Leia Pov

Probably against her better judgement Leia got the two Jedi a shuttle. It wasn't easy but people still respected her and a few owed her favors. She never thought she'd be calling one in for Darth Vader though. Leia didn't know what the two of them were feeling through the Force but it must have been urgent. Anakin, or Darth Vader, really she didn't know what she was going to call him, looked concerned, a frown of worry touching his face. As much as Leia hated to admit it, her father was a very handsome man. Luke's eyes had always been a big draw for her, they were beautiful as she'd once so eloquently put it, and it was clear to see where he'd gotten them from. Even the scar that stretched from the top of Anakins right eye to a little below did nothing but help his good looks. It made him look seasoned, like a war veteran; which Leia supposed he ultimately was, he'd fought in the two biggest wars in the galaxy over the past thousand years. She could see someone falling in love with him, maybe he had been someone different before Vader. Or she scolded herself, it was all wishful thinking. He could have just as easily forced himself onto someone and Luke and herself were just the unfortunate mistake.

Obi-Wan on the other hand was the complete opposite of her father. Whereas Anakin was all hard lines and muscle and piercing gaze; Obi-Wan was much gentler. His eyes held a bemused look to them, even his face showed signs of smiles lines. He was handsome too, his eyes were a beautiful blue as well, just not as striking as Anakins. She could see the man her father had held in high regard before her. He seemed fair, he was actually laughing and joking with one of the maintenance crew at the moment as she tried desperately to help advise Anakin on how best to prep the ship. But her father was having none of it, he insisted on doing it himself and looking her over as he put it.

"Sorry you must forgive my friend, he's been like this since he was little. He's very good with mechanics, builds things just to pass the time." Obi-Wan offered with a smile, as he watched Anakin walk all around and survey the ship.

"Well this model is quite old, she's from the Clone Wars, I just want to make sure she'll be alright for your travel. I'd hate for you to get hurt because I didn't do my job," The technician offered, nervously watching Anakin as well.

Obi-Wan chuckled, "Oh that's very interesting." He turned and raised an eyebrow at Leia, laughing at her little joke. "You'll find that my friend and I are quite well acquainted with ships from the Clone Wars."

Leia had to admit, it was a personal joke she'd played. She didn't even know if they had any ships that old in their fleet but it turned out they did. Some wealthy family liked to collect vintage ships from that time and they had just so happened to donate one to one of Leia's friends in the Resistance. Her friend it turned out had been quite glad to get rid of the thing honestly. It didn't take much convincing at all and she'd practically thrown the keys at her ready to be rid of it.

"It's a nice civilian model, can hold a couple of people. She wont do us much good in a dog fight if it comes to that, but it should hold up to get us to where we need to go." Anakin had returned from his check of the ship.

"Are you sure-" The technician started but was quickly cut off.

"Thank you, but I think I've got it under control." Anakin said, but his voice was a little to sharp and the girl flinched away a little. It was almost like he wasn't used to be spoken back to. He tried offering a smile to the girl after he realized his mistake but she'd already sulked away.

"Well this is going to be fun," Anakin muttered, with a small sigh.

"Cheer up old friend, I can help you a bit on our journey to Naboo. It'll be just like old times," Obi-Wan clapped him on the shoulder and boarded the ramp of the ship.

Anakin turned to study Leia, she held his gaze, "You look so much like your mother." He took a step backwards to stagger himself a bit from her view. "I know you think I'm a monster, and I'm not gonna say you're wrong. But I did love your mother, I promise you, you and Luke once I bring him back, I'll tell you both everything. I know it means nothing, but I really wish everything had turned out differently. I'll do my best to fix things for the both of you. I owe you that much."

Leia could see the pain and hear the hurt and longing in his he truly did mean it, but Leia sure wasn't ready to forgive him, not yet, maybe not ever. "I wish they'd turned out different too." Leia walked forward, all business like, now was not the time to think of what ifs, they were on the brink of all out war again. She placed in Anakins hand, his flesh one, a commlink, "Use this to contact us once you're done on Naboo. We'll give you the coordinates on where to meet us in case we've moved."

