The Sweetest Thing
Chapter 4, Post #1
Padme Skywalker hummed to herself as she sat at her dressor, brushing her hair. Both Luke and Leia had offered her a place at their apartments and although she would have loved to stay with them, she chose to have a place of her own. They would have preferred it if she decided to stay with one of them but they didn't voice their objections, but she knew.
The room was wonderful, so Padme didn't mind when her children would visit her during the week and talk. Padme did less talking as Luke or Leia would talk about their children. Whenever Luke visited, he'd always bring little Ben with her. She knew already about Anakin, Leia's youngest son who died on a mission and also about Jacen, who vanished, returned and then died.
It pained Padme to know Leia had lost both her sons and now all she had left was Jaina and her family. Padme hummed less as she put down the brush and smiled.
He was there. She could feel it. "Hello, Ben," she whispered.
Obi-Wan smiled and sat down on the bed, //Hello. I just came to see how things were going,//
She shrugged and turned to him finally, the smile still lingering, "I thought you were watching. Isn't that what guardian angels do?"
//Most of the time,// he whispered, //But seriously, I want to hear it from you. You have your own place-- didn't Luke and Leia beg you to stay with them?//
Padme laughed, "They begged and begged, probably even used a Jedi mind trick on me, but I still refused. It's allright though because they visit me whenever they can,"
Ben frowned and crossed his arms, //Padme, why are you distancing yourself from your children? You've been apart from them for almost two decades,//
"I know," she said, "Don't think I'm not grateful to be here. I am but I don't know...I just feel..."
//That you don't belong here?// Ben finished and smiled, //Padme, you do belong here. You always have. You shouldn't be still blaming yourself for what happened. What happened to Anakin was not your fault, //
She nodded and sighed, "But I was a part of the reason why we lost him,"
Ben shrugged, //There were a lot of reasons why we lost him but Padme, but it was never your fault,//
"After we lost him, what would have happened if we had just controlled our feelings and also what would have happened if we never met and I fell in love with you, instead."
Obi-Wan stared hard at Padme. Many years after they parted, they never once talked about thier feelings but there was always a special bond, there was always a special connection.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that..." Padme started.
//No,// Ben said, //I've always known there was something special between us,//
Padme shrugged, "I've felt it too. Ben, Obi-wan, I love you. I've always loved you,"
He smiled, //I know. I've always loved you too,//
They were both silent for a long time, neither of them sure what else to say.
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Chapter 4, Post #2
7 Months Later
Kyp Durron paced around his apprentice as Cherith moved fluidly from one stance to another. He smiled to himself. Since Cherith had become his apprentice, he'd become more popular amongst the Jedi. Well, still unpopular with most but less Jedi were irritated with him.
Other than that, Cherith was really progressing in her Jedi training. The 14-year-old girl caught on very quickly to things, picking up exercises and realizing her errors. He and Cherith were also a lot closer than Master and Apprentice and developed a little sister/big brother type relationship. They'd tease each other all the time and Kyp, surprisingly, was the immature one while Cherith was more mature for her age.
It's because she's had to grow up quickly, he told himself. But I only act like a 12 year old when I'm with her. If it were Sera, I'd be more calm and less crazy. Sera Fey`lina, she was Kyp's real anchor. After Sera returned from Coruscant, Kyp was ecstatic, he almost proposed to her. Almost. She was swept up in the war effort as well as the battle to regain Coruscant, which the rebels won.
However, they expected after the fall of Coruscant for Vong to leave their space but they didn't. It became harder and harder and the Vong became less resilient to leave. A frown crossed Kyp's face as he huffed and realized, the war might never end.
Seeing and sensing her Master's grief, Cherith disengaged her lightsabre and put it back on her belt. "Master, are you all right? Kyp, are okay?"
Kyp smiled, "I'm fine, Cherith. I was just thinking about how far we've come...How's your mom doing?" Cherith shrugged and rolled her eyes, which Kyp took as an "Sith, I wish you didn't ask me that," look. "Don't worry, Cherith. It'll be over soon and you'll have two little brothers or sisters,"
"Actually, that's what I'm dreading. I'm not ready to be sibling, Kyp. I have so much to deal with now. Training, juggling my emotions and..."
"Emotions? Don't tell me you're still hung up over Valin? I thought you two got past that," he said.
