A/N: Hey force readers. This is my replacement fic for Always There. It's a completely different storyline I know but I really needed a different story. I've started a playlist for the story and if you have any song suggestions I will greatly take them into consideration. So please review and be sure to include songs that you think will fit well with the story. I would also like to thank my good Star Wars buddy Mrs. Bella Skywalker for her help in working out a Star Wars pregnancy. Thanks, Bella for the help. Enjoy!


Separated by War

Chapter 1


Lost without my other
Half thought can I live without you
I don't want another
That's why I'm messed up about you

Mariah Carey- Inseparable


Morning had befallen Naboo and its citizens were awaking to a brand new day. Married women awoke in the arms of their beloved husbands and parents awoke to giggling children. Maids and servants to the wealthy placed food and drink upon the breakfast table ready for their masters and mistresses to consume.

Anakin Skywalker stood upon the balcony of the secret Lake Retreat where he and Padmé had married. With closed eyes, he forgot about the war and everything that had occurred since the beginning of the war. All he could he do was think of was his beloved Padmé. His lips broke into a grin when he felt gentle hands on his shoulders.

"I know that it's you," he said playfully.

Padmé giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck before kissing him on the cheek. Anakin turned making Padmé turn with him the next thing either of them knew was their lips were touching. Padmé giggled as Anakin broke the kiss. "I love you," he told her with a loving smile as well as placing a hand on her cheek.

"I love you too. I always will," Padmé smiled running her fingers over the scar that ran down the side of his right eye and ran the same hand through his dirty blonde coloured hair.

"Till death do us part," Anakin recited their wedding vows with that infamous look of pride spread across his handsome face.


After a quick change of clothing, the couple made their way down to breakfast where they met up with Ahsoka who had been Anakin's Padawan until recently when she was granted the rank of Jedi Knight making Anakin even prouder to be her master. Padmé had often teased her husband saying that Ahsoka was like his female shadow that followed him everywhere he went. Ahsoka was the only Jedi to know of their secret union.

"Morning Master," the former Padawan said as she bowed to Anakin.

"Morning Ahsoka," Anakin smirked.

"Good morning Ahsoka," Padmé said politely. She treated Ahsoka as if she was Anakin's sister rather than his Padawan. If she ever had a problem or vice versa they could always rely on each other for advice. Anakin often complained that Padmé spent more time with Ahsoka then what she did with him.

"Good morning milady," Ahsoka bowed to her old friend.

"Snips, how many times have we told you to..."

"I know, to call you by your names," Ahsoka finished for him with a roll of her eyes causing Anakin to laugh. He was still blinded to the fact that Ahsoka had become like him in personality. Only Padmé and Obi-Wan had seemed to see her change in personality over the three years that they had known her. "Sorry Padmé, Anakin,"

"That's better," Anakin said in a menacing yet playful tone only to receive an elbowing by Padmé. Before Ahsoka could reply, Anakin's comlink started to beep. "Skywalker here,"

"Anakin," said the hologram image of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"Master, what can I do for you?" Anakin asked as Padmé and Ahsoka backed away not wanting Obi-Wan to know that they were with Anakin.

"We have a massive problem," Obi-Wan said crossing his arms.

"What?" Anakin asked.

"Dooku's forces have struck Nal Hutta. They want revenge for Ziro's death," Obi-Wan told him. He was obviously troubled by this fact.

Anakin sighed. "Do I require my former Padawan?"

"No, just yourself. I will meet you at the space port outside Naboo," Anakin could feel the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. How did Obi-Wan know?

"Alright master. See you there," The hologram of Obi-Wan nodded before turning itself off automatically.

"I have to go," Anakin said stepping over to Padmé and Ahsoka. He lifted Padmé's chin so that she was looking directly at him. She nodded before leaning up to kiss him.

"Be safe," she whispered. He nodded before turning his attention to Ahsoka.

"Ahsoka, I need you to protect Padmé. You're best person for the job,"

"Don't worry Anakin. I'll look after her but I'm sure she'll think that I'm hovering," Ahsoka turned to Padmé and smirked. She smiled at her before turning back to her husband.

"We will stay here for a few more days, perhaps visit the Gungans or even visit my family then we'll head back to Coruscant," she told him. He smiled before kissing her again. Ahsoka forced herself to look away as she struggled not gag. She stuck out her tongue in disgust and was glad that Anakin and Padmé didn't notice.

Anakin broke the kiss before backing away and disappearing. Ahsoka and Padmé watched him go. Padmé seemed mournful as she watched her beloved husband return to war. She then turned her attention Ahsoka.

