Disclaimer: All characters or part thereof are property of George Lucas, Timothy Zahn and
Lucasfilm. Don't sue me cos I ain't making any money from this. It's written for the
pure joy of writing. I don't own Addicted by Simple Plan as well.

Don't know why I did this, must be cos of the boredom on this godforsaken country. I hate Singapore. Anyways enjoy the fic.

Well I guess making Jacen and Danni act mature wasn't possible in the last chapter but there's still more immaturity to come. Also Tenel Ka makes a special appearance to haunt Danni and create more jealousy. Also, Jaina and Shada will get some happiness :D

Later on, the story is set to Simple Plan's song-Addicted. Changing the word dick found in two lines to idiot. I don't want to make Danni sound like a transsexual. :D ____________________________________________________________________________ _

"Should we really invite her here? Danni will go berserk if she sees her here you know," Tahiri asked thoroughly not convinced about Jaina's plan.

"I know, I know but she could help Danni open her feelings to Jacen AND if it doesn't work Jacen still gets her even though it's at the cost of Danni," Jaina said smiling to herself at the genius of her plan.

"Cold as that may sound, it's your brother but don't come blaming if your plan blows up in your face. She is the Queen you know," Tahiri said, disgusted with Jaina.

"Tahiri my girl, Danni will never know what hit her."

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The Seabed By Downtime on the water world of Mon Calamari was the perfect place to bring Jacen and Danni together. The restaurant took up more than two thousand square kilometers of space on the planet's seabed, reason being it was usually a place for social and formal events. The restaurant's ballroom was connected to the eating house and it could seat more than three thousand people at one time. Also, it was lavishly decorated with thick velvet curtains, an ever-present music band and an extensive wine bar with the drinks ranging from Tatooine to Coruscant.

Besides getting Jacen and Danni together, the party also symbolized the establishment of the Galactic Republic and more than five months of galactic unity after the defeat of the Yuuzhan Vong. All the dignitaries of the Galactic Republic had been invited and most of them had arrived. The band was playing a soft, slow music piece and most of the dignitaries were already eating and dancing. The same could not be said for Jacen and Danni's table.

Jacen and Danni had been seated together with the Solos and Skywalkers. Also, Wynessa Fel, daughter of Soontir Fel had personally requested to seat next to Jacen. There was also an empty seat next to Jacen upon Jaina's request saying that she had invited someone special. Danni, who was seated across Jacen, was staring daggers and Wynessa. Even though Wynessa was only fifteen, it did not take a genius to see that she had an adoration for Jacen ever since she met him on the Chiss homeworld, an adoration that had been increased when Jacen had saved the girl from an attempted coup.

Leia, who was staring with amusement at the young girl, was shocked when the music cut and replaced by a piece that was usually used to signify the arrival of a person of raw importance. She looked at the door and was shocked to see the familiar Hapan royal guards entering the eating house. Then in all Hapan glory, Queen Mother Tenel Ka stepped in.

"Surprise Mom," Jaina whispered to her making sure that Jacen did not overhear.

"Jaina, you just did the worst thing possible," Leia whispered back.

"Danni is already in a rage with Wynessa there. Now you bring in Tenel Ka. You need a lesson in diplomacy my daughter," she said back having a sinking feeling in her stomach. It was pure knowledge that Jacen and Tenel Ka had grown very close during the time they spent at the Jedi Academy until the time when they had attacked the voxyn-cloning world of Myrkr.

Tenel Ka approached Jacen who had motioned for her to sit down next to him and Leia could feel Danni's anger rise another notch through the Force. Tenel Ka who had sat down looked accusingly at Danni. Everyone at the table visibly gulped except Jacen who was enjoying his time with his old friend.

"Queen Mother, how have you been? And of this is my ACQUAINTAINCE, Danni Quee and my FRIEND, Wynessa Fel," he said to Tenel Ka emphasizing on the words acquaintance and friend.

"Pleased to meet you Queen Mother," both Wynessa and Danni replied. Wynessa looked happy that Jacen considered her a friend while Danni looked furious though there was still a look of hurt on her face. Leia gasped when he saw the sardonic smile on Jacen's lips when he looked at Danni.

