ANAKIN'S POV
Obi-Wan looked at him sharply. He stood up gazing at him; Anakin forced himself not to look away. "Follow me,"
Obi-Wan opened the cell door. He gestured for him to walk out, he did slowly. It was surprisingly hard to keep your balance with shackled hands. Once outside the cell Obi-Wan grabbed his arm roughly and dragged him down the corridor. "Hurry up, we don't have much time," he snapped.
They came to a door and Obi-Wan opened it before pushing Anakin inside. He looked around. The room was little more than a cupboard. But it was unused and would enable them to talk freely for a short while. Anakin had no doubt that Windu was keeping tabs on them and knew that he would be there soon.
"Speak Anakin; give me a reason as to why I am trusting you,"
"Doesn't it seem slightly weird to you. I never killed anybody yet there is suddenly evidence that I did. You are being kept out of discussion essential to the future of the Jedi, which as a member of the council you should be a part of. Windu has turned this into a dictatorship Obi-Wan. My eyes didn't turn yellow when I pledged myself to Palpatine. But the Sith have the rule of two. Only a master and an apprentice. So maybe it wasn't that I didn't give my loyalty to Palpatine. Maybe I couldn't. Obi-Wan...please believe me when I say I never wanted to hurt anyone, it's just...my dreams ...they showed Padmè dying and Palpatine he said that if I followed him I could save her. I've messed up but I am not evil," Anakin's voiced cracked. "I'm sorry...I am. But there is something else here."
"You are saying that you think Mace Windu. Former padawan to master Yoda is a Sith apprentice,"
Anakin looked at Obi-Wan, searching his face for any sign he might be believing him. He needed to be believed. "That's precisely what I'm saying,"
"Anakin..."
"Please Obi-Wan, please ...just listen to me," Anakin felt scared, he needed his former master to believe him now. He wanted somebody to trust him again.
"Obi-Wan...I'm sorry about...Mustafar, I never wanted this ... I just wanted to save her... but I failed and it cost us the war. This...this is my fault. I'm sorry"
OBI-WAN' POV
He looked at Anakin who was stood with his head down, his body shaking. He wanted to believe Anakin, he wanted to believe him, he honestly did. He wanted his brother back. And the facts Anakin had given him seemed to fit. Mace, could he be a Sith apprentice. Mace Windu? Former padawan of Yoda? But looking at Anakin. He knew this boy, he had practically raised him. He could remember when Anakin had received his first 'saber, he could remember when Anakin had first seen their apartments at the Jedi temple. The fact that there was always water was something amazing to him. Even the basic Jedi apartments had seemed like the lap of luxury to the former slave boy. Knowing all of this about Anakin. Sith he knew everything there was to know about the boy, he could tell when Anakin was lying. At this moment every fibre of his being was screaming to him that Anakin was speaking the truth. He decided to take a chance and trust him. Forgive him for what had happened because if Anakin was right they would need to work together because the republic would need them more than ever. But this was not the time for that. He looked at the boy in front of him and lifted Anakin's head with his head up.
"I believe you,"
Anakin looked up at him and for the first time he saw tears streaking the boy's face. "You do?" Anakin spoke the words with a voice full of hope.
"Yes Anakin, I do,"
"I'm sorry...Obi-Wan. I'm so sorry. I never... I just wanted to save her and Palpatine...he ..." Anakin's voice broke off as he sobbed. Obi-Wan acted purely on instance and reached out and pulled Anakin into a fierce hug. Anakin's arms griped his and the boy sobbed against his shoulder. Anakin wasn't evil; no he was just a boy who had been manipulated by a Sith Lord who had been skilled at using his fear against him. He held Anakin as he sobbed until the boy pulled away.
"What do we do? I'm to be a slave and you are to go into exile,"
"Use your brain Anakin; I am to go into exile on an outer rim world. Mace never specified what world I was to go to did he? The last time I checked Tatooine was an outer rim world."
"But Luke, he needs to be kept safe,"
"He needs to be taken somewhere where he can grow up loved and in ignorance in his place in all of this until he is old enough or this war has ended,"
"Owen and Beru Lars"
"Anakin?"
"My mother married, Owen is my step-brother, give Luke to them. He will be safe there,"
"Then I swear to you I will get you out of there and we shall stop Palpatine,"
Anakin laid his head on his shoulder, still crying.
"Anakin whets wrong,"
Anakin's voice cracked as he replied, "For the first time in a long time, I can hope, Obi-Wan I can hope.
Suddenly the door to the cupboard opened. Mace stood in the doorway his shadow menacing.
"Weld, well, well, I knew you could not be trusted Kenobi but this, this I did not expect. You have proved to me that I was right to keep you away. "Mace reached out with his hand and suddenly Anakin fell. Mace was force choking Anakin!
"Windu stop!" If anything Mace made his grip on Anakin's neck stronger.
"MACE PLEASE, HE IS JUST A BOY!" Obi-Wan shouted as Anakin lips started to turn blue. Mace released Anakin who lay on the floor shaking and coughing.
"If you want me to take the child away from you Kenobi stay, if you want to keep the boy I suggest you go,"
Obi-Wan looked down at Anakin who nodded. Obi-Wan knew what he had to do. The events of the past five minutes had made him trust Anakin whole heartedly. If Mace were still a Jedi he would have never of lost control like that. He would go back for Anakin, but first he had to get Luke to his Uncle, Anakin was right. He would be safest there. It was hard but he had to turn around and walk way.
See! Told you I would update again today. I'm so proud right now! Okay so in the next chapter Anakin will be taken to Tatooine. Luke will go to the Lars and Obi-Wan will try get Anakin out of slavery. Are people starting to see where the story is going? It's eight chapters in and I have finally figured out a plot. I will be updating tomorrow so hang tight people!
May the Force be with you
DarthTardis
