Chapter One-
A boy of about 17 was laying sprawled out on his somewhat comfortable
bed, staring up at the ceiling. The room was filled with light, and his
eyes, being accustomed to the darkness the night, stung when he opened
them. He closed his eyes, rubbing them, and turned over to turn off the
buzzing chrono beside him. Sunlight poured into his room, which, on any
other day would have been pleasant, but considering that this was part of
the source that spoiled such a good dream, he was annoyed. He groaned and
tried to slip back into that state of sub-consciousness that he enjoyed so
much, but it was impossible. He sighed, and he stood to get ready for the
day.
The dream had been of her. The woman he loved. Tenel Ka. He tried to
recapture every detail of his dream. He remembered seeing her leaning on a
quiet, lonely balcony, her red hair spilling over her bare shoulders. She
had a flowing silky black nightgown on. She sighed, staring at the stars.
'That's not anything like Tenel Ka...' He thought, laughing quietly. He
remembered himself walking up to her and slipping his arms around her
waist, pulling her into a tight hug. She rested her head on his shoulder.
No words were spoken, just feelings. He pulled his head away from hers and
stared into her passive, gray eyes. He remembered leaning in to kiss her,
but just before their lips met was when he heard a distant, but loud
buzzing noise from his chrono. He turned off the shower, and stepped out to
dry off and get down to the mess hall in time to eat.
Master Luke had called five friends back to the academy in order to
discuss a delicate subject concerning the war at hand. He wanted to meet
with Jaina and Jacen, their two best friends Tenel Ka and Zekk and a friend
of the family by the name of Lobacca. Everything was tense those next few
days, and the only time Jacen could find peace was in his sleep. He thought
deeply, walking down the lonely hallway, which used to be filled with
familiar faces of the Jedi he used to train with. He let out a loud sigh
and made his way quickly to the mess hall.
"Jace!" A familiar voice rang out. Jacen turned to see his twin
sister Jaina sitting at a table with Zekk and Tenel Ka. Jacen's heart
pounded as his eyes fell over Tenel Ka's well-formed figure. He traced her
hair down to her shoulders, and back up, resting on her lips. She didn't
say anything to the other two sitting at the table, instead she ate
silently. Silent, that was Tenel Ka. Silent and solemn. Jacen snapped out
of his trance, and took another step towards the table. Before he reached
it, he realized that instead of one unusually empty seat there were two.
Still somewhat asleep, he couldn't place his finger on who was missing.
That is until two furry arms wrapped around his neck in a giant hug. When
Lobacca the Wookiee released Jacen, who was gasping for air, he grunted
something that Jacen had gotten used to hearing. "Good morning to you too,
Lowie." Jacen said, gaining more control over his breathing. He sat down at
his usual spot beside Tenel Ka and began eating. "Good Morning, Jacen."
Tenel Ka said in-between rather large bites of her food. "Mornin'." Jacen
grinned, happy to hear her voice. "Did you sleep well?" She asked
curiously, passing him the food. "Uh huh." Jacen answered. "How about you?"
Tenel Ka shook her head. Jacen wondered why she hadn't. "It was cold." She
said, reading his mind. She grinned, seeing Jacen's eyes light up as if he
had a wonderful idea. "Well, we'll just have to fix that wont we?" He said
eagerly. She laughed quietly, and finished her meal.
-TK POV- Ok so maybe I lied. It's early-he can't catch on. I wasn't really that cold, well temperature cold anyway. I've been having bad feelings lately. I can't sleep anymore, all I think about is Jacen. But why? Aren't there other things that are more important to me than Jacen? I'm in a war. I don't have time for nonsense.Not now anyway.
-J POV- She's not telling me the truth. Not the whole truth. There's something wrong, she's troubled. I just wish I knew what it was.
After breakfast, they all walked together to where Master Luke had told them to meet. Jacen walked, occasionally glancing at Tenel Ka. Her eyes were fixed straight ahead of her, never breaking her concentration. Tenel Ka was deep in thought. She felt him staring at her, but that didn't bother her. Her mind was racing with thoughts of him, but she tried to block them out and concentrate on the matter at hand. They finally arrived at the place where Luke had called them. "Good Morning." He greeted them sincerely. They entered the room and began their meeting. Luke talked for a long time about what has happened throughout the war that they might not have heard. He explained his concern for the well being of the five friends. He explained the concerns of the war. He explained the cost of winning and losing. He explained a mission.
-TK POV- Ok so maybe I lied. It's early-he can't catch on. I wasn't really that cold, well temperature cold anyway. I've been having bad feelings lately. I can't sleep anymore, all I think about is Jacen. But why? Aren't there other things that are more important to me than Jacen? I'm in a war. I don't have time for nonsense.Not now anyway.
-J POV- She's not telling me the truth. Not the whole truth. There's something wrong, she's troubled. I just wish I knew what it was.
After breakfast, they all walked together to where Master Luke had told them to meet. Jacen walked, occasionally glancing at Tenel Ka. Her eyes were fixed straight ahead of her, never breaking her concentration. Tenel Ka was deep in thought. She felt him staring at her, but that didn't bother her. Her mind was racing with thoughts of him, but she tried to block them out and concentrate on the matter at hand. They finally arrived at the place where Luke had called them. "Good Morning." He greeted them sincerely. They entered the room and began their meeting. Luke talked for a long time about what has happened throughout the war that they might not have heard. He explained his concern for the well being of the five friends. He explained the concerns of the war. He explained the cost of winning and losing. He explained a mission.
