Hey! Wow I haven't been on here for like a whole year. The other day i got a review in my e-mail and I thought, hey! I think I'll start updating again maybe even on a fairly regular basis. So here we are with the next chapter.
Chapter 3
Jacen broke the surface of the water at the same time as Tenel Ka. "Did I scare you?" he asked jokingly, pushing his hair back out of his face.
"Not so much scare as..." She paused for a moment. "
"Oh," he said, "so my missing 'concerns you?" Intead of replying verbaly, Tenel Ka splashed water in his face. "Ow! O jeez! Ow! I think there was some sediment in that water. Ow! There's something in my eye." Tenel Ka stopped splashing and swam closer to him.
"Are you alright?" She tried to see where the depris was in his eye.
"I, I think I'll be fine as soon as I..."
"As soon as you what?"
"Do this!" Jacen reached out and grabbed her around the waist. With a heave he threw her into the air. She landed with a satisfying splash across the pool. Jacen smirked. Sure, it was a cheep move, he thought. But at least he got to touch her. He swam over to a large flat rock in the middle of the water and climbed onto it. A few moments later Tenel Ka was sitting next to him.
"Cripes, Tenel Ka. What happened to you?" He pushed a few of her braids out of her face.
"You think you are so clever." She gathered all of her hair into her hand and squeezed the water out.
"You have a bit of weed on your cheek." Jacen gestured to his own face.
"Where?" She rubbed both of her cheeks but the piece of green plant was still there.
"No. It's right here." Jacen leaned over and plucked it off of her soft white cheek. She looked at him and suddenly realized that their faces were mere inches from eachother. Jacen looked into her deep gray eyes. He thought he could stay like this forever. They leaned closer. Jacen's brain was shooting off fireworks. He was glad his body seemed to know what to do. Tenel Ka leaned in and their lips brushed. Tenel Ka felt chills run up and down her spine.
Suddenly a loud roar was heard from the tree tops. Suddenly a large brown blur flew into the water with a big splash. Tenel Ka's eyes snapped open and she quickly was on her feet. Jacen shook his head and rose up next to her. Lowie came to the surface and growled a greeting. Em Teedee hovered over to Jacen and Tenel Ka. "I am very sorry if Master Lowbacca frightened you. He only intended to suprise you."
"It's ok, Em Teedee. Lowie just startled us," Jacen said.
Then Jaina and Zekk burst through the brush, yelling and screaming in their underwear. They both dove into the water without hesitation. Tenel Ka and Jacen looked at eachother and then realized that they were holding hands. They quickly separated and took a step away from eachother and dove into the water with their friends.
"So, what were you two doing?" Zekk asked.
"Swimming," Jacen quickly answered.
They all climbed onto the shore and sat down. Jaina sat down next to Zekk and he put his arm around her shoulders. "I hope we didn't interupt anything." She raised an eyebrow to Jacen.
"What did you expect to interrupt?" Tenel Ka asked.
"Oh nothing." Jaina smiled at her brother.
Jacen looked around for something to change the subject to. Lowie walked out of the water towards them. "So how was the water, Lowie?"
"Errrah." He shrugged his shoulders. Then he started to shake to water off of his fir, sending water all over. Jaina squealed and put her hands in front of her face as Zekk laughed and tried to hide behind her. Tenel Ka even laughed a bit as she was sprayed. Jacen looked at her and felt like her would melt into the ground. He had been so close, so very close. Lowie stopped shaking and his fur was standing on end.
Zekk chuckled. "I think we should head back." He stood and wrapped a towel around his waist.
"Perhaps that would be wise." Tenel Ka looked at Jacen.
"Oh yeah, sure. But, umm, just let me put on some real clothes."
The formal was only two days away. Jacen was constantly running around trying to help his sister as best he could. The whole event was very importand to her and the work helped keep his mind off of other things, like Tenel Ka. Jacen had bought two tickets the first day they went on sale. He was still trying to work up the nerve to ask her.
