Chapter 6
I was in the middle of a great dream when I felt arms wrap around my waist and Anakin pulling me closer to him.
" Mmm." Anakin moaned in the back of my neck.
" Hey sleepy head." I said rolling over and wrapping my arms around Anakin as I smiled up at him.
" Hey Angel." He said kissing me very lightly.
" Mmm, you are so comfy." I said as I kissed him back.
" Ok you two, you know one of us is still trying to sleep here, and Padme if you are going with Shmi and Beru in getting the mushrooms, then you better start getting up and getting ready." Obi-Wan said sitting up on his right elbow and looking over to me and Anakin.
" Damn it Master you are no fun at all." Anakin said as he looked over to Obi-Wan from over my body as he too was sitting up on his right elbow.
" He is right Anakin I better get up and get ready, love you." I said kissing Anakin before rolling over and getting up from the bed.
I went over to the chair that was across the room and started looking through the bag that I sitting there. Looking though the bag and pulling out the clothes and taking the small bag that I had my toiletries in before walking out the door.
Walking down the short hallway I found the refresher and walking into the small room.
Closing and locking the door behind me I put my stuff down on the counter and hanging up my clothes before getting undress.
Once I was undress I went over to the shower and turned on the water and made sure that the water was warm before grabbing my soap and shampoo, once I had my things I stepped into the shower.
I turned my back to the water and let the water hit my back and letting the water cascade down my shoulders and back.
" Oh baby that water feels so good, can I join you?" Anakin asked in my head.
" No you can not join me, now please get out of my head?" I asked him and began hoping that he would listen to me and leave me alone today."
" Ok, well I'm going back to sleep now since I'm not wanted." Anakin said as he started to fall back to sleep.
I love Anakin with all my heart, but there are times I just want to be alone so that way I can breath, and just have time for myself, and what I wanted to do is have some girl time with Beru and Shmi, I really like them and it's really great to have them around because I have someone to talk to about things that I couldn't talk to Obi-Wan about mostly because he wouldn't understand.
I finished with my shower and got out of the shower stall and grabbed the towel that I had hung up next to the stall, and began drying myself off before getting dress.
Once I was dress I stepped out of the refresher and was about to walk down the hallway when I saw Beru come out of the room that she and Owen share together.
" Morning Padme." she said as I stopped in front of the door to my room.
" Morning Beru, I'll be ready in a couple of minutes." I said putting my hand on the door knob.
" Ok, and I'll be out in a few minutes and we will get some Caf going before heading out." Beru said before going into the refresher.
I nodded and went into the bedroom, only to hear the sound of Obi-Wan snoring very loudly. I just shook m head and went over to my bag and put my clothes into it before going over to the nightstand and picking up my light saber.
Once I had the saber in my hand I clipped it on my belt and looked at both and Anakin and Obi-Wan before heading out of the room and making my way to the kitchen.
" Morning Padme; I hope you like some toast to hold us over until we have breakfast later in the morning." Shmi asked me as I came into the kitchen.
" Oh, morning sure that sounds great to me, so we are going to eat without the guys this morning?" I asked going over to the Caf machine and making a pot of Caf for us to drink and get us wake for the long morning that is head of us.
" Yes we are going to eat without them this morning, they are still sleeping in but only for just a little while, I think Cliegg is going to be heading over his sister's place today and Owen has class, so that would leave Obi-Wan and Anakin here all by them selves." Shmi said as she put the bread into the toaster.
" Well I'm not sure what they are going to be doing later this morning when we get back, but if I do know Obi-Wan, he will have him and Anakin working on their fighting techniques, and he is very strict about practicing their saber fights too." I said as Beru came into the room.
" Morning Beru, here you both go, sit down and eat the toast before we head out in about five minutes." Shmi said as she put the two plates down on the table.
" Morning, I talked to my mother and she really wants me to spend some time with her and my sister, so I was thinking about spending a few days with them, and my mom's birthday is in two days and I want to be there for her." Beru said as she sat down at the table.
" That's right I almost forgot about her birthday, sure that sounds like a wonderful idea that you want to spend a few days with her and I know that it would mean a lot for her to be there, tell her happy birthday for me, and maybe we can get together next week for lunch." Shmi said coming to the table and sat down.
