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Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 8/23)
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Jade_Pilot
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Dec '05
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7/9 5:38pm
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/8) (complete)
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Happy sigh!!! 
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jedi_enigma
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7/12 10:53am
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/8) (complete)
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Sorry it took so long to review, real life's been kinda crazy.
Great parts! I laughed so hard at the part when Corran teased Ailee about her obsession with caf!  And was that a hint that we might see her later that I saw?  I hope so! I really like Ailee. I am eager to read the sequel!
Hats off to an awsome job! 
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DaenaBenjen42
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Date Posted:
7/12 11:27pm
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/8) (complete)
- Date Edited:
7/18 7:49pm (2 edits total)
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Jade_eyes: Was kinda cool, wasn't it? Thank you, Jade_eyes.
JediFalcon: Thank you.
ginchy: Don't worry about it. Happy times are good. They remind us that life is worth living. Thank you, ginchy.
Jedimaster_JainaSolo: It was headed there, but I didn't want to spoil it for those not reading the other one. Two parts of a whole, you know? Thank you for reading.
Jade_Pilot: Thank you. Glad you liked it, Jade_Pilot.
jedi_enigma: Totally understand about real life being a bit crazy.  Thank you. (As for answer... Am going to answer that with a post.)
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JEDIFLYSWATTER
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Dec '04
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7/17 8:55pm
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/8) (complete)
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I am so glad that Luke's spirt is reunited with his physical form. Especially since there really are no serious lingering physical problems. Mara needs to take him back to his soft bed, snuggle up with him and let him get some sleep. Dark Star snuggled up to with him. Do not forget my theory of the "purr factor". Very powerful and restful that purr factor. Medically proven to work wonders on the heart. Do not know about you but when my kitty cats look up at me, I know what they are saying. They have trained me well.  Question: What importance is the Medic Ailee individual, or am I giving her to much thought? Super job and thanks. 
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DaenaBenjen42
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7/18 10:08pm
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/8) (complete)
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JEDIFLYSWATTER: Oh, the pur factor… I love the pur factor. Yes, yes it does. (And no… you weren’t reading too much into it.) Thank you, Flyswatter.
This was the forth one he'd been to in this system, and the smell hit him as soon as he set foot inside the threshold. His guide paid him no mind as he fought the urge to gag at the foul and cloying odor, just turned and looked at him knowingly when he didn’t move for a moment too long.
Luke willed himself to take a step forward, and then froze again at the sound of a shriek. That had been a woman’s voice, judging from the pitch.
The guide who had brought him here from the tavern sighed and turned, shaking his head.
~*~*~*~
The woman heard a noise coming from the main room and blinked at the familiarity of it. She knew what that low buzzing sound was… That sound meant one thing: Help! Help was here!
With a grunt borne out of months of being other than herself, she pushed the man on top of her away. But those same months of inactivity left her slow and weak, and she wasn’t able to move fast enough to avoid the blade as it flashed out, stabbing her multiple times.
Then he spit on her and got up. He barely made it to the door before what looked like a reflected blaster bolt hit him and he went down.
Gritting her teeth, she tried to get up, to move. To do anything other than lay there on the floor and bleed. Then the pain hit her and she couldn’t help but flop back down, landing flat on her back with a groan.
“Hey, don’t try to move.”
She knew that voice. Looking up, she smiled as she saw familiar blue eyes. Scared, familiar blue eyes. “Sleeping prince.”
He blinked down at her, appearing to be more shocked than she’d ever seen anyone. “Ailee?”
She tried to raise her head, but couldn’t. “There’s… needle in haystack.” That was all she was able to say before everything went black.
Luke stared down as her eyes closed, unable to fathom what she’d tried to say. A needle in what haystack? There were no haystacks here. Reaching down, he felt her neck for a pulse and was unable to find one.
Standing up, he scanned the perimeter of the room. In one corner was a bulky bundle. Shaking his head, he slowly opened himself to the Force, and listened… and felt a welcome tingle. He turned and went to stand at the entry of the room, trying to figure out where it was coming from. It was here in this compound, he knew that much. That door, right there, across the room… that had to be it.
Movement out of the corner of his eye, and he saw two of the pirates moving to get up. “Stay where you are.” They looked at him, then obediently sat back down.
