Author Notes- Here's another chapter. I hope you all enjoy this one.

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Jaina approached the large metallic entrance of the Academy's Hangar then immediately entered. Jaina took a few steps then stopped and looked around the entire hangar hoping to spot her husband's clawcraft, which was basically an updated and enhanced version of an Imperial Tie Interceptor.

As she was scanning the hangar for Jag's ship, she suddenly saw his clawcraft enter on the left side of the Hangar and gently land beside one of the stationed Jedi star fighters. Jaina smiled then made her way on over to Jag's clawcraft. She stopped a few meters away from the ship then patiently waited for Jag to exit. After a few seconds, 37-year-old black haired and blue-eyed, Jagged Fel, finally exited his clawcraft. He looked over at his soon-to-be-wife and smiled. He slowly walked over to Jaina until the distance between them was only a few centimeters. The two lovers affectionately stared into each other's eyes for a minute until finally they embraced each other in a long but very affectionate hug.

"It's good to see you again, my love." Jag said in a low but very loving tone.

"It's good to see you, too." Said Jaina. They released their hug but remained very close together. Jaina looked into Jag's eyes then spoke again. "I really did miss you."

"And I missed you." Jag said as he gently caressed Jaina's cheek. He then wrapped his arms around her and slowly pulled her closer to him until there was no distance between them. Jag and Jaina looked into each other's eyes then kissed passionately. Jaina gently wrapped her arms around Jag's neck and deepened their passionate and loving kiss. They kissed for a while then Jag slowly pulled away and once again looked into Jaina's beautiful brown eyes.

"I'm so relieved that you're alright." Jag said as he slowly rubbed Jaina's arm. "Ever since you told me about what happened to you on the beach, the mere thought that I almost lost you has been haunting my mind."

"Well you didn't lose me." Said Jaina. She then gave Jag a quick but soft kiss on the lips. "And you can thank my cousin for that."

"Ben?"

"Yep. If it weren't for Ben that horrible thought that's been plaguing your mind would've no doubt become an awful reality."

"Well then, remind me to thank him later. But in the mean time," Jag said as he folded his arms. "Mind telling me the full story on what's going on around here? Like who is this psychopath Omega? And why does he want to kill you and Ben?"

"Actually its just Ben that he really wants to kill."

"But why? Why Ben? Who is this madman anyway?"

Jaina sighed. "It's a, long story. I'll, um, tell you the whole troubling situation along the way to my quarters. But first," Jaina said as she took a few steps away from Jag. She looked at him again then said. "There's something that I want to show you."

"What is it?' Jag asked with a frown.

"It's about my new prosthetic here you see-."

"Oh boy. Let me guess; you did some spectacularly unnatural enhancement on it."

"Well, I wouldn't exactly say that all the enhancements are unnatural. Sure there's a few things in my new arm that could easily kill a person. But other than that, nothing too unnatural."

"Uh huh. So, um, what are some of these 'gadgets' you have in that new arm of yours?"

"Mostly just stuff that can be used to repair a ship. Let me show you."

Jaina showed him every single enhancement in her arm that could be used to repair things. In many ways, the gadget system in her arm was identical to the gadget system of an astro droid. Whenever Jaina activated a gadget in her arm, a section of the arm's artificial skin would slide open allowing the gadget to pop out. When she deactivates the gadget, it returns inside her arm and the section of artificial skin slides close.

"Hmm. Quite similar to the gadgets of astromech droid." Jag said as he stared at Jaina's arm.

"Sort of. Except of course an astro droid still has more though." Said Jaina.

"Fascinating. Without a doubt, I can certainly see how all that is going to come in very handy for you." Said Jag. He then folded his arms and spoke again. "Now about those certain 'enhancements' that can kill a person. Um, what are they exactly?"

"Oh, they're nothing too unique or original, just a, uh, flame thrower and a shock beam. Oh and um this little thing."

Jaina then pointed her left arm at the Hangar's thick metallic wall. Suddenly a piece of artificial on her wrist slid open and out came a small blaster cannon, which despite it's size was actually quite powerful. Jaina fired her wrist blaster at the wall then smiled as she saw the powerful blaster bolt blow a 6-inch hole in the wall.

Jag, whose mouth was now gaped open, stared at the wall in shock then spoke. "Little thing? Jaina, my love, it just blew a hole in the wall!"

"Oh yeah." Jaina said with a proud expression on her face. She deactivated her wrist blaster then spoke again. "Pretty impressive, huh?"

"Uh, yeah. I'd certainly say so."

"Like I told my family several times, this prosthetic of mine is just a hundred times better than any plain ordinary arm." Jaina said as she placed her hand on Jag's shoulder. "Now, anyway, let's head on over to my quarters. We have a lot to talk about."

Jag turned his gaze away from the hole in the wall and to Jaina. "Yes, we, um, do indeed." Said Jag.

Jag and Jaina then made their way out of the Hangar. As the couple strolled side-by-side together through the halls of the Academy, Jaina told Jag everything about the whole situation with Lumiya and Omega. When she was through telling him, instead of having an expression of shock, Jag just had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Hmm. Well, this certainly is quite the predicament." Jag said as he and jaina turned and proceeded down another long hallway.

"Told yah." Replied Jaina.

"So that's why you were asking me yesterday if there were any unusual activity in Chiss Space. You're trying to find where Lumiya and Omega could be located."

