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A/N: Thanks for the reviews! ^_^ Sorry about the wait!
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Leia was in her new room, by herself. Padme had gone to talk with Bail Organa and would be back soon. She leaned against the yellow colored wall. There were designs and flowers on the walls, perfect for a girl her age.
But flowers and happiness were not on Leia's mind. She missed Luke terribly. They had been so close to each other. Now she might never see him again. She sighed as her mother entered her room. "How are you feeling, Leia?" Padme asked.
"I miss Luke. Why couldn't he come with us?"
Padme hesitated. She couldn't tell Leia that she and Luke had to be in different places because someone might murder them. "He just...had to."
"Why?"
Again, Padme paused, searching for a good answer. She opened her mouth to speak, then closed it without saying a word.
Leia began to cry and Padme tried to hug her but Leia struggled out of her grasp. She ran out of the room, sobbing.
"Leia!" Padme rushed to the door, just in time to see Leia disappear down a corridor. "Leia, come back here! Leia-" Padme sighed heavily and tears filled her eyes.
Leia ran and ran until she turned a corner and collided with someone in the courtyard. She fell onto the ground and looked to see who she had run into. It was a young woman, with long flowing blonde hair and mysterious pink eyes. She was most unusual. "Oh I am terribly sorry!" the woman spoke. She helped Leia up.
Leia didn't feel like running anymore. She was angry with her mother
for leaving Luke behind at some planet and she was tired and afraid of
the future. She just walked over to the water fountain in the center
of the courtyard and sat down, crying.
The woman walked over and sat down beside her. "Why the tears, child?"
She spoke softly, with a musical-like tone to her voice.
Leia sniffed, "I want to see my brother. He's not here with us. He's somewhere out there and I'm gonna go find him." She was not told the name of the planet Luke was on.
"Where is your mother?"
"She's in my room."
"What is your name? I will take you back to her." The young woman asked, smiling.
"Leia Skywalker." She answered, now looking at the woman. She knew she wasn't supposed to talk to strangers but she couldn't help but feel a peaceful sensation around her.
"I am happy to meet you, Leia Skywalker. My name is Luraia." Luraia introduced herself. "I serve as an assistant to who must be your mother, Senator Amidala. I did not know she had a daughter. Or a son for that matter." She took Leia's hand and together they went back to Leia's room where Padme was sitting on the bed, thinking. The hopeless feeling was evident in her eyes. "My Lady..." Luraia said.
Padme looked up. "Leia!" She cried. She got up and rushed over to Leia who fell into her mother's arms. "Thank you, Luraia, for bringing her back."
"It was my pleasure. She ran into me and that is how I met her." Luraia smiled. "She told me she wanted to see her brother. Such a sweet little girl."
"She is...sometimes." Padme smiled dryly.
"Mother, I like Luraia." Leia said. "She's nice."
Luraia grinned at her and Padme looked thoughtful. "You know...seeing how Leia seems to like you already, and she just met you, why don't you keep an eye on her when I cannot? I already have two other handmaidens to help me out. Will you take the job?"
"I would be most honored to take care of your daughter." Luraia responded.
Leia smiled happily.
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"Alright, Luke, whenever you go outside, stay around the homestead. If you go too far, you could run into some trouble." Owen was explaining to Luke. It was a hot day which was mild compared to past days. Tatoo I was shining brightly above Tatoo II which was considerably less bright but only a little. There were no clouds in the sky. Across the horizon were only white- hot sands, seemingly endless and painful to the eyes if gazed upon too long.
"What kind of trouble, Uncle Owen?" Luke asked. He was getting accustomed to calling Owen and Beru his aunt and uncle. The only other aunt he had was his Aunt Sola and his cousins, Ryoo and Pooja.
Owen narrowed his eyes, looking beyond Luke. "Sand People. Tusken Raiders. They roam the sands, traveling on large creatures called Banthas. If they see you, you're a goner."
Luke swallowed nervously. "Did you ever come close to one?"
Owen frowned, remembering. "I was in battle with a group of them. With my father and other farmers. We were trying to rescue..." He stopped. It was a painful memory. He continued on, "We were trying to rescue my step-mother, Shmi Skywalker-Lars, your father's mother, your grandmother. The Sand People had taken her one morning while she was gathering mushrooms. My dad lost one of his legs during the fight."
"What about my...grandmother?"
Owen took a deep breath. "Your parents had arrived here and your dad borrowed my speeder and went to look for her. He came back...with Shmi's body. She had died." He didn't even know why he was telling Luke this at such a young age.
Luke looked down at the ground, his dirty blonde hair tumbling into his blue eyes. Even though he never knew her, he couldn't help but feel a deep sadness about what he was just told about his grandma.
Owen sighed. "Let's go see how the droids are doing." He said.
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"Luraia, how old are you?" Leia asked. She and Luraia were sitting by the fountain again, talking and getting to know each other. Padme was away at an urgent meeting, discussing the events and the trouble occurring in the galaxy. They were also thinking of ways to keep Padme and Leia safe.
