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Lukas Aurelius would listen softly and couldn't help but smile at her comments. "I will always protect you as well. Though I am sure you are quite good at handling yourself, none the less..You would be surprised at how far I will go." He smiled softly as the flashes of him pushing the lightsaber to her reflected back for a moment in his mind and the pain. His blue eyes would look at her as they cuddled up on the bed. "Of Course I was respectful to you. You are a person, not a piece of meat." he would kiss the top of her head as the blankets were soft on their skin and freshly made as he laughed a little at her fighting comment. "Yes, we will train. I promise." He would perk a brow at her last remark as he laughed a little. "You had me wrapped around your little finger the moment you wanted me too. Or you wouldn't have been so curious about me. I'm sure there are far more interesting Jedi." he would trail off with a cheeky smirk and a wink to her.

Lukas would call out. "Computer turn off lights." as the lights began to shut off. The room was mostly darkness but the light night sky shown through the window over their bed as visibility was still there. His hand would run along her jaw as he smirked. "I think we should get some sleep. Morning swim tomorrow?" He chimed with a chuckle. His lips would press against hers as when they said their goodnights he would fall vastly asleep. The sound of Loki stirring softly and utter quiet as the cabin was dead enough to hear a pin drop during the blissful night. Lukas would have his arm wrapped around her naturally almost as if he was shielding her as he slept quietly next to her face. His lips across from hers as his face had a bit of light shining on it from the window and made him light up a little.

As per usual, once the early hours came, Lukas was up and on the move. Slowly slipping himself off Celeste as he kissed her head a little and let her sleep as his bare feet walked softly across the floor. The sun hadn't come up yet but was gently rising as Lukas went to the kitchen and began to grind a small batch of Corellian coffee that he stocked as he put the grinds in the filter and ran the hot water through it. The steaming cup now in his hands as he sipped it quietly while looking out across the front of the cabin. Small creatures scurrying around as Loki took the opportunity to jump up on the bed and snuggle into Celeste as Lukas would continue enjoying his hot beverage. The hot black coffee waking him up as his blue eyes turned to check on Celeste. She was still sound asleep as he would slowly exit the front of the cabin and set his coffee down. Crossing his legs and meditating quietly in the silent morning hours.





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When he said those words she immediately knew that he was being completely honest. Even before they had truly gotten to know each other, he had brought himself over the edge to save her and she would never forget his sacrifice. "Oh trust me...I know what you're talking about. You have suprised me with what you did back then even though you hadn't fallen for me yet". She pulled him closer for a moment, softly brushing her lips against his before she pulled back and listened to him while her eyes lingered on his. Once again she found herself drowning in the deep light blue while his words truly touched her. She had heard men talk about respect before, but in contrast to most of them she knew about his sincerity. As he touched upon the topic of why she was interested in him she immediately shook her head. "There are not. No one had ever interested me that much. Neither of Jedi nor anyone else. Maybe the reason behind that was exactly that you hadn't tried to win me over or to hit on me. I'm not saying you played hard to get, but I was intrigued by your persona. I wanted to get to know the real you and I swear I was not trying to charm you" she insisted on her innocence with a cheeky smile even though it was the truth. She respected the Order too much to try laying a Jedi and so she hadn't made any advances before. With a little shrug she added, "It's not my fault I'm irresistible" to playfully tease him before she couldn't help but to laugh again.

When he mentioned sleep she immediately nodded affirmatively. "Yes, let's not lose ourselves in meaningless discussions. Sleep sounds good and I'd love to take a swim with you in the morning". She was indeed a little tired and it had been a long, exciting day anyway, but she was looking forward to the next day. "Sweet dreams, you" she whispered while she cuddled herself against his chest. It didn't take long until she fell into a deep, this time dreamless sleep while she enjoyed his protective warm around her. She felt completely safe in his presence, as though nothing in this galaxy could ever harm them and this feeling was amazing. She did not have to worry about anything while he was here with him. On the next morning, however, she woke with a kiss on her head as Lukas began to stir quite early as always, but even though it would have been easy for her to get up with him, she closed her eyes again after watching him walk off. She had already learned his patterns. Lukas always got up very early and he used the early hours to meditate in peace and so she let him go. As much as she would have loved laying in bed with him for some more time, she knew that he'd come back once he had taken his time and she respected that. She dozed off again until she felt Loki excitedly jump into the bed and plant himself right next to her, radiating an immense but rather pleasant heat. She wrapped and arm around him and scatched his warm belly while he merrily enjoyed the cuddles. After a while, Celeste had drifted into sleep again and once she woke, the sun had already risen. The first rays of the morning sun shone in from the window across her and softly warmed her cheeks. Celeste sat up slowly while Loki curiosly perked his ears, watching her. "Should we find out where Daddy is?" she asked him amusedly while she scratched his chin for a moment until she stretched and got up. Loki immediately was at her heels while Celeste made her way into the living room but she soon realized that Lukas wasn't inside anyway. As she headed outside the nausea hit her once again, but she simply tried to swallow it as always. However, even Loki seemed to sense her uneasiness as he watched her closely while still following her around and she was just hoping Lukas wouldn't notice anything because then he would suggest bringing her back again. "Good morning" Thus, she greeted him with a happy smile, trying her best to overplay the feeling in her stomach but it helped that she was indeed happy to wake up with him by her side.


