Bitchin' Mara Jade

Chapter Twelve

Mara's baby was born on the 16th June, and after three years and four months, their little girl Rey had become an important part of their lives.

Mara yawned as she read the newspaper in the passenger seat of her car. Luke was driving. She had been working at the restaurant and had been doing some writing there too. "I was thinking private home schooling for Rey." Luke said to Mara. "She's really bright. She was doing....."

"I don't care what she was doing, Luke. She's not getting home schooling. That's a luxury she doesn't need."

"Why not? Ben has already started to teach her advanced math problems..I mean that's a nice thing for him to do considering he's still angry at her for the glass incident."

"Kylo is not a teacher." responded Mara.

"Well technically he is Mara." Luke responded and turned to look at her as they continued down the road. "A teacher is someone who gives information or instructs to another, especially on a subject they are skilled at."

"Do you have Kylo's presents?" Mara asked Luke.

"They're in the back of my car. It's not his birthday for a whole week."

"It's also Halloween shortly afterwards. If you want to go all the way into Missoula during Halloween. Then make that your choice."

Rey sighed in the back of the car, looking out of the window. "What is it sweetie?" asked Mara.

"I don't like Halloween." she uttered.

"It's okay to be scared by the other costumes..." Luke began.

"I'm not scared of anything!" Rey told him off. "I hate the decorations. So unnecessary."

"This is what happens when she spends too much time with Kylo. She picks up words like unnecessary. Unnecessary isn't used for the meaning of unnecessary. It's used to sass her parents." Mara said to Luke.

"She's done nothing wrong." Luke defended her and turned to look at her. "You don't have to think about Halloween at all. Hey do you want a juice box and an apple to cheer you up?"

Rey nodded.

Luke was about to turn the car and out of nowhere came a black SUV, hitting into them.

*

Leia was gathering up papers in the office when Han strolled in. He look worried. "I have to tell you something."

Leia looked up. "Oh no. What is it this time? What have you done?"

"Well remember when were 17 and we got married, a month before you had Ben...."

"Brought a whole new meaning to shotgun wedding didn't it. Although we were only married for five minutes and we broke up. Didn't see you again until I was 22."

"Hey you were the one that told me not to come back!"

Leia sighed. "Why are we arguing about this? I mean we're more mature now, we're not going to argue over the colour of a nursery...we've both grown up and so has our son."

"Seventeen in a week. Do we write Kylo or Ben on the cards."

"We'll just call him Kylo. He's still our son and he's been adamant on the name change since he was thirteen. For his eighteen birthday we'll get his name legally changed."

"His forename I get but the surname... Does he not love us?"

"Of course he does. But.... he's always going to be a bit.... Well he likes to be different."

"If anyone wants a name change it's Rey. I mean who calls their kid Rey."

"Luke picked the name."

"Luke also picked Ben's name.....now I see Kylo's point."

Leia chuckled. "You had something to tell me."

"Oh we aren't married. The guy who married us back then.... wasn't using a real licence."

Leia started laughing. "Seriously?"

"Yeah."

She hugged him. "OH well. It wouldn't matter anyway. We're together."

She went to walk away and Han touched her hand. Suddenly he was on one knee, with a ring. "Leia will you marry me for real?"

Leia blinked. "You just decided that this was...."

"Hey princess I love you. I mean sometimes I feel like you pushing you out of a window but... you know....I love you."

She smiled. "I know." He grinned at her. "I'll marry you again. But first of all. I need to get Kylo out of the library. Apparently he doesn't like the one we have at home."

"Maybe because that's Mara and Luke's favourite place to make out."

Leia rolled her eyes and left the office. She found Kylo packing some books into his bag. "Hey. Are you ready to go home."

Suddenly someone hit her on the head, knocking her down. "Mum!" Kylo cried and look to see someone with a gun.

"Leonard Doman sends his regards." he pointed the gun at Kylo. Suddenly he was hit with a chair and Leia kicked him in the abdomen.

"Mother you're very violent." Leia heard Kylo say, sounding a bit shocked.

"Of course I am."

*

Anakin was on a walk while Padme was reading her book in the house. She died painlessly, a quick bullet to the head.

When Anakin returned, he felt the gun pressed against his head. He swallowed. "Tonight's the night you die.... internally first. And then we take you to Doman and he's going to take care of you himself. Slowly. Your children, your wife and your grandchildren are all going to be dead. Padme suits the bullet in the head doesn't she?"

Anakin turned around, not even caring he could get shot and punched his attacker hard. He didn't stop. He was enraged. "No!!!!!!!!!!!"

*

"Rey. Rey." Mara uttered as she and Luke got her out of the car. Her little head was bleeding. "Rey, talk to mummy."

"We have to get her to the hospital." Luke held her. "Can't you use your cell."

"No signal." Mara cried as the SUV began to reverse. "Maybe they'll help."

Mara sat Rey down on her jacket as she began to sit. "That's it honey, talk to mummy."

"Who're you?" Rey uttered. Mara blinked. "Where's my mummy and daddy?"

A man got out of the SUV and made his way to them. "Hey!" Luke shouted at him. "You could have killed us."

"That's the point." he drew his gun and pointed it at Luke and pulled the trigger. The next thing Luke knew was Mara was collapsing into his arms. Suddenly there was another gunshot.