It's Bullseye! I'm so happy to be doing this with Shadow, to go from just a small deal in April to a full shipping thing in September is amazing. Shadow is my first friend on fanfiction, I wouldn't have gotten this far without her, so please give her the credit for this chapter. So, for those who are wondering because someone PM'd me about this. No, me and Shadow are not dating, it's our OC's, Riley and Shadow. Anyway, thank you so much for the opportunity, this means a lot. That's enough of me, enjoy more family fluff.
Shadow had just got out of work, she was tired after the long day. Shadow wanted to spend time with her wonder husband and kids, but her job made that difficult. She walked into the living and smiled at the sceen, Riley was on the couch with Eric in one arm and Sophia in the other, Midnight was curled up on his stomach. Shadow slipped in the tight room to join her family, nothing in the world could be better than this.
"Hey" Shadow looked up and saw Riley, he had purple rings around his eyes, meaning he must have been exhausted.
"Hey" Shadow smiled, she wrapped her arms around Eric. "You survived the day"
"Yeah, it was tougher than you think" Riley kissed Shadow's hair. "They take after you"
"Me?" Shadow perked an eyebrow. "Weren't you the one to face a high trained inquisitor while a ship was on fire and crashing?"
"That's a lie" Riley chuckled. "There was no ship, and you weren't that well trained"
"Shadow frowned, she was about to say something but Riley pressed a finger against her lips. He then pointed towards the kids, she understood what he meant. When they first left the New Republic, Shadow and Riley agreed to leave all of their past behind. They told the occasional stories, but Riley didn't want to talk about it in front of the kids.
"Shadow woke up Midnight, the bird flew off Riley and up the stairs. Shadow took Eric in her arms while Riley took Sophia, the couple carried their kids up the stairs. Eric grabs a toy tooka, like the one Shadow used to own as a kid, while Sophia didn't move. When the kids were in bed, Shadow and Riley retired to their own room.
"We should get the family together this year" Riley suggested. "We haven't seen Ezra and Sabine in a year"
"I offered them to come, but they were always to busy with the war" Shadow frowned. "Did we make a mistake leaving all the combat behind?"
"Of course not" Riley pulled Shadow towards him. "Nothing could beat having a peaceful life with the family"
Just outside the door, Eric was listening to the conversation. He was always interested in his mother's wings, but she never told him how she got them. Eric put his ear against the gap in the door, the last thing he heard was the word 'Jedi' before his mother stopped abruptly.
"Eric Lucas Wren, get in bed now!" Shadow shouted, he ran towards his room hoping that she wouldn't get mad. She was scary when mad.
"What did you do now?" Sophia said, tired from being woke up.
"What's a Jedi?" Eric asked his sister, her eyes widened.
"They were peaceful guardians of the galaxy, that's what Mrs. Viera said" Sophia sat up. "Why do you ask?"
"Mom said something about a Jedi" Eric hugged his tooka. "I didn't hear the rest"
"Oh, that's odd" Sophia smiled. "Maybe she knew a Jedi"
"That must be so cool" Eric jumped on his bed. "Maybe we can find books in her stuff upstairs"
"We're not allowed up there, dad hasn't fixed it yet" Sophia said worried, but she had a mischievous grin. "After she goes to work we will go"
"Deal" Eric fell asleep almost immediately.
The next morning, Sophia and Eric ran into their parents room. Sophia jumped on her father while Eric jumped on his mother, Riley and Shadow hugged them protectivly thinking they were unsafe. Sophia giggled when Midnight licked her face.
"Morning sweetheart" Riley said to his daughter. "Can you please annoy your mother for once?"
"You too Eric, I think your dad needs some father son bonding time" Shadow smirked.
The two siblings looked at each other, they nodded. "Nope"
Riley huffed as he picked up Sophia, he carried her downstairs. Eric and Shadow were talking in the bedroom.
"How did you get your wings?" Shadow's stomach dropped, she wasn't prepared for this. "I Can't remember, it was so long ago"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""How did you find Nighty?" Shadow laughed at the cute name they still used. "That's a day I'll never forget, but I have to go to work soon, I'll tell you later"
"OK" Eric ran to the door and stopped, he turned around. "You're the best mom ever"
He smiled and ran out the room, Shadow was left smiling and crying with joy. After everything that's happened, all their years of struggle, she never thought she would be this happy.
