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In Your Arms
Defualt Chapter
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I could not take my eyes off her. She's the type of person who could make your insides melt and your legs wobble like jelly if she chose to. She is the kind of person who looked good in anything she wears. She is beautiful, short and smart, a deadly combination. She is intoxicating and she is looking at me now. She approaches me, flashes a big smile and looks straight in me eyes.
"Could you teach me how to use a lightsaber," she asks, blushing slightly averting her gaze from my eyes to look at her hands which were meddling with her robes.
"Sure," came my short reply. How could I refuse this woman? There is nothing I would not do for her even if she asks me to jump into an ion engine of a Star Destroyer.
Her mouth dissolves into a grateful smile. "Meet me in my cabin in about thirty minutes?" she asks me.
"Your cabin?" I inquire looking at her in bewilderment.
"Would you rather we practice in the cockpit or hangar?" she points out, her hands on her hips, her impatience an obvious thing through the Force. She is looking at me for confirmation.
"You have a point. I'm not sure whether Aunt Mara would let us practice in the cockpit. So I'll see you in thirty at your cabin," I reply flashing her a lopsided grin, one that was equal to my father's.
"Thank you Jacen," she says as she turns on her heels and heads towards her cabin.
"No, thank YOU Danni," I mutter softly heading towards my own cabin to retrieve my lightsaber.
Jacen's POV.
I note with pride that Danni is a fast learner. Within a space of an hour, she has already mastered the basic attacks and defense for a simple lightsaber battle. However, her quick learning comes at a small cost. She has burned a bit of my skin with the lightsaber. Also she has slashed my shirt rendering it useless.
She insists, however, that I continue to train her with the lightsaber. Her reason being that she wants to learn the ways of the Jedi. I also noticed that she usually steals glances of me whenever we take a short water break. Her eyes do not look at my face but instead she is looking at my upper torso. I catch her during such a time and she blushes looking away.
"We should begin again and Danni, try not to burn my skin this time," I say to her, chuckling lightly as I ignite my lightsaber, preparing to train her again.
Danni POV.
"We should begin again and Danni, try not to burn my skin this time," he tells me, chuckling at himself. He has ignited is lightsaber and beckons me to activate mine. Luke Skywalker had insisted that I make my own lightsaber since I will be a Jedi soon. Even so, I do not know how to use it well and have asked Jacen to help me.
I remember that Jacen had once saved me from the Yuzhaan Vong on Belkadan where they had first began their invasion. He told me then that he held strong feelings for me but I told him that it was only a crush. He was only a boy then, he did not know much when it came to matters of the heart. Now he is a man, a young man, twenty-two years of age.
Now it is I who harbor strong feelings for this man. However, I can see that he does not hold any feelings for me except friendship. I find myself staring at his body, exposed after I accidentally slash his shirt. His chest is well toned with a round scar between his pectoral muscles. His abs are prominent as well. He is so muscular now.
He nods at me and he attacks me with small economic movements. I am able to defend against his attacks but in my haste to press on my offense, my lightsaber burns off another section of his skin, this time on his back.
"Sith Danni! Try to focus on your hand movements not your enemy's. What would happen if all your enemies were as handsome as me?" he asked flashing the infamous lopsided grin he had inherited from his father.
"Well didn't anyone tell you pride is of a dark side?" I pointed out, teasing him.
"It's not pride Danni. It's just knowledge," he replied the grin still on his face. "Anyways back to more important matters, your stance is wrong Danni. It's too low leaving you exposed to a high attack, it should be held like this," he told me stepping behind me, holding my hands with his and correcting my position.
At that moment, my heart rate increased as his hands made contact with mine. I felt a jolt of electricity when he touched my hand. I could also feel his body against my back. It felt like durasteel. Durasteel wrapped in warm, soft skin.
Jacen was saying something to me, something about my attack strokes but I couldn't hear him. All I could feel was his smooth body pressed against mine and his hands grasping my own. I do not know if this feeling was described as love or infatuation. I sighed and followed him as he led me through lightsaber strokes.
Jacen POV.
My cool, calm voice betrayed the excitement I am feeling in my heart. Even sweat drenched, Danni was the type of woman who always carried a clean, female scent despite being covered with sweat. It was taking all of my self-control not to move my hand to her waist and just hug her. I found it increasingly difficult to keep that control as we both made progress with the lightsaber practice.
She had opened up her mind to me and we began moving as one through the Force. Her presence invigorated my mind and I knew that I was in love with this woman. I know that there can be nothing more with this woman and me. We can only be friends.
"Jacen? Can we stop for a while," she asks me, not turning around.
"Are you tired?" I ask, her breathing was laboured and her hands tighten around her lightsaber as she leaned on me to catch her breath. Her hair was so close to my nose and I could feel it on my chest. It was soft. I felt the urge to bury my face in her hair and smell it, an urge which I gave in to. I felt her body freeze up when she felt my face in her hair. Her lightsaber clattered to the floor and I knew I had committed a grave mistake.
Danni POV.
I felt my body freeze up when he buried his face in my hair. One of his hands had released his grip on my hands and he was hugging me tightly from the back. I loved his touch, I felt safe in his arms. I never wanted this moment to end but then my female instinct kicked in.
"Did you just smell my hair? Why are you doing this?" I asked him, glaring at him. Part of me wanted to slap him and part of me wanted to hug him even more, to feel his whole body.
"Because I wanted to?" he answered, sounding more like a question. He grinned at me again and my only instinct was to slap the grin off him. An instinct I gave in to.
I gathered my strength and slapped him as hard as I could. His face turned to one of sadness and apology. My brain told me to scold him but my heart told me to kiss him, hug him or anything to make it up. My brain won.
"Who do you think you are to hold me like that? Do you think I'm some low class woman that does not have any dignity? Listen to me Jacen Solo, don't you even think of doing that to me again. Sithspawn Jacen, you ever hold me like that again and I will vape you where you stand! Now GET OUT!" I screamed at him.
He looked down to the floor, picked up his lightsaber and left the room without saying another word. His disappointment and sadness echoing through the Force. I regretted what I just did and I knew that I had just thrown away my best chance to let him be mine.
I buried my face in my hands and wept.
Jacen POV.
I walked back to my cabin in shame. I passed by Uncle Luke and Aunt Mara en route but I barely acknowledged them. I saw Uncle Luke's worry on his face but I did not want to be pitied. I headed straight to my cabin. I punched in the access code to my cabin and locked myself in.
I threw my lightsaber onto the bed and took of my trousers. I put on my bathrobe and headed towards the Jade Shadow's shower area. The shower could accommodate three people at once but I was the only one using it right now. I stripped off and turned on the shower, feeling the cold water on my skin.
I had taken this shower for one reason. To get away from Danni so I could face my own shame. I had given in to the urge to hold her in my arms and I paid the price for it. Now I do not think that I can even be friends with her or even look her in the eye.
I had ruined everything, as usual. I stand in the shower unmoving just feeling the cold water rejuvenate my dampened spirits.
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I hope you guys will like that. I'll be adding on later chapters soon.
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In Your Arms
Chapter Two - Anger Strikes Twice
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It had been three months since the defeat of the Yuzhaan Vong but the Galatic Alliance was still in a state of disarray. The final battle with the Yuzhaan Vong had been costly. Only sixty percent of all Alliance navy ships remained. Also there were still some of Shimrra's forces straggling around the galaxy. It was just like when the Alliance defeated the Empire at Endor.
He sighed as he stared out the cockpit his wife, Mara, holding his hand tightly. The battle against the Yuzhaan Vong had taken a lot out of him, physically and mentally. He just wanted to see his son again, Ben. It had been the thought of Ben that had been able to keep him going and going in the hunt for a way to defeat the Vong and now he was coming back to him.
