A look into how Calista and Obi-Wan met. They are approximately sixteen, in case it isn't mentioned in the story. Hope you enjoy this little interlude :)
"I still do not understand why you want me here, Asha," Calista said to her twin sister, "you could have just called me when you were done getting drunk off your ass."
Asha smirked, blue eyes calculating. "Because, Mom and Dad are worried about you. The only person you talk to besides me and Maylee is Principal Yoda. You have no friends your age."
Calista sighed. "Because I am too different from everyone else. I do not share their interests. They want nothing to do with me."
"Of course they do―"
"Only because of our relation. Because they think we are one in the same when we are not. Now, I am going to go find an empty room. If anyone touches you sexually, I will hurt them." Calista smiled at her sister before entering the house. It was like a scene taken from a typical teen movie: blaring bass music, flashing multi-color lights, red Solo cups strewn everywhere, bodies grinding against each other, etc. Calista grimaced at the sight, shoving her way through the masses to get to the she found the football team chanting "chug!" as their star quarterback Xanatos Jinn guzzled beer from a plate. I don't even want to know, Calista thought to herself as she rifled through the fridge for something non-alcoholic. She almost shouted in glee when she found a six-pack of Coke near the back. Cal grabbed two cans plus a bottle of water before bolting from the room.
After some more stumbling through the crowd, she found an empty room, most likely the library. It was very ornate, with oak bookcases and plush loveseats. On one of the loveseats sat a boy around her age, having a panic attack. Calista dropped her drinks on the ground, rushing over to the boy's side. "Hey, look at me," she said soothingly, not touching him. His grey eyes met her green ones, tracking her movements as she knelt in front of him. "I need you to try to control your breathing. It will wake a few tries but you can do it. I have faith in you."
The boy nodded. After a few attempts, the other teen managed to get his breathing back under control. "Thank you," he said, voice hoarse.
"No problem. I am Calista Xenodust," Cal said.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi," the boy said, holding out his hand. Calista hesitated a moment before taking the hand in her own. She was surprised at the heat that ran up her arm from their hands. Calista immediately disregarded this as a thrill of meeting a new person. "If you don't mind me asking, but what are you doing here? It doesn't seem like your type of party."
"It is not. I am just here to make sure my sister does not get into trouble. Knowing her, though, she will need my help by the end of the night."
"I don't think I've seen you around school," Obi-Wan remarked.
Calista smiled sadly. "I would be surprised if you noticed me. You would undoubtedly recognize my twin Asha."
"She's never talked about you."
"She never does. I made sure of that."
"Why?"
"Because I do not wish for friends who only care of my wealth and familial influence. I cannot stand shallow people."
"I know how you feel," Obi-Wan said with a laugh.
"I figured you would. You may not know who I am, but I know of you. You are Xanatos' adopted brother. Our siblings nearly dated."
"Really? Usually Xanatos stops at nothing to get what he wants."
This time Calista smirked proudly. "Between me and my sister's best friend Caleb, we managed to dissuade her."
"Why?"
"You ask a lot of questions," Calista remarked, laughing when Obi-Wan blushed. "That is amazing. It means you are curious, and that is a good thing. Never be dissuaded from asking questions. And I did that because Xanatos would not have been good for her. She needs someone who cares not only for her, but others. Someone who realizes that high school does not define who you are for the rest of your life."
"I hope not! I don't wanna be known as Oafy-Wan for the rest of my life."
Calista tilted her head. "Who called you that?"
"Uhhh..." Obi-Wan hesitated for a second for speaking again, "Bruck Chun called me that in middle school when I accidentally tripped him in the cafeteria. The name has stuck since."
"That is horrible. So you made one mistake― big deal. Everyone does. That's what life is about." She narrowed her eyes when Obi-Wan chuckled. "What?"
Obi-Wan shook his head, still smiling. "That was the first time I heard you use a contraction."
Calista paused. "I only do that because otherwise people will treat me like Asha. They expect me to be her."
"Yeah, I understand that. People want to me to be athletic like Xanatos, but that's just not who I am."
"Amen," Calista said. They let the silence lapse when Calista stood up and retrieved her drinks. She sat next to Obi-Wan and handed him the Coke and water. Setting down her Coke on the side table, Cal ventured out again, coming back with a few more bottles of water. "Here," she said, handing him another bottle.
"Thank you," Obi-Wan said, taking a big swig from the bottle.
"It's no big deal. Caleb has anxiety too. Asha and I asked his therapist how we could help during such attacks. She told us that just being there helps him greatly. Since I'm the calm one between me and my sister, I usually help him through them."
"That's cool, though. You can help people."
Calista shook her head. "That's not what I want to do with my life. I actually want to be an art teacher."
"So do I! Well, not art. I want to be a science teacher. Biology's my favorite subject."
Calista smiled softly at her new friend. "It seems to make you happy. So don't give upon it. Deal?"
Obi-Wan looked down at the hand being offered to him before smiling as well. "Deal," he said, grasping his hand in hers―
"And that's how I met your father," Calista said to a sleepy Rey.
"Why didn't you wanna go?" Rey asked, yawning loudly.
"Because I wanted to stay home. But if it wasn't for that night, I wouldn't have met your daddy. If I hadn't met him, I wouldn't have Han, or Chewie, or Finn, or you. And I love you so much, I don't want to think about my life without you." Rey mumbled something incoherent, making Calista smile. "Go to sleep, sweetie. You don't wanna be late for your first day of kindergarten."
"Sing," Rey mumbled.
Without missing a beat, Calista started singing a song that her own mother sang to her: "Around the world, I search for you. I travel on when hope was gone to seek a rendezvous. I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow. For in New York, or in Paris, or even Londontown. No more will I go all around the world, For I have found my world in you." She smiled again, leaning down to kiss Rey's forehead. "Goodnight, love," she said to her sleeping daughter. She left Rey's room slowly, careful not to make too much noise.
"Nice story," Obi-Wan said, leaning against the wall next to the door.
"I had to edit some parts out, but I thought it was cute." Calista hugged her husband feeling his hands rest on the small of her back. "This may not be what we dreamed about on the night we first met, but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world."
Obi-Wan huffed a breath into the top of her head. "Neither would I."
Just to clarify, the party is at Bruck Chun's house. If you aren't too familiar with the Jedi Apprentice series, he was Obi-Wan's rival amongst the Jedi initiantes. If you haven't read them, I suggest checking them out. I loved the series so much growing up. Leave your comments about what you want to see in future chapters.
