"Give it a spin," Anakin said. Ahsoka nodded before starting the ship. It roared to life without any hesitation. Ahsoka couldn't resist whooping and Anakin raised his hands in the air in triumph. They got it. Took em a few weeks, but they got it. Between trying to find time between goofing off and training, it took a lot longer than Anakin would've initially liked, but at least they got it done. Ahsoka felt positively overjoyed at the sight of the Twilight again. Anakin's joy was mostly internal, but he did have a wide grin on his face as he looked at the masterpiece of a ship.

"So what? Shall we call it the Twilight 2?" Ahsoka asked as she stood next to Anakin while looking at the ship.

"No. I'm thinking more on the lines of the Eclipse," Anakin said, who was also looking at the ship.

"Why the Eclipse?" Ahsoka asked.

"Twilight is the light of the sun that's over the horizon. Eclipse is when the sun is completely blocked out. Metaphorically speaking, the light is the Jedi. We've strayed from that light. We're now where we want to be. In a balance of light and dark," Anakin said, a serene look on his face. Ahsoka grinned as she took her glance away from the ship to look at Anakin. .

"So you're a poet now?" she asked. Anakin's grin only grew.

"Hey, we all have our moments. This just happened to be one of mine. Who knows? Maybe there's a poet inside of you as well," he said.

"I doubt that. But it'd be kind of convenient if I was. We'd make plenty of money off the stuff we'd come up with," Ahsoka said.

"Very true. Now... where do you suppose we go? I mean, we do have the whole galaxy to explore," Anakin said, gesturing to the sky and beyond to emphasize his point. "I do want to go see Padme, but..."

"Then go," Ahsoka said simply.

"Let me finish first. But, it's more than likely they have someone watching out in case I try to go back to Coruscant. So if I do go, I need a disguise first," Anakin said.

"Then let's lets find you one. I could use one as well. As much as I like the way I look, I don't need any clones seeing me and attempting to take me off to interrogation rooms and the like to find out where you are. Cause that's more than likely what's going to happen," Ahsoka said.

"You're coming with?" Anakin asked.

"Of course. Two reasons. One, I get dead bored when you're not here. No training, no glorious conversation or banter, or anything like that. Two, you really think I'm going to miss the first ride of the new ship? It's got a new name, but it's still the Twilight. So yeah. I'm coming. But do you have an idea of where we're going to go?" Ahsoka asked.

"I mean, we should be able to reside in Padme's apartment. They have no reason to suspect a correlation between us, so we should be fine," Anakin said.

"And if they do?" Ahsoka asked.

"Then we knock out whoever comes after us and make a hasty escape. Like something out of one of those action movies we watched," Anakin said.

"Your escapes are far more extravagant than the movies. What, are you toning down on me Ani?" Ahsoka said with a smirk. Anakin shook his head, but still smirked. He had gotten a little used to her calling him by that name.

"Never hurts to be a little more cautious. How are we going to disguise ourselves?" Anakin asked.

"How many people wear robes besides Jedi and Sith?" Ahsoka asked.

"Not many. It's not really a trend," Anakin said.

"Alright. Then... I haven't got a clue," Ahsoka said.

"Neither do I," Anakin said somewhat flatly, sitting down on the couch.

"So we got nothing," Ahsoka said.

"Looks that way," Anakin said, his tone still flat. But Ahsoka was not ready to give up.

"So what? Do we just wear a robe, keep our heads down, and hope we get to where we need to go?" she suggested.

"We could try it. But we better be ready to get out in case things go south. I have a decent place to keep the ship cloaked while we're out. But there's just the trivial matter of sneaking into the city without raising suspicion. The clones will be easy enough to dissuade if they're on patrol, but what if they send Jedi?" Anakin explained, two fingers under his chin in thought.

"If that happens, we either run really fast or fight our way out. Let's just hope Master Yoda himself doesn't come find us," Ahsoka said.

"The council members hardly go on simple jobs like that. If they do, then we're just unlucky and better hope that what we've learned together is enough for us to escape," Anakin said, making Ahsoka nod.

"Then it's settled. We'll give it a shot. Now... where are we going to get robes so we can hide our faces at the very least?" she asked, making Anakin sigh.

"Let me call a tailor..."

