Changing Times: Part 2: Chapter 10
"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," but under her breath she added hopefully, "for now,"
"Okay," Leia replied innocently.
A little while later, Padmé and Leia decided to go back to the palace. Once there, they had decided to go see what Anakin and Obi- Wan were doing.
After wondering around for a little while, Padmé and Leia found Anakin and Obi- Wan walking through the halls of the palace. They exchanged greetings, and then Obi- Wan decided that he would leave them be.
"I have to go um... Talk to Mara. Important business, I've got to go," he had said, heading off in the opposite direction.
Anakin glanced at Padmé, wondering what Obi- Wan was up to.
"So," said Anakin, "What do you want to do?" he asked, gazing at Leia. 'Talk about resemblance' he thought, 'she looks a lot like Padmé... But she seems to have my spirit,'
"Lets go to the fountains," Leia suggested, "Neither of you have seen them yet!"
"That's a great idea," said Padmé, "But I think I'll go see what Luke is up to. Why don't you two go instead?"
Anakin looked down at Leia, and then at Padmé, "Okay," he said.
"See ya later," Padmé called over her shoulder.
"C'mon!" said Leia "The fountains are this way Mister Anakin,"
Anakin grinned at her enthusiasm, she definitely had his spirit.
"C'mon!" Leia said again, grasping his hand.
Anakin allowed himself to be led through the halls of the palace. They finally came to a door that led to a barred in balcony that overlooked the palace gardens.
Anakin closed his eyes and inhaled the scent of the flowers below. It was so peaceful.
"Do you like it, Mister Anakin?" Leia asked.
Anakin smiled serenely down at her. "Yes," he said, "Its amazing,"
"I like it too," said Leia "Father just built then a few months ago. I come here whenever I'm sad,"
"Why are you sad?" Anakin asked.
"I can't explain it. Sometimes I just feel... Empty, like something is missing. Do you know what I mean?"
"I haven't felt that way in a long time, but a long time ago, I would always feel that way whenever Padmé and I hadn't seen each other for a while," Anakin said, remembering his past.
"Why did you only feel that way a long time ago, Mister Anakin?" Leia asked.
"Well, I always felt that way when I hadn't seen her for a while, but then five years ago, I... left her... And we only just got back together a few days ago,"
"Why did you leave her for five years? I've seen Miss Padmé a few times before now, but I've never seen you before now,"
Anakin sighed, 'well,' he thought, 'now is as good of time as any,'
"Leia, have you ever heard of a man named Darth Vader?" he asked.
Leia looked up at him, "Yes," she said quietly, "Father says he is crazy, and that one of these days he will destroy everything."
Anakin nearly cringed, "Well, up until a few days ago, I was him. I was evil. But then Padmé, and Obi- Wan- they brought me back from that," said Anakin.
Leia's eyes grew round, "You don't seem evil. I don't think you're like Darth Vader anymore,"
Anakin smiled at her. "Thank you,"
~*~
The next three days passed quickly enough. Luke and Mara became even better friends, and Leia had begun to play with them on occasion. Anakin and Obi- Wan had started to rebuild their friendship, and because of this, Mara was starting to resent them both. Anakin, Padmé, and Luke had started to feel more like a real family. Anakin and Padmé had both gotten to know Leia a little bit better. And, Anakin and Padmé were more in love than ever. Everyone had started to fall into a routine. They would eat breakfast, then Luke and Mara, and sometimes Leia, would go play. Padmé and Anakin usually had tried to spend time with Luke and Leia, together. Padmé and Leia would usually go out to the field, while Obi- Wan and Anakin would talk and roam the palace, while, unbeknownst to them, Mara would watch enviously, wishing that they wouldn't talk so much.
On their fifth day their, all of Mara's resentment came to a head.
"No, Master," she heard Anakin say laughing, "I rescued you from the gundarks,"
"I'm afraid you are quite mistaken Padawan," Obi- Wan joked.
Mara cringed, how could Obi- Wan say that. She glared at Anakin from the shadows she was hiding in. 'Well, if Obi- Wan wants Anakin as his padawan, then maybe he'll get what he wants once we're back at the temple. Maybe I'll leave him, and get a new Master.' she thought.
"... You're crazy young one," she heard Obi- Wan say to Anakin.
She curled her hands into fists, they had been talking like this for the past four days! Obi- Wan was her master! Anakin had betrayed him and joined the empire. Now he was suddenly back and everything was 'perfect' Nothing would ever be perfect. Her philosophy on everything was that there would always be a hardship of some sort to over come.
She walked away, cursing under her breath. 'Only two more days' she thought...
Meanwhile...
While Mara was away following Obi- Wan and Anakin, Luke, Padmé, and Leia had been playing a board game together. Currently, Leia was winning.
"My turn," said Luke, he pressed the button to roll the holo-die, and then moved his piece. "Now it's your turn," he said to Leia.
Leia pressed the holo-die button and moved her piece. "I win," she said grinning.
"Dang it," said Luke, "You always win,"
"I know," Leia replied.
Luke stuck his tongue out at her and Leia rolled her eyes.
Padmé chuckled, "Come on, lets play again,"
"Okay," said Leia, cheerfully.
"Fine, but I get to go first this time!" said Luke.
"Fine with me," said Leia, "I'll just win anyways,"
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AN: WOW, THIS TOOK ME FOREVER! I've been really busy with school and other activities. I didn't have homework this weekend so I got to write! Expect another update soon, as I only have 4 more school days and then I'm on spring break! Please review! - Sarah -
"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," but under her breath she added hopefully, "for now,"
"Okay," Leia replied innocently.
