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Sunshine: By Dawn's Early Light
The bright light finally diffused over the tall buildings of Coruscant, blasting into uncovered windows banishing the night with a blinding vengeance. Kyp blinked as his eyes became adjusted to the sharp light that was not only the sun, but also the sun reflected off of the hundreds of shiny buildings surrounding his perch inside the former Imperial Palace.
He had been there since about 2 in the morning. Kyp knew this because he had raided the food processor and saw the lit chrono above the stove. His snack was overly sweet. 'The twins played with the processor again'. His usual nightmare of his kidnapping to Kessel woke him, as it had for so long. He almost longed for the sleep-generating field of Kessel, at least then he got a full nights sleep, 'not restful, but it was sleep'.
Kyp dragged his feet as he moved towards the kitchen, his body protesting every movement with the production of achy muscles, jaw breaking yawns, and watery eyes. Ignoring this, Kyp turned to the Caf maker, 'Which vapin' button turns the kriffing thing on!?!' Kyp scowled, racking his sleep- deprived mind.
"HELLO KYPPIE!!" two energetic voices rang out, making Kyp jump two feet in the air. Jaina and Jacen giggled. Kyppie was funny when he had been awake for so long. They'd been watching him. It was a game of who could be quietest longest. Kyppie had lost because he yawned.
"Shhh! or you'll wake your parents." Kyp tried to make hushing motions with his hands. Knowing the twins wouldn't be quiet now unless they were occupied, he turned on holonet and set it for cartoons. Jaina and Jacen were drawn to the large screen and sat down too close with their eyes enlarged to the size of mini-moons.
Satisfied with his excellent job of occupying the midgets, Kyp turned back to the kitchen only to walk into an open cabinet door. Rubbing his forehead, Kyp turned back to look at the twins, who were still entranced in the moving pictures. Must have missed it before, mused Kyp. Closing the cabinet door, he made it safely to the caf maker. Finally finding the start button, he pushed it triumphantly. And waited. Nothing happened. KRIFF! Why does this have to happen now! Kyp closed his eyes to slits and glared at the machine. Making a thorough glaring, his eyes moved over to the cord, and discovered it was unplugged. Glancing around to make sure no one had seen his lapse in intelligence, Kyp quickly plugged in the machine and started the caf.
Content to watch the pot slowly fill, Kyp was torn away when his pant leg was tugged upon. Hitting his head upon the counter, he gave the "teenage angst, why are you bothering me now?" look at his shorter companion, never lifting his head off the counter.
"Kyppie, why bang head?" Jaina asked as she poked his leg.
"Because Kyppie hopes he can inflict brain damage there-by enabling more people to call him Kyppie, while being so numb he won't notice." Sarcasm, another useful teenage trait. Sadly lost upon the little toddler in front of him.
She blinked at him. Long pause. Blink. Long pause. Blink.
"Kyppie?,,," she ventured.
"Yes Jaya?" He sighed, defeated.
"Why was daddy gone so long?" Her large brown eyes seemed to become like brandy and shimmered brightly in the light.
"Umm. Han was gone for so long because. umm," Kyp glanced around rapidly looking for a way to distract Jaina from bursting out into loud wailing.
""Mommy was sad... and... and DADDY DIDN'T READ LITTLE LOST BANTHA CUB TO ME!!!!!! And mommy had 3PO Do It! And it was scary! He had loud noises. And then he, he, he sang!" Jaina burst out, wailing and sobbing, rubbing her sniffly nose with little hands.
Kyp was at a loss, and totally worried. What happened if he didn't calm her down? Would she break all the glass in the apartment, or would her head explode first?
"Shhh, Jaina, shhhh. it's ok." knowing he had to touch the now very wet little girl in order to comfort her, he awkwardly picked her up and placed her against his chest. Kyp quickly cringed when he realizes that this plan was not good for his ears. "Shhhh. Jaina, see everything's ok now. Your daddy is home now, he'll read Little Lost Bantha Cub to you instead of 3PO. You won't have to listen to the scary sounds anymore and your daddy will sing to you instead of 3PO. And see your mommy isn't sad anymore, she's happy that your daddy is home. You should be happy now too." Jaina had slowed her sniffles and ceased her wailing.
"Weawlly?" She looked up at him with her large eyes, still slightly overfilled with tears.
Kyp smiled, this he could deal with. And just as he was about too there was a sharp, crippling pain in his shin. Bouncing on one foot, balancing Jaina in his arms, and trying to get where he wouldn't hurt Jaina if he fell, he made a funny picture. The laughter was what made him look down. Jacen was laughing at him.
Without thinking Kyp lunged for the little brat, grasping for his pajama collar. Kyp forgot his precarious balance. While he managed to grab Jacen, he had to let go off his prey, so he wouldn't hurt the little goddess on his tumble down. He landed flat on his back. As if that wasn't painful enough, the little goddess in his arms wanted to do it again.
Placing Jaina carefully on the floor, Kyp jumped after the evil twin. 'There is no escaping the Kyppie! Wait did I just think that. What is wrong with me? I need sleep!' Grasping Jacen once again by his collar he picked up the evil twin and the mini-goddess, turned off the Holonet, and carried them into his room.
"Ok we're going to play a very special game now," Kyp looked to make sure he had their attention. They're eyes were locked on him like a fish on a hook. "We're going to play who can fall asleep first, and stay that way the longest."
Making sure to place Jacen away from him, Kyp laid down on the double bed and shut his eyes, ready to go into a dreamless sleep.
Then the giggling started.