No one looked at them. Surprisingly enough, no one glanced at them through the crowd. Maybe they blended in somehow through this crowd and didn't stand out, but at the very least, they remained hidden from sight. Not even the driver that they hailed down asked any questions. And the robes they wore were not brown or black. They were a blood red. That should definitely make them stand out, but it didn't.

"It's about less than a quarter of a mile from here," Anakin told Ahsoka.

"It'll be nice to say hi to her. Think it's been a good while since I've seen her," Ahsoka said.

"She'll be happy to see you. I remember you two got along pretty nicely," Anakin said.

"She's nice. You have got yourself a lovely wife," Ahsoka said with a smirk. But her words were definitely genuine.

"Thank you. I'd like to think so too," Anakin said with a smile on his face. Though somewhat hidden by the hood that was on his head, she could see that a sort of twinkle had appeared in his eye. The change was apparent. You could see how Anakin visibly brightened at the mention of his wife. It was obvious to anyone that he adored her.

Then they stopped. Without saying a word to the driver, he handed him enough credits to drop them off. It was on top of the roof and there was a hatch that lead to the bottom, which is where the driver thought they were using to get in. It wasn't, but that's where he thought they were going.

"I've made this jump several times. I jump down on this side, and last minute, I stick my lightsaber in a part of the building to stop me right outside one of her windows. Or at least, that was the safe way I did it before I got just grabbing the ledge down," Anakin said, looking down. Ahsoka took a look down, and her eyes narrowed a bit at the height. He could easily see she was skeptical.

"Just follow my lead," Anakin said, hopping down the building. Ahsoka quickly followed to follow him down with her eyes, and she saw that about twenty windows down, he ignited his lightsaber suddenly and stuck it into a part of the building. Then he used the Force to open a window before hopping inside. Then he peeked his head out before gesturing her to come down. Ahsoka looked at the side of the building Anakin was at before taking a leap. Her heart rate immediately skyrocketed as she got lower, but she followed his example and used her white lightsaber to stop herself on the side of the building. She also used the momentum to immediately jet into the window, past Anakin, and landed neatly into the apartment. She then used the Force to call her lightsaber back to her hand while Anakin whistled.

"And you were worried," he said with a smirk.

"I wasn't worried. I was just being careful. There's a difference," Ahsoka said defiantly.

"Whatever you say Snips," Anakin said with a smirk before removing his hood. His grin was shining even in the dark room. He most definitely wanted to see his wife. And she couldn't really blame him for that. Or, kind of not really. She didn't have a spouse. Or have been in the basest of a relationship. In that case, Lux wasn't even worth bringing up. First kiss pretty much. That was all. She hadn't really thought about after it happened.

"So what? Do we just wait for her?" Ahsoka asked.

"Oh, don't worry. She should be coming in right about..." Then Ahsoka could hear the click of a lock. "...now." Then the door opened and then Padme walked into the apartment. She hadn't yet saw the two of them considering her focus was on locking the door behind her. Then she jumped at the sight of Anakin and Ahsoka in the doorway before sighing in an exasperated way.

"Anakin, you have got to stop arriving at these random times. I never expect you," she said. A hand went to the inside the pocket of one of her robes, which suggested she had a blaster on her. "You sure know how to pick a time."

"He tends to do that," Ahsoka said, making Padme jump again. She hadn't seen her. She was a little deeper in the dark than Anakin was considering she wasn't standing in front of the window like he was, which was revealing a little moonlight.

"Ahsoka? I heard about... did you..."

"I left, yes. After that accusation, I couldn't take it anymore. So I left," Ahsoka said with her arms crossed and putting her hood down before using the Force to flick a light switch. "Why the hell are we standing in the dark?"

"Good question," Anakin said idly before looking at Padme with a wide smile on his face. "I missed you." She couldn't deny the grin on her face as she embraced him. She held both of his hands while looking up at his handsome face.

"Me too," she said with a smile. Ahsoka felt a little awkward just hovering in the background while they were doing... what wives and husbands did after a reunion. At least that's what one of those melodramatic soap operas she watched when she got bored while Anakin was on that job seemed to suggested. Now it seemed Anakin was acting it out right in front of her.

"Later Ani. We have company. You of all people should know that," Padme said, pulling away from him and giving him a playful smile. His smile only grew brighter when she said that before pulling away with his hands raised.

"Alright, alright. We've got some catching up to do," he said.

