AU: Hello. For those of you that don't know this is a sequel to The Dark One, so if you haven't read that I probably would cause you might get confused. Hope you guys enjoy this story.
It has been three months since the rise and fall of the Emperor. After escaping Polis Massa with the help of Obi-Wan and Bail, they arrived on the planet of Corellia. A warm, sunny planet separated by long, severe rainstorms with rolling hills, dense forests, lush fields, vast seas, beaches, mountain peaks and crystal swamps, as well as an eastern ocean and a western ocean. They hoped they could stay hidden and build a new life for themselves here. A life they always wanted, but with Palpatine and the Jedi wasn't possible. They managed to find a small little place after selling the ship they arrived on. The place was small with two bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen. It definitely wasn't anything like the apartment Padme had back on Coruscant, but they made it home and love it none the less. With both of them having left their careers behind, Anakin managed to find work fixing and building ships, while Padme stayed home with the children. She was afraid to leave them behind for fear that someone would find out about them and take her kids from them. It has only been three months, but only a few people seemed to reconize Padme and Anakin. If they would say something, Anakin would use his Jedi mind tricks and make them think they were someone else or just forget they even saw them. They have grown to live a rather quiet life atleast compared to what they were used to, but they enjoyed it. They got to actually spend time together as most married did. It definately still threw Padme off, like when Anakin would lean in for a kiss when they were out in public. She would flinch away before realizing that they can actually do that without fear of someone finding out about them. They enjoyed the life they were making for themselves here and didn't feel the need to change it.
Padme was at home preparing dinner and waiting for the arrival of Anakin. Making dinner she was thinking how thankful that growing up she had servants and even some of her handmaiden that taught her how to cook, since being a Senate and for the most part when she was Queen she never had to cook. She heard one of the children crying upstairs and almost drops one of the pans she was holding.
She groans stopping everything and putting the pan down. "They never said raising twins was going to be easy." she said to her self.
As she is about to turn around to go check on them, she hears the door open and Anakin walks in. She smiles looking at him.
The life of not being a Jedi has definitely changed him even in just three months. This hair is no longer as long as it used to be still long, but not to his shoulders. This eyes obviously still the same color blue, but they looked happier, calmer in a way since he is no longer fighting a war. His whole demeanor seems calmer without the threat of war. His clothes were also a change. He no longer wore the Jedi robes, but a more simpler outfit. I guess that was a big change about her as well.
He smiles at her clearly seeing she is overwhelmed with making dinner and the crying baby. He walks over to her and kisses her. "Ill go check on the baby, you continue with dinner." He tells her before walking upstairs.
She laughs thinking how normal their life has become. Never did she think this would be their life. She finishes dinner and after calming down Leia, he brings both the kids down for dinner.
"I'm telling you she gets the stubbornness for you." he tells her placing Leia in her high chair.
"She is a natural born leader just like me what can I say." she shrugs placing the food on the table and grabbing a bottle for both the kids.
Anakin sits down. "Do you miss being a Senator sometimes?"
Padme thinks for a minute. "Even thought it started off as an act to be closer to the other Senators, I did grow to actually enjoy it." She smiles sad thinking about it. "It definitely was less stressful than raising twins." She smirks.
Anakin laughs. "Okay I just feel bad sometimes. I know this isn't the life you imagined or even the life you deserve." He looks at her sad.
"Ani," She says grabbing his hand. "The only life I ever imagine was with you. Raising a family and actually being able to touch you in public without fear or anyone watching."
"Yea this is definitely better than life at the Jedi temple." He says before growing quiet.
That is still a swore subject for him. Padme had heard him a couple nights having nightmares. As much as she has tried to get him to open up and he has told her somethings, but what happened at the Jedi Temple is the one thing he will probably never tell her.
After dinner, they cleaned up and put the children to bed and get ready for bed themselves. Padme looks in the mirror getting herself ready for bed. She looks at her face notices the worry lines and the fear winkles from years of stressing and dealing with Palpatine.
I'm sure all the years of force lightening didn't help either.
She looks at the nasty scare on her leg from her battle with Palpatine.
Anakin walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her. "Will you stop?"
"27 and looking like I could be in my thirties."
He chuckles. "Do you understand how many clones I almost had to fight because they couldn't stop talking about you. This one troop I worked with briefly literally had a drawling of you on the front of their ship. It took everything in me not to ripe it off and scream at them." He laughs.
She elbows him. "You make fun of me too much."
"Padme, my angel, when I look at you all I see are huge brown eyes that I always find myself looking into." He says kissing her neck.
She chuckles as he continues. "Sexy full lips I will never not want to kiss" he whispers into her ear making her shiver. "An abundance of beautiful, curly hair that you finally decided to let loose." he picks her up catching her off guard. "And a body that even after giving birth to twin I still need right this moment." He says taking her into the bedroom.
She laughs as he lays her down admiring her beauty. "I love you so much no matter what."
"I love you too. Now get over here." She says pulling him down on top of her.
Padme wakes up suddenly. She looks around confused. They must have fallen asleep she thought. She looks around at Anakin and sees he looks troubled. He starts to talk in his sleep. Padme leans closer to Anakin trying to hear what he is saying, when he shoots up. He is breathing heavily and sweat is running down his face. He puts his hands on his face trying to calm himself down.
"Ani? Are you okay?" Padme asks rubbing his back.
"Its fine."he says still not looking at her or removing his hands.
"Anakin. Please stop and talk to me I know you have been having nightmares." she says sternly.
"Not like this. This-this is like before. Like the nightmares I used to have."
"What happened?" She ask worried.
"It-it wasn't much. I heard your voice. You just kept saying. He has them Anakin. He has Luke and Leia."
She gasps, about to saying it was only a dream it wouldn't happen, but she stops herself. The last two dreams he had like this actually happened.
The first night they arrived here, they slept on the ship. After putting the kids to sleep, they confessed and told each other everything. He mentioned his dream and how he was wrong about it happening with her giving birth. He said it was actually when Palpatine was sending force lightening at her and she was screaming on the floor for his help. That is what snapped him back, seeing the dream he fought so hard for to not happen, happening in front of him.
"Who has them? or gets them? Did you see?" she asks him.
"No. Padme. Okay I didn't!." he stands up clearly frustrated and angry. He looks at her seeing how his outbreak has upset her. He sighs. "I'm sorry. I-I just need to go outside and cool down for a second." He says before leaving.
She lays in bed watching him just thinking about what he has told her.
Who would he be? Not Palpatine. He's dead. She watched Anakin kill him herself.
She stayed up waiting for Anakin to return. After about an hour he walks back and sits next to her.
"I'm sorry for yelling. I-I just thought these were over and we were done with all this." he tells her.
"It's okay. We will figure this out and this time we will do it together. No more shutting me out okay?"
He does a sad sorta smile. "Okay." He kisses her. "I think I heard Leia fussing so i'm gonna go check on her. Get some sleep okay?" He walks up and leaves the room leaving Padme alone with her thoughts.