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Author	Topic: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
VaderLVR64 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 7:34am Subject: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara - Date Edited: 10/10/06 9:33am (1 edits total) Edited By: VaderLVR64
	Fighting in the Shadows He was not quite awake, but a loud thud brought him to full consciousness. “Blasted, sand infested nerf herder!” The sound of her voice rang through the night. Luke winced in the darkness. “You okay?” He asked the question in spite of the instinct that told him to keep his mouth shut. “Do I sound okay to you?” Well now, that was an interesting question. An answer either way might prove to be dangerous, but silence was no guarantee of safety. “Uhm…no, not really.” “You’re a big help, you know that?” Gathering his courage, Luke flicked on the light. Two angry green eyes met his in the sudden glare. He smiled, which was a mistake. Her beautiful eyes narrowed dangerously. “And what is so blasted funny, Skywalker?” “Nothing, nothing at all,” he assured her quickly, assuming an appropriately solemn expression. “You’re just so beautiful that I couldn’t help but smile at you.” “You want to rethink that, farmboy?” Luke reached out for her and pulled her down on the bed beside him. “What’s the matter, Mara?” His voice was gentle and in spite of herself she felt the tension melting away. He seemed to have that effect on her a lot, she mused. She sighed and relaxed into his embrace. “I just don’t think I can do this,” she said quietly. He brushed the fiery red hair back from her face. “Do what, love?” “All of it,” she said and spread her arms wide. “The endless round of feedings, the knowledge that I’m completely responsible for another human life, the fear that I’ll mess it up somehow and he’ll be ruined.” Their eyes met. “Don’t you ever worry that we are completely and totally incapable of being good parents?” He hid his smile by nuzzling her neck. As always, any hint of vulnerability in Mara made him love her all the more; for it was so rarely that she let anything but absolute confidence be revealed. “You’re a wonderful mother, Mara.” Mara leaned back so that she could look at him. She sighed in exasperation. “I don’t want you to hand me mindless platitudes, Skywalker. I’m serious! What if we mess this up?” She grabbed his shoulders and shook him a little. “I mean saving the galaxy is great, but if we screw up our own kid then what does the rest of it matter?” “I think you’re tired.” She lightly smacked his ribs. “That is the understatement of the century! Of course I’m tired. I’m exhausted! I’m so tired I’m running into things. Being an assassin is nothing compared to being at the whim of an eight pound baby boy who has the appetite of a gundark and the patience of a rancor…or a Skywalker,” she said with a sly look his way. An injured expression settled on Luke’s face. “Now that’s just unfair, Mara.” But his eyes twinkled with laughter, despite his words. She shrugged. “If you say so,” she said, clearly not convinced. He cocked one blond eyebrow. “And I suppose you are the embodiment of patience?” She sniffed disdainfully. “I’m more patient than you, farmboy, and we both know it!” “Really?” He imbued the single word with a world of doubt, his arms crossed over his chest. A very nice chest…muscular, firm… Mara shook her head and tried to clear her thoughts. Clearly, exhaustion was making her hallucinate or something. How could she be contemplating what had crossed her mind when it was the very thing that had led her to this situation in the first place? “Really,” she nodded for emphasis. She tried very hard to ignore how adorable Luke looked with that dopey grin on his face. He bowed his head. “All right, you win,” he conceded. “But Skywalkers do have a certain flair, for all of our impatience.” He winked at her. “You have to admit it.” The bright head tilted as she considered his words. “Well…you’re right; you Skywalkers do have a certain intriguing quality.” She shot him a mischievous look. “But it just may be those big blue eyes or that farmboy sincerity that turns a girl’s head.” Snuggling up closer to Luke, Mara stared at the doorway. “How long do you think he’ll sleep this time?” “Just about until we fall asleep,” Luke said with a chuckle. “I swear that boy knows I’m on the edge of collapse, and every time I’m ready to toss him out a window he’ll smile up at me and I’m at his mercy all over again.” She could feel the reassuring beat of Luke’s heart beneath her cheek and the quiet rumble of his laughter. “He’s a Skywalker, what can I say?” He squeezed her close to him. “Haven’t you been ready to toss me out a window more than once?” “You have no clue how many times you’ve been in imminent danger of taking an unscheduled flight,” she said dryly. It was silent in the shadowy room for a few moments. Then Luke’s voice broke through her weary thoughts. “We’ll muddle through this somehow, I’m sure. We make a good team, you and I. Don’t you think?” She was too tired to form a coherent argument. “I hope so, or that poor kid will be a basket case.” Mara yawned and turned in Luke’s arms, wrapping her arms around him. “Of course, if Han Solo can do it, then we certainly can. And if he turns out weird, I’ll just blame you.” The sound of a kiss seemed very loud in the quiet room. With a thought, Luke turned off the lights, plunging the room in the shadows of the pre-dawn. There was a loud shriek and then laughter. “Now that’s not fair, Skywalker,” Mara cried out in the darkness. “You know the rules…no tickling!” -----signature----- R.I.P John, Alex, Jason, and Christian Never forgotten Soldiers' Angels http://soldiersangels.org/ 2114 soldiers waiting for someone to care
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Mirax-Jade Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 11/30/04 7:46am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	Hahaha I LOVE the ending! That was really good, and cute. I love how Mara convinced herself that she must hallucinating. Haha. Great Job. -----signature----- www.livejournal.com/users/wild_n_kayzie be still my heart, this could be a brand new start, with you www.milliways-bar.livejournal.com
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Lonewolf89 Registered: Sep '01	Date Posted: 11/30/04 7:54am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	I loved it Vader! A perfect moment between Mara and Luke. You really captured their voices, and I enjoyed reading Mara's thoughts on becoming a mother. Mara shook her head and tried to clear her thoughts. Clearly, exhaustion was making her hallucinate or something. How could she be contemplating what had crossed her mind when it was the very thing that had led her to this situation in the first place? That bit was hysterical! “You have no clue how many times you’ve been in imminent danger of taking an unscheduled flight,” she said dryly. She was too tired to form a coherent argument. “I hope so, or that poor kid will be a basket case.” Mara yawned and turned in Luke’s arms, wrapping her arms around him. “Of course, if Han Solo can do it, then we certainly can. And if he turns out weird, I’ll just blame you.” That was a great piece of dialogue, too. Good work, as usual, Vader! -----signature----- Nom Anor: I witnessed the death of perhaps the greatest of them all, the one called Anakin Solo. Anakin Solo: You want me to move? Come on and move me! Jacen: Count on Anakin to be the last Human to get out of Duro space alive. Member of the FADA & ATF
