Beyond - Legends Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 2/16)

Title: Wanting To Know...
Author: DaenaBenjen42
Characters: Luke, Mara, other people eventually?
Timeline: Post-The Last Command
Genre: mush, maybe some angst?
Notes: The companion story for this can be found here.




They had wanted to know.

After everything that had happened in so short a time, now that she finally had time to think, that thought kept coming back to her.

They had wanted to know. It was that simple.

To know where the place was. To do something right with that knowledge, legal or not.

It hadn?t mattered if it was legal to break her out and get past the guard, they just did what was needed. To right a wrong, no matter what.

As Mara stood on the roof looking out over Imperial City, she couldn?t help but feel good that she?d been a part of it. That she?d helped them to put it right.

And as his arms slid around her in a tight embrace, she smiled. ?We did good.?

?Yes,? he answered. ?We did.?

They stood there for a moment before Mara turned and looked up at him. ?This thing between us??

?What about it??

?It feels? right and wrong at the same time.? She shrugged. ?I don?t know.?

Luke took that in for a moment, then nodded. ?You?re right. It does feel like it shouldn?t be. Wrong.?

?But right,? Mara pressed, her tone insistant.

Luke pulled her closer. ?Definitely right.?

?I don?t want to tell anybody yet,? Mara told him suddenly. ?Let?s keep it between us? see where it goes.?

?Sounds good.?

Mara let herself be pulled deeper into his arms, smiling.


TBC?

 

an interesting start here.....


i've gotta know where it goes....more soon please!

 

Luke took that in for a moment, then nodded. ?You?re right. It does feel like it shouldn?t be. Wrong.?

He is soooooooooooooooo right

this is a really cute beginning, so I would like to see some more as well.

Cheers,

VeryBusy

 

No, no, no... it's RIGHT... only feels wrong cause you not telling everyone!!

 

Ignores the pull to start singing Barbara Mandrell's greatest hits...

Nice beginning... I love these secret relationship stories!!

 

Woo Hoo!
Another fic from Daena!
This looks GOOOOOOD!
I need to be on your PM list, please!!

 

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They had been standing on the roof for a little while looking out over Imperial City, when Mara reluctantly pulled herself out of his arms. ?We really should go to that meeting now, you know.?

Luke nodded. ?I know.?

?But you?d rather stay here.? She smiled vexingly at him.

?So would you, Mara.?

Mara scoffed. ?And miss all the fun of trade agreements? Never.?

?Well, if we must??

??and we really must,? Mara said indulgently.

Luke chuckled. ?Right? then we must.?

As they walked toward the door to the roof stairs, Mara glanced back at him. ?Meet up later??

Luke nodded. ?Sounds good.?

Mara smiled once more, then adopted a serious expression. ?All right. Let?s do this.?

Luke just shook his head in amusement as he followed her through the door and down the stairs.


TBC?

 

Thanks for the PM

Now... they'll go to the meeting and act all formal & distant with each other, but underneath be all caught up in each other & sending little ... signals, and eagerly anticipating their time together. Love it!!! I love fics where their relationship starts early in the timeline. The earlier the better.

 

I'm sure they would rather stay there.

I just wonder how this will all play out. I hope for good, but I'm sure you have angst somewhere up your sleeve.

 

Aww... I'd want to stay there too!

 

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RedGold: Me too...


Talon Karrde wasn't surprised to see Skywalker come into the meeting a minute behind Mara and lean against the wall. He'd noticed that they'd been a little closer after Wayland, but hadn't thought to ask why. Glancing at Mara, he noticed that she glanced toward the occupied wall every so often when someone else was speaking. Amused, Talon shook his head and leaned over to her. "Something on your mind?"

Mara turned and blinked at him. "No, why?"

"You seem a bit distracted."

Mara shook her head and shrugged nonchalantly. "It's nothing."

He didn't believe her, but let the subject rest. For now.


TBC...

 

nice little update... Talon won't let it drop for long..

 

this dropped twenty pages! That's no place for a L/M fanfic.

Looks good. Is this related to your other fics?

 

RedGold: Thank you, and no, he won't.

Jedi_Liz: It could be, but... I don't wanna spoil it. Thank you, Jedi_Liz. (Twenty pages? Eek!)


Mara sighed contentedly in his arms. "We're not going to be able to keep this quiet."

"Sure we are," Luke murmurred as they looked out the window at the sunset.

"Talon already suspects something. I could see it in the way he glanced at us."

"Then he'll just have to wonder, won't he?"

