BROTHERS
(Set after the 'Star Wars The Clone wars' movie.) Anakin discovers the existence of his brother Roagan, when Cliegg threatens to turn him out if he doesn't take him.
On top of fighting in a war and hiding his secret marriage from the Jedi, Anakin now has to raise his little brother.
Name: Roagan 'Roag' Skywalker.
Age: 10
Hair Colour: Brown.
Eye Colour: Brown.
Personality: kind, caring, enthusiastic, excitable, honest, short attention span, shy around strangers.
_ Roag is pronounced 'Rogue'.
_ Roag was born 5 months after Anakin left, almost three months early. After Shmi died, Cliegg couldn't bear to take care of him - since he looked so much like his mother it was a constant reminder of his loss.
PROLOGUE.
He had a brother.
Anakin shook his head as he piloted the shuttle back down onto Tatooine. Cliegg had contacted them moments before the Resolute had gone into lightspeed.
His message had been brief and to the point. If he didn't come and take his brother, Roagan, then he would be turned out to fend for himself.
Anakin scowled, not understanding his 'step father's' actions. When he had met him and his step brother Owen, he had thought they were good people - but good people didn't abandon defenseless children.
A brother...A ten year old brother.
According to Cliegg, Roagan had been born only a few months before he had met his mother. Shaking his head, Anakin sighed, his mother had been pregnant when he had been freed, and he had had no idea.
x
Roag closed his eyes and took several deep breaths, of cause Cliegg would wait until Owen and Beru had left to do this. Owen had refused to agree with his father forcing him out, but Cliegg had been adamant.
Swallowing back the lump in his throat, Roag shook his head. He. Would. Not. Cry. Cliegg had barely tolerated him when his mother had been alive, now, because of his resemblance to her, his step father was throwing him out.
He heard the ship land and sighed, at least Anakin had come. His mother had talked about Anakin all the time, when his brother had come to find their mother, Roag had been staying with a friend. he had only heard about it after he had returned, after he had found out his mom had died.
"he's here."
like I don't know that. Roag nodded and stood, "I know." Grabbing the backpack he had been allowed to pack, Roag took one last look at the only home he had ever known. Glaring at Cliegg, he swung the backpack onto his back. "You know, I'm glad Mom's not alive to see this." he snapped, "she would hate you for this."
He staggered back, squeezing his eyes shut and cringing as the fist came at him so fast he didn't have time to dodge_
"Don't you touch him."
With his eyes closed, Roag heard the low, angry voice. Opening his eyes, he saw a very tall young man standing in front of him with Cliegg's fist held tight in his right hand. With an angry glare, he pushed Cliegg back away from him.
releasing Cliegg, the man looked away from him and smiled at Roag. "I'm Anakin."
So this was his brother. Swallowing, Roag licked his lips and held out his hand, "Roag."
Anakin looked him up and down, then he smiled, "you look a lot like Mom." His eyes narrowed as his gaze flicked to Cliegg, then he sighed, "come on, we better get going." he said with a shrug, "the star destroyer won't wait forever."
Roag's eyes went wide, "a star destroyer!"
Anakin grinned as he guided his brother out of the Lars' homestead, and toward his shuttle. His expression sobered as they got out of Cliegg's hearing, "has he hurt you before?"
"No," Roag shook his head, "he's never really liked me. but so long as Mom was around, he was ok."
Nodding, Anakin lead his brother into the shuttle. he looked at Anakin, "Mom said you were training to be a Jedi.'
"Not anymore," Anakin said as he smiled down at his little brother, "now, I'm a Jedi Knight."
xx
As he flew the shuttle, Anakin couldn't help watching Roag and thinking of his first flight. Grinning he smiled at Roag, "close your eyes," he told the excited ten year old as he flew up into Tatooine's atmosphere - any second they would be out in space.
Roag frowned, "why?"
"Just do it," Anakin insisted, grinning as his brother's eyes closed. "Alright, now just wait..." A moment later, they blasted out into the vastness of space. "ok, open."
Roag opened his eyes_
His mouth dropped open and he gaped in shock, "wow..."
Laughing, Anakin grinned at Roag, shaking his head as he stared through the cockpit, his eyes wide with awe and wonder.