1 Child of the Light: Chapter Twenty-Four
By Jayde Star
David was in shock. The birthmark Jayde had was exactly the same as Jayne, and their names were so similar. Was Jayde, Jayne? *No, it can't be…..But then Jaina said I'd be upset when I found out who Jayne really was. Could it be?* David must have stopped walking while he was thinking, because Jayde turned round and said, "Dave, what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
David shook himself out of his shock and said, "Nothing's wrong, I was just thinking." *And they look so similar too. The only differences are their hair and eye colours. They're easily changed. Why didn't I ever see it before? I guess it could just be a coincidence. I'll have to ask Jaina to confirm it before I ask, I don't want to be wrong and make a fool of myself.*
David followed Jayde into the ballroom and almost as soon as they entered it, they were swamped by her family, asking her how she was and where she had been. They had missed her and wanted to know what was happening with her. David detached himself from the group, but not before telling Jayde to save a dance for him. She had only had a chance to quickly nod her head in consent before being asked another question.
David immediately went in search of Jaina. He found her with Jag, talking with her brothers and their wives. "Jaina, can I speak to you for a moment?" David asked, then he looked at everyone around her and added, "In private?"
Jaina looked surprised, but agreed. "What's up?" She asked when they found somewhere to talk.
"It's about Jayde." David started, not quite sure how to put what he was thinking into words.
"What about Jay?" Jaina had a sneaking suspicion that David had realised what was up.
"That's it exactly. Jayde and Jayne having the same nickname is more than just a coincidence isn't it?"
"Dave…" Jaina started.
"Why didn't you tell me? I slept with her and I didn't know it was Jayde, how could no one tell me?"
"I didn't tell you because it was up to Jay to, and I didn't realise how close you were getting, otherwise I would have told you. Dave, I'm sorry. But talk to Jay, let her have a chance to explain things."
"Yeah, I guess so. Right now I need to think." With that David walked off from Jaina and headed towards his own family to catch up.
Jaina headed back to her husband and brothers. "What was that all about?" asked Jag as he put his arm around her waist.
"Jayde." Was all Jaina said.
"He found out?" Jaina just nodded.
"What did he find out?" Jacen asked.
"Oh, nothing much. You'll find out about it soon enough. But lets just say Uncle Luke WON"T be happy. In fact he'll probably be extremely upset."
"You mean he was stupid enough to sleep with Jay after all?" Asked Anakin jokingly.
Jaina just gave him a look that told him to shut up or end up in a lot of pain.
* * * * *
David spent the next hour or so talking to his family, while at the same time keeping an eye on Jayde. He was giving her enough time to catch up with her family before he talked to her. Besides, he wanted to get her alone and he didn't want it to look too obvious.
Eventually, her parents, brothers and sister had moved off to dance or catch up with friends, leaving Jadye on her own. He excused himself from the group he was with and went over to Jayde, "Hi."
Jayde smiled at him, "Hi yourself."
"I believe you promised me a dance earlier."
"So I did." Jayde took his offered hand and followed him to the dance floor.
They were dancing for a while before Jayde decided she should really start acting like she hadn't seen him in a while. "So, what's your new girlfriend like? She must be something pretty special if you're still with her."
David smiled down at Jayde. "Yeah. I certainly think she's special." He gauged Jayde's reaction before continuing. "She smart, funny, beautiful and caring."
"Really? Sounds like you're in love."
"I did think so. Oh, and there was one detail I forgot to tell you, she has a birthmark about here." David added as her moved his hand to the place on her back where the birthmark was.
Jayde looked at him in shock for a moment, then she pulled away from him and ran out of the ballroom. David went to follow her, but Ben blocked his path. He grabbed David's arm, "What did you say to upset Jay?!" He demanded.
"Nothing, let me go. I have to talk to her." David yanked his arm away.
Ben went to follow, but Jaina stopped him, "Leave it. If anything is going to happen between them, you're not going to be able to stop it. They have to work it out. Jayde isn't a baby any more."
Ben glared at Jaina, but she returned his stare and eventually he backed down. "Fine, but if he hurts Jay, he'll be sorry."
* * * * *
David headed in the same direction he had last seen Jayde go and finally found her on a nearby balcony, which was large enough to be turned into a garden. She was sitting on a bench, looking away from him.
"Jayde?" He said walking up to her.
"I was going to tell you." She whispered, still not looking at him.
"When? We slept together Jayde, didn't you think telling me before hand would have been a good idea?" David was mostly hurt by that fact. When Jayde didn't speak, David continued. "Will you at least look at me? I think I deserve an explanation."
Jayde hesitated before finally turning around. David could tell she had been crying, her face was stained with tears. "I'm sorry." Her voice still barely more than a whisper, "I was going to tell you…."
