So I forgot the disclaimer: All characters and places, except for Rynna
Sunni are the property of Lucas films. It's the flannelled god's sandbox;
I'm just playing in it.
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"Whats wrong, Tenel ka?" Jacen asked her as they sat down on a bench.
"I am just so happy to see you," she admitted.
"That's not the reason you're crying."
"It's nothing, Jacen, really, it isn't," she lied. She didn't want to admit to him that she loved him and mess up what he and Tahiri had.
"Don't lie, Tenel ka, its not becoming of you." Wiping the last of her tears away, Jacen couldn't help but feel guilty about making her cry. "I know something's wrong. You know I love you and want to make you feel better about whatever it is."
"I am sorry Jacen, I'm just happy to see you, but sad, because you have fallen in love with another. I shouldn't have thought that you would still love me after all this time."
"Tenel Ka, what are you talking about? Who do you think I'm in love with?" Jacen questioned her, grabbing her arms and staring into her cool gray eyes.
"Well, I saw you and Tahiri, and you looked so happy together. Was I wrong to assume you were a couple?" She asked inquisitively.
Jacen laughed so hard that he thought he would explode. "No Tenel ka, Tahiri and I are not a couple." Drawing her closer, he placed his hand on her cheek. "The only person I love is you. I only thought you didn't love me."
"Well, that is a silly presumption, friend Jacen," Tenel said as she smiled for him. "I thought surely you would know, after the burst of emotion I went through when I thought you died. Did you not feel them?"
"I was sort of preoccupied with a lot of pain at the time Tenel ka. But you were what got me out of there, you were my reason to keep going," he divulged to her.
"We have both been rather naïve, I suppose," she said.
"Yes we have, and I intend to change that right now," Jacen told her, leaning ever closer to her. In one short breath his lips came down upon hers and he claimed her as his own.
Thanking the Force that there were no holo-reporters around, Tenel ka leaned into the kiss, letting her shields down. Jacen felt all the emotions swirling through her, all the pain she had felt when she thought he was dead; the longing she had for him over the past five years; The jealousy she had felt for Tahiri; Her fear of his rejection; and the most prominent emotion, the love she had for him. The emotions made Jacen lightheaded. She had loved him for a long time and he hadn't even noticed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jaina slid up to Zekk seductively. "How about a dance, stranger?" she asked him.
Zekk looked down at her big brown eyes. Losing all thought again, he simply nodded his head. Taking his hand, Jaina led him out onto the dance floor and looped her arms around his neck, laying her head on his shoulder. Breathing in deeply, she smelled the familiar scent of Zekk that she loved, a mix of soap, engine grease, and hair gel.
~*~
"So how do you know Zekk?" Rynna asked.
"We went to the Jedi Academy together. After the whole Shadow Academy incident, where he threw me into a mud hole," Raynar admitted while laughing about the old incident
"Zekk went to the Jedi academy?" She asked, sounding surprised.
"Yeah, he didn't tell you?"
"He doesn't tell me anything about his past. Just that he was born on Enneth, his parents died when he was eight, and that he jumped ships to Corsucant and grew up as a street urchin," she confessed.
"Zekk's done a lot more than that. I'm surprised he didn't tell you. Why did you think the Queen mother of Hapes invited him? She was at the Jedi academy with us," Raynar told her.
"I can't believe he's been hiding all this from me." As she was twirled around she noticed Zekk and Jaina dancing. "Well, he finally got his act together at least," she noted.
"With Jaina, he's been trying to get his act together forever. She loves him and he doesn't think he's good enough for her. Never did. You know, after the whole 'Darkest Knight' thing, he had passed out for a good two weeks, and she never left his side. We thought she was going to kill herself watching him. And then he got better and left her. She was devastated."
"Wow, this has been going on forever. I wonder why he never told me," Rynna pondered. "So when are the two of them going to get together?" she asked.
"Unless Jaina clubs him over the head and drags him to a marriage chapel, I doubt they will ever get together."
"Hmmm"
~*~
"Zekk?" Jaina whispered.
"What Jaya?"
