This is the last part to A Son After My Heart, now, I can continue on with Tobias's life if you want me to, just let me know! :) Thanks for the reviews!
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That night, Han Solo woke up to the sound of crying. He got up and crept into the twins' bedroom. The two were asleep. He then turned to Tobias's room and quietly opened the door. Tobias was not on the bed or the floor and a slight breeze filled the room. Han went in and spotted the boy on the balcony. His small form shook and Han could hear the soft sobs coming from him. Han walked to the balcony and put a hand on Tobias's shoulder. The boy stiffened and looked at him. Han could see the tears glistening on the boy's cheeks and noted the puffy red eyes.
"What's wrong, Tobias?" he asked softly.
"Nothing," Tobias whispered.
"You are not crying for nothing. Now come on, why are you crying?" Han asked.
Tobias sighed and turned away. Tears started down his cheeks again.
"I had a nightmare," Tobias said softly.
Han didn't say a word, hoping Tobias would keep going.
"I might as well tell you. Luke knows all about it. But he can't help me stop the images. The first part I find myself standing in the middle of a street and I watch my parents both get shot to death. That happened, when I was only five years old. I yelled and tried to run to them when it changes. Now I am in front of the original Jedi Temple, watching it burn to the ground and suddenly Papaltine's there and I can feel my skin burning," Tobias whispered, and absently rubbed his night shirt back to reveal a nasty burn symbol of two black lightsabers with black lightening in the background.
"Oh, kid," Han said softly, his heart hurting for the boy.
"That's not it. Then it changes to when my Master froze me. I can feel the cold tendrils wrapping around me like snakes. Then it changes to a dark walk way and I watch as Vader murders my Master and her family one by one and I can't even move," Tobias was now openly weeping now.
Han wrapped an arm around Tobias's shoulders and drew the teen to him. Tobias clutched at him and buried his face into Han's shoulder.
"Why?! I can't seem to stop blaming myself. Why did this have to happen to me?!" Tobias screamed into his shoulder.
"Kid, you have to realize that you aren't to blame. Also, I don't know why these things happened to you. But you are pretty Sithen strong to deal with it all this time. Now you have to let it out and move forward," Han said softly.
"How can I move forward when I am always pulling back?" Tobias asked hoarsely.
"I'll help you, all right. I may not know how some of those things are. But I do know what its like to loose everyone you loved, I know what it is like to be tortured, and I know what it is like to be trapped in carbinate. So maybe we can help each other through this, huh?" Han asked, gently pushing to boy back to arms length to look at him.
Tobias nodded.
"All right, now lets get you back to bed, I'll stay here until you fall back asleep, OK?" Han asked.
Tobias smiled wanly, "Thanks."
"Don't worry about it, kid," Han said.
The next morning, Leia heard a knock at the door. She opened it and smiled at her brother. Luke gathered her into a hug as he stepped in.
"Hello, Leia," Luke said.
"Luke, when did you get back?" Leia asked as he released her.
"Last night," Luke said.
"Why didn't you come by?" Leia asked.
"I had a feeling that something was going on that I shouldn't intervene in," Luke said and smiled.
Leia looked at him in slight confusion but decided to let it go.
"I'll go get, Tobias," she said.
"I'll go with you," Luke said.
Leia shrugged and led him to Tobias's room. She knocked and waited. No answer came. She then quietly opened the door and was surprised by the sight in front of her. Tobias was sound asleep in his bed, while Han was sleeping in a chair near the bed. She made a move to wake them.
"Let them rest, they had a long night," Luke said.
Leia looked at him, mentally shrugging, knowing that it was probably the Force that had told him.
She followed him out of the room.
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A few hours later, Han and then after a few moment Tobias came out of the room.
"Hey, Kid, when did you get in?" Han asked as he sat down and took the cup of café that Leia offered him.
"Last night. Anyways, Tobias, are you ready to go home?" Luke asked.
Tobias looked at him. He picked up what Luke had been thinking. He sent back a little thanks. Luke smiled slightly.
"I'll just get my stuff," he said and walked back into his room.
"Han, Thanks," Luke said.
"For what?" Han asked, having an idea of what Luke was thanking him for.
"For finally starting him on the path to healing," Luke said.
"Kid, did you plan this?" Han asked.
"Well, I have tried to reach him, Han. But I don't know what it is like to be completely abandoned for years, to live like that. You do, and I knew you would be the right person to help him. He has been carrying that burden for a long time," Luke said softly.
"Yeah, I know. I just hope I helped him enough," Han said.
"You have, now he knows there is someone who knows how he feels in a way. He also is starting to put the past behind him. Besides, I think he thinks of us as his adopted Fathers," Luke said and smiled.
"Really, well, I can tell you, he seems like a son after my own heart," Han said.
Tobias came out of his room, his bag slung over his shoulder.
"Well, we had better get going. Thanks for letting him stay," Luke said as he got up.
"Yeah, thanks for having me around. And Han, Thanks," Tobias said.
"Anytime, Kid," Han said and smiled.
