The New Jedi Knights: Fate of the Force
Chapter 2- Circle of Friends
By MagicMansion
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars. The characters in this chapter are mine.
A group of friends sat around, watching a movie. There were 5 of them; Josh, Kyle, Victor, Shawn, and Jarrod. They enjoyed hanging out when they could, but they were all busy except for some weekends.
Josh belonged to the military, and didn't get to go home often. However, he made every possible attempt he could, and when he did get home, he made sure his friends got home too. His girlfriend, Mary, was sitting next to him. She and Josh talked a lot, and spent a lot of time together when Josh got home.
Kyle was busy working during the week, and hung out with his girlfriend, Abby, otherwise, who had recently had a baby. She was at home, but Kyle had stopped by to stay for about an hour to catch up on things.
Victor liked the easy life, and did things as he liked. He kept up with all his friends, including those outside the circle of current friends. He worked at a factory just outside they group's home town.
Shawn went to college near the top of the state, but got home every chance he could. He usually kept in touch with the group, and frequently talked to Victor and Josh to catch up on new information. He also hung out with his girlfriend, Rebecca, who went to college at the bottom of the state, so they rarely got to see each other, but talked to each other online every night. Beckie, as she liked to be called, was with the group, sitting next to Shawn.
Jarrod was sort of the leader of the group, along with Josh. Abby, Kyle's girlfriend, was his sister, and Josh was his cousin. He worked at a restaurant/bar outside his home town. He had brought Kyle over to see everyone, so he would be leaving soon as well.
The movie ended, and Josh stopped it.
"So, what do you guys want to do now," he asked.
"Well, I always get motivation to do some sword fighting after watching that movie," Shawn said.
"Sounds good to me," Josh said as he got up, and ran out before anyone else could get up. The rest of the group got up, and headed outside. Jarrod and Kyle said goodbye, but Josh wouldn't hear it.
"Come on guys, stay for a little. When's the last time you got to fight any of us?"
"Fine, but only one fight. Abby is expecting us soon."
Since there were enough shinai, everyone got matched up: Kyle was against Shawn, Jarrod against Victor (who used a quarterstaff instead), and Josh was trying to teach Beckie, since Shawn thought Josh would be a better teacher than himself.
After about ten minutes, Kyle had beat Shawn, but Jarrod and Victor were still going, because of their skill in their chosen weapon. Beckie was having a practice match with Josh while Mary watched.
Jarrod and Victor finally finished, calling it a draw, and the group sat down.
"Okay guys," Jarrod said. "We've gotta go, Abby's waiting."
"All right," Josh said.
Everyone got up and said goodbye to Kyle and Jarrod. The rest of the group sat back down, when they heard a loud noise coming from the forest next to Shawn's house, who lived a few blocks away.
Yes everyone, you're still in the right story. The two chapters will be connected in the next chapter. Just review, and I'll continue with the story.