A/N: Hey, this is the last one, and yes I know it's short! Sorry for that, but I feel like it shouldn't be drug on anymore. Anyways, thank you for reading and reviewing. It's been fun writing this!

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars, and that applies to all previous chapters of this story.

Chapter Fifteen: Let Go

One Week Later

Luke sat on his bed, unwilling to move. He was determined. He would not be going to school, at least not today. It had only been seven days since he saw Gage die. Luke simply wasn't ready, but his parents seemed to think otherwise. The pair of them was just as determined to get Luke into school as Luke was to stay home.

The truth was Luke did not want to leave his new family, especially not the newest member of the Skywalker family. Luke's baby brother, Aydan, was cuter than any other infant in Luke's opinion. The boy was just a week old, and he had the same bright blue eyes that seemed traditional for Skywalker boys. Leia was okay to hang around with, too, if Luke could only get her to talk less. Then there were his parents.

Luke never had real parents before, just a Sith Lord liar, but he expected his parents – his real ones – were the best he could ask for. Anakin was strong. He was a warrior, and having a guy like that as a father made a recently traumatized teenager feel pretty safe. Padme was beautiful, but smart, too. Luke got the feeling she could understand and have compassion for anyone.

It seemed as though Luke had won the orphan jackpot with his new biological family, but it still did not mean he wanted to go off to some dumb school. What did he need it for, anyway? Luke was a Force sensitive. He could get along just fine without it. Why didn't Anakin and Padme understand that?

"Come on, Luke, it's time to go," said Anakin, from Luke's doorway.

"I'm not going," Luke said, defiantly, though he ultimately knew it wouldn't do any good. Anakin had been very clear.

"You have to," Anakin said.

"Why?"

"Because I said so,"Anakin replied and because I will not have my children running around like idiots."

"I'm no idiot!"

"Not yet," Anakin said. "Listen, I have something for you, but before I give it to you, you have to promise to get into the speeder quietly."

Luke made a face, thinking it over. "What is it?"

"You'll like it." Anakin smirked.

"Okay," Luke agreed. If wasn't as if he were actually going to get out of this one anyway. Anakin pulled a lightsaber hilt from his belt, and handed it to Luke, who stared back confused.

"I don't understand," Luke said, hesitantly taking the weapon. "The Council said I'm not allowed to become a Jedi."

"They did," said Anakin, in a matter-of-fact tone, "but that doesn't mean I can't train you in the Force. It'd be pretty dumb not to."

"Why's that?"

"This isn't over," Anakin said, "The Sith Lord and my former apprentice both lived, and a Sith can hold a grudge for a very long time."

Luke nodded. "I'm going to have to face him some day, aren't I?"

"There's a very good chance," Anakin told him grimly.

It wasn't much of a shock to Luke. He guessed he always knew he'd have to deal with his less than perfect past. Luke just preferred not to think of it, but like the murder of his brother Gage, it kept popping back into his mind.

"What's going to happen to Jack?" Luke asked, though he was almost sure of what the answer would be.

"I'm sorry, Luke, but Gage was considered a Sith, an enemy of the Jedi. Jack is now greatly honored at the Temple."

"Murder," Luke whispered. It didn't make any sense to him.

"You have to let that go," Anakin warned. "It will only lead you down a path of destruction."

Luke frowned at his father. The murder of a family member isn't something he could let go of in a week. "You sound like Master Obi-Wan."

"I do not!"

"You do so," said a smug voice from Luke's doorway. Luke's mother stood in the threshold, cuddling Aydan in both her arms. Anakin immediately greeted her, mainly focusing on the new baby. Luke smiled as he watched his parents and Aydan.

"Are you ready for school?" his mother asked.

Luke let his own blue eyes fall on his new lightsaber. "Yeah, I think I am."

A/N: There is going to be a sequel. It will be either a four year jump or a five year jump. I haven't decided what it will be called, or when I will post the first chapter, but I have done some plotting so it should be soon. Look for it!

Thanks for reading and reviewing!

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Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.