POV-Anakin Skywalker
I awoke early the next day, I noticed that Ahsoka wasn't next to me. I frowned getting to my feet. I heard the shower running and was quickly relieved. This past week has been crazy. I must see the Chancellor I need to know what the outcome of her trial would have been. The force keeps urging me to find out the truth.

I quickly slipped on my Jedi Garments and left a note for Ahsoka that I was going to see the Chancellor. I doubt she'd be very impressed, but I need to know. I signed it as Skyguy. I hope it'll make her morning a little easier.

I swiftly took off out the door and to the hangar. I jumped into my speeder and maneuvered my way through the skies, zipping at insanely high speeds enjoying the wind in my hair. I jumped in the turbo-lift and raced down the red hall stopping at the door to the Chancellors office to straighten myself up before entering.

"Ah Anakin my boy, how good it is to see you again, ' he said in his distinctive frail tone.

"Likewise Chancellor".

"Tell me what is on your mind? You seem troubled, Anakin".

"My former padawan Ahsoka Tano, did the Senate vote against her?"

He spun his chair so he faced the Couruscanti sky.

"Ah yes, congratulate her for me on her Knighting. I heard that it went well last night".

I sneered. He was avoiding the question.

"With all due respects Chancellor, you're avoiding the question," I pushed trying not to sound aggravated.

"The truth is yes, the senate was going to have her executed".

Anger boiled inside me as I tightened my hand into a fist behind my back.

"You'll have to forgive me Master Skywalker, I have to call the Senate in, if you'd kindly excuse me I have to go. Do stay in touch," he smiled, leaving his office.

"Of course Chancellor," I said bowing "good luck with your proposal," I forced out of my mouth, furious at him for letting the Senate almost have her executed.

I made my way through the senate hoping to avoid a distraction of all kinds, all I wanted to do was to be with Soka rght now. She needs me there to support. She been through quite an ordeal. Why did I leave her?

When I reached my speeder I jumped in it and took off out into the Coruscanti sky, blowing off some much needed frustration; flying no particular path towards the temple. I momentarily closed my eyes, enjoying the air rush over my face and blowing my hair back. I was around twenty four klicks from the temple and all I could think about was Ahsoka nothing else. She was all I could think of. I put my left hand to my heart and wished that I could've had her in my arms but all I felt was something under my shirt. It was round and was just a little bigger than my thumbnail big. I slowed my speeder and dropped downward so I wouldn't crash into the oncoming traffic. I reached down my shirt and pulled it out. I drifted back to realization of the fact that it was a ring and not just any ring but it was my signet ring. Suddenly it hit me, it felt like a ton of bricks had just crushed into my chest. I gagged and struggled for air. I was married to Padmé. I continued to struggle for air as the realization hit me. I tore the chain the ring was suspended on from my neck and slipped it into a console in my speeder hoping to never see it again. Dread and pain welled up inside me as I felt the sudden urge to go and talk to Padmé and to tell Ahsoka too. I was in such deep thought that I had to swerve to miss crashing into an oncoming speeder. My comm link rang and I dreaded to answer but hit the answer button.

"Anakin! Where have you been?! Force, I've been so worried!" Padmé yelled over the link.

"I'm on my way over now" I replied blankly turning the speeder around in the opposite direction.

I landed my speeder on her balcony and hopped out using the Force to open the doors. I was greeted by a very concerned looking and distressed Padmé Amidala. She looked up from where she was and laid her eyes on me running up to me as I just smiled.

"Ani! Where have you been? I've been so worried!" She squealed pecking my lips.

"Hey Padmé" I replied sadly giving her a weak hug.

"Anakin, what's wrong? You didn't come home last night after Ahsoka's Knighting, what happened?"

"Padmé, I think we should talk," I sighed, walking away from her and sitting down on the couch where she sat next to me.

"Why, what's happened Anakin?" She said grabbing my arm, concern filling her eyes.

"I talked to the Chancellor this morning and, he told me the verdict of Ahsoka's trial if I hadn't found the truth that Barriss was behind the bombing of the temple," I paused.

"And?" she questioned, frowning, her eyes never leavingmy face. I refused to make eye contact.

"And he told me that the Senate would've had Ahsoka executed. She would've been executed…" my voice cracked.

"I'm so sorry Anakin, I failed you" she cried sympathetically, moving closer towards me and placing her hand over my heart where the ring usually was. "Ani where's your ring?!" She exclaimed alarmed.

"Padmé that's also what I have to tell you about. I'm sorry…"

"You lost it, didn't you?" Padmé whispered, leaving my side and looking out the window.

"No…I didn't" I replied flinching in thinking of what I was about to say

"Then what's the problem Ani?" She laughed, smiling.

"Things with you in the last 6months haven't felt right. I'm in love with someone else and as much as it pains me I can't be married to you anymore, I love you like an older sister Padmé I really do but I can't keep denying my feelings for you when they are not true…"

"Stop, just stop!" She yelled, "How could you do this to me?" She whispered as she turned around and I saw tears roll down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry Padmé, truthfully I am and if you need me I will be here it's just that I can't be with you anymore" I whispered ashamed and hurting from the inside so much that it burned through my soul like the fires of Mustafar.

"Our child is going to grow up without a father now…" She finally gasped out falling to her knees and holding her head in her hands.

My heart leaped out of my chest at the thought of being a father but I knew that it was already too late, "Padmé I said I'd be here for you and you know I will be I just can't be married to you, you have to understand that".

"Just go, leave me alone Anakin…"

I left her right there and then. All the way back to the temple my heart felt heavy and I could not stop thinking about it. Those words kept ringing over and over through my head. 'Our child is going to grow up without a father…father…father' it echoed. I felt so isolated from my duties as a Jedi at that moment and I felt responsible for everything that had happened over the past months. I grew up without a father and I turned tail and ran from it, without realizing the adversity I faced, and I was now passing on that tradition to my own flesh and blood.

I arrived at the temple and walked on a direct route back to my quarters, in absolute silence; I did not speak, I showed no emotion and I did not respond to any fellow Jedi. I just kept walking. At one stage I thought I saw Obi wan run up behind me and try and shake me out of my thoughts. It didn't work so he just walked behind me and watched what I did. I just walked and walked with no expression until I got to the door with the name plate 'Anakin Skywalker' and scratched in underneath it 'Ahsoka Tano'. I reached to touch the panel to open the door but Obi wan stood in the way.

"Obi wan, please move"

"Anakin not until you tell me what's wrong"

"I wasn't asking," I said sternly

"Anakin Skywalker you will tell me now!" he said firmly.

"Look I just went out and I saw Padme and I have a pounding headache so would you please just let me rest," I lied, pleading that he'd just leave me alone.

"Anakin, tell me the truth".

"Obi wan I wasn't asking!" I shouted at him, emotion overwhelming me as I sank down the wall by the threshold, holding my head in my hands as Obi wan knelt down beside me.

"Little brother I know you're emotionally unstable, please just tell me," he said calmly, soothing my foul mood.

The door opened and a tired looking Ahsoka stepped out.

"I heard shouting, is everything okay?" She asked puzzled

"Everything's fine, Ahsoka," I smiled, getting up to walk inside, "Obi wan and I just had a disagreement to settle, he was just leaving now".

POV: Ahsoka Tano

"Yes, talk to you in a few days when you get back, and settled in" Obi wan added sadly letting Anakin get his way as it was a losing battle.

I watched Anakin disappear inside after hugging me as I stood there in silence, looking to Obi wan for answers.

"Keep an eye on him, Ahsoka. I'd hate to see him drop further into this state he's in".

"Will do," I nodded following Anakin inside.