Forgetting what matters chapter 1
(There is a poem in this chapter and it is NOT mine but I edited it slightly still it is not mine however.)
Wraeththu let out another sharp cry of pain as she laid in the medical room trying to give birth to her child. Along side her stood her lover Emperor Vader, her daughter Leia and her son Luke. "Your almost there my love" Vader said holding the queen's hand, he may not have been there for the birth of Luke and Leia but he had made it his top priority to be there for the birth of his third child. Another sharp cry of pain erupted from the queen's mouth as she continued to push the child out of her "This is your fault!" Wraeththu said holding Vader's hand tightly.
Vader winched as Wraeththu tightened her grip on his hand, it probably wasn't one of his smartest ideas to grab a hold of her mechanical hand with his flesh one because it felt like she was crushing the bones in his hand. She had gone into labor late this night and was immediately taken to the medical room to give birth and she had been in labor for several hours now.
"You're almost there" The doctor said who was charged with Wraeththu's care during this. "Shut-" Wraeththu was interrupted by another loud cry of pain then it was over. Her head sunk back into the pillow in exhaustion, her breathing heavily and sweat covering her body. If Wraeththu had the preference of giving birth again or a lightsaber in the chest she would easily accept the lightsaber over the pain of child birth but finally it was over.
The doctor carefully took the child after cutting the umbilical cord, he gently slapped the child on the bottom to get her to take a breath of air. The infinite started crying and Wraeththu's head shot back up glaring at the doctor "What did you do!?" she demanded. Even though she was extremely exhausted she would be damned if she let anyone hurt her baby. "I had to get the child to take a breath of air, she is perfectly safe" the doctor said gently handing the child to the Emperor.
Vader looked at the tinny baby girl as he cradled, he smiled as he noticed the baby was mostly all human except for little montrals sticking up out of her head. "Hey there little one" Vader said softly, the baby in turn turned its head to the origin of the voice and stopped crying. "She's beautiful" Leia said smiling looking into the baby bright blue eyes. Vader smiled "Yes she is" he said then lifted his gaze to Wraeththu "Would you like to hold her?" he asked.
She nodded and Vader carefully handed the child to her mother. Wraeththu took the child gently into her arms mimicking the way Vader had just held her. Wraeththu looked down at her daughter and smiled weakly "Have you thought of a name?" Vader asked, without taking her gaze off of her child "Abby" Wraeththu said still smiling. Vader smiled "That's a wonderful name" he said sitting in a chair next to his lover.
Wraeththu leaned down and gently kissed her child's forehead "I can watch over for her for a bit you should rest" Vader said. Wraeththu shook her head "I got her" she said tiredly "You need to rest love" Vader insisted. He knew that Wraeththu and her baby needed to bond because that was very important for a baby's development and growth but he also knew that his lover was completely exhausted. "Not now" she replied looking back down at Abby who was now fast asleep. Vader gestured toward their youngest daughter "She's got the right idea" he said. Wraeththu rolled her eyes and finally caved to her lover's request, handing the child back to Vader she then rested her head back on the pillow and passed out.
Three weeks later:
Vader and Wraeththu were laying in bed with their baby in-between them, they both had to admit so far raising a child was hard and it had just begun. Wraeththu held Abby gently as she slept until Abby began to squirm and whimper in her sleep. Wraeththu opened her eyes and gently picked up Abby holding her in her arms and began singing her a lullaby.
"I lay you down to rest, my dear one. Darkness draws near with the setting sun. Hear the beats howl, the wolves cry; listen, dear, sing your lullaby. When you awake I have seen, my princess will be a glorious queen, all kingdom's beats will sing, for the prosperity she will bring. When you wake, the future brings, my Princess will become a beautiful queen. The Empire's beasts will rejoice; and sing as one single voice. I lay you down to rest my dear one. The darkness draws near with the setting sun. Hear the beats howl, the wolves cry; listen dear they're singing your lullaby, they're singing your lullaby" her voice slowly trailed off as her child drifted back into a peaceful sleep.
Five years later:
"Daddy!" Abby said happily as she ran up to Vader latching onto his leg smiling up at him. Vader hoisted her up "Hey there little one" Vader said smiling "I'm not little I'm big" Abby argued. Vader chuckled "Of course you are but you're still little to your mother and I" Vader said. Abby's eyes narrow glaring at him "I'm big" she said crossing her arms causing Vader to laugh again.