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Lukas Aurelius would continue to meditate quietly in the early morning hours as he felt something in the force. Movement, softly coming towards him as one eye slowly opened. The presence was soothing and warm as he knew right away it was his better half. A smirk forming on his lips as he spoke softly. "Good morning, There is coffee for you to try on the counter.". Lukas would raise an eyebrow as he slowly stood himself up and turned to face her. She looked beautiful as usual as Loki was by her side. Giving the dog a soft pet he would wrap his arms around slowly and let his lips press against hers in a friendly greeting as he looked at her for a moment. The silence of the early morning only being broken by the sounds of different species chirping and howling to let the world know they were awake. Lukas would hold her hand softly. "How was your sleep?" he would walk side by side with her to the kitchen.

His hand reaching over to pour up another cup of the black coffee as he handed it to her. "When you are ready we can head down to the lake for a swim and then get something to eat?" He would smile softly as he took his hand over to his mug and brought it to his lips and moustache. Taking a sip softly as he set the steaming cup back down on the counter. Loki would take off outside to use the washroom and wake up as Lukas smirked a little. "The water will be a bit cold but I'm sure with this heat you'll be fine with that." Lukas would rub her arm softly as he kissed her forehead. Lukas would wait for her to try the coffee as he walked off quickly for a moment to get some towels and throw them over his shoulder as he grabbed her hand softly again with one hand and his coffee in the other.

"What did you think of it?" he chuckled a little as he asked about the coffee. Knowing it was an acquired taste as he began to walk side by side with her out of the cabin and down the wooden bridge to the ground as Lukas would feel the dirt on his bare feet as he continued to walk with her towards the treeline. Getting closer she would see the see through bulbs now hanging quietly in strings in the branches as the base of the trees were ginormous. A little foot path winding around them as Lukas continued to head down and get to the bottom of it. Once at the edge of the path they would come across a fair sized lake that was surrounded on all sides by trees. The only clearing was the one Lukas had made as a small little dock was there. Walking out on it as the sun was up and getting a bit hotter. Setting the towels down and looking across it quietly.




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Celeste apparently did a persuasive performance in overpaying her sickness which was a good thing for now, because she didn't want to worry him in any way, but on the other hand she was getting a little worried herself. This...sickness repeatedly showed itself and now that she had been away for a few days it still wasn't getting any better, but perhaps a distraction would again."Oh right, coffee. Let me try that" she replied with a soft smile before she enjoyed the kiss and this wonderful moment for now. "I slept well, thank you. How about you? Is there any chance you'll ever not leave the bed before I wake up?" she then teased him playfully, but not at all accusingly while she followed him into the kitchen.

She let him pour her a cup before she took it and smelled it at first. "Yup...just like I remembered" she remarked with a hint of overdramatic disgust before she slightly chuckled and took a first sip. The nausea immediately intensified once the hot liquid ran down her throat and the taste itself wasn't great either. "Okay...well if I'm being honest, I think after my long coffee break it's not my thing anymore...Sorry". She placed the cup back down, slightly chuckling before she poured herself a glass of tap water to wash down the taste that was still just intensifying her nausea.

She was really hoping that the swim would help, but as she mentioned the cold she was fearing it wouldn't help at all. "Well, we'll see about how well I'll handle that" she then joked amusedly, but she was indeed starting to believe that this wouldn't be such a great idea, but perhaps she would be positively suprised so she tried to stay open minded and maintain her good mood. "But I can't wait to see the lake! I'm really hyped to see it anyway" she then added with a still rather enthusiastic smile while she rubbed her thumbs over the back of his hand. She still couldn't get over the stunning view outside and now she finally realized how much effort he out into the decorations. "It's still so beautiful what you did out here" she softly him again while they walked into the direction of the path that led to the lake. Once she finally caught a glimpse of the lake she couldn't believe her eyes as it really looked as though someone had drawn a picture and placed it right in front of them. The water was completely still, there was just a slight buzzing in the air from a few insects while some smaller mammals rested on the other side. Her mouth went literally open as she admired the view while she still held his hand in hers before she excitedly glanced up at him. "It seems like you have chosen the most beautiful place in the galaxy to settle down".

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Lukas Aurelius would continue to look out at the lake for a moment before he turned his head to look back at her. Her smile making himself smile a little as he spoke softly in the early morning quietness. "I honestly just wanted peace and quiet. Somewhere far away where I can have my peace and by the off chance if war comes here, I will simply move again." he would look out across the lake still for awhile. His eyes would flick back to her as he smirked softly. "Well the water should be fine." with that, Lukas would begin to back up to the edge of the small hand made dock and lean back with his arms wide open. He would hit the water with a splash as the chill hit his bones and his skin began to goosebump right away. It felt nice to him as he would reemerge in the water and look at her. His hair soaked and water running down the sides of his face. "Water is cold." he would tease softly as he swam out a little bit.

