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A Drabble a Dozen
A drabble collection exploring the characters and couples of the Old Republic.

Drabbles 21 - 30
Rayley Okarr and Corso Riggs
"And what's with the captain crap? Rayley, Corso. Rayley. It's not a bad word." "Whatever you say, Cap… Rayley." "Good boy."

Gives You Hell – All American Rejects

"I'll kill him."

"I'm sure you will, Captain."

"There won't be a body."

"Of course not."

"I'm going to… gah, the womanizing, chauvinistic asshole stole my kriffing ship!"

"I noticed, Captain."

"And what's with the captain crap? Rayley, Corso. Rayley. It's not a bad word."

"Whatever you say, Cap… Rayley."

"Good boy. Now, back to what we were discussing…"

"You killing Skavak."

"There won't be a body to find…"

Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri

She's going to break his heart.

Rayley is not meant for domestic bliss. The stars are in her eyes, adventure in her blood, and energy in every breath she takes.

Rayley is not the lady he treats her like. She's a fighter, drinks like a marine, swears like a pirate, and has no qualms flirting to do what she has to. She breaks the law on a daily basis, is a star-damned smuggler, and he is so much better than her.

She doesn't know how he doesn't know that.

Because stars dammit, she knows that Corso Riggs deserves so much better than her. And she knows someday, he'll realize that too, and then leave her for good, alone again, forever.

He never does.

Can't Fight the Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes

Two moons are on the sky, millions of stars are glittering around them, and yet, all of Corso's attention is firmly on a laughing, grinning Rayley as she makes his way over to him.

Like so many times before, she stuns him completely. She's nothing he expected, and yet, she's become someone he trusts me than anyone in the galaxy. She's had his back, has pulled him to his feet time and time again.

"C'mon, farmboy," she murmurs grabbing his hands and pulling him a bit away from the small crowd; it's a harvest festival on some backwater planet, and Rayley decided that they could use a short break. He doesn't know where the others are. Honestly, he could care less.

Rayley's right here, though, and for now, that's all he needs.

Minutes later, he's kissing her and thinking there's nowhere I'd rather be.

50 Ways to Say Goodbye – Train

"And that makes five bar fights in the past month. Congratulations. I think that's a new record for us."

"I didn't start it-"

"Yes, you did!"

"They were flirting with you!"

A laugh comes, dry and amused, and stars, she's just asking to be punched in the face. "You flirt with anything with legs, Rayley."

The petite smuggler in question scowls and tries to sit up. "Shut up, Risha!" she snaps, wincing as a trickle of blood escapes the kolto patch on forehead. She glares across the common area at an exhausted-looking Corso. "Those whores were flirting with you. And three of those bar fights were started by Bowie or Akaavi…"

"Two were started by you with woman flirting with Corso." Risha smirks dryly. "You'd think that he'd be starting bar fights over you."

"He's a gentleman." Rayley smiles darkly, and Corso can feel about ten years knocked off his life as she adds, with pride in her voice, "I'm not a lady."

All We Are – OneRepublic

"Stars kriffing dammit!"

Corso winces, holds her hand, and tries to keep his gaze away from his captain's severely broken leg, the product of literally being hit by a speeder. His captain suddenly has a good reason to hate the Outer Rim planets even more than she already does. "Stay still, Captain-"

Out of the absolute agonizing pain comes undiluted, snapping annoyance. "Rayley, Corso!" As Risha stabs a needle of sedative into her arm, Rayley glares at him, fury in his eyes. "You're my boyfriend, dammit, you better kriffing call me… Ray…"

Her eyes start drooping slightly, and she leans heavily against his shoulder. "Stay here," she begs, quietly. "Don't say goodbye like-"

"I'm not going anywhere, Rayley," he murmurs. He kisses the top of her head as she falls asleep, and he repeats in his had I will never leave you.

She spends the night in the kolto tank.

He spends the night on a cot next to it.

I Told You So – Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis

"Say it, Captain."

As they make their way through the spaceport, back to Nico's Luck, Rayley shoots him a confused look. "What, Riggs?" she asks, genuinely confused.

"About Rona. You knew something was up, and I didn't listen to you, and you were right. You told me so, Captain. Go ahead and say it."

He stops next to a window looking over the city-planet, and doesn't look at her. Rayley feels her heart break into a few million pieces in that moment.

Stars dammit, he's about to make her cry. Corso looks like a kid whose kath hound pup was kicked right in front of him. These are the moments where she remembers that he's still the boy she picked up on a backwater, war-torn world, who lost as much as she did there.

Even more, actually, she tells herself.

"I'm sorry I was right," she whispers.

She knows it's not enough. But she has to try for him.

Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind

"So, are we playing Republic Senate rules?" Adriane asks as she pulls out a deck of pazaak cards. "Or are we actually playing for credits?"

