Star Wars: Cross Paths 3

Chapter 49 - A Big Surprise

A week had passed.

It was Ben's 6th birthday, and at the time, Ines and Luke, alongside with the kids and R2 were in the Temple giving classes but also preparing their son's birthday, that would happen after the classes.

Also they were making sure to prepare the Temple for the next few days, since the weather report announced days ago that a huge storm was heading to Coruscant, which made the New Republic Senate having emergency meetings, especially to take care the lower levels of the capital, which was one of the reason Ani and Bail were in the Temple with their Uncle and Aunt at the time, since Leia and Han were really busy. One of the decisions that the Senate decided was closing all schools for at least the two days the storm would hit Coruscant, and that was also what Noah and Aurea were doing, fulfilling the kitchen with everything they needed for them and the students who lived in the Temple, to make sure nothing was missing when the storm came in 48 hours.

While the twins were playing around the Temple, something they would love and Ben was in the class room, assisting his aunt Ahsoka giving writing lessons to the smaller kids, since this new set of students, had kids around 7 years old and they need to read and write, which made Luke deciding to also create a school for the force sensitive kids that couldn't write and read yet, and Ben loved to assist those lessons, even if he would only be an official student in 7 months.

In the meantime, Luke was with the with other set of students in the one of the rooms, teaching them how to use the force. He made the students sit on the floor, and made them concentrate with their eyes close, just like he did the first time his first students came in the Temple.

Ines was busy trying to prepare everything for the party, and pay attention to the small kids, especially to her baby who was in the his walker, "walking" around. Thank Goodness she could count with her dear droid R2 and with the older kids, who not only made sure to watch the kids, but also help the other students with the combat training, something that Yana and Idda was doing at the moment.

"Come 3PO we need to be faster so we can prepare the party since it it almost 4pm."

Turning around, she saw her best friend and sister in law walking down the hallway caring Ben's birthday cake, while poor 3PO was caring the plastic plates and forks and napkins.

"Hey, thanks for bringing the cake, even knowing how busy the Senate is for the past days," Ines said as they reach them. "You can go the kitchen and put those things there, 3PO, thank you."

"Yes ma'am," 3PO said as he passed by them and reached R2 that beeped at his friend. "Maybe if you should help and less beeped I could walk faster."

R2 beeped again, which made the small kids gasped.

"Watch your language, especially in front of them," 3PO replied making the kids laughed while they followed the two droids.

"Senator Leia, I'll take the cake," Davi and Luna said.

"Thank you so much," she said while the two teenagers went inside too. "How is everything here?"

"Well Noah and Aurea alongside with Alena, Qoli, Nelah, Kino, Eqol and Ieneh went to buy some stuff from the party but also for the Temple for the next days when everything is close due to the storm. And how is the Senate with all this?"

"Today was a lot calmer. The lower levels are getting fully prepare, we made sure to help the most needed families with essential stuff they need and don't have enough credits for it."

"That is nice. Luke and I also decided to help, buying things and then we all gave them to the people in the lower levels. You should see your nephew and nieces. They were so happy and it was nice to see the reaction of those people, after all they are citizens too, it doesn't matter if we live down there or here and we need to help each other."