Enigma Pt.2 - A Star Wars FanFic

Chapter 15

"Sorry about the last minute call," Alda said with a bashful smile. "Where's Jolie?"

All eyes turned to Evander and he shrugged. "Not sure."

Alda groaned and Flint just shook his head, chuckling a bit. "We need her to come with us, obviously. She knows Zhar better than anyone."

"It's our job to go early and alert the local village of the evacuation. The Republic is sending a fleet of ships to bring them somewhere safe," Flint explained.

"Sounds like a smart plan," Synyc commented.

Evander nodded in agreement, then dropped his bag down. "I'll go find Jolie while you guys get settled."

Synyc grabbed Evander's bag and was met with a subtle smile from him. Alda suddenly took a step forward, blurting out,"Actually, can I help?"

"Oh, uh- sure," Evander said with a confused expression and furrowed brow.

Alda smiled awkwardly and caught up to him, then they disappeared into the Temple halls to track her down. Flint and Synyc smiled at the pair before going to pack the ship.

        Jolie was walking aimlessly around, eating a muffin and listening to music on some ear buds she snatched from Evander's room. He has some good tunes on there, she thought to herself as she bobbed her head to the electronic beat.

She heard a muffled voice behind her and couldn't help but sense Evander's presence. She turned to find him with a gleeful smile, taking the ear buds out as she did so, but that smile quickly turned into a neutral, defensive expression as she saw Evander and Alda running over.

"Quick, we gotta go," Evander said with urgency, grabbing her arm and dragging her behind him as he turned on a heel and began running back.

"Where?!"

"Zhar. We have work to go," Alda replied. "And obviously we need your help."

"What kind of work?" She asked as she shoved the remains of her muffin into her pocket, earning an amused smile from Evander.

"We need to alert the locals of the evacuation plan the Republic set up," Evander said.

"If we can get in the Holo-net we shouldn't have a problem," Alda said.

"Yeah, I can make that happen," Jolie said definitively. "They're terrified of me," she said with a chuckle.

"I honestly don't know if you're joking," Evander said with a great deck of dryness in his voice.

Jolie just shrugged and laughed, making Evander laugh as well.

Alda found herself smiling, being a little relieved at Jolie's overall reaction. Maybe she really was wrong about her.

"I need to grab some stuff first," Jolie said quickly before running off for a back stairway without another word.

"Do we just wait for her?" Alda asked, looking to Evander.

"I guess," he replied as he kept a soft gaze on the staircase.

Alda observed his face and tapped into the Force in order to try and grasp what he was feeling. She knew he'd never fully tell her.

All she sensed from him was worry and... love. For Jolie, probably. But definitely for Synyc.

"Do you love her?"

Evander blushed and finally looked over at his friend. She looked into his eyes with a blank expression. He knew he that she was one of the few people he couldn't lie to.