" I'm glad that we are still seeing each other and sure I will tell her that you want to get together with her for lunch next week and I know that she would really like that too, it's so hard for her to make friends all because of my father." Beru said as she put some Jam on her toast.
" That's great for the two of you still being very close, so what time do you want to go over there?" Shmi asked as she put butter on her toast.
" I was thinking maybe after lunch, that way I can spend a little time with Owen before he has to go to class this afternoon. But I do need to study some before leaving to head over to my mom's." Beru said as took a bite of her toast.
" Ok that's sounds good, so what about you Padme what is your plans for today after breakfast." Shmi asked me as she looked at me.
" Well I'm thinking that I'll just have some quiet time, and work on some meditation skills that Grand Master Yoda has been teaching me." I said taking a bite of my toast.
" So you are taught by the Grand Master himself, wow that's an honor if you ask me well for me I think that I'm going to do a little bit of my devotions and then do a little bit of gardening." Shmi said as started eating her toast.
" Yeah I think it's great honor too he is very helpful when you need help in things, but after meditating for a while then I'll see what Obi-Wan wants me to do in my learning." I said as I realized that I haven't done any light saber exercises the whole time we have been here or even on Corellia.
" That sounds like a busy day for all of us, well we better get going before it gets hot outside." Shmi said as she finished up her toast.
" Ok that sounds great to me." Beru and I said getting up from the table.
We went into the kitchen and put our plates into the washer before grabbing the baskets that Shmi and put on the counters.
Walking into the entry way I looked out the door and saw that in front of the door was the family's speeder.
" This will get us there a little bit faster to the outer sections of the farm, but we still have to walk to the where the mushrooms are growing at on the vaporizers." Shmi said as we came all the way out of the entry way and going over to the speeder.
" Ok well I guess it's time to turn on my Jedi senses." I said as I tuned in my senses and at the moment I didn't feel anything, but the family.
Getting into the speeder, both Beru and Shmi in the front while I took my seat in the back so that way I can keep my senses open to anything that is moving in the desert. Shmi drove us to the Southside of the farm and to the first set of moister vaporizers.
" Well here we are ladies, Padme do you feel any presents of any thing around here?" Shmi asked as she stopped the speeder.
" Yes I do feel a small Trimble in the Force, but at the moment I can tell it's way to far away to really tell exactly what it is." I said getting out of the speeder.
" Ok just keep and eye out for the Raiders that are roaming around the Dune Sea. Ok here you go here is your basket." Shmi said with a smile on her face as she handed me a basket.
" I will." was all I said taking the basket and then following the two ladies towards the first set of moister vaporizers.
We were at the last vaporizers when Shmi said that we were done here and that we need to head to the next set of vaporizers.
We got back to the speeder and Shmi took our baskets and poured the mushrooms that we had collected into the bigger basket that she had in the trunk of the speeder.
" Ok so where are we going to now?" I asked still feeling the tremble in the Force but this time it seems to be getting a little bit closer to us, but it was still far away.
" We are going to be heading for the North side now and get all the mushrooms from there before heading back to the house." Shmi said as she started up the speeder after everyone got back into the speeder.
" Um... wasn't that where Cliegg and Obi-Wan saw those tracks yesterday?" Beru asked.
" Yes but they really didn't know for sure if they were even tracks that the Raiders made or if a small heard of Banthas made them, and they were a couple days old too." Shmi said as we got closer to the North side of the farm.
" Well we do need to be very careful, because there are some Sand People that are camped close by." I said as I felt a small group of Sand People that were close by.
" Ok, can you tell what they are doing at the moment?" Shmi asked as she stopped the speeder.
" Yes I can sense them and they are just waking up and getting ready for their breakfast, before they start packing up their camp and head out into the desert." I said as we got out of the speeder and like before but only this time I followed the two ladies a little bit slower and I kept my mind focus on that small group of Sand People.
" Come on slow poke." Beru said with a laugh.
" Ok I'm coming, but those Sand People are starting to pack up their camp, and they will be moving out very soon." I said picking up my stride and coming up to Beru.
