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Changing Times: Part 2: Chapter 9
"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. "Why don't you stay a week or so? Get to know her better before you tell her..." he sighed, "She is rightfully your child, and we will give her up if we must," he said solemnly.
Padmé smiled, "Thank you Bail," she said quietly...
Anakin and Padmé were given a room in the palace, that was across the hall from Leia's room. Next to their room, was Luke's room, next to Luke's room was Mara and Obi- Wan's room. They had decided that they would indeed stay for a week and get to know Leia.
~*~
The morning following their arrival, Anakin awoke around dawn. Padmé was curled up in his arms, fast asleep. He smiled. She was even more beautiful- if that was possible - when she slept. Anakin laid there, warm and comfortable. It was amazing just how much could change over only a few days.
Everything was so different. So much better. Yet he could never forget what a terrible, evil, person he had been. He didn't understand what he had been thinking on that fateful day 5 years ago- The day on which he had turned to the dark side. Had he had an even half way decent reason to? He just didn't know.
Though he hadn't told anyone, every once and a while, a little bit of Vader would creep back into him. He had fought off what tried to come back easily enough, but he wasn't quite sure as to what kind of permanent solution he could come up with. He shook his head slightly.
He looked back at Padmé, it looked as though she was going to sleep for a while longer. He kissed the top of her head and rolled out of bed. He just stood there for a moment, in a trance, watching her sleep. He was soon brought back however, shaking himself out of it....
45 minutes later, Anakin had gotten cleaned up, and had found some robes to wear. He wasn't quite sure of what to do now. He didn't want to wake Padmé, but now, it was around 8:00 and he figured she had slept long enough, and besides, Bail and Ambre had told them to come to the great hall for breakfast at 9:30.
He reached out with the force and started to tickle her, and she soon awoke laughing.
"Good morning," he said, smiling at her.
She sat up, and climbed out of the bed. "Good morning," she said, smiling back. She climbed out of the bed and stretched.
He stepped forward and hugged her for a moment. "You look like an angel, you know that?" he said quietly.
She looked up at him, he was at least a foot taller than her. "Thank you," she said, kissing him on the cheek.
~*~
Half an hour later, once Padmé had gotten ready for the day, Padmé and Anakin exited their room and went next door to Luke's. Padmé knocked on the door, and moments later, Luke opened it.
"Hi Mom, Hi Dad!" he said cheerfully.
"Good Morning," said Anakin and Padmé simultaneously.
"We're supposed to go eat breakfast in about half an hour, are you ready?" Padmé asked.
"Yup! I'm ready!" he said.
Anakin and Padmé exchanged amused glances at Luke's actions. He was an amazing little boy.
The three of them made their way down to the great hall to find that Bail, Ambre, Leia, Obi- Wan, and Mara were already there...
The conversation at breakfast was mainly about lighthearted things such as the weather, and what everyone had been up to lately. It had also been agreed that, as Bail put it, "since she is only be here for a short amount of time," that Leia would spend most of her time with Padmé.
~*~
Later that day, Anakin and Obi- Wan roamed around the castle together. They hadn't truly had a chance to talk yet, and were enjoying the opportunity to do so. Padmé had taken Leia to some field, and Luke and Mara were off playing through the castle.
"So what have you been up to these past years?" Anakin asked.
"Ah, Not very much. I went on missions alone or with others, sometimes I helped teach some of the younglings. I didn't even try to take on a Padawan until recently. I was to torn up over loosing you." Obi- Wan admitted.
"I'm sorry.... Master," said Anakin, smiling.
Obi- Wan chuckled, "Now that's a phrase I haven't heard in a while,"
"Yeah, I was always apologizing for something, Master" Anakin said with a grin.
"And I was always yelling at you for something, Young one,"
The two of them laughed, not knowing that Luke and Mara had been watching the whole time from a balcony above.
Mara frowned down at the scene, what was that about? She didn't mean to be possessive of her Master, but she didn't much like what they had been saying.
"Mara, what's wrong?" Luke asked his new found friend.
Mara managed a grin, "Nothing," she said, "Now come on, lets play hide and seek!"
"Okay," said Luke cheerfully. "Hey Mara,"
"Yeah?" she replied.
"You know what?"
"What?"
"You're my best friend," Luke said, smiling.
"You're mine too," she said back.
~*~
Padmé and Leia sat on a bench over looking the field.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Padmé asked.
"Yeah, it is. I love it here," Leia replied. "Miss Padmé, who are your friends that you brought? My Mom and Dad wouldn't tell me who they are."
"Well, the tall man, that's my husband, Anakin, and the little boy, he's my son, Luke. The man with the beard is named Obi- Wan, and he and the little girl, Mara, are Jedi," said Padmé smiling down at Leia.
"Oh," said Leia, "I've always had dreams about you, your son, and some dark man. The dark man was always standing between me and you and your son, but then one day he disappeared, and your husband started appearing instead, but instead of standing between us, he would stand next to you," she said.
This sent chills down Padme's spine. Wow, she thought. Despite their distance, Luke and Leia had still dreamed about each other, and herself and Anakin. "That's an interesting dream,"
"I know, they were really weird... By the way, that you for bringing me here, Miss Padmé," she said, slipping her hand into Padme's.
"I'm glad to," Padmé replied, grinning down at Leia, "Oh and you can just call me Padmé, for now,"
"Okay," Leia replied.
_*_
End of Part 2 Chapter 9
WOW! That took me forever, didn't it? I hope you like it! I will try to update as soon as I can! This chapter was really hard to write, I didn't know exactly what I wanted to happen, so I hope it turned out okay. I know it seems like there wasn't much of a plot line in this chapter, but there will be more in later chapters! Please review! - Sarah -
Changing Times: Part 2: Chapter 9
"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. "Why don't you stay a week or so? Get to know her better before you tell her..." he sighed, "She is rightfully your child, and we will give her up if we must," he said solemnly.
