Otherways: Sucking It Up (for notdarkorlight)

[skywalker_twin]

She figures that a time comes in one's life when admitting that the only prat in any situation is yourself is not only wise, but necessary.

Which is why she has a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich, no-crust, with a side of two chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk.

It's also why she sets it in front of that Force-be-damned brother of hers, a look of resignation on her face.

"Look, I'm sorry for what I did," she says. "I suppose I'm a little too used to getting the things I want. I don't know. But consider this a peace offering. Me and the brother I knew in this place used to share them all the time. I thought you might like them."

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[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

"I know otherwise. There's no honor in invading minds. No matter what the reason. Ask first. Then there might be some honor in it."

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

She finishes the cookie and drinks half the milk in one gulp.

She wipes her mouth with the back of her hand and gives Luke a searching look.

"Can I show you something? In here?" she asks, tapping her temple. "Maybe it will help you understand everyone's confusion at your presence?"

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

And there might be some reluctance but he gives a slight nod to her. "Sure."

Which means the shields he'd thrown up the first time around come down.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

And then she's opening her own mind to him, as well, getnly brushing against his and inviting him in...

Where he will see her memories of Lukey, of how he had greeted her when she first arrived and the time they had spent together in this place.

And it's followed by the memory of finding out what had happened to her baby brother, how he had disappeared.

Tears are falling from her eyes by this point.

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

And he frowns a bit at that. The memories. He doesn't remember any of that but at the same time he does. Just not strongly. After all... a lot of stuff got pushed to the back of his mind then.

There's no telling when in the world it happened but he's suddenly beside Leia and wrapping his arms around his sister. He wants to cry but there's no way he can. He's locked so much stuff up that its almost not possible.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

And she's turning to hug him close.

"No one abandoned you, my brother," she says softly. "You were taken from us and no one could get out to find you."

And she lets him in deeper, seeing how her life had been and how she had been at odds with the brother from her time and place only to find a loving, affectionate little boy who loved her very, very much.

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

"Oh."

Now he feels bad for accusing his dad of abandoning him. It's what he'd thought. It's the only thing he'd known. All he'd known.

And those aren't tears... really they're not. Okay... maybe they are.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

And then she's pulling gently away from him mentally and swallowing a sob.

"Father really pulled a number when you disappeared. Mother and I, we had to stop him from doing something stupid. He was ready to cut a hole in the wall."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

"I should find him."

He's not moving away from his sister though. He shakes his head. "I accused him of abandoning me. I didn't know. I think I made him hate me."

Which is a whole lot worse than Leia's mistake from earlier or rather it hurts a lot worse.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

"I'd be careful how you do it, though. He's not easilly mollified."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

Luke sighs and just lays his head on his sister's shoulder. "Shouldn't of said what I did to him." He whispers. Now see... things would've been fine had he allowed Leia to do the mind thing earlier.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

Yes, but he didn't know then, and she neither did she.

Only thing left to do is pray that bridges have not been burned down.

"Oh, and be weary of mother. She's...hormonal."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

They probably have been or at least that's what daddy's last statement had sounded like before. He blinks a bit. "Why?" Little Luke didn't know about the babies.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

Oh, should she really say this?

"I'm sorry, I got in trouble the last time I told, and I really, really want to tell you. But Mother would kill me."

She pouts.

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

"Mom wouldn't kill you."

Right...? Wait... oh, confused boy now. He didn't know Padme was mommy to begin with.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

"I'll let you revise that statement once you've met up with her," she says with a grin.

"She was over by the fireplace, where I left her. I don't think she's moved since."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

"I only know dad."

He's making a slight face at that.

"Who exactly are you calling mom?"

Yeah... might need to help him with that one.

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

"Padme. As I said, she's still on the couch over there."

She gives him a curious glance. "But before you do that, I should show you how things work around here. Because if there isn't a bartender to ask, you have to get it yourself."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

Luke blinks at the name then something clicks in his mind... OH! Her!

"Okay... how do things work around here?"

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

"Well, again, no violence in the bar. And, well, come with me. You need to meet Bar, first."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

"Right. Got that. You pointed the rules out to me earlier." Luke states before sliding out of the seat so Leia could get out too. "Lead the way."

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

She gives Bar an affectionate pat when they get there. "This is Bar. She will provide everything you need, when there isn't a live being tending."

She motions Luke closer. "You just ask her for what you want and she'll get it for you. But!" she says, holding up a cautionary finger. "Although incidents of poisoning have gone down drastically since the new Head Bartender came in, she's apt to bite and sting if you aren't nice to her, or if she feels like it."

She pats Bar again. "Isn't that right, Bar?"

In response, Bar burps up a lovely flower blossom.

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

Luke blinks and stares at his sister as if she's possibly lost it when she goes about explaining how things were done around there. Well... that was just new. And, of course, that was just weird seeing a flower blossom come out of nowhere.

"So you just ask and be nice about it?"

[skywalker-twin.livejournal.com]

"Generally, yes. Go ahead, try it."

[notdarkorlight.livejournal.com]

Right... here went nothing... his sister was crazy.

"Could I have a glass of milk, please."

He blinks a bit when a glass of milk doesn't appear. Though in the place of the glass of milk a sippy cup of milk appears instead.