"Jacen," Han said to Jacen. Han's voice sounded soft but Leia could detect the hint of a warning beneath it. The tension around Leia's dinner table was thick and Luke had to use the Force to calm it down. Ben was crying and Mara excused herself to feed her son leaving the rest to themselves.

"I'm going to find a dance partner," Jaina said squirming out of her chair and rushing to the ballroom. They had already finished most of the food served to them and the tension was still thick. Jacen noticed that Danni was trying to be nice to him for a change but his male ego would take none of it.

"Speaking of dances, would you like to join me Queen Mother," Jacen extended her hand to Tenel Ka. Tenel Ka was wearing a dress that was made up of thick, high quality velvet. It clung to her body emphasizing her slim body and curves. Also, Tenel Ka had recently undergone prosthesis and added a mechanical arm to her left arm. Her left arm had been cut off by Jacen's lightsaber during a freak practice. Even then, she had looked beautiful and with two arms, her charms had heightened.

"Of course Friend Jacen," she agreed accepting Jacen's hand of invitation as the two of them walked together hand in hand to the ballroom.

An uneasy silence fell over Leia's table as Leia watched Danni and Wynessa's lips twitch at the sight of Jacen and Tenel Ka.

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Jaina was walking along the edges of the ballroom not really looking where she was going when she bumped into someone's solid shoulder.

"Sorry," she said quickly over her shoulder as she passed someone quickly.

"No problem," the someone replied.

Jaina froze on the spot when she heard the someone's voice. She knew that voice. He heard the person chuckling softly and she turned around to find herself looking into the face of Jedi Master, Kyp Durron. Kyp had joined her squadron back at the world of Borleias and had left when he helped Luke establish the Jedi Council.

"It's been a while Jaina. How are things with you and Jag?" he asked.

Jaina's feelings turned from one of shock to sadness at the mention of Jag. Kyp instantly picked up on Jaina's thoughts and offered his apologies while squeezing Jaina's shoulder reassuringly. Kyp used to have a crush on Jaina, which was silly, since Kyp was thirty-six years of age. Now as she looked at Kyp she realized that she too held some affection for this man.

"Dance?" he asked.

Jaina did not want to get involved with another man just yet but it was just a harmless dance. She did not think that love could blossom from a simple dance. She nodded in agreement as he led her to the dance floor.

The music was slow and she held on to Kyp's shoulders while they danced. Kyp's hands were around her waist and Jaina's dress, which was backless, let Kyp feel her skin. She felt a spark at his touch and frowned. She had never felt a spark whenever Jag touched as Kyp did.

"Do you want to talk about Jag?" he asked. Kyp had matured a lot and had gone from being a loose blaster to a conservative Jedi Master after his experiences on Hapes with Jaina.

"It's okay."

He pulled her closer and she rested her head on his shoulder. She felt the spark in her slowly intensify into huge flames of fire. A fire of affection for Kyp. Could it be? She was about to speak to Kyp about the matter when he silenced her, placing a finger on her lips.

"I feel it too," he said to Jaina. His head lowered down to meet hers and their lips locked in a kiss. Jaina's thoughts were racing, Jag's kisses had never felt like this but it amazed to know that Kyp's did. They finally broke contact and Jaina's breath had quickened as she rested her head on Kyp's shoulders once more, bodies swaying to the music and she knew. She knew that she had found true love in the form of Kyp Durron.

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Shada was looking at the dancing couples before her and she found herself wallowing in self-pity as she looked on. She was sitting at the wine bar while thinking of Luke's words to her on the Venture.

"Don't you think you've wasted as much time as it is already?" Luke had told her while mentioning Karrde. She had argued that she and Karrde would be nothing more than business partners and friends but she knew that she had an attraction for Karrde. Ever since she saw him at the tapcafe on Trogan years ago during Thrawn's offensive to retake Coruscant.

"Do you want something else to drink?" she was snapped out of her reverie when she heard Karrde's voice. She had not had the oppurtunity to meet him so far at the party but she almost cried at the sight in front of her. Karrde was wearing a long black tunic over a red shirt and white trousers. His hair was neatly combed and the color of his clothes matched his impeccable goatee. All in all, not bad for the smuggler.

"It's okay," she said showing him her half-full glass.

