Ask The Icy Grasp

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would feel her bare body press against his own as the shirt he once had came sliding up over his head. His trimmed chest lay up against her as their lips met again in what seemed a lustful but powerful dance as they played with one another. The breathing became heavier and the rush of adrenaline and emotion made his core warmer as he had her against the wall. Letting his hands come down and begin to unbutton her pants before sliding them off of her easily and tossing them to match her shirt. Crumpled up on the side of the floor as he held her up as if she was a feather. The weightlessness of her body in his arms as their lips pushed against one another. His hands raising around to feel every inch of her as his other arm kept wrapped around her and body against the wall for support as they continued to embrace one another in their desires. Lukas would break the kiss before he looked into her eyes for a moment and a little smirk formed slightly.

Without use of the force, Lukas would begin to lift her up in his arms higher than his chest, than head as his arms held both of her hips and extended her upwards with her back against the wall. His heart thrummed violently as this was all a pure dump of raw emotion and adrenaline as he lifted her higher with her pants off he would level her hips to his face with her underwear at eye level. Kissing the inside of her thighs he would work his way above her hip line to the top of them before biting them slowly and looking up at her as his body never flinched with the weight above his head. Letting the use of his teeth slowly drag them down as he never skipped a beat on looking at her the entire time he was doing it. Letting them completely come off as they lightly dropped from his mouth.

Letting his arms bring her slowly back down to his face as she was eye level he would let his mouth push against hers with a slight smile to it as he let her free hands do whatever she wanted. Now lay bare before him as the Jedi could've lived and drank this moment forever. It all seemed as if it was nothing but the two of them in the entire galaxy. That beating of his heart and push of adrenaline as the fabric of her touch seemed to send him sky rocketing with emotion. The lust was as strong as his heart was as he never felt this way before to this level and used up every second of the time they would have to enjoy it.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

Her eyes were closed again as their lips were reunited, the fiery passion inside her just about to be unleashed. She could tell for sure that this was definitely not the first time with a woman, but she was pretty sure he had never been eith a Sith lady before and it was quite ironic that they once had their conversation shift to the issue of emotions and passion. So much for the controlled, balanced Jedi. She couldn't help but to smirk while they were still passionately kissing. She had to admit that she had been underestimating him a little, but this just kept getting better and better.

It seemed like their breaths and heartbeats were all synchronized, just like the movements of their bodies. She couldn't shake this feeling of a strange familiarity about this exciting, even breathtaking experience, but it just seemed like this wasn't their first time doing it. It all fitted perfectly, like everything between had just been perfectly compatible. As he went on she was slightly surpised even by this smooth move and a soft, savoring moan escaped her lips. Her eyes were closed again while she only concentrated on his lips and his hot breath all over her body, this tingling sensation spreading even wider, almost driving her a little crazy. Slow and passionate was wonderful, but she felt like she would soon need all of him right away.

Once he had let her slid down against the wall again she wouldn't stop kissing him passionately another while, her hands back inside his hairs and on his back, but then she unwrapped her legs for a moment and slid down on them floor, so that she was standing right in front of him, her head tilted upwards so that she wouldn't have to stop this intimate kiss. Savoring this moment yet another while, she would still stop to quickly let her gaze wander across his body and that was when another smile crossed her face. Without wasting anymore time she gracefully went down on her knees, her hands working their way up to the waistband of his functional pants. She was then peeling them down teasingly slow, her light blue eyes sensually glancing up to him while a seductive smile was on her lips.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

...Fade Back in...

.."I think you're the amazing one.." he would smirk as he held her face in his hand for a moment and looked deep into her eyes as it was tiring work. A snow storm trek/hike through deep snow to making passionate, hard fucking love soon after. His lips tracing over hers gently as he spoke. "I am yours." he would say softly as if it wasn't obvious. The Jedi giving up his code and everything he stood for for so many years for her. He had no doubt in his mind she was meant for him and vice versa. His hand gliding down her jaw and brushing the hair behind her ear as he continued to look in her eyes and smile. Slowly taking her with him, he would lay back down in the tub with her sitting in front of him as he held her passionately and kissed her bare shoulders.

Lukas Aurelius would slowly let a small rag come up from the side and begin to wash her back slowly. The candles would be burning down their wicks slowly as the steam was soon giving out from the time he poured the water in, till now. His icy blue eyes would smirk a little as he spoke softly in a heavy voice that seemed like he went a marathon. "You truly are something special." he teased again honestly but playfully as he kissed her bare shoulders again before continuing to wash her back gently. The main room was getting much warmer now as time passed and the fire was left to continue its path of heat and displace it across the room for the pair. The winds continued to rattle the windows as the storm wasn't letting up but merely continuing its assault over the area.

