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4 Family of the Light: Chapter Two
5 By Jayde Star
After leaving the den, Jayde first went back to her room (the one her parents had kept the same no matter how many times she told them she was not moving home) to give herself a chance to straighten up. Once she was in private she sat on her bed and thoughts swam wildly around her head. *He kissed me.* Was all she could think about. Her hands went to her lips that still burned from the passion in the kiss. *I can't believe he kissed me. Admit it, you liked it. In fact, you kissed him back. With passion. Steve never makes you feel that way, could never make you feel that way.* Jayde looked at her reflection in her mirror and realised she hadn't noticed herself crying. She quickly wiped away the tears and fixed up her makeup. She just hoped no one would be able to tell she had been crying. She then went to rejoin the party.
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David, on the other hand, had gone straight back to the party after a brief stop off to the bathroom to wash of the lipstick Jayde had left behind on his lips. He then rejoined the party and found Sandra.
"Dave, I was beginning to think I would need to send a search party for you, you were gone for so long." She said.
"I wasn't gone that long." David said, in more grunt form than speech. He looked around in time to see Padmae approaching him.
"Hello Dave, it's been a long time since I've seen you." She greeted him.
"Yeah." He said.
"How about we catch up and dance at the same time?" Padmae suggested, adding as an after thought, "That is, if your girlfriend doesn't mind." She smiled a fake smile at Sandra.
Before Sandra could speak David said, "She doesn't mind." Then grabbed Padmae's arm and dragged her on to the dance floor.
They danced for a bit before either of them spoke. Padmae was the first to say anything. "I saw you follow Jay."
She had spoken so quietly that David thought he must have misheard her. "What?"
"I said, I saw you follow Jay." She repeated a bit louder.
"Oh." David wasn't sure what Padmae expected him to say.
"Are you going to tell me why? Or am going to have to keep asking until you give in and tell me anyway?"
David looked defiant for a moment, before giving in with a sigh. "Fine. I just wanted to talk to her."
"What about?"
"You want every intimate detail don't you?" Padmae just nodded. "Fine. I wanted to talk about us, her and me."
"There is no you and her."
"I know, but I think there should be. I think she thinks so too."
"Dave…" Padmae's voiced sounded worried.
"Mae, don't. I love her and I have done for a long time. I can't give her up without a fight."
"You gave up easily enough three years ago."
"That's because so much had happened and I didn't want to push her. Besides, she was the one who left me. I went up to the roof that night to tell her I loved her, but she wouldn't listen."
"You've had chances since then." Padmae defended her little sister.
"Not really. I wanted to talk to her alone, I didn't want anyone thinking I was pushing her into something she didn't want."
Padmae felt sorry for David, "I know. Dad would have done his best to keep you two apart as well. She loves you too Dave. Has done for a long time. I think she's loved you ever since she was five and you were ten. Remember the reunion that year? You paid a lot of attention to her, even then. Though I think then it was mostly because we all wanted her to stop crying."
David gave Padmae a half smile. "I remember that. I think." They were silent again for a bit, then David continued, "I think I've always loved her. Or at least known I would fall in love with her. It's like all those girls I dated before were just a way of passing the time until she was older. Old enough for me to date and to love me."
"How long ago did you realise?" Padmae had always been curious how deep David's feelings for Jayde went.
He thought for a moment before replying. "Honestly? I think it was when she was fifteen. I hadn't seen her for a while and when I did she looked so beautiful and grown up, and then she was in that show. She has such an amazing voice, and she can certainly dance. At the time I thought it was just the shock of her looking so different, but as time wore on my feelings got stronger and I couldn't deny how I felt. But she was too young, there was no way I was going near her. And then I think you know everything that happened after that."
Padmae just nodded. She hadn't realised that David had felt that strongly about her sister.
"I love her, Mae." David looked like he was almost going to cry. "I love her so much, I don't think I can go on much longer without her. I've lost my ability to fly, we've both lost the baby. I don't think I could handle the notion that I may have lost her forever."
"Oh Dave." Was all Padmae could think to say.
They danced together for a little longer, until Padmae noticed Jayde enter the room. She didn't look particularly happy, so she detached herself from David and went to speak to her sister.
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Jayde went back to the party planning to find Steve immediately, but her plans changed when Padmae came over and insisted on talking to her. Then kitchen was deserted for the moment, so Jayde found her self dragged in there.
"What?" She demanded of her sister.
"I want to talk to you." Padmae said calmly. "David said he went to talk to you, but wouldn't tell me what about, so I want you to tell me exactly what was said."
