I'll Always Think of You.....
Part Five
Written by Lady Serenity Moon
"Oh Ani, what wonderful news! You must be pleased," Mum replied excitely. I nodded, not bothering to even answer her. My mind
was one other things one of those things had a name, Amidala. I would have to go and apologize. I could not live with myself otherwise.
She had been through alot these past few years. The Clone Wars had, had their affect of her.
Naboo was one of the only planets who had separate laws than the Republic and the rest of the Senate. Amidala had made it that
way prefering not to get caught up in the rebuilding of the Republic. After the Clone Wars, I was proclaimed a hero throughtout the
galaxy. My face appeared on every holo, every billboard anything you could think of.
The Jedi Council even recognized my so called bravery by having a celebration one which Amidala wasn't allowed to attend. Though
I had not been Knighted none of that mattered once I was able to return to Amidala and Naboo. While I was away, she has sucessfully
managed to shut Naboo off from the rest of the galaxy.
She had also formed an army which was quite large considering the relative size of the planet and it's population. Nobody was willing
to go up against Naboo and it's system of planets. Many of the planets which circled around the Naboo system lay in fear of their
neighbour. It only intensified, when I married Amidala.
Imagine, The Saviour Queen of Naboo marries the Hero of the Clone Wars. The perfect dream couple who had gone through hell
before finally finding love in each other. I forced her to open herself and her planet up to the rest of civilisation. The Senate welcomed
her warm hands of security.
She gained many allies and yet if she had chosen the Senate would have bowed before her, in complete agreement with her every
decision. But no, she wanted a husband and a family not a political career as Supreme Chancellor. When she found out she was
pregnant, she could not stop jumping up and down.
Rejoicing in every single moment of morning sickness, talking to her stomach every night in hopes that our child would hear her words
of love. Her eyes sparkled with some new light, that had not been there a few years ago. Something had changed within her, a new
hope had formed in her subconscious.
Even I have changed, I admit it. I had always protected her, put her safety first over my own. But now it wasn't only her life that would be in
danger if would be the life of my child. I never wanted to see Amidala crawl into that dark hole I had dug her out of. Nobody should suffer
like that, alone and in silence.
"Ani, what are you thinking about?" I sighed and chuckled softly. "Mum in all these years have you ever heard my name mentioned?" "A
few times but basically you were mainly called 'The Hero of the Clone Wars.' I heard that a Queen Amidala had married some Jedi but
I never thought that that would have been you."
"Master Skywalker huh? You must have earned a name for yourself." I blushed a bright red colour. "Does the Naboo public know about
Padme's pregnancy?" Mum asked using Amidala's handmaiden name. I shook my head, "To dangerous at the moment, many people
still want her dead."
"What about you? I understand that your not to popular throughtout the black market." I chuckled, "You know to much, Mum. Who told you
all this?" Mum shrugged, "Obi-Wan, Freddy, Sabe, Eirtae and some of your guards." I smiled and looked up at the beautiful sunset. The
twin suns of Tatooine settled safely below the horizon and darkness overtook the small outer rim planet.
"What's Naboo like?" Mum asked. I jumped never expecting her to be so straight forward with her questions. "It's beautiful, though there
are many cities now and the population has increased. The planets is still mostly forest and jungles though. The Naboo are a very cultural
people and take their religion and beliefs very seriously."
"I like to think that we do too!" "Mum, answer me this who was my father?" Mum sighed, she was obviously hoping that I would not bring
this subject up. "Anakin, you have no father. You could say that the force created you. I was seeing nobody at the time of your conception.
One day, I went to the healers and found out I was pregnant. I had no idea how this happened. But I have learned to accept that you were
just meant to be like many other things in life."
I knew this to be true somehow. My father was as I considered Obi-Wan. He had taken me, trained me, cared for me, everything a father
should have done. But searched for an answer to the question of my father by using the force. Maybe as mother said, the force is my father
it gave me life and it will also give it's son death.
"Thank you, I just needed to know." Mum nodded. I sensed the approach of one of my party members, I didn't move. "Jedi Skywalker,"
Amdiala's voice stated coldly. Mum got up and placed her hand on my shoulder. "I think you two need some time along. I shall see you later."
I nodded and continued to stare up into the night's sky.
Amidala sat a few centimetres away from me, we didn't talk but rather sat in silence. "I've been thinking..," we both said in unison. Amidala
laughed softly. Her sweet laughter was music to my ears especially when she was trying to make it sound sexy. She was teasing me, hoping
that I would reach out and grab her forcefully like I had done so many times before.
The problem was that it was working. "I was going to come and see you...but I got sidetracked," I stated trying not to look at her angelic face
or more importantly into those exotic brown eyes of hers. "Ani, please forgive me. I know that I shouldn't have ever reacted like that after all
you were only thinking of freeing your mother. I want you to continue with you plan."
What was she thinking? Did she realize what she was saying yes too? "But -," I started. "Hey what did I tell you before no buts. But I'll only
let you do this on two conditions. Condition Number One: You be careful and don't get yourself killed out there. Condition Number Two: You
hold me right now."
I grinned sheepishly. "I think I can manage both of you conditions." I carefully put my right hand around her waist and pulled her closer towards
me. She leaned her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. I watched as her hands drifted automatically almost protectively to her stomach.
I reached my hand down and placed it on her upper stomach. She was only about two months pregnant and hadn't even started to show yet.
But I could still sense the life...no wait lives growing within her. I quickly pulled my hand away from her stomach in shock. She sat up and looked
at me. "What's wrong? What did you sense?" I stroked her chocolate coloured hair with my other hand and smiled evily. I felt like a little child
that knew of something that their parents did not.
"Our children..are fine don't worry, love." Amidala sighed not fully realizing what I had just said. "Our..what?" She yelled. I swear that she would
have woken up most of the neighbour's. "Our children...a boy and a girl. Twins!" Amidala covered her mouth with her hand and thought for a
few seconds before replying.
"The Skywalker Twins." She had a sort of dreamy look in her eyes that I had seen only once before at our wedding day. "The Skywalker's ride
again." Amidala slapped me on the arm playfully. She lowered herself onto my lap, with her hands placed on her stomach and started to drift off
into a deep sleep. I pushed the hair out of her face and watched the beauty that was my wife sleep.
*Author's P.O.V *
Shmi Skywalker smiled from her place behind a nearby pole which barely managed to shield her from her son's gaze. She sighed realizing that
Anakin being a Jedi probably meant that he could sense her presence anyway. So what was the use of hiding? Tomorrow they would put Anakin's
Pod-racer idea into action.
That meant confronting the bad tempered Jabba the Hutt. Shmi reminded herself of the old saying, 'The Force is strong with this one.' The force
was incrediably strong with her son, Qui-Gon had told her that much. She knew that somehow, without her knowing it the force would be with
them tomorrow.
I feel the conflict within you, reviewers. Let go of your hatred and tell me if you liked this chapter!! LOL...A little mis-guided ROTJ line there. Please
Review and the next chapter should be out very soon. Thank you to everybody who has reviewed so far - LSM