This is a fairly short chapter, but it's fun to be evil and leave off on
cliffhangers. dum dum dum! (
Chapter 9
The power had gone out overnight at Destiny's, so her alarm didn't wake her up the next morning. Her mother woke her by shaking her and announcing that school started in twenty minutes. Destiny groaned as she rolled over. She had only gotten three hours of sleep, and she was exhausted. She was tempted to tell her mother that she was sick, but she had already pulled that excuse several times this semester, and if she didn't go to class, her schoolwork was going to begin to suffer.
Destiny slowly trudged towards the fresher, still not quite awake. Jaina was hopping out just as Destiny got to the door. "No more hot water," she announced.
Destiny grimaced. It shouldn't be too hard to wake up now.
She gritted her teeth as she quickly scrubbed her hair underneath the Hoth- cold water. She was in and out in less than two minutes. This was the reason why she usually got in earlier than Jaina.
Jacen stood waiting at the door when she exited. "Have fun," she grumbled.
Han stood in the living room when she exited her bedroom fully dressed. "Here you go kid," he said as he flipped her a ration bar. He stopped and looked at her. "You look horrible."
"Gee, thanks Dad," she grumbled.
"Always my ray of sunshine," Han said jubillantly.
Destiny sighed. It was going to be a long day.
* * *
Of course she was late. She might have actually made it if Jaina hadn't spent so much time primping her hair. Destiny usually tried to look her best, but on days like this she knew she was better off just tying her hair back.
Luckily, her first class was Orbital Mechanics, and her teacher, a former Rogue Squadron pilot, had taken a liking to her.
"Solo!" Captain Andeen boomed. "You show up late, and you still have a perfect paper!" He handed her the most recent test.
Destiny smiled. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad after all.
* * *
Destiny had tried to forget about the previous night, but she found it unavoidable once she reached Galactic History.
"Destiny," her teacher asked. "Did you manage to find anything new about the Jedi Knights?"
Destiny felt her face go white. "N-n-no sir," she stammered, "I mostly concentrated on the Great War era."
He raised his eyebrow slightly. "So then you should be well-prepared to today's lecture. You'll also get to hear a little about your parents."
Your parents.
Destiny felt lightheaded. She still hadn't sorted out what her birth certificate had meant. She looked over at Tash, sitting across the room. His eyes were already on her, looking concerned.
The teacher droned on about the lesson, but Destiny found herself in a sort of daze. All the evidence pointed to the unimaginable. Could her parents have truly lied to her? But why would they have not told her? How did she even end up in the care of the Solos?
"Well?" her teacher asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.
Destiny looked up anxiously, embarrassed she had been caught with her mind in another solar system once again.
"Did you ever meet Jedi Skywalker?" he asked.
Chapter 9
The power had gone out overnight at Destiny's, so her alarm didn't wake her up the next morning. Her mother woke her by shaking her and announcing that school started in twenty minutes. Destiny groaned as she rolled over. She had only gotten three hours of sleep, and she was exhausted. She was tempted to tell her mother that she was sick, but she had already pulled that excuse several times this semester, and if she didn't go to class, her schoolwork was going to begin to suffer.
Destiny slowly trudged towards the fresher, still not quite awake. Jaina was hopping out just as Destiny got to the door. "No more hot water," she announced.
Destiny grimaced. It shouldn't be too hard to wake up now.
She gritted her teeth as she quickly scrubbed her hair underneath the Hoth- cold water. She was in and out in less than two minutes. This was the reason why she usually got in earlier than Jaina.
Jacen stood waiting at the door when she exited. "Have fun," she grumbled.
Han stood in the living room when she exited her bedroom fully dressed. "Here you go kid," he said as he flipped her a ration bar. He stopped and looked at her. "You look horrible."
"Gee, thanks Dad," she grumbled.
"Always my ray of sunshine," Han said jubillantly.
Destiny sighed. It was going to be a long day.
* * *
Of course she was late. She might have actually made it if Jaina hadn't spent so much time primping her hair. Destiny usually tried to look her best, but on days like this she knew she was better off just tying her hair back.
Luckily, her first class was Orbital Mechanics, and her teacher, a former Rogue Squadron pilot, had taken a liking to her.
"Solo!" Captain Andeen boomed. "You show up late, and you still have a perfect paper!" He handed her the most recent test.
Destiny smiled. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad after all.
* * *
Destiny had tried to forget about the previous night, but she found it unavoidable once she reached Galactic History.
"Destiny," her teacher asked. "Did you manage to find anything new about the Jedi Knights?"
Destiny felt her face go white. "N-n-no sir," she stammered, "I mostly concentrated on the Great War era."
He raised his eyebrow slightly. "So then you should be well-prepared to today's lecture. You'll also get to hear a little about your parents."
Your parents.
Destiny felt lightheaded. She still hadn't sorted out what her birth certificate had meant. She looked over at Tash, sitting across the room. His eyes were already on her, looking concerned.
The teacher droned on about the lesson, but Destiny found herself in a sort of daze. All the evidence pointed to the unimaginable. Could her parents have truly lied to her? But why would they have not told her? How did she even end up in the care of the Solos?
"Well?" her teacher asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.
Destiny looked up anxiously, embarrassed she had been caught with her mind in another solar system once again.
"Did you ever meet Jedi Skywalker?" he asked.