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Chapter 141

Laetitia and Thexan were outside the Yavin 4 Base in the jungle.

While Leah was feeling guilty and sad about everything that happened in her life, Thexan was trying to make her see the truth she was too biased to see.

"You always see the light in me. How is that possible when there isn't any?" She asked, chuckling slightly in irony.

He softly smiled, holding her hands tighter.

"There is plenty. You'll see it, too … Someday." He softly replied.

Leah didn't say anything and just turned to him, meeting his eyes. Whatever she had been about to say to protest vanished as she was locked in his gaze.

Thexan's smile was melted into a nervous frown as their faces moved closer to one another. Rather, his face moved closer to hers. The next thing Leah knew, she felt his lips on hers as her eyes were closed.

The whole world might have turned upside down. The animals in the jungle disappeared and the leaves stopped moving. At least, that's how they felt like.

Leah stood still in her place. The weirdest part was when his lips came into contact with hers, it sent shivers down her back ... but in a good way.

He kissed her and the world fell away. It was slow and soft, comforting in ways that words would never be. His hands only held hers harder and though they had some space between them, she could feel the beating of his heart.

Thexan slowly broke their kiss and froze in his place, unable to move. They both looked to be out of breath, though the kiss wasn't that hard. It was a smooth first kiss for both of them.

Once he got a hold of himself, he looked down to see Leah, who seemed to be a bit too out of it. Her mind wasn't in the place. He had caught her completely off guard.

He chose not to say anything and just waited for her to give any reactions as he held in a nervous breath. The scar on her face was now more visible than ever as he felt differently and was closer to her than he ever was.

Since Thexan was 8 and met Laetitia for the first time, he felt a connection to her. Like he represented a light in his life. Once they met again after 10 years, he realized what he felt for her but didn't say anything because he was … scared. He was finally friends with her.

What if he ruined their friendship? Or she started hating him?

He had expected any kinds of reaction except from the one he got. Leah's face was turning a bit reddish-blue, like she was out of breath. He knew that since he watched his Master choke too many people. And Leah had a habit of forgetting to breathe when she was shocked or out of it.

"Breathe!" Thexan whispered.

Leah blinked and saw Thexan's face in front of hers. She realized what he was talking about and let out a gasp of breath.

Once she, too, got a hold of herself, she didn't know what to do. Well, she knew what she wanted, but she also knew that it wasn't safe or wise. Therefore, leaving her helpless.

So she ran. She slowly walked away from him and started running so fast that he couldn't catch up.


Last night, Laetitia didn't sleep a wink. Not because she had nightmares, but she was thinking all night. What happened with Thexan was ... both good and bad. Confusing, most of all. She was feeling all kinds of emotions when she couldn't do what she wanted. She never had that luxury in her life but this time was more painful than before.

"So Thexan finally admits his feelings for you … and you just run away?" Luke asked as he and Leah were walking to the Command Center.

Last night when she was out of it, she blurted out what happened between her and Thexan to Luke, who just came to say goodnight. And he was more than happy to talk about it.

"Well, I freaked out!" She helplessly shouted in defense.

Luke burst out laughing when he heard that. Leah frowned in embarrassment and looked down.

"Shut up!" She scolded him as she hit him in the shoulder.

"I'm sorry. It's just … The fearless Laetitia Skywalker freaks out after her first kiss. That is the funniest thing that's ever happened in the history. We should mark the Galactic date for it." Luke stated in amusement.

"Me freaking out is funny?" Leah asked but forgot that she entered the Command Center two seconds ago.

"Why'd you freak out?" Ahsoka asked as she moved away from the computers.

"You freaked out about something?" Rex stated in disbelief. She really lived up to be the Hero With No Fear's daughter.

"Holy hell! What was it?" Han eagerly questioned her.

"Nothing!" Leah shrieked defensively to the questions.

They all turned to Luke who was standing behind his sister, enjoying seeing her like that. He believed she deserved to be happy with someone she loved.

"I'll tell you later." He mouthed to them.

Leah turned around and gave a weird look, which resulted in Luke giving her an innocent look.

"I am so miserable that I have you 4 as my closest people to a family." Leah stated, glaring everyone.

Mina walked in and saw everyone. She had overheard the conversation in the Command Center.

"You still didn't say why you freaked out, auntie Lee." She smiled sheepishly.

Everyone laughed from her comment. Leah sighed in frustration and joined them.

"5 people." She corrected herself.

"Hey, where's Thexan?" Ahsoka asked.

Leah jumped up and sighed in nervousness.

"How should I know?"


Laetitia was sitting on the bed in her room, analyzing the data Borsk Fey'lya had. She needed to know what he knew and what he told the Empire.