Jayde wouldn't look her in the eye. "Nothing was said."
"What do you mean, 'nothing was said'?" Padmae knew that Jayde was hiding something; she had always been able to read her sister's face like a book. "Something must have been said. And whatever it was has obviously upset you, so stop wasting time and just tell me."
They glared at each other for a few moments, before Jayde finally gave in with a heavy sigh. "Nothing was said because Dave kissed me."
"What?!" Another voice came from the kitchen door, a masculine voice.
They both looked over to see Ben had entered the kitchen just as Jayde had spoken.
"Dave kissed you? I'm going to hurt him." Ben turned back towards the party, annoyed that David had gone anywhere near his sister.
"Ben, wait." Jayde called after him. "It's partly my fault."
Padmae looked surprised, "How do you figure that?"
"Well, I could have easily stopped him, he didn't exactly force himself on me. But I didn't. I think I kissed him back."
Ben raised an eyebrow. "You think you kissed him back?"
"Okay, I know I kissed him back. And, before you say anything, yes I know I'm lucky Steve didn't catch us. It was a mistake, a huge mistake and I don't plan on it ever happening again."
"Jay." Padmae's voice was filled with sympathy. She could feel Jayde's turmoil and confusion over her feelings towards the two men. "Are you sure kissing Dave was the mistake? Are you sure it isn't dating Steve?"
Both Jayde and Ben were surprised over Padmae's statement, but Ben was the first to speak. "Are you kidding, Mae? She's been with Steve for nearly a year, if was a mistake, so you honestly think they would still be together? Jay isn't stupid."
Padmae didn't answer, just kept looking at Jayde, waiting for her answer. Eventually she got one. "I don't know any more." She barely whispered, it had been so hard for Jayde to say but now she had started, she just couldn't stop. "I'm so confused. I've always loved Dave; I can't remember a time when I didn't. But he always thought of me as just a kid, then everything happened all at once. He found out I lied to him, his mum died, I got pregnant, I was abducted, I lost the baby, his legs were crushed. I thought there was no chance for us. I was so scared so I just ran away from it all. I just couldn't cope and the idea that he might reject me, I just couldn't handle, so I didn't even give him the chance. Now there's Steve, and I think I love him, but it's nowhere near as strong and as passionate as Dave, but it is steady and maybe that's more important in the long term. But, I have to admit, I think that sometimes he wants to be with me cos of the Skywalker part of my name. And a year long relationship isn't something you just throw away, and….." Jayde finally trailed off, tears starting to fall silently down her cheeks.
Padmae pulled her sister into a hug, while Ben just stood there, shocked at what his sister had just said. He had had no idea her feelings for David had gone that deep. He planned to talk to David at some stage, but for now it would have to wait. He moved over to join Padmae in comforting their sister.
They stood like that for a few minutes and probably would have continued to stay like that for a few more minutes, except that they were interrupted.
"Have you guys seen Jay? Oh." Steve said as he entered the room and finally noticed Jayde. "What's wrong?" He asked moving over to her. Padmae and Ben moved away from her, letting Steve hug Jayde.
Jayde sniffed a little. "Nothing is wrong, we were just talking. Nothing important."
Steve didn't believe her. "Something is wrong, you wouldn't be crying otherwise. So, stop stalling and just tell me."
Jayde wasn't sure what to say, but Ben jumped in so she didn't have to say anything.
"We were talking about some things that happened in the past. Some of it was sad stuff, family stuff. Jayde got upset remembering, she's fine though." Ben said in a voice that rejected the idea of any more questions.
Steve looked at Jayde, as though he originally planned on asking more questions, but quickly gave up on the idea. He figured he would be given a better explanation later. "Okay then, I won't pry. But, come on Jay, this is your 21st birthday party. This isn't the time for remembering bad things, it's the time for celebrating the good things. So, wipe away those tears, I want to dance with my beautiful girlfriend."
Jayde gave Steve a half smile and let him lead her out of the room and on to the dance floor.
When they were gone, Ben said, "I had no idea Jayde felt that strongly for Dave."
"What? Are you blind?" Padmae said and then went to go back to the party, so no more could be said for now.
tbc
Because that was such a long chapter, I expect plenty of reviews. I'll be annoyed if I don't get them and then I just may take longer to write the next chapter (most likely it will take the exact amount of time to write as it normally would, but empty threats are just so much fun). So, don't forget to review after you've read this, even if you want to flame me. But, if you want to do that, at least do so with some constructive criticism, not just 'it sucks', but tell me why.
