Nope, I haven't explained the title of this one yet, that won't happen
until near the end and this is going to be longer than the first one
(unless I get bored and want to end it quickly, but lots of reviews keep me
interested). Anyway, if you want to know if your idea is correct, you can
email me with your idea and I'll tell you if your close or not. But I won't
give away details. Anyway, on with the story.
Family of the Light: Chapter Three
By Jayde Star
Jayde spent the rest of the night dancing with Steve, talking to her friends and family and doing everything possible to avoid David. At one stage during the night Steve did ask what it was they had been talking about that had upset her, but she had just shrugged and said she wasn't in the mood to talk about it at the moment, but that she might tell him later. Steve had let it rest, if it hadn't been her party he might have pushed for more information, but for now he let it go.
Eventually, as with all good things, the party came to an end. The only people left in the Skywalker residence was Jayde's parents, siblings (including Ben's wife and Padmae and Phil's dates) aunt, uncle and cousins and family. As well as Steve. Soon enough though, the cousins left and so did Leia and Han. Padmae and Phil also went back to their own places.
As Padmae left, she hugged Jayde and said, "You deserve to be happy. Don't live your life how you think other people want you to. Follow your heart and we'll be happy for you."
Jayde just nodded slightly and turned back to the rest of her family. Ben and Cassie planned to stay the night, as they didn't have an apartment on Corucant but wanted to stay until the baby was born.
"Are you going to stay the night or not?" Mara asked. "I know your apartment is only fifteen minutes away, but it is really late and your room is still there. And Steve is perfectly welcome to stay as well."
Luke looked like he was going to say something at the last comment, but Mara stopped him with a look. "We'd love you both to stay, of course." He said instead.
Jayde glanced at Steve, who shrugged, "It's up to you. It's still your birthday."
"Thanks." She said half sarcastically, "I guess we might as well stay, your right about it being late. Are you sure you don't mind?"
"Why would we mind our daughter being home?" Mara asked.
"That's not what I asked and you know it."
"We don't mind." Luke butted in, surprising everyone, "Honestly."
"Okay, fine. We'll definitely stay then."
* * * * *
Although Jayde originally felt weird being back under her parent's roof (especially with Steve there as well), she was so tired she quickly fell asleep. But it certainly wasn't restful. She had nightmares, ones she hadn't had in a while. David kissing her, and her conversation with Padmae and Ben, had stirred them up.
The dreams started out happy. In them, she hadn't lost the baby and David and her were still together. In fact, it was the day the baby had been born and David was looking down lovingly at his baby son, held in Jayde's arms. He said that he loved her, that he loved both of them and that was when the dream turned bad. Evil hands snatched the baby away from Jayde, then the scene changed and they were back in the bar that Jayde had danced in. The pillar was falling on David again, only this time Jayde was even slower to react and she didn't move the pillar at all. It fell on David killing him, his screams the sound that she had heard him make on their journey home.
Jayde eventually awoke from the nightmare, screaming David's name in terror.
* * * * *
Steve was sleeping peacefully next to Jayde until the movement she was making woke him up. He rubbed his eyes sleepily, not sure at first what had woken him, he soon found out.
"Dave, no. Dave, watch out. David." Jayde was mumbling.
Steve watched her for a moment and thought *Great, she's dreaming about another guy. Dave? Who's Dave? He's that Antillies guy I met tonight isn't he? I'm not staying here to listen to her dream about some other guy.*
With that Steve got out of the bed, got dressed and left the room. In the hallway he bumped into Ben.
"Hi, Steve. Where are you going?" Ben asked.
"I didn't think I should stay. Jayde's calling out some other guy's name and I really don't feel comfortable with that." Steve said as politely as he could.
"Was the name she was calling out Dave, by any chance?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
Ben ignored the question. "It's been a while since she had that dream. No wonder I could feel her distress, I'd better go wake her up before…."
He was interrupted by Jayde's scream, "Daaaaaaaavvvvvvvvvvvviiiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddd!"
"What the..?" Steve said.
"Look, Steve. Don't go anywhere. Give me a few minutes with Jay and I'll explain what she was dreaming." With that Ben left the bewildered Steve and ran into his sister's room.
* * * * *
Jayde was sitting up in her bed, the blankets had fallen down to her waist and her nightgown was covered with her sweat.
"Jay?" She heard Ben call, "Are you okay? I felt your distress, and then I definitely heard the scream. It's been a long time since you had that nightmare hasn't it?"
"Yeah, nearly a year." She whispered.
Ben sat next to her on the bed and gave her a hug; at the same time her parents entered the room.
"Jayde? Honey? Are you okay?" Her mother asked.
"She's okay." Ben answered for her. "Just a bit shaken up."
"I'll be okay." Jayde said after a few minutes.
