Open or Closed
Allie Helms
Chapter Ten
Dealing With the Dead Pt. 2
I tear my heart open just to feel.
"Shh. Go back to sleep. Everything will be all right I promise," I said cupping his cheek with my hand. I then bent down and kissed him deeply. "I'll stay with you until you fall asleep," I said.
He looked at me, "How can someone so beautiful be so tortured?"
"I don't know, and neither should you. Fate made it this way. Respect that," I said.
He laid back down, and I took his hand. He closed his eyes, and I whispered words of comfort into his ears. He fell to sleep within thirty minutes. I set his hand down gently in the bed, and got up to think. I paced the balcony for an hour and came to a conclusion. Tomorrow we will leave for Tatooine. I went a lay down beside Anakin, and fell asleep.
The next morning I woke up to an empty bed. I looked out to the balcony and saw Anakin. I got up out of the bed and went over to him. I noticed he was meditating, so I started to walk back into the room. "Don't go. Your presence is soothing," he called to me.
I walked back and stood beside him, "We are going to Tatooine." He turned to look at me. "Today once Padme is ready, and I'm packed," I said.
Just then Padme walked out onto the balcony, "What's wrong?"
"Padme we're going to Tatooine. Anakin's mom is in trouble. Get packed quickly," I said.
She nodded and walked away. "Anakin, give me thirty minutes I'm going do some exercises." He nodded and walked away. I went inside and grabbed my lightsabers then went back out on the balcony. I looked out at the rising sun. "Helena," I said. "Give me the strength to help Anakin. Please." I ignited my lightsabers and formed an 'x' and the black and white blades fused together. Just then the same sensation came to me as when I fought the Sith and when I was tested. I swung the deadly weapons around in a combination of defensive and offensive moves. About twenty minutes later I was done and I was ready. I waked back into the room and saw Anakin looking at me.
"I saw you training," he said. "Did it help?"
I walked over to him," More than you know." Then I took his eyes in mine, "I just wanted you to know that no matter what happens I will always love you."
"I love you," he said and he kissed me. Then I walked over and got the suitcase. I quickly packed, but left out a white jump suite. The shirt came to just above my belly button and the pants where long and tight. I was used to wearing this type of clothes now. I then grabbed my black boots, and walked into the bathroom. I got dressed in there and then put up my hair into a bun except two stray black pieces. I walked out and took my lightsabers and holstered them to my utility belt. "I'm ready," I said.
"You look wonderful," Anakin said.
I smiled, "Your just saying that because . . ."
"Because I love you," he said.
I chuckled, "So love has blinded you?"
"No it has made me see the wondrous beauty even better," he said.
"What a great save," I thought. I walked over to Padme's room and she was wearing a whitish – blue skirt and shirt. The shirt was like mine except in the form of a 'v', and the skirt was down to her ankles. "Ready?" I asked, and she nodded.
We were now aboard the silver Nubian space cruiser. "I set the course," Padme said getting up from the navigation computer.
"Good," I said. "How long will it take to get there?'
Anakin turned around from his seat at the control panel. "About three hours," he said.
"God! That is a long time for a space cruiser. Right?" I asked.
Padme shook her head, "Not necessarily, but your not used to flying so you know."
"Well, yeah! Anyway what are we going to do until then?" I asked. They both looked at me. "No way! I don't feel like singing," I said.
"Please," they whined in unison.
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Yes! Man you got me!" I said. They smiled. "Fine pick one of these: I Won't Say I'm In Love, Where Is Your Heart, or Take Me Out."
"I like the sound of Take Me Out. How about you Anakin?" Padme asked.
He looked at her, "Ah yes excellent choice."
"Take Me Out it is then," I said.
So if you're lonely
You know I'm here
Waiting for you
I'm just a cross hair
Just a shot away from you
If you leave here
You leave me broken
Shattered I lie
We're just a cross hair
Just a shotthen we can die
I know I won't be leaving here
With you
I say don't you know
You say don't you know
I say take me out
I stay you don't show
Don't move time is slow
I say take me out
I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say take me out
If I move this could die
If eyes move this could die
I want you to take me out
I know I won't be leaving here
With you
I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say take me out
If I wait this could die
If I wane this could die
I want you to take me out
If I move this could die
If eyes move this could die
Come on
Take me out
I know I won't b leaving here
With you
"Well," Padme began. "That's an interesting song."
"I know it's my theme song," I said.
"Theme song?" Anakin questioned.
"Yes a song that describes someone's life," I explained. They shook their heads.
Three hours later we were landing in a hangar on Tatooine. When we got off we got ourselves a transport to Watto's shop. A little blue winged alien was sitting outside of the shop trying to fix some sort of droid. We walked up to him, and Anakin spoke to him in Huttese. Watto then spoke back, and Anakin and him got into a conversation. Finally I heard Anakin mentioned his mothers name, but it sounded as if Watto paid no attention. "Just tell us what happen to her," I said stepping forward showing my lightsaber to the creature.