Lukas would finish scrubbing her and did himself before eventually stepping out and helping her get out of the tub. What lay unseen and mysterious now lay bare and open for the pair as his muscular body arched a little in to putting the clothes back on. His scars and small marks of injuries from long ago and till present ran throughout his body like stars in space. Scattered and divided in sizes and groupings. Before Lukas would fully get dressed he would assist her as even though he just absolutely made the craziest love ever either more than likely had (Lukas especially), he still treated her as a gentleman and helped her get dressed. He would finish putting his thermal clothes on before his icy blue eyes would shoot a glance and a slight smirk.

"Is this where you tell me you got a sick lothal cat at home and need to go?" He laughed playfully. "Than I won't hear from you again." he chuckled as he walked with her to the main room and right away through another log on the fire to keep it going as it seemed it was getting rather low. The room was pleasantly warm and the only bit of cold getting in was from the main door that was kicked in and roughly shut closed again, though it never made a difference as the heat overwhelmed it.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

She smiled warmly as her eyes were still locked with his. She was still overly happy and this ecstatic feeling hadn't left yet while she watched him for a moment. "We'll discuss this another time" she replied sweetly before she was flooded with this amazing warmth again as he softly said this wonderful words. "And I am yours", she then added completely honestly, her voice just as soft before she kissed him again, their lips melting against one another. It was admittedly a little crazy since they were definitely moving fast but it just felt right. Every last part of it and she was more than thankful that they had been brought here together. All the doubts and worries were forgotten and all that counted was them.

She had completely forgotten about the blizzard outside and she didn't care that the water was slowly starting to cool down. Her body was still fully heating anyway, her skin pricking everywhere where either his lips or hands touch her. "I've told you that when we had first met, but I'm glad that you can see it now" she teased back with a slight chuckling as she briefly smirked over her shoulder. She closed her eyes for moment and enjoyed his massage before she savored the last moments in this bathtub with him. However, he was right about getting up and so she followed him, thankfully accepting his help. "How in the galaxy is it possible that I've been blessed with you?" she whispered softly as she pulled him close yet another time just to plant another soft, passionate kiss on his lips.

She then grabbed his hand as she followed him back to the main room, her body almost too hot to stand the clothes on her damp skin. However, she couldn't get rid of the broad, warm, joyful smile on her lips and she was pretty sure that it would take quite a while until it would leave at all. His remark, however, immediately made her laugh wholeheartedly as she just shook her head. "A cat? No. I'm more of a dog person anyway...but unfortunately I'm pretty sure I left the stove on my ship on which is very unfortunate, but I can't help it!" she answered as seriously as possible with that grin of hers, quickly giving him some sort of 'goodbye' kiss before she started assembling her stuff as though she was actually trying to pack her things. She was, however, not packing her things, but rather grabbing two rations from her own survival kit before she sat herself down on the admittedly comfortable, yet dusty couch before she would pat the spot beside her. "Are you hungry? I figured I could at least stay for dinner" she then teased back amusedly while her gaze found its way back to his beautiful, ice blue eyes.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would smile a bit as he stoked the fire. Her words of "And I am yours." panging in his ears like a drum that never missed a beat. It sounded like bliss in his ears as he couldn't take the smile off his face hearing it. The crackle of the fire would send embers high into the chute as Lukas would add to her comment she made in the other room. "I have been one that is blessed, the force put us here together." he smirked as he prodded one of the logs in the fire to open it up more before putting another log into it. Listening to her snap back with a snarky but playful as he couldn't help but laugh as he watched her begin to walk away as if she was leaving. He was skeptic as he knew a storm was on them and she was just being a jester and smart ass. He enjoyed it though as she stopped and went to her kit.

His white teeth showing in a smirk as he jousted as he moved over to where she was at sitting next to her as he perked an eyebrow a little. "Oh yeah? Dog person hm." he would think to himself playfully before smirking. "Well I think you'd have to meet my other half...Hes a Char hound named Loki." He smirked softly to her as he let one leg come up and rest on his lap as he laughed at the stove comment. "Well if you think you're going out there and I can't at least walk you back to your ship..Your mistaken." his tone was playful was serious in the fact of he would in a heartbeat without question as anything could have happened to her. Luckily she was playing around.

Lukas would smirk before taking one of the rations from her softly and reading it. "Protein bar with a tin of fruit and small cookie? Sounds like quite the supper date." he would play back softly as he opened it up and took a quick bite of the bar before making a face. "Well...this is...exquisite." he would joke softly and swallow the bar. "Least the company is good." he chuckled as the fire crackled in front of them while they sat on the couch. His icy blue eyes staring into the flames for a minute before turning to her with a innocent look on his face. "Thank you." He would smile softly. Before she would get a chance to ask why he would continue. "For coming into my life." He smirked as when he said it the door would bust open from a surge of wind as he sprang up like the life was scared out of him and ran to it to shut it before the cold would come in. His hair would be messed like he had bed head with flakes of snow on him as he leaned up against the door and looked back at her with his messy hair and snow. "Oops." he would laugh before coming back over to her and sitting down to try to enjoy his supper.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

As she watched him stoke the fire, the embers glowing warmly in several colors below him, her warm, genuinely happy smile grew even wider. She had finally managed to fully catch her breath while the shadows danced around her, his remark making her softly shake her head in disbelief. "I guess we've both been blessed. Funnily enough, I am more than thankful for this storm. I wonder how our story would have continued if one of us hadn't reached this cabin..." her voice slightly trailed off before she actually started considering the thought for a moment. She had caught herself thinking about him a lot whilst they were separated and so she would have probably tried to reach him sooner or later, but if they had met under different circumstances, maybe they both wouldn't have been able to be completely honest with each other and to allow themselves to give in to all of these emotions.

