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Anakin was putting the final touches on his grades (and despite Jaye's influence, was not giving any of his students a Keen+). He was very carefully not thinking about all of the students who were graduating on Saturday.

Repression: not just a coping tactic, but a lifestyle choice.

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Anakin gave her another little look. "I knew it was coming with Leia, too. It didn't make it any easier to prepare for."

He tapped his fingers on the desk. "Has Jacen made contact with Lumiya yet? Because there's a difference between a Dark Jedi and a Sith--one's a lot easier to work with than the other."

"With who?"

So, obviously, she didn't know a yes or no answer to that.

"His little Sith friend," Anakin replied, making a face. "It's not exactly a correspondence course."

"Huh. If he has, I don't think anyone's noticed yet."

Though she'd be calling Luke so fast when she left here.

"It might be something to watch out for," Anakin advised. "Mitigate the damage Jacen may cause before you can thump him out of this stupidity."

Tell her how you really feel, Anakin.

Like she wasn't thinking that herself.

"And if he has made contact?" she asked.

"Kill her," Anakin said softly.

"I don't know that I can take out a Sith," she said honestly.

Which was a problem when you were supposedly destined to do just that.

"I can help you with that part," Anakin said, looking baldly relieved about having something to contribute. "In fact, it's probably not a bad idea to talk to some of the other teachers here about getting some non-traditional combat skills under your belt, just in case."

"I know. I don't have a lot of time, though. I have to get back after graduation," she said. "I can maybe take an extra day or two."

"You're a fast learner," Anakin said. "Hit some of them up at graduation--maybe they'll have ideas."

She nodded, giving her another thing to do on the mental to-do list.

"Got some time to train this weekend, then?" she asked.

"I'll find time," Anakin promised, nodding.

"Thanks," she said. "I wish I had happier stuff to tell you."

Anakin waved that aside. "I want to hear about your life, not just the good parts."

Unless the good parts included having sex with a vampire, and then no. No, Anakin didn't want to hear about that part.

Good, because Jaina didn't want to tell that part.

"Oh, I know. It's just that all the news is bad."

Anakin nodded. "Sometimes that happens," he said. "But you're here, and we will have two Lukes wandering around the island this weekend."

"Oh, I'm sure Ben will be thrilled," she said.

Though she at least didn't have any Luke issues ~~give it a few months~~ so she had no problem with two of them walking around.

"I'll bet," Anakin said. "He shot me last weekend."

...

"He what?"

Anakin pointed to the middle of his forehead. "Paintball. Right here. I'm not sure if I should be proud of him or really, really annoyed. I shift between the two."

With that shock over, Jaina looked genuinely amused. "Proud," she decided. "That's kind of great."

"He messed up my hair."

Well now that was just going to make her laugh.

See what you did, Anakin?

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