" Ok then we better hurry up then and get the mushrooms picked, we have four more vaporizers than we did at the South side." Shmi said as we came up to the first vaporizers.
Ten minutes later we were heading over to the second set of vaporizers that was only fifty yards away from the first one.
" They are on the move and I think we need to get back to the speeder and head back to the house." I said as I felt the small group come a little bit closer.
" Ok come on we can get the others later." Shmi said as she picked up her basket and we started heading back to the speeder.
We were only half way to the speeder when the attack happen, and so suddenly that I didn't have time to react to it.
I heard Beru scream and then Shmi but before I could get to them I was grabbed from behind and was held very close to the smelly beast that held me in it's arms.
I tried to break way but the only thing I got was a very hard slap across my face from the Raider who seems to be the leader of the small group. I saw two more Raiders grab both Shmi and Beru and they were being dragged towards the Banthas that were standing not to far from the broken fence.
" Beru! Shmi! Let me go you filthy bastard." I yelled out as I tried to get out of the Raider's grip.
The leader of the Raider turned towards me again and looked straight at me before lifting up his Gaffi Stick and hitting me in the stomach with it, but that was his mistake. I fell down to my knees which caused the Raider that was holding to let go of me, and that's when I was able to reach my light saber.
Getting up to my feet I active the saber and before the Raider that was behind me knew what was happening I turned quickly and cut off the left arm of the Raider.
He fell down to the ground moaning and holding the stump of what was left of his arm. Then the first one, came up behind me and he was swinging his Gaffi Stick but before I could turn around to block him, he thrust the Stick at me but this time I felt a sharp pain run through me body as the bottom part of the stick cut me through the skin.
Crying out in pain, I turned on the Raider and began fighting him, but I could tell that I wasn't in any shape to really be fighting him do to the fact that I could feel blood pouring out of the wound in my side.
" Anakin Help Me Please, I need Your Help! " I called out to Anakin as I felt my strength weakening as the blood ran down my side and down my leg.
My last swing that I managed to hit him with actually knock the stick out of the Raider's hand and when he realized there was nothing he could do and was basically defenseless he turned and ran away leaving the rest of his men to die at my hands.
I managed to catch up with the other two Raiders that had both Beru and Shmi. I came up behind the one that was holding Shmi and trying to carry her to his Bantha but she was giving him a huge fight too, I swung my saber at the Raider and he let's just say he never knew what him, I server his head clean off his shoulders, and when this happen Shmi dropped to the ground and rolled away from the Raider's dead body.
" Oh my Padme, your bleeding sweetheart." Shmi cried out and coming over to me when she saw the blood that was pooling around my feet and soaking into the desert sand.
" I'm ok, get to the speeder while I'll get Beru." I said as I started for the last Raider who already had Beru on his Bantha and was about to mount it, but before I could get close to him, he turned around and brought up his Gaffi Stick and he managed to knock my saber out of my hands and it went under the Bantha, and of course the stupid beast some how managed to bury the saber under the sand.
Using the Force I grabbed the dead Raider's Gaffi Stick and began fighting with the last Raider.
" Mom!" I heard Anakin yell out as he came up to his mother, who was picking up the mushrooms that was dropped on the ground and putting them back into the basket.
" Anakin how did you know to come here?" Shmi asked as she picked up the last mushroom.
" Padme called out to me, where is she mom she needs me." Anakin said as he began looking around the area.
" She is over by the fence and Anakin she is badly hurt too." Shmi said as Obi-Wan came over to her and took the basket from her.
" Obi-Wan can you help my mom into the speeder am going to help Padme." Anakin said as he let go of his mom and headed towards me.
The Raider just kept his on slought on me because he knew that I was getting weaker and weaker with each hit, then I felt Anakin's present and because of that the Raider too sense something was up and he stopped just long enough for me to reach out for my saber, and activated and as Anakin came up to us, I turned and cut right through the middle of the Raider, and both halves of him fell down to the ground.
" Padme!" Anakin screamed out and ran up to me just as I collapsed to the ground.
" Anakin?" I said as the blackness took over me.
" Anakin?" Obi-Wan said as he came up behind Anakin, who was leaning down beside me, and putting his hand on his shoulder.