Lukas would push himself out a little more as if he joined her he would have splashed her teasingly but if not he would do some small laps to warm up, His body breaking through the surface of the water in each stroke as he pushed through it. His mouth taking gasps of breath as he circled around for a bit. The cold water waking him up entirely. He would shortly stop before holding his breath and letting himself sink as he went further and further down. His bubbles of air rising past him to the surface as he continued to sink. His blue eyes would open under the water. The light shining down would give him some visibility as he looked at the fish and other life that was around the bottom of the lake that most wouldn't be able to see. Lukas would be down there for a little bit as he almost lost himself in thought before the urge to breathe kicked in. Calmly pushing himself upwards until he broke through the surface and took a breath. His eyes focusing on Celeste as he laughed a little.


His laugh would seem to be cut a little short as he seen she seemed almost sweating from a sick look a little. As if her smile seemed a bit drawn on. An eyebrow would raise as he swam by the dock more with her by his side or on it as he spoke softly. "Is everything okay? You don't seem yourself. Talk to me." he would said with a concern being tinged in his voice. Something was bothering her and he could feel it. Whether it was about him or not he did not know but he knew her enough to sense something wasn't right.



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It took her a while until she managed to take her eyes off the stunning view, but when she managed, she joyfully glanced up at him. "Yes I think peace is exactly what you've got here and it's literally wonderful". It was completely true and she loved every ounce of it. From the forest, to the cabin, to the lake. It was so peaceful and beautiful and even though she was literally just happy. The nausea was annoying, but she could live with it for now she figured and so she followed him into the deck until she undressed herself. Even if the morning sun rays were around them, the cold morning air graced her skin and gave her goosebumps with it. However, she wanted to act tough and the truth was that even though she feared it was actually really cold, she would try it out. As he just dropped himself inside she was splashed splashed a few drops and they immediately made her shiver.

"Kark! It's super cold" she laughed amusedly, but loudly and there was some actual concern in her voice even if she was trying to laugh it off. "But never mind...I'm joining you" she then added completely determined, even though goosebumps graced her complete skin as she only dipped her foot in. Damn it... she almost thought to herself a little desperately while she still forced herself to slowly sit and then begin to lower her body into the water. She literally began to tremble, her muscles trying to fight of the cold, unvoluntarily contacting themselves to contain some heat but it kept getting worse. "You...are def- definitely crazy" she gasped while she literally trembled but she forced herself to simply carry out a few strokes just like he did, and slowly, but surely, her body got a little warmer. When he started splashing her she immediately splashed back while laughing whole-heartedly but her body was sending her clear alarm signals while she tried to viciously fight back. "It's...refreshing but perhaps t-too much right n-now" she concluded after a moment before she started swimming back because it was not just the cold that was bothering her but her stomach also seemed to tighten immensely which made it even worse. She was headed for the dock again and pulled herself out before the nausea intensified further. Please don't... she almost panickly thought to herself as she was feeling more and more sick until she couldn't stand it any longer. Her stomach emptied itself but she managed to jog to the nearest bush before she actually had to vomit. "No...way" she whispered while a wave of dizziness hit her. She shakily made her way back to the shore where she quickly washed her hands and flushing out her mouth, throwing him an apologizing look. "Please...don't freak out. It was the cold water that stirred up everything". Was she actually believing herself? Not entirely...Something was definitely wrong.


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Lukas Aurelius would be on the dock as he watched her run off and begin to upchuck her stomach contents behind a bush. His body went from cold to warm as his blood pressure rised and worry began to set in. Once she was back to him he would put his hand on her back. "What is going on? This isn't normal." Lukas would eye her with great severity. He would look at her. "Wait here." He said with a stern serious tone to his voice. He normally would be smirking or laughing but now he was all buisness. Lukas without a word of her reply would begin to take off running with speed as he didn't stop or slow down for anything. Quickly throwing something on in the cabin as he ran back out the door. "Computer shut down cabin, keep small door unlocked for Loki." as the computer acknowledged. As he ran back outside he would push across the clearing and jump on his parked speeder bike. Quickly kicking it on and in gear as he pulled back on the throttle and began to shoot across the field and down towards the lake with thunderous speed.

As he raced down the path he would stop and jump off as he begin to help her get dressed. Without word he would set her on the speeder with great concern written over his face as he would speak in a serious tone. "If you get sick, puke on the side. This isn't right and I am not taking chances with you. You are to important." with that when she held him he would crack on the throttle and begin take off. As he flew by he would see Loki sitting there by the Cabin as he called out. "Loki be good, I will return!" as Loki sat there and ran off to play again as Lukas began to fly through the forest. The speeds he hit were astronomical as he red lined the speeder and pushed it to its brink as though he was flying everything seemed to slow down for him. Every tree he seen he would go around with ease as he continued to push the bike faster to its limits.

Lukas would ignore fatigue and her sickness off the side of the bike as he even switched her to the front when she was tired so he could hold on to her and push driving through the night. His eyes blood shot red as he finally reached Bright Tree village. What took him a couple days trek only a day and a few hours as he didn't stop for anything. His sleep fatiguing him as he parked the speeder bike and helped walk her to the ship she had docked and parked. Lukas would help her get in and set her on the seat as he turned on the comms and sent a message to Everett. "Everett this is Lukas, Celeste is deeply sick. I am taking her to a hospital in Rattak. I will meet you there. Going to hyper drive.".

