Chapter Text
Many years ago:
"Pull up the sails!" "Pull them up! Or we'll drown!" "I'm hoisting the sails!" roared the sailor over the other as they ran all over the ship in panic. The metallic Imperial ship toppled from side to side as the wild waters of the Unknown Ocean toyed with the ship's walls. The ship rose tiptoe into the air. , forcing the startled Imperial Navy to scream and grab onto the nearest ship's ledge, the others were not so lucky as their screams evaporated deep into the sea.
The front of the ship shook with a strong impact into the Unknown Ocean, and several other unfortunates fell from the ship. "Sails up!" shouted the Colonel, who finally managed to pull up the sails, which had been secured from above with a strong rope by the few remaining sailors, who managed to hold their grounds.
The helmsman nodded and tried to turn the rudder sharply, hoping to avoid another tidal wave. He moaned loudly as he fought for dominance of the ship against the wildly swirling waves.
"Correct course!" shouted the Admiral, barely able to stay on his feet. His greenish sailor's uniform, slightly damp from the seawater that had come here over the bridge. with contempt. "Get us out of that storm at once!" shouted the Admiral furiously, who was shaken by another wave of the sea against the beam of the ship and fell to the ground.
,,Sir! I told you that this weather is not ideal for traveling!" barked one of the commanders, who was holding tightly to the ship's control panel. The admiral just threw his hand over him, not wanting to listen to his warnings here and now.
"Commander! Now I really don't want to hear your opinions! Now! Calculate the route for our hyper drive! And get us out of that storm!” “It's no storm, sir.” He threw up one of the sailors, and with his hands firmly on the frame of the panel he approached him. The admiral raised an eyebrow and furrowed his brows at him. He scowled at him disdainfully.
Another wave rocked the ship, the ship's lights flashed and the ship's sirens grew louder. The red light shone brightly through the thick dark fog of the dark night of the Unknown Ocean.
"Really?" The Admiral asked his commander who was between amused and contemptuous voice. "So how do you explain this 'Abnormal' storm to me? Commander?" His voice sounded challenging. His Commander, was many years older than him, and hadn't even been in the Imperial Navy very long.
"In all the years I've been sailing this ocean, I've never seen such an angry ocean" "Angry? ANGRY?!" He shouted at his commander in a higher pitch. The ship shook again. Radar whistled across the entire bridge where everyone was trying to get to their feet again.
"Yes sir, enraged..." the elderly man chimed in. "We are in their territory, Sir." "On their territory? This is Empire territory! Every drop in this ocean is the property of the Empire!” “Tell them that, Admiral.”
The admiral furrowed his brow again and gave his senior subordinate a disdainful look. The admiral almost thought that the salt water had gone to his brain, but at the same time he realized that the sailor was almost at home here. That it comes from a neighboring part of the ocean. From the Wild Ocean, which is right next to this one. He had heard rumors about some unknown beings several times, but he always just shook his head at it.
“Tell me you believe those nonsense!” he raged at him. had more important things to do than just believe a few brats about non-human beings.
"There's a big difference between a nonsense and a story, Sir." he explained to him. Everyone else who was either hiding behind the panels or trying to take control of the wild ship watched their conversation in alarm, almost oblivious to the things going on around them. The admiral straightened up and adjusted the corner of his uniform.
"Teach me," he challenged.
"In these oceans, where a few hundred years ago, where no human foot dared to enter, creatures lives..." the elder Commander began, slowly approaching him. "Teeth as sharp as a knife. Eyes so callous and empty, that even death would be afraid of them. Long and sharp nails, not even Beskar could hold against their attack." He waved his arms around him and grabbed the helm of the ship where he was now face to face with the younger Admiral. "Skin as blue as the ocean itself and soul as cold as the bottom of the ocean itself... Chiss."
Apart from the crashing waves against the sides of the ship, and the loud blaring of sirens and radar, the entire bridge was silent.
