Yes, I know I'm later than usual at updating. Sorry, had a little writer's
block. Okay, I had a lot of writer's block. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry,
sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, etc. That, and being a student
with homework got in my way. (Okay I admit it, I'm an art student, what
homework? Apart from drawing, taking photos, studying artists and other
stuff). Hmm I think I'm staling. Maybe I should just get on with the story.
Family of the Light: Chapter Six
By Jayde Star
David just stared at Jayde when she came out of her bedroom. "You look amazing." He said.
"What? I'm not exactly wearing anything exciting." Jayde answered, surprised by David's reaction as she was only wearing a pair of black trousers, and a purple shirt, nothing that could be considered particularly sexy. And her hair was tied back in a plait.
"So? You look amazing no matter what you wear." David moved over to her, put his arms around her and kissed her passionately. "Maybe we should just stay here for breakfast."
Jayde moved out of his embrace. "Nope, you promised to take me on a date, so we're going somewhere for breakfast and there is no way you could convince me otherwise."
David pretended to pout, "You're no fun. So, where are we going?"
"There's a café round the corner, I've never been there but Mae says it's good and I've wanted to try it out for a while."
"Sounds good to me, lets go."
* * * * *
Twenty minutes later, Jayde and David were sitting in the café eating their breakfast. It was only a small place, with tinted windows, so they could look out at the street, but people couldn't look in. The tables were mostly small ones and even the ambiance made the place feel as though only couples would eat here. The tablecloths were white and there were candles on each table, but the place was still well lit. Jayde and David had sat down at a table in the corner, which gave the most privacy possible.
"Mae was right about this place." David said. "It is quite nice. Who brought her here?"
Jayde shrugged. "I don't know. I don't think it was anyone particularly special, just some guy who would have liked to think so."
"So why didn't you get Steve to bring you here?"
"Because it isn't the sort of place Steve liked to take me, too private."
"Too private? How can somewhere be too private when you're with your girlfriend?" David asked incredulously.
Jayde just shrugged again. "Do we really have to talk about this?" She looked away from David, suddenly finding great interest in her food.
"Sorry I didn't mean to get you upset." David brushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear and then put his hand on her face and made her look at him. "Do you forgive me?" He asked putting on an innocent face.
Jayde tried to keep a straight face, but his quickly failing attempt to look innocent and sincere was too amusing and soon she found herself laughing quietly at him.
"What?" He asked a smile playing at his lips. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing." Jayde whispered, "Just you. It doesn't matter how old you get, you never seem to change."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that you're still the sweet ten year old kid who distracted a distraught five year old when her siblings could do something she wanted to be able to do as well. You're still the guy who protected and comforted me when a boyfriend wasn't the guy I thought he was, and you blew off a girlfriend at the same time. You're the guy who came to see me in a show because you were 'curious' and 'liked a mystery' and blew off the second girlfriend in two weeks because of it. You're the guy who always finds flying exhilarating, no matter how many times you do so. You're the guy who saved me from abductors. The guy who has been the only person in my entire life to treat me as normal, not as though I had some huge handicap being the only forceless one in a highly force sensitive family. You still the only guy who made me feel totally loved for who I was, you have cared about me and for me my entire life and I can't believe it has taken us this long to get where we are now." Jayde gazed into David's eyes for the entire speech.
"And, just to make sure we're on the same page, where exactly are we?" David enquired.
"Oh, about here." Jayde smiled and leaned in and kissed him softly.
When they broke away, they leaned into each other, foreheads touching. "I think I like here." David said. "Do you think we'll be staying here for a while?"
"I was kind of hoping we'd move a little further down the track, but I don't plan on leaving it if that's what you mean."
David just smiled then kissed Jayde again.
* * * * *
Half an hour later, Jayde was waiting outside the café as David paid the bill. During breakfast she had thought of a surprise for him and had excused herself to the bathroom to use her comm. in private to organise it. She had just got confirmation that her plan had been organised. Sometimes she found being a part of the family that she was definitely had its advantages. It meant that she had brilliant connections and family favours owed.
"So, where would you like to go now?" David asked as her joined her outside and put his arms around her waist.
Jayde smiled mysteriously, "I already have that planned. Follow me." Jayde escaped his hold and grabbed his hand, leading him towards his surprise.
"Where are you taking me?" David didn't have the slightest clue as to what Jayde was up to.
"You'll just have to wait and see." Jayde said as she hailed a taxi.
* * * * *
David let out a yell of joy as he flew his x-wing at high speeds through the asteroid field. Jayde laughed at his enthusiasm as she followed him a little more carefully through the field. "Dave, wait up. I'm not as good as you at getting through this asteroid field. I'd rather not crash."
"Stop worrying, it's not like anything can happen to you." David replied as he continued his acrobatics.
