Week Two: Ben and Jysella

Hours

Ben watched as she moved across the hanger. Her hand was entwined in her betrothed's and she only had eyes for him. He wished on nearly every star that she would look his way, if only she would give him a few hours; he could change her mind. He wasn't a kid any more. Sure, she was older than him, but not by too much.

Ben just had to find a way to make her remember him. Finding courage in the overwhelming love he felt for her, he stepped out of hiding before them.

"Jysella, I need to talk to you."

Days

The sun was setting over their usual spot and Jysella wondered if he'd meet her today. It had been days since they had seen each other and she missed him. Suddenly, she felt Ben's familiar strong presence and she turned to watch him climb the rocks. Her heart swelled as he smiled and finally he was before her wrapping her within the warmth of his arms, pressing his lips to hers. She moaned and melted into him as he deepened the kiss, while she entwined her fingers into his dark red-gold hair.

Breathless the kiss was broken and her green eyes met his blue.

Weeks

"She told me that she'd only be gone for two weeks," Ben stared at the man bringing him the terrible news. Corran's words still echoed in his brain, burning every fiber of it.

"I should never have let her go alone," he whispered, hoarsely as unabashed tears run down both men's cheeks.

"Ben, you couldn't have prevented this. No one could have," Corran quietly said, laying his hand on his son-in-law's shoulder

"But I should have been there." He barked the grief too much. Falling to his knees and covering his eyes he quietly sobbed, "Jysella shouldn't have died alone."

Months

Jysella slowly turned to the mirror and gasped at the magic her mother had preformed on her. Her hair done in long curls, makeup flawless and her simple white dress hugged every curve.

"Ahhh—Jysella, Ben won't know what hit him when he sees you," Mirax said from behind her.

Jysella absently nodded and thought about the man she was about to wed. He had asked her six months ago after their whirlwind romance. She never dreamed she'd fall in love with the freckled-faced, red-haired boy, but she did.

"Mrs. Jysella Horn Skywalker," she whispered, "I still can't believe it."

Years

It had been ten years since they had seen each other and she was nervous. She remembered the last time she saw him and the look in the sixteen-year old boy's eyes. But, now, he wasn't that boy anymore, he was a battle hardened man.

She watched as he jumped out of the X-wing and as he scanned the crowd she instantly saw the change in him. He was tall, lean and his hair was long, he had never looked more handsome.

He walked over to her and smiled, "Hi, Jysella."

She blushed at his words, "Hi, Ben."

And that was the beginning.

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