Anyway, she was more than happy with how things had turned out. When he mentioned his dog, her eyes immediately widened in excitement as she couldn't help but to laugh a little. "You're joking, right?" she asked in disbelief, still chuckling to herself, but she soon realized that he seemed to be serious. "You know you don't need to try winning me over by lying to make yourself seem even more perfect. You've already won me over" she then teased back with a grin before she softly cupped his check with a hand. "No seriously...I would love to meet him and you don't need to worry about me leaving. I'll stay" she then added softly, those last words especially significant like a soft spoken promise that she was not just talking about this moment. Even though she had only been joking, she was appreciating what he had offered. She was truly blessed with having found such a kind, pure soul as she knew that he would have actually walked her back, regardless of the weather.

Once he took one of the rations she did the same, amusedly laughing at his remark while she began opening hers. "Yes! As you can see, I was hoping I would meet you here so I have put a lot of effort into arranging such a romantic dinner date" she replied as serious as possible before she couldn't hold back more laughter at his face. He's even humorous..., she thought again even though this had been something she already knew anyway. It was yet another reason why he was so amazing and irresistible. She started chewing the first bite before she would curiously raise an eyebrow at him. "For this tasteless ration?" she asked with a hint of confusion in her voice before his answer literally made her heart melt. She put down the ration instantaneously, wanting to jump on his lap, but before she looked up again the door banged open and he rushed over to shut it again. Still overflowing with emotions she wouldn't even let him come back to the couch. Instead, she jumped right to her feet and caught him on the way, standing on tiptoes as she softly pressed her lips on his, her hands softly enclosing his face at the sides. She didn't need to clarify that she was just as thankful as he was. She let this kiss speak for her instead.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would smirk in the kiss as he never made it the couch before Celeste had jumped up and planted her lips against his as naturally there was no resistance to this as his hands wrapped around her back tightly and hauled her close before their kiss broke and his blue eyes would look into her own as he smiled. Holding her for a moment as he stared at her briefly and admired her face. He was beyond thankful and her ways of showing it back only solidified his decision in wanting to be with her even more. He would pick her up in his arms with a shit eating grin on his face as he kissed her passionately again before he made his way to the bedroom and went through the doorway before using his back heel to kick it closed where they again made love in the bed room for some time before laying down in bed again for a very in depth conversation of family and kids. Knitting themselves more and more together in their views and what they looked for in general before cuddling up together and going to sleep soundly to the fire crackling in the isolated outpost.

Lukas would be long awake before she even stirred. His internal clock always the same regardless of the planet and time differences. Majority of the time he was always up early. Only running off a certain amount of hours of sleep. His icy blue eyes would open as he felt the chill in air. Celeste lay on his chest as he kissed the top of her forehead softly as the sun wasn't up yet. The storm had passed but the fire died out in the night from their..busy night together. Lukas would walk on the cold floor towards the fireplace before igniting it again. Staying as quiet as a mouse to not wake her. Digging through his rations as he managed to whip some canned fruit and hot soup in a can but doing it nicely to where it didn't look as bad. Working with what he could as he was shivering in his briefs but quickly making a hot meal ready for her when she woke up.

Eventually the fire would push the heat back into the outpost and filling the room with warmth as he felt the warm grasp begin to come into the room and not make him after shivering his ass off most of the morning to whip her up a meal but he didn't mind. A smirk forming on his face as he layed out the soup in a bowl and fruits in another as he took both in his hands and walked back into the room to Celeste as he layed down on the small side table next to her before leaning over to kiss the top of her head. "Good morning you.".

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

When she woke up the next morning she had found the bed empty, which left her a little confused for a short moment, but she could both sense and also hear him coming back already, so that a broad, overly happy grin immediately landed on her lips as she greeted him. "Good morning...and oh wow. I didn't notice you getting up already, but thank you very much. That's very sweet of you" she said to him with a honest smile as she pulled him down to plant a soft, yet passionate kiss on his lips. The last night had been indeed wonderful, better than she could have ever imagined. The deep conversations they had very not just enlightening but also reassuring.

She had indeed made the right choice of opening up to him in every possible way. It turned out that they shared much more than just attraction, but on the other hand that was something she had already known since she had first met him. However, their conversations had gotten much deeper, but not in any desperate ways, but rather in a very romantic, pure and honest manner. She had never felt something like this before. They just seemed to be the perfect match, however they found themselves in rather complicated circumstances with the factions they were representing but for now neither of them could care less. Additionally, their commitment was real from the very beginning as he had even broken his oath for her and she knew well that he would have never thought to make any exceptions.

