This I my first K/J fic. I actually have most of it posted over at
TheForce.Net under my name there, JediAelinwen. I wasn't sure where this
would go, so I stuck it here with the NJO stories. I must warn you that I
am very behind in the NJO series; I only started Traitor recently and
haven't been able to get very far cos of DRL, so please excuse any mistakes
I will most likely make about who is alive, who is dead and what the hell
has happened in general.
Disclaimer: . . .Is it really necessary for me to tell you all that I don't own SW since we all know that none of us own it? (No matter how much most of us wished we did!)
Summary: The war with the Vong is over. Jaina and Kyp haven't seen each other in almost a year. Now Kyp is back and things are very different from what he left them.
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Part 1
General Jaina Solo stood at the railing of a balcony of the new council building of the Republic/Empire Collation on Mon Calamari. She rubbed her temples with her index and middle fingers trying to relieve the tension headache. This was one of those days where she wished she was still just a highly visible, well known pilot, not a highly visible, well known, politically involved General. Many had wanted to lock her away in an office after she was granted the rank of general, but Jaina and most of her superiors had vehemently refused because Jaina would have hated that and she was too valuable as a pilot to do that. So she had remained the head of the Twin Suns Squadron and while most of those had left or moved on, some had remained. Jag and Kyp were two of those who had left Suns, but they had then been promoted to General and placed in charge of their own squadrons. Jag was now head of the Sting Squadron that was composed of a Chiss majority. Kyp was leader of a new squadron known as the Defenders, nicknamed the "Ds". She missed having them around, missed being their own little core team, but they kept in touch and she knew that they were all happy where they were and wouldn't give up their squadrons. Somehow Sting and Suns had ended up on similar schedules and Jaina and Jag had seen each other quite often. But on the other end of the spectrum the Ds seemed to be on a completely different schedule and Jaina hadn't seen Kyp in almost a year. Quite often they had missed each other by a couple of hours but on time she and her squadron had just broken out of the atmosphere when Kyp and the Ds exited hyperspace. She and Kyp had been able to say hi, exchange a couple of friendly barbs and say good-bye over the comm. before she and the Suns had to jump to hyperspace.
She closed her eyes as the breeze off the water blew in her face soothingly.
A pair of hands closed over her shoulders massaging them and a voice next to her ear muttered, "So tense."
She nearly leapt out of her skin; she actually did jump a little, letting out a little yelp of surprise, and spun around to face the being.
The "offender" stood there, arms crossed over his chest, grinning roguishly. "Did I actually startle you, General Solo? Not very becoming of a Jedi Knight-almost-Jedi Master." He smirked.
Jaina pursed her lips; then smiled sweetly. "Screw you, Durron."
He grinned and leaned forward so that his face was only and inch from hers. "Would you be the one to oblige?" he asked his voice husky and teasing.
Jaina narrowed her eyes and stepped forward so that her lips were right next to his ear. "Maybe I would be." She smirked. "Then again..." she took a step back, "maybe not."
Kyp chuckled and straightened back up.
Jaina gave him a Solo grin before she rose up on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug, which he returned. "I missed you so much!" she told him.
His arms tightened around her in response. "Missed you too."
"What are you doing here?"
"I got some time off and decided to come and see how things were here."
She pulled away, frowning. "Why did it take you so long to get time off?"
His face didn't betray any emotion. He directed her over to a lounge chair on the balcony and had her sit down. "Things have been busy. This seemed like the best time to take off."
She nodded and closed her eyes as his hands began to massage her shoulders and neck. Her head lolled to one side and she moaned.
Kyp chuckled behind her. "That feel good?"
"You have no idea," she muttered.
As he relieved the tension in her shoulders and neck she could feel the headache slowly fade away.
"You realize that now that you are here my family is going to insist on you coming to every meal possible in their quarters."
"You won't here me complaining." She could hear the grin in his voice, which slide over her like velvet. "Better food and company I get most of the time when I am working."
It was her turn to chuckle. "The Ds aren't that bad."
"No they aren't," he admitted. "But I miss being home with you, Jag and your family."
She turned in her seat, taking one of his hands in hers. "You are part of our family too, Kyp. Have been for years."
He gave her a smile that made her heart skip a beat. "Thanks, Goddess." He raised an eyebrow teasingly. "If I am part of your family what does that make me to you? A brother, uncle or cousin?" He gave her a hand up – it felt good to have her hand in his, it felt right.
She frowned and stared at him, pursing her lips. "I don't know. Definitely not any of the above, but you *are* a part of my family."
He smiled at her, squeezing her hand gently; he leaned down and kissed her forehead. Jaina closed her eyes as his lips touched her skin; for some reason her skin tingled when he did that.