"Definitely. For one, I'm surprised you managed to get away from Naboo for a good bit. What happens when your leave is up?" Padme asked. Anakin gave a Ahsoka a sideways smirk as he sat down on her couch, and she couldn't resist smirking as well. It was going to be a nasty shock for her, but Ahsoka was sure she would be happy for him. After all, he found a type of peace and happiness that he never would've achieved sticking with the Jedi. The same could be said for herself.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about that," Anakin said idly. Padme frowned while tilting her head at Anakin. He said that about as relaxed as he looked. And he looked more relaxed than she had ever seen him since the war started. He was always happy to see her, but this was on a whole new level.

"What do you-" Then there was a knock at her door, and Anakin as well as Ahsoka's eyes immediately darted to it. Then Anakin gently grabbed ahold of her arm before whispering in her ear.

"Whoever it is, we're not here. I'll explain why as soon as they're gone," he told her before gesturing Ahsoka to follow him into another room. Anakin decided to hide in one of her closets while Ahsoka hid behind the curtains. She held the wall so that he feet wouldn't be showing. She was a capable climber, so she could hold on for a while.

Padme found more than a few things wrong with the way they reacted to something as simple as a visitor to her door. Anakin must've gotten into a sticky situation like he tended to do, but this looked like something that was far different. To find out, she decided to open the door. Behind the door was Obi-Wan. She didn't think Anakin would mind him being here initially, but she would play it safe.

"Obi-Wan. I'd say 'how are you,' but I'm assuming this isn't a social call," Padme said, offering him inside.

"Unfortunately, no. It's about Anakin. Have you seen him?" Obi-Wan asked, entering the room.

"No, unfortunately not. Why? Is something wrong?" Even tone. Balanced delay before speaking. No waver in her voice. Nothing overdone or underdone. She knew how to lie. It all came with politics. That was a given. But she could pridefully say that she was very much honest when it came to the important things.

"Well, he was involved an event earlier today at Kamino. It involved one of his men that kind of went off the bend after one of his fellow clones died to some type of conspiracy. For whatever reason, Anakin helped him. And... well... now we can't find him. He disappeared. He's not longer on Naboo," Obi-Wan said.

Now this is where Padme frowned. Her guess was right. He did pull something outlandish. Something that could serious affect his standing with the Jedi. He normally controlled himself when it came to situations that could have a negative impact as to where he stood. He promised her that he would try to control those feelings in him more. Now it seems he didn't really care, judging by how relaxed he looked when he was waiting for her.

"That does sound like a problem. But I haven't seen him. Where do you think he would go though?" Padme asked.

"We're trying to get rid of him, not keep him here," Anakin muttered. But he didn't quite realize is that that is how she was getting rid of him.

"It's definitely unlike he would go back to his hometown," Obi-Wan said, making both him, Ahsoka, and Padme frown at the idea of Tatooine. The place where Anakin was a child slave. Anakin gripped his fists while in the closet, but tried to give no audible reaction.

"It's unlikely he would have any connections anywhere, but Anakin can adapt to places pretty easily. He could be anywhere," Padme said, making Obi-Wan sigh. Her deduction was the same as his. Anakin was beyond a great mechanic and pilot. Land and space. He could find a job that involved either of those occupations, and easily make a living. And be far away from Coruscant by now. So their chances of finding him were slim, so they would have to keep their eyes open.

"Thank you for the help. Sorry to stop bye so late. I know you're just turning in after getting off the Senate," Obi-Wan said, making Padme give him a small and polite smile.

"It's fine. But I am a little tired, so if you don't mind..." she said, gesturing to the door.

"Of course. Have a good night," Obi-Wan said, waving.

"You too," Padme said, following him to the door and locking it. She gave it about a good thirty seconds before speaking.

"Alright, he's gone. You can come out now," Padme said. Ahsoka hopped down from behind the curtains while Anakin got out of the closet. Then they both walked into the front room to find Padme tapping her foot on the ground with a stern look on her face.

"Anakin..." she said, there being a hidden threat in her voice that he knew all too well. "...what did you do?"

"I left the Jedi," Anakin said easily. He said it like it was no big deal. For Padme, it was a big shock. Her eyes went wide and her mouth went slightly agape. She couldn't believe how... lax he seemed about this! But she managed to calm down and keep a level head.

