Author : Wild-Melody

Disclaimer : I don't own, you probably don't own either, so I guess that would make us even. LOL

Summary : Things begin to heat up between Jaina and Jag…quite literally

Genre : ROMANCE…LOTSA ROMANCE!!!!!

Warning : Well, non really considering what is discussed within said chapter…but since we can no long go NC-17 with anything, this chapter is relatively clean of such things.

A/N : Hello all, yet again I've come out with what I think is a great chapter…make sure you review and let me know if you think it's a great one too.

STAR WARS

THE NEW JEDI ORDER :

I'LL BE MISSING YOU

Chapter 13 : When I look Into Your Eyes

The building was collapsing around them once more as large slabs of duracrete and steel girders fell from their places in the ceiling, or from the walls. Dust filled the air, making it almost impossible to draw in a clean breath of air, and it was for this reason that Jaina found herself gagging.

Jag was pulling her by her hand, dragging her literally behind him. He was in a blind run, unsure of exactly where he was going or how he was going to get there. Almost every corner they turned would be blocked by a large pile of rubble, that Jaina knew they had no hope of moving, even with help from the Force. There was just to much of it.

Plus, she could feel her strength waning. Her legs threatened to buckle beneath her, and her lungs felt on fire. We're going to die here, she thought bleakly.

No, you're not. She heard Anakin's voice whisper in her ear. This is not a good day to die, Sister. You both still have your whole lives ahead of you, and so much more.

She felt a smile tug at her lips as a warm rush of pride and love filled her whole being. A wave of hope exploded within her and with it came a new breath of strength.

She could feel blind panic radiating off of Jag like a maelstrom.

"Where are we going?" She finally asked him, hoping to divert some of his attention to herself and away from his budding panic…and the rage she could feel building up within him.

"I'm not sure…not now at least. I knew at one moment in time, but now I'm not so sure. Every turn I make is blocked…it's almost hopeless. We may never make it out of here…" he left the rest of his sentence hanging in the air, but she knew what he meant and what he feared.

"We'll make it out of here," she finally said after an immeasurable pause, "It is not our time to die, not here at least."

He turned to look at her, pausing in his mad rush, his eyes questioning. "The Force tell you that?" He asked, his eyes narrowed in speculation.

"No, Anakin did." She replied and just barely suppressed a smile at the confused look that crossed his handsome face. "We have our whole lives ahead of us."

Jag just stared at her, this had been one hell of a day for all of them. With the events that had occurred earlier, he was not inclined to argue the point with her about ghosts. He had after all spoken to her Grandfather, so he wouldn't tell her she was crazy for talking to her dead brother.

Just follow my voice, I'll lead you to safety. Anakin ordered, his voice floating on an unfelt breeze.

"This way!" Jaina order, and it was her turn to grab Jag's hand and lead him.

He followed without question, trusting her with his life and so much more.

This way Jaina, Anakin ordered, his voice floating from down a darkened hallway.

Though she could not see her brother, she could feel him. He surrounded her in the Force, filling her with love and comfort. A leading presence unseen, but felt. A gentle caress to her cheek and a soft kiss to her forehead. Follow me.

She led Jag down the hallway, blindly following the voice he could not hear.

They came to a T-section, splitting off to the left and right. The hallway to the right seemed lighter, the air fresher than that coming from the left. This way, Anakin ordered, his voice floating from the hallway leading to the left.

Jaina pulled Jag in that direction, but he planted his feet and refused to move. "No, Jaina. The air seems to be fresher down this way," he said, indicating the hallway to the right.

Jaina reached a moment of indecision.

Jaina, Anakin's voice called. That way lies danger. The support beams are unstable.

Jaina pulled on Jag's hand once more. "Trust me," she pleaded. "We must go this way."

Jag looked down the hallway to the left, it was dark, the dust swirled in the air. It looked like the whole hallway would collapse at any given moment, but Jaina seemed unconcerned with such thoughts.