"Ah, Padmé we have visitors," Padmé turned her head to see two woman dressed similarly coming towards them.

"Milady," they both chorused and curtsied.

"Good morning Motée, Ellé," Padmé greeted.

"Are you well this morning milady? Do you require assistance?" the handmaiden named Ellé asked.

"No not right now thank you Ellé. I want you both to meet someone. This Anakin's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano. She knows of our marriage," The handmaidens curtsied to her.

"Please ladies, there is no need to curtsy to me. I am merely your mistress' husband's former Padawan. I am merely a friend," Ahsoka grinned.

"Yes Lady Ahsoka," Motée said with a smile. "Be sure to call upon us if you need assistance," the two handmaidens returned to their earlier tasks. Padmé motioned for Ahsoka to follow her out onto the terrace for a walk before breakfast.

"This view is amazing! No wonder you love this place so much," Ahsoka sighed as she leaned against the railing.

"Yeah, this is where I spent most of my childhood holidays. This is even the place where Anakin and I shared our first kiss and..." Padmé paused.

"Where you married," Ahsoka said finishing for her. Padmé smiled and nodded as she remembered that day.

"Yeah, that day was so magical. I wish I could relive it with you there," Padmé said causing Ahsoka to turn her attention on her.

"You would renew your vows with me there?" Ahsoka asked in astonishment.

"Why not? You are like a little sister to Ani and you're my—how did Anakin put it?—Padawan-in-law? That's it,"

"Well I suppose that would be the logical term for it," Ahsoka smiled.

"I know I have said this plenty of times before but you are certainly a carbon copy of Ani," Ahsoka eyed her.

"How so?" she asked.

"Well, you have so many of his traits. His fighting style for one is nothing like I have ever seen before," Padmé sounded astonished at how aggressive Ahsoka's fighting style was.

"I learned from the best," Ahsoka giggled.

"Yes you did and you know what, he has even taught me a few things about combat," Padmé said as she joined her Padawan-in-law at the railing.

"Like what?"Ahsoka wondered out loud.

"Well some of his swordplay has influenced anything I do with a blaster," Padmé told her.

"Really?"

Padmé nodded. "And just for the record, you're just as big of an influence,"

"Am I really?"

"You are certainly my husband's Padawan, Ahsoka. You fight like him as well as act like him,"

"Former Padawan, Padmé," Ahsoka said cheerfully.

"Alright then former Padawan it is then," Padmé smiled.


Padmé and Ahsoka sat at the breakfast table laughing as they ate. They spoke of Anakin's many misadventures. Ahsoka even told Padmé of the time when she, Anakin and Obi-Wan were trapped with the Father, Son and Daughter and how she had been forced over to the Dark Side.

"It must have been terrifying," Padmé said thoughtfully.

"Most of the time I didn't really know what I was doing, let alone saying. Anakin had to tell me what happened to me. From what he told me I told him that I hated being called 'Snips'," Padmé looked at her in awe.

"That's certainly not like you. You and he have pet names for each other for as long as I've known you. You certainly haven't complained about your pet name from Ani,"

"I know," Ahsoka said as she placed a forkful of food into her mouth and started chewing. Silence grew between the two friends for a moment before Ahsoka spoke up. "Padmé?"

"Yes?"

"What's it like to be married to a Jedi?"

The question had caught Padmé off guard. She hadn't been expecting Ahsoka to ask. "Oh, it's, ha, difficult but whenever he returns from battle it feels as if he's been home all the time," Padmé started to enter a trance of happiness and it only took a throat clearing from Ahsoka to break her from it.

"Is it a lot easier to have a few people close to you know about your marriage?" Ahsoka asked.

"Yes, it does make it a lot easier. Before you and my sister found out it felt like Anakin and I couldn't... breathe. It felt like we were suffocating but since we knew we could trust you and Sola we felt a lot better, knowing that our secret was safe," Ahsoka could only smile.

"I'm glad Anakin found the courage to tell me. Whenever you two were together it was like there was an undeniable spark between the pair of you that I couldn't work out but when you both told me that your friendship was then what it seemed it confirmed my suspicions," Padmé's face slightly paled.

"You had suspicions?"

"Yeah. I mean, he's protective of you,"

"He's protective of you too. He would willingly give up his life for the young woman he would gladly call his little sister,"

"You're more important to him then I am. I mean, you're his wife. I'm merely his former apprentice," Ahsoka argued.

"Let's just leave it as we're both equally to him,"

Ahsoka knew that she was unable to argue with that.


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