Chapter 47

Obi-wan took a moment to make sure what he heard was right.

"Tatooine? Why that blasted planet? Is there some reason?"

He had been on Tatooine only twice in his lifetime but it was more than enough experience. He knew Anakin hated the sandy planet and he had nothing left to go back for. His mother had died before the Clone Wars started. Laetitia wasn't a big fan either.

"That's the only place I can think of than Palpatine won't even look for to find him. Besides, my uncle lives there."

"Uncle? What uncle?" He asked, surprised. Anakin didn't have any relatives as far as Obi-wan knew but if the last few days had said anything, is that he didn't know anything about his brother's life.

"Grandma Shmi's husband's son. Owen Lars, dad's step-brother. I heard he got married to his girlfriend, Beru. I never met them but aunt Beru was nice and my mom trusted her. That's more than enough reason for me to trust them too."

Obi-wan just stared at Leah. It was weird to hear her call Anakin 'dad' or Shmi 'grandma'. Two days ago, he would've thought that there was no secret between him and his Padawan, who was practically his brother. He had no idea how wrong he was.

"Alright. We'll go to Naboo and then I'll take you two to Lars' house on Tatooine."

Leah just nodded. She didn't have the strength nor the mood to tell Obi-wan that she might leave Luke there and be as far away from him as possible. It was too dangerous for them to be together. And if she was being honest with herself, she didn't trust Obi-wan. After being betrayed by her own father, seh was never going to put her trust in anyone.


On Naboo

It was raining so hard on Theed but that didn't stop people from coming to pay their respect to their deceased Queen and Representative.

Padme was placed in an open casket. She was in a purple dress and her curly chocolate hair was loose. What she was wearing was simple and there were white small flowers on her hair. Her hands were placed on her pregnant stomach where a stillborn was supposed to be. The Japor Snippet Anakin had given her was in her clutched hands and the way she was holding it, it was as if she was still alive and was holding it dearly.

Laetitia landed on a hill not so far from the line people were walking but far enough to not be noticed. She could see who was on the first line.

Queen Apailana, Sio Bibble, the Governor of Theed who was one of Padme's advisers when she was a Queen, and Nass, the former boss of Gungans were the first ones.

Behind them, she could see her grandparents, Jobal and Ruwee, and her aunt, Sola Naberrie. There were little kids too. Laetitia assumed they were her cousins, Pooja and Ryoo.

They were all sad and wearing black clothes. The adults were trying to put on a calm face but they weren't doing any better than the kids.

Padme was a big and important part of all their lives and now she was gone. And they weren't even there to be there for her last moment or even see her daughter, for that matter. They had seen Laetitia in the HoloNet. Who hadn't? But that was it. They didn't see her and now, they never will.

At that moment, Leah couldn't hold in anymore and started to cry. She wanted to run to her grandparents and be embraced by them. Listen to her aunt telling stories about her mom. Play with her cousins … but she couldn't.

She had seen Holograms of them before but never met them in person because the Jedi council never allowed it. It was one of the many things that Padme and Anakin were upset about.

Laetitia knew that if she introduced herself, they would take her in in a second but she couldn't risk it. She was supposed to be dead. Luke was supposed to be dead. She couldn't jeopardize her brother's safety because of herself.

She looked at the small open casket next to her mother. Her lightsabers were there. The ones she had used to kill her father.

From the moment she left Mustafar, she had vowed to herself that she would never touch a lightsaber again. As a Jedi, she had hurt people with it for selfish reasons. Even if she was no longer a Jedi, she was still a human. She won't touch what she had used to kill her own father.

She coldly wiped the tears off her face. What people knew was the truth. Laetitia Naberrie was dead. She was weak and trusting. She couldn't effort to be that person anymore. She needed to become strong and skilled to rid the Galaxy of Palpatine and his Cyborg-apprentice, Darth Vader. She couldn't cry anymore. She wouldn't.

She turned around. Obi-wan was holding Luke. He was being fussy. Laetitia didn't know if that was because of him being a baby or that he was actually grieving for his mother.


On Tatooine

Obi-wan was holding Luke. They were already connected and liked each other. Laetitia didn't need to be a Force-sensitive to realize that. Just one look and it was clear.

They slowly walked to the house of Owen and Beru Lars, who were outside working on their farm.

"Who are you, kid? You lost?" Owen asked and Beru joined him.

You have no idea. She thought bitterly.

Laetitia took a moment to come up with the words to say but she couldn't find any right words.

While Leah was struggling, Beru was looking at the girl in front of her.

She's familiar. No, she's family. But who …?

Beru closed the distance between them. She knew that she had never seen the kid before but felt strange just by looking at her. And she resembled someone Beru had seen once about 6 years ago.

Padme Amidala. When Anakin Skywalker had come to Tatooine to save his mother, he wasn't alone. He was accompanied by a beautiful young woman named Padme Amidala. Beru had later found out that Padme and Anakin were in a romantic relationship and she was …

Beru suddenly remembered that Padme was pregnant and the child in front of her looked awfully a lot like her, so that must be her child. Their child.

"You're Padme Amidala and Anakin Skywalker's daughter, aren't you?" She asked, as gently as possible.

Done :)