Part o' the Preserve [Sunday evening]

[momslilassassin]

Most people didn't view an invasion as a Great Date Night, but Ben and Tahiri weren't exactly most people.

"These don't seem very much like the other gremlins," Ben replied, making a little face when he got sprayed with blood from a poorly executed lightsaber swipe.

[OOC: For the girl.]

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[weetuskenraider]

"I could probably use food," Tahiri noted, trailing a step or two behind him. Okay, yes, and a change of scenery; she just thought it would give him a tiny bit less of a reason to worry if she focused on the food.

That would work.

[momslilassassin]

Ben gave the gremlin one last look, then strapped his lightsaber back on onto his belt and reached for her hand with his good arm. "And we can swing past the clinic for a bandage."

[weetuskenraider]

"I could use a good long shower," Tahiri said, squeezing his fingers and shooting the gremlin a warning look of her own for good measure. "But a bandage is a good start. And ice cream . . ."

[momslilassassin]

"And then another shower," Ben said, laughing.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri grinned wryly. "Yeah, that. Definitely."

[momslilassassin]

Ben moved into a clearing, checked in the Force to make sure there wasn't some sort of gremlin ambush waiting and then leaned in to kiss Tahiri. "I'm fine," he said quietly. "Relax."

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri clung to him just a little fiercely, and reached out in the Force to double-check on him for herself. Why hadn't she thought of that earlier? It should've been an obvious option.

"Okay," she said slowly, feeling a bit stupid. "I trust you. I just . . . sorry."

[momslilassassin]

Ben held on just as tightly. "It's okay," he said, voice soothing. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri kept holding on for a while before she finally let her grip ease up. "I suppose I should actually let go of you at some point."

[momslilassassin]

"It would make it easier to get ice cream," Ben agreed with a little smile, reaching for her hand. "Feeling better now?"

[weetuskenraider]

She let go of him, any reluctance assuaged by the ease of taking hold of his hand. "I am. Let's get you patched up, and then demolish a sundae bigger than both of our heads."

This was not a statement on anyone's ego, just for the record.

[momslilassassin]

"If the gremlins messed with the ice cream shop, I'm going to be upset," Ben declared.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri looked almost horrified when she looked at him. "We should've thought to defend it."

[momslilassassin]

Ben was already increasing his pace toward town. "Next time we'll remember," he vowed.

[weetuskenraider]

"First stop next time?" Tahiri asked, putting in the extra effort to keep pace with him and his annoyingly longer legs.

They had the best priorities ever, clearly.

[momslilassassin]

"Assuming we can get past the school gates, definitely," Ben agreed.

[weetuskenraider]

"Well, obviously," Tahiri replied, "we should make plans to make sure we can."

[momslilassassin]

"Big ladder?" Ben suggested. "Oooh, or a catapult?"

[weetuskenraider]

"If they'd let us keep an X-Wing on the roof," Tahiri said thoughtfully. "I mean, it's big enough to fit one."

Never mind how both of you cannot fit in one without someone getting injured, or permanent dents in your internal organs from the cramping.

[momslilassassin]

Ben snickered. "With all of the student we have around? Someone would touch the wrong part and the whole thing would break at the wrong moment."

[weetuskenraider]

"Good point. Or someone might try to take it apart for fun, or turn it into something else. And I wouldn't want them doing that to mine." Tahiri scowled slightly. "Well, it was worth a thought."

[momslilassassin]

"You have an X-Wing?"

Be less pouty, Ben.

[weetuskenraider]

"Squadron," Tahiri reminded him.

Aww, but the pout. Was that supposed to be an invitation to kiss him? Because she was taking it as one.

[momslilassassin]

The kissing would stop the "everyone has a squadron but meeeeeee" whine, so well played, Tahiri.

[weetuskenraider]

She'd even pretend she'd done that intentionally. She was awesome like that. Though the relevant bit was the kissing.

They might make it to the clinic eventually.