art is just for you, so you must come first. You are so amazing.”

 

[Loreena Arenais-Valhoun]

Lori raised a brow as [member="Zeke Tune"] told her to stay put. It took half a second for her to realize why. He had more paper and pencils in his pockets? Oh of COURSE he did! Zeke was a full time artist! Not having such items on hand would probably give him some anxiety.

She sat perfectly still, having to continue to focus on her ball of light. But her mind tended to drift too. It was fun to watch Zeke in action, drawing the world--no, drawing HER as he saw her. And he held her as he did so, drawing in such an awkward position, yet somehow he made it work. Of course he made it work! He was famous for it, was known for his amazing talent. And he was all hers. She had his heart as of mere moments ago. No one else could claim it. And if anyone tried, they'd get a knuckle sandwich!

When he was finished, she eyed the drawing with such wonder. He made her look prettier than in real life, according to her own judgment. But still, it was...."Beautiful. I'll treasure this forever, you know?" Holding the drawing in one hand, she wrapped her arms tightly around him and gave him another kiss. A thank you, kiss of course. He deserved it.