Title: Tomorrow's Tomorrows
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano
Pairing: Implied Anakin/Padmé
Timeframe: AU ten years after ROTS.

She waits and lets him catch up with her after the briefing, and even then it's only for old times' sake. So she tells herself.

"Look, I really didn't want to have to drag you in to all this," he says, and they fall into stride together.

"Who, me or the Jedi?"

"You, of course." He pauses a moment then grins. "The Jedi I was only too happy to drag back to Tatooine. They'll have to do something about the situation now, the evidence is too strong."

She nods and returns a small smile. He's happy – smug, but happy. Freelance work agrees with him. It's impossible not to share in his exuberance, when all he'd hoped for is finally coming to pass. She'd never had a dream, not like that.

"How are the twins?" she asks, because she doesn't want to talk about work right now. She wants to talk about him, but can't. Not yet. The years have to be bridged.

"Old," he laughs. "Too old. Leia got the pass to skip her Superior – it's this secondary education sort of thing, but basically she's starting apprenticeship early. Padmé said she did the same."

"That's wonderful."

"It is," he agrees. A moment passes, then they've arrived at the Masters' apartments and she knows there's someone else he wants to see. "Let's have lunch sometime, before the next meeting. We have a lot to catch up on."

"I'd love that. We'll call it a working lunch, or Obi-Wan will give me hell."

He laughs. "You and me both. See you soon, Snips."

"Later, Skyguy."