„Why do you …", Anakin asked when they left the temple.

"I don't believe, that I have to explain myself, General Skywalker", Padme answered back. Luke and Leia followed them.

"I'm the one who is responsible for your safeness and the kids. I think, I may ask you, why do you want those kids around you."

"You are not to be able to help doing something, General, are you?"

Anakin opened the door of the cab. "No, I can not", he answered and smiled. Padme rolled her eyes.

„Get on the cab", Anakin said and closed the door behind the kids.

"Where are we going?"

"We are going to my flat; you will stay there, until the Jedi will have decided what is going to happen to you."

"Thank you", Leia said and Luke nodded silently.

Anakin could not understood, why his wife wanted those kids around her. However, he was concerned with his duties – even without those foreign kids. He knew, that there will be day like these, but nobody has told him, when the world has brought him to his knees.

"All right", Padme said, when cab debarked, "we are there."

"Wow, you live in here?", the twins were astonished. Padme could understand them. She had been on Tatooine twice and real buildings or flats like she knows from Naboo or Coruscant, don't exist on Tatooine. She supposed to remember, that Anakins reaction, when he has been the first time on Coruscant, had been the same.

"3PO, would you please prepare the guest room for our guests."

"Of course, Miss Padme." 3PO disappeared in the next room.

„Are you tired?", Padme turned towards Luke and Leia, „are you thirsty? Or do you want to rest?"

"No, thank you."

Anakin sat down on the couch and starred out of the window. "General?"

"What?", Anakin asked back and realized that Padme stared icily at him.

"Do you want to see your guest room, during I'm talking to the General?" Even though it was just a request of Padme, the kids seemed to think that it had been an order of her – they left the room without to answer back.

"Why are you looking to me like this?"

"Ani, please…"

"I can not understand, why do you want these kids around you. You are in the Senate all day long and you are pregnant, I would…"

"It's not about me or you, it's about the kids."

"Those kids are totally unknown…"

„You are acting, like these kids are a contagious disease."

Anakin starred out of the window again and knew that his wife was right. "Thus, why do you want them around you?", he said calm.

Padme sighed. "I don't know, perhaps it's the fault of the hormones. But I feel such familiar with both of them, that it already scares me."

During Padme sat down next to Anakin, someone cried out and in next moment something broke into pieces. Anakin and Padme jumped up and followed Luke and Leia. The twins stood before a broken vase, during 3PO stepped out of the guest room. "I'm sorry, I stumbled and…and…", Luke spluttered. On the contrary Padme smiled and look down to the vase.

"Senator, are you alright?" , Anakin was consumed about the behaviour of his wife.

"Oh no, it's okay. To be honest, I hated the vase – it was a present of Senator Organa", Padme continued, "3PO, when you are done with the guest room, would you please clean up in here." Padme went back into the living room.

"Is the Senator alright, she…"

"I have no idea", Anakin answered and followed Padme. "Padme, are you alright?", Anakin whispered.

"First of all, I didn't want the kids to feel guilty and secondly, it's the truth. I really hated the vase."

"But you are sure…"

"Ani, I'm not a baby. It's really kind of you, that you care about me, but please don't distend it", she said and turned around.

"I don't distend it. I care about your life…and I will leave no stone unturned…"

The door opened and twins came in. "Do we disturb you?"

"No, absolutely not. Are you hungry now? General, would you be so kind to order Sushi for us?"

"Of course, Senator", Anakin sighed and left the room for a while.

"You don't have to do…", Leia interposed.

"It's all right, I've said that I will care about you, thus I do so. Sit down."

Hesitant the twins sat down. Padme saw in their face, that they felt uncomfortable with the hole situation. Probably it was all about Padme – a foreign person taking care of them.

"How do you do?" Both of them kept silent. „I know, the whole situation it totally new for you. But I promise you, I will do everything, that you'll feel comfortable in here."

"Which planet do you represent?"

„I represent the planet Naboo from the Mid Rim", Padme answered and was surprised about this question.

"They will deliver the Sushi soon", Anakin said when he returned. He observed the twins for a while, "the order is concurrently glad and concerned about your visit."

"General Skywalker, it's not the time to speak about things like this." Anakin conceded, he didn't want to argue with his wife.

"Senator, the chancellor is calling. He likes to speak with General Skywalker." Padme looked surprised at Anakin. How does the chancellor know, that Anakin is here – she wondered.

"Excuse me", Anakin said and followed 3PO.

"Anakin, my dear, nice to see you again", the chancellor said.

"Thank you, Chancellor. What do I owe the honour of your call?"

"I don't want to beat around bush, I hear it on the grapevine, that they have captured two kids in the temple. Master Yoda should believe, that they are from the future", Palpatine said, rolled his eyes and continued, "fortunately, some of my appointments postponed, thus I can still greet you today."

Anakin could imagine what the chancellor wants to talk about. The twins had piqued Palpatines interest and Anakin should be the one, who should tell the chancellor everything about them. It was an honour for him, that the chancellor had rejected his appointments, but he was responsible for the safeness of Padme and the kids.

"I'm sorry Chancellor. But I'm sure you know, that I'm responsible for their safeness at the moment."

"I'm sorry to hear this, Anakin."