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Glycerine (J/TK, NJO AU) IMPORTANT! 6/20!!!
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_Tenel_Ka_
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Sep '01
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3/23/03 8:20am
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RE: Glycerine (J/TK, NJO AU) Reposted and Updated 3/22!
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“Go away,” she groaned from behind the closed doors.
Jacen grinned, she sounded exasperated.
“Tenel Ka, it’s Jacen,” he explained loudly so she could hear him.
“Tell him to go away,” she said, still sounding exasperated.
He opened the door instead, stepping in silently and closing the heavy wooden portal behind him.
“Very funny,” he said indignantly, then his face changed to form a devilish smile, “But you’ll not be rid of me so easily this time, your majesty.”
Tenel Ka seemed to wake up at the tone in his voice and opened her eyes to regard him suspiciously.
“I suppose I may have a moment or two to spare,” she admitted thoughtfully, then winked almost imperceptibly at him.
“Only a moment?” he asked with a mock-pout.
She smiled wickedly, a glint of amusement coming into those limitless grey eyes of hers. “Oh, just sit down, Jacen.”
Still smiling, he walked over and casually seated himself in the chair beside hers.
“Long night?” he estimated.
“You have no idea,” Tenel Ka remarked decidedly.
“I might,” Jacen said ruefully, allowing a note of seriousness to enter his voice.
Tenel Ka’s eyes met his, concerned and suspicious.
“What happened Jacen?” she asked bluntly.
He sighed. “You first.”
She closed her eyes. “I have been accused of collaborating with the Yuuzhan Vong and am facing a conspiracy charge. I am under house arrest, my trial is tomorrow morning, and I have no idea where to look for a lawyer. I would sincerely like sleep.”
Jacen whistled. “I give up. There’s no way to win an self-pity contest with you, is there?”
Tenel Ka gave him an outraged look.
“Self-pity?!” she seethed.
Jacen was already laughing, his eyes twinkling in delight at her anger.
She let out an angry breath and shook her head, the red-gold hair swishing in annoyance.
“Oh, Tenel Ka,” Jacen pleaded, “It was only a joke.”
She raised an eyebrow at him. “Ha.”
Jacen broke into a grin, before his face became serious again, remembering why he had come to talk to her.
Sensing his change of mood, Tenel Ka faced him inquiringly.
“Now,” she asked, “What was your news?”
He did his best to keep the sinking, twisting feeling in his stomach from showing on his face, but Tenel Ka apparently sensed his emotions and her body became tense, rigid.
“Vergere had a little talk with me today,” Jacen began, “Though I suppose you could call it more of a lecture.”
Tenel Ka’s eyes showed the slightest trace of fear.
He sighed inwardly. He couldn’t really beat around the bush in this instance, there was nothing to do but come straight out with it.
“She doesn’t think I should consider marriage at this point in my life,” Jacen said softly, not meeting her eyes, but looking at the arm of her chair, where her hand was rested demurely. Her hand clenched tightly at his words, then quickly relaxed as his own was placed gently over it.
“Tenel Ka,” he whispered, running his thumb delicately over her skin, “I’m not going to obey her on this. What she says doesn’t even make sense. If I’m supposed to lead the Jedi Order to some sort of destiny, then I don’t see why I shouldn’t have a woman that I love more than anything, with the strongest spirit in the galaxy, right there beside me while I’m doing it.”
When he looked at her face, her eyes were closed and her mouth was set in a straight line. She seemed to be concentrating very hard on keeping her face controlled.
“Tenel Ka,” he whispered again, bringing his hand up to brush her cheek slightly, “C’mon, look at me.”
She turned her head towards him, and Jacen saw that her eyes were sparkling with conspicuous drops of moisture, kept from falling from her sheer strength of will.
“It’s alright Jacen,” she answered hoarsely, “You should obey your teacher.”
“No!” he exclaimed angrily, “Not in a billion years. You deserve more than that Tenel Ka.”
He leaned closer, he face intense.
“Listen, Tenel Ka. You are strong, incredibly and unbelievably strong. Look at yourself, look at what you’ve come through. Your mother, your planet, your last mission for the Jedi… You’ve been a pillar of sanity and stability for everyone you know for the longest time, but I don’t want you to have to be anymore. You don’t have to bear everything alone, you don’t have to put everyone else’s needs before yours…”
Tenel Ka’s mouth broke from its firm line for a moment, quivered, then reasserted itself. Jacen saw it though, and pulled her towards him, the disrupted chair scrapping against the exquisite marble floor.