" She is still alive, but very weak and bleeding badly here. Um... Master can you get Beru while I carry Padme to the speeder." Anakin said as he wiped the tears away before picking me up.
" Ok take her to the speeder and I'll get Beru off the Bantha." Obi-Wan said as he also noticed that my face was starting to bruise up some from when first Raider hit me across the face.
" Oh my, Anakin is she?" Shmi asked as watched Anakin carry me up to her and gently laid me in the back of the speeder.
" She is alive, but we do need to get her fixed up very fast or she will bleed to death." Anakin said as he got into the speeder and gently moved my head into his lap just as Obi-Wan and Beru came up to the speeder.
" Oh my is she ok?" Beru asked as she saw me laying in the back seat with my head on Anakin's lap.
" She will be fine if we get her to the ship and hook her up to the bacta." Obi-Wan said as looked down at me and could tell that I had went into a healing meditation, and by the time we get to the ship I will be a little bit healed.
" Ok, Obi-Wan take the speeder bike back to the house am going to ride with the girls." Anakin said as Shmi and Beru got into the speeder.
" Ok I'll see you guys back at the house then." Obi-Wan said as he walked over to the speeder bike and got on.
Shmi turned on the speeder and we sped off across the open desert before coming up to the house.
" Shmi, Beru! Where is Padme?" Cliegg asked as he and Owen came out of the house.
" She is in the back with Anakin and she is hurt, Anakin is going to take her to your ship, and she has lost a lot of blood, but if it was for her, we would be either taken to the camp and held captive or they would have killed us right there, and who knows what they would have done to us if they got us to their camp." Shmi said as she got out of the speeder and came up to Cliegg who took her into his arms and held her.
As Beru did the same thing, getting out of the speeder and heading over to Owen who pulled her into his arms and held her as she started to cry.
" Thank the gods that she was with you both, and I hope that she will be ok." Cliegg said as Obi-Wan helped Anakin get me out of the speeder.
" She will be ok, she has started her healing meditation, so that means she will be in the bacta for a couple of hours." Obi-Wan said as he and Anakin took me towards the ship.
The small family just nodded before heading into the house.
Obi-Wan unlocked the hatch way door and the ramp came down and before the ramp hit the ground Anakin was walking up it, and carrying straight for the medical bay of the ship.
He gently laying me down on the bed as Obi-Wan grabbed the medical kit and began going through and found the bacta patch that he was going to put on the cut before putting me into the bacta tank that we had aboard the ship.
" Hello?" Shmi called out as she came aboard the ship.
" We are in here mom." Anakin called out.
Shmi walked into the room and came over to the bed and left up the bloody shirt and saw that it had stopped bleeding and the cut was still wide open.
" Ok you two get out so that way I can change her into another shirt after cleaning the wound some and even sewing it up before it get infected." Shmi said as she started pushing both Obi-Wan and Anakin out of the room.
Once the door of the medical bay was closed Shmi sat me up and pulled my shirt off of me and then taking a damp cloth and began cleaning the wound before putting on the clean shirt.
" It's ok Padme, you need to lay back down and just relax." Shmi said as she put her hand on my shoulder and slightly held me down.
" I'm so sorry, I failed Cliegg and Anakin." I said opening my eyes and tears began welling up in my eyes.
" Now why should you be sorry for, and no you didn't fail anybody, because if it wasn't for you Beru and I would be either held captive or worse yet killed by those monsters." Shmi said as she started sewing up the wound.
" But still I should have been more alert and sense them, but instead I was focusing on the other group that was moving further into the desert." I said as the tears began to flow harder.
" Well it's over now, and the best thing for you to do now is get some rest." Shmi said as she finished sewing up the wound.
" But still I should have been more alert." I said as tears were coming faster and rolling down my very sore face.
" It's ok sweetie." Shmi said as she took me into her arms and held me as I cried even harder.
" Hey mom, what's going on I can feel that Padme is very upset." Anakin said as he came into the room and saw me in his mother's arms.
" She is ok, but at the moment she is blaming herself for what happen to us this morning. Padme Anakin is here, and I'm going to leave you with him, I have to go and fix breakfast ok, and Anakin um... how did you and Obi-Wan know that something was wrong this morning?" Shmi asked as Obi-Wan came into the room.
