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The Books of Oyja IV: Mistakes
Chapter 2 Baby

I stood outside the room, waiting. I had gotten a few little snacks, but I was still anxious. My love was going to give birth to Veja. Being inside the room I couldn’t help but get so nervous that the doctors had to throw me out. I had a feeling that that caused Jash some joy, but just a little. Veja! Veja! What a wonderful name for my first son.

The hallway was white, but there were pictures on the walls. Pictures of Ithor, Mon Calamari, Kashyyyk, and other planets. The pictures were wonderfully drawn, as was Jash. She was the painting and the painter; creator and creation. She was the center of the universes, my star. My son I would cherish and care for. But, in the back of my mind, was the vision of Kuhn holding a baby Fosh. I shivered.

I sensed Jash was about to let Veja out. I raced inside the room and stood by her. I looked into her eyes and she had enough strength to look into mine. Hers showed pain but also excitement for this day, for this moment. She then looked upward as though searching for a sign, but a sign for what? A sign that Veja was going to grow strong? That she wouldn’t die in childbirth? That I was the man for her?

This was hard for me, though I was not the one giving birth. This would be the defining moment of my long life. I would have another chance. Another chance of bringing goodness and not darkness into the universes. I had trained a Padawan and he had become a Tenju, he had been loyal to Doltan and hadn’t sided with the Rebels.

The doctors were telling Jash to push and she did so. I could feel her pain, she and I were now linking minds. Her mind was so vast, so powerful that it overwhelmed me. I stood it because I wanted to be fully with her when she gave birth. She pushed again and again. Veja was coming out and I heard a cry.

I opened my eyes and turned. I walked over and the doctor put Veja into my arms. I nearly yelled in fear and anguish. On the head of Veja was a black line running from his forehead to the back of his neck. The vision had shown Veja attacking me! Turning on me!

“Can I see him?” Jash asked weakly. I smiled again, for her sake. I nodded and came over to her. She saw Veja and smiled brightly. “He is your past, present, and future. All that he is made you, but you are what made him.”

“A son’s gratitude to his father.” I replied. “An honor I might not have been given.”

“But you have been given it, be thankful.” Jash replied and looked into Veja’s young eyes. “He has a look to him, a look of strength. I know he is going to be strong in power, but not now.”

I then put Veja into Jash’s arms. She smiled at him and cradled him. “He is our son.” I said. “And I am very happy to have him, for now.”

“The future will come, Oyja, do not worry until then.” Jash said. “Rejoice in the fact that you now have a son and all is well.” But for how long, I wondered. I then reached inside myself and found calm. I then smiled and shouted in joy. My son, my son! Whatever would happen later did not matter now. What mattered now was that I had a son, someone of my being.

“The future is not now.” I said. “But I feel his strength, his caring. For the time I know him I will give him my love, my guardianship.”

Jash smiled up at me. “There is no doubt to that fact. You have enough love to make a star that burns so bright all the universes are lit up.” She said.

“But you are the one that gives me that love.” I said. “Without you I wouldn’t make so much as a spark.” I then looked at Veja. His eyes were innocent as were his sounds. I couldn’t imagine this child turning to darkness, though the same could’ve been said of Anakin Skywalker.

Light and darkness, each rejecting the other but equally needed. I knew that sometimes there were bad things that happened and no one could stop them, but I didn’t want this to be one. And what was the importance of Veja? What would be the value of him? Who would make him turn? Who would dare as long as I was watching over him?

Some things can’t be stopped and this would be one of them. A traitor that was my son, but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t love him. He ignited, in my heart, a sense of joy, of wonder. I couldn’t believe that he was part of me, that I had helped bring him into the world. I smiled.

I looked over at Jash and Veja, such a perfect pair. Veja snuggled close to Jash and she lovingly embraced him. He then fell asleep, his first few seconds in the world and it was naptime. I had to smile at that. “There’s some power I’d love to know about.” I said. “The power of sleep.”

“You have been getting rest,” Jash said and smiled. “Though it hasn’t been deep. It’s been very exciting the past few months, with the hope of Veja coming. Now it is time for you to take a well earned break.”

“I won’t leave your side.” I replied. “I can’t make myself do that.” I felt such a longing for her, I didn’t want to leave her side. It was fear that made me do it, fear of something coming to me. Not Veja, not him. But another darkness, a darkness from my past that would haunt my future. A future that would rapidly become my present. I wouldn’t leave her side! I wouldn’t! I wouldn’t!

She looked at me and seemed to read my thoughts. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. What you fear is the future, enjoy the present.” She said. “Someday I won’t be here for you.”

“And on that day, I’ll die.” I replied fiercely, looking her deep in the eyes.

“I know, my love.” She replied sadly. “I know.”

Author’s Note: I know Veja’s birth should’ve been happy, but it’s hard for me to write something long and happy. You might be wondering how Veja is going to betray Oyja. If you look closely at the other Books you’ll get a little back story, but you won’t find out the betrayal there.

