New Beginnings

Chapter 32: Facing Grievous

Marcus POV

I woke up the next morning to streams of sunlight shining through the curtains.  The light warm my face as it hit it and I couldn't help smiling.  I sat up in bed and stretched my arms high above my head, letting out a big yawn before putting my arms down and rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

I turned and saw that Jay was still sleeping.  I removed the covers from the bed and swung my legs out of bed, a  grin spreading across my face as I got an idea.  I stood up and tip toed out of the room trying not to wake Jay up, then went to Leilani's room.  The door creaked open when I pushed on it and I saw she was still fast asleep.  I went over to her bed and kneeled down beside it.

"Leilani, it's time to wake up..."  She didn't respond so I shook her gently.  "Come Leilani wake up."  She moved around in her small bed and groaned.

"Nooo I don't want to get up Marcus.  Go away."

She rolled over and turned her back to me.  "Lani come on get up!"  I shook her again and when that didn't work I tickled her!  "Get up Lani!"

"No!  Stop it Marcus!"  She squealed and started laughing.

"I won't stop until you get up!"  I moved to tickle her tummy, then the back of her neck, before tickling under her arms.

"Ok, ok Marcus! I'm up!"  I ceased my tickling.

"Good, now will you go wake Maya up?"

"Why Marcus?"

"Because it's time for her to wake up.  Come on please?"  I asked, but she shook her head.  Most would have given up asking her, but I'm stubborn and I smiled as I got an idea.  "You can jump on Maya to wake her up."  She grinned and threw her hands in the air.

"Yay!  Ok I'm in!"  I laughed as she got out of bed and ran from the room.  She went to the next room where Maya and Cora were still sleeping. I walked into the bathroom, there was a bucket under the sink and I took it and filled it with cold water under the tap.  When it was full up I turned the tap off and went to Maya and Cora's room.  I grinned when I saw Leilani jumping on Maya trying to wake her up and she was shouting.

"Wake up Maya! Wake up!  Get out of bed sleepy head!"  Leilani stopped jumping and fell on Maya.  She lied on top of Maya.  I could hear a groan coming from Maya followed by a laugh.

"Ok, ok, ok Leilani!  I'm up!  I'm up!"  Maya sat up in bed and she laughed good morning leilani  good morning she turned and faces me oh good morning Marcus she said rubbing her tired eyes.

"Good morning Maya."  I greeted.

"What's the bucket for Marcus?"  She asked, not bothering to return my greeting and going

Straight to the point.

"It's for Cora."

"Marcus what are you up too?"  She narrowed her eyes suspiciously.  I merely smirked.

"You'll see Maya."  I turned to face Cora who was still asleep and I poured the cold water over her.

Cora shot up from the bed gasping and she looked around.  Both she and the bed beneath her were now soaked and water dripped from her hair as her eyes darted around in fright.

"Who did that?!"

"It was Marcus, he poured water over you."  Maya explained.

"What?!"  I could see I had made her angry and I gulped.

"Oh boy...!  Come on Lani, let's leave these two alone for a while."  I suggested above to make my escape before the angry padawan attacked me.

"Hey!  Let's go wake up Jay!"  Maya suggested to Leilani.