POV: Ahsoka Skywalker

I sat in the lounge with Anakin. His arms were circled around me and I was on his lap, resting the back of my head against his broad shoulder. He smiled down at me and I smiled up at him.

For now, this was our private conversation area. The kids kept invading on us in our bedroom, so we escaped and came here.

"With them around, we have no time together," he whispered. "But it is a part of parenting. We can't always rely on Satine and Obi-Wan to take them from us."

"We need to return the favor."

He looked at me and smirked. "Round up the kids and lock them in a room. Obi-Wan and Satine will leave and we will have a room to ourselves as well."

I giggled. "Oh, so you're planning to get rid of us, little one?"

He jumped slightly and smiled at Obi-Wan. "Of course not. We were just talking about possibilities."

"Satine and I have been talking about that as well. We believe you two need a vacation."

The two of us gaped at him. "What?"

Anakin lifted me off of his lap and set me down on the chair. He stood and walked over to Obi-Wan, resting his hands on his shoulders. "Are you mad, man? When was the last time you and Satine went out without children?"

"I refuse to answer that question."

I giggled again and stood up. Anakin wrapped his arm around my waist and we both gave Obi-Wan a pleading look. I decided to speak up for once. "Please," I begged, dragging the word out. "Go on vacation with Satine?"

"Only if Anakin drops down onto his knees and begs."

"I'd throw myself into the sarlacc before I did that." We both chuckled and I hugged Anakin.

"Fine, I'll ask her and see what she says."

I jumped up and down excitedly and Anakin smirked. "You two look as though you're going to party without us or something? What are you up to?"

"Nothing," we both said.

"Cayden might be waking up now," Anakin whispered, giving me a very serious look. He'd been like this for a while. Every time we left the room, he was worried about the baby. Though Cayden was nearly a year old, Ani still felt like something was going to happen to him.

"You two go check on the children. I'll speak with Satine and get back to you two."

I nodded as Anakin began to drag us away. "Relax, sweetheart," I whispered, leaning up against his side.

"I'll relax when he gets older."

"How much older?"

He paused and stared at me. "Shmi's age."

"Ani, she's eight. You aren't worried about Kaimi. She's only four."

"I'm worried about you and you're twenty-one."

"I'm worried about you and you've died before," I whispered. We barely ever mentioned it and he knew how horribly it hurt me to think about it.

He slammed me against the wall and kissed me passionately, holding my wrists above my shoulders. His body was right up against mine as he kissed me. It was such an exhilarating kiss and I never wanted it to end. Unfortunately, we both needed to gasp for breath.

His mechanical hand hurt my left wrist a little, but I didn't want him to think that he was doing something wrong. After we parted for breath, he trailed his lips along my jaw and neck.

I arched my back and pressed my front up against him, moaning. "Ani…"

"I love you," he whispered. "So much."

He rubbed my wrists as he held them in place. I stared into his eyes and saw all of the emotion inside of them.

A few Jedi passed us and stared. I became a little self conscious, but Anakin didn't seem to care at all. He pressed his lips against mine and devoured them in a very loving manner.

A few Padawans snickered or gasped as they passed. If they so much as made a joke about us being Sith, Anakin would kill them.

I heard whispers about the dark side in between snickers and I hoped that Anakin hadn't. Judging by the way he was kissing me, he'd either chosen to ignore them or just didn't care.

I heard the children down the hall and one shouted, "Someone call the Grand Master! There's Sith in the temple!"

He lifted his head quickly and we separated. As Anakin ran down the hall, the boys snickered. I growled at them because they'd given him a false alarm. "Hey, gorgeous," one of the older Padawans whispered, whistling at me.

I smirked and lifted my hand, clenching my fingers together. "What did you just call me?" I whispered, raising an eye marking.

He gasped and struggled for breath as I lifted him into the air. "Master Skywalker, please!" the girl begged. She and the boy must have been close because of the fear in her eyes. "He's my brother! Please, don't hurt him!"

I clenched my fingers tighter together, losing myself in the moment. I could imagine a tiny girl in his place. The girl that had taken my husband's life twice.

I was jerked out of my vision by a tight grip on my wrist. "Soka," he whispered, staring into my eyes, searching for something that might explain my actions.

I looked at him with widened eyes. The boy collapsed to the floor and clutched his throat, coughing and gagging.

Anakin rubbed the side of my face as my vision began to blur. "A-Ani." My voice broke as I said his name.

"Go to your quarters and do not speak a word about this incident or I'll have you removed from the Order for a false alarm," he growled. "The Sith are no joking matter."

The kids scurried out of view and I kept my eyes on his face as he turned his attention back to me. "What happened? Why did you choke him?"

"I didn't even see him," I whispered, the tears falling from my eyes.

He wiped them from my cheeks. "What do you mean?"

I stared into his expectant eyes and gasped. "Anima."

His voice grew deeper and worried. "What happened?"

"I saw her instead of the boy," I whispered.

He glanced around before meeting my eyes again. "Listen, my love, we're safe here. Anima wouldn't dare infiltrate the temple."