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The Books of Oyja IV: Mistakes
Chapter 2 Baby

I stood outside the room, waiting. I had gotten a few little snacks, but I was still anxious. My love was going to give birth to Veja. Being inside the room I couldn’t help but get so nervous that the doctors had to throw me out. I had a feeling that that caused Jash some joy, but just a little. Veja! Veja! What a wonderful name for my first son.

The hallway was white, but there were pictures on the walls. Pictures of Ithor, Mon Calamari, Kashyyyk, and other planets. The pictures were wonderfully drawn, as was Jash. She was the painting and the painter; creator and creation. She was the center of the universes, my star. My son I would cherish and care for. But, in the back of my mind, was the vision of Kuhn holding a baby Fosh. I shivered.

I sensed Jash was about to let Veja out. I raced inside the room and stood by her. I looked into her eyes and she had enough strength to look into mine. Hers showed pain but also excitement for this day, for this moment. She then looked upward as though searching for a sign, but a sign for what? A sign that Veja was going to grow strong? That she wouldn’t die in childbirth? That I was the man for her?

This was hard for me, though I was not the one giving birth. This would be the defining moment of my long life. I would have another chance. Another chance of bringing goodness and not darkness into the universes. I had trained a Padawan and he had become a Tenju, he had been loyal to Doltan and hadn’t sided with the Rebels.

The doctors were telling Jash to push and she did so. I could feel her pain, she and I were now linking minds. Her mind was so vast, so powerful that it overwhelmed me. I stood it because I wanted to be fully with her when she gave birth. She pushed again and again. Veja was coming out and I heard a cry.

I opened my eyes and turned. I walked over and the doctor put Veja into my arms. I nearly yelled in fear and anguish. On the head of Veja was a black line running from his forehead to the back of his neck. The vision had shown Veja attacking me! Turning on me!

“Can I see him?” Jash asked weakly. I smiled again, for her sake. I nodded and came over to her. She saw Veja and smiled brightly. “He is your past, present, and future. All that he is made you, but you are what made him.”

“A son’s gratitude to his father.” I replied. “An honor I might not have been given.”

“But you have been given it, be thankful.” Jash replied and looked into Veja’s young eyes. “He has a look to him, a look of strength. I know he is going to be strong in power, but not now.”

I then put Veja into Jash’s arms. She smiled at him and cradled him. “He is our son.” I said. “And I am very happy to have him, for now.”

“The future will come, Oyja, do not worry until then.” Jash said. “Rejoice in the fact that you now have a son and all is well.” But for how long, I wondered. I then reached inside myself and found calm. I then smiled and shouted in joy. My son, my son! Whatever would happen later did not matter now. What mattered now was that I had a son, someone of my being.

“The future is not now.” I said. “But I feel his strength, his caring. For the time I know him I will give him my love, my guardianship.”

Jash smiled up at me. “There is no doubt to that fact. You have enough love to make a star that burns so bright all the universes are lit up.” She said.

“But you are the one that gives me that love.” I said. “Without you I wouldn’t make so much as a spark.” I then looked at Veja. His eyes were innocent as were his sounds. I couldn’t imagine this child turning to darkness, though the same could’ve been said of Anakin Skywalker.

Light and darkness, each rejecting the other but equally needed. I knew that sometimes there were bad things that happened and no one could stop them, but I didn’t want this to be one. And what was the importance of Veja? What would be the value of him? Who would make him turn? Who would dare as long as I was watching over him?

Some things can’t be stopped and this would be one of them. A traitor that was my son, but that didn’t mean I wouldn’t love him. He ignited, in my heart, a sense of joy, of wonder. I couldn’t believe that he was part of me, that I had helped bring him into the world. I smiled.

I looked over at Jash and Veja, such a perfect pair. Veja snuggled close to Jash and she lovingly embraced him. He then fell asleep, his first few seconds in the world and it was naptime. I had to smile at that. “There’s some power I’d love to know about.” I said. “The power of sleep.”

“You have been getting rest,” Jash said and smiled. “Though it hasn’t been deep. It’s been very exciting the past few months, with the hope of Veja coming. Now it is time for you to take a well earned break.”

“I won’t leave your side.” I replied. “I can’t make myself do that.” I felt such a longing for her, I didn’t want to leave her side. It was fear that made me do it, fear of something coming to me. Not Veja, not him. But another darkness, a darkness from my past that would haunt my future. A future that would rapidly become my present. I wouldn’t leave her side! I wouldn’t! I wouldn’t!

She looked at me and seemed to read my thoughts. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. What you fear is the future, enjoy the present.” She said. “Someday I won’t be here for you.”

“And on that day, I’ll die.” I replied fiercely, looking her deep in the eyes.

“I know, my love.” She replied sadly. “I know.”

Author’s Note: I know Veja’s birth should’ve been happy, but it’s hard for me to write something long and happy. You might be wondering how Veja is going to betray Oyja. If you look closely at the other Books you’ll get a little back story, but you won’t find out the betrayal there.