"We're here," said Anakin, coming out of the cockpit to join Luke and
Padmé, who had been sitting around talking for a while. The two seemed to
have quite a bit in common.
Padmé nodded smiling, "I know,"
Anakin gave a sigh, "Now is when I will start to try to make up for what I've done... But I'm not sure if anyone will accept that,"
"Why wouldn't people accept your help?" Luke asked innocently.
A shiver ran through Anakin's body, "Do you remember how I told you that as of a few days ago, I was Darth Vader?"
"Yeah," said Luke.
"Well, many people won't trust me for having been evil for so long... I don't even trust myself... Despite what people will say about me, I will work hard at fixing as many things as I can.... As it is, I'm surprised that Padmé and Obi- Wan trust me at all... Do you understand?"
"Kind of. But if you say your sorry, won't people forgive you, and forget you were ever Darth Vader?" Luke asked.
Anakin shook his head, and ruffled Luke's hair, "As much as I wish things were that simple, they aren't. I destroyed so much, hurt so many people... That is unforgivable,"
Padmé put her hands on Anakin's shoulders, "Ani, I know, we all know, how hard this will be for you, but we understand... We all love you to much to not..." she said, trying her best to comfort him.
Anakin smiled, "I know,"
Obi- Wan and Mara came out of the cockpit, "Control said that Bail, Ambre, and possibly Leia are going to meet us here in a few minutes," said Obi- Wan.
"Bail... As in Bail Organa?" Anakin asked, nearly gulping.
"Yes," said Obi- Wan, "He and his wife Ambre have taken care of Leia these past years.. What's wrong?"
Anakin swallowed, "He was my next assignment to kill," he said, "Palpatine felt that he had learned to much about all that has happened... Its likely that they will still try to kill him... It is likely that Palpatine will get around to getting someone else to kill him within the next month,"
"We must be extra careful then," said Obi- wan as he exited the ship, Mara and Luke followed behind.
Padmé grasped Anakin's hand in her own. "Anakin, be careful," she said.
"I will," he replied.
Still holding hands, the 2 walked down the exit ramp of exit Alpha one to find Bail, Ambre and- Leia.
Anakin froze when he set eyes on her. He flashed back to those pictures he had once seen in Padme's bedroom... Scarily similar! A shiver ran through his body. How could he have ever left so much?
Padmé squeezed his hand, bringing him back to reality. Anakin then noticed that Bail and Obi- Wan were talking quietly, Bail kept glancing at Anakin boldly, and his wife was staring at him in terror, all while holding the little girl back, away from them. Padmé squeezed his hand again, and Anakin looked at her, she knew him to well. "Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything," he murmured, letting go of her hand to put his arm around her shoulder. "I know," she replied.
Padmé started to say something else but was interrupted by Luke, tugging at the sleeve of her robe. "That's her! That's the girl I always saw in my dreams! Is that my sister?" he asked.
Padmé chuckled, "Yes, that's her, but she doesn't know anything about all of this yet so please don't say anything about that to her,"
"Okay!" said Luke smiling.
"What dreams?" Anakin asked, having not heard about Luke's dreams yet.
"I used to always dream about Mom, Leia, and a dark figure. Then the night before you guys came, the dark figure went away and you were there instead," said Luke.
Anakin raised his eyebrows, "Well I guess that dream was true," he said.
"Padmé!" said Bail, who was now done talking with Obi- Wan. He walked over to where she and Anakin were standing. He hugged her for a moment and then let go. "Its good to see you again," he continued, "And Anakin," he said, and as though it was the hardest thing in the world, he shook his hand, "What a surprise,"
"Hello Bail," said Padmé smiling.
Anakin nodded in acknowledgement.
"And this is Luke I presume?" Bail asked, looking at Luke.
"Yes," said Padmé, smiling down at her son, "He was living with Owen and Beru, Anakin's half brother and his wife, until a few days ago,"
"I see... Lets go inside, its much to cold of a day to stand out here," sad Bail.
