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He had come and gone, again, like some thief in the night. Her brother had appeared out of nowhere - as usual - battered and broken. Leiko had moved out on her own because of his infrequent visits; her adoptive parents disapporved of having...an abnormal in their house.

"If they only knew how abnormal he is," she thought as she began putting her just-bought groceries away. He hadn't bothered to tell her what had happened now, only sat himself down at her kitchen table, bandaged his wounds then flopped on the couch and fell asleep. He had disappeared by the time she woke up the next day, leaving a few credits behind for her trouble.

It was how their relationship had always been, and she didn't think it would change anytime soon. Not unless the Force disappeared from the galaxy.

Both of them had been 'gifted', something passed down from their mothers' side of their family. When her father had their mother killed, Leiko hid. She withdrew from her family life, hid her abilities and quietly obeyed her father. Kyashi rebelled, and lashed out. She wasn't there to see him kill their father, but she knew he must have had his reasons. After that, she was shipped off to another family, one that was loyal to the Empire, on Coruscant.

She set aside a few last cans, and canted her head. Someone was at the door.