Room 424 [Wednesday evening]

[momslilassassin]

Ben returned to his room from his club activities just in time for his father to call. A shuttle would be picking him up Friday afternoon for an assignment to be explained when he arrived on Endor.

Ben sighed as he sat down on the floor. At least it was his father calling the shots--he was pretty sure that meant he wouldn't be assassinating anyone this trip home.

But he'd probably need his lightsaber.

He pulled the parts for the new hilt out from under his bed and began welding them together using nothing but the Force. If the weapon was going to be his, it had to be built the old-fashioned way.

And for Jedi, it didn't get more old-fashioned than this.

Ben was so focused on the weapon floating above his lap that he didn't realize he'd left the door cracked open.

[OOC: Open door, open post...]

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[momslilassassin]

Ben leaned forward to rest his forehead against hers. "You won't," he promised.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri reached out to pull him close. "I just might have to hold you to that."

[momslilassassin]

"It could just be a mission to get a lightsaber crystal," he murmured. He doubted it, but it could be.

[weetuskenraider]

"Could be." Tahiri didn't sound too convinced. "That'd be nice, huh? An easy mission for once."

Not that she was that optimistic about the prospects.

[momslilassassin]

Ben moved the lightsaber parts out of the way so he could get closer to Tahiri. "It'd be a switch," he admitted.

[weetuskenraider]

She leaned against him and let out a soft laugh. "I'd say it'd be nice to not have to worry about you so much when you go home, but who am I kidding? I'd worry anyway."

[momslilassassin]

"And I know it's a waste of time to tell you not to," he said, playing with her hair. "But I'm pretty good at what I do."

He was more than pretty good.

[weetuskenraider]

"You're amazing at what you do," Tahiri told him. A completely objective opinion, of course. "Just don't get overconfident on me, okay?"

[momslilassassin]

"I watched my dad and Jacen do their very best to kill each other," Ben said softly. "I'm not under any illusions that I'm close to their league."

[weetuskenraider]

He could probably feel her relief. "I know it's crazy, but that makes me feel a lot better."

[momslilassassin]

"I leave the crazy heroics to the crazier members of my family," he said with a small smile.

He lied.

[weetuskenraider]

"You're a Skywalker," Tahiri replied, leaving it at that. She felt it said plenty.

[momslilassassin]

Ben leaned in to brush his nose against hers. "And you like me anyway."

[weetuskenraider]

She laughed softly. "You better believe it."

[momslilassassin]

"I'll be back before you know it," he promised, then tried to steal a kiss.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri was about to say something about how he'd better, but then there was kissing, and it derailed whatever she'd been about to say.

"You know I'll miss you," was what she finally said.

[momslilassassin]

"I might even let you miss me more," he teased.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri tried to nip at his lower lip. "No, I think I'll let you do that this time. Because I'm fair that way."

[momslilassassin]

Ben let out a little moan when she did that. "Okay," he gasped.

[weetuskenraider]

"See?" Tahiri pulled back just enough to let him get a glimpse of the mischievous look in her eyes. "I think that's a deal."

[momslilassassin]

"I think you cheated," Ben said, though there was nothing in his tone that said he was upset about that at all.

[weetuskenraider]

"I can't help it if it's just that easy for me to convince you," Tahiri informed him.

[momslilassassin]

"You're very persuasive," Ben agreed, sneaking in to kiss her cheek.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri closed her eyes and grinned, reaching up to touch his face. "You rubbed off on me."

[momslilassassin]

Ben sighed and closed his eyes. "I'm an amazing influence," he declared. "More people should be like me."