Cherith huffed, "It's not easy, especially since I see him everyday. He's my best friend and I love him, but not in the best friend type way,"
The Jedi Master smiled, "Your time will come, Cherith. And your training is going very well; you don't let your emotions get in the way. You haven't slipped up or missed a practice,"
"I know," she murmured, "But it's still hard. I hang out with him everyday,"
"It'll get better Cherry, I promise," Cherith smiled at the mention of her nickname. She didn't have red hair but the nickname made sense to her. "It's late. You better go get some dinner,"
She nodded and no one was looking, Cherith hugged his neck and kissed his cheek, whispering, "Thank you, big brother." She hugged him again before grabbing her bag and leaving the gym.
~~
Jaina Fel sighed as she tried to look over her bulging stomach at the chrono. Two more hours, she thought, two more hours and Jag will be home. Not too long after she announced she was pregnant with twins, the military put her on maternity leave. They didn't even wait to hear from her, they just filed the papers and then sent someone to tell her it wasn't necessary for her to come in to work. She blamed Jag mostly, but she knew, he had nothing to do with it, so that left only her Uncle Wedge.
This was how the last couple months had gone. Since she couldn't really go anywhere, she had no choice but to stay home and do practically nothing. For Jaina, life was very miserable. Sometimes, she'd manage to pull herself up and visit her aunt and uncle but then the both of them would want her to lie down and sleep. Her own parents would ask the same whenever she visited them. Everyone wanted her to lie down and relax, it was irritating.
All Jaina wanted to do was move around, before she even forgot how to move her legs. She rolled her eyes, sitting up again and as she moved to leave the bed, Jag entered the apartment and immediately ran to his wife's side with a concerned look on his face.
"Darling, you should be sleep --" before he could complete that sentence, Jaina flashed a dangerous glare at him and he helped her up instead. "How was your day, Jaina?"
"Miserable," she muttered, "I will be just so happy when my stomach shrinks again and these things are finally out of me. At least with Cherith, I didn't have to go through those months with a fat stomach,"
Jag laughed and then frowned again when he saw the look on his wife's face. "Sorry...How long is it? Just a couple more months?"
"Anytime now," Jaina replied as she sat down at the table and Jag grabbed a glass of blue milk. After her glass, Jaina smiled at her husband with a fake/playful smile, asking, "How was your day, darling? This is your time to lie and flatter me so I won't kill you,"
Jag shrugged and frowned, "Horrible. Just horrible honey. We had sims today and flight evaluations. Very boring. I sat there for many hours with Uncle, going over everyone on the roster and reassigning them."
Jaina smiled and patted his arm, "I had a good day then, if I had to stay here and just sleep all day and watch," she gestured to her abdomen, "This grow by the minute. Yesterday, I could barely see the chrono but today, I was able to see it."
"That's good," he said and grasped her hand, "Jaina, I promise, when this is all over, we're going out so you won't be cooped up here alone and all by yourself,"
"Did you see Cherith on your way over?" Jaina asked, taking another sip of her blue milk.
He shrugged, "No, I think she's training late, so she's probably in the mess hall having dinner."
Jaina moaned, "I really don't like Cherith eating alone in that mess hall. Why isn't Kyp with her? Or Valin?"
"I don't know but right now, I'd prefer it if Kyp hung around her, as opposed to Valin Horn. Cherith's just too young to have a boyfriend,"
Jaina raised an eyebrow and smiled, resting her elbows on the table, "Boyfriend? Cherith has a boyfriend and it's a Horn?"
"Don't tell me, you're all for this?" Jag pleaded.
She shrugged, the smile still lingering, "Why not? They're really cute together and besides, they both know how they feel about each other. Did I mention they're so cute together, too?"
"They did a Jedi Mind trick on you, didn't they?" Jag asked, "She's too young to have a boyfriend and she's my little girl. I don't want her to grow up that fast,"
Jaina smiled, stood up and wrapped her arms around Jag's neck and kissed his cheek, "They always do, Jag. Cherith's 15th birthday is next week. Do you have anything planned?"
"A small party with family and friends and no Valin," he grinned.
"Not gonna happen. The party will happen but Valin will be here. Cherith and Valin are inseparable. If he can't go, she won't go." Jaina mused, "So, you might want to rethink that since Cherith is the guest of honor,"
Jag growled and moaned, hitting his head on the table.
