A/N: Yes, it's true, a double update! I figured, since I haven't posted in a while and the last chapter was kind of whimpy in size, I should post another one, so here it is!

Chapter 17: Deal with the Devil

"What the hell is the matter with you?" Wyn, his freshman aged sister, accosted him in the foyer as soon as he walked in the door.

"Wyn, what are you talking about now?" He brushed past her, not particularly interested in her answer, and went to the kitchen. Wyn followed, practically stepping on his heels.

"Danni Quee? Danni Quee! Everyone knows she's a total loser and you kissed her in the middle of lunch!"

"Why is it your problem?" he asked, cracking open a water bottle.

"Because I'm your sister, which makes me unpopular by association. I'm never going to get into another Solo party again!" Wyn threw up her hands and stormed out of the kitchen.

"Wait! What?" he asked following her. His baby sister could not have possibly said what he thought she said; that would mean, she had been invited to a party when he had never been, and he was friends with Jacen!

"The only reason, I, as a freshman, could get into those parties was because you were Jacen Solo's friend. Now, that you two aren't friends anymore –"

"We're still friends."

"Then why did you kiss someone Jaina Solo hates?"

"First of all, Jaina Solo is absolutely insane, and secondly, you don't know anything about Danni. She's smart and nice, and a better person Jaina could ever hope to be. And I really don't have to explain anything to you." He walked out of the kitchen.

"Jaina isn't –"

Jag turned again to her, "How would you know? You read about her in magazines. You want me to try to like Jaina, how about you try to like Danni?"

"There has to be something terribly wrong with her, Jag. She's the only senior not allowed to go to the parties."

"How about this…" It was desperate, and he hated to do it, but he knew Wyn enough to know that she would never let it go. "If you try to get to know Danni and be nice to her, I'll do the same for Jaina."

He stuck out his hand for her to shake. After a moment's hesitation, she took it. "Fine, but don't expect me to get all buddy-buddy with her at school. I actually care about my social status."

"And don't expect me to get buddy-buddy with Jaina, either." 'I actually care about my soul…' he added in his mind.

As Wyn walked away, Jag couldn't help but wonder why the suggestion even entered his mind and why it felt like he had just made a deal with the Devil.