Jaded

Ch. 1-

Luke bounced Addeline up in his arms, giving Mara a break from holding the infant. She was already five months old, and it seemed that time just flew by so quickly. Mara kissed his cheek and smiled gratefully before turning and leaving for a meeting with Talon Karrde. So Luke was left alone with his daughter, for really the first time it seemed.

He was teaching his old students today, practicing their skills, mostly combat. Tionne and Kam Solusar were laughing at something when Luke walked into the training room. Gavin Darklighter and Tycho were simply sitting silently in thought, while Corran was meditating. They all looked up however, when their master stepped in, but a surprised look lfted their features when they saw the baby in his arms.

" What? Mara had a meeting that suddenly came up and we couldn't find a babysitter." Tionne stepped forward and smiled at the baby, taking her from Luke's arms without asking.

" Hello sweety. You're just getting cuter every time I see you. I can't believe your daddy brought you to a lightsaber practice. I swear Luke you're as bad as Kam." Kam protested but Tionne ignored him, instead glaring at Luke.

" It's not like I'm going to be fighting with a baby in my arms. I'm just instructing you from the side." Tionne looked down at the child snuggling in her arms. Addeline then buried her face in the Jedi's chest, signaling she was hungry.

" Sweety, don't do that. I'm not your mommy.", she looked at Luke and handed him back his daughter, a strange look on her face.

" She's hungry, feed her before she tries to nurse on me again." Luke grabbed his daughter and headed back to his office where the diaper bag was located, containing several bottles. He quickly snatched one and walked back into the training room, trying to balance Addeline as he fed her.

" Ok, everyone get into your fighting stance, and observe your opponent, taking in their details. This will help you discover their weaknesses. Oh shoot, it's an uneven number. Um I guess you'll just have to switch partners every ten minutes." After ten minutes passed, Corran was having trouble with his turn, so Luke handed Addeline to Tycho and stepped forward to help his student.

Kam took her from his friends arms and laughed.

" Here, I think I probably know a little more about baby girls than you do Tycho. Plus you don't hold a baby out in front of you as though it had the plague." Kam grabbed a burping towel from the newly relocated diaper bag and put it on his shoulder, setting her against it while patting her back gently.

Han Solo stepped in a few minutes later, grinning his famous Solo grin. He leaned against the wall, waiting for his brother-in-law to notice he was there. After Luke was finished with Corran, he finally spotted his friend and walked over towards him.

" Han, what are you doing here?"

" I came to steal my neice for the day. I want bonding time with her, teach her all the tricks to get out of a sticky situation. Tell her all of our stories. Plus Leia would kill me if I passed up an opportunity to bring home a baby." Luke just shook his head in disbelief, happy that someone could take Addeline for the day. Han picked up the baby bag and then walked over to Kam with out stretched arms.

" Oh yes, you'd prefer to be with your handsome and sexy uncle any day prefered to your icky daddy." Luke frowned as Han spoke in a theatrical voice to his daughter.

" I'm sure your children think those same exact words." Luke said sarcastically. Han made a rude gesture with his hand at him, smirking as he left the room. The day was indeed strange.

A/N: So, whaddya think? I know it's not that long of a chap. Please forgive me, I was away since Friday, and my muse likes to run away on long journeys sometimes. Got any questions, just ask. It could be about anything, though if you start sending me questions like what color underwear am wearin, I just might not answer. ; P

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