With a presented calm he did not feel, he walked to the door and flung it open with the Force… and there she was, sitting in a corner. Almost tripping over himself, he went to her and wrapped her in his arms as she raised her head and blinked. “Shh… I’m here, Mara. I’m here.”
“Never leave me,” she whispered in a voice that was harsh from disuse. “Never leave me.”
“I never will,” he whispered back. “Not ever.”
“I love you,” she whispered.
“I love you, too, Mara,” he whispered. “Come on, let’s get out of here.” He covered her in a blanket and picked her up in his strong arms. Taking note of the darkness, he positioned her in his arms so her eyes would be protected. “It’s pretty bright out there, so close your eyes.” That wasn’t the only reason, but it sounded believable enough…
“Okay,” came the faint whisper. “Are we going home?”
“Yes, Mara, we are.”
“I love you, Farmboy. Stay with me?”
“Ever and always, Mara. Ever and always.”
Mara snuggled into his arms, finally, after so long in the pain-filled darkness, feeling safe in the arms of the man she loved. They were together, no matter what…
Not the end...
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Jade_eyes
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Date Posted:
7/19 3:00am
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RE: Wanting To Know... (L/M, Post-TLC) (update 7/8) (complete)
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That was luscious with them getting back together but poor Ailee 
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo
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7/19 5:16pm
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Ahh  Ailee! poor Ailee.
Great post!! Great story! I loved it.
 Dana
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Jade_Pilot
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7/19 6:36pm
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Poor Ailee. What's next? 
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ginchy
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7/21 1:39pm
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At least we know how this one ends up! Else I'd be in a tizzy. LOL I'm glad Luke was able to find her, but poor Ailee!
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JediFalcon
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7/25 1:57pm
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Poor Ailee why her
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DaenaBenjen42
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7/26 12:05am
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Note: *glares at muse* All right... I give already. (In other words... more back story, anyone?)
Jade-eyes: Yes... poor Ailee... Thank you, Jade_eyes.
Jedimaster_JainaSolo: *hands Dana box of tissues* Thank you.
Jade_Pilot: Is that a call for the real transistion I see? Alrighty... Thank you, Jade_Pilot.
ginchy: There's a big author's note for when I finish E&A concerning her… Thank you, ginchy.
JediFalcon: Another call for more? Okay... more it is... Thank you, JediFalcon.
As Luke sat in a chair in the waiting room outside the emergency department in a hospital on Sacorria, he couldn’t help but stare at the floor. He didn’t want to think about any of it, but could do nothing to stop himself, so he avoided prying eyes instead.
He hadn’t known her that well, but to see her die like that was just… just… unbelievable. It made no sense. None at all…
A noise and a sudden sensation that seemed to roll through the Force made him look up and frown in confusion. What was that? Then the noise came again, and he stood up, knowing what it was. Mara. He walked to the admissions window and looked at the clerk. “Can you open the door and let me in? Something’s happening back there.”
The clerk stared at him, then jumped when the noise came again. Turning, the clerk looked back through the curtain, and then spun back around, nodded once, and hit the button. “Go right in.”
Luke didn’t even spare the clerk another glance. Back to the emergency ward he went, following the shouts to the source, and had to stop and stare when he saw what the problem was. Things were flying around and, at times, hitting the staff as they dove for cover trying to get out of the way.
Luke couldn’t help but stare in fascination. So that’s what the noise was… Then he shook himself and waded into the mess. In the center of it, he found Mara, wide awake and vocalizing. Ducking so an instrument would miss him, he made it to her side. “Mara.”
She blinked up at him with utter panic in her eyes. “Hurt.”
“I know it does.” He looked into her eyes, knowing that if he didn’t get her to calm down, things were going to keep flying around the room. “Everything is all right now, Mara.”
“No it isn’t,” she tried to argue. “Hurts.”
Summoning the Force, he poured on the power into his words. “Sleep, Mara. Let me worry about it for now. Sleep.”
Slowly, her eyes closed and soon she was asleep. The floating instruments dropped to the floor, and Luke took the command one step further into a healing trance. She’d sleep as long as no one said the wake up call: sand dune.
Taking a deep breath, Luke stood up and looked at the weary medics who were picking themselves up off the floor. “I should have realized that might happen. Sorry.”
One of the medics shook his head. “Don’t be. Could have happened to anyone… First time I’ve ever been attacked by my own instruments, though. She asleep now?”