Lukas wouldn't stop for nothing as her safety was paramount and once more he found himself into the fray of risking everything to make sure she was okay. Lukas would lift off in the ship and set the coordinates for Rattak as once he left the atmosphere into orbit he would set the hyper drive and shoot off into the darkness.







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She regretted everything. Or at least the puking, because she knew exactly that this wouldn't end well. "Lukas stop please! It's not that bad!" she almost pleadingly called after him as he was already on his way to run off. Of course this wasn't normal...but even though the constant and returning nausea was annoying and not a good sign, she wasn't feeling too bad and he overreacted a little, but before she could stop him he was already gone. "Kark..." she whispered under her breath while she slowly rubbed her stomach and shook her head while she was at it. Perhaps it was a very persistant stomach bug, but if it would have been something serious, she would have had different symptoms apart from the nausea, right? What was he planing on doing anyway? Take a speeder and take off??

Apparently, that was exactly his plan. She couldn't help but to roll her eyes as he rushed back with the speeder, hoping to play it off with a little humor. "Lukas, please, I'm alright" she begged again, but he seemed way too determined and desperation was slowly starting to creep into her voice as his panic was somehow worrying her. In the end, she reluctantly agreed and joined him on the speeder while he started the vehicle like her life depended on it. "You don't have to rush...let's just take an easy journey back" she suggested, but he was still too worried to accept that so after a while she just stopped arguing and accepted it. Perhaps getting checked out wasn't too bad as this had been going on for quite a while...

As they had reached the village she was not only exhausting but feeling much worse as the journey had not only been draining, but she hadn't actually slept and so she was feeling even more light-headed and even a little weak as they reached the ship. She was too distracted to even realize that he had typed in the data to contact Everett and before she could stop him, he had already contacted him. "No!! No no no! Everett I'm fine!" she chimed in, now even a little angry, "There is no hospital there. The next would be Bunduki and additionally, I'm not deeply sick! I'm I'm feeling a little sick and we'll have it checked out over there. No need to come, Everett. I'll be fine and I'll keep you updated" she clarified, suppressing her sickness and anger, but after she had stopped the transmission, she angrily glared at him. "That was not okay! How could you involve him?! You know who's going to show up there now? And overly worried and perhaps even mad Everett, maybe with a Rattataki platoon in tow because he assumes you did anything funny" she hissed before she crossed her arms in front of her chest, shaming her head in disbelief before she leaned back with a huge sigh.

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Lukas Aurelius would continue pushing through orbit as was into hyper speed. Lukas would turn his blue eyes over to Celeste as he had a very serious look. A look of something she had never seen before. A serious but greatly concerned look as he spoke while the ship flew in high speed. "You are not fine. You have been miserable for a few days and we are in a isolated spot days from and even planets away from the nearest doctor. I am doing what is LOGICAL and SAFE." His blue eyes would flick to the screen as Everett came up in hologram with a serious face. "Everett, Bunduki as there is no hos-" Everett would come him off sharply. "I know. done. She better be okay." before hanging up on Lukas. Everett now being informed making him worried as Lukas would look at her with her anger and disbelief as Lukas was shocked this was even up for debate after what he just explained. "I Don't give a kark about Everett or what he brings. YOUR safety is priority.". With that Lukas would fix the coordinates to Bunduki.

Once being cleared for a landing pad, Lukas would bring the ship in as it came down on the hospital landing pad. His blue eyes focusing as Everett and a group of soldiers lay waiting on the pad as the ship docked and anchored to it. Lukas would let the door go open as immediately Everett came over and got into Lukas's face. "Where was she and what is going on?" Lukas would calmly try to explain to him. "We we-" before Everett would shove him and repeat again. "WHAT IS GOING ON?" He barked with furious anger as Lukas tried to calmly explain again. "Everett." he would take a breath as he looked at Everett and explained once more. "We were on E-" before Everett pushed him with fury. "DID YOU HURT HER?" He barked as Lukas finally gave in and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and slammed him into the side of the ship. Lukas's eyes burrowing fury and a look of hell fire as he stared at Everett and barked back.

"She is SICK for karks sake. I DON"T KNOW what is GOING ON WITH HER BUT SHE IS HERE AND I AM TRYING TO HELP." With that Lukas would let go of him as Everett finally seemed to breathe for a moment and glance over to Celeste with a still pissy look. "She needs a doctor and she isn't going to find one where we were too." Lukas said with his facing coming back to a moral usual relaxed tone. The calm and relaxed demeanor of the Jedi coming back as all he cared for was her safety. Lukas would begin to walk with them as Doctors met them at the door to the top part of the hospital and took Celeste in right away as Lukas and Everett remained with one another. "If you done anything to her, I will kill you." Everett said flatly as Lukas would stare at him. "I would never ever hurt her in my life. But so help me by the grace of the order if you ever threaten me again I will make sure you never draw breath again." Lukas would stare at him with fury. The caring but scared for Celeste's health showing in his eyes as Everett nodded. "Fine.".