"Uncle Luke? How long before we dock with Errant Venture?" his nephew, Jacen inquired.
"We'll be there in about ten minutes," he replied not bothering to turn around and look at his nephew. The Errant Venture was a red Star Destroyer belonging to a one-time smuggler, Booster Terrik. The Venture had been used as an unofficial Jedi Academy after the Vong had destroyed the Jedi praxeum on Yavin. The Jedi had numbered more that a hundred at the start of the war but only half the number remained.
At least he had something to come home to. There was his son Ben, who was already a year old and there was his sister, not to mention the other Jedi children.
"Don't live in the past Luke. It's over all said and done with. We have the future together. You, me and Ben," he heard Mara, as he tightened his grip on her hand and flashed her a smile.
Luke smiled at his wife leaning across the seat at kissing her passionately. It was just a grazing of lips then Mara leaned into it pulling his head closer to her, deepening their kiss.
"Oh my," he heard Danni whisper out.
"Umm.Uncle Luke? You do realize that we could crash into the Venture's bow if you keep that up," Jacen said. Luke broke contact with Mara lips and stared at his nephew, who was blushing slightly, long and hard.
"Don't tell me you've never done this with Danni?" Luke asked chuckling softly, looking at his nephew. He stopped chuckling when he saw the look of pain of Jacen's face, he also heard Danni's hostile hiss from next to Mara.
"Please excuse me," his nephew said, standing up from his seat and leaving the cockpit. Luke looked at Danni, who had released a hostile hiss from her mouth, her eyes averted from the Luke to the floor. For a moment he wanted to ask her what was wrong but he thought better of it. Whatever happened between Jacen and Danni, they had to resolve it themselves.
"Time to dock my love," he said to his wife who was also looking at Danni although she was smirking a bit. Realization dawned on Luke when he saw Mara's smirk. It must have been a lovers quarrel.
"Jacen!" he heard the voice of his sister cry out as he stepped off the Jade Shadow. His sister gripped him in a huge hug and he thought he felt himself being raised a few feet off the floor. She finally broke away and Jacen noted that his sister had a sad look in her eyes despite the warm greeting he had received.
"What's wrong Jaina?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.
"Jag.Jag died during the battle. He got separated from the shielding trios and a squadron of skips took him out. He died saving us," she replied, tears welling up in her eyes. He wanted to offer his sister some comforting words but it would not have made any difference. A few words would not bring the dead back to life. He just hugged his sister, her tears flowing onto his shirt dampening it.
Jacen looked up and saw Danni looking at him from afar. He felt a hint of emotion radiating from her before she finally turned and left. He analyzed the emotion and was shocked to find it to be jealousy. Danni's jealous of him hugging his own sister?
"Hey kid!" he pulled away from Jaina and saw a brown tuft of hair. He looked down and found himself caught in his father's strong embrace.
"Dad.yo.you're choking me," his father let him go and flashed Jacen a lopsided grin. He was slightly taller than his father was now but he was not as broad as his father in the shoulders.
He wanted to ask where his mother was when he felt himself being turned around and being hugged, again. That was four times in a row, if someone gave him another hug, the unlucky person was going to get a piece of his mind. However, he decided to snap back at this new "hugger".
"Get your hands off me. Sith! I come back from the Unknown Regions and everybody hugs me like there's no tomorrow," he bit out. Everyone on the docking bay was looking at him, mouths slightly agape. He looked down at his "hugger" and his heart got caught in his throat.
"Mom.I'm sorry," was all he could say and he reflexively gave an affectionate hug, one which was reciprocated with just as much affection. He could only feel relieved that his mother was not angry or hurt by his earlier words. He remembered a time when his earlier words had hurt a person he loved very deeply, Anakin. His brother had died heroically on the world of Myrkr when he led a Jedi strike force to extinguish the voxyn threat. A stray tear rolled down from his eyes and down his cheek whenever the thought of Anakin popped up. The Solo family somehow felt incomplete without his little brother around.
"It's okay Jacen. He will always be with us. Both in soul and memory," his mom told him having felt his distress of Anakin through the Force.
"Okay but come on Leia. I'm sure you don't want to keep Omas and Hamner waiting. Come on," and to emphasize his point, Han took Leia by the hand and practically dragged her to the Venture's conference room where the meeting was being held.
"Shall we?" Jacen said to his sister, hooking his arm around Jaina's elbow. She looked up to Jacen and smiled.
"We shall," came her reply.
Danni was waiting at the conference room of the Venture. Nearly every single big-shot politician of the Galatic Alliance was there. Cal Omas, Releqy A'Kla, Sien Sovv, Kenth Hamner, Leia Organa and Han Solo, even the two Skywalkers were there with Mara holding her son, Ben in her arms. The meeting was primarily to discuss the regrouping of the Alliance and the formation of a new New Republic.
Then she saw him, walking into the conference with his sister, arms hooked around one another. The sight of Jacen walking with another woman, even his sister in such intimacy made her blood boil. She felt her anger increase and it was so tangible that all the Force-sensitive people were looking at her. She quelled her anger but she caught the concerned gaze of Jacen. She just wanted to rush into his arms and just hug him but her pride would not allow her to do so.
After slapping and scolding him aboard the Jade Shadow, she would not injure her pride and apologize to him. She would wait for him to come to her and then would she fall into his arms. She turned and left the conference without a word but not before glaring at Jacen.
"What was that all about Jacen?" his mother asked him. Leia had felt Danni's anger radiating towards Jacen and she wanted to know what her son could have done to spark such a reaction from the scientist.
"It's nothing Mom," his voice barely a whisper.
"I'm not taking that for an answer Jacen. I saw the look she gave you and if her eyes were blaster rifles, I'd say you'd be a smoking mass of human flesh right about now," his father said giving a glacial stare.
"It's nothing Dad. It's between me and Danni. None of you have anything to do with it," he replied rather harshly.
"Jacen tell us. You didn't try to kiss her did you?" she asked. Jacen instantly shut down the Force bond between him and his sister, much to the surprise of his sister. He also held a back a string of curses he REALLY wanted to use.
"Sithspawn Jaina! What part of 'nothing to do with you' didn't you understand? Now butt out," he snarled at her turning on his heels and leaving the conference headed in the opposite direction of Danni. He felt Luke and Mara's disapproving gaze at his outburst but he was furious with his family for trying to pry their way into his life.
He too left the room without a word.
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Oooo! I like it! Very nice indeed. :-]
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In Your Arms
Chapter 3 - The Plan
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The Errant Venture might have been a 1.6-kilometer long Star Destroyer but for two people even a Star Destroyer was not big enough to keep them from seeing each other occasionally. Namely, Danni Quee and Jacen Solo. Ever since the incident where Danni had slapped Jacen for smelling her hair, the two had been at each other's throats acting like small children, much to the shame of Luke, Mara, Leia and Han.
Jaina and Tahiri Veila had been forced to act as peacekeepers whenever the two crossed paths. Much to the chagrin of Luke, Jacen and Danni reminded him of the time before he had married Mara Jade. When he and Mara had first met, she had wanted to kill him to fulfill the Palpatine's last command. Mara used to be the Emperor's Hand but instead had helped Luke to stop an insane Dark Jedi clone, Joruus C'Baoth. C'Baoth had unleashed a clone of Luke. Mara had killed the clone and also fulfilled Palpatine's last command and so began their turbulent friendship.