" Anakin woke up from a very deep sleep and he screamed out Padme's name and then said that she was in trouble and that we need to get up and get dress and that Padme was hurt and needed him." Obi-Wan said as he looked over to Anakin and saw that he had me in his arms and was holding me.
" Wow they must have a very strong connection with each other, and that would mean that they are destine to be together, and nothing will brake that bond that they have, and you know that if they are separated I do believe that it would kill them." Shmi said as she looked over to me and Anakin and saw that we had our heads together and were talking in very low tones.
" I do understand , and I even have to agree with you in that, they should never be separated, but it's not up to me what will happen to them, it's the council's decision on what to do with them." Obi-Wan said as he smiled as watched Anakin kiss my nose.
" They do make a very cute couple." Shmi said as she watched her son, and saw how much he loves me.
" Yes they do." Obi-Wan smile.
" Well I better get going and get breakfast started, see you guys soon." Shmi said before heading out of the room and off the ship.
" Anakin we need to put the patches on her wound, so that way she wont get an infection." Obi-Wan said as he came up to us.
" Lay back down so I can put the bacta patches on your wound, and if you feel better later maybe we can go somewhere together." Anakin said as he let go and helped me lay back down on the bed.
" Ok Padme this is going to sting just a little bit but it should help you heal faster." Obi-Wan said as he opened up the bacta patches.
" Ok I'm ready for it Master." I said as Anakin took my hand and held it as Obi-Wan placed the patch onto the wound.
" Oww!" I cried out as I felt the patch going on to the wound.
" I'm so sorry Padme." Obi-Wan said giving me a sympathy look.
" It's ok Master, and I do know that you are just trying to help me, and thank you Obi-Wan." I said as he pulled down the shirt that I had on, which Shmi helped me put on while she was cleaning up the wound and getting all the blood off my side, but my pants still had blood all over it, and I could feel some blood in my shoe.
" You are welcome Padme, now you just lay here and try to get some sleep and I'll come by and get you when breakfast is ready." Obi-Wan said as he walked to the door.
" Ok, but I would like to be inside the house and go to bed in there... um... where is my saber?" I said as I started looking up at Anakin in somewhat of a panic.
" Ok I think we can do that for you and as for you saber it's on the nightstand in the bedroom, I went there to get you some pants to put on before you come back inside the house." Obi-Wan said back over to the medical bed and putting patting the end of the bed where he put the pants.
I just nodded to him and I motion for him and Anakin to leave me so that way I could put on my clean pants.
The both nodded and left the room, I unbutton my pants and slowly lowered my pants and taking off my shoes and sure enough the was blood inside my shoe. I poured the blood onto the floor of the medical bay and slowly leaned forward and grabbed my pants and slowly pulled them up my legs and over my hips, thank goodness Obi-Wan grabbed a pair of pants that I didn't have to do anything but just pull them up.
" Can we come back in?" Anakin asked as he stuck his head into the room.
" Yes, but you might want to active the medical droid so it can clean up the mess that's on the floor." I said giving him a weak smile.
" Ok let me do that, come on in Obi-Wan." Anakin said as he went over to the door that was on the other side of the room and opening it up and active the medical droid, and told him that there was a lot of blood on the floor and it needed to be cleaned up.
Then Anakin came back to me, and with Obi-Wan's help they both got me off the table and held onto me as we walked off the ship and walked back to the house.
" Padme are you ok sweetheart?" Cliegg asked as I came into the room.
" I'm doing ok, I am hurting a little bit, but I'm going to lay down and rest some before breakfast." I said as I gave Cliegg a weak smile and I also felt my legs start going weak on me.
" Ok you get into the bed and get all the rest that you need before breakfast." Cliegg said as he gave me a smile, before Anakin and Obi-Wan helped me to the bedroom.
I laid down on the bed and Anakin took off my shoes before cover me up.
" Get some sleep and if you need anything just call me ok, love you." Anakin said as he leaned down and gave me a kiss.
" Ok I well and I love you too." I said as I kissed him again before closing my eyes.
" Come on Anakin we need to let her sleep some, and don't worry she has already started to heal, and she should be able to move around by lunch time, but no sparring with her just yet though." Obi-Wan said as he came over to us and took Anakin's arm and led him out of the bedroom.
