Planet of the Stars

Chapter 54: Dressing for the Mission

I stood with Felicity in my room. I looked her up and down.

"You're going to have to change," I say.

"What! Why?" Felicity asks.

"We're going to be in a Cantina. Your outfit is a little drab," I say.

"Why does that matter? I don't have anything else to wear," Felicity says.

I laugh and pat her shoulders with my hands.

"Relax, you can borrow some of my stuff. I definitely have enough," I say.

I turn around and rifle through my clothes. I pull out a dress and hold it over her.

"That's a little revealing," Felicity says.

I smile.

"It's just a plunge neckline, it also has no back, but there's strapwork on the back and it's not even that short," I say.

Felicity sighs and takes the dress. I grin. She sends me a small smile. I turn back around and pick out a dress for myself. I pick out a dress and then change. When I turn back around Felicity was looking over her shoulder at the back. I smile.

"Alright, look at me," I say.

She does. I undo her hair from her updo and fluff out her auburn curls.

"The hair does everything," I say smiling.

She smiles at me a slight blush creeping into her cheeks. I put some earrings in her ears, and a necklace that was long, and the neckline framed it beautifully. I adjusted the necklace and my hands linger under it before I take a deep breath and let it go.

"Here are your shoes," I say handing her open-toed shoes with a strap above her ankle.

"You're not serious," She says.

"Yeah, I am," I say.

"I'll break my ankles," Felicity says incredulously.

"You'll be fine. I wear them all the time and my ankles are fine and I don't have the perfectness of an android," I tease.

Felicity rolls her eyes at me.

"Alright, come on we're ready and we don't want to make anyone wait," I say.

Felicity nods. I grab her hand and we walk out. Everyone was waiting for us. Theo was actually lounged on the chairs his arms slung over the backs and his head lolled back.

"Took you long enough," Theo groaned.

I smile. Everyone seemed to land on Felicity.

"Oh Flick, you look amazing," Helaina says and grabs Felicity's arms with her hands.

"Thank you, Skye insisted," Felicity says.

Everyone looked at me. I shrug.

"We're going to a Cantina. Want to look the part," I say.

"Alright, can we get moving?" Keka demanded.

I felt my blood boil as I glared at her. I felt Felicity rest a hand on my arm. I sent her a small smile and she grinned back.

"Yes. Alright, Theo make sure Loki gets his dinner and Dagur gets his bolts checked. We'll be back later today," I say.

"Why do I have to stay here?"Theo complained.

"Because you're underage. You're not allowed in," I say smugly.

Helaina squeezed his arm and sent him a soft smile.

"Enjoy some time to yourself we'll be back late," Helaina says.

"Alright," Theo says sending her a soft smile back.

After that, we left. We headed towards the Cantina lights were pouring out of the window and whenever the door opened music poured out of it. Felicity and my arms were linked with each other. Helaina and Efren were walking hand in hand and Lars trailed behind us watching our backs. Keka strutted ahead of all of us.

"She really isn't patient," Felicity says reproachfully.

I grin.

"You haven't had to share a room with her," I say.

Felicity laughs. We reach the door and Keka practically shoves it open. I groan, then open the door and the rest of us walked in. Keka surveyed the Cantina. There were people in booths all over the place, talking, laughing, and playing games. Drinks were being poured by a droid at the bar. A live band was playing music. There was a dancer on the floor dressed rather scandalously. Keka made her way to a group of people immediately her eyes ablaze with anger.

"She's going to get us kicked out," I sigh.

I turn to face everyone.

"Alright, Efren and Helaina there's a game of Sabacc over there. I know you're really good at that. Try to get some information, also if you need just carefully use the crystal-force," I say quietly.

Efren and Helaina nodded, then headed that way.

"Lars, you could probably beat a ton of people at that strength game. Try to barter information," I say.

Lars nods then heads the way I pointed him.

"What are we doing?" Felicity asks.

"Right now we have to make sure Keka doesn't get us kicked out," I sigh and head towards her.

She was glaring at the people she was talking to. I place my hand on Keka's arm.

"What's going on here?" I ask happily.

Keka tensed under my touch and turned to face me.

"Nothing," She says calmly although you could tell she wasn't calm.

"It doesn't look like nothing," I say glaring at her.

"I don't think you have any right to tell me what to do," Keka says angrily under her breath.

"Oh, but I do," I say.

"You have no ties to Helrif you have no right to order me around because you have no loyalty to Helrif," Keka snaps.

"Helrif has nothing to do with this. I know what the hell I'm doing. How many years have you spent in the criminal underbelly," I snarl.

"And you being proud of that does not help you prove to me that you can order me around," Keka snaps.

I groan and pinch between my eyebrows.