First…and I hate to do this, I just wanted to explain the time of the story because a lot of people don't like Anisoka because of her age, I don't particularly like it either but Ahsoka is so much better for Anakin than Padme, so… several things you need to know before you read this story, the first being that Padme and Anakin were never married nor do they have feelings for each other, there are very good friends though. The main thing (and the whole point of the story) is the relationship between Anakin and Ahsoka. After being his padawan for six years they began dating. Despite major scrutiny by the Jedi Council, they continue to serve the Republic and the Order in the ongoing Clone War, becoming 'gray' Jedi. Anakin still commands the 501st with Rex and Ahsoka, who is still learning from her master/boyfriend. Another thing to know is that the Jedi are becoming aware of the Chancellor's plot to destroy them and the Republic (ever since they discovered Dooku was the one who ordered the clone army, a link which the Jedi traced the Palpatine), but the plan to stop him is slowly being made (as to not alert him). But one major step has been taken, and that is that the Jedi have been able to remove the Order 66 inhibitor chips the entire 501st legion, and several other legions, and all ARC troopers as well as most of commanding officers outside the legion (Like Cody and Wolffe (Plo Koon's commander). However it has been discovered that the Chancellor has established a hidden base with a secret army. Will the precautions that the Jedi have taken so far be enough to stop the fall of the Jedi? And will Anakin find the courage to commit to his one and only love?(One more thing, the original trilogy won't exist after this…sorry.) (Also, all of this takes place a few years after "The Wrong Jedi" but the event took place several years than it did in the timeline. I worked it out to make it look like Anakin and Ahsoka's relationship doesn't look so…wrong? (with her being 6 years younger than Anakin (I looked it up) I thought it would be better for her to be in her mid twenties, with Anakin about to turn 30 to look better as a relationship (Its only six years…Padme is like 8 years older I think. Also The Clone Wars takes place over more years than it did in the show…I only did this to advance Ahsoka's age. So for instance, 'Weapons Factory' took place when Ahsoka was 15 where 'The Wrong Jedi' took place when she was 19.)
Sorry for the long explanation…Lets get to the story!
Chapter 1-A Wedding
It was a very sunny day in Naboo. The sun was glistening into through the stained glass of the church, brightening it ever so. It was a perfect day for a wedding, and thus far it was going perfectly for the bride and groom. Ahsoka was sitting in the bride's quarters, waiting for the bride to come out of the dressing room. Ahsoka was a little nervous…she hadn't expected to be asked to be Senator Amidala's maid of honor, sure she had many great times on their escapades and secret meetings behind enemy lines so Padme could visit her boyfriend Rush Clovis, but she never realized how much she meant to Padme. When Padme had asked her to be her maid of honor she almost thought it was a joke. 'Wait, seriously?' Ahsoka remembered her initial response. Padme had laughed, 'Of course Ahsoka, outside of the Senate, you are my closet friend next to Anakin…but I don't think he would have enjoyed going dress shopping with me.' They had both laughed.
Ahsoka was, in truth, very thrilled to be here, even more so to be here with her boyfriend Anakin. It was the first wedding they had been to since they had started dating three years earlier. Ahsoka had thought back to how she'd fallen in love with the handsome Jedi Knight she had once called her Master. She had some emotions for her master since he rescued her on Geonosis. But she disregarded her feelings as she knew it was forbidden. But she couldn't resist her feelings after she returned to the Temple after being captured by the Trandoshan's. She had found out the length's her master had went to try and find her. He was relieved that she was not injured. She could not believe how bad Anakin was beating himself up over her capture. But Ahsoka had reassured her master that if it wasn't for his training, she might not have made it. It was from that point on she knew she had fallen in love with her Master. She wanted to tell him, so badly, but she was afraid of his reaction. 'Would he laugh? Would he feel weird? Would he just ignore me?' She got her answer after the events of the hangar bombing and her expulsion from the Jedi Order. Anakin was one of the few who came to help. After he proved her innocence, the Council offered to take her in. She wanted nothing more than to be back at her master's side, but knowing how bad she had it for him and that she felt she couldn't tell him, she thought maybe it would be best to leave.
