Star wars: a mirrored life (legacy book 1)

Chapter 12: Jae and Jav

Jae, Jav and Valerie all found a seat in the cock pit of their ship. Valerie finally found the words to ask the question.

"What do you know of Isa." She asked

"Not that it's relevant. She went to naboo." Jae quickly stated.

Valerie quickly decided to program the navi computer and make the jump to hyperspace. Meanwhile Jav and Jae where sending strange looks to one another. Valerie would occasionally find Jav looking over to her.

Once they began the jump to hyperspace; Valerie turned around to Jae and jav who had taken off their helmets. Jae had short blonde hair that had a few braids in it. She had a long slender face and appeard to be around the age of 13 or something. Jae had a scar stretching down from her left eye.

Jav on the other hand was of the twilek species- his skin was a neutral yellow colour. Jav had a few tattoos that covered the length of his headtails- they appeared to be various symbols of mandalore. Jav also looked around the age of 13.

"So...." Valerie was trying to find words.

"You want to ask me about my past. You want to know why I was there." Jae stated in a superior minded tone.

"Well yes how did you--" Valerie exclaimed but was cut short

"I know these things." Jae cut her off.

"What about--" Valerie tried to say.

"Jav. He is not force sensitive like me. He is a friend of mine though. From mandalore." Jae cut her off again.

Valerie was beginning to hate this girl. It was like she knew what she was going to say before she said a word.

"So... Master.... I suppose that is what I call you now... You haven't explained to us why we have to kill Isa Javros."

"Ok, here's the story- the republic has fallen, the empire has taken its place- Isa Javros wishes to help the empire." Valerie tried to continue but was cut off by a hateful looking Jae.

"She will die." Jae said bluntly but full of hate and despise.

"You haven't even met her and you hate her?" Valerie asked sarcastically.

"I will kill her." Jae rephrased.

"Jae- that is not the Jedi way. Follow the code." Valerie ordered.

"I have my own code" Jae rebutted.

Jav looked over towards the two Jedi across from him- he was- in a sense frightened of what may happen next.

"Huh?" Valerie felt a bit dumbfounded at this point.

"The Jedi code just doesn't work for mandalorians, you don't have to understand it- just live with it." Jae said in a rebellious manner.

For about a few minutes there was an awkward silence between Valerie and Jae as they tried to voice their opinions on the matter.

"So.... What happened in your past? I mean you ask us about ours and.... Forget it" Jav tried to say but trailed off.

"My past?" Valerie questioned

"Yes... I um..." Jav stuttered. Jav wasn't bold and sarcastic like Valerie- he certainly wasn't daring and deep found in Mandalorian culture like Jae. He was shy.

"Well. I am a Jedi. I was apprenticed to master Lornetta. And I had a friend. A friend called Techla..." Valerie stopped in mid thought. Techla had been there most of her life. She didn't realise at first in the holo transmition but Techla was her friend when she was a youngling. They had studied together. She missed her a lot.

"Yes and-" Jae pushed mockingly.

"You haven't told me anything about your past, how can you expect mine?" Valerie interrogated.

"Well. Jav and I where part of death watch." Jae said with pride.

"Death watch!?" Valerie exclaimed in shock. Death watch where Mandalorian terrorists- at least that's what the Jedi told her.

"Yes." Jae stated before initiating yet another awkward silence.