They're on Nar Shaddaa once again, and Corso was more than a little surprised when Rayley pulled him towards a higher-class cantina, to a small booth in the back, where a couple was already sitting. He's even more surprised to learn that his wife is best friends with the Grand Champion of the Great Hunt. He's not surprised that they've decided to have a double date without consulting either Corso or Adriane's husband, because if Adriane is anything like Rayley, Torian knows it's pointless to argue.

"Nar Shaddaa Rules," Rayley corrects instantly. She smirks at both Torian and Corso, but to the Mandalorian's credit, he just rolls his eyes.

Adriane groans, clearly not phased by her best friend flirting with her husband - because, after all, this is Rayley. "If you want to see Corso naked, you can just go to the back room," she replies.

"Or she can wait until later," Corso finds himself replying instantly.

He pauses, surprised at the words that just burst forward, but Adriane has burst into laughter, Torian has chuckled and smirked, and Rayley is staring at him in amazement.

And then, the most brilliant, excited smile comes forward on Rayley's face. "I knew I was rubbing off on you," she replies. And then she leans in, kisses him, and then whispers, "I love you so much, farmboy."

Better Now – Collective Soul

Rayley starts the chaos with two words: "I'm pregnant."

Everyone at breakfast pauses and looks at her, silent, for several tense moments.

And then everything goes nuts.

Bowie howls loudly and rushes over, pulling Corso and Rayley into a tight, thrilled hug, all while howling even louder. Guss starts groaning about how any spawn of Rayley's is bound to be a danger to their sanity. Akaavi manages a smile and mentions something about training the brat. Risha even looks thrilled, and when Rayley mentions to her that she'll be holdmother of the kid, she looks like she's about to cry.

Corso just stands there, staring at Rayley in shock. And then she looks back, and he realizes she's terrified.

He pulls her into a hug, whispers, "I love you, and I love that baby", and realizes that this is just another new adventure. They'll find their way.

They always do.

Halfway There – Big Time Rush

At some point on the shuttle ride to Coruscant, Corso finds himself in the land of the awake, and realizes that he's resting his head on Rayley's, whose head in turn is on his shoulder. He blushes when he realizes that he's glad for that.

For a few moments, he pauses, wondering if that's wrong or even too much right now, considering he met this smuggler less than a week ago.

And then he realizes he's exhausted, she's exhausted, they spent hours running around in a volcano trying and failing to find her ship, and that resting his head on a pretty girl's shoulder isn't too bad right now. Especially considering that this ship is incredibly uncomfortable and that Rayley's a very pretty girl.

He goes back to sleep, but the blush on his face remains.

The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco

"So, what exactly do we do now?"

Rayley pauses at the actually legitimate question of Corso's as she sits in the pilot's chair of Nico's Luck. She's taken over most of the criminal underworld, has killed the Voidwolf, taken the title of Voidhound, and has received the highest award a citizen of the Republic can receive.

What does she do now?

"Honeymoon, farmboy," Rayley replies, pulling a hand through her dark red locks before turning back to him, a grin on her face. "Unless you have another idea."

Corso chuckles and smiles at her, calmly and quietly, in a way that she realizes he has every confidence in her. "Rayley, you're on top of the galaxy. I doubt anything can stop you now."

For the hundredth time that hour at least, she's reminded why she loves him.

Leave Out All the Rest – Linkin Park

"So, you dated a pirate."

"Well, saying that Andronikos and I dated would be a bit of an exaggeration…"

"How so?"

"Because we knew nothing was ever going to come out of us other than certain… benefits."

"Such as?"

"Corso, are you going to make me spell this out?"

"Dammit, Rayley, I just want to know what you two are!"

"Friends, Corso! Andronikos is married! He's clearly crazy about her, and he married her! And he's even worse about commitment than I am! And he's married to a Sith! Do you think a guy would risk marrying a Sith unless he was positive he was completely in love with her?"

"…good point."

"I have a question for you then."

"Go ahead."

"Andronikos is a fantastic friend. One of my best."

"But…"

"He's not you, Corso. So why are you worrying?"

Cowboy Take Me Away – Dixie Chicks

"Rayley Riggs."

Rayley frowns at the amused tone in her new husband's voice as they stand in the kitchen. It's their turn for dinner duty, and it coincides with their first night as a married couple. "Rayley Okarr Riggs," she stresses, shooting her husband a mock baleful glare. "I am not going to have some alliterative name. The Okarr remains."

"But you know people are going to refer to you as Rayley Riggs," Corso tells her, grinning when he sees the irritation on her face.

"Stars dammit, Corso, why did I marry you?" Rayley groans, clearly a bit upset about the fact that her name now sounds like a character on a kid's holonet show.

Corso smiles and leans in, kissing her softly before pulling away. "Because you know I'm yours. Forever."

In that moment, Rayley decides that being a Riggs might not be so bad.

Author's Note: Next time is Kadie and Andronikos. :) Please review!