There was a knock on the door, startling the small family. Dorme walked in.
"Milady, Padawan Skywalker is here to see you." She said. Padme nodded and the three exited her room.
"Ani." She smiled.
"Please milady," Anakin said, "call me Anakin." Hurt flashed in Padme's eyes but it was gone in an instant.
"Of course." She said, "After all, you aren't a little boy any more." Anakin then noticed the twins.
"What're you doing here?" He asked, suspicously.
"I am now living with Padme." Leia explained, "My brother followed to catch up with her." Anakin nodded, sensing the truth in her words.
"Why have you come, Anakin?" Luke asked.
"I came to talk about the security measures for tonight." Anakin explained. Just then, a familiar blue droid came out.
"Artoo." Luke and Leia said to each other at the same time through the Force, meeting each other's eyes.
"I don't need any security measures besides Artoo." Padme protested, "Besides, all three of you and Obi-Wan will sense when and if I'm in danger."
"Master will not like this." Anakin protested.
"If the Senator wishs it, then we shall do it." Luke interjected. Leia nodded. Anakin sighed and agreed. He then turned to Leia.
"Do you have a lightsaber?" He asked, curiously. Leia smirked, a smirk so similar to Anakin's, though the Padawan didn't notice, and picked up her skirt to reveal the weapon.
"Always, though I use my blaster so if I lose it I have a better, stronger backup." Leia explained. Anakin nodded, still suspicious of the twins, and left, Luke behind him.
That night, Anakin and Luke hid in the security room with Obi-Wan.
"Why are no camaras set up in the senator's room?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Padme requested no camaras, only Artoo-Detoo." Luke explained. Anakin wondered how Luke knew the second half, as Padme had not said the droid's full name.
"That was against my orders!" Obi-Wan cried. Suddenly, the Skywalker men stood up.
"Do you sense it?" Luke asked his father. Anakin nodded,
"We have to go." The Jedi ran out, Skywalkers leading the way. They found Leia, armed outside Padme's door and waiting.
"Ready?" Luke whispered. Leia nodded and the four ran inside. Quickly, Anakin and Luke ran forward and destroyed several arthopods. Leia blasted the window as a speeder flew past. Anakin looked at Obi-Wan and nodded once.
"Stay here." The Jedi Master warned before he and his Padawan jumped out the window.
"Yeah right." Leia muttered. She turned to Padme and in unison, the twins said,
"Stay here." They then ran to the window and jumped out. They landed in a speeder, Luke in the driver's side. He quickly cut through the traffic and caught up with their father and Old Ben.
"What are you doing?!" Obi-Wan cried when he saw the twins.
"You really thought we'd let you go alone?!" Luke cried back.
"We never let our friends or partners go alone!" Leia added. It was an unofficial Skywalker motto. Luke suddenly sped up and followed the assasin. The assasin tried to lose the Jedi by doing several dangerous stunts, but as the Skywalkers lived for those, excluding Obi-Wan, they followed easily.
"You'll be the death of me, Anakin!" Obi-Wan cried as they did their first nose dive. The twins shared a look. Obi-Wan was right about that, and they had to prevent it. They ended up at the Outlander Club. Walking in, Obi-Wan said, "Leia, Anakin, you search the premises while Luke and I get some drinks." Sensing the Jedi Master's plan, the Skywalker father and daughter left.
"Do you not like me?" Anakin asked, breaking the silence.
"About as much as you dislike me." Was Leia's answer.
"Why?" Anakin asked. Leia looked down.
"Let's just say I had a bad expierience with someone like you before." She answered. The two were silent before Anakin asked,
"How about we ask questions while we wait?" Leia hesitantly nodded. "What's your last name?"
"Lars." Leia answered. Anakin's eyes narrowed.
"Answer truthfully. We both have too." He stated. Leia sighed,
"Fine. It starts with an S. Where are you from?"
"Tatooine." The game continued from there when there was a crash. The father and daughter ran out with Luke and Obi-Wan as they followed the assasin. Just as they arrived, the assasin was killed. Leia groaned. Slowly, the group headed back to their speeders.
"What were you and...Anakin doing?" Luke asked in the speeder, careful not to call Anakin Father.
"We were asking each other questions." Leia explained.
"Like?"
"About our pasts and stuff. Getting to know each other better." Luke nodded. They're growing closer.
And there's the chapter! The whole question thing isn't over, it's just starting. It'll be how Leia forgives her father after all. I ended it here because I'm going to consult Maleficent-darkgoodwitch2416 about how Obi-Wan and the twins and Padme are next chapter. Anyways, thanks to Taeniaea, Vi-Violence, Elizabethlovestatu, tate4eva, Sammyangel, Mike3207, ASHtheMUSICALgirl13, Maleficent-darkgoodwitch2416, ShyMaryButterfly, Darth Rabbits, tatiana1989, Saimhe, Lea1985, Alex Elden and Takai-taka for reviewing/following/favoring along with all 1,463 readers! Somewhat shorter chapter but I got a lot of stuff in in my opinion, including some father/daughter bonding. Please review and I'll see you guys soon! Later.