" A Chiss?" The admiral began to laugh heartily, and grabbed his stomach with his right hand while holding onto the helm with the other. "By the maker! You can't be serious?!" He took a deep breath, and exhaled, and held his hand out in front of him to put some distance between him and his crazy subordinate. "You old fool..." He shook his head a few times and looked directly into his green eyes. "I've heard of several nonhuman spiecies like the Twi'lek, Togruta, Duros and a few others, but Chiss? what's that in all nine realms is that?!" "Chiss is-"
“DADDY!” The door swung open and a little girl who couldn't have been more than six years ran in. The Admiral and the Commander looked at the girl and the Admiral felt like his heart stopped. “Y/N!” He shouted and quickly ran to her, grabbing both of her shoulders tightly. “What the hell are you doing here?!” The little girl was shaking as tears welled up in her eyes. The admiral, her father realized his mistake and held his daughter tightly in his arms.
"Admiral! We have detected unknown signs of life!" called one of the officers who had managed to keep his seat the entire time. The admiral rose to his feet, grabbed his daughter by the shoulder, and together they ran to the control panel. his F/C's eyes widened in fear and shock.
"Turn on the shields now!" He shouted at the top of his lungs. He then looked behind him where he saw a young cadet, and pointing at him with his finger. "You! Take my daughter to the escape pods! If the ship starts to sink, I want you to get my daughter from the pods back to the nearest island in the Wild Ocean, is that clear?!"
The young cadet nodded his head several times. He would have saluted if his hands weren't firmly glued to the frame of the bridge. "Y-Yes Sir!" "Daddy no!" screamed the little girl, and grabbing her father's hands. Her F/C eyes met his F/C eyes. He just gave her a weak smile of reassurance as convincingly as he stroked her hair. Unlika her mother, who's safely back on the island of Coruscant.
"Just go, Honey. I'll join you soon, don't worry.” He gave her a small kiss on the forehead and then pushed her towards the cadet who grabbed her around the waist, threw her over his chest and started running away as fast as he could.
"DADDY!" With tears in her eyes, the little girl called out to her father as the unknown man led her away. She desperately reached out for her father, but the Admiral just looked away with his head bowed. "Admiral?" The commander addressed his superior. If someone had seen tears in his eyes, he would have said that they were sea water, but no one asked him why he was glad no one did.
"Estimate how long it will take to collide?" The Admiral asked. He straightened his back and lifted his chest into the air. The navigator looked at the radar and shook his head. "Soon sir..." The Admiral let out a breath of contempt. or sadness, it was not easy to tell. "Alright then...if the beasts want us..." He turned towards the helm and grabbed both of his hands tightly. The Elder Commander took a breath, it reminded him of the time he heard that a proper captain of a ship would let themselves be sunk together with his ship. This was the only reason he tolerated him for years, the Admiral may not have been the smartest, but he was a honorable man. ,,Full speed ahead!"
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NOW :
~~Y/N POV~~
I'm sitting on the airspeeder that was taking me towards the Imperial Academy. With a deep inhale and exhale I clearly showed my displeasure as the driver of that airspeeder turned to face me, it's my personal protocol droid U6.
“Is something bothering you miss L/N?” the droid asked. His voice sounded like an echo in a can and lifeless as always. For an emotional support droid, I've never felt better with him. I turned towards the silver gilt droid with purple eyes and shook my head, the droid turned back to the road as he noticed my reaction.
"Young lady, today is your first day entering the Imperial Coruscant Academy, you should be honored." He looked at me again, although it wasn't visible, I've known my droid since I was little, and I can tell when his expression hardens. "Also, if you want to make friends, you should start using your words! Or are you some astromech that can't communicate except by chirping?" I gave my droid an annoyed look.
But U6 either didn't notice my reaction, or ignored it, and continued driving.
Coruscant is a beautiful island. It is several hundred miles high, and it also reaches deep into the underground, where the poorer inhabitants or crimminals tend to live. I personally have never been there, and I don't want to either. Those places are rusty with all the water and several flats are even flooded because of the sea. Those people there are also dangerous, but they can't leave because they don't have enough credits.
As we flew through the dark sky, with the sun slowly rising on the horizon, I noticed, just for a moment, an elderly lady wearing a pierced gold dress that was embellished with all kinds of gems and cheap accessories. I smiled to myself. Reminded of my presence, U6 turned his metal head towards me and I'm sure if he were human he would have raised an eyebrow at me. "What amused you so much? My lady?” he asked, I could hear the curiosity in his metalic voice.
