Disclaimer: Disney owns Star Wars, not me. All the characters and places (except for my OC Analise Joy) belong to them.
"aaaa"-talking out loud."aaaa"-talking through a holo. 'aaaaa'-inner thoughts. aaaaa-talking through a Bond
AN: Thanks again for the review necessaryreading:)It's party time!
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Chapter Eight
"Why do I need a blindfold Ani? We're just going to Dex's." Analise's hands reached for the blindfold, trying to pull it down. Anakin gently slapped her hands away.
"Don't touch!"
"Da! Make Ani take off the blindfold!"
"Tell her she can't Da!"
Obi-Wan watched as Qui-Gon chuckled. They were certainly gathering stares as they made their way down the pathway to Dex's. Two Padawans, a Knight, and Master acting more like a family than the normal, quiet, and dignified members of the Jedi Order they were use to seeing.
Of course the blindfold around Analise's eyes weren't helping. Anakin was leading her by the hand so that she wouldn't bump into anything. Obi-Wan had to admit that it did look funny.
"DA!" The twin voices echoed off the buildings around Dex's Diner.
"Anakin. Analise. No fighting. Not on your birthday. Leave that blindfold alone Ana. It's for the surprise Ani has for you."
"Oh." Analise dropped her hands from the blindfold and was content to let Anakin lead her into the diner.
"I asked Dex to make all your favorite foods and I think there might be a lot of sweets."
"I like sweets."
"So do I."
"Just because it's your birthday doesn't mean you can load up on sweets," Qui-Gon gently lectured the twins. "You both still have classes in the morning."
"Aw Da."
"Aw Master." The twins burst out laughing. Obi-Wan had a slight sweet-tooth himself and was known to indulge on occasion. Qui-Gon shook his head.
"More trouble than you're worth all three of you," he pretended to complain as the door to Dex's slide open and he ushered the twins inside. "Alright Analise. Now you can take off the blindfold."
Slowly Analise tugged the blindfold off...
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Her face turned bright red. Everyone was there including Master Windu. Her newfound family and friends were smiling at her. Dex's counter was covered with food including a cake and there were gifts around it. Analise wanted to cry, she wanted to shout. "I...I...don't understand...I mean parties...parties... aren't allowed right?"
Aayla laughed and came up to her friend, wrapping an arm around the startled girl's waist. "It was Anakin's idea my dear friend."
"Ani?"
"Awww...it was nothing Ana." The boy kicked at the ground, trying red. "It's just that you've been so down lately and I thought if you knew just how much you meant to people; not just Da and Obi-Wan and Ahsoka and me, you would feel better. So I thought I would throw you a party as a my birthday gift to you."
Analise threw herself at Anakin. Emotions tumbled across their Bond.
Love.
Happiness.
Joy.
Gratefullness.
The twins hugged each other tightly, almost afraid to let go.
Happy Birthday Big Brother. I love you.
Happy Birthday Little Sister. I love you.
Analise sniffed and pulled back. "My gift for you seems so silly now." She took the package that Qui-Gon had been carrying for her. "This is for you."
He tore open the plain wrapping and his eyes were as big as Analise's when the blindfold had come off. "WIZARD!" He held the state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line tool kit over his head and started to dance. "It's perfect Ana! Amazing!" He stopped dancing long enough to hug her. "This isn't silly Ana. This shows just how much you know me. That you know I still like to work on things even though I'm a Jedi now."
"Just no taking apart working Temple droids Anakin," Obi-Wan jumped in. "Just the ones that are broken and can be fixed understood?"
"Yes Master." Analise giggled as Anakin made a face. Ahsoka broke free of Plo's hold and ran up to the twins, latching herself to them.
"CAKE!" The entire room burst into laughter.
"The cake is my gift for you two." Adi smiled and gestured to the simple yet very yummy looking cake. "If it wasn't for me you would have some rock-hard, burned mess of a cake thanks you Master Qui-Gon Jinn and Master Plo Koon."
The two Masters turned to the third, dark looks on their faces. Once again the diner was filled with laughter.
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The party was slowly starting to wind down when Obi-Wan finally got a chance to pull Analise away from the others. The twins had been thoroughly spoiled with gifts from their family and friends. Two days with no chores or lessons from Qui-Gon, holobooks on natural healing and famous fighter pilots from Kit, carvings from Dorin from Plo, pictures from Ahsoka, cloaks from Yoda, wall hangings from Mace, and bags of candy from Quinlan and Aayla. Those were met with dark looks from Qui-Gon and Plo since the twins would share the candy with Ahsoka. Obi-Wan wasn't surprised when those bags of candy quickly vanished from sight.
"Analise, can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure Master Obi-Wan." Anakin was happily looking at the podracing poster Obi-Wan had given him, explaining to Ahsoka who all the racers were on it. Obi-Wan shyly took her hand and drew her to a small booth tucked in a back corner where no one could clearly see them. He pulled down onto the seat next to him.
"This is for you." Obi-Wan pulled out a small box from his belt pouch and set it in Analise's hands. "Go on, open it."
Slowly, slowly Analise opened the small box. Her eyes widened as she sat it down. Nestled on a the soft lining was the most beautiful necklace that Analise had ever seen. An oval stone a soft in a mixed purple, blue, and grey color. There were little cracks across it and when she held it up to the light it was almost like it was made up of layers. It shimmered as she moved it in the light. The stone itself was nestled on a bed of silver formed into loops and attached to a silver chain.
"It's...it's..."
"It's a moonstone. I found it in a small little shop. The instant I saw it I knew it would be perfect for my Moonbeam."
"Ben...it's too much." Obi-Wan took it from Analise. He undid the clasp and leaned towards her. He gently placed the chain around her neck and latched it before drawing it back, not letting his hands linger.
"It is not too much for me to give Moonbeam. Happy birthday."
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AN: The necklace that Obi-Wan gives Analise is actually real. It was made by my late godfather and cousin who use to make jewelry as a hobby. It is one of my favorite pieces and I adore it.