"Are you sure?" Luke asked. He was worried, it had taken a while for the nightmares to stop the first time, and he didn't want to know what it would do to his daughter if they continued again.
"Yes, I'm sure. It was just seeing Dave again for the first time. It just brought the memories back really strongly. I'll be okay now."
Reluctantly they eventually left the room. On the way out Ben asked, "Do you want Steve to stay?"
Jayde shook her head. "No. Tell him it's not because of him, it's just because I really need a bit of time on my own. I'll call him tomorrow."
Ben nodded, "Okay, I'll tell him."
* * * * *
Steve was waiting for Ben in the kitchen. "Is she okay?" He asked immediately. "What happened?"
"She's fine, just a bit shaken up." Ben answered. "Did Jayde ever tell you what happened between her and David Antillies?"
Steve shook his head no.
Ben gave a sigh. "Well, it ended up being complicated and I think Jayde should fill you in on the details, but they were involved at one stage. The accident David had where his legs were crushed, Jayde blames herself. There wasn't anything she could really do, but she thinks that if she had been able to react just a second quicker, he would still be flying x-wings. Anyway, her nightmare was about that accident."
"Oh." Steve felt guilty for what he had been thinking. "I guess I should go talk to her."
"No, don't." Ben stopped him before he could move.
"Why not?"
"She just wants to be alone at the moment." Ben explained. "It has nothing to do with you, she wants to be alone from everyone right now. If she had the energy I think she would just go back to her own place, but she's exhausted so she's staying here. Don't push it, it's been a long time since she's had this nightmare and she doesn't know how to deal with it any more."
After a few moments hesitation, Steve agreed to leave Jayde for now and went home. Ben went back to bed and his wife.
* * * * *
Jayde lay in bed awake for the next hour and a half, waiting until she was certain that everyone was definitely asleep. Being as quiet as she could, Jayde got out of bed, got dressed and went downstairs.
Once down there, she went straight to the comm., and dialled a number she hadn't used in a very long time. After a few minutes and a couple of tries she finally got an answer.
"Antillies?" A sleep-filled voice answered.
"Dave? It's Jayde. Can you meet me on the palace roof soon? I really need to talk to you." She whispered.
"What? Now?" He asked, slowly waking up more.
"Yes, now. How soon can you get there?"
"About fifteen/twenty minutes." He finally agreed.
"Good, I'll see you then." Jayde signed off and went to put some clothes on to meet David in.
tbc
Well then, how do you like the end of that one? Don't forget to review once you've read, feedback is greatly appreciated.
Family of the Light: Chapter Three
By Jayde Star
Jayde spent the rest of the night dancing with Steve, talking to her friends and family and doing everything possible to avoid David. At one stage during the night Steve did ask what it was they had been talking about that had upset her, but she had just shrugged and said she wasn't in the mood to talk about it at the moment, but that she might tell him later. Steve had let it rest, if it hadn't been her party he might have pushed for more information, but for now he let it go.
Eventually, as with all good things, the party came to an end. The only people left in the Skywalker residence was Jayde's parents, siblings (including Ben's wife and Padmae and Phil's dates) aunt, uncle and cousins and family. As well as Steve. Soon enough though, the cousins left and so did Leia and Han. Padmae and Phil also went back to their own places.
As Padmae left, she hugged Jayde and said, "You deserve to be happy. Don't live your life how you think other people want you to. Follow your heart and we'll be happy for you."
Jayde just nodded slightly and turned back to the rest of her family. Ben and Cassie planned to stay the night, as they didn't have an apartment on Corucant but wanted to stay until the baby was born.
"Are you going to stay the night or not?" Mara asked. "I know your apartment is only fifteen minutes away, but it is really late and your room is still there. And Steve is perfectly welcome to stay as well."
Luke looked like he was going to say something at the last comment, but Mara stopped him with a look. "We'd love you both to stay, of course." He said instead.
Jayde glanced at Steve, who shrugged, "It's up to you. It's still your birthday."
"Thanks." She said half sarcastically, "I guess we might as well stay, your right about it being late. Are you sure you don't mind?"
"Why would we mind our daughter being home?" Mara asked.
"That's not what I asked and you know it."
"We don't mind." Luke butted in, surprising everyone, "Honestly."
"Okay, fine. We'll definitely stay then."
* * * * *
Although Jayde originally felt weird being back under her parent's roof (especially with Steve there as well), she was so tired she quickly fell asleep. But it certainly wasn't restful. She had nightmares, ones she hadn't had in a while. David kissing her, and her conversation with Padmae and Ben, had stirred them up.
