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And Britt and Cristina, I know u think I am crazy, but I am just imaginative, and not even that!lol!
A/N: This story has been re posted and mant errors have been removed, and some new stuff was added. Thanks to the co-writer of this story Tivione.
On the Verge
Chapter 1
Mara Jade Skywalker sat on the chair in her den, looking out the window at the Yavin 4 sunset. It was nearly dinner, she was exhausted, she had been everyday for that matter, since about a month and a half ago. She had been felling a little strange since returning from Monor II, but her checks through the Force revealed nothing out of the ordinary, but she still had a feeling that something wasn't right.
She sensed Luke coming and got up so she could meet him at the door.
He walked through the door, and Mara immediately hugged him
"Hey sweetheart," she greeted, "how was your day?" She asked
"You know, the usual," He said, "dealing with the new recruits and…. Kyp Durron." He said rolling his eyes
"Oh, and that of course is a chore in itself." Mara pointed out "Are you ready for dinner?" Mara asked
"You cooked?" Luke asked surprised
"Don't act so surprised Luke, I may not be a culinary master, but I can cook!" Mara said dryly
"I know you can Mara, I was just surprised that you did, because you must have been pretty busy today." Luke said
"No, not really, I finished early, so I went to see Mirax, since she is on planet with Corran and the kids, and then I came home and cooked dinner."
"You didn't train with Jaina today?" Luke asked
"Not for long, I let her go early, because we got through everything I had planned for the day." Mara stated
"Oh, alright!" Luke said
"So, are we just going to stand here, or are we going to eat dinner?" Mara asked her husband sweetly
"Sure, let's eat!" Luke said. I hope I live through this. Luke thought. Mara caught the though through the Force. She glared at Luke
"Be careful Farmboy, or no Desert." She said with a wink. Luke grinned
After dinner Luke and Mara were sitting on their couch, sipping some hot chocolate. Desert had been a specialty of Mara's and Luke had thoroughly enjoyed it.
Luke knew that Mara had not been feeling normal as of late, but if she had any idea what was going on, she wasn't letting him know.
"Mara, have you started feeling better?" Luke asked
"Who said I wasn't feeling well?" Mara retorted
"I can tell that you haven't been feeling well sweetheart. You never take medicine, you are the toughest woman I know, but lately you have been using up a lot of meds." Luke pointed out "That isn't like you!"
"You're right," Mara said finally giving in to Luke's prodding, "I haven't been feeling well as of late, and every time I do Force checks, I sense nothing strange. I have this feeling that something is not right, but I can't tell what." Mara told Luke
"Mara, this worries me too, but there isn't much we can do about it now, so let's just go to bed, and we'll worry about it in the morning." Luke leaned over and kissed Mara on the cheek. "C'mon, I'll help you up." He offered her his hand.
"Luke, I may not be feeling well, but I can get up on my own!" Mara said smiling
"Alright, suit yourself!" Luke joked
"C'mon farmboy, lets go to sleep." Mara stood up and grabbed Luke's hand and they walked to the sleeping chambers.
"You sure you want to sleep because I could use some more desert." Luke said grinning.
"You're on Farmboy!" Mara said as she pushed Luke into their room.
The next morning Luke woke up, and Mara wasn't beside him. He thought that this was very strange, because she is never up before him. He heard a very odd sound coming from the 'fresher. He walked over and opened the door to see Mara leaning over the toilet vomiting.
"Luke," She said in a very weak voice, "something is seriously wrong!"
Luke ran over to the toilet and got there just in time to catch Mara when she fainted. He immediately felt her forehead; she had a fever, and a severe one at that. He got up as fast as he could and ran over to the com, and called Cilghal.
"Cilghal, I need you over here as soon as possible, Mara fainted, and she's burning up. There is something wrong, I need you to get over here now!" Luke said desperately
Cilghal must have run as fast as she could, because she arrived in less than 2 minutes. She immediately ran over to Mara, and gave her some medication intravenously. She took Mara's temperature, then immediately covered her with ice, and got Luke to help her lift Mara up onto the stretcher. They rushed Mara to the healer's wing.
Luke waited worriedly for about a half an hour before Cilghal came to speak to him.
"Master Skywalker," she bowed, "we are trying to lower Mara's fever. Good thing you called me when you did, because 2 more minutes and she would have started convulsing. Once her fever is lowered enough, we will perform some tests to find out what is wrong with her. Until then there is nothing much I can tell you." Cilghal said
"Thank you so much. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and speak to Corran about my classes today." Luke said solemnly
"Of course, Master!" Cilghal said.
Luke walked to the Horn quarters at a normal pace. If he were to walk faster, people would suspect something is wrong, and Luke did not need that happening right now, he had enough on his plate
He arrived at the door and knocked. Mirax answered.
"Hello Luke, what brings you by?" Mirax asked cheerfully
"I need to speak with Corran." Luke replied calmly
"Of course!"
Mirax invited Luke in, and went to get Corran, who appeared a few minutes later.
"Hello Master, what brings you by?" Corran asked
"Corran, I have something to request of you. Mara has fallen ill, and I won't be able to teach my classes for a couple of days. I need you to teach them for me, until Mara comes home."
"Mara's ill? Is it serious?" Mirax asked
"I believe so, she was vomiting this morning, and she fainted, probably because of her high grade fever. Cilghal said that if I hadn't have called her when I did, Mara would have started convulsing." Luke stated
"Oh," Mirax said shocked, eyes wide, "that does sound serious!"
"Master I will be glad to teach your classes today, and until Mara is home again."
"Thank you Corran. I also will have to ask you not to tell anyone about what is going on, not even my niece and nephews, especially not Jaina, I will tell her later. I'm sure you can cover for me." Luke said
"Certainly, Master. If there is anything else we can do, don't hesitate to ask!" Corran stated.
"Thank you Corran. I will give you an update on Mara's condition soon."
Luke bowed and left the room.
When Luke returned to the Healer's wing, Cilghal was waiting for him.
"Master Skywalker, we have the results of the tests we preformed on Mara. Master, your wife, is very ill, we are not yet sure as to whjat is causing the illness, but hopefully I will know what it is soon." Cilghal looked at Mara; "I would like to keep Mara in the healer's wing under close observation for the next couple of days."
"Thank you Cilghal. I will need to contact Jaina and let her know what is happening, and I will also have to contact Leia and Han, and tell them what has happened." Luke said in a calm voice
"Master, I will contact the leading specialists on Coruscant and tell them about Mara's condition, and see if they have any suggestions." Cilghal said, "I will be in very close contact with you."
Luke walked over to Mara's bed, and sat down and squeezed her hand and whispered to her "Come back to me love, come back to me stronger than ever!"
TBC….