A/N: You know how I said it probably wouldn't be in chronological order? Yeah, this is one of those times. Skipping ahead to just after the end of Ahsoka's Twin to Barriss meeting the in-laws. Oh boy… this will be a fun one. Next one will be the first date, possibly with them reminiscing.

Barriss was more than a little nervous and squeezed her wife's hand as they parked their speeder in front of the spacious countryside house. Meeting your significant other's parents was always nerve-wracking, especially when you don't meet until after you already married their daughter. "Think they'll be mad we didn't invite them to the wedding?"

Riyo looked down, "No… no, I don't think that's what they'll be annoyed about." She had neglected to mention that her father was vehemently against inter-species couples and was silently praying to any god or goddess that would listen that he would keep his damned mouth shut. "Petro? Can you help your mom grab the food?"

"Sure thing Mama R," It felt a little weird at first calling somebody just a few years older than him "mom," or some variant of it, but he got used to it relatively quickly. His was an extremely odd family but it was just that, a family. Although he may have technically been adopted just for the legal custody with their order not being recognized by Teth at the time, the three had quickly grown inseparable and Riyo and Barriss practically saw themselves more as parents than "his master and her wife," and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Riyo straightened her dress, grabbed some of the gift bags, and went up to the door. Taking a deep breath, she knocked, hearing her mother call out "Coming!" A few moments later, Barriss and Petro making it to the bottom of the porch stairs when Riyo's mother opened the door. "Riyo! Hoe is jy? Het jy 'n veilige vlug?"

"Ja ma, dit was 'n groot! "

"O dit was so lank vandat jy laaste huis toe gekom het! O, is dit dat 'Barriss' vrou?"

"Ja," Riyo replied, electing to ignore her wife being referred to as "that Barriss woman," for now, and turned to Barriss, "Babe, this is my mom."

"An honor to meet you Mrs. Chuchi," Barriss greeted with a smile, arms full of an assortment of dishes. Electing to let the Force do the work for her, she made the crockery levitate as she curtsied politely, "And this," she motioned towards her Padawan/son, "Is your grandson!"

"Petro. Nice to meet you ma'am. Or… should I call you grandma?"

"Mrs. Chuchi is fine," all three cringed slightly before Mrs. Chuchi turned to let them in.

A few other younger people who Barriss assumed her were her siblings-in-law or maybe cousins helped take the food from them and put it in the kitchen, one of them introduced himself, "Hey, name's Kosh. Your brother-in-law. Don't mind mom, she's just a little annoyed that she didn't know about you until you were almost married."

"I could tell," Barriss muttered uneasily.

"Come on, let's get you introduced to the rest of the family."

Meanwhile Riyo was trying to talk with her mother in the Pantoran language, "Could you please make an effort to be nice?"

"I'm nice!"

"You literally called my wife 'that Barriss woman' to her face."

"Well, is she?"

"No, mom, I brought a random woman to my parents' house and introduced her as my wife, and that's besides the fact that you're acting so coldly to your grandson!"

"He's barely younger than you are!"

"We adopted an older child! What is so wrong with that?!"

Taking a breath to calm herself, Mrs. Chuchi replied, "Look, I know I'm seeming a little harsh but I'm just hurt that you didn't tell us sooner."

"We had to keep it a secret, and you know why." Riyo went up to her mother and hugged her, "I'm sorry I didn't feel like I could trust you Mom, and I'm not looking forward to trying to have this talk with Dad, but I want to feel like my family can be respected in the house I grew up in. Is that too much to ask?"

"I can't promise anything from your father, but I really am happy for you, but I'm still hurt that you didn't trust me."

"I understand. Just, pretend you like my wife and son. Please."

"I'll decide if I like them after I get to know them. I'm your mom, it's my job to hate your spouse."

Riyo rolled her eyes, "Whatever, where's Dad?"

"Workshop."

Her father however was being informed of his daughter's arrival by the youngest son Rosh, "Riyo's here Dad."

"I want nothing to do with that race-mixer."

"Dad, she's gay. It's not like they can have mixed kids."

"But what kind of example does it set for your kids when you and Vro have them?! They'll grow up looking at their aunt and think something that unnatural is okay!"

"Dad. Later. It's the moon goddess's anniversary."

"Yes, when we celebrate the Pantoran moon goddess marrying the Pantoran war god! Not some green-skinned hooker from Coruscant!"

"She's a Jedi!"

"Like there's a difference?! At least a hooker admits she's whoring herself out to half the galaxy!"

"Dad!" Rosh just sighed and stormed up the stairs, looking down and yelling, "At least she didn't marry that drug addict you tried to set her up with!" before slamming the door.

Barriss tightened her lips and looked at the man she had yet to be introduced to. Kosh smacked his lips and said "Yep. Sounds about right."

"My father-in-law sounds lovely."

"Honestly, the only reason any of us come here for Wekamanak is to see mom and each other."

"Maybe you could come to our place next year then?"

"I doubt the rest of the family would have a problem with that. Nobody likes the bastard down there. Gods forbid I bring home the human girl I've met at work; crochety old racist would probably have an aneurism."

Riyo walked towards the steps when Rosh and Kosh simultaneously warned, "Don't."

