Fear and Love Chapter 2: Jag's Proposal, a star wars fanfic

Hmmm. No reviews yet. Anyway, each of the three male lead characters have their own chapter that will conclude their side of the story. Each of the following chapters take place at the same time period. This chapter is Jag's segment and will conclude his side of the story. I hope you all enjoy it.

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Jag took a deep breath as he strolled down the halls of the Jedi Castle. Four 'o'clock had come and he was now heading towards the Jedi Castle's hangar, which was where Jaina was currently located at. Fear was starting to creep up on Jag. He was getting closer to the hangar, which meant it would soon be time for him to pop the question to Jaina.

As soon as he saw the hangar's entrance in the distance, his heartbeat quickened. Slowly, Jag approached the entrance then immediately entered the hangar. He stopped for a second then scanned the area for his girlfriend. He finally spotted her working on the outside of her Millennium Falcon sized ship, the HAWKEYE.

It was at this point where Jag was beyond nervous.

Kriff! Why did I have to come up with such a foolish idea!, Jag thought with a nervous look on his face.

He took a deep breath then stared at Jaina. To Jag, the 37-year-old female Jedi looked absolutely beautiful. Jaina had long brown hair and had brown eyes. She was currently wearing a grayish shirt and pants that hugged perfectly on her slim figure. Jaina truly was an attractive woman.

Determination rose in Jag. The nervous look that was once on Jag's face had been replaced with a look that was calm and cool.

This is no time to be a craven coward. I love Jaina. If I don't ask her now, I might regret it for the rest of my life. Thought Jag. Without hesitation, Jag walked straight towards Jaina and the HAWKEYE.

"Hello, Jaina." Jag said as he stopped a meter away from her.

Jaina, who had her hands inside a small compartment underneath the HAWKEYE, didn't even look at Jag. She just simply replied. "Hey, Jag."

"So, um…" Jag said as he turned his gaze to the ground.

He tried to figure out what to talk about. He didn't want to propose just yet. He kind of wanted to work his way to it. The problem was, the immense amount of nervousness that he was now feeling had erased all traces of conversational subjects from his brain.

Oh, for crying out loud. Why can't I come up with anything? I never had a problem coming up with a conversation before. Jag thought to himself.

He looked back at Jaina and saw that she was really focused in on her current project.

Kriff, she looks so beautiful when she's working. Jag thought with a smile.

He shook his head then made himself get back on track. Anyway, I got to come up with a conversation so I can work my way to the proposal…but what to talk about? Let's see, the weather? No. Music? No. Flying? No. Uh…Ice Cream??? No, no, no. Jag thought frustratingly.

He then looked at the HAWKEYE. Perfect! Why didn't I think of it sooner!?

"How's the repairs on the HAWKEYE coming?" asked Jag.

There was a little clang followed by Jaina's reply. "Just fine. I'm actually almost done."

She removed her hands from the compartment and Jag saw that in her hands were a wrench and a hydrospanner. She walked over to her toolbox and placed the two tools back in the box.

"Now all I have to do is check the circuitry, the engine, and then turn her on to make sure she's running right." Jaina said as she picked up a rag and wiped her hands.

Jag smiled thinly then walked closer to Jaina.

"Knowing your outstanding handiwork, the HAWKEYE is going to be running better than when it took its first flight." Said Jag.

That typical Solo lopsided grin appeared on Jaina's face, which made Jag's heart feel like it was doing a continuous loop da loop.

"I doubt that, but…"replied Jaina. She looked up at Jag, who was now only 15 inches away from her, then added softly. "Thanks for the compliment."

There was a brief moment of silence between them until Jaina curiously asked Jag. "So, um, what were you so nervous about?"

Oh Kriff, don't tell me. "Nervous? What do you mean?" Jag replied uneasily.

Jag looked into Jag's eyes with a frown then folded her arms across her chest.

"Well just a minute ago, I felt a great deal of nervousness emitting from you." Said Jaina. "So I was wondering what was bothering you."

"Oh…uh…" Jag said as he looked down at his feet.

Well, that's just great. Jag thought miserably to himself. When he had been thinking about what to talk about, Jaina had obviously felt his nervousness through the Force. Because of this, it meant that it was now time. It was time for him to give her the proposal.

"Uh…" Jag said nervously as he turned his stare from the ground and to Jaina.

He could tell by her silence and the look on her face that she was waiting for an answer. For some reason, he could no longer keep eye contact with her. Apparently, the fear within him was now really high on offense and bravery was extremely low on defense.

This is it, Jag. Now…or never. Jag thought frighteningly to himself.

"Jaina, I…" Jag said nervously.

He looked at Jaina and paused. He was so scared he didn't know how to begin. His once calm and controlled composure had totally evaporated. Fear had totally taken him and Jaina could easily tell.

Jaina walked even closer to Jag then placed her hand on his arm.

"I don't know what it is that has you so shook up but…whatever it is, you know you can tell me." Jaina said reassuringly as she gently rubbed his arm. She was actually beginning to get concerned. She had never seen Jag this nervous before.

It was her touch that lightened his fear. He looked into her lovely eyes and that's when the words finally came to his mind.

"Jaina…the reason I was so nervous was because of something that I wanted to ask you. Something…important." Said Jag.

"What is it?" Jaina asked while keeping eye contact.

Jag took a deep creath then spoke sincerely. "I love, Jaina…more than anything in the universe. Whenever I have a dark day, you're always the one that makes it bright for me. Before I met you, my heart was empty and held very little emotion. But you, Jaina…you filled that empty void and showed me what love really is. I can't imagine my life without you in it…and I don't want to."

He then pulled out a small white box from his pocket and got down on one knee. He looked up into her eyes, which were now filled with much love and emotion. He opened the box and in it was a shiny 3-karat gold ring.

"Jaina, my love…will you marry me?" Jag asked sincerely with all his heart.

His heart was pounding rapidly as he waited for her answer.

Jaina smiled happily then shook her head lightly and said. "You don't know how long I've been waiting for you to ask me this."

A big happy smile started to creep up on Jag's face.

"Yes, Jag. I'll marry you." Jaina said in a loving tone.

Filled with immense joy, Jag embraced Jaina in a long and affectionate hug. He was so happy that his heart felt like it was soaring through space doing simultaneous zero g rolls. Jaina broke the hug then leaned up and kissed Jag passionately on the lips. Jag wrapped his arms around Jaina and deepened their now intense and loving kiss.

The fear that haunted Jag was now gone. Love and happiness was the only thing that dominated him now.

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That concludes Jag's side of the story. The next chapter will deal with Ben and Tahiri. And the chapter after that will be about Jacen and Tenel Ka, which is the storie's conclusion.