"Listen, I need to talk to you. In private," he whispered to her ear, his voice sending tingles down her spine.

She looked at him and led him away from the ballroom to the second floor of the restaurant. They could not go outside since they were on the seabed, so the second floor was the most secluded place in the establishment.

"What do you want to talk about boss?" she asked.

"Don't call me boss anymore," he said touching her hand, grasping it firmly. She tried to pry her hand away but Karrde's hand held on firmly to hers.

"Karrde...," she stammered.

"You make me feel things Shada. Things I never thought a smuggler could experience. Do you know back on Yavin when the Idiot's Array blew up, I was scared. Scared that I lost you and now since the war is over. I want to say. Shada, I love you, a lot and more than you can imagine," he said looking straight in her eyes.

"Karrde, I-I-I love you too," she said as he broke into a huge smile. They leaned forward and kissed each other, only briefly.

"Do you want to go back to the Wild Karrde?" he asked grinning mischievously. The Wild Karrde was on one of the Venture's docking bays. Shada was about to turn down Karrde when Luke's words came back to her. "Don't you think you've wasted as much time as it is?"

She grasped his hand pulling him along to the restaurant's submarines which would take them to the surface. Karrde understood immediately and followed her silently. Words were not needed anymore.

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"I've missed you Jacen," she said.

"I missed you too," he replied. Formalities were not needed between the two friends now after getting away from his mother. She was now plain Tenel Ka to him, not the Queen Mother of the Hapes cluster.

"Jacen, I view you more than a friend but I need to know if you feel the same about me," she said with such nervousness that she had averted her gaze to the floor while dancing.

Jacen's heart got stuck in his throat and he was deeply saddened that he had to put Tenel Ka down this way. "My heart belongs to another Tenel Ka," he said bracing himself for a kick to the shins or his "crown jewels". He looked straight forward not daring to look at her.

"Is Danni Quee isn't it?" she asked. Jacen looked down and was surprised to see her smiling lightly. He nodded at her and her smile grew broader.

"I knew it. Ever since the mission to Myrkr, I knew you would only be my friend and nothing more," she said still chuckling.

"Can we still be friends?" he asked hoping her answer was yes.

"That is a fact. Now stop talking and start dancing," she said as the music picked up to a faster beat. "By the way, when this song is over, you're going to have to put down another friend," she continued jerking her head to a direction left of him.

He took a small look and groaned as he saw Wynessa Fel approaching him.

"Still the charmer, Jacen," she said as the song finally finished.

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(I heard you're doing okay but I want you to know. I'm a fool; I'm addicted to you. I can't pretend I don't care; When you don't think about me. Do you think I deserve this? I tried to make you happy but you left anyway.)

Danni was flustered to see Jacen dancing with Tenel Ka and then with Wynessa Fel. She realized that Jacen never hand any problems dealing with women. He just took what came to him. She, however, only had eyes for one man but that one man seemed oblivious to her charms.

The whole time at the party, she had tried to lighten the mood with Jacen even with Tenel Ka and Wynessa beside him. He was cold to her despite her ministrations and she felt ashamed throwing herself at him in front of the Skywalkers and Solos.

Then he had left to dance with Tenel Ka. The Skywalkers and Solos had picked that same moment to leave the dinner table, leaving Danni alone with Wynessa. She had been able to put up with Wynessa's excited comments about Jacen but then Wynessa left her too and went off to dance with the object of their desires.

She tried to look as if nothing happened when she found herself seating alone despite the many stares from other people. She also had invitations to dance but she turned them all done. She was left thinking what she had done until Jacen was being so unresponsive to her. Surely he still cannot be sore about the incident on the Jade Shadow, could he?

(Since the day I met you and after all we've been through. I'm still a fool; I'm addicted to you. I think you know that it's true. I'd run a thousand miles to get you. Do you think I deserve this?)

Danni saw Jacen release Tenel Ka and take up with Wynessa instead. She felt her blood boil and her hands clenched at the scene. Why could not Jacen be happy with one woman and leave her alone?

Ever since she met Jacen back on Belkadan, she struck him as being handsome but very self-sacrificial putting other people ahead of him. She had experienced it herself during their ventures together in the Unknown Regions. She had been with him through thick and thin and he knew that but still he was ignoring her.

