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Leia's eyes went wide. "The Dark Side?"

Janey nodded frantically. Leia ushered her in. Janey found it odd that there was a man in the room- but said nothing. She sat on the sofa across from him as Leia sat next to him.

Quickly, Leia introduced them. "Han, Janey Braske. Janey, Captain Han Solo." She became all business. "Now, tell me, what happened?"

"I don't know!" Janey cried. "He started ranting about strength and choosing sides. I was so confused, and I kept asking him what he was talking about, but it was like I wasn't there. I…tried to see if I could feel him, but it was all dark. Not like he was dead, but like he was lost in a black hole or something!" Her bottom lip quivered. "Remember when he first took me as his padawan? I had a secret and I never told you what it was?" At Leia's nod, she continued. "I liked him. I thought he was really cute. And…we…" She dipped her head in shame. "We kinda fell in love, Leia."

Leia's eyes were wide. "What? You can't fall in love with your master! That's not allowed, Janey."

"You don't think I didn't know that?" Janey cried. "You don't understand, Leia. I couldn't help falling in love with him. It was some kind of…pull to him that I couldn't ignore."

Leia fought the urge to meet Han's eyes. She knew he was watching her. "I'm sorry. Janey, truly sorry."

Janey's eyes narrowed. "You act like I'm giving up."

"Aren't you?"

"No!" Janey stood up. "I'm going to find him and bring him back. I came here to ask from your help, but since you think it's a lost cause-"

Leia had stood up calmly while Janey was talking. "I may think it's a lost cause, but you're my best friend. If you love him, I'll help you try to bring him back."

Janey's smile was so relieved and happy, that it made Leia's heart ache for her. She couldn't imagine what it'd be like to lose Han. Wait! Leia thought sharply. I'm not in love with him!

Janey threw her arms around Leia and hugged her tight. "Thank you so much, Leia!"

Leia sat in the co-pilot's seat, helping Han since Chewbacca was still on Kashyyyk. Janey sat behind her, anxiously twisting her hands in her lap.

"Where are we going?" Han asked, looking down at the controls of the Falcon.

"Kas," Janey murmured.

Leia and Han shared a horrified glance, thinking of the last time they were there. They were heading straight to what she had been trying to protect him from. Regardless, he pressed in the coordinates.

Once they were in hyperspace, Leia stood up and knelt next to Janey's seat. "Try to be strong, Janey. It's not going to help you any to be an emotional wreck when facing the Dark Side. That'll only pull you in with him. If we have any chance of helping Bren return to the Light Side, you need to be strong."

Janey stared at Leia a moment before nodding. She took a deep breath. "I'm going to go try to get centered, okay?"

Leia nodded and Janey stood and left the cockpit. Leia sat back down in the co-pilot's seat.

"So…" Han started, causing Leia to turn to look at him. "Why didn't you tell your best buddy about us?"

Leia scoffed. "There is no us. Therefore, there's nothing to tell."

Han scowled. "Deny it all you want, Sweetheart, but you know that's not true." As if to prove his point, he got up and leaned over her, kissing her deeply. Leia could hardly object, instead melting into the kiss and wrapping her arms around Han's neck. She stood out of her seat and pressed herself against him, his hands pressing against her lower back before sliding down slightly.

Neither noticed Janey until she gasped. They parted quickly, turning to stare guiltily at her.

Janey stared at Leia in shock. "So, Little Miss I'm-Not-Going-To-Fall-In-Love has a boyfriend and didn't tell me!" For a moment, she forgot about her emotional peril and grabbed her friend's hand and dragged her out of the cockpit, intent on finding out more.

Leia gave Han a desperate "Help me" glance. He only grinned and waved at her. She glared until the door slid closed.

They sat at the holochess table and Janey leaned over the table, her eyes wide. She opened her mouth to ask something, but Leia cut her off.

"He's not my boyfriend."

Janey raised an eyebrow. "That was a pretty intense kiss for just friends."

"Okay…so we're not friends. We never have been. I hate his guts. It's just…" She shook her head.

"Just what?" Janey pressed.

"I feel this…connection to him. A deep connection I never wanted. I've hated him since the moment I saw him, but when we're kissing, I forget about it, about everything accept him and his lips and what's between us."

Janey's eyes suddenly darkened. "I know the feeling."

Leia reached out to touch her hand. "We'll get him back, Janey. I promise you."

She smiled slightly. "Thanks."

Leia nodded and squeezed her hand before returning to the cockpit to give Janey some alone time.

"Have fun?" Han asked, grinning up at Leia. He was sitting casually with his hands folded in his lap- too casually.

Leia's eyes narrowed and she searched his mind. Her eyes went wide before narrowing even more than before. "You eavesdropped on our conversation?"

Han looked startled. "No."

"Never try to hide something like that from a Jedi!" Leia told him, smacking him upside the head.

"Hey!" Han rubbed his head.

"You deserved it," Leia muttered, sitting down and turning away from him, more embarrassed than angry now.

"Leia?" Han asked gently.

"What?" Leia snapped, not turning around.

There was a pause and Leia started to wonder if he was even going to say something. "I feel that way too," he finally said, softer than his previous statement.