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She still glared at him furiously, even though she knew deep down that he was just being extremely concerned and just trying to help but the way he took control of everything and just decided everything for her made her mad. She still forced herself to breathe through and try to focus and as she raised her voice again it was definitely less annoyed than before. "I've told you before, it's no big deal. We can have doctors look at it but don't treat me as though my life is threatened. I just feel a little sick and the sleep deprivation is not helping". She frowned, buy with this extremely worried look at his face she couldn't stay mad for long as he was just trying to help her even though he had turned to extreme measures now. She also didn't like the way the two men were speaking now as this felt like an enormous thunder storm was about to brew up and she was actually dreading their arrival on Bunduki already. "But you should have let me explain that to him! This could have been handled so much better", she added while she shook her head again. She had already known that he wasn't good at diplomacy but this was now actually dangerous...

Fortunately, the flight wasn't a long one and after pouting for a bit her mood had improved a little, but once she spotted Everett on the landing pad she could already see what was going on inside his head. Lukas was faster than her to leave the ship and while many of her own men immediately came at her she was busy brushing them off as fast as she could but the conflict of the two men had already enfolded while they had gotten closer to the hospital entrance. "Lady Stythani, if you would please follow me", the approaching doctor had already said, but Celeste's attention was immediately caught elsewhere and so she shoved him aside, freeing her arm from his grip. She had overheard their conversation as it had been loud enough for everyone on the landing deck to hear, but both of them just made her so furious right now."STOP IT! What the hell is wrong with you?!" she yelled angrily as she had already made her way over to them, pushing herself inbetween the two, furiously glaring at Everett first. "He hasn't done anything! All he do wants to help me by having me checked out. Why don't you just listen to me when I say I can fully trust him?!" she poked an accusing finger into his chest before she turned right back to Lukas, "And you: I'm okay! We shouldn't have get half Rattatak involved and you do not kill Everett" she then declared feistily before she shot both of them a warning glare. "Neither of you owns me and I'll have you both wait outside if you don't call a trace right here, right now!". She couldn't help but to feel like a mother who was trying to get two brothers to reconcile. It was absolutely ridiculous anyway and she knew damn well, that she had to do something about their animosities soon, but now the doctor had rapproched her anyway and he was looking just as concerned as Lukas. "And yes. I'll come inside with you and let you check but I'm telling you all it's nothing and al this trouble is in vain". The doctor frowned at her, completely intimidated and perhaps a little frightened but she grabbed his arm now and started walking back into the direction of the entrance while she glanced over her shoulder to ensure that both men would stop behaving like children and peacefully follow her inside. She knew that she would have to fill in Everett on them soon, but first she wanted to get this over with. She wouldn't let Everett into the designated examination room as she would rather speak with him in private afterwards but she let Lukas come with her, if he wanted to.

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Lukas Aurelius would shake his head. He never said anything as it was pointless to try to get the message across to either of them. His blue eyes focusing on the doctor when he approached as Lukas had his arms folded beneath his robes as the Doctor approached and looked greatly concerned as Lukas knew he was in the right but kept it to himself as he followed her and the doctor with Everett by his side. The tension was high but the pair would follow as Lukas never said a word but continued to move as they stepped through the hospital doors. The inside boasted white hallways and a busy inside as staff went around doing their medical checks and rounds as the trio stuck out a bit from their looks on their faces as Lukas followed the Doctor and Celeste leading the way to the medical examination rooms. Lukas continued to say nothing as his icy blue eyes would speak enough for him.

Once in the examination room, Lukas would stand in the corner as a bed with a sheet drawn over it lay on the side with a bunch of cabinets and medical equipment in the room. Lukas would wait as the Doctor began to set her down as two other nurses came in and began asking general questions to her while one began to draw blood for a sample and check her heart rate. The usual questions of last time you ate, a pain scale, how long have you been getting sick, etc. Lukas continued to stand in the corner with concern in his eyes as his arms folded as he waited to hear what they had to say. He didn't want to mention anything to Celeste as he knew she was fuming with him right now. The Doctor would walk off with a folder for a moment once the questioning and blood was taken as he would look by the door before closing it. "We'll be right back. Sit tight. If there is an emergency, there is a red button you can hit on the wall.".

Lukas would stand there in silence until Celeste would break it. The best thing he figured he could so was give her time to cool down as not long after the doctor would come back. Lukas's blue eyes would wait as he only wondered what was going on to be said. Where they going to take her in another room? Do more samples? He never had a clue but he knew if he was worrying here in the room with her, Everett had to be even more worried waiting out in the hallway.




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Celeste was beyond pissed for a while as their little confrontation had been so unnecessary. Once she had ensured that both men were peacefully following her inside, she had rolled her eyes again and kept quiet until they had reached the examination. "I promise I'm fine. Wait here and I'll update you as soon as they are done" she had instructed Everett while their was still a hint of annoyance in her voice. She quickly considering leaving Lukas outside as well but she didn't want to risk having them at each other's throats again and also she wanted some sort of mental support for whatever they were about to find. As she was led inside and asked to sit she obeyed but there was still a visible reluctance in each and every motion. She couldn't afford being actually sick...it was bad enough that she had been forced to quit her little getaway on Endor with Lukas and if they would keep her she'd probably get trouble with sooner or later. She hadn't talked to anyone on Rattatak for a while and she knew that her presence would be required anytime soon and so she was sincerely hoping that everything was indeed fine.