It had taken a long ten years for him to finally realize his feelings for Mara. Even so, he had nearly lost her during the time when Mara had been trapped on the world of Nirauan looking for the Hand of Thrawn. Luke wondered whether Jacen and Danni would take as much time as he and Mara did to finally realize their feelings.
"It's NOT my fault! If you ACTUALLY stop paying attention to my handsome face, you wouldn't be walking into kriffing bulkheads and dropping all your papers on the floor. So don't go blaming me or something!" he was snapped out of his reverie when he heard his Jacen's voice reverberating throughout the relaxation area on the Venture.
"Well excuse me, I think a Dug on a bad hair day will look better than you and," Danni stopped leaned forward and sniffed Jacen ,"and SMELL better too." Luke sighed and watched the two again. He was not the only person in the relaxation room. Han, Leia and Booster were seated with him as well. Leia was looking at her son in horror while both Han and Booster were smirking.
"If you would stop isolating yourself in your room doing paperwork, you would at least notice people STILL have Jedi stuff to do! So it's none of your business if I stink from sweat or dust or from anything else!" he shouted back.
"So you do KNOW that you smell like a wet Dug?" she replied, chuckling softly to herself. She would never skip a chance to humiliate Jacen in front of a huge crowd.
Jacen's eyes narrowed and a retort was on his mouth when Booster cut him short.
"Enough! The both of you! I will not have two adults shouting at each other like children on my ship! You two act like as if you're married! Now cut it off before I send both of you to your rooms like small children!" Booster boomed out but Booster did not intimidate Jacen in the least.
"Stay out of this Booster. No one would want to be married to this-to this.this.woman!" he bit out.
"Fine then!" Danni shouted back at him turning to head back to her quarters.
"FINE!" Jacen roared back at her heading back to his own quarters on the Venture.
Luke could only sigh as he watched his nephew and Danni disappear. Come to think of it, Jacen and Danni reminded him of Han and Leia's rocky start to their relationship. Whatever happened, he would expect the best to come out from Jacen and Danni.
"Bring back memories hon?" Han asked his wife who was still gaping at the scene that had unfolded in front of her.
"Of course it does, nerf herder," she said back pulling Han close for a kiss.
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Jacen was inside his quarters lying down on his bed after taking a shower to wash off his sweat. He was not doing anything but just staring at the wall thinking what he had said to Danni. She did not even argue his point when he had made the comment on no one wanting to marry Danni. He regretted his words but there was no way to make anything better.
He sighed and closed his eyes drifting to a deep sleep.
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She could not believe that Jacen had said that. How dare he made such an insensitive comment about her.
"But it was your fault," a voice inside her head said. Danni frowned upon hearing the traitorous voice.
"It's not my fault! He started it!" she screamed back at the voice.
"Who was the one who decided to slap him? Who was the one who got jealous when he hugged his own SISTER?" the voice shrieked back.
Danni did not have any fight left in her ,"Yes, it's all my fault". She had no idea why she agreed with the voice but right now all she wanted was some rest. Falling onto her bed in her quarters, she fell asleep.
"I have an idea," Booster said.
"You always have an idea. They're usually bad ones," Corran Horn told his father-in-law.
"Watch your mouth Jedi," he scowled back at Corran.
"Now now, we should all pitch in and help. So the two of you behave yourselves," Corran's wife and Booster's daughter reprimanded.
Luke had approached Booster for help concerning Danni and Jacen. He did not even know why he had asked Booster for help in this matter. As soon as Luke told Booster, the ex-smuggler had let everyone know of Luke's plan and now those everyone were in the same room with Luke talking about Jacen and Danni. Everyone included Leia, Han, Lando, Tendra, Corran, Mirax, Jaina, Tahiri, Karrde, Shada and his wife, Mara.
"How about we get prepare a formal dinner and make Jacen and Danni sit together?" Leia suggested.
"Are you crazy? Putting those two together is even worse than flying the Falcon through the Death Star," Mara, Lando and Han piped up. Luke could not blame them since all three of them had flown into a Death Star's superstructure before.
"Well I don't see you coming up with anything better?" she retorted.
"We could try having a dance? Then 'accidentally' get the two of them to dance together," Corran said.
"Well I guess you met Mirax that way then Horn," Karrde said, chuckled while both Mirax and Corran scowled at the smuggler.
"We could lock them up in a small room together, make them confess their feelings for one another," Jaina interjected.
"How do you even know those two like each other? They've been screaming and bickering at each other ever since they arrived on the Venture," the young Jedi, Tahiri quickly jumped in.
Shada definitely did not want anything to do with the discussion and shook her head ruefully when all people assembled degenerated into a bitter argument on whose idea was best. She saw Luke Skywalker standing by himself watching in both amazement and regret at the group. She headed over to him.
"You can't be that worried for your nephew, so what's wrong?" she asked upon reaching where he stood.
"Shada, you're either Force-sensitive or you really have a strong gift for reading people," he replied. "I guess I just don't want to see Jacen and Danni becoming like what I used to be. It took me ten long years to know that I loved Mara when I first met her. That's a poor track record," he continued not giving Shada a chance to argue.
"They're both grown adults Master Skywalker. I'm sure they'll find their way to each other soon enough," she smiled confidently at Luke.
"Please call me Luke. We've known each other for long enough and speaking of grown adults. I guess you're still a kid when it comes to matters of the heart eh Shada?" Luke said a grin appearing on his face.
"What are you talking about Luke?" she stammered.
"Come now Shada. You're not getting any younger and neither is Karrde. Don't you think you've wasted as much time as is already?" he stated matter- of-factly.
"Karrde? What makes you say that? You really lost your Jedi perspective on this Luke," she replied back, her face reddening slightly.
"Don't lie to yourself Shada, we all know you care for him as he does for you. If you need my help, just ask. I need to get away from this noise," he said pointing at the still arguing group before he turned and left.
Shada shook her head once again. She and Karrde could be nothing more than colleagues and friends. She just looked on silently at the group.
"Okay! So it's settled. Tahiri you tell Danni and Jaina you go inform your brother," Booster ordered the Jedi females.
As they left, Booster sighed in weariness. It had taken them more than two hours to think of a good plan to bring Jacen and Danni together. They had decided on having a dinner and dance session on one of the posh restaurants on Mon Calamari four days from now.
Everyone who was anyone would be there including Chief Of State Cal Omas and Supreme Commander Sien Sovv. Even Admiral Pellaeon and the four ruling families of the Chiss would be invited. It seemed foolproof but the catch was to put Danni and Jacen at the same table without them screaming at each other.
It was going to be a long four days.
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In Your Arms
The song is Addicted by Simple Plan.
Finaly some Kyp/Jaina, and also two guest star appearences, Tenel Ka and Wynessa Fel.
Chapter 4 - Two Hearts Mended another Lost
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Later on, the story is set to Simple Plan's song-Addicted. Changing the word dick found in two lines to idiot. I don't want to make Danni sound like a transsexual. 
"Should we really invite her here? Danni will go berserk if she sees her here you know," Tahiri asked thoroughly not convinced about Jaina's plan.
"I know, I know but she could help Danni open her feelings to Jacen AND if it doesn't work Jacen still gets her even though it's at the cost of Danni," Jaina said smiling to herself at the genius of her plan.
"Cold as that may sound, it's your brother but don't come blaming if your plan blows up in your face. She is the Queen you know," Tahiri said, disgusted with Jaina.
"Tahiri my girl, Danni will never know what hit her."
The Seabed By Downtime on the water world of Mon Calamari was the perfect place to bring Jacen and Danni together. The restaurant took up more than two thousand square kilometers of space on the planet's seabed, reason being it was usually a place for social and formal events. The restaurant's ballroom was connected to the eating house and it could seat more than three thousand people at one time. Also, it was lavishly decorated with thick velvet curtains, an ever-present music band and an extensive wine bar with the drinks ranging from Tatooine to Coruscant.
