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Chapter 14

2 years later

"Could you repeat that?" Lumi said to the medical droid, not quite believing what she was hearing.

"You are approximately 1 month pregnant," the droid repeated. Lumi was in shock. She had come in assuming she had basic flu, only to find out she was pregnant. Oh dear, what was Obi Wan going to say. She was 31 and he was 45. They had never thought to have children, it wasn't something they had ever planned. Jedi had padawan's not sons and daughters. What was Bista going to stay. He was like their child, how was he going to feel at having a little person around, that was biologically their child. But saying that, he got on really well with Daca who was Obi Wan's biological son. When it had come out in the open, Daca had been slightly wary around her, obviously unsure of her reaction. But considering that Lumi had always been the mother of the group, it didn't really change anything in her view of him. Both Anakin and Daca had gone out into the galaxy as member of the Grey Guild. Anakin had submerged himself in the underbelly of the republic, and Daca had joined him.

Lumi was really uncertain about the reaction she was going to get when she told people. A pregnant Jedi, it was certain that she wasn't going to be going on missions for a while when the Council found out.

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Lumi sat on the chair at the table in her old Master's apartment. It was calm and serene and open. It was a kind of home for her and she sat with a smile as warm memories washed over her.

"Here you go," Adi Gallia said, handing over the cup of tea.

"Thanks," Lumi said, taking a sip and revelling in the warmth after the cold med labs.

"So Obi Wan and Bista are on a mission," Adi said sitting down with her own cup.

"Yes, some sort of negotiation," she replied with a small smile. It was Obi Wan who had told her to go to the med lab. He was worried that she had been throwing up all the time.

"I expected you earlier," Adi said.

"I went to get checked out at the med lab."

"Nothing serious I hope?" Adi asked, he face showing her concern. She never bothered with the mask she wore around Lumi, Lumi always managed to know what she was feeling anyway.

"I'm fine, I've just been sick recently, the droids said it was a foreign body that would go in time," Lumi replied.

"Have they given you anything for it?" Adi asked, not reassured.

"Yes, I'll be fine, don't worry," Lumi said, referring to the vitamins she had been given.

"Foreign body?" Adi asked after a pause.

"Yes, nothing serious though," Lumi replied.

Adi shook her head, "You've been hanging around with Obi Wan too much, you're pulling that certain point of view crap, tell me the truth."

Lumi smiled and looked down, slightly abashed. "I'm pregnant."

Adi went completely still, then a beaming smile spread slowly across her face. "Wow!"

Lumi bit her lip slightly, "yeah, but Obi Wan doesn't know yet, so please don't tell anyone."

"You'll have to tell the Council," Adi said.

"I know, but I thought it best if Obi Wan was here rather than telling him about it afterwards."

"When's he getting back?" Adi asked.

"A couple of weeks," she replied. "I don't know how I'm going to tell him."

"Don't worry about it, just make sure he isn't eating or drinking anything at the time," she replied with a straight face. They then burst out giggling and started gossiping like they used to do.

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Obi Wan and Bista returned home to notice something different about the apartment, but they couldn't tell what.

"I don't know Master," Bista replied, "Is it because Lumi isn't here?"

"It's something else, it's something missing," he replied.

Bista went into the kitchen and gasped. "Master, there isn't any food in here!"

Obi Wan clicked his fingers and said, "That's what it is, Lumi must still be feeling sick."

"Does this mean we'll have to eat in the canteen like normal Jedi?" Bista asked, slightly mournful.

"Yes it does," Obi Wan replied with a slight smile towards his 18 year old padawan, "I think you've been spoiled too much my young apprentice."

"Maybe, but it's so good, Master," Bista complained. At 18 he was a strapping young man with sunny blonde hair and dark blue eyes. Girls sighed when he walked past, Obi Wan was amused to see if they would leer when he got older as women did with him.

"Unpack our things, I'll go find Lumi," Obi Wan said, going out the door.

"Yes Master," Bista replied, unloading their equipment.