"It's all your fault Danni Quee," the voice in her mind told her again. She frowned again at the voice which had popped up once before.

"It's not my fault. I tried to be nice but he doesn't seem to notice it. Do you think I want him to be like this to me?" she said back to the voice. She calmed down when it shut up, leaving Danni to watch Jacen again.

She could tell the song was about to finish and from the look of dismay on Wynessa's face that Jacen was going to be finished soon. She stood up and walked over to Jacen wanting to dance and talk to him.

(I tried to make you happy. I just did all that I could. Just to keep you but you left anyway.)

The song had finished and she was already at Jacen. Wynessa had brushed past Danni, her face red from embarrassment and anger. Danni felt a spark of hope and put on her most dazzling smile. She looked up expectantly at Jacen and for once, she thought that he would dance with her. Then, his eyes turned hard and he turned away leaving her alone.

(I'm trying to forget that I'm addicted to you. But I want it and I need it' I'm addicted to you. Now it's over can't forget what you said. And I never wanna do this again. Heartbreaker.)

Danni had stood rooted to the spot for fifteen minutes, the spot where Jacen had left her. She was furious at Jacen for doing that to her but she could not keep her anger at him. She really wanted him and she was not about to give up. Her eyes searched the ballroom and she found him sitting hunched at the wine bar along with some of his friends, father and uncle. She approached him from behind.

In the dark light, no one could see her and she worked her way silently using the Force to shield her presence. She could hear him talking and from the sounds of it, it was obvious Jacen was drunk.

"Hey kid, stop being so harsh on Danni. She's throwing herself at you. Just give her a chance like I did to your mom," she heard his father say flashing that lopsided smile completely oblivious to the fact that Jacen was drunk.

"I'd be happy to, if she stopped biting my head off," he replied.

"Hey at least you can dream of her can't you?" Luke said grinning from ear to ear.

"Oh that isn't a problem. I got some good dreams of her. There's one where she's my wife and the mother of my children and we live happily away from everyone else, content with each other," Danni's heart instantly softened at Jacen's words and she felt a spark of hope. She waited for him to continue.

"But my favorite one is where she's wearing this sheer red negligee and she's dancing around me slowly strippi-" he never got a chance to finish his sentence as Danni shrieked at him.

"How dare you talk about that? Don't you have any respect for me?" she shrieked at him.

"Danni?" he slurred squinting his eyes at her.

"Relax Danni, it wasn't his fault. He's drunk," Han said. Everyone else around Jacen and Danni were tensed and the music had stopped everyone focusing on the two.

"Yes it ain't my fault. I'm drunk!" he replied chuckling like an Ewok.

"Sure everything is not you fault. Speaking of your dreams is not your fault. It's the alcohol's fault," she snorted.

"Hey, it's not my fault!" he said in reply.

"Like it wasn't your fault with Anakin!" she snapped out and immediately regretted her words. The crowd gathered had gasped and she could feel Jacen's anger radiating like never before.

"What would you know about ANAKIN? He sacrificed his life so the Jedi could be rid of a grave danger. I KNOW what he went through. I went had to endure MONTHS of Yuuzhan Vong captivity while YOU were still safe sitting on some ship on Eclipse. And don't u DARE give me Sithspit about you finding a way to jam yammosks because if I NEVER pulled you out of that mess on Belkadan, THERE will be no jamming of yammosks. So don't presume EVERYTHING is my fault. UNDERSTAND?" he shouted back at her at the top of his voice, glaring at her.

"Ja-Jacen, I'm sorry," she said her voice so soft only the deathly silence allowed Jacen to hear her as the tears rolled freely from her eyes.

"SHUT UP Danni! You have NOTHING to say to me. NOW get away from me," he roared back and rushed out of the ballroom. Danni was still crying when Luke and Han brought her back to her dinner table.

(How long will I be waiting? Until the end of times. I don't know why I'm still waiting. I can't make you mine.)

Danni was still crying and to make matters worse, Jaina and the rest of the Solo family except Leia was ignoring her. She did not want to be comforted by anyone, she just wanted to be by herself. Despite Jacen's outburst, she swore, no matter what, her heart would always and only belong to Jacen Solo even though she could not make him his.