We're Different Than the Rest

Chapter 35: The Zothique

Aayla woke up the next morning laying comfortably in Bly's arms. The Coruscant sun was shining through the window curtain. Air speeder horns created a concert outside, which made Aayla groan in frustration as she woke up. She had grown up waking up to that sound everyday, but the noise made her realize how much she loved Sicemon's quiet mornings. Aayla had been laying awake in Bly's arms for ten minutes when she heard her datapad buzz. She used the Force to bring the datapad to her hand, and see what the notification was. Aayla opened her messages and had a single message.

Hi Aayla! It's Ahsoka! Would you and Bly want to do something with Rex and I today? :)

Aayla smiled at Ahsoka's message and set her datapad down.

"Bly." She ran her thumb across the tattoos on Bly's face.

He smiled as he woke up, "morning." Bly refused to open his eyes.

"Ahsoka asked if we wanted to do something with her and Rex today. What do you think?"

Bly pulled Aayla closer before answering. "Is it like the double date from the movie Wolfpack made us watch?" He chuckled as he asked.

"I think so."

"Okay."

The two laid in comfortable silence for a minute.

"Do you realize that will be our first official date?" Bly asked.

"No, we had the one dinner in the LAAT." Aayla protested.

"That was a bet that I lost, cyar'ika. We weren't together."

"Yeah, then I guess it is." Aayla moved her head from under Bly's chin and looked up at him. "We need to go on more dates, I guess."

"I guess so, cyar'ika." Bly kissed her forehead.

"Okay, so we're meeting Ahsoka and Rex at Zothique at 13:00 (1pm). So we can't be late." Aayla instructed Bly as she walked back into their room from eating her breakfast. "It's a very fancy restaurant, so dress nice." Aayla paused as she scanned her clothes. "Do you have a suit that you could wear?"

"I do actually." Bly walked up behind Aayla, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I got it at the mall."

"Look at you being prepared." Aayla laughed.

"I'm responsible sometimes." Bly stressed 'sometimes.'

"I'll be right back." Aayla left the room and walked into Faylin's. "Hey, Faylin. Can I ask a favor?"

"Yeah, of course!" Faylin smiled sweetly and set down the holobook that she was reading.

"Do you have any fancy clothes I can borrow? Bly and I are going to a fancy restaurant and I have nothing to wear that's nice enough."

"Ummmm. Let me check really quick. I think I bought a dress at the mall that would be perfect." Faylin quickly scrambled to her wardrobe and searched through her clothes. "Ah ha! Here we go!"

Faylin pulled out a dress. "Try it on!" She handed it to Aayla and shoved her in the bathroom.
A minute later, Aayla walked out.

"Yes!! You look so pretty!" Faylin complimented Aayla.

"Thanks! Are you sure I can borrow it, though?"

"Yeah, of course!"

"Do you know how to do makeup?" Aayla asked, slightly embarrassed. "I've only done it once, when I was undercover."

"I do! My sister went through a phase where she was obsessed and she taught me how to do some."

"Would you mind doing some for me?"