Han shut off the chrono and sat up. It was about this time when the twins would start crying and he wanted Leia to get some sleep. So he almost always got up. But tonight the twins were not crying. He frowned softly and got up. He crept to the twin's room and looked in.
There outlined by the moon and city lights was Tobias, holding Jaina in his arms. He whispered to her softly and smiled as Jaina played with the amulet around his neck.
He sensed that Han was watching him and looked up.
"Mr. Solo," he greeted softly.
"You're making me feel old, kid. Call me Han. Now what are you doing up this late?" Han asked.
"I was just awake and when I sensed that the twins were about to start crying, I decided to check on them. I hope that is all right," Tobias said.
"That's just fine. Where did you learn to take care of children?" Han asked.
"I helped my Jedi Master with her children," Tobias said.
Han looked at him in surprise.
"But the Jedi..." Han trailed off.
"Were dead before my time. Actually my Master had me put in carbinite to save my life and well I survived the Purge," Tobias sighed.
Han could see the pain in the young man's eyes.
"I bet that was hard," Han said softly, not knowing what else to say.
"Yeah, to leave all I knew, yes it was. But I should be used to it by now," Tobias said sadly.
"No one gets used to something like that, kid, I know," Han said.
"True," Tobias sighed.
He set the sleeping Jaina back in her crib.
"I had better get back to bed," Tobias said.
He quietly walked out of the room and back to his room. Han checked on the twins then started back to his bedroom, but he paused beside Tobias's room. He decided to check on the boy.
He opened the door and looked in. Tobias was sleeping on the floor next to the bed. Han sighed and walked in. He gently picked Tobias up and placed him in the bed. The boy was lighter then Leia! He then realized that the kid had been starving himself. He frowned and covered the boy up.
"What the sith? Han?" Tobias asked as he sat up.
"The bed was made for sleeping in, kid, not the floor," Han said, " Goodnight."
Han walked out of the room and softly closed the door.
There outlined by the moon and city lights was Tobias, holding Jaina in his arms. He whispered to her softly and smiled as Jaina played with the amulet around his neck.
He sensed that Han was watching him and looked up.
"Mr. Solo," he greeted softly.
"You're making me feel old, kid. Call me Han. Now what are you doing up this late?" Han asked.
"I was just awake and when I sensed that the twins were about to start crying, I decided to check on them. I hope that is all right," Tobias said.
"That's just fine. Where did you learn to take care of children?" Han asked.
"I helped my Jedi Master with her children," Tobias said.
Han looked at him in surprise.
"But the Jedi..." Han trailed off.
"Were dead before my time. Actually my Master had me put in carbinite to save my life and well I survived the Purge," Tobias sighed.
Han could see the pain in the young man's eyes.
"I bet that was hard," Han said softly, not knowing what else to say.
"Yeah, to leave all I knew, yes it was. But I should be used to it by now," Tobias said sadly.
"No one gets used to something like that, kid, I know," Han said.
"True," Tobias sighed.
He set the sleeping Jaina back in her crib.
"I had better get back to bed," Tobias said.
He quietly walked out of the room and back to his room. Han checked on the twins then started back to his bedroom, but he paused beside Tobias's room. He decided to check on the boy.
He opened the door and looked in. Tobias was sleeping on the floor next to the bed. Han sighed and walked in. He gently picked Tobias up and placed him in the bed. The boy was lighter then Leia! He then realized that the kid had been starving himself. He frowned and covered the boy up.
"What the sith? Han?" Tobias asked as he sat up.
"The bed was made for sleeping in, kid, not the floor," Han said, " Goodnight."
Han walked out of the room and softly closed the door.