1 Family of the Light: Chapter One
By Jayde Star
Jayde greeted her brother as he entered their parents' apartment. "Ben, I'm so glad you're here, it's been too long since we've seen each other."
Ben hugged his sister. "I know, but did you honestly think I'd miss your 21st birthday party?"
"I guess not. Hi Cassie." Jadye turned to her sister-in-law, "I'd hug you too, but I think you're getting too big for me to put my arms around, are you sure you're not having twins."
Cassie laughed, "No, definitely not. But I am due in two weeks time, so I am allowed to be this big. I can't wait to give birth."
"But she promises not to tonight. Wouldn't want to take the limelight away from you." Ben grinned at his sister. "Now, I'm sure you have more interesting people to talk to, so I'll catch up with you later."
Ben moved away from Jayde. Jayde just stood there for a moment, looking around her parents' apartment at the people who had come to catch up with their friends and also to celebrate her 21st. Someone caught her eye all of a sudden, someone she hadn't seen for a few years. *David,* she thought to herself, *I didn't know he was here, or even that he knew about this.* She wasn't sure whether she should go talk to him or not, or else let him find her. After arguing with herself for a couple of minutes she finally convinced herself to just go over and speak to him, in some ways just to get it over and done with. And, as David was on his own at this point in time, it would be that much easier.
She walked over to him, her stomach dancing with nerves. She didn't know why, *you're over him* she tried to convince herself *he's just a friend so why should you feel nervous?* But deep down she knew she was kidding herself. As she approached him she assessed the way he looked. Despite not being able to walk properly, he had still kept himself in great shape; Jayde could just imagine how he looked under his clothes. But she pulled herself away from that thought as quickly as she thought of it, there was no point going down that road.
"Hi." She said shyly as she approached him from the right.
David looked round, surprised. "Hi." He said just as shyly. "Happy birthday. I was going to come and talk to you in a few minutes, I just thought I'd give you the chance to catch up with your family first."
"That's okay. So how are you? It's been a long time since I saw you, mum said Talon gave you a job?" she gazed into his eyes.
David nodded. "Yeah, it was really good of him to do so. Especially since I can't do as much as most of his other employees. At least it means I can fly."
Jayde smiled at his enthusiasm. She had realised the thing he would hate most in the universe would to not be able to fly. Her mother had given him the ability to do just that and she was happy about that. "Are you seeing anyone at the moment?"
David was surprised at the question. "No one special, though I did bring someone with me, I hope you don't mind."
"Why would I mind?" Jayde answered a little too quickly, "My boyfriend is here somewhere. In fact, there he is." She located him within the crowd and waved him over.
David tried to think of a plausible reason to move, but seeing her looking so beautiful in a deep purple dress that went all the way to the floor and covered her all the way to her neck at the front, but showed of her entire back and had a split on one side up to her thigh. He was incapable of moving away from her, he just wanted to be able to watch her and that was all. He plastered a smile on his face as her boyfriend joined them and put his arms around Jayde's waist and kissed her on her temple.
"I've been looking for you." He said to Jayde.
"Well, now you've found me." She smiled at him.
David was jealous, *She used to smile at me like that.*
"I'd like you to meet a friend of the family, Steve, this is David Antillies." She introduced him. "Dave, this is Steve Dragon, one of the Wraiths."
David shook Steve's hand as Steve said, "Dave Antillies? I've heard a lot about you from different sources. I've been told that you're one of the best x-wing pilots there is, that you're as good as your dad."
"I was one of the best, that's no longer the case." David said, while trying to convince himself that hitting Steve wasn't a good idea.
Steve was about to ask what he meant by that when a blonde woman came over and wrapped her arms possessively around David's arm. "Davey, I was wondering where you had gone. I was beginning to think you had abandoned me."
"Would I abandon you?" He asked before turning back to his companions, "Jayde you remember Sandra don't you? I think you met once before."
Jayde certainly did remember Sandra, and she hadn't liked her than and she certainly didn't like her now.
David continued talking, "Sandra this is Jayde Skywalker, it's her birthday, and her boyfriend Steve Dragon."
Sandra's only response was a slight smile. "Davey, I want a drink, would you mind getting me one?" She batted her eyes at him.
David just gave an exaggerated sigh. Then bid farewell to Jayde and Steve and went to get Sandra a drink.
Steve raised his eyebrow. "Don't think much of his taste in women."
Jayde just laughed, "No body does. She's just one of his usual 'Bimbo's of the Week'. He never had a serious girlfriend."
"Oh." Steve nodded like he got the joke. "So, what did he mean about no longer being a good x-wing pilot."
"He had an accident a few years back, we don't talk about it." Jayde pulled away from him. "Come on, lets go dance."
* * * * *
About an hour later, Jayde and Steve were talking with her father and Talon Karrde. Her father had some information Karrde wanted, but the disc it was on was in the den, so Jayde volunteered to go retrieve it, she could use a break from the crowd.
