Author's note- ONE FACT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE READING THIS. Later on I will refer to them keeping it a secret, and earlier (1st para chapter 11 to be exact) I mention that they had given up hiding it, they had given up hiding it from their friends. And they'd hold hands when no one else was looking, but they were still trying to keep the general populace from figuring it out.

I am having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to go from here. I need to try and figure out a way to pick up the pace A LOT. This chapter hits 50 pgs on Word. And I would love to have another story above 100 pages but I also don't want it to drag. I think I am going to skip a lot of scenes yet again. But do not fear, I am doing a skeleton version of the story. Later, after I finish it I will go back and add scenes.

If you aren't a SW Fan, skip the part in between the ****'s but you will want to read after that or you will be lost.

Another thing, and this is painful. But I have exams coming up, and a research paper. I am not sure if I will be able to add much until June 15th. I will try. But please try and understand. If my grades fall due to fanfiction, I will most probably be banned for awhile at least. And so if you don't want this to close forever Pls. Understand, (there is a rampage to go bribe PrincessSkywalkerOrgana's teachers to fail her.) but in exchange, a decently long chapter. but that doesn't mean don't review. Please do. I have gotten some kind reviews for this story and they have really helped me keep going. They are what help an author over writers block and all that other stuff.

"Thanks you all." She said, "but we all know that there will still be people who question."

"Who cares about them." Owen said, later when they told him about what happened. "They will always be there. They will always question."

"That's true." Jaina admitted.

But Neal had also been right. Jaina began to gain more respect. She got many letters from families all over the realm. "The Conte line has been good to us." One of them said. "Especially King Jonathan, thank you for keeping that dream alive." Another one said "You are a goddess for us, thank you."

That made Jaina feel good, but she knew not to let it get to her head. She still had a lot of work to do. Much of that work depended on whose squire she would become. She knew, or hoped, that Alanna wouldn't choose her, because that would hinder not help her work. Well, she considered, it might not. Let's just wait and see.

That was Jaina's entire mindset, wait and see. It drove her friends crazy, even Kel at times, that she could be so calm about it. Roald kind of understood, but even he got exasperated with her at times.

"Jaina, you are coming with us for summer break again, right?" Roald asked.

"If I am invited, of course."

"Of course you are." Roald said, then he looked around and bent towards her. "I am going to see if Father and Mother will let us go off on our own."

"Roald, you know the gossip that will go around."

"I will do my best to make sure not even the servants know."

"Kally will know."

"So?" Roald shrugged. "She'll tease us, but come on, it will be worth it."

"Sure." Jaina said. "If you can convince your parents I am definitely game."

"I knew you would be." Roald said, in a Neal-like drawl.

Jaina groaned and swatted his head. "Finish your homework." She ordered.

"Yes ma'am."

"Should we come in, or leave you alone?" The real Neal asked.

"Come on in." Jaina said.

"Neal, do you want the entire palace to find out?" Roald growled.

"No." He said, taken aback. "Why?"

"THEN WHY DID YOU SAY WHAT YOU SAID OUTSIDE THE DOOR?!"

"I wasn't thinking, jeesh, sorry."

Roald calmed himself down. "No, I am sorry. I shouldn't have gotten so mad. I just don't want everyone figuring it out."

"Are you embarrassed?" Jaina asked, knowing his answer but just wanting to dissipate the tension between Roald and Neal.

"Of course not!" Roald protested. "I just…don't think it would be prudent at this point to let everyone figure it out."

"I agree." Jaina said, giving him a smile.

"Why are we not working?" Kel said, coming in. "Do we all want punishment work or something?"

Jaina gave Kel a grateful smile.

"So aren't you excited that there is only 1 week of classes left?" Jaina asked Kel.

"Yes!" Kel said. "I can't believe that the examination is in ONE WEEK and then we are free. This year flew by."

"Speak for yourself." Neal said. "This year crept by."

Kel rolled her eyes. "Come on, we really do need to work." Kel said.

"Yes ma'am." The all chorused.

Kel groaned. Then they started to work.

They worked until the servants came in and told them it was time to sleep. "I am going to talk to mother and father tomorrow night." Roald whispered in Jaina's ear.

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"They said yes!!!" Roald said, bouncing excitedly.

"Awesome." Jaina said. "So where are we going?"

"The summer palace at the Cove, all by ourselves. Some servants are going to be there, otherwise we have the place to ourselves."

"What's the catch." Jaina said, having too much experience with parents to think there was no catch.

"Only a slight one, they are going to ride in twice to check on us. And they are going to send a contingent of guards whom we must listen to."

"That's not bad." Jaina said.

"Yeah, well you convinced them with your little maneuver against the bandits that you can watch out for both of us."

