Ok, I really don't know what happened but it kinda got messed up..... please excuse the no breaks between 'scenes' and the like. I'm pretty frustrated and confused...hmmm....I'll try to fix it later. I hope y'all like this next bit.

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"Always in motion the future is," Yoda whispered blinking his eyes open. A calm in the force rushed over him and he saw everything clearly. A love strong enough to overcome the darkness that had surrounded the universe for so long. Not only the love of a mother, but the love not yet fully discovered. He could feel the light envelope Anakin along with all of his senses and knew the boy would have to make a decision soon. One path would lead to a life of devastation and loss. The other , light path, would have many obstacles to overcome but would be filled with happiness. It would be up to Anakin in the end, no one else will be able to make the choice for him, but for the first time Yoda believed in the boy. Believed that he had grown into a fine young man, a man that had the power to control his own destiny.

"Yoda! Yoda! Yoda!" The solo boys yelled, rushing into his meditation chamber. Mace Windu following behind, attempting to keep a stoic expression.

Yoda sighed and waited for the boys to settle down. When they didn't he gave them a look, and much to Mace's amusement and surprise they finally were quiet. They mimicked his sitting position, sharing a cushion.

"Master Yoda, we was wondering when we could go see mommy and daddy?" Jacen finally asked after a few moments of silence.

"I didn't know what to tell them," Mace admitted with a shrug, taking a seat on a different cushion.

"See your parents you will soon," Yoda said and closed his eyes once again trying to enjoy the serenity in the force. He felt a gentle tug on his robe a looked into Anakin Solo's bright blue eyes. Eyes so much like...

"I felt Grampy," the little boy whispered with a smile.

Grampy?

Mace glanced at Yoda with a look of confusion, but it was obvious that he was just as confused. The confusion only lasted a minute, however, as Master Yoda finally put all of the pieces together. Finally, it seemed, he knew what was going on. He just didn't know why. Looking at Mace, he saw that he too knew what was happening.

"I just hope the Force knows what it's doing," He muttered and Yoda could only nod in agreement.

"Luke," Mara whispered and glanced down at her shadows with a smile. She sat perched on top of their ship, knowing it was the only place in which they couldn't follow.

"What?" Padmè called out and shaded her eyes from the suns with her hand.

Mara jumped down from her perch, the force slowing her descent and walked towards her bodyguards with a smile. "Luke and Anakin are back!"

Padmè looked around then glanced back at Mara with a scowl, hands on hips in a scolding fashion. "I don't see them!" She finally exclaimed unamused at Mara's joke. She had been pacing all through the night and early morning, wishing for them to return quickly–with Shmi. Not having any luck at keeping herself occupied, she had decided to bug Mara with helping Jaina with body guarding. Ok, so it wasn't the nicest option but Mara kidding like this was worse.

"No, I'm serious this time, they should be back any minute," Mara said and began the small trek back to the homestead. Sure enough, Luke and Anakin arrived only moments later. Anakin held his mother in his arms, and Padm's heart caught in his throat as she ran to meet him.

"Anakin?" she asked tentatively and he gave her a small smile and nodded.

"Come on Padmè, help me get her tended to," he asked softly and she followed him inside. The Lars' also went with them, amazement and joy written plainly on their faces.

Luke caught Mara's gaze and as he gave her a small smile, she glared in return. She started forward, only to stop after a few steps with a sigh. Luke looked confused, then realized that Jaina seemed to be following her. He looked up at Mara again and her glare intensified. Luke didn't dare laugh at that, but instead kneeled in front of his niece.

"Hello Jaina."

She just nodded at his friendly smile. "I'm on a mission Uncle Lukie, can't talk. I have to protect Auntie Mara."

Luke did laugh then, but only because he pulled Jaina up into his arms in a hug, and knew Mara wouldn't attack–or rather, couldn't attack– with her there.

"I can take over for a while Jaina. Why don't you go see Padmè?" Luke supplied while placing her back down. Much to Mara's amazement the little girl seemed to give it some thought before accepting the deal and heading inside. Mara turned to Luke with something close to awe.

"How did you..." She trailed off. Sith! She had been trying for a day to get the girl away, and he does it in seconds.