"I am 23 years old." Luraia answered.
"I'm almost seven. My brother Luke will turn seven on the same day." Leia said, eating a piece of fruit. "Do you have any kids?"
Luraia laughed. "No kids...yet."
"Are you married?"
"You certainly ask a lot of questions! Yes I am married. I got married when I was 19 years old to a handsome young man, two years older than I." Luraia felt like a little girl again. She looked at the sky. "He was 21 at the time, and he was, and still is, a Jedi Knight, having already passed the trials. He had passed into Knighthood from a Padawan or Apprentice. He had journeyed here, to relax and meditate. He was preparing for a mission that would require a lot of his strength and endurance. The Jedi Council thought his homeworld would be the best place for him to go. He longed for peace and quiet, wanting to get away from the busy atmosphere of Coruscant."
"I've been to Coruscant. It's huge! I got to watch my mom and my Uncle Jar Jar in that place where all the Senators and groups of people and aliens meet. I want to do that someday." Leia said dreamily. "So what happened? How did you meet him?"
"Well I had already finished my schooling and I was working at a resort-"
"What's a resort?"
"A resort is a place where families and children go to have fun and do all sorts of activities like swimming." Luraia replied. "Anyway, I was finished working for the day and I decided to take a walk. I walked through a nearby forest, stopping a by a stream. It was my favorite place to just sit and think and be alone, not worrying about anything. It was safe at night so I was alright. That is where I met him. Turned out, he liked going there too. This was the first time we'd been there at the same time. To tell you the truth, he frightened me at first. I thought I was alone and all of sudden, his voice came out of nowhere!" She sighed. "I will never forget that evening."
"What's his name?" Leia questioned further.
"His name is Jed. Jed Willston. He's tall with bright green eyes and jet- black hair, cut short at the back, but slightly long in the front. He was kind and humorous, not like most Jedi I've met who are usually serious. It is forbidden for a Jedi to marry, to become attached to someone. Feelings get in the way of their duty. He married me anyway, insisting that a Jedi can love and care as well as perform their duties and stay on the path of a Jedi. I see him about 6 and a half months altogether each year. It gets lonely sometimes but I will always love him."
"Getting married sounds nice...but first I want to join the Senate and learn about all the things you have to do." Leia said.
"It's going to take a lot of learning and patience. Good luck. I know you will do well and I know that you are going to be the best Senator in the galaxy." Luraia said, smiling. She was no Jedi but somehow she knew that Leia would grow up to do great things.
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REVIEW PLEASE! Much appreciated.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! ^_^ Sorry about the wait!
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Leia was in her new room, by herself. Padme had gone to talk with Bail Organa and would be back soon. She leaned against the yellow colored wall. There were designs and flowers on the walls, perfect for a girl her age.
But flowers and happiness were not on Leia's mind. She missed Luke terribly. They had been so close to each other. Now she might never see him again. She sighed as her mother entered her room. "How are you feeling, Leia?" Padme asked.
"I miss Luke. Why couldn't he come with us?"
Padme hesitated. She couldn't tell Leia that she and Luke had to be in different places because someone might murder them. "He just...had to."
"Why?"
Again, Padme paused, searching for a good answer. She opened her mouth to speak, then closed it without saying a word.
Leia began to cry and Padme tried to hug her but Leia struggled out of her grasp. She ran out of the room, sobbing.
"Leia!" Padme rushed to the door, just in time to see Leia disappear down a corridor. "Leia, come back here! Leia-" Padme sighed heavily and tears filled her eyes.
Leia ran and ran until she turned a corner and collided with someone in the courtyard. She fell onto the ground and looked to see who she had run into. It was a young woman, with long flowing blonde hair and mysterious pink eyes. She was most unusual. "Oh I am terribly sorry!" the woman spoke. She helped Leia up.
Leia didn't feel like running anymore. She was angry with her mother
for leaving Luke behind at some planet and she was tired and afraid of
the future. She just walked over to the water fountain in the center
of the courtyard and sat down, crying.
The woman walked over and sat down beside her. "Why the tears, child?"
She spoke softly, with a musical-like tone to her voice.
Leia sniffed, "I want to see my brother. He's not here with us. He's somewhere out there and I'm gonna go find him." She was not told the name of the planet Luke was on.
"Where is your mother?"
"She's in my room."
"What is your name? I will take you back to her." The young woman asked, smiling.
"Leia Skywalker." She answered, now looking at the woman. She knew she wasn't supposed to talk to strangers but she couldn't help but feel a peaceful sensation around her.
"I am happy to meet you, Leia Skywalker. My name is Luraia." Luraia introduced herself. "I serve as an assistant to who must be your mother, Senator Amidala. I did not know she had a daughter. Or a son for that matter." She took Leia's hand and together they went back to Leia's room where Padme was sitting on the bed, thinking. The hopeless feeling was evident in her eyes. "My Lady..." Luraia said.