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The Sweetest Thing
Chapter 4, Post #3
Sera huffed, fixing her newly chopped brown hair and also her night gown, waiting for her lover, Kyp Durron. For the last couple months, she'd been off world, working for the military and just got back last night. She would have come by earlier but she was too tired to make the trip, so she decided to slip into his quarters while he was away. Before leaving, they'd exchanged each other's combination numbers.
Their relationship was that serious - dating only 7 months but now, Sera Fey`lina was starting to get a little restless. She knew she loved Kyp, she loved him very much and by now, well, she expected their relationship to be taken to the next level, as in walking down the aisle. In fact, she knew that not too long after she got back from Coruscant, Kyp was going to propose but panicked and didn't.
Sera Durron, Master Sera Fey`lina Durron...No, no. No Fey`lina. Just Durron. Sera Durron, she thought to herself.
Sera rolled her eyes, glancing at the chrono one more time before feeling her eyelids start to droop and she finally collapsed onto the bed. Not too long after, she heard the door open and Kyp walk inside and to the fresher, throwing some water on his face. Sera moaned and opened her eyes, just in time, to see Kyp remove his tunic and the muscles in his back. Kyp splashed some more water on his face, which trailed down his back.
She laughed to herself, a little too loudly as Kyp's head shot up and saw her figure in the mirror and he smiled. "Sera?" he asked and she nodded. Kyp's smile widened as he turned around and felt his breath catch his throat, staring at her.
"Hello Kyp," she said dramatically and tossed her robe aside, "Won't you join me, my love?"
Kyp laughed, crawling into the bed and tousled her bangs. "You cut your hair?"
She shrugged, "You don't like it?"
"It's nice, it's new," he mused and kissed her, whispering, "I missed you, Sera"
"I missed you too, Kyp," she smiled back, "I'm not expected on another mission for the military anytime soon, since I'm on leave, so however long you want me to be here, I will be,"
Kyp grinned and kissed her passionately, "Stay forever. Please, Sera?"
She smiled and kissed him back, "Always, my love." Kyp smiled and snuggled closer to Sera...
~~
"Tell me again, how you know you're going to have a surprise party, 'cause I thought surprise party's meant you're not supposed to know about them?" Valin asked Cherith as they ate dinner together.
Cherith shrugged and snickered, "That's still the rule but Threepio talks too much, especially when he's nervous about something."
Valin rolled his eyes as he gulped down some blue milk, "When are we supposed to be coming by, or is someone from your family going to pick us up?"
"I don't know. I didn't get that from Threepio, that and droids are really hard to read,"
"Your parents aren't going to be happy about this..." Valin hinted as Cherith huffed. "What? What is it? Am I not invited? Cherith, I'm your best friend..."
She immediately looked at him and frowned, "You are my best friend but my father doesn't want you there. He thinks I'm too young to have a boyfriend," Once those words left her mouth, Cherith immediately regretted saying them as Valin sat in silence. They'd been very quiet about their feelings for each other and it worked well for their relationship. They still had fun together, not even thinking about how they felt about each other.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to.. You can still come. Besides, it's my party and I'm the guest of honor, so you're invited. If my father wants to punish me later, he can,"
Valin smiled, "Thanks Cherith, and I'm still coming too. Were you able to gather who else was going to attend, besides your family?"
Cherith shrugged, "Kyp and Sera will be there too, I guess. He is my Master and Sera is his girlfriend, and I've heard that she returned recently,"
"With short brown hair? She talked to my dad this morning,"
"I guess she's over at Kyp's place now," Cherith mused and then laughed, "I was just remembering meeting Kyp for the first time at the hospital. I had the biggest crush on him."
Valin rolled his eyes, unable to believe the girl he currently had feelings for once had crush on her now current Master. "Don't believe it,"
"It's true. That's why my mom was originally against the idea at first," Cherith explained, "I don't feel that way anymore. I mean, yes, he's still hott but there's more restrain. He's more like an older brother, a crazy older brother,"
"Just as long as he doesn't *feel* that way about you..." Valim murmured and Cherith smiled, catching onto his feelings. He looked at her and frowned, "What?"
"You! You're jealous of my relationship with Kyp!" Cherith squirmed and nearly the whole bar looked at them.
Valin pulled her down, sitting her back in the booth, "Can you blame me if I'm a little jealous, Cherith?" Valin asked, "I have some serious hormonal issues, whenever I'm around you,"
Cherith grinned, "Right back at you, Val,"
Horn just rolled his eyes, eating the rest of his dinner.
