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Anakin was absolutely furious as he made his way to the quarters he shared with Padme. His rage consumed him so much his eyes had turned a scary shade of yellow and when he clenched his hands in to fists at his side, he could feel the support beams of the ship bend inwards from the force he was unable to control in his current state of blinding rage. Rationally the former Jedi knew that if he did not get control over his emotions the ship would collapse in on itself, but even knowing this he was having a hard time getting control of his feelings. Once again Obi-Wan had ruined a perfectly good moment.

When he had gone to see the message waiting for him, a message he assumed to be from Sidious, he was shocked to learn that it was not the Sith lord who had interrupted his time with Padme, but rather his old mentor. How Kenobi had even been able to send a message to his ship he didn't know. Somehow though the older Jedi had gotten in to contact with him. The anger flowing through his veins like lava began to bubble as he recalled the short, but still painfully clear message.

You can run as far as you wish Anakin, but one way or another I will be coming for Padme and for you as well.

The message had only been one sentence, but it had been clear. Obi-Wan Kenobi was hunting him down and he wouldn't stop until he had found them and taken Padme away from Anakin. The younger male wanted nothing more than to turn this ship around right this second so he could find his old mentor and choke the force out of him and yet he did not do that because in the end it would be giving Obi-Wan what he wanted. Right now his main priority, no matter how much he may want to finish what he started on Mustafar, was the safety of his wife and unborn child. Facing his old master would only put them at risk and Anakin would not allow that to happen. Maybe after he made sure they were settled somewhere protected where they wouldn't be harmed, maybe after that he would take out Obi-Wan, but not a moment sooner. For this moment in time he would have to push his anger to the side. There would be time for revenge later on.

Finally he made it back to him and Padme's room. She was reading when he entered, but set her book to the side and offered him a friendly smile which quickly melted away when she caught sight of the look on his face. Immediately she was on her feet and a few seconds later her hands rested on either side of his face replacing some of his anger with the feeling of being utterly complete.

"Anakin, what happened?" His wife asked sensing he was close to losing his temper. She knew he wasn't angry at her, but she could feel something was wrong. Her husband was no longer the seductive flirt he had been an hour ago when he was teaching her to fight. He had been replaced by someone, something darker and it frightened her. "Have we been discovered? Ani, you're scaring me!"

Hearing his nickname, Anakin snapped out of his race induced trance. He raised his hands so they were now covering hers which still rested on his face. "I didn't mean to scare you my love. You need not worry Padme, I will handle everything. I told you I would protect you and I will. There has been a slight change of plans. I have decided that you and I will be staying at a lunar station not far from here. It will not be for very long, only until I can get my hands on a faster ship. I do not want to take the risk that someone might have recognized this one. While we are there I am going to get us some new identification. It is better to be prepared for anything."

Padme nodded in agreement. She didn't know much of what was going on, only what he was telling her, but she trusted him. "If you think that is the best course of action then I trust you. After what I just watched on a news feed I can understand your wanting to take precautions."

"What are you talking about?" He asked because he'd been so busy the last few days he hadn't bothered catching up on the news. If it was anything of importance he was sure Sidious would contact him.

His pregnant wife looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "I was waiting for you to come back and I decided I would see if I could find anything to watch on the holo-pad you left in here. It was so horrible Anakin. Someone murdered an entire temple of children. They were Jedi children, but still children none the less. I had to turn it off almost immediately. I couldn't stop picturing our child Ani. That easily could have been our baby. What kind of monster murders children? They may have been Jedi, but they could not have done anything so horrible it should be dealt with by death."

Anakin was frozen by her words though Padme did not notice because she had started sobbing and clutched his chest tightly. It was pure instinct that had her husband wrapping his arms around her. What could he say to her? He was the 'monster' she was referring to she just did not realize it yet. What would happen if she did figure it out one day? Hopefully if she did remember the truth enough time would have passed so that she understood why he did the things he had been ordered to do. With a sigh he rocked her softly whispering promises about how he would never let anything or anyone hurt her or their baby. He would protect her from anything, even from himself if it came to that.

TBC…

AN: This is a short chapter again because I still have the flu and a cold. I just cannot seem to kick it. Anyways, I hope that you all liked this chapter and I would love to hear your thoughts. A lot of you have put this story on alert and on your favorite, but not many review. I would love to hear your thoughts. This chapter sort of sets up the next chapter.

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