"I am glad." Jaina said, seriously. "I can't wait." She squealed.

"Neither can I." He said.

"When do we leave?"

"In nine days, that way most people have already left, so less people will be around to see us leave. It is also the same day my family sets out, so the servants won't suspect a thing."

"Great planning." Jaina said, and then decided the conversation had enough seriousness and sappiness in it. "I guess a paranoid mind knows every angle to cover." She grinned and added.

"Why you!!" Roald said, taking the bait.

Jaina grinned and ran as Roald tried to catch her. "Do I have to come in here every night to get you to work." Kel said, hands on her hips.

"I was just talking to Jaina." Roald said.

"You need to get your work done." Kel said. "So start."

"Yes ma'am." Jaina said, saluting.

Kel shook her head slowly.

"What are your summer plans." Roald asked. Jaina shot him a Look.

"I am going to Mindelan and spending some time with Anders, then I am going to come back up here with my parents. Yours."

Roald was caught, but Jaina had come up with a truth, from a certain point of view. "We are going to the summer palace on the cove."

"Have fun." Kel said.

"Roald," Kally called.

"In here." He called back.

"Hey, Jaina." Kally said coming in. She grinned at them. "Hi Kel." She said.

Kally sat down. "Are you planning to work?" She asked.

"Yes."

"Good, I will join you here then. Dad is having a council meeting, and so it is impossible for me to work, and the Ladies-in-waiting are going to test me on Etiquette tomorrow."
"Ugh." Jaina said, sympathetically, remembering her own days. "We will be quiet."

"Thank you." Kally sighed. "Why do I have to know 37 different ways of curtsying?"

"Because there are 37 different ways of doing it." Jaina said mock sternly. "And your responsibility bids you to know them all, after all you wouldn't want to offend someone by curtsying to them in the wrong manner, now would you?"

"You've had these type of lessons."

Jaina nodded. "I feel your pain."

"Glad you do." Kally said, then she gestured her face at her brother. "Others don't."

"Give him a break too."

"Thank you." Roald said, putting his arm around Jaina.

Jaina's eyes widened, but she gave no other response.

"I…. Have to go." Kel said.

"Same here." Kally said.

They were being obvious but no one cared.

A few minutes later Jonathan came in. "Are you to almost packed?"

"Haven't started." Jaina said.

"Almost." Roald said.

Jonathan sighed. "Listen, I need to talk to you about logistical details." Jonathan motioned them both to sit.

He ended it with. "I hope you two have a great time."

"We will." They said, grinning at each other.

"Be careful." Jon said to them as they were setting out.

"We will." They called.

"Finally." Roald grumbled as they set out.

Jaina just shrugged. "Race you." She said, pulling her horse forward.

"Jaina, can't we just go along at a nice leisurely pace?"

"But that is no fun!!" Jaina protested. "Come on."

"Jaina." Roald complained.

"Roald," Jaina mimicked his tone.

"Fine." Roald said, giving in. "But then we ride my way."

"Yes sir." Jaina said, saluting.

Jaina and Roald raced to the river. "Now wasn't that fun." She said panting.

"No." Roald said. "We just missed tons of beautiful scenery."

Jaina rolled her eyes. "We can see it on the way back."

"Now lets ride slowly." Roald said.

They rode slowly all the rest of the way to the palace. "Your highness." The stable boy bowed. "Page Jaina."

Roald bowed back regally, and Jaina inclined her head. The stable boy took their horses, and a few minutes later servants came to take their stuff, and two others came to bring them water bowls. Jaina felt a bit awkward at this level of service. Because they were training to be Knights no one waited on them this much at the Palace.

"Gosh, I am happy to be away from that." Roald said, as he and Jaina walked around the summer palace before the meal was served.

"I thought you would be used to that."

"Training for a Knight makes me realize my dream, of being normal for once. Not being pampered every three seconds."

"Roald, being a Prince is also what you are." Jaina said.

"I know." Roald said, simply.

"Then you know you have to get used to this too."

"When I am King, I am going to change all of this scraping and bowing."

Jaina knew enough about Roald to not to answer that. "Um hum." She said, neutrally.

"I am." He said defiantly.

"Ok." She said, neutrally.

"Grrrr." Roald growled.

"Why are you growling at me?"

"'cause you annoy me."

"And you don't annoy me?"

"How can I annoy anyone? I am lovable me." Jaina said with a disarming smile.

"No fair, Jaina! That's cheating!"

"What is cheating." Jaina asked.

Roald blushed. "Nevermind." He mumbled.

"Tell me."

"For you to look so beautiful then to expect me to banter with you." He mumbled.

Jaina blushed a deep crimison. "Well then you were cheating to." She said.

"Yeah right."

