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What I Like About You (Mothma/Janson, Humor, Pre ESB)
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What I Like About You (Mothma/Janson, Humor, Pre ESB)
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What I Like About You
Author: Dana Skywalker
A/N: Some…Mothma/Janson? Inspired by Limelight’s extraordinary pieces written about this peculiar but fun ship.  This is the first fanfic I'm posting on TFN; I always used to post on FF.N only.
Timeframe: Pre-ESB – On the planet Hoth.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Lucas…I own nothing. The song ‘What I Like About You’ is by The Romantics, not me.
This is how people define me, Wes Janson: Prankster, womanizer, and pilot.
In that order.
I’m insulted.
Mainly, for two reasons – 1) ‘Pilot’ comes first. Always. Pilot’s word of honor. And 2) ‘Gambler’ isn’t on the list.
I’m a sucker for bets, and some corrupted individuals known as my ‘friends’ (such as the likes of Wedge Antilles and Hobbie Klivian) take advantage of that weakness. Not surprisingly, I lost one just yesterday. That brings me to an explanation of my current setting…
…outside Mon Mothma’s window.
Hoth is like a frozen hell during the day and night. But it’s especially bad at night. Mon Mothma shivered. If she didn’t want all her troops to catch hypothermia, she might’ve advised the use of heaters, but the ever practical General Dodonna pointed out that they didn’t want to melt the planet beneath their feet.
Following which, the ever obvious Captain Solo pointed out that that would make the Rebellion a ‘lost cause’. “But wait,” he had added suddenly, “It already is!” Of course, his voice was dripping with sarcasm.
Mon Mothma shook her head, wondering what the Princess saw in that man.
Men, she had learned long ago, were incomprehensible creatures she ought to avoid any romantic contact with. It wasn’t hard to do – running a Rebellion left little time for romance.
In the midst of contemplating her somewhat deprived life, Mon Mothma suddenly hears a sound from outside the window.
Picking up her blaster, she cautiously moved toward the frosty, glass panes.
There was a loud knock against the glass.
Startled and frightened, she raises her blaster and shoots.
The glass shattered, and amidst the clanking noise, she heard a loud yelp. Still gripping her blaster tightly, she moves toward the noise. Suddenly, the face of Wes Janson popped up behind the now nonexistent window.
And he has a bloody nose.
Mon Mothma gasped. “Janson!” she sputtered.
Somehow, he miraculously managed to grin despite the blood and snow covering his face. “Mothma,” he greeted in return.
“What are you – must be insane, you – there are such things as doors – you know what – oh Sith!” Mon Mothma seeths. Janson waits patiently for her to form a coherent sentence. “You may not address me as ‘Mothma’!” she finally decided.
“You addressed me as Janson.”
“We are not of equal rank here.”
“Fine. Next time, you address me as the-low-ranked-pilot-Wes and I’ll address you as the more-higher-ranked-lady-than-that-lowly-Janson.”
Mon groans. “There are as many grammatical errors in that sentence as there are members of the Alliance.”
“So…not too many?” Janson beams.
Mon Mothma put her head in her hands and groans again. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her. “Why are you even here, Janson?”
“What I like about you…” he hummed a popular song beneath his breath.
“Janson?” Mon Mothma scooted closer to the gape where a window previously existed. She wavs a hand in his face. “Janson!”
“Oh, are you speaking to me, more-higher-ranked-lady-than-that-lowly-Janson?” He feigned surprise.
“Yes, I am speaking to you.”
“Well, I came to serenade you.”
“I’m sorry?”
“Serenade. It means I’ll sing a romantic –”
“I know what it means, Janson,” she sighed. “But why?”
“Why what?”
“What do you think?” Mon Mothma looked completely exasperated. “Why do you always pass your medical checkups when you act like you have less than half a brain?” she said sarcastically.
“Oh, well that would be because –”
“I wasn’t serious!”
He stared at her. She stared at him. Finally, he spoke. “Did you just make a joke, then?” he asked incredulously.
Silence.
“Fine,” Janson relented. “I’ll tell you why I must serenade you.”