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4 Family of the Light: Chapter Two
5 By Jayde Star
After leaving the den, Jayde first went back to her room (the one her parents had kept the same no matter how many times she told them she was not moving home) to give herself a chance to straighten up. Once she was in private she sat on her bed and thoughts swam wildly around her head. *He kissed me.* Was all she could think about. Her hands went to her lips that still burned from the passion in the kiss. *I can't believe he kissed me. Admit it, you liked it. In fact, you kissed him back. With passion. Steve never makes you feel that way, could never make you feel that way.* Jayde looked at her reflection in her mirror and realised she hadn't noticed herself crying. She quickly wiped away the tears and fixed up her makeup. She just hoped no one would be able to tell she had been crying. She then went to rejoin the party.
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David, on the other hand, had gone straight back to the party after a brief stop off to the bathroom to wash of the lipstick Jayde had left behind on his lips. He then rejoined the party and found Sandra.
"Dave, I was beginning to think I would need to send a search party for you, you were gone for so long." She said.
"I wasn't gone that long." David said, in more grunt form than speech. He looked around in time to see Padmae approaching him.
"Hello Dave, it's been a long time since I've seen you." She greeted him.
"Yeah." He said.
"How about we catch up and dance at the same time?" Padmae suggested, adding as an after thought, "That is, if your girlfriend doesn't mind." She smiled a fake smile at Sandra.
Before Sandra could speak David said, "She doesn't mind." Then grabbed Padmae's arm and dragged her on to the dance floor.
They danced for a bit before either of them spoke. Padmae was the first to say anything. "I saw you follow Jay."
She had spoken so quietly that David thought he must have misheard her. "What?"
"I said, I saw you follow Jay." She repeated a bit louder.
"Oh." David wasn't sure what Padmae expected him to say.
"Are you going to tell me why? Or am going to have to keep asking until you give in and tell me anyway?"
David looked defiant for a moment, before giving in with a sigh. "Fine. I just wanted to talk to her."
"What about?"
"You want every intimate detail don't you?" Padmae just nodded. "Fine. I wanted to talk about us, her and me."
"There is no you and her."
"I know, but I think there should be. I think she thinks so too."
"Dave…" Padmae's voiced sounded worried.
"Mae, don't. I love her and I have done for a long time. I can't give her up without a fight."
"You gave up easily enough three years ago."
"That's because so much had happened and I didn't want to push her. Besides, she was the one who left me. I went up to the roof that night to tell her I loved her, but she wouldn't listen."
"You've had chances since then." Padmae defended her little sister.
"Not really. I wanted to talk to her alone, I didn't want anyone thinking I was pushing her into something she didn't want."
Padmae felt sorry for David, "I know. Dad would have done his best to keep you two apart as well. She loves you too Dave. Has done for a long time. I think she's loved you ever since she was five and you were ten. Remember the reunion that year? You paid a lot of attention to her, even then. Though I think then it was mostly because we all wanted her to stop crying."
David gave Padmae a half smile. "I remember that. I think." They were silent again for a bit, then David continued, "I think I've always loved her. Or at least known I would fall in love with her. It's like all those girls I dated before were just a way of passing the time until she was older. Old enough for me to date and to love me."
"How long ago did you realise?" Padmae had always been curious how deep David's feelings for Jayde went.
He thought for a moment before replying. "Honestly? I think it was when she was fifteen. I hadn't seen her for a while and when I did she looked so beautiful and grown up, and then she was in that show. She has such an amazing voice, and she can certainly dance. At the time I thought it was just the shock of her looking so different, but as time wore on my feelings got stronger and I couldn't deny how I felt. But she was too young, there was no way I was going near her. And then I think you know everything that happened after that."
Padmae just nodded. She hadn't realised that David had felt that strongly about her sister.
"I love her, Mae." David looked like he was almost going to cry. "I love her so much, I don't think I can go on much longer without her. I've lost my ability to fly, we've both lost the baby. I don't think I could handle the notion that I may have lost her forever."
"Oh Dave." Was all Padmae could think to say.
They danced together for a little longer, until Padmae noticed Jayde enter the room. She didn't look particularly happy, so she detached herself from David and went to speak to her sister.
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Jayde went back to the party planning to find Steve immediately, but her plans changed when Padmae came over and insisted on talking to her. Then kitchen was deserted for the moment, so Jayde found her self dragged in there.
"What?" She demanded of her sister.
"I want to talk to you." Padmae said calmly. "David said he went to talk to you, but wouldn't tell me what about, so I want you to tell me exactly what was said."