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Chapter 4, Post #1
Padme Skywalker hummed to herself as she sat at her dressor, brushing her hair. Both Luke and Leia had offered her a place at their apartments and although she would have loved to stay with them, she chose to have a place of her own. They would have preferred it if she decided to stay with one of them but they didn't voice their objections, but she knew.
The room was wonderful, so Padme didn't mind when her children would visit her during the week and talk. Padme did less talking as Luke or Leia would talk about their children. Whenever Luke visited, he'd always bring little Ben with her. She knew already about Anakin, Leia's youngest son who died on a mission and also about Jacen, who vanished, returned and then died.
It pained Padme to know Leia had lost both her sons and now all she had left was Jaina and her family. Padme hummed less as she put down the brush and smiled.
He was there. She could feel it. "Hello, Ben," she whispered.
Obi-Wan smiled and sat down on the bed, //Hello. I just came to see how things were going,//
She shrugged and turned to him finally, the smile still lingering, "I thought you were watching. Isn't that what guardian angels do?"
//Most of the time,// he whispered, //But seriously, I want to hear it from you. You have your own place-- didn't Luke and Leia beg you to stay with them?//
Padme laughed, "They begged and begged, probably even used a Jedi mind trick on me, but I still refused. It's allright though because they visit me whenever they can,"
Ben frowned and crossed his arms, //Padme, why are you distancing yourself from your children? You've been apart from them for almost two decades,//
"I know," she said, "Don't think I'm not grateful to be here. I am but I don't know...I just feel..."
//That you don't belong here?// Ben finished and smiled, //Padme, you do belong here. You always have. You shouldn't be still blaming yourself for what happened. What happened to Anakin was not your fault, //
She nodded and sighed, "But I was a part of the reason why we lost him,"
Ben shrugged, //There were a lot of reasons why we lost him but Padme, but it was never your fault,//
"After we lost him, what would have happened if we had just controlled our feelings and also what would have happened if we never met and I fell in love with you, instead."
Obi-Wan stared hard at Padme. Many years after they parted, they never once talked about thier feelings but there was always a special bond, there was always a special connection.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that..." Padme started.
//No,// Ben said, //I've always known there was something special between us,//
Padme shrugged, "I've felt it too. Ben, Obi-wan, I love you. I've always loved you,"
He smiled, //I know. I've always loved you too,//
They were both silent for a long time, neither of them sure what else to say.
tbc The Sweetest Thing
Chapter 4, Post #2
7 Months Later
Kyp Durron paced around his apprentice as Cherith moved fluidly from one stance to another. He smiled to himself. Since Cherith had become his apprentice, he'd become more popular amongst the Jedi. Well, still unpopular with most but less Jedi were irritated with him.
Other than that, Cherith was really progressing in her Jedi training. The 14-year-old girl caught on very quickly to things, picking up exercises and realizing her errors. He and Cherith were also a lot closer than Master and Apprentice and developed a little sister/big brother type relationship. They'd tease each other all the time and Kyp, surprisingly, was the immature one while Cherith was more mature for her age.
It's because she's had to grow up quickly, he told himself. But I only act like a 12 year old when I'm with her. If it were Sera, I'd be more calm and less crazy. Sera Fey`lina, she was Kyp's real anchor. After Sera returned from Coruscant, Kyp was ecstatic, he almost proposed to her. Almost. She was swept up in the war effort as well as the battle to regain Coruscant, which the rebels won.
However, they expected after the fall of Coruscant for Vong to leave their space but they didn't. It became harder and harder and the Vong became less resilient to leave. A frown crossed Kyp's face as he huffed and realized, the war might never end.
Seeing and sensing her Master's grief, Cherith disengaged her lightsabre and put it back on her belt. "Master, are you all right? Kyp, are okay?"
Kyp smiled, "I'm fine, Cherith. I was just thinking about how far we've come...How's your mom doing?" Cherith shrugged and rolled her eyes, which Kyp took as an "Sith, I wish you didn't ask me that," look. "Don't worry, Cherith. It'll be over soon and you'll have two little brothers or sisters,"
"Actually, that's what I'm dreading. I'm not ready to be sibling, Kyp. I have so much to deal with now. Training, juggling my emotions and..."
"Emotions? Don't tell me you're still hung up over Valin? I thought you two got past that," he said.
