Hope Reborn - Chapter 16

Luke took a seat in the co-pilot's chair. Iden reclined in the other. Her head was titled back, and her eyes were closed, but her breathing wasn't right for sleep.

"Comfy?" Luke asked.

"You have no idea how good it feels to be out of that armor." She gave a dry chuckle. "I don't know if they gave me the wrong size on purpose, or if it's just that horrible, but it feels amazing to wear some civvies again."

"Are you hungry?" Luke asked. "There is a cabinet of prefab food. It's not the best, but it's something."

"I'm good, thanks." She leaned her head back and closed her eyes again. "It's a pretty small ship. Sound travels, you know."

"You heard the conversation." It wasn't a question.

"Darth Vader, eh?" Iden didn't bother to open her eyes. "That's rough."

"Finding out your father has become a Sith Lord?" Luke scoffed. "Yeah, it's rough."

"You met him and lived." Iden shrugged. "That has to say something."

"At the time it meant that he wanted to kill Obi-Wan more than deal with me." Luke felt a flash of anger in his chest. "I don't know how I thought meeting him would go. Part of me wanted him to accept the truth and… I don't know, fight against the Empire. It wouldn't be that easy, but I could hope."

"Hope is a fickle schutta." Iden chuckled.

Luke copied her posture. They settled into an easy silence.

"You're really working with Mandalorians?" She asked after a moment.

"Yeah." Luke replied. "They have information that I need. It doesn't hurt that they hate the Empire. They're good allies to have even with their people scattered. Bo-Katan could gather the clans under her banner eventually. She was the Princess of Mandalore before the Empire betrayed them. Maybe she was queen? Her sister was queen, but she was assassinated. I don't know how royalty works."

"You know a lot about them." Iden shifted in her seat.

Luke opened his eyes to see she had turned to face him.

"They are an interesting people." Luke shrugged. "They fought the Jedi to a stand-still. The Jedi like to claim they won. It wasn't as clear cut as that. The Empire considered them enough of a threat to bomb their planet so much the surface turned to glass."

"Hm." Iden shifted back to face forward. "You're an interesting kid, Skywalker."

"I'm not a kid." Luke snapped.

She raised her eyebrows at him.

"I'm nineteen by Galactic Standard." Luke countered.

"Still a kid." Iden laughed.

"What about you?" He challenged.

"Thirty." She replied with a small smile.

"Eleven years is nothing." Luke scoffed. "Even the average human on the Outer Rim can live into the one-twenties."

Iden chuckled.

"How long do we have?" Luke asked.

"Eleven hours and a few minutes." She read the display. "I don't suppose this ship has anything to do to pass the time?"

Luke shook his head.

"Wonderful." Iden grumbled.

"What do Stormtroopers do to pass the time?" Luke asked.

"The helmets have an internal radio." She explained. "There are a couple of troopers that know how to hack into the network. We can listen to music, news reports, and the audio for holo-net shows."

"TK-FNG?" Luke guessed.

"How do you know that?" Iden gasped.

"I'm a Jedi." Luke tapped his temple.

"Bantha Kriff." Iden narrowed her eyes at him.

"I overheard a couple of troopers." Luke settled back into his chair. "Bucketheads get chatty if they are given the chance."

"I would be insulted if I was still a buckethead." Iden rolled her eyes. "They don't tend to talk to civilians."

"I was disguised as one of them." Luke answered the unasked question. "It was the only way to get around the Death Star."

"You were on the Death Star?" An edge had slipped into her voice.

"That's where they held Princess Organa." Luke replied. "That's where I met Vader too."

"The Corellian Freighter." Iden smacked him on the shoulder. "That's your ship? The Hutt's have a bounty on the pilot."

"I took care of the tracker." Luke calmed her. "And I spread word that the old crew is dead."

Those last words hurt. Not as much as he expected, but the pain was still there. He didn't want to admit it, but there was a part of him that blamed Han for how Ben turned out. At least in part. It was not easy for the boy to grow up in the shadow of Han Solo, legendary smuggler, and hero of the Rebellion. The fact that Han would vanish for a few months at random times didn't help either.

Iden slumped heavily back into the cushion. She ran a hand over her face and muttered something under her breath.

"What do you want to do for the next eleven hours?" She finally asked.

"Is there anything else you couldn't do as a Stormtrooper?" Luke asked in reply.

