Chapter 12
She managed to sleep for a few hours and was surprised to find Vader still asleep beside her. She rolled onto her side and just watched him. He looked so at peace, almost innocent in his sleep. She knew sleep did not ever come easy for him and it always gave her a strange sense of pride that he was only ever to find peace in his sleep when he was laying beside her. Their conversation from earlier replayed in her mind, she would never understand how someone as confident and cocky as Anakin Skywalker could be so insecure at the same time. She knew the burns and scars now only added to them and she wondered if she would be able to get him through. Get him to a place where he trusted her and believed how much she loved him as he was.
"Are you watching me sleep?" He asked almost playfully as he opened one eye to look at her.
"Maybe…. You looked so peaceful I guess I couldn't resist. Its rare I get to see you that way."
"You always brought me peace, you very presence soothes my broken soul." He pulled her to him and kissed her lips slowly, letting his tongue linger to savor the taste of her. "What else are you thinking? Tell me…"
"I don't want to risk starting a fight… I want to just enjoy this moment of calm and just enjoy your closeness."
"I promise…. I will control myself… I want you to trust me and show me I really can trust you. You are my wife; I want you to talk to me. Please Padme you have nothing to fear from me."
"You say that, but Bly lays fighting for life and Belme a wreck…. All because you found out something that made you angry. You may not have hurt me physically, but Milord, if you hurt those, I care for it hurts me in return."
"I don't think that's fair, that was …. A unique situation with what I discovered in that moment." He grunted in frustration wiping his hand down his face. "I'm trying Padme, I am not the same man you married, but I love you just as much, maybe even more. I will make poor choices but, I am trying Padme. I hate seeing the fear in your eyes anytime I come into the room."
She cupped his cheek in her hands and gently stroked it lovingly. "I love you …. I love who you were and the changes in you haven't stopped my love from growing." She sighs and frowns looking away from his intense eyes. "You make me question my morals, the things you, the things you are asking of me, have a become …"
"No, Angel listen to me. You are everything good in the galaxy and you are the only light in my life. My darkness my tempt and taint you but at your core, you are everything right in this galaxy. That's why I want you to rule it, you care about every living creature and will always fight for their best interest. I will be your silent enforcer; I will be the hammer that makes sure those who do wrong are punished. We are opposite but a perfect half of a whole."
"Is my Ani really gone?" She looked back into his eyes, tears running down her cheeks. "I Can love you Milord, but …. I … Anakin I need you…. Our children need you…. I don't want to be this I just want to be with you and raise the twins and not worry about anyone or anything else. I want to be selfish for once."
"I need this power…. I need to protect you. I need to find our son, get our daughter back and eliminate anyone who threatens to harm you." He wasn't angry but his tone made it clear she needed to not question him on this. "You can call me Ani in private, or around your servants. Until the Emperor is dead, I can't let anyone else know. I am not Anakin… I wish I could be him for you, but I can't. However, you say you can love me, I will trust in that and not let it bother me when you call me that."
"I am not happy…. But I appreciate the effort you are making, and I will try my best to stand by you. I will do anything if it gets our daughter away and that monster gone. "
He smiled at her, an actual warm and loving smile before leaning to kiss her again. As he deepened the kiss her rolled her onto her back and moaned deeply once he was on top of her. "Mine." He growled against her lips. "Can I?" He looked down into her eyes waiting for her approval to continuing ravaging her. "I can't get enough of you Angel."
She frowned slightly. "Anakin…. Its hard to think of anything but our daughter being in danger…."
"Trust in me love…. I will take care of everything. Just play your part and say what you need to say and we will have her back with us and I will do what I have to, to keep you both safe. I promise you…. I just need you to believe in me."
"Ani…." She leaned up and claimed his swollen lips once again, wrapping her legs around his waist as she did, feeling his already rock-hard man hood pressing against her.
"Is this a yes?" He asked smiling wickedly at her. "I need to hear you say yes."
"Make love to me Anakin. Make me forget everything else, if only for a few minutes."
"Oh, my Angel…. It will be more then a few minutes." He growled before claiming her body slow and hard.
On Coruscant.
"Sister, my apprentice is on his way here with his treacherous wife, I sense that she is clouding his mind, trying to pull him from the dark. We will use the child to have her occupied while I remind Lord Vader who his allegiance belongs to. If he doesn't see reason, I need you to kill the child in front of its mother." Palpatine chuckled as he watches young Leia sleep in her bassinet beside his throne.
"If Amidala fights back how would you like me to proceed?"
"Make sure you keep her face pretty… I still have use for her and the people need to see her as she speaks on behalf of the Empire."
"As you wish my master." Barriss bowed before turning and marching out, Leia being carried by the force behind her.
"Good…..Good…. Everything shall be as I have foreseen. Skywalker is gone and the Jedi and all memories of the Republic will be eradicated from history."
