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 17: Separated Again
The two friends were separated yet once again, but were on good terms this time. Jag was sent towards his home, while Jaina was sent all over the galaxy for different missions. They thought of each other all of the time.
On Jag's home planet:
Jag was standing outside of the simulator room awaiting his brother's test results. He then pulled an object out of his pocket; it was the picture of him and Sticks. 'If you only knew how much I miss you. I wish I could call, but I'm not even sure where you are right now.'
"Boy, don't you ever put that picture down?" his brother asked teasingly.
"Yeah," he said as he put it back in his pocket. "I just miss her a lot."
"You know, I never thought I'd see the day when you were upset about a girl. She must mean a lot to you."
"She means everything to me," he said surprising even himself, but knowing it was true.
"Well," Neeja said, "if I were you, I'd tell her soon. With things as crazy as they are, you never know what could happen."
"I know, I've been trying to tell her for over a year now. But every time I try to tell her something happens or something comes up. At the rate I'm going, she'll never find out," he said sadly, then added, "Maybe that's for the best. Maybe I'm not meant to tell her."
"Jag, you listen to me, don't you ever think that. She deserves to know how you feel. And ever more important than that, you deserve the chance to tell her and see how she feels. If she feels the same great, if not, just take it from there. I have a pretty good feeling that she feels the same though, especially after all that you've told me about her."
"When did my little bro get so smart?" he asked ruffling Neeja's hair.
"When I tried to join an elite squad and got to hang around my very smart older brother." He said this with a huge grin on his face.
Jag just smiled back at him, enjoying spending time with his brother. "What are you still trying to suck up for? You're already in the squad."
Neeja just stopped in the middle of the hall, and turned to look at his brother in shock, "DO WHAT!? I'm in the squad!"
"Yeah, congrats little bro," he said shaking Neeja's hand then pulling him into a hug. "I'm proud of you, and I am honored to be flying with you."
Neeja was still in shock. "Wow, I can't believe it. I mean, I've always dreamed of flying with you and now I'll actually be doing it."
Jag then grabbed his arm and started him walking down the hall again. He was so proud of him and happy.
"Well, we've got your first mission coming up, stopping Peace Brigaders. If I can't help Sticks in whatever she's doing now, at least I can help by stopping them."
"Alright, let's go."
They two headed off to their ships. As Jag jumped into his ship, he looked at the picture of him and Sticks that he had stuck next to the throttle. 'I can't wait to write you about my brother Sticks. I'm so proud of him. I hope you are doing ok, it's been a while since you've written, but I know that you are on a mission. I just hope you stay safe.'
At the same time on the 'Errant Venture':
Right now, the 'Errant Venture' was being used as the temporary home for Rogue Squadron and the Jedi. That's means the whole gang is together; Jaina, Jace, Tenel, Ani, Tahiri, Ben, Ally, Taylor, and Sean-Conner. They were all enjoying some down time. Ben and Ally were both trying to get into Rogue Squad. The other Jedi besides Ben were awaiting their next assignment. Soon the results were posted for the new squad members.
"Hey, Skywalker," some guy yelled, "You're at the top of your group! Ally's right behind you, congrats guys!" With that Ben reached over and gave ally a quick kiss, "Congrats, sweetheart."
"Back at ya, Buddy Boy."
"Geez," Jaina spoke up, "get a room!" Then there was a mass eruption of laughter.
"Hey you guys quiet down!" Luke yelled while trying not to laugh. "I'm proud of you Ben," he said hugging his son. "Just wait until your mom hears."
"Wait until I hear what? What was all of that emotion I felt for?" Mara asked as her and Corran walked up.
"Ally and I made the Rogues, got the top two spots."
"Well Congratulations son," Mara said as she gave him a big hug and a kiss, paying him back from earlier on in the year.
"EEEWWWWWW, Mom!"
"Great," Corran said, "just what we need another Skywalker and Antilles on the Squad." He quickly smiled, "Congratulations kids."
"Thanks Corran," Ally said, "I still can't believe I came in second after Ben."
"You're good girl, what else is there to be said?" Corran informed her.
"I've tried to tell her," Ben said as he pulled her into a hug.
"Alright, break it up you two," Mara said jokingly. "Let's get to the meeting room, we have the new assignments up."
So they all piled into the room and began to take the assignments handed out.
Then, all of a sudden, some one Jaina hadn't see for years walked into the room. Zekk. 'What's he doing here? He left us years ago, why bother coming back now?' she thought. 'One of my supposed best friends, I know that Jag wouldn't leave me without a word like he did. Jag probably wouldn't leave at all if he didn't have to. Man, I miss him so much, as soon as this meeting is over, I'm going to go write him.'
"Hey, Sticks, you there?" Ben asked. It seemed that since Zekk walked in she was off on another planet.
'Jay,' he thought towards her, 'Take a deep breath and think of seeing Jag again soon. Dad just said that as soon as you guys were done with this mission, you have leave. You can go see Jag where ever he is.'
'I'm fine Ben, really. Don't worry, it's not like I'm gonna fall for him again. Remember that heart to heart we had, as soon as I see Jag again, I've decided to tell him how I feel.'
"Halleluiah! It's about time," he then realized that he said that out loud. He just got funny looks from everyone as they went about business.
"Ok, everyone clear on assignments…good. May the Force be with you," Luke said as he adjourned the meeting.
Afterwards, Jaina met the rest of the group going to scout out Myrkr. The group consisted of Jace, Tenel, Ani, Tahiri, Taylor, herself, and…Zekk.
'Well,' she thought to herself, 'I guess I'll got write Jag one more time before I leave.'
"Hey, Ben," she called, "I'm going to my quarters to write a letter, I'll be out as soon as I get done."
"Alright, and remember what I said, keep your cool, and think of the time you'll spend with Jag when we get done."
"Ok, thanks, see you in a bit."
With that she left the room, Zekk staring after her. 'Who is this Jag guy, and why is she so close with him? Oh well, now that I'm back things will go back to the way there were in the past. Of course that is after the mission is done. But she'll have no need for this Jag guy in her life anymore. I'll make sure of that.'