"I love you." She told him again.
"Jaina, we've been over this. You don't love me, you're just heartbroken," he advised her again.
"No, Zekk, I'm not heartbroken, I just know what I want," she enlightened him. "I need some fresh air, come outside with me?" she asked him in a soft voice just barely above a whisper. Taking his hand in hers, she didn't give him time enough to say no before she dragged him outside.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Look its Aunt Tahiri!" A rather loud man's voice said from behind Tahiri, making her groan.
Turning around to see Kell Tanier and the other wraiths approaching, she suddenly felt sick to her stomach. "Had I known the Wraiths were invited, I wouldn't have come," she told them.
They sat down at the table with her. "Awww we love you to Aunt Tahiri, tell us a story!"
A loud growl was heard behind all of them, and Tahiri smiled. "Hey Lowie," she said without even turning around. Two strong hairy arms enveloped her in a hug from behind.
"Lowie let me introduce you to the Wraiths." She started noticing that most of the Wraiths turned a color slightly whiter than pale.
~*~
Tenel took Jacen's hand as they walked back to the ball. "Even though I love you Jacen, dating you would be very hard. I am expected to find a consort and produce an heir. And I fear that Hapes would not approve of you, nor would you approve of being little more than my servant as Hapes would expect."
"Tenel, don't worry about that. I'm the son of one of the most famous princess in the galaxy. I think I can find a way to make them approve of me. As far as what Hapes expects, they will be sorely disappointed."
Tenel smiled. "So you would not mind being my consort?"
"If it meant having you in my arms for the rest of ours lives, I would have no problem with it." He couldn't wait any longer, so he bent to one knee in front of her. "Tenel Ka Djo lets not wait any longer. Will you marry me?"
The smile on Tenel Ka's face grew to the point where she didn't think it could fit her face anymore. "Friend Jacen, I thought you would never ask." She tackled him, both of them rolling on the ground in laughter.
"But we can't tell anyone yet. I have to go on a mission to Coruscant, and I'd like to tell my family before the whole world finds out. Can you handle that T?" Jacen whispered in her ear.
"For you, my Jacen, I can wait forever."
"Whats wrong, Tenel ka?" Jacen asked her as they sat down on a bench.
"I am just so happy to see you," she admitted.
"That's not the reason you're crying."
"It's nothing, Jacen, really, it isn't," she lied. She didn't want to admit to him that she loved him and mess up what he and Tahiri had.
"Don't lie, Tenel ka, its not becoming of you." Wiping the last of her tears away, Jacen couldn't help but feel guilty about making her cry. "I know something's wrong. You know I love you and want to make you feel better about whatever it is."
"I am sorry Jacen, I'm just happy to see you, but sad, because you have fallen in love with another. I shouldn't have thought that you would still love me after all this time."
"Tenel Ka, what are you talking about? Who do you think I'm in love with?" Jacen questioned her, grabbing her arms and staring into her cool gray eyes.
"Well, I saw you and Tahiri, and you looked so happy together. Was I wrong to assume you were a couple?" She asked inquisitively.
Jacen laughed so hard that he thought he would explode. "No Tenel ka, Tahiri and I are not a couple." Drawing her closer, he placed his hand on her cheek. "The only person I love is you. I only thought you didn't love me."
"Well, that is a silly presumption, friend Jacen," Tenel said as she smiled for him. "I thought surely you would know, after the burst of emotion I went through when I thought you died. Did you not feel them?"
"I was sort of preoccupied with a lot of pain at the time Tenel ka. But you were what got me out of there, you were my reason to keep going," he divulged to her.
"We have both been rather naïve, I suppose," she said.
"Yes we have, and I intend to change that right now," Jacen told her, leaning ever closer to her. In one short breath his lips came down upon hers and he claimed her as his own.
Thanking the Force that there were no holo-reporters around, Tenel ka leaned into the kiss, letting her shields down. Jacen felt all the emotions swirling through her, all the pain she had felt when she thought he was dead; the longing she had for him over the past five years; The jealousy she had felt for Tahiri; Her fear of his rejection; and the most prominent emotion, the love she had for him. The emotions made Jacen lightheaded. She had loved him for a long time and he hadn't even noticed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jaina slid up to Zekk seductively. "How about a dance, stranger?" she asked him.