Tobias returned his smile with one of his own and followed Luke out the door.
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That night, Han Solo woke up to the sound of crying. He got up and crept into the twins' bedroom. The two were asleep. He then turned to Tobias's room and quietly opened the door. Tobias was not on the bed or the floor and a slight breeze filled the room. Han went in and spotted the boy on the balcony. His small form shook and Han could hear the soft sobs coming from him. Han walked to the balcony and put a hand on Tobias's shoulder. The boy stiffened and looked at him. Han could see the tears glistening on the boy's cheeks and noted the puffy red eyes.
"What's wrong, Tobias?" he asked softly.
"Nothing," Tobias whispered.
"You are not crying for nothing. Now come on, why are you crying?" Han asked.
Tobias sighed and turned away. Tears started down his cheeks again.
"I had a nightmare," Tobias said softly.
Han didn't say a word, hoping Tobias would keep going.
"I might as well tell you. Luke knows all about it. But he can't help me stop the images. The first part I find myself standing in the middle of a street and I watch my parents both get shot to death. That happened, when I was only five years old. I yelled and tried to run to them when it changes. Now I am in front of the original Jedi Temple, watching it burn to the ground and suddenly Papaltine's there and I can feel my skin burning," Tobias whispered, and absently rubbed his night shirt back to reveal a nasty burn symbol of two black lightsabers with black lightening in the background.
"Oh, kid," Han said softly, his heart hurting for the boy.
"That's not it. Then it changes to when my Master froze me. I can feel the cold tendrils wrapping around me like snakes. Then it changes to a dark walk way and I watch as Vader murders my Master and her family one by one and I can't even move," Tobias was now openly weeping now.
Han wrapped an arm around Tobias's shoulders and drew the teen to him. Tobias clutched at him and buried his face into Han's shoulder.
"Why?! I can't seem to stop blaming myself. Why did this have to happen to me?!" Tobias screamed into his shoulder.
"Kid, you have to realize that you aren't to blame. Also, I don't know why these things happened to you. But you are pretty Sithen strong to deal with it all this time. Now you have to let it out and move forward," Han said softly.
"How can I move forward when I am always pulling back?" Tobias asked hoarsely.
"I'll help you, all right. I may not know how some of those things are. But I do know what its like to loose everyone you loved, I know what it is like to be tortured, and I know what it is like to be trapped in carbinate. So maybe we can help each other through this, huh?" Han asked, gently pushing to boy back to arms length to look at him.
Tobias nodded.
"All right, now lets get you back to bed, I'll stay here until you fall back asleep, OK?" Han asked.
Tobias smiled wanly, "Thanks."
"Don't worry about it, kid," Han said.
The next morning, Leia heard a knock at the door. She opened it and smiled at her brother. Luke gathered her into a hug as he stepped in.
"Hello, Leia," Luke said.
"Luke, when did you get back?" Leia asked as he released her.
"Last night," Luke said.
"Why didn't you come by?" Leia asked.
"I had a feeling that something was going on that I shouldn't intervene in," Luke said and smiled.
Leia looked at him in slight confusion but decided to let it go.
"I'll go get, Tobias," she said.
"I'll go with you," Luke said.
Leia shrugged and led him to Tobias's room. She knocked and waited. No answer came. She then quietly opened the door and was surprised by the sight in front of her. Tobias was sound asleep in his bed, while Han was sleeping in a chair near the bed. She made a move to wake them.
"Let them rest, they had a long night," Luke said.
Leia looked at him, mentally shrugging, knowing that it was probably the Force that had told him.
She followed him out of the room.
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A few hours later, Han and then after a few moment Tobias came out of the room.
"Hey, Kid, when did you get in?" Han asked as he sat down and took the cup of café that Leia offered him.
"Last night. Anyways, Tobias, are you ready to go home?" Luke asked.
Tobias looked at him. He picked up what Luke had been thinking. He sent back a little thanks. Luke smiled slightly.
"I'll just get my stuff," he said and walked back into his room.
"Han, Thanks," Luke said.
"For what?" Han asked, having an idea of what Luke was thanking him for.
"For finally starting him on the path to healing," Luke said.
"Kid, did you plan this?" Han asked.
"Well, I have tried to reach him, Han. But I don't know what it is like to be completely abandoned for years, to live like that. You do, and I knew you would be the right person to help him. He has been carrying that burden for a long time," Luke said softly.
"Yeah, I know. I just hope I helped him enough," Han said.
"You have, now he knows there is someone who knows how he feels in a way. He also is starting to put the past behind him. Besides, I think he thinks of us as his adopted Fathers," Luke said and smiled.
"Really, well, I can tell you, he seems like a son after my own heart," Han said.
Tobias came out of his room, his bag slung over his shoulder.
"Well, we had better get going. Thanks for letting him stay," Luke said as he got up.
"Yeah, thanks for having me around. And Han, Thanks," Tobias said.
"Anytime, Kid," Han said and smiled.
Tobias returned his smile with one of his own and followed Luke out the door.