"I'm just good Jade," Luke said puffing his chest out smugly and pulling her closer.

"I'll say," Mara commented and dragged the surprised farmboy down to meet her lips in a deep kiss. His arms instinctively wrapped around her waist to pull her even more closely to him as he responded just as ardently. She pulled away moments later with another glare.

"If you ever leave me alone with them again..."

"You're going to kill me?" Luke supplied with a sigh.

"Why would I kill you when I have so many other uses for you?" She asked him logically with a sly smirk, but when he leaned down to kiss her again she pushed him away.

"Now, torturing you is another matter entirely."

"Aw! Come on Mara! Could you honestly say that if you would have come with us, you would have been able to help. I felt your anger before I even left and it wasn't directed at me."

Mara gave a disgruntled sigh and turned to follow everyone else. He didn't follow, so she stopped but didn't turn to face him.

"I'm not saying you were right–but you would've had to have held me back, or at least put my blaster on stun."

With that said she went into the homestead and Luke couldn't help but smile. Ok, so she hadn't come out and said he was right, but that's probably the closest he'll get and he was happy with it.

"Mar, wait up!"

She shook her head with a slight smile as he caught up with her but didn't say anything further. Luke sighed and followed her in to meet with everyone else, including a now awake Shmi. He couldn't hide his joy as he watched Anakin reintroduce her to Padmè and she in turn introduced them to the Lars' explaining that she had to do it proper.

Mara glanced sideways at Luke, her Farmboy, and smiled tenderly knowing he couldn't see her happiness, but he could feel it. Just as she could feel his. She softly brushed her fingers against his before intertwining them securely with her own. He looked over at her, a little surprised that she had offered that much tenderness when it was still new to her and squeezed her hand gently in return. She just grinned slyly, then looked back over at the group and watched as Jaina came from behind Padmè to climb up on Anakin's lap.

"And who's this?" Shmi asked half sitting up.

Aware of the Lars' presence in the room, and not wanting to give the secret away, Anakin looked at Luke for help.

"I'm Jaina Solo!" She exclaimed proudly then looked over at her Uncle as if asking permission to tell the whole story. Luke shook his head and she sighed but accepted the fact that she wasn't supposed to blab it out.

"She's our niece," Luke supplied with a smile, already including Mara as a permanent part of his vocabulary. Mara just nodded in agreement, as if to reinforce his statement.

"And you are?" She asked softly getting a better look at him.

Mara came to his rescue by stepping in her line of vision and glancing at the group of onlookers before saying, "Sith! You sure do look tired. I think you should get some rest, especially after your ordeal..."

"Well I guess I am pretty tired..." Shmi admitted to the ex assassin with a small smile and a sigh before resting back against the pillows, mindful of her injuries.

Luke and Anakin both looked at Mara with identical accusing stares and she held up her hands in defense.

"I can't believe you did that!" Luke said seriously–obviously not thinking, or he probably would have remembered she was already a little mad still for leaving her. Her glare now proved that her anger at him had returned.

"Did what?" Jaina asked excitedly, jumping off Anakin's lap.

"Used the Force unnecessarily," Anakin supplied for the girl on a grumble and was rewarded with Mara's glare now focused on him.

"I did not!" Mara's frustration increased when she realized she was defending herself to these two...two–just as her hand went to her blaster Padmè stepped forward and hit both Luke and Anakin upside the head.

"Ow!"

"Stop acting childish–Mara didn't use any mind tricks–look at Shmi, she's still awake waiting for you two to be quiet."

Luke and Anakin turned toward Shmi and gave sheepish grins, when they noticed she was eyeing them very curiously. They would explain everything to her when she was better.

"Well...ah, we'll let you get some sleep now Mom," Anakin said standing up. Shmi nodded but raised her eyebrows slightly, curiosity never leaving her face even as she closed her eyes. Anakin leaned over and kissed her cheek, then motioned for everyone to leave the room.

Mara threw her hands up in exasperation and was the first one out. Luke followed her with a smile and glanced hesitantly back at Padmè when Mara glared at him again. He would get no help what-so-ever from her, he determined when he saw her shrug and glanced back at Mara.

