Sister of mine.
The jedi etc belong to George.Stratus,Cirrus ,Jawkje ,Sare ,cobh
i hope belong to me.Please review,this is my first time putting a fic here so please don't be harsh
Desert moons and Ocean nights
Midnight skies into starry lights.
Night closed swifty over the desert, the air after been so warm and
breathtaking turned into a chilly night.Lone cries could be heard form
the sand dunes and Stratus wondered what unfortuante person was out in
this night.
Stratus pulled her cloak more closer around her,longing to be back
in the safety of her home. She had been gone nearly a year and 11 months
and in that time away her mother had a child,a girl. Stratus was longing to
see her younger sister,she had only seen holo pics of her and they did not
fill the void of actualy seeing her sister.
"Dashan!"Stratus cursed as she lost her footing on some loose sand.
"I should of seen that coming "she thought angerly to herself. She smiled
in spite of herself ,her mother would not be pleased if she knew her eldest
daughter and picked up the habit of cursing...alot.
The wind began to pick up, tying her veil more closely round her head ,
she walked on towards the incampment lights. The wind had turned into a
ferouis storm by the time Stratus arrived. Her cloak and veil were turned a
dusty brown from the sand and her eyes stung.
Struggling on she made her way to her Mothers home.She knocked
tentatively at the door and then walked in. The glowing embers in the fire-
place greeted her casting a warm glare on the cream walls. "Mother?" she
called uneasly , something did not feel right.
"Stratus!" her Mother screamed for joy , running to her daughter
and wrapping her arms around her as if she would never let go.
"Mom. Mom! , let go your smothering me,my brain is'nt getting enough
oxyegn,my cells are dying! Believe me I need all of them to survive.
Her Mother slowly released Stratus from her embrace ,she stifled a sob
and then gave Stratus a weak smile at her small joke.
Stratus sensed something was wrong.It slowly clicked,the house was
quiet ,too quiet and her Mother had told her when they last spoke that her
sister, Cirrus, was just as hyperactive as she used to be.Looking directly
into her Mothers eyes she tried to search out what was wrong. She seen
joy and also a underlining sadness .Her Mother looked away from her knowing
what Stratus was trying to find out.
"Mom whats wr.." she began, Her mother held up her hand to silence her.
"Hush Stratus, she said, you have had a tiring and long journey ,you need
to rest.She seen the pleading look in her daughters eyes.Speaking in a
softer voice, she said I will tell you all tomorrow"
Stratus nodded and her Mother left her, she heard her walking down their
hallway and a door closing softly as her mother entered her room.
Shrugging Stratus made her way to the kitchen. "What may I do to help
you?" a mechanial squeaky voice asked.
"Squid!, yelped Stratus her voice betraying joy. Your still here!"
"Where else would I be?" the droids tone of voice took on a confused tone
"Nevermind"
Squid was not known for his human like qualitys.
"So whats going on with Mom ?she asked innocently
"Oh Stratus began the droid, you do not know of the saddness in the house
-hold since you left."
What happened!
"Mistress Jawkje will have to tell you herself"
"You could always tell me if I reprogram your circuits she said softly
and dangerously.Stratus didn't know how many times she did that to the droid
when she was younger, if ever she suspected her mother was planning a
surprise she would reprogram Squid to tell her excactly what. Boy did I get in
trouble for that alot! she thought.
"Stratus you are a young lady now, you can no longer be doing immature
pranks like that" the schocked Droid squealed.
"Relax squid,Stratus spoke soothenly ,I dont do things like that anymore.Then as an
afterthought she added,not to you anyway.
Grinning mischeivusly she graabed a quick snack and sauntered out of the kitchen.
Her room looked excactly the same as it was when she left. Silk scarves and veils
were draped over her bed,chair and across the the walls. Photos and awards were still
on her desk...teddies were still on her bed."She wrinkled her nose at the sight of her
teddies,"those will have to go"
She had changed alot since she was last in this room, matured,hopefully.No longer
held the same dreams...idealistics.Being part of the Kyantara organisation had proved
to be more of a challenge then she had expected it to be.Still she was home, where she
could enjoy normality(whatever that was) for the time being.
"Wow" she exclaimed Stratus had forgotten how nice and comfy a matteress could be
after sleeping on a wooden bunk for what seemed like forver,this was complete heaven.
