The previous, this and the subsequent chapters follow the events from the Star Wars movie "Revenge of the Sith" or "Episode III." Some events will be similar to the original and changes will be made to fit the purpose of this fanfic.
This chapter was revised on 08/2018.
Chapter 10, from "Revenge of the Sith"
Everyone was thrilled with the rescue of Chancellor Palpatine as the news of his whereabouts arrived, and after their abruptly landing a shuttle with master Kenobi came to pick them up and bring the chancellor back to the Senate building.
The way back was almost quiet, Anakin filled master Kenobi with information of the mission, so he could report to the Jedi council later, the rest of the time they spend it quietly. The past weeks have been busy for them, as Ahsoka and Anakin barely could be together as a couple as they went through many missions and had to play as Jedi colleagues.
At the Senate building, a crowd waits for the chancellor. As the shuttle lands, they all leave to be greeted. The chancellor rushes to his politician colleagues and to greet master Windu, Ahsoka puts on a hood and walks away, as she never enjoyed being the center of attention.
"Master, aren't you coming?" Anakin asked Obi-Wan.
"Not this time, Anakin, I must report to the council and you of all people, need to play the poster boy for us."
"Wait, this whole operation was your idea, you planed it all and…"
Obi-Wan laughs and interrupts Anakin, "I see your point, but in the end, you and Ahsoka were the ones that boarded the cruiser and rescued the chancellor, not to mention that you killed count Dooku and later carried Ahsoka on your back when unconscious."
"It is thanks to your training Master."
"Let's be fair, you played the hero today and deserve the praises from the politicians, be seeing you!" Obi-Wan replied as he smiles at Anakin and closes the shuttle door.
Master Windu is seen greeting the chancellor, as Anakin gets close he hears them talking about how grateful Palpatine is to Ahsoka and Anakin for saving him, but with general Grievous escape, there would be pressure on the Senate to continue the war, what master Windu responded reassuring that finding the droid would be the Jedi main priority.
As everyone enters the senate tower, senator Organa reaches out to Anakin greeting him for his heroics. Anakin explains that until Grievous is destroyed, the war will continue, that Organa must try to fight in the Senate to prevent the ongoing of the war.
Anakin senses that he's being watched by a familiar presence, he gives a smile.
"Excuse me, senator." Anakin said to Bail Organa, "There is some business I must attend."
"Certainly," Organa responded, he then kept walking alongside the crowd of senators.
Anakin approaches the hooded figure making sure no one was around.
"I wondered where you could've been. As soon as we landed you disappeared…"
"You know I don't like being the center of attention, Skyguy, especially among politicians," Ahsoka replied as she removed her hood.
Anakin gets close to Ahsoka, and he slowly reaches her cheeks with his left hand. He bends a little a gives his lover a passionate kiss. Ahsoka feels the warmth of Anakin's hand, she feels safe and loved.
"You were incredibly today, Snips. I am so, so proud of you." Anakin said as he holds Ahsoka in his arms and looks deep into her eyes.
After a brief smile, Ahsoka holds both Anakin's hands and says worried, "Ani, I… I feel something in you, these past weeks you've been distant. I know our missions must come first but, something is troubling you."
"I'm just tired of this war, we've been from planet to planet destroying these damn' droids… If wasn't for the chancellor kidnapping I don't know when we would have killed Count Dooku."
"What about your nightmares, almost every night I feel the disturbance within you…" Ahsoka then hugs Anakin as tight as she can.
"Everything is going to be alright, Snips."
Then, Anakin also embraces Ahsoka.
It is night in Coruscant, Anakin and Ahsoka sit together on a bench at the Jedi temple as they look at the city before them.
"Anakin, do you think we deserve this?" Ahsoka asked as she grabs Anakin's hand and holds, "I mean… I do love you, a lot, but sometimes I have this feeling that this wasn't supposed to happen."
