"Come on Master, we've been gone too long." Ahsoka said as she got dressed after we had sex at our outdoor picnic.
"I can't help myself." I said as I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close. "You're too beautiful, you make me stop everything I'm doing to look at you." I told her then kissed the side of her head.
"Anakin." She giggled then escaped my arms. "We could be caught any second. We need to get back to work."
"Fine." I groaned and got up and finished getting ready myself.
We cleaned up our mess and made sure we were both presentable before getting back on the speeder and heading back to the palace. Once back at the palace I was with Ahsoka as she informed the King that she was leaving. He said he was sad to see her leave but forever grateful for her and all the help she has provided for Onderon and it was because of her that Onderon was now a part of the galactic republic. She thanked the King for being so hospitable to her and then we were on our way to my ship to take us back to the Jedi temple. But as we were walking out Lux stopped us and wanted to say goodbye to us; he just wanted to say goodbye to her but was being polite by saying he wanted to say goodbye to me as well.
"It-it was really good to see you again Ahsoka. Come back soon, yeah?" Lux said, blushing a little bit.
"Yes I will. The Republic Senate will still have a spot for you if you ever reconsider." She offered him.
"Maybe one day I will." He said with a smile.
"Thank you for housing my Padawan but we need to be on our way now." I told him.
"Yes of course Master Jedi, again, thank you." He said before Ahsoka and I made our way inside the ship.
We made our way back to the Jedi council in good time. Small talk the entire time, just catching up on the weeks that we were a part from each other. I hated being away from her for as long as we were but I know that we weren't likely to be together in the later parts of her pregnancy so I treasured these moments we had just the two of us. When we arrived at the temple Ahsoka sealed her cloak again and I put one on me and sealed mine as well. Ahsoka raised her eyebrow at me when I did so.
"It will be less strange if we are both wearing our cloaks instead of just you wearing one." I explained.
"Smart thinking Master." She said as we exited the ship and began to make our way to the council. As we did I saw Ahsoka's hand wander to her stomach and she lightly stroked her belly.
"Don't do that." I whispered to her.
"Sorry." She whispered back. "I do it unconsciously sometimes now. It comforts me."
"That's fine but not in front of the council. They cannot know about the baby." I reminded her.
We made our way to the council where the members were all there waiting for our report. We got there and got straight to business. Ahsoka gave her report about what happened on Onderon and she gave them the peace treaty that the King signed when he joined the republic. Everything seemed to be going very well.
"Job well done Padawan Tano." Master Windu told her. "We appreciate all that you're doing for the Republic. We have chosen a moon in the Tatooine system to build the watchtower, Jabba won't even allow us to send supplies there without you being there. It is crucial to us that we start the building of the tower now. We are sending you there immediately. Along with your Master for now. There is no need for you to fall behind on your training while you oversee a watch tower."
"Yes Master." We both said, then we started to turn away.
"Little 'Soka." Master Koon stopped her, "Something is different with you, what is it?"
"It has just been a while since you've seen me. My lekku has grown more since the last time I've seen you." She added nonchalantly.
"Hmmm, very well, be on your way then. Tattonie is a long way away." Koon said then we both bowed before we left the council.
As soon as we were out of the council room we made our way to my room. As soon as we were both in I locked the door and we let out a huge sigh; Master Koon almost caught something. I don't know if it was because he was the one who found her when she was a youngling and they have remained close ever since and he was able to tell that her body was changing because of the pregnancy or he sensed it. Whatever the reason was, it was too close, she had to stay away from the council from now until she delivered.
I turned from my door and made my way over to my bed and laid down on it, within seconds Ahsoka was curling at my side and I was stroking her back. It was risky for us to be together like this especially in the temple but we needed this. I gave her a squeeze before getting up and heading to the washroom attached to my room for a shower. When I finished my shower Ahsoka was no longer in my room; slowly I got dressed and packed a little bit before making my way over to Ahsoka's room to tell her to start packing for us going to Tatooine. We both knew that once I dropped her off there I wouldn't be picking her up until after she had the baby. When I walked in her room she was sitting on her bed looking at a few of her clothes laying on her bed.