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Sunshine: By Dawn's Early Light
The bright light finally diffused over the tall buildings of Coruscant, blasting into uncovered windows banishing the night with a blinding vengeance. Kyp blinked as his eyes became adjusted to the sharp light that was not only the sun, but also the sun reflected off of the hundreds of shiny buildings surrounding his perch inside the former Imperial Palace.
He had been there since about 2 in the morning. Kyp knew this because he had raided the food processor and saw the lit chrono above the stove. His snack was overly sweet. 'The twins played with the processor again'. His usual nightmare of his kidnapping to Kessel woke him, as it had for so long. He almost longed for the sleep-generating field of Kessel, at least then he got a full nights sleep, 'not restful, but it was sleep'.
Kyp dragged his feet as he moved towards the kitchen, his body protesting every movement with the production of achy muscles, jaw breaking yawns, and watery eyes. Ignoring this, Kyp turned to the Caf maker, 'Which vapin' button turns the kriffing thing on!?!' Kyp scowled, racking his sleep- deprived mind.
"HELLO KYPPIE!!" two energetic voices rang out, making Kyp jump two feet in the air. Jaina and Jacen giggled. Kyppie was funny when he had been awake for so long. They'd been watching him. It was a game of who could be quietest longest. Kyppie had lost because he yawned.
"Shhh! or you'll wake your parents." Kyp tried to make hushing motions with his hands. Knowing the twins wouldn't be quiet now unless they were occupied, he turned on holonet and set it for cartoons. Jaina and Jacen were drawn to the large screen and sat down too close with their eyes enlarged to the size of mini-moons.
Satisfied with his excellent job of occupying the midgets, Kyp turned back to the kitchen only to walk into an open cabinet door. Rubbing his forehead, Kyp turned back to look at the twins, who were still entranced in the moving pictures. Must have missed it before, mused Kyp. Closing the cabinet door, he made it safely to the caf maker. Finally finding the start button, he pushed it triumphantly. And waited. Nothing happened. KRIFF! Why does this have to happen now! Kyp closed his eyes to slits and glared at the machine. Making a thorough glaring, his eyes moved over to the cord, and discovered it was unplugged. Glancing around to make sure no one had seen his lapse in intelligence, Kyp quickly plugged in the machine and started the caf.
Content to watch the pot slowly fill, Kyp was torn away when his pant leg was tugged upon. Hitting his head upon the counter, he gave the "teenage angst, why are you bothering me now?" look at his shorter companion, never lifting his head off the counter.
"Kyppie, why bang head?" Jaina asked as she poked his leg.
"Because Kyppie hopes he can inflict brain damage there-by enabling more people to call him Kyppie, while being so numb he won't notice." Sarcasm, another useful teenage trait. Sadly lost upon the little toddler in front of him.
She blinked at him. Long pause. Blink. Long pause. Blink.
"Kyppie?,,," she ventured.
"Yes Jaya?" He sighed, defeated.
"Why was daddy gone so long?" Her large brown eyes seemed to become like brandy and shimmered brightly in the light.
"Umm. Han was gone for so long because. umm," Kyp glanced around rapidly looking for a way to distract Jaina from bursting out into loud wailing.
""Mommy was sad... and... and DADDY DIDN'T READ LITTLE LOST BANTHA CUB TO ME!!!!!! And mommy had 3PO Do It! And it was scary! He had loud noises. And then he, he, he sang!" Jaina burst out, wailing and sobbing, rubbing her sniffly nose with little hands.
Kyp was at a loss, and totally worried. What happened if he didn't calm her down? Would she break all the glass in the apartment, or would her head explode first?
"Shhh, Jaina, shhhh. it's ok." knowing he had to touch the now very wet little girl in order to comfort her, he awkwardly picked her up and placed her against his chest. Kyp quickly cringed when he realizes that this plan was not good for his ears. "Shhhh. Jaina, see everything's ok now. Your daddy is home now, he'll read Little Lost Bantha Cub to you instead of 3PO. You won't have to listen to the scary sounds anymore and your daddy will sing to you instead of 3PO. And see your mommy isn't sad anymore, she's happy that your daddy is home. You should be happy now too." Jaina had slowed her sniffles and ceased her wailing.
"Weawlly?" She looked up at him with her large eyes, still slightly overfilled with tears.
Kyp smiled, this he could deal with. And just as he was about too there was a sharp, crippling pain in his shin. Bouncing on one foot, balancing Jaina in his arms, and trying to get where he wouldn't hurt Jaina if he fell, he made a funny picture. The laughter was what made him look down. Jacen was laughing at him.
Without thinking Kyp lunged for the little brat, grasping for his pajama collar. Kyp forgot his precarious balance. While he managed to grab Jacen, he had to let go off his prey, so he wouldn't hurt the little goddess on his tumble down. He landed flat on his back. As if that wasn't painful enough, the little goddess in his arms wanted to do it again.
Placing Jaina carefully on the floor, Kyp jumped after the evil twin. 'There is no escaping the Kyppie! Wait did I just think that. What is wrong with me? I need sleep!' Grasping Jacen once again by his collar he picked up the evil twin and the mini-goddess, turned off the Holonet, and carried them into his room.
"Ok we're going to play a very special game now," Kyp looked to make sure he had their attention. They're eyes were locked on him like a fish on a hook. "We're going to play who can fall asleep first, and stay that way the longest."
Making sure to place Jacen away from him, Kyp laid down on the double bed and shut his eyes, ready to go into a dreamless sleep.
Then the giggling started.
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