As they exited the asteroid field, they were joined by two more x-wings in a mock dogfight. Although both Jayde and David had been extremely good pilots, it had been a long time since either of them had been in an x-wing and, despite an extremely good fight by the both of them, they lost to the other two pilots.
As the exited the flight simulator, Jayde grinned at David. "Sorry about losing, I guess I'm a bit rusty."
David grinned back; looking more relaxed than he had in a few years. "No problem, I'm pretty rusty myself." He pulled Jayde into a hug.
"For a pair who haven't flown x-wings for around 3 years, I think you did pretty well." Said Jaina as she and Jag walked over to join them. "You certainly gave Jag and me a run for our money. I'm just sorry I couldn't arrange the real thing. Maybe if Jayde had given me more than half hours notice I might have been able to."
"I don't care, this much is better than I've had in a while. I'm amazed you could do even this in such a short amount of time."
"We both called in a lot of favours. We even got your dad to help." Jag replied, "Lets just say Jay now owes us a few favours."
"Thanks, I thought you guys did this out of the kindness of your hearts." Jayde grinned though.
"Would you guys like to join us for lunch?" Jaina asked, "The girls are home for a few days and I'm sure they'd love to see their cousins."
"They saw us at my party." Jayde said, asking David with a look if he wanted to go. "But, sure, saves us from wondering what to do for lunch."
* * * * *
After lunch, Jayde and Jaina were sitting with Jaina's daughters, talking about their recent adventures while training to become full Jedi Knights. David and Jag were still sitting at the dining table talking.
"You should really thank Jayde for getting us to organise this morning." Jag started.
"I know. It must have taken some pretty major convincing on her part." David replied. "I can barely believe she even thought of it."
"Why wouldn't she? You guys have known each other for years; she knows you as well as she knows her family. She wanted to make you happy." Jag paused, not sure if he should say anything. Normally he wouldn't, but he thought the topic was too important to just forget. "Look, Dave, normally I don't interfere with the way other people live their lives, but I really think I should say this. Be careful."
"Be careful about what?" David was confused.
"Be careful about Jay. I don't think she ever got over what happened between you and her. And she's just broken up with a long-term boyfriend, she needs time to heal. Don't rush her. And if my cousin upset Jaina's cousin, I don't think she'd be too happy. And the last thing I want is Jaina upset."
David smiled at that part. "I don't plan on hurting Jay, so don't worry Jaina won't be upset."
"Good. And, one other thing, be careful how you tell her dad. From what I hear, he's still pretty mad at you for what went on in the past."
Before David could say anything, Jayde came back into the room. "Dave, I'm sure Jag and Jaina have more important things to do with their time, so maybe we should be going."
"Sure, I was just about to come and get you. See you Jag, bye everyone." He yelled in to the other room. He got a chorus of goodbyes in return.
"I'll see you guys later." Jag followed them to the door. "And, Dave, remember what I said."
David just nodded. When they were out of earshot Jayde asked what Jag had meant, but David just ignored the question and asked what she would like to do next.
* * * * *
They eventually decided to go see a movie, though afterwards neither of them could remember a single thing that happened in it. They had spent the entire time in the back row of the cinema, acting like teenagers.
As they walked out, holding hands, David asked, "So, where would you like to go for dinner?"
"Oh, I'm not sure. How about we get out a video and I'll make us dinner and then we can watch the video?" Jayde suggested.
"Are you sure you want me in your apartment for that long?"
"Sure. We're only going to eat and watch a video, it's not like we'll be doing anything else." Jayde shrugged, then added. "Well, not much else anyway. I'm not ready for that step in this relationship just yet. Sorry."
David stopped walking and put his hands on Jayde's shoulders so she had to stop as well. "Never apologise for something like that." David said, slightly annoyed. "I am with you because I want to be with you, not because of who you are or because you are going to sleep with me. I know you've had a rough time with guys, me included. So I'm not going to push you into anything, I'm willing to wait as long as you want. I don't care if I have to wait a day, a week, a month, a year, even tens years. As long as at the end of it all I get to be with you and only you."
Jayde looked like she was almost going to cry. "Oh, Dave. I love you." Jayde shocked them both by saying.
David recovered from his surprise quickly. "I love you too." He kissed her before she could reply. The kiss deepened and if it hadn't been for the need to breath they probably never would have ended it.
Jayde sighed. "Why did we wait so long?"
David didn't reply, he just hugged her for a while. Eventually it started to get dark and, although it had been a warm day, the heat quickly went and David noticed that Jayde was shivering slightly. "Maybe we should get moving, people will start to think we're statues or something if we stay here."
Jayde grinned in reply, "Come on then. I'm hungry and I've still got to cook yet."
