Note. this is the last and final chapter of Embrace of Pain. I am glad you
all enjoyed it so much. ( it was a pleasure writing it. Thank you for
reading it.
Longer nightz, Sey
* Complicated *
Jedi Master Kyp Durron raced down the long hallway. Turning the corner, he ran into Jagged Fel, literally.
Keeping his feelings submerged in his heart, he swallowed. "What's the rush Durron? You afraid of something?"
Kyp backed up to see whom he had charged into.
Jag was shocked to see the Jedi Master, Kyp in particular, in such disarray. He looked as if he had been tossed around one too many times in a Sarlacc's pit. Kyp opened his mouth to say something, but nothing would come out.
Taking a breath, Jag frowned at the man enjoying his lack of confidence for once, but fearing that something that haunted him every night. Suddenly, he dropped the pride and said. "What's wrong Kyp?"
"Jaina." he breathed.
"What about Jaina? Is she alright?" His voice was full of worry. If something happened to her. he would never forgive himself.
He looked up at the Chiss pilot. "She is in her rooms. Cilghal has been with her, but-"
Kyp was unable to finish his sentence, for Jag pushed passed him. He ran to her quarters. Kyp stilled himself from falling to the ground with the wall besides him. Quickly, he spun around to see Jag pace himself down the hallway. All of him wanted to go after the Chiss pilot, but he had to find Jaina's parents.
*It's ok, * he thought to himself. *Cilghal's with her. Nothing will happen. *
***
The soft whirl of the air conditioning unit clicked on as Cilghal began packing her medical things from the dresser. Carefully and quietly, she stuck them in, preparing to leave the sleeping Solo as soon as one of her family came. She did not want to abandon the girl, but her needs for medical attention did not exist.
"Jag." a soft voice whispered from somewhere far off.
Jerking her Calamarian head up, Cilghal looked around the room and saw no one in the room but Jaina lying out cold on the bed. She must have imagined it, she thought. Though, what made her think up the Chiss pilot's name, eluded her completely. She turned back to her mess and continued to clean it up.
A shuffling from the bed caught the doctor's eyes slightly, but Jaina was only shift position and settled back into sleep. *They would make such a cute couple, * Cilghal thought whimsically.
Jaina shifted in her bed once again, this time screaming. "Jag! JAG!"
Cilghal flew up from her seat in surprise. Healing instincts pulled her onto her feet. She began to shake Jaina lightly, but the girl kept screaming. The sound was heart breaking, as if she were watching the very male which she cried out for were dying before her. Using the Force, Cilghal fell into Jaina's subconscious and began to pull her from her sleep, but it did not work.
Her screams continued, and all Cilghal could do was scramble for her comlink and try to contact the very man she called for.
***
His feet pounded relentlessly towards Jaina's quarters, but it just did not seem fast enough. He felt horrible for thinking he had been stood up by her when she did not show for sim practice.
*I should have checked on her, * he scolded himself. As his mind filled up with should have's, something swarmed in his heart. It felt as if he were in the same room with Jaina, as if he were connected with her. He could feel her fear. He could hear her screams. She was calling for him, and only him.
"Jag!" her voice vibrated through his veins.
The door to her quarters came into his view. His hand came to it's side, landing on the dark green access panel. It lit up a bright lime as the machine scanned his hand. The door whooshed open and he was racing to the bed where she lay. Cilghal moved swiftly out of his way with a relieved look on her face. Jaina continued to scream his name out.
Sitting next her on the bed, he wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. "Jaina. it's alright I'm here." Her screams diminished. "Jaina, please wake up."
"Jag," Jaina gasped. Her hands flew up and grabbed his forearms, holding onto him like she was going to fall if she let go.
"Yes, it's me." He replied, trying to control his unsteady breath. "Everything's alright."
Her eyes fluttered open. Tears stained her cheeks. She was shaking violently and gasped for breath like she had been running from someone. Her mouth opened to speak but her lips only trembled when nothing came out.
Grabbing her right hand with his left, he brought it up to his lips. Jag couldn't lose another friend to this war. Already he had lost so much. "Shhh." he soothed.
Her lips moved again, and he faintly heard sound from them. Leaning closer he was nose to nose with her when she spoke softly as a feather. "I. love. you."
They were kissing before either realized.
Cilghal blinked, but was not surprised by the two. Quietly, she picked up her bag and left the quarters leaving them alone. The door shut from behind her. She left not only to give them privacy, but something was wrong in the lab. Her comlink had been vibrating for a while. Quickly she raced to the other side of the ship.
***
"Jaina what?"
"She collapsed when we had been talking in my quarters," Kyp lied. He bit his lip. They had been doing a little more than just 'talking', but Han did not need to know all the details.
"Is she alright?" Leia asked diplomatically as the three hurried down the corridor.
Kyp nodded. "As far as Cilghal could tell, she is in perfect health. Just fainted from stress."
Han let out a grunt. "I told Wedge he was over working her. She is still recovering from the last incident."
The Jedi Master did not comment. They were at her door. He placed his hand on the access, waited till it lit up green, and the door opened. Both Han and Leia stood in shock at what they saw, but not nearly as so as Kyp. His breath caught up to him as he saw Jag embracing Jaina in his arms, kissing. A pain collided into him, shattering his heart. Before any of them noticed, he slipped away down the corridor.