Jadye entered the den and took a moment to savour the solitude, she didn't even bother to turn on the light, she knew where the disc was to not need it. Although she liked being around everyone, there were just times she wanted to be by herself.
"Hey." Jayde was surprised by the sound of someone speaking behind her. She turned around to see someone silhouetted against the door.
"Dave!" Jayde was even more surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I saw you head this way and I wanted the chance to talk to you in private." Dave moved into the room and walked slowly towards Jayde.
Jayde moved backwards away from him, but was stopped when she bumped into the desk. "W-what did you want to talk about?"
"Us." He whispered as he closed the distance between them, so that they were so close to one another that any movement by either of them would mean they were touching.
"What about us? There is no us and I have a boyfriend." Jayde whispered back, her stomach fluttering with nerves and excitement.
"That's what I want to talk about." David stroked her face softly with his hand, "There should be an us."
"Dave I….." Was all Jayde had a chance to say before she found David's lips on hers.
At first it was a soft kiss, merely a brushing of lips. But, when Jayde didn't resist, David kissed her harder. Jayde's first thought was to push him away, but before her mind could take control, her body was responding. She started kissing him back and the kiss intensified in passion. Jayde snaked her arms around David's neck and pulled him in closer and David had one hand on her back, pressing her to him. His other hand found the split in her dress and brushed his hand along her thigh. Neither of them wanted to stop and neither knew how to stop.
At least, they didn't know how to stop until they heard someone cough. They moved away from each other as though they had been electrocuted and looked to see Karrde had entered the room.
He looked grim but only said, "Dave, your date's looking for you, you'd better go find her."
David nodded and went to leave the room, head down.
Karrde grabbed him by the arm before he could leave. "You may wish to wash the lipstick off your mouth before you do though."
David blushed, but nodded again and almost ran out of the room.
Karrde now looked at Jayde, who was also looking at the floor. "Are you going to tell me what happened?"
"He kissed me." She whispered so quietly that Karrde almost didn't hear her.
"And from the looks of things you didn't really resist him. What if it had been your dad who had come to find you? Or Steve?"
Jayde looked even more ashamed. "I know. It was a huge mistake. One I plan to never make again." She turned round to look at the desk and found what Karrde wanted. She picked it up and handed it to him.
"Thanks." He gave her a half smile. "Let me give you some advice, don't waste time denying how you feel. Your own parents wasted ten years before they found happiness together. You never know what the future holds, don't wait until you don't have something before you realise how much it means to you."
Jayde looked like she would cry for a moment before saying, "I don't know what you mean." Then she pushed past him out of the room.
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By Jayde Star
Jayde greeted her brother as he entered their parents' apartment. "Ben, I'm so glad you're here, it's been too long since we've seen each other."
Ben hugged his sister. "I know, but did you honestly think I'd miss your 21st birthday party?"
"I guess not. Hi Cassie." Jadye turned to her sister-in-law, "I'd hug you too, but I think you're getting too big for me to put my arms around, are you sure you're not having twins."
Cassie laughed, "No, definitely not. But I am due in two weeks time, so I am allowed to be this big. I can't wait to give birth."
"But she promises not to tonight. Wouldn't want to take the limelight away from you." Ben grinned at his sister. "Now, I'm sure you have more interesting people to talk to, so I'll catch up with you later."
Ben moved away from Jayde. Jayde just stood there for a moment, looking around her parents' apartment at the people who had come to catch up with their friends and also to celebrate her 21st. Someone caught her eye all of a sudden, someone she hadn't seen for a few years. *David,* she thought to herself, *I didn't know he was here, or even that he knew about this.* She wasn't sure whether she should go talk to him or not, or else let him find her. After arguing with herself for a couple of minutes she finally convinced herself to just go over and speak to him, in some ways just to get it over and done with. And, as David was on his own at this point in time, it would be that much easier.
She walked over to him, her stomach dancing with nerves. She didn't know why, *you're over him* she tried to convince herself *he's just a friend so why should you feel nervous?* But deep down she knew she was kidding herself. As she approached him she assessed the way he looked. Despite not being able to walk properly, he had still kept himself in great shape; Jayde could just imagine how he looked under his clothes. But she pulled herself away from that thought as quickly as she thought of it, there was no point going down that road.
"Hi." She said shyly as she approached him from the right.
David looked round, surprised. "Hi." He said just as shyly. "Happy birthday. I was going to come and talk to you in a few minutes, I just thought I'd give you the chance to catch up with your family first."
"That's okay. So how are you? It's been a long time since I saw you, mum said Talon gave you a job?" she gazed into his eyes.
David nodded. "Yeah, it was really good of him to do so. Especially since I can't do as much as most of his other employees. At least it means I can fly."
Jayde smiled at his enthusiasm. She had realised the thing he would hate most in the universe would to not be able to fly. Her mother had given him the ability to do just that and she was happy about that. "Are you seeing anyone at the moment?"
David was surprised at the question. "No one special, though I did bring someone with me, I hope you don't mind."
