The ride back to Anakin's home was very quiet. The three Jedi didn't say a word for a long time. To try and lighten the mood, Anakin decided to say something.
"Hey, Master Yoda, I didn't know an old guy could move so fast!" It was quiet again "Dang, now I just made it worse" Anakin thought.
After a few awkward seconds of silence, Yoda started to chuckle, which made Obi-Wan start to laugh. Before they knew it, all of them were laughing pretty hard.
"Oh? Well when 875 years old you live to be; show me you must, how fast you can move!" Yoda replied, laughing.
Anakin looked shocked at the quick comeback.
"Anakin, you set yourself up for that one, don't look so surprised!" Obi-Wan said, barely holding back his laughter.
Arriving at his home instantly dampened Anakin's mood. He sprinted to the guest bedroom to find Padme and Shaak Ti with tears on their faces. Anakin dropped to his knees, his world slowed to a halt. They had stopped Palpatine from destroying the Republic and killing the rest of the Jedi, they gave their recording to the senate, and the senate began to make contact with what was left of the Separatists to make peace with them. All of this happened in one emergency senate meeting only an hour after Palpatine was killed.
All of this, and Ahsoka was getting worse. The medical droid had told Padme and Shaak Ti that Ahsoka had only a few hours before her body gave up, and she would die without pain. Yoda walked over to Anakin and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Sense the sadness inside of you, we all can. A Jedi Padme is not, but sense it as well, she can." He said.
"Anakin this is obviously a major sign of attachment. We are all saddened by this, but you must know when to let go." Obi-Wan said.
"That is one thing that doesn't make sense to me!" Anakin yelled. "We are given padawans to train, to teach, and to protect. They trust us with their lives! We are with them for many years; living with them during temple training, going on dangerous missions where we have to trust each other, and being a friend to them when times get rough. How are we not supposed to get attached?" he said, remembering all of the missions with Ahsoka.
"Master Yoda, you can't tell me you weren't sad when Count Dooku turned to the dark side. You can't tell me your heart didn't ache when we ended his life!" Anakin started, "Obi-Wan, when you watched Qui-Gon die, how did you feel? You must have felt sad when you found that I had joined Palpatine." he told his old master, "Master Ti, you have lost two padawans, you of all people should understand me!" he said through tears.
It was silent for a moment and then Yoda spoke,
"Understand your feelings we all do. Felt this sadness, we all have." He said quietly.
"Anakin, we had a Council meeting the night that Ahsoka left." Obi-Wan spoke up. "Every member of the Council felt that some things needed to change. After many hours of debate, it was unanimous that we change some of the Jedi code. We decided to change any and all parts describing the attachment rules. Now that most of the Jedi have been killed, we know that this was a very wise decision. Master Ti, could you explain your findings that allowed us to come to a conclusion?" he asked.
"Of course, Obi-Wan." She replied. "Over the years I have been studying Jedi that have left the order. Almost all of those Jedi started a family. I found a very important discovery; every child with a Jedi parent was force-sensitive," she said with a smile, "I brought this up during the council meeting. Many of the masters found this one discovery important enough to change their minds on changing the code."
Anakin couldn't believe what he was hearing. The Jedi code had been changed to allow them to form attachments and even have a family. He looked over at Padme and sensed a flood of happy emotions in her; she had tears in her eyes.
Anakin stood up, "Masters, I am sorry that I seemed so insensitive earlier. I had no idea that you all felt the same way I did." He said, with a smile.
"More lessons on patience, you need to teach your friend, Master Kenobi." Yoda said, laughing.
"You have no idea, Master Yoda." Obi-Wan said, rolling his eyes.
Suddenly Anakin felt that presence of love he had back in the Chancellor's office. He looked over to see Ahsoka, still sleeping, but with a slight smile.
"Felt that as well, I did," Yoda said, "Leave you alone, we will. Come Masters, into the other room we must go." He said, walking out of the door.
"I will go with them too, Anakin." Padme said, hugging him. She closed the door behind her as Anakin walked over to the bed.
He sat down in the chair next to it, moving it to look at Ahsoka. He hated seeing her like this and wanted it to all be over. Holding her hand, he began to cry again. "Boy, do I have some stuff to tell you, Snips." He said with a weak smile.