The End
Longer nightz, Sey
* Complicated *
Jedi Master Kyp Durron raced down the long hallway. Turning the corner, he ran into Jagged Fel, literally.
Keeping his feelings submerged in his heart, he swallowed. "What's the rush Durron? You afraid of something?"
Kyp backed up to see whom he had charged into.
Jag was shocked to see the Jedi Master, Kyp in particular, in such disarray. He looked as if he had been tossed around one too many times in a Sarlacc's pit. Kyp opened his mouth to say something, but nothing would come out.
Taking a breath, Jag frowned at the man enjoying his lack of confidence for once, but fearing that something that haunted him every night. Suddenly, he dropped the pride and said. "What's wrong Kyp?"
"Jaina." he breathed.
"What about Jaina? Is she alright?" His voice was full of worry. If something happened to her. he would never forgive himself.
He looked up at the Chiss pilot. "She is in her rooms. Cilghal has been with her, but-"
Kyp was unable to finish his sentence, for Jag pushed passed him. He ran to her quarters. Kyp stilled himself from falling to the ground with the wall besides him. Quickly, he spun around to see Jag pace himself down the hallway. All of him wanted to go after the Chiss pilot, but he had to find Jaina's parents.
*It's ok, * he thought to himself. *Cilghal's with her. Nothing will happen. *
***
The soft whirl of the air conditioning unit clicked on as Cilghal began packing her medical things from the dresser. Carefully and quietly, she stuck them in, preparing to leave the sleeping Solo as soon as one of her family came. She did not want to abandon the girl, but her needs for medical attention did not exist.
"Jag." a soft voice whispered from somewhere far off.
Jerking her Calamarian head up, Cilghal looked around the room and saw no one in the room but Jaina lying out cold on the bed. She must have imagined it, she thought. Though, what made her think up the Chiss pilot's name, eluded her completely. She turned back to her mess and continued to clean it up.
A shuffling from the bed caught the doctor's eyes slightly, but Jaina was only shift position and settled back into sleep. *They would make such a cute couple, * Cilghal thought whimsically.
Jaina shifted in her bed once again, this time screaming. "Jag! JAG!"
Cilghal flew up from her seat in surprise. Healing instincts pulled her onto her feet. She began to shake Jaina lightly, but the girl kept screaming. The sound was heart breaking, as if she were watching the very male which she cried out for were dying before her. Using the Force, Cilghal fell into Jaina's subconscious and began to pull her from her sleep, but it did not work.
Her screams continued, and all Cilghal could do was scramble for her comlink and try to contact the very man she called for.
***
His feet pounded relentlessly towards Jaina's quarters, but it just did not seem fast enough. He felt horrible for thinking he had been stood up by her when she did not show for sim practice.
*I should have checked on her, * he scolded himself. As his mind filled up with should have's, something swarmed in his heart. It felt as if he were in the same room with Jaina, as if he were connected with her. He could feel her fear. He could hear her screams. She was calling for him, and only him.
"Jag!" her voice vibrated through his veins.
The door to her quarters came into his view. His hand came to it's side, landing on the dark green access panel. It lit up a bright lime as the machine scanned his hand. The door whooshed open and he was racing to the bed where she lay. Cilghal moved swiftly out of his way with a relieved look on her face. Jaina continued to scream his name out.
Sitting next her on the bed, he wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. "Jaina. it's alright I'm here." Her screams diminished. "Jaina, please wake up."
"Jag," Jaina gasped. Her hands flew up and grabbed his forearms, holding onto him like she was going to fall if she let go.
"Yes, it's me." He replied, trying to control his unsteady breath. "Everything's alright."
Her eyes fluttered open. Tears stained her cheeks. She was shaking violently and gasped for breath like she had been running from someone. Her mouth opened to speak but her lips only trembled when nothing came out.
Grabbing her right hand with his left, he brought it up to his lips. Jag couldn't lose another friend to this war. Already he had lost so much. "Shhh." he soothed.
Her lips moved again, and he faintly heard sound from them. Leaning closer he was nose to nose with her when she spoke softly as a feather. "I. love. you."
They were kissing before either realized.
Cilghal blinked, but was not surprised by the two. Quietly, she picked up her bag and left the quarters leaving them alone. The door shut from behind her. She left not only to give them privacy, but something was wrong in the lab. Her comlink had been vibrating for a while. Quickly she raced to the other side of the ship.
***
"Jaina what?"
"She collapsed when we had been talking in my quarters," Kyp lied. He bit his lip. They had been doing a little more than just 'talking', but Han did not need to know all the details.
"Is she alright?" Leia asked diplomatically as the three hurried down the corridor.
Kyp nodded. "As far as Cilghal could tell, she is in perfect health. Just fainted from stress."
Han let out a grunt. "I told Wedge he was over working her. She is still recovering from the last incident."
The Jedi Master did not comment. They were at her door. He placed his hand on the access, waited till it lit up green, and the door opened. Both Han and Leia stood in shock at what they saw, but not nearly as so as Kyp. His breath caught up to him as he saw Jag embracing Jaina in his arms, kissing. A pain collided into him, shattering his heart. Before any of them noticed, he slipped away down the corridor.
The End