"You never know, Ani."

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I –" He gasped and fell to the floor, shaking uncontrollably.

"Anakin!" I screamed. I pressed my hands against his chest and watched him writhe around, almost as if something were taking over him. His eyes had rolled back in his head and I was scared out of my mind. "Help!" I screamed. "Someone!"

Master Luminara Unduli, a recent Jedi that had survived Palpatine's executions, ran out of the medbay and stopped when she saw us. She and Anakin had been close before, but not in the sense that he and I shared. She had almost been like a mother to him at one point in his life.

She collapsed beside him and took his flesh hand in hers, resting the other hand on his forehead. Tears were streaming down my face as I watched her attempt to help me. She made painful sounds as he began to scream. He sounded like a banshee, screeching at such a high pitch.

I held his mechanical hand tightly and felt my heart leap into my throat. His back arched and his eyes closed. I could hear his teeth grinding against each other for quite some time. I found myself silently begging for whatever spirit that was listening to help him…

He let out a bloodcurdling scream before lying back down onto the floor. "Ani," I whispered, brushing his sweaty hair away from his face.

A sudden spark erupted from his skin, hitting Luminara and I at the same time. We pulled our hands back and stared at him as he sat up. His eyes were still the white coloring and I realized that something was wrong.

"Ahsoka Skywalker?" his voice growled, echoing in the hall. I could hear the feminine voice hidden in his own.

"Y-yes," I stuttered.

"If you want your husband to survive, you had better stop threatening me."

"Leave him alone," I whispered.

"I am calling the shots here."

"You're his niece. Why are you trying to hurt him?"

Anakin's eyes closed and he leaned towards me, falling into my lap. I stared at Luminara in horror and ran my fingers through his hair. He suddenly began to cough, blood dripping onto my legs.

"Anakin, is that you?"

He slammed his fist down onto the floor and pushed himself up. "I'm going to kill her!" he screamed, his own voice there.

"Ani, please –"

"No. You don't have to listen to the things she says to me. You have no idea what it's like to share a body and mind with that… that monster!"

I stood up and placed my hands on his chest. "Please, please, don't do anything…" My hands and voice were shaking as I stared up at him. "I don't want something horrible to happen to you. I love you."

He held my hands on his chest and I burst into tears. "Soka, love, please, don't cry…"

I watched his eyes travel to Luminara, still kneeling on the floor. "Anakin –"

"I'm okay, mom," he whispered. He forced a smile and I felt how touched she was by him calling her his mother.

He extended his arm towards her and helped her up. He hugged her and I smiled at him despite the tears. He looked over her shoulder to stare at me.

I could see that he wanted to have a conversation with me about this, but it would only hurt me more.

The two of them backed away from each other. "If you need a healing session, don't hesitate to come to me, my dear."

"Of course," he replied.

Another forced smile crept across his features before he took my hand in his and led me back to the room.

We crept inside quietly to see all three kids passed out. Cayden was sleeping in Kaimi's bed with her and Shmi was lying beneath Cayden's crib.

Anakin silently walked over and carefully pulled her out. He picked her up without jostling her around too much and took her towards her bed, laying her down.

I crawled across the bed and laid on my back, watching him tuck all three of our babies into bed. He left Cayden with Kaimi, not wanting to wake either of them up.

He removed his shirt and tossed it down onto the floor before turning around to face me. "Come here, my sweet hearted man."

He smiled weakly before crawling slowly across the bed. He positioned his body above mine and his arms beside mine. He lowered himself to rest on my body and he began to kiss me slowly.

He rubbed my cheeks and moved himself over me, tempting me. I slid my hands beneath his arms and wrapped them around to hold his shoulders. He breathed on my neck and kissed my skin gently, pressing his soft lips against me.

"Ani, I – I love you," I gasped.

"I know," he whispered between kisses.

I bent my knees at his sides and he moved his lips back to mine. He grinded against me before we heard Cayden begin to whimper. We both sighed and he moved back, cursing under his breath. "I've got him, love."

He slid off of the bed and I groaned, rolling over onto my side. I closed my eyes as he came back to the bed. He laid down to face me and rested Cayden between us.

I opened my eyes briefly to watch him stare and smile at our son. Both of my men seemed very happy to be cuddling up against each other. Cayden gripped Anakin's vest tightly and nuzzled his face into the folds.

I smiled and Anakin's eyes lifted to meet mine. I leaned forward and over Cayden, kissing his lips quickly. Once I pulled away, we both smiled at each other.

A/N: Normally, I wouldn't add an AN in to reply to a review, but I wasn't able to send you a private message.

MassiveAnisokaFan, I decided to rewrite the story, so I deleted the whole thing. I apologize for leaving you hanging where I left off! There's no glitch at all. Here's the second chapter. ;) I'm hoping to update this more often, so I hope you stay interested.

As for the rest of you, I hope you enjoy the rewritten version of Rising and Falling 4. Thanks to all of you who read and review my stories. I appreciate your kind words!

Until next time,
-A28