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Chapter 18

Kelsey

Why the hell was I nervous for?

It's training with Luke for kriff's sake.

I waited for Luke in the spare training room aboard the rebel fleet almost four months later after breakfast. There has been talks about how to get Han out of Jabba's clutches but we have yet to hear from Lando and Chewie on their whereabouts.

I'm holding up as best as I can since everything happened and the same with Leia. I guess her work with the Alliance is help distracting her at the moment but I know deep down she misses my brother like crazy. We do see each other when we can but between us, a huge part was missing in our lives and I miss my brother so much.

I was beyond grateful for Luke. If I didn't have him, I think I would've went mental.

I was deep in my thoughts when I felt arms wrapping around my waist and lips on the base of my neck and I recognized right away who it was.

"Can training be like this always?" I asked, turning to face Luke.

"Then how can we get anything done?" he replied.

I raised an eyebrow at him as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"We have ways," I said, with a smirk as we kissed.

Luke pulled away from he and gazed lovingly at me. How in the galaxy did I deserve him is beyond me.

"I miss you," he said.

"You saw me at breakfast with Leia," I said.

"True but it wasn't the same," Luke replied, kissing me sweetly.

I returned the kiss a bit too eagerly as he pulled away slowly from the kiss.

"As much as I would like to continue this love, we do need to work," he said.

"Hey I tried," I said. "So...how does this whole Jedi training thing actually work? I know I got a glimpse when you worked with Master Yoda."

Speaking of, I wonder when Luke has to go back to him to finish the training.

"Well, I know you have worked on mediation so far," he replied.

"Yeah I think I got the hang of that," I said slowly.

He walked over towards the wall and picked up an old pilot's helmet and handed to me. I looked at it quizzically before I looked back at him.

"What am I supposed to do with this?" I asked.

"It's something Ben taught me a long time ago. I just want you to see how you can do well with a stimulator," Luke replied, holding up a circular object.

"I see," I said, taking the helmet. I put it on my head and come to find out it was a size too big on my head. "Okay no what's next?"

"Here," he said, handing me a staff. "Just as practice. Unless you want to use a lightsaber?"

"Um," I said, thinking it over. "Maybe not at the moment."

"Are you sure?" Luke asked.

"Yep," I replied.

Was I that afraid of using my mother's lightsaber?

We got to training right after that talk. Luke was a very good teacher considering what went down a while back. I have to admit that even though I was grateful for Master Yoda on helping me cope with me being a force sensitive as he called it, I was starting to get the hang of it more.

Between trying to concentrate on the ball floating in from of me and me blocking it from coming towards my way. I did bring a staff with me should I ever

I was in the middle of practice sparring with Luke when I stopped short.

"What is it?" Luke asked in a worried tone.

"I don't know, I get the sense that..."

"Go on," he said softly.

"It's hard to make out really," I said. "I keep feeling different emotions going on as if.."

"You're overwhelmed?"

"Is that a bad thing?" I asked.

"It's hard to say," Luke replied.

"Damn," I said. "Maybe it's nothing right? Sometimes they can be wrong."

"Probably," he said.

We continued a bit longer before we called it a day until tomorrow. We both left the training room to get freshen up and meet Leia for dinner.

-LINE BREAK-

I lied in bed later that night as Luke was sleeping soundly. His nightmares were on and off as of late; but they weren't as bad as they were in the beginning. My nightmare has gone away but something else was keeping me awake. Lately I'll admit, I haven't been sleeping much either ever since we got back from Cloud City. Sometimes I'll lie awake or I'll go down by the transport room and work on the ships until I sneak back in and sleep before Luke notices.

Tonight was one of those nights.

I know Leia knows since one night I ran into her on my way down. I remember our conversation and how she was trying to distract herself with the work here while also waiting on updates on Han's whereabouts.

I got out of bed and threw on a sweater nearby over my pajamas. I kissed Luke lightly on the cheek as he stirred but didn't wake up luckily and quietly snuck out of the room. I only managed to get past a few people who were still up before I made it down.

"Here goes nothing," I said to myself as I walked over towards the tools in the spare room.

I started to head over when I stopped short, with a toolkit in my hand in front of the A-Wing. I know that this ship needed to be fixed in the morning but maybe getting it done tonight would be one less thing to worry about tomorrow with the other ships that needed to be fixed.

Just as I was about to start, I heard someone coming inside the hangar.

I froze immediately, of course thinking the worst.

Who the hell is also up this late?

I ran behind the A-Wing and hid with a screw wrench in my hand. I heard light footsteps coming closer as I hid. I gripped the wrench tight in my hand in case I would need to defend myself.

The footsteps were coming closer to where I was hiding and I held my breath as they stopped. They turned towards my direction and headed closer to me. Whoever it was, they were going to be in for a rude awakening.

They got closer as I held the wrench tight, ready to swing at the person.

One...two...

As I jumped up from my spot, I stopped short as I saw who the person was.

"Holy hell Luke what the hell?!" I said, clutching my chest as I dropped the wrench.

"I could ask you the same thing," Luke said.

I saw that he was in a white plain t-shirt and light tan pajama bottoms and his hair was a bit messy.

"I was fixing this ship," I replied.

"At 300 hours?" he asked skeptically.

"So?" I asked in a snippy tone. I sighed heavily as I realized what I'd done. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be so mean."

"I know you didn't mean it. What I don't know is why you're out here late at night with your tools and about to fix the ship?"

I looked down at the wrench in my hand and up at Luke.

"Sometimes, I come down here almost every night. I work on the ships I never get the chance to work on as a way of coping I guess," I replied, my eyes focusing on the ship rather than Luke.

"Coping?" he asked.

"With everything that went down," I said, walking towards the ship. "I wish this was all a dream. I wish my brother was here and not with that Jabba the Hut bastard. I feel bad for Leia she lost someone she loves and I just feel helpless and coming down here to fix things I guess helps since I can't fix what happened back at Cloud City."

I felt his finger underneath my finger as I looked up into Luke's clear blue eyes. I never knew how beautiful they looked up close up until now.

"Kelsey don't for once think this was your fault," Luke said. "I may not have any brothers or sisters but I want you to come to me if you're feeling like this. I wish you would've told me."

"Luke look what you went through. I was scared to think that I would be burdening you with everything and you got a lot on your plate..."

"Kelsey, love," he said, caressing my right cheek as he put his arm around my waist; bringing him closer. "I don't ever want you to think that."

"Luke, look what happened with you and Vader. I wouldn't know what would've happened if I was in your place," I said. "I didn't want you to worry too much about me since that happened."

I could hear him sigh as he pressed his forehead to mine and kissed me softly.

"I love you Kelsey and despite what happened to me, I'll always worry about you and I don't want you to shut me out," Luke said.

"You're right. I'm sorry," I said. "And I love you too. You also got to tell me things too if they bother you too you know. I guess this is how I'm used to handling things."

"Well we would have to change that now would we?" he said, sneaking in a kiss as he pulled closer to me.

"I suppose," I said, kissing him back.

"We also need some rest for tomorrow. I do want to work on your fighting skills," he said.

"You're joking right?"

"Nope," he said, kissing my cheek as I packed up my tool kit before we headed back to Luke's room for the night.

Well that would be interesting now would it?

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