Myri's Party
By Patrice K.

It's set before Vision of the Future.

Disclaimer: Star Wars does not belong to me and I am not making money
from this. It is just for fun.
Rated: G

They had gone to Wedge and Iella's house to celebrate the 1st
birthday of their youngest daughter Myri. Those that were invited
were Han, Leia, Corran, Mirax, and their children. Also invited were
Luke and Mara. The dinner had been nice and conversation drifted to
current events and the adults enjoyed the opportunity to catch up
with each other.

After dinner they relaxed in the living area and listened to
the kids play. Jacen, Jaina, and Valin were playing a holo game on
the floor behind the couches. All the couples sat next to each other
and chatted about the funny, quirky things their children did. Luke
and Mara who were sitting across from each other were conspicuously
quiet during this conversation. Anakin had settled himself on Mara's
lap and Syal Antilles was on Luke's lap. After a while the two kids
got bored of listening to the adults talk and took Luke and Mara with
them to color over at the table. Mara came with them, but Anakin had
to practically drag her there. Luke smiled at her resigned expression
and she gave him a smile in return.

Despite her reluctance she actually liked helping them color
in the exotic plants and animals of the core worlds. She and Luke
were shading in a hawk-bat and didn't even notice Syal and Anakin
leave them. It was another ten minutes and 2 drawings later that they
got into a discussion about the color of the furry Rella Beast. "It's
brown fur and black feet," Luke said.

"No, it's definitely grey with black stripes, Skywalker,"
Mara insisted.

"Have you ever seen one of these things?" Luke asked her.

"No, but..."

"See, how would you know what it looks like?"

"OK, Smarty Pants have you seen one?"

"Well..."

Their little argument soon grew loud enough to get the
attention of the other adults in the room. Their conversation stopped
and they all turned to see what all the noise was about. Smiles soon
appeared on everyone's face and Han couldn't hold back a laugh at
their expense. Imagine a Jedi Master and the Ex-Emperor's Hand
arguing over a drawing in a children's coloring book.

"Mara I'm telling you it's brown."

"And I'm telling you it's grey." She glared at him as if to
further prove her point.

"It's grey with brown stripes and tan feet." The two looked
up to hear Corran's wry voice and suddenly they knew that everyone
had been watching them.

"So, how long have you been listening to us?" Luke asked the
group.

Iella answered him, "Not long, though you two were rather
hard to ignore." The group started laughing again at their
embarrassed expressions. She smiled and waved them over to the
chairs, "Come back over here you crazy kids. We've still got presents
to open and cake to eat."

The End

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