"Why? Because we're Jedi? There are many things they don't understand, the rules have changed so much before, and…"
Ahsoka then interrupts, "I know that it's just… I know how strong we feel about each other, and it grows every day. I think I'm scared of losing what we have, especially because of all these rules and… I wanted to leave before, but after we got together, everything feels so right that it scares me."
Anakin then embraces Ahsoka.
"I promise you, when this war is over we will find a way, and we won't have to hide." Anakin then gives Ahsoka a little kiss on her montral.
"I hope you're right, I love you, Ani..." Ahsoka said as she rested in Anakin's arms.
After some time in silence, Anakin said, "Come on, Ahsoka, we should sleep."
Both Jedi stand up and walks directly to their quarters holding hands.
A fancy room, illuminated only by the night lights of a city before it stands there a dark figure that speaks in a deep and raspy voice.
"If you will not be turned…" the strange man slowly raises his hands, "… you will be destroyed!"
From the tip of his fingers, many lightning bolts are shot into someone. At first, a silhouette that appears to be a togruta, but then, being hit by the lightning and thrown against the wall it is revealed that the victim is Ahsoka Tano.
"How ironic, he did it for you, and now… You will pay the price for your lack of vision."
Once more, lightning bolts are shot into Ahsoka, whom groans from the unbearable pain, writhes on the floor.
"A-Anakin! Please, help… me!" Ahsoka screams, using all the strength left in her.
The dark figure laughs, an amusement that echoed through the entire room, while he takes the life of Ahsoka Tano. Her loud screams start to fade.
Anakin opens his eyes and stands up abruptly. His breathing is fast and heavy. He looks to his side and sees Ahsoka sleeping calmly, almost smiling on her sleep.
The room has a pleasant temperature thanks to the refrigeration system, but still, Anakin was sweating a lot. He gets up from the bed and wears his shirt. Anakin then gives a worried look at Ahsoka but walks towards the door and leaves.
The sound of the door closing was enough to wake Ahsoka, that didn't saw Anakin on their bed but could sense his troubled presence walking away. She gets up and rapidly dresses on her Jedi vestments and leaves the room, to meet Anakin.
Anakin wandered through the temple until he found himself in the contemplation gardens where he decided to sit and reflect on his visions.
"Anakin, what's wrong? You never left the room before like this…" Ahsoka asked as she watches Anakin from behind.
"I'm sorry I didn't want to wake you, I… I'm fine, you should go back."
Ahsoka approaches Anakin and gets in front of him, looking at him with both a severe and worried look.
"I've told you many times that you can talk to me, why do you still keep the secrecy? I felt this disturbance within you in these past months, even before we started our relationship."
Anakin grabs both Ahsoka hands and looks into her eyes.
"I had a… dream? A vision… I don't know." He sighs, "But it was like the ones I used to have about my mother, just before she died."
He holds her hands tighter.
"It was about you, Snips. Someone… someone powerful attacked you, and I could sense the force and the darkness. You died… you screamed for my help before, and I froze, I…"
Anakin then stands up and holds Ahsoka's cheeks, caressing her with his still human hand.
"I will protect you, Snips, I won't let this come true, I promise you that!"
Ahsoka takes Anakin's hands off her cheeks and looks at him disappointed.
"I don't need your protection, I need your trust! Only if we fully trust each other this relationship will work, you can't keep carrying your problems on your shoulders alone, and that means protecting me, I am a fully trained Jedi."
Ahsoka turns around and walks away.
"Come on, Anakin, let's go back…"
"These dreams… These visions, they are changing! Before, I saw myself as a fallen Jedi, responsible for the destruction of everything I cared about. It happened many times, and now I see you? Suffering? I don't understand…"
Ahsoka turns once again to face Anakin.
"Whatever happens, we will deal with it together. No one said it was going to be easy." Ahsoka then extends her arms and offer her open hand, "Everything will be alright. Let's go back, Ani."
Anakin walks towards Ahsoka, in silence, and take her hand.
They both return to their quarters.
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