NOTE: all aliens have been turned to humans, as have droids (mostly)
Chapter 3: Staring
After Jaina's horrible defeat of him, things didn't tend to improve for Jag. Jacen stayed his friend and with him, most of the group accepted him into their circle at lunch, but it seemed that was only at lunch.
It was two weeks since Jag's first day, and he had heard time after time about the group's awesome parties after they happened, even the crazy girl, Malinza, that was always forming protests and had a different petition to sign everyday was invited, but not Jag. He figured Jaina was a major part of the decision making process.
Jacen was always nice, though, and tried to include Jag as much as possible. With his lead, Tenel Ka and Tekli also accepted him without consideration of Jaina's icy attitude toward him. Alema seemed happy just to have another guy to flirt with, and Raynar was aloof with everyone, so Jag didn't expect much. Anakin was nice enough, but, honestly, too cool to care. He and Tahiri sat at the table, but that was about it. Zekk hated Jag just as much as Jag hated Zekk, so no loss there. But Tesar and Lowie were pretty cool; unfortunately, they were more inclined to follow Jaina than Jacen.
The lunch table seats stayed exactly the same with Jag stuck between cold Jaina and snobby Raynar. The only people who switched seats were Zekk, Lowie, and Tesar. They seemed to be competing to see who would be the one to sit next to Jaina. Honestly, Jag wondered why the guys were crazy enough to compete for the monster in black.
Now, two weeks after making friends with Jacen, he was on his way to hang out with Jacen and the others outside of school on a mid Friday afternoon. He'd been invited for dinner and to stay possibly overnight. Jag didn't know what to expect, but Jacen assured him everything would be casual - his mother wasn't hosting a state dinner or anything that night. They'd just hand, swim, maybe party (Jacen's words, not his).
Jag took his personal speed boat down the canal that led to the Presidential Palace. The canals were one of the things Jag loved about the Islands, few streets and mostly canals.
He finally reached the gate and made it through security.
The monstrous front door was opened before Jag could even knock by a rather prim and stiff butler.
"Ah, you must be Master Jagged. Master Jacen is expecting you. Please come in."
"Thank you." Jag was welcomed into an enormous foyer. He was hardly uncomfortable - his father was a baron, this was the type of home Jag was used to.
"You must be Jag," a petite woman came towards him with a warm smile on her face. The streaks od grey in her thick brunette hair highlighted her classic features.
Jag bent at the waist. "Pres-"
"Leia will do just fine, or, if you must, Mrs. Organa-Solo. There is no need for my sons' friends to be formal." Jag nodded, momentarily stunned by the friendliness of the greatest diplomat on the islands. Jacen obviously took after his mother. "Unfortunately, Jacen had to step out for a moment to bring Tenel Ka to the Hapan Embassy; her grandmother... needs her." Jag again nodded, this time not sure how to respond. "But I'm sure Jai- JAINA SOLO!"
Leia had turned towards the stairway and was now staring in speechless fury at her daughter. Jag himself was shocked. Jaina stood on the stairway in a bright red bra with nothing but a black fishnet top over it. A black scarf was tied around her hips in a sort of short, pseudo-skirt. Staring up at her, Jag couldn't help but notice her trim figure and toned legs.
"Jaina Solo," Leia's newly returned voice snapped Jag out of his shock. "I certainly hope you were not planning on wearing that in public."
"Gee, Mom, thanks for thinking me that much of a slut. IUt's a bathing suit. I was planning on going swimming, you know, in our private pool. Last time I check that wasn't illegal." Leia calmed down considerably.
"I'm sorry," she said with some difficulty. "Would you bring Jag with you-"
"Why? He's Jacen's friend not mine."
"Jacen had to bring Tenel Ka to the Embassy."
"How come?" Jag could have been wrong, and he probably was, but he thought he heard concern in her voice.
"Ta'a Chume," Leia answered as though that explanation was enough, but Jaina seemed to think it was.
"Fine, I'll baby-sit 'til Jacen gets back."
"Well, thank you for your wonderful consideration of our guest," Leia said sarcastically.
Jaina faked a smile. "No problem, Mom." Jaina walked down the rest of the stairs. "Keep up, security doesn't like it when people wander around 'lost'." Jag followed her through the corridors, but after a few minutes, he began to believe that Jaina was messing with his mind by leading him in circles. Finally, they reached a door that Jaina actually led them through. It was huge with comfortable looking furniture and a giant entertainment system. She led him out the back French doors onto a large stone patio with an in-ground, Olympic-sized swimming pool in the center of it. A pool house was directly opposite the room they'd just come out of. Jaina stripped off her top and threw it onto a chair and untied the scarf from her hips which shortly joined the top.
'This is Jaina Solo, the evil bitch you hate, who hates you! Her appearance revolts you; you've been enemies with her since you saw her. STOP STARING AT HER ASS!' he mentally yelled at himself. He finally looked away when she made a shallow dive into the pool.