Why does she have a bounty? (Din Djarin x Reader)

007) The end of the line

POV: Mandalorian

I charted the course to deliver Y/n. There will be no stops. When we get to the delivery point the kid is going to stay on the ship for safety. I turn to look at her, her face is gloomy and she's looking at the floor. When she notices my gaze she turns her face fully away from me.

I can't help but feel bad for the poor girl. When she ran off I saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. She was covering it well, but not well enough.

Was she crying because she didn't want to leave me?

No. That's stupid...right?

More likely she is crying because she's nervous. I had to admit, all of this time together I have gotten to know her better. Seeing her in this state fills me with guilt. I also started to question the guild after meeting her. She is caring towards the child, and is way too scared of violence to be dangerous, so the question remains.

Why does she have a bounty?

She is either hiding something, or just as confused as me. Knowing I will probably never get these questions answered I stop worrying about her and turn to my other problem.

The child.

When I found him and Y/n on the ship he had his hand up like before. He must have been trying to protect Y/n like he had that day with me and the mudhorn. He tries his best to help but the fact remains that he is in danger and I am unsure how to proceed.

"We are almost at Coruscant," I start. She nodded in understanding. "Ready?" I finished. She nods again.

"We go to the delivery site and wait for my doom." She says harshly to me, I look at her a little shocked. This is the first time she has actually said what we both thinking;

She was probably going to die. And there was nothing I could do about it.

Hearing it outloud made it sound so much worse. Thankfully to my mask no one can see the despair that covers my face. "Coruscant" I mutter to myself. "I hate city planets." I see Y/n smile at me a little but she turns away before I can fully enjoy her warm grin.

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POV: Y/n

Every second we near Coruscant I can't help but feel more and more helpless. Best case scenario I go to prison, worst case scenario...death.

Is the Mandalorian really letting me do this alone? Can't we just run off together!? What about with the child, he sacrificed his life for the kid...I guess I didn't mean anything to him.

But he means something to me!

Or, at least ment.

Speaking of the devil he breaks the silence, "We are almost at Coruscant, Ready?"

I scoff and answer "We go to the delivery site and wait for my doom." As the words escaped my lips I immediately realized that I messed up. Although I was mad at him I didn't want one of our last conversations to be an argument.

Thankfully the Mandalorian broke the silence with a joke, "Coruscant, I hate city planets." I smiled slightly, remembering our adventure to the sandy planet of Tatooine. We sit in silence for the rest of the day. When Shiny is about to go down to sleep I stop him by grabbing his arm.

"I'm sorry, but you know..." I trail off. He turns his full attention to me as I look up at his helmet from the co-pilot seat. I gulped and continued, "I'm going to miss our adventures together." I smile at him waiting for a response. Instead he just stands there silently. After an embarrassingly long time I let go of his arm and he nods towards me then walks away to go rest.

WHAT AN IDIOT!

I am swearing to myself when I see the child. He is peeking out of the carriage. How am I supposed to tell this cute little face that I will never see him again. Instead of saying anything to the kid I just stick out my finger for him to grab onto. We stay like that for a while until we both fall asleep in the cockpit.

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Dream~

I was playing in front of my aunt's house with a doll my mother made for me. I am about 7 years old and I just moved in with her because of my mothers passing. Cora sees me outside and quickly rushes me in. She snatches the little doll from my hands and throws it away. I don't know how to react so I just sit there and watch as my aunt goes through my things and throws away anything having to do with my parents. The entire time I can hear her muttering over and over again. "He can't find her! He can't take her too!" When she was done she came back with a pair of scissors and cut off almost all of my hair. I started to cry but I let her finish.

Throughout my entire life I have resented my aunt Cora for making the world seem so dangerous. But after being taken by the Mandalorian and almost dying multiple times I think I understand why she is so cautious. Or maybe there is something specifically she was protecting me from.

Another memory from when I was young.

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I woke up to the ship shaking. My eyes darted open to check for intruders. The first thing I see is the child. He is sitting in the Mandalorians lap and trying to reach for buttons. I sigh knowing he is safe.

My gaze is met by the side of Shiny's helmet. His flying starts to slow. When he notices I'm awake he looks over at me but my attention has quickly shifted to the big window in front of us.

"We are here." he says, almost in a whisper. I nod but I keep looking out the window.

All I see is Coruscant. The busy planet below us beckons me like a moth to a flame. I slowly approach the window and place my hands on the glass. I stare with blank eyes into the unknown, and yet I am at peace. All that is in between me and certain doom is the atmosphere.

"Here goes nothing!" I smile.