"Hello, Jacen."
Jacen turned around from the checklist he was making for his sister. "Tenel Ka. Hey."
"I thought perhaps you may need a break and maybe you could come for a walk with me."
"I-I would love to."
They walked around the perimeter of the Great Pyramid in silence. Finally, Tenel Ka spoke.
"Jacen, my friend, I need to ask you about something."
"And, ummm, what would that be?" His heart started to race.
"I spoke with my mother the other day. She wishes for me to return to Dathomir with her as soon as this semester ends. It will be at that time whe I shall recieve my very own rancor."
"Your own rancor? Like one that is yours, that belongs to you? That's fantastic! You have to tell me all about it."
"Well that is what i wished to ask you about. I was wondering if you would like to accompany me to Dathomir and assist me in the training of my rancor."
"I would love to!"
"Fantastic."
"Actually, umm, I also have something to ask you." Jacen began to sweat. He knew this was a great time to ask her about the formal. "Do you want to sit down?" He gestured to one of the stones at the the bottom of the pyramid.
"Sure." Tenel Ka sat down, feeling her friends nervousness. "What is it that troubles you, Jacen?"
Jacen took a deep breath. "Well, umm, I, uh, I was just wondering if maybe you would go to the formal with me." He looked at her hopefully.
"I was already planning to accompany you, Jaina, Zekk, Lowie, and all of our friends."
"No. I mean with me...exclusevly. Like a date."
She seemed puzzled. Jacen could feel his cheeks growing red.
"Ah. I understand." She looked at him and gently touched his cheek with her hand. It instantly cooled. "There is no need to be embarassed, Jacen. She leaned in closer, the tip of her nose gently touching his. "I would be honored to go as your date," she whispered.
It was then that he finally did it. He took her hand in his and put his other hand behind her head, weaving his fingers into her red-gold braids. He pulled her closer and their lips connected. Jacen could not believe he was actually kissing her. But what surprised him even more than his own bold act was that she was kissing him back.
Chapter 3
Jacen broke the surface of the water at the same time as Tenel Ka. "Did I scare you?" he asked jokingly, pushing his hair back out of his face.
"Not so much scare as..." She paused for a moment. "
"Oh," he said, "so my missing 'concerns you?" Intead of replying verbaly, Tenel Ka splashed water in his face. "Ow! O jeez! Ow! I think there was some sediment in that water. Ow! There's something in my eye." Tenel Ka stopped splashing and swam closer to him.
"Are you alright?" She tried to see where the depris was in his eye.
"I, I think I'll be fine as soon as I..."
"As soon as you what?"
"Do this!" Jacen reached out and grabbed her around the waist. With a heave he threw her into the air. She landed with a satisfying splash across the pool. Jacen smirked. Sure, it was a cheep move, he thought. But at least he got to touch her. He swam over to a large flat rock in the middle of the water and climbed onto it. A few moments later Tenel Ka was sitting next to him.
"Cripes, Tenel Ka. What happened to you?" He pushed a few of her braids out of her face.
"You think you are so clever." She gathered all of her hair into her hand and squeezed the water out.
"You have a bit of weed on your cheek." Jacen gestured to his own face.
"Where?" She rubbed both of her cheeks but the piece of green plant was still there.
"No. It's right here." Jacen leaned over and plucked it off of her soft white cheek. She looked at him and suddenly realized that their faces were mere inches from eachother. Jacen looked into her deep gray eyes. He thought he could stay like this forever. They leaned closer. Jacen's brain was shooting off fireworks. He was glad his body seemed to know what to do. Tenel Ka leaned in and their lips brushed. Tenel Ka felt chills run up and down her spine.