Luke nodded. “Yes… I’m not leaving.”
“Not asking you to, Master Skywalker.”
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Luke was sitting next to Mara’s bed in the Sacorrian hospital, holding her hand while he waited for the doctor to return. That place… he shuddered to think of it. The things those people had done…
He looked up as someone entered the room, his hand instinctively going for his lightsaber. He had it out and ignited before he even had time to blink. The person standing in the doorway just stared at him with hands raised in surrender. “Woah! I come in peace!”
Luke looked at the person, then at his lightsaber, then at the person again, suddenly realizing what had just happened. Hesitating for only a moment, he deactivated it. “Sorry.”
The man chuckled. “Don’t be. Could have happened to anyone… Can I come in?” When Luke nodded, the man entered the room and went to Mara’s bedside to look down at her thoughtfully for a long silent minute. Then he nodded to himself and looked at Luke. “Thank you for bringing Ailee home, Master Skywalker.”
Luke couldn’t help but stare at him. “I’m sorry?”
The man held out a hand, which Luke slowly took hold of. “Drev Hallan. Ailee was my sister.”
At that, Luke looked at him with new eyes. Her brother? “I just wish I could have gotten her out of there, too.”
“You did.”
“Not alive.”
Drev frowned. “No, but you found her and brought her home, and that is what matters.” He glanced down at Mara again. “She had the best time on Yavin IV, by the way. When she came home for a few days after that, she went on and on about it, as if she’d never had that much fun in her life.”
“Wasn’t that much fun,” Luke muttered.
“Ailee found it both relaxing and weird. For her, that was fun… and something about a ghost.”
Luke snorted, trying not to outright laugh at the reminder. “Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Hallan?”
Drev nodded. “Take care of your lady. Ailee liked her.”
“Oh, am I interrupting something?” the medic asked as he stopped in the doorway. “I can come back…”
Drev shook his head. “No, I was just leaving.” He nodded to Luke once with a small smile that seemed pained, and left them to it.
The medic stepped aside to allow him to leave, and then walked up to Luke and handed him a hard copy folder. “Here. These are for you to give to the medical center on Coruscant when you arrive.”
“Sir?”
“I’m releasing her into your care. A nurse will be by shortly to help you to move her.” The medic couldn’t help but notice as he turned to leave that the Jedi Master appeared more haggard than he’d ever seen anyone. What had it been like out there?
~*~*~*~
When the nurse arrived with the hover gurney, Luke was sitting in the chair again and holding Mara’s hand. The nurse paused to watch him, and the slump of his shoulders made her want to cringe. Carefully, she parked the gurney, and then went and bent down to look at him. When he looked at her, she smiled. “Hi… pardon me for asking this, but… when was the last time you slept? We’ve been focusing on her, but I don’t recall anyone asking about you.”
Luke blinked at her, not understanding at first. “Um… long enough.”
“That’s what I thought.” She looked at him for a long moment, then at the woman asleep on the bed, shaking her head slightly. She hoped someone, someday, would move mountains for her like that if she needed it. “All right… think you can help me get her on to the hover gurney?”
Luke nodded. “I can do that.”
The nurse smiled and went to move the gurney closer. She’d just parked it again when she looked up to see that the patient was hovering in midair. Blinking, she looked over at the man to find him concentrating, and realized that he was doing that. Silently, she stepped back, and let him lower her onto the gurney gently. Then the nurse covered her with blankets and secured her to the hover gurney. “You didn’t have to do that.”
“It was faster and easier.”
The nurse decided that arguing wasn’t in her best interest and let it go as she escorted the two of them out. Some things were better left unsaid.
TBC…
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Jade_eyes
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7/26 4:38am
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All these surprise updates LOL Great that Luke talked to Ailee's brother--he's a trooper for seeking Luke out like that to say thanks  Tickled me that Ailee found the Yavin experiences relaxing and weird And who wouldn't like Mara? 
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JediFalcon
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7/26 6:03am
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awesome update Its great to see Ailees brother and Luke talk. More?
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo
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7/26 7:46am
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Just couldn't leave it could you 
Well, its fine with me!
Great post! I can just see Mara throwing a Force-tantrum, lol.
Dana
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Jedi_Liz
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7/26 3:30pm
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That extra background information is nice to see. And this makes the transition to "Ever and Always" a little easier now.
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