Luke Skywalker Didn't Know She Was His Sister (jedifarmboy) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2015-05-17 22:02:00 |
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Entry tags: | !log, anakin solo, luke skywalker |
Who: Anakin Solo & Luke Skywalker
When: Breakfast, 8 May
Where: That brunch place around the corner from the tower that I'm too lazy to come up with a name for.
What: Mini-Me has an announcement.
Rating: G
Status: Complete.
What had been already a little complicated had turned into way more complicated in terms of his parents, but some people already knew, Rikki had a ring, Anakin had decided that he was just going to go for it, tell his Uncle, and then figure out how to approach his parents - something that had been nerve-wracking enough before he'd ended up in a situation where he had no clue how to approach his father. Maybe Uncle Luke would even have some ideas on that… Anakin didn't think asking him could hurt. Assuming he didn't take the news badly in the first place. Well, there was nothing for it, but to just do it and putting it off and fearing it gave the entire event more power than it really deserved in his life. He was unspeakably happy when it came to Rikki and either his family would be supportive or they wouldn't be. Like so many other things in his life that wasn't going to be something he could change. The restaurant was cute, small, one of those little hipster-y places with blackboard menus, and wood floors, and industrial influenced furniture, but pretty decent menus and since Anakin was buying for his Uncle, even if he hadn't said that, the fact that they weren't terribly expensive menus was also a plus. He pulled open the door and stepped in glancing around for his Uncle. Not seeing him, he went to find a booth near the window and wait. He had to figure out what he was going to say anyway, having debated between bringing it up casually, or just bluntly saying it, or sort of building a case for it before coming out with - Rikki and I are getting married - there were options, and he didn't know which one was best… Still. Maybe he wouldn't until he just came out with it at some point in the near future. He ordered a coffee and settled in, watching out the window for any sign of his Uncle. Luke knew something was on Anakin’s mind but he couldn’t figure out what it could be. It stood to reason that it involved Rikki and he hoped that things were okay between the two of them. He didn’t pick up any sense of that but Anakin knew how to block parts of himself when he had to, it was something they all knew how to do. It also might have to do with his father and the new memories that he’d gotten and Luke wasn’t sure how to help Anakin with that. While he’d only read about it, he could only imagine how much Chewie’s death had hurt Han. It had hurt him deeply just reading about it and he also ached for his nephew who blamed himself even though it wasn’t his fault. He was still turning all of this over in his mind when he entered the restaurant and spotted Anakin waiting for him. Smiling at the hostess, he told her that he saw his party and he walked over and sat down across from his nephew. “Nice place,” he said, looking around. “although it doesn’t seem like they’ve quite finished building it.” Luke grinned, he knew that the place was supposed to look like that but he couldn’t resist saying it. Anakin rolled his eyes affectionately at his Uncle. "I ordered you coffee," he said in greeting and pushed a menu towards him. "And this is on me," he added with a grin. "Cause I know you're super busy and important at SWORD and I appreciate you taking time to meet with me." That actually was another thing Anakin wanted to ask his Uncle about. SWORD. Anakin was realising that for all he'd complained about having to take classes - he would be 18. He could do something different and if he and Rikki were going to get married then he should know what that was and it should be something grownup enough that the two of them would be fine on their own. Even if he decided to do university that would lead to the other. He just honestly had no idea and while the thought of working at SWORD was a little uncomfortable thanks to his uncle's girlfriend, the thought of having access to a spaceship and a station and maybe he could even do r&d for them... It was tempting enough Anakin might be willing to overlook the other. But that wasn't why they were here. And he was getting ahead of himself. "The blueberry French toast is more amazing than a breakfast food ought to be allowed to be." He nodded at the menus and reached for one of the cups of coffee that had just arrived. Luke snorted. “I’m not that important, I just happen to be one of a few who’ve actually been on a space station. I asked Abigail if she wanted to build a Death Star and she just gave me this look. I think she probably would if she could get away with it, just to have it in case we needed it,” he laughed and picked up the menu. “Blueberry French Toast. I can’t think of anything about those three things that would be bad. I think I’ll try that.” Putting down the menu he looked at his nephew. No, nothing was wrong, he could see that now although he could sense a little nervousness about him. It could be any