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DaenaBenjen42
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Obsessed With Flowers (L/M, Ben, AU) (update, 8/17)
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Title: Obsessed With Flowers
Author: DaenaBenjen42
Characters: Luke, Mara, Ben, Leia, Han, Mara's OC Parents
Time frame: YJK (way way AU)
Category: humor/drama/angst
Disclaimer: I only borrowed them, patted them on the head, and sadly returned them to the great flannelled one. (In other words? No, I do not own Star Wars.)
It was a bright and sunny day on Coruscant when Mara Jade Skywalker finally suspected that something was off. She frowned, considered all the options, and turned her senses inward. It took exactly ten seconds for her to confirm it to herself. Yep. No question about it.
What happened next only confused everybody.
Luke was just coming in the door of their apartment when he smelled the peculiar odor. He frowned and sniffed again. It was a sort of pungent, but sweet, smell.
Wondering what it could be, Luke closed the door and silently followed the smell to the source.
Slowly, very slowly, he looked into the living room to see something that made his eyes widen in surprise.
Where did all those flowers come from?
Then his mouth dropped open in shock. Sitting in the midst of the flowers was his wife, wearing a flower-print sundress and reading a book on flowers. She also had an expression of utter happiness on her face, and in her hair were flower-shaped barrettes.
He stared for another moment before deciding to enter the living room. "Mara?"
Mara looked up at him, and smiled some more. "Hi."
"Where did all the flowers come from?" Luke asked, motioning to the flora that was all over the place.
Mara stared blankly at him. "Huh? We always have flowers." What was he talking about? She liked the flowers. They were pretty.
Luke stared at her, not certain what to say. "Uh... right. I'll go check on Ben."
Mara watched as he left, then went back to reading her book. "Pretty." She traced over the picture on that page, then flipped to the next one and studied it.
The names at the bottom in the small print were familiar to her. "Hmm..."
Five year old Mara Jaden was helping her mother to set the table when the doorbell sounded.
Widia, Mara's mother, turned and looked down at her daughter. "Go and see what daddy is doing in the greenhouse, sweetie. Dinner will be ready shortly."
Mara smiled, nodded, and went.
Widia watched her go, then sighed and went to answer the door as the person rang the doorbell again.
Mara approached her father, who was looking at a plant and taking notes on a note pad. "Daddy?"
Temaru looked away from the plant to see his daughter standing there with an inquisitive expression on her face. "Hi there, Mara. Wanna see?"
Mara nodded and came closer as her father pulled a stool over. She giggled as he picked her up and sat her on the stool so she could see the flowering plant better. "It's pretty, Daddy."
Temaru smiled. "Yes it is."
Then suddenly, Widia appeared in the doorway of the green house with a panicked expression.
Temaru frowned. "Widia?"
"We need to talk," Widia said in a stiff voice as she came in hurriedly and lifted Mara off the stool. She bent down painfully with her stiff back and was able to peer into her daughter's eyes. "I want you to stay in here, Mara. Okay? Stay in here."
Mara nodded, slightly baffled at her mother's behavior. "Okay." She watched her parents leave the greenhouse, then turned to look at the flowering plant again. It was indeed very pretty.
Mara blinked the memory away and looked down at the book in her hands. It was the same plant, with the same blossoms that were so pretty.
Sighing, she closed the book, held it to her chest, and closed her eyes.
Luke wondered what was going on as he looked in on his three-year-old son to see him coloring in a coloring book. He entered the room and moved to sit down. "Ben?"
Ben looked up from the picture of the flower that he was coloring and smiled. "Daddy! Hi! Want to color?"
Luke moved closer to see, and frowned slightly. What was it with flowers today? "Sure, I'll color with you." He picked up a crayon and began to color where Ben pointed.
"Ben?"
"Yes, daddy?"
Luke took a deep breath to steady himself. "Why are you coloring flowers?"
"Momma gave."
"Ah. Okay." Luke shrugged and went back to coloring. That was all the answer he needed.
"Flowers pretty," Ben said idly.
Luke nodded. "Yes. Yes they are... You want the stem to be red?"
"Like red. Look like Momma."
Luke smiled. He couldn't argue with Ben on that point.
TBC...
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Courtney_Solo
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Wow. 
Flowery Mara Jade-Skywalker?
Wow. 
More soon? This is weirding me out!!! 
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RedGold
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Strangly enough it makes perfect sense that if Mara was starting to uncover repressed memories they would manifest themselves like this. Let's all be happy that her father loved flowers and not... dunno... Krayt dragons...
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WooHoo! I was wondering when you'd start posting this, Sis. Please remember to keep PMing me.  I can't wait to see how far her obsession goes!
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Meredith_Kenobi
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 Has Mara gone mad?! Okay, I admit, I'm curious about what's gonna happen next... PM me with updates, please?
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this would definately help her unsupress her memories from her childhood before Palps arrived I can't wait to see where this goes, please pm me 
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Very interesting. Can't wait to see where you;re going with this...
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You posted!  Very interesting take on Mara Jade.
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What gal doesn't love flowers? 
Interesting flashbacks. Looking forward to seeing how it all comes together. The part with Ben and Luke drawing a red flower, like Mara...aww so cute.
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I love the word "obsessed" so I decided to check this out. I'm glad I did.
Mara, repressed memories, and flowers. Very interesting. I can't wait to see where it goes!
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RE: Obsessed With Flowers (L/M, Ben, AU)
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Replies! I have replies! Yay!
Courtney_Solo: Yep. Flowery Mara. Glad you like it. And strap in for a shock. Someone else is going to be wearing flowers. It probably won't be the person you expect. ...or it might.
RedGold: Strangly enough it makes perfect sense that if Mara was starting to uncover repressed memories they would manifest themselves like this.