Jayde wouldn't look her in the eye. "Nothing was said."
"What do you mean, 'nothing was said'?" Padmae knew that Jayde was hiding something; she had always been able to read her sister's face like a book. "Something must have been said. And whatever it was has obviously upset you, so stop wasting time and just tell me."
They glared at each other for a few moments, before Jayde finally gave in with a heavy sigh. "Nothing was said because Dave kissed me."
"What?!" Another voice came from the kitchen door, a masculine voice.
They both looked over to see Ben had entered the kitchen just as Jayde had spoken.
"Dave kissed you? I'm going to hurt him." Ben turned back towards the party, annoyed that David had gone anywhere near his sister.
"Ben, wait." Jayde called after him. "It's partly my fault."
Padmae looked surprised, "How do you figure that?"
"Well, I could have easily stopped him, he didn't exactly force himself on me. But I didn't. I think I kissed him back."
Ben raised an eyebrow. "You think you kissed him back?"
"Okay, I know I kissed him back. And, before you say anything, yes I know I'm lucky Steve didn't catch us. It was a mistake, a huge mistake and I don't plan on it ever happening again."
"Jay." Padmae's voice was filled with sympathy. She could feel Jayde's turmoil and confusion over her feelings towards the two men. "Are you sure kissing Dave was the mistake? Are you sure it isn't dating Steve?"
Both Jayde and Ben were surprised over Padmae's statement, but Ben was the first to speak. "Are you kidding, Mae? She's been with Steve for nearly a year, if was a mistake, so you honestly think they would still be together? Jay isn't stupid."
Padmae didn't answer, just kept looking at Jayde, waiting for her answer. Eventually she got one. "I don't know any more." She barely whispered, it had been so hard for Jayde to say but now she had started, she just couldn't stop. "I'm so confused. I've always loved Dave; I can't remember a time when I didn't. But he always thought of me as just a kid, then everything happened all at once. He found out I lied to him, his mum died, I got pregnant, I was abducted, I lost the baby, his legs were crushed. I thought there was no chance for us. I was so scared so I just ran away from it all. I just couldn't cope and the idea that he might reject me, I just couldn't handle, so I didn't even give him the chance. Now there's Steve, and I think I love him, but it's nowhere near as strong and as passionate as Dave, but it is steady and maybe that's more important in the long term. But, I have to admit, I think that sometimes he wants to be with me cos of the Skywalker part of my name. And a year long relationship isn't something you just throw away, and….." Jayde finally trailed off, tears starting to fall silently down her cheeks.
Padmae pulled her sister into a hug, while Ben just stood there, shocked at what his sister had just said. He had had no idea her feelings for David had gone that deep. He planned to talk to David at some stage, but for now it would have to wait. He moved over to join Padmae in comforting their sister.
They stood like that for a few minutes and probably would have continued to stay like that for a few more minutes, except that they were interrupted.
"Have you guys seen Jay? Oh." Steve said as he entered the room and finally noticed Jayde. "What's wrong?" He asked moving over to her. Padmae and Ben moved away from her, letting Steve hug Jayde.
Jayde sniffed a little. "Nothing is wrong, we were just talking. Nothing important."
Steve didn't believe her. "Something is wrong, you wouldn't be crying otherwise. So, stop stalling and just tell me."
Jayde wasn't sure what to say, but Ben jumped in so she didn't have to say anything.
"We were talking about some things that happened in the past. Some of it was sad stuff, family stuff. Jayde got upset remembering, she's fine though." Ben said in a voice that rejected the idea of any more questions.
Steve looked at Jayde, as though he originally planned on asking more questions, but quickly gave up on the idea. He figured he would be given a better explanation later. "Okay then, I won't pry. But, come on Jay, this is your 21st birthday party. This isn't the time for remembering bad things, it's the time for celebrating the good things. So, wipe away those tears, I want to dance with my beautiful girlfriend."
Jayde gave Steve a half smile and let him lead her out of the room and on to the dance floor.
When they were gone, Ben said, "I had no idea Jayde felt that strongly for Dave."
"What? Are you blind?" Padmae said and then went to go back to the party, so no more could be said for now.
tbc
Because that was such a long chapter, I expect plenty of reviews. I'll be annoyed if I don't get them and then I just may take longer to write the next chapter (most likely it will take the exact amount of time to write as it normally would, but empty threats are just so much fun). So, don't forget to review after you've read this, even if you want to flame me. But, if you want to do that, at least do so with some constructive criticism, not just 'it sucks', but tell me why.