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4: A Rose

IV: A Rose

Evaan was dying(internally). 

She wanted Luke to help her with this, so badly. She fiddles around in her room, brushing away pieces of her hair that was covered from sweat from training. She realised, if she subtly tricks Luke into helping her, than they can both get what they wanted...and she can tell Palpatine that she has Skywalker turned in rage and anger! 

That would set her family free! Palpatine had held Evaan's family captive and knew she was a rebel, he instructed her to find Luke Skywalker and bring him to him. She was desperate.

Simple trickery. Illusion. Something. She just had to play with his feelings a bit. She sighs, untying her hair and walking into the meeting room, there she stood: Princess Leia in her beautiful glory. Evaan mentally sighed at the sight, she was beautiful, amazing and wonderful. "Evaan!" Leia greeted her with a hug.

"Ma'am," she smiles.

"How are you, Ev?"

"Good." she replies. Her eyes were a constant distraction, those warm brown eyes that remind her of home.

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Something sounded like gunfire from the distance, Luke looked up, "what's that sound?" he asked Leia as they walked along the hallways of the rebel base to get to the cafeteria. His sister laughs, "Luke it's just rain." his eyes lit up at the sound of it. He's from Tatooine, a dry desert place that barely had rain. He smiled "I want to see it."

"Luke, it sounds pretty heavy, I wouldn't if I were you."

"Leia," he says, turning to her, "it's raining!" he cried, running outside the cafeteria doors to the outer eatery place. Drops of water covered his face and body, he spun around multiple times under the sunset sky. He was laughing at the sight. Han noticed and walked up, leaned against the doorframe. 

"Luke?" he asked, chuckling "get inside before you get sick." Luke stuck his tongue out and spun around in the joyous sight. He turned, "Han...it's beautiful!" he told him, laughing and dancing in the puddles "all this rain could make my Aunt and Uncle crazy! This would last 3 seasons of farming!" Han chuckled at his friend's reaction, it was kind of cute.

"Luke, I'm telling you, get inside." he told him, tugging on his arm and pulling him inside, Leia shook her head, carrying a towel and wrapping it around her brother. "You ruined your pilot uniform," Leia sighed. Luke laughed, "hey, at least I wasn't struck by lightning again." The smuggler shook his head, "kid, you got issues."

Evaan walked up to them and smiled, Luke noticed that when she smiled, one corner of her mouth will be slightly more raised than the other and showed too much teeth. It was so snake-like he almost felt intimidated. She had something in her hand, a rose. Plastic, dark red and glittery and a fake green stem... 

She held out her hand and gave it to him. Gently waving it with that smile. Luke gently extended his hand and took it, flustered. Han and Leia thought he was blushing because he liked her. He was only flustered in anger. Trying to convince him to join him, showing him what he could have.

"Thanks," he says quietly. Evaan smiles, if the rose wasn't enough, she hugged him tightly and kissed him on the cheek, walking away, knowing that it had some sort of affect on the Jedi.