The genuinely happy smile was still on her face when she let him go for a moment, allowing him to sit down next to her as she sat up as well. She could indeed feel the slightest hint of soreness in a few muscles but it was definitely not a bad thing. It rather reminded her of the passion they had shared repeatedly and the sole thought made her slightly chuckle. "Do you feel rested? I would love to simply stay in this cabin forever, but since the storm has passed I'm afraid that duty calls. We still have some asses to kick. It can't be far away, but we need to find them before they start running again". The last thing she wanted was to ruin this beautiful moment, but she felt the slightest hint of guilt creeping in since they had taken quite some time to enjoy themselves, but on the other hand, they had been trapped here by the storm anyway...Now the coast seemed rather clear though and so perhaps they should plan on leaving soon. For now, however, a romantic breakfast in bed wouldn't slow them down too much. She let out a satisfied sigh while she waited for him to sit. "I could kiss you right away again...even though we only have those rations you try to be all sweet about it". She was indeed overly happy and her heart started to melt again.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius smirked a little as he watched her stir and get up. Sitting on the edge of the bed and letting her wake up as he felt her lips press against his for a moment as he kissed her back then took his spot by her. "I never am truly rested but sleeping next to you certainly helped." he chimed softly with a chuckle as he heard the rest of her comment and his icy blue eyes nodded affirmingly. "Yes, work calls." he would smirk before taking a fruit and letting it plop in his mouth as he pushed the bowl over to her softly. "We'll be using a lot of energy I imagine, you need to eat or you'll be hating your life later." He chuckled before eating another piece of fruit and standing up to go fetch his bowl and come back in. Sitting down next to her once more as he ate his soup next to her as they shared breakfast with one another.

Finishing up not long after as he collected the bowls from her smiling a bit before making his way over to the sink and putting them in there and taking water from the snow he had scooped up into the pan from last night that was half melted and quickly wiped the dishes down and stored them away quickly as a sign of respect for whoever was staying there in future. Taking his clothes and putting them on piece by piece as he looked at Celeste with a smirk. His thicker moustache arching in his smile as he scratched his stubbled beard softly. "You ready?" He chuckled before putting the goggles on and putting out the fire in the fireplace. He would tug on the straps on his backpack before he approached the door when she was ready. He would pull on the door as it took a few tugs but finally swung open.

The weather certainly put some snow down as it was half decent out and not to sunny. Lukas would slowly push outside as he climbed through some knee deep snow built by the door before he reached hard ground. Looking around for a moment as he turned his head to look back at the snow battered outpost and Celeste coming out of it in her gear as he smirked and thought to himself. "She is cute." he would then turn and focus on the task at hand before speaking out. "Alright, from what we know assuming you have the same coordinates..They should have a cave a couple hour trek from here..Due north by north east." he would nod softly before continuing. "I figure we get close to see what we're dealing with numbers wise and make a plan there?".

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

She slightly frowned in a worried manner as he mentioned that he was not sleeping very well, wondering what was the reason behind that."That's interesting, but something that worries me. Is it hard for you to switch off all the thoughts? I always thought the Jedi slept amazingly since you're versed in meditation" she then replied softly, running her hand across the side of his face until she graced his cheek with a thumb. "But I'm glad i could be of help. I'll make it my goal to fix your sleep and make you feel rested" she then added with a smile as she would softly kiss him yet another time before she started eating. "And you're right. We should fill up on these...delicacies to have the strength for our endeavor" she then added with a hint of overdramatic disgust as she nodded towards the rations. They weren't too bad at all, but she simply preferred real food under all circumstances, but she knew that they were more than sufficient and this wonderful company made her forget that she was eating plain rations anyway.

Once they were done eating, she used the time to sort and arrange their gear and supplies and store it all away again, so that they would only have to grab the backpacks when they were about to head out. She then started putting on the other, thick layers of fabric until she finished with the water resistant snow suit. She couldn't help but to laugh a little as it was indeed weird to see him like this again while they had literally worn nothing a few moments ago. "Yes, we can leave" she then answered before she followed him outside, sighting as she made her first step into the freshly crunching snow. She then let her gaze wander across the admittedly beautiful scenery, smiling as she did, even though the cold slightly annoyed her. She was still in a rather good mood since he was there with her. "Yes, I agree. That's what I have estimated as well. If my informants were right, we shouldn't encounter more than a dozen, but we don't know how well they are equipped, so we should definitely be careful" she replied while pulling off her googles as she didn't thought they were necessary right now. She would then take a moment to orientate herself before she nodded into the direction that should be North. She couldn't wait to get it over with, but she was also exciting to start this second adventure with him in a way.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would nod to her at her confirmation as he turned a little and looked out. His eyes scanning through the goggles as he began to walk through the rough snow. His steps leaving small prints as the sun bore down on them through the clouds as he continued to walk with her by him. His eyes continuing to scan ahead as the trek took awhile and he had nothing but time with her as through bits and pieces of the trek he would talk to her. It was all business though as he tried to keep the mood serious but cheeky as he knew they had a job ahead of them and death is always in the air on these missions. "So do you think you'll stay with the Sith permanently?" he would ask as a light breeze whipped across their faces letting some snow drift across their chins and cheeks making them red as they continued to move. HIs ices focusing ahead as he pushed through the snow trekked landscape.

