He spun her around, his hands grasping her backside as he lifted her up. Her legs instinctively wrapped around his waist as his kisses moved up from her neck to her mouth slowly but decisively.

Walking backwards he dropped onto the bed and, as he did, Jai's legs came out from under him. Pulling off the top, he lay back on the bed, his hands clutching her hips.

"This is becoming a trend..."

His words were drowned out as he pulled her down towards him, his lips longing to touch hers again and never break her grasp.

Zoe lay there in the chair dreaming.

Zoe walked down the streets of Mos Espa with her mother and father. She didn't know what was going on, but she knew they were in a hurry. They headed into the nearest hangar and Zoe was herded onto a small ship. After a while, she heard shouting and gunfire outside. Her father and mother ran out of the ship, then it closed and the ship started to take off.

Zoe sat up suddenly and screamed.


MAMA! PAPA!

Jai had never jumped so high in her entire life. She sat up and toppled off the bed and onto the floor with a thud.

"What was that?!"

She heard Zoe in the living room screaming bloody murder and she quickly grabbed a shirt that happened to be laying on the floor beside her and put it on. She buttoned it up as she ran out to the living room.

"Zoe...sweetie, what's wrong?! Are you ok? What happened?"

Lupercus sighed as Jai rose and ran to the source of the screaming, undoubtedly that of the girl. Looking around he grasped for his shirt but not being able to find it, he rose and followed the sound of the screams.

"What the hell..."

Zoe was curled up in a shaking ball in the chair, she was staring blankly ahead. When she heard Jaina's voice, she looked up at her.


Who's shirt?

"What?"

"Who's shirt?" Zoe repeated.

"Uh...oh." Jai looked down and realized she had put on Lupercus' white dress shirt. "Um...a friends..."

While Jai was trying to cover for herself, Lupercus came around the corner...

Lupercus rounded the corner to see Jai wearing his shirt and talking to a small girl. He stood in only his black pants and walked up behind Jai, his arms slipping around her waist. He looked down on her from above Jais head.

"And this is?"

Jai blushed deeply and looked back at Lupercus, and couldn't help but smile.

"This is....my daughter. Zoe Sunfire." It felt very odd calling Zoe her daughter, and so she had to explain quickly, "Adopted, of course." Jai smiled at Zoe, hopeing she wouldn't mind that.

"Zoe, this is my...friend. Lupercus Darksword."

Zoe giggled as she looked at Jaina.


Must be a very good friend.


She then clamped her mouth shut quickly and looked down.


I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. Please forgive me.

Lupercus chuckled slowly and opened Jais mind through the Force.

Shes my kinda kid!