"Welcome back! Today we will be exploring more of the characters as we have just been going non stop with the action so I think its time we slow down and take a breather. So please enjoy this chapter and what it has to offer :)"

Chapter 39: The Bonds That Hold

Javik rushed down the halls and towards the barracks trying to find Jaylah's daughter Lelu, he searched and searched for a while and soon he saw one of the guard's looking after Lelu who was sitting at a table eating. Sighing in relief he casually walked up to the table only to be immediately stopped by Lelu's guard and she rushed to the other side of the table away from Javik while keeping her eyes on him.

"What do you want?" Lelu's guard questioned and Javik looked to him. "Listen, Jaylah has been hurt. Badly, she asked me to bring Lelu to her".

The guard looked to Lelu who kept her distance from Javik and then looked to Javik. "Why have we just heard of this?".

Javik sighed "Because we just got back, she is being taken to Medical" Javik then looked to Lelu. "You mom wanted me to come take you to her, she is hurt".

Lelu took a few steps back still no trusting him and Javik then remembered what Jaylah told him, looking back to the Guard. "Trust me when I saw, Jaylah wants me to bring Lelu to her".

He then looked back to Lelu who was extremely cautious of him, slowly moving to her she suddenly took a few steps further away from him and that's when he remembered what Jaylah told him to say.

Kneeling down to her eye level she continued to look at him. "Lelu, "Malas conifra...enus jailia".

Lelu blinked in surprise as it was a secret sentence to tell Lelu that her mother trusted, looking to her guard who was just as surprised. Her guard look to her and he nodded. "I will come with you".

"Lelu.." Javik gently called out and she looked to him again. "Please, you can trust me...let me take you to your mother".

Javik then gently offered his hand to her and she looked to it and then back at him, he gave a small smile and a nod. After a few seconds Lelu slowly moved forward looking at Javik's offering hand until she came to arms length of it.

Taking one more look at Javik she could somehow see he was telling the truth, a few more seconds past she slowly reached out and placed her hand in Javik's. "Is..is she ok?".

"You can speak my language? Javik asked a little surprised and Lelu gave a little nod. "Only a little I...learnt... a bit more".

Javik gave her a smile "Thats great Lelu, come on" Javik then stood up and while holding Lelu's hand and she looked up to him. "Lets take you to your mother".

Lelu gave a nod and Javik turned with Lelu and the two along with the guard slowly walked out of the barracks and towards the medical wing.

The morale of The Resistance was slowly declining with many believing that Rey really did betray them and they also wondered if Evelyn would ever recover, despite the recent set backs they still believed in hope and they continued to do their part and always remembered of all the times they were close to dying and in that darkest moment they would always come back stronger.

Hope was the only thing they believed in, its all they had.

-Supreme Leader's Throne Room-

Kylo Ren was sitting on his throne with his fist under his jaw as he rested his arm on his arm chair, he was just admiring the relic he held with his other hand and he just watched the relic pulse a red glow. Confident in his abilities to finally have the relic he was hunting for a long time he still found it crazy at time he actually had it, deep down he had Rey to thank for that.

As he looked at the relic he couldn't help but think of his cousin, ever since she left Moraband he could no longer sense her. Rey couldn't be detected and he couldn't help but be curious of her whereabouts.

"Where did you go Rey...why did you abandon the ones you claim to love" Kylo Ren whispered to himself and suddenly the doors leading out of his throne room opened and stepping into the chamber was Ranza Ren, her boots echoed with her every step and Kylo Ren just watched her as she came to a stop in the middle of the chamber and went down on one knee lowering her head.

"My Master, my Knights are ready to begin our mission" Ranza Ren stated keeping her head down in respect.

Smirking at her Kylo Ren placed the relic on his arm rest as he slowly got up. "You have done well Ranza".

"It was your training that helped me to succeed" Ranza whispered with her head still low and she could hear Kylo Ren's footsteps grow louder and louder as he came closer, her heart raced as the sound of boots finally stopped and she would dare not look up.

"Rise, Ranza Ren" Kylo Ren spoke calmly and she looked up into his glowing orange eyes, she soon began to slowly stand up and her eyes never left his.

It was a silent moment between then and that's when Kylo Ren genlty placed his hand on her cheek and all she could do was close her eyes feeling his touch.

"You...are everything I ever wanted" Kylo Ren whispered and Ranza slowly opened her eyes as she placed her hand over her Master's hand on her cheek. "All I want is to be with you...Master".