He would continue to add through their trek as they made good ground together and weren't to overly weighed down by gear. His body moving in front of her a little as he spoke in a very serious tone now for a moment as he wanted her to know. "The Jedi won't approve of this, but I don't care. You know how I feel and you know how deep I run with the Jedi. We have to be very careful and I know you think the same. I don't want to loose you." he added solemnly as he looked forward and continued walking. He never really had fears, in fact the only fear he ever had was his parents not seeing him again but he lost that fear along ago and now a knew fear developed. Loosing her because of their ties. "I would never ask you to leave the Sith or do anything that is against your cause but it will be hard."

After the trek Lukas would see some movement along a big range of mountain bases. It was some small speeders that were moving around as Lukas and Celeste had an advantage overlooking the valley as he plopped down and took out his binocs before scanning down below. "I'm counting 4-5 holding the front entrance." he would turn to her and smile softly. "After what I seen on that ship, that is nothing for you." he smirked softly as he admired her strength and warrior mentality but her softness she had for him as he turned back. "We could wait until night to hit them? They'll see us try to traverse the open snow easily in the broad day light?".

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

Once they started walking she tried to fully hide her annoyance that was directed at the snow. Maybe Rattatak had made her soft in this regard. She hadn't had any problems with different terrain before, but now she was mildly annoyed by the snow and the cold and she was almost longing to come back into the heat again, which was an interesting insight for her. Even though they were constantly involved in deep conversations she kept her gaze attentive and never stopped carefully scanning their surroundings. His next question hit differently as it hadn't been such a long time ago since she had talked with Zactar about the exact same subject. "Well, technically I'm living an independent life on Rattatak. What I've established there is not in the name of the Empire. It's my own path and I've been following it for a long time now. I've represented the Empire diplomatically before, but I'm slowly distancing myself from them after all that horrible bloodshed and the invasions. That was never something I supported" she replied honestly, in a rather serious tone. They had a similar conversation on Bunduki, but since then she had continued cutting of her ties.

As they marched on she let out a little sigh. Of course this was everything but easy and in contrast to her, she knew that he was still very involved in his work and she didn't blame him at all. What he did was striving for the good. It was just what she constantly tried to do: Doing good and being just. However, she also knew that he wasn't as free as she was. He had sworn an oath and he had strictly followed the Code until...well yesterday. Because of her. She was aware of what he was sacrificing with this sort of commitment and while she nodded in agreement, she was also torn. "I know that we have to be careful and I appreciate your commitment...however I wonder why it has to be this complicated. I understand the reason behind your Code. You shouldn't be distanced by feelings and commitment...but you can always separate your personal love life from your professional life. At least that's what I'm certain about. You showed me how much passion is hidden inside you and what wrong with letting it out? What's wrong with processing and allowing emotions as long as they don't blind you? Honestly the Jedi I've met so far seemed rather accepting..." she went own, her voice soft yet still serious. She knew that they were playing with fire, but she wouldn't let it stop her. She would never deny this intense, passionate feelings she had for him and she wouldn't even be afraid to be honest about it to others. "That's honestly my goal...establishing a society in which we won't have to keep it a secret...", she added, slightly frustrated that it wasn't that easy yet.

Once they had finally reached their destination and observed it from a safe distance, she took out her binoculars. "Affirmative. Im pretty sure they are taking turns in keeping watch outside in the cold. There can't be too many of them, but yes, I would assume we lay low and wait for the dark until we strike. I'd prefer to do this stealthily and quickly" she then replied with a soft smile she packed the binocs away again. "But I'm also fine with a direct offensive. Or, if you prefer something fully refreshing and scheming, I could convince you of my acting skills. I've pulled the 'help me I'm stranded and innocent' number a couple of times. Sometimes it helps with gaining information on numbers" she then offered with cheeky smirk, leaving him the choice as she was fine with every plan.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius nodded softly as he listened to her reasoning. He liked this side of her, it was on point, logical and questioning as he couldn't help but smirk when they trekked and he listened to her. She had a point, The Jedi did have a code but more and more seemed to be having partners, in secrecy or not. It seemed like a possibility could be turned around but Lukas doubted it. Knowing the Jedi were stuck in their ways for a lot of things but can be accepting as partners seemed to be flowing in at times though with a Sith was harder but she did plan on cutting connections with them that left Lukas very well in hope of having her without hiding her. He sighed a little thinking to himself as he walked. The personal life and work life of a Jedi go hand in hand. This is their life, their way of upbringing and focus. Spare time was usually training or studying. He would nod softly to her last comment. "I believe if it was to happen, you'd be the one to make it happen." He smiled in a sad look as it shouldn't have to be this way.