That's the part that I like about it. Mental stuff is fun to play with. And thankyou.
Let's all be happy that her father loved flowers and not... dunno... Krayt dragons...
There is that. Would a Krayt dragon fit in the apartment, though?
BrightFeather: Thankyou.
Meredith Kenobi: Yes, Mara's gone loony... temporarily. Glad to have you along for the ride. And thankyou.
JediFalcon: Thankyou, and you're added.
JadeLotus: Thankyou.
BrentusofGath: Thankyou. Glad you like it.
MirandaFair: What gal doesn't love flowers?
Off hand? Not a clue. Most people probably wouldn't go the extreme that Mara's gone to, though.
Interesting flashbacks. Looking forward to seeing how it all comes together. The part with Ben and Luke drawing a red flower, like Mara...aww so cute.
Thankyou. (Come to think of it... I wanna see how it all comes together, too.)
amidalachick: Funny thing, I considered switching the title to "You Must Wear Flowers!" right before I posted, but decided against it. Welcome and thankyou.
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12/31/05 11:26pm
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Note: Thanks to BrentusofGath for the beta, BrightFeather for the encouragement, and  to Ginchy for the "Mara singing something" plot bunny.
Enjoy.
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They were coloring a little while when Luke heard music coming from the living room.
Luke glanced at Ben, who was still happily coloring, and got up to go find out what was going on.
"Daddy? Where you going?"
Luke turned and smiled at his son. "To talk to your mother. I'll be right back, son." Ben nodded and went back to his coloring. Luke smiled some more and then made his way to the living room.
As he rounded the corner from the hallway, Luke stopped and stared, dumbfounded at what he saw:
Mara had cued up music on the sound system and was dancing to it... in her underwear. In her rather sexy flowered panties and bra. Adding to his confusion, she was tossing flowers around as she sang: "Flowers! Flowers! I love flowers all day long! Give me flowers in the morning, flowers in the evening, flowers at supper time!"
"Mara?" Luke asked when the music finally stopped and he found his voice.
Mara turned to him, regarded his outfit for a moment, and frowned. "What?"
"Are you all right?" he asked as she came over to him.
"Of course I am." She dragged him into the living room and smiled at him. "Dance with me?"
Luke stared at her. She really wasn't all right, but he wasn't going to broach the subject again. "Sure. And then I'll start dinner, okay?"
Mara nodded. "Sounds good. But first, we dance." She reached out with her senses and cued up another song. Instead of what she had on before, this song was slow and perfect for dancing.
Luke smiled and held her closely as they danced. Whatever was wrong, he could wait until she was ready to tell him. Besides, who was he to argue with a woman wearing practically nothing?
Dinner was, save for the flowers displayed prominently on the dinner table; a quiet affair that night in the apartment.
"Mara?" Luke asked the next morning as he looked in the closet at his clothes.
"Yes, honey?" Mara said, as she came to stand beside him. She smiled at the pretty patterns.
"Where are my Jedi blacks?" He turned and looked at her in question.
Mara pulled a shirt and a pair of pants off the hangers and handed them to him. "Wear these."
Luke just looked at her funny. "But... those aren't mine. Where are my Jedi blacks?"
Mara's eyes widened. "Black? You can't wear black! You must wear flowers!" she said, and thrust the clothes at him. She glared at him for a moment, then went back to getting herself ready for the day.
Not wanting to upset her any further, Luke took the clothes. If she was going to insist on the flowered clothing, then he wasn't going to argue with her. He did wonder just where his clothes went, however.
Luke glanced at Mara again, wondering what was wrong.
Mara was looking through the cabinets for something to make for breakfast, when a box of pudding mix caught her eye. She looked at it, wondering. Why was she so drawn to the idea of making pudding for breakfast?
Then she remembered: It was the only relatively good memory she had of Palpatine when she was a child.
Palpatine smiled as he watched the little girl eat her snack. It was the first thing she asked for upon their arrival in the palace, so he complied with the request.
Little Mara smiled guilelessly at him, got a heaping spoonful of pudding on her spoon, and flung it at him when he looked away for a moment.
Startled, Palpatine stared at the child. "What was that for?"
"Fun," Mara said impishly as she continued to eat her pudding.
Mara blinked the memory away and considered the pudding another moment. Yes. That would do.
"Mara?"
"Yes?"
A sigh. "Why pudding for breakfast?"
"Because I wanted it."
A pause. "Ah."
~*~*~*~
Han opened the door to find his brother-in-law standing there... in the most ridiculous outfit he ever saw him wear. Naturally, Han did the only thing he could do: stare.
"Han? Can we come in?" Luke asked patiently, having expected that reaction.
Wordlessly, Han stepped aside and allowed Luke and Ben entry. Han closed the door and slowly turned around to face Luke again. "How? Why?"
Luke rolled his eyes. "Mara wanted me to wear it. If I knew why, I'd tell you. But I don't."
Han's eyebrows went up. "What?"
"She did something with my clothes." He shrugged. "Anyway, can you watch Ben tonight?"
Han looked down at Ben, who smiled at him.
"Daddy looks pretty," Ben said brightly.
Luke wasn't the least bit surprised when Han suddenly burst out laughing. At least someone was getting enjoyment out of it.
Later, when Han finally stopped laughing, he said yes to Ben staying the night.
TBC...
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RedGold
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Oh, that poor boy... there is such thing as too many flowers!!
And Mara throwing pudding at Palpy?
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LOL! Sis, this is priceless!
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Flower Power!
This is hilarious so far. I almost pity Palpy for having to deal with Mara as a child!
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poor Luke having to wear flowers on his shirts
eventually Maras gonna have to open up about this before she drives Luke nuts
more soon
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