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Chapter 2: Come again?

Jacen Solo's head jerked up. He was awake, and it didn't exactly please him. He'd been having the best dream. Something about him and a certain royal redhead he had grown very, very fond of.

Jacen!!

Jaina's presence brought him back to reality. He knew when his sister was angry. And right now she was angrier than a nexu on a bad day. Great, he thought, what did Jag do this time? He reached out for his sister through their twin bond and was a little surprised at what he found. She was mad at Jag for something he did, but rather, for something he didn't do. This was an interesting twist. Jacen thought that everything had been going fine for them. At least they didn't have his problems. Jacen smiled as he thought of the source of his plight. Tenel Ka. Queen Mother Tenel Ka.

JACEN!

Alright, he sent to Jaina through the Force, I'll be there, give me a minute. Jacen walked back to his 'fresher and splashed some cold water on his face. By this time, the last vestiges of sleep had left him completely. Pulling on a tunic and pants, he walked out the door to find his sister.

Jaina sat in the spot where Jag had left her. Why did he do this all the time? Didn't he care about her? Didn't he want to be with her? What was so wrong about wanting to show him how she felt about him? Damn him and his self-control. She was determined to break it. She had to, otherwise, she didn't know if she could get through one more day of this. It would be a feat in itself if she did manage.

"Jaya, what did he do now?"

"Oh, Jace, I'm just frustrated. I'm having trouble keeping my patience."

"Jaya, think about this, you're so close, why ruin it now?"

"Jace, Jag and I still have six months till the wedding. I don't know if I'm going to be able to do this."

"What, marry him?"

"Well, that, among other things."

"Come again?" Jacen knew how much his sister was looking forward to marrying Jag. The fact that she was even having an inkling of having a second thought about this was news in itself to him. Jaina was the one person that was always so sure about what she was going to do with her life. Jaina and Tenel Ka were both like that. Tenel Ka.

Great, Jaina thought, Jace, has retreated back into his little world that revolves around Tenel Ka. Jaina had to smile at that thought. She knew that Jacen and Tenel Ka had always been good friends, but after his return from the Vong, they had become much more than that. And here they all were, less than six months away from marriage. It was a little surreal.

"Jace, what am I going to do?"

"Why don't you think about everything that you two have done together? That should keep you sated for a while."

Jacen turned and stalked down the corridor, obviously wanting to recapture whatever he had been dreaming about. Jaina just sat there, thinking.