A/N: I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm going to the beach for 2 weeks, then on a retreat with my youth group, so I probably won't be updating until the middle of July. But I'd like some reviews in my Inbox before I leave. I decided that before I leave on vacation, I needed to do a chapter that was purely summer. And a lemonade stand seems like summer fun to me. And of course, there's plenty that can go wrong with them.
May the Force be with you.
Master Evenstar
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars. But I owned a lemonade stand in front of my house when I was 8.
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It was probably the hottest day in the history of Corascaunt. It was the kind of day where people just love to go to lemonade stands. At least, that's what Jaina and Jacen hoped as they sat at their stand on the sidewalk, trying their best to look cute. But then again, how cute can you look when you're sitting under a sign that reads "Lemonade- 10 credits per cup"?
Business was looking pretty bleak until somebody walked toward their stand. Unfortunately, it was only their mother, and she didn't look like she wanted to buy lemonade.
"You two have five seconds to turn our floor's water back on!" she growled angrily.
"Whooee! Looks like it's gonna be a hot one today," sad Jaina.
"Five… Four…" Leia started counting.
"Care to buy a glass of lemonade, Mommy?" Jacen said sweetly. "Only 10 credits."
"Three… Two…" said Leia, putting emphasis on the amount of time she was giving them.
"Okay, okay. We're going!" said the Twins in unison.
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"I never want to catch you two turning off our floor's water like this again! Do you hear me?" said Leia as she supervised the J Bombs turning the water back on.
"C'mon, Mom. It's no big deal," said Jaina, working with the pipe.
"No big deal?" Leia repeated in disbelief. "You could have ruined the water heater!"
"We were just trying to sell more lemonade," said Jacen.
"That's called profiteering, and it's wrong," said Leia.
"Uhh… Do we have a wrench around here somewhere?" asked Jaina.
"I don't know. What did you use this morning?"
"This little handle that just snapped off," said Jacen.
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Five hours later, the plumber had the water up and running. "You're back in business," he said between puffs on his cigarette.
"You fixed the valve?" asked Leia.
"Piece of cake," said the plumber, handing her the bill.
Leia looked at it in shock. "Expensive cake!"
"Ok, piece of Jedi starfighter."
"Expensive Jedi starfighter!"
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Han walked down the sidewalk and was about to enter the apartment building when he noticed his kids' lemonade stand. He had to admit it was pretty hot out, so he decided to give them some business. He stopped dead in his tracks, however, when he saw their sign.
The "10 credits" was crossed out, and the sign now read "Lemonade- 297.85 credits per cup". The J Bombs smiled up at him sheepishly.
"I take it the twins cost us some money today," he said to Leia as he entered the apartment.
"Ya know, military school is starting to look like a bargain," she replied.
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