Besides getting Jacen and Danni together, the party also symbolized the establishment of the Galactic Republic and more than five months of galactic unity after the defeat of the Yuuzhan Vong. All the dignitaries of the Galactic Republic had been invited and most of them had arrived. The band was playing a soft, slow music piece and most of the dignitaries were already eating and dancing. The same could not be said for Jacen and Danni's table.
Jacen and Danni had been seated together with the Solos and Skywalkers. Also, Wynessa Fel, daughter of Soontir Fel had personally requested to seat next to Jacen. There was also an empty seat next to Jacen upon Jaina's request saying that she had invited someone special. Danni, who was seated across Jacen, was staring daggers and Wynessa. Even though Wynessa was only fifteen, it did not take a genius to see that she had an adoration for Jacen ever since she met him on the Chiss homeworld, an adoration that had been increased when Jacen had saved the girl from an attempted coup.
Leia, who was staring with amusement at the young girl, was shocked when the music cut and replaced by a piece that was usually used to signify the arrival of a person of raw importance. She looked at the door and was shocked to see the familiar Hapan royal guards entering the eating house. Then in all Hapan glory, Queen Mother Tenel Ka stepped in.
"Surprise Mom," Jaina whispered to her making sure that Jacen did not overhear.
"Jaina, you just did the worst thing possible," Leia whispered back.
"Danni is already in a rage with Wynessa there. Now you bring in Tenel Ka. You need a lesson in diplomacy my daughter," she said back having a sinking feeling in her stomach. It was pure knowledge that Jacen and Tenel Ka had grown very close during the time they spent at the Jedi Academy until the time when they had attacked the voxyn-cloning world of Myrkr.
Tenel Ka approached Jacen who had motioned for her to sit down next to him and Leia could feel Danni's anger rise another notch through the Force. Tenel Ka who had sat down looked accusingly at Danni. Everyone at the table visibly gulped except Jacen who was enjoying his time with his old friend.
"Queen Mother, how have you been? And of this is my ACQUAINTAINCE, Danni Quee and my FRIEND, Wynessa Fel," he said to Tenel Ka emphasizing on the words acquaintance and friend.
"Pleased to meet you Queen Mother," both Wynessa and Danni replied. Wynessa looked happy that Jacen considered her a friend while Danni looked furious though there was still a look of hurt on her face. Leia gasped when he saw the sardonic smile on Jacen's lips when he looked at Danni.
"Jacen," Han said to Jacen. Han's voice sounded soft but Leia could detect the hint of a warning beneath it. The tension around Leia's dinner table was thick and Luke had to use the Force to calm it down. Ben was crying and Mara excused herself to feed her son leaving the rest to themselves.
"I'm going to find a dance partner," Jaina said squirming out of her chair and rushing to the ballroom. They had already finished most of the food served to them and the tension was still thick. Jacen noticed that Danni was trying to be nice to him for a change but his male ego would take none of it.
"Speaking of dances, would you like to join me Queen Mother," Jacen extended her hand to Tenel Ka. Tenel Ka was wearing a dress that was made up of thick, high quality velvet. It clung to her body emphasizing her slim body and curves. Also, Tenel Ka had recently undergone prosthesis and added a mechanical arm to her left arm. Her left arm had been cut off by Jacen's lightsaber during a freak practice. Even then, she had looked beautiful and with two arms, her charms had heightened.
"Of course Friend Jacen," she agreed accepting Jacen's hand of invitation as the two of them walked together hand in hand to the ballroom.
An uneasy silence fell over Leia's table as Leia watched Danni and Wynessa's lips twitch at the sight of Jacen and Tenel Ka.
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Jaina was walking along the edges of the ballroom not really looking where she was going when she bumped into someone's solid shoulder.
"Sorry," she said quickly over her shoulder as she passed someone quickly.
"No problem," the someone replied.
Jaina froze on the spot when she heard the someone's voice. She knew that voice. He heard the person chuckling softly and she turned around to find herself looking into the face of Jedi Master, Kyp Durron. Kyp had joined her squadron back at the world of Borleias and had left when he helped Luke establish the Jedi Council.
"It's been a while Jaina. How are things with you and Jag?" he asked.
Jaina's feelings turned from one of shock to sadness at the mention of Jag. Kyp instantly picked up on Jaina's thoughts and offered his apologies while squeezing Jaina's shoulder reassuringly. Kyp used to have a crush on Jaina, which was silly, since Kyp was thirty-six years of age. Now as she looked at Kyp she realized that she too held some affection for this man.
"Dance?" he asked.
Jaina did not want to get involved with another man just yet but it was just a harmless dance. She did not think that love could blossom from a simple dance. She nodded in agreement as he led her to the dance floor.
The music was slow and she held on to Kyp's shoulders while they danced. Kyp's hands were around her waist and Jaina's dress, which was backless, let Kyp feel her skin. She felt a spark at his touch and frowned. She had never felt a spark whenever Jag touched as Kyp did.
"Do you want to talk about Jag?" he asked. Kyp had matured a lot and had gone from being a loose blaster to a conservative Jedi Master after his experiences on Hapes with Jaina.
"It's okay."
He pulled her closer and she rested her head on his shoulder. She felt the spark in her slowly intensify into huge flames of fire. A fire of affection for Kyp. Could it be? She was about to speak to Kyp about the matter when he silenced her, placing a finger on her lips.
"I feel it too," he said to Jaina. His head lowered down to meet hers and their lips locked in a kiss. Jaina's thoughts were racing, Jag's kisses had never felt like this but it amazed to know that Kyp's did. They finally broke contact and Jaina's breath had quickened as she rested her head on Kyp's shoulders once more, bodies swaying to the music and she knew. She knew that she had found true love in the form of Kyp Durron.
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Shada was looking at the dancing couples before her and she found herself wallowing in self-pity as she looked on. She was sitting at the wine bar while thinking of Luke's words to her on the Venture.
"Don't you think you've wasted as much time as it is already?" Luke had told her while mentioning Karrde. She had argued that she and Karrde would be nothing more than business partners and friends but she knew that she had an attraction for Karrde. Ever since she saw him at the tapcafe on Trogan years ago during Thrawn's offensive to retake Coruscant.
"Do you want something else to drink?" she was snapped out of her reverie when she heard Karrde's voice. She had not had the oppurtunity to meet him so far at the party but she almost cried at the sight in front of her. Karrde was wearing a long black tunic over a red shirt and white trousers. His hair was neatly combed and the color of his clothes matched his impeccable goatee. All in all, not bad for the smuggler.
"It's okay," she said showing him her half-full glass.
"Listen, I need to talk to you. In private," he whispered to her ear, his voice sending tingles down her spine.
She looked at him and led him away from the ballroom to the second floor of the restaurant. They could not go outside since they were on the seabed, so the second floor was the most secluded place in the establishment.
"What do you want to talk about boss?" she asked.
"Don't call me boss anymore," he said touching her hand, grasping it firmly. She tried to pry her hand away but Karrde's hand held on firmly to hers.
"Karrde...," she stammered.
"You make me feel things Shada. Things I never thought a smuggler could experience. Do you know back on Yavin when the Idiot's Array blew up, I was scared. Scared that I lost you and now since the war is over. I want to say. Shada, I love you, a lot and more than you can imagine," he said looking straight in her eyes.
"Karrde, I-I-I love you too," she said as he broke into a huge smile. They leaned forward and kissed each other, only briefly.
