"Easily?" Kitra asked with a frown. The girl thought of the chances; before she recalled the last time they infiltrated a base, when the three of them were a group of four. When she lost Lani. Kitra shook her head to herself, as she realized their lack of chances.
"If you're done validating her in exchange of your own primitive needs; you'll realise that I have a lot of skills too." K-2 called out, making Cassian's face turn a deep hue of pink. Kitra glanced up at the droid with an entertained smirk.
The man gradually overcame his embarrassment and faced Kitra again, "Numbers don't mean a thing if you're here." Cassian spoke, as he thought of their many missions together where the girl would face masses of Imperials with her lightsabers. She was unstoppable in his eyes.
Kitra recognised his thoughts. The girl let out a sigh and walked towards the man, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. Her touch instantly calming down his stress and aggravation from earlier. "Cassian, I'm not invincible. I'm at much risk as you are, in any situation." Kitra revealed, in an attempt to shine a humbling light onto the image of the Jedi.
Cassian looked down at the girl who stood within a close proximity. He glanced from the hand on his shoulder, to her eyes that looked into his. Her serenity made him think back to her actions from the previous night; where she made her feelings known to him. Something he was too scared to do.
Before Cassian could think for any longer, Kitra took a step back and removed her hand from his shoulder. Breaking out from his thoughts, he too took a step back and climbed up towards the cockpit.
Kitra took a seat as the U-Wing steered out of Yavin IV's atmosphere, as it shot into hyperspace. The girl looked towards the cockpit where Cassian sat, as she smiled to herself. She was glad that she finally took a step forward and did something; as the containment of feelings for a few years had been too much for the girl to carry.
Although she was happy that she could finally recognize Cassian's reciprocated feelings, and the two of them could make a decision on what to do; Kitra was also worried. The bounty on her head was too high for any hunter to ignore, which made Cassian a target for danger.
Pushing her worries to the side, Kitra decided that she would live in the present. As too much worry could be the catalyst for an undesirable downfall. The U-Wing shot out of hyperspace, as it steered towards the yellow planet. Kitra watched as they flew across ancient ruins, as centuries of civilization laid to waste in abandonment.
The ship lowered onto the ground, making Kitra stand up as she checked over her hidden weapons. Letting out a content breath, she watched the ship power down, as another landed beside them.
Cassian joined her side as he checked over his weapons. The pilot opened the door to the ship and stepped out into the terrain, with Kitra following closely behind him. The moment she stepped out of the ship, she let out a groan. "You have got to be joking." Kitra grumbled, as she looked down at the sand, before looking across the miles of terrain that was also covered with sand. "Oh look, it's your favourite!" Cassian joked, earning a glare from the girl.
Kitra took out a device from her belt, as she scanned their surroundings for any life forms. As she did so, the ship beside them opened as a short man stepped out with a timid expression. Kitra observed the man, who moved his hands about in a particular choreography.
"We call him Mute. He was part of a resistance squad on his home planet, he was one of the best on his team at intercepting any kind of transmission. But, he suffered. He was shell shocked, after losing everything. Since then, he never spoke again." Cassian explained. The man who went by the name of Mute, signed his hands. Cassian leaned towards Kitra, "He said--"
YOU ARE READING
☆ 𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐒𝐄 ☆ 𝐂. 𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐑
FanfictionWhen a smuggler who has been hiding for most of her life teams up with a Rebel Captain to secure Imperial information, she finds out how impactful the Rebellion could be to restoring the Galaxy. As she goes on a journey, the Empire attempts to find...
thirty five
Start from the beginning