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Horns Like the Devil

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Anakin's POV
I deepened the kiss, tightened my embrace. Our lips moved quicker, as if both of us knew what we were doing. There were tears in my eyes, and not of sadness or even joy, I was overwhelmed. These feelings I had for her were so overwhelming. Everything I felt was bottled and the glass had almost cracked before I opened it willingly.

"Wait," She whispered between our lips. At first I wasn't sure if she had spoken or if it was my imagination. So it wasn't until she whispered to me a second time that I realized her voice was real, "Wait."

I paused even though it killed me, the ache to bring our lips back together was agonizing. My hands remained on her face and our lips still touched ever so slightly, the tiniest movement would bring us together again, "I've waited long enough." I whispered back. I hardly believed it was me talking, she brought out this other side me that was so unrecognizable, and I liked him. I didn't feel like I had to be the tough one and on guard. I was breathing, relaxing, and feeling alive for the first time... well, for the first time ever.

Her eyes locked with mine, they were beautiful, so beautiful. What has this woman done to me?

"Someone will see us if they come through that door." She nudged her head towards the entrance we both came through.

She had a point, but I didn't want to stop. I didn't know if this was something that was going to happen again, if one or even both of us will wake up tomorrow drowning in regret. So I wanted to take advantage of how we felt right now, filled with the passion fueled by our argument.

It didn't take me long to find a solution. This hallway wasn't just meant to connect the hall to the garden, it contained another aspect: the bathrooms.

I dropped my hands from her face and grabbed her wrist. I tugged on her to follow me to the bathroom, "In here," I rushed her inside and closed the door behind us, "There, problem solved." I locked it and as soon as I turned around, she was kissing me again with my back pressed into the door.

Fuck.

I gripped her waist and dug my fingertips into the fabric of her dress. My lips traveled to her neck and I used my right hand to grab her thigh and lift her leg so  I could push myself against her, bringing us even closer.

She whimpered and ran her hand through my hair, "This is wrong." She moaned out with a gasp for air as I sucked on her neck gently, "We shouldn't—" I kissed her lips again to silence her before my own morals decided to surface.

We were like this for a song or two, we could hear the beats echoing in the hall and muffling through the door. I raised her dress up slowly and I could feel myself getting more excited as my kisses became more rough. One thing was going through my mind right now, just one, and I'm sure it doesn't need to be said.

But then my mind paused for a split second when I realized something. I only know what that is because of Obi-Wan, he gave me an unwanted lecture about it when I reached my teen years and it was a choice made by him, it's not something the council has on their syllabus. So where am I getting at is, does she know what it is?

I ended the kiss and we both caught our breaths, hers smelt of mint and wine, "(Y/n)," I began. She creased her brows in curiosity, "Do you know what s—"

The knob to the bathroom jiggled and we both jumped in surprise, "What in the devils," I heard a familiar voice, "Anakin are you in there?" Obi-Wan asked while lightly knocking on the door.

Our eyes went wide, hers panicked. I didn't give an answer, we both stood there in silence trying to think of a way out of this, "What are we gonna do?" She finally whispered.

I peered around the room until a solution came to mind. Well not much of a solution, it was more hope than anything, but it was going to be a risk we had to take, "Get in the stall." I grabbed her shoulders and moved her into one of the three stalls. I closed the door on her confused expression, "Lock it and don't say a word." I spoke to her through our now barrier that I wish I could break down.

(Y/n)'s POV
"Lock it, and don't say a word." He demanded in a soft whisper. I wasn't sure what his plan was, I could only hope that whatever it was worked out fine and we wouldn't get caught. Heavens knows the repercussions.

I heard him move towards the door and unlock it. My eyes widened, he was letting him in. I panicked for a spilt second and lifted my dress as I backed away and stood on the toilet so my feet or dress couldn't be seen. It was a challenge doing that in the shoes I was wearing, but my now grip on the walls on each side of me kept me from falling.

"Can't I do anything alone? Jesus. " Anakin threw the door open before I heard his steps leading towards the sink.

More footsteps entered the room, "The bathroom is not a single stall Anakin, there was no need to lock it." I heard the sink turn on as the stall next to me opened and closed.

"I like to shit in peace and silence." Charming.

Much to my dismay I had to spend the next 10-15 seconds listening Master Kenobi pee.

"Where is your padawan Hm?" Kenobi asked upon exiting his stall and making his way to the sink. I was basing all off this on the sounds I was hearing, but I did happen to get a slight peak of them joined at the sinks through a small slit in the door, "I saw you both go this way not long ago and I never saw either of you come back."