"Do you want to go back to the Wild Karrde?" he asked grinning mischievously. The Wild Karrde was on one of the Venture's docking bays. Shada was about to turn down Karrde when Luke's words came back to her. "Don't you think you've wasted as much time as it is?"
She grasped his hand pulling him along to the restaurant's submarines which would take them to the surface. Karrde understood immediately and followed her silently. Words were not needed anymore.
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"I've missed you Jacen," she said.
"I missed you too," he replied. Formalities were not needed between the two friends now after getting away from his mother. She was now plain Tenel Ka to him, not the Queen Mother of the Hapes cluster.
"Jacen, I view you more than a friend but I need to know if you feel the same about me," she said with such nervousness that she had averted her gaze to the floor while dancing.
Jacen's heart got stuck in his throat and he was deeply saddened that he had to put Tenel Ka down this way. "My heart belongs to another Tenel Ka," he said bracing himself for a kick to the shins or his "crown jewels". He looked straight forward not daring to look at her.
"Is Danni Quee isn't it?" she asked. Jacen looked down and was surprised to see her smiling lightly. He nodded at her and her smile grew broader.
"I knew it. Ever since the mission to Myrkr, I knew you would only be my friend and nothing more," she said still chuckling.
"Can we still be friends?" he asked hoping her answer was yes.
"That is a fact. Now stop talking and start dancing," she said as the music picked up to a faster beat. "By the way, when this song is over, you're going to have to put down another friend," she continued jerking her head to a direction left of him.
He took a small look and groaned as he saw Wynessa Fel approaching him.
"Still the charmer, Jacen," she said as the song finally finished.
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(I heard you're doing okay but I want you to know. I'm a fool; I'm addicted to you. I can't pretend I don't care; When you don't think about me. Do you think I deserve this? I tried to make you happy but you left anyway.)
Danni was flustered to see Jacen dancing with Tenel Ka and then with Wynessa Fel. She realized that Jacen never hand any problems dealing with women. He just took what came to him. She, however, only had eyes for one man but that one man seemed oblivious to her charms.
The whole time at the party, she had tried to lighten the mood with Jacen even with Tenel Ka and Wynessa beside him. He was cold to her despite her ministrations and she felt ashamed throwing herself at him in front of the Skywalkers and Solos.
Then he had left to dance with Tenel Ka. The Skywalkers and Solos had picked that same moment to leave the dinner table, leaving Danni alone with Wynessa. She had been able to put up with Wynessa's excited comments about Jacen but then Wynessa left her too and went off to dance with the object of their desires.
She tried to look as if nothing happened when she found herself seating alone despite the many stares from other people. She also had invitations to dance but she turned them all done. She was left thinking what she had done until Jacen was being so unresponsive to her. Surely he still cannot be sore about the incident on the Jade Shadow, could he?
(Since the day I met you and after all we've been through. I'm still a fool; I'm addicted to you. I think you know that it's true. I'd run a thousand miles to get you. Do you think I deserve this?)
Danni saw Jacen release Tenel Ka and take up with Wynessa instead. She felt her blood boil and her hands clenched at the scene. Why could not Jacen be happy with one woman and leave her alone?
Ever since she met Jacen back on Belkadan, she struck him as being handsome but very self-sacrificial putting other people ahead of him. She had experienced it herself during their ventures together in the Unknown Regions. She had been with him through thick and thin and he knew that but still he was ignoring her.
"It's all your fault Danni Quee," the voice in her mind told her again. She frowned again at the voice which had popped up once before.
"It's not my fault. I tried to be nice but he doesn't seem to notice it. Do you think I want him to be like this to me?" she said back to the voice. She calmed down when it shut up, leaving Danni to watch Jacen again.
She could tell the song was about to finish and from the look of dismay on Wynessa's face that Jacen was going to be finished soon. She stood up and walked over to Jacen wanting to dance and talk to him.
(I tried to make you happy. I just did all that I could. Just to keep you but you left anyway.)
The song had finished and she was already at Jacen. Wynessa had brushed past Danni, her face red from embarrassment and anger. Danni felt a spark of hope and put on her most dazzling smile. She looked up expectantly at Jacen and for once, she thought that he would dance with her. Then, his eyes turned hard and he turned away leaving her alone.
(I'm trying to forget that I'm addicted to you. But I want it and I need it' I'm addicted to you. Now it's over can't forget what you said. And I never wanna do this again. Heartbreaker.)
Danni had stood rooted to the spot for fifteen minutes, the spot where Jacen had left her. She was furious at Jacen for doing that to her but she could not keep her anger at him. She really wanted him and she was not about to give up. Her eyes searched the ballroom and she found him sitting hunched at the wine bar along with some of his friends, father and uncle. She approached him from behind.
In the dark light, no one could see her and she worked her way silently using the Force to shield her presence. She could hear him talking and from the sounds of it, it was obvious Jacen was drunk.
"Hey kid, stop being so harsh on Danni. She's throwing herself at you. Just give her a chance like I did to your mom," she heard his father say flashing that lopsided smile completely oblivious to the fact that Jacen was drunk.
"I'd be happy to, if she stopped biting my head off," he replied.
"Hey at least you can dream of her can't you?" Luke said grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh that isn't a problem. I got some good dreams of her. There's one where she's my wife and the mother of my children and we live happily away from everyone else, content with each other," Danni's heart instantly softened at Jacen's words and she felt a spark of hope. She waited for him to continue.
"But my favorite one is where she's wearing this sheer red negligee and she's dancing around me slowly strippi-" he never got a chance to finish his sentence as Danni shrieked at him.
"How dare you talk about that? Don't you have any respect for me?" she shrieked at him.
"Danni?" he slurred squinting his eyes at her.
"Relax Danni, it wasn't his fault. He's drunk," Han said. Everyone else around Jacen and Danni were tensed and the music had stopped everyone focusing on the two.
"Yes it ain't my fault. I'm drunk!" he replied chuckling like an Ewok.
"Sure nothing is your fault. Speaking of your dreams isn't your fault. It's the alcohol's fault," she snorted.
"Hey, it's not my fault!" he said in reply.
"Like it wasn't your fault with Anakin!" she snapped out and immediately regretted her words. The crowd gathered had gasped and she could feel Jacen's anger radiating like never before.
"What would you know about ANAKIN? He sacrificed his life so the Jedi could be rid of a grave danger. I KNOW what he went through. I went had to endure MONTHS of Yuuzhan Vong captivity while YOU were still safe sitting on some ship on Eclipse. And don't you DARE give me Sithspit about you finding a way to jam yammosks because if I NEVER pulled you out of that mess on Belkadan, THERE would be no jamming of yammosks. So don't presume EVERYTHING is my fault. UNDERSTAND?" he shouted back at her at the top of his voice, glaring at her.
"Ja-Jacen, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean..." she said her voice so soft only the deathly silence allowed Jacen to hear her as the tears rolled freely from her eyes.
"SHUT UP Danni! You have NOTHING to say to me. NOW get away from me," he roared back and rushed out of the ballroom. Danni was still crying when Luke and Han brought her back to her dinner table.
"Im sorry..." she told Han. But he just nodded.
(How long will I be waiting? Until the end of times. I don't know why I'm still waiting. I can't make you mine.)
Danni was still crying and to make matters worse, Jaina and the rest of the Solo family except Leia were ignoring her. She did not want to be comforted by anyone, she just wanted to be by herself. Despite Jacen's outburst, she swore, no matter what, her heart would always and only belong to Jacen Solo even though she could not make him hers.
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poor Danni, these two really need to take a chill pill and just talk to each other.
Great job!