“Because you have less than half a brain,” she muttered beneath her breath. “Great,” she said aloud.
“I lost a bet.”
Mon Mothma blinks. “Huh.”
“A bet. It’s where you and your…supposed friends make –”
“I know what it means!”
“Great, so can I get started on my song so I can get home sooner and clean myself up?”
Mon Mothma started. She suddenly realized Janson’s entire face was still bloody, and the blood was slowly beginning to freeze due to the cold, Hoth weather. She cringed.
“Despite the fact that you hardly act like a civil being, I suppose it would be rude of me not to invite you inside to clean yourself up.”
Janson blinks. “Are you inviting me in?”
“Yes.”
He grins, and then unceremoniously hauls himself through the gaping hole and plops down onto the ground of Mon Mothma’s room. He lands right in the middle of shards of broken glass.
His expression turned to one of pain.
“I was about to tell you there was a door.” Mon Mothma points at it.
“I had no idea,” he gasps. Forcing a smile, he stood up. Before she could speak, he held up his hand. “Don’t say it, don’t say it. I know I’m an idiot.”
“So do I.”
“I’ll choose not to respond.”
“You just did.”
Janson decided it would be wiser to keep his mouth shut now, and he hobbled to the bathroom. Mon Mothma rolled her eyes at his back.
Janson emerged after about ten minutes. The blood was gone from his face, and he looked positively lively. This was not good, Mon Mothma thought.
“Ready?” he asked exuberantly.
“Hm.”
“Ready to be serenaded?” he clarified.
“Mm hm.”
Ignoring her lack of response, Janson cleared his throat and began.
Hey, uh huh huh
Hey, uh huh huh
What I like about you, you hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one, wanna come over tonight, yeah
He winked at Mon Mothma, who had sunk onto her bed in mortification. Then, he closed his eyes and began jumping up and down. Simultaneously, Mon Mothma’s mouth slowly opened to form a large “O”.
You're whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
That's what I like about you
By now, Mon Mothma had slid under the covers.
What I like about you, you really know how to dance
When you go up, down, jump around, think about true romance, yeah
You're whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
Janson stopped. Mon cautiously got out from under the covers. They stared at each other.
“What. The. Heck.” She paused. “Janson.”
“You didn’t like it?” He panted, out of breath. “I thought it was quite good.”
“Did you.”
“Well, at least Hobs will stop bothering me about never completing my bet,” he grinned. “May I leave now, more-higher-ranked-…oh whatever. May I leave now, your Supreme Commander-ness?”
She glared. “Yes, you may leave. In fact, I don’t think I’ll be weeping and sobbing about it either.”
He feigned surprise. “Shocker.”
“Yes. Now go.”
“You aren’t going to say please?”
“Don’t push it, Janson.”
“Okay. I’m going.”
“And Janson? This time, please use the door.”
5 standard days later…
“Oh. No.”
“Oh. Yes.”
“…”
“Hobs neglected to mention one final part to my making up for losing the bet.”
Mon Mothma stares at him, her eyes icy and her lips tight. “If it's another song, I refuse to take any blame if and when I shoot you.”
He grinned. “Oh, don’t worry. It’s not a song.”
She looked at him expectantly. “Then?”
“It’s this.”
Silence.
“Janson! I will kill you!”
“At least I used the door this time!” he yells, madly dashing down the corridor.
“Well?” Hobbie and Wedge looked at him expectantly.
Wes grinned, revealing red lipstick on his mouth.
Another 5 days later…
The door slammed in his face.
“I swear, I’m not going to do anything stupid this time,” he yelled. “Mon, can you hear me? I got in trouble for vandalizing the cafeteria. Although, I wouldn’t call it vandalism. All I did was paint ‘Wes Rocks’ on the wall! But that stiff necked Dodonna turned red and decided to punish me, saying ‘it was bad for troop morale’. It was bad for troop morale to print ‘Wes Rocks’ on the walls! Seriously, Mon. Even you would’ve thought it ridiculous.”
The door slowly opened.
“Your point?” she asked icily.
“This is my punishment. I’m here to fix your window.”
“WHAT?!”