She looked at him for a long moment. Her eyes traveled down along his body before they returned to meet his gaze. She slid out of her seat and crossed the short distance between them. Her lips softly touched his. She pulled away with a question in her eyes. He nodded. This time the kiss had more passion in it. Her tongue tapped lightly against his lips, and he opened his mouth to allow her access.

Luke almost groaned when she pulled away. She gave him a sly smile as she stood. Iden took a couple of steps before she stopped in the doorway that led deeper into the ship.

"Are you coming?" Her voice had a hungry undertone to it.

Luke didn't answer. He hopped to his feet and followed her to the captain's bunk. She squeaked in shock and giggled as he chased her. Ventress looked up as the ran by. She had taken a seat in the galley and was picking at some sort of packaged food. Ventress and Luke met met eyes a moment he Luke entered the captain's cabin. There was a look of amusement on her face. Something else was mingled in it as well. If he read it right, she was interested.

He didn't get anymore time to further examine the situation. Iden grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him into the room. The door sealed shut as soon as he cleared it.

"No romance." Iden pressed a quick kiss against his lips. "Just fucking. Got it?"

Luke smirked at her and nodded.

"Don't get cocky, kid." She mock-scowled at him.

The smirk turned into a full-on smile.

"Bad choice of words." She sighed. "Strip."

No romance indeed. He didn't argue. Instead, he started to get undressed. He slowed his progress as he noticed she watched him hungrily. Luke teased her a little, revealing his body a little at a time. He was athletic without the bulk of training, or the chub of old age.

Iden let out an appreciative hum when he stood fully nude before her.

"Not bad." She purred.

"Your turn." Luke inclined his head.

Iden flashed a wicked smile as she pulled the zipper down on the jumpsuit. She was nude underneath. He took a brief moment to take in her tight body. She had a tight body with a firm, flat stomach. The Stormtrooper armor and the loose jumpsuit had hidden her breasts making them hard to gauge. They overfilled his hands a little. Her small, circle nipples hardened as they were exposed to the air.

Luke leaned forward. He parted just enough to trail his teeth over the nubs. She let out a long moan as he added a bit more pressure to his bite. Then he soothed them with a flick of his tongue.

He swept her off her feet as he shifted his tongue to her wet lips. She giggled as they tumbled onto the bed in a tangle of limbs. Iden wiggled out of the jumpsuit completely.

Luke kissed, licked, and sucked along her body as he trailed down between her legs. A trimmed triangle of black hair tickled his nose as he reached his target. Her warm cleft waited for him. She was already a little wet, but he could fix that. He spread his tongue out flat and began to lick her with long strokes. Each one ended with a flick of her clit. She grabbed a handful of his hair and ground her pussy against his face. Her thighs clamped on the sides of his head. Even then he could hear her scream as she came. She rocked back and forth against his face as she rode out her pleasure.

"Enough." She growled once her legs relaxed.

Luke moved back parallel with her. He leaned in to kiss her only to be interrupted as she lunged out from under him. A yelp escaped his mouth as she spun them until she was on top. She flashed him a teasing smile as guided the head of his dick to her soaked pussy. Iden bit her lower lip as she teased him with her warmth.

She shuddered as she sank down to take his length. They both moaned as his cock bottomed out. Her pussy squeezed him tightly. He replied with a low growl.

Iden started to bounce on his lap. Her teeth sank into his shoulder to muffle her voice. Luke grabbed a handful of her tight ass. He raised her up and dropped her back down to add to the speed. Her ass was too perfect to leave untouched.  His fingertips trailed along until he found her tight hole. He circled around it. The touch made her bounce even more frantically.

Luke held up his other hand, offering his fingers to her. She didn't question it, instead she sucked them greedily into her mouth. When he pulled them away they were drenched in her saliva. He captured her lips in a kiss as he pressed his finger against her rosebud.

Iden bucked at the touch. She moaned into his mouth as she leaned forward to allow his fingers entrance. Her pussy squeezed him tightly. The firm caress hungrily tried to milk his cock. The sensation spurred him on as he met her motions with his own.

She let out a wordless scream as she came. Her sudden orgasm triggered his own. Luke released a long, steady pulse of his essence into her. Iden melted against him. She kissed him as she slowly rocked her hips through their pleasure. He let out a moan as he matched her movement back and forth. Luke wasn't sure if he could go again just yet, but it still felt good.

"It has been too long." Iden groaned.

Luke nodded.

"Do you think she heard us?" Iden stole a glance to the door.

"Yes!" Ventress called from the other room.

Iden hid her face in his chest and started to laugh.