On her way out Anakin stopped her. He had so many questions. 'Why leave Ahsoka? I mean this is your home, your family. I understand not wanting to trust the council, but look how I've worked around it Snips…I can help you work around that too.' He consoled her, believing her reason to leave was because of the Council. If only he knew the real reason that it was too painful for her to be by his side day by day without knowing her love for him. She couldn't take it. She had to tell him 'Anakin, I'm not leaving because I don't trust the Council, I'm leaving because of you." His eyes went wide as if he'd just been stabbed in the heart. She could see his eyes beginning to water 'Me? Have I not been a good master Ahsoka?' he had said, feeling betrayed. She couldn't help but give a slight smile. He had not even the slightest idea as to why she could not return. 'No Anakin, it's because I lo…' she paused with tears rolling down her cheeks, 'It's because I love you.' His went wide. 'You…you love me?' He asked as his eyes began to water.
'So much Anakin.' She cried as she looked away, feeling too embarrassed. She began to explain her reasoning, still not looking at him, of why she had fallen in love with her master. She had finished telling him why she'd fallen in love, but also why she could not return. 'You see, I can't be here, I can't be beside you day after day knowing that all we can be is Master and Apprenti…' She was interrupted by the sweet and soothing touch of Anakin's lips onto hers. It was better than she could have imagined, so soft, so gentle, but so powerful. Once they had separated she looked into Anakin's piercing blue eyes, all watered and teary from hearing a confession of love that he'd been so blind to see. A tear followed the trail of the scar his eye as he said, 'Ahsoka…I love you too. I've wanted to tell you for so long. Ever since I almost lost you on Mortis, I couldn't shake the fear that I had almost lost you Ahsoka. I knew what I felt for you is more than what a master feels for their padawan. I knew from that moment that I loved you. But I could never bring myself to say it. I was so worried that you woul…' Once again a confession of love was interrupted by the capture of her lips upon his. All his worries, his fears of what she might have said vanished with their second kiss. After they parted, they started into each other's blue, and rather teary, but happy teary eyes.
'What now?' she had asked. Anakin smiled and replied wholeheartedly, 'Will you come back to the Order? You may not be able to trust the Council, but you can trust me.'
'But what about you, what will the Council think about you now?' She asked worriedly.
'Screw what they think, I could care less. Besides, we've rarely done what they've told us to do.' She laughed at how true this was. 'We do tend to break the rules a bit don't we?'
'We're rule breakers, and the rule that Jedi can't love, I think that's the stupidest one of all. What do you say Ahsoka?'
'I say…' she took a moment before she answered. Everything that was going on was so sudden. She never knew of her Master's feelings for her and vice versa. But she wanted nothing more than to be a Jedi with the one she loved. Love. After that last word echoed through her mind she knew her answer. 'Yes, Anakin, yes!' She exclaimed. Anakin picked her up and spun her around in a tight embrace.
'I love you skyguy.' She said overjoyed.
'I love you too Snips.' He replied, his face beaming with a smile.
Ahsoka smiled as she came back to reality from her flashbacks but she couldn't stop smiling from thinking about her and Anakin's first kiss. A soothing Senator's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Wow and I thought only the bride could have a smile that wide on her wedding day." Padme said as she walked carefully out of the dressing room adorned in her wedding dress. It was absolutely gorgeous, stunning, just beautiful she thought. For a moment though her mind saw her own self in that dress but she quickly dismissed the thought, as this was not the day to be thinking about it…or was it? She and Anakin had been dating for three years now, was it time for the next step? Was it time to begin a life together…start a family? Should she say something? Would he want to take the step take? Were they even ready? Her mind raced with questions.
"Ahsoka?" Padme asked, "Are you in there?" She teased, bringing Ahsoka out of her racing thoughts.
"Sorry Padme I was just thinking about Anakin and what our next step should be, I didn't mean to be rude. I was just…" Padme cut off Ahsoka's rambling.
"It's quite alright Ahsoka, its not uncommon for many woman who aren't a bride or fiancé to feel that way about their loved ones at a wedding, I myself felt that way at other weddings." She said in a most comforting way.
"Really? You? But you always said you had known that Rush was the one for you."
"Yes, but that doesn't mean I never thought about what my future might hold before we were engaged."
"But you did know what you want right?"
"I did Ahsoka. Don't stress out too much over this, its okay to feel this way. But just out of curiosity, what do want the next step do be?"
"I want…I want a family." Her mind raced with a thousand more thoughts…What if we can't, or what if something happens to us…NO! Don't think like that now.
"Then talk to him." Padme said, once again break Ahsoka away from her thoughts.
