Chapter One: 20 Years Later
Anakin Veila was reviewing his notes over Force philosophies, examining articles on the holonet and descriptions in books carefully. His ice blue eyes quickly slid across every word as they had been for the past three standard hours. He was becoming restless from days of studying and glanced at his wrist-chrono. "Not even time for lunch, this is growing to be exceedingly irritating." He muttered to himself.
The doors abruptly slid apart and a familiar presence entered the room. Her silver eyes penetrating him and her long, black hair neatly pulled back. "I swear if you keep changing the passcode on that door I'm going to make you suffer the Embrace of Pain!"
Anakin grinned, "Nice to see you too, Vorexa. As I've explained to you various times I change it to keep people away while I'm studying."
"Yes, yes, you've told me. It's absolutely urgent you hear this though." Vorexa said hurriedly.
"Couldn't you have just commed me?" He asked.
"Anakin, stop making everything complex and listen for once. As a matter of fact, I did comm you, four times." She said and Anakin gave a look of guilt, "Anyway, your mother did a fine job of naming you and your twin."
Anakin didn't comprehend what she was getting at. Vorexa took notice and heaved a sigh, "His namesake! He's following the same path as his namesake!"
Anakin was startled at this news. His heart felt heavy and he was at a loss for words.
He finally regained his voice, "We've got to prevent this from happening."
"If it isn't already too late," Vorexa retorted and laid a hand on her elegantly constructed lightsaber hilt.
The two quickly exited the room and raced down the corridor. Anakin suddenly came to a stop and Vorexa almost ran into him. Instead of saying something bitter as she usually would have, she remained silent, patiently waiting for her best friend's explanation.
"Where is he?" He simply said.
"Just outside, awaiting repairs to his StealthX to be completed so he may visit the planet of Korriban." Vorexa responded.
Anakin placed a hand on his lightsaber hilt only to find Vorexa's hand placed upon his. "You can't do that. You can't kill your own brother just because of a decision he may not even choose to continue following through with."
"I never said anything about killing him. Simple threats can't cause any harm unless he's already willing to kill me." He said.
Vorexa removed her hand from his, her eyes holding a look of dread. She didn't question him further, but it was obvious she was still unsettled.
"I might not return you know? He could kill me at any second." Anakin said as if the conversation needed to go any farther.
He might not return. One of the brothers will be killed. If only I'd kept my mouth shut…no, if I had much worse could happen. He's tempting me. Damn him for being so incredibly attractive. His gorgeous ice blue eyes, his smooth, dark brown hair…and his mock smile that occurs so often. No…he's my best friend...it would be utter chaos if…if…
She allowed her thoughts to be shoved aside and forced back tears from the thought of losing her best friend. She implanted a soft kiss against his lips, luckily he didn't retreat, but instead returned a more passionate kiss.
"I promise…whatever happens, you will always be my heart and life, Vorexa." He whispered.
With that, he had vanished, leaving Vorexa to stare after him. He was going to find his brother, and she hoped neither would be killed. When Anakin returned, the two of them would begin to increase the construction of their newly found bond.