Post by Sw on Oct 28, 2004 11:12:59 GMT -5
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"Ahhhhh!" Luke screamed as he woke up. It was the same dream he always had—or should he say it was the past that haunted him?
It was about the day Mara told him she was pregnant with Lucas. How he had treated her that day made him wish Mara had killed him, but at the time he was so far gone over to the dark side nothing mattered to him. But that wasn't really true. When he had been yelling at Mara that the real him could never have loved her, it was because he, Luke Skywalker, was fighting the darkness that had consumed him.
He was trying to use his love for Mara to get back control, but after what he had done to her that day he couldn't stand to think about his love for her.
Because if he had loved her, why couldn't he have stopped himself from hurting her? But none of that mattered now. He knew he loved her and he was going to make up for all his mistakes. He had done so much to hurt her, where to begin?
He would just have to show her he loved her and that no matter what he was going to be there for her and Lucas.
Lucas—that was another thing he felt bad about tonight. Lucas hadn't taken the news about Annie very well. But then again, how was a seven year old supposed to take the news that his Grandma was dying and that she didn't want him there when she did? And
if that hadn't been bad enough, that he had to move by the end of the week?
The only thing that had cheered him up a little was that he was finally going to get to meet his cousins. Luke just shook his head. What was Leia going to think about this?
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Annie and Lucas were sitting side by side on the front porch of Mara's house. Lucas had wanted to speak to her about his leaving her. He had to hear it from her before he would truly be ready to let her go.
Annie looked at the red haired little boy and smiled. He had been her whole world for the last seven years, but now it was time she did the only thing that she felt was left for her to do. She had to go see her biological grandson before she died. She had to tell that child about his father.
But first she had to make sure Lucas understood all this. She knew that Luke and Mara would take good care of their son. They both loved him so much that that it was clear to see in their faces.
Lucas looked up at his Grandma. He had known for awhile that she had been sick, but he never said a word to her. He thought if it was bad she would tell him.
But now he could see that the last few weeks she had been trying to prepare him for his leaving and her dying.
"Can't I stay?" Lucas asked in a whisper. He already knew the answer he was going to get.
Annie's gray eyes filled with tears. "No Lucas. You have to go with your parents. I have a feeling they're going to need you," Annie said as she hugged the little boy who was and would always be her grandson.
"But I don't want to leave you," Lucas said as he hugged her back. He didn't want to let her go. He was afraid the second he let her go she would disappear. Annie pulled away from the young Skywalker. He had to be strong now. She had to make sure he could do this.
"You have to be strong Lucas. You know how much I love you right?" Annie asked. Lucas nodded yes. Annie wiped away the tears that were running down his face.
"Good because I need to tell you something, Lucas. I have another grandson out there. One I've never met. I have to go see him. I have to tell him about his Dad," Annie said as she looked past Lucas. She was looking back into the past. She had made a promise to
her son that she would one day met his children, even if she didn't believe in his Empire or Emperor.
Now it was time to honor that promise. Lucas looked at Annie. He knew why she wanted to do This; she had told him about the promise she had made to her son many times. She had to fulfill it before she died.
Lucas knew he had to be a brave boy so she wouldn't be worrying about him. He was going to make her proud. He was going to become a Jedi just like his Father.
"I love you, Granny," Lucas said as he pulled her into another hug.
TBC...
"Ahhhhh!" Luke screamed as he woke up. It was the same dream he always had—or should he say it was the past that haunted him?
It was about the day Mara told him she was pregnant with Lucas. How he had treated her that day made him wish Mara had killed him, but at the time he was so far gone over to the dark side nothing mattered to him. But that wasn't really true. When he had been yelling at Mara that the real him could never have loved her, it was because he, Luke Skywalker, was fighting the darkness that had consumed him.
He was trying to use his love for Mara to get back control, but after what he had done to her that day he couldn't stand to think about his love for her.
Because if he had loved her, why couldn't he have stopped himself from hurting her? But none of that mattered now. He knew he loved her and he was going to make up for all his mistakes. He had done so much to hurt her, where to begin?
He would just have to show her he loved her and that no matter what he was going to be there for her and Lucas.
Lucas—that was another thing he felt bad about tonight. Lucas hadn't taken the news about Annie very well. But then again, how was a seven year old supposed to take the news that his Grandma was dying and that she didn't want him there when she did? And
if that hadn't been bad enough, that he had to move by the end of the week?
The only thing that had cheered him up a little was that he was finally going to get to meet his cousins. Luke just shook his head. What was Leia going to think about this?
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Annie and Lucas were sitting side by side on the front porch of Mara's house. Lucas had wanted to speak to her about his leaving her. He had to hear it from her before he would truly be ready to let her go.
Annie looked at the red haired little boy and smiled. He had been her whole world for the last seven years, but now it was time she did the only thing that she felt was left for her to do. She had to go see her biological grandson before she died. She had to tell that child about his father.
But first she had to make sure Lucas understood all this. She knew that Luke and Mara would take good care of their son. They both loved him so much that that it was clear to see in their faces.
Lucas looked up at his Grandma. He had known for awhile that she had been sick, but he never said a word to her. He thought if it was bad she would tell him.
But now he could see that the last few weeks she had been trying to prepare him for his leaving and her dying.
"Can't I stay?" Lucas asked in a whisper. He already knew the answer he was going to get.
Annie's gray eyes filled with tears. "No Lucas. You have to go with your parents. I have a feeling they're going to need you," Annie said as she hugged the little boy who was and would always be her grandson.
"But I don't want to leave you," Lucas said as he hugged her back. He didn't want to let her go. He was afraid the second he let her go she would disappear. Annie pulled away from the young Skywalker. He had to be strong now. She had to make sure he could do this.
"You have to be strong Lucas. You know how much I love you right?" Annie asked. Lucas nodded yes. Annie wiped away the tears that were running down his face.
"Good because I need to tell you something, Lucas. I have another grandson out there. One I've never met. I have to go see him. I have to tell him about his Dad," Annie said as she looked past Lucas. She was looking back into the past. She had made a promise to
her son that she would one day met his children, even if she didn't believe in his Empire or Emperor.
Now it was time to honor that promise. Lucas looked at Annie. He knew why she wanted to do This; she had told him about the promise she had made to her son many times. She had to fulfill it before she died.
Lucas knew he had to be a brave boy so she wouldn't be worrying about him. He was going to make her proud. He was going to become a Jedi just like his Father.
"I love you, Granny," Lucas said as he pulled her into another hug.
TBC...