Going Beyond Friendship

Going Beyond Friendship

Going Beyond Friendship

Flowerlady

Rating:  PG-13 

Genre:  Romance, Angst 

Timeframe:  Pre- to Post- Clone Wars 

Characters:   (association is at introduction in the story)

Adelyn Mallane, Engineer/ Ship designer 

Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight 

Nejaa Halcyon, Jedi Master 

Nyche Karath, university student

Rostek Horn, Lieutenant, Corellian Security 

Scerra Mallane, Teacher 

Valin Halcyon (Hal Horn), Child 

Yarlet Jenaves, Captain, Corellian Security 

(More may be added as they are introduced)

Disclaimer:     

The universe and the characters belong to George Lucas and/or the authors who created them. I am not receiving anything but the pleasure of playing in George’s sandbox.

Summary: 

This is the story that they never told Corran…

Nejaa Halcyon was a good-natured Jedi Master on the trail of a stolen Alderaanian painting, which he followed to his home planet of Corellia. There he met and was paired with CorSec Lieutenant Rostek Horn. They immediately hit it off, and Ros never hesitated at introducing the Jedi to a woman he considered as close as a sister, Scerra Mallane. What he never expected was that the Jedi and the school teacher would fall in love, or that in his desire to protect his friends, he would be embroiled in an elaborate lie that would span 25 years. Nor did he ever expect that his pretending to be her husband and her son’s father would have to become a reality to save their lives.

This is the story of three friends and the ruse that put them on a collision course that would test their friendship, fidelity, love and honor…

Author’s Notes: 

First off, I would like to thank the The Force. Net Literature Board thread Horn/Halcyon confusion posted by user Iverna for the inspiration.  Secondly, I’d like to give credit to Havac and Dawud786 for actually giving me the plot bunny from their responses within the thread.  They have given me consent to use their ideas as my basis for this story.  Thanks guys!!! 

I’ve taken some liberties with Scerra and Nyche Horn.  I gave them both “maiden” last names and fleshed them out, so in essence, they’re OCs with canon names.  I’ve also used my own idea of when I think Valin Halcyon was born.  No, I do not think he was only thirteen when his wife had Corran.  

I’ve strived to keep this as canon compliant as possible, and I’ve based some things on information found in Wookieepedia, as well as other sources.  However, I will bend certain things to fit my story. 

Enjoy!!

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They never intended to fall in love…

Chapter 1 

43 BBY 

North Side Academy, Coronet City, Corellia 

It was just another day in the life of elementary school teacher Scerra Mallane.  Some days she was excited at the prospect of meeting the shining young faces of her twenty students, all wealthy, mostly human nine-year-olds.  However, other days, Scerra wondered if she’d make it through.  Sighing, she punched in the code to open her third year class room.  She loved her students and teaching, but there were some days that she felt very lonely.  This was one of those days. 

The door swooshed open allowing her to enter.  Then remained open as she liked it even on days such as today when she wouldn’t have students in her classroom. The automatic lights came on as she weaved her way around the small green panted desks to her orderly larger desk in the far corner.  The room was like most Corellian classrooms.  Holocharts and computers lined the walls.  Built into each of the paired desks was a datapad, and on low shelves were storage containers of datadisks. 

After sitting down and starting her datapad, she looked at the droid in its slot and dreaded activating it.  She knew Bookie would insist on discussing the upcoming curriculum meeting with the dean of the prestigious North Side Academy.     

Deciding she could wait before activating the droid, Scerra began to page through lesson plans from previous years.  Although she didn’t want think about the meeting she had in two days, she did have to figure out what she was going to present to Dean Klissinger.  It would be easier with Bookie, but she wanted the peace of the empty classroom, and needed the distraction of doing the work herself right now.