As he stood back up she could have sworn she heard him mutter something, but it was so soft that when she opened her eyes and saw him facing forward, to where ever they were going, she was almost positive that she had just been hearing things.
"How is your brother?"
She grinned. "Great. And he is engaged." She looked up at him.
He raised his eyebrows. "Really? So Tenel Ka finally got sick of waiting and asked him to marry her?"
Jaina laughed. "Close. Actually we all got tired of waiting for him to figure out that it was time to ask her and Mom, Aunt Mara and I more or less sat him down and told him; then dragged him out to get the ring." She smiled reminiscently. "He asked her when they were on Hapes taking a vacation on a lake. Tenel Ka told me when they got back. She said it was at sunset on their balcony. . .when she was in her bathrobe just after she had taken a shower and he was fully dressed." She chuckled a little at the last part shaking her head.
Kyp had to chuckle a little too. "Perfect time of day and place but not quite right timing?"
Jaina nodded, still grinning. "My brother still isn't great at the whole romantic thing, but he is working at it."
Kyp chuckled again.
They fell into a companionable silence.
Kyp cleared his throat. "So how are things with you and Jag?"
"Fine, he's been a great friend."
He stopped, causing her to stop when his hand didn't move; she looked up at him seeing the look of confusion on his face. "'Friend'?"
She nodded, frowning. "Yeah he and I have become very close friends."
His frown deepened. "But I thought you two were still seeing each other."
She looked at him oddly. "No, didn't you hear?"
He shook his head. "Hear what?"
"Jag and I broke up soon after the two of you left Suns; he and Tahiri have been dating since a month after that." She paused for a moment. "They are practically engaged."
He looked at her with shock. "Jag and Tahiri?"
She nodded, scrunching her nose a little. "Strange, huh?" She grinned. "But they are really cute and sweet together."
Kyp began walking again along side Jaina.
"Tahiri really is perfect for him, she really got him to loosen up a *lot*, and he adores her and is strong and dependable, which Tahiri sometimes needs." Jaina's eyes became pained. "She won't admit it but sometimes she is still scared that those she loves will leave her and Jag has become a constant; she even began traveling with his squadron after Jag pulled some strings." She smiled again. "They really *are* wonderful together."
Kyp nodded and gave her a smile. "It is good to hear that they are both so happy."
Jaina nodded her smile becoming wider. "It is." It was then that she noticed that they had come to a stop in front of her family's quarters. 'It must be dinner time,' she thought.
Kyp punched in the code and the door slid open. He stepped aside and let her enter first.
*~*
That is the first part of a 4 part short story. The next part will be Kyp's POV of this. I hope you liked it!
Disclaimer: . . .Is it really necessary for me to tell you all that I don't own SW since we all know that none of us own it? (No matter how much most of us wished we did!)
Summary: The war with the Vong is over. Jaina and Kyp haven't seen each other in almost a year. Now Kyp is back and things are very different from what he left them.
*~*
Part 1
General Jaina Solo stood at the railing of a balcony of the new council building of the Republic/Empire Collation on Mon Calamari. She rubbed her temples with her index and middle fingers trying to relieve the tension headache. This was one of those days where she wished she was still just a highly visible, well known pilot, not a highly visible, well known, politically involved General. Many had wanted to lock her away in an office after she was granted the rank of general, but Jaina and most of her superiors had vehemently refused because Jaina would have hated that and she was too valuable as a pilot to do that. So she had remained the head of the Twin Suns Squadron and while most of those had left or moved on, some had remained. Jag and Kyp were two of those who had left Suns, but they had then been promoted to General and placed in charge of their own squadrons. Jag was now head of the Sting Squadron that was composed of a Chiss majority. Kyp was leader of a new squadron known as the Defenders, nicknamed the "Ds". She missed having them around, missed being their own little core team, but they kept in touch and she knew that they were all happy where they were and wouldn't give up their squadrons. Somehow Sting and Suns had ended up on similar schedules and Jaina and Jag had seen each other quite often. But on the other end of the spectrum the Ds seemed to be on a completely different schedule and Jaina hadn't seen Kyp in almost a year. Quite often they had missed each other by a couple of hours but on time she and her squadron had just broken out of the atmosphere when Kyp and the Ds exited hyperspace. She and Kyp had been able to say hi, exchange a couple of friendly barbs and say good-bye over the comm. before she and the Suns had to jump to hyperspace.
She closed her eyes as the breeze off the water blew in her face soothingly.
A pair of hands closed over her shoulders massaging them and a voice next to her ear muttered, "So tense."
She nearly leapt out of her skin; she actually did jump a little, letting out a little yelp of surprise, and spun around to face the being.
The "offender" stood there, arms crossed over his chest, grinning roguishly. "Did I actually startle you, General Solo? Not very becoming of a Jedi Knight-almost-Jedi Master." He smirked.