Cherith huffed, "It's not easy, especially since I see him everyday. He's my best friend and I love him, but not in the best friend type way,"
The Jedi Master smiled, "Your time will come, Cherith. And your training is going very well; you don't let your emotions get in the way. You haven't slipped up or missed a practice,"
"I know," she murmured, "But it's still hard. I hang out with him everyday,"
"It'll get better Cherry, I promise," Cherith smiled at the mention of her nickname. She didn't have red hair but the nickname made sense to her. "It's late. You better go get some dinner,"
She nodded and no one was looking, Cherith hugged his neck and kissed his cheek, whispering, "Thank you, big brother." She hugged him again before grabbing her bag and leaving the gym.
~~
Jaina Fel sighed as she tried to look over her bulging stomach at the chrono. Two more hours, she thought, two more hours and Jag will be home. Not too long after she announced she was pregnant with twins, the military put her on maternity leave. They didn't even wait to hear from her, they just filed the papers and then sent someone to tell her it wasn't necessary for her to come in to work. She blamed Jag mostly, but she knew, he had nothing to do with it, so that left only her Uncle Wedge.
This was how the last couple months had gone. Since she couldn't really go anywhere, she had no choice but to stay home and do practically nothing. For Jaina, life was very miserable. Sometimes, she'd manage to pull herself up and visit her aunt and uncle but then the both of them would want her to lie down and sleep. Her own parents would ask the same whenever she visited them. Everyone wanted her to lie down and relax, it was irritating.
All Jaina wanted to do was move around, before she even forgot how to move her legs. She rolled her eyes, sitting up again and as she moved to leave the bed, Jag entered the apartment and immediately ran to his wife's side with a concerned look on his face.
"Darling, you should be sleep --" before he could complete that sentence, Jaina flashed a dangerous glare at him and he helped her up instead. "How was your day, Jaina?"
"Miserable," she muttered, "I will be just so happy when my stomach shrinks again and these things are finally out of me. At least with Cherith, I didn't have to go through those months with a fat stomach,"
Jag laughed and then frowned again when he saw the look on his wife's face. "Sorry...How long is it? Just a couple more months?"
"Anytime now," Jaina replied as she sat down at the table and Jag grabbed a glass of blue milk. After her glass, Jaina smiled at her husband with a fake/playful smile, asking, "How was your day, darling? This is your time to lie and flatter me so I won't kill you,"
Jag shrugged and frowned, "Horrible. Just horrible honey. We had sims today and flight evaluations. Very boring. I sat there for many hours with Uncle, going over everyone on the roster and reassigning them."
Jaina smiled and patted his arm, "I had a good day then, if I had to stay here and just sleep all day and watch," she gestured to her abdomen, "This grow by the minute. Yesterday, I could barely see the chrono but today, I was able to see it."
"That's good," he said and grasped her hand, "Jaina, I promise, when this is all over, we're going out so you won't be cooped up here alone and all by yourself,"
"Did you see Cherith on your way over?" Jaina asked, taking another sip of her blue milk.
He shrugged, "No, I think she's training late, so she's probably in the mess hall having dinner."
Jaina moaned, "I really don't like Cherith eating alone in that mess hall. Why isn't Kyp with her? Or Valin?"
"I don't know but right now, I'd prefer it if Kyp hung around her, as opposed to Valin Horn. Cherith's just too young to have a boyfriend,"
Jaina raised an eyebrow and smiled, resting her elbows on the table, "Boyfriend? Cherith has a boyfriend and it's a Horn?"
"Don't tell me, you're all for this?" Jag pleaded.
She shrugged, the smile still lingering, "Why not? They're really cute together and besides, they both know how they feel about each other. Did I mention they're so cute together, too?"
"They did a Jedi Mind trick on you, didn't they?" Jag asked, "She's too young to have a boyfriend and she's my little girl. I don't want her to grow up that fast,"
Jaina smiled, stood up and wrapped her arms around Jag's neck and kissed his cheek, "They always do, Jag. Cherith's 15th birthday is next week. Do you have anything planned?"
"A small party with family and friends and no Valin," he grinned.
"Not gonna happen. The party will happen but Valin will be here. Cherith and Valin are inseparable. If he can't go, she won't go." Jaina mused, "So, you might want to rethink that since Cherith is the guest of honor,"
Jag growled and moaned, hitting his head on the table.
