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Lonewolf89 Registered: Sep '01	Date Posted: 7/2 2:15pm Subject: How I Met Your Aunt (Zekk, Mara One-Shot)
	A/N: I was browsing through here trying to write something for Red Sky when I saw a fic with Zekk/Mara in the headline. I just couldn't resist. Timeframe: NJO possibly. How I Met Your Aunt: "You do the brooding thing pretty well," a voice said, breaking through his thoughts. He looked up, making out a fuzzy shape walking towards him in the dim light of the cantina. No, make that lounge. He didn't think any place where the bartender actually cleaned the bar deserved to be called a cantina, especially if it was nearly empty before midnight. "I've had years of practice," he answered, turning back to his bottle carelessly. He had drunk himself beyond the point of caring, and that was a good feeling. At least for the moment; tomorrow morning, he might think differently. "You're not old enough to say that," the blur replied. He snorted. It was a she, he knew that, and since her Force signature was actually strong enough for him to pick up through a drunken haze, he had a pretty good idea of who it was, too. "And what would bring Mara Jade Skywalker to a place like this on the eve of her favorite niece's wedding?" he asked, trying to pour himself another drink, and succeding only in spilling more on the counter than in the glass. "My only niece," she corrected lightly, waving down the bartender who had, for the last standard hour, refused to even approach that end of the bar. Zekk had a feeling the man was trying to get rid of him. "I never liked Kyp," Mara continued, after ordering. "What's more, I never liked him with Jaina, so I imagine I'm here for the same reason you are." "Pining after her?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. He thought he saw the blur smile. "Not quite," she replied, sipping from her glass with what he considered to be far too much delicacy. "Pining for the life I wish she had chosen, maybe." "I agree," he replied lightly. "Jagged Fel always was the better man. Much better hair products and far less moody." "I was referring to someone else, actually," Mara stated dryly. Zekk sighed, shoulders slumping. "She's happy. That's all that matters. At least that's what I tell myself." "Well," Mara said, looking at him squarely. "I guess that's not your problem anymore." Zekk stopped in mid-pour, surprised by that statement. It had never occurred to him that Jaina Solo's happiness was no long dependent on him, and he supposed, by her the fact that she chose Kyp, it never had been. The realization of that was painful yet comforting in an odd way. He raised his half-filled glass in mid air, braving a smile. "Here's to Jaina Durron and her eternal happiness." Mara tipped her drink to him before chugging it back in a way Zekk thought much more fitting, considering the circumstances. "To Jaina." Zekk stared at his glass, watching as it slowly came into focus. One of the biggest problems with being a Jedi was that the lovely alcoholic haze he had been working on for the last three days, wore off far too quickly. He looked over to the bar stool to his left, finally seeing the alluring curvature of the blur beside him. "You look quite stunning, Mara Jade," he said, with only a slight slurring of his words. A slow smile formed on a beautiful face. "And you look halfway decent considering your recent alcohol consumption." He smiled, realizing it would probably come off as more pathetic than alluring, but considering his heart had recently been crushed, he hoped she would understand. "Well, it's one o'clock in the morning, and I'm starving." He stood up from the bar stool on shaky legs. "May I treat you to an early breakfast?" he asked with an unsteady bow. The blur had now clarified into a gorgeous woman standing in a striking green gown and surrounded by a halo of red hair. He decided that if he stared at her long enough, he might forget why he had ever thought brown eyes were pretty. "Only if I can take you to get that hair cut first," Mara Jade commented, brushing too-long strands of jet black mane out of his eyes. "Anything for the lady," he replied graciously as she slipped her arm through his, allowing him to escort her towards the door with a surprisingly smooth stride. He pushed the door open for her with a flourish. "You know, Jaina always liked the long hair," he stated, pausing at the door. "I think we should chop it all off." A smirk. "Excellent." -----signature----- Nom Anor: I witnessed the death of perhaps the greatest of them all, the one called Anakin Solo. Anakin Solo: You want me to move? Come on and move me! Jacen: Count on Anakin to be the last Human to get out of Duro space alive. Member of the FADA & ATF
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Ceillean Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 7/2 2:23pm Subject: RE: How I Met Your Aunt (Zekk, Mara One-Shot)
	This was kinda cute. Especially the part with chopping all the hair off. "Jagged Fel always was the better man. Much better hair products and far less moody." Yep, for Jaina definately. I totally agree. I liked this. Great job! -----signature----- I'm having trouble dealing with the fact that Kyp Durron is a fictional character http://verruecktekuh.blogspot.com/ <-- hawt men and other things swoons
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Kidan Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 7/2 2:39pm Subject: RE: How I Met Your Aunt (Zekk, Mara One-Shot)
	a great post, and I especially liked this line: "Jagged Fel always was the better man. Much better hair products and far less moody." Great, great job! -----signature----- You sadistic Yank!! - McEwok No Krakana - http://nokrakana.wrighton.org Believe in the Constitution? Ron Paul '08
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Jag4Me Title: Bet Your Knowledge and Man Bites Dog Hostess Registered: Jan '08	Date Posted: 7/2 4:17pm Subject: RE: How I Met Your Aunt (Zekk, Mara One-Shot)
	Lonewolf89 posted: "Jagged Fel always was the better man. Much better hair products and far less moody." ROFL! Fun spectulation! -----signature----- "Your new nickname, especially in the TIS circle, is the Stoner." - Trika_Kenobi "All biologists know that the peacock with the most extravagant tail wins the peahen." Archy McNally
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