"Of course," said Padmé.
Bail led the group inside the Alderaanian castle. They turned a few corners and went into the Organa's private sitting room. "Leia," said Ambre, "Why don't you take our child guests to go see Winter,"
"Okay," said Leia reluctantly. She had been curious as to who these visitors were, and why her parents wouldn't let her even say hi to Miss Padmé.
"That's a good idea," said Padmé, speaking up, "Luke, this is Leia. She's going to take you to go see her friend Winter," she said.
"Okay... Mom," said Luke, smiling, and Padmé couldn't help but smile back.
"Mara, why don't you go along, too," said Obi- Wan. /Besides, now that they're together, they're more likely to get in trouble/
"Yes Master Obi- Wan," she said.
"Come on!" said Leia cheerfully, leading Luke and Mara out of the sitting room.
Once out of hear shot, Bail spoke, "So what's story here?" he asked, "Obi- Wan told me a little at the docking bay, but I'm just curious, what's going on? And what is Skywalker doing here?"
Padmé glanced at Obi- Wan. "Why don't you explain," she said.
"If you insist..." said Obi- Wan reluctantly, "Anyways, Bail, as I started to explain..."
"Its okay, I'll explain," said Anakin who had been silent for quite some time. So Anakin proceeded to explain exactly what had happened, and looks of terror, or surprise passed over Bail and Ambre's faces. Then, they both froze at his last statement, "And so now, we- Padmé and I- have come to get Leia,"
"Okay," said Ambre weakly.
Bail only nodded.
~*~
End Part 2: Chapter 8 Whew! That took me a long time! sorry its so short! I have had SO much homework and have had hardly anytime at all to write! Its finally done! The next update on this story probably won't be until at least the end of February... definitely past the 15th... I'm very busy until then (I'm an active member in my school's band and jazz band if you didn't know, I play the trumpet, and trumpet is really the only thing I enjoy more than writing,).. Anyways, I'll try to get another chapter done ASAP! Please review!
Padmé nodded smiling, "I know,"
Anakin gave a sigh, "Now is when I will start to try to make up for what I've done... But I'm not sure if anyone will accept that,"
"Why wouldn't people accept your help?" Luke asked innocently.
A shiver ran through Anakin's body, "Do you remember how I told you that as of a few days ago, I was Darth Vader?"
"Yeah," said Luke.
"Well, many people won't trust me for having been evil for so long... I don't even trust myself... Despite what people will say about me, I will work hard at fixing as many things as I can.... As it is, I'm surprised that Padmé and Obi- Wan trust me at all... Do you understand?"
"Kind of. But if you say your sorry, won't people forgive you, and forget you were ever Darth Vader?" Luke asked.
Anakin shook his head, and ruffled Luke's hair, "As much as I wish things were that simple, they aren't. I destroyed so much, hurt so many people... That is unforgivable,"
Padmé put her hands on Anakin's shoulders, "Ani, I know, we all know, how hard this will be for you, but we understand... We all love you to much to not..." she said, trying her best to comfort him.
Anakin smiled, "I know,"
Obi- Wan and Mara came out of the cockpit, "Control said that Bail, Ambre, and possibly Leia are going to meet us here in a few minutes," said Obi- Wan.
"Bail... As in Bail Organa?" Anakin asked, nearly gulping.
"Yes," said Obi- Wan, "He and his wife Ambre have taken care of Leia these past years.. What's wrong?"
Anakin swallowed, "He was my next assignment to kill," he said, "Palpatine felt that he had learned to much about all that has happened... Its likely that they will still try to kill him... It is likely that Palpatine will get around to getting someone else to kill him within the next month,"
"We must be extra careful then," said Obi- wan as he exited the ship, Mara and Luke followed behind.
Padmé grasped Anakin's hand in her own. "Anakin, be careful," she said.
"I will," he replied.
