Star Wars. Suns Among Stars Trilogy, Book One: A Man Among Boys

Chapter One

A/N1: Major AU story!!

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A/N2: I do not own Star Wars.

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A/N3: Please note that this is the FIRST BOOK in a Trilogy.

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Chapter One:

It wasn't the bright light of the double suns peeking in through his window that woke him. Nor was it the delicious scent of the morning meal his aunt cooked about that time of day so her boys could begin their work on a full stomach.

No, it was the foreign weight of a warm body pressed to his that woke him up, and as he opened his eyes, Luke Skywalker's memory of the night previous returned. He swallowed with great difficulty when his eyes confirmed what his mind was trying to tell him.

He had indeed made love to the girl lying naked in his arms.

And in those moments when they'd been one... he'd been in utter and complete bliss. But at the present...

Now that he was awake, and the new day had begun, all Luke felt was a crushing guilt. A horrible sense of shame settled like a rock in the pit of his stomach.

What the hell were you thinking Luke? He asked himself as he tried to disentangle their limbs without waking the girl.

With his humiliation, however, came anger. He recalled the heated moments before his body had given in, while his mind tried to stay true to the teachings of his guardians. But one fact rang clear above all others:

Venussia Atriedes had seduced Luke Skywalker last night.

It had begun innocently enough. They had been on their way home from a party at Laze 'Fixer' Loneozner's house in Anchorhead. On their way they'd spoken about school, and possibly studying together for a test.

But then any native Tatooinian's worst nightmare had come to be: a major sandstorm. They'd been forced to take shelter in a cave while the tempest raged outside, and after about two hours his companion had decided she'd been bored long enough.

That had been followed by her not-so-subtle attempts to get him to bed her. Luke had fought against her advances, trying to control his body even as she played the 'sand-in-my-clothes' card.

He'd offered her the blanket they now lay on, but she'd been insistent, and had used every angle she could think of. And slowly but surely, as she became more bold in her 'hints', he'd lost the battle to stay firm.

Finally Luke had been unable to control himself any longer, and they had made love...

The memories ended and Luke closed his eyes against the tears that came then, but it was no use.

He had never felt so filthy in all his life.

With a downward glance at the slumbering form, he wondered if Venussia felt the same. Thinning his lips, Luke folded his half of the blanket over her naked body, refusing to look at her any longer.

He was angry with her, yes, but Luke knew he was also partly to blame for giving in.

Luke dressed silently, and then left the cave to check on the speeder. He glanced about the bright desert landscape, wondering how long ago the storm had ceased. It was little wonder the pair of them had missed the event, since they were too wrapped up in their act to care.

Luke shook his head, wondering how he was going to explain this to his aunt and uncle. Aunt Beru would be shocked, and possibly horrified with his actions last night, but it was Uncle Owen that Luke was truly scared to tell.