The dreams started out happy. In them, she hadn't lost the baby and David and her were still together. In fact, it was the day the baby had been born and David was looking down lovingly at his baby son, held in Jayde's arms. He said that he loved her, that he loved both of them and that was when the dream turned bad. Evil hands snatched the baby away from Jayde, then the scene changed and they were back in the bar that Jayde had danced in. The pillar was falling on David again, only this time Jayde was even slower to react and she didn't move the pillar at all. It fell on David killing him, his screams the sound that she had heard him make on their journey home.
Jayde eventually awoke from the nightmare, screaming David's name in terror.
* * * * *
Steve was sleeping peacefully next to Jayde until the movement she was making woke him up. He rubbed his eyes sleepily, not sure at first what had woken him, he soon found out.
"Dave, no. Dave, watch out. David." Jayde was mumbling.
Steve watched her for a moment and thought *Great, she's dreaming about another guy. Dave? Who's Dave? He's that Antillies guy I met tonight isn't he? I'm not staying here to listen to her dream about some other guy.*
With that Steve got out of the bed, got dressed and left the room. In the hallway he bumped into Ben.
"Hi, Steve. Where are you going?" Ben asked.
"I didn't think I should stay. Jayde's calling out some other guy's name and I really don't feel comfortable with that." Steve said as politely as he could.
"Was the name she was calling out Dave, by any chance?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
Ben ignored the question. "It's been a while since she had that dream. No wonder I could feel her distress, I'd better go wake her up before…."
He was interrupted by Jayde's scream, "Daaaaaaaavvvvvvvvvvvviiiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddd!"
"What the..?" Steve said.
"Look, Steve. Don't go anywhere. Give me a few minutes with Jay and I'll explain what she was dreaming." With that Ben left the bewildered Steve and ran into his sister's room.
* * * * *
Jayde was sitting up in her bed, the blankets had fallen down to her waist and her nightgown was covered with her sweat.
"Jay?" She heard Ben call, "Are you okay? I felt your distress, and then I definitely heard the scream. It's been a long time since you had that nightmare hasn't it?"
"Yeah, nearly a year." She whispered.
Ben sat next to her on the bed and gave her a hug; at the same time her parents entered the room.
"Jayde? Honey? Are you okay?" Her mother asked.
"She's okay." Ben answered for her. "Just a bit shaken up."
"I'll be okay." Jayde said after a few minutes.
"Are you sure?" Luke asked. He was worried, it had taken a while for the nightmares to stop the first time, and he didn't want to know what it would do to his daughter if they continued again.
"Yes, I'm sure. It was just seeing Dave again for the first time. It just brought the memories back really strongly. I'll be okay now."
Reluctantly they eventually left the room. On the way out Ben asked, "Do you want Steve to stay?"
Jayde shook her head. "No. Tell him it's not because of him, it's just because I really need a bit of time on my own. I'll call him tomorrow."
Ben nodded, "Okay, I'll tell him."
* * * * *
Steve was waiting for Ben in the kitchen. "Is she okay?" He asked immediately. "What happened?"
"She's fine, just a bit shaken up." Ben answered. "Did Jayde ever tell you what happened between her and David Antillies?"
Steve shook his head no.
Ben gave a sigh. "Well, it ended up being complicated and I think Jayde should fill you in on the details, but they were involved at one stage. The accident David had where his legs were crushed, Jayde blames herself. There wasn't anything she could really do, but she thinks that if she had been able to react just a second quicker, he would still be flying x-wings. Anyway, her nightmare was about that accident."
"Oh." Steve felt guilty for what he had been thinking. "I guess I should go talk to her."
"No, don't." Ben stopped him before he could move.
"Why not?"
"She just wants to be alone at the moment." Ben explained. "It has nothing to do with you, she wants to be alone from everyone right now. If she had the energy I think she would just go back to her own place, but she's exhausted so she's staying here. Don't push it, it's been a long time since she's had this nightmare and she doesn't know how to deal with it any more."
After a few moments hesitation, Steve agreed to leave Jayde for now and went home. Ben went back to bed and his wife.
* * * * *
Jayde lay in bed awake for the next hour and a half, waiting until she was certain that everyone was definitely asleep. Being as quiet as she could, Jayde got out of bed, got dressed and went downstairs.
Once down there, she went straight to the comm., and dialled a number she hadn't used in a very long time. After a few minutes and a couple of tries she finally got an answer.
"Antillies?" A sleep-filled voice answered.
"Dave? It's Jayde. Can you meet me on the palace roof soon? I really need to talk to you." She whispered.
"What? Now?" He asked, slowly waking up more.
"Yes, now. How soon can you get there?"
"About fifteen/twenty minutes." He finally agreed.
"Good, I'll see you then." Jayde signed off and went to put some clothes on to meet David in.
tbc
Well then, how do you like the end of that one? Don't forget to review once you've read, feedback is greatly appreciated.