"I am serious." Jaina said.

"Whatever." Roald said.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr." Jaina said.

"See, now who is growling."

Jaina shook her head. "Roald, lets stop this. It is getting very ridiculous."

"Agreed." Roald said.

"I will practice sword sparring with you."

"Fine." Roald said.

They ran to get their practice swords. "I call offense." Roald said, as they raced to the practice fields."

"Fine." Jaina said.

Jaina kept Roald away for 30 minutes. "Wow you are good." He panted.

"So are you." Jaina said.

"Stop patronizing me."

"I am not!!!!"

"Sorry." Roald said, trying to avoid a confrontation.

Jaina sighed. Before she could say anything, though, the servant said it was time for the evening meal.

After their meal they went for a walk. "It is very beautiful here." Jaina observed.

"Not as beautiful as you." Roald said.

"Stop making lines at me."

"I am not." Roald said, seriously. "I sincerely mean it. Jain."

"Thanks." Jaina said, giving him a grateful smile.

Jaina reached over and put her arm around Roald's shoulder.

"Wasn't it hilarious when we 'accidentally' dropped all the clothes dye on Joren." Jaina said.

"Incredibly." Roald said. "But I think it was more hilarious when all of our clothes came back perfect and Joren's and his friends' came back shrunk."

"That definitely was a high point of the year." Jaina said.

"Rescuing me wasn't?" Roald asked.

"No!" Jaina said. "That was very scary. It ranks up there with being kidnapped by Hethrir. The thought of loosing you…. Was terrifying."

"You mean it."

"Of course, I love you don't I."

"I love you too."

They walked silently for a bit after that. Just basking in the pleasure of being with one another.

Jaina and Roald spent most of their time with each other, getting to know one another even better and time flew. Alanna had come and gone after seeing that they were being responsible. Too soon it was the last evening before they had to go back to Corus.

"Wow, time really has flown." Jaina said, as she and Roald walked around the lake.

"Yes, it has." Roald said. He took a deep breath, "Jaina, there is something I have been meaning to tell you for awhile.

"I am listening." Jaina said.

"You are one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen, you have a disarming smile, beautiful brown hair. The best part of your beauty is that you have intelligence, knowledge, you don't care about my position, in fact it was a negative point. When I am with you I feel like I am floating." Roald said with emotion.

"Thank you." Jaina said, her eyes brimming with tears that someone could be so nice and mean it. "Roald, you know that you complete me too. You are one of the most handsome people I have met. You are warm, caring, and sensitive… " Jaina knew she had to say it. "I love you."

"I love you too." Roald said.

Then under the full moon that started their relationship, they shared their first kiss.

Jaina pulled away first, her face a deep red. She ran all the way to her room and sat down.

Roald came after her. "Jaina, I am sorry."

"What are you sorry about?" She asked, trying to cover her blush.

"Aren't you angry?"

"What are you talking about?" She asked, startled.

"Why did you run away? It was only a kiss, if you didn't like it tell me. I am sorry!"

"It was…. wonderful." She said, turning a deeper crimison.

"Then what is it?"

That is such an Uncle Luke thing to say, Jaina thought. "I don't know! It was my first kiss ever, I didn't know how to react."

"But you didn't mind."

"No, it was wonderful." Jaina said.

"Describe it."

"You are crazy." Jaina said, backing away. "A) I don't want to feed your ego. B) That is just a weird thing to talk about."

"Any weirder then talking about why your family is the most stalked family in the galaxy?" Roald said, skeptically.

"Yes!" Jaina said, "A lot weirder. I REFUSE!"

Roald saw the look in her eyes and decided, backing down was in order. "Fine." He said, putting up his hands.

Jaina grinned. "We both had better get some sleep before we set out tomorrow."

"Yes, we had." Roald said.

"Are you packed?" Jaina asked.

"No."

"Ha! I beat you for once."

"Good night, Jaina." Roald said, giving Jaina a soft smile.

"Good night." Jaina said, giving Roald a soft smile. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Unknown to them Obi-Wan was watching. He began to laugh quietly. "You are so like your grandfather, grandmother, mother, and Uncle, Jaina. You have different parts of all of them in you. I am glad you found love." He said. "It is a beautiful thing. But also be wary, young one, there is a reason love is forbidden for Padawans."

"Dangerous for her this is." Master Yoda said.

"Master, she is proved able to handle it." Obi-Wan said, coming to her defense.

"Sure are you?"

"No, Master. But I trust the Force. The Force has guided her here, and I am lead to believe that the Force meant for her to fall in love."

"Sure of this are you?" Master Yoda repeated

"Yes." Obi-Wan said, giving him a small smile.

"Decisive a Jedi should be, able to keep an open mind yet be decisive. Indecisiveness and an inability to change ruined the old order. Learn from our mistakes we must."

