Chapter 7: lunch

Mender was laughing in her car seat as she watched obi-wan tried to get a fussing nox into his "NO NO NO I AM NOT A BABY!" nox yelled out struggling. "Young one you will sit in your seat for your own safety" obi-wan says deciding that he would tickle nox to get him to sit down.

"WAIT WHAT ARE YOU? NO NO STOP THAT TICKLES!" nox cries out shrieking in laughter and dropping into his seat blushing after he was buckled in by obi-wan, "not a word about it" nox said putting a hand on menders face then letting it slide back to his side.

Mender grinned as obi-wan started to drive the speeder "I didn't know sith lords could be ticklish" mender says giggling "i said not a word about it" nox huffed folding his arms. "Wait are you pouting?" mender said still slightly giggly "mender don't aggravate nox" obi-wan scolds gently.

After parking which didn't take long obi-wan got something from the side compartment of the speeder that made both nox and mender loss all the colour in their faces. "I AM NOT RIDING IN THAT!" both mender and nox yell together as obi-wan picked up nox deciding to get the most difficult one in first.

"Listen i am your guardian and if i want you to ride in your stroller then ride you shall" obi-wan says buckling nox then mender into the stroller. "Ok so we agree no teasing about this?" mender says looking at nox who was at her side "agreed" nox said simply. "Hmm a sith and a jedi agreeing on something now that's something you don't see every day" obi-wan thinks to himself pushing the stroller towards a diner he always liked.

"Now do try to behave like normal children ok people are obviously not used to.. This" obi-wan warned gesturing to them both "whatever jedi" nox says sarcastically "of course master kenobi" mender says and attempting to give a small bow in her seat.

Obi-wan sighed he knew this wasn't going to be easy as he entered the diner to see daxxter serving some food to a customer then turning to see him. "AH KENOBI! WELCOME" daxter says walking towards obi-wan then noticies the children in the stroller.

"You finally had kids? Well well obi-wan you finally had the balls to-" daxter said being cut off by obi-wan saying "please spare the kids the thought of me pro-creating" obi-wan quickly said noticing nox and mender were uncomfortable about the subject.

"So table for 3 then il go get some highchairs" daxter says walking away as a waitress droid guided obi-wan and the stroller to their table. "You expect me to sit in a kriffing highchair?" nox says looking up at obi-wan hatred lacing his tone, "i admit a highchair is less than preferable" mender says shrugging.

"Nox watch that potty mouth we are not on tatooine" obi-wan scolded as daxter came back laughing "kids being troublesome?" daxter asked as obi-wan picks up mender, "well yea i only got them today" obi-wan says putting a fussy mender into her highchair then slowly picked up a very pissed off nox.

Trying to get nox into the highchair was one of the most difficult things obi-wan would admit he ever did he had to focus on blocking nox's ability to use the force to aid his escape but in the end had a very pissed off and hungry nox in the highchair.

"We won't tease each other about this" nox said pouting and mender nodded, "well young man maybe you should not resist" obi-wan said taking his seat as the waitress droid returns. "welcome to dax's diner what will it be?" the waitress droid asks and obi-wan smiles "one hungry hut sandwich and core cola for me and 2 junior nerf burgers with rainbow berry smoothies for the kids" obi-wan says.

"would you like some colouring little ones" the waitress says and nox and mender gave almost disgusted looks "of course they will" kenobi says giving a stern look and the droid deposited crayons and a few pictures to colour before rolling away.

"Will you two just behave yourselves do some colouring or something just don't do anything stupid" obi-wan says continuing to read his menu, nox folds his arms "i ain't going to colour i usually entertain myself with my lightsaber you know the one i still want back" nox said pouting.

Mender and obi-wan let out a sigh and mender looked at a picture of a princess in front of her and picked it up setting it in front of herself looking at it curiously. Grabbing a couple of crayons mender began to colour and a overwhelming wave of relief hit her like a tonne of bricks.

"Oh grow up mendy" nox says shards of yellow beginning to be noticeable in his green eyes "nox don't be mean to your sister" obi-wan said almost automatically and nox was not happy to say the least about what obi-wan said.

"SHE IS NOT MY SISTER THE GREAT DARTH NOX IS BROTHER TO NO JEDI!" nox shouted kicking his legs. "Nox you will calm down" obi-wan commanded picking up nox and resting him against his chest trying to shush the sith as onlookers stared at the unusual family.

"GO TO KRIFFING HELLS YOU OLD CUNT!" nox screamed continuing to kick and scream but got surprised when he felt a sharp smack to his bottom. "Y-y-you just…" nox said looking at obi-wan in pure shock after letting out a yelp that his old master would of beaten him for letting out, "be a good boy ok otherwise no desert" obi-wan said sitting nox in his seat and nox just stared blankly.

"Um-" mender said getting a hand on her face from nox again "don't say anything about it" nox said still in a state of shock. Pushing nox's hand aside mender let out a disgruntled grunt "anyway what are we eating? It better not be that slop you tried to feed us on the ship, as a jedi master i refuse to eat any more of that kind of slop" mender said folding her arms.

"A fussy girl and a stubborn boy oh force why have you done this to me" obi-wan thought as he looked at the menu. "Your food sir" the waitress droid said rolling back over to the table placing the kids food in front of the kids and nox felt jealous at obi-wan's meal.

Mender began to eat happily and rather greedily "suppose not eating for thousands of years will do that to you" obi-wan said as he took a bite of his sandwich leaving nox the only one not having a single bite for the first 5 minutes.

"Nox you alright?" obi-wan asked putting his food down knowing this was like pulling a pin on a thermal detonator. Nox looked furious his eyes turned from green to a blinding yellow "i get trapped for thousands of years… i am in a infants body… i get spanked by my life long enemy... and i am starving so no i am not" nox said as if he was holding it in.

Obi-wan knew this was going to end badly and knew the look on nox's face, it was the same face anakin had when ever he spoke about his previous owner a cruel creature called watto. "WA-WHAT ARE Y-!?" nox exclaims as obi-wan picks up nox and holds the little sith close to his heart resting his head there remembering that anakin used to love it when he had nightmares.

Mender watched on and was surprised when nox didn't scream or kick or curse but instead cried softly as if the sith she was looking at was still holding back. "Shhhh shhh what has gotten into you?" obi-wan says actually quite shocked that worked as he rubbed at nox's back getting the crying sith to somehow calm down.

Nox realised what in the name of the force he just did and let out a blush as his eyes returned to a more normal green "ummm i uh umm i just uuhhh… sith just have a lot of pent up emotions ok" nox said looking down. "Nothing no jedi already knows then" obi-wan says rubbing the little siths side and pulls nox's plate towards him.

"Some food would probably help" obi-wan said getting a fork pull of food up to nox's face. Nox took a moment to think was he really going to do this? Ah to kriffing hells he was starving he may as well.