Still holding hands, the 2 walked down the exit ramp of exit Alpha one to find Bail, Ambre and- Leia.
Anakin froze when he set eyes on her. He flashed back to those pictures he had once seen in Padme's bedroom... Scarily similar! A shiver ran through his body. How could he have ever left so much?
Padmé squeezed his hand, bringing him back to reality. Anakin then noticed that Bail and Obi- Wan were talking quietly, Bail kept glancing at Anakin boldly, and his wife was staring at him in terror, all while holding the little girl back, away from them. Padmé squeezed his hand again, and Anakin looked at her, she knew him to well. "Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything," he murmured, letting go of her hand to put his arm around her shoulder. "I know," she replied.
Padmé started to say something else but was interrupted by Luke, tugging at the sleeve of her robe. "That's her! That's the girl I always saw in my dreams! Is that my sister?" he asked.
Padmé chuckled, "Yes, that's her, but she doesn't know anything about all of this yet so please don't say anything about that to her,"
"Okay!" said Luke smiling.
"What dreams?" Anakin asked, having not heard about Luke's dreams yet.
"I used to always dream about Mom, Leia, and a dark figure. Then the night before you guys came, the dark figure went away and you were there instead," said Luke.
Anakin raised his eyebrows, "Well I guess that dream was true," he said.
"Padmé!" said Bail, who was now done talking with Obi- Wan. He walked over to where she and Anakin were standing. He hugged her for a moment and then let go. "Its good to see you again," he continued, "And Anakin," he said, and as though it was the hardest thing in the world, he shook his hand, "What a surprise,"
"Hello Bail," said Padmé smiling.
Anakin nodded in acknowledgement.
"And this is Luke I presume?" Bail asked, looking at Luke.
"Yes," said Padmé, smiling down at her son, "He was living with Owen and Beru, Anakin's half brother and his wife, until a few days ago,"
"I see... Lets go inside, its much to cold of a day to stand out here," sad Bail.
"Of course," said Padmé.
Bail led the group inside the Alderaanian castle. They turned a few corners and went into the Organa's private sitting room. "Leia," said Ambre, "Why don't you take our child guests to go see Winter,"
"Okay," said Leia reluctantly. She had been curious as to who these visitors were, and why her parents wouldn't let her even say hi to Miss Padmé.
"That's a good idea," said Padmé, speaking up, "Luke, this is Leia. She's going to take you to go see her friend Winter," she said.
"Okay... Mom," said Luke, smiling, and Padmé couldn't help but smile back.
"Mara, why don't you go along, too," said Obi- Wan. /Besides, now that they're together, they're more likely to get in trouble/
"Yes Master Obi- Wan," she said.
"Come on!" said Leia cheerfully, leading Luke and Mara out of the sitting room.
Once out of hear shot, Bail spoke, "So what's story here?" he asked, "Obi- Wan told me a little at the docking bay, but I'm just curious, what's going on? And what is Skywalker doing here?"
Padmé glanced at Obi- Wan. "Why don't you explain," she said.
"If you insist..." said Obi- Wan reluctantly, "Anyways, Bail, as I started to explain..."
"Its okay, I'll explain," said Anakin who had been silent for quite some time. So Anakin proceeded to explain exactly what had happened, and looks of terror, or surprise passed over Bail and Ambre's faces. Then, they both froze at his last statement, "And so now, we- Padmé and I- have come to get Leia,"
"Okay," said Ambre weakly.
Bail only nodded.
~*~
End Part 2: Chapter 8 Whew! That took me a long time! sorry its so short! I have had SO much homework and have had hardly anytime at all to write! Its finally done! The next update on this story probably won't be until at least the end of February... definitely past the 15th... I'm very busy until then (I'm an active member in my school's band and jazz band if you didn't know, I play the trumpet, and trumpet is really the only thing I enjoy more than writing,).. Anyways, I'll try to get another chapter done ASAP! Please review!