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Hands: ROTS

The makeshift cradle held two. Obi-Wan lowered Leia back next to her brother after her diaper had been changed. After years of hard war, of loss, and of adult situations, the children calmed and soothed his war torn, broken heart. Their innocence touched him through the Force, unknowingly, potent, and wild but gentle. He reached down and ran a finger over Luke's cheek. Luke opened his eyes, the same blue of Anakin's. Obi-Wan's breath caught in his chest and his eyes burned. Leia kicked and her brother turned his head to her.

If Obi-Wan didn't know better, he'd think that the two smiled at each other. But babies this young couldn't smile – not the way they thought of a smile.

Leia's hand brushed against Luke's and reflexively grabbed hold. Luke returned the hold.

The door to the makeshift nursery opened with a hiss. "Master Kenobi," Sheltay Retrac spoke softly, "We've reached Naboo." Obi-Wan nodded. Sheltay approached the cradle and reached in to pick up Luke. Obi-Wan picked up Leia and the two walked out to bid farewell to the body of Padmé Amidala, former senator of Naboo.

Like he had when his mother died, Luke began to cry. Leia joined in and Bail took his adopted daughter from his aide. "Hush, Leia," he rubbed her back. "It's all right."

Obi-Wan shifted Luke so the boy faced his shoulder and he could feel the boy's hot cries through his worn, dirty, ruined clothes. Obi-Wan reached into the Force and sent soothing waves to both children, but they continued to fuss.

Bail handed his daughter to Sheltay and prepared himself to deliver the body of his former colleague and friend to her family. Sheltay scanned him quickly to make sure there were no telltale signs of Leia's tears. The children had to be kept safe, kept hidden, everyone onboard was sworn to secrecy, and unfortunately that meant Padmé's family couldn't know of the twins.

Sheltay stepped back with Leia and Leia reached out for Luke. The two found each other and held on. "I think they're tired," Sheltay told Obi-Wan. "My daughter gets like this when she needs to sleep."

Their distress, their confusion as they sought their mother through the Force told Obi-Wan otherwise, but he let the senator's aide take the children back to their nursery and crib.

When they reached Tatooine, Obi-Wan took Luke, gently separating the twins' interwoven hands. Luke and Leia opened their eyes and looked at each other, but then Leia fell back asleep. Luke's eyes didn't leave her as Obi-Wan carried him out of the room. He carried Luke against his shoulder so that Luke could look back. The door to the nursery shut and then Luke let his forehead touch Obi-Wan's shoulder. The baby closed his eyes and his tiny hands clenched and unclenched.