"Precisely. You see, if we can just find where there are, we can then confront them and bring an end to this whole mess once and for all."

"Sounds like a tough task for you and the Jedi. Especially the whole strange converting Omega to the good side thing."

"Yeah, I know, it's not going to be easy. But there is indeed good in him and my family and I are quite confident that he can be turned to the Light."

Jag shook his head. "I don't know. Even though I don't really understand some of this Force stuff, I still find it hard to believe that there is an inch of good in a person who enjoys going out and brutally murdering countless of innocent people."

"Like I said before, the only reason he's doing all this is because Lumiya has flooded his head with a bunch of lies and nonsense. If we prove to Orion that Lumiya is deceiving him, the goodness within him will surely awaken."

"I'm still a little skeptical about all this. How do you know that after you prove to him that Lumiya is tricking him that he won't try to kill you along with Lumiya?"

"I don't. But we have to believe and hope that in the end after all is said and done that Orion will come to the Light."

Jag sighed. "Well, I really do hope you're right, Jaina."

After going down two more hallways, they finally came to the entrance of Jaina's quarters. They both stopped in front of her door then looked into each other's eyes lovingly. Jaina, who now had a mischivious grin on her face, moved closer to Jag until there was no distance between them.

"It's been a long time since you and I have had a nice, romantic evening together." Jaina said in a loving tone as she wrapped her arms around Jag's neck.

Jag smiled then wrapped his arms around Jaina. "How about tonight we focus on no more trouble some issues and make up for lost time." Jag said in a low but affectionate tone.

"I like the sound of that." Said Jaina.

Jag and Jaina then kissed each other deeply and passionately. Their kiss became even more intense as they slowly entered Jaina's quarters.
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Ben, who had a very thoughtful look on his face, paced back and forth in his quarters. His mind was ficated on Keira. Ben still couldn't believe it. Earlier this evening in the Fitness Area, he and Keira were about to kiss each other. And by the look of it, Keira actually wanted to kiss him. What if after all this time, I've been wrong. What if Keira does love me more than Valin. I mean she did after all try to kiss me. And I certainly wanted to kiss her. Thought Ben. After everything that had occurred that evening, a thought, which had been buried deep within Ben for a long time, had once again arisen in his mind. Should I tell Keira how I feel about her? Ben thought as he continued to pace. That was the main question, which had been circling through Ben's mind for the past hour. After he left the Fitness Area, Ben had the urge to just go to Keira and tell her that he loved her. But nervousness set in and in the end Ben decided to think more on the matter.

Ben sighed then walked out onto his balcony. He took a deep breath then gazed out at the setting sun and immediately began to think about what he should do. As he stood there thinking, memories of the times he had shared with Keira entered his mind. What should I do? Ben thought to himself.

Ben stood there thinking for thirty minutes until finally he came to a decision. No more hiding the truth. I'll never truly know how she feels unless I go to her and tell her my feelings. Then she will tell me hers. And if she does love me than our bond will become deeper and stronger than friendship. Ben thought with a calm smile. But if she just so happens to reject me, at least, I would still have her friendship. So yes, no more talking about it. I'm going to go now and tell Keira that I love her.

Ben turned then immediately made his way to his door. He exited his room then immediately made his way down the hallway, which lead to Keira's quarters. As he approached the end of the hallway, he suddenly heard the voices of Valin and Keira coming down the opposite hall. Ben stopped at the corner and frowned. What could they be talking about? Thought Ben. Since he was at the edge of the hallway and they were down the opposite hall, neither Valin nor Keira could see Ben. So Ben remained where he was and listened closely.

"Keira," said Valin. "What I'm trying to say is… I love you. I love you, Keira."

Ben felt his heart sink. He then sighed in sadness. Valin beat me to it. Ben thought sadly to himself. He then listened to Keira's reply.

"I, uh, um. Valin, I, uh, love you too-." Said Keira.

Ben, who now had a mixed look of shock, confusion, and sadness on his face, turned his gaze to the ground. He felt as if a death star had just blown up his heart. No more did he feel peace, tranquility, and love. He now only felt pain, sorrow, and pure sadness. Without hesitation, Ben turned and quickly walked back to his quarters. Sadly, he left too soon for he didn't hear Keira finish her sentence.

"Just not in that way. I love you like a brother, Valin." Said Keira.

Valin slowly turned his gaze to the ground. "Oh." Valin said disappointedly.

Keira's heart sank as she saw the look of sadness on Valin's face. She sighed then spoke softly. "I don't, I don't want this to be the end of our friendship. You and I can still be friends, right?"

Valin looked at Keira then replied. "Of course. Keira this is no way going to ruin our friendship."

Keira smiled then embraced Valin in a hug. "You really are a good friend." Said Keira.

"You're a good friend too, Keira." Said Valin. They released their embrace then Valin spoke again. "All I can say is, Ben is going to be one lucky guy to have you.'

"You mean, you know that I-."

"Part of me kind of knew. It was actually quite obvious at times." Said Valin. He then smiled and said sincerely. "It appears that you two were meant to be together. And I just want you to know that I wish both you and Ben great happiness together."

Keira smiled then replied. "Thank you, Valin."

Valin, who was still feeling a little sad, gave a nod then spoke. "See yah, Keira."

"So long, Valin."

Valin then turned and made his way down the hallway.