Are We Meant To Be? *2nd book of the Other Half Trilogy*

~ Ch. 76 ~

            Acarna's POV

    All I heard was the six of us screaming as we fell. The impact of us hitting the floor knocked the air out of me. My hands instantly went to my stomach, trying to protect my baby. As I was trying to get my breathing back, Ezra rushed over to me, and helped me sit up.

    "Are you both alright?" Ezra asked me, at the same moment when I felt a small kick. "Yeah, we're fine." I said, Ezra and I both sighed in relief. I looked over when I heard a cough and saw our Father, Obi-wan, Luke and Kanan looking at us. Our Father had raised his eyebrow and crossed his arms. "What do you mean  by "you both"?" he asked. "Oops......." Ezra said. I sighed, guess the Nexu is out of the cage now. I stood up and looked at my Father, straight face.

    "I'm pregnant." I said, not bothering to hide it anymore. The look on their faces was nothing but shock. Then, in an instant, I was hugged by my Father, and Obi-wan.......I forgot he was my Godfather.......

    "How far along are you?" Father asked. "Just a few weeks." I said. "Who is the Father?" Obi-wan asked......right......he doesn't know about Zeb and I....."It's Zeb." I said. "The Prince of Lassan? I had no idea the two of you were together." Father said, a little surprised. "We're not exactly together. We have our tattoo's, yes. But......you should understand why it's hard for me to open up to people. Or to love anyone for that matter." I explained. Father and Obi-wan shared a look of understanding. "Well, when we get back, you should tell him." Obi-wan said. "I don't think he needs to know." I explained. The five of them looked at me like I was nuts. I am not nuts, it's just that Zeb doesn't need to worry about more stuff. After all.....my heart still doesn't trust him. The look on my face must've gave me away, cause my Father smiled, sadly. "Let's discuss this when we get home. Right now, we have a mission to accomplish." Father said, so we continued walking.....until we saw the Sith Temple.

    "Woah.......we are trying to get inside of that?" Ezra asked, amazed. "If we don't die." Luke said, directing our gaze to the statues of people all around us. "Wait.........I've read about this place. This is Malachor, right?" I asked Obi-wan, he nodded. "There was a battle, an ancient battle, centuries ago before the Republic. This was the first battle of Sith versus Jedi. The creation of the Sith happened here but........no one survived, thanks to the weapon hidden here." I explained, my gaze landing on the top of the pyramid. Already analyzing ways to get in.  I was interrupted when my ears picked up the sound of a spinning Lightsaber coming towards us. I reacted quickly and brought out the saber that we found that I had locked up. Yeah.......I thought it would come in handy so I brought mine and this one. The saber that was coming at us, flew back to its owner..........who came out of the shadows and it was Gajeel. How the hell did he find us?!

    "GET OUT OF HERE!" I yelled to the others, who had gotten their sabers out. "No! He's outnumbered, we can take him together!" Ezra said. I turned towards all of them and used the Force to push them all away. "Go! Find what we came here for! I can handle this!" I shouted at them, facing Gajeel. I closed in on Gajeel and he smirked at me.

    "Afraid for them to find out that we were together? Is that why you pushed them away?" Gajeel asked, the smirk never leaving his face. "We never were together! When we trained together all those years ago, doesn't mean that we were together!" I told him. His smirk faltered for a second. "How did you find me anyway?!" I asked him, a little pissed. "Simple, I planted a tracking device on you when I kissed you. I could've taken you with me if that Lassat didn't get in the way." Gajeel said, still pissed at Zeb for punching him. I felt around my pants pocket and, sure enough, I found a small tracking device in my hand. I crushed it. "What is wrong with you?! You never used to be like this! You were a caring person!" I said to him. "That all changed the day you left me! You were my everything! You left me to go back to your Mother! You couldn't see how much I needed you! I still need you! I love you Acarna!" Gajeel said. This caught me off guard. Every time I hear someone tell me they love me.........it always throws me off guard. I don't understand why it does........it just happens.

    I didn't notice that Gajeel, somehow, got right in front of me. He brought his hands to mine and deactivated my saber. I looked in his eyes and saw the caring side of him again. I haven't seen it in so long.......I brought my hand to his cheek and he closed his eyes. "I'm sorry. I had no choice." I said, softly. "You could've said no. You could've stayed. I needed you by my side. I still do." Gajeel said. "I was needed back home. On Shili, my people needed me." I said. "I needed you! I still need you. Acarna.......you bring out the best in me. Can't you see that?" Gajeel asked me. I was speechless.

    "I should've fought for you. I could've killed your Guards and we could've run away. Away from the Empire.....away from the Rens. We could've went to the far corners of the Galaxy and been together. I regret not stealing you away all those years ago." Gajeel said. His eyes started to tear up and I wiped them away. "I have always cared for you Gajeel. But, you have to understand that we can never be together. I don't want to break your heart but, it's the truth. Please......don't let this ruin our friendship." I said, softly. Gajeel opened his eyes and the sad look on his face killed me. Before either of us could say a word. I felt another presence and turned around so fast, that I was dizzy for a few moments.

    There, standing not even two feet away......stood Kylo Ren. He was walking towards us. I reached for my saber but, he threw out his arm so quick and froze me, before I could even blink. I looked at Gajeel and noticed that he wasn't frozen. Did he play me the whole time?! Was he waiting on Kylo?! The look on his face told me though, that he wasn't expecting Kylo to be here. Kylo stood in front of me.

    "It's time to come home, Princess." Kylo said. Not even a moment later, my vision went black and I was being lifted in someone's arms.

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[ I LITERALLY WORKED ON THIS TODAY!!!!!!!! I took awhile cuz I had a party to go to and I was there for a few hours. I honestly wasn't expecting to stay there for as long as I did.

     *GASP* KYLO HAS ACARNA!!!!!!!!!! What are the others going to do?! Have they sensed his presence?!?! What will Anakin and Ezra do?! Will Zeb and the rest of the Ghost crew come to the rescue?!?!

    Specter 7 out!!!!!!!!!! ]