I didn't want to tell him, because I know that he will say that I am childish, as always. “I just... when we passed that lady with the huge dress... I imagined her riding a tricycle on a tightrope like Kowakian!” I chuckled to myself as I remembered the funny monkey. U6 snorted in disdain and turned toward the road.
"Miss Y/N!" he said warningly. "How many times have I told you to stop your imagination? There is no place for jesters or dreamers at the Imperial Academy!"
I knew it, I expected it, but still his words humiliated me. But it's not the droid's fault, it's my mother's fault. I haven't seen her in years, not since my father died. The day I miraculously returned to Coruscant, my mother put me on the neck of this rude droid.
She programmed him not to raise me, but to train me to be an Imperial tool. A tool that follows orders, just like her. She too was transported here to the academy a long time ago, where they trained her and made her what she is now. It is hard to say whether she ever loved her father at all, or he loved her. I don't want to end up like that, with someone I won't love and be forced to carry his child.
“U6, if you took me to the docks right now, I would-” “I'm sorry, but I cannot support you in your rebellion. You are the daughter of the deceased Imperial Admiral Lethane L/N and Imperial Commodore Sethana L/N. It is expected that one day you will also become an Imperial, and you will do honor to your family by marrying an Imperial Admiral, or another of the Elite family."
I took a deep breath and leaned back more against the airspeeder's comfortable passenger seats.
Of course, everyone expected it. Of course, everyone wanted it that way. My mother wants it that way, my friends want it that way, the Empire wants it that way. But does anyone care what I want?
"I'm sorry." For a second I thought I heard regret in his tinny voice. I turned towards him, expecting him to say something more. But he didn't. His words, but for the first time in my life, brought at least a little satisfaction in my shattered heart. A muscle that I forgot still worked had raised up in a smile, albeit a weak one, but at least something.
"As for me, after I take you to the academy, they will wipe my memory and reprogram me," he said suddenly, his words surprised me. I felt a little sorry for him, he's just a droid after all, he's not like a human or any other creature. He takes it as a duty.
"At least you'll forget about me." I smiled weakly. But one thing I envy droids, they don't have to feel anything if they don't want to, and at any time they can erase their memory, forget everything ugly, or even the pain, and live another day as if nothing happened yesterday
"I will miss you. Despite your boldness and your stupid ideas, of all my old masters I've ever served..." He turned to me and gave me a small bow. "You were my favorite.
I felt my eyes getting moist, which I immediately wiped with my hand. "Damn U6, do you really have to be nice to me just now?"
We soon arrived at the place. He parked on an open platform where 4 Stormtroopers immediately marched towards us. One of them had a black epaulet on his shoulder. He is the sergeant of this squadron. "Your Imperial code Cylinder, please," he aproached me, holding out his shiny white, armed hand.
I was still sitting on the airspeeder as I nodded my head at him and handed him my Imperial code Cylinder from my breast pocket. He took it and stuck it into the black-colored R4 astromech, which I only now noticed at his side, into the connector. He scanned it for a few seconds before spitting it out and chirping in agreement. My login code matched.
"Welcome to the academy, Miss Y/N L/N," the sergeant greeted me with a bow. "Thank you, Sergeant." I nodded my head in respect and got out of the airspeeder. But before those Stormtroopers took me away, I turned to my old droid one last time and gave him a weak smile. "You weren't the best droid I wanted, but you took care of me, and I hope the Empire will transfer you to a good place." The droid, nodded his head perhaps in thanks, and flew away without a word.
Surrounded by a squadron of Stormtroopers, they began to escort me to the gates of the Academy. "If I may ask, why are you accompanying me like this? It's not like some Gralloc fwould flew in and take me away." I laughed. But they didn't show any reaction. If they smiled weakly under the mask, or if I amused them, they didn't show anything. "It's a security protocol ." replied the Sergeant, with the same calm but strong authority in his voice as the first time I heard him. "There are no Grallocs here, but there could be rebels here, and someone of your stature could be in danger." I rolled my eyes in annoyance. so they knew who I was. I hope the others don't know. I wouldn't want to be with everyone here to talk about how I survived the accident on the Nemesis star destroyer ship, on the same ship that no one survived, only me.
