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Post by hk47fan on Jun 17, 2007 21:53:53 GMT -4
Kala
I smiled at everyone being here...well, almost everyone. I wanted Shalin to be here as well, and I needed to see Calvin. My brother and I had grown very distant in these past decades, ever since he went chasing after Shalin during the Vong War. Who knows how long it had been since I'd spoken to him.
The Bond we had....was probably old and un-used, but I could still feel it at the edge of my mind....clinging to life. I could never sever it completely, even if I wanted to.
"Well, lets get going. I believe I saw a large air taxi waiting for us outside....." I said, and with a groan from Robert, sigh from Ailyn, and beeps from T3, I turned and led the group out one of the many exits, and onto the landing pad
I looked out into the large city of Coruscant, and breathed in it's air. It had been too long...but at the same time I rathered Earth's air, but of course most of it's air was polluted thanks to the Vong.
I walked to the fairly large air taxi, large enough for all of us, and got in the second to front seat with Sandra beside me.
Threepio
I stopped in my tracks, then turned and looked at Master Ben, if I could move what was on my face it would be a partially confued look, and my voice stiffened as I leaned awkwardly to look at the boy "I don't quite understand, young sir."
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Post by tallboydave on Jun 17, 2007 22:43:10 GMT -4
Andrew
I looked at my son for a moment, before waiting till he got in so that I could sit beside him. "How've you been, Mike? We haven't seen each other for a while...." I asked, as a conversation opener.
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Post by butter on Jun 17, 2007 22:48:25 GMT -4
Mike
I glanced at my dad, then at the others. They seemed to be deeply engrossed in their own discussions, and Electra seemed more than willing to ignore me for the moment, so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to talk to my father.
"I... guess we haven't," I said slowly. I cleared my throat softly. Then, almost without thinking, I said, "You know, yesterday was... the date that Rachel and I broke up..."
I stopped. Part of me did want to talk about it, but part of me didn't. When Rachel had broken off our engagement so suddenly, without even giving a reason why she was breaking it off, it had... hurt as much as it had hurt when Mom died.
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Post by tallboydave on Jun 17, 2007 22:51:20 GMT -4
Andrew
I felt my eyes widen slightly before remembering it. I put my arm around Mike's shulder and gave him a hug. "I know... It was a shock for me to hear that she broke up with you, son."
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Post by butter on Jun 17, 2007 22:55:50 GMT -4
Mike
"Thanks, Dad," I said, returning the hug. Then I pulled away slightly, sighing. "You know, I... I keep wondering if I did something wrong. Did I offend her somehow? Did I hurt her? I keep going over it, again and again in my mind, wondering if somehow, I did something wrong. If I did something so terrible, that I drove her away. But whenever I think about it, I can't think of anything that I did wrong."
I looked at my father, looking him right in the eyes. "So... why did she break up with me?" I murmured aloud. But I knew that it was a question neither of us would never know the answer too. Not unless I ever saw Rachel again, and not unless she chose to be open to me about her reasons.
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Post by tallboydave on Jun 17, 2007 23:00:00 GMT -4
Andrew
I sighed in agreement with him. "Mike, take it from me, a lot of things in life don't make sense; such as how you and Electra managed to go back in time to bring me and Len back to life, for one. If it's any consolation, you did your best for Rachel..."
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Post by butter on Jun 17, 2007 23:05:21 GMT -4
Mike
I quirked an eyebrow at him, but for a moment I said nothing. Then I sighed. "But..." I finally said, shaking my head, "why can't everything make sense? Ever since I was a kid, when I first started learning about the Force, and the ways of the Jedi, I always heard that the Force binds all things together, and that it has it's own will. So... why is it that unexplainable things happen sometimes? Why does it seem like the Force... let's things happen, that cause so much pain?"
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Post by tallboydave on Jun 17, 2007 23:09:16 GMT -4
Andrew
"Mike.... That is a question that has been asked for millenia, and will continue to be asked long after we are one with the Force... The simple fact is, no one knows why these things happen; they just happen..." I said slowly. "I believe it's because it like to balance things..."
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Post by butter on Jun 17, 2007 23:14:51 GMT -4
Mike
"Balance," I muttered under my breath. "How can there be balance, when some things bring about pain? How can there be balance when..."
I trailed off. What had I been about to say, exactly? Frankly, that line of thought could go on and on, into infinity. I could then ask why Mom died, and why there had to be war, and why so many people had the potential to fall to the Dark Side, why Darth Vader had to fall to the Dark Side, and why there even HAD to be a Dark Side of the Force.... This wasn't about that, really... or was it? I wasn't sure at this very moment.
Either way... I was in no mood for a philosiphical discussion, nor was I eager to start one with my own father. This had only started because... I was still hurting over the fact that Rachel dumped me at the last moment, and I wanted to know why, and... I wished we were still together.
"I don't think I want to talk about this anymore..." I grumbled, glancing at the others.
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Post by tallboydave on Jun 17, 2007 23:17:52 GMT -4
Andrew
"I know how you feel son." I said softly. "I went through the same thing as you when Len died the second time..." I paused and looked out the window a moment. "If you ever feel the need to, don't hesitate to come over and have a talk. I find it helps..."
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