Zekk looked down at her big brown eyes. Losing all thought again, he simply nodded his head. Taking his hand, Jaina led him out onto the dance floor and looped her arms around his neck, laying her head on his shoulder. Breathing in deeply, she smelled the familiar scent of Zekk that she loved, a mix of soap, engine grease, and hair gel.
~*~
"So how do you know Zekk?" Rynna asked.
"We went to the Jedi Academy together. After the whole Shadow Academy incident, where he threw me into a mud hole," Raynar admitted while laughing about the old incident
"Zekk went to the Jedi academy?" She asked, sounding surprised.
"Yeah, he didn't tell you?"
"He doesn't tell me anything about his past. Just that he was born on Enneth, his parents died when he was eight, and that he jumped ships to Corsucant and grew up as a street urchin," she confessed.
"Zekk's done a lot more than that. I'm surprised he didn't tell you. Why did you think the Queen mother of Hapes invited him? She was at the Jedi academy with us," Raynar told her.
"I can't believe he's been hiding all this from me." As she was twirled around she noticed Zekk and Jaina dancing. "Well, he finally got his act together at least," she noted.
"With Jaina, he's been trying to get his act together forever. She loves him and he doesn't think he's good enough for her. Never did. You know, after the whole 'Darkest Knight' thing, he had passed out for a good two weeks, and she never left his side. We thought she was going to kill herself watching him. And then he got better and left her. She was devastated."
"Wow, this has been going on forever. I wonder why he never told me," Rynna pondered. "So when are the two of them going to get together?" she asked.
"Unless Jaina clubs him over the head and drags him to a marriage chapel, I doubt they will ever get together."
"Hmmm"
~*~
"Zekk?" Jaina whispered.
"What Jaya?"
"I love you." She told him again.
"Jaina, we've been over this. You don't love me, you're just heartbroken," he advised her again.
"No, Zekk, I'm not heartbroken, I just know what I want," she enlightened him. "I need some fresh air, come outside with me?" she asked him in a soft voice just barely above a whisper. Taking his hand in hers, she didn't give him time enough to say no before she dragged him outside.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Look its Aunt Tahiri!" A rather loud man's voice said from behind Tahiri, making her groan.
Turning around to see Kell Tanier and the other wraiths approaching, she suddenly felt sick to her stomach. "Had I known the Wraiths were invited, I wouldn't have come," she told them.
They sat down at the table with her. "Awww we love you to Aunt Tahiri, tell us a story!"
A loud growl was heard behind all of them, and Tahiri smiled. "Hey Lowie," she said without even turning around. Two strong hairy arms enveloped her in a hug from behind.
"Lowie let me introduce you to the Wraiths." She started noticing that most of the Wraiths turned a color slightly whiter than pale.
~*~
Tenel took Jacen's hand as they walked back to the ball. "Even though I love you Jacen, dating you would be very hard. I am expected to find a consort and produce an heir. And I fear that Hapes would not approve of you, nor would you approve of being little more than my servant as Hapes would expect."
"Tenel, don't worry about that. I'm the son of one of the most famous princess in the galaxy. I think I can find a way to make them approve of me. As far as what Hapes expects, they will be sorely disappointed."
Tenel smiled. "So you would not mind being my consort?"
"If it meant having you in my arms for the rest of ours lives, I would have no problem with it." He couldn't wait any longer, so he bent to one knee in front of her. "Tenel Ka Djo lets not wait any longer. Will you marry me?"
The smile on Tenel Ka's face grew to the point where she didn't think it could fit her face anymore. "Friend Jacen, I thought you would never ask." She tackled him, both of them rolling on the ground in laughter.
"But we can't tell anyone yet. I have to go on a mission to Coruscant, and I'd like to tell my family before the whole world finds out. Can you handle that T?" Jacen whispered in her ear.
"For you, my Jacen, I can wait forever."