"Yes Master." Obi-Wan said, turning back to watch them.

"A good job she is doing." Master Yoda said, breaking the silence, speaking what was on both of their minds. "Soon alone Luke will not be. Someone to share the burden there will be."

"One thing I am bothers me, Master." Obi-Wan said. "I feel through the Force that this galaxy can help Luke in not feeling alone, but how?"

"Not sure am I either." Master Yoda said. "Master Windu suggested that it was through sharing training techniques, and just the extra help. Luke needs some help in spreading the work of training around. Even Jedi need breaks and vacations, and right now Luke isn't getting any substantial breaks without having to worry. Having a training partner will help."

"But they aren't force capable in this galaxy."

"Kyp, Tionne, Streen, Luke, they are the Jedi Masters, one of them goes on vacation for 1 month a year, 3 remain to divide missions and training. If some help comes from this galaxy, they can train the trainees in physical aspects, leaving the others time to deal with training in the Force. Also help the senate this shall. It shall give them a stable ally, and when things are stable unrest goes down. It will ease the problems and hopefully create a stable republic." Mace Windu said, breaking in.

"It seems far fetched to me, Masters." A younger Jedi Knight said.

"The galaxy needs a miracle to stabilize it, the heroics of a few great people aren't enough. That is why the force intervened. As for it being far fetched, miracles always are." Mace Windu said.

"This miracle depends on a teenage girl." The young Knight said.

"She will not fail." Obi-Wan said.

Jaina woke up early the next morning so she could do a force Meditation, Roald didn't get creeped out by them, but she still preferred it if no one saw her. "Morning meal time!" Roald said.

When Jaina didn't answer he came in. "Jaina?" He asked, looking around. Then he caught sight of her. "Oh, sorry. Listen, the morning meal is in 30 minutes."

"Thanks." She said, coming out of it.

He leaped back. "Jaina! Don't do that!"

"Sorry." She said. "Listen, I am all ready. Are you packed yet?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Good."

They went to the morning meal arms entwined.

They set out after the morning meal. "I am going to miss this place." Jaina said, sadly as they rode away. "We can't even come back next year because we will be squires."

"When we are knighted we will." Roald said.

"Speaking of being squires for people is your father planning to continue the tradition of the Crown Prince being the Squire for his father."

"Does my father ever follow tradition?" Roald said grinning. "Seriously, though, I doubt it but I haven't asked.

"Oh." Jaina said.

"I am sure someone asked you to be their squire."

"I hope so, but I am not betting any money on it."

"Jain, you have proved an awesome grasp of tactics, strategy, and swordsmanship."

Jaina wasn't listening, though; she was looking at a point for away. She began to laugh.

"What is it?"

"That cloud." She said, pointing. "It is shaped like Jasa's head, especially in the morning. Look, doesn't it look like hair is sticking up?"

Roald looked closely. "Yes, it does."

Roald looked at Jaina's face and the wistful look on it. "You are homesick."

"I miss my family."

Roald gave Jaina a hug.

They reached the palace in record time. "We beat them." Jaina observed.

Roald laughed triumphantly. "Let's rub it in."

"Of course."

But they forgot about rubbing it in when they heard Jonathan's news. "Jaina, Geoffrey of Mernon (AN-I think I totally butchered his name) has asked you to be his squire."

"Awesome." Roald said. "He is one of the most respected Knights."

Jaina had tears in her eyes. "Where should I go to thank him."

"His quarters, they are right by Raoul's, and I know you have been there."

"Yes, I have." Jaina said. "I will see you all later."

"I will come with you." Roald said.

"I need to talk to you anyways." Jonathan said.

"Ok, bye Jain."

"Bye? I didn't even get a hello." Kally protested.

"I will come and chat in a bit if I can!" Jaina called.

Geoffrey told Jaina, to go relax with her friends that they would start lessons in two days. "That was very nice of him." Jaina told her friends, as they all sat.

"It definitely was." Kel said. "Did you hear? I am going to be Lord Raoul's squire."

"Awesome!" Everyone said.

"I am Lady Alanna's squire." Neal said.

"Goddess bless you." Roald said.

"Why do I need it?"

"Have you ever been on the wrong side of her tongue and anger?" Roald asked. "You will need it."

"You have a way of making a guy feel really good about his job, did you know that." Neal said.

"Sorry." Roald said, sheepishly.

"You should be." Jaina said, mock angrily.

"Yes, dumb brother of mine." Kally said.

"Your brother isn't dumb." Jaina said.

She regretted it a minute later when everyone gave her "Awww, how sweet the girlfriend defending the boyfriend."

She controlled her blush though, that would just fuel the fire.