A/N: And so summer is coming to a close. Back to the old nine to five (well, 9:20 to 4, really). Back to classes, tests, and homework (grrr). Which, of course, means I won't be able to update as often as I'd like to. I promise I'll still write in my spare time (provided I have any).
For as long as I can remember, school has been a breading ground for germs. Has anybody else noticed that? If one kid came to school with a cold, pretty soon the entire grade would get it. I remember when I got chicken pox in kindergarten; I ended up giving it to everyone in my class. It's a long story, but it inspired this chapter.
May the Force be with you.
Master Evenstar
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars, no matter how many times I try denying it.
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Leia pulled her speeder into the parking lot of Coruscaunt Elementary. Today had been the twins first day of 1st grade, so she had taken the afternoon at the Senate off so she could pick them up.
She crossed the lawn over to the playground where she found the twins' class. She spotted Jaina walking toward her hand in hand with a little blond boy with freckles who looked about Jaina's age.
"Hi Mommy!" Jaina said once she had reached Leia. "This is my new friend Tristen." She gestured to the boy beside her.
"Hi Tristen," Leia smiled. "You have such cute freckles."
Tristen smiled. But as he did, more freckles started popping up on his face, arms, and legs.
"Uhhh… they are freckles, aren't they?" Leia asked.
A teacher walked over, caught a glimpse of Tristen, and gasped. "CHICKEN POX!" she yelled.
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"I can't believe Jaina was exposed to chicken pox on her first day of 1st grade!" Leia said as she filled Han in about what had happened.
"What's chicken pox?" Jaina piped up.
"It's a disease, Sweetie," said Leia. "You might get sick in a week or so because you played with Tristen today."
Jaina thought this over for a minute. "So, playing with boys will make me sick?" she asked.
"Yes! Remember that," said Han.
Leia scowled at him. "You're not helping," she growled.
"Sorry, Your Worshipfulness," Han said with a grin. "So what do you think we should do about it?"
"I guess all we can do is let it run it's course," said Leia.
"Yeah," Han agreed. "It can't be that bad, can it?"
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A week later, not only did Jaina have chicken pox, but so did Jacen and Anakin. Leia had to take a day off from the Senate to stay home and take care of them.
"It can't be that bad, can it?" said Leia in a singsong voice as she picked up her comlink.
"Hey Honey," said Han when she'd answered. "Just calling to check up on you. How are things at home?"
"Just peachy," she replied sarcastically. "The kids are itching like crazy, they're bored, and the Holovid player just stopped working!"
"Aww, poor little guys," said Han. "Is there anything I can bring home?"
"A quart of rum and a trip to the Nabooian Lake Country."
"I meant for the kids."
"Oh," she said sheepishly. "I think we're good for now."
"Ok. Hang in there," he said before hanging up.
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When Han got home, he noticed the atmosphere seemed much calmer than it was when he called earlier that day.
"Hey," said Leia when she saw him. She sounded exhausted, but not as stressed out.
"Hey," he said. "It's a lot calmer in here than when I called."
"Yeah, well, I got them into an activity that they could do together," Lei shrugged.
Han was about to ask what the activity was, when Jaina and Jacen came sprinting into the living room.
"All done" they said in unison. They each had blue marker lines connecting the chicken pox on their faces, arms, and legs.
Han looked at Leia skeptically. "Connect the chicken pox?"
"Hey, you try to think of something!"
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