Mara tilted her head back to look at him. "You're not going to let me be pessimistic, are you?"

"Nope."

"Why not?"

"No need for it. If people want to wonder, then they get to wonder for a long while."

"So says the most famous Jedi in the galaxy."

"Ha-ha."

They were quiet for a few more minutes until Mara pushed out of his arms. "Go on. Your sister was expecting you for dinner, wasn't she?"

Luke nodded. "She is." He pulled her in close again. "But I'd rather say and have dinner with you."

"Mmm... farmboy?"

"Yes?"

"You really better go."

He kissed her once, and then he left. Mara watched him go, a soft smile on her lips.



TBC...

 

Oh. the old reel out the romance a little at a time gambit. i see how it is

I love romance. I want to know when there is more

 

more please

 

Hee!! Karrde doesn't miss much.

Mara & Luke watching the sunset and .. reveling in each other.
Fantabulous updates there!

 

I alreadymissed one update...

Hehehe... I think there is a difference between, having a seecret and only believing that this is going to stay a secret.

cheers,

Verybusy

 

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Mara sighed as she sat at her desk in her cabin on the Wild Karrde and went over reports. She missed him already, and it was only the first week of the run.

She put the datapadd down and stared at the blank wall. She could see his eyes, blue and clear, and honest... gazing back at her in the darkness when they?d said goodbye on Coruscant.

?I?ll be back every chance I get,? she promised.

?I know you will.? He took her in his arms and they stood there, looking out over the city in the darkness. ?Just be careful out there.?

?I?ll be with Karrde, Luke.?

?And you?ll take all the burdens on yourself, Mara.?

She opened her mouth, about to say something, then stopped herself. Instead, she leaned into him. ?I can?t deny that.?

?And??

?I better not hear that you nearly got yourself killed again, or I?ll kill you myself.?

They were silent for a moment as Mara let those words sink in, before Luke snorted. ?I?ll do my best not to get myself killed, or nearly killed.?

?Good.?

Luke breathed in the smell of her hair and sighed. ?I?ll be there.?

?Hmm??

?With you. And you?ll be with me...?

Mara startled at the sound of her comm going off. Blinking, she reached for it and thumbed it on. ?Jade here.?

?We?re coming out of hyperspace, Mara,? Karrde?s voice replied.

?I?ll be right there. Sorry, lost track of time.?

?Oh, and Mara??

?Yes??

?There was a message earmarked for you a while ago. You should be able to access it from your terminal.?

?Thanks.?

Curious, Mara turned to her terminal and checked it. Sure enough, there was.

The massage said, quite simply: ?I?m already there. Miss you.?

Mara stared at it for a minute, then smiled. ?Love you too, Farmboy. Love you too.?


TBC...

 

I really like this story. Love the L/M mush. Please put me on your PM list. Thanks.

 

Yes indeed Jediflyswatter, mush is always nice.

Very sweet installment DaenaBenjen

 

so much mushy...
i wonder how long it will last?

 

Lov their mutual concern and caring ... and the way they express it, so uniquely them.
Never can have too much mush I think. Angst and drama are better when sandwiched between thick slices of it.

 

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?You seem distracted today,? Talon said quietly to her when they were doing the inventory for the latest supply pickup.

Mara glanced at him. ?It?s nothing.?

?Sure doesn?t seem like it.? Talon raised an eyebrow at her before turning to finish the crate he was on.

Mara watched as he finished and closed the lid of the crate. Then she looked down at her data pad again. ?It?s? well? I hate being on the sidelines. Out of the loop.?

?We?re not out of the loop, Mara.? Talon glanced at her gently before checking the next crate. ?Because we are out here, supplies are going where they?re needed.?

?True.? Mara keyed some information into the datapadd, and then stopped and frowned. ?Ow.? Something sharp hit her through the force, and then it faded to a whisper.

Talon turned away from the crate at her vocalization, concerned. ?Mara?? To him, she appeared somewhat pale and off balance.

She took a deep breath and shook her head. ?It?ll keep. Let?s finish this.?

?What was it?? At her glare, he turned back to the crate again. ?Right.?

Mara sighed as she continued to help with the inventory. Whatever that sensation had been, it could wait a while.

Later, when Mara was in her quarters alone, she found a private message waiting for her: ?Don?t worry, Mara. I?ll be fine for the time being. Love you.?

She was going to give him an earful when she found out what that meant.


TBC?

 

Yeah. yeah.. magical words there for a sweetheart, Luke... "don't worry.."

Now she won't stop worrying!

Thanks for the PM!