Bloodlust | lrh

20. Star Wars

Luke feels like he's on a different planet right now. Soka has gotten so invested in the Star Wars franchise that she's begged him to watch it with her every day for the last week. He's caved every time, and he tells himself it's only because he loves it so much himself.

They've managed to binge watch the entire Clone Wars series. He's put off work and every other responsibility he has to sit in the living room and watch with her. Ashton, Mike, and Calum couldn't be bothered, so they've been off doing their own thing.

Every time the guys come home they see the two of them curled up on the couches occupying the whole living room. Instead of joining them they all secretly agreed to leave them alone. Ashton convinced Mike and Calum that them getting close is a good thing, and they reluctantly agreed.

Right now they're watching one of the last episodes of the series, and once it's finished Luke takes the disc out.

"What are you doing it's not over yet?" Soka frantically leans forward, waiting for the boy to explain himself. No one should get in the way of her new favorite thing.

"This episode lines up with the next movie. You need to see that before we finish the show." He explains, watching the girl relax. "Do you like it?" He asks with a smile. He knows she does.

"I'm more pissed at you for keeping this a secret from me this whole time." She gets comfortable again, letting Luke swap the discs. He rushes back to his couch and sprawls out on it.

"You're going to hate me even more after this one." He gives her a devilish smirk, making the girl lose it. What the hell is that supposed to mean?

"Why would you say that? What do you mean?" She's panicking and doesn't know how to stop it. If only she had a clue about what she's in for emotionally. Revenge of the Sith makes grown men cry. Hell, it made Luke tear up the first few times he watched it.

"Just watch."

"I can't watch now I'm so scared." She's oozing anxiety and excitement. He can tell it's really freaking her out, the girl is basically falling off the couch.

"Shut up and watch Soka." Luke laughs, watching her flop back and cover herself with a blanket.

Every so often he glances over to see how focused she is on the screen. He's going soft. So dangerously soft. The sight of her enjoying this so much is making his stomach do flips like he's never experienced before.

"Oh my god she's pregnant!" Soka basically shouts, the purest smile on her face anyone has ever seen. Luke grabs the pillow at his feet and chucks it at her.

As soon as shit starts to go down hill he can't take his eyes off of her. When Mace Windu dies she's gnawing at her fingers. The suspense and stress is nearly too much for the girl.

The first few tears fall when Obi-Wan asks Padme if Anakin is the father of her baby. That's when Luke really can't keep his eyes off Soka. He doesn't know if he expected her to cry or not, but he definitely didn't expect it this early.

"He's going to kill her!" Soka sobs, now violently crying over Anakin choking a pregnant Padme. "I can't do this."

"Get over here it only gets worse." Luke moves over and makes a spot for her. She sprints over and curls up next to him, her face the only thing visible under her blanket. Her face is red and tear stained and they won't stop falling.

"He loved him like a brother. Why did you do this to me?" She's violently sobbing now. Luke has seen the movie too many times to feel so horrible watching it. All of a sudden he feels weight on his shoulder. He looks to see Soka has her head on it, curled up as close to him as she can get.