CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

LIFE GOES ON

Anakin was very nervous. He was going to ask Obi-Wan to take Luke as his Padawan learner now that he couldn't because his powers were gone. This was a very important decision, his son's future was very important. It was important for Padmé too. She wasn't crazy about the idea of Luke becoming a Jedi, and if he was going to be one, he wanted him to be trained with someone reliable.

Obi-Wan's shuttle arrived just in time for dinner. The twins greeted him at the door, they were very excited about his visit, specially Luke. They sat at the dinner table to have a surprise dinner that Padmé promised. Anakin was very curious about this surprise. Maybe she ordered the cooks to prepare something special for the visit of his former master. But that wasn't it.

Padmé opened the kitchen door with a wide smile on her face. Sabé followed her, only she looked horrified. Minutes later, they were all eating (or at least trying to) Padmé's famous home cook meal. The truth is that Padmé was an awful cook, and everybody tried anything to avoid eating it. Well, this time it wasn't too easy for Anakin and Obi-Wan to get out of it. Luckily, Anakin remembered why he had invited Obi-Wan to his house, so he excused his former master and himself saying they had important things to talk about'.

"But honey, why don't you have lunch first and then talk?", Padmé asked a little curious.

"Jedi mind tricks don't work in her, do they?", Obi-Wan whispered to Anakin. Anakin sighed.

"Unluckily for us, no", he whispered back. Anakin smiled at Padmé and raised his brows. "I appreciate it honey, but no. We're having a long talk with Obi-Wan here, you know about what. . .", he said looking at Luke. Padmé smiled and grabbed Luke's hand.

"Oh, I see. Alright go ahead. I'll catch you up later".

Obi-Wan was walking through the gardens with Anakin, very curious about what he was going to ask him. He already knew it had to do something with Luke, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Anakin sighed. //Here it comes//, they both thought.

"As you already know, I've lost my powers. Well, I didn't loose them, I trespassed them to my son. He must be a Jedi, and I can't train him. So that's why I wanted to ask you if you'd train him, take him as your Padawan learner. I couldn't think of anyone more perfect than you to do it, besides, Padmé and I trust you with our lives". Anakin looked at Obi-Wan expectant. Obi-Wan played with his beard for a while and then smiled.

"Anakin: I'd be honored to take your child as a Padawan learner. You are my best friend, and so will be your son". Anakin smiled and hugged his master in a friendly bear hug. Padmé was looking for them and saw them in the garden. She smiled and rushed to them.

"I see everything work out as planed, Ani", she said, a wide smile on her face. Anakin released Obi-Wan so that Padmé could hug him. "Thank you so much for accepting this, Obi-Wan. It means a lot to us".

"Please, it's my pleasure. It will be an honor to train your son, Padmé".

"And it's our honor to have you as his master", she added. Padmé released Obi-Wan and smiled at Anakin. he wrapped his arms around his wife smiling.

"Now you don't have to worry", he told her.