After reading the first chapter of The Skywalker Diaries by Chiapet on AO3, this plot bunny suddenly appeared in my head and demanded to be shared.
So if my story interests you then please go read The Skywalker Diaries if you haven't read it as of yet.
Nine year old Anakin wakes up to his alarm clock ringing on his bedside table. He sweeps with the back of his hand through his eyes. Turning around he turn his alarm clock off and gets out of bed. Anakin looks around his room and sees he has left his school uniform from Tatooine Private School on the end of his bed. Taking his uniform Anakin takes of his night clothes before putting on his school uniform for Tatooine private school, a moderate high private elementary school. His school uniform consists out of a brown trouser, a white blouse, a brown tie and a brown blazer which has the school logo stitched on the right side.
His mother insisted he gets the best education possible and because his father pays the tuition, he can afford to go there. Thinking about his father he wonders why they divorced before he was born. Anakin would like to talk to his father even if it is just over Skype as his father lives in Naboo, a small country in Europe, so that he can ask why his father never visits. Considering this Anakin wonders if his father never wanted children and just pays the tuition so that he doesn't have have anything to do with him.
After finishing putting his school uniform on Anakin walks to his desk where his schoolbag and school supplies lie shattered around. Packing the workbooks he needs for today's lessons and his pencil case into his bag, Anakin put his school bag on his back before walking to the pole in their house, a former fire house, and sliding down. Sliding down the pole always helped to cheer him up. Walking into the kitchen Anakin sees that his mother is already waiting for him at the kitchen table.
"Good morning Ani, did you sleep well?" Shmi Skywalker asks her son.
"Yes mom, I slept great" Anakin answers while putting his bag on the ground next to a chair and sitting down at the table. Looking over the table Anakin saw that his mother had made him a slice of bread with chocolate sprinkles and a cup of milk. He grinned at his mother happy to have his favorite breakfast.
"Thanks mom, I love you"
"I know you like it and besides you deserve this for getting such good grades"
Anakin smiles before digging in his breakfast and his mother starting on her own. When they are finished they put the dishes away before Anakin grabs his back. He then goes to the front door so they can leave for school. Before opening the door Anakin takes a deep breath because he knows it will be chilly outside this early in the morning while in the afternoon when school is over the heat in Tatooine will be suffocating. Opening the door he and his mother step outside before his mother locks the door and then they are on their way. They take a bit of a side track to school so they can pick up Anakin's best friend Obi-wan Kenobi and his foster sister, Barris Offee.
When they come upon his home they see him, Barris and their foster mother, Luminara Unduli, already waiting for them. Obi-wan is the same class as him, has his red hair neatly trimmed, as usual, has freckles on his cheeks and sparkling blue green eyes. He is the person in who Anakin confides when he has a problem besides his mother. Barris, a brown skinned and blue eyed girl, is wearing a brown hijab which matches nicely with their brown and white uniform. She is a grade beneath Anakin and Obi-wan. Luminara, or Lumi as Anakin affectionately calls her, is a dark skinned women who like Barris is wearing a hijab over her clothing, brown trousers and a light brown tunic over it. She works at the local hospital, Mos Espa medical center as an surgeon.
"Anakin, good morning" Obi-wan says when they arrive.
"Good morning" Anakin answers.
"Morning Luminara, will you be picking the kids up after school?" Shmi asks.
"Yes, I am free today so I can watch after Anakin" Luminara answers already being able to guess what Shmi wants to ask her.
"Thank you, Watto told me yesterday that I have to work till five when the shop closes as he has to do business outside of town" Shmi says relieved. Watto is the owner of Watto's electronics, a small electronics shop downtown Mos Espa, where Shmi works as a saleswoman and an unofficial manager. Whenever Watto has to leave for business he has Shmi manage everything in the shop. "Shall we go boys, you don't want to be late for school on the first day after winter break , don't you?"
"Yes, come on" Anakin calls while jumping on his feet as he has to think about what he will do during the break. Obi-wan stands calmly besides him while Barris looks uncomfortable at the enthusiasm from Anakin. After saying goodbye to Luminara the group leaves for school. The walk to school takes them ten minutes and when they are close to school they can already hear other children playing on the playground. When they reach the school they see a brown building with two floors and a school square before the entrance to the building. Around the playground is a fence while multiple playground equipment are placed on the playground. When they reach the playground fence Barris runs straight to her friends.
"Have a nice day, boys" Shmi tells Anakin and Obi-wan.
"You to, mom" Anakin says while obi-wan says
"You to, Miss Skywalker"
Shmi cuddles her son close for a moments before the boys run to their friends while Shmi waves them goodbye for the time being before leaving for work. Anakin waves back before his attention is on his friends, he doesn't know that he will not see his mother alive again after this time.
Near the end of the school day the classroom door opens and the vice principal, Plo Koon , enters. Plo Koon is a olive skinned male with a bald head, grey eyes and a long mustache that goes beyond his chin. He has a sorrowful expression on his face.
"Anakin Skywalker, come with me to my office. There are some people who have to talk to you" Vice principal Koon says. Anakin looks with dread at the Vice principal before nodding, as he doesn't trust his voice, and getting up to follow vice principal to his office. The whole class looks at Anakin in compassion.
The walk to the office does not take long as it is only a few doors further down the brown hallway. As they enter the office Anakin sees that there is a man in a black suit with dark dreadlocks sitting in one of the chairs and a woman with long blond hair sitting next to the man. She is wearing a light brown skirt, a white blouse and a light brown blazer over the blouse. Anakin looks confused up while vice principal Koon mentions for Anakin to sit in one of the unoccupied chairs. Gulping Anskin sits down in the chair next to where the vice principal had sat down.
"My name is Quinlan Vos, I'm a special agent with the FBI. This is Aayla Secura, she is with child services" the man, agent Vos says while pointing to the woman sitting next to him. Anakin nods while he is confused as to why a FBI agent has to talk to him. "This morning during the pursuit of a suspect there was an accident where your mother was hit by the car the suspect was driving and I'm sorry to tell you that your mother didn't survive the accident. I'm terribly sorry to tell that your mother has died" agent Vos told Anakin who broke out in tears at the news that his mother had died.
"What will happen to me now?" Anakin sobbed.
"Well Anakin, while we will be looking for any living relatives you will ever living in a foster family. We already have a place for you secured in the family of Miss Unduli. She has a two other foster children under her care so you won't be alone" Miss Secura says. When Anakin hears that he will be living with Obi-wan and Barris he is slightly relieved that he will be living with people who know him. Silence falls over the occupants except Anakin who is now hugging himself and resting his head on his bent knees while continuing to sob.
Five minutes later there is a nod on the closed door and Luminara walks into the room.
"Miss Unduli, I'm glad you could come so fast" Miss Secura says while noticing that Luminara is looking shocked at Anakin. "Do you know Anakin Skywalker?" Miss Secura asks.
"Yes, I'm or rather was friends with his mother and my foster son and Anakin are best friends" Luminara explains while walking to where Anakin is sitting before falling to her knees and taking him in his arms and stroking his arms.
Hope you enjoy this story.