Title: Riana Darklyght: Jedi Knight
Author: jedidanny (danielle_skywalker_jedi@hotmail.com)
Genre: Romance, action-adventure
Time frame: Alternate universe…probably either before Episode One or waaaaaaaaaay after the New Jedi Order…not sure yet
Rating: PG
Summary: The adventures of a young Jedi Knight and the sacrifices she has to make. R&R!
Disclaimer: Star Wars does not belong to me….These characters are all completely made up by me. I'm all ready starting to think of a sequel to this…. ^_^
Chapter One:
"Building a Sandcastle"
The sounds of giggling could be heard not far from where the old man stood on his porch, watching his grandchildren play on the beach, his eyes saddened. He wore grey robes flowing down to his ankles, his brown-grey hair pulled back into a ponytail. He leaned against the railing of the porch, his arms folded across his chest.
His granddaughter, Riana, reminded him so much of her mother. Forcing himself not to think about it, he walked down the stairs of the porch, keeping his arms folded, and began walking down toward the beach.
"Jaden?" He heard his wife's voice ask.
He stopped in his tracks and turned to see her walking toward him, looking as beautiful as ever. Her long red-grey hair was pulled back into a braided bun, and she wore a white short sleeved dress.
"I was about to go get the little ones for dinner," He answered.
She nodded and walked to his side, taking his hand into hers. Smiling at her, he bent his head down a little to kiss her on the cheek, letting her hand go to put his arm around her waist and using his other hand to hold her hand.
Riana's loud giggling got closer as the two grandparents walked side by side toward them. Riana wore a swim suit with her shoulder length hair pulled back into a ponytail. Her twin brother, Rylan, wore a pair of shorts with no shirt on.
Riana looked up from her sandcastle she was working on and smiled at seeing her grandfather, "Grandpa!"
She giggled and stood up, running toward him and hugging his leg. Laughing, Jaden bent down and picked her up in his arms, lifting her up in the air and spinning around a few times before setting her back down. As he had spun her around, the eight year old giggled.
"What are you two rug rats up to?" He asked.
"Building a sand castle! Want to help us?" Rylan answered.
"Maybe after dinner, dear. It's time for you two to go get washed up," Jaylana, Riana's grandmother, answered.
The twins made sounds of disappointment but started walking toward the cabin anyway. Jaylana and Jaden followed them, still hand in hand. The sun began setting behind them and soon the stars were twinkling above them.
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Once the twins were in bed after a holo-story was read to them, Jaden sat in the living room by the fire, staring into it, his wife in another chair reading a holo-book.
"We have to tell them eventually."
Jaylana looked up, startled at her husbands words and frowned at him, "Tell them what?"
Jaden looked at her, "The truth. They have a right to know their family history and who their parents were."
"Not so loud, they'll hear you," Jaylana whispered.
"You know I'm right, Lana. Riana is so much like her mother, even now. And they're both so strong in the Force. They have to know before anything happens to us and there's no one left to tell them. They have to start their training as soon as possible," Jaden said softly.
Jaylana started to say something but was stopped by a knock on the door. She looked at the door and then at her husband.
"Who could that be?"
