It Takes Two to Tango

A New Order

Ahsoka already knew what he was going to ask. "Nope, I'm not coming back to the Order, so don't waste your breath."

"Well, in case you didn't notice, the Order doesn't exactly exist anymore," Obi-Wan pointed out.

"So," Anakin continued, "we were thinking that we could rebuild it. All three of us. Together."

Ahsoka blinked. They had to be kidding. She left the Order because of the corruption, arrogance, and disrespect exhibited by members of the Council. It made no sense to rebuild an entity that was partially responsible for the way the galaxy was now. Not to mention she'd have to give up Lux, and Anakin would have to leave his family again. "You can't be serious." But she knew they were dead serious.

"We'd make changes, of course," Anakin said.

"Especially since we don't have an army to lead or a Senate to serve," Obi-Wan added. "We'd be our own private entity."

Ahsoka looked up at Lux, whose expression was frustratingly unreadable. Of course she wasn't going to do this unless he approved. "What do you think?" She asked.

"It's your decision, not mine."

They made eye contact for a moment, and Ahsoka could see where his mind was going. Reinstating the Jedi Order meant that Ahsoka would be away for months at a time for the rest of their lives. Ahsoka already knew he wanted to start a family, but he couldn't do it alone with all the limitations of his job. In Lux's mind, Ahsoka becoming a Jedi again meant giving up the possibility of them having a future together.

Regardless, she missed the way it felt to be a part of an ancient order much bigger than herself, but that was hardly a reason to sacrifice the life she'd built from the rubble the Jedi had left her all those years ago.

There would have to be some serious fine-tuning of rules if she was going to agree.

"You mentioned changes?"

"Yeah. I think the rules about attachment are stupid, so we can get rid of them," Anakin smirked at Obi-Wan, who just rolled his eyes.

"Now, Anakin, they have a purpose. Without attachments, it's impossible to jeopardize—"

"Yeah, yeah, got it. You're not going to change my mind about this one. For the love of the force, I have a wife and kids! There's no way I'm leaving them alone again, and my life has become so much richer because of them. Why deny everyone else the same opportunity?" He looked at Ahsoka and smiled. "And I fully expect to be Uncle Ani when you two have kids."

Ahsoka felt her face heat up, and she raised an eyebrow. "Only if they get to call Master Kenobi grandpa, of course."

Obi-Wan stood up. He was trying hard to keep his composure, but Ahsoka could feel his growing happiness. "Don't push your luck. I can easily crawl back to that hole on Tatooine for another ten years."

Lux shrugged. "We'll do family reunions there then."

They laughed, and the building tension in the room dissolved. Ahsoka didn't fully realize how much she missed her family until it was together again. Maybe there was a way to create a Jedi Order that would allow her avoid giving up everything she'd built since she left.

Ahsoka glanced back and forth between Anakin and Obi-Wan. "I don't know..." She came back to Onderon wanting to take a break from taking on mission after mission, but she let Lux talk her into a crazy plan that turned her reality upside down. Now, she had her family back and a lifelong handicap. Was this really a good idea?

"Don't lie to yourself," Lux said dryly, surprising her. "You tell me all the time that you miss being a Jedi, and here's the chance to have it all back. I don't need to be a force user to know you want in."

"But I can't do it without you, Lux. It's your decision, too."

"My decision is whatever makes you happiest." He kissed her cheek. "You know what I prefer, of course, but it's selfish of me to tell you no when I know how badly you wanted this. Whatever you choose, I'll be with you every step of the way."

Anakin reached fished in his pocket for a moment, and with a soft smile, he extended a hand to Ahsoka. In it were her silka beads signifying her rank as a Jedi Padawan.

Her heart stopped. "You still have those?"

"Call me sentimental, but yeah, I do. We're asking you back, Snips. Not the council, not the Order, not the Republic, just Obi-Wan and me. We can't do this without you. What do you say?"

She stared at beads in his hand. The moment she'd been fantasizing about for years was finally happening. She reached out her hand to take the beads, pausing first to slide her hand into Lux's and give it a gentle squeeze.

Her fingers closed around her beads, and she fastened them to the part of her headdress where they used to hang.

Anakin shook his head. "You don't need those anymore, other than for sentimental value, of course." He smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Welcome back the Order, General Tano, Jedi Knight."

A/N: Hope you enjoyed this longer chapter! Leia is on her way to becoming a Jedi, and the Order has been officially reestablished. Though circumstances seem grim for our heroes, at least some things are going right.

I'm not sure when I'll have another chapter up. I'm going on a road trip this week, so I have a feeling it might be soon.

See you in the next update!