She let them work while she watched them for a while until her gaze landed on Lukas again. She wasn't suprised that he had not tried talking back at her, but it amused her a little that he seemed to have women figured out even though she had never been with one before. He was not fueling her rage, but he simply studied her still with a hint of concern in his look and she had to admit that this was quite a clever move. After they had run their checks on her, the doctor decided to leave for a moment and so they were left alone. Her blue eyes went back to him and her feistiness was slowly abating. "I know you are concerned...but if I ever see either of you attacking the other one like this I'll join that meaningless melee and kick both of your asses" she warned him with a smirk, thereby displaying that she had cooled off a little and that she would rather take it with a little humor than staying angry at him. She was about to add something, but the door went immediately open again and the doctor marched back in, a huge smile on his lips.

Celeste immediately frowned critically, a little suspicious as the concern had fully vashined from his face as she just glared had him, one brow raised, hoping for him to elaborate. "I've got good news..." he began, but he suddenly seemed to realize something as he directed his gaze at Lukas and back at Celeste, "Well I think they are...good news" he then added, mildly insecure. "For Kark's sake...tell us!" Celeste urged him immediately, completely confused by his cryptic messages before the doctor frowned himself. "You're are completely fine. You have just reached the second month, so....congratulations I guess?". As the doctor said those words, Celeste's mouth immediately went open while she started at him in disbelief. Unfortunately...it all made sense. Now that her thoughts were racing, she realized something else. Her period had been missing for quite some time, she had just been a little too busy to realize it on Rattatak and then the medical adviser had blamed it on the new meat. Of course she had though. After all, she wasn't fully trained and the equipment they had on Rattatak was by far not sufficient, but how could Celeste not have gotten the suspicion earlier?? After a moment she was still staring at him while the doctor's face was graced with a huge portion of fright. She slowly directed her gaze at Lukas, a thousand emotions being stirred up while she had literally no idea how she should react or try to say something. She was speechless and indeed a little shocked, not matter it reasonable it seemed now, but those news were indeed a little much.

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Lukas Aurelius would glance over at her when she finally broke the silence. His light blue eyes focusing on her as she seemed to have cooled down a bit and also cracked a somewhat serious joke with a smirk forming on her face. Lukas would nod softly to her as he waited to hear what else she was about to say as the door suddenly came open. Lukas's blue eyes would snap to the movement in the door as the Doctor walked back in with a bright smile on his face. Did he win the galactic lottery or something? Why was he smiling. Lukas waited until the doctor began to congratulate the pair and mention the two months. His eyes would widen a little as it all clicked in now. "Pregnant..She is pregnant." as Lukas stood there in utter shock like a bomb just went off in front of him.

Everything began to slow down as thoughts of the obvious filled in his head, how could this be but he would remember Ando prime and the love making they did there. Other thoughts came flooding in of the Order and what Celeste would think as Lukas continued to stand there taking the news all in. He wasn't upset or mad but just utter shock as he forgot to breathe for a moment and the lack of oxygen made him self almost faint as he grabbed an IV pole tightly to hold himself up and his breathing came back slowly. "You're pregnant." Lukas said to her with his eyes focusing on her. They talked about kids before but never about with each other of the sorts. Lukas would continue to stare at her as she seemed just as shocked as him. A slight smirk forming now on his face that took over the news and shock. His heart racing as he couldn't help but chime in. "Everett really will be pissed now.." as he tried breaking the tension.

Lukas would make his way closer to Celeste and put his hand on her shoulder as Lukas would look at the Doctor. "Can you give us a moment." as he would kneel down to Celeste's level. His eyes matching hers as he spoke softly to her. "I know we aren't expecting this..I understand if your views on this are very weary. But whatever the choice to make, I will support you. I always wanted to be a father and there is no better person i'd want to have as my childrens mother. But if you wish to wait and not go through with this..I will want you all the same." He would look into her eyes with his face half smiling to reassure her he was there for the long haul. Lukas would lean forward and kiss her forehead as he continued. "If we do go through with keeping this child and if we lucky enough to have one, it is going to make our journey together much harder for the Order but not impossible.". He would sigh a little before holding her gently. "If you need some space or time to think on this I understand." as he would wait to hear her thoughts.




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Her thoughts began to spin while she literally still tried to process the words in her mind, first still staring at the doctor with a mixture of disbelief and shock before she glanced back to Lukas who seemed just as shocked. Pregnant. This couldn't be true, could it? Her first impulse was to ask him to check again because perhaps they did a mistake, but the truth was that she actually knew that together with the symptoms she had for a few weeks it was indeed rather probable, but it still left her speechless for a moment, perhaps even a little paralyzed as she didn't manage to move a single muscle. Her paralyzation was broken as Lukas suddenly grabbed the IV pole and she immediately gasped in shock before her left hand automatically wandered down to her belly.