number of things but Luke knew he’d find out soon enough. “Thank you for breakfast by the way. You don’t have to do this but I appreciate it.” Clearly he had something important to say or he wouldn’t be buying his uncle a meal. “So what’s up? I’m betting something is.” Anakin looked over at his Uncle luke and raised an eyebrow. But it seemed like he was joking so probably Abigail wasn't likely to actually build a Death Star. He didn't think his parents or his Uncle would be good with working for an organization that was about to build another Death Star. He sat his own menu to the side as well though and took another sip of his coffee. He knew what he wanted, and he knew what was up, but he wasn't certain if it was better to do this now, or later. His mind ran through scenarios, he could wait, and then if it was awkward they'd be nearly done with breakfast. Or he could just do it now and if it got terrible… well they hadn't ordered yet. But probably it wasn't going to get terrible? Probably it would be fine. And if it wasn't, then that would be clear enough. He pressed his lips together for a moment considering, but he wasn't very good at surprise or mystery or hiding things. "I asked Rikki to marry me, and she said yes," the words came out in a rush, almost one connected phrase, and he wrapped his hands around the mug in front of him. "Not like, tomorrow, but someday, sooner rather than later, cause I love her, and it just - it feels right, Uncle Luke." It shouldn’t have surprised him but it did. Not that Anakin had proposed, Luke had halfway been expecting that for some time, but the fact that it would be sometime in the near future….that was a surprise. “Congratulations,” he said and smiled at his nephew. “I’m going to skip the whole ‘you’re too young’ lecture because you’ve been through hell and so has she so you’re more mature than most kids your age and forgive me for calling you a kid. The only thing I am going to say is to ask you if you’ve really thought about it. What life is going to be like, living together, supporting each other, managing all the married things….I have no idea what those are, I’ve never been married but you know what I mean.” Luke had no experience with being married, at least not yet and he’d never lived with a woman so he didn’t know what that was like either but he could guess. “Those are the only thing that concern me, the day to day things that you haven’t had to face yet. I know you love her and she loves you. I also believe in trusting your feelings even if it’s not always easy for me to do that but I don’t think you would have asked her if you’re certain. I’m damn sure she wouldn’t have told you yes if she wasn’t certain.” That was one thing Luke liked about Rikki, she wasn’t afraid to stand up to Anakin or to anyone really if she believed they were wrong. Anakin visibly relaxed with his Uncle's congratulations. He's been worried that there might be more lectures or concern but instead congratulations- and apparently questions, but questions Anakin could deal with and the congratulations made them all the more palatable. Because Anakin was happy and he really didn't want to fight his family with his happiness. He answered his uncle's words with a lopsided grin. "Thanks," he added simply and let out a breath hadn't been aware he'd been holding. But the questions were reasonable and Anakin had watched his own parents tumble apart recently and it had been a long journey back together. It was one of those things that he couldn't help but feel some culpability for because again Sernpidal, but he couldn't have done anything about it. Still he sobered slightly and gave his Uncle's questions the consideration they deserved. "I think so," he said. "I've tried to? We already do a lot of stuff together. We work on Allies stuff together and she helps with homework and we eat together a lot. I know there's more to it than just that but she's supported me through things and I've done the same for her. I know sometimes it isn't easy - mom and dad spent a lot of the previous year at home not talking to each other, which to be honest was better than when they were talking to each other, but they worked through it. I just know she's worth it even if it isn't always easy? I know Steve wants to talk to us. Possibly about the same stuff. But I am sure, Uncle Luke. I've not been this certain about anything for a long time. I've been certain for months, mostly I just kept waiting to get older so other people wouldn't be... You know?" He shrugged cheeks flushed slightly. "And then I got tired of waiting." The waitress came over to them before Luke could answer him and they both placed their orders and when she had gone, he looked over at his nephew. “There is always going to be someone who doesn’t agree with what you do, Anakin,” he said. “and sometimes they have a point but sometimes they don’t. I believe that both you and Rikki are mature enough to make this work. I’m not saying it’ll be easy but nothing worth having ever really is. I wish I could give you some idea about what I think your parents’ reaction will be but I can’t even begin to guess.” Luke picked up his coffee and took a sip. “If we were in our world, I’d have a better sense of what your mother would say