Lemon Tree
Title: Ample Field
Author: Noemi Tenshi
Characters: Xanatos, OC's, Jedis, Sith,...
Genre: Romance, Angst (?), Adventure, Dark
Timeframe: After Summernights Dream
Disclaimer: Only the persons who doesn’t show up in books, movies, etc. belong to me.
Summary: Everybody has problems with their loved one’s. But sometimes it is just a ample field
Part: 1?
Chapter One – Lemon Tree
I'm sitting here in the boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around
I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder
[© Fool’s Garden, Lemon Tree]
Lyn sat in the huge appartement which Xab and she occupied. She was thankful for her free day. The last... months had been very stressful. First there had been the trial against Lord Niref. And he had been only sentenced to pay solatium.
Then she got a job. On the fields. That was hard work. She had to work from 0700 to 1900. And she was allowed half an hour a break.
Xan didn’t like it one bit. He didn’t understand why she had to work while he could provide her with everything she wanted. He asked her once. She had smiled and kissed him and told him she wanted to work. Now, she wasn’t sure anymore if this was a good decision. But she wouldn’t back out now.
Although her back hurt like hell. And she didn’t have time anymore for her friend and for Xan. But he was as occupied in work as she with... whatever he was doing. And Katja as good as lived in the palast now. Her job with Padme was a 24-hours-thing.
At least the Jedis didn’t pester them anymore, though there had been an investigation. They didn’t trust Xanatos one bit. She shuddered as she remembered how short-tempered he had been then.
A cold hand ghosted over her shoulder.
“Hey, Lyn” greeted Xan her. She leaned back.
“Hey, too” His presence gave her comfort and she releaxed instantly.
“You should stop going to the fields. Your back is tense and strained” Xan said as he massaged her shoulders.
“I’ll stop, if you stop” she shot back.
“Can’t do that” he murmured, “I’m very ambitious, you know?”
“Hm-hm...”
“Did you hear some news from Katja?” he asked, knowing this was a sensetive subject. The puddle of joy she was in just seconds before vanished, leaving a cold feeling,
“From Katja?” she asked, “Why?”
“Well...” he paused messuring his words, “I haven’t seen her for quiet a while”
“She has work to do... as you and I” Lyn said weakly.
Xan send soothing waves to her.
“I... I feel... like I don’t know her anymore” Lyn confessed and more silently she added: “And I feel, like I don’t know you anymore”
Xan wanted to answer but his comlink ringed.
“I’m sorry. Give me just a moment” he appologized and talked quietly to the com. Lyn sighed.
“I’m going to bed” she announced. Xan nodded absentminded. She heared how he left a few moments later and sighed. Then she reached for her own com and after a moment of hesitation she called Katja.
“Hello? Oh, hi Lyn” greeted Katja her out-of-breath.
“Hey” Lyn greeted back, smiling. Katja had this effect on her.
“What’s up?”
“Uhm... stress” Katja answered. Lyn nodded.
“Err... listen Lyn, I don’t have much time now. Let’s talk later”
“Oh... ok” Lyn said and her com was blank again. She switched the lights off. And then her tears flowed.
~+~
I didn't want to write a sequel. I really didn't.
But it wanted to be written. So I had no choice, really... .
BTW "ample fields" is a phrase I took from Effi Briest (author: Theodor Fontane).
I think it's funny.... .
