Chapter 5: Family
Vader woke up. He could tell he didn't get much sleep. He never did anymore, since he left Padme. Now, that he was with Padme, maybe he could get more sleep. They still had a long way until they reached where they were going. They had about another 2 days.
Vader walked to the cockpit. He decided to finish up his new "project" that he had been working on. There was a small steel arrow, but where a tip would be, there was an open space. Vader dropped tiny red.lightsaber crystals in it! He then put a small metal cover on it, which left a tiny hole in the middle. There was also a small green button on the bottom of the steel arrow. He pressed it, and a small lightsaber hum came out, and the tip of the arrow was a lightsaber product.
Vader turned it off, and put it next to his silver handled bow. He then walked into the main room of the ship, and once again saw Padme. He decided to try an attempt to make her fear of him lighter, as he had before, although the attempt was to no avail.
He sat next to Padme, on the floor, where she was sitting. She attempted to move away, but he stopped her by slipping his arm around her waist, and pulling her closer. He couldn't help but notice that he was much more stronger and muscular since they had been married, and noticed that even if she tried to move again, Vader's strong arm wouldn't let her.
"Padme, I'm not going to hurt you. I never want to hurt you, and I never wanted to, but Palpatine is very powerful, so I had no choice," Vader said.
Padme seemed to believe him, since her muscles relaxed a little, but only a little. With Vader's left hand, he started to gently stroke Padme's cheek. His hand and fingers felt warm, and she couldn't help but to actually feel safe with Vader. When the soft sound of steps could be heard, Vader stopped, and stood up. Padme was confused. She was half relieved Vader wasn't so close to her, but she was also half sad.
A door opened, and Leia stepped out. She was so much like her mother, almost a twin, but smaller. She had the same beautiful warm brown eyes, and her hair was as dark brown as Padme's. She smiled, and ran towards Padme, and this is when Vader noticed that she also had the same smile as her mother.
"MOMMY!" Leia exclaimed, and jumped into Padme's arms.
When Leia saw Vader, she quickly hid her face behind her mother's neck. Although she had no idea who Vader was, she didn't like strangers. She finally took another look at Vader.
"Mommy, who's that," Leia asked, with her cute 5-year-old voice.
Padme put on a fake smile, and said, "This is your father."
"But you said daddy died," said Leia.
"Well, I'll explain later, but he's your father," said Padme.
"OK, mommy," said Leia.
Leia climbed out of Padme's arms, and then went toward Vader. She stopped in front of him.
"Hi, Leia," said Vader.
"Hi, daddy," said Leia.
Leia then went back to Padme, and she picked Leia up. Then Luke came out of the room, and said hi to Padme, and asked who Vader was as well. Padme told him he was his father, and since she never really got to see Luke often, she never told him that his father was dead. Luke said hi to Vader, and Vader picked him up.
The twins both yawned, and went back into their room, and fell asleep again. Padme then looked at Vader, observing him. Lately, he had actually been acting nice. Vader smiled at her.
"You are sleepy. Why don't you get some rest," said Vader.
Padme nodded, and Vader led her to another room that was in the back of the ship. She laid down, and within a couple of minutes, she was asleep.
Vader woke up. He could tell he didn't get much sleep. He never did anymore, since he left Padme. Now, that he was with Padme, maybe he could get more sleep. They still had a long way until they reached where they were going. They had about another 2 days.
Vader walked to the cockpit. He decided to finish up his new "project" that he had been working on. There was a small steel arrow, but where a tip would be, there was an open space. Vader dropped tiny red.lightsaber crystals in it! He then put a small metal cover on it, which left a tiny hole in the middle. There was also a small green button on the bottom of the steel arrow. He pressed it, and a small lightsaber hum came out, and the tip of the arrow was a lightsaber product.
Vader turned it off, and put it next to his silver handled bow. He then walked into the main room of the ship, and once again saw Padme. He decided to try an attempt to make her fear of him lighter, as he had before, although the attempt was to no avail.
He sat next to Padme, on the floor, where she was sitting. She attempted to move away, but he stopped her by slipping his arm around her waist, and pulling her closer. He couldn't help but notice that he was much more stronger and muscular since they had been married, and noticed that even if she tried to move again, Vader's strong arm wouldn't let her.
"Padme, I'm not going to hurt you. I never want to hurt you, and I never wanted to, but Palpatine is very powerful, so I had no choice," Vader said.
Padme seemed to believe him, since her muscles relaxed a little, but only a little. With Vader's left hand, he started to gently stroke Padme's cheek. His hand and fingers felt warm, and she couldn't help but to actually feel safe with Vader. When the soft sound of steps could be heard, Vader stopped, and stood up. Padme was confused. She was half relieved Vader wasn't so close to her, but she was also half sad.
A door opened, and Leia stepped out. She was so much like her mother, almost a twin, but smaller. She had the same beautiful warm brown eyes, and her hair was as dark brown as Padme's. She smiled, and ran towards Padme, and this is when Vader noticed that she also had the same smile as her mother.
"MOMMY!" Leia exclaimed, and jumped into Padme's arms.
When Leia saw Vader, she quickly hid her face behind her mother's neck. Although she had no idea who Vader was, she didn't like strangers. She finally took another look at Vader.
"Mommy, who's that," Leia asked, with her cute 5-year-old voice.
Padme put on a fake smile, and said, "This is your father."
"But you said daddy died," said Leia.
"Well, I'll explain later, but he's your father," said Padme.
"OK, mommy," said Leia.
Leia climbed out of Padme's arms, and then went toward Vader. She stopped in front of him.
"Hi, Leia," said Vader.
"Hi, daddy," said Leia.
Leia then went back to Padme, and she picked Leia up. Then Luke came out of the room, and said hi to Padme, and asked who Vader was as well. Padme told him he was his father, and since she never really got to see Luke often, she never told him that his father was dead. Luke said hi to Vader, and Vader picked him up.
The twins both yawned, and went back into their room, and fell asleep again. Padme then looked at Vader, observing him. Lately, he had actually been acting nice. Vader smiled at her.
"You are sleepy. Why don't you get some rest," said Vader.
Padme nodded, and Vader led her to another room that was in the back of the ship. She laid down, and within a couple of minutes, she was asleep.