" You know she feel guilty, because she feels like failed both you and Cliegg." Shmi said as Anakin and Obi-Wan came back into the living room and sat down on the couch.
" You know she really shouldn't feel that way because she did save you and Beru, and to me she is a hero in my eyes." Cliegg said as he patted his wife's leg.
" Well that still doesn't make her feel any better, but why she feels bad is because she didn't sense the four Raiders, that's because she was sensing another small group of Sand People, but they were camping not to far away." Shmi said as she got up from her seat that was next to her husband.
" I wonder why she couldn't sense them, unless they masked their present with the ones she was sensing?" Anakin said as he sat there and began to ponder on that thought.
" That could be, well I better see how Beru is doing in the kitchen." Shmi said as she left the room and went into the kitchen.
" Anakin can you go and get Padme and let her know that breakfast is ready and see if she want to eat with us or have breakfast in bed?" Shmi said as she put the food down on the table, thirty minutes later.
" I will eat with you guys." I said coming into the dining room.
" Padme you really should have waited for someone to help you get up and come to the table." Shmi said as she rushed over to me and put her arm around me and led me over to the table where everyone was already sitting at.
" I'm feeling a lot better but the only thing is that there are still some soreness, but if I don't do anything physical then I'll be fine." I said as I sat down at the table.
" So what are you guys going to be doing today, while Cliegg is at his sister's place?" Owen asked as he buttered his toast.
" Well I'm going to see my mother and sister for a few days, my mom's birthday is in a couple of days so I want to be with her when she celebrates it, and no my father isn't home she told me that he left on some kind of business trip and will be gone for two weeks." Beru said as she sat down in her seat next to Owen.
" Well I'm hoping to head over to Mos Espa so I could pick up a few parts for the Twilight, and if you like Beru we can take you to your family's homestead." Anakin said as he took a bite of his omelet.
" Thank you Anakin I would like that, very much, Owen what are you doing today?" Beru asked as she took a sip of her Caf.
" I have a class today, and then a study group. You have a great time with your mom and sister and tell her happy birthday for me and maybe we can take her out for dinner later next week." Owen said as he took some more bites from his omelet.
" Anakin do you think we can go and see my aunt and uncle on our way back from Mos Espa, they live between Mos Eisley and Mos Espa." I said as I took a bite of my omelet.
" Sure that's fine with me, but only on one condition, when we get back you will have to lay down and rest before dinner." Anakin said as he gave me a smile.
" Yes, master, um... oh my..." I said as it just hit me that early this morning I had killed two maybe three people.
" Padme what's wrong sweetie?" Shmi asked as she saw the terror in my eyes.
" I...um...I need to get out of here...sorry!" was all I said as I got up from the table and ran out of the house.
Once outside I looked around me and all I could see is nothing but sand. Then I saw my ship, so I ran to it and opened up the hatch door and walked up the ramp after it came down on the ground. Once inside the ship I lifted the ramp and shut and locked the door before heading to my sleeping quarters, walking into the room and closing and locking the door. Climbing into the bed, I carefully laid down and turning over on my right side because first of all I don't want to tear out the stitches and my side was hurting a little bit, then I pulled my pillow closer around my head and I began to cry.
" Padme?" I heard Anakin call out, as he came onto the ship and stood in the middle of the lounge.
I just laid there and even cried harder, as I heard Anakin come to the door and tapped on it first before trying to open the door.
" Padme, can I come in please, I know there is something wrong, please Angel let me in?" Anakin begged me for me to open the door.
Using the Force I unlocked and opened the door, all without turning around to face the door.
" I really hate to say this but I really want to be left alone Anakin." I said before reburying my face back into my pillow and start crying again.
" I really do understand, but I'm here mostly for my mom, she is very worried about you Padme, and so am I. Padme please don't close me out, I just want to help you is all baby?" Anakin said as he came over to the bed and looked down at me before sitting down on the bed.
" Hold me please Anakin." was all I said as I looked at him and tears began to flow again.
I moved over and Anakin laid down and wrapped his arms around me and held me very carefully as I cried myself to sleep.