Over the years, everyone has asked me about the incident. My mother, my old droid, my mother's friends, my friends, everyone. And as always, I answered them, "I don't know." I don't really remember, but all I know is that since the accident, I've always had the same dream, over and over. like an old movie that it's almost infuriating, because even though I have the same dream every time, I can't really remember it. The only thing I remember is a mysterious figure with a huge fin instead of a leg , as it disappears far into the horizon of the sea.
"Here are your access codes." he handed me my new datapad with all the information regarding classes and my room. I took it in my hand and nodded my head. It was only now that I noticed we had passed through the gate and was standing in front of the metal through the sliding doors, "I believe you will do your parents and the Empire great honor." He gave one last nod before he and his squadron left with their astromech who also whistled goodbye.
I must have been the last one to arrive, or as he said: 'someone of my status'. Which could also mean a big minus in my new life. Everyone will treat me differently because of my parents, for example, teachers or officers will treat me better than others, which could create hatred towards me among my classmates.
"This is going to be really great..." Annoyed, I walked over to the sliding door panel and placed my datapad next to it. It scanned it for a few seconds before a green light flashed and the door opened. As I walked in, I noticed that it's a single bedroom. Usually, to save rooms or even credits, the rooms used to be for two to four people. I took a deep breath. At least I had the advantage of being an Elite sharing a room, for which I am very happy. Who knows who could be my roommate, or what they could do to me.
I walked over to the bed, and by my side I noticed my belongings that had been moved here some time ago. A white academic uniform was prepared on the bed. It seemed to be made of decent silk to the touch. It also looked new, unlike the other uniforms, which were mostly yellowish in color, an indication of their long-term use. Another reason for the advantage of being an Elite. For the second time in a day, I smiled weakly and took the uniform in my hand. It's really soft and doesn't have any scent or smell to it. This means that it has not been chemically modified in any way. A clean, classic scent of fiber and novelty. Nothing that would bother me.
I hung the uniform on a hanger and hung it on a hook that was about few steps away from the bed.
It was still quite early, and the Academy starts in 4 hours, enough time for me to get ready. I'm not tired at all, I feel full of adrenaline, but not the kind of adrenaline that makes you want to run milas or climb equipment. My stomach was clenching like Darth Vader was strangling me from halfway across the universe. My hands were shaking slightly, but they stopped when I clenched my hands. My chest was rising and falling faster than normal. And before we knew it, I fell to my knees and started crying.
It's here. my life ends here soon I will become a puppet of the Imperial Navy, forced to follow orders and give orders that I myself would never agree to. A soldier who will blindly follow the orders of his superiors. With my hands wet from tears, I ran through my hair, which I held onto tightly. I don't normally pull my hair out, nor am I a big fan of the pain, but this helped.
When I looked at my hands again, I noticed that they were holding a few strands of my hair. I wiped my teary eyes with my shoulders, and threw my hair into the nearest disposal. I came to a large mirror that was from the floor to the top under the ceiling, where I looked at myself. My face was wer from tears. Hair was damp and messy.
"Come on N/N... this is what you've been preparing for since you were 21, so don't give up now." I took a deep breath and exhaled, the tears had already dried on my cheeks, and my red eyes were slowly turning red again in white.
I have to put on my mask. I don't even know where I heard that nickname. I believe that N/N is a strong girl who is not afraid of anything , the way I have to be to survive.
With my last breath, I felt much better. I looked into my mirror and watched my F/C eyes. The eyes I got from my dad. The only memory I have of him.
Since his death, I haven't been able to talk to anyone about him. what was he like? What was his life like? These are questions I will never know the answer to.
I took my comb and tried my best to comb my tangled hair. Knots formed between them, which unfortunately I had to pull out with a brush. It hurt, but it was necessary.
Soon I had hair like I remember. I walked into the bathroom, which was separated from my bedroom by white curtains, and walked to the sink, where I rinsed my face with cold water.
