Dark Deceptions // a Darth Vader x Reader

4 - Worthy

"Only take one at night and one in the morning. You shouldn't be blowing through these that fast, alright? Come to me if you need anything else regarding the wound." I instructed. He took the bottle, gesturing for me to walk.

"Yeah, yeah.. I heard you. Start walking." He grumbled deeply, going behind me as I walked. I wasn't expecting him to follow me once this was all over, but here we were. I led him out of the medbay and back towards my room.

We were silent for a while, neither of us saying much. For some reason, I couldn't take that. So, I glanced over my shoulder at him, before facing forward again.

"How'd you even find my quarters? I mean, I don't even remember telling you my name." I asked quietly as we walked in the hallways. Vader chuckled a bit at my curiosity, turning to look at me as we made it back to my quarters.

"I have my ways, Y/n. I am Darth Vader, after all." He says quietly, a hint of a smirk appearing on his face. I open the door and look at him once again. He knew my name, where I slept, what I did. A part of me knew I should've been concerned, but I wasn't all that worried. He had come to me for help, not for anything else.

"Right.. well, I'll see you around. Have a good night." I murmured, entering the room. With that, I close the door and lock it, heading back to bed. It was late and I knew he wasn't going to say anything else, much less a thank you.

"You look beautiful, Y/n." Vader says quietly, his hand moving up to cup my cheek. The cold leather of his glove felt exhilarating against me, his touch gentle against my sensitive skin. He stood in front of me, our bodies so close I could see his chest rising and falling with each little breath he took.

"I tried my best to dress appropriately, I hope this is okay." I replied quietly, a sheepish look appearing on my face. Vader shakes his head, chuckling softly as a fond smile appears on his lips. "I think you look lovely. Don't worry about what others think, all that matters is us."

I smiled appreciatively, leaning into his touch and letting out a content sigh. The twin suns were setting behind us, casting a deep red and orangish hue on the wide horizon. Vader's amber eyes glowed with admiration and a hint of desire. The sand underneath our boots crinkled while he turned me around to face away from him. His hand left my cheek, falling to his side as I tilted my head back a bit.

Several of the stormtroopers invaded the bustling village of civilians screaming, running for their lives as the troopers began to raid the village. Fires were started amongst the sand huts, spreading wildly and without remorse. Vader smiled, using his hand to gently brush against my bare arm, a comforting touch within the chaos that surrounded us.

"Do not worry, it'll be over quickly, little one. Then, we can leave this wretched place." He says softly, leaning down a bit so his breath brushes against my ear. I nodded a little in agreement, watching with silence as the women and children were rounded up in the village center. The men were killed on sight with a single blaster shot, the sentencing ordered by Vader himself.

As the suns set behind us, we watched the scene together in a soft silence. Vader leans down even more, his lips brushing against my neck as he begins to pepper my skin with light kisses. I tilted my head back even further, allowing him the space to continue his ministrations on my skin.

"Once this is all done, you will be mine. No one else will get to have you." He whispers smoothly against my skin. Before I could respond, I turned around to look up at him. Slowly, he held out a large blaster, urging the weapon into my hands without fight.

"Go. Prove to me that you are worthy."

I jolted awake, sitting upright as I panted. Sweat had formed on my brow and the sheets were tangled haphazardly around my body. I hadn't had a bad dream like that in so long, and it had him in it. I glanced at the clock, realizing it was only a few minutes away from when I was supposed to wake up.

I groaned, stretching my limbs and heading to the bathroom to get ready for the day. I couldn't believe that I had just dreamed about him. It wasn't even a dream, it was more like a twisted nightmare.

What stood out to me was the setting: where were we at and why were we together. Why was he talking to me like that, kissing me and giving me a blaster? Not to mention, the screams of the people, it felt so real. I had to prove myself, but how?

As I went to work, I sat at my desk, looking at my data pad. Today was rather slow again, considering yesterday had been a rush and a half. Since I had some free time, I decided to look into my dream some more.

I remembered the suns, how there were two of them. Also, the sand beneath my feet, I remember the crinkling sounds of it and how I wore boots. So, I took to looking it up on the data pad. We had to be on some kind of planet together, but I wasn't sure which one. My knowledge of planets within the galaxy was very limited.

As I started to do some research, Piett wandered to my desk, a smile on his face. "Hey, guess what?" He asks, coming up behind me. His one hand goes to the back of my chair, brushing against my back. I glanced at him, before looking back at the data pad.

"What?" I asked quietly, focused on trying to figure out what planet this was. Piett looks over my shoulder at my screen, furrowing his brows. "Why are you looking up planets, hm? Planning a vacation?" He asks teasingly.

I shook my head, shrugging a bit. "No, I just.. had a weird dream and was trying to figure out which planet this was." I remarked. Piett nodded a bit, looking at my data pad more closely before humming softly. I could feel him behind me, reading the descriptions. After a few seconds of pondering, he nods his head.

"That's Tatooine. It's an outer rim planet. You know, known for the twin suns and what not. It's very hot there and filled with sand." He says softly, watching me now. I smiled, moving out of my seat to look at him. "Thank you!" I exclaim, smiling widely.

Piett just chuckles a bit, his cheeks turning a very faint red. "Yeah, no problem," he replies softly. Now that I knew the planet that I had been on during my dream, maybe I could determine a connection somehow. Tatooine, outer rim; I'd have to do my research some other time.

"It's lunchtime anyhow, come on." Piett says, gesturing for me to go so we can get lunch together. I hum, following him. "Oh, you said you wanted me to guess something?" I asked softly as we walked.

As we were going down the hall towards the cafeteria, when suddenly, Vader appeared. Other imperials and such stopped to salute him, just as they did last night. Piett freezes, saluting him just like the others. He walked by us, but he stopped a bit as he saw me.

For a moment, we looked at each other. He had his hood pulled up, but I could tell it was him by his stature and the cloak he wore. After a few seconds, he continues walking by. Piett sighs and relaxes himself before we keep going.

"Anyway.. I was just going to ask if you had any plans tonight? It's a Friday night.. and some imperials were going to get together for a little party to let loose, I suppose. I was wondering if you wanted to come with me?" He asked softly, opening the door to the cafeteria for me.

They had parties on this ship? For some reason, I couldn't believe it. Either way, it's not like I had anything going on tonight. So, I nodded, smiling politely as we got in line for our food. "Yeah, of course I'd love to go with you. What should I wear for it?"

Piett smiled as I accepted, grabbing his own food. Today, I got a sandwich with a salad. Piett got a burger, again. "Well, just something a little casual, not your uniform. If you don't have anything else but the uniform, then that's okay, too." He explained.

We went and sat in our usual spot, and I began to eat my salad. I was rather hungry today, especially since I didn't get breakfast. That dream had been plaguing me all morning, and now, I finally had something else to look forward to.

A Death Star party.