" Anakin, Padme!" Obi-Wan called out as he came aboard the ship and looked around for his two Padawans.
" I'm in here." Anakin quietly called out in a very low voice.
" Um... what's going on?" Obi-Wan asked as he stared at us from the doorway.
" She is very upset and she has cried herself asleep." Anakin said as he let go of me and sat up as Obi-Wan came right into the room and stood at the end of the bed.
" Oh, can you tell what has gotten her so upset, because everyone in the house is worried about her." Obi-Wan said as he looked down at me.
" Sorry master, I can't tell what's wrong with her because she is blocking me, and when I do get inside she just pushes me out." Anakin said as I started to stir but I woke up screaming.
" Padme, it's ok you're safe on the ship." Obi-Wan said as he dropped down on his knees so that way he could take a hold of my hands in his.
" Master? Anakin...I'm so sorry for this...it's just... well... um... I never killed a being before these Raiders were the very first creatures that I have killed." I said as I looked at both Obi-Wan and Anakin who had move to sit at the edge of the bed.
" I see, well Padme don't feel so bad, because you had to do what you had to do, because if you didn't kill them, they would have taken you captive, or worst they could have killed you and besides you were only defending yourself and even protecting Shmi and Beru." Obi-Wan said as he looked up at me.
" I know master but I still do find it very hard to accept that I killed someone." I said as I felt Anakin wrap his arms around me again, he had gotten up and came up behind me and sat down behind me so that way he was leaning against the head board.
" Believe it or not I know how you feel, because I too felt the same way when I killed my first person, and believe it or not to this day, I still feel the same way too." Anakin said as he looked over to Obi-Wan and also telling him one of his secrets too.
" Really, I didn't know that Anakin, but you know what the both of you are not the only ones, because I at first I would like to come to a peaceful solution to any kind of problems rather than to fight it out and it ends up that there is a killing." Obi-Wan said.
" Really, well I want to thank you both, because you guys really have made me feel a little better about what happen today, and I will try to think that it's either me or the person, when it comes to a life and death situation." I said sitting up and wiping the tears way from my eyes.
" You are very welcome, so if you are feeling better now are you ready to head out to Mos Espa, because I really need to get going and get those parts for the Twilight." Anakin said as he got up from the bed.
" Oh yeah just give me a minute to wash my face then we can get going, so Obi-Wan what are you going to do today?" I asked getting up from the bed.
" I think I'm gong to hang around here and do some meditation, and there is also a council meeting that I'm going to sitting in; in about a hour. So you two go and have some fun and Anakin please stay out of trouble, and Padme if you feel like you need to rest let Anakin know and Anakin if she says that she is tired then you guys start heading home, because we don't need you getting an infection or pulling out the stitches that Shmi put in you Padme." Obi-Wan said as he looked at both me and Anakin.
" Yes Master!" Anakin and I said together.
" Very funny, I really don't like it when you two start saying the same thing at the same time, I really do find it very creepy." Obi-Wan said with a laugh as we walked out of the room and off the ship, but when we came into the house I went over to the kitchen sink and washed my face, before I headed into the living room.
" Padme are you ok?" Cliegg asked as I came in and stood next to Anakin.
" Yes sir, I'm fine now thank you." I said looking around the room and at the small family that was sitting around room.
" That's so good to hear, well Anakin the speeder is all ready for you and you both have a safe and fun day." Cliegg said as he handed Anakin the keys to the speeder.
" Thanks and you too have a safe and great day too sir." Anakin said as he took the keys just as Beru came back into the living room with a small traveling bag.
Anakin went over to her and took the bag from her then we head out of the house and to the speeder.
" Take care and see you in a few days, I love you." Owen said as he came over to Beru and held her in his arms.
" I will and I'll see you in a few days, and I love you too Owen." Beru said as she stood on her tip toes and gave Owen a tender kiss.
They separated and then Beru climbed into the front seat of the speeder, while I got into the back.
Before we could take off Cliegg went over to the speeder bike and getting on it and zoomed by us and out the gate.
We waved bye to Obi-Wan, Shmi and Owen before Anakin hit the gas and we headed out of the protected area of the homestead and headed across the hot sandy desert.
