A/N: I'm glad you guys liked it. Anyhow, I am eventually going to add Siri into this fanfic. I am in process of getting the Jedi Apprentice books, but have not yet read them. I am telling you this to warn you that Siri may be a little OOC in my story and I apologize for that.

Disclaimer: I don't own star wars.

Chapter 2- A Decision is made

Anakin woke the next day to find that he had slept in and that his wife had already left for work. He had felt a moment of panic when he first woke without her, but it was soon washed away by the note she had left him on the nightstand.

He rolled out of bed groggily, still somewhat in a daze from his first night of sleep back in his own bed in months. He showered, dressed and ate breakfast while he thought about what he was going to do that day. He had a meeting with the council later in the afternoon and was thinking of tinkering with his starfighter until then. If he was lucky and the council meeting let out early enough, then he could order something in from a restaurant for him and Padmé. It had been far too long since he had spent time with his wife and now she was six months pregnant!

Artoo rolled up to him and twittered softly for a moment. Anakin smiled at the droid before standing up to put his dishes away.

"Yes, we are going to go work on the starfighter. Just give me a minute to get these away and we can go," he replied. It was amazing how close he and Artoo had become; he treated the droid as if it were a human instead of a machine most of the time. With those final thoughts, he and Artoo left for the hanger.

Anakin had worked on his fighter all morning and was satisfied with the minor changes made. With his adjustments, the ship would be able to go just a bit faster while in hyperspace. While not much, every little bit counted on long trips. He would have to find a way to convince Obi-wan to let him make that change on his starfighter as well. Though convincing Obi-wan to let him go anywhere near his fighter, let alone make adjustments, was like trying to build a lightsaber without a crystal.

"Do you know what the meeting is about, Master?" Anakin asked as he fell in step beside Obi-wan.

"How many times have I told you that you can call me Obi-wan? I am not your master anymore, Anakin," Obi-wan teased his former padawan. "And no, I do not know why the council wishes to speak with you. Even if I did know, you know I could not tell you without being reprimanded." Anakin smiled at his former master and long-time friend.

"Old habits die hard, Master. And no one would have to know that you had given me future notice. You know I would never tell anyone that you had forewarned me of a council meeting topic," Anakin persisted.

"Tell someone, you may not. But know, I would," Yoda said as he too joined their walk to the meeting.

"Master Yoda," both men greeted the little green alien on the floating chair. Shortly after that they reached the council chamber and walked in. Yoda and Obi-wan took their seats amongst the masters while Anakin came to stand before them.

"Your place in the order, the topic of this meeting it is. A decision regarding your place, we have come to," Master Yoda announced. He was not happy with the decision being made. He had agreed with Obi-wan on the matter, but they had been outvoted by the rest of the council.

"You will not be granted the rank of Jedi Master," Master Windu continued when it was clear that Yoda was not going to deliver the news. "But you will have a seat on the council with us." Anakin stood in silence for a few moments. To be granted a position on the council was something that all padawans and knights wished for; but it was a slap in the face to not be granted the title of master at the same time.

"How can you do this?" Anakin asked angrily. He tried, and failed, to keep his anger and hostility at the news in check. It seemed like his anger and aggression were always just beneath the surface nowadays; ready to be unleashed at any time. Now, apparently, was one of those times. "To be accepted onto the council without the rank of master? Why would you not give me the rank of master? If you thought it was because I was not ready, then you would not allow me to be on the council. Do you not trust me? Why would you do this to me?" He breathed deeply at the end of his tirade, finally successful in controlling his temper. He turned to Master Yoda for his answer only to notice that instead of annoyance as he had expected, Yoda seemed almost sympathetic.

"Agree on this decision, all of us did not," he assured Skywalker. "Debate there will continue to be, on your rank in the order. Over with, this issue is not."

"In the meantime," another master spoke up. "We have a mission for you. We know that you are close to Chancellor Palpatine. We would like you to inform us of any intentions that he has for the Jedi." Anakin's anger resurfaced once again with this request.

"You want me to spy on my friend?" he spit out. "You want me to betray his trust just to forewarn you of something that he will tell you possibly only a day later?" Again he directed his questions to Yoda.

"Tell us everything, the Chancellor does not," Master Yoda stated firmly. "Unanimous, this decision was. Over, this meeting is." With those words, Anakin stormed out of the room. Obi-wan excused himself and went after his former padawan.

"Anakin," he said as he tried to catch up to the man. Anakin ignored him, however, and continued down the hallway. "Anakin!" Obi wan shouted in exasperation. Anakin stopped at Obi wan's shout, but did not turn to face him.

"Why are you making me do this Master?" he asked angrily, finally turning around. "It is not right for me to spy on Palpatine. He may be a politician and he may not be a Jedi, but he is still a person. And he trusts me. The council is asking me to betray his trust! Does that not go against everything that the Jedi stand for?" Anakin was breathing heavily by the end of his rant. Obi wan took his pause as an opportunity to help calm him down.

"Anakin, the council would not ask this of you if they did not believe that it was necessary," Obi wan stated. "I know that they are asking something of you that you do not want to do, but you know you must listen to orders. Search your feelings, Anakin, and you will find that reporting back on Palpatine is the right thing to do." Anakin glared angrily at Obi wan before storming off.

"I see you still have the same infuriating affect on people as you used to," a female voice said from behind him. Obi wan turned around to see someone he hadn't seen in a long time: Siri Tachi.