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rivulet027 ([personal profile] rivulet027) wrote in [community profile] fandomweekly2021-09-27 04:31 am

[#110] Preparing (Star Wars)

Theme Prompt: #110 To the library
Title: Preparing
Fandom: Star Wars
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 681
Summary: Ezra and Leia get too loud in the Archives. Will they get in trouble? (Ezra/Luke, Leia/Winter)


Preparing:

“This is a library, not a debate hall,” Madam Nu interrupts.

Luke winces and tries to give Madam Nu an apologetic look. She crosses her arms and raises an eyebrow. Ezra and Leia stop mid-argument. They look to him instead of the Jedi in charge of the entire Archives.

“I said you were getting loud,” Luke offers.

Ezra sits back down. Leia puts her hands on her hips, scowling.

“No,” Madam Nu says. “Do not get comfortable, copy what you’re allowed and take your argument elsewhere.”

“We’re studying,” Ezra tries, his eyes going wide and pleading.

Luke presses his lips together and covers his mouth with his hand.

“We are!” Leia insists.

“You’re arguing,” Madam Nu corrects.

Luke begins gathering their things, giving her an apologetic look. Madam Nu looks first at Ezra, then at Leia. They both stare back at her.

“Would you two help,” Luke pleads.

Leia sighs and checks her chrono. “I have to get ready. I’m meeting Winter. None of this is actually mine. I know my material, you better know yours tomorrow Bridger, because if those are your arguments I’m going to trounce you.”

“Leia,” Luke complains.

Madam Nu sighs and rubs her forehead.

“Honestly Luke,” Leia smirks. “Try to get your boyfriend up to speed.”

“He was doing fine until you…” Luke starts.

“Do I need to get your Masters down here?” Madam Nu interrupts.

“No ma’am,” Luke and Leia says at the same time. Leia moves to help him clean up.

Ezra shakes his head at Madam Nu, then starts sorting datapads. There’s a rustle and a chirp from his bag. Madam Nu tilts her head to study the bag. The bag shifts. Ezra swallows, hard. Then he tries to give Madam Nu a wide, faux, innocent smile. She doesn’t look impressed.

“Let’s go to the library, you said,” Ezra complains. “It’ll help you get ready for debating my sister tomorrow, you said.”

“I didn’t know you had something in your bag!” Luke defends.

“It wasn’t actually supposed to hatch until tomorrow!” Ezra whispers loudly.

Luke glances at Madam Nu. They are in so much trouble. So much. Any moment now she is going to start tapping her foot impatiently and she’ll call their Masters down here to address the rules they’ve just broken.

“There’s not actually a rule about no pets in the Archives,” Leia says.

“Leia,” Luke warns, as he keeps one eye on Madam Nu and begins stuffing datapads into his bag.

“She’s right,” Ezra agrees. “There’s a lot of documented instances of pets causing havoc in the Archives and it’s generally considered impolite to bring one here, but there’s isn’t a rule.”

“We didn’t come here to debate pets with Madam Nu,” Luke admonishes. “We came here to study for our debate tomorrow! Leia, you have a dress fitting with Winter, for the ball this weekend. Ezra, whatever you’ve got is probably hungry and if it starts causing havoc in the Archives looking for food you might become the reason there’s suddenly a rule against pets.”

“Right,” Ezra agrees. “So sorry, Madam Nu.”

Then Ezra grabs up the datapads that need to be returned to a nearby cart, snatches up his bag, and heads outs. Leia tilts her head to regard Luke briefly, before nodding her head, picking up her own bag, and apologizing to Madam Nu as she leaves.

Luke sighs. He looks the table over and begins pushing the seats in. Madam Nu folds her hands and watches him. He checks his bag to make sure he grabbed the correct datapads and doesn’t have anything he needs to return. She tilts her head, lips quirking. “And how will you do in the debate tomorrow?”

Luke considers this. “Ezra’s more prepared than Leia realizes, but Leia was holding back some of her finer points. Neither one of them is prepared for my arguments. I’m going to trounce them.”

Madam Nu nods. Luke grins, slips his bag over his shoulder and sets off to find his boyfriend so he can figure out what new pet Ezra’s snuck into the temple.
kitepiper: (Space Ace Ezra)

[personal profile] kitepiper 2021-09-28 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Aww I love this. Poor Madam Nu dealing with these rascals.
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[personal profile] badly_knitted 2021-09-28 10:48 am (UTC)(link)
I like Madame Nu, she sounds like an excellent librarian.