All You Mean To Me
By Aiko "Kitty" Skywalker
Chapter TwoPadmé released all the sobs that threatened to fall as soon as Anakin walked out the door. Falling to the kitchen floor, she released all the anguish and pain that had been built up inside of her since she had begun to see the change in Anakin. She should have seen it sooner; she should have been able to help him. If she'd been the wife Anakin had wanted and needed she probably would have. Holding her face in her arms as the crumpled herself into a ball on the floor.
She was so alone suddenly it frightened her. She was on a still unfamiliar planet almost void of life entirely. Tatooine wasn't exactly the liveliest of planets, nothing like Naboo that had no place void of life. But here, as far as she could see were just the rolling hills and dunes of sand. During the sand storms it was even worse.
She often went to Owen and Beru Lars, Anakin's step brother and step brother's wife's home on a moisture farm only twenty kilometers away in the little speeder Anakin had built for her.
But now, she was completely alone. Forgetting the tiny life that grew inside of her, she focused on the fact that she had nowhere to turn. Anakin was probably at Owen and Beru's so she couldn't turn to them and she knew no one else here, save a few shopkeepers in Mos Eisley.
"Ani why did you have to leave me?" she questioned through her sobs. "Why did you have to leave us?" she questioned again.
Then it hit her. Us. Them. The two of them. There were two of them that he had left.
Her eyes growing wide, she shot up to her feet rushing towards the door. Maybe she could catch Anakin before he left…
No such luck. His speeder had already left.
Hyperventilating slightly eh rushed out to her speeder. Maybe she could catch him at Owen and Beru's. Jumping in, she hurried quickly off to Owen and Beru's.
Anakin turned another corner of Mos Eisley, pulling his cloche up about his face. It had been nearly an hour since he had left Padmé. Still fuming slightly from her sudden rage with him, he had decided to find a transport that evening.
Spotting the distant port, he quickened his pace, hoping to be able to catch a transport to Coruscant or at least to a Republican based planet. Entering the port, he peered around, hoping to the force to catch the eye of a familiar pilot.
Unable to find one, he turned his gaze to a well-known republican staking himself out for the time being on Tatooine renting out transports to people for a pretty Republican credit sum. His name was Kio Dulli, a human from Corellia. Anakin had met him on a mission with the Republican Navy earlier in the Clone Wars. His friend was only on leave because of a knee injury when he had been shot down over Geonosis.
"Hey Knight Skywalker, how have the days been to you?" called out Kio Dulli.
"Not too bad Kio but I've come to ask a favor. I need a transport to Coruscant. I have had a fight with Padmé and well, I believe that it's best to leave the planet as soon as possible."
"A fight with Padmé? Unbelievable Skywalker." Pausing for a moment, he continued turning strait to business. "It'll cost you 2000 credits, I know you Jedi only carry credits so since I'm going to Coruscant anyways I'll give you a lift and I'll be able to change the credits for the currency in the outer rim no sweat. When do you need to depart by?"
Picking up his bags that he had neglected when he had greeted his friend. "Now if possible."
"Of course Skywalker, I'll just need ten minutes to prepare the old girl for ya and than well be on our way."
Padmé leaned her head down onto the Lars's dinner table. Sobs racking her body, she rapped her arms around her neck and allowed Beru to put a hand onto her shoulder blade, trying to comfort her in her current condition.
"And he said he had already joined Palpatine! He went behind my back Beru, I don't know how he could have done this."
Beru looked on sympathetically as Owen stood at the other side of the room, shacking his head soundly. He looked towards Beru who nodded towards him. Owen took that as a sure sign to go and pull out one of the cots and headed out to the extra bedroom, which doubled as Beru's sewing room whenever they could afford material.
Beru took a quick glance towards the still a jarred door. Standing she paced over, closing the door before noticing the approaching sand storm.
"You'll be staying here Padmé until the storm is over at least. I shall not have you traveling twenty kilometers in a sand storm in your condition."
"But Beru I was planning on calling…"
"Obi-Wan? We have a transmitter; you can contact him from here. Don't worry Padmé, everything will be alright." She said leading Padmé to the transmitter.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi this is Padmé Skywalker. Obi-Wan?"