David butted in, "When? Before I told you I loved you? Before I..?"
It was Jayde's turn to but in, "You love me?" She looked him in the eye for the first time.
"I don't know, I thought I did, but this is a huge thing you kept from me Jay. How could you not tell me before we slept together? You knew how I felt about it."
"I was going to and then you said about not caring who my family was, but about who I was as a person and you treated me like a normal person. And tonight, before you worked out who I was, you still said I looked beautiful. Wait, let me finish." Jayde stopped David from butting in. "Since everything happened with Len, every guy I knew was either scared of me and the one's who weren't were only interested in my family. Even before you met me as Jayne, you were one of the few guys who treated me like a human being in my own right, not just another member of the Skywalker/Solo family. I think I've been in love with you for as long as I can remember." Jayde was looking anywhere but David by now, "I guess I didn't tell you because I was scared you wouldn't make the offer again when you knew who I really was. And I wanted my first time to be with a guy who was special to me, not just some guy who I was dating because he asked me."
David listened to Jayde, but picked up mostly on one part of her speech. "Your first time? Jay, oh, it never even occurred to me. If I had known I would have made much more special." He moved closer to her.
"Are you saying it wasn't special?" Jayde was hurt.
"It was, but not enough for your first time. I would never sleep with someone on our first date if I knew they were a virgin, I would have made the night much more romantic." David took Jayde's face in his hands and made her look at him.
"But it was my choice. I'm sorry I didn't tell you who I was. I was going to try and find a way tonight." She looked like she was going to cry again.
"Jay, don't cry." David started to stroke her face with his hand. "I need time to work things out, and I can't promise what I'll decide. But I do promise you'll be the second person to know."
"The second?"
"Well I'm going to know before you." David smiled at Jayde and he leaned his face in as though he was going to kiss her. But they were interrupted by the sound of an explosion. Jayde found herself wrapped in David's protective embrace when she steadied from the shock.
"What was that?" She asked, not moving from the comfort of David's arms.
"It sounded like it came from the direction of the party." David let go of Jayde and grabbed her hand. "Let's go." He said urgently, pulling her along. "We can talk about this later."
Jayde just followed, trying her best to keep up with him.
tbc
That took forever to write. I think this is my longest chapter yet. What's going to happen next you ask? Well, wait for the next chapter and you'll find out soon enough.
By Jayde Star
David was in shock. The birthmark Jayde had was exactly the same as Jayne, and their names were so similar. Was Jayde, Jayne? *No, it can't be…..But then Jaina said I'd be upset when I found out who Jayne really was. Could it be?* David must have stopped walking while he was thinking, because Jayde turned round and said, "Dave, what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
David shook himself out of his shock and said, "Nothing's wrong, I was just thinking." *And they look so similar too. The only differences are their hair and eye colours. They're easily changed. Why didn't I ever see it before? I guess it could just be a coincidence. I'll have to ask Jaina to confirm it before I ask, I don't want to be wrong and make a fool of myself.*
David followed Jayde into the ballroom and almost as soon as they entered it, they were swamped by her family, asking her how she was and where she had been. They had missed her and wanted to know what was happening with her. David detached himself from the group, but not before telling Jayde to save a dance for him. She had only had a chance to quickly nod her head in consent before being asked another question.
David immediately went in search of Jaina. He found her with Jag, talking with her brothers and their wives. "Jaina, can I speak to you for a moment?" David asked, then he looked at everyone around her and added, "In private?"
Jaina looked surprised, but agreed. "What's up?" She asked when they found somewhere to talk.
"It's about Jayde." David started, not quite sure how to put what he was thinking into words.
"What about Jay?" Jaina had a sneaking suspicion that David had realised what was up.
"That's it exactly. Jayde and Jayne having the same nickname is more than just a coincidence isn't it?"
"Dave…" Jaina started.
"Why didn't you tell me? I slept with her and I didn't know it was Jayde, how could no one tell me?"
"I didn't tell you because it was up to Jay to, and I didn't realise how close you were getting, otherwise I would have told you. Dave, I'm sorry. But talk to Jay, let her have a chance to explain things."
"Yeah, I guess so. Right now I need to think." With that David walked off from Jaina and headed towards his own family to catch up.
Jaina headed back to her husband and brothers. "What was that all about?" asked Jag as he put his arm around her waist.
"Jayde." Was all Jaina said.
"He found out?" Jaina just nodded.
"What did he find out?" Jacen asked.
"Oh, nothing much. You'll find out about it soon enough. But lets just say Uncle Luke WON"T be happy. In fact he'll probably be extremely upset."
"You mean he was stupid enough to sleep with Jay after all?" Asked Anakin jokingly.