Kylo Ren then pulled Ranza in and their lips connected and in response she just moaned as she wrapped her arms around his neck while his arms went around her waist, their tongues entered a duel and it was a battle of dominance and for once it was just them and nothing else in the galaxy.

The two then pulled apart and Ranza with her eyes still closed took a few deep breaths while resting her forehead against Kylo's just enjoying the moment between them.

"You have but one more task..." Kylo Ren whispered looking at Ranza.

Ranza slowly opened her eyes looking right into Kylo's with their foreheads still connected. "I know what I must do...".

"Once you complete your task, you and I will rule the galaxy...together" Kylo Ren smirked.

Ranza Ren gave a small chuckle as she took her arms from around his neck and placed them on his chest, she then slowly pushed him backwards to his throne. "I sense great stress within you".

"Nothing gets past you does it" Kylo Ren whispered as he allowed Ranza to push him back.

"I learnt alot from you, its only fair I help you out" Ranza spoke in a seductive voice and then she took one hand of Kylo Ren then waved her hand using the Force. The curtains around the huge windows closed and the entrance of the throne room sealed shut and soon Ranza finally brought Kylo Ren to his throne.

She then pushed him down and he just watched her unclip her cloak and it pooled to at her feet and thats when she slowly began to straddle him on the Throne and gently placed her hands on his cheeks. "What is thy bidding my Master".

Kylo Ren continued to smirk. "Trust your instincts..".

"As you wish" Ranza then took her hands off his cheeks and she seductively moved one hand to her zipper at the top of her suit and slowly began to unzip, Kylo Ren watched the zipper slowly go down and her skin was slowly being revealed to him and soon the zipper came to her waist. He then slowly looked back up to Ranza and admired her Sith markings, black hair and glowing orange eyes.

Ranza then slowly began to peel her suit of her shoulders and her upper body was finally exposed to him as her breasts sprang free from their confines and she just watched him continue to smirk as he gripped her waist hard, excitement filled her soul as she leaned forward placing her hands back on his cheeks.

"I'm ready for my training my Master..." Ranza whispered and the two connected their lips once more and decided to have a moment to themselves before moving forward into the next battle.

-Last Horizon, Medical Ward-

It was the dead of night and in the medical sector of The Resistance base stood Leia and Finn looking into a large operating room, right there on the single medical bed was Evelyn stripped from the waist up and still unconscious and around her was a few medical droids.

For hours the droids worked to heal Evelyn but the massive gash across her stomach made thinks more complicated, the wound needed to be cleaned every inch and all her organs needed to be checked to make sure there was no problem which could occur later on in life. It was still unclear if Evelyn will be able to continue on, or if she can be saved.

The hours ticked by and Leia refused to leave Evelyn, time passed and she continued to sit patiently until a nurse came in to check the situation. Both Leia and Finn could only watch on hoping the nurse would come out with good news but that was when they watched to nurse leave the room again.

All Finn could do was sigh and sit down in the nearby chair. "We have been waiting for hours and still no progress..".

Leia could hear the worry in Finn's voice despite how much he was trying to hid it, she slowly turned and sat on the nearby chair next to him and she continued to look into the operating room.

"The only thing we can do is wait and be strong for her, its what she would want...not to abandon what we are fighting for, but to continue on until she can fight again" Leia took a deep breath trying to stay strong.

Finn turned his head and saw her trying not to cry so he placed his hand on top of her's in comfort. "She will make it General, I know it".

Leia slowly turned her head and gave a small smile to him. "Thank you Finn".

The two then turned their attention to the operating room and they saw the medical droids still working on Evelyn's wounds.

"Leia..." Finn turned his head back to her. "What are we going to do about Rey?". He watched as Leia closed her eyes and lower her head and soon she took a slow deep breath.

"I know what she did to Evelyn is possibly unforgivable but...we cant just leave her to this fate" Finn advised.

Leia then looked to him "I never planned on abandoning her Finn, I'm glad you are not either. But its not that simple to find her". Finn frowned as she explained on. "I have tried to reach out to her but...her connection is cut".

"Wait she cut herself from the Force?" Finn was surprised by this and Leia gave a slow nod. "Its possible".

"Do we at least have something to go on?" Finn questioned as he looked back to Evelyn still being operated on.

"We have nothing, unless she comes back.." Leia slowly looked back to Evelyn in a quiet voice.

"Do you think she will?" Finn questioned.

Leia said nothing for a few seconds "I hope so Finn, I hope so..".

