Here is the next chapter as promised. I'll be working on chapter 5 this week if at all possible because my dad and I are gonna be working on a program for his work. It's gonna be kinda like a customer service thing where, when a customer calls in a complaint about something in the product it will be recorded into the program and assigned to a particular employee who has the expertise to fix the problem and make an update for the customer. Since my dad doesn't know the Java programming language but he does know Oracle, which is the database he's using, and I don't know anything about Oracle but I do know Java, we'll be working on this together. He said that this program just might help the company he's working with get the bid for a three year contract from the military. So that means I'll be working on the story whenever possible but don't expect much for a while.

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Snowfire the Kitsune: I totally understand the school situation. Homework, Ack! It's actually quite interesting how I figured Mara-Jade into this. Ya see, I have a Really close best friend – we're 'Kindred Spirits' as Anne Shirley would say – and when we first met a couple of years ago she had been working on her own Star Wars story when I had first started my play. The two Main characters were a girl named Saran Kenobi and a boy named Anakin Skywalker II. They were the great-great-grandchildren of Obi-wan and Anakin. It was easy to figure Anakin II as Ani's descendant because of Luke and Leia but it was tough figuring out how Saran could actually be Obi- wan's descendant because he wasn't married or have children. To fix this we made it so that our characters – from two totally independent stories – could be related. Anakin II became Luke's son Ben's grandson and I made it so that Kida would have a son who became Saran's great-grandfather. In the beginning I had Han Solo as one of Kida's son but with the whole Saran/Anakin conundrum I changed it from Han to Mara-Jade and made her have a twin brother, Meki-Jevo, who became Saran's great-grandfather. Another little tidbit – I made it so that not only was Kida an angel but Padmé was as well, eventually making Saran ¾ angel and Ani II 3/8 angel – it's kinda complicated but I'll send you the family tree that I made so you can see the connections and such. If you want it let me know and if you have any questions about it just ask. In the end of it all Saran and Ani II end up as 3rd cousins (in my friend's story they also fall in love.). My friend put the story on permanent hiatus because became stuck on the description of a city Saran, Ani, and a few friends visit. I'm hoping she'll give me everything she's written up 'til now so that I can finish it. If I do then maybe she'll let me put it up on FanFiction – giving credit to her of course. Hmmm... that's an idea. Oh one more thing. If you want the Family tree then don't forget to give me your e-mail so I can send it to you since you don't have it shown in your profile. Arigatou for the constant reviews!

Chapter 4

About a year later the twins have finally been weaned and Kida had her own children, who she named Mara-Jade and Meki-Jevo, who by this time were 3 months old. One morning Obi-wan arrived at Padm's place several hours before he was expected. When he rang the doorbell Kida had been watching both sets of twins in the living room waiting for the babysitter who was coming to pick up Mara and Meki before Ben came so he wouldn't know about them.

So when he rang the bell and Kida answered it she stared at him in shock before she said, "Ben! What are you doing here?! I thought you wouldn't be here till way later." Ben smiled and replied, "I decided to come early so we'd have more time together. So, How are you all doing?" with that Kida straightened her face and said, "Oh, we're doing fine, though I've found out how hard it is to raise twins especially now that they're crawling everywhere."

Obi-wan just chuckled and said, "I'm glad to hear that you're doing well. May I come in?" Kida immediately moved aside as she replied, "Oh yeah, how silly of me. Come on in." As he walked in he said, "Thank you." When he walked into the living room and saw the kids playing he asked, "Kida, I thought Padmé only had two children, where'd the other two come from?"

Coming in behind him, Kida just smiled and had to smother a giggle by pretending to cough as she hurriedly said, "Oh, the other two are min- my...my neighbor's kids. We... uh... we've been taking care of them while their parents visit with some friends on a nearby planet. They should be back sometime later this evening." Ben nodded in belief as he said, "Ohhh, I see."

Kida began to fiddle with the sleeve of her clothes as she said, "Anyway, Padmé is getting Luke's things ready for the trip. It's been hard for her these past couple of days—having to leave him for good, ya know." Ben looked at her with sad eyes and said, "Yes, I understand. Kida, will you watch over her after I leave with Luke? She's going to need all the comfort you can give her."

She nodded and smiled sadly as she replied, "I plan on doing just that. Meanwhile, why don't you watch over the kids while I go talk to Padmé?" Ben smiled and said, "Sure." While Kida went to Padmé, who was in the children's room packing Luke's things, Ben sat on the couch and watched the children play, not knowing that two the children were actually his own.