Obi Wan entered the Room of a Thousand Fountains and started looking up in trees. Even though she was 31 and a Master, Lumi would continually be climbing trees, it was her rest stop, her place of haven to think and meditate. He eventually came across her, not in a tree, but on a bench watching several younglings playing in an open space. She had a small secretive smile on her face as she watched.

Obi Wan walked up behind her and sat next to her, wrapping an arm around her. Lumi rested her head against his shoulder, still watching the children. "Are you alright?" he asked quietly against her soft curls.

"Hmm," she sighed, her eyes closing gently. Obi Wan simply smiled and watched the children with her as she drifted off to sleep. Obi Wan picked her up and carried her to their rooms. She was so small and trusting in his arms and looked so peaceful asleep. Bista wasn't there when he entered the apartment, presumably off to find food. Obi Wan gently placed her on their bed and slipped in next to her, holding her as she slept.

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Obi Wan woke to find something tickling his nose, opening his eyes, he saw Lumi stroking his nose with her hair to wake him up. He reached up and kissed her surprised face. She obviously hadn't realised he had woken.

"How are you?" she whispered.

"I'm fine, are you feeling any better?" Obi Wan asked, concerned about the illness she had had.

"It comes and goes," she said as they curled into each other.

"Did you see the medical droids?" he asked, worried about it having lasted this long.

"I saw them shortly after you left," she admitted.

"And…?" he asked.

"It's nothing to worry about," she said, with a smile, playing a little game with him.

"Well do they know what it is?" he asked, growing impatient.

"Yes they do."

"And…?"

"It's a foreign body," she replied with a winsome smile.

"Lumi I taught you about points of view, it won't work on me," he said with a serious face.

"I'm pregnant," she blurted out.

Obi Wan didn't say anything, he just lay their looking dazed. "I'm going to be a father?" he asked, awed.

"Yes," Lumi said with a smile.

Obi Wan held her tight and laughed. "We're going to be parents!" he pressed his hand to her womb and tentatively probed inside to feel his little child in there. It was so beautiful. Obi Wan looked at Lumi with tears in his eyes and they hugged tightly.

They didn't even realise Bista coming into the apartment. "Hey, what did we agree?" he said through the open door, "innocent minds around, so all mischief should be done behind closed doors!" Obi Wan and Lumi separated and got up, huge smiles on their faces. "How are you feeling now Master Lumi?"

"Better," she said as they headed to the seating area.

Lumi and Obi wan shared a glance as they all sat down. "Bista, we have some exciting news to tell you," Obi Wan said.

"What is it?" Bista said looking at the patiently.

"Well," Lumi said as they shared another glance, "I'm pregnant."

Bista was really pleased, he started hugging her fiercely before he realised what he was doing and let go, fear on his face, "Sorry, I didn't mean to hug you so hard, are you alright? Is the baby alright?" he asked in one long stream.

"Bista, I'm not fragile, the baby and I won't break if you hug me too hard," Lumi said with a smile. But already being filled with dread over Bista's reaction. He was going to be so protective and not let her do anything! Oh dear, she thought, how are the rest going to react!

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Obi Wan and Lumi stood before the Council, Adi Gallia already knew why they were there, but Qui gon didn't know about the baby yet.

"Master's we have some wonderful news," Obi Wan said. He looked ready to burst. "We're going to be parents." The Council, Qui gon especially, reacted loudly in pleasure. They all came over offering congratulations. Lumi was a bit disturbed when the short Jedi Master, Yoda, reached up and touched her stomach.

"Strong and healthy," he said before offering congratulations.

It was decided though that Lumi was to have no more missions. It was to be the first baby from a Jedi couple in hundreds of years and they were all extremely excited.