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OH MY GOODNESS! Poor Danni! Geez. Update soon!? (btw I love the two chapter updates. :-])
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Chapter 5 - Penance
Danni really screwed things up in the last chapter and it's gonna get worse but for you people out there who think I'm a heartless moron, just chill. I'm gonna let Jaina and Kyp have some happiness. Enjoy people.
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"Shut up Danni! You have nothing to say to me. Now get out of my way!"
Jacen could still remember his words when he screamed at Danni at the dinner party, feeling her despair through the Force after his words. Feeling his heart break at the sight of her weeping alone when he had snuck back into the party. He wanted to hold her in his arms and murmur words of apologies.
The tried to push back the memory of him shouting to the back of his mind but it would not go back. No matter how hard he tried his words came back to haunt him. Even now, two weeks after his outburst, his words just would not leave him be.
He had secluded himself from everyone only appearing out of his quarters on the Venture to take his food. He would take his food into his quarters and eat alone and only when he had to train as a Jedi would he come out. He had ignored the disgusted looks of his family and Aunt Mara and the only person who had pitied him was Luke Skywalker.
He was deep in thought when his door opened to reveal an angry Jaina and Kyp Durron. Jacen knew that Jaina was now with Kyp despite their age difference, much to the disapproval of his mother. Jacen had learned to trust Jaina's judgement and if she thought that Kyp could bring her happiness then so be it. However, he swore if Kyp did anything to hurt his sister, no power in the world would stop Jacen from hunting him down.
"Jacen? We need to talk," his sister said glaring at Jacen.
"I have other things to do, so if you'll excuse me," he told Jaina. He knew what this talk would be about. His mother and father had already confronted him. They had told him to apologize to Danni and he had argued that a forced apology meant nothing. He had not seen the scientist lately and his brain did not want to see her at all. His heart though, told him otherwise.
"Will you stop thinking that the galaxy revolves around you Jacen. Stop acting like a boy and grow up for once!" she screamed back entering his room and dragging Kyp in with her.
"I could do that but what's Blondie doing here? What's he got to do with this?" he jerked his thumb at Jaina's boyfriend.
"I didn't even want to come but your sister dragged me here in case you get angry," Kyp answered and chuckled at Jacen.
Jacen bristled but he sat on his bed and leaned against the wall while Jaina sat next to him on the bed. Kyp was sitting on the floor cross-legged and looked rather unconcerned. He turned to face Jaina probing her face. She looked different now, happier. It was different from the mournful Jaina he had been reunited with on the Venture when she was still mourning Jag's death. As much as he hated to admit it, Kyp really brought a good degree of happiness to his twin.
"So what are you going to say that will make me change my mind about Danni?" he bit out.
Both Jaina and Kyp rolled their eyes as he listened to what Jaina was about to say.
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"Danni could you pass me the hydrospanner?" Mara asked pointing at the tool. Mara was checking on her ship, Jade Shadow along with Leia and Danni. She felt a cool metal object near her hand and looked up to see Danni's pale face smiling down on her.
"Thanks," she mumbled.
Leia and Mara exchanged concerned looks as their gaze fell upon Danni once again who was tinkling with the Jade Shadow's repulsorlifts. Ever since, Jacen's blasting at her during the dinner party, she had lost weight and her skin was pale. Her green eyes which always blazed with tenacity, was now replaced by a dull sadness and longing. She never lost her pretty features however.
Leia had tried many times, unsuccessfully, to get Jacen to apologize to Danni. He would not even listen to his father or uncle when they ordered him to apologize. Mara had tried talking Danni into forgetting about Jacen, much to Leia, Luke and Han's dismay, and find another man. She had politely turned down Mara's advice.
"Shut up Danni. You have nothing to say to me," Leia remembered her son's words. Leia was extremely disappointed with her son's behavior for she never taught Jacen to speak like that even if Anakin had been involved. He humiliated Danni in front of thousands of dignitaries.
Danni had been full of remorse after since the outburst and she had apologized to everyone emotionally or physically linked to Anakin. She even went as far as to offer her services in kitchen and drudge work. If she was willing to do that, her remorse must have ran deep. Even after being told she did not have to, she had insisted on making it up to the Solos and Skywalkers one way or another. Mara had accepted her offer so she could lose her state of penance.
"Why don't you take a rest Danni? Mara and me can finish up the cleaning," Leia smiled at the woman, motioning to the exit.
"Thanks Princess," she smiled back.
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"Are you serious? She hasn't been eating? Sithspit Danni" Jacen exclaimed, his exclamation of shock easily picked up from his tone and the Force. Jaina had told him that Danni had not been eating well ever since the party. As a result, she had lost a lot of weight and her health was deteriorating at an astounding rate. She also had secluded herself just like Jacen had done.
"It's not ALL her fault. You had a big part to play in this too, so for once, please! Stop putting the blame on other people," she said back, sensing her brother was about to say that it was Danni's fault since she insulted Anakin.
"Anakin is beyond insults, Jacen. All of us were hurt when Danni said what she said but it's no reason to run your mouth at her. The females on this ship now have a very bad impression of you and I'm not sure it will go up even though you apologize. Still you can apologize," she said crossing her arms over her chest staring at her twin.
"Do as she says Jacen. Believe me, I experienced firsthand what happens when females neglect a person they really don't like," Kyp interjected and grinned at Jaina putting on arm around her.
He sighed in defeat and said, "Okay I'll apologize."
"That's my little brother," Jaina replied.
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Danni was in the Venture's recreation room bent over a game of holopinball. She had virtually helped out in all her free time to atone for her mistake on insulting Jacen about not saving Anakin. She had bumbled big time when she mentioned that resulting in Jacen's hostility towards her.
She mentally berated herself for thinking about when she was supposed to be relaxing. She knew that everyone was worried for her, especially when she neglected her food eating only when she felt like it. Jacen did not seem to care however, he had avoided her for the two weeks after his outburst at her.
"Sithspit! Stop thinking about him and focus on your game. You're supposed to be relaxing," she chided herself. She was so engrossed in her game that she did not feel Jacen approach her from behind.
Jacen found Danni in the Venture's recreation room playing a game of holopinball. She was focusing so much on the game that she did not hear his footsteps or feel his presence in the Force, approaching her. Jacen decided to wait in the doorway until she finished her game so he would talk to her.
His thoughts however soon ceased as he found himself staring at Danni. She was bent over the machine and he could see her behind quite clearly. Even though she was wearing a Jedi robe, her body's curves could be seen easily. Still she looked terrible with her skin all pale. He just could not tear his eyes of her, part of him excited and part of him sad.
"See something you like?" he heard. Danni had stopped playing and was now facing him fully, her arms dangling by her side. Her voice was bitter but soft and he felt rather embarrassed that she had caught him staring, or rather, ogling at her.
His sister was right. Now that he was able to see her face, his heart split into two when he saw what he had done to the woman he held so dear in his life. She had definitely lost a lot of weight and he skin was even paler than he had envisioned earlier. Her green eyes that always burned bright were now very dull.
"Stop ogling at me and tell me what you want to say. I don't have time to waste," she snapped at Jacen, who in turn was snapped out of his thoughts. He flashed a lopsided grin and expected her to smile back but she was unperturbed.
"I just came to say I'm sorry Danni," Jacen replied looking straight in her eyes to show that he was sincere.
"A forced apology means nothing to me Jacen," she said and turned her back to him and started to walk away.
"It's not a forced apology Danni. I sincerely mean it," he said back.
She stopped for a while as if considering his words but she carried on walking away from him again. Taking small, slow steps to antagonize Jacen. He watched her in confusion for a while before running up to her and grabbing her by the shoulders. He turned her around and looked straight into her eyes. She tried to squirm out of Jacen's grip but Jacen held fast.