Suddenly a loud roar was heard from the tree tops. Suddenly a large brown blur flew into the water with a big splash. Tenel Ka's eyes snapped open and she quickly was on her feet. Jacen shook his head and rose up next to her. Lowie came to the surface and growled a greeting. Em Teedee hovered over to Jacen and Tenel Ka. "I am very sorry if Master Lowbacca frightened you. He only intended to suprise you."
"It's ok, Em Teedee. Lowie just startled us," Jacen said.
Then Jaina and Zekk burst through the brush, yelling and screaming in their underwear. They both dove into the water without hesitation. Tenel Ka and Jacen looked at eachother and then realized that they were holding hands. They quickly separated and took a step away from eachother and dove into the water with their friends.
"So, what were you two doing?" Zekk asked.
"Swimming," Jacen quickly answered.
They all climbed onto the shore and sat down. Jaina sat down next to Zekk and he put his arm around her shoulders. "I hope we didn't interupt anything." She raised an eyebrow to Jacen.
"What did you expect to interrupt?" Tenel Ka asked.
"Oh nothing." Jaina smiled at her brother.
Jacen looked around for something to change the subject to. Lowie walked out of the water towards them. "So how was the water, Lowie?"
"Errrah." He shrugged his shoulders. Then he started to shake to water off of his fir, sending water all over. Jaina squealed and put her hands in front of her face as Zekk laughed and tried to hide behind her. Tenel Ka even laughed a bit as she was sprayed. Jacen looked at her and felt like her would melt into the ground. He had been so close, so very close. Lowie stopped shaking and his fur was standing on end.
Zekk chuckled. "I think we should head back." He stood and wrapped a towel around his waist.
"Perhaps that would be wise." Tenel Ka looked at Jacen.
"Oh yeah, sure. But, umm, just let me put on some real clothes."
The formal was only two days away. Jacen was constantly running around trying to help his sister as best he could. The whole event was very importand to her and the work helped keep his mind off of other things, like Tenel Ka. Jacen had bought two tickets the first day they went on sale. He was still trying to work up the nerve to ask her.
"Hello, Jacen."
Jacen turned around from the checklist he was making for his sister. "Tenel Ka. Hey."
"I thought perhaps you may need a break and maybe you could come for a walk with me."
"I-I would love to."
They walked around the perimeter of the Great Pyramid in silence. Finally, Tenel Ka spoke.
"Jacen, my friend, I need to ask you about something."
"And, ummm, what would that be?" His heart started to race.
"I spoke with my mother the other day. She wishes for me to return to Dathomir with her as soon as this semester ends. It will be at that time whe I shall recieve my very own rancor."
"Your own rancor? Like one that is yours, that belongs to you? That's fantastic! You have to tell me all about it."
"Well that is what i wished to ask you about. I was wondering if you would like to accompany me to Dathomir and assist me in the training of my rancor."
"I would love to!"
"Fantastic."
"Actually, umm, I also have something to ask you." Jacen began to sweat. He knew this was a great time to ask her about the formal. "Do you want to sit down?" He gestured to one of the stones at the the bottom of the pyramid.
"Sure." Tenel Ka sat down, feeling her friends nervousness. "What is it that troubles you, Jacen?"
Jacen took a deep breath. "Well, umm, I, uh, I was just wondering if maybe you would go to the formal with me." He looked at her hopefully.
"I was already planning to accompany you, Jaina, Zekk, Lowie, and all of our friends."
"No. I mean with me...exclusevly. Like a date."
She seemed puzzled. Jacen could feel his cheeks growing red.
"Ah. I understand." She looked at him and gently touched his cheek with her hand. It instantly cooled. "There is no need to be embarassed, Jacen. She leaned in closer, the tip of her nose gently touching his. "I would be honored to go as your date," she whispered.
It was then that he finally did it. He took her hand in his and put his other hand behind her head, weaving his fingers into her red-gold braids. He pulled her closer and their lips connected. Jacen could not believe he was actually kissing her. But what surprised him even more than his own bold act was that she was kissing him back.