but as it stands here, we’re a good distance apart. I didn’t really get to know her until after the Rebellion. We didn’t even know we were brother and sister until Endor. Your father? If he hadn’t just gotten these new memories, I’d say he would be on your side although he’d have the same concerns we all do. From what I know about that time in his life though...I’m not sure. At least he has you and Jaina here, you know that things get better which is what he needs to know right now. I’m sure that he can’t imagine that but he needs to know.” Anakin glanced over at his Uncle Luke and he nodded. He honestly hadn't been certain what his Uncle would say. After the conversation they'd had regarding attachment… well, he just hadn't known, but this was nice. Anakin could deal with advice, and having questions asked of him, so long as people respected him as old enough to make the decision in the first place. "We probably won't get married immediately. I mean, we haven't even thought about a date yet, and I want to be eighteen first at least, but there's other stuff too. I just didn't want to wait to ask, because we don't really know, and if she went back and I hadn't asked? I'd have regretted it. But… I know we're young, and there's some things I want to figure out before we actually get married. If that makes sense?" His parents however were a whole other question. He had hoped they would take things well, and he'd kind of hoped that maybe because they were both so young and didn't really have any memories of him, that it would help them just sort of accept it easily. But now his Dad had more memories, and Anakin didn't know what was going through his Father's mind, exactly. And he wasn't even entirely certain what his parents from home would say. "I need to tell them, um, Jaina knows, and I kinda told Grandpa when I first asked, so he knows - and I kind of assume Nana does as well. And Rikki has told Steve. So… I just need to tell Mom and Dad mostly. And then friends. But it's Mom and Dad I'm most worried about now." He didn’t say it but Luke was touched that Anakin had told him before talking to his parents. Things had been tense between them and he was glad that they were starting to get back to normal. His nephew meant a lot to him and he’d missed their closeness. “I think the very fact that you want to figure out things before you actually get married says a lot about the fact that you’re not just doing this on impulse. I can understand asking her and there is nothing wrong with a long engagement if that’s what it takes for both of you to work through things that you need to talk about. Just being here…..that’s tough on any relationship, the uncertainty...but you’re taking time and I think that’s smart.” Luke was certainly no expert on marriage but he did know a thing or two about waiting to tell someone how you felt. “Sometimes I wish that I had told Mara how I felt before I actually do...or did..because now that I know what happens, that would have been a few more years we could have spent together. Then again neither one of us was ready to admit it for a good while so who’s to say. I understand now wanting to wait to ask her though. If you know you want to make that commitment then you should.” Luke thought about Han and Leia’s reaction and wished he could even begin to fathom what it would be. Surprised he was sure but they both liked Rikki and he was sure they would disapprove of their son’s choice. “Your parents like Rikki a lot. We all do, and I think if they object it won’t be because of her, it will be because you’re young but you aren’t rushing into things so that should set their mind at ease. After you talk to them if you think it’ll help, I can talk to them? I don’t know that it will but I can if you want me to.” Anakin knew that if he hadn't known that he and Rikki both would return to die in their own realities he might have been a little less in a rush. He was certain that having that knowledge about his future had changed him. What he couldn't say for certain, was just how much it had. He did know that he'd never considered marrying this early at home. It had always been a future thing. Here, well, it felt like a now thing. And it didn't feel too soon, nothing with Rikki had felt too soon, even though he was well aware that they'd moved what some people would probably consider to be quickly. "If you're willing? I might take you up on the talking to mom and dad," Anakin said. "I mean, if it's a problem. I'm hoping it won't be. That they'll get it. I - this is kinda my chance at things and I don't want to waste it or wait around," he took a sip of the coffee. There was a good chance even without Onslaught, Rikki might leave before he did if nobody stayed longer than three years ever. "But that doesn't mean I want to rush everything either. Which, I guess, that actually sort of brings up something else that I've been trying to think about and I'd like your… advice? thoughts? I don't know - just - I only have to be in classes until I'm 18. At home, I never thought about any of it, I just was going to be a Jedi and there wasn't anything else to consider. But I can't live on being a Jedi here. And I've no idea… I keep thinking about options, I've considered SWORD and SHIELD, and