Jaina pursed her lips; then smiled sweetly. "Screw you, Durron."
He grinned and leaned forward so that his face was only and inch from hers. "Would you be the one to oblige?" he asked his voice husky and teasing.
Jaina narrowed her eyes and stepped forward so that her lips were right next to his ear. "Maybe I would be." She smirked. "Then again..." she took a step back, "maybe not."
Kyp chuckled and straightened back up.
Jaina gave him a Solo grin before she rose up on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug, which he returned. "I missed you so much!" she told him.
His arms tightened around her in response. "Missed you too."
"What are you doing here?"
"I got some time off and decided to come and see how things were here."
She pulled away, frowning. "Why did it take you so long to get time off?"
His face didn't betray any emotion. He directed her over to a lounge chair on the balcony and had her sit down. "Things have been busy. This seemed like the best time to take off."
She nodded and closed her eyes as his hands began to massage her shoulders and neck. Her head lolled to one side and she moaned.
Kyp chuckled behind her. "That feel good?"
"You have no idea," she muttered.
As he relieved the tension in her shoulders and neck she could feel the headache slowly fade away.
"You realize that now that you are here my family is going to insist on you coming to every meal possible in their quarters."
"You won't here me complaining." She could hear the grin in his voice, which slide over her like velvet. "Better food and company I get most of the time when I am working."
It was her turn to chuckle. "The Ds aren't that bad."
"No they aren't," he admitted. "But I miss being home with you, Jag and your family."
She turned in her seat, taking one of his hands in hers. "You are part of our family too, Kyp. Have been for years."
He gave her a smile that made her heart skip a beat. "Thanks, Goddess." He raised an eyebrow teasingly. "If I am part of your family what does that make me to you? A brother, uncle or cousin?" He gave her a hand up – it felt good to have her hand in his, it felt right.
She frowned and stared at him, pursing her lips. "I don't know. Definitely not any of the above, but you *are* a part of my family."
He smiled at her, squeezing her hand gently; he leaned down and kissed her forehead. Jaina closed her eyes as his lips touched her skin; for some reason her skin tingled when he did that.
As he stood back up she could have sworn she heard him mutter something, but it was so soft that when she opened her eyes and saw him facing forward, to where ever they were going, she was almost positive that she had just been hearing things.
"How is your brother?"
She grinned. "Great. And he is engaged." She looked up at him.
He raised his eyebrows. "Really? So Tenel Ka finally got sick of waiting and asked him to marry her?"
Jaina laughed. "Close. Actually we all got tired of waiting for him to figure out that it was time to ask her and Mom, Aunt Mara and I more or less sat him down and told him; then dragged him out to get the ring." She smiled reminiscently. "He asked her when they were on Hapes taking a vacation on a lake. Tenel Ka told me when they got back. She said it was at sunset on their balcony. . .when she was in her bathrobe just after she had taken a shower and he was fully dressed." She chuckled a little at the last part shaking her head.
Kyp had to chuckle a little too. "Perfect time of day and place but not quite right timing?"
Jaina nodded, still grinning. "My brother still isn't great at the whole romantic thing, but he is working at it."
Kyp chuckled again.
They fell into a companionable silence.
Kyp cleared his throat. "So how are things with you and Jag?"
"Fine, he's been a great friend."
He stopped, causing her to stop when his hand didn't move; she looked up at him seeing the look of confusion on his face. "'Friend'?"
She nodded, frowning. "Yeah he and I have become very close friends."
His frown deepened. "But I thought you two were still seeing each other."
She looked at him oddly. "No, didn't you hear?"
He shook his head. "Hear what?"
"Jag and I broke up soon after the two of you left Suns; he and Tahiri have been dating since a month after that." She paused for a moment. "They are practically engaged."
He looked at her with shock. "Jag and Tahiri?"
She nodded, scrunching her nose a little. "Strange, huh?" She grinned. "But they are really cute and sweet together."
Kyp began walking again along side Jaina.
"Tahiri really is perfect for him, she really got him to loosen up a *lot*, and he adores her and is strong and dependable, which Tahiri sometimes needs." Jaina's eyes became pained. "She won't admit it but sometimes she is still scared that those she loves will leave her and Jag has become a constant; she even began traveling with his squadron after Jag pulled some strings." She smiled again. "They really *are* wonderful together."
Kyp nodded and gave her a smile. "It is good to hear that they are both so happy."
Jaina nodded her smile becoming wider. "It is." It was then that she noticed that they had come to a stop in front of her family's quarters. 'It must be dinner time,' she thought.
Kyp punched in the code and the door slid open. He stepped aside and let her enter first.
*~*
That is the first part of a 4 part short story. The next part will be Kyp's POV of this. I hope you liked it!