Private Here we are again

[Valery Noble]

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Frozen and shocked, Valery's Padawan just watched while Kahlil stepped forward and crouched down. Valery was crying, both because of her Master's death, and because of how she had allowed herself to slip. But when he pulled her into his arms, she felt a warmth that helped her slowly calm down a little again.

Her Master never would have wanted her to lash out, or to linger in depression because of his death. She wasn't alone, and whether it was her Padawan or someone like Kahlil, she always had people around her who cared about her.

After a moment, she nuzzled herself into him, and the vision began to slowly fade. Not to the hallway with doors, but back to Spira, where Valery sat in front of him with a frown. She looked a bit sad, although it wasn't because of the last vision. She had long ago moved on from the death of her master, and also from her scar.

Something else was on her mind.

"I... wish I could have given her a hug one more time," Valery admitted, thinking back to her mother. Perhaps she never truly developed a bond with the woman, but how much would it have meant to Yvaine if Valery had returned at least once? Just to show that she was alright. But while she couldn't do that, at least she could make sure that Vera would never have to be cut from her life.

"I uh," she looked up at him and began to smile. "Can we go back into town, please? Do something fun and silly, grab some food later, and just have a great time."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil opened his eyes as the vision faded. Watched Valery for a moment. To never know her mother, but to know she loved her, how terrible that must have felt. Or at least how much she must have missed it. He just gave her a smile and a nod as he stood up, offered his hand for her to take. Go and have fun, they could do that. But not before he squeezed her hand.

"Your mother would be proud of the woman you are, Val." Not Jedi. Woman. Mother.

"Let's go have fun."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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When he got up and extended a hand, Valery took it and pulled herself up to her feet. She seemed ready to move on from the tougher memories, but when he squeezed her hand, she was pulled back to focus on him for a moment. Her lips trembled a little at what he then said, and she was quick to tightly wrap her arms around him.

For just a few seconds, she stood there and held him.

"I love you," she whispered softly before she pulled back, and grabbed his hand. Her signature smirk took over immediately, and she started pulling him along. Down the hillside and back into the town, where she looked around and-

She had an idea.

"You know, we don't have a lot of pictures with just the two of us..." she looked at a photo booth, then back to him. Back to the photo booth, then back to him to waggle her eyebrows. "What do you think?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

He held her close, smiling ever so softly. Trying to be the comfort she needed right now. He always would be, for as long as she needed him to. When she pulled back and grinned, he grinned the same, nodding his head.

"I love you too, you know."

Then he was dragged along. He laughed, squeezing his hand as they made it back into town. He glanced around with a faint chuckle, though as she seemed to have some kind of idea on where to go next, he raised a brow. A photo booth? He grinned wider, nodding his head once more before taking her hand to drag her in himself.

"Lets get some pictures of ourselves, then."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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"I love you too, you know."

Valery was all smiles again when he said that and through their bond, he'd be able to feel her happiness returning in full force. Ever since he came back into her life, she has been feeling amazing, and every single time he told her I love you, she felt a rush of emotions within her.

Now, all of it manifested itself as excitement when she saw the photo booth, and judging by his own grin, Kahlil thought it a good idea as well. He pulled her along, and together they entered the rather tight space. She held their credit chip up to buy them several rounds of pictures and started simple.

Just a loving smile into the camera.

click

With a mischievous grin, she brought her hand up behind his head to make bunny ears. She then stuck out her tongue and waited for the next click. These pictures were meant for their eyes alone, so why not be a little silly and have fun with them?

"These are going to be so cuuute~"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Oh?"

Kahlil smiled for the first one, but to see the bunnyears after the picture came out brought a laugh. He stuck out his tongue to her for the next, then just grinned in the following. The next had his hand on her cheek.

The following just had him pull her into a kiss.

"Not as cute as you are right now." He pulled back with a laugh, glancing to the picture. "Well, maybe. Now it's on camera."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Kahlil had once told her how much he loved to see her smile or laugh, and he'd be able to see plenty of both. After successfully capturing him with bunny ears, he stuck out his tongue in return and got her to burst out in laughter. Together, they grinned into the camera for another picture.

