To the stars

moonprincess92nz:

the titanic au 

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Chapter 5: The collision 

They didn’t exactly run, but they certainly didn’t take their time either. Fingers interlaced
with his, Jyn wasn’t even sure who was leading who as they made their way down
the main B deck corridor. Every now and then she would steal a glance and he
would feel her eyes on him, turning his head so that he could catch her smile.
It took her several times to remember that it was ok to be caught.

He looked like he was about to say something… when he suddenly skidded
to a halt.

“Is that–?” Cassian began, nearly pulling Jyn’s arm out of the socket as
he hastily yanked her back behind the corner.

A bit slower this time, she carefully glanced around at the corridor
beyond. Not a lot of people were awake at this time, and yet there was someone
there moving down towards them. A rather large, rather Imperial, rather… familiar looking someone.

She swore in Huttese. All the best swear words were in Huttese,
especially when you were a twelve-year-old with nothing much else to research.

“It’s Krennic’s bodyguard!” she hissed, pulling Cassian around by the
hand and retreating back the way they’d come. “Damn it, he’s figured out I was
missing quicker than usual. Just keep your head down, he might not realise it’s
us from this far away.”

She wasn’t optimistic, but she wasn’t going to let her damn bodyguard
keep her away from Cassian tonight. Fuck all the consequences, this night
was hers. They kept walking
about as fast as they dared, but they only managed another couple feet when
suddenly someone yelled,

“HEY!”

Jyn abandoned all pretences. Glancing over her shoulder, she shouted,
“RUN!” 

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