Jaina, please! Anakin's voice held a note of panic, pleading with her to follow him to safety. You must not go that way!

"Jag, please!" Jaina cried. "Trust me, we can not go that way."

He relented and allowed her to pull him down the left hand hallway. They were only a third of the way down the hallway when he heard a deafening roar as the hallway to the right collapsed. A gush of suffocating gray dust rolled down toward them, blanketing them and throwing them to the floor with its intensity.

Jaina quickly projected a shield around them, hoping to save them from inhaling most of the death threatening dust. Once the wave of dust had rolled past them she lowered the shield and smiled up at Jag. "Would you mind getting off of me?" She asked.

Jag had the decency to blush, having thrown himself atop her when the right hand hallway had collapsed. "Sorry," he said as he got up, then bent down to help her to her feet.

Their foreheads bumped, and Jaina let out a soft yelp of pain, the cut above her eye still tender. "That still hurt?" Jag asked, placing a hand softly against the gash.

"Nah, just when someone decides they're going to bump it, that's all." Jaina replied, but smiled up at him to let him know that she was only joking. She then gently kissed him, a fleeting kiss that left them both craving more.

You don't have time for this! Anakin's voice declared reproachfully. You must hurry!

Which way? Jaina shot back, and suddenly realized there was actually only one way to go. Forward, the way back was now blocked by tons of duracrete and steel beams.

Follow! Anakin called, his voice coming from further up the hallway. Quickly, there isn't much time.

Much time? Jaina wondered quizzically. Much time for what? Till we meet our deaths in this crumbling place? Or the Vong decide to come and investigate and decide to finish the job?

Neither, came Anakin's reply. For what the Force has planned for you…

His voice faded into the background as another tremor shook what was left of the building, sending more debris falling to the already to cluttered ground. Jaina grabbed hold of Jag for support as they were both thrown against the nearest wall.

"What's going on?" Jaina cried above the deafening roar of the aftershock.

Um…Earthquake? Anakin supplied.

Jaina cried out in surprise as the wall behind she and Jag gave way and they tumbled into an unknown room.

What seemed like an eternity later, Jaina opened her eyes, blinking away the dust and grime from them. Anakin? She called out, but there was no answer. He was gone once again.

Her eyes focused in on Jag, laying beside her, his left arm draped over her waist protectively. He laid half atop her, his body sheltering her own.

"Jag?" she said softly, her lips right near his ear. She prodded him through the Force, gently shaking him.

"What?" he replied groggily. "Just a few more minutes, please Mom?" he pleaded.

"Jag," she said again, but she couldn't hide the barely controlled laughter in her voice. "Wake up sleepy head." With that, she shook him even harder, using her own hands this time.

He slowly opened his eyes, then blinked them, confused suddenly of where he was. He was greeted by the most beautiful pair of brown eyes he had ever seen. "Jaina?" he managed to croak out.

I see forever when I look in your eyes

and all I've ever wanted I always want you to be mine,

let's make a promise 'till the end of time

we'll always be together and our love will never die,

so here we are face to face and heart to heart

and I want you to know we will never be apart,

now I believe that wishes can come true

'cause I see my whole world

I see only you

"Yeah, Jag, it's me," Jaina responded. She gently kissed him. "Time to get up…you wanna get off of me, again?"

For the second time, he blushed. "Yeah," he managed to get out as he got to his feet. He held out a hand to her this time to help her up.

She gladly accepted it and he pulled her up to her feet, only to have to catch her as a wave of dizziness washed over her. "You all right?" He asked, the concern apparent in his voice.

"I think so," she said as she placed a hand to her head, but the dizziness didn't go away. It only intensified, sending tiny shivers throughout her entire body. She collapsed against Jag, her arms going around his neck, seeking strength from his mere presence.

He helped her to sit down, resting her back against the wall. "You're not all right," he finally said once he took in how pale she had become.

"It'll pass," she supplied, but secretly she didn't believe it would. Something was going on here, she just didn't know what.

