* Forgiveness *
"Feng?" Jaina breathed in questioning when she opened her eyes and found the Yuuzhan Vong sleeping on the ground.
At the soft sound of her voice his eyes shot open in alert and he jumped up on his knees to the side of her bed and took her hand stroking it gently. No longer did it hurt to be touched. Something inside her ached for his love, but it was type of longing for that came from passion as they had shared on together in the recovery rooms. Looking up into his eyes she saw what looked like tears. "Feng? You're crying?"
"I never felt this way for someone; never felt so afraid of loosing someone to death."
Biting her bottom lip, Jaina knew she had to tell him. "Remember, the kiss we shared back…"
"Forgive me. I never meant for… I had no right to touch you in such a way. I—"
Lifting up her index finger she stroked his wrist and his words silenced. "I love you." The Yuuzhan Vong stared at her in disbelief. "I love you as a friend and I do forgive you. I'm not sorry we ever met. Without you, Kyp would never had changed, and never would have I."
A smile lifted on his face. "I should go get the nurse. She told me to notify her once you were awake. You'll have to go into something called a barka-drench for a few days."
"That's bacta dunk," Jaina corrected with laugher in her voice. She winced retracting her hand from his and grasping her chest.
Feng jumped off his feet and got closer to her in worry. "Jaina? What's wrong?"
Still clutching her chest, the pain finally subsided. "Just a few bruised ribs. I'm fine. You better go get the nurse. The sooner I have that dunk the better." Nodding, he brushed his lips on her forehead then left the room in haste.
Letting out a long breath of relief, Jaina relaxed the tension from tightening her chest from the pain. For the first time in days her mind felt at least a bit decently clear from confusion. *At least both Feng and I are on the same track. * she thought to herself. Leaning back into the pillows she was just about to close her eyes when a voice interrupted the tranquil silence.
"So you kissed him?"
Her eyes flew open and she dared a glance at the being who spoke to her. It was Kyp. "That's none of your business." The Jedi Knight remarked defensively.
"I didn't mean anything by it." Her eyes adjusted to his figure in the darkness, finally seeing Kyp's appearance. His entire left side was bandaged up, which forced him not to wear a shirt revealing his muscles. But his face…
Oh his poor face looked nearly unrecognizable; baring a few scars that were patched up with some syntheflesh but covered with bruises. She opened her mouth to say something, but he had already managed to swiftly glide over to her and put a finger on her lips to silence her words. "Before you say anything… I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what I did to you and everyone. Back on the skip… well it took fatal close to loosing you, feeling every torture they put you through, and my own life just so I could realize what I had done." He apologized. "I'll understand if you never forgive me, I just wanted you to know."
Now his face was barely centimeters away from her. Her heart was pounding but at the same time felt as if it were going to break with joy. Tears began to fall freely from her eyes so hard it hurt.
"Jaina?" Concern poured out of Kyp's lips and presence. His hand raced to wipe away her pain. "What did I do wrong?"
"Nothing," she said could finally speak most of her tears had been already cried out. A smile formed on her pale face. "You did everything right."
Autonished, Kyp swallowed hard. Jaina could hear him do so for he had only gotten closer to her. "Y-you forgive me?"
Lightly she laughed so not to hurt her bruised ribs. "Yes, you Son of a Hutt." With that she, with out his knowledge, snuck her hand behind his head and pulled him into the little space between them he hadn't already been occupying and kissed him graciously on the lips. Soft enough to not hurt his bruised face, but firm enough to let him know what her heart felt for him.
Letting go of him, he pulled away to look at her. An expression of shock filled his face, pretty stunned that she had forgiven him, much less kissed him! She giggled at the obvious. "You better lay back down Durron, before you hurt yourself."
He nodded, still apparently shocked at what had transpired just seconds before, but he walked behind the pulled over sheet separating him from her and laid back down on his bed. The sound of beings entering the room filled his ears. He figured out by the short conversation they held that they were taking Jaina away for more treatment of some sort.
*See you later Kyp. * she giggled in his head. The sound stunned him, but he dismissed the fact she had invaded his privacy. He had done that too much to her already.