"Sithspit! Let me go!" she screamed out.
"Danni I said I was sorry, believe me. Please!" he told her, never looking away from her eyes.
"Sorry? You expect me to forgive you after what you did? You know I never meant to insult you. You think it's easy for me to forgive for humiliating me like that? For speaking of me in your sexual dreams? Do you go around bars speaking of my starring in your sexual dreams?" she bit out. She had stopped squirming and was now glaring at Jacen.
"I was drunk!" he said back, grimacing as he heard the defensiveness in his tone.
"There you go again blaming your mistakes on others! It was your fault that you got drunk in the first place. If you don't have anything better to say to me, you can get out of my sight Jacen Solo!" she said. Jacen was getting desperate to gain Danni's friendship again but at this rate he would not be able to win her back as his friend, much less his girlfriend.
"Sithspawn Danni! What can I do to make you believe me? I'd do anything Danni, just to show I'm sincere of this apology," he offered. Danni had averted her gaze from his eyes to the floor and she was twiddling with her thumbs thinking hard of his offer.
Danni's silence stretched for a long two minutes, each second ticking by tediously for Jacen. The silence, so intense that a thin line of sweat formed on Jacen's brow.
"You could take me out for dinner tonight and bring me to see that new holodrama with Sharon Crystal and Arnold Stallone the Fifth," she finally said, looking up to Jacen. "But you're going to have to pay for all the expenses," she added in quickly.
"Is that your way of asking me out on a date?" he grinned.
"Don't get any ideas Jacen Solo. This is just for your penance, it's not a date," she bit out and was rewarded to see Jacen flinching at her tone.
"Deal," he agreed and moved to hug her when he remembered the incident that happened on Jade Shadow when he had hugged Danni from behind. He winced at the memory. So he held out his hand instead. She took it and shook his hand firmly.
"Meet me at the docking bay at seven?" he asked.
"Eight would be better, it'd be more roman-er, more convenient."
He grinned at her again and watched her leave when she released his hand. He turned and headed back to his quarters to get ready.
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The Venture had been orbiting the waterworld of Mon Calamari ever since the crew of the Jade Shadow had returned from their jaunt in the Unknown Regions. Jacen found it ironic that the Mon Calamari government had allowed Booster and his ship to even put a foot in their space given their dislike for smugglers. Maybe it was just appreciation by the Mon Calamaris since Booster played a big part in the war.
He focused his thoughts back to the present. He was waiting for Danni Quee at the Venture's main docking bay. He had decided to forgo his Jedi robes and was now wearing a dark blue shirt and a pair of black pants. He took a look at his chrono and saw that it said eight thirty five. He swore silently, thinking about how girls would always be late for an appointment.
And then he saw her and his jaw dropped. Danni was wearing an off shoulder dress, white in dark green in color matching her green eyes. Her hair that measured till her waist was piled up in an intricate bun on her head. She grinned at him and twirled once in a full circle. Jacen visibly swallowed as he noted that the dress was also backless.
"Rancor got your tongue?" she asked teasingly.
"You look perfect," he replied, tossing a wink at her. He grinned when he saw her cheeks reddening.
Danni thought she was on cloud nine when she heard Jacen made the remark. She had been told by many that she was beautiful but never once had said she looked perfect. Jacen Solo definitely knew how to make a woman feel appreciated.
"Well shall we? I don't think the restaurant would keep our reservations if we're late which we are," he said to her, offering his hand and bowing politely.
"You made reservations? How gentlemanly of you. I didn't think you had in you," she replied and grinned when he scowled. Nevertheless she took his hand and he led toward the shuttle he had managed to borrow from Booster. He had to bribe the man so he would not tell Leia or anybody else that he was going out with Danni Quee.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked, squeezing his hand briefly. He shook his head and squeezed her hand back.
"It's nothing. Come on," he said dragging onto the shuttle. "We're fashionably late as it is."
Thirty minutes later, Jacen and Danni were seated at a table for two in a private booth. The restaurant was called Al Dente', a highly expensive restaurant since it was built on the Mon Calamari's land surface. He had spared no expenses for this dinner, just to show that he was sincere.
"Certainly Miss. Your food will be ready in half an hour," said the server droid. He had placed his order before Danni and he was now looking into her dazzling green eyes. They were seated across each other and the room was filled with aromatic candles setting a very romantic mood.
"I'm impressed Jacen Solo. Nice to place to have dinner too," she said.
"Thanks. I wanted everything to be perfect. To show how sincere I really am," he smiled.
"Well, you're forgiven," she said back, flashing a dazzling smile.
At that moment, both of them leaned across the table looking in each other's eyes. Jacen was looking into her eyes and noticed that Danni's eyes were not all green but outlined with brown at the pupil. He had thought that all eye colors were single toned but now that their face were centimeters apart, he could see her features much clearer.
Being alone in the room with Danni, his mind was racing, her presence invaded his mind cleansing it. He never felt so pure with anyone else, not even his mother or father. He leaned in even closer and saw that Danni had advanced as well.
Their faces came closer and their lips parted a bit as their faces came closer for a kiss but just as their lips were about to meet, Jacen's comlink snapped to life.
"Jacen?" his uncle's voice came out of the comlink. Silently cursing his Uncle Luke for ruining the moment with Danni yet again, he tossed a look at Danni who had now retreated blushing furiously.
"Yes Uncle Luke?" he said into the comlink.
"Is everything okay? Where are you?"
"I'm on the planet with Danni, we came using one of the Venture's shuttles. Don't worry. We're fine."
"Oh...I see. Oh! Sorry, I didn't realize-"
"It's okay Uncle Luke," he cut off his uncle.
"Well your mom is worried but I'll pass on the message. Have a nice time with Danni," he commented as he cut the connection.
During the conversation with Luke, the server droid had brought their orders but Jacen was a bit disheartened as he knew that his moment with Danni earlier could not be recaptured. So the two ate in silence, making the odd comment whenever the silence grew unbearable.
Five hours later, Jacen and Danni were finally on their way back to the Errant Venture. It was probably around one forty five in the morning and Danni had already fallen asleep en route. They had taken about one and half-hours to finish dinner and head to the holoplex to watch the movie with Sharon Crystal and Arnold Stallone.
The movie was something about Sith vampires that sucked on people's blood. Jacen had found it boring and uninteresting but Danni had been spooked out from the show. The fingernail marks on his right arm proved it. Whenever Danni was scared, she dug her fingernails into his arm and it hurt too. He finally had enough and had put his arm around Danni's shoulder and was gratified when she melted into his side and rested her head on his chest.
They had walked back to the shuttle, hand in hand talking about their past and future. He looked at the sleeping form of Danni Quee. His one big hope was that Danni would be part of his future, a major part and from their experience on Mon Calamari, he hoped that his hope could be realized.
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They had finally docked with the Venture but not before Booster had made a few snide comments about his coming back late with Danni. He glanced to his right and saw that Danni was still sleeping peacefully.
He gently scooped her up into his arms and headed in the direction of Danni's room. He stopped for a while when Danni wrapped her arms around his neck before he finally headed of to her room. He was flustered upon reaching that Danni's room was password protected, meaning that he could not enter her room unless he keyed in the right password. He tried five times unsuccessfully and considered waking Danni up to ask for her password but thought better of it. It was late night and he did not want to wake her up. She also had not let go of his neck.