Slowly, Leia turned back to him to see his expression soft and full of truth. Ignoring the terrified feeling in her stomach, she stood and closed the distance to wrap her arms around him, pressing her face to his shoulder. His own arms came tightly around her. She couldn't deny it any longer.

"We're coming up on Kas," Han announced, his gut filling with dread. Almost everyone- everyone- here wanted him dead.

Janey stared at the large planet emotionlessly. She had found calm and peace, combating the Dark Side feelings she had been having. She was ready.

Leia's heart was beating and her mind was focused on how in the hell two Jedi apprentices would be able to take on a Sith, if it came to that.

The Millennium Falcon landed on Kas's rocky terrain. As it had been over six months ago, it was eerily silent, no calls from wild animals.

"Keep your eyes open," Han warned Janey and Leia as he closed up the Falcon. He just had to hope no one stumbled by and recognized it.

As they started walking, Leia's hand brushed against Han's. He glanced over to see her smiling. He grinned himself, brushing her hand back. The revelation of something between them was freeing.

"Can you sense him?" Leia asked Janey, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Janey closed her eyes and concentrated. "I feel his darkness. It's getting stronger by the hour."

"But where is he?" Han asked. Leia shot him a look.

"About two kilometers Northeast." Janey's green eyes opened, slightly darker than usual.

Han turned in the general direction and squinted across the rocks that went on for kilometers. "Are you sure? It's just a whole bunch of big rocks, like every other place on this godsforsaken planet."

Leia also turned to look. "Well, the Trade Federation base was hidden pretty well in the rocks. There's even the chance Bren might be using it now. I think we're in the same area as we were before."

Han groaned. "Great."

Janey had started walking while Han and Leia were discussing. Her eyes were locked on one area. Leia hurried to catch up with her, Han close behind.

Han knelt down, feeling around the large rock from a hidden switch or door. Last time, Chewie had sat on a fake rock with the switch. This time, it seemed that wasn't the case.

"I have clue how to get in," he sighed, standing up.

Leia frowned, studying the rock. "What do you think, Janey?"

Janey wasn't paying attention. She was focused on the rock, pressed her palm into a small indent. Part of the rock slid open to reveal a turbolift. Without looking to see if Han and Leia were following, she got in.

Leia gave Han an uneasy look, reaching out to hold his hand briefly, before entering the turbolift and essentially, entering the place that wanted Han dead.

"How did you know that was there?" Leia asked Janey on the ride down.

"He's calling to me. He knows I'm here," Janey told her, her voice void of feeling.

Han gaped. "He knows we're here? You could have said something before! Now we're falling right into their trap!"

Janey shook her head, finally coming back and turning to them. "He only senses me. You two are safe. I'll go to him and try to reason with him. Meanwhile, you find a place to hide close by. If I need help, I call you."

Leia frowned. "I don't know, Janey. It sounds risky."

"You have a better plan?"

When both Leia and Han were silent, she nodded triumphantly.

The turbolift came to a stop and the doors slid open. Janey started walking to the right, so Leia and Han followed.

"Hide now," she whispered, barely perceptible.

Leia and Han ducked behind a stack of empty fuel cans. Janey entered a door that slid shut behind her with a final clang.

It was a small alcove that they were hiding in, so their bodies were close together. Leia tried not to let that bother her perception, in case Janey needed her. Han had other ideas, though.

His arm wrapped around her, his fingers running down her arm to grab her hand. And if that wasn't enough, he pressed his lips to her throat. Leia squirmed slightly, trying to keep her focus on Janey, but failing.

Janey had taken a deep breath, it felt like she was still holding it. Bren Adda sat in a large leather chair, his legs crossed and his hands neatly in his lap. He looked the same as always. The same dark hair and beard. Same handsomely rugged face. But, his normally hazel eyes were yellow. Yellow with Dark Side contamination.

Slowly, Janey approached him. "Master Adda." She had no idea how formal she'd have to be right now. Had he forgotten…? Just the thought made her heart ache.

Bren waved a hand slightly. "That name is dead to me. Darth Vici."

Janey flinched at his Sith name. "Darth Vici then."

"Have you come to join me, Janey?"

Janey straightened up. "No. I've come to free you."

He laughed, cold and cruelly. "Free me? From what? The Dark Side had freed me from the pointless Jedi restrictions. I have no more need to be freed."

"The Jedi restrictions were to keep you away from the Dark Side, that's why they were in place," Janey reminded him. He was the one who told her that.

He waved the comment away as if it was nothing. "Or so they say."

"Bren, I know this isn't you. Yes, you were always limited in fighting and power by the Jedi, but that was to protect you. I know you're good. You're a good, loving man. I love you."

Vici seemed to be listening for a moment before a wide, absolutely evil grin spread across his face. "Love? You know nothing of love. You're only an apprentice."

Janey felt her heart break, her legs get weak, her heart felt like it was about to explode. "Bren-"

He whipped out his lightsaber, igniting it with a snap-hiss and coming at her like lightning. Quickly, Janey's own lightsaber was out and up in time to block his attack. She would fight this man, for he had killed Bren.