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The bitter cold ripped through Caleb like a hot blade, but it didn't seem to faze Brianna. "How can the cold not bother you?" he asked, snow blowing in his eyes, "If freezing my rear off here!"
"Well, first of all, I've lived here most of my life, and I'm used to it. Second of all, I'm wearing your cloak, remember."
She hugged him a bit tighter to bring her warmth to him, "Feel any better?" "Much." He smiled at her and then kissed her cheek.
They finally reached the Ebon Hawk, as Caleb carried Brianna up the loading ramp he asked, "You're going to have to be looked at, you were injured pretty badly." "I know." She said quietly.
"Who has the best skill in healing? I'm not even sure! We've been traveling for almost a year, and I feel like I don't know half of you." Said Caleb.
"Well, you better know me!" Said Brianna with a laugh, "And Caleb, other than Kreia, that would be you. And there would be no way I would allow that, that woman to touch me!"
Caleb smiled at her indifference, "I guess so, but are you sure you don't mind." He asked. "Not the least bit." She said with a grin.
EBON HAWK"Hello people, guess who's back!" Said Caleb. "The Spring Fairy?" Asked Mira jokingly. "Even better, Mr. Galaxy and Snow Bunny, Warrior Princess!" Said Caleb with a smile. Brianna tried to laugh, but the pain was too much and she just ended up moaning.
"Just hang in there Brianna," said Caleb, "Mira help me get her to the medical bay, she took quite the bruising in her fight with Atris."
"Did you kick her ass?" Asked Atton, hopefully. "No, but I kicked her face at one point." She said with a smile. "Close enough." Said Atton.
Caleb carried her into the med bay and shut the door behind them. Laying her down on the gurney, he wondered how someone like her could love someone like him. "Its because, there's just something about you, it, it makes me feel whole. From that first time we battled, I knew I loved you."
Caleb stood in shock, still holding her half lowered onto the gurney. "Wha, what?"
"What? Are you surprised to find that I love you? I already told you that."
She said.
"No, it's not that. It's just, did you read my thoughts?" He asked in shock.
"I, I think I did. What's going on?" She asked suddenly frightened.
"I think I know," he said, for in his heart he knew exactly what had happened, and part of him was happy, "When you lay dying in the academy, I used the force, my own life force, to save you. Combined with the unspoken love we held for each other, it created a bond between us."
"Like the one you held with Kreia?" She asked. "I don't know, but did you hear what I was thinking or did you just feel it?" "I felt it, it was as if I could feel your emotions." She said, wondering what he was aiming at.
"This could be the start of a powerful force bond. It most likely will get stronger in time. You don't mind, do you?" He asked almost fearing her answer.
"Of course not. Why would I mind being linked to the most handsome man I've ever laid eyes on?" She said with sly grin.
Caleb's face lit up at her comment. "Really? Then I suppose since you aren't so bad looking yourself that I don't mind either my Snow Bunny, Warrior Princess."
He kissed her softly on the lips and looked into her eyes. "I'd do anything for you." He whispered into her ear. "Anything? Really? Could you put me down then, it rather hurts being in this position for so long."
"Whoops, sorry." He said laying her down gently.
"OK this isn't going to be pleasant." He said, as he had to cut open her Jedi robes to check her burnt and slashed chest. She screamed in pain as the robes stuck to her burnt skin.
Caleb couldn't do it, even though her wounds weren't all that terrible since he had healed her but he couldn't bare to see her in pain like that. "OK, I have to get Mira in here." He said, worried.
"OK," She whispered, tears in her eyes. He opened the door and shouted Mira's name and she came running. "Yeah?" She asked. "Brianna's robes are sticking to her burnt flesh, what do we do?" He asked fear evident in his voice.
"You're going to have to get them off either way." She said. "I know, but I can't do it, will you?" He asked. He looked nauseous, so Brianna reached for his hand.
"Caleb, its not that bad, I'm burnt, my clothes are burnt, and it's sticking a bit, but you healed most of my wounds. It only stings a little. Just do it really quick, I would, if I could."
"Oh, joyous fun for me!" Said Mira, sarcastically.
She slowly pealed off the robes and saw the remnants of a burn, from force lightning and a slash along the former Handmaiden's stomach that would leave an evident scar.
"You need kolto and bandaged up, and you should be fine." Said Mira. Caleb searched in a cabinet for a kolto patch and found one along with bandages.
He put a kolto patch on her burns and one on the saber wound that had already almost healed. He then wrapped her chest in bandages.
"See Caleb, that wasn't so bad." Said Brianna. He kissed her cheek and held her hand. "What ever you say my love."
"Mira, tell Atton to set course for Citadel Station. We have a war to fight." Said Caleb. "Aye, Aye captain." She said smugly. Caleb just rolled his eyes.
"Caleb?" She whispered to him softly. "Yes my love?" "What happens now?"
"First we're going to Citadel Station, there is a war going on. I have a feeling Visas' master is behind it. Kreia sent him. Then we have to go find Kreia and stop her before she kills the force. Then I have a feeling where going to have to find Revan. When he left he left all that he loved behind, including the woman he loved, but I can't do that. I'm not going to make the same mistake he did. He's been gone for almost 5 years now."
"I'm glad that you aren't going alone, because there is no way I'd let you go by yourself." She said with a smile sitting up to hug him. He wrapped his arms around her.
"There's no way your getting rid of me now, not even if you wanted to." He said. "Hmm, I was about to say the same thing." she said with a smile, squeezing him tighter until she felt the pain in her ribs again. "Ow! Too much love." She said with a small laugh.
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