The Rebel Faction

Dark brown eyes watched him as he entered the bar, watched him as he sat in his usual booth, and watched him as he ordered his usual drink. He was becoming pretictable, and he should know better.

For three days now she had watched him, and there was no doubt in her mind that he was aware he was being watched. Yet she was very good at her job, and knew how to hide herself from the likes of him. He wouldn't know it was her until it was too late.

Her slender hand reaching inside the folds of her cloak, feeling the mini-bowcaster on her hip. How easy it would be, to let that arrow fly through the crowd and straight into his heart. Yet she had more than one reason to stay her hand.

The index finger of her left hand dipped into the glass of Corellian Wiskey that sat in front of her and she traced the rim of the glass with the now moist fingertip. She watched him another moment before flicking her finger dry and rising from her chair, taking the glass of liquor with her.

She came up beside his booth, pushing the shot glass of tequilla to the side with the glass of wiskey to bring the wiskey sitting in front of him "If memory serves me, you use to be a Wiskey man. Since when did you start drinking that poison, Blackblade?"

Kami offered him a playful smile as she motioned for one of the waiters to bring her another glass of wiskey. " I was in the neighbourhood." With one hand she removed the worn barret from her head and with the other ran her fingers through the thick curls of her long dark brown hair.

A second glass of wiskey was set down on the table with a splash, sending some of the dark liquid spilling onto the table. Her index and middle finger slid through the puddle of liquor and she held them to her lips, licking the fluid from their tips before raising the glass from the table.

" It's been a few years, can't a girl buy her old Lieutenant a drink?"

After taking a sip of her wiskey, she once against motioned to the waiter for another round of drinks. Kami leaned her back against the wall of the booth, stretching her legs out on the bench.

" Lately? Just a little bit of this and that. Got hired on as security for a freighter that got in this morning. Just waiting now for the next job to head my way."

A soft chuckle escaped her lips as she took another drink. " I know, not as impressive as you - an Admiral now from what I hear. But I've begun to enjoy this transient existence. Nothing tying me down, no loyalties to anyone but myself."

Their drink came as she finished off the glass of wiskey and raised the fresh one in a toast. " To old times, and new lives."

"Leave..." she gave a short, sardonic laugh. " Didn't exactly leave the first time around. Was taken out of infantry and place in Intel shortly after you took off for the Naval units. Like you said though, too much politics for a girl who's only good at shooting things. So, on one assignment I never came back."

Kami smirked and finished off her drink. " By the way, if anyone asks, I was never here."

Kami smiled. " Like I said, I ran security on a freighter that came in to port this morning. Saw this place, thought it might be a good start on finding my next job and get a drink. When I saw you come in, figured I'd say hello to an old friend.

She raised an eyebrow at him, a playful glint in her dark brown eyes. " You don't believe me, do you?"