Disclaimer: Same old one, none of these characters belong to me. I am making no money off of this. If you have any questions, or want to see the complete disclaimer and list of characters, see the Prologue
A Complicated Friendship:
The Story of Jag Fel and Jaina Solo
Chapter 14: The Arrival at Naboo
"Grandma!" Jaina said excitedly as she ran to Padme and hugged her.
"My darling, I've missed you. How have you been?"
"Tired and sore, but I'm managing," she said smiling.
"Well, who is this handsome young man here?" Jag blushed at this statement. "Oh, I'm sorry, Grandma this is Colonel Jag Fel. Jag, this is my grandmother, Padme Naberrie Amidala Skywalker."
"Nice to meet you ma'am." Jag said courteously.
"And you, Jag. I'm sure you two must be tired. Why don't you go get settled in? Come along, your rooms are this way."
As they walked along Jaina and Padme talked the whole time. Jag felt a little left out. He was very quiet by the time they got to his room.
"Jag, join us later for dinner?" Padme asked.
"Thanks, but I'm really tired, so I think I'll just rest this evening." He was incredibly hungry, but didn't feel like he belonged. He was also a little jealous.
Jaina looked at him funny and he just shook his head as if to say 'don't push it'. "Ok, well I'll contact you later Jag."
"Just call me in the morning, I'm sure you'll want to spend time with your grandma." The he turned and walked into his room.
His room was in the Skywalker/Solo sweet. It was decided that he would stay on the "Skywalker" side and Jaina would stay in her normal room.
As her and Padme were walking down the hallway she wondered aloud, "What's wrong with him?"
"Maybe he's just tired Jaina?"
"He never turns down food. And since I've been injured we've always talked to each other if not seen each other at night."
"Well go talk to him after we eat."
"But he said…"
"So," Padme said cutting her off. "Remember what happened last time you left things unresolved?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Like Mara has told you, it's not good to leave things unresolved between friends at times like these. Things could happen and you'll regret it forever."
At the Skywalker/Solo sweet, Jag's temporary room:
Jag lay on the bed in the room the Skywalkers' let him borrow for his stay in Naboo. It seemed like a good idea at first, but now he wasn't so sure. He had just gotten done taking what he thought was a nice relaxing shower. He came out just as tense as he was when he went in. It was just something about what had happened earlier that bugged. He knew he should be happy for Sticks but he couldn't help but be a little jealous. It was because…
A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. "Come in," he said, as he went to the main living room area to greet them.
As Jaina walked in the door she saw Jag coming out of the sleeping area with just a pair of sleep pants on, his hair still wet from his shower. 'Wow,' she thought, 'he looks great.' "Jag, we need to talk."
Jag just looked at her and said, "I thought I told you I didn't want to talk until tomorrow."
"You did, but there is something wrong with you," she held up her hand to stop him from interrupting. "You never turn down food, and since I was injured we've always talked every night. What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" he snapped. "Have you ever thought that maybe I was just keeping you from being lonely!" Knowing it wasn't true, even as he said it.
"Well, never mind, I don't want to be an intruding charity case any longer. If you'll excuse me, I'll leave you alone." She said as she turned to walk out.
Jag, realizing what was about to happen, ran to catch up with her and grabbed her arm. "Sticks, I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. Please come and sit down so we can talk." He said pleadingly.
She was about to just walk out but then remembered what Mara and Padme had told her, 'don't leave things unresolved in times like these'.
"Ok, what's up?"
"I'm so sorry about what just happened. It's just that ever since we've been here, I've felt so left out. I know it sounds stupid, but I was actually jealous of you."
"What were you jealous of, me giving my grandma more attention than you?"
"No, jealous that you actually know who your grandparents were and are able to have a close relationship with at least one of them." He said looking away; of course, all of this openness was still not comfortably for him.
"You know your grandparents, right? I mean, I know that you don't know Jagged and Zena Antilles, but you know your dad's parents right?"
"Nope, not his real parents anyway. He was adopted and 'parents' never viewed me as a part of their family because I wouldn't live as they said. They wanted me to be some executive or businessman, but of course flying was in my blood. So they disowned me, not like I ever really claimed them anyway. The rest of my family supported me so, they haven't had anything to do with us since."
"Jag, I had no idea. I'm sorry for treating you the way I did."
"It's not your fault. But you know, I've felt more at home with your huge extended family than I had with them. I guess it's because yours is full of pilots and of course they would support what I do." He said smiling. "Hey, I don't want to keep you from your grandma…"
"Don't worry about it. She said to take care of things and that she would see 'both' of us for breakfast tomorrow." Just as she finished the doorbell rang. "I wonder who that is?"
At the door there was a tray of food, and on the card it said:
'Here is a dinner for those who were stubborn and wouldn't eat earlier. J Enjoy!
Love,
Padme'
"Well, it looks like she knew someone would be hungry." She said grinning at Jag.
"Well come here and sit down with me. Wonder what's on the holovid?" he turned it on to a movie they both liked.
"I love this movie!"
Glad that she approved the both sat in the floor eating. Soon after Jaina was fast asleep beside of him. Suddenly she starting shaking in her sleep, then all of a sudden she yelled out and woke up crying. Jag just reached out and held her. Once she finally calmed down enough he asked her, "Sticks, what happened?"
"I just relived my fighter accident. I don't know why it would come back now of all times."
"Maybe because this is the first time you haven't fallen asleep in a healing trance."
"You're probably
right, but I'm healed physically, so I don't need it anymore."
"Well let's just sit here a while and relax. Then we'll see what happens, ok?"
"Sounds good to me." So she just sat relaxing in Jag's arms as he continued to sooth his best friend. Soon he realized she was asleep, not wanting to wake her he gently laid down taking her with him. He was thinking about how much he cared about her. 'I can't let her know now, not with all that she is going to. I'll wait until she is better, not just physically, but mentally as well. I just hope that she doesn't find anyone between now and then, or that anything happens to her. I don't know what I would do without her or if I never got a chance to tell her.' After that last thought he just lay there with Jaina in his arms, gently stroking her hair until he fell asleep.
