Business as Usual

Anakin POV

My day was jammed packed. First, Obi-Wan took me to Depa's chambers, and we had a long session about living with the guilt my actions brought. Then Master Yoda summoned us to his chambers, and I went in alone to meditate with him. My mind drifted to Sidious and the anger I had stored up, and wanted to acted on. Yoda had me imagine the anger as rocks that were burdens and I dropped them into a giant chasm. Next, I went and met Windu for a workout session. For once I actually enjoyed myself as I Windu coached me to use my anger properly. It felt weird using the light side after all these years, but I was a fast learner, and Windu seemed impressed. Finally, we had a Jedi Council session with all members, including me, to my surprise. Sidious was the topic at hand, and I was for once, the expert on the matter because I was a Sith in the previous life.

"Where do you think he is, Skywalker?" asked Windu suddenly.

Everyone turned to me. I was shocked. No one, especially Windu, asked for my opinion.

I closed my eyes. "He is hiding in plain sight. He will be making his move for power. Not for the Senate, but among the other Sith. He will strive to be the ruler of them first before he becomes a problem for us, and that will take a while. Years, maybe. But he is patient. He will take apprentices as they become useful and kill them off as they become burdensome. Soon he will find an apprentice who is worthy of sharing power with because they are so strong with the force. Then he will strike. What that looks like, I don't know. He won't come for the senate again. My guess is, really to attack the Jedi themselves keep us in constant war. That is what I would do."

"Clear your mind is, Skywalker," said Yoda.

Everyone was concerned that my suicide attempt was a way of Sidious turning me over to the Dark Side. Obi-Wan stuck to me like glue, wherever I went. He only left me alone for my sessions with Yoda where we meditated on the light, Windu where we dueled just to let off steam, and with Depa were we talked it out. Actually before I went home last night we got into an argument.

"Anakin, where are you going?"

I sighed. "Home to my wife, Obi-Wan."

"Are you safe? Depa has not released you."

"Obi-Wan, Rex and Snips let Padme and I do our own thing and they were just there if we needed them!"

"Anakin this is about your health. You're not well."

"I am going to go be with my wife!" I screamed at him. "I have not seen her in thirty years! Now we are finally together again and I am not letting Palpatine or anything else stop us!"

"Anakin, think. If you lose control, or anything you could hurt her."

"I know THAT!" I screamed. God he made me so angry. "Yeah, like I hurt her on Mustafar. I know. But, I am not going to hurt her. I'm in control."

"You don't seem to be in control of your emotions Anakin," stated Obi-Wan.

I screamed and drew my lightsaber. It ignited without my thinking and I turned on Obi-Wan.

He just stood there. His silhouette blue against the backdrop of the night sky.

"What are you going to do, Anakin?" he asked.

"I don't know," I said. After a few minutes, I turned off the lightsaber, and he came to stand by my side.

"Come stay at my apartment, please. You are not yourself, and I don't want anything to happen to you or Padme."

I nodded. We got into his speeder and drove to his apartment. Once we were inside, I pulled out my communicator and signalled Padme. She picked up on the second beep.

"Hello," came her soft voice. She was wearing her silk blue nightgown that I knew was see-through. My heart ached for her. I wanted her here in front of me, and I did not care that Obi-Wan was in the next room.

"Hey Angel," I said.

"Anakin, Where are you?" she asked.

"Obi-Wan's apartment."

"Why?"

I groaned. "They- Obi-Wan does not think that I am safe. He thinks that I could snap or something and they do not want me around you. Which, I mean, if they are right and I am violent, then I don't want to be in a place where I could hurt you either."

"What do you mean your not safe? Put Obi-Wan on," she said.

I threw the communicator to him, and he grabbed it. "Hello Padme. How are you?"

"Obi-Wan, why did you kidnap my husband?"

"Padme, Anakin is unwell, and-"

"I can see that, but what makes you suited to take care of him?"

Obi-Wan blinked. "I have taken care of him from when he was ten years old."

"Well I was married to him. I took care of him in a way you never could. He has told me things that he could never tell you or even Depa. So if he is spending the night somewhere to recover from Sidious, he is spending the night with me. We are technically still on our honeymoon."

I laughed and started packing as they continued to argue. Obi-Wan would put up a good fight, but Padme would win. I was still laughing when we had our bags at our home and she was letting us in.

"Shut up, Anakin," Obi-Wan said.

"I have never seen you two fight before. I can't believe you lost. She has to teach me how she did that."

"I did not loose. I conceded."

"Isn't that loosing?" I asked.