Hunted

Chapter 6: Farana

A droid beeped and booped behind you with a bag of your belongings in tow. Em, Kit, Reece, and Ten fell in rank behind you as you all walked to the hanger. There were two ships conscripted for the mission to Farana; yours and a ship the First Order captured and refurbished to be disguised as a scavenger ship. Yourself and Em would be on yours while Reece captained the other ship with Kit and Ten. As you turned a corner to enter the hanger, you immediately saw Commander Ren standing at the base of your ship. You sighed to yourself as you closed the distance between yourself and him. In an attempt to ignore his presence, you skirted around him to engage your ship and lower the ramp. As the team split to their assigned vessels, Em walked up the ramp, turning her expressionless, bucketed head to you as an indicator that she was ready to take off. You stepped foot onto the ramp just to be cut off by Commander Ren, stepping between you and a little taste of freedom.

"Yes, Commander?" You said, feeling extraordinarily annoyed.

"Might I remind you this is a professional contract and I expect you to act professionally?" He said, menacingly.

"You will only get my best, Commander." You replied, eyes boring into his lifeless helmet.

"Then it will due you well to keep your clothes on around your squadron." He said quickly before turning and stomping out of the hanger.

You were left in shock, face turning red and flushing with intense heat of embarrassment and rage. How could be possibly know? Did she tell everyone? Thoughts began to roll around in your brain, striking you frozen in place until Em's voice cut through them.

"Hey, you ready?" She asked.

"Yeah, sure." You replied, still in thought and horrified that the Commander somehow knew about your tryst. As you boarded your ship, a wave of peace suddenly washed over you. The familiar lights, sounds, and smells of your ship made you feel safe and at home again for the first time in weeks. You passed Em as she was changing out of her armor, barely noticing her. You sat in your chair to pilot the ship, as it came alive under your touch. Your fingers knew every button, switch, and dial and as if without consciousness, got to work immediately. You programmed the coordinates of Farana into the ship's autopilot as Em took the small seat next to yours.

"He knows." You said, without looking at her.

"Who? Knows what?" She asked, staring at you.

"You know exactly what. And the Commander." You said, giving her a side-eyed, annoyed expression.

Her eyes widened and color drained from her face. She cleared her throat. "Well, we did break the rules. A few, actually. But, he didn't murder either one of us so they must not be too mad. We could always continue the rebellious streak." She gave you a half-smile.

While the idea of having your turn between her thighs was definitely enticing, Kylo Ren went out of his way to forbid you from doing so. While on one hand, you felt he had no right to dictate your personal life, especially since you were basically here against your will and not technically First Order, on the other hand, he was not one to be easily disrespected and this whole assignment would probably be a lot easier if you weren't pissing him off and undermining his wishes.

"Why does he care so much about what you're doing, anyway?" Em asked, interrupting the debate in your head.

"Either he's really not fond of my presence here or he's the reason for it. I don't know. Why did he want to fight with me in the training hall that one day and why is he always intruding into my thoughts?" You inquired back.

"Maybe he wants to fuck you, too." She laughed.

You rolled your eyes and turned your attention to the light blue streaks of hyperspace, lulling you back into familiar comfort. You had never been to Farana and had no idea what was waiting for you there, but you were happy to be on your ship hurling through space. He couldn't get to you here. Without you even noticing, Em was standing behind you. She ran her fingers through your hair. You leaned into her touch, inhaling deeply.