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The Sweetest Thing
Chapter 4, Post #3
Sera huffed, fixing her newly chopped brown hair and also her night gown, waiting for her lover, Kyp Durron. For the last couple months, she'd been off world, working for the military and just got back last night. She would have come by earlier but she was too tired to make the trip, so she decided to slip into his quarters while he was away. Before leaving, they'd exchanged each other's combination numbers.
Their relationship was that serious - dating only 7 months but now, Sera Fey`lina was starting to get a little restless. She knew she loved Kyp, she loved him very much and by now, well, she expected their relationship to be taken to the next level, as in walking down the aisle. In fact, she knew that not too long after she got back from Coruscant, Kyp was going to propose but panicked and didn't.
Sera Durron, Master Sera Fey`lina Durron...No, no. No Fey`lina. Just Durron. Sera Durron, she thought to herself.
Sera rolled her eyes, glancing at the chrono one more time before feeling her eyelids start to droop and she finally collapsed onto the bed. Not too long after, she heard the door open and Kyp walk inside and to the fresher, throwing some water on his face. Sera moaned and opened her eyes, just in time, to see Kyp remove his tunic and the muscles in his back. Kyp splashed some more water on his face, which trailed down his back.
She laughed to herself, a little too loudly as Kyp's head shot up and saw her figure in the mirror and he smiled. "Sera?" he asked and she nodded. Kyp's smile widened as he turned around and felt his breath catch his throat, staring at her.
"Hello Kyp," she said dramatically and tossed her robe aside, "Won't you join me, my love?"
Kyp laughed, crawling into the bed and tousled her bangs. "You cut your hair?"
She shrugged, "You don't like it?"
"It's nice, it's new," he mused and kissed her, whispering, "I missed you, Sera"
"I missed you too, Kyp," she smiled back, "I'm not expected on another mission for the military anytime soon, since I'm on leave, so however long you want me to be here, I will be,"
Kyp grinned and kissed her passionately, "Stay forever. Please, Sera?"
She smiled and kissed him back, "Always, my love." Kyp smiled and snuggled closer to Sera...
~~
"Tell me again, how you know you're going to have a surprise party, 'cause I thought surprise party's meant you're not supposed to know about them?" Valin asked Cherith as they ate dinner together.
Cherith shrugged and snickered, "That's still the rule but Threepio talks too much, especially when he's nervous about something."
Valin rolled his eyes as he gulped down some blue milk, "When are we supposed to be coming by, or is someone from your family going to pick us up?"
"I don't know. I didn't get that from Threepio, that and droids are really hard to read,"
"Your parents aren't going to be happy about this..." Valin hinted as Cherith huffed. "What? What is it? Am I not invited? Cherith, I'm your best friend..."
She immediately looked at him and frowned, "You are my best friend but my father doesn't want you there. He thinks I'm too young to have a boyfriend," Once those words left her mouth, Cherith immediately regretted saying them as Valin sat in silence. They'd been very quiet about their feelings for each other and it worked well for their relationship. They still had fun together, not even thinking about how they felt about each other.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to.. You can still come. Besides, it's my party and I'm the guest of honor, so you're invited. If my father wants to punish me later, he can,"
Valin smiled, "Thanks Cherith, and I'm still coming too. Were you able to gather who else was going to attend, besides your family?"
Cherith shrugged, "Kyp and Sera will be there too, I guess. He is my Master and Sera is his girlfriend, and I've heard that she returned recently,"
"With short brown hair? She talked to my dad this morning,"
"I guess she's over at Kyp's place now," Cherith mused and then laughed, "I was just remembering meeting Kyp for the first time at the hospital. I had the biggest crush on him."
Valin rolled his eyes, unable to believe the girl he currently had feelings for once had crush on her now current Master. "Don't believe it,"
"It's true. That's why my mom was originally against the idea at first," Cherith explained, "I don't feel that way anymore. I mean, yes, he's still hott but there's more restrain. He's more like an older brother, a crazy older brother,"
"Just as long as he doesn't *feel* that way about you..." Valim murmured and Cherith smiled, catching onto his feelings. He looked at her and frowned, "What?"
"You! You're jealous of my relationship with Kyp!" Cherith squirmed and nearly the whole bar looked at them.
Valin pulled her down, sitting her back in the booth, "Can you blame me if I'm a little jealous, Cherith?" Valin asked, "I have some serious hormonal issues, whenever I'm around you,"
Cherith grinned, "Right back at you, Val,"
Horn just rolled his eyes, eating the rest of his dinner.
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