Disclaimer and Author's Note: I don't own Star Wars, I'm just obsessed with it. Chapters 1 to 15 have been edited and corrected to fall in line with Episode Three. So enjoy and please review!

Chapter 8

Anakin and Padmé walked down the hall in the medical facility. He held her close to him with his arm wrapped gently around her. People stopped and looked at them, but didn't gawk. Instead they smiled. And no one looked at Anakin with fear in their eyes. The monster of Darth Vader had been wiped from the galaxy.

"So who took care of you?" Anakin asked.

"Sabé and Obi-Wan. They both went with me into hiding after you became…" she trailed off.

"Its ok you can say it," he said nudging her softly.

But she didn't, instead she kept on telling her story. "They took care of me and nursed me back from my injuries. Well Yoda made it his mission to turn you back to the light. He knew that the Emperor was controlling you. And it didn't take him long to do so."

Anakin was quiet. He couldn't believe all that they had all been through because of him. He felt so horrible.

"Ani, Obi-Wan blamed himself for everything that happened to you. He was devastated after Mustafar. The happiest he had was when he found out that you were returning to the Light side."

Anakin looked down at his wife. "You're serious about this aren't you?"

She nodded. "He thinks of you as his son. And he loves you as one too."

Hearing that tugged at his heart. He too, thought of Obi-Wan as the father he never had. He hoped that Obi-Wan would be able to forgive him. Especially after he had yelled that he hated Obi-Wan as the lava on Mustafar engulfed him.

Padmé led them to a room where Yoda, Sabé, and Obi-Wan were all sitting in and talking. Anakin was hesitant about going in there. He knew that there was pain and suffering in the relationship that he and Obi-Wan shared, along with trust issues. He wondered if Obi-Wan would ever be able to forgive him? Because he sure wasn't able to forgive himself for everything that had been done.

"Come on Anakin. I promise that they won't bite." Padmé said pulling him into the room.

When they entered, everyone stopped talking and looked at them. Padmé smiled and hugged Anakin tightly. "Look who is awake!" she said happily.

"Come on Padmé you need to sit down," Anakin said moving her over towards a chair in the middle of the room.

Obi-Wan, Yoda and Sabé watched what was happening. And everyone could feel the tension in the room. Yoda was the first one to break it.

"Better you look," he said pointing his cane at Anakin. "Jedi Knight you are once again."

"Thank you Master," Anakin said bowing slightly.

Then Yoda looked over at Obi-Wan. "Retrain him you will Obi-Wan. Help him once more."

"Are you sure Master?" Obi-Wan asked surprised a little.

"Yes. If Dark side clouds his thoughts again, drive it from him you will."

"Yes Master," Obi-Wan said.

Yoda slowly got up and left the room. Sabé also took the hint and suggested to Padmé that they go see about their quarters in Sails D'aar for the next while. Yoda had suggested that Padmé stay on planet until she delivered the twins. And Sabé and Obi-Wan agreed for her.

"I'll see you soon," Anakin said softly as he and Padmé kissed before she left with Sabé.

Once the women had left, Anakin slowly turned back to look at Obi-Wan. Neither of them said anything for a few minutes. But both of them could feel the other's nervousness. Eventually Anakin spoke up.

"I'm sorry for everything Obi-Wan. I really am. I know that I was reckless as a Padawan and even more so as a Knight. I'm just grateful to be given another chance. I should had listened to you and the other Masters more then I did."

"I, too, am sorry Anakin. I wasn't a very good teacher for you. I tried living up to the image that Qui-Gon had provided on what a teacher should be like. And it didn't work out for us."

"So I guess you're stuck with me again." Anakin said with a twist of humor in his words.

"I still think that you're going to be the death of me." Obi-Wan said, returning the humor.

They both smiled and embraced. Anakin was so glad that Obi-Wan had no hard feelings and so was Obi-Wan.