But then he put his hand against her cheek, and she leaned into it with a warmer smile.

He wasn't quite done yet, though, and suddenly pulled her into a kiss for the next picture. Her entire face went bright red, and it was only one picture later that she was able to close her eyes and hold him while she kissed more passionately. A deeper kiss to show her love in an image as well.

"I... did not expect that," she said, her cheeks still a cute rosy color. "One more," Valery then said, and still with a blush on her face, she took his hand and interlaced fingers. Their wedding rings touched, and she held them up high enough to be in the frame as well.

Click

"I'll have to find something to store them in, so we can keep these on us. For when we're not together."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"That was the point."

He gave a wink, just grinning at her rosy cheeks. There was nothing like seeing her face like that. Seeing her smile. He blinked as she took his hand though, looking to it, then up to the camera. Oh. For a brief moment he was the one to blush, and grin all kinds of wide as he squeezed her hand. Their rings, held together as they smiled at the camera. Him with his goofy grin, her with her blush.

These were the moments he loved most.

"I think that's a great idea. I can probably inscribe something on it, too."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Did he blush?

Valery's mouth fell open slightly from surprise — sure, she often felt him blush, and sometimes in private he showed it a little more. But he was usually very calm, cool, and composed. To get him to blush with a loving gesture felt rewarding, not because of it just being a game to her, but because it meant that it was important to him.

"That would be great. Maybe it's time I get a new necklace, and we could integrate a projector into a cool watch for you." She waggled her eyebrows and reached for her necklace. The one he had gifted her on Life day a long time ago. "I was thinking about passing this down to Vera when she starts her Jedi training."

"She'll need it more than I do, and I think she'd love to have anything you made."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil nodded slowly, glancing down towards the necklace. She'd never taken it off before. To pass it on to Vera made sense but..

He reached a hand up to touch it, chuckling.

"That's fine, but only after we get you a replacement. I prefer it when you're wearing things I make you."

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[Valery Noble]

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Now it was her time to blush again.

When he touched the necklace and chuckled, she felt her heart skip a beat. He knew that she practically hated to take it off. Similar to the wedding rings, anything he made or gifted her was special. "Well, Vera won't get it until she's a bit older. It's too precious and too important to me." A part of her felt bad about feeling attached to it.

But it was mostly the memories and that it came from him that made her care. Not materialistic value.

"And you should keep making me things. I love them the most..." she stepped closer, pushed herself up on her tiptoes, and gently let her lips brush against his. Softly at first, but when her hands settled against his cheeks, she deepened the kiss and let it linger for a long moment.

She didn't care they were out in public anymore.

"So... dinner at that one restaurant or dinner back at the cabin?" she smirked.

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Good. She can wait a little while longer."

That necklace had always been meant for Valery. But, he could make something better. So long as he had enough time for actually making it. He flashed a brief grin at what she said, though. Not that he could smile for long as he was pulled into another kiss. One he readily and happily returned.

"Dinner at the restaurant. We have to at least try to go out, remember?" He winked. "We'll take desert back home, though."

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[Valery Noble]

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Valery teasingly licked her lips after the kiss broke and looked at him with a playful grin when he gave his answer, "Hmm, you're reading my mind, babe." She stepped back but snatched his hand at the same time, and started pulling him along. A nice steak dinner at the restaurant where they once shared a meal years ago seemed nice.

Dessert back at the cabin was the cherry on top.

Soon enough, they were back at the beach and walked along the path with many restaurants. The familiar facade of the steak house appeared shortly after, and Valery just looked at it for a moment. "That's where I asked you about living together. At the time, I asked it because I felt we were ready for it, but also because I wanted to give you an extra reason to make it back home." She looked at him with a soft smile.

"It's good to come back here with you after all this time."

With that said, Valery headed inside and, of course, picked the same spot they had years ago. It offered an amazing view across the beach, where soon they'd be able to watch the sunset.