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5 months later

Lumi was now 6 and a half months pregnant, and she looked it. She had a large stomach and waddled everywhere she went. She had had to forsake her Jedi robes as they no longer fit her and instead walked around the Temple in large dresses. Thankfully her old Master and she had found outfits without frills and flowers. Master Qui gon had been surprisingly astute when it came to clothes and had often gone with them on their trips. Bista had continued to dog her every move to make sure she was healthy and safe and not over exerting herself. At some points, Lumi thought he would have a nervous breakdown. Obi Wan had, thankfully taken him on a mission for a few months to give her a rest. Obi Wan was excited about the baby and had read every data pad available on the subject and was often quoting from various texts. He just made sure she was happy and comfortable, but wasn't smothering her. She would have thought that it should a difference between Padawan's and Masters, but Strat had a tendency to act like that as well. It was slightly unnerving. Cha had only gave the baby a cursory mention. Almost as if he were trying to ignore it all together. Daca was nervous around her now, and her stomach. He was so sweet, trying to be reassuring and helpful, but was completely petrified by her burgeoning stomach. Anakin seemed to be taking it the same way as Obi Wan. Helpful kind and completely at ease with it.

It was strange as she walked through the Temple. Everyone now knew she was pregnant, it was a bit hard not to notice. They all seemed so happy, but as Master Qui gon had told her, a baby was a sign of the Force at work, a little miracle that was completely of the light.

It had come out in studies that the Force seemed to increase during pregnancy to protect the growing foetus. So for a Jedi that could be overwhelming. It was one of the reasons relationships weren't allowed in the first place. When a mother had a child, the extra power sometimes went to the Jedi's head, causing them to want more and turn to the Dark side to get it. Master Windu, very wisely, never mentioned it again as Lumi took offence and started to cry. During a Council meeting. The rest of the Council members were not impressed and sent him dirty looks as Qui gon and Adi Gallia tried to calm down the hormonal woman. Master Windu now avoided Lumi after that little outburst.

Lumi was spending a lot of time with Master Qui gon. He was a calming presence and the baby stopped jumping around when she was with him. He was also the only one of her close friends in the Temple. Cha had gone off on various diplomatic missions now that his padawan had been Knighted. Obi Wan had taken Bista away for a few months to calm down and give her space. Anakin was also elsewhere and wouldn't be back for months. Strat was following a lead, so who knew when he would be back and Daca had accepted the first mission he was offered, scared of the woman who had a growing stomach.

Lumi missed Obi Wan, but was grateful that he had taken away the fussy person. Lumi was thirteen years older than him and Bista had started to talk to her like a child. It was very disconcerting. Qui gon treated her like a human being, plus he kept the ravenous hordes at bay with his cooking since Lumi was out of commission. Morning sickness had prevented her baking as it made her feel ill and standing for hours baking wasn't good for her ankles, which were already dealing with the extra pressure. Qui gon was also the one that helped deal with her cravings. Cravings told the body what it needed, but the Temple didn't exactly stock beyond basic foods, so Qui gon cooked them for her. He was really nice like that.

"So how is our expecting mother?" Qui gon asked as he entered her classroom. Stuck in the Temple, it had been thought a good idea if she taught the younglings in academic subjects and researching holo fraud and monitor the internet for anything illegal. That had been sorted with a program she had come up with. She was a genius with computers. The filter she had developed was now for sale in various terminal shops.

"Fat!" she said bluntly as the younglings left. They all gave her friendly smiles and said goodbye. They obviously loved her.

"You happy doing this work?" Qui gon asked. Lumi could tell her was leading up to something.

"I enjoy it, but I would really like to get out of the Temple," she replied. She missed the more challenging work of espionage, but loved teaching the children. They were so happy and joyful.

"This is a volunteer job, the Jedi organising don't want to put you in any kind of danger, so there's no pressure," Qui gon said, handing her a data pad.

"Anything to get out of the Temple for a while," she said, reading through the data pad. "What are they doing with the children they take?" she asked. The operation was to go to a birthing clinic as a customer and try to find out some information. They had been taking babies.

"We don't know yet, that's where you come in, we want you to sign in and snoop around," he said, "There'll be someone nearby at all times," he reassured. None of the Council really wanted her to do this mission and Obi Wan was going to kill them when he found out, but they had to ask.

"I'll do it," she said, handing pack the pad.

"Really?" he asked.

"Yes," she said with a smile. "It's obvious I'm the only one to be able to do this as I'm the only one whose pregnant, so yeah, I'll do it. But we won't tell Obi Wan or Bista till after, agreed?"

"Agreed," Qui gon said with a smile, shaking her hand.

