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So close, no matter how far
 

by Devi
 

after the song "Nothing Else Matters"
by Metallica
 

 
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Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars or the rights to the songs of Metallica.

I don't make any money out of this, I'm just writing for fun. 
 

Rating: G
 

Place in timeline, summary: Mara's words about her feelings for Luke; post-VOTF

(isn't that obvious?).
 

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So close, no matter how far
 

Wherever I go, you're with me, for you are always in my heart. Wherever I was,

 no matter how far, you have always found me, found me even when I didn't know 

I was lost. 
 

We've always been bonded, even before we knew; and we always will be. For you 

are my very soul.
 

So close, no matter how far
And nothing else matters
 

~*~
 

Who would have thought this possible for me? Me, Emperor's Hand, 

solitary hunter. Me, Master Trader Mara Jade. I followed my own ways. 

I knew loyalty, not love. No one had ever tamed me. No one ever knew what 

was in my heart.
 

Never opened myself this way
 

And then, there was you. You, who accepted me like no one had ever accepted me.
 

And all the walls around me could fall. I did not know it was possible. And yet,

 it is true. You know and love every part of my innermost being; and I love you 

the same. You're all I ever wanted, and all I didn't even know I longed for.  
 

~*~
 

Now there is no more fear, no more holding back. 
 

Life is ours, we live it our way
 

I trust you, I trust us. I know this is the right way. You and I, together. 

Who would have thought...? And yet, it is true.
 

Forever trusting who we are
 

We are like the bundle of vines that's strong that one alone. No one could ever 

take us apart, nothing could ever destroy what we have. Side by side, we have 

nothing to fear.
 

All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
 

~*~
 

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters
 

I thought you had destroyed my life, and then you turned around and gave me 

a new one. Gave without ever asking whether I deserved. 
 

You're all I could have ever wanted and more. You're the one who made my life 

whole.
 

You, my ally, my friend, my teacher, my healer, my lover, my all-in-all.
 

So close, no matter how far
 

I love you, Luke.
 

And nothing else matters