fandomhigh | Combat- Tuesday- 2nd period- Class #1

Today was probably the only day the class was going to meet in an actual classroom unless Jaina somehow got lazy enough for a movie day. ...She would probably not do that.

"Hey, guys," she greeted them from where she was sitting on the edge of her desk. It was probably the only time she'd get to do that in this classroom, too. "This is Combat, so if you're not supposed to be here, escape now. For everyone who's supposed to be here, my name is Jaina Solo, and we can be on a first name basis here. I know too many students for it not to be.

"I'm from another galaxy, a Jedi Knight with military training, and I'm good at fighting. Really good," she went on, without a hint of modesty, because well, it was true. "I'm betting a lot of you are, too. Some of you might even know more than me in some areas, and in others I'll completely surpass you. Learning is a process, and you're never really done with it. So in this class you're going to learn some skills, whether you've been doing this for years or have never thrown a punch in your life. Some of it will be hand-to-hand, some will be with weapons, some things you'll have seen and others you won't have any idea what it even is. We'll be starting that next week. This week, we're doing introductions. Yes, I know you'll be sick of them by Friday, but it's how I'm going to figure out where we are as a class. I want to hear your name, where you're from, what kind of experience you have, and if there's anything you want to learn in particular, say so." She pointed at someone at random. "Let's start with you."

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If Anakin were more of a smartass, he might have stood up and asked if Jaina had gotten hit on the head and forgotten who he was, but being trained by Aunt Mara and Uncle Luke meant that he understood that as long as they were in the classroom she was his teacher.

"Anakin. Solo," he added with a little emphasis, for the benefit of the rest of the class -- and out of a habitual need to underscore that he wasn't Anakin Skywalker, though that was a more selfish motivation. "From Coruscant, and I'm a Jedi Knight. I'm up for learning anything that will help me be a better one."

...and Cade was staring some more because clearly the galaxy hated him.

Anakin gave him a weird look for a moment, then jumped to the wrong conclusion. "Coruscant's a big planet. How is that surprising?"

"No reason," Cade blustered. "Bet you're not exactly from my part of town, anyway."

"Big planet," Anakin said again, and hey, the weird look was back. "Is that a problem?"

He wasn't acting confrontational, just confused. Mostly because he was

"Nope, no problem," Cade said. "Just caught me off guard is all."

That seemed like a strange thing to be that surprising, and Anakin suspected it wasn't unlike Cade's reaction to Jaina. "If you say so," he replied dubiously.

"Somehow you look familiar," Jaina smiled.

Anakin relaxed a little bit, and grinned back. "I wonder why?"

"Can you stick around after for a minute?" she asked. They hadn't even gotten to hugs yet. That needed to be remedied.

Yeah, that would have to be remedied, just not in class, right? "I'm in trouble already?" Anakin teased. "That's a new record."

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