Anakin sighed as I bit my lip. My heart was racing and my palms were beginning to sweat. My grip I had on each side of the stall started to loosen, my hands now sliding down the marble. If I completely lose my grip, I'll fall either onto the floor or into the toilet — both being terrible options.

"I think she went outside, she was being awfully moody." Yeah, I'm the one that's moody.

Shut up.

I rolled my eyes at his response — get rid of him, I'm slipping.

No one told you to get on the toilet.

What else was I supposed to do? I yelled and it must've had some affect on him because I heard him groan.

"What happened?" Obi-Wan questioned.

"Nothing, just a headache." He sighed, "Come on were missing the ball, I'm sure my padawan will turn up eventually when she's calmed down."

"You should stop giving her such a hard time Anakin, you know she's doing her best." Obi-Wan spoke as I watched them move through crack, heading for the door, "You've had her for quite some time now and I had hoped your attitude towards her would have improved, but I'm not seeing much of a change."

"You don't need to lecture me Obi-Wan, I'll talk to her  when I see her." Anakin's word slowly faded as the door closed. It sounded like Obi-Wan continued his lecture despite Anakin's wish for it to stop, but I couldn't hear his exact words now that the door was closed.

Wait a few minutes, then come back to the party and act like nothing has changed. We can talk about what just happened after we get back to the Temple — and don't tell Ahsoka. He was stern. I didn't give him a response back, I knew better than to run my mouth about what happened, even to Ahsoka. Hell, I'm not even sure what just happened, it was so fast, so intense. Any thought I had flew from my mind and I was completely submersed in the moment.

Do I love him? Yes, it seems I do. Possibly if that's what this feeling is. I guess I've always known, but it was a feeling I've tried to ignore.

But do I regret it? I don't know. I have no idea what this means for us and our position as Padawan and Master. Feelings develop, that's a natural reaction among of living things, but we have always been taught not to act or indulge in such feelings. So did we just ruin everything by acting? Should we have continued to ignore it? Would it have gone away if we did?

A few minutes went by and I was about to get down from the toilet when I heard the door open, then close. I waited in case it was Obi-Wan again or maybe even Anakin, but I never heard footsteps, just the door.

I peaked through the crack and didn't see anyone inside, unless they were in a blind spot, I was only able to see the sinks and the mirrors and any angle the mirrors caught. I couldn't sense anyone in the room either. After a few moments I summed it up to being the wind or a woman who had accidentally open the men's door instead of the women's before immediately realizing her mistake and closing it.

I got down slowly and adjusted my dress that I had bunched up for too long, worried it would have wrinkles. Thankfully there were none and once I was satisfied with the appearance, I unlocked the stall and exited before completely stopping in my tracks.

There standing at the entrance was a figure in a black cloak, their head down; hiding their appearance from me, "Finally, I thought you would be staying in there forever." He spoke, a voice I didn't recognize, "(Y/n), right?"

"How do you know my name?" I asked, eyeing them up and down with curiosity. How did I not sense they were here? Even now I don't, almost like he's not really here.

Where are you? There's —

"Don't bother trying with that," The figure raised his gloved hand, lifting me from the ground by the neck. My eyes widened and I choked and gasped for air, "He can't hear you right now." He muttered with a light chuckle.

I clawed at my own neck, trying to remove the invisible grip draining the life from me. The figure raised their head and I instantly recognized the species, but not the man.

His piercing yellow eyes were tense enough to cause a burning in my soul. His red and black face was a terrifying sight and he had horns... horns like the devil, "It baffles me that something so... frivolous as you holds the entire future of the galaxy in the palm of her hands." He jolted his arm to the side, causing me to fly across the room and slam against the mirror.

I felt it crack, I heard it shatter.

Many shards pierced my flesh, the smell of blood engulfed the air. The light around faded into the blackness, but I was still conscious — only slightly.

He picked me up, although he almost dropped me when he realized his foot was on the fabric of my dress, at least I think it was his foot. He groaned in annoyance before I heard a tear, "I haven't decided wether you're going to live or die, but you are coming with me until I figure it out."

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I'm so sorry I've been disappearing! Having a new boyfriend(somewhat new now) and having a full time job is VERY time consuming. And then when I do get breaks, from work at least, I go on vacations with said boyfriend haha his name is Jimmy ❤️ completely unrelated to the characters I've created with that name. Just a funnny coincidence! Anyways I'm trying to write whenever I can, and I'm hoping to be a bit more consistent than I have been lately. I'm doing my best I promise!
Hope you enjoyed it!
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