“Window. Me. Fix.” He points at the hole in her wall, and then grins. “I guess we’ll be spending a lot of time together.”
Mon Mothma slowly opens the door wider, and glares at him the entire time as he enters the room. “Let’s get a few things straight. If you are to be here, there are some rules you need to follow.”
“Alright.”
“Rule One. Never, ever call me Mon.”
General Jan Dodonna was about to leave his office when he noticed his comlink beeping. Curious, he thought. The screen flashed: One New Message.
Clicking ‘play’, Mon Mothma appeared.
“General, do you have some kind of secret vendetta against me?”
Dodonna frowns, puzzled, until he hears Janson singing in the background. Then, he grins.
Fin
Thoughts? Reviews are greatly appreciated! 
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 That was great! I was cracking up through the whole thing. BTW, I do believe this belongs in the Minor League Index back in the Resource thread. When I switch to my indexing sock, I'll enter it.
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Alexis: Thank you for reviewing and for adding this to the Minor League Index!  I'm glad it was able to make you laugh!
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Janson doesn't get enough lovin', in my opinion.
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Jinn, I agree! Janson is such a fun character - he needs more fanfics devoted to him. 
I hope you enjoyed the story though!
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Poor Mon! *freezes in horror....ah....ahem...* I mean poor Mon Mothma
I loved the way the rebels used their free time. Very amusing
Great job on this
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KELIA: Poor Mon! *freezes in horror....ah....ahem...* I mean poor Mon Mothma
No worries, we all slip up sometimes.
Thank you, and I'm glad it made you laugh!
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SO many good parts to this that it was hard to pick my favorite!
5 standard days later…
“Oh. No.”
“Oh. Yes.”
“…”
“Hobs neglected to mention one final part to my making up for losing the bet.”
Mon Mothma stares at him, her eyes icy and her lips tight. “If it's another song, I refuse to take any blame if and when I shoot you.”
He grinned. “Oh, don’t worry. It’s not a song.”
She looked at him expectantly. “Then?”
“It’s this.”
Silence.
“Janson! I will kill you!”
“At least I used the door this time!” he yells, madly dashing down the corridor.
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“Well?” Hobbie and Wedge looked at him expectantly.
Wes grinned, revealing red lipstick on his mouth.
But I finally settled on this!
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That was perfect! The humor, the couple, everything. It's nice seeing a couple other than Han/Leia or Luke/Mara every once and a while, and I was converted to Mothma/Janson by Limelight ages ago aka last year. I would quote my favorite parts, but it would involve me coping and pasting the fic. Really well done
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This is wonderful!!
Love it how you write Wes!
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VaderLVR64 Heh heh, that part makes me laugh too. Wes is such a bad boy.  Thank you for reading!
darth-1984 Mothma/Janson is awesome, huh? I love how much potential there is for dialogue between them. I'm glad you enjoyed this!
Rosa-Belle Thank you so much! Glad I could make you laugh! 
Dana
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I love it! It's such an unlikely pairing, so funny! You gave me my laugh for the day!
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I love it.
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Oh man! That was HILARIOUS! Thanks for writing it because I sure enjoyed reading it!
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Insanity is right, Dana. this was a fun read. I liked that the bet never led to a romantic interest, but none the less a hilarious ride.
Janson stopped. Mon cautiously got out from under the covers. They stared at each other.
“What. The. Heck.” She paused. “Janson.”
“You didn’t like it?” He panted, out of breath. “I thought it was quite good.”
“Did you.”
Bravo!
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Oops, forgot about this story for a while.  More replies!
dm1
You gave me my laugh for the day!
I'm glad you enjoyed this. Thanks for reading!
ccp
I love it.
Thank you so much!
Azeria_Jade
That was HILARIOUS!
Thanks! That was what I aimed for.
Thanks for writing it because I sure enjoyed reading it!
Thank you! I'm glad you had fun with it.
brodiew
Insanity is right, Dana.
 
I liked that the bet never led to a romantic interest, but none the less a hilarious ride.
I don't think Mothma/Janson could possibly be a serious, romantic pairing. It'd just slide into humor, IMO. I could be wrong though... 
Bravo!
Thanks!
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