-Medical Ward, Private Room-

In a private room on the other side of the Medical Ward was Jaylah finally at a stable state and her stab wound through her chest was taken care off, but for the moment she was no longer able to be out in the field until further notice. She was slightly awake and was just laying in her medical bed looking up to the ceiling.

Thoughts of Lelu flooded her mind, as soon as one of the Knights Of Ren stabbed her right through the chest all she could think of was her daughter. For the first time in her life she couldn't help but shed a tear over the fact her daughter would no longer have her mother, that was when her thoughts came to Javik.

Javik was someone she was still trying to figure out, he always made sure she was alright and even tried to make her laugh at times. There were even times he watched out for her daughter and she just couldn't understand why he would bother with her, her thoughts were then cut when she heard her door open.

Looking to the door she saw Lelu quickly rush in and her daughter quickly stopped as soon as she spotted her mother, with a look of concern and all Jaylah could do was give Lelu a small smile.

"Lelu..." Javik whispered and her daughter quickly rushed to the bed and climbed on it, quickly embracing her mother and despite her pain Jaylah wrapped her arms around Lelu.

"I looked to stars..." Lelu whispered holding on to her mother, Jaylah placed a kiss on Lelu's cheek. "And I looked to the stars waiting to see you again..".

Both mother and daughter refused to let go of each other and after a few seconds the two heard the door open again, they both let go of each other and looked to the door seeing Lelu's guard and Javik enter the room.

Jaylah and Lelu both looked at Javik who just stood at the door giving them a small smile happy to see Jaylah was recovering and Lelu's guard stood on the other side of the room, thats when Lelu turned back to her mother and spoke in her own language.

Javik watched Lelu speak to her mother and she just listened to her and all of a sudden he saw Jaylah blink in surprise and looked to Javik, her eyes were full of confusion and even Javik was curious about what Lelu just said, he knew it was something to do with him.

He continued to watch them speak to each other again and he couldn't help but think of his own mother, he never got much time with her as a child and when his mother died he lost everything and never got to enjoy the rest of his child hood. But seeing Lelu with her mother seemed to make him smile.

They continued to talk for a few moments and soon Jaylah looked to her soldier and motioned him to the door, then she turned her attention back to her daughter and placed a loving kiss on her forehead and Javik just looked on as Jaylah whispered to her and after a few moments Lelu let go of her mother and jumped off the bed.

Lelu then turned and head for the door where her guard was waiting for her but before she left she stopped and looked up at Javik, he looked down at her and all he saw was her giving him a small smile before she left the room, leaving Javik and Jaylah alone.

Turning his attention back to Jaylah he slowly made his approached the side of her bed. "How you doing?" He asked in a quiet tone and she took a slow breath trying to relax. "I'll live..though I wont be fighting for a while..".

"Just take it easy, all that matters is you are alive." Jaylah gave her a small smile and she just looked up at him and he looked back to the door leading out of her room. "Lelu is a brave little girl, you should be proud of her".

Jaylah closed her eyes and brought her head to her front and looked up to the ceiling "I am...she is my beautiful star...". Javik turned his attention back to Jaylah and he could tell something was up with her.

"Jaylah what's the matter? You look like you got something on your mind" He asked a little concerned and that's when he saw her look over to the other side of the room confirming something was wrong.

It was an intense few seconds and was just complete silence until Jaylah finally spoke. "Why do you care about me?..".

Javik frowned a little confused "What?" At that moment Jaylah sighed and looked to him. "Stop pretending Javik...for once be serious..".

Her voice wasn't angry just confused and this was something that really surprised Javik and her eyes didn't lie. She looked lost and confused but he suspect what ever medicine was being pumped into her veins was properly messing with her, but he couldn't just lie to her.

Taking a deep breath he pulled up a chair and slowly sat down and looked at his hands, after a few moments of rubbing them he finally looked at the woman waiting for an answer.

"I dont know.." Javik whispered and Jaylah just frowned "What do you mean you don't know?".

Javik looked back down to his hands and rubbed them again. "I guess...I've seen too many people I know get hurt".

Jaylah wasn't being fooled by this excuse and she was getting frustrated. "Javik, look at me". After a few seconds he looked up at her and he saw the seriousness in her eyes.

"Every time I was in danger you were there to help me, every time I was struggling even with the smallest things you were right there. You even kissed me" Jaylah revealed all.

"That was a mistake, I didn't mean to do that" Javik defended.

Jaylah shook her head. "Don't give me that!, Lelu told me everything you said on the way here!". Javik blinked at this in suprise. "Said what?".