Now I felt much cleaner and more confident. I dabbed my face with a fluffy towel, which shimmered nicely on my face and easily got rid of all the water without scratching my face in any way. The next time I looked in the mirror, I already looked younger, not like before with all those wrinkles around my face. Maybe if I had all those wrinkles, none of the Elite would want to marry me.
It is an Imperial tradition that Elite women had to be betrothed to a rich Imperial or someone of high status. I didn't want either, because they were mostly old men, but at least they were only allowed to have one wife. I wouldn't like to be with someone who has five, but the advantage would be that he could forget about me and I could get on with my life.
Or the second and worse option, I would have to stand by his side with a round belly.
I choked at the thought. I took another breath and tried to switch to other thoughts. I'm still very young, and the academy just starts today.
When I came out of the bathroom I walked over to my trunk which has the Empire logo ironed on, almost all possessions have the Empire logo on them and no other logos are supported or accepted. Especially here on Coruscant. Coruscant is the very heart of the Empire and it is also their pride, especially for all Elites or wealthy residents.
My old droid packed only what he considered the most essential things into my trunk, the rest of my possessions he either threw away or sold. But I still managed to save a few things, like this little stuffed Stormtrooper my dad gave me when I was five. Or my old photos from friends, from different schools, that I had to replace several times over the years because my droid didn't like how friendly everyone was to me.
I took the photos as real smile rose on my face. I have made several friends over the years. Dorsil, she was like my sister to me, she is a Twi'lek, with a beautiful pink skin, but then unfortunately she was deported from Coruscant, because they only want humans on this island and in the Empire, and creatures like the Twi'lek that in the water, they can turn their legs into tentacles, thanks to which they can travel perfectly deep in the oceans. Cecaelia.
The Imperium strongly abhors these species. I don't see it that way anyway, from my point of view they are beautiful and stunning. As was My friend Dorsil. She was the best swimmer I've ever seen.
It's two hours until class starts, so I decided to put on the uniform. Surprisingly, it fit perfectly around my body, and as I knew, it was very comfortable. I had no problem sitting in a chair or kneeling and standing up.
The uniform was also perfectly shaped around my body, I noticed in the uniform that I had a nicely shaped ass and chest. I was 100% sure if it was one of the Empire's intentions. But at least it didn't reveal any of my bare skin anywhere, like seamstresses do with dresses.
I grabbed my purse, which like many possessions had the Imperial logo on it, and filled it with several datapads. I then threw my purse over my shoulder, and at the same time, I heard noises outside my door. It sounded like a mouse droid.
And it was.
As soon as the door opened, I looked under our feet, where I saw a the mouse droid whistling happily. I raised my eyebrows in confusion and leaned against the doorframe as I watched the small box on wheels slide between my legs. "What?" I asked confused. The droid stopped for a second, at my feet, and whistled something. "What? breakfast?" the droid whistled in agreement before nudging my leg weakly with its small body and slowly drifting away.
As soon as I stepped out of the door frame, the metal door immediately closed behind me, and I followed the droid with quick steps.
After about ten minutes, I reached the great hall, where I ran into a couple of Imperial cadets. As I expected, they were all human, and several of them had yellowish uniforms. It wasn't obvious at first glance, but compared to mine, the difference was big.
That mouse droid was long gone.
This is everyone's first day, so nobody here should know each other very well yet. I grabbed a tray from the table and went to the counter, where the cooks prepared food for my tray, they didn't look enthusiastic, but when I thanked them, some of them nodded their heads in gratitude, or even smiled.
The food didn't look fancy, rather it was just protein shakes that contained a lot of nutrition and protein. With a black tray full of food, I sat down at one of the free tables at the edge of the dining room, where I sipped some of the shake. The taste was weird. As if I had lunch and dinner together, but after just a few sips, I felt my body filling up with energy.
"Hello!" I was so startled that I spat out the sip I had in my mouth. I wiped my nose and mouth in disgust, and angrily turned to the intruder who decided to sneak up on me from behind and address me. He looked startled himself, and held out his hands. "Oh-oh! I didn't mean to startle you!" He was a young boy with dark brown messy short hair with darker to caramel skin. He didn't look any older than me. He also has beautiful golden, almost childlike eyes. His skin reflected the light of the room beautifully, giving his skin a more shimmery sheen.
