Chapter 5: Skywalker Family Bonding Time
After the battle of Yavin, the entire Rebel Alliance prepared to move base before the Imperials could attack again.
As they prepared to go, Padmé often found Luke and Leia sitting and talking together. Luke always seemed to dominate the conversations as Leia listened intensely, asking questions when she felt she needed to. One day, Padmé joined them and asked, "What are you two always talking about?"
"Luke's been telling me about Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru," Leia replied. "I just, I wish I could have met them."
Padmé hugged her children, pulling each of them against her sides. Anakin soon joined them. When they had arrived in the future, Anakin had been uncertain about the nature of his relationship with Padmé, but Obi-Wan told that the Jedi Code was dead and to be with Padmé if he wanted. Anakin and Padmé had discussed what to do and agreed that for Luke and Leia, they'd be together, but not sleep together to avoid the risk of having any more kids.
Leia tumbled over to Anakin and he asked, "How is my beautiful family doing?"
"Wonderful, Ani," Padmé kissed his cheek. Anakin rolled his eyes. He had given up trying to convince her not to call him Ani in front of Luke and Leia.
Leia and Luke both giggled. As they left Yavin IV behind forever, Leia and Luke curled up against their parents and the family curled up on a bed together on the Falcon.
The twins found themselves awake before their parents and crept out to the main room, and curled up on the chair together. "Luke?" Leia asked.
"Yeah, Leia?" He replied.
"Thanks, for saving me," she murmured, snuggling against him. "Don't let this go to your head, but you're a great brother."
"You're welcome, sis," he responded, hugging her. "I didn't want anything to happen to you. I just had to save you. And you're a great sister too."
She smiled and then she yawned and crawled back into bed with their parents. Luke soon followed her.
As the twins slept, Padmé found herself unable to sleep.
"Ani?" She whispered.
"Yes, Angel?" He replied.
"What are we going to do? When we go back?" She asked. Her eyes flashed to the twins, a frightened and worried expression dancing across her face.
"I don't know, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it," he promised.
She nodded and said, "I just can't leave them again. They need us, Ani."
"Or is that you need them?" He questioned.
She shrugged. "Luke and Leia have lost all they've ever known. They turn to each other and to us because that's all they knew when I was pregnant with them and they know that they are safe with each other and with us," she suddenly realized, staring at Anakin.
Anakin nodded. "Let's keep it that way, for their sake, Angel," he said, kissing her again.
This time, unlike the first time, she tightened her grip on him, more responsive.
The following morning, the twins woke up and saw the blanket on the floor with their parents.
"Um, Daddy, why are you and Mama on the floor?" Leia asked.
Anakin rubbed his eyes and said, "Ask your mother."
Padmé sat up and then looked at the bed and realized she must have pulled Anakin off the bed onto the floor and said, "I guess I was a little too enthusiastic last night."
The twins giggled and then asked, "What's for breakfast?"
Anakin shrugged and said, "Ask your Uncle Obi-Wan."
"Daddy?" Luke asked.
"Yes, Luke?" Anakin responded.
"Why do you always try to get us to call Ben 'Uncle Obi-Wan'?" Luke asked.
"Obi-Wan is my brother, in everything but blood. He was more my brother than Owen ever was. Hence, as far as I'm concerned, Obi-Wan is your uncle," Anakin replied. "If I had my way, he would have raised you."
The twins nodded and said, "OK, Daddy."
Then Obi-Wan joined the Skywalkers and asked, "Is everything alright?"
The family nodded. "Yes, Uncle Obi-Wan," Leia chirped.
Obi-Wan glanced at Anakin and then grinned. As the family crowded together, Luke asked, "How are we gonna stop the Empire?"
"I don't know yet," Anakin replied. "But we will, somehow."
Obi-Wan nodded in agreement.