Affinity

Chapter Two

 Straightening your back even further, you kept your eyes trained on the chrome stormtrooper, not daring to seek him out. The hairs on the back of your neck stand up as you feel his presence move closer and closer to you. You take a deep breath preparing to be slaughtered with the rest of your father's soldiers, and you assume, your father as well.

The chrome stormtrooper looks amongst you and the group of women that trusted you to get them to safety and starts to raise her blaster.

"You foolish women thought you could escape the grasp of The First Order? Due to your traitorous actions, you are hereby sentenced to death." She says with her blaster pointed directly at you while the other stormtroopers have their weapons trained on the women behind you.

Anger and fear rise as you continue to stare at your soon to be killer. Pushing the fear deeper and deeper within you, you let the anger fill you and consume your entire being. How dare they think they can just come into your country and kill you and your people so easily? Something within you was feeding off the pure rage you had coursing through your body, every cell feeling like it was vibrating, and a red mist clouded your eyes. Subconsciously you raised your right hand, and the chrome stormtroopers blaster shot out of her hands, flying directly into your own.

The red mist immediately faded away, leaving you breathless and trying to put together what just happened. Looking down, you saw you had a blaster in your hands trained on the same stormtrooper that was just aiming to kill you. You heard the women behind you gasp in shock, and several stormtroopers look at each other, also confused about how you got the weapon without moving.

Confusion clouding your head and looking down to your hands, you didn't even notice The Supreme Leader move in front of you. Lifting your head up, your eyes trace over the wide chest in front of you, only a few inches away, until your neck is craning at an odd angle to look at the dark masked man in front of you. His proximity caused your heart to stop beating, and all the air in your lungs rushed out. Neither of you said anything, just staring at each other; the only sound heard was the deep breathing coming from the voice modulator. The Supreme Leader tilted his head in such a minuscule way that you thought you imagined it. Before you knew it, he ripped the blaster out of your hands and threw it down to the ground and abruptly turned on his heel back towards the ship he arrived in.

"Take the Princess. Kill the others." His machine-like voice boomed out.

Hands shaking, panic flooded you. Without thinking, you exclaimed, "Wait!"

The Supreme Leader stopped dead in his tracks and slowly, menacingly turned toward you. Shit. Why the fuck did I just say that? Shit. Shit. Shit. He stormed towards you and filled up all the space in front of you again, making your brain short circuit. Looking down at you, he remained silent, waiting for you to say something. Probably waiting for me to give him a reason to kill me.

"S-sir, please. Don't kill them. Please. Take me, I will go with you willingly, but please don't kill them. They are innocent." You cringed at how breathless and weak you sounded.

The Supreme Leader continued to stare down at you, his breathing rapidly increasing like anger was consuming him. You reached your hand up to tuck in a stray piece of hair out of your face and nervously chewed your lip. Think of something. You can't let them die.

"Supreme Leader, please, spare them. They will serve The First Order faithfully. You have my word." you pleaded with him, neck starting to cramp due to looking up at him for so long.

Again you were answered with his deep, rapid breathing. You forced yourself to keep your back straight and maintain eye contact with where you assumed his eyes were behind the mask. Holding your breath, you felt him turn again, walking towards his ship. Your heart sank, dread-filled your entire being.