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Lumi entered the establishment with a tow bag. The idea was that she was to pose as a poor woman all alone in the world. She had already registered and they had excepted her. She was going to stay there for a month, ferreting out who was behind it all and where the babies went. They were very welcoming and helpful, but she could tell that behind that agreeable venire, was pure distaste. The nurses and doctors of the organisation were all completely fake. The slop they ate there was disgusting to top it off, and full of sedatives to make the mothers more compliant. Lumi tipped her food down the drains and ate out. With the help of her associates she managed smuggler food in fit for her to eat. The sedative itself wasn't harmful to pregnant women, it was just that Lumi needed her wits about her.

Her room was small and had the bare essentials; a refresher, a bed and a dresser. It was all in pastels and flowery. Looking at the wallpaper was enough for her to be sick. Lumi did not enjoy the place, it was all so fake, and the pregnant women around her were all so weepy and cried all the time. She wasn't anywhere near as weepy, but she was quickly stopping all together. It was just irritating to go to sleep to the sound of various women crying. It was just depressing.

Lumi had an appointment with the doctor was today. She went downstairs and pretended to eat the swill put in front of her (honestly, it was worse than Obi Wan's cooking) before waiting to see the doctor. His hand's were cold and he was smarmy as he touched her stomach. There was something creepy about the way he touched her, making her skin shudder. "Well now, Miss Jinn, everything seems to check out, your baby is healthy, do you plan on keeping it?" he asked. She could tell by the way he looked at her, he was really interested in the answer.

"Yes, I plan to keep it," she said, almost defiantly. The doctor nodded to the nurse. Lumi could see her typing something in the computer. It was that computer she would need to get to. Tonight.

"That'll be all, Miss Jinn," the doctor said, allowing her to leave.

Lumi spent the rest of the day planning. The doctor and his staff lived in the building, it was easier as babies were born at all times of the day.

That night she crept along the corridor. Not an easy feat for a seven month pregnant woman, but she managed it admirably. She used the Force to pick the lock of the doctor's office and slipped in. She kept one ear out at all times for anyone approaching, she heard no one. She looked at the files, and they were incriminating. She was about to read further, but the baby started kicking, as if to tell her to get on with it. Lumi stroked her stomach in reassurance, "hush baby, we'll be out of here soon," and started downloading it onto a disk, then getting rid of any evidence of tampering of the computer.

She walked down the corridor, safe, when the doctor came towards her. "Miss Jinn? What are you doing out of bed?"

"I couldn't get settled, the baby kept kicking, so I decided to get a glass of water," she said, the baby kicking again to prove the statement.

"The kitchen is the other way," he said, suspicion growing in his eyes, but Lumi remained calm.

"It's cold out here, I went back for my shawl," she said guilelessly.

"I think you should come with me, Miss Jinn," he said, dragging her towards an empty room. He thrust her into a chair. "Who are you? Who do you work for?"

"You know who I am and who I work for," she answered innocently, acting bewildered.

"Not so, I checked out your history, you are not who you said you are, what are you? A reporter? An investigator? The police?" he said, drilling her mercilessly.

"No one," she proclaimed.

"Either way, we can't keep you alive," he said, "we'll have to lock you up until the baby is born, and then dispose of you."

He dragged her back to her room and locked her up in it. Unfortunately it was Jedi proof. She couldn't get out. She would have to make her escape when they next brought her food.

That unfortunately didn't work either, they slipped it through a whole in the wall, far too small for her small size. Honestly though, who has Jedi proof rooms in a maternity clinic?

Qui gon, outside the Clinic was getting worried, they hadn't heard from her in several days. At nearly seven and a half pregnant, he feared for her. They decided they had to raid the place. Obi Wan, had decided to return as they were planning this and he went straight to Qui gon when he couldn't find his wife.

"She's missing on a mission," Qui gon said, waiting for impact.

"WHAT!" he burst out, "You let her go out on a mission!"

"We needed someone inside, and they had to be pregnant. She volunteered," he said reasonably.

"And now she's missing?" he asked incredulously.

"Yes," Qui gon admitted. "We were about to go get her out."

"Let's go," Obi Wan said, walking out the door.