"Anakin's isn't very good at the talking." Ahsoka said plainly. His past was a great example. He NEVER talked about it… even in their nine years of knowing each other, three of them having dated, all she knew that he and his mother were slaves. That was it…and she learned that from Obi-Wan. Padme rested her soft hands on Ahsoka's shoulder in reassurance.
"I know all to well…I've known that Jedi since he was nine years old. He doesn't share a lot. But I think you need to talk to him about…He loves you more than anything in this world. I know what pain he's gone through and I think he needs someone that he truly loves to talk to about it." Ahsoka thought about this a moment. Ahsoka had never really been to assertive when it came to talking about Anakin's past. Ahsoka didn't really have one, she didn't remember much about her parent's because she was brought to the Jedi Temple at such a young age, so when learned Anakin had a past, all she wanted was to know about it. It began on their first mission together, the young huttlett, on Tatooine. Anakin told her twice that he wasn't going to talk about his past, and she had never asked since. But she put all that aside…now looking at the soon wife to be in her gorgeous gown.
"Alright Padme, I'll talk to him. Now enough about me, lets go get you ready to be married." She said happily. Padme smiled in agreement. Ahsoka took a good look at Padme's dress. It wasn't extravagant like her queen outfits but it was still so beautiful.
Meanwhile Anakin was talking to Rush Clovis, the former Separatist senator from Scipio, now the Republican senator from Scipio.
"Ah come on man, don't be nervous, it's just Padme, oh, yeah okay, maybe you can be a lttle nervous." Anakin joked to the shaking Senator.
"I don't know why I'm nervous."
"Clovis, you went head on against Dooku while he had Padme captured without batting an eye, and now you're just making it official and you're nervous?"
"Padme and I have been in love so long, so I guess there's nothing to be afraid of."
"Guess so…"
"What about you and Ahsoka?" Rush asked, catching Anakin off guard.
"What about us?" He replied blankly.
"Well you two have been dating for three years now, maybe you're thinking of taking the next step?" Anakin laughed.
"Not anytime soon I hope. Don't get me wrong, I love Ahsoka very much, she is everything to me, but I wanna finish this war before I commit to anything."
"Surely you've thought about it though?"
Anakin couldn't lie, he had thought about marrying Ahsoka, he knew he wanted to marry her…there was no one he'd rather spend his life with. He just wasn't ready.
"Yeah, I've thought about it but like I said, it's just not time. Besides, you're one to talk, didn't we just end a civil war on your planet."
It was true. When Clovis moved to the Republic, he had major support, most of the planet was in favor of the Republic, but there were a few parties on Scipio who did not agree, many of them were Dooku sympathizers. This led to a rather large uprising in the capital. Rush had called the Jedi and the Republic Army to assist. It took several weeks of battle and the losses on both sides were not low, but the Republic had finally gained control over the planet.
"And you also proposed to Padme right after you rescued her from Dooku."
"Yeah, so?"
"Nothing, just one hell of a way to win a war."
"So, then why don't you want to propose? You're war is almost over." Rush asked. Anakin laughed.
"This war is far from over Rush. But lets just forget about that now. You're about to be married. Let's go get it done with." Anakin said smiling. He and Rush walked out of the room, Rush went off to greet the guests while Anakin walked to the bridal room. He knocked on the door
"Who is it?" He heard a voice ask behind the door. He knew whom it belonged to.
"It's me Snips." He said. He heard a jump from behind the door and a few laughs. The door opened to reveal a beautiful orange body dressed in a blue dress that matched its wearer's eyes.
"Damn you look good." He complimented to his girlfriend giving her a quick kiss. As they broke apart a rather large smile appeared on the one with the wedding gown on. "Sorry Padme." Anakin said, blushing as he did. He walked over to his best childhood friend. "You look amazing Padme." He commented. She smiled widely.
"Thanks Ani. You don't look too bad yourself." She said. Ahsoka eyeballed in agreement. Normally on an occasion like this Jedi would wear there formal robes but Padme insisted he wear a tux and as much as Anakin tried to argue, Padme won the fight and Anakin was wearing a tightly fitted tux.
"Ugh…" he grunted in reply to Padme's compliment. "Its too tight…what if someone attacks during the wedding, how am I suppose to fight in this." He complained motioning to his lightsaber holstered on his belt. Even though Padme got him to wear a tux, he refused to be unarmed. He claimed that even though he was the best men, he felt for fit to be there as extra security, which Captain Typho eagerly accepted. Ahsoka also kept her lightsabers on her person.
