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Padme was sleeping soundly which meant that Anakin as free to watch over his son and daughter. It had been to days since his wife had given birth and as of right now the ship was on a course to the next solar system which was known for its advances in the medical field. It would be a great place to stop and make sure that his wife and children were in perfect health. Of course the former queen of Naboo would tell him it wasn't at all necessary, but he felt that it would be better to have her checked out just in case something had gone wrong. It was better to be safe than sorry, at least that is what his mother had always said and she had been the smartest woman other than his wife that he'd ever known.

Stand over the bassinets, Anakin looked down at his sleeping children. They were so tiny and every single time that he would hold one of them or both, he feared he would end up breaking them. Everything he ever loved had been taken from him other than Padme herself, but if the Jedi had their way then he would lose her as well. He had not one doubt in his mind that Obi-Wan and the remaining Jedi would do whatever it took to take everything from him starting with his family. That was why as soon as Luke and Leia were old enough he would teach them the ways of the force. They were both extremely powerful, he could feel it and he knew once they had the proper training they'd be a force to be reckoned with.

Leia was already the spitting image of her mother with dark brown hair and eyes that matched. He knew all babies were supposed to have blue eyes at birth, but not his little princess. Leia had the eyes of her mother though the new father had learned rather quickly that she had his temperament. Her teenage years would be hell, but then again they always were for any parent because watching their child grow up and knowing they wouldn't always be there to protect them, had to be a living nightmare. Anakin wondered if she would be stronger in the force than her brother since she was so much like him already or if she would follow in the footsteps of her mother. He could see her getting in to politics even though he would rather she stayed out of that mess, especially with how corrupt the system was as of right now.

Luke, on the other hand, was the exact opposite of his sister. While he may look exactly as his father had when he was a baby with blond hair and sky blue eyes, his personality was all Padme. Luke never cried and sometimes he would just stare at his parents or his sister without making a sound. Luke was a watcher. He would be the type of person who fought when given no other viable option, but if there was a way to end things peacefully, he would find it. Luke would be the kind of man who saw everything around him even if others did not always see what he could.

While watching his children sleep, Anakin had the horrible feeling that he wouldn't always be able to protect him. One day they would have to fight to their own battles. What would happen to them if Obi-Wan got his hands on them? Would he fill their heads with the lies of the Jedi and turn them against him and Padme? What if Palpatine got them first? Despite what people may think, the 'Chosen One' did not want the Sith life for his kids. It was not really even a life he wanted for himself, but at the time he had pledged himself to the Sith lord, he'd had no other choice. It had been the only way to ensure his wife's safety and the continuation of her life and it had worked had it not? She had not died in childbirth which had been his fear all along. Now that she was safe with no immediate threat on her life that he could not handle, Anakin would have to re-examine his life to find a course that suited him and not everyone else for a change.

"I will never let anything happen to either of you." He murmured while reaching to caress first Luke's cheek and then Leia's. "You have my word based on the love I hold for the two of you and your mother. I know that your grandmother, wherever her spirit has chosen to rest, is always watching out for you and if you are ever scared or fear alone then all you have to do is think of her and you will know that she loves you."

He paused trying to get a handle on his thoughts so that he could transfer them in to words. "As you grow up you will probably hear some things about me that you will not understand. There may been be bad things, but you need to knos that everything I have ever done has been for you and your mother in order to keep you all safe. The first lesson in life that I am going to teach is not everything is always as black and white and the Jedi may make it seem. A lot of the world today is shadowed in a gray area. Sometimes there is more to a situation than meets the eye and what you may not see at first glance can end up changing everything. There are many things I am going to teach you, but that won't happen for a while yet. You should enjoy your childhood while you have it, trust me when I say that because I would know better than anyone what it is like to have your childhood ripped from you. I want the two of you to grow up happy with pleasant memories of your life as children and I will do whatever it takes to make sure that happens."

TBC…

AN: I wanted to show Anakin's softer side with the twins and I think this chapter came out rather well. What did you all think about this chapter?

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