When Kida entered the room Padmé was sitting on the floor next to a dresser pulling Luke's things out ad packing them in a small suitcase, unshed tears were beginning to well up in her eyes. Kida went over and put her hand on Padm's shoulder as she said, "Padmé, Obi-wan is here." Padmé looked up at her in surprise and said, "He is? I thought he'd be here later." Kida smiled wanly and replied, "I thought so too, but he's here." Curious Padmé asked, "Does he know about the kids?"

Kida shook her head sadly and said, "No, He knows they exist 'cause he saw them playing in the living room, but he doesn't realize that they're his." Padm's left eyebrow lifted in slight surprise as she asked, "Are you going to tell him?" Kida sighed and sat down next to Padmé as she replied, "No, I don't intend to. Right now he thinks that they're our neighbor's kids and that we're just taking care of them for a couple of days while their parents are visiting friends on a nearby planet and that they'll be back later this evening."

Padmé dropped her shoulders and said, "Oh, I see. Kida, I can't do this. I can't just leave Luke, knowing that I'll never get to hold him in my arms and watch him grow up ever again." With that, she burst into tears while Kida held her in her arms and rocked her until Padm's tears began to reduce to quiet sobs as Kida said, "Shhhh... Everything will be fine. You'll get to see him again, but only after you've died and become one with the force. When that happens you'll be able to appear in a holographic form."

When Padmé heard this she became excited and said, "Really? Then I CAN watch him grow up?" Kida nodded as she replied, "Yes, you can watch him grow up. You won't be able to be physically in his life." Padmé looked a bit sadly at her and said, "I understand. Thank you Kida, it makes it easier to leave him now. I know he'll be well taken care of." Kida smiled and said, "Yes he will be."

Padmé then continued packing Luke's things while Kida went back out to Obi- wan and the children. Right before she entered the living room door Kida stopped and hid behind it as she looked in to see Ben sitting on the floor reading to the kids. Mara-Jade and Meki-Jevo were sitting in his lap and Leia and Luke are sitting next to him with one on either side as he read them a fairy tale story from a book he got off the bookshelf in the corner.

She smiled to herself with a motherly admiration in her eye, chuckling softly to herself as she thinks about how much her children and Ben had bonded and that Ben had no idea that the children in his lap were his own flesh and blood. Kida then walked in quietly and sat on a nearby couch while Obi-wan read to them.

Later that evening, after everyone had finished supper Kida went to the roof balcony and walked out to the rail. As she stared up at the stars in the cloudless night sky Ben walked up behind her, he stood next to her and looked up at the stars as well. Not taking her eyes off the stars she said, "It's amazing at how many creatures there are on each inhabitable planet in each galaxy and in the entire universe."

Ben nodded, not taking his eyes off of the stars, and replied, "Yes it is isn't it?" He then sighed and looked over at Kida, visibly nervous and jittery about something. Sensing that there was something he wanted to talk about, without moving, Kida asked him, "What is it you want to talk about Ben?" Obi-wan started to shift around slightly and mumbled out, "Kida,... I don't know how to ask this but..."

At this, Kida turned to Ben and looked him in the eyes as she asked, "But what Ben?" Obi-wan began to awkwardly group for words as he replied, "I... Kida, do you still love me?" Shock slightly showed on her face when she heard what he had to say, but Kida quickly hid it and asked, "Why would you ask that Ben?" He sighed once again and said, "Well it's just that... when you answered the door for me you just didn't seem that excited to see me, that's all."

When she heard this Kida visibly relaxed, smiling as she said assuringly, "Obi-wan, just because I didn't seem like I wasn't thrilled to see you doesn't mean that I wasn't. I've just been kinda exhausted lately with keeping an eye on the twins." Obi-wan's face brightened as he smiled happily and replied, "Oh, I see." Shaking her head at Obi-wan's almost childlike happiness and relief, Kida looked up at the stars and pointed to them as she said, "Ben, Look at the stars."

Curious as to what the stars had to do with anything,he looked up at them as well as Kida continued, "Ben, when every star in the universe goes out maybe then my love for you will end, but not before then." Hearing this,he smiled warmly and looked down at Kida, understanding her words perfectly. As he put his arms around her waist, pulling her close, Kida looked at him while smiling in contentment the entire time, and as they came closer, she also wrapped her arms around his neck and closed the gap between them with a loving kiss.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I had fun writing it up. I'll update soon.