David followed eagerly, grabbing her hand as he did so and not letting go until they reached her apartment.
tbc
Once again I apologise for me taking so long to update, but I have finally done so. I promise to try and update regularly again now. At least this chapter was a long one, so you can't complain that it was short. (Well, you can, but I won't listen.) And they're happy for now, so you can't complain about that either.
Family of the Light: Chapter Six
By Jayde Star
David just stared at Jayde when she came out of her bedroom. "You look amazing." He said.
"What? I'm not exactly wearing anything exciting." Jayde answered, surprised by David's reaction as she was only wearing a pair of black trousers, and a purple shirt, nothing that could be considered particularly sexy. And her hair was tied back in a plait.
"So? You look amazing no matter what you wear." David moved over to her, put his arms around her and kissed her passionately. "Maybe we should just stay here for breakfast."
Jayde moved out of his embrace. "Nope, you promised to take me on a date, so we're going somewhere for breakfast and there is no way you could convince me otherwise."
David pretended to pout, "You're no fun. So, where are we going?"
"There's a café round the corner, I've never been there but Mae says it's good and I've wanted to try it out for a while."
"Sounds good to me, lets go."
* * * * *
Twenty minutes later, Jayde and David were sitting in the café eating their breakfast. It was only a small place, with tinted windows, so they could look out at the street, but people couldn't look in. The tables were mostly small ones and even the ambiance made the place feel as though only couples would eat here. The tablecloths were white and there were candles on each table, but the place was still well lit. Jayde and David had sat down at a table in the corner, which gave the most privacy possible.
"Mae was right about this place." David said. "It is quite nice. Who brought her here?"
Jayde shrugged. "I don't know. I don't think it was anyone particularly special, just some guy who would have liked to think so."
"So why didn't you get Steve to bring you here?"
"Because it isn't the sort of place Steve liked to take me, too private."
"Too private? How can somewhere be too private when you're with your girlfriend?" David asked incredulously.
Jayde just shrugged again. "Do we really have to talk about this?" She looked away from David, suddenly finding great interest in her food.
"Sorry I didn't mean to get you upset." David brushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear and then put his hand on her face and made her look at him. "Do you forgive me?" He asked putting on an innocent face.
Jayde tried to keep a straight face, but his quickly failing attempt to look innocent and sincere was too amusing and soon she found herself laughing quietly at him.
"What?" He asked a smile playing at his lips. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing." Jayde whispered, "Just you. It doesn't matter how old you get, you never seem to change."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that you're still the sweet ten year old kid who distracted a distraught five year old when her siblings could do something she wanted to be able to do as well. You're still the guy who protected and comforted me when a boyfriend wasn't the guy I thought he was, and you blew off a girlfriend at the same time. You're the guy who came to see me in a show because you were 'curious' and 'liked a mystery' and blew off the second girlfriend in two weeks because of it. You're the guy who always finds flying exhilarating, no matter how many times you do so. You're the guy who saved me from abductors. The guy who has been the only person in my entire life to treat me as normal, not as though I had some huge handicap being the only forceless one in a highly force sensitive family. You still the only guy who made me feel totally loved for who I was, you have cared about me and for me my entire life and I can't believe it has taken us this long to get where we are now." Jayde gazed into David's eyes for the entire speech.
"And, just to make sure we're on the same page, where exactly are we?" David enquired.
"Oh, about here." Jayde smiled and leaned in and kissed him softly.
When they broke away, they leaned into each other, foreheads touching. "I think I like here." David said. "Do you think we'll be staying here for a while?"
"I was kind of hoping we'd move a little further down the track, but I don't plan on leaving it if that's what you mean."
David just smiled then kissed Jayde again.
* * * * *
Half an hour later, Jayde was waiting outside the café as David paid the bill. During breakfast she had thought of a surprise for him and had excused herself to the bathroom to use her comm. in private to organise it. She had just got confirmation that her plan had been organised. Sometimes she found being a part of the family that she was definitely had its advantages. It meant that she had brilliant connections and family favours owed.
"So, where would you like to go now?" David asked as her joined her outside and put his arms around her waist.
Jayde smiled mysteriously, "I already have that planned. Follow me." Jayde escaped his hold and grabbed his hand, leading him towards his surprise.
"Where are you taking me?" David didn't have the slightest clue as to what Jayde was up to.
"You'll just have to wait and see." Jayde said as she hailed a taxi.
* * * * *
David let out a yell of joy as he flew his x-wing at high speeds through the asteroid field. Jayde laughed at his enthusiasm as she followed him a little more carefully through the field. "Dave, wait up. I'm not as good as you at getting through this asteroid field. I'd rather not crash."
"Stop worrying, it's not like anything can happen to you." David replied as he continued his acrobatics.
As they exited the asteroid field, they were joined by two more x-wings in a mock dogfight. Although both Jayde and David had been extremely good pilots, it had been a long time since either of them had been in an x-wing and, despite an extremely good fight by the both of them, they lost to the other two pilots.