Qui gon said nothing as they all got up and lead Obi Wan out.

They entered the building in uniform. It was an amazing sight to behold, they went in without bloodshed and quickly gathered up the necessary people. Obi Wan went on a rampage looking for his lover. She was sitting on the bed, when she felt Obi Wan approach and started banging on the door. He jerked it open, and saw his beautiful Lumi, seven and a half months pregnant and gorgeous, safe and unharmed. He gathered her up in his arms and held her close as if never to let her go again.

"I nearly lost you," he said hoarsely into her hair.

"You'll never loose me," she replied. They let go of each other and started to walk out. They walked past the doctor who looked in surprise at the beautiful woman he had held captive being held tenderly by a Jedi. "Never mess with a Jedi," she said in parting as they exited the building.

"Master Jinn," they heard, "The doctor erased all his files, we don't have any proof with which to erase him."

Lumi smiled at this and turned around. Obi Wan looked at her quizzically. "I think you'll find all the information you'll need on here," she said, handing over the disk with the downloaded information.

Qui gon just laughed as he accepted it and let Obi Wan lead her back to the Temple.

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Obi Wan was going on mission again. It had been two weeks since the mission, which they didn't talk about. A system was in chaos and they wanted to talk to only Obi Wan. He had to go, but it meant leaving Lumi alone, and after her little stunt, he wasn't leaving her like that. The only person available to stay behind though, was Daca. Lumi laughed when she heard, Obi Wan didn't really understand why. But knowing that his lover was going to be safe in his eldest son's hands, Obi Wan left, hoping to make it back in time for the birth. Lumi was upset, naturally, about his leaving, but remembering her vow not to cry at the clinic, she didn't shed a tear.

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Daca and Lumi sat in the Room of a Thousand Fountains a few weeks later, Lumi was now huge and had been having stray pains all night. Lumi was telling the younglings sat around her stories and Daca listened, as wrapped as the children by all the adventures she described.

"…then he raised his hand and.. Ooh," she said, clutching her stomach in pain.

"Master Lumi?"

Lumi suddenly had a shocked look on her face as she turned to Daca. "My waters just broke," she said sending Daca into a state of nerves.

"Um.. Ah…what should I do?" he said, running around like a headless chicken. The children laughing at the sight.

"Kara, run to the med labs and tell them I'm coming in," Lumi said to one of the children, "Patin, go to Master Yoda and see if he can find someone to cover my afternoon lessons, and Fatch, go to the holo rooms and tell Master Gor that I won't be able to help him with that terminal problem today." The children quickly sped away.

Daca moved to beside Lumias she gradually walked to the med labs. "Yes, now breath," he said and started making funny noises. Lumi just gave him a look that said he was barmy. The journey was trying as Daca kept giving inane advice about breathing and fussing around her. She was very happy to be i the professional hands of a droid when she reached the mad lab.

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Daca was pacing the corridor when Qui gon arrived. He had returned from his mission early and had immediately gone to the medical rooms when he heard. Qui gon started pacing with Daca outside.

A couple of hours later, and a few startling screams, Anakin arrived. He didn't pace, but calmly sat down and waited. Strat and Cha arrived next. They paced as well. The Counicl had been arriving in dribs and drabs, obviously when they had finished other responsibilities and waited with them. They all sat down and waited expectantly. All they needed now was Obi Wan.

They heard a scream of a child from the med lab, and everyone's faces lit up as they heard it wail. At that moment, Obi Wan skidded around the corner, just in time to see his new baby boy being presented to the room full of mainly men.

"Which is the father?" the droid said with the now calm baby in his arms.

"I am," Obi Wan said breathlessly as he took the child into his arms. He was red and squalling and to Obi Wan one of the most beautiful things he had seen in his life. He looked up at the droid, "How's Lumi?"

"The mother is doing well," the droid replied as he went back in.

Everyone quietly crowded round the baby making ooh ahh sounds. Obi Wan bent down so that Masters Yaddle and Yoda could see as well.

"What are you going to call him?" one of the councillors asked.

Obi Wan smiled down at the sleepy little boy, "Jace," he said, sinking into the tired eyes, "We decided on Jace."

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