Bare | Kaaydan x Rue (One-shot)
After a successful espionage mission and a grandiose escape, Rue and Kaaydan "wind off" on the way back to the nearest spaceport..
Pairing: Smuggler x Imperial Agent
Warnings: non-detailed nudity, suggestive, talk in bed, mention of spice (fictional drug) and addiction.
Edit illustration at the end! (non-detailed nudity)
8 ATC | XS Freighter, Captain's Quarters.
...
The mission was a success and it had been accordingly celebrated in the quarters. The Agent and the Captain shared the same bed, bare against each other, while waiting for the ship to reach their destination. The Captain was already resting, Rue thought about doing so as well but curiosity wouldn't let her. Last time they shared a bed, he was only a scoundrel she needed to seduce to accomplish a mission but now.. felt different. Working together had allowed them to discover each other, desire each other and this time for who they truly are. Rue was caressing some features of his, letting herself wonder with never-ending questions. She mindlessly started tracing over one of his facial scars with her fingers, following its course from his eyebrow to his lips.
Unable to contain her curiosity she finally spoke it out. "So, are you gonna tell me how you really got these?"
Kaaydan, who wasn't really sleeping to begin with, slowly opened his eyes, visibly amused by the question. "My scars? I've already told you."
His audacity made Rue laugh "Don't be ridiculous, a Rancor?"
"No.. You told me the story you tell pretty girls you want in your bed" The Chiss woman got closer to him "I want the real story."
Kaaydan really did find her fascinating, he couldn't believe that he was actually considering telling her the truth.
"It's really not an exciting story." He said, still not entirely sure about telling her.
"Today was exciting enough.. I just want to know more about you, Kaaydan." Rue said, making herself comfortable again and resting her head on his shoulder.
Kaaydan looked at the ceiling, thinking about the decision he was about to make and then, he let out a long sigh. "Alright, here goes nothing."
He could feel her lovely gaze onto him but he kept staring into the void, otherwise he wouldn't be able to tell this story.
"Back when I still lived on Nar Shaddaa I.. had problems with spice."
"It got to the point where my credits couldn't keep up and the withdrawal symptoms made me do something really stupid."
He finally looked at her, a grin with hints of shame on his face and said...
"I tried to steal spice."
Both were silent for a few seconds, the look on her face spoke for her. The word resonated in her mind ''tried..''
"They caught me, obviously." He confirmed.
"They nearly beat me to death, I really thought they were gonna kill me."
"Until they stopped but not out of mercy.. they stopped because their boss had arrived and let's say he wasn't too thrilled with the situation."
Rue softly squeezed Kaaydan's arm, as she knew the story wasn't going to end well.
"Killing me would've been too easy. No.. he wanted to give me a lesson." He really tried to keep it cool but the slight tremble in his voice proved otherwise.
"He asked his men to hold me while he pulled out a vibroknife out of his sheath.."
"And he did this." Kaaydan said as he pointed the two cuts accross his face.
There was a silence.
Rue held him, in a way that almost felt like a hug, she looked at him in the eyes and she said "You didn't deserve that."
He huffed a laugh, he couldn't truly believe her words but he appreciated the thought behind them.
Kaaydan needed to escape the seriousness of this conversation, so he said "Well, at least I look hot with those scars."
This phrase being the conclusion to his confession made Rue giggle, he really could be an idiot sometimes, she thought.
"..and they give me something fun to lie about. You gotta admit, a Rancor would've been cool." He said jokingly.
His wording aroused the woman's curiosity further more.
"Do you really always lie about them?"
The look on her face gave it away that she was plotting something, Kaaydan just didn't know what exactly yet.
"Yeah, why not? It's not like I'm seeing the person who asked again." He said warily, unsure of where this was going.
"So what you're saying is that you wish to see me again." She said seductively while moving up to him.
He looked so confused but Rue could tell the sudden closure had an effect on him.
"What? I didn't-"
"You wouldn't have told me the truth if you didn't know we'd cross paths again.." said the Chiss woman with a proud expression on her face.
Kaaydan exhaled a smile when he finally realized. She was trying to destabilize him, trying to bring out his weakness for her but he couldn't let her win, not yet.
"And what if I've just been lying to you this whole time?"
As the smuggler was trying to save himself Rue was getting closer and closer to his face. It was a matter of time before he fell.
"What if I'm lying right now?" He tried to fight it off but the longing in his eyes betrayed him.
The woman was now only a few centimeters from him and said "I don't think you are."
Rue at last pressed her lips against his, leading Kaaydan to close his eyes and kiss her back profoundly. Her satisfied grin slowly faded as she savoured the moment.
...
They eventually fell asleep to the engines' soothing hum. It felt like the galaxy had pierced thought the ship and instilled its stillness inside. Everything felt so quiet, as if time itself had stopped for them. For a moment, it was just them, the sounds of engines and the nothingness of the galaxy.