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“Uncle Ben!” Luke shouted, waving wildly from where he was perched on Cody’s shoulders, knocking Cody’s Tetson hat askew. “Aunt Beru! Over here!”
Obi Wan smiled in return, though Luke couldn’t see his mouth, raising his free hand in a wave of his own, and let Beru’s grip on his elbow pull him through the crowd. Sometimes Luke reminded him of Anakin so much it was painful, and Obi Wan could picture Qui Gon and Anakin together following the Boonta Eve Classic that had won Anakin his freedom as clearly as he could see Luke and Cody and Owen.
They had been going to the Boonta Eve Classic every year since the fall of the Republic and their arrival on Tatooine, and Luke was in love with the pod racing and all of the events that came along with it.
Obi Wan and Beru had been sent off to get some puff candy while Cody and Owen, and Luke, held a place in line to go and see the rodeo, which was second billing to the podrace in the advertising, but of equal importance in Luke’s mind.
“Hello there.” Cody greeted as they rejoined them in the line. His face was covered, as were many of them, including Obi Wan, to protect them from the dust, and to protect them from Imps, but Obi Wan could picture his smile.
“Hello.” Obi Wan said softly, taking one of Cody’s hands in his as they shuffled along in the line. He pressed a soft kiss to Cody’s cheek through the layers of their masks and Luke giggled, leaning down towards Obi Wan.
“I want a kiss to Uncle Ben.” He said, and Obi Wan obliged him.
The puff candy, which Owen had taken custody of as they had rejoined the group, was passed around as they continued to wait in line. Their packed lunch and snacks would wait until they were on their way home, but the puff candy was visible, so Luke wanted it.
Owen claimed that he was only passing it around because it would gather too much dust and become inedible before long, but Obi Wan knew that even Owen, who was better able to refuse Luke things than Cody and Obi Wan were, sometimes caved to their sunshiney boy over the little things just to see him smile.