To his surprise she didn’t stiffen or pull back like she would have done when she was younger, but rested her head on his chest, not crying, but with her breath coming in pained shudders. Automatically his hands found their way into her hair and onto her back, gently comforting her.
“Just because you’re Queen doesn’t mean you’re not human,” he continued softly, “I know if you had to, you could hold everything together, because you’ve got that much strength. But what I’m saying is that I don’t want you to have to do that by yourself anymore. I just want to help you Tenel Ka. I want to make sure you don’t have to be strong all by yourself anymore.”
A silence ensued, full of decisions, memories, and promises to be kept. The brave young queen he enfolded in his arms appeared to be thinking carefully about how to answer his proposals. After a moment, she shifted slightly and craned her neck so that her mouth and eyes were even with his. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips, while the streaks of tears that had finally descended made salty imprints on her face.
“I love you, Jacen,” she murmured forcefully, before tilting her head forward to kiss him.
It was as reassuring answer as any.
When she pulled away, and hugged him tightly, he finally found the breath and the wits to ask about the near future.
“Tenel Ka, if you’re going to be at the trial tomorrow, then Tahiri and I can do some snooping around and see what this scandal is actually about. We see if we can find some information about the people who have decided to accuse you of collaborating with the Vong.”
Tenel Ka nodded appreciatively, and answered in her very Queen-like voice, “That will do nicely.”
Jacen grinned slightly, “In any case, I suppose I should give you some time to regenerate.”
Tenel Ka smiled in return, “Most definitely. Away with you, ruffian!”
Laughing slightly, Jacen and Tenel Ka stood up. He kissed her hand once before slowly exiting the room.
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rogue11lovesjag
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Date Posted:
3/23/03 9:23am
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AWESOME!!! I love it!
~Rogue
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Carrolé, Handmaiden of the Crest!
Give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to hide the bodies of everyone who ruins my ships.
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_Tenel_Ka_
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3/23/03 11:02am
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rogue11lovesjag: Aw, thanks! Glad you liked it!
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Saber-of-Light
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3/23/03 11:51am
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Grumpy-Crusty-Elitist-Midbie at your service.
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JainaDurron
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Aug '02
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3/23/03 4:12pm
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Wonderful post.  More yes?
~~Jilly
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Qeryné, Handmaiden of the Crest
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Proud K/Jer (Rogue and Goddess); Twin Suns Lead- KDFC
Winner for Best Romance Beyond the Saga, SFFA
K/J is love!!!
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The_Hooded_One
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May '02
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3/23/03 5:13pm
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THa twas fun!!!!!!!!
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The_Jedi_Obi-Solo
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Jan '03
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3/24/03 5:16am
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That was a great post!
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"Praise the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." CAUTION: A/T, J/TK, and J/Z die hard and proud of it. Who misses sanity? I don't!  Wraith 10 in WSFC "It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice."- Vincent Rosse
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Agent_Jaid
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Feb '03
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Date Posted:
3/24/03 11:00am
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I loved the part where TK tell Jacen to send him away.
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Obi_Wans_love_child
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3/24/03 11:28am
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Great couple of posts TK. I am glad you found your voice again.
Hey I posted the sequal to Sands flow by Softly. Link is in profile.
OWLC
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_Tenel_Ka_
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3/24/03 5:04pm
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Saber-Of-Light: Hahah! Aww, cute! Thanks Saber!
JainaDurron: Thank-you very much! Yeah, now that I've got past that scene, my updates should be more frequent.
The_Hooded_One: Yeah, that was a blast! Thanks!
The_Jedi_Obi-Solo: Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reviewing!
Agent_Jaid: LOL, thanks! That was something kind of spontaneous,
Obi_Wans_love_child: Me too, thanks for your support! I'm on the third page of "The Sands Flow Softly By" and look forward to finishing it!
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jacesolo1138
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Date Posted:
3/27/03 6:20pm
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It's been a while since i've checked in on this fic. Great job! must have more!
-Jacesolo1138
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Agent_Jaid
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3/30/03 6:13am
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jacesolo1138
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3/30/03 7:01am
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::stares::
Whoa! That's cool...
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Jaina_Fel_06
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3/30/03 10:43am
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This is great! I love J/TK!!
Die, Danni, die!!!!!!!!!
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Convert to Z/J-- It's all Erin's fault!! 
ZEKK, RIK, KYP, MIKO, DAV, TIR, DEV = !!!!!
"Never fight an inanimate object."~ P.J. O'Rourke
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Saber-of-Light
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3/30/03 12:56pm
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**official upper's bunny hops in and nudges the thrad up cutely**
**hops around cutely out of the thread**
Bunny!
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