Title: Two of Us (Lennon/McCartney on "Let it Be")

Series: Strength of the Sword

Author: Little Took

Rating/Spoilers: G, and The Unifying Force

Dedication: My sister, even through she's not my twin (she's actually my half-sister), we understand each other and love each other deeply. And I guess, despite the total SOB that my brother is, it's for him too…but not as much. Here's hoping he grows up in college.

Notes: Do review…if you wish.

Two of Us

Two of us riding nowhere
Spending someone's
Hard earned pay
Two of us sunday driving
Not arriving
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

It was always hard for him to explain the twin bond between Jaina and himself. The force seemed to amplify it, to the extent that it felt like Jaina was always next to him, no matter how far apart they were. Now though, they were in the same room, sitting next to each other watching one of the first public meetings of the newly formed Jedi Council.

"Do you have any idea what they're talking about," Jaina whispered leaning in towards him.

"Most of it, you should have continued your studies instead of being some hot-shot pilot." Jaina stuck her tongue out at him before leaning back in her chair, typical Jaina. Sure, they had both trained on Yavin 4, but somehow the twins emerged as two very different Jedi. She was using her force skills in tandem with her piloting ability, making her one of the best pilots. He wasn't quite sure where he fit in still, but as he half listened to the meeting, an idea had formed.

Two of us sending postcards
Writing letters
On my wall
You and me burning matches
Lifting latches
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

Jaina only stared at him, mouth slightly agape. It was rare to shut his sister up, but here she was; silent and shocked.

"Are you crazy? Tatooine? For how long?"

"I'm not quite sure. Everyone knows their place." He held a hand up as she started to protest. "Deep down somewhere you know. I don't. I'm not a pilot like you, or a diplomat like mom. Tenel Ka is now Queen Mother and probably slated to marry some Hapan royalty. I don't know where I belong. Throughout the war I kept hearing how I was the key to it all and I had some big job to do."

"But you did, Jacen you…"

"Now what?"

"We're not supposed to know our paths." Jaina sat down on one of the benches along the hallway in the building on Mon Calamari and breathed in the slightly damp air before starring up at her brother. "If we knew what lay ahead would we do it? It's fate's way of ensuring things happen." Jacen slowly sat down next to his sister, shaking his head. He usually gave the theoretical speeches, not her. "You do a lot of thinking in a fighter," she explained before leaning against him, a lot like she had down when they were little. "You heard the title Uncle Luke bestowed upon me. Sword of the Jedi, what does that mean? I have no idea, but I'm not running to Tatooine."

"No, but you're keeping busy with your squad. I've seen the time sheets; you're training or doing something almost every hour." Jaina locked eyes with him; she was testing him, trying to see if he'd crack. "Jaina, I'll only be on Tatooine." She was worried and all ready missing him. Ever since Anakin had been killed in the war, and Jacen was kidnapped, Jaina feared losing anyone else. She would never tell him, but twins knew these things.

You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead

"She's a great droid Jaya; you don't want to keep her?" Jaina smiled and put a hand on the red dome of the astromech unit.

"No," a wistful smile on her face. "Anakin's constant tinkering has made her too quirky for my fighter. Besides, not it's like we're both coming with you." Jacen smiled back at her, he had all ready said his good-byes to his parents, Uncle Luke, Aunt Mara, and various friends who were still on Mon Calamari, but Jaina wanted privacy. She had flashed her credentials at the transport operator and was suddenly inside the transport with him. "You could still take a personal ship. I really don't like you being stuck there."

"I don't need a ship, now tell me good-bye before you go with me, and you hate sand." She surprised him by crying as the two hugged, and he surprised himself by tearing up.

"I'll know if something goes wrong."

"You've always known." She turned and jogged off the transport leaving him along with the droid. Though, he wasn't totally along as she felt her through their twin bond, she would always be there.


Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing so low
In the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

Three figures remained long after the transport had left, clinging together as another member of their family was gone. Leia wept softly, she knew Jacen was safe and would be fine, but who knew how long her son would be beyond her reach. Beside her Han was stoic, a constant pillar of support as his only remaining song had left. It was Jaina who suffered the most, she had cried on the transport, but in the presence of her parents she withdrew herself. She stood starring, watching the invisible spec of her remaining brother and twin leave.