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RedGold Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 8:18am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	“You have no clue how many times you’ve been in imminent danger of taking an unscheduled flight,” she said dryly. Love that line. Great little peak into the life of Luke and Mara now they are parents. It was so cute but not overly sugary. Well done, well done indeed. -----signature----- Legend... Recluse... Forgotten... Will one day return... http://www.starwarsfanfic.com
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flowerbee Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 8:21am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara - Date Edited: 11/30/04 8:28am (1 edits total) Edited By: flowerbee
	With a thought, Luke turned off the lights, plunging the room in the shadows of the pre-dawn. There was a loud shriek and then laughter. “Now that’s not fair, Skywalker,” Mara cried out in the darkness. “You know the rules…no tickling!” snickers You've got their relationship down all right! A very entertaining viggie!
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BrokenNoseOfQui-Gon Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 8:25am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	She could feel the reassuring beat of Luke’s heart beneath her cheek and the quiet rumble of his laughter. “He’s a Skywalker, what can I say?” He squeezed her close to him. “Haven’t you been ready to toss me out a window more than once?” “You have no clue how many times you’ve been in imminent danger of taking an unscheduled flight,” she said dryly. Loved that! You have really captured Luke and Mara, great work! -----signature----- My Name is Boba Fett http://boards.theforce.net/The_Saga/b10476/18371227/?0 Broken Nose of Qui-Gon http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=16981717& Luminous Beings http://boards.theforce.net/Before_the_Saga/b10475/17766838
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DarthIshtar Title: Former CR Registered: Mar '01	Date Posted: 11/30/04 9:09am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	So hilarious. the interplay was so in-character. -----signature----- "I feel like a more down-to-earth Pink 5 when I'm writing Leah. Same attitude, less lip gloss." ~Me on how to get in the right mindset for Twilight fanfic.
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ThePariah Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 11/30/04 9:46am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	Vader!!! squees This viggie was too sweet for words! falls over into blissful diabetic coma -----signature----- Eternal Groveler to rhonderoo, VaderLVR64, Knight_Aragorn, Oba, & the SJRS crew Has a postcard from the Dark Side. "I suspect that most if not all the world's ills could be cured by humour transplants."--Karen Traviss TEMPORARY SET-UP!!!
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AnakinsHeir Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 9:50am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	Too cute for words! You've really gotten these two down. Loved it. -----signature----- Let Me Go http://boards.theforce.net/The_Saga/b10476/18359174/?2 Master to JediCallista_1_6_e54 A Mother's Wishes http://boards.theforce.net/The_Saga/b10476/20272243/?0
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rhonderoo Title: Former Head Admin Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 11/30/04 9:55am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara - Date Edited: 11/30/04 9:55am (1 edits total) Edited By: rhonderoo
	Great L/M Vig, Vader!!! I love it! Like Red Gold said, not too sugary - just right. And she's right about those Skywalkers. -----signature----- DT421 FYI: You don't deal with me. I deal with you. Damned right the Jedi's fire has gone out of the universe. I was the bad-ass Class C extinguisher who snuffed them. - @darthvader (Darth Vader on Twitter)
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Jedi-2B Registered: Nov '00	Date Posted: 11/30/04 10:04am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	Great job. I could just hear them saying that exact dialogue. -----signature----- It was on her fifteenth day in the darkness of the Nirauan cave when Mara Jade awoke to discover a rescuer had finally arrived. It was not, however, any of the potential rescuers she would have expected. It was Luke. ~~And the rest is history~~
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SarkaVrae Title: PR Emeritus Chattanooga Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 10:07am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	lol!! you did the title challenge justice!! great job! -----signature----- are you crazy? it's a very dangerous thing to do exactly what you want TwiLekJedi is so silly "I will sin my own sins, with my eyes open"
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Chimpo_the_Sith Title: FanForce CR FF Poland Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 11/30/04 10:26am Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	Great viggie -----signature----- You can read this? Good you don't need glasses
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MY-T-Chewbacca Registered: May '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 12:58pm Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	That was great! Sweet without being TOO sweet. Loved it. -----signature----- "The best things in life are furry." "Could someone get this walking carpet out of my way?!" "Life debts are a pain in my fur."
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Lady-Jaina-Star Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 2:30pm Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	I love it! You've got their relationship down right and Mara Jade's hilarious!
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VadersMistress Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 11/30/04 3:55pm Subject: RE: Fighting in the Shadows - What's in a Name? challenge submission - Luke/Mara
	*snort* That is funny, and oddly familiar. I liked it, but I have to say that, huh? Just kidding! -----signature----- Harry Potter > Twilight Would I rather be feared or loved? Um... Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. Persia pwns your face.
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