Lillibet - A Star Wars story

Imprisoned

A couple of days had passed, but Lillibet hadn't woken up. This wasn't a dream, apparently. She knew that then, by how much her stomach ached of hunger, how cold she was at nights, and how absolutely alone she felt. Not that they didn't care for her; she just refused to accept their offers. She refused to leave her cell, to eat, to do anything they told her.

General Hux hadn't showed up again. It was just these soldiers that were guarding her. And she thought he might not come ever again. But it turned out he cared about her doing what she was instructed to more personally than she thought. After having heard she was being stubborn like that, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

There was a knock on her door. Lillibet jumped up from the ledge she was lying on. A knock? No one ever knocked. They just barged into the cell without asking.

"Uh... Come in?" she mumbled.

The door opened and the slender, tall, ginger man walked in. Maybe it was the fact that he wasn't in an armor, like everyone else. Or maybe it was just the fact that his face didn't look like it belong to an enemy. Whatever it was, he didn't make Lillibet feel so uneasy.

"Why did you knock? You are the ones locking and unlocking the door," she said, not moving any closer, but rather staying across the room.

"Not from now on. This door will be open. Or closed. Whichever you prefer." Hux's eyes made a trip from the ceiling, to the window, and then down. "I apologise for the way you were treated." He clearly didn't like apologizing to anyone. Ever.

"You said I wasn't a prisoner," she spat, finally taking a few steps forward.

Hux looked at her, gritting his teeth. "I said I apologize. But anyway, it's not our fault you didn't eat anything or wanted to go out. You had the opportunity."

Lillibet just stared at him with fury. "Let me go," she demanded.

Hux walked closer to her, raising an eyebrow. "Is that what you really want?"

His question got Lillibet off guard. But then her stern look came back on her face. "Yes."

"No..." Hux whispered right in front of her. There wasn't even a dot of doubt in his face.

"You don't know what I want," Lillibet said, but it sounded like she was trying to convince herself more than him.

"Oh, but I do. I know you don't want to leave. Because, I won't stop you if you try." He moved away, showing her the door. "Yet I know you will stay long enough. It is written in the starts; it's your destiny."

What is he talking about?

"I do want to leave..." she mumbled, looking outside the window.

"Alright. Then you can leave. Come on, let's go eat now."

Before she could say anything, his hand slipped in hers, dragging her along. She didn't fight back. She was starving. And if what he was saying was true, then she could at least eat before she left. Although she had a feeling he was just trying to mess with her head.

They walked around the spaceship, passing all kinds of robots and soldiers and rooms. When they reached the dining room, it was empty. But Hux was the General. If he ordered food, food would come to him, no matter the time.

Lillibet ate until she had trouble breathing. The man was just sitting across from her, watching. Did he ever eat? Or was he some kind of alien that didn't need food at all?

"What species are you?" she asked him. He frowned, confused.

"What do I look like?" his voice sounded a little wounded.