Padme looked up. "Leia!" She cried. She got up and rushed over to Leia who fell into her mother's arms. "Thank you, Luraia, for bringing her back."
"It was my pleasure. She ran into me and that is how I met her." Luraia smiled. "She told me she wanted to see her brother. Such a sweet little girl."
"She is...sometimes." Padme smiled dryly.
"Mother, I like Luraia." Leia said. "She's nice."
Luraia grinned at her and Padme looked thoughtful. "You know...seeing how Leia seems to like you already, and she just met you, why don't you keep an eye on her when I cannot? I already have two other handmaidens to help me out. Will you take the job?"
"I would be most honored to take care of your daughter." Luraia responded.
Leia smiled happily.
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"Alright, Luke, whenever you go outside, stay around the homestead. If you go too far, you could run into some trouble." Owen was explaining to Luke. It was a hot day which was mild compared to past days. Tatoo I was shining brightly above Tatoo II which was considerably less bright but only a little. There were no clouds in the sky. Across the horizon were only white- hot sands, seemingly endless and painful to the eyes if gazed upon too long.
"What kind of trouble, Uncle Owen?" Luke asked. He was getting accustomed to calling Owen and Beru his aunt and uncle. The only other aunt he had was his Aunt Sola and his cousins, Ryoo and Pooja.
Owen narrowed his eyes, looking beyond Luke. "Sand People. Tusken Raiders. They roam the sands, traveling on large creatures called Banthas. If they see you, you're a goner."
Luke swallowed nervously. "Did you ever come close to one?"
Owen frowned, remembering. "I was in battle with a group of them. With my father and other farmers. We were trying to rescue..." He stopped. It was a painful memory. He continued on, "We were trying to rescue my step-mother, Shmi Skywalker-Lars, your father's mother, your grandmother. The Sand People had taken her one morning while she was gathering mushrooms. My dad lost one of his legs during the fight."
"What about my...grandmother?"
Owen took a deep breath. "Your parents had arrived here and your dad borrowed my speeder and went to look for her. He came back...with Shmi's body. She had died." He didn't even know why he was telling Luke this at such a young age.
Luke looked down at the ground, his dirty blonde hair tumbling into his blue eyes. Even though he never knew her, he couldn't help but feel a deep sadness about what he was just told about his grandma.
Owen sighed. "Let's go see how the droids are doing." He said.
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"Luraia, how old are you?" Leia asked. She and Luraia were sitting by the fountain again, talking and getting to know each other. Padme was away at an urgent meeting, discussing the events and the trouble occurring in the galaxy. They were also thinking of ways to keep Padme and Leia safe.
"I am 23 years old." Luraia answered.
"I'm almost seven. My brother Luke will turn seven on the same day." Leia said, eating a piece of fruit. "Do you have any kids?"
Luraia laughed. "No kids...yet."
"Are you married?"
"You certainly ask a lot of questions! Yes I am married. I got married when I was 19 years old to a handsome young man, two years older than I." Luraia felt like a little girl again. She looked at the sky. "He was 21 at the time, and he was, and still is, a Jedi Knight, having already passed the trials. He had passed into Knighthood from a Padawan or Apprentice. He had journeyed here, to relax and meditate. He was preparing for a mission that would require a lot of his strength and endurance. The Jedi Council thought his homeworld would be the best place for him to go. He longed for peace and quiet, wanting to get away from the busy atmosphere of Coruscant."
"I've been to Coruscant. It's huge! I got to watch my mom and my Uncle Jar Jar in that place where all the Senators and groups of people and aliens meet. I want to do that someday." Leia said dreamily. "So what happened? How did you meet him?"
"Well I had already finished my schooling and I was working at a resort-"
"What's a resort?"
"A resort is a place where families and children go to have fun and do all sorts of activities like swimming." Luraia replied. "Anyway, I was finished working for the day and I decided to take a walk. I walked through a nearby forest, stopping a by a stream. It was my favorite place to just sit and think and be alone, not worrying about anything. It was safe at night so I was alright. That is where I met him. Turned out, he liked going there too. This was the first time we'd been there at the same time. To tell you the truth, he frightened me at first. I thought I was alone and all of sudden, his voice came out of nowhere!" She sighed. "I will never forget that evening."
"What's his name?" Leia questioned further.
"His name is Jed. Jed Willston. He's tall with bright green eyes and jet- black hair, cut short at the back, but slightly long in the front. He was kind and humorous, not like most Jedi I've met who are usually serious. It is forbidden for a Jedi to marry, to become attached to someone. Feelings get in the way of their duty. He married me anyway, insisting that a Jedi can love and care as well as perform their duties and stay on the path of a Jedi. I see him about 6 and a half months altogether each year. It gets lonely sometimes but I will always love him."
"Getting married sounds nice...but first I want to join the Senate and learn about all the things you have to do." Leia said.
"It's going to take a lot of learning and patience. Good luck. I know you will do well and I know that you are going to be the best Senator in the galaxy." Luraia said, smiling. She was no Jedi but somehow she knew that Leia would grow up to do great things.
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