"I'll let you order for us. Steak and some red wi-" she paused. "Water for me, please."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Oh. He did know this place. There was a nostalgia as they walked into the restaurant, but as she spoke, as they sat down, it all came back. This was where they chose to live together. Even with him having to leave, they wanted a life together. They got that life, if in bits and pieces between everything that happened. It was a bittersweet memory to look back on. Though it seemed there was something else to talk about.

Kahlil's eyes widened completely. Gone was the usual calm expression as a slow smile formed instead. Slow, to wide, to wider.

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Valery giggled this time, when she watched his eyes widen and his excitement grow so much, so quickly. For good reason too, but she couldn't quite make him that happy yet, "Well, there aren't any physical signs yet and...I don't know, but we'll find out very soon," she assured him with a warm smile. There was some uncertainty in her but she seemed to have this feeling about it.

"If not now, I'm sure it won't be long."

A waitress soon arrived to take their orders, amd once they had placed those, Valery reached across the table to place her hand over his. "I have already looked into moving as well, to a bigger apartment nearby. So the move won't be terrible or affect Vera at all, but if the family grows, we'll be able to live more comfortably there."

With a loving smile, she pulled back again and brought a hand uo through her hair. "It'll be strange to not be able to work or do much beyond maybe simple theory classes..."

 

[Kahlil Noble]

To his credit he was able to contain some of his excitement. Some. But honestly, the idea she was pregnant, again. With him here this time. To stand beside her for once, through it all. To be the family he wanted to be from the beginning. To know. Ah man he just wanted to know for sure. He squeezed her hand, not looking away, never looking away. Grinning that goofy grin. Through the good and the bad, morning sickness or not, he wanted to be there. He wanted to know everything.

"We're gonna need to think of names."

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[Valery Noble]

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Valery was all smiles while she looked at him. Her own excitement was almost impossible to contain, and she wasn't even sure about it all yet. Maybe it was just a feeling sparked by her desire to have children again, rather than an actual whisper of the Force? But whether or not it would happen now, she was determined to go into that future together with him.

Through both the best and worst times, the way they've always pushed through everything. This time, he was going to be there for her during the pregnancy too, and nothing gave her more hope and strength than that.

"Well...I was thinking Aeryn if it's a girl? What do you think?" She asked with big, bright orange eyes. "Maybe Jade as middle name to honor my sister. If it's a boy...I'm not sure yet. Adan maybe?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

"Aeryn Jade."

He nodded after a moment, giving her quite the smile. A big, goofy smile. He was still just excited about the idea that she could be pregnant right now. That they were going to have more kids. It was.. Just everything to him right now. The names just gave him a big, warm smile. Family. His family. Again he squeezed her hand, let out a chuckle. Shook his head.

"I think this is my obsession, now. Heh."

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[Valery Noble]

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"I love the way you smile," she said with just a little bit of heat rising up to her face. Not enough to make her visibly blush, but he'd feel just how happy it made her to see him smile like that. The idea that she was going to grow their family together with him...it only made her feelings even more intense.

She was in love, both with him and their future.

"Growing and taking care of our family?" She chuckled. "Not a bad obsession to have and I'm right there with you, babe." She looked down at her hand as it was squeezed, only to look up when their food and drinks were set on the table for them.

Valery dug in but quickly looked up at him again too. "Once the baby is born, I'll need some time to recover and then it's time for me to really focus on ending the war. But after that...I wouldn't mind getting even more kids. What do you think?"

 

[Kahlil Noble]

Kahlil blinked slowly before blushing himself with an even goofier grin. Laughed and rubbed at the back of his head. That wasn't at all what he expected her to say, but.. He didn't mind it. Not in the slightest. Sometimes he thought he might be too much, especially with her. But.. He wasn't. They were together, they were the same.

"As many as you'd like, is what I'd like to say. But growing up with as many siblings as I did, maybe two, maybe three? I'm not sure, but I certainly don't want a crazy amount."

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