Padmé smiled, "Thank you Bail," she said quietly...
Anakin and Padmé were given a room in the palace, that was across the hall from Leia's room. Next to their room, was Luke's room, next to Luke's room was Mara and Obi- Wan's room. They had decided that they would indeed stay for a week and get to know Leia.
~*~
The morning following their arrival, Anakin awoke around dawn. Padmé was curled up in his arms, fast asleep. He smiled. She was even more beautiful- if that was possible - when she slept. Anakin laid there, warm and comfortable. It was amazing just how much could change over only a few days.
Everything was so different. So much better. Yet he could never forget what a terrible, evil, person he had been. He didn't understand what he had been thinking on that fateful day 5 years ago- The day on which he had turned to the dark side. Had he had an even half way decent reason to? He just didn't know.
Though he hadn't told anyone, every once and a while, a little bit of Vader would creep back into him. He had fought off what tried to come back easily enough, but he wasn't quite sure as to what kind of permanent solution he could come up with. He shook his head slightly.
He looked back at Padmé, it looked as though she was going to sleep for a while longer. He kissed the top of her head and rolled out of bed. He just stood there for a moment, in a trance, watching her sleep. He was soon brought back however, shaking himself out of it....
45 minutes later, Anakin had gotten cleaned up, and had found some robes to wear. He wasn't quite sure of what to do now. He didn't want to wake Padmé, but now, it was around 8:00 and he figured she had slept long enough, and besides, Bail and Ambre had told them to come to the great hall for breakfast at 9:30.
He reached out with the force and started to tickle her, and she soon awoke laughing.
"Good morning," he said, smiling at her.
She sat up, and climbed out of the bed. "Good morning," she said, smiling back. She climbed out of the bed and stretched.
He stepped forward and hugged her for a moment. "You look like an angel, you know that?" he said quietly.
She looked up at him, he was at least a foot taller than her. "Thank you," she said, kissing him on the cheek.
~*~
Half an hour later, once Padmé had gotten ready for the day, Padmé and Anakin exited their room and went next door to Luke's. Padmé knocked on the door, and moments later, Luke opened it.
"Hi Mom, Hi Dad!" he said cheerfully.
"Good Morning," said Anakin and Padmé simultaneously.
"We're supposed to go eat breakfast in about half an hour, are you ready?" Padmé asked.
"Yup! I'm ready!" he said.
Anakin and Padmé exchanged amused glances at Luke's actions. He was an amazing little boy.
The three of them made their way down to the great hall to find that Bail, Ambre, Leia, Obi- Wan, and Mara were already there...
The conversation at breakfast was mainly about lighthearted things such as the weather, and what everyone had been up to lately. It had also been agreed that, as Bail put it, "since she is only be here for a short amount of time," that Leia would spend most of her time with Padmé.
~*~
Later that day, Anakin and Obi- Wan roamed around the castle together. They hadn't truly had a chance to talk yet, and were enjoying the opportunity to do so. Padmé had taken Leia to some field, and Luke and Mara were off playing through the castle.
"So what have you been up to these past years?" Anakin asked.
"Ah, Not very much. I went on missions alone or with others, sometimes I helped teach some of the younglings. I didn't even try to take on a Padawan until recently. I was to torn up over loosing you." Obi- Wan admitted.
"I'm sorry.... Master," said Anakin, smiling.
Obi- Wan chuckled, "Now that's a phrase I haven't heard in a while,"
"Yeah, I was always apologizing for something, Master" Anakin said with a grin.
"And I was always yelling at you for something, Young one,"
The two of them laughed, not knowing that Luke and Mara had been watching the whole time from a balcony above.
Mara frowned down at the scene, what was that about? She didn't mean to be possessive of her Master, but she didn't much like what they had been saying.
"Mara, what's wrong?" Luke asked his new found friend.
Mara managed a grin, "Nothing," she said, "Now come on, lets play hide and seek!"
"Okay," said Luke cheerfully. "Hey Mara,"
"Yeah?" she replied.
"You know what?"
"What?"
"You're my best friend," Luke said, smiling.
"You're mine too," she said back.
~*~
Padmé and Leia sat on a bench over looking the field.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Padmé asked.
"Yeah, it is. I love it here," Leia replied. "Miss Padmé, who are your friends that you brought? My Mom and Dad wouldn't tell me who they are."
"Well, the tall man, that's my husband, Anakin, and the little boy, he's my son, Luke. The man with the beard is named Obi- Wan, and he and the little girl, Mara, are Jedi," said Padmé smiling down at Leia.
"Oh," said Leia, "I've always had dreams about you, your son, and some dark man. The dark man was always standing between me and you and your son, but then one day he disappeared, and your husband started appearing instead, but instead of standing between us, he would stand next to you," she said.
This sent chills down Padme's spine. Wow, she thought. Despite their distance, Luke and Leia had still dreamed about each other, and herself and Anakin. "That's an interesting dream,"
"I know, they were really weird... By the way, that you for bringing me here, Miss Padmé," she said, slipping her hand into Padme's.
"I'm glad to," Padmé replied, grinning down at Leia, "Oh and you can just call me Padmé, for now,"
"Okay," Leia replied.
_*_
End of Part 2 Chapter 9
WOW! That took me forever, didn't it? I hope you like it! I will try to update as soon as I can! This chapter was really hard to write, I didn't know exactly what I wanted to happen, so I hope it turned out okay. I know it seems like there wasn't much of a plot line in this chapter, but there will be more in later chapters! Please review! - Sarah -