"Boy!" Owen Lars roared as he noticed the four empty plates on the table. The extremely scrawny blond made his way to into the kitchen, holding a small dirty rag in his equally filthy hands. "Why is there an extra place setting at this table, I wasn't aware we had guests?"

"No Uncle, but as it's Leia and I's 18th birthday today I was hoping maybe I'd be allowed to eat at the table" the boy ignored the snort of his Aunt and sister as his Uncle rolled his eyes. Luke hadn't expected any sort of other reaction from his adoptive family.

"Wash your filthy hands before preparing our food, it is not your birthday, it is your sisters birthday, we don't celebrate the day of your birth as you are were a mistake" the elderly man snapped, shoving Luke towards the table.

"Yes sir" the newly turned 18 year old nodded, picking up the plate and cup that were placed between his aunt and sister.

"Uncle Owen we should burn that plate when he's through with it, his grubby hands have been ALL over it!" Leia mocked, wrinkling her nose in a fake disgust as her brother walked by.

"I most certainly agree with you darling" Beru chuckled, staring after Luke as a noticeable small tear dripped from his eye. He always remembered his mother telling him his 18th birthday was when he officially became a man but he didn't feel like much of a man, he felt like a small child under the gaze of his aunt and uncle constantly. He was good for nothing he knew that much.

"If you begin to cry I shall give you a striking you'll never forget" Owen barked from the dining room.

"Oh use the leather belt uncle, use the leather belt" Leia teased, drumming her fingers on the table impatiently. "Hurry up in there!"

"Of course darling, I would never pass up a valuable opportunity to see my dear brothers mistake wither in pain" Luke blinked away his tears as he washed his hands covered in ash and cinders from the fire he'd spent all morning attempting to light. Ever since his father had died in a horrific combat accident his Uncle and Aunt had taken both Luke and Leia in as their own, at least that's how they treated Leia. Luke was treated as their servant, whipping boy and cleaner. He would never complain, they supplied him with food, even if it was just scraps, and they supplied him with a bedroom, even if it was the attic. Still he missed Naboo, Tatooine was definitely the worst of the three neighbouring kingdoms, Naboo being the most beautiful with Corellia somewhere in the middle. Luke also missed when his sister was nice to him, they were never close in bond but they almost always comforted one another, now instead of comforting Luke after their uncle had punished him, she laughed and mocked him. With trembling hands the servant boy picked up his family's breakfast, entering the dining room silently and placing it on the table. Leia rolled her eyes as she noticed how badly Luke's hands trembled.

"I'm going t-to fetch more eggs in a little, so I can make lunch and dinner"

"Rightly so you will, we expect only the best on our nieces birthday" Beru scoffed, both Owen and Leia nodding in agreement.

"Yes" Luke agreed quietly, quickly turning and walking away from the rest of his 'family'. Luke didn't plan on stopping at any villages in Tatooine, he planned to make it through the Corellian woods and down to Naboo, where he could visit his mother and father's grave on his birthday. The sticky mud outside the front door of the tiny farmhouse stuck to Luke's shoes the moment he stepped outside, he wished he owned a pair of riding boots like Leia did, but he couldn't complain, at least he had shoes.

"Hey R-2" he smiled, watching the tiny white rat scurry over all the mud towards the stables. He'd named the rat when he turned 10, he had two of them, R-1 and R-2, unfortunately his Aunt had killed R-1 when she found him hiding under Leia's bed, attempting to avoid the giant girl. "Hey wait up!" He chuckled, chasing after the rodent as it scurried. His rat friend almost always managed to cheer him up. Luke finally came to a stop when he reached the cow field, crouching down to see what his only friend was attempting to show him. Under the fence, specifically made from pine wood, Luke caught sight of a peached coloured rat, his eyes golder than the hot Tatooine sun.

"Hey little fella" the blond smiled, falling too his knees and cupping his hands (that still trembled due to lack of nourishment) "What are you doing here?" Of course the rodent didn't reply, but he lightly snuffled the edge of the boy's finger, before slowly approaching with a scratchy paw. As the rat fully emerged onto Luke's hand he noticed the fur had become matted into the letter C across his back, and he only had 3 front toes instead of 4. "Aw you look like you've been through some stuff, huh? Don't worry, so have I, what to call you though" R-2 scurried onto Luke's lap, clinging to his farmer leggings with his own claws. "Yes I know you're down there R-2. What do you think of C-3? Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue does it?" Both rats looked up at him, almost as if they could understand him. "My Mama's name was Padme, and my Father's name was Anakin, what about C-3PA? No that doesn't sound right either. Well seeing as my Uncle was kind enough to take me in as well as my twin sister we could say C-3PO? That sounds better right, oh but we'll shorted it to threepio, what do you think?" R-2 scurried up his human friend arm to join the other rat sat in the teenagers palm. "I'll take you both back to the stable, I'm going to Naboo to see my parents graves today, I miss them a lot, you two can sit in X's stable if you want, I'll even bring you guys something to eat"

It was safe to say nearly every animal on Owen's farm loved Luke, as he was usually the only one to tend to them, Owen joining his nephew from time to time. Luke loved all the animals just as much as they loved him, as they actually appreciated the work he did for them, while the people he was supposed to consider family mocked and ridiculed him. Upon arriving at the stables Luke allowed the two rats to leap into a pile of clean hay, as soon as his hands were free he rubbed his horses nose and stared deep into his swirly grey eyes. "Hey X, want to go for a long ride? When we get better I can guarantee some salt water on your reign burns and a fresh pile of hay, if I can afford it that is" His horse let out a little snuffing noise as he sniffed at his owner, blowing the hair out of Luke's face. "Thanks boy, I'll find a saddle and we'll be on our way yeah?" As if communicating with Luke the horse let out a positive huff, nudging Luke in the back as he began to pick up the saddle off the dirty floor.

The blond glanced over at his Uncle's horse, as well as Leia's, she'd desperately wanted the white mare for her 14th birthday, and she did indeed ride her every few months, but it was up to Luke to keep Tantive healthy and exercised. Once he'd finished saddling his horse Luke pulled on his jacket and arranged himself comfortably on X's back, checking over his shoulder to see R-2 and threepio huddled amongst the hay. "See you two later, and I promise to bring back a cracker of some kind, maybe even some cheese if I'm lucky" with one final look back at the farmhouse Luke pushed in his knees and X set off onto the path down towards the river, which led to woods of Corellia.

First real chapter, I should probably just explain some character points shouldn't I and why I chose them for each character. Well I have my CinderLuke because he's my favourite character of the OT, not to mention he does relate to Cinderella in a few ways, he drastically goes from farmboy to Jedi, much like she goes from maid to princess, not to mention he was a little like a servant to his uncle, not nearly as much as Cinderella was to her step family but I see the resemblance. I chose Leia to be his sister because for one they are brother and sister and two I needed a character for this, I know it's a little out of character for her but I tried to add in a little backstory on how everyone use to fawn over Luke and ignore her completely to try and add a little justification to her actions, I feel like she'll change when she meets Han though, she'll grow up a bit I guess, Owen and Beru as the step parents because it just fits, Luke's horse is named X after his X Wing and R-2 and C-3PO are the mice. I think those last 3 are pretty justified, really hope you're enjoying so far. Fave it, follow it, forget it, do whatever you want with it. (also leave a review)

- Briar x