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 Nine:

"Did Maser Yoda mention how long all the surgeries and healing took?" Anakin asked as he and Obi-Wan made their way towards their housing quarters in Salis D'aar.

"A few days I believe."

"I was out that long?"

Obi-Wan nodded yes. "And he also said that they sent your old ship into hyperspace on autopilot and set it to crash on a planet. He did this to throw the Emperor off for a little while longer. Make him think that you are really dead."

"How will he think that?"

"Your old mask was on the ship."

Anakin thought that was a good idea. Then he kept on asking questions. "How long had you been here before I came around?"

"About a day. Ah here we are." Obi-Wan said stopping in front of a door. "This is where you and Padmé are staying. And I'm just down the hall. You two need sometime together. We'll start training again in a few days."

"But why a few days Master?" Anakin asked.

"She's due to give birth at anytime. And Master Yoda and myself feel that she needs you more now, more then your training does. Especially with what she has gone through in the last month."

Anakin agreed with that and said goodbye to Obi-Wan before entering the small apartment.

"Padmé?" he called out as he stepped into the living room.

"Right here Ani," she said coming in from the bedroom.

They softly embraced and held their hug for a while. Both of them had longed to feel the others warm touch for so long.

"Now Obi-Wan told me that you are due any day now, so I want you to take it easy until then," he said as he moved Padmé towards the sofa to relax on. She smiled softly at him. Anakin leaned over and gently kissed his wife's lips.

"Want to know something," he asked her.

"What's that?"

"Once Master Yoda had convinced me to return to the Light side of the Force, all I kept seeing was a vision of you softly smiling at me. It was also the last image I remember seeing as darkness surrounded me when they were healing me."

"Thank you," was all that Padmé said.

"Thank you?" he asked a little confused.

She nodded yes. "Thank you for all that you have given to me and for returning to the Light. I

Know that I couldn't have raised this child on my own."

"Speaking of the baby what are you wanting to name them?" he asked sitting down next to her.

Padmé smiled and gently placed her hands on her bulging belly. "I have a feeling that it's a girl. So I was thinking of Leia. But if it's a boy then I would like to name him Luke."

"One of dark and one of light. Very appropriate for this family," he said jokingly.

"Oh no! I never thought about that!" she said beginning to tear up in her eyes somewhat.

"Don't cry Padmé," he said placing his hand against her cheek. "I love those names."

That brought a smile to Padmé 's lips.

For the rest of the day was just perfect. But much to Anakin's disapproval, Padmé insisted of cooking dinner for him. And he had learned in the past that he better not argue with his wife. Because he could never win.

The next few days were very busy, since the baby was due any day, Padmé had Anakin and Obi-Wan put together some of the things that the baby would need, such as their cribs and what not. And she and Sabé thought it was pretty funny when it took two Jedi almost a full day to put together two tiny cribs.

And many times, Padmé secretly thanked the Force that she had her Ani back.

Emperor Palpatine stood staring out a window, as the traffic of Imperial Center flew by. Sitting on his desk was the helmet of Darth Vader. It was found on the planet Duro, along with the rest of his ship.

But there was something odd about this find. But he couldn't figure out what that was so far.

Something didn't feel right.

Her eyes shot open. It was the baby. Something was wrong with her baby. Panic began to set in, but then she realized what it was.

"Anakin. Anakin," she softly said as she shook her husband's sleeping figure. "Wake up!"

"Hun?" he asked groggily. "What is it Padmé?"

"It's time."