"It would be more efficient if you put those in a bag." I suggested to her.
"There's no point."
"What do you mean?" I asked her.
"They don't fit. My clothes stopped fitting a few weeks ago and I have been altering my clothes or getting new ones on Olderon." She informed me.
"Oh…" I didn't know what to say. "Well we can get you some new clothes once we're on Tatooine."
"Sounds like a plan." She said unenthusiastically before getting up and putting her cloak back on. "It will be better if we just leave now. The longer we are here the higher chance we have of a Jedi running into us and figuring something out."
"Are you okay Snips?" I asked her.
"I'm just sad to be leaving the temple. It won't be for months until I am back to Jedi business." She said as her hand wandered back to her growing stomach.
"Anything else bugging you?" I asked.
"I know being on Tatooine is the best option for us and I am thankful that this mission came when it did but…"
"But you'd rather be on the battlefield." I finished for her.
"Yes. I am a Jedi-junky if you will." She joked.
"It is okay to miss your Jedi work, it is all you know, it's a lifestyle, it is your lifestyle"
"I know, but I have a very good reason to stay off the battlefield." She smiled down at her stomach.
"I wish I could spend every moment with the two of you." I said going over to her and placing my hand on her stomach.
"I wish you could too. Come on let's go, maybe the council won't have another mission for you for a while and you'll be able to stay with me longer."
"I will stay with you as long as I can." I said before giving her another kiss on the side of the head before we walked out of her room and towards the landing platform where our ship was waiting for us with a small squardrent of clones, one of them being Rex.
We planned to work from small ships instead of a cruiser because we didn't want to draw sepratist attention to us and we built the tower. This ship, along with a few others we would pick up along the way to Tatooine would be the only ones we would have. All of us would be staying on Tatooine as refugees in small groups until the air on the base was breathable; this was our way of staying invisible. Rex, Ahsoka, and I would be our own small group and we would be staying with Owen; Rex, who we were keeping in the dark about Ahsoka's pregnancy.
On the way to Tatooine, which was not a small trip, the ship was very small meaning that Ahsoka and I would be sharing a room; but because the ship was smaller our room was closer to the Clones rooms. Rex, Ahsoka, and I were on the bridge flying the ship when in a few hours in Ahsoka got tired and headed to our room to take a nap.
"Permission to speak freely sir?" Rex asked.
"Rex, it's just me and you, you don't need to be so formal when we're alone." i said with a smile.
"What is different with Commander Tano?" He asked. "I can't put my finger on it but something is different about her.
"Nothing. Nothing is different with her." I answered quickly.
"No something is. I can't quite put my finger on it but she's been acting differently lately and something looks different about her." Rex pushed.
"It's just been awhile since you've last seen her."
"Maybe." He said scratching his chin.
"You Ahsoka, and I will be staying on the edge of the town with my step-brother, promise you won't embarrass me?" I joked with him, trying to change the topic.
"Honestly before this mission I didn't know you had a brother, even more surprised you knew him, most Jedi don't know their birth family."
"Yeah well I was taken into the Order at a much older age then most are." I pointed out.
"Must have been a hard transition for you."
"It was, but this is where I belong." I told him.
We continued to make small talk for a while. I knew hiding Ahsoka's pregnancy really a Jedi would be difficult but I forgot about the clones that knew Ahsaoka well; they would notice a difference. Forcahtnly Rex was the only clone on this mission that Ashoka knew very well. After a few hours I excused myself from the bridge and let Rex fly us for a bit while I went to go check on Ahsoka. When I got there she was sleeping peacefully on her side; I smiled at her and gently woke her up.
"Ahsoka wake up, as much as I would like to let you sleep forever this is still a mission." I reminded her.
"I am up." She said as she sat up and rubbed her eyes."I'm hungry."
"Come on." I said laughing and helping her up, "Let's go get something to eat."
She nodded and got up and started to walk towards the door but I grabbed her to stop her.
"What?" She asked.
"Forgetting something?" I asked, grabbing her cloak that was on the bed.
"Oh yeah, I can't believe I almost forgot that." She said grabbing it and wrapping it around her so that her growing bump was hidden.