In the five years that had passed Abby had grown quiet fast, he had been very surprised when he had come back from a quest to find a Sith holocron and found Abby sitting in her room levitating objects into the air. "Abby what is the most important thing to you?" he asked, though he already knew her response he wanted her to say it. "You, mommy, bubba and sissy" Abby replied. Vader smiled and carried Abby down the hallway of the mansion they now lived in, Abby might not know it but Vader and Wraeththu both were raising Abby to believe that family was the most important thing.
"There you are" Leia said running around the corner seeing Abby with her father. "See I told you daddy was home" Abby exclaimed proudly. Leia took a moment to catch her breath "She's fast for her age" she said. "No you're just slow" Abby smiling deviously, "Hey I tripped over a droid trying to catch you" Leia argued. Vader watched the two argue finding it rather amusing but after a moment he turned to look at Leia "Where is your mother?" he asked. "Mom's in the study. Has been in there all day with the holocron you brought back a week ago" Leia said "and your brother?" Vader asked. "He's been training with a duel bladed saber, he said he wants to explained his knowledge more and he to has also been at it all day" Leia replied.
Vader nodded and handed Abby to Leia "Supper should be ready soon, go get yourselves washed up and we'll meet you there" Vader said. "See you there- hey get back here" Leia said not noticing Abby had wiggled free from her arms and started to run off again so she bolted after her. Vader smiled seeing them run off; everything was going well now that they were a family.
Vader made his way through the halls of there mansion toward the study where they had collected Sith holocrons as well as any old scrolls that had been written by the Sith order long ago. He had to admit even though it had taken him a bit of time to convince Luke to join him it had indeed been an easy task and now with the rebellion long dead their rule was absolute.
It took him only a few minutes to reach the study with a casual wave of his hand the door opened and he walked in. He enjoyed the cold rush of air that hit him as he walked in, it was always colder where ever Wraeththu was at but as to why exactly he didn't know. The mains lights in the study had been turned off and the only lights that shun were from the holocrons that rested on the shelves. He found his lover sitting cross legged eyes sealed shut and a holocron floating in front of her.
His presences must have gone undetected as his lover didn't so much as flinch, she had her full attention wrapped around the holocron. Deep within her meditation Wraeththu was listening and repeating the words of the long dead Sith. It was only when she felt a slight trimmer in the force that she realized someone had entered the room. The holocron began to close as she pulled herself from her meditation and it gently landed on the ground in front of her.
She remained seated for a moment and reached out with the force to see exactly who had interrupted her. A smile spread across her lips "Skyguy" she said, her eyes opened and the crimson color of her eyes shun in the darkness. With lightning fast speed she was in his arms kissing him passionately. Vader smiled and held her close to him kissing her back "Miss me that much?" he asked with a laugh. She kissed him again "More than you know" she replied. Vader smiled and held her for a moment "So have you decided a place for our vacation?" Vader asked.
"Are you sure it's a good idea for us to go, I mean with the Empire and all who will watch over it?" Wraeththu asked. "I am sure it will still be here when we get back plus you need the break from all this" Vader replied. "What about Abby, are we just going to leave her here?" Wraeththu asked. "That's what I was thinking, Luke and Leia can watch over her for a week, I know she's been up and down your lekku about a pet" Vader said smiling. "And I continue to tell her she can have one when she is older" Wraeththu replied. "You should really lighten up on her love, she is still young" Vader said. "If she wasn't so sneaky and ran off in the middle of the day I wouldn't have to be" Wraeththu replied. "She is just curious Wraeththu, she is hardly outside of the mansion" Vader said. "She is safe here where she has us to keep an eye on her" Wraeththu replied. "You're being over protective" Vader said, Wraeththu glared at him "It's my job remember" she said.
"Yes but there is a point that its just to much" Vader said, "So you want her just to roam free outside of the mansion unprotected where anyone could just snatch her up?" Wraeththu replied. "That's not what I'm saying; I just think you should lighten up a little on her is all. She is only four years old and is just curious" Vader said with a sigh.
"I don't remember you telling me to lighten up on our other children" Wraeththu stated dryly. "That's a completely different circumstance, they were older and they know better" Vader replied. Wraeththu held back from snapping back at him and took a deep breath, she couldn't have imagined how hard it was to raise a child and now she was finding out first hand "I don't want to fight Anakin, she just infuriates me at times and it takes all I have not to lash out at her like I would to officers who disobey my orders" Wraeththu replied. "That is why we need this vacation, it will give us both time to just relax and calm down. Come on dinners about ready and I'm sure our children are waiting for us" Vader replied. Wraeththu nodded and followed him toward the dinning room.