He headed to his room instead and gently laid Danni on his bed. She finally let go of his neck and she settled her head on his pillow. Jacen drew up the blanket around her and smiled in satisfaction on seeing her content smile. He brushed back her bangs on her forehead and placed a small kiss on it. Then he stretched out and found a comfortable spot on the floor and slept.
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Ill porbalb ypost 2 more chapters then Ill be done for a while, but rest assure it wont be done in 2 chapters.
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wonderful post as always!
PHGS Weyr
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Fics in Bio! No longer on Hiatus
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Chapter 6 - Relocation
Her eyes fluttered open as she surveyed her surroundings and frowned. She had slept blissfully that night with a happy dream of Jacen kissing her forehead.
Jacen.
She sat abruptly in the bed and looked around her room. She looked to her right and saw a picture of Rogue Squadron. She frowned again. The picture should not be there, it should have been her bookshelf instead. She looked to her left and saw a table with a picture of the Solos and Skywalkers. The table was not supposed to be there. It should have been her closet. She looked around the whole room and noted that everything was different, none of her belongings were in the room. Even her bed was different and she was still in the dress she had worn to go out with Jacen yesterday.
"Sithspit," she mumbled.
She looked down to the floor from her bed and saw the object of her thoughts sleeping in a curled position. Unknowingly, she touched her forehead. Maybe Jacen kissing her had not been a dream after all. She smiled wistfully at the sleeping form of Jacen. She must have had fallen asleep on the way back to Venture yesterday night.
Her smile broadened when she realized that Jacen had given up his bed for Danni and slept on the floor. If it had been other men, they would have slept with her in the same bed but Jacen Solo was not 'other men'. Jacen shivered slightly and Danni realized that he had been sleeping on the floor throughout the whole night. She got up slowly from the bed, not wanting to wake him up. She put her feet on the floor and took the blanket, covering his body.
She walked over to his table and looked for his personal datapad. She wanted to leave him a note but she could not find it anywhere. She moved her hand to his table drawer but stopped, she did not want to pry but she really wanted to leave him a message. Slowly, she opened the drawer and she nearly cried tears of joy. His datapad was there but so was a picture of her, many pictures in fact but there was one that caught her eye.
It was a picture of Danni Quee smiling taken during the beginning of the quest for Zonama Sekot. It was not the picture that jerked such a reaction but the words written on it. It read "Danni Quee, the reason for my existence". A tear rolled down her right cheek but she made no effort to wipe it away. She put the picture back into the drawer and typed a small message into the datapad.
"Meet me at 15-B Observation Deck at 3, Danni" it read as she gathered her dress and left Jacen's room.
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"Meet me at 15-B Observation Deck at 3, Danni" he remembered the words typed into his datapad.
He had woken up this morning to find his datapad on his table, not in his drawer where he usually kept it. If Danni had written that message, did he also see the pictures he kept in that drawer? He had wondered darkly whether Danni was going to tell him off and say there could be nothing more between them. Then he remembered the near kiss he and Danni had shared on the restaurant on Mon Calamari.
"Maybe it was just the moment," he muttered softly.
He took a turbolift to get to the get to the observation deck. His breathing got more labored as he counted down the floors.
"12-B, 13-B, 14-B," he gulped when the lift finally stopped at 15-B. He stepped out and saw Danni Quee waiting for him at the end of the room. She was looking out the binoculars and was smiling. He probed her with the Force and was surprised to feel that her mood was one of joy, of elation.
"Hi there. Nice way to greet me," she tore her eyes from the binoculars and looked up to him from her current position, hands on her hips. Since she was Force-sensitive, she felt the probe that Jacen had used on her.
"Well if you would have waited patiently for me to come and forgot about science for a while you would have seen and felt me coming," he replied, flashing a lopsided smile as he closed the distance between them to stand right before her.
"You'd be surprised with the knowledge you can acquire from my science," she commented.
"Really? Like what?" he said.
"Well, recently, there was this test on male anatomy. It showed some very interesting results like, she said, putting her two hands and her head on his chest. His hands automatically went to her waist to hug her.
"See. When I put my hands and head there, it sparks a common male reaction," she said grinning mischievously. "Now if I put my hand on your cheek and slowly lean in, your heart rate would increase...blood rushes to your cheeks," she said narrating her actions.
Jacen felt himself advancing to her face to capture her lips as her final words were lost to him. Something about adrenaline pumping and hands tightening. Their lips grazed lightly when someone stepped into the observation deck via the turbolift.
It was Uncle Luke, again.
"I'll leave you two alone. Meet me later at the bridge. Something important to discuss," his uncle said turning back to the turbolift. Jacen and Danni had already stepped away from each other and blushing furiously. He was about to accept his uncle's offer when he recognized that something different was in his tone. It sounded serious.
"Uncle Luke wait. I'll come with you," he said throwing a silent plea to Danni for understanding. He was relieved when he felt her worry as well.
"Come on. I'll tell you two on the way," the Jedi Master said beckoning them to the turbolift.
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Jacen did not like the way this conversation was going. The last of the Yuuzhan Vong still held on to the world of Yuzhaan'tar formerly known as Coruscant. They were preparing for a final push to destroy the Galatic Republic.
Jacen and many others had hoped that the Yuuzhan Vong would have been satisfied with holding a world in the Core but it seemed that their pride would not allow them to live in the peace with the infidels. Though the Galactic Republic was far superior to the Yuuzhan Vong now, in terms of numbers and technology, the pictures sent by spy ships showed that the size of the Yuuzhan Vong remnant fleet could still deliver a good punch.
"Sien Sovv has decided to launch an all-out assault on the Yuuzhan Vong before they come knocking on our door," Booster piped up.
"What?" everybody else asked or shouted. The surprise was evident.
"I favor a move like that though. We take them by surprise and our own losses would be minimal. Besides, we can get rid of those stragglers and get Coruscant back," Booster mentioned slowly stroking his beard.
"And risk being murderers?" Jacen argued.
"You can tell me about your Jedi philosophy once we defeat the Yuuzhan Vong. Everyone of us lost something personal in this war and now when we can finally end it, you go about being righteous," Booster bit out.
"I have to talk to Omas and Sovv on this matter. If you and Danni will follow me, we should leave as soon as possible," Luke interjected in quickly, calming down the tension. Everyone was staring at Booster for his outburst at Jacen.
"Fine," both Jacen and Danni replied.
"Agreed Master Skywalker," said the Supreme Commander.
Danni watched in awe as Master Skywalker and Jacen Solo talked Sien Sovv into delaying the attack on the Yuuzhan Vong for another three weeks. Sovv had reluctantly agreed but he had insisted on putting all Galatic Republic ships on full battle readiness, to which Master Skywalker readily agreed.
Master Skywalker had also requested that all the Jedi aboard the Errant Venture to be relocated to Mon Calamari's land surface. Cal Omas had provided the Jedi Master with a ten storey building which should have been enough to house all the Jedi.
"Jacen?" Luke asked.
"I need you, your sister, Kyp and Danni to watch over the Jedi students. Is that okay?"
"Me? You're asking me to look after them? I don't think I can do it," he stammered.
"Come on. It's okay. You have my trust. Besides," he stopped talking a look at Danni and nudging his head to Danni, "You get to share a room with Danni".
"Uncle Luke!" he whispered loudly. He turned to look at Danni who was reddening but she nodded her head in approval.
"Okay but Jaina and Kyp will be staying in the same room with us," Jacen practically screamed out trying to contain his embarrassment.
"Sure. Why don't you go up to the Venture with Danni and tell everyone? I'll stay here," his uncle told him, mischief evident in his eyes. "I owe you," he softly added.
Danni heard the soft comment and she turned ever redder while Jacen took her hand and led her to the shuttle they had brought them to the planet.
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