"I like that the suit is tight, it really shows your physique Anakin." Ahsoka said to her boyfriend. He smiled and winked at her. Her dress was also favored Ahsoka's body which had developed quite nicely over the years.
"Alright, well are you ready to get married?" Anakin said.
"GOD YES!" Padme cried.
"Alright, Snips, you ready?" She smiled in return. The three walked to the entrance of the church, Ahsoka carrying a bouquet of flowers in hand. Anakin took Ahsoka's arm into his. The doors to the church opened revealing a small and humble number of guests. As Anakin and Ahsoka walked down the isle arm in arm as Best Man and Maid of Honor, they recognized many important figures. Bail Organa of Alderaan, one of Padme's closet friends in the Senate, Senator Chuchi, Duchess Satine and Obi-Wan, who had just been recently engaged (A/N after Anakin and Ahsoka became Gray Jedi, Obi-Wan fell in love with Satine again and asked her to marry him.) Among other guests were Jar-Jar Binks (A/N Fuck Jar-Jar…that's all), Yoda, Senator Mon Mothma, Senator Ono, Prince Lee Char, Senator Lux Bonteri and his fiancé, Steela Gerrera (A/N I personally liked these two a lot better in Clone Wars that Luxsoka, well I am Anisoka anyway but still…yay for alive people). Ahsoka smiled at Lux as Anakin nodded to Obi-Wan. Approaching the altar, the Jedi couple split, Anakin walking towards Rush and Ahoska taking her place on the opposite side. Then the bride entered and everyone stood. Anakin swore he could her Rush's heart skip a beat. He chuckled. Padme did look very stunning. It made Anakin think of how beautiful Ahsoka would look on their wedding day if it arrived.
Padme's smiled even wider as Rush looked at her with such awe. His eyes watered a bit. Padme made it up to the altar and stopped beside Clovis.
"WOW!" Rush said clutching his chest. "You look mesmerizing Padme."
"Thanks Rush." She said blushing bright red. "You look rather dashing yourself." He leaned into kiss her but was stopped by the priest. "Not yet son…"
"Sorry." He said smiling, a few of the guests laughed. The priest then began the ceremony.
It was a short ceremony. Anakin and Ahsoka could feel the soon to be married couple writhing in angst to kiss each other. Anakin found it hard to suppress his laughter as the priest neared the end of the ceremony.
"and by the power invested in me by the planetary government of Naboo, I now pronounce you husband and wife."
Rush stood smiling back at his beaming wife.
"NOW you may kiss the bride." The priest said smiling.
Rush and Padme melted into each other. The assembly applauded to newly wed couple as they walked back to the entrance of the cheering, beaming along the way. Anakin then walked over to Ahsoka and locked his arm around hers. They walked down the aisle admiring the beautiful decorations. Ahsoka loved weddings, and Anakin knew this. But when it came to his own with Ahsoka, whenever that might be, he never thought about it much. He always told himself it wasn't the time. But looking at how happy Padme was at this moment with her new husband, Anakin had felt that happiness every single second he had been with Ahsoka, so it might not be the worse of things to do, getting married that is. He put his thoughts aside as Padme and Rush boarded a Naboo cruiser and flew off over the horizon.
Anakin was very happy for his best friend, he had known Padme ever since he was nine years old, she had helped her through some pretty tough times, he was happy that he was the one who led Padme to Clovis. They had met on secret mission to Scipio, the Jedi received a transmission from Clovis that he wanted to turn against Dooku, so the Council sent he and Padme to sort it out. When they reached Scipio, they met with Rush, and Anakin could sense Padme's love for him at first sight, he also senses Clovis'. He spent the next few days finding out everything he could about Clovis' he wanted to make sure his intentions, both for the Republic and for Padme, were sincere. After Rush had saved Padme from death by poison, he couldn't help but give him his blessing. Anakin always felt like a big brother to Padme, even though she was several years older than he was. But he was happy that Padme found someone to love. He looked at Ahsoka, who was wearing a wide smile as she watched the cruiser leave. He grabbed her hand and held it tight.
"I hope we'll find happiness like that one day Anakin." She said. Anakin looked at her oddly.
"Snips! I feel that happiness now! Every moment we've been together, I feel happy." He told her. She smiled widely but in the back of her mind she wondered if they'd be even happier if they were married. But she disregarded this thought, as she knew he was right, they were very happy together and she didn't see that changing anytime soon. She rested her head on his shoulder while watching the cruiser disappear into the sunset on the Naboo horizon.