Should she be afraid? Actually it was quiet terrifying but even if Lukas was far from being composed himself right now, he somehow still gave her a feeling of safety...as though everything would be alright. Her right hand wandered up to her temple before she slowly massaged it, reminded herself to breath as she had been holding her breath for a moment. Her gaze was directed to where her left hand was before Lukas unexpected remark suddenly made her laugh. His humor had broken the tension, but she was still completely overwhelmed by those news as the doctor just kept stared at her as though he was afraid she would jump at him sooner or later. Well, he had definitely understood now, that those were not the good news they had expected.

It was a good thing that Lukas asked him to leave because of that and once they were alone she immediately looked over to him. His soft words soothed her and because her emotions had already been stirred up, tears instantaneously filled her eyes as they were indeed heartwarming and touching. She reached to cup his hand with one hand while she placed the other one at his cheek. "I'm...well. Utterly...surprised but I know so are you. All I can say for now is that I'm so grateful to have you at my side..." she then began as the tears streamed down her cheeks. Half of her wasn't even processing the news yet while the other part was entirely overwhelmed. "I will tell Everett in private...and not now. You don't want to be close to him" she then tried to joke, hoping to lighten this intense mood somehow and to distract herown brain from dwelling to much on that as she would need some time. "Please stay though. I might need a little time, but you cannot leave my side" she then almost pleaded him before she pulled him close for a second, softly kissing him as this was a huge help in soothing her. The funny thing was, that not long ago they had talked about settling down and raising kids and all this stuff and now out of a sudden this bomb had exploded. She softly shoo, her head before she couldn't help but to chuckle a little. "You think there is a reward for the most complicated love story and the fastest moving couple?". It was somehow true. Their relationship had jumped into hyperspace back on Ando and it seemed like there was no slowing down.

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Lukas Aurelius would watch her softly as he seen the tears begin to roll down her cheeks. Before they would fall further he would have caught them with his thumb as he brushed them away. His eyes looking into her own as he smiled and laughed a little at the Everett comment. Her request for him to stay made him nod softly to her. "alright, I will stay." he said softly before kissing the top of her head for a moment. Kneeling down beside her as her last comment made him laugh a lot. "Well if there was, we would win it. I have no regrets and it is the will of the force that brought our paths together." Lukas would smirk a little as he would tease back a little to keep the tension low. "Don't be afraid to back out at anytime you'd like." he laughed a little as he would stand up a bit.

Holding her hand still as moved over and sat next to her. His arm wrapping around her side as he held her close for a moment and smirked still. The odds of it all. Everything happening like this and the path they were being lead on by their choices and actions. Lukas felt a sense of worry but more so a sense of home as she felt like home to him. Her mannerisms, physical presence, laugh and smile. Everytime he seen her he thought of nothing but bliss. Though now she was pregnant she would for sure have some explaining to do but none the less Lukas was there by her side. The thought of being a dad running through his mind as it made him reflect back onto his own family and wondering of them and what they would feel like being grand parents if they were alive out there.

When she was ready, Lukas would help her stand up as he sheepishly grinned a little. "If its a boy..can we name him Everett?" he would say in total sarcasm as his smile got wider and bigger as he let out quite the laugh. Just picturing Everett hearing that would absolutely make the Jedi laugh. Almost tears in his eyes as he wiped them softly before helping her to the door with him next to her. "I imagine I should wait outside while you talk to him then?" lukas quipped with a soft nod as the laughter subsided to the serious talk she was going to have he figured.





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Of course it was not just the pure thought of her being pregnant for now that worried her, but everything that would be entailed. At least one thing was figured out and that was that she wouldn't have to worry about the Sith, but how would this work with him and the Order? There was always the possibility of keeping everything a secret, but it would definitely be a little chqllenging. Also concerning politics: There was a lot on her agenda and she knew that as soon as any signs would show, questions would be asked and she already had to come up with plans for that. It was definitely not an option for her to just vanish for a couple of months, so her explanations would better be good.

She let out a soft side while her eyes still lingered on them as a faint smile came to her lips. " Thank you...for your support, for your soft, honest words and generally everything". As frightening as it was, she was feeling hopeful in a way. She knew that he was being completely honest and that he wouldn't just leave her alone unless she wanted him too. He made her feel safe even if they found themselves in all this uncertainty and she appreciated that highly. And the other truth was that there was literally no other man in the galaxy she would rather have a child with, no matter how unplanned and unexpected and perhaps a little inconvenient this was.

She closed her eyes as he kissed her forehead again, a soft smile coming to her lips while she breathed through again. "But at least we know I'm not sick...we should get going" she then suggested while her thoughts were drifting off a little again, but as she suddenly heard his remark she immediately lost it again. Laughing again it took her a moment to catch her breath before she actually understood that this cheeky comment was even a little audacious and so once she sat up, playfully boxing him against the arm. "You're unbelievable" she scoffed as she overdramatically rolled her eyes on him while she tried to be serious for a moment. "But no. Not here...I want to leave this place. I'd rather tell him that on the ship or perhaps even on Rattatak. If you want, you can come with me. I'd love to show you everything. After all, it's the place I call home right now". She definitely wanted him to come. She even feared she would freak out if they would be separated again, especially now after they had received those news. She was not exactly panicked as his presence still soothed her immensely, but she was still far from being fully okay with everything.