Lukas would lay on his side as he looked over at her with his teeth showing as he laughed. "Oh I am so up to see you do the lost neglectful act." he chimed as he would look back out to them as he thought for a moment. "But i'll raise you one...If we can get as close as we can I have a plan, just got to close that gap." he would turn to think for a moment. "Let's see if we can pull this off, come." he smirked as he took his back pack and handed it to her. "You're now pregnant since you like me A LOT" he would tease carefully at the comment as stood up and held onto her. Making his way down the slope towards them as he began to pretend he was in distress. Walking dazed and leaning on her. "Do the same." he mumbled softly with a gleam in his eye for a moment as he continued to walk towards the group.

It didn't take very long before they were spotted and one called out to them. "Stop! Who goes there?" barked one as Lukas feebly fell down for a moment before painfully making himself stand on his feet. "Please. PLEASE help." he coughed violently. "My wife..we were.." he sound disorientated for a moment. "We were travelling on a transport ship to the city of Nola." he would cough again as he looked down and not towards them. "bandits came...they took everything and left us...please." he beckoned in agony. "my wife is pregnant." he would point towards her as one of them scowled. "How is that our issue?" Lukas would get on his hands and knees crawling. "Pleasssse" he continued crawling. Before he was close enough. One of them scowled again and kicked him in the side. "This isn't our karkin problem. PISS OFF!" he said before the igniting of a lightsaber came out from the side of Lukas. Holding it in his hand as he spoke.

"It's your problem now." with that he would raise himself to his feet and use a strong blast of the force to push the loose snow on the ground at them like a mini blizzard as all they seen was their lightsabers igniting through it and their shadowy figures.

@LadyRen

 

[Celeste Stythani]

There had never been a moment in which she had not been entirely honest with him but she had never outlined it all so explicitly. It still felt relieving to have it off her chest and his last comment on the issue was extremely sweet. "You're too kind...honestly. I'd try everything. On Rattatak I've learned that progress is slow but it's always worth it. Well see how this plays out but I'm confident that there will be the time in which we won't have to worry about that anymore" she then replied softly, with an obvious amount of hope and optimism in her voice as they stayed in their hidden location for now. The sun was the only thing making their waiting bearable right now and the light rays on her skin prickled warmly as she was still looking in his beautiful eyes.

When he suddenly outlined his supposedly even better idea she had to concentrate in order not to burst into laughing. "My...my...Lukas you can be one naughty, scheming mind" she teased him playfully, amusedly shaking her head in disbelief as she grabbed his back back to prepare her little baby bump. She had indeed noticed that he was also wanting to come along in order to protect her, but his new idea had really caught her off guard. "Okay then I'll follow your lead. I'm curious to see your deceptive attempt" she then added with a smirk, forcing herself to breathe through to focus again. For her, this was an easy task since she was specialized in manipulation and deception, but she wondered how much acting talent was hidden inside a noble, honest Jedi.

As he started his descend down the slope she was concentrating but she was indeed deeply impressed at first. She staggered down, her expression completely devastated as she held her 'baby bump' with her left hand. She was pretending to gasp for her while the heavy breaths made it impossible for her to speak clearly. "Pl...please. H-Help us" she only added feebly pleading before Lukas continued his little performance. "My h-husband was...hurt" she whimpered faintly as she went on her knees besides him. While they seemed to demonstrate absolutely no extent of mercy they were just making it easier for her to not regrett killing them soon and of course it didn't took long until they were urged to stop their play and turn to drastic measures. In one swift motion she reached under her coat, grabbing the lightsaber's hilt that was strapped to her hips while she pushed herself to her feet. "Maybe we would have spared your lives if you bastards would have demonstrated some hospitality" she added amusedly to his threat before she ignited the saber and immediately started jumping at the first through the stirred up snow, so that he didn't even had the chance to reach for his vibro-blade. Admittedly, the backpack that was strapped to her belly slowed her down, but she was still agile enough to bring her saber trough the second guard's chest after she had beheaded the first.

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[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would watch as the blown snow made visibility difficult for a brief moment. Allowing them the time to get close as he moved forward. His lightsaber hilt tightly gripped in his hand as the blue glow flashed through the snow drift. It seemed Celeste was rather ready as she made no shortage of mercy to those who stood in her way. Lukas being a little more profound with his emotions as he continued to walk forward at the cave entrance. One of the guards came rushing at him with a vibro as Lukas raised his lightsaber to make contact with it. The hissing of the two blades smashing together as Lukas took his free hand and gave the guard a force push as it sent him flying into the wall and taking him out cold junk. It seemed Celeste already took care of the two closest ones and now Lukas had the third out of the equation as there was only one left who stood at the front of the entrance shaking while the other ran inside quickly. His vibrosword in his hand as Lukas continued to approach. "Give up." he said softly to him as his icy blue eyes looked through him.