But even has she drifted of into slumber something was tingling at the back of her mind.
The next morning Stratus awoke to a bright,hot and sunny day.The sun illumated
everything in her room.She stretched ,mimicing the movements of a cat.Lazily she rolled
of her bed and on to the floor.Oh this was the life....Cirrus! ,Stratus suddenly thought
,she had to see her baby sister. Pulling a warp round her body,Stratus have ran, half
walked to the dining room .
Taking a deep breath to compose herself ,she entered the room.Her Mother,Jawkje,
sat there at the head of the table.....alone.There was no childs seat beside her.
'Stratus I think you should sit down" Jawkje began before Stratus cut her of.
'I would prefer to stand she answered coldly'
'Stratus this is not a interrogation or a demotion,Jawkje said ruefully.'Sit down
and relax, I'm your Mother not your Senior officer.Stratus couldn't help but smile.
Also when I tell you to sit down, you do it for that very reason'.
Stratus picked one of the chairs closer to her Mother, deep inside her she already
knew this had something to do with her younger sister.
Her Mother reached out and grasped Stratus hand.Looking her Daughter firmly into
she began, Cirrus was taken away by...her voice falterd and she fought back a sob.
Stratus ,she began again ,there was nothing i could do.
"They came,said she needed to be trained,that Cirrus was force sensitive. They had
convinced me that this was the best way for her so she would not growm up an outcast"
"Not grow up an outcast!!!! Starus half yelled A jedi! what else will she be if she
grows up one of those?.What life will she have??
Stratus green eyes narrowed ,How could you let her go Mother?How could you? I never
even got to see her".The tears that had been glistening in Jawkje eyes now flowed freelly.
"Do you think I didn't consider that?..you do not know how long a night I spent anagotising
over the desicion to send her away.But Cirrus did need to be trained ,I could see it in her
already"
"I could of trained her! Stratus stated and then stopped for she was not meant to tell
anyone of her involvement in the kyantara organisation.Her Mother looked at her inquirly.
"I meant I could have sent word round some of my friends and found a good acadmemy for
her to be trained at".Jawkje shook her head, from what the Jedi told me if we had done that
Cirrus could have ended up, what they called,A Dark Jedi". Oh scary..Stratus thought
sacrcastically."Shes probably more likely to become one now Stratus spat and instantly regretted
it.Jawkje had turned ghostly pale and slumped down in her chair."I ..I never thought of that.
"Putting her hands in her head she began to cry,her shoulders shaking from the sobs.
Stratus felt awful for doing that to her Mother.She put an awkward arm around her Mother
and attempted to comfort her.
"Mom,Mom ,I'm sorry,I didn't really mean it.Okay she thought so that was a slight lie but
she didn't really have alot of confidence in the Jedi."I'm just angry that I never got to see her.
She had a feeling saying that might of made her Mom worse. Jawkje tear stained face looked up into
her Daughters "maybe she said feebly she will not be trained and will be sent home when she is 13.
Stratus knew that was a posibilty but waiting to see her sister until she was 13 was just to
long.She needed to see her while she was still young and innocent not affected by the galaxy around
her.Suddenly a thought came upon her.Her old friend Sare had invited Stratus to come stay in
Coruscant with her plenty of time..also she was a servent in the Jedi Temple.
Jawkje saw that look in her Daughters eyes,she knew she was up to something, now all she had
to do was find out what. "Stratus what are you thinking?"
"huh?..Oh ,Stratus fumbled as she was pulled out of her musings..I ..I was thinking of a way to see
Cirrus..she spoke on before Jawkje could cut her off ,you remember Sare? well I think I will go
visit her for awhile ,she has told me to come over time enough.
Jawkje just nodded her head saddly,she knew she would not be able to change Stratus's mind.
Just has she couldn't change her mind when she decicded to leave almost 2 years ago.Stratus was
too stubborn and done what she felt was right. "Okay she agreed but I am not about to lose
my other daughter so quickly aswell,you can wait a month or two till you go,I want..I need to
spend some time with you.
Stratus just smiled she half knew what her Mother was thinking.I'm not the same person
I used to me, Mom.not anymore she thought Darkly.I will wait a month but I will not wait 13 years.
To be continued
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