"Oh! Yes certainly," he said eyeing my weapon. "Come in, and I'll get my files."
"That's a lot better, Watto, thank you," I said stepping inside. Once he gave us a straight answer we took the transport back to the ship and flew to the outskirts.
We found a little moisture farm, and landed just off the right of it. We were getting of the cruiser, and Artoo was following, "Stay with the ship Artoo," Padme ordered him. The little droid went back up the boarding plank to the ship. We were walking out and saw a protocol droid that I knew to be C3PO.
He walked up to us, and began to make his introduction," Hello how might I be of service? I am See . . ."
"Threepio?" Anakin asked.
The droid looked over at Anakin, "Oh my maker! Master Anakin! I knew you would return I knew you would! And this must be Miss Padme! But this new comer who is she?"
"Threepio this is Lady Jedi November," Anakin said.
Threepio bowed, "Oh Lady Jedi such a pleasure meeting you."
I smiled, "Just call me November or Rose please, none of this formal stuff. It's not like I'm the Queen of England, or anything."
"As you wish," he said.
Anakin cleared his throat so that Threepio would turn to him, "I've come to see my mother."
"Oh dear perhaps we better go indoors," Threepio seemed worried.
When we went indoors Anakin met his stepbrother and his girlfriend. After that we sat down with Cliegg Lars Anakin's stepfather and he told us what happen. Anakin got up from the table, and started to walk out, "Where are you going?"
"To find my mother," he replied. I got up to go with him, "No stay here. I'm going to go alone." I sat back down, and he walked away.
A couple minutes passed and I got up. Nobody said anything. I walked outside and saw Anakin looking at the two setting suns of Tatooine. "I'm going with you Anakin," I said.
He turned around, "No you're not. I'm going alone and I don't want to put you in that danger."
"I'll put myself in that danger if I want to. Either way I'm still going with you," I said. He just stared at me blankly. "Let me help you. I want to help you."
"Okay, but you have to promise me that if it is significant danger you'll get yourself out of there and leave me. Promise?" he asked.
"I promise," I said. We got onto the speeder bikes, and Anakin was just about to take off when I stopped him. "Remember. I will always love you."
It was dark now, and we were just outside the Tusken camp when Anakin stopped at a hut, and motioned that this was the one. He cut a hole into it, and we crawled in. There lay his mother tied up, and he went to her untying her as he talked.
"Mom?" he asked.
Her eyes fluttered open, "Annie? Is that you?"
"Stay with me mom," Anakin pleads.
"Annie? Annie? You look so handsome. My son . . . my grown up son. I'm so proud of you, Annie so proud . . . I missed you so much . . . now . . . I am complete," he soft voice said. I felt a tear trickle down my cheek.
"I love you mom," Anakin begins.
"I love . . . I love," Shmi struggled to get the last word out, and never did. She died right there in Anakin's arms.
Anakin brought the limp body of his mother to him and closed her eyes for her peaceful eternal sleep. He then looked up with a menacing stare, and he set her down. "Anakin don't," I said, but he didn't listen. He walked out of the hut and ignited his blue lightsaber. I heard it slice through skin. I began to cry freely. I had to stop him before it was too late. I ignited my own, and went to find him.
As I walked out of the hut I saw bodies of Tusken Raiders sprawled on the ground. I searched the whole campground and finally saw Anakin about to bring his blue blade upon a child. I quickly leapt and blocked his blow. "Don't do this, Anakin. Save this one soul. Remember what I told you," I said but he still wasn't listening.
"Get out of my way," he said.
"No, if you want to kill it then kill me first," I said.
"So be it," he said.
He raised his ice blue weapon over his head in attack style, and I put mine in an 'x'. I was ready. He brought his blue blade down upon mine, and we duped it out. I fought with the power of a thousand shields, and he fought with anger. I fought with hope, but he fought with despair. This was not the Anakin I knew, but the Anakin I was in love with now. Our ballet of blocks and blows circled around the entire camp. Finally I tripped him onto the ground, and held both of my lightsabers to his throat. "Don't make me, Anakin. Please don't make me," I said.
His face untensed, and his eyes became his again. "Rose?" He said.
"I'm here Anakin," I said. I extinguished my lightsabers and helping him sit up. I sat down beside him, and he looked over at me.
"I'm so sorry," he said crying. I put my arms around me and his tears flowed into my jump suite.
A/N: Sorry for it being a long time but I'm trying really hard in school, and doing a good job too. Song: Take Me Out By: Franz Ferdinand I LOVE THEM! lol! Well, I'll try to get the next chapter up by Saturday. Love to all reviewers.