I coughed out the rest of the sheik and looked into his golden eyes. I read regret from them. The corners of his mouth turned down, and his lips twitched faintly, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't bring himself to do so until I spoke to him.
"Do you people from the Wild Sea often sneak up on people from behind like this?" The young man looked surprised as his lips formed into an 'o' shape and his eyes flashed as well. He watched me for a few seconds, like a small child tasting a candy for the first time before asking: "How did you know?" he asked almost surprised.
I couldn't help myself and smiled weakly to myself. Wasn't that obvious? ,,Simply. First of all, you have that accent of yours, even if you try to suppress it, a true Coruscant like me will recognize it at first glance. Second, you're wearing a yellowish uniform, which means you're not from the Elite and you don't know anyone there either. And third, no one on Coruscant would just sneak up on someone." His caramel cheeks flushed slightly and he turned his head to the other side where I had a good view of the outline of his head and nose. To be honest, he didn't look bad at all, he actually looked very cute.
"It is that Obvious?" he asked nervously and gave me a weak smile. I smiled weakly and looked at him, his head was still turned. "What's your name?" I asked him, making a place next to me on the metal bench. As I sat down, I felt the coldness of the new place, but somehow I didn't care.
The young man looked at me in surprise and hesitantly sat down next to me.
"Eli Vanto," he said and extended his hand for me to shake. I smiled weakly and took his hand in mine and shook it. "Y/N L/N." he smiled and nodded his head. I was surprised when he didn't respond to my name. But I'm not too surprised either. He is not local and must also be new to the Empire. It's nice to run into someone who doesn't know anything about you and doesn't immediately start bombarding you with questions about the accident and your father.
With a new feeling, we started talking. Eli is a very nice guy. The more I talked to him, the more I noticed that he was getting more and more nervous. As if he didn't want to be here at all. "Tell Eli." He sharpened his gaze on me and waited for my question. "Why are you here on Coruscant, anyway? I don't want to sound xenophobic or anything. I heard you have your own Imperial Academy in the Wild Oceans. Either you had to be real very clever that you were transferred here, or do you have a contact with someone from the Elite who helped you to get here?" I asked. I noticed a slight frown on his face and wrinkles forming on his forehead. His hands holding his sheik clenched and crumpled the cup.
"Truthfully, I don't want to be here at all," he said honestly, his golden eyes meeting mine. "I was brought here, along with a few others, due to accidents on our island Lysatra." He sighed sadly before continuing. He straightened his head forward so that I could no longer see both of his eyes, but I noticed that his left eye glinted faintly under the light. "You know, those sea creatures from the Unknown Seas, they didn't like us sending our ships there, so not only did they sink them all, but they even attacked our islands in the Wild Seas."
Unknown Sea. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up at the word. Unknown sea. Fifteen years ago my father sailed there, hoping to explore the unknown continent. I was there as a little girl. From that part of the ocean where I was the only one to come back alive.
Eli noticed my body tremble slightly. He turned his whole body towards me and tilted his head to the side. “Is something wrong Y/N?” he asked worriedly. I swallowed and took a breath. I nodded my head a few times and turned towards him. But before I could say anything we were interrupted by an amused male voice.
"Yo dude! You should be careful when you say the Unknown Sea next to her." I recognized the voice immediately. I frowned hard as that familiar light skinned hand wrapped around my shoulders and gently pressed his body against mine. L'Them. I frowned at him. His black eyes widened with amusement. Even after all these years, he still have those prestine brushed purple hair. Even tho his mother is a Twi'lek , he still has a high position because his mother is a very famous beautician who once served the emperor himself, and his father is the Governor. But I don't remember of which island.
"For here my dear is very famous because of that place-" "Why are you here, L'Them!" I scowled at him and pushed him away from me. L'Them just grinned at me and looked at his friends standing by his side. “Come on Y/N! I'd almost think you don't like seeing me here!" His all-too-familiar white, sharp teeth glinted softly against the light of the dining room. Almost instinctively, I scratched at my neck, where my muscles remember his bites well.
