Never Tell Me The Odds

Chapter 14

"I'll just.. give you two privacy" RJ jumps off the couch and walks off to my room in a hurry.

"Leo listen-"

"Stay" I say before she can continue.

"What? Leo I can't" She sighs putting her the palm of her hand against her forehead.

"Then I'll come with you" I cross my arms as she walks up to me.

"You can't come with me. You belong here, not with Darth Maul" She reaches forward, placing her hands on my arms.

"You don't either." I say making her furrow her brows at me and take a step back.

"You don't know that Leo.." She frowns and looks down at her feet.

"You really think you belong there? With him?" I step closer to her as she doesn't look up at me, keeping her eyes down on the ground.

"I can't just leave!" She then looks up at me making eye contact, her eyes glossed over.

"Why not?"

"It's not that simple Leo! I've been in this for way too long for me to just leave. There's no way I can leave" She turns to walk away but I step forward grabbing on to her arm. "Let go"

"What if there was a way?" I query.

"What?" She turns to me as I let go of her arm.

"What if there's a way you can leave?" I query again in more detain.

"There's no way Leo." She sighs looking away from me.

"Listen, come here" I grab her arms bringing her over to the couch and sitting her down. "What if we faked your death? The only people who have seen you are on that ship right?"

"Faked my death? I mean yea pretty much everyone who has seen my face is on that ship but.. how would we fake my death?" She furrows her brows at me.

I smile putting my hands in hers, "First you're gonna have to trust me. Can you do that?"

"Yes I can do that" She laughs rolling her eyes.

"Good. Now.. what if I could make a bomb with RJ's help and we set it in the main room where Darth Maul will be. We kill him, set the bomb up with a timer and I sneak you back to my ship. Then when the bomb goes off it'll look like both you and him were killed by it" I explain, squeezing her hands softly.

"You're sweet Leo but I don't think that's going to work. What if someone sees?" She takes her hands from mine and puts them on her lap.

"Then I'll kill them. Qi'ra I want you to be free too. Do you even want to be in this anymore? Don't you want to be free to do as you please? To be who you want? To be with who you want?" I place my hand on top of hers prompting her to look up at me.

"Of course I do. But.. I've had a difficult time leaving when I've had the chance in the past." She squeezes her hands shut looking down at them again.

I grab her chin softly, making her look up at me and press my lips softly onto hers. "I'll help you Qi'ra. I'll help you be free.. just like you're helping me" I rest my forehead against hers interlocking our fingers together. "I should get started on the bomb. You should get some more rest"

"Ok.. you make sure that bomb is going to make a big explosion." She pulls back chuckling a little.

"I will" I lean forward kissing her softly again. "I'll walk you back to the room" I stand up pulling her up off the couch with me. I walk into my room with her still holding onto her hand. "Get some sleep, I'll head to bed after we finish the bomb"

"Goodnight" She smiles placing her hands on my cheeks then walking over to my bed.

"Goodnight. RJ come on I need your help" I motion him to follow me as I exit my room.

"What do you mean the bomb?" He queries, following me to my little workshop area of my hut.

"We are building a bomb to help fake Qi'ra's death" I give him a short explanation. "Let's get started we need to hurry and get this done"

"I'll go get some supplies" RJ quickly walks off as I begin gathering my tools. God I hope this works.

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Finally after 5 hours we finish our bomb, now I can finally sleep. I went back to the couch and laid down, the second my head hit the pillow I passed out. Some time later I'm woken up by RJ, "Leo. Leo wake up!"

"What?" I groan tiredly, turning away from him.

"We have to get ready. They will be here soon" I hear Qi'ra chime in, feeling RJ jumping up on the couch.

"Get up, get up, get up"

"I'm going the throw you off the couch. I'm getting up!" I sit up wiping my face with my hand. "How much sleep did I actually get RJ?"

"I think about 4 hours" He says hopping off the couch. I whine while getting up off the couch, "We spent a lot of time on the bomb"

"I know. We had to make it perfect" I yawn and start towards my room. "I'll be back." Once I get in my room I take my dirty clothes off and grab some clean ones placing them on my bed.

I slip my pants on then grab my shirt when I hear footsteps approaching my room. "Leo are you-" I turn to Qi'ra who lets out a small gasp. "Oh sorry I didn't know you were changing" She chuckles awkwardly.

"It's fine. Not like I'm naked" I laugh slipping my shirt on over my head. "What were you saying when you walked in?"

"Are you sure this is going to work?" She asks while I finish putting my arms through the arm holes of my shirt.

"Why wouldn't it work? If they see me leave thinking you and Darth Maul are in the room. And that room explodes then they'll think you both died. We just have to sneak you out without anyone seeing you" I explain shrugging at the last part of what I said.

"What If someone does see me?" She queries.

"Well then" I pick up my blaster walking up to her, "I'll just make sure they don't see anything ever again" I laugh putting the blaster in my holster.

"You really believe this will work?" She asks me again.

I grab her by the shoulders smiling softly, "I do believe it will work. Trust me remember?"

I go to kiss her when RJ comes running in the room. "Guys! He's here."