I've thought about research and development maybe someplace like Stark Industries, or even doing university… And I don't know - nothing just instantly seemed like the place I should be. I want to have something more committed before Rikki and I actually get married, and it's not really that many months before I'm 18, you know?" It was sound logic and Luke was proud of his nephew. He’d clearly given this a great deal of thought even if on the surface it might not appear that way. “I don’t know a lot about SHIELD,” he admitted. “I only know the little that Jaina has mentioned which you know isn’t very much. Mara’s work with them is on a different level, I don’t exactly what she does. I think the whole organization is still trying to rebuild from everything that happened with HYDRA last year.” Luke had read the information that Mara had given him, he’d also read what was available to the public but there was still a lot that wasn’t public knowledge. “I can tell you more about SWORD since I work there and I chose it because I thought I’d feel more comfortable there. I make a really lousy spy,” he grinned. “but I can fly a ship, I can talk to people from other planets and I’ve dealt with aliens so that’s why I chose to work for them. I haven’t regretted it either and now that it’s fully recognized there is a lot that will be done from an R & D standpoint. I would love to have you there but before you decide anything, talk to your sister and Obi-Wan, they’re on the same team at SHIELD and talk to your aunt. Get an idea of what goes on and then see where you think you’ll fit. I think either organization would be lucky to have you but I’m a little partial.” Their food arrived then and for a moment they ate in silence then Luke spoke up. “I think you should present to your parents the way you did with me. Tell them what you’ve thought about, how you’ve been planning, let them see that you’re not just jumping into this. That will ease their mind and you might want to take Rikki with you. A united front, moral support, all that.” Anakin listened, mentally taking notes as his Uncle spoke. He'd done his own research and he suspected he would make about as good a spy as his Uncle did, but there was something nice about the idea of working with his sister and with Master Kenobi, plus he knew Rikki had SHIELD training as well. SWORD, well, it had spaceships, and there was the possibility that he might be able to genuinely help them with space technology here, but there was the uncomfortable aspect of working for Carol, which while Anakin was not going to bring it up to his Uncle did make him hesitate. So, there wasn't a perfect picture, but he could talk to his sister and Master Kenobi, or his aunt Mara, and see what they said. He did have a few months, but he wanted to figure it out. Anakin started in on the food in front of him and glanced up when his Uncle started talking again. A small smile played at his lips as he listened to his Uncle's suggestion. It was at least sort of what he'd thought about doing. "I think with Mom and Dad it'll definitely be Rikki and I together. I mean, it's us now, isn't it? Or it will be?" He shrugged slightly and reached for the coffee cup in front of him. "But yeah, I think that might work. And hopefully they'll see it like you do." “You and Rikki are now officially a ‘we’,” Luke said with a smile. “not that you weren’t before but once you decide to get married it’s kind of official. I hope they take it well too. I don’t think they’ll be surprised but I could be wrong. How did Jaina take it?” He couldn’t imagine his niece taking it badly but he was curious all the same. Anakin grinned and took a sip of his coffee. "It's kinda nice, being a 'we', I like it." And he did like it - a lot. Like 'our space' being an apartment with Rikki, being a we had an undeniable allure to it. At his Uncle's question though Anakin found himself rolling his eyes. "She was fine with it," he told Luke. "She did decide to immediately question me about whether Rikki was knocked up, so thank you for uh, not doing that, by the way," he could feel his cheeks warming up slightly. "But mostly she was cool. I think she likes Rikki. I mean, they were hanging out before - which, you know I'm fine with, right? I'm glad Rikki gets along with my family - it makes this all easier than it would be otherwise." Luke took a sip of his coffee, trying to hide his amusement at Jaina’s reaction. “Well if you hadn’t seemed so calm about it, I might have asked you that but I could sense you weren’t worried and I think you would have been if you were about to tell me that I’m becoming a great uncle in the near future,” he smiled and sat down his cup. “but I’m not surprised Jaina asked you that, she would have just to see what you’d say even if she knew it probably wasn’t true.” He glanced at his watch. “I should get going. I don’t want to be late for work but thank you for breakfast. Thank you for telling me too. I’m glad that you felt like you could.” Luke had been worried that their relationship had gotten to the point where his nephew didn’t feel that he could trust him anymore but this proved him wrong. “and when you talk to your parents, if you need me, I’ll be happy to talk to them. All you have to do is ask.” |