Anakin, Padmè, and the Lars' watched with amusement as Mara pushed Luke out of the way and muttered about the stupid farmboy Jedi and how she wanted to...

Anakin pulled Jaina close and covered her ears as the ex assassin described exactly what she'd like to do, and Padmè couldn't help but giggle. What Mara was so upset about they didn't know. Probably Mara being Mara again, she rationalized with a nod.

"Mara I didn't mean it," Luke told her in a husky drawl.

Husky drawl? Wait a second...

Mara stopped walking and turned to him brows raised wondering what he was up to. She folded her arms across her chest when he took a step towards her. She tried to hide a smile when he gave her that smirk of his that made her insides go...well they went somewhere without her permission.

"I know you wouldn't use a Force trick Mara," he said softly taking another step closer.

"And?" Mara supplied not letting up, sexy grin or not. Luke gave a soft laugh in defeat and looked straight at her.

"And I usually am the one to do it."

"Damn right! I've seen you do it too!" She agreed still not giving in and he gave her confident pose one last look before bursting out in laughter, causing Mara to scowl.

He attacked her with a hug, something he liked to do often, but this time she found herself unprepared and didn't brace herself in time. They both went tumbling onto the sand. Mara stood first, pushing him over again and this time Luke made no move to stand. Instead he rolled onto his back in defeat and grinned.

"Skywalker?" Mara asked softly, her face showing concern that she tried to hide by biting her lip as she sat down next to him.

"Hmm?"

Mara leaned back onto him and looked down at the ring he had given her, absent mindedly twisting it with her thumb. When she didn't continue right away Luke opened his eyes against the glaring suns and groaned.

"No! We're not going through this again. You said yes, and now I'm never letting you go."

Mara glanced at him quickly with a tender smile and leaned over to claim his lips in a quick kiss. Pulling away she sat up again and stared off in the distance. "You're stuck with me now Farmboy." She said it tenderly but the look of concern once again clouded her eyes. Luke sat up and turned her chin to face him.

"What is it?"

She wanted to tell him of Jaina's vision. She wanted to tell him that she was afraid. Afraid of what Palpatine would do to ruin everything again, but most importantly what he would do to Luke. She wanted to explain her feelings for him, feelings she's never had for anyone else before. But knew she couldn't find the right words. Once again the doubts of what would happen to them when they mess so critically with the past bombarded her mind, but she pushed them away. Instead she concentrated on more precedent matters. She will tell him of Jaina's vision, and then, later, she would tell him of her heart.

"I'm worried, Luke," She began, his name tumbling so gently from her lips as if she had always called him such. "Jaina had a vision that really worried her, and me as well. Palpatine was in it and he..." She trailed off and Luke couldn't bare the pain he saw in her eyes. The blank look that came to them as soon as she thought of Palpatine. Years ago the green orbs were filled with revenge, when she wanted to kill him for Palpatine's murder. But now all he saw was concern–and anger at her old Master. She had so much hidden, so many things not said–he just knew it. Luke could tell this vision was bothering her, and the only thing he could do at the moment is listen.

"Tell me," he urged softly and so she did, not caring that they made an amusing pair, just sitting in the sands of Tatooine. She only cared for him and his family...

Anakin? Anakin? Do you copy? This is Obi-wan Kenobi?" he said looking up at the ramp of the falcon as Han and Leia came into view.

"He's not on Naboo! I do hope nothing's happened to him." He called up to them and even from this far he could see Leia shift uncomfortably.

"What?" He asked point blank, almost dreading the answer.

"Well–we talked to them a while ago and well..."

"Yes?..."

"They're on Tatooine," Han explained.

"What in the blazes are they doing there?" The Jedi master asked with frustration. Leia shrugged and Obi-wan glared. She pulled Han back inside and Obi-wan sighed before sending a message to Anakin, or at least, he tried to send a message with the little transmitter in his hand. So far it wasn't working.

"He's talking to himself again." Han stated following Leia into the cockpit.

"Probably cursing at us."

"Yep– not my fault he broke the holo terminal."