Jaina just gave him a look that told him to shut up or end up in a lot of pain.
* * * * *
David spent the next hour or so talking to his family, while at the same time keeping an eye on Jayde. He was giving her enough time to catch up with her family before he talked to her. Besides, he wanted to get her alone and he didn't want it to look too obvious.
Eventually, her parents, brothers and sister had moved off to dance or catch up with friends, leaving Jadye on her own. He excused himself from the group he was with and went over to Jayde, "Hi."
Jayde smiled at him, "Hi yourself."
"I believe you promised me a dance earlier."
"So I did." Jayde took his offered hand and followed him to the dance floor.
They were dancing for a while before Jayde decided she should really start acting like she hadn't seen him in a while. "So, what's your new girlfriend like? She must be something pretty special if you're still with her."
David smiled down at Jayde. "Yeah. I certainly think she's special." He gauged Jayde's reaction before continuing. "She smart, funny, beautiful and caring."
"Really? Sounds like you're in love."
"I did think so. Oh, and there was one detail I forgot to tell you, she has a birthmark about here." David added as her moved his hand to the place on her back where the birthmark was.
Jayde looked at him in shock for a moment, then she pulled away from him and ran out of the ballroom. David went to follow her, but Ben blocked his path. He grabbed David's arm, "What did you say to upset Jay?!" He demanded.
"Nothing, let me go. I have to talk to her." David yanked his arm away.
Ben went to follow, but Jaina stopped him, "Leave it. If anything is going to happen between them, you're not going to be able to stop it. They have to work it out. Jayde isn't a baby any more."
Ben glared at Jaina, but she returned his stare and eventually he backed down. "Fine, but if he hurts Jay, he'll be sorry."
* * * * *
David headed in the same direction he had last seen Jayde go and finally found her on a nearby balcony, which was large enough to be turned into a garden. She was sitting on a bench, looking away from him.
"Jayde?" He said walking up to her.
"I was going to tell you." She whispered, still not looking at him.
"When? We slept together Jayde, didn't you think telling me before hand would have been a good idea?" David was mostly hurt by that fact. When Jayde didn't speak, David continued. "Will you at least look at me? I think I deserve an explanation."
Jayde hesitated before finally turning around. David could tell she had been crying, her face was stained with tears. "I'm sorry." Her voice still barely more than a whisper, "I was going to tell you…."
David butted in, "When? Before I told you I loved you? Before I..?"
It was Jayde's turn to but in, "You love me?" She looked him in the eye for the first time.
"I don't know, I thought I did, but this is a huge thing you kept from me Jay. How could you not tell me before we slept together? You knew how I felt about it."
"I was going to and then you said about not caring who my family was, but about who I was as a person and you treated me like a normal person. And tonight, before you worked out who I was, you still said I looked beautiful. Wait, let me finish." Jayde stopped David from butting in. "Since everything happened with Len, every guy I knew was either scared of me and the one's who weren't were only interested in my family. Even before you met me as Jayne, you were one of the few guys who treated me like a human being in my own right, not just another member of the Skywalker/Solo family. I think I've been in love with you for as long as I can remember." Jayde was looking anywhere but David by now, "I guess I didn't tell you because I was scared you wouldn't make the offer again when you knew who I really was. And I wanted my first time to be with a guy who was special to me, not just some guy who I was dating because he asked me."
David listened to Jayde, but picked up mostly on one part of her speech. "Your first time? Jay, oh, it never even occurred to me. If I had known I would have made much more special." He moved closer to her.
"Are you saying it wasn't special?" Jayde was hurt.
"It was, but not enough for your first time. I would never sleep with someone on our first date if I knew they were a virgin, I would have made the night much more romantic." David took Jayde's face in his hands and made her look at him.
"But it was my choice. I'm sorry I didn't tell you who I was. I was going to try and find a way tonight." She looked like she was going to cry again.
"Jay, don't cry." David started to stroke her face with his hand. "I need time to work things out, and I can't promise what I'll decide. But I do promise you'll be the second person to know."
"The second?"
"Well I'm going to know before you." David smiled at Jayde and he leaned his face in as though he was going to kiss her. But they were interrupted by the sound of an explosion. Jayde found herself wrapped in David's protective embrace when she steadied from the shock.
"What was that?" She asked, not moving from the comfort of David's arms.
"It sounded like it came from the direction of the party." David let go of Jayde and grabbed her hand. "Let's go." He said urgently, pulling her along. "We can talk about this later."
Jayde just followed, trying her best to keep up with him.
tbc
That took forever to write. I think this is my longest chapter yet. What's going to happen next you ask? Well, wait for the next chapter and you'll find out soon enough.