As the exited the flight simulator, Jayde grinned at David. "Sorry about losing, I guess I'm a bit rusty."
David grinned back; looking more relaxed than he had in a few years. "No problem, I'm pretty rusty myself." He pulled Jayde into a hug.
"For a pair who haven't flown x-wings for around 3 years, I think you did pretty well." Said Jaina as she and Jag walked over to join them. "You certainly gave Jag and me a run for our money. I'm just sorry I couldn't arrange the real thing. Maybe if Jayde had given me more than half hours notice I might have been able to."
"I don't care, this much is better than I've had in a while. I'm amazed you could do even this in such a short amount of time."
"We both called in a lot of favours. We even got your dad to help." Jag replied, "Lets just say Jay now owes us a few favours."
"Thanks, I thought you guys did this out of the kindness of your hearts." Jayde grinned though.
"Would you guys like to join us for lunch?" Jaina asked, "The girls are home for a few days and I'm sure they'd love to see their cousins."
"They saw us at my party." Jayde said, asking David with a look if he wanted to go. "But, sure, saves us from wondering what to do for lunch."
* * * * *
After lunch, Jayde and Jaina were sitting with Jaina's daughters, talking about their recent adventures while training to become full Jedi Knights. David and Jag were still sitting at the dining table talking.
"You should really thank Jayde for getting us to organise this morning." Jag started.
"I know. It must have taken some pretty major convincing on her part." David replied. "I can barely believe she even thought of it."
"Why wouldn't she? You guys have known each other for years; she knows you as well as she knows her family. She wanted to make you happy." Jag paused, not sure if he should say anything. Normally he wouldn't, but he thought the topic was too important to just forget. "Look, Dave, normally I don't interfere with the way other people live their lives, but I really think I should say this. Be careful."
"Be careful about what?" David was confused.
"Be careful about Jay. I don't think she ever got over what happened between you and her. And she's just broken up with a long-term boyfriend, she needs time to heal. Don't rush her. And if my cousin upset Jaina's cousin, I don't think she'd be too happy. And the last thing I want is Jaina upset."
David smiled at that part. "I don't plan on hurting Jay, so don't worry Jaina won't be upset."
"Good. And, one other thing, be careful how you tell her dad. From what I hear, he's still pretty mad at you for what went on in the past."
Before David could say anything, Jayde came back into the room. "Dave, I'm sure Jag and Jaina have more important things to do with their time, so maybe we should be going."
"Sure, I was just about to come and get you. See you Jag, bye everyone." He yelled in to the other room. He got a chorus of goodbyes in return.
"I'll see you guys later." Jag followed them to the door. "And, Dave, remember what I said."
David just nodded. When they were out of earshot Jayde asked what Jag had meant, but David just ignored the question and asked what she would like to do next.
* * * * *
They eventually decided to go see a movie, though afterwards neither of them could remember a single thing that happened in it. They had spent the entire time in the back row of the cinema, acting like teenagers.
As they walked out, holding hands, David asked, "So, where would you like to go for dinner?"
"Oh, I'm not sure. How about we get out a video and I'll make us dinner and then we can watch the video?" Jayde suggested.
"Are you sure you want me in your apartment for that long?"
"Sure. We're only going to eat and watch a video, it's not like we'll be doing anything else." Jayde shrugged, then added. "Well, not much else anyway. I'm not ready for that step in this relationship just yet. Sorry."
David stopped walking and put his hands on Jayde's shoulders so she had to stop as well. "Never apologise for something like that." David said, slightly annoyed. "I am with you because I want to be with you, not because of who you are or because you are going to sleep with me. I know you've had a rough time with guys, me included. So I'm not going to push you into anything, I'm willing to wait as long as you want. I don't care if I have to wait a day, a week, a month, a year, even tens years. As long as at the end of it all I get to be with you and only you."
Jayde looked like she was almost going to cry. "Oh, Dave. I love you." Jayde shocked them both by saying.
David recovered from his surprise quickly. "I love you too." He kissed her before she could reply. The kiss deepened and if it hadn't been for the need to breath they probably never would have ended it.
Jayde sighed. "Why did we wait so long?"
David didn't reply, he just hugged her for a while. Eventually it started to get dark and, although it had been a warm day, the heat quickly went and David noticed that Jayde was shivering slightly. "Maybe we should get moving, people will start to think we're statues or something if we stay here."
Jayde grinned in reply, "Come on then. I'm hungry and I've still got to cook yet."
David followed eagerly, grabbing her hand as he did so and not letting go until they reached her apartment.
tbc
Once again I apologise for me taking so long to update, but I have finally done so. I promise to try and update regularly again now. At least this chapter was a long one, so you can't complain that it was short. (Well, you can, but I won't listen.) And they're happy for now, so you can't complain about that either.