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Jade_Pilot
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7/5 9:38am
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/4)
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Yay! He's out of the coma! Love the banter between them.
LOL Moment: "Good... Don't kiss him too hard, now." And with that, Ailee left the room with a smirk. 
Well done! 
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo
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7/5 2:20pm
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great reunion! And Ailee is hilarious.
 Dana
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DaenaBenjen42
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7/6 1:44pm
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JediFalcon: Here more is.  Thank you.
Jade_eyes: Thank you, Jade_eyes.
Jade_Pilot: Thank you for finding that funny. Means a lot to me.
Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Thank you, glad you like her.
The briefing had gone well, and Luke was wandering around the Temple aimlessly. Eventually, he ended up on the roof. He was sitting up there for a good long while when Mara finally found him. "Hi."
Mara glanced at him as she sat down, and smiled at seeing Dark Star nestled comfortably in his lap. "We found you up here, you know."
"I know." Luke watched as the morning mist began to burn off and shook his head. "I don't think I feel comfortable here, Mara."
Mara frowned. "You don't?"
"No. I like Yavin IV, I like everything about it, but... it doesn't feel right. I just... don't know why it doesn't feel right."
Mara nodded slowly. "Any experience can change you. This is no different."
"When Leia gets here, I'll talk to her about finding a place that's closer to Coruscant."
"Is that what you want to do?"
"It is."
"All right, then." She put an arm around him, and together they watched the tree tops of the jungle.
~*~*~*~
Mara leaned against a bulk head as Ailee prepped her shuttle to leave, and couldn't help but feel a sort of kinship with her. "Be careful out there."
Ailee glanced back at her from the control panel. "I always try to be, Miss Jade. Medic's honor."
"Where are you going from here?"
"Home to Sacorria for a few days, then back to Coruscant to report in."
Mara glanced over, saw the datapad, and picked up out of curiosity. Reading the first couple lines of text, she shook her head and put it back where she'd found it. "How can you read that?"
"It interests me."
"But..."
Ailee turned and regarded her with an air of calmness one would usually associate with Luke. "I though you were an assassin. You know... before?"
Mara blinked at her for a moment, then looked at the datapad again. "It's not the same thing."
"Sure, it is. Just a bit different in the focus... A medic's job is to help a person heal, and to do that, one has to know how to fix what's wrong."
"That includes alternate uses of medications and leeches?"
Ailee chuckled and turned back to the control panel. "Sometimes."
Mara nodded and let the datapad stay where she'd left it. "You good to go?"
"Almost... I'm going back inside to..." Ailee trailed off as she saw someone approaching through one of the view ports. "Never mind. He's bringing it to me."
Mara frowned and turned to see Corran appear at the rear entrance of the shuttle, cup of caf in hand. "You just couldn't resist, could you?"
Corran handed the cup to Ailee, who took it with a smile. "I figured she'd stay longer than really was necessary professing her love of caf all over again."
Ailee rolled her eyes. "Gee, Halcyon. I didn't know my bad habit was that traumatic for you."
"It's not."
"Really?"
"You staying and worshiping the caf maker is traumatic... to the caf maker."
At that, Mara had to laugh. "All right, let's let her finish the shuttle prep in peace, shall we? Have a safe trip, Ailee."
Ailee nodded and took a sip as they exited the shuttle. Then she turned back to her instruments. She felt like she was leaving a family, somehow... even if she'd just met them three weeks before. Shaking the feelings away, she finished prepping the shuttle in peace.
~*~*~*~*~
Mara watched the shuttle take off and felt a sudden uneasiness... almost as if the Force were trying to tell her something, but she couldn't quite interpret it. She blinked, unsure of why she was suddenly uneasy.
"Mara?" Corran asked, noticing Mara's distraction.
"It's nothing." Mara watched as the shuttle lifted off and rose through the atmosphere to disappear. At least... she thought it had been nothing. Maybe... She shrugged it off and walked into the temple with Corran. Whatever it had been, it probably wasn't important...
TBC...
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Jedi_Liz
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7/6 3:17pm
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Glad Luke is okay & that he wants to move the Academy. Its probably for the best - for the safety of his students & for his safety.
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DaenaBenjen42
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7/6 3:20pm
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Jedi_Liz: Thank you. (Can I offer you a post?)
~*~*~*~*~
As Kyp slowly walked down the Falcon's boarding ramp and out into Yavin IV's moist air, he couldn't help but want to wince as his feet touched solid ground and looked around.
There, standing at the edge of the landing field, was Master Skywalker... and Trader Jade. Master Skywalker had an air of calm about him, but... the woman next to him appeared to be upset and wasn't hiding it. She was glaring at him.
As Master Skywalker walked to join them, Trader Jade several steps behind, Kyp suddenly wanted to run into the jungle and hide there forever.
"Hey, Luke," Han said from behind him. "It's about time you quit napping."
