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[ It's been a common sight for her since she was cleared from medbay. A part of her feels guilty for not being apart of it but then she knows from the still healing cuts that she has done her part. And since she is still alive, there's a further part for her to play yet. For now, she'll try to mind the orders she was given.

It's not that hard to do. She still feels exhausted deep in her bones.

She's grateful for his question, making her focus on what she had set out to do. ]

I have an idea, yes.

An idea? [He quirks his brows, smirking.] I hope this idea doesn't involve trudging through the surrounding jungle.

[As much as he would love to entertain whatever Jyn has in mind for them, he's still healing. If he breathes in too deeply, sharp pain erupts in his chest and back. The doctors in the medbay told him to take it easy for a while - which he'll do if that makes him heal faster.]

[ She purses her lips slightly. ]

Yes and no.

[ She stops at the edge of the jungle when they reach a specific spot. Pointing, ]

There's a path that cuts through it.

I'm well aware.

[Despite not having a lot of free time, he has spent some time exploring the jungle via the paths that the Alliance has laid down. The jungle is vast and one can easily get lost if one strays off the path. But Cassian finds comfort when he can no longer hear or see the Alliance base. He's just a tiny speck in the universe.]

Let's get going then.

[ She smiles again - vaguely realizing this is the most she's smiled in years - and finally gives into the desire to take his hand in hers. ]

Let's.

[ She then turns and leads the way, pulling Cassian with her. But she doesn't need to pull too much. ]

Do you know where this one leads?

[It shouldn't have surprised him when she takes his hand, but it still does and he can't help the grin that erupts on his face from the gesture. He even threads their fingers together.]

If I remember correctly, this path leads to a small lake and waterfall.

[ She gives his hand a squeeze when he threads their fingers together, feeling like her heart couldn't be any more full than it felt right now.

Shooting him a smile over her shoulder, ]

Yeah, it does. Just found it the other day. Wanted to bring you out here as soon as you got out of medbay.

[ Because there was so little beauty or quiet moments for them to appreciate in these times. ]

[His heart feels just as full, but he doesn't want to think about what it means - he's afraid of the reality, almost. As if what they have is real and legitimate - he's never been in that position before.]

I've been a few times in the past. It's very quiet. And the water's clean if you wanted to swim.

[ Her grin turns a bit wicked at that. ]

I was going to suggest skinny dipping as a joke but if the water is clean...

[ She's just joking, tho. Mostly. ]

[He huffs out a laugh and then shrugs nonchalantly, as if the idea of skinny dipping with Jyn doesn't stir something inside of him.]

Maybe when I'm healed all the way, we can.

[ Her cheeks are getting warm again as he answers with that. ]

We'll see, Captain.

[ She goes silent but also more serious, ]

You're lucky to be walking at all.

[ She knows she's grateful for it. ]

[He listens to her statement, about him walking - he knows how lucky he is, especially when he thinks about the death of their friends.]

I know.

[He leans over and presses his lips to the side of her head just because - just because he needs to feel close to her - him wanting her is some of the most intense emotions he's ever felt.]

[ She stops in her steps at the kiss, quick to turn into him, wrapping an arm around his waist. She presses her face into his shoulder, eyes squeezed shut and hating that stinging that was returning so suddenly.

Jyn is careful not to squeeze him too hard but the need to be close to him was just as intense for her. And every bit of him that she touched, it was that much a reminder that he was still here. They were still here and alive. ]

What's wrong?

[He gingerly wraps his arms around her, tucking her head under his chin.

The sting of their losses still hurts, but they've taken solace in one another and it's provided a lot of much-needed comfort.

He looks down at her, seeing how hard she's fighting against crying.]

You know, it's okay to cry.

[ After her parents were taken from her, both in different ways, Jyn closed herself off from affection. In both receiving it and displaying it. It just seemed easier that way. Now... it's like she was giving into every impulse.

She shakes her head. ]

No. I hate crying.

[ What good does it do, anyway? It won't bring them back. She forces out a laugh as she pulls herself away from him. Still close, however. ]

For so many years I managed to not do it. And now... it's like I do it all the damn time.

Crying isn't bad. It doesn't mean you're weak.

[He looks down at her, his hand coming up to smooth back her hair. He's doing the best he can in terms of how he treats her - he's never had a relationship like this before, but he knows how to be kind to people, even when he feels like the Alliance is trying to stomp that all out of him.]

It's okay to cry.

[ She closes her eyes at his hand, leaning into the touch without thinking about it. She slowly shakes her head. ]

Soldiers aren't suppose to cry.

[ She opens her eyes, looking down and thinking of Saw. ]

It shows the Empire your weakness. That they can hurt you.

[ But she's never been a soldier. Never wanted to be one, either. She can't imagine Cassian did, either. ]

[He's read in her file the regime that Saw puts all his soldiers through and while it does create a good fighter, not all people are meant to be soldiers.]

Everyone has a weakness. Even the Empire, whether they cry or not.

[Cassian presses his lips to her forehead.]

You are not weak, Jyn Erso.

[ There's a dark, malicious part of her that would've relished seeing Krennic beg for his life with a blaster pointed at him. Of course the bastard never would've given her the satisfaction. She closes her eyes again to such dark thoughts, wanting to shake them from her mind.

her hands gently grip the front of Cassian's shirt and she opens her eyes again, this time not bothering to hide the wetness there. Looking up at him after he kisses her forehead, ]

And you're a good man, Cassian Andor.

I... I was wrong.

[ Wrong about him. Thinking him cold and unfeeling. Cruel, even. She realizes now that the Alliance required it of him the same way Saw had tried to forge her into a soldier that was unfeeling and fearless. ]

[He looks down at her with a soft smile before kissing her forehead again. He had been wrong about her too. ]

See? Not so hard being wrong.

[They had spent some time being each other's antagonist when they first met, but now things are different. They're healing each other.]

[ A laugh bursts from her at that, pressing her face in his chest now. But at least her shoulders are shaking from laughter this time.

When she pulls away again, rubbing at her eyes, ]

At least you're gracious about it.

Aren't I always?

[He smiles down at her and then kisses her lips, closing his eyes a moment after. She brings out a side of Cassian he never knew he had. He used to hate surprises but now...he doesn't really mind.]

[ Before she can answer with her own retort, his lips are there and she finds she likes that better. She kisses back, hands sliding down to his hips without realizing it. She just wants to hold onto him.

Jyn waits until they part to answer, not able to resist. ]

Not always, no. But you're getting there.

[The corner of his mouth lifts into a half grin at her statement. He feels like he's come a long way - that brush with death and finding something with Jyn he's never found before definitely helps.

She's the first person he can truly trust.]

Thanks to you.

[ She returns the smile but is startled by more screaming X-wings flying overhead. She looks up through the trees and tries to hold back a sigh. She had almost forgotten.

Moving away again, she takes his hand once more and starts walking. It would be good for them to get there and back before it gets dark. ]

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