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.