"He still upset I dumped the spice-head?"

"Yep," Kosh answered.

"That's not even touching on who you just brought home. No offense Barriss, you seem like a cool girl."

"Thanks," Barriss beamed.

Turning to Rosh, Riyo asked, "So how are things with you and Vro? Are you still together?"

"Yeah, but she couldn't get off work to come."

Riyo chuckled, "Sounds about right."

"Yep, 'accountants never sleep,' she says, refusing to admit she loves getting holiday pay."

"At her usual rate, I don't blame her. I can't even afford her," taking Barriss by the hand she stood her up and led her to the living room where the gifts were going to be exchanged in a few minutes when everyone else came. Sitting together in an oversized chair with Barriss half-beside Riyo and half-in her lap they cuddled while the K-9 droid was chasing its ball.

"So Kor, is your girlfriend coming?"

"Yeah, she is going to be here tomorrow. Spending the first day with her grandma."

"Aww," Barriss cooed, "that's sweet." She looked at her new extended family, Riyo had always half-joked that she was the baby of her siblings but she didn't realize there was such an age gap.

Finally their father had climbed up from his lair and the room went quiet. He looked at his daughter and the woman nuzzling into her shoulder and just shook his head in disgust, simply stating in Pantoran, "I don't approve of that thing you married."

Replying, again in Pantoran, "That 'thing' is my wife and she has a name. If you want me to talk to you again, you'll use it."

At this point Barriss was really starting to wish she had picked Pantoran as an elective language instead of Togruti.

Mr. Chuchi responded again in Pantoran, "Just because you had a case of desert fever doesn't mean you had to act on it!"

Now, Riyo snapped. Giving Barriss a quick peck on the lips she asked her to get off her lap for a moment before turning to her father and shouting in Basic for her wife and son to understand, "DESERT FEVER?! MY WIFE IS MORE THAN JUST A DAMNED FETISH TOY!"

Mr. Chuchi went to respond in Pantoran, but his daughter cut him off, "If you have something to say, say it in Basic!"

"It just isn't right! Their kind doesn't deserve to mix with ours!"

"Kriff you! You don't deserve to see your children! The only reason we show up every year is for mom! NOT YOU!"

Barriss stood and tried to calm Riyo down, "B-Baby? Let's just go,"

"SIT DOWN!" Riyo ordered, which Barriss followed immediately with but a terrified squeak. It was a rare occurrence that Riyo got truly angry, but when she did, demons ran in terror. She knew for a fact that she wouldn't raise a finger against her, they had very nearly gotten physical in a fight once and Barriss immediately put an end to that, but she couldn't guarantee to control her if she got this angry at somebody else. She got a feeling that said rage was probably genetic though and prepared to sit frozen in fear for at least a few hours.

Her theory was confirmed a few minutes later as the pair immediately went into a bilingual screaming match and the rest of the family quietly evacuated from the building, which Barriss and Petro followed suit just as Riyo grabbed a vase. They didn't see her throw it but heard the porcelain shatter over their shouts as they made their way to the patio deck.

Mrs. Chuchi on the other hand was far more reasonable, despite the abrasive introduction. "Sorry about all of this, and about earlier. I was hurt and took it out on you. You and your boy don't deserve that, and you seem to make my daughter happy." Sighing, she shook her head and said, "Frankly I didn't think she'd ever get married with that temper."

"She rarely gets mad, at least not around me."

"Good. She's a slow burner, unlike her father, but when they do go at it," a window shattered behind them, with a torrent of curses being unleashed, "That."

"I talked Riyo into seeing a counsellor about her temper. Maybe you can get your husband to do the same?"

"HEARTLESS ALCOHOLIC BASTARD!"

"RACE-MIXING HARLOT!"

"YOU WEVER NEVER THERE FOR ME! FOR ANY OF YOUR KIDS!"

"YOU AREN'T MY DAUGHTER! NO CHILD OF MINE WOULD END UP MARRYING A GREEN SHIT-STAIN LIKE THAT FILTHY MONSTROSITY OUT THERE!"

More crashing and screaming came from inside following the verbal abuse.

"I've tried. He refuses to do anything about it. I'm half ready to file for a divorce."

"I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. It isn't your fault."

"Maybe it would be better if next year you came to our apartment?"

"Why? So they'd wreck half of Coruscant? Or do you live on Teth now?"

"We have a home on both planets. And I meant without him."

"I think that would be lovely."

Barriss smiled.

"So, were you and Riyo thinking of having any other kids? Maybe some of your own?"

Barriss's smile dropped, "Erm, well… I had to have a hysterectomy so if we do go the sperm donor route it'd have to be Riyo who gets pregnant."

"Hysterectomy? You poor baby! What happened?"

"Stage II cancer. Still seeing doctors monthly to make sure it doesn't come back."

Barriss's mother-in-law immediately pulled her into a hug, "I'm so sorry!"

"It's fine! I survived relatively unscathed, more than I can say happened in the War."

Riyo calmly walked out the door towards her wife and mother embracing, on the commlink. "Yes, is there any way I can reschedule my appointment with Dr. Jones for an earlier date? Yep… Yeah, holidays made me snap… Taungsday at 1430 sounds great! Thank you Sandra."