Leia nodded in agreement and looked out at Obi-wan again. Just as she looked the Jedi arced his lightsaber ready to attack the droids that had snuck up from behind.

"Han, look! I have to help," Leia exclaimed and ran, lightsaber ready, to his rescue. Never did it cross her mind that she probably wasn't ready to go and rescue anyone, let alone fight against an army of droids, but still... she went.

Han cursed in disbelief that Leia had just run into danger–sith– that was his job! What was she thinking just running off without him like that? Grabbing his blaster he ran to help, only to see the two being carried away.

"Leia!" he yelled and then winced when the droids turned to him opening fire. He ran back into the ship closing it up, knowing that he wouldn't be able to help her if he was dead, and took off.

To where? He didn't know, just somewhere he could fix his holo terminal in order to send out a message for help.

Setting the Falcon down the other side of the planet Han got to work. It didn't take long– determination causing him to work faster, and in no time it was up and running and he was sending a message with all they had learned as well as a plea for help to both the Jedi council and R2 for Luke and Mara.

"Anakin?" Padmè asked coming up behind him.

He stood watching Luke and Mara converse softly together, each leaning toward each other in friendship and love. No matter how amusing the sight was to watch, he found he couldn't laugh because of the beauty of the scene. Anakin turned to Padmè and gave her a slight smile.

"Padmè," he said in greeting and walked out of sight from Luke and Mara with her fallowing silently.

"What happened out there Ani?" She asked curious, but also a little worried. He had been so quiet since his return. Shmi was safe, her injuries would heal in time, and he hadn't really spoken to her since his return.

He looked at her sadly and took her hands into his cold ones.

"I could feel myself losing control," he began to explain. "I could feel the anger Padmè, and I almost let it take over. It scares me sometimes, my anger..." He finished softly before he really began.

"To be angry is to be human," she told him tenderly reaching up to touch his cheek.

"But I'm a Jedi! I'm better than that. I know I shouldn't let it control me and I won't!" He told her fiercely.

No power is worth such destruction and pain." Anakin finished almost in a whisper and she didn't know what to say. She couldn't help but wonder what would've happened if Luke hadn't gone with him, or if he had never learned of what was to happen in the future. He would never risk it now, she knew, but there was no way for her to help him avoid the darkness. No way for her to...

"You're wrong." Anakin stated bluntly cutting off her thoughts. She looked up at him in startled silence until recognition finally dawned on her.

"You read my mind!" She accused with a teasing smile to soften her accusation. He shook his head no and gently cupped her face with both hands, eyes locking with hers.

"I don't have to. I can see the worry clearly in your eyes. Padmè, You're one of the reasons I can stay away–I'm powerless when you're around, but I like it. You're my future, my light...my angel," At that he received a laugh and couldn't help but chuckle as well. "I don't know why I turned–There's no way for me to know, but I do know that it won't happen again. I won't let it consume me."

"Anakin I..." She began but didn't really know how to phrase what she was going to say. She didn't know how to tell him what she wanted–no, needed him to promise her.

"I need you to do something for me."

"Anything."

"I need you to promise, that if something happens to me," he began to frown and started to interrupt. "Just listen to me!" She told him hoarsely with tears clouding her vision. She covered his mouth with her hand and continued, "If something happens to me, I need you to promise me that you'll follow the right path. Our children will need a father, someone to look up to. I need you to promise me that you'll continue on."

She lowered her hand waiting for his response. His blue eyes were clouded as well, but he nodded in acceptance.

"Promise me."

His jaw tightened and he glanced away not liking this conversation at all. He should be happy that she spoke of children to come, that she wanted a future with him. She knew he would do anything she asked of him, just like he knew that this was one thing he needed to do. He wouldn't let anything happen to her–sith, she won't let anything happen but Anakin knew she needed this promise from him. She needed to make sure that he would take care of their future.

"I promise."

"Good," she responded and gently kissed him, as if to seal the bargain, but also so much more. She had accepted her love for him, now he just had to wait for her to realize it. She pulled away, looking beyond him now. Her brow furrowed with confusion and she squinted as if trying to see something in the distance. Anakin turned as well, searching where she did.

"R2?"