Rain tapped against the windows of Obi-Wan's personal quarters. Outside, the dreary gray clouds were dumping buckets of cold rain upon Coruscant. Brilliant flashes of light illuminated the skies, proceeded by thunder's deep, rolling voice. The inhabitants of this world scurried about their business, dodging into buildings to escape the rain, but never allowing it to hamper their daily routine.

Inside, Obi-Wan was seated next to his window, the side of his head pressed against the cool pane of glass. The weather reflected his mood, and the rain was the only sound echoing throughout the room. His beloved Tahira was gone, killed by Count Dooku.

When Dooku's whereabouts had been discovered, the Council sent Tahira and him to capture him. Events of the actual fight were hazy. Obi-Wan remembered being knocked unconscious, and when he woke up Dooku had escaped, and lying on the ground was Tahira's clothes, with a lightsaber-induced hole through where her stomach would have been. The troops had arrived moments later, but even after a thorough search of the area neither Dooku nor Tahira could be found.

For a while, her death didn't seem real, and it wasn't until her funeral that he fully began to grasp the concept of her death. He felt empty, like a piece of him died with her.

But then there was his daughter, the tiny infant sleeping in his arms. They had managed to keep Tahira's pregnancy a secret, and thanks to a process known as Fetal Hormonal Growth Acceleration, she'd only been pregnant for half the normal gestation period of a normal human. Sora had been born just days before they were sent after Dooku, and had left her in the care of his friend Dex until they could return.

Sora's pleasant squeal brought him back to reality. She was awake now, her bright blue eyes shining up at him. If there was one ray of sunshine left in his life, she was it.
Although he could never be a normal father to her, in fact even after today he wouldn't be able to hold her like this again, the thought of abandoning her in some orphanage was too much for him to bear. He allowed himself a few more moments of peace with his daughter before heading towards the Temple's nursery.

While on his way to the nursery, he ran across Yoda, who was floating down the hallway on his hover pod.
"Well, what do we have here?" Yoda greeted pleasantly as he stopped before Obi-Wan.
Inwardly, he groaned. He had hoped he wouldn't have to tell the lie he'd worked out to Yoda or any other of the Council members.
"I'd stepped out earlier and found this girl abandoned. I noticed that the Force was strong with her and decided to take her to the nursery to have her midi-chlorians tested."
Naturally she's strong with the Force. he thought. Both of her parents are so why shouldn't she?
Yoda floated up more so that he could get a better look at her.
"Indeed. Strong is she with the Force."
He tenderly placed a hand on the infants head, and she playfully grabbed at his robe.
"A name have you given her?"
"Lately I've been calling her Sora."

Yoda paused for a moment before beginning to drift slowly around Obi-Wan.
"Congratulations, Master Kenobi. A fine Jedi you're daughter will be." he said softly.
Obi-Wan was shocked to say the least.
"But how-"
"Know and keep many secrets I do. The first Jedi to have a child you are not, nor the last."
"Thank you, Master Yoda."
Relief washed over him as Yoda began to float away from him.
"Master Kenobi, one more thing." Yoda added.
"Yes?"
A smile formed across the small, green creature's face.
"A good liar you are not."

Back on Corellia, a brilliant sunset draped across the sky, and the breeze danced through the grass and flowers. Here, at the very spot where Anakin and Jordana had confessed their love, they were getting married. She, dressed in and ivory sleeveless gown, stood before him, she held each of his hands in hers. On each of their left hands was a black titanium band. Dax, the only other witness to the wedding, was wiping tears from his eyes and mumbling about how much he loved weddings. When the holy man pronounced them man and wife, Anakin cupped her cheek in his hand and gazed lovingly into her emerald eyes.

"I love you Anakin Skywalker." she declared happily.
"And I love you Jordana Skywalker."
He lowered his face to hers and kissed her warm lips, their first kiss as husband and wife.

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AN: I know I just reposted this chapter, but I realized that chapter 26 would really have consisted of the last paragraph, and that really wouldn't have been much of a chapter. I'll try to post the next chapter in the next few days. Happy Holidays all!