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Posted On:
Jun 29 2002 6:00am
Hanna, for the first time in her life, felt totally complete. Everything that was missing, she had now found. Funny, and it was all by just one simple action, out of one simple expression, and she now could tell him she loved him.
She hugged him close when they parted and then whispered into his ear.
"I love you."
He'd said it earlier when they were in the training grounds, but Hanna had felt like it had not been the right time for her to say such words, not until now.
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Jun 29 2002 6:05am
Those three words, spoken by millions of creatures in many different languages on thousands of worlds were the best words Kahn had ever heard. He knew that the phrase was often used carelessly, then taken back a day later. But with Hanna it was not so. She had measured the worth of those words and found the Knight worthy of them. And that made Kahn complete as well.
"I love you too, Hanna."
He hugged her back gently, not wanting the moment to ever end.
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Posted On:
Jun 29 2002 6:09am
Hanna did not wish to let the moment end, but she did have one question on her mind, one that she was waiting to ask. She laughed lightly, knowing that she might possibly be ruining the moment.
"So when can I move in?"
She smiled bashfully, uttering a silent sorry from her lips.
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Posted On:
Jun 29 2002 6:13am
Kahn smiled as well, realizing that even a moment like that couldn't have gone on forever. Releasing his hold on Hanna slightly, he stepped back a bit to give both of them more space to carry on a conversation.
"Right away, if you want. I can help you move your things from Tatooine."
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Posted On:
Jun 29 2002 6:24am
Hanna frowned a bit, concerned about his duty as a Jedi.
"..But don't you have training to do?"
She'd never seen Kahn leave very often, so she was somewhat surprised by his offer.
"I'm not sure how long it would take, and I really don't want you to get into any trouble."
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Jun 29 2002 6:29am
Oh yeah. Training. Caught up in the moment, Kahn had neglected to think of anything aside from the fact that he and Hanna would be spending the rest of their lives with each other. For a few seconds, he was silent. Then, having come up with a solution, he responded to her questions.
"I believe it would be alright for me to take a short vacation, so long as it wasn't too prolonged. That is, if you want to move in right away."
He looked at her, unsure of whether she would want to leave her home that quickly to move to different surroundings permanently.
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Posted On:
Jun 29 2002 10:02am
Hanna still had the blanket around her shoulders, she had a somewhat concentrated look on her face. She was even tapping one of her feet a little, a trait she displayed whenever she was in deep thought.
Hanna didn't particularly like Tatooine too much, but it was home. Han, and the rest of her family had pretty much all moved off of the planet now, finding many more planets satisfactory than Tatooine.
Naboo was so much more satisfactory than Tatooine, more beutiful in every way. There were far too many more good things about Naboo that made it so hard for Hanna not to resist living here, not to mention Kahn was here.
Finall after several long hard concentrated moments, the Jedi Padawan finally came to make her choice.
"There is so much here that is offered to me. I've missed out on so much with you already, and I want so badly to make up for the lost time you and I missed. I want to be able to have our walks, go out to dinner, spend time together. I can't do these things if I'm still on Tattooine."
She laughed lightly.
"I can't do anything if I'm on Tatooine," She put it simply, knowing that there was far more action here on Naboo than there could ever be on Tatooine, well, different type of action at least.
She reached out with a free hand, gently take his hand in hers, and she squeezed it.
"I don't want to waste another day without you by my side, to know that you're right by my side, instead of a planet or two away."
She smiled warmly, finally answering his question directly.
"Yes, I would like to move in...right away."
If it was so wrong for Hanna to eagerly want to make up for the lost time that she had missed, she did not care, she was far too much in love to reason with anyone who disagreed with her otherwise.
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Jun 29 2002 5:13pm
The Jedi Knight's face broke into a smile, and he gave her a soft kiss on the cheek, holding her hand in his. When Hanna had stayed as a guest before, it had always felt so right. Not unfamiliar at all, but a instead a sense that this was where she was meant to be. Now that would become a reality.
"I'm glad for that, Hanna. I want to be with you so much."
It was the truth. He didn't want her to be out of his sight again. As thunder rumbled overhead once more, he spoke again.
"Would you like to stay the night, and we can begin moving your things tomorrow?"
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Posted On:
Jun 29 2002 5:28pm
Flickers of lightning seemed to cast shadows of light into the room to go along with the thunder. Hanna smiled lightly, shaking her head faintly up and down.
"Yes, the rain does not seem like it's going to slow down anytime soon."
Out of all the odd times, Hanna felt a slight rumble in her stomach, though what could be heard from her hunger was somewhat loud being that it was just the two of them in an almost rather quiet setting. She laughed, a little ebbarrassed.
"Seems we forgot to eat..."
She did not notice that she was still holding his hand, nor did she notice she had dropped her blanket, too lost when she was with Kahn.
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Jun 29 2002 6:15pm
"Indeed it does. Umm...I'm not much of a cook, but what would you like to eat?"
Kahn didn't release her hand either, although his grip was loose enough so that it was comfortable for them. Noticing the blanket on the floor, he bent down to pick it up with his free hand.
"Guess you're not so cold anymore?"