"N-no!" he barked. "I will not!" Lukas would continue walking as he sighed a little. "You tried to take our lives and that Senator. Give up. You will be trialed in a court fairly." Lukas said honestly as the guard dove at him with a high swing. "NO!" Lukas would let his lightsaber come up and go across his stomach swiftly as it retracted when the man fell over into the snow. Stone dead. Lukas sighd heavily as he looked around and to Celeste to see if she was okay. "Well, they're dealt with." he said in a firm nod as his eyes quickly checked her over for any marks or cuts. She looked okay and well as far as he seen as he turned to head inside the cavern. The ice blue clear walls high over their heads as Lukas entered further into the cave. Hearing stirring and stuff moving about as they got closer and closer. A guard back at the front managed to slip through so they knew they were coming. The element of surprise now gone as Lukas cut the corner to see a bandit sat up with a blaster turret mounted and began to fire rapidly at their direction.

Lukas would jolt back from the corner into cover as the red blaster bolts began to hit the side of the ice wall sending chunks of ice and smoke everywhere as he volleyed round after round at them. Lukas would grimace for a moment under the heavy fire as he turned his head to look at Celeste. "I don't think they're happy with us." He smiled softly in a calm demeanor as the red blasters continued to rip past the corner. "They got to stop at some point.".

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[Celeste Stythani]

Once she had dealt with both guards she immediately directed her attention to Lukas to see whether he was doing okay, but he was still involved in a little dance with one of the guards who seemingly discussed the terms of his surrender. It wasn't surprising for her that he refused to yield and so the same fate awaited him, however what left her thoughtful for a moment was the fact how she had dealt with the guards herself. Normally, she was a firm believer in mercy and negotiations but she had lost her patience with thus particular paramilitarian group.

They had openly tried to assault to senators and she was convinced that they were too dangerous to be kept alive and she was also convinced that a missed their chance for a fair trial some time ago. They had fought dirtily and it had taken weeks to finally track them down so it was time to eliminate the threat now. However, one issue remained present in her mind: She was well aware of the fact that Lukas had a slightly different view on the subject and despite everything they had done, he was still trying to treat them better than they had deserved it which just proved that he was just such a pure, good soul. However, before she would become too sentimental she urged herself to stay focused but she still hoped that he was not judging her too harshly because she had killed them without hesitation.

When the guards were dealt with she quickly opened her snow suit to get rid of the fake baby bump and slung the backpack back over her shoulder while she shivered for a moment as the icy wind found its way underneath her thickest layer of clothes. "Yes...and unfortunately it seems like we've lost the element of surpise" she then noted with a sigh because she had just realized that one of the guards had managed to reach the others inside which was indeed quite unfortunate. Once she followed him inside and the hail of blaster bolts was sent at them she reciprociated his smile before she sarcastically added "Well, next time we should announce our arrival". She then nodded affirmatively at his remark, her gaze shifting from the blaster fire to him before another warm smile crossed her lips. She waited patiently for the bombardment to abate until she confidently stepped around the corner, immediately stretching out her left hand to grab the man at the turret by the throat with the Force and yank him off his position. "Alright let's move" she then quickly said to him while she had already brought her blade up to deflect the incoming laser bolts shot by the few men with the blasters.

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[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurelius would smirk a little as the blaster bolts finally came to a thud. His icy blue eyes shifting over at Celeste and was about to make a teasing remark before she stepped out and used the force to grab the bandit off the gun. A smirk forming slightly as he stepped out from behind her and continued to push forward. Letting his light saber come out once more and ignite as he began to use that time to try to gain ground. Making a quick run as the remainder of the bandits began to open up with sporadic blaster fire as bolts were impacting around the duo. Lukas managed to deflect a few away before ducking down behind some crates that were stacked up and full of equipment. The blaster bolts would keep coming closer and closer as Lukas would look around for an idea. It seemed everytime he was in a fight the odds always had to be against him but fortunately enough Celeste was with him and she was something not to be wrecked with.

Lukas would look at the icy blue walls as he thought for a moment before glancing over to Celeste. "We could bring the cave down?" he thought for a moment but he also thought they could always put down their arms. Lukas would raise his head slightly and call out . 'The jig is up, surrender and we-" before a blaster bolt missed his head by a foot. Immediately taking cover as he heard someone call out "Eat Shit Jedi." before he sighed. "Well that isn't going to work. Back to plan A?" he would look at Celeste as they could technically bring down the walls on the cave and let them collapse on the group but trying to get at them from across the cave would be an issue. His eyes would look up to see a decent sized hole in the ceiling of the cave where they most likely came in through for their ship and exited as he also had a rather splendid idea. Avalanche?. Lukas would wonder if they could double back and try that method?

Either way they were running out of time as the blaster bolts didn't seem to be stopping and soon enough the group would close the distance to try to kill.