Master Skywalker simply rolled his eyes and let out a soft chuckle. Then he focused on Kyp, eyes serious. "Welcome back."
Kyp just nodded wordlessly. He certainly didn't feel like he should be welcomed back after what he'd done...
~*~*~*~*~
Kyp couldn't help but feel ashamed as he stood on the roof of the temple and looked up at Yavin. It had been here that he'd... done something he shouldn't have. That he had done at Exar Kun's urging, but still done. Where he had given in and rendered his Master unconscious... He was so lost in thought that Trader Jade's voice made him startle and jump a little.
"I caught Luke up here three days ago... Figures you'd return to the scene of the crime, too, Durron."
Kyp didn't dare look back at her as he heard her footsteps come closer. "I couldn't stand the stares anymore."
"Thought it might be something like that... It was seductive and easy, wasn't it?"
Kyp blinked at the insight and finally looked at her... to find that she wasn't glaring at him as she had when he'd arrived. No... now, she was looking at him with what seemed to be compassion. Stern compassion? "What?"
"Exar Kun. It was so easy to just listen because he said what you wanted to hear... and he gave you a direction when it seemed like there wasn't one."
Kyp glanced down and saw the black cat at her feet... That was a really odd juxtaposition. She was the hardest person he'd ever met outside the mines, but here she was... talking to him with a cat at her side. "It was."
Trader Jade glanced down and followed his eye line. "Ah. She must not trust you enough to let me do this alone."
"I'm sorry?"
"She's been following Luke around ever since he woke up... I didn't expect her to follow me up here, but..." She stooped and patted Dark Star on the head. "I'm glad you're here, girl."
Kyp was about to say something, but was stalled when she stood back up and seemed to look right through him. "What?"
"I don't trust you."
Kyp sighed. "Right now, I don't really trust myself."
She nodded, digesting that information. "And, because I don't trust you, Durron, I am not leaving you here. As your test, which Luke agreed to by the way, you are coming with me to Kessel."
Kyp stared at her. "What? I don't want to go to Kessel. I hate Kessel."
She smirked. "All the better then, isn't it? It's not your choice, Durron. You're going. I am just giving you advanced warning. You have a day to prepare, and then Calrissian and I are leaving."
Kyp was dumbfounded as she turned on her heel and left him on the roof, feline closely following her as she went. He glanced back up at Yavin. "Kessel?" He really didn't want to go back there, no matter what the reason...
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Three weeks later...
Luke was helping to set up a classroom in the new facility when he sensed someone welcome and familiar approaching. He looked up to see Mara... and Kyp, appearing to be very subdued. He glanced around the room, and Kam nodded and waved him off with a hand. Smiling, he met Mara half-way. "So how was Kessel?"
"Lots of action," Mara told him lightly. "We just happened to meet up with Antilles' invasion of the Maw that went awry."
Luke glanced at Kyp, who was looking at the floor... "So Kessel is safe for Lando's business opportunity?"
"So long as they don't disturb the giant crawly things." Mara turned and glanced at the very subdued Kyp, then looked at Luke. "I think the trip did him good, even if he's in shock still."
"Understandable... Trust him?"
"Yes and no." When Kyp finally looked up, she smiled at him. "More now that he's dealt with some of his deamons."
Kyp blinked at her in surprise. "I didn't deal with..."
"Yes, you did. A little at a time, Durron. That is all anyone can ask of you."
Luke had to hide a smile and pretend to be professional. Only Mara would phrase returning from the dark side like that...
~*~*~*~*~
Months Later...
Mara smiled when he answered the comm, happy to see him, even if he was so far way. "Hi."
"Hi, yourself, Mara."
"So how is my favorite farmboy?"
"I'm good... How is my favorite trader?"
"Are you asking about me?"
"I am."
Mara snorted at the honestly in his eyes. "Everything is good... I'm meeting Calrissian in two days. Should be interesting."
"More or less interesting than Kessel? I think Kyp is still in shock over that."
"Less interesting than that. Karrde had a lead and Calrissian found something... And good. That means he'll think twice before doing something we have to clean up again."
"Funny."
"Thought it was..." She smiled at him for a moment. "So are we still set for dinner when I get back week after next?"
Luke nodded. "Yes, Mara. We're still set for dinner."
Mara looked away from the screen with a frown, then turned back to him again. "I've got to go. See you soon, Luke."
Luke nodded again and watched the screen go blank. Then he turned and looked at the clothes that he'd draped on a chair the day after she'd left on the run. She'd left an extra set of clothes with him because they'd been spending so much time together, and sometimes she stayed the night.
Slowly, he stood up, crossed the room to the chair, and picked up the shirt. He looked at it for a moment, then smelled it. The shirt smelled like her.
Luke glanced out the window at the setting sun, and shook his head in thought. Though he had just talked to her, he missed her more and more every day.