"Why?" Padme asked.

"My reasons were the same as Ahsoka's. I put up with so much of the ridiculous things. The lies. Their oath for no attachments. To mention their blatant blindness and insensitivity to Ahsoka's cause. They just... argh!" Anakin ended up standing to his feet with his hands gripped tightly, his anger apparent on every inch of his face.

"Ani, calm down." Padme frowned. Was there an echo in this room? But then she noticed that Ahsoka was looking directly at her with a curious look. Then she quickly realized something. She said the same thing she did at the same time. But Anakin didn't let many people call him Ani. She knew that after the conversation they had concerning his mother, so to have someone be able to call him that while he didn't object was significant. Perhaps more significant than Ahsoka even realized.

Nonetheless, their words did seem to help him with his anger and his shoulders rose and fell at a more level pace. She looked at Ahsoka curiously. It was then she noticed a change in the girl. Something about her seemed more mature. The way she carried herself. The way she talked. Then there was the way she physically grew up as well. She had obviously done some growing up. It definitely had done her some good.

"Anakin..."

"If you don't mind me interrupting, even you can't talk me out of this. Trust me, I'm sure," Anakin told her, reading her thoughts word for word.

"Are you sure you're making a right choice? Are you letting the mistreatment they gave to Ahsoka get to you?" Padme asked. Anakin could say that he never did like these tones she used. The type of tone that put logic in the situation. He went off what he felt was right. He went with his gut feeling, hardly including logic unless it was necessary. His gut feeling told him to leave the Jedi Order and stick with Ahsoka. It told him to marry Padme when the war started. He used his gut feeling on the battlefield all the time. He never regretted any of those things. I suppose it was why that's why he was never a good Jedi. Though now, he didn't see that as a bad thing.

"Ahsoka was definitely a factor in this, I will tell you that. But it got me thinking about how long it would be before they would do something similar to someone who doesn't deserve it or even me," Anakin said.

"It'll never come to that," Padme assured him. It didn't work for him.

"The other twenty times dissuade me from believing that fact. I don't believe in the Jedi. It's easy to lose faith in them when you've been done wrong by them or anyone you've cared about done wrong by them multiple times. It starts having its effect on you," Anakin said, sighing while smoothing his hair back up out of his face. There was no more of his relaxed posture or facial expression now. It was now stressed and somewhat irritated. He obviously did not like talking about the Jedi.

"Look," Anakin said, sighing deeply while looking at the ground. "I just want to be able to spend time with you. We never get to spend time together considering my role in the war. I want to help out with that, but there's only so much I can take on the way to getting it done. Let's just enjoy this."

Padme noticed the exhaustion on this face. By the looks of things, he definitely expected this conversation, but it didn't do anything to ease the stress of mentioning the Jedi and the whole situation. She didn't quite agree with his decision, but she would honor it.

"Alright. It is your decision," Padme said. Anakin nodded while lying down and rubbing his temples. Ahsoka sat near his feet while looking at Anakin.

"The way you look, you remind me of those stupid soap operas I watched while you were away," she said. Anakin looked at her and grinned.

"What, you had enough of the action movies?" he asked.

"Nope. There was nothing good on. That was about the only thing remotely entertaining," Ahsoka said dryly.

"It's all a matter of opinion as to what's entertaining," Padme told her.

"You just say that cause you watch them," Anakin said dryly while a teasing smirk made its way onto his face. Padme's cheeks turned slightly red when Ahsoka let off a small laugh. She glared at Anakin, who only smiled wider when she did that. His relaxed demeanor was back. To be honest, she liked it far more than to see him stressed.

"Hey, I don't judge. Me and Anakin just prefer the action movies," Ahsoka said while Anakin fist pumped the air.

"Especially Spy Spree Unlimited. Definitely an entertaining program," he said, while Ahsoka's grin only grew.

"The computer bomb bug and assassination?" she said, Anakin only nodding in response with a smile. "That one was messy, but definitely cool."

"Not to mention the safe house gunfight. Amazing," Anakin said. Padme only followed the conversation with her eyes moving back and forth like a tennis match.

"I think Padme's a little lost on the show," Ahsoka said, noting her blank expression and moving eyes. Anakin looked towards her and smiled.