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[Celeste Stythani]

Celeste wanted to be strategic about it and yet she had found herself storming out rather impulsively, choosing a rather direct offensive instead of contemplating their possibilities a little longer. Now she found herself in the midst of a multidirectional blaster fire and she quickly realized that there were a few more enemies than expected inside this cave. She dodged a few bolts and deflected a few others, also skillfully directing two at one of the causers and thereby eliminating atleast one of the targets with it. She still pushed forward, trying to find a strategically clever position to take cover but found nothing but a few wooden crates that wouldn't last extraordinarily long if the rain of fire would continue.

One good things, however, was that Lukas was right there with her and until now he seemed unharmed as well which was a huge relief. "The cave down? Sure...we could try but it's unlikely they'll let us move much" she replied hastily but still throwing him a little smile. She was still rather optimistic, but once one of the bastards talked back like this, she was slowly starting to lose her patience. She briefly considered both options before she nodded affirmatively. "We're outnumbered and they are scattered, so we either take them out one by one or we'll make a run. You go first, I'll give you cover and hold them off" she then suggested confidently but already doubting that he would agree as protective as he was. She was not doubting her abilities and she knew that she would manage, but there were running out of options and soon the decision would be made for them if they didn't act now. It was not difficult for her to work under pressure but their prospects weren't the best right now so she was curious for his decision.

@Exhilian

 

[Lukas Aurelius]

Lukas Aurellius would continue ducking down as the blaster bolts were hitting all around them. His eyes focusing over at Celeste as he continued to think to see what they can do. "Yeah we're bringing this down." he thought for a moment as he grabbed her face for a quick quick second and pushed his lips against hers as he then bolted off with a rain of blasters hitting past him as he made a break for the entrance they came in. Rounding the corner to safety as he smelt something burning as he turned look at a blaster nearly missed his leg but caught part of his pants on fire. He would quickly put it out with a quick pat as he rushed back outside to where they came in from. Lukas would continue looking through the bodies before opening a bag from one of the dead. Finding a thermal detonator in the back of the pack after it only took him 3 bodies he searched to find it. Grabbing it he would begin to then make his way up the side of the cliff. Pushing himself with the force to get a bit higher on the slope before cresting the edge where it got flat.

Thankfully the outside had edges and rocks to grip onto from overtime and the elements compared to the smooth icy walls on the inside as Lukas pushed to the edge of the big opening in the ceiling and called out. "CELESTE MOVE BACK." as he pressed in on the thermal detonator and threw it on the opposite ledge as the beeping and red flash could be seen before it landing in a soft thud in the snow. The beeping picking up as shortly after it would explode. Lukas in the same time would land on his stomach for cover as the explosion made the ledge of the hole become unsupported and begin to start bringing the ceiling in on the side of the bandits. Chunks of ice and snow toppling down over them like a wave of fury as the cave began to collapse itself from the one section not holding its weight.


Lukas would get up and begin to turn tail to get off the top as he began to work his way down the slope that ended up more in a tumble as he came barreling down the side like a snowball. Only before thudding on the harder snow that was pact down. A groan escaped his lips as he slowly lifted himself up and looked for Celeste.

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[Celeste Stythani]

She enjoyed this short moment where time seemed to stand still. They weren't in the midst of a shooting right now, there were just the two of them for this quick, beautiful moment until she was pulled back into the reality. She nodded again, signaling her understanding because he was already making a run for the back. She jumped to her feet, sending a broad Force Push towards the attackers, knocking a few of them of their feet while she interfered with their blaster bolts. She quickly glanced over her shoulder to reassure he made it out safely before she dove behind the crates again. As soon as he had rounded the corner the first started to yell. "Run you coward! We'll hunt you down anyway!" an angry voice exclaimed, before the fire stopped for a moment. "Get that... Sith bitch!" the same voice yelled afterwards, but there was a serious hint of confusion in his voice.

Oh no you won't get that 'Sith bitch' she thought darkly while she prayed Lukas would find a fast way to get this over with. For now, she was caught behind those crates and they were closing in on both sides and she had to come up with something really quick. "You traitor! I'd knew you'd abandon me" she furiously shouted after Lukas, hoping to stir some chaos through confusion and apparently it helped, because the same voice followed soon after. "Yeah never trust the Jedi scum!". As a short mumbling followed soon after, she assumed that they were possibly scheming to overthrow her in a different way, but as silence followed, she grew nervous. She could still sense them moving, but much more hesitantly than before while she glanced upwards, but after a few more second she could finally hear Lukas' voice from above. Without thinking twice, she started sprinting as well, using the moment of surpise to get the hell out of there while the beeping detanator announced itself. A little breathless but vastly unscathed she slid outside, indeed landing on her side as she had lost her balance thanks to the ice below but when she looked up she couldn't help but to chuckle as she could see him on the ground as well. "Well that...surely was something. Quick thinking. That was a nice idea, but I'd definitely say I prefer the cabin" she then teased amusedly before she realized that he might have hurt himself. She got back to her feet immediately, closing the distance between them before she observed him with a rather worried look. "Are you okay?".

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