Hunting Done!, A New chapter begins (Present)
Finally done!. With the help of my guild mate Caitryn, and another Master Ranger named Highway *smile*, I was able to meet the requirements of the contract. 100,000 units of Talus herbivore meat!. Yahoo!!. I was going to make a lot of Credits from this hunt.
Caitryn had to leave after a couple of hours, she is young and I think the continuous hunting just wore her out. We said our good byes, and with a hug she hopped on her speeder, heading in the direction of Dearic. This left Highway and I to finish hunting up the last 20,000 units. With two masters on the hunt, the last 20K of the herb meat went fast. Highway and I finished up well into the early morning on Talus. I looked over at him and I could tell he was tired, but he was wearing the crooked smile of his, so I knew he wasn’t exhausted. Prior to joining me on the hunt he had been up in space, on assignment to the Kessel system, routing pirates and Rebels, that use that part of the system to make covert runs. I was tired too, but I was to excited from having finally finished and still pumped up on adrenalin from hunting.
Highway set up a small camp and we both sat near the fire close together. We chatted about the hunt, about the war, about life. I was lost in thought, staring up in the starry sky, enjoying the cool crisp night air, when Highway took my hand in his. “Such strong hands he has”, I thought, not wishy washy hands that you get from some of the higher ranking officers, or the pencil pushers you have to deal with in the army. My hand in his, I felt I could really see into his heart Maybe I am a tad clairvoyant, or maybe I am sensitive to this thing they call the force as I’ve heard some of the Rebels, and the Jedi are supposed to be. I don’t really know, except when he touches me I feel a closeness, a warmth that I don’t normally get from another person. I feel I can trust him will all my heart. I feel safe around him.
I moved to sit in front of Highway and he placed his arms around my waist. I hadn’t felt this comfortable in another mans arms since before Max and I parted ways. I liked what I was feeling. I snuggled back closer to him and he held me tighter, my head resting back on his shoulder, his face close to my ear. I was content listening to his slow rhythmic breathing. “How can you be so calm? After all we have done tonight? I asked him quietly. He nuzzled closer to my ear and whispered, “Its because I am with the one person that that makes me calm. I couldn’t see his face, but I could feel him smile. “Ebe, its you that keeps me from giving up, when things seem to be getting out of hand up there. I knew he was talking about the Kessel system. “ I knew you were the one for me the day we first met on Tatooine, I know now that its you that gives me purpose, to fight the Rebellion, to want to live another day. I know now that I love you and want you to be with me always”.
I moved away a bit, turned my head to look into his eyes, and whispered “I love you too”. I kissed him gently on his cheek, and retuned to my sitting position up against him, staring at the soft glow of the fire light. I thought to myself, “Can I really be in love with this man? I know how he makes me feel, I don’t want to lose these feelings. Am I just being selfish? I do feel that I love him, my heart tells me so, but I’ve been fooled by my heart before, I don’t know if I could endure giving my heart and soul to this man, only to lose him in this blasted conflict. Can I involve him in my struggles?, will he accept Avios, my son as his own?, what of Max? will this end our friendship, our tentative bond?”. All of these thoughts and more were running through my mind, when Highway moved and stood up. He reached with his hand, offering it to me. I took it and he helped me to my feet. We stood facing each other in the fire light, and I knew right then that I would give all my heart to him, and not question what may happen in the future. I was content and very happy right then and there. Highway led me to the tent, and held the flap open for me. I looked into his eyes once more and we both smiled. We both knew the night wasn’t over just yet
Caitryn had to leave after a couple of hours, she is young and I think the continuous hunting just wore her out. We said our good byes, and with a hug she hopped on her speeder, heading in the direction of Dearic. This left Highway and I to finish hunting up the last 20,000 units. With two masters on the hunt, the last 20K of the herb meat went fast. Highway and I finished up well into the early morning on Talus. I looked over at him and I could tell he was tired, but he was wearing the crooked smile of his, so I knew he wasn’t exhausted. Prior to joining me on the hunt he had been up in space, on assignment to the Kessel system, routing pirates and Rebels, that use that part of the system to make covert runs. I was tired too, but I was to excited from having finally finished and still pumped up on adrenalin from hunting.
Highway set up a small camp and we both sat near the fire close together. We chatted about the hunt, about the war, about life. I was lost in thought, staring up in the starry sky, enjoying the cool crisp night air, when Highway took my hand in his. “Such strong hands he has”, I thought, not wishy washy hands that you get from some of the higher ranking officers, or the pencil pushers you have to deal with in the army. My hand in his, I felt I could really see into his heart Maybe I am a tad clairvoyant, or maybe I am sensitive to this thing they call the force as I’ve heard some of the Rebels, and the Jedi are supposed to be. I don’t really know, except when he touches me I feel a closeness, a warmth that I don’t normally get from another person. I feel I can trust him will all my heart. I feel safe around him.
I moved to sit in front of Highway and he placed his arms around my waist. I hadn’t felt this comfortable in another mans arms since before Max and I parted ways. I liked what I was feeling. I snuggled back closer to him and he held me tighter, my head resting back on his shoulder, his face close to my ear. I was content listening to his slow rhythmic breathing. “How can you be so calm? After all we have done tonight? I asked him quietly. He nuzzled closer to my ear and whispered, “Its because I am with the one person that that makes me calm. I couldn’t see his face, but I could feel him smile. “Ebe, its you that keeps me from giving up, when things seem to be getting out of hand up there. I knew he was talking about the Kessel system. “ I knew you were the one for me the day we first met on Tatooine, I know now that its you that gives me purpose, to fight the Rebellion, to want to live another day. I know now that I love you and want you to be with me always”.
I moved away a bit, turned my head to look into his eyes, and whispered “I love you too”. I kissed him gently on his cheek, and retuned to my sitting position up against him, staring at the soft glow of the fire light. I thought to myself, “Can I really be in love with this man? I know how he makes me feel, I don’t want to lose these feelings. Am I just being selfish? I do feel that I love him, my heart tells me so, but I’ve been fooled by my heart before, I don’t know if I could endure giving my heart and soul to this man, only to lose him in this blasted conflict. Can I involve him in my struggles?, will he accept Avios, my son as his own?, what of Max? will this end our friendship, our tentative bond?”. All of these thoughts and more were running through my mind, when Highway moved and stood up. He reached with his hand, offering it to me. I took it and he helped me to my feet. We stood facing each other in the fire light, and I knew right then that I would give all my heart to him, and not question what may happen in the future. I was content and very happy right then and there. Highway led me to the tent, and held the flap open for me. I looked into his eyes once more and we both smiled. We both knew the night wasn’t over just yet
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