Through the Force, he felt a wave of emotion wash through him and had to smile at the sudden, welcome intimacy. 'I miss you, too, love. I miss you, too...'
Two days later...
Luke felt like he was having a bad case of déjà vu as he stared at Lando. "What? When?"
"I don't know when, Luke," Lando said as he ran a hand through his short hair and shrugged. "We were supposed to meet to discuss something and she never showed up... That was five hours ago, and you know she likes to be prompt."
Luke nodded. "I understand, Lando."
Lando frowned. "Luke? We'll find her. Don't worry." And with that, Lando signed off, leaving Luke to stare at a blank screen.
Slowly, he turned and looked at the feline who was sleeping on his couch. Mara's companion. Don't worry? Too late, he already was. Standing up, he moved to sit beside Dark Star and just looked at her for a moment.
At the sudden movement, Dark Star stirred and looked up at him, that oh-so-cat-like curiosity in her golden eyes. Luke put a hand on her head and she leaned into it, and suddenly, he was petting her and she was in his lap, purring.
A few minutes went by, and then a sudden jolt of pain hit him and he buckled. "Opph!"
Luke blinked and had to look around. For a moment, Mara's presence had been so clear. Almost as if she'd been in the room... "Mara?" No answer came, and the presence faded into a whisper. Luke looked down at Dark Star, who was again looking up at him. "She was here... I've got to go. Now." Dark Star jumped off his lap, and Luke stoop up. He didn't get more than five feet when there came a chime from the door buzzer.
Frowning, he went to answer it... and found Leia standing there with an expression of determination written plainly on her face. "Leia?"
"Lando commed us after he talked to you... You're going, aren't you?"
"Yes. Something is wrong and she wouldn't just miss a meeting like that..." Luke paused, not even wanting to voice what he'd felt. "And there was pain... from her."
Leia nodded slowly as he let her inside and he shut the door. "Then go." She looked down at Dark Star, sitting at his feet and looking up at them curiously. "Luke?"
"What?"
"I think you should leave Dark Star here."
Luke looked down, noting that she was seated at his feet again. "Why?"
"You don't know where you're going and for how long... and she's a cat. Cat's and your x-wing?"
Luke didn't understand for a minute, than nodded slowly. She had a point...
Here ends Wanting To Know...
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JediFalcon
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7/6 3:36pm
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Scary ending just wanting to see how the search goes even though I know how it ends? Loved it though
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Jedi_Liz
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and there ends Wanting to know and begins the transition to "Ever and Always". and 
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7/6 4:07pm
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Loved Mara's conversation with Kyp and Luke  Great closing and transition to Ever and Always. 
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo
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7/6 6:24pm
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what trouble are they getting into this time? Great updates! looking forward to more.
Dana
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Jade_Pilot
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Well done!!!
I really enjoyed your story, DaenaBenjen42! I looked forward to every update.
Bravo!
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JediFalcon: Understand completely. Thank you.
Jedi_Liz: Yep. Thank you.
Jade_eyes: And thank you for the morale boost, Jade_eyes. It helped.
Jedimaster_JainaSolo: Oh… this. Thank you for reading.
Jade_Pilot: Thank you, Jade_Pilot. Happy to hear it. (And how about one more?)
And now… the bonus epilogue…
It had been a long time since he’d last looked at the stars. Really looked. They hadn’t changed, but… sitting here in his x-wing staring out the cockpit window, it felt like they had. Or maybe he had, and hadn’t thought to look in too long.
Taking a bite of his ration bar, he tried to focus on the sensations that were still coming from somewhere out there. Maybe if he looked long enough, he’d find his way to where those were coming from. Maybe.
The faraway stars looked like little points of light. As if that’s all they were, and nothing more. As if there were no planets surrounding them and no life to speak of.
Sitting here, he felt more alone than he’d ever been. Then the prickling sensation came again, and he frowned. Somewhere out there, around one of those points of light, was the person he sought to find. Somewhere out there, even if he wasn’t sure where, exactly.
He could feel her, every so often, and it made him even more determined. A twitter from behind made him blink, and he sighed again. “We’re going, Artoo.”
Luke closed his eyes and tried to focus again, and thought he heard a word. Opening his eyes and looking down at the navicomp, he saw that his hands had set a course to somewhere he’d never been before. “Huh... That’s different.”
Checking it again, he decided to trust in the Force. He pulled back the lever, and the x-wing vanished into hyperspace.
Not the end...
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Ooh, yum!!! Luke's POV as he looks at the stars and thinks of Mara  Delicious... I can feel his determination and reflective mood.
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Awesome ending
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7/9 5:44am
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I'm sorry I fell off of reading and replying for awhile! I somehow kept missing updates! I like how you're briding the gap to your other story, and giving L/M happy times together to sustain them. Great job!
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awesome ending. and nice tie in to the other story. I didn't realize that's where it was headed, but great nonetheless. I really enjoyed this story. Great!
Dana
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