Sfentona (Slingshot)
Chapter four – Sfentona (Slingshot)
Title: summernights dream
Author: Noemi Tenshi
Timeframe: After JA 8
Characters: Xanatos, OC's, Jedis, Sith,...
Genre: Romance, Angst (?), Adventure
Summary: Xanatos faked his death at Telos. Now he is on Naboo...
Part: 4/17
Na megaloso ksechasa, k’ emina sto rawi
Etsi gia panta kratisa tin paidiki mou ikona,
ekino tou alitampoura pou kratage sfentona
[...]
Palie mou file gnorime, simathiti, thamona
Apopse pou wrethikame sou dino ti sfentona!
Translation
I’ve forgotten to grow up and been left unmarried
So I for always I’ve kept my childlike image
this idiot, who held the slingshot
[...]
Old friend, classmate, guest
Today where we meet I give you the slingshot.
[© Vassilis Papakonstantinos, Sfentona]
Katja stared in awe at her new place of work. A beautiful palast with deep, warm coulors, heavy curtains, long corriodors and uncountable rooms.
"Will you allready get started?" snapped someone behind her. It was her instructor. She flashed him a mocking smile.
"'Course I will" She started working. The instructor had told her to clean all the rooms up. And after that she had to help in the kitchen.
Boring was all she could think about. This job was absolutly boring. But it was well paid.
First room finished - god knows how many left.
After almost four hours she reached the last room and knocked on the door. Not waiting for an invitation she entered.
A little girl dressed like the dolls she played with was siting in the middle of the room and looking lost besides the dark, high furniture.
"Hey kid" Katja called smiling, "What are you playing?" She kneeled besides the little girl and observed the girl curious.
"Are you my new playmate?" the kid asked, hope shining in her eyes. Katja shook her head.
"Oh" the kid sounded disappointing.
Katja sighed sympathetically and took one of the many dolls.
"Hey little princess. Why are you so sad?" Katja asked with a faked voice, "'Cuz I'm going to find whoever was so mean to you and they will pay" The girl looked up with a ghostly smile on her lips. Katja thought that this was a good sign and took another doll.
"Yeah Prnicess, we're going to punisch them" Then Katja pretended the doll to hug and kiss the girl.
"So you'll play with me? Because nobody else will" she asked.
Katja nodded and soon the big room was filled with laughter.
Xanatos sat on the opposite of a beautifull green eyed woman. His future wife. Today would be the engagement party. He had gone to her earlier because he wanted to get her known. Her father was exited. So much that he left them the whole dining hall to eat for lunch and get closer.
The conversation led so far was light. Essentielle knew how to do small talk, she seemed rather intelligent and was beautiful. She was not a bad deal at all.
After they finished eating the delicious meal Xanatos sensed that Essentiella wanted to take the conversation to more serious matters. He was courious to what she wanted to say.
"Xanatos, I want to knwo what you expect of this marriage - and of me" Intelligent and direct. He liked that. And so he decided to tell her the truth - sort of.
"As you probably know your father wants my money. And I want his reputation and connections. That's what I get out of the marriage. From you I don't expect anything... as you should from me"
"No worries" she said, sounding also... bitter, "I don't" Xanatos smiled.
"You know this marriage hasn't to be unpleasant. For neither of us. I let you do what you want as long as you don't taint my reputation and you keep out of my business."
Essentiella recognized a warning when she heard one. And though the man opposides to her smiled she knew this was one.
A chilling went down her spine.
"Fine with me" she answered hoarse, her cool mask craking.This man was under all his charms and good looks deadly dangerous. Suddenly he seemed to her like a predator and she was one of his preys. But she regained herself and forced a small smile upon her face.
"That isn't going to be a problem. I am not interessted in business" He nodded satisfied."Good"
He stood up and went to her. Then he mockingly kneeled before her and presented the engagement ring.
"Do you want to marry me?" he asked smirking.
"Yes" she replied in a daze. She didn't really realize how Xanatos slipped the ring over her finger. Her mind was wandering. She was going to be bounded. She was going to surrender her freedom. And the last bit of her that still was a child.
The ring was sparkling mockingly.
~+~
*sniggers*
What a tragic figure Essentiella is *sniggers more*
I like her.