After what seemed like an eternity, finally Obi-Wan responded.
"Padmé?" he crocked out sleepily over his transmitter. "You do realize it's three in the morning here on Coruscant?"
"I'm sorry Obi-Wan but this is important." She stated slowly. "Its about Anakin."
"What about him?" he asked, perking up slightly hearing the name of his former Padawan.
"He's leaving the Jedi Order." She stated quickly. "And to make matters worse he's joined Palpatine and the Sith."
"What?" he spat out in shock, quickly becoming awake. Reaching to his side for his Jedi robe. "I must contact the council with the news immediately. Thank you for telling me Padmé." He said reached forwards to turn off the transmitter.
"Wait Obi-Wan that's not all!" she squeaked out.
Obi-Wan looked quizzically at her. "What more?"
"Its more important than that."
"What's more important than this?" he asked, a little peeved.
Taking a deep breath she put a hand to her now swelling womb.
"I'm pregnant." She stated slowly looking down at her feet. After a moment she looked up into his Obi-Wan's eyes.
Obi-Wan said nothing but Padmé could tell he was contemplating the situation thoroughly.
"Does he know?"
Padmé nodded her head almost reluctantly.
"I told him after he told me he was going to leave the order."
"What did he do?"
"He was bursting with pride and happiness. We were happy for a few minutes but then I asked what the Jedi would say. He said he didn't care and that he was still leaving the order. We got in a fight over this, I was worried about four financial situation, after all the Jedi do support us and I'm sure they'd support our child too but Anakin simply said that the Sith would supply us more financially and he said that he had already gone to Palpatine and than he had already agreed to join."
"So he's…"
"A sith. Yes," Padmé answered dutifully, lowering her head again. "I grew angry with him, after all he had made a decision that would surely mess up what little life we have left and would ultimately effect the outcome of the wars. He said it was for the best and I told him to get out. He left after I yelled at him. I came to the Lars's hoping to catch him but he wasn't here. I'm afraid Obi-Wan that I might have lost him…"
Obi-Wan sat in silence for a few minutes and then finally spoke.
"Where do you think he went?"
"Probably Mos Eisley to get a transport if I know my husband."
"Do you think there's any possibility he returned home?"
"Probably not. He said 'Goodbye Padmé Amidala Naberrie' which cannot be a good sign. He's never called me that before, ever. But then again I've never kicked him out of our home."
Obi-Wan sat in silence, contemplating the situation for what seemed like an eternity. Finally he spoke.
"I shall contact the council immediately. I shall also look at all the scheduled landings. If anyone tries to land on Coruscant, they must have scheduled it at least forty-eight hours in advance. That means if Anakin tries to get to Coruscant (which I believe he shall do) he will have had to find a transport scheduled to arrive here. I'll check any and all scheduled for stop offs at Tatooine today and all take offs for Coruscant. If he leaves the planet either on his scheduled departure tomorrow or on another one tonight, I'll find him."
"Thank you Obi-Wan," Padmé added in hopefully.
"But Padmé I must say that if Anakin ahs become a Sith I do not feel that you are safe on Tatooine. I believe that you must depart there immediately."
"Why?" she asked concerned.
"The Dark Side is not a thing to be toyed with. If Anakin ahs really turned than you cannot trust him with yourself let alone the child. I am sure the council shall send a knight to get you on Tatooine or at least a transport. Please stay available for the next twenty-four hours Padmé. I shall contact you as soon as possible."
"Thank you Obi-Wan."
"May the force be with you." Obi-Wan stated before turning off his transmitter.
Padmé turned off her transmitter and leaned back in her chair. Something told her these would be the most strenuous and nerve wracking twenty-four hours of her life.
End of Chapter Two
That's it for now. You just have to wait for some more. Now Obi-Wan's involved and Anakin's departing Tatooine. What shall become of our star crossed lovers and there child? Will Anakin even care about the child or shall he just abandon it as he is doing Padmé? And what of Padmé? Will she leave Tatooine for safety or will she wait for her husband to return, Sith or not? Tune in next time. (Man I sound like a TV show now -_-. BAD KITTY *slaps wrist*).
May the force be with you,
Aiko "Kitty" Skywalker