Revelation: A Star Wars Fanfic

Chapter 1

"Oh, if perfect I could be
I would be so good to me
I would be so happy
and so pleased with me."
—Liliana Kohan

"And you're sure we're allowed to do this?" Arrai asked for the umpteenth time.

Anakin laughed. "Well, no one said we couldn't."

"Is that why you're not?" She smirked.

"Let's go with that." He decided.

On Coruscant, it was hard to not find a Cantina. As Anakin was showing Arrai the city, he had come up with a brilliant idea.

He kept his hand on the massive tankard of beer. "But if you don't want to—"

"Like hell I don't!" She grabbed the massive beer. "Wish me luck, dear brother."

Anakin only smiled and looked away as she guzzled down the pint. She winced, smacking her stinging lips. "How do you feel?" He asked.

She sighed. "I need another." Before he could object, Arrai handed it to the bartender and waited for him to fill it up. "Now, how long does this stuff take to work?"

He shrugged. "How well can you hold your liquor?"

"Well," she thought, though it looked like she was having some difficulty. "I've never purposely gotten myself drunk. Actually, I don't think I've ever even been drunk. I've partaken, yes, but never recklessly." A new cup was passed her way, and she downed the whole thing.

While waiting for her third refill, she began their game of questions. "So," she began before taking a small sip. Obviously she was trying to be sparing on this round. She had enough sobriety for that. "Do you Jedi always dress homeless, or do you own actual clothing? Also, you all tend to wear the exact same things for a while."

Anakin held back a laugh. "We do what we want," he managed through a laugh. "But most of us go traditional."

She gestured with her tankard as if to say, "Cheers, mate,"

"Your turn," She looked at him seriously.

He thought a moment. "Are Dark Jedi allowed to date?"

Arrai nodded. "I don't see why we wouldn't be allowed to."

"Have you ever dated anyone?"

She held up her finger. "That's two questions." Her words began slurring together, making her accent harder to understand by the second. "My turn: why the ponytail?"

If it had been anyone else, he might have been offended by the question, Arrai looked almost pained as she asked it. "You don't like it?" He asked sarcastically.

Sadly, she took him seriously. "Gods know what you were thinking! Now, if you were blond..."

He roared with laughter at her utter seriousness. Even Arrai joined in with a forced chuckle.

For some reason, she thought she needed to gesture wildly to explain herself as she spoke. "Your go," She pointed to him to clarify.

"Back to my previous question: have you ever dated anyone?" It was his turn to give the serious look.

Arrai sneered. "No. Never been attracted to anyone, if I'm completely honest."

"Not ever actors on the holonet?" He inquired.

She pursed her lips and shook her head. "Actors are dipshits. What's there to be attracted to?"

Anakin just raised his eyebrows and shook his head.