A/N - Thank you Aldaron Moonfaling for your wonderful reveiw! It completly made my day:D:D Inspired me to put this chapter up sooner then I was going to, but i must warn all readers. this is possibly my worst chapter in the whole story! (bit too sappy for my taste) The second story in this series is about halfway through and should be ready to post as soon as this one is finished. It has more expanded universe characters in it such as Kyle Katarn and Mara Jade.
Anyway. hope you enjoy this chapter!

Growing Emotions

It became quite clear to most of the Jedi that Joran's feelings for Cyan where growing. Many noticed that the mysterious girl was returning those feelings.

Luke was concerned about the way Cyan attempted to hide her feelings. Although they had only proven she was a Force Sensitive a lot of minor habits were revealing the possibility of a different nature. When Luke had re-founded the Jedi Order he hadn't reinstated some of the older laws. Freedom to love was one of those and Joran knew that. Yet the Padawan hadn't even mentioned his feelings to his best friend or Master.

When Luke had consulted Alran about it, Alran had mentioned he was worried about the hold Cyan had over his friend. It was clear Alran wanted nothing to do with her and this was causing subtle friction between the two friends.

While Luke didn't think Cyan's 'hold' over Joran was a sinister as Alran made it out to be, he decided to start an investigation into Cyan's history and discover the truth for himself.

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"I don't like being on Coruscant all the time." Joran admitted to Cyan. "I don't remember much of my life before the Order found me, but I started to rain at the Temple on Nuwai."

"I don't know much about Nuwai." Cyan admitted.

"It's an amazing place. Not like the forests at the Yavin Temple though. There's a lot of open space, lakes and waterfalls. When I was younger some of the other Padawans would go onto the plains with me and we would chase herds of Mantinora. They're large almost hairless creatures, and the males have horns like a Bantha." Joran went on about the Nuwai Temple.

"You must have loved it there." Cyan said a little enviously.

"I did…what about you? Where did you grow up?" Joran asked her.

"I don't know," Cyan surprised herself for revealing that to him, "I have no memory of my life before I turned ten. But where I lived after that was nothing like Nuwai."

"Tell me…"Joran asked her gently.

"It was almost always dark…the sky is a permanent storm. The home I lived in was cold, the people I lived with where distant." Cyan realised she didn't miss the Sith Temple.

"It sounds awful…" Joran said quietly.

Neither of them realised how close they where sitting until that moment. Cyan could feel the warmth of Joran's body from where his leg touched hers. Joran could feel her skin against his arm and where their hands where touching.

Cyan looked up at him as if to say something but didn't. They both just sat there staring into the eyes of the other.

"Hey Joran!" Alran called from down the hall. Cyan and Joran pulled apart suddenly. "Master Skywalker is looking for you!"

Joran sighed and when he turned to speak with Cyan again he found she had already gotten up and moved away.

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Cyan went outside for a walk to clear her head.

"I'm a Sith, I don't need these emotions. They are weak." She told herself over and over but she was finding it harder to believe her own words.

She nearly shrieked when her arm was grabbed roughly and pulled down a side street. Her reaction was to twist out of the grip and punch her attacker in the nose.

It was only after her fist connected with a satisfying crunch that she realised it was Jai. She didn't feel sorry.

"You bitch!" he snarled at her.

"Save it! What do you want?" Cyan snapped at him

"Master Tormel wants to know if he will turn or not… you remember you Master don't you? Or have you forgotten you're on assignment?" Jai taunted her

"Of course I haven't!" Cyan snapped back, "This isn't exactly easy you realise! The place is swarming with Jedi!"

"You sound like your making excuses." Jai said as he glared at her.

Cyan knew she was.

"Well, don't take too much longer, for your sake as well! Those Jedi may work out what you are and you know that they'll kill you then." Jai warned. He didn't sound at all worried, in fact he sounded almost gleeful at the idea.

"Shame…being dead would mean parting company from you…such sorrow…" Cyan taunted.

Jai glared at her.

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When night fell, Joran met Alran at the main entrance to the Temple. The two Padawans were patrolling the lower parts of Coruscant for trouble or information. They where going without their masters as preparation for the Trials.

"Think anything interesting will happen?" Alran asked as they walked

"Probably not, usually the sight of a Jedi and a lightsaber puts off even the most determined criminal." Joran replied

"I think you spoke too soon." Alran said as he pointed out a pair at the corner of a nightclub. One of the people wore a cloak and hood. The other, a Rodian male, was accepting a payment for something.

"I'll track the guy with the cloak, you take the Rodian." Joran said. Alran just nodded and moved away into the thin crowds.

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It didn't take long for Jai to realise he was being followed, the presence of the Jedi Padawan were all too noticeable to him. He ducked into a dark side street to wait for the Padawan.

Right on cue the Jedi walked past the street searching for signs of Jai.

Jai activated his lightsaber and lunged at the Jedi.

Immediately the Jedi's own lightsaber was activated and Jai's attack was parried even before the Jedi turned to face him.

The Jedi was more talented then he thought despite being a Padawan. Rage filled his body for the failed trick and he called on the Dark Side to assist him in this fight.

He leapt over the Padawan and attacked again only to have the blow deflected instantly.

The Padawan was a lot better then he had thought. Quickly they both moved into full combat with the Padawan remaining on the defensive.

That all changed when with a particularly powerful parry knocked Jai back a step. The Jedi moved into the offensive.

Jai realised this must be the Jedi Padawan Joran. Using the Force he sent a beam falling to the ground above a small group of people who had gathered by the fight.

As predicted, Joran spun around to use his own abilities to hold the beam up to allow the spectators time to flee.

Jai used the opportunity to escape.