VERY IMPORTANT A/N! I have yet to see Revenge of the Sith. Coincidently, it's very unlikely that this chapter of the story will fit with the plot of Episode Three. Like I've said before, my main thing is Harry Potter. This is just a little sidetrack for me unitl book 6 comes out. Anyway, back from one-shot land by popular review, here is chapter two of Holding Back her Hair!


Anakin wasn't sure if he had ever been more tired in his entire life. The moment he had arrived at the Jedi Temple to report for duty, Obi-Wan had run up to him and informed him that he was needed immediately to fly an air raid. Anakin hadn't even known the details of the situation. All he had known was that he was to drop a bomb from his aircraft at a certain place at a certain time and that he would have a hell of a difficult time getting there.

Obi-Wan had been right. It certainly qualified as one of the most difficult missions Anakin had ever flown. The only thing on his mind as he walked through the halls of the Jedi Temple with Obi-Wan was the small line of beds in the bunker of his base near the battle sites of the Clone Wars.

"You have done very well today, Anakin. Get some rest when you get back, alright?" Obi-Wan said, patting his former Padawan's shoulder. As he did, a wave of sorrow as he had never before felt swept through Anakin's body. He felt as though he would never find a way out of the black despair which had suddenly set itself upon him. Anakin closed his eyes and forced his thoughts to calm and center on the origination of the terrible sadness and confusion.

"Padmé." He didn't even realize that he had said her name aloud until Obi-Wan gripped his shoulder forcefully and shook him, skillfully bringing him into the world of matter instead of that world of thought where the power of the Force dwelled.

Anakin's eyes snapped open and centered upon Obi-Wan. The older Jedi master looked at him, concern etched into his face.

"Master, it's Padmé," Anakin said, his voice low so that he would not be overheard. "I don't know what's wrong, but whatever it is, it's terrible. I don't know how or why, but I felt it, Master. Something's wrong with her. She needs me. I can feel it."

"You've just had an extra two days of leave because you needed more time with her, Anakin," Obi-Wan said, his eyes boring into Anakin's. "I can't give you anymore time just because you come up with this stupid, cock and bull story that she-"

"I can feel it there's something wrong! I don't know what, but it's bad. She went to the doctor yesterday, I have to do something! I can't leave when I know she's in pain somehow! I'm her husband, Master!"

"Keep your voice down, Anakin!" Obi-Wan hissed, looking around to see if anyone was nearby. He sighed deeply. "You have three hours. I'll tell the council that you were exhausted from the mission and you weren't fit to pilot a ship, so I told you to go home and sleep. Three hours Anakin, and that's it!"

"Thank you, Master." Anakin turned and walked hurriedly down the hall, terrified at what he might find when he arrived at Padmè's apartment.


Padmé emerged from the refresher, feeling as though she had been run over by a hyper-space craft. Her eyes were red and puffy, and she was still sore from the examination that had guaranteed that she was...she was... Padmé couldn't even make herself think the word.

She walked over to the bed that she had shared with her husband the previous evening and sank onto it. She was very tired. She hadn't been able to sleep the previous night, filled with anxiety about herself, her appointment with the doctor and Anakin. He almost always sent her a hologram to let her know that he had arrived back at the base safely. This time, she had received no such hologram and she was sick with worry. And with morning sickness she thought, bitterly.

Padmé rolled over and curled herself into a tight ball. She buried her face in Anakin's pillow, inhaling his scent. It was comforting, masculine, and simply, Anakin in every single way. She allotted herself a small smile and hugged his pillow tightly to her chest. If he couldn't be with her then, at least she could try to comfort herself by inhaling Anakin's scent.

Padmé drifted off to sleep, wishing that her problems and her nausea would go away for good.


Padmé awoke sometime later, hearing a tinkle that sounded her doorbell. She groaned softly and hurried to the door. She punched in the code to unlock the door and it slid open. Padmé gasped.

"Ani!"


A/N: I know that this was an incredibly short chapter, but it's just somethibg to tide you over for a while unitl I have time to think up a plot for this. LOL.It currently has none. Anyways forgive me for the cliffie.

I'm so sorry for any typos I have in here! My spellcheck is broken so I ha to do this the old-fashiones way! If anyone would like to beta my Star wars stories, I would be most appreciative!

Please review! I don't care if you just say "Cute story. I like it." Or "Bad story. I hate it." preferably not the latter, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion!

Review responses:

tears-of-crystal: Hey gurlie! Thanx for reviewing! Wow! I'm not the only HP author wh occasionally strays to other grnres for entertainment! LOL, yes that would be a sight to see, wouldn't it! Ewan McGregor is fairly hot. Not as hot as Daniel, but still!

dontmesswithYami: Hey Jules! Haha. Aren't you cute! I have no idea what possessed me to do it either but I did, so, oh well! We're leaving on Thursday, so hopefully I'll see you sometime this weekend! i can't wait to get back to town!

Lonnie: She got pregnant the last ime Anakin was home, so it was about six weeks.

mrs. skywalker: Well, no, I'm not trying to guess at the thirs movie or anything like that, but I may end up making it an AU. I had originally planned this as a one-shot. I'm trying to come up with a plot for it because I got a lot of positive review response! Hope you'll stick with me!

LVB: If you like fluff, maybe you ought to take a leaf out of my book and write some yourself, LOL! JK. Glad you like it so far. Can't wait for your next update, either!

Sky: Thanks, glad you like it. It was origanlly a one-shot, so I guess I could have done a lot better with description. I just didn't think people would be that impressed with it. Star Wars is not my main thing, really. This was just a way to try to spout off some of my writer's block on my Harry Potter fics!

Jo: I'm very glad you liked the ending! I'm new to angst of any kind, so it's nice to get a little bit of positive feedback about my first attempt at it!

KD Skywalker and Padawan Sydney Bristow: That's probably coming up in the next chappie. I still don't have a clear plot for this in my head, so I don't know what I'll end up doing with it! This is just a filler chapter to satiate people until I can figure out where I'm heading! Thanks for reviewing!

Stargazing Maiden: Um, yes, she is pregnant. I say so specifically in the last paragraph. I guess you missed that or something? I don't know. Anyways, thanks for reviewing!

Anakin's heart not logged in: That's kind of the point of the title. It's called minimalism. You give a title to a story that portrays a completely different mood than the story does. I'm glad you think my story's romantic, though! LOL!

Green Apples tajke Over The World: Uh, yeah, I guess so. I mean they are apart for very long periods of time, so... Glad you like the story!

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Lyny Angell