"Why would I mind?" Jayde answered a little too quickly, "My boyfriend is here somewhere. In fact, there he is." She located him within the crowd and waved him over.
David tried to think of a plausible reason to move, but seeing her looking so beautiful in a deep purple dress that went all the way to the floor and covered her all the way to her neck at the front, but showed of her entire back and had a split on one side up to her thigh. He was incapable of moving away from her, he just wanted to be able to watch her and that was all. He plastered a smile on his face as her boyfriend joined them and put his arms around Jayde's waist and kissed her on her temple.
"I've been looking for you." He said to Jayde.
"Well, now you've found me." She smiled at him.
David was jealous, *She used to smile at me like that.*
"I'd like you to meet a friend of the family, Steve, this is David Antillies." She introduced him. "Dave, this is Steve Dragon, one of the Wraiths."
David shook Steve's hand as Steve said, "Dave Antillies? I've heard a lot about you from different sources. I've been told that you're one of the best x-wing pilots there is, that you're as good as your dad."
"I was one of the best, that's no longer the case." David said, while trying to convince himself that hitting Steve wasn't a good idea.
Steve was about to ask what he meant by that when a blonde woman came over and wrapped her arms possessively around David's arm. "Davey, I was wondering where you had gone. I was beginning to think you had abandoned me."
"Would I abandon you?" He asked before turning back to his companions, "Jayde you remember Sandra don't you? I think you met once before."
Jayde certainly did remember Sandra, and she hadn't liked her than and she certainly didn't like her now.
David continued talking, "Sandra this is Jayde Skywalker, it's her birthday, and her boyfriend Steve Dragon."
Sandra's only response was a slight smile. "Davey, I want a drink, would you mind getting me one?" She batted her eyes at him.
David just gave an exaggerated sigh. Then bid farewell to Jayde and Steve and went to get Sandra a drink.
Steve raised his eyebrow. "Don't think much of his taste in women."
Jayde just laughed, "No body does. She's just one of his usual 'Bimbo's of the Week'. He never had a serious girlfriend."
"Oh." Steve nodded like he got the joke. "So, what did he mean about no longer being a good x-wing pilot."
"He had an accident a few years back, we don't talk about it." Jayde pulled away from him. "Come on, lets go dance."
* * * * *
About an hour later, Jayde and Steve were talking with her father and Talon Karrde. Her father had some information Karrde wanted, but the disc it was on was in the den, so Jayde volunteered to go retrieve it, she could use a break from the crowd.
Jadye entered the den and took a moment to savour the solitude, she didn't even bother to turn on the light, she knew where the disc was to not need it. Although she liked being around everyone, there were just times she wanted to be by herself.
"Hey." Jayde was surprised by the sound of someone speaking behind her. She turned around to see someone silhouetted against the door.
"Dave!" Jayde was even more surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I saw you head this way and I wanted the chance to talk to you in private." Dave moved into the room and walked slowly towards Jayde.
Jayde moved backwards away from him, but was stopped when she bumped into the desk. "W-what did you want to talk about?"
"Us." He whispered as he closed the distance between them, so that they were so close to one another that any movement by either of them would mean they were touching.
"What about us? There is no us and I have a boyfriend." Jayde whispered back, her stomach fluttering with nerves and excitement.
"That's what I want to talk about." David stroked her face softly with his hand, "There should be an us."
"Dave I….." Was all Jayde had a chance to say before she found David's lips on hers.
At first it was a soft kiss, merely a brushing of lips. But, when Jayde didn't resist, David kissed her harder. Jayde's first thought was to push him away, but before her mind could take control, her body was responding. She started kissing him back and the kiss intensified in passion. Jayde snaked her arms around David's neck and pulled him in closer and David had one hand on her back, pressing her to him. His other hand found the split in her dress and brushed his hand along her thigh. Neither of them wanted to stop and neither knew how to stop.
At least, they didn't know how to stop until they heard someone cough. They moved away from each other as though they had been electrocuted and looked to see Karrde had entered the room.
He looked grim but only said, "Dave, your date's looking for you, you'd better go find her."
David nodded and went to leave the room, head down.
Karrde grabbed him by the arm before he could leave. "You may wish to wash the lipstick off your mouth before you do though."
David blushed, but nodded again and almost ran out of the room.
Karrde now looked at Jayde, who was also looking at the floor. "Are you going to tell me what happened?"
"He kissed me." She whispered so quietly that Karrde almost didn't hear her.
"And from the looks of things you didn't really resist him. What if it had been your dad who had come to find you? Or Steve?"
Jayde looked even more ashamed. "I know. It was a huge mistake. One I plan to never make again." She turned round to look at the desk and found what Karrde wanted. She picked it up and handed it to him.
"Thanks." He gave her a half smile. "Let me give you some advice, don't waste time denying how you feel. Your own parents wasted ten years before they found happiness together. You never know what the future holds, don't wait until you don't have something before you realise how much it means to you."
Jayde looked like she would cry for a moment before saying, "I don't know what you mean." Then she pushed past him out of the room.
tbc
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