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"Did I ever say I hate it when you get that look?"
Luke and Leia were in the backyard. Leia was looking around in their mother's herb garden. Luke was stand at the edge of patch, looking like a deer caught in the headlights.
"Come on Leia why are we out here?" Luke exclaimed.
"Hello, We are here to get mommy and daddy together" Leia shot at her brother " Sometimes Luke…."
"Oh, and how are we going to do that? Sprout flowers out of their heads?"
"No Luke, don't be silly!" Leia went back to looking through the herbs. "We, no wait, I'M looking for a particular herb."
"Oh boy, if mom ever found out about this…" Luke put his fingers to his throat.
"Uh huh, Luke sure." Her face showed that she wasn't as confident as she sounded. Their mother could get pretty scary sometimes! "Ah huh! Found it!"
"Found what? Your head?"
"Oh funny man" Leia sneered.
"Hey you got that from mom!"
"So! Anyway, I found this."
The young girl held up a leaf, which was shaped into the perfect heart.
"Um, A leaf?" asked Luke.
She rolled her eyes and started to pace. "Not just a leaf, my dear Watson."
Luke got a confused look on his face "Who's Watson?"
Leia ignored him. "But" She stoped suddenly, with her finger in the air. "A heart leaf!"
"Who'd of guess" Luke mumbled under his breath. "Am I supposed to know what a heart leaf is?" He asked.
" Sigh This leaf, according to uncle Jar Jar, will make anyone fall in love with their one and only." Leia started to get hearts in her eyes.
"Ewww, gross" Luke pulled a face.
The hearts in Leia's popped and became the fires of Mustafar.
"What did you say?" Leia asked threateningly
"Uh…uh…" Luke started to back up, his hands in the air "Um nothing Leia, nothing"
"Goooood" her eyes went back to normal "Come on Luke let's go inside so I can see what's for Lunch" Leia skipped up the stairs and through the back door.
"…Wow…" Luke whispered to himself. "Leia can be just as scary as mom"
The blonde boy wanted to see the heart leaf for himself. He walked into the herb garden and found the Heart Leaf at the back of the patch.
"Sure Heart Leaf, Pfftt. Huh what's this?" Luke crouched down and picked up the muddy Heart Leaf label.
"What's this say? 'Heart Leaf: The Gungan herb to use if you want some to fall into a 24 hour sickness'"
Luke coked an eyebrow, he then turned slowly towards the house.
"Uh oh
Inside the Kitchenette
Leia crept skilfully, well as skilfully as a 7-year-old could, into the room. Padme was at the counter mixing something in a plastic bowl. Anakin was on the floor greasy and smudged, fixing the oven. Her parents were making small talk; Leia took this as a bad sign. Anakin and Padme either playfully bantered or lovingly talked. Never any small talk. She clutched the herb tighter in her in her little fist.
She was on a mission. She crept quietly behind her mother.
Yes, she was on a mission. She glided across the floor before her father noticed her.
And no one, NO ONE was going to stop her!
"Leia what are you doing?"
Bugger.
Leia stopped fast in her tracks. She stood very statue like hoping, against hope, that if she was frozen in time her mother and father wouldn't notice her again. It did not work.
"Princess, answer your mother's question." Came Anakin's muffled voice from inside the oven.
Damn it.
Leia turned, expecting to see Padme's questioning gaze. But only to be met by her back. The children (Anakin included) hated the fact that Padme had 'eyes' on the back of her head.
"Honey what are you doing?" Padme asked again, now turning to face her young daughter.
"Um…Ah…Well you see." Leia started to fidget. Her brown orbs, so much like her mothers, moved around the kitchenette. She spotted the bowl in Padme's arms.
"Well I've come to help you with lunch mommy." She finished, smiling.
" Cough Cough , Hello, what's this?" Anakin got himself out from inside the oven. His grease covered fingers, gently held a microchip of some sort.
"Great, Luke's been taking out 3po's chip again."
"That's because a droid is not a babysitter." Padme said "Here honey, could you mix this for me?" Padme handed Leia the bowl.
"Hang on what's that supposed to mean?" Anakin asked, getting up and brushing himself down.
"Nothing."
"Padme, could we talk" Anakin asked through clenched teeth. "In the other room."
Anakin then followed Padme out of the room.
Leia watched this all with wide eyes. "Oh no" She squinted her eyes. "It's beginning, the end of the end."
Beat.
"Ok that did not make any sense. I am spending way too much time with Luke and daddy. I have to work fast!" She put the bowl on the counter, and took hold of one of the table chairs, so she could see over the top. "I hope this works" She whispered.
A/N Ok this bit's in slow motionShe let go of the leaf.
The back door swang open to revel, Luke with his shirt torn and cuts all over his face. "Leia, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
He watched as the herb slowly drop down and sunk into the mixture.
It was done.
He was too late.
A/N Ok back to normal speed now!"Leia, what have you done?"
"More then you have, I can tell you that."
Luke ran (Ok he limped) to his sisters side "No you ding dong." He gave her the label "Read it!"
Leia looked sceptically at Luke, but she read it.
Luke looked up at Leia, who was still on the chair.
Leia looked down at Luke. "Uh oh"
"Ok kids lets eat!" Anakin walked back into the kitchenette.
"Let me dish it up first, cowboy!" Padme walked in behind him. She saw the state her son was in. "Luke what happened?"
"Nothing mom. Just playing out back, he he he…Yeah."
"Anakin could you dish up lunch, while I clean up Luke."
In the background came "Awwww mom"
But it was too late; Padme was in mother mode. Mother and son went up stairs to the bathroom.
Anakin turned to Leia "Princess go with them, so you can wash you hands."
"But, but"
Anakin pointed his finger to the door. "Go"
Leia shuffled to the door, she looked back one last time.
"Don't use them eyes on me young lady. GO"
She stalked up, towards the bathroom.
"You can't use my own 'Super, Duper, Mighty, Morphing, Puppy eye power'™ on me!"
How will Luke and Leia get out of this one?
Are Padme and Anakin really fighting?
Why ask me? I just write it.
This all does not belong to me, unless Mr Lucas want's to give it to me….. Which for some reason I think he won't!