Three Days Later
Wraith Headquarters' Lounge, 1340

"That's just not fair," Kai commented darkly.  Her mother had just finished her little speech about the upgrades in all of their crafts, Junior Wraiths included.  Both the Wraith and NRI computer hackers had spent the last year and a half creating a completely new upgrade program that would fit to anything from a TIE Interceptor to a Chiss clawcraft to a V-Wing.  Kai wasn't commenting on the upgrades, because she'd had a hand in them of late.  No, she was complaining about the comparisons of height between Koyi and she with the rest of the kid Wraiths.  The adults were all comfortably lounging around, as one would do in a lounge, or leaning against the wall in the Ritrils' case.  Her brother had just made comment to the fact that he was already four and a half inches taller than her.

Aunt Nicola looked up, a grin on her face.  Kai scowled darkly at her taller siblings and their friends.  She opened her mouth to further her argument, but was cut off by her aunt's words.  "Hey, short is good!  Honestly, being tall might have its advantages, but it definitely isn't always good."

Kai continued to scowl, even as the Koyi and the visiting Rogue, Mirax Halcyon, nodded in agreement to Nicola's words.  Even her own mother was agreeing!  Well, that was rather understandable, since she was neither short nor tall.  Five foot five was as fair a height as anyone, in her opinion, could get.  The other visitors- Twin Suns and Rogue squadrons- were chuckling or rolling their eyes or something of the sort.  With a sudden idea, Kai felt a grin spreading across her face.  She walked over towards Jaina, here with Twin Suns, of course, and peered over her head.

"At least I'm taller than her!"  She glanced over as Jaina straightened up and scowled darkly again.  "I think, at least..."

The expression she got in return was something like a mixture between offense and annoyance.  Kai decided to drop it and instead went back to send next to Koyi and Aunt Nicola.  They were, as least, her relative height.  Once she was content to be quiet, she half-listened to the chatter around her, her gaze running over the people present to land on Ty.  He was looking at his father, then at Garik, then the rest of the kid Wraiths.  The look he wore almost made her think he was feeling out of place being as tall as he was.  Grinning, she watched as he looked towards the Tainers and the Ritrils, his expression clearing.  Uncle Cloud looked over at him and grinned slightly.

"Something wrong with being tall now, Ty?" he asked calmly.  Kai couldn't help but smile at the explosives expert.  He was another tall Wraith member and he had a sense of humor just as large.  She looked over at Jaina once more to see the Jedi already glaring at Cloud; grinning, she followed suit.

"That's so not fair..."  Jaina's voice trailed off as she huffed indignantly.  "Where's my Sithin' twin brother when I need him to give me some height genes."

Everyone laughed at Jaina's comments as they began to filter out towards the simulators.  Her father had just proposed a challenge to Wedge Antilles and most of the Rogues, Twin Suns and Wraiths were eager to watch.  Of course, her dad wouldn't be flying against Wedge and Tycho.  No, he'd proposed Wedge and Tycho go against Jaina and Jag.  That was enough to get attention of more, if not all, the pilots present.  The only pilots who remained were all the kids, her mother, Aunt Nicola, Tyria and Cloud Ritril, Kell and Tyria Tainer, and Gaeriel.  Ty was speaking again.

"Absolutely nothing, Uncle Cloud.  Except that leaning down to kiss a girl is a bit harder," he flashed a grin at his uncle before going on.  "But you don't have that problem with Aunt Tyria."

"No, no I don't," Cloud replied, winking to his wife.  They were an interesting pair those two.  Like the rest of Wraith's couples, they had an interesting story behind them.  One that they'd been told numerous times.

At that, the other adults laughed while Tyria merely smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.  Cloud's simple response was to kiss the crown of Tyria's head.  Noticing Kell rolling his eyes, Kai grinned and walked over to where Ty was standing.  He turned to look at her even as she dragged him away from where Cloud and Tyria were standing.  Kell Tainer was grinning slightly then he looked over to his own wife.  Kai was turned around once Ty deemed they were far enough from the 'parentals' and, after seeming to make sure her father wasn't around to kill him, kissed her.

She heard her mother's voice even a minute later, even as she pulled away from Ty to instead grin up at him.  "You know, it kinda makes me wish I weren't an 'oldie'."  Both Garik and Ciny opened their mouths to seemingly offer protest, but their mother was already gone, no doubt to find their dad.  Kai grinned, knowing that she and Ty wouldn't have to be worrying about her father a good half hour.  Behind her mother, Kai watched as Nicola nodded and headed off after her friend, no doubt to find her husband as well.

"This is so unfair," Inyri muttered somewhere behind her as she pulled Ty's head back down to hers, "Where's the Imperial I kissed?"

No doubt Lis and Meli were nodding in agreement.  "We're the oldest, meaning that we have to look down for guys and the only one within a year of us is Doran."  That would be Liselle.  And then Inyri was talking again.  "I never said I wouldn't be looking for guys while I was on some NRI job.  Nope, never did."

As her oldest sister finished talking, Kai pulled away from Ty long enough to punch Ciny in the face as she and Garik came up to, supposedly, pry her from her boyfriend- no doubt on their father's behalf.  Then her attention returned to the matter of kissing her boyfriend.  Moments later she heard a muttered curse and Ciny's voice questioning her siblings.

"How the Sith can she aim a punch and kiss someone at the same time?"

She would've actually liked to answer, probably could've in the Force, but instead Kai contented herself with hooking her arms behind Ty's neck.  So instead, Liselle filled in the answer.  "It's a talent, Ciny; it's all in the wrist."

"I wanna learn this talent," Ciny replied, sounding as though she were truly impressed.  Well, she should be.  So ha.

"Go find some worthless Imp who's somewhat good looking and I'll teach you," Liselle spoke again.  Ty pulled back this time, looking over her head to where their siblings stood.  Instead of saying anything to her, he nodded towards a door out of the lounge.  She nodded silently.

"Hey 'Nyri, where's that guy who kissed you that Dad wanted to kill?" was the last thing Kai hear before she and Ty disappeared around the corner.

* * * * *

Ciny saw her younger sister disappear with her boyfriend and debated going after her once more.  One flinch of pain from her newly-awarded black eye told her that would be a bad idea.  So instead she turned back to see her older sister pointing out the window towards the local bar Coruscant bar.  She was about to nod and then ask for volunteers who would accompany her there when Meli spoke up, grinning once more.

"Don't bother finding the Imp.  Let me just call Doran over.  Mom's matchmaking skills have bled over to me."

Confused, but not really into finding out, Ciny nodded and shrugged.  "What the Kriff are you talking about?"  Even though no answer was provided, she looked across the lounge to where Tyria and Kell Tainer were talking with there son.  A moment later, the pair had left the lounge.  Doran looked over at Ciny, registering that he'd heard her 'request'.  Quickly he shook his head and rushed off, mumbling something about needing to find Aunt Gaeriel.

She glared after him with an angry sigh, heavily debating whether or not to drag his sorry butt over, but then remembered that he could use the Force as well.  It wouldn't be worth the amount of bruising she'd accumulate today.  How her youngest sister could out punch her was something she'd have to ponder over anyway.  She didn't need to do it sporting more than a black eye.