Chapter TWO!
*(Two Years Later)*
"I guess this is goodbye." Zekk said quietly, looking down at his feet.
Jaina glanced around the overcrowded landing field of the Jedi Temple. Everyone had been issued their orders, and heading out. The Vong had struck, and the Republic needed the Jedi Knights. She had been given the position of captain over a wing of top notch star fighters. While Zekk had been assigned as commander over the mobile infantry on the first Vong planet the Republic had been able to take. Bathazan.
"I guess so." She answered. "You hologram me whenever you can, okay?"
Zekk nodded. He didn't ever think saying goodbye would be this hard. But it was. "I will."
Jaina tried her solo grin- but for some reason it just wasn't working. "And don't make me come and rescue you." She said, her voice wavering.
"I wont!" Zekk said, trying to make the conversation as light as possible.
Jaina looked up at him, her eyes quiet and watching.
Quickly, Zekk pulled her into a tight hug. He could feel she was shaking. "Don't worry about me." He said quietly, "Just take care of yourself. That way things will be just fine. I know it."
"Uh-huh." Jaina mumbled, burying her face in his chest.
Zekk looked up, seeing the ship he had transport on getting ready to leave. "I've gotta go."
Jaina stepped back. "I guess I'll see ya laterz, then."
Zekk smiled, gave her a cocky salute, and turned to leave. He moved like a droid, 'cause he was so stiff. He knew he was doing the right thing, the honorable thing. It was the only solution. She was going too, leaving the Jedi Academy. Possibly never returning to the place he considered home. He probably would never come back either, it was a stage of his life that was soon coming to a close. But he would never want to give up Jaina, and it felt horrible leaving her. It was the first time in so long they weren't going to be together.
"Hey Zekk!"
Zekk turned to Jaina's call, and caught her as she ran into his arms. She kissed him hard on the lips, and he returned it.
When the kiss ended, Jaina leaned up next to his ear. "I love you Zekk. Don't forget it."
"I love you too. And I'll never forget it." Zekk replied. "No goodbyes."
Jaina took a step back, and watched as Zekk turned and ran to his transport. Just before Zekk disappeared into the belly of the ship he turned back to her. Just as the ramp closed. Separating them.
Zekk looked out the portal as the ship lifted off, going up into the sky. He kept his eyes on Jaina until she was just a little dot on the field. Then watched as she disappeared behind a white cloud.
"You better not be all soft when you get to Banthazan, kid." An older officer said, popping his back while sitting in a near seat.
"You better keep your worry to yourself." Zekk said harshly. "Unless you want a knuckle sandwich." Zekk turned his attention fully to the man next to him, and sitting down in the window seat. Normally, back when he was a street kid on Couriscant he would have used different words to explain fully that he wanted the man to mind his own business. But his years at the Jedi Acadamy had taught him to watch his language. And he'd only use his full vocabulary when he's farther than he was now from the Jedi training center.
The officer eyed him, taking in the lightsaber at the young man's belt, and the dangerous glare that was in his eyes. "No offence, buddy."
Zekk turned back to look out the window. Letting the Force flow through him. Reaching out and feeling Jaina's presence again, knowing that as soon as they reached hyperspace it wouldn't be as strong. She was reaching out for him too, and it was a comforting sensation. One he knew he'd need before the war was over.
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So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.
I'll never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.
To be continued! YIPPIE!
*(Two Years Later)*
"I guess this is goodbye." Zekk said quietly, looking down at his feet.
Jaina glanced around the overcrowded landing field of the Jedi Temple. Everyone had been issued their orders, and heading out. The Vong had struck, and the Republic needed the Jedi Knights. She had been given the position of captain over a wing of top notch star fighters. While Zekk had been assigned as commander over the mobile infantry on the first Vong planet the Republic had been able to take. Bathazan.
"I guess so." She answered. "You hologram me whenever you can, okay?"
Zekk nodded. He didn't ever think saying goodbye would be this hard. But it was. "I will."
Jaina tried her solo grin- but for some reason it just wasn't working. "And don't make me come and rescue you." She said, her voice wavering.
"I wont!" Zekk said, trying to make the conversation as light as possible.
Jaina looked up at him, her eyes quiet and watching.
Quickly, Zekk pulled her into a tight hug. He could feel she was shaking. "Don't worry about me." He said quietly, "Just take care of yourself. That way things will be just fine. I know it."
"Uh-huh." Jaina mumbled, burying her face in his chest.
Zekk looked up, seeing the ship he had transport on getting ready to leave. "I've gotta go."
Jaina stepped back. "I guess I'll see ya laterz, then."
Zekk smiled, gave her a cocky salute, and turned to leave. He moved like a droid, 'cause he was so stiff. He knew he was doing the right thing, the honorable thing. It was the only solution. She was going too, leaving the Jedi Academy. Possibly never returning to the place he considered home. He probably would never come back either, it was a stage of his life that was soon coming to a close. But he would never want to give up Jaina, and it felt horrible leaving her. It was the first time in so long they weren't going to be together.
"Hey Zekk!"
Zekk turned to Jaina's call, and caught her as she ran into his arms. She kissed him hard on the lips, and he returned it.
When the kiss ended, Jaina leaned up next to his ear. "I love you Zekk. Don't forget it."
"I love you too. And I'll never forget it." Zekk replied. "No goodbyes."
Jaina took a step back, and watched as Zekk turned and ran to his transport. Just before Zekk disappeared into the belly of the ship he turned back to her. Just as the ramp closed. Separating them.
Zekk looked out the portal as the ship lifted off, going up into the sky. He kept his eyes on Jaina until she was just a little dot on the field. Then watched as she disappeared behind a white cloud.
"You better not be all soft when you get to Banthazan, kid." An older officer said, popping his back while sitting in a near seat.
"You better keep your worry to yourself." Zekk said harshly. "Unless you want a knuckle sandwich." Zekk turned his attention fully to the man next to him, and sitting down in the window seat. Normally, back when he was a street kid on Couriscant he would have used different words to explain fully that he wanted the man to mind his own business. But his years at the Jedi Acadamy had taught him to watch his language. And he'd only use his full vocabulary when he's farther than he was now from the Jedi training center.
The officer eyed him, taking in the lightsaber at the young man's belt, and the dangerous glare that was in his eyes. "No offence, buddy."
Zekk turned back to look out the window. Letting the Force flow through him. Reaching out and feeling Jaina's presence again, knowing that as soon as they reached hyperspace it wouldn't be as strong. She was reaching out for him too, and it was a comforting sensation. One he knew he'd need before the war was over.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~~~
So hold me when I'm here right me when I'm wrong.
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone.
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be.
I'll never let you down even if I could.
I'd give up everything if only for your good.
To be continued! YIPPIE!