Sighing in frustration she smacked the back of her head against her pillow and just looked up to the ceiling. "Lelu told me everything you said, saying her mother is brave and she is so lucky to have a mother like her...that you admired me".

Javik had no answer and he just lowered his head as she continued on. "You have been hanging around me every time I'm in danger, so do me a favour and for once in your fucking life, be honest with me".

Her voice was calm but at the same time had a hint of annoyance, Jaylah was not stupid and she already put the pieces together, she just wanted to hear it from him.

Knowing there was no escaping this, Javik finally looked back at her and she was still looking up to the ceiling waiting for an answer.

"Your right..." Javik whispered and after a few moments Jaylah slowly turned her head to him and their eyes met. "I do admire you Jaylah..".

"Why?" Jaylah questioned and that's when Javik slowly stood up and gently sat on the side of the bed looking down at her and Jaylah didnt react to this action but instead continue to look up at him.

"I felt sorry for" Javik revealed and Jaylah looked at him a little confused. "After everything you said about coming to this galaxy, ended up being a slave only to be rescued by Han Solo".

Javik took slow breath "Then you became a leader of a fleet of mercenaries, I just admire how you managed to rise from the ground, even be a mother at the same time is just amazing".

The two continued to look at each other and soon Javik lowered his head looking away from her. "That kiss...I will admit it wasn't a mistake".

"Why did you do it, tell me" Jaylah whispered and soon he looked back at her. "Because you are the most amazing woman I ever met...".

Jaylah took a deep breath looking at him and she finally knew he cared about her more then he admitted, and for the first time Jaylah's spine tingled as she looked to the ceiling again.

"I fight to survive just like everyone else, more importantly for Lelu...my life is to make sure she will live a happy life when I'm gone, I have nothing but her to fight for" Jaylah spoke as her eyes watered.

Closing her eyes thinking of her daughter that was when Javik leaned forward placing his arm over the other side of the bed and looked down at her. "You have more then you know Jaylah, you have a family in the fleet, you have people who care for you here".

"I care about you Jaylah, know that I will always be here to help you...I'm never far away" Javik whispered and that's when Jaylah opened her eyes and looked at him as a tear fell down her face.

"What is this I'm feeling?..." Jaylah's voice was shaken and Javik gently took his thumb and rubbed the tear from her face and all she did was close her eyes as her emotions got worse.

"Thats emotions, you must not have felt them for so long, so long that you have forgotten what they are. Don't be ashamed to let it out once in a while" Javik supported and he let out a little chuckle. "Come on, dont let Lelu see her mother upset".

For the first time ever Jaylah let out a little chuckle as more tears fell, that's when she looked up to him once more. "Thank you for looking out for Lelu...I'm sorry for treating you like vermin".

Javik gave her a small smile "Hey, I'm a big boy...I forgotten all about it. I'll always be here for you Jaylah, never forget that". He whispered and the two just looked at each other.

"Han gave me some advice...he said assume everyone will betray you, and you will never be disappointed." Jaylah whispered.

Javik leaned in closer looking into her eyes and everything else faded away. "What do you assume right now".

The air was thinner then ever as Jaylah took a slow deep breath in looking at him. "I...will be disappointed if you betrayed me.".

Javik's smile slowly dropped and Jaylah could see his eyes full of promise. "Jaylah, that is something I will never do...".

The two just looked at each other for a few moments and all they saw in each others eyes was trust and compassion, it was at that exact moment Javik gently leaned in and his lips gently met hers, there was no action and they just let it happen.

Jaylah closed her eyes as her lips crushed against his and for the first time she felt new life fill her very being, ever since her past lover fell she believed that life was behind her. But now something had awoken with her.

The kiss was slow and gently and after a few seconds Javik pulled back and the two looked at each other and they knew everything at that moment had changed between them. "Javik...dont do this to me, not unless you mean it".

All Javik could do was give a small smile. "I do mean it Jaylah, I want this...as long as you do".

Jaylah gave a small nod and another tear fell. "I want this too...please, don't betray my trust..".

"I never will Jaylah, and if you want me to help look after Lelu just know I will always be there, for both of you" Javik whispered and thats when Jaylah lifted her hands and gently pulled Javik in and their lips connected again, she then wrapped her arms around his neck as he placed one of his hands on her waist being absolutely careful not to cause her more pain.

But there was no pain, only comfort for two people in this moment of darkness.

"With so much heartbreak I wanted to finally proceed with the relationship with Jaylah and Javik and also give you a moment with Kylo amd Ranza, next chapter will be about Poe and Finn as they come up with a plan. Hope u enjoyed this and are ready for more!