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A Complicated Friendship:

The Story of Jag Fel and Jaina Solo

Chapter 23: Family Reunions

On Naboo:

Padme was waiting in the landing bay for her family to depart from the ship.

Luke was the first one down.  He ran into his mothers waiting arms like a little child would.  Padme didn't mind, she knew he was making up for a childhood without his mother.  In all truth, she loved it, he reminded her of Ani as a little boy.  'At least when he got separated from me, Obi-Wan and the others kept him from turning.  But back to matters at hand, these are happy times now.'

Ben and Taylor followed Luke.  She hadn't seen her grandchildren for a while now.  The last on that visited was Jaina about a year ago.  Taylor looked just like her mother, 'I bet Luke is so overprotective of her, especially when guys are around.'  Ben was a mix of the two.  He had the reddish-blond hair and blue-green eyes, but his personality was all Luke.  He was very powerful; his eyes alone seemed to look right into one's soul.  He wasn't the shy farmboy that Luke was, but then again he'd grown up in the middle of thins.  They were both bound to have tempers.  Ben's was worse, but he learned to control it so well that no one knows he has one.  Now Taylor was a different story.  Not only did she look like her mom, her personality was also similar.  Although one had to admit she was a little calmer.

They approached her and gave her a hug.  Jacen and Anakin, who came slowly down the ramp, followed them.  She knew Anakin had been injured, but seemed to have recovered well.  Jacen seemed very tired.  'Must be from truing to help two injured siblings,' she thought.  They hugged her and quickly went to the side.  They knew she would want to see Jaina.  They were very close and very similar.

She gasped as Jaina came down the ramp.  She looked terrible; bruises were on her face that should have healed.  Although she was sure they had been worse, they still should've gone away by now.  She hobbled down the ramp with the help of two guys; one in a black Jedi robe, the other in a military flight suit.  She recognized the one in the Jedi robe was Kyp Durron.  'What's he doing here?'  The other was vaguely familiar, he reminded her of Wedge somewhat.

"Jaina!"  'She's not just hurt physically but emotionally too.'

"Hey grandma, I believe you know Kyp Durron and Sean-Conner Antilles already."

"No, that can't be Sean-Conner.  Sean, you've grown so much.  We'll have to catch up later.  How many girlfriends do you have now?" she asked with a big grin.

"It better be only one," Luke said as he spoke up, joking still, but now a little serious.

Padme just looked at Luke while Sean answered, "Don't worry Luke, Taylor is the only girl I've got my eyes on."

"Taylor huh?  Well at least I know my granddaughter has good taste."  Sean just blushed and continued helping Jaina.

Mara and Corran were the last off of the ship.  She greeted them both, then turned to Mara, "You know if Leia, Han, CJ, and Ami were here we could have had a reunion."

"We sure could.  The kids are helping Kam, Tionne, and Ganner settle the children in the new academy.  They said they'd stop by afterwards."

"Great, I can't wait to see them.  Now, if you all will follow me this way, we can sit and visit for a while."

In the Lounge:

Jaina sat close to the door. She had to get out, she needed to think.  'Where's Jag?  Surely grandma would've told me if he was here, unless he made her promise otherwise.'  She needed to go meditate.  'I'll go to my favorite room.  What better place to go to meditate about Jag, the last place I was really with him at.'

In the flower/waterfall room:

Jag sat on a rock, skipping pebbles across the small creek, thinking about the last time he was here.

(Flashback)~~ "Wow, this place is beautiful," Jag said, then thought, 'Much like the person I'm with right now.'  The room was full of all types of greenery and flowers.  On one side there was a tiny waterfall that emptied into a small creek.  On the other side there were a few large rocks, big enough for people to lie on.

"Yeah, Luke loves it because he grew up on Tatooine, not much plant life or water out there.  Mara and I like this place because we both grew up on Coruscant, all buildings and traffic."

"This reminds me so much of home.  It's absolutely wonderful Jaina."

She was shocked that he actually called her by her first name.  It rarely ever happened.  She knew how special this was to him by that. 

"I'm glad you like it Jag.  Why don't we just sit here for a while?"

"Sounds good to me."~~(End Flashback)

His eyes got watery and his heart began to break all over again.  "She makes me show emotion and has unintentionally broken my heart.  I should hate her because she made me feel, but I can't, I love her too much.  No matter how much pain I feel because of her, I could never hate her.  I just wish I could've had a chance.  I can't believe I misread her intentions so badly, I could've sworn she felt the same way."

Now Jaina was on the planet and he didn't know what to do.  He knew if he stayed she'd find him eventually.  "I just hope it's not anytime soon, I'm not ready to face her yet."

Back in the Lounge:

"Where's Jaina?" Jacen suddenly shouted.  Everyone looked to where she was sitting…she was gone.

Corran, Jacen, Sean, and Kyp were about to jump up and go search for her.  Luke was going to tell them what was going on, but Ben spoke first.

"She's fine," he then held up a hand to forestall any comments.  "She's heading to her favorite room, and whether she knows it or not, she's heading right to Jag also."

"Finally," Padme exclaimed, relieved, "I was wondering how long it would take."

"Mom, you mean he's been here and you didn't tell us," he said shocked.

"He asked me not to tell, he trusted me and I wasn't going to lose that trust.  I figured that once he got over what happened and thought about it that I could help him.  Plus he purposely didn't tell me what room he was going to so that way I could tell you I didn't know and not be lying."

"Well, they're going to meet face to face, finally.  And I bet that Jay won't let him out of the room until she gets her point across," Taylor said smirking.

"Man, I feel sorry for Jag," Jacen said, and they all laughed and continued talking.

On the balcony outside of the 'room':

Zekk was standing on the balcony and just finished listening to Jag pour his heart out to the plants.

"Oh, the great Colonel Fel has a broken heart.  What a shame that he'll never know the truth," he said sadistically.

He then pulled out his blaster and aimed it at an unknowing Jag.

Author's Note:  I know how much you guys just love cliffhangers.  Your patience with me shall be rewarded in the next chapter.  Enjoy and please keep reviewing, no flames thoughJ.