agony. |darth maul

twelve.

Naboo is truly beautiful, especially at night. The force sings here in calm waves, even the presence of Palpatine is dimmed just by the pure calm of the people on the planet. But even ignoring the ever changing presence of the force, nothing compares to the views of the planet. With towering mountains with glittering waterfalls, to the green plateaus covered in flowers I will be sure to steal before I leave- truly nothing compares. Even in the dim moonlight of the planets three moons, the planet still stays incredible.

But Maul takes me to none of those places, instead he takes me to what I can only describe as one of the most lush forests I've ever seen. Not that I've seen very many lush forests in my life. I stand near the edge as I turn to look at Maul.

His presence is barely there but it's a touch different than normal. Maybe the closest I've ever seen him near happy. But that isn't right- he shouldn't be happy. He should be pissed since I'm reluctant to do his sith dealings. Instead he glances at me with his piercing gold eyes and just for a second I want to smile at him.

Just for a second.

Because after that second there's a flash of red and then another and- oh my god, he gonna kill me! But I'm subconsciously igniting my own sabers and going into a defensive stance, fighting back.

After our first clash I realize he's not attempting to kill me, we fall into a rhythm of fighting in a way that was swift and just enough to push us further into the forest.

He attacks, I parry. It's calming and the force hums in a steady contentment between us. I realize this is Mauls way of clearing my mind, and it's working. No longer am I focused on the moral consequences of murdering a 12 year old girl, but rather the simple swing of my weapon meeting his own.

I get lost in it and soon we aren't even fighting just running through the woods like animals- chasing something, I just don't know what.

We look crazy, I'm sure of it. We probably are, well we very much surely are but I don't think about it. Instead I'm hurling myself up some type of tree and then tumbling down.

I fall flat on my back and the wind is knock out of me- it hurts, but instead of groaning I let out a breathless laugh. My eyes close, when I open them I'm met by Mauls staring back at me. His hand is outstretched and I take it, pulling myself off the ground and nearly into him.

In that moment for a split second I wasn't some crazed sith assassin who was on a mission to kill a child, but the dumb Jedi farmer girl who was just completely fascinated with someone like no one she had ever seen before. In that moment, I leaned forward and kissed Maul.

two chapters in like the span of 24 hrs? who am I??? seriously, with me being on a short break from school I have a little more free time. feel free to comment, dm and make friends w me! I'm desperate to hear what you all think.