The start of a new day: school's back!
The bell rang its loud ring, crashing into people's ears and trampling out children's games in the courtyard. All the children gradually walked and stood in a neat line outside the classrooms, waiting for their teachers.
Their uniforms were an ugly colour of blue, just blue. Boys had V-neck school jumpers of dark blue, Sky blue button-up shirts and grey pants or shorts. If they wore the shorts they had to wear white socks up to their knees.
The girls also wore the V-neck jumper, but underneath they wore light blue dresses down to their knees and their white socks only going to the ankle. Both boys and girls had shined, black leather, laced up shoes.
Anyhoo, as before stated a class of 7 and 8 year-olds stood in a neat line, talking quietly…Except two, who were currently having a hissy fit at their tired looking father.
"Dad this is so stupid! Look at me, I mean do I have to have knee-high socks and not to mention my haircut…I have the worlds greatest comb over. I look like a dork!"
"Hate to tell ya bro, but you are a dork."
"Well you're no pretty princess either Leia."
"Son, really, don't start please!"
"No daddy, he is right…even if it is a first."
Leia looked down at herself, then over at Luke and finally at her father.
"Look at me daddy, I feel like I'm walking around in a tent!" She exclaimed, with her arms going up and down the length of her body, just to prove the point.
"Daddy the rules say not above my knees right?"
"And is that a problem princess?" Anakin asked as he bent down to his kids height.
"Dad look at it." Luke pointed to the bottom of the dress.
Anakin's eyes travelled down to where the slightly pudgy finger was pointing. Leia's dress almost touched the ground she was walking on.
"Ah, well" Anakin said, while he scratched his head. "I'm sure you'll grow into it when you're older sweet heart." Anakin gave her his goofy Skywalker grin.
"When Daddy? When I'm 50?" Leia asked sarcastically.
"Hey I'm sur-" He was cut off when the other kids started walking into the classroom. "Ok that's my cue to let you go!"
"Great."
"Wahoo." They both said, with no enthusiasm what so ever.
"Ok I'll see you guys when I get back from my Jedi mission in a few days mkay?"
"Sure dad" Luke started to walk but quickly turned back "Dad remember our presents, Bye!" Then ran into the classroom.
Anakin laughed at his sons retreating form.
"Princess?" he said quietly, without look at the girl.
"Yeah daddy?" Leia asked back, also looking in the direction her brother ran off in.
"Look after your mom and Luke for me."
"But dad," She pleasded, looking up at him. "I'm the young- OH! And yet I'm the most reliable, right."
"Pretty much."
"Oh…. Done, but it's gonna cost ya!"
"Sigh I know…Well get going soldier." Anakin gave Leia a hug. "Love you."
"Love ya too daddy. Have a good trip and say hi to uncle Obi-Wan." She then let go and skipped in through the door.
"Yay" Anakin looked gloomily at the now closed door. "Five days, three hours, sixteen minutes annnnnnnnd" Looks at clock "Ten seconds without my family."
Anakin walked/dragged his feet back to the speeder. Only to find a ticket on the windshield.
"……………..Damn it."
On the other side of the city of Theed sat Padme, her sister Sola and their mother Jobal. The three women were sipping their caff in front of a local café. Padme was holding her mug up to her face but not taking a sip of the dark, foamy liquid. She was just starring into the distance, not noticing anything that was occurring around her. Her actions did not go un-noticed by her older sister.
"Uh oh" Sola said as she put down her own mug. "I know that look."
Jobal glanced at her eldest daughter, a questioning look on her weathered, but no less beautiful face. But all Sola did to answer her mother was nod in Padme's direction. As Jobal turned to her youngest across the small table, a knowing smile came to her lips.
"Yes dear I couldn't have said it better myself."
Only at this time did Padme notice the two women looking at her with small smiles.
"What?"
"Nothing," came the reply.
"No seriously what?"
"You have 'that' look on your face."
"What do you mean 'that' look?" questioned Padme.
"The look you always get when you want to do something big."
"Big? Oh come on."
"No, that same look was on your face when you went off to be princess of Theed, then when you were queen, then senator and then when you marched up to the Jedi council to let them know you're married to their chosen one. So sis…What's going on in that big brain of yours?"
Padme had a look of pure shock on her face. She turned her head right to left, between her sister and mother. Then look down at her now cold caff in her hands.
"Sigh I want to do something! You know, I don't want to wait at home by myself while Anakin does his Jedi duties and the kids are at school now."
"Well then honey do something. Get another job perhaps" Suggested Jobal.
"Yeah" It looked like a light bulb had just gone on above her head. "I think I will."
"Great" Sola turned to her mother. "You've just brought back 'lets get ourselves killed' Barbie."
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