A little while later, Padmé and Leia decided to go back to the palace. Once there, they had decided to go see what Anakin and Obi- Wan were doing.
After wondering around for a little while, Padmé and Leia found Anakin and Obi- Wan walking through the halls of the palace. They exchanged greetings, and then Obi- Wan decided that he would leave them be.
"I have to go um... Talk to Mara. Important business, I've got to go," he had said, heading off in the opposite direction.
Anakin glanced at Padmé, wondering what Obi- Wan was up to.
"So," said Anakin, "What do you want to do?" he asked, gazing at Leia. 'Talk about resemblance' he thought, 'she looks a lot like Padmé... But she seems to have my spirit,'
"Lets go to the fountains," Leia suggested, "Neither of you have seen them yet!"
"That's a great idea," said Padmé, "But I think I'll go see what Luke is up to. Why don't you two go instead?"
Anakin looked down at Leia, and then at Padmé, "Okay," he said.
"See ya later," Padmé called over her shoulder.
"C'mon!" said Leia "The fountains are this way Mister Anakin,"
Anakin grinned at her enthusiasm, she definitely had his spirit.
"C'mon!" Leia said again, grasping his hand.
Anakin allowed himself to be led through the halls of the palace. They finally came to a door that led to a barred in balcony that overlooked the palace gardens.
Anakin closed his eyes and inhaled the scent of the flowers below. It was so peaceful.
"Do you like it, Mister Anakin?" Leia asked.
Anakin smiled serenely down at her. "Yes," he said, "Its amazing,"
"I like it too," said Leia "Father just built then a few months ago. I come here whenever I'm sad,"
"Why are you sad?" Anakin asked.
"I can't explain it. Sometimes I just feel... Empty, like something is missing. Do you know what I mean?"
"I haven't felt that way in a long time, but a long time ago, I would always feel that way whenever Padmé and I hadn't seen each other for a while," Anakin said, remembering his past.
"Why did you only feel that way a long time ago, Mister Anakin?" Leia asked.
"Well, I always felt that way when I hadn't seen her for a while, but then five years ago, I... left her... And we only just got back together a few days ago,"
"Why did you leave her for five years? I've seen Miss Padmé a few times before now, but I've never seen you before now,"
Anakin sighed, 'well,' he thought, 'now is as good of time as any,'
"Leia, have you ever heard of a man named Darth Vader?" he asked.
Leia looked up at him, "Yes," she said quietly, "Father says he is crazy, and that one of these days he will destroy everything."
Anakin nearly cringed, "Well, up until a few days ago, I was him. I was evil. But then Padmé, and Obi- Wan- they brought me back from that," said Anakin.
Leia's eyes grew round, "You don't seem evil. I don't think you're like Darth Vader anymore,"
Anakin smiled at her. "Thank you,"
~*~
The next three days passed quickly enough. Luke and Mara became even better friends, and Leia had begun to play with them on occasion. Anakin and Obi- Wan had started to rebuild their friendship, and because of this, Mara was starting to resent them both. Anakin, Padmé, and Luke had started to feel more like a real family. Anakin and Padmé had both gotten to know Leia a little bit better. And, Anakin and Padmé were more in love than ever. Everyone had started to fall into a routine. They would eat breakfast, then Luke and Mara, and sometimes Leia, would go play. Padmé and Anakin usually had tried to spend time with Luke and Leia, together. Padmé and Leia would usually go out to the field, while Obi- Wan and Anakin would talk and roam the palace, while, unbeknownst to them, Mara would watch enviously, wishing that they wouldn't talk so much.
On their fifth day their, all of Mara's resentment came to a head.
"No, Master," she heard Anakin say laughing, "I rescued you from the gundarks,"
"I'm afraid you are quite mistaken Padawan," Obi- Wan joked.
Mara cringed, how could Obi- Wan say that. She glared at Anakin from the shadows she was hiding in. 'Well, if Obi- Wan wants Anakin as his padawan, then maybe he'll get what he wants once we're back at the temple. Maybe I'll leave him, and get a new Master.' she thought.
"... You're crazy young one," she heard Obi- Wan say to Anakin.
She curled her hands into fists, they had been talking like this for the past four days! Obi- Wan was her master! Anakin had betrayed him and joined the empire. Now he was suddenly back and everything was 'perfect' Nothing would ever be perfect. Her philosophy on everything was that there would always be a hardship of some sort to over come.
She walked away, cursing under her breath. 'Only two more days' she thought...
Meanwhile...
While Mara was away following Obi- Wan and Anakin, Luke, Padmé, and Leia had been playing a board game together. Currently, Leia was winning.
"My turn," said Luke, he pressed the button to roll the holo-die, and then moved his piece. "Now it's your turn," he said to Leia.
Leia pressed the holo-die button and moved her piece. "I win," she said grinning.
"Dang it," said Luke, "You always win,"
"I know," Leia replied.
Luke stuck his tongue out at her and Leia rolled her eyes.
Padmé chuckled, "Come on, lets play again,"
"Okay," said Leia, cheerfully.
"Fine, but I get to go first this time!" said Luke.
"Fine with me," said Leia, "I'll just win anyways,"
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AN: WOW, THIS TOOK ME FOREVER! I've been really busy with school and other activities. I didn't have homework this weekend so I got to write! Expect another update soon, as I only have 4 more school days and then I'm on spring break! Please review! - Sarah -