Ties that Bind-Chapter Two
That's three main characters in the first one, and I'll give you a hint. Mara isn't a main character, but she's in here. I think two or three more will be added in here.
Jaina Solo walked through one of the most expansive garden complexes on Corellia, marveling at the many types of wildlife here. Wedge walked behind her, smiling as she knelt down to pick up a kitten that was laying under a rose bush.
" Are you lost? Lets find your mommy," Jaina cooed to the orange kitten, and it mewed. Jaina seemed to understand what it was saying and began walking to her left.
" Let me guess. You're using the force, right?" Wedge asked, and Jaina nodded. Wedge shook his head, amused. Most Jedi were hard to understand, but not Jaina. She was well behaved, not like some of the other pilots in Rogue Squadron. She did get into minor scuffles here and there, and she had found the perfect song for the Squadron. It was by a guy named Marilyn Manson, and wasn't very appropriate, but hey, the Rogues loved it.
" Here you are. Be more careful next time. Don't wander too far," Jaina told the kitten as she placed it next to its litter, other kittens, black ones, white ones, grey ones. There was a small calico one, and Jaina couldn't take her eyes off of it.
" You can have them if you want them. Some one left them here," The Garder Keeper said suddenly, making Wedge jump. Jaina turned to the man. She recognized him from somewhere, but didn't remember.
" Really? Can I come back for them later? I have other things to do and I can't take them to my ship right now," Jaina asked and the man nodded. Jaina thanked him and walked away, and Wedge followed.
" Wanna go for a drink? I know this really nice place and-" Wedge was cut off when a roar spun them around. Jaina saw Chewbacca running towards them, calling to them in his language. Jaina looked dismayed at what he was saying.
" What? What's wrong?" Wedge asked as Jaina pulled him behind a hedge and Chewbacca ran past, pretending he didn't see them. A moment later Han and Leia walked by, soon followed by Luke.
" What was that all about?" Wedge asked , and Jaina shook her head. " Dad's being overprotective again. Chewie was saying he was going to ring your neck for taking me here. Dont know what he is talking about," Jaina told him as she stood up, brushing leaves out of her long hair. She glanced down the path that her father had gone, then turned to Wedge. "How about that drink?" She asked, smiling. He offered her arm and they walked out of the gardens, chatting and laughing.
Wedge took her to a small bar, and sat down at a back table. The waitress came up to them,and Jaina ordered a Corellian Spiced Ale, and Wedge ordered a Cloud City rum. The waitress looked at Jaina for a second before walking away.
" Wonder what that was about..." She mused, looking around at the bar. It was a newer one, had newer music playing. Wedge looked at Jaina, in her tank top and mini skirt, and her silk cloak in shimering black and crimson. " You look like you're sixteen, Jaina. Thats how old she most likely thought you were. But hey, if I buy the drinks they cant stop you from drinking them," Wedge told her and she smiled, and they both looked down at the table.
" And what do you think you're doing, young lady?" An angry voice asked and they both looked up to find Han glowering at them. "What? I'm not allowed to go for a drink with General Antilles?" Jaina asked, putting on her sweet, innocent face. It almost always worked with her father, but not this time. He grabbed her on the arm and pulled her from the table. She pulled her arm away, glaring angrily.
" No, you're not. You have work to do. You dont have time for drinks and walks in gardens, which I happen to know you were doing. I understand Wookiee too, you know!" Han told Jaina, and she rolled her eyes, and sat down. The waitress came back, and set the drinks down. Jaina downed the drink and looked at Wedge, who looked lost.
" I just wanted to show her the Corellian gardens. I know she's never seen them and I didn't know she had work to do. I'll take her back to Yavin, since she left her stuff on my ship," Wedge explained, and Jaina got up again, brushed past her father and stalked back towards the garden.
" Where are you going?" Han called after her, after Wedge paid for the drinks and they both left. Jaina turned around, and called back to her father "To get something. Then I'm going back to Yavin with Wedge. Like I'd wanna spend hours with you, the way you've been acting."
Han stared after his daughter in shock, and Leia came up behind him, and layed an arm on his shoulder. "She's right you know. You have been acting like a nerfherder ever since she was fourteen. It wont hurt to be nice to her boyfriends every now and then," Leia told him
Jaina found the kittens at the base of the same tree, and she wrapped them all in her cloak, and carried them back to The Skate, Wedge's ship. Wedge sat in the cockpit, in the pilot seat. Jaina sat down next to him, and the ship lifted off, following the Falcon up into the sky.
On Yavin, Jaina got off The Skate and walked into the temple, followed by Wedge yet again. She sat the kittens in her room, then they both walked in the empty halls, hand in hand to the War Room, the very same room that witnessed the battle of Yavin. They walked in, side by side, no longer holding hands, and sat down.
" So now that we're all here, we can begin," Leia shot an icy glare to Han, " Jan Ors, a friend of mine, last reported in about a week ago. She was doing recon on Bakura, and she had said that the Remnant was building something, but she didn't know what. We want two teams of Jedi to go to Bakura and find out what happened to Jan, and find out what the Remnant are building. Luke, Jaina, Kyle and Jaden, are you all ready?" Leia briefed them, and Kyle jumped up.
" Yeah. I wanna see what happened to Jan more than anything. I'm ready" Kyle put his two cents in.
" Lets rock and roll" Jaden and Jaina jumped up.
"Well, I cant beat that, but, I'm ready to go.These Remnant need to be stopped" Luke stood up, and the four filed out, Jaina and Jaden last.
" Jaina! Can I talk to you? Alone?" Wedge looked at Leia, Han and Chewie, who reluctantly walked out.
" Jaina, I wanted to tell you this for along time, but I havn't had the chance, or the courage, but, I love you. I've known it since you join Rogue Squadron. I- I understand if you dont feel the same way, but I wanted you to know that before you left," Wedge told her, and she looked at him, her eyes shining.
" Wedge...I love you too, but I've heard that you're a cold man, and I just kept my distance, not wanting to interfere. But I-" Jaina told him, but he cut her off by leaning down and kissing her passionatly.
" Now get going. You have work to do." Wedge told her and they both walked out of the room, a smile on their faces as they went their seperate ways.
Jaina walked to the hangar, and found Kyle and Jaden running the pre-flight tests on the Raven's Claw. She waved at them before hopping in her X-Wing.
You ready? Luke asked when they were up in space.
Yeah. Lets go get Jan! Jaina told him then turned off her comm unit. She programmed the coordinates in her navcomputer, and they all jumped into hyperspace at the same time.