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Lukas Aurelius would laugh a little as he felt her soft punch hit his arm. "I am not!" he quipped with a stifled laugh as he listened to her get semi-serious for the moment as he nodded to her plan softly and looked at her with his blue eyes. "Well i'd love for that, but I must get Loki or at least make sure he is okay. He won't expect me to be gone for a number of days if I join." Lukas would think of the poor char hound who is sitting at home and waiting for him. A soft sigh would escape his lips as he also thought of what she had to deal with. "Also if you wish to have your time with Everett, now might be a good time while I head back to Endor perhaps?" Lukas would raise an eyebrow at the suggestion as he would open the door once they made their choice. Regardless Lukas would have to go back for Loki and he knew Everett more than likely wouldn't leave Celeste out of his sight now that she came there sick and almost fought Lukas.

Lukas would hold her for a moment before he opened the door and let his lips push against hers softly as he looked into her eyes. "
I'll come to Rattatak. Just let me get back to Endor to check on things and get Loki. ". He would let go of her softly as he nodded and would step out of the room into the hallway as Everett was waiting their anxiously with a worried look on his face as Lukas looked at him and back to Celeste. Everett immediately came over to the pair as Lukas would look at her softly again. "I'll be there. I promise." as he would hold her hand for a moment before turning and heading out of the hospital. Lukas would make his way out the hospital and catch a transit public bus to the spaceport terminal and eventually get on a ship bound for Endor as he waited to board.

Lukas would eventually be back to Endor after a period of time and of course retracing the entire route back to Bright Tree village and eventually his home as his speeder bike was still left where he had put it when he took Celeste. A few days trip as Lukas drove through the forests of Endor with speed and back to his homestead. Loki lay waiting for him as he greeted the char hound and sighed. "I'm sorry buddy. Didn't mean to leave you." he said softly as the char hound barked happily. "We're going on a little trip buddy. Get you a break out of here." He smirked as he began to pack his bags.


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After all this trouble and those surprising news she had indeed fully forgotten that they had hastily left Endor just a few hours ago and so she had to admit to herself that she hadn't even thought about the rest."Kark...you're right. Poor Loki has already been alone for a while...yes you definitely have to get him" she replied worriedly, feeling a little guilty for being so distracted right now. "As hard as it will be to be separated again, I think you're right...I need this conversation and perhaps some time....but I can't wait to welcome you on Rattatak soon". As she added those words she enjoyed this last moment alone with him, pulling him close to embrace him tightly for a moment before she pulled back with a smile as kissed him softly.

"I'll see you soon. If you meet Wushi, hug him for me" she said to him while she went past him onto the corridor again, where Everett was already pacing nervously. Saying goodbye to Lukas was painful, but she knew she'd see him soon again and this soothed her strongly. She was just hoping the others would keep her busy for now, so that she would not freak out on her own. She had decided that she would only fill him Everett for now and perhaps Kat once she would arrive back on Rattatak, but she needed to process the news first herself. Everett eyed her with massive concerns in his usually so stern features, before he shot Lukas a critical glances again as he mentioned that he'd be there. Once he had left the two of them, Celeste spoke to him as composed as possible, explaining that he would visit them soon. Everett was far from pleased, but he was more eager to find out whether she was okay but this was not the place to talk and so she only ensured him that she was alright before she was headed outside.

After she had briefly talked to the doctors, they had officially released her too and so nothing stood in the way of their intense conversation ahead. Just the two of them had boarded her ship while the rest took the other one. Celeste had struggled to find the right words once she had switched on the autopilot in hyperspace at first, but as she finally got into some sort of flow, it became increasingly less difficult. Everett was usually quick to judge and suspicious of a lot of things and of basically all people, but throughout her whole story he had glanced at her rather softly and he was as comforting and sensible as he had never seen him before, which she highly appreciated. After she had finally opened her entire heart he hadn't spoken for a while as he apparently considered everything she had just explained. The tension was immense and Celeste had caught herself involuntarily holding her breath again until he suddenly got up, walked over and simply hugged her tightly while the tears had already ran down her cheeks again. She had expected a thousand different reactions since she had known the tall man well, but she hadn't seen this coming which was why she was utterly confused. "Where is the real Everett? You're a doppelganger" she laughed in disbelief as tears still ran down her cheek, her emotions still completely stirred up while he softly smiled at her. "He's right here and it's okay. I've...seen how happy you are with him so I'm not worried about this. The other thing...well uhm...that's surely something. But we'll manage". She had hardly manage to process those words as she had never seen him talk like that before and she was completely surprised that he seemed to accept Lukas at least. As protective as Everett was, it seemed like after all this time he was ignoring all his doubts and suspicions and trusted her and this made her genuinely happy. She was still not sure whether both men would get along well once they would meet again, but for now she was just relieved that Everett had nether accused her nor shown any sign of anger, frustration or even disbelief. All he showed was pure support and Celeste couldn't have been happier with the results.

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