He glanced around the room, looking for something, he just didn't know what. "Sith!" he cursed as his gaze fell on the room, the surprise radiating off of him. "How is this possible?"

Jaina raised her eyes to take in the room and her surprise matched his. The rest of the base was in shambles, totally destroyed. Yet somehow, someway, this room had managed to stay intact. It was like the disaster that had struck the rest of the base had somehow missed this one single room.

This room was untouched.

Jag looked down at Jaina as she looked up at him. "Anakin said he would lead us to a place of safety." She said quietly, unsure of what else to say.

"But…but, how is this possible?" He slumped to the floor next to her.

Jaina reached out to the Force, sending her mind to every corner of the room. She didn't have an answer, it puzzled her just as much as it did him.

Then the dizziness returned, tenfold and she let out a groan as blackness threatened to engulf her. Then there was nothingness. She didn't exist, nothing did.

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Jag shook her, "Jaina!" He yelled, panic rising up within him. "Come on Jaina! Wake up!"

She didn't stir, didn't move. She did nothing.

"Jaina…" he cried, the tears threatening to spill forth from his eyes. "Come on love, you can't do this to me, not right now!"

His words echoed through her unconscious mind. …Love… A light erupted from somewhere, bright and all encompassing. She squinted her eyes, trying to shield them with her hands, and belatedly realized her hands wouldn't listen.

The time is drawing near…together you shall succeed.

Apart you shall fall.

An image popped into her head…Apart you shall fall…

There was a fire in the distance, sorrow flowed within the Force.

Cries of despair echoed in the distance, fear rode the wind like a warrior to battle.

"Why?" the question echoed over and over, vibrating through the Force.

"Why Jaina, why?" The words reached her ears, carrying the sadness and anger with them.

She could feel the darkside near, creeping in the darkness, awaiting its next victim. Awaiting its time to engulf the galaxy in its blanket of fear and despair once more.

"Why Jaina, why did you have to leave us too?" That was her mother's voice, it sounded so much like Leia's voice, yet at the same time it didn't.

"Blame the 'Vong, Leia," that was her Aunt Mara's voice.

Together you shall succeed…

"A baby girl," someone said.

"A girl?" that was Jag's voice. "We have a girl Jaina!"

"Congratulations Jaya," came Jacen's voice.

"A granddaughter huh?" Han's voice. "I don't suppose we can give her the last name Solo, can we?"

"What's wrong with Fel," that was her own voice.

"Don't get me started," Han's reply.

"Don't get you started? I'll get you started Solo!" she didn't recognize that voice.

"Dad, not now!" Jag's voice.

Together you shall succeed…apart you shall fall…

The world came into view once more, and her eyes had to blink from the sudden brightness that greeted them. "Jag?" She couldn't sense him right away and she feared that he was gone.

Together you shall succeed…apart you shall fall…

The words whispered across her mind. Threatening to suck her back down into the darkness. She closed her eyes and fought against it, pushing against the blackness and the feeling of cold terror associated with it.

"Jaina? You're awake!" His voice greeted her, his relief flooding across her through the Force. "How do you feel?"

"Like I got ran over by a rancor…or something far more devious." She paused to look up at him. "What happened Jag?"

He didn't answer right away, "I was actually hoping that you would be able to tell me." He finally answered. "I honestly don't have a clue as to what happened."

"Oh," she said on a sigh. "I don't either…"

She suddenly threw her arms around him and buried her face in his chest as the tears began to flow freely down her face. "I don't know what's happening to me!"

"Shh," Jag said, awkwardly patting her back. "You're ok now, everything's going to be fine.

"You can't promise that Jag!" She said as the visions returned to her…her own death…the birth of their daughter. Would she die before she actually ever got to know what it was like to love Jag, really love him?

She looked up at him, her brandy eyes meeting his emerald ones, and she decided something right there and then.

"Jag," she said softly as she brought his mouth down to hers.