"If you want, you can watch it with us. I took a quick look at the guide, and a marathon does come on around this time since the channels are universal," he said with somewhat of a hopeful tone. And she definitely was tempted. Not exactly enthusiastic for the show itself, but just to spend some time with him. They had very little of it when he was with the Jedi. But there was a problem with that. She was bone tired.

"Not tonight. The Senate exhausted me today. If I do sit down, I'll only catch a few minutes before I end up nodding off," Padme said honestly. Anakin felt a little pang of disappointment, which he got a lot when it came to her work, but he was kind of used to it. And he hid it well. But he couldn't hide it from the two women that were standing in the room with him. They could both see it.

"That's fine then," Anakin told her. Padme walked over to Anakin and gave him a kiss on the lips while holding one of his cheeks with one of her hands.

"Another time Ani. When I'm off," she said before walking to her room.

"Yeah, when you do have time off," Anakin thought somewhat bitterly. "Ugh. The Jedi were only half of the reason I couldn't spend time with my wife." So Anakin simply grabbed the remote on the table and turned on the TV. Ahsoka simply put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry. It's better now that you're not tied down by the Jedi," she said.

"I know, but I still can't help but feel a little disappointed," Anakin said, adjusting the channels until it got to the one he was looking for.

"It's understandable. But try not to be depressed. It doesn't look good on you," Ahsoka said. Then she saw a smirk that showed she had gotten to him.

"I always look good. Remember that," Anakin said with a cocky smirk.

"About as good as the underside of a bantha," Ahsoka teased.

"Hey!" Anakin exclaimed softly with his tone joking while softly nudging her. "If this is you're way of making me feel better, you're doing a shitty job."

"Just take it the opposite way that I say it like you normally do when I say things like this," Ahsoka said.

"I do do that a lot, don't I?" Anakin said.

"Yeah. You do. Is it a Skywalker thing, or is it just you?" Ahsoka said.

"I feel like it's all me. I mean, it's in my blood to be as irritatingly overconfident as possible," Anakin said.

"Well, you're doing a great job," Ahsoka said.

"Why thank you," Anakin said, bowing his head as a sign that he was mock bowing.

"Now shut up and watch the show. We're getting near the start of the good parts," Ahsoka said, pointing towards the TV. Anakin nodded before focusing his attention on the TV.

A man distracted himself while he was laying down on his bed by looking at the wall in front of him and throwing a bouncing ball back and forth to entertain himself. He was allowed that much to distract himself from the boredom from just sitting in here. He hated being tied down. Then the sound of a shield being deactivated hit his ears.

"Are we really going to be going through the same questions again?" he asked.

"Not really," a different voice said. A more familiar voice. "Nice cell you got here Fives." Fives simply smirked before sitting up and looking at Rex.

"I'd imagine you had to pull teeth to get here," Fives said, looking up at his Captain and brother.

"I did, but worth it. I heard that you know of what happened to General Skywalker," Rex said.

"I don't know where he went, but I do know he went somewhere. He's done with the war Fives. The Jedi have pushed him too far this time," Fives said, making Rex look at him curiously.

"I should've figured given General Skywalker handles things far different than the Jedi, but I didn't think he would leave in the middle of the war," he said.

"There's only so much he can take before they snap. Besides, he's having a grand old time with a certain Togrutan ex-commander we're both familiar with," Fives said, making a big smile come to Rex's face.

"You reckon the two will be happy on the run like that?" he asked.

"Definitely a lot more fun than they've had during this damnable war, that's for sure. But I have high hopes for the two," Fives said before lying down on his bed and looking up at the ceiling with a smile. "I wish them the best."

A/N: Now, here's my logic for Fives being in a cell rather than dead. They knew Anakin was with Fives. Shaak Ti saw the both of them he walked in the ship. So when Fives was caught in the compound, but not with Anakin, it raised some definite worries. That's also how Obi-Wan was informed that Anakin had disappeared. So, rather than take Fives to Palpatine, they took him to a cell so they could interrogate him about his whereabouts. It's a subtle change that I added to Anakin's presence, but it's somewhat believable. I definitely didn't like what happened to Fives, and his death saddened me, so I seeked to change that. And Fives WON'T be taking part in Order 66 because he still got his chip removed by then. So yeah. Hope you enjoyed this. Trust me, I had to do a bit of thinking to get this to come together.