I rolled my eyes in annoyance and tried to move on to other thoughts. "Not as much as your perfume. Are you still stealing it from your mom?" His smile widened even more and he sat down next to me without asking. His strong hand found its way around my hip again. My muscles tensed at his audacity and I had to do my best not to punch him between his nose.
“Y/N, Y/N, Y/N~. You'll never stop amusing me." He laughed, then his black eyes found their way to Vanto. I almost screamed at him to run away.
"So, you're from the Unknown Sea? Mhm?" I noticed the muscles in his back tense up and his golden eyes lost more of the joy that had sparkled just a moment ago when we chatted as equal friends. "N-No. I'm from another part of the rim." his voice trembled, and it was clear to me that he wanted away from here. "And from where?" L'Them demanded, his lips growing ever so slightly into a mischievous smirk.
"Um-" "Come on L'Them," I interrupted Vanto, turning towards the hybrid. If he wants to play this game with him, so I have to stop him before it gets worse.
"Why are you even bothering with him? He was about to leave anyway?" I gave him a look that I hoped would tell him that I had no intention of mocking him or insulting him. Eli looked into my eyes, and his golden eyes widened in understanding. His pupils also widened. His muscles on his body relaxed and he looked much more relaxed, "Y-Yes." He nodded his head at me in thanks and quickly walked away. One of his friends took the food he left on the table and started eating the leftovers. Every student gets his own dose every day which has to last them until the end of the day, but looking at that lightly tanned person with short light brown hair, his dose for today was not enough. He laughed with amused puffy cheeks and stuck the straw in his mouth and sipped the rest of the shake.
His other friend was a girl with long red hair that reached her waist. Her green eyes watched me almost jealously as she gave me a look of hatred. Her dots around her nose and cheeks perfectly revealed her wrinkles. I quickly looked away from her.
L'Them's grip on my waist loosened, but he still held me. “So Y/N, are you talking again? hmm?" his amused voice remained the same as he looked at me.
He's a lot bigger than me, almost 6 feets tall . Which is very impressive for a Twi'lek hybrid, as they are known to be smaller in their humanoid form than in their Cecaelial form .But he can't transform into Cecaelia, which he's actually happy about, because it makes him more like a human than a nonhuman.
“Y/N, why did we break up anyway?” He asked as his black eyes met mine. I blushed slightly and looked away from him. L'Them was never the bad guy, but he was never the nicest either. Even as a child, he was a rather arrogant little boy who walked around with his nose high in the air. But he has changed a little over the years, but he can be a little respectful towards others. But only to those who are like him Of the elite, or of a higher status.
L'Them was also never a hybrid who would force someone into something. I was with him for two years before I decided to end it he would send me messages, or send me different bouquets, but I never answered him.
When he finally got my message, he never contacted me again or sent me flowers. It was as if each other did not exist. Until now.
“L'Theme, the reason we broke up was because someone like me shouldn't be dating a Governor's son like you.” My words were half true, satisfying for me but clearly not for him. but before that it wasn't bad when we first got together, hmm?" His black eyes searched every curve of my face as if trying to compare me to my old self. I was 16 when we were together. I couldn't have changed much during that time, or I didn't notice it that much, unlike him. L'Them also has a very good memory, and can remember someone's face for the rest of their lives.
I ran my hands over my face, trying to think of another answer. I really don't even understand why he wants to deal with it so much. "And it doesn't matter anymore?" I asked him and raised an eyebrow. I noticed how his body stopped for a small fraction, and how he pulled his hand away from me and placed it on the table. "Most likely yes ." he nodded his head and turned towards the girl who still had that hateful look on her. "Ah! I should introduce you! This is Alice! And he's Dip!" Dip just held up his empty shake cup. I nodded weakly. But Alice didn't offer anything. Her arms were still crossed in front of her chest.
"Oh, well!" breathed. L'Them stood up on both feet. "Class will start soon, see you there, hmm?" He gave me a weak smile before he and his friends left. I breathed out the air I didn't even know I was holding and a large stone fell out of my chest. It appears this Academy will be something...