Anakin nodded, schooling his expression, something they had in common she noted, they both knew how to move past difficult subjects and focus on what was in the immediate future. Looking at him now, she could really believe he was a war time hero. Or the monster in the night.

"I sense that the next time we meet, something will have happened. Keep on your toes Leia," he bowed and swept onto the ship.

Before he reached the top Leia found herself saying, " May the Force be with you."

Anakin froze mid step an turned and gave her a smirk, one she was sure had made many woman swoon in his hay day, "May the Force be with you Leia."

Anakin Pov

He slid into the pilots seat next to his former Master. Physically nothing had appeared to change on either of them since the last time they'd met when Anakin wasn't in the suit. But in every other aspect they'd changed and despite them trying their best in front of Leia, there was an awkwardness there. It would have to be addressed at some point but now didn't seem the time. Anakin hoped that they'd be able to move past it at some point. Even though he genuinely had hated Obi-Wan for many years as Darth Vader, the love he had for the man far out weighed the hate.

The ship had already been prepped for flight so all he had to do was take control of the yoke and they were off.

"Just like the good old days," Obi-Wan offered, Anakin sensed more as an attempt to break the silence.

"Ah yes, you mean the days where we would most likely get shot down out of the sky and I'd have to make an emergency landing?"

"If that's what you want to call a landing then you can get me off this ship now,"

"I can open the ramp now if you'd like to roll back to the planets surface."

Obi-Wan chuckled, a sad twinkle in his eyes, "I've missed this Anakin."

A lump formed in his throat, "As have I master, my life has been to consumed by hate, I never was able to make any friends whilst the enforcer of the Empire. Though I suppose that went against what the Sith stood for anyway."

"Well Anakin, it appears we've both been given another shot at this. Perhaps this time we can do things the right way. No more secrets between us. That's what drove us apart the first time. You are my brother Anakin, and no amount of Jedi training is going to make me forsake my attachments to people. I think Luke showed us that there is a way to walk the line. Maybe the Jedi had been wrong in their beliefs."

Anakin looked and stared at Obi-Wan, surely this wasn't the same man he'd known all those years ago. The person almost everyone assumed was the perfect Jedi. Here he was admitting that maybe the Jedi code had been wrong in the first place.

"Are you sure you're alright Obi-Wan?"

"Hmm perhaps I did go crazy those twenty or so years I stayed on Tattooine all alone shut off from civilization. Or, I just had plenty of time to think and go over the short comings of the Jedi. Master Yoda and I talked about this plenty over the years but the Jedi had never changed over the course of the thousand years the Sith disappeared, while they themselves had evolved to fight a new war against the Jedi. What changes the order did go through weren't necessarily for the best. Then there was Luke, he showed all of us old fools how love can save someone. Something we were foolish to swear away as Jedi. Love and compassion make us human, and that makes us strong."

"I believe that is why Luke went in hiding, he wants to find the true meaning of the Force. Not just the Jedi way, but something in between. I've also had a lot of time to ponder these things and ultimately the dark side of the Force isn't necessarily an evil thing. It's all part of the Force, the light, the dark. Perhaps we're supposed to be more in the middle. The prophecy, something else I've had ample time to think about, required both the Jedi and the Sith to end. The Sith themselves were a parasite on the Force, using it in a unnatural ways and the Force being sentient as it is, wanted me to rid the galaxy of them. However the Jedi had become stale and stagnant and not the entity the Force had originally intended them to be. They needed to be wiped out, they were as much a burden on the Force as anything else." Anakin looked at Obi-Wan expecting to see some anger there or something to suggest he didn't believe him. But much to Anakins surprise Obi-Wan actually looked like he agreed.

"I've thought that too Anakin. The Jedi were too set in their ways, we were to much a burden on the Force as well. As much as it pains me to say it, the Jedi had to go as well. Being dead and one with the Force for so many years has opened my eyes to many things."

They sat in a more comfortable silence after that, it didn't exactly make everything alright between them but it sure made things better. Anakin didn't realize it but his Force presence felt more whole than he'd ever felt it in a long time. He found that when he was with his former Master, he was more at ease, less guarded and more trusting. He sure did miss this old man.