Jag looked deeply into her eyes and he read the passion suddenly burning there and it ignited something deep within his own soul.

"Jaina?" he asked softly.

"Love me Jag," she ordered. "Love me like you'll never love me again!" she said as she crushed his mouth to hers.

when I look into your eyes

I can see how much I love you and it makes me realize

when I look into your eyes

I see all the dreams come true

when I look into your eyes

Jag came up for breath, his mind reeling with Jaina's demand. She couldn't possibly be asking him what he thought she was…could she?

"Jag, please!" her voice was soft, but the demand nonetheless apparent.

Something exploded within him then, a damn broke and all the pent up emotions, all the passion he felt poured forth, like a raging river. He ravaged her mouth, his love for her devouring all coherent thought. His hands snaked their way around her waist, drawing her closer to his body.

"Jaina?" he said softly into her mouth, a gentle plea. Asking permission to do what he felt they both wanted right now more than anything else in the galaxy.

She pulled his mouth back to hers, her tongue lightly caressing his lower lip. He opened his mouth obligingly and his tongue darted out to meet hers. She sighed as his arms wrapped around her more securely before guiding the both of them down to the relatively clean floor.

I've looked for you all of my life,

now that I found you we will never say good-bye

can't stop this feeling and there's nothing I can do

'cause I see everything when I look at you

The floor was warm beneath her body…and it felt hard, yet soft. Wasn't that a contradiction in an upon itself? She moved slowly, feeling a dull ache begin deep down within herself, and that's when she froze.

The floor beneath her had just moved! That shouldn't even be possible…should it? A soft moan from beneath her brought her head up, like a bolt of lightning. Her eyes opened wide in shock at the sight that greeted her.

Images of the previous night floated through her mind. Her and Jag…the Force surrounding them, swirling like a great storm, waiting to unleash it's terrible but awesome power. The sharp moans and soft sighs that echoed throughout the room. The Force amplifying the emotions and sensations coursing through the young lovers.

She blushed as she looked down at Jag, sleeping beneath her. A dark lock of hair had fallen across his forehead, blurring the scar there. She moved her hand to swipe the offending pieces of hair away when Jag grumbled beneath her. "Be still Jaina, unless you'd like a repeat of last night."

Her eyes widened as she looked down at him, her eyes meeting his as he lazily opened them. He pulled her closer to him, bringing her mouth down to his for one more kiss.

"I love you," he said softly, his breath fanning warmly across her cheek.

She smiled at him, wrapping her arms around his neck, "And I love you Colonel Fel."

when I look into your eyes

I can see how much I love you and it makes me realize

when I look into your eyes

I see all the dreams come true

when I look into your eyes

He pulled her to her feet, pulling her to him once more, wrapping his arms securely around her delicate frame. She was far stronger than she looked, he knew this for a fact. "When I first came into this war…I never would have expected something like this to happen. I came here to lend a hand, to show you scruffy rebels how things were done. You've showed me so much more."

"Jag…" her voice trailed off as he capture her lips with his.

"I didn't come here looking for love, it was the least thing I was expecting. I came here to help out…you surprised me at Ithor, but I would never have believe it if someone had told me then that I would be with you like this at some point in time.

"I love you Jaina Solo, more than I ever thought was possible. I'll love you till the end of time, and far beyond…" he began to stumble over his words, unsure of exactly how to put his feeling into words when there were no words for what he was feeling.

Jaina smiled up at him, the love shining within the whiskey depths of her eyes. I'll love you for all eternity, she thought as she kissed him once more.

And Jag was surprised, for something happened once more that by all rights shouldn't have been possible. He heard Jaina's words in his head, felt her love wash over him like a refreshing spring rain.

when I look into your eyes

I can see how much I love you and it makes me realize

when I look into your eyes

we will always be together and our love will never die

when I look into your eyes

I see all the dreams come true when I look into your eyes

when I look into your eyes

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Later all, and may the Force protect you 'til next time.

Wild-Melody