She was deep in her thoughts but jolted up when she felt Thexan coming in and close the door behind him.

Leah wanted to run away from him, as she did last night, but it was no longer an option. Thexan's time on Yavin was over and he needed to go back to the Empire. And if he was gone, neither of them knew when or if he was coming back.

"Is that the data Fey'lya had?" He started uncomfortably. It wasn't easy for him either.

"Uh, yeah. It's a lot, considering he was the Head of the Bothan Spynet. We'll just have to hope what he gave away wasn't as important as other things." She said with no focus.

Thexan shook his head and fell silent. The awkward silent was deafening both of them.

"So … how's Arcann? The last time I saw him was 4 years ago when I blew him up." Leah asked to fill in the silence.

Thexan chuckled and leaned against the wall. His brother had been ... different since what Leah did to him 4 year ago. He was angrier ... more 'Palpatine'.

"Well, he survived the 'incident' 4 years ago, and is back to killing people. Thank you for asking about my brother who you do not care about." He stated dryly.

"That's not true." She said, her voice high-pitched, making it obvious she lied.

"Okay. We have to talk about this."

"Talk about what?"

"I made this awkward, didn't I?"

"You made what awkward? What are you talking about? We're not awkward." Leah nervously and quickly repeated.

"You just asked about my brother, who you hate, … to fill the awkward silence." Thexan stated.

"Okay. First of all, I don't hate Arcann. I'm just …" She stopped when she couldn't lie that she didn't hate Arcann. She did ... so much!

"… You know, struggling to 'fill the awkward silence'." She repeated him as words escaped his mind.

Thexan held back his laughter and just gave her a look. Leah groaned in defeat and stood up.

"Okay! Congratulations. You made Laetitia freaking Skywalker freak out!" She loudly said.

"Would you stop and look at me for a second?" He asked and was surprised that she did.

"I didn't … do that because I was in the moment or something." He slowly said.

"I know." She found herself saying. She, too, was surprised that she said that. What was she thinking?!

Thexan blinked and looked at her. She knew he was in love with him this whole time?!

"You're living in a near-death environment. You're putting your life on the line. And last night, it was a shock for all of us to find out about Fey'lya. It's completely normal to get emotional sometimes." Leah strongly said in denial.

She couldn't escape this conversation. So, the only thing she could do was to make it look like that it wasn't a big deal. She liked him as a friend, but more than that? Even if she felt that way, which she wasn't sure of ... she didn't want to open herself up to that vulnerability. She watched her mother die because her father abandoned them.

Love made people weak ... or people do stupid things in the name of love. She didn't want to be either of them.

Thexan only scoffed. She just called him 'crazy' and 'emotional'.

"Wow! Those walls you got there … They're tough and high. I'll give you that. What do you Skywalkers build your walls with, anyway? Metal? Stone? Potato sacks? Because you, your father and your brother are really bad at talking or handling emotional situations." He seriously joked.

Leah shot him a glare.

"I swear, you want me to punch you in the face." She threatened.

Thexan laughed and walked away from the wall to get closer to her.

"Look, I didn't kiss you because I'm a spy and constantly putting my life on the line. Though it has made me realize how fast life can go. I kissed you … because I wanted you to know how I felt. How I feel. Because every once in a while, there is a crack in that wall. And you give this look that stops my heart." He whispered in amazement.

Leah was unable to move and just gazed at him softly. He always found the right words to make her feel like that.

"Yep. That's the one." Thexan smiled softly.

Suddenly, they were interrupted as Luke came in without knocking.

"Hey, Leah. Can you take a …" He couldn't finish his sentence as Han jumped in and stopped him.

"Shh! Shh! Don't spoil their moment, bro!" He hissed to a confused Luke. He stopped when he realized that he had made his presence known.

He turned around and saw Laetitia giving him a death glare and Thexan a weird face.

"Sorry, guys ... You can go ahead. I wasn't eavesdropping or something." Han confidently lied.

"Of course you weren't, because I'd skin you alive if you were." Leah played with his lie.

Thexan and Luke exchanged an amused look when they saw the look on Han's face.

"Let's go, Luke." He seriously said as he dragged the poor boy out of his sister's room.

Done :)


I'm gonna leave it there. The next scene of their conversation will be as a flashback in the next chapter. It would have been too long for this chapter alone :)

I really hope this was okay with you guys. I've never written any romance. Technically, this is my first story as a writer but still. These chapters define Thexan and Laetitia's characters. About how passionately they can love.

Anyway, what did you guys think of this chapter? I know this chapter was a bit romantic but I'm gonna make it up in the next chapter. When Leah is figuring out her feelings, Palpatine will lay a trap for her that could kill her …