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When Obi Wan had exited the apartment Padme looked at her husband and saw that his eyes were red and puffy.
"Ani, what's wrong? You've been crying." she asked.
"Nothing, I'm… I'm fine."
"Ani," she replied impatiently.
Anakin sighed, it was no use, his wife knew him too well and could read him like a book. Anakin looked at her and said,
"The council and the Chancellor expect too much of me. They think they can use me to both of their advantages and it's not fair! The Chancellor doesn't trust the Jedi and the Jedi don't trust the Chancellor and I'm stuck in the middle of their disagreement. And on top of all that, you're pregnant and I'm having dreams about you dieing."
Padme placed her hand on Anakin's arm.
"You're under a lot of stress." she said "I agree that what's happening to you is not fair. But I'm here for you, I love you so much Anakin and I hate to see you being treated like this. I know that the council doesn't trust you and it's getting a bit absurd."
"Obi Wan does. He's the only Jedi that truly understands." said Anakin
"Obi Wan is a great friend, and surely the Chancellor trusts you." said Padme
"I'm not sure that I trust the Chancellor. It seems that he is completely against the Jedi and all he wants is more power, I know that he says he trusts me but… I think he's just using me to get into Jedi affairs. And Padme I have to tell you, that if the Chancellors suspicious behavior continues, the council is going to concoct a plan to throw him out of office." Anakin couldn't keep this from Padme and he hoped that she wouldn't be upset.
"That doesn't surprise me. The Chancellor's lust for power could be quite dangerous and personally, I would like to see him throw out of office, we need a leader who can help end this war." Padme said. Anakin was so relieved, he hated it when they disagreed.
Padme yawned, "It's getting late Ani, we should go to bed." Anakin nodded and followed her into the bedroom. Anakin had not been able to sleep in a long time and he felt absolutely exhausted.
Padme went into the bathroom and Anakin changed into his pajamas. Then he unwrapped the bandages that Obi Wan had put on the gashes in Anakin's wrist and used the force to heal them. He then examined his wrist and he knew he would never cut himself again. From now on, he would go to Obi Wan or Padme if he needed to relieve stress, cutting himself was not the answer. He threw out the bandages and Padme came out of the bathroom then they went to bed. Anakin placed his flesh hand on Padme's bulging stomach then closed his eyes and for the first time in ages, Anakin fell asleep.
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Anakin woke up to an annoying beeping sound. He groaned the he realized that it was his comm. beeping. He moaned again and got up to answer it.
"Hey sleepy head," said Obi Wan.
"Hi Obi Wan," replied Anakin sleepily.
"The Chancellor wants to see you again." said Obi Wan with a hint of annoyance in his voice. "He says that he's quite busy today so he would like you to hurry."
Anakin wasn't surprised. He really didn't want to go.
"Okay. Thanks." said Anakin then he turned off his comm. He turned around and saw that Padme had gotten up. She walked over to him and ran her fingers through his blonde hair that was mussed from sleep.
"I love you Ani," she whispered.
"I love you too." he said.
Anakin got dressed and dragged himself to the Senate building. Anakin was getting really sick of going to see the Chancellor only to have Palpatine tell him that he didn't trust the Jedi and he needed Anakin's help. If the Chancellor didn't trust the Jedi, then why did he say that he trusted Anakin so much? Was Anakin not a Jedi too?
"Hello Chancellor." he said when he arrived.
"Oh! Anakin, I didn't hear you come in, hello! I just wanted to ask you, how is the council? Have they shown any sign of making you a master?"
"No" replied Anakin. "Why?"
"They don't trust you, Anakin. They see your future. They know your power will be too strong to control. Anakin, you must break through the fog of lies the Jedi have created around you. Let me help you to know the subtleties of the Force," begged Palpatine "How do you know the ways of the Force?" asked Anakin now puzzled.
"My mentor taught me everything about the Force . . . even the nature of the dark side." said Palpatine. Anakin stopped short.
"You know the dark side?" he asked now extremely confused. "Who was your mentor anyway?" he asked.
"Oh, he was a wise leader, a good friend, he suffered a tragic death, killed by a very close friend .But Anakin, if one is to understand the great mystery, one must study all its aspects, not just the dogmatic, narrow view of the Jedi. If you wish to become a complete and wise leader, you must embrace a larger view of the Force. Be careful of the Jedi, Anakin. They fear you. In time they will destroy you. Let me train you."
"I won't be a pawn in your political game. The Jedi are my family."
"Only through me can you achieve a power greater than any Jedi. Learn to know the dark side of the Force, Anakin, and you will be able to save your wife from certain death."
"What did you say?"
"Use my knowledge, I beg you . . ."
"You're the Sith Lord! And that story, about Darth Plagueis, he was your master, and you killed him so that you could become the Sith Lord!" exclaimed Anakin, suddenly everything made sense to him now.
"Yes." said Palpatine simply.
Anakin ignited his lightsaber.
"Are you going to kill me?" asked Palpatine.
"I would certainly like to, you lied to the entire Republic, it's your fault that we are at war! You are the enemy!"
"I don't have to be. Please, join me Anakin, don't continue to be a pawn of the Jedi council! Together, we can rule the galaxy!"
"I'll never join you, I'm turning you in to the Jedi council."
I should be able to update tomorrow or Wednesday. I promise that it won't be long.