*Later, Jaina. *
"Feng?" Jaina breathed in questioning when she opened her eyes and found the Yuuzhan Vong sleeping on the ground.
At the soft sound of her voice his eyes shot open in alert and he jumped up on his knees to the side of her bed and took her hand stroking it gently. No longer did it hurt to be touched. Something inside her ached for his love, but it was type of longing for that came from passion as they had shared on together in the recovery rooms. Looking up into his eyes she saw what looked like tears. "Feng? You're crying?"
"I never felt this way for someone; never felt so afraid of loosing someone to death."
Biting her bottom lip, Jaina knew she had to tell him. "Remember, the kiss we shared back…"
"Forgive me. I never meant for… I had no right to touch you in such a way. I—"
Lifting up her index finger she stroked his wrist and his words silenced. "I love you." The Yuuzhan Vong stared at her in disbelief. "I love you as a friend and I do forgive you. I'm not sorry we ever met. Without you, Kyp would never had changed, and never would have I."
A smile lifted on his face. "I should go get the nurse. She told me to notify her once you were awake. You'll have to go into something called a barka-drench for a few days."
"That's bacta dunk," Jaina corrected with laugher in her voice. She winced retracting her hand from his and grasping her chest.
Feng jumped off his feet and got closer to her in worry. "Jaina? What's wrong?"
Still clutching her chest, the pain finally subsided. "Just a few bruised ribs. I'm fine. You better go get the nurse. The sooner I have that dunk the better." Nodding, he brushed his lips on her forehead then left the room in haste.
Letting out a long breath of relief, Jaina relaxed the tension from tightening her chest from the pain. For the first time in days her mind felt at least a bit decently clear from confusion. *At least both Feng and I are on the same track. * she thought to herself. Leaning back into the pillows she was just about to close her eyes when a voice interrupted the tranquil silence.
"So you kissed him?"
Her eyes flew open and she dared a glance at the being who spoke to her. It was Kyp. "That's none of your business." The Jedi Knight remarked defensively.
"I didn't mean anything by it." Her eyes adjusted to his figure in the darkness, finally seeing Kyp's appearance. His entire left side was bandaged up, which forced him not to wear a shirt revealing his muscles. But his face…
Oh his poor face looked nearly unrecognizable; baring a few scars that were patched up with some syntheflesh but covered with bruises. She opened her mouth to say something, but he had already managed to swiftly glide over to her and put a finger on her lips to silence her words. "Before you say anything… I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what I did to you and everyone. Back on the skip… well it took fatal close to loosing you, feeling every torture they put you through, and my own life just so I could realize what I had done." He apologized. "I'll understand if you never forgive me, I just wanted you to know."
Now his face was barely centimeters away from her. Her heart was pounding but at the same time felt as if it were going to break with joy. Tears began to fall freely from her eyes so hard it hurt.
"Jaina?" Concern poured out of Kyp's lips and presence. His hand raced to wipe away her pain. "What did I do wrong?"
"Nothing," she said could finally speak most of her tears had been already cried out. A smile formed on her pale face. "You did everything right."
Autonished, Kyp swallowed hard. Jaina could hear him do so for he had only gotten closer to her. "Y-you forgive me?"
Lightly she laughed so not to hurt her bruised ribs. "Yes, you Son of a Hutt." With that she, with out his knowledge, snuck her hand behind his head and pulled him into the little space between them he hadn't already been occupying and kissed him graciously on the lips. Soft enough to not hurt his bruised face, but firm enough to let him know what her heart felt for him.
Letting go of him, he pulled away to look at her. An expression of shock filled his face, pretty stunned that she had forgiven him, much less kissed him! She giggled at the obvious. "You better lay back down Durron, before you hurt yourself."
He nodded, still apparently shocked at what had transpired just seconds before, but he walked behind the pulled over sheet separating him from her and laid back down on his bed. The sound of beings entering the room filled his ears. He figured out by the short conversation they held that they were taking Jaina away for more treatment of some sort.
*See you later Kyp. * she giggled in his head. The sound stunned him, but he dismissed the fact she had invaded his privacy. He had done that too much to her already.
*Later, Jaina. *