It was twenty minutes later we pasted Cliegg's sister's place and he and his sister was standing in the yard watching the two children playing and they waved at us as we went on by the homestead. It was five minutes later we came up to a gate that was the entrance way to Beru's family's homestead.
Beru got out of the speeder and pushed in a code and then the gates opened up and Anakin drove right through the gate.
Beru got back into the speeder and Anakin drove the speeder right up to the entrance of the homestead.
" Beru welcome home, and who are our friends?" Beru's mother asked as she came out the door for the homestead.
" Mom, hey. This is Paddy and Shmi's son Anakin Skywalker." Beru said getting out of the speeder and coming up to her mother who gave her a hug.
" Oh wow, so you are Anakin that Shmi is always talking about, and it's so nice to meet you too Paddy, um... aren't you Luna's niece?" Beru's mother asked as Anakin got out of the speeder and grabbed Beru's bag for her and put it down on the ground next to her and her mother.
" Yes ma'am I'm that Anakin that my mother has told you all about." Anakin said as a teenage girl came out of the house but she hid mostly behind her mother and sister.
" And yes ma'am I'm Luna's niece, and am hoping to see her and my uncle today." I said as Beru hugged the younger girl.
" Ok they heard that you were here on Tatooine and was wondering if you were going to see them, Oh I saw your aunt in town yesterday." Beru's mother said.
" Oh then I guess my cousin told them that I was here, I saw him when we first go here a couple of days ago." I said.
" Well I hate to say this but we really do need to get going, but it was very nice to meet you." Anakin said as he looked at Beru and nodded to her.
" Well it was very nice to finally getting to meet you both." Beru's mother said to us before she and the younger girl went back inside the house.
" Well this a good bye for us, because we have to leave really early tomorrow morning for a meeting that we have tomorrow afternoon, and it was great meeting you, and I hope we will see you and Owen again soon." I said getting into the front seat of the speeder.
" Oh well it was great to finally get to meet you both, and I know this visit really means a lot to your mother Anakin, and Padme thank you for saving me this morning you really a great person and a true hero to me." Beru said as tears began to well up in her eyes.
" You are so very welcome Beru, and all I want to is to be your friend, because I really don't feel much like a hero." I said as I felt tears coming to my eyes again.
" Ok and bye guys and May the Force Be With You both." Beru said before turning around and taking her bag and heading inside the house after her mother and sister.
We left the homestead and making sure that the gate was shut and locked and the fence was turned on before we headed towards Mos Espa.
Anakin drove us across the hot desert and it was only an hour and half later when we were pulling up in front of Watto's Junk Shop.
" Ani you comea backa?" Watto said as we walked into the shop.
" No am not coming back, I'm here because I'm buying some parts for a ship, and here is the list of the parts that I need." Anakin said as he handed Watto the list of parts that he needs for the Twilight.
" Mmm, you are in lucka I do have these partsa in stock, buta it willa takea a while fora me to getta them togethera." Watto said as he looked at the list that Anakin gave him.
" That's fine, we are going out for lunch, so will an hour and half give you enough time to get the parts together?" Anakin asked as the bell rang and a very young guy came into the shop.
" Yeaha that willa givea me enough a timea?" Watto said as he frowned at the person who just came into the shop.
" Ok then we will be ... are you ok Watto?" Anakin whispered to his old ex-owner.
" Umm ... yeaha, but that is onea of thosea dead beats I tolda you abouta." Watto said as he looked past Anakin and watched the guy pick up a transmitter part and was looking at but was also looking around the shop too, like he was casing the place.
" I see, I can tell you ..." Anakin started to say.
" Umm ... excuse me but you need to either buy that part or put it down where you found it and leave this place, and if I ever catch you in here again you will rot in prison do I make myself clear." I said coming up to the guy.
" Mind your business or else." the guy said as turned and looked at me.
" Yes I do mind, and it is my business when you are stealing from a friend of mine, and you will put that part down and leave this shop and never come back." I said as I used my Jedi mind trick on the guy.
The guy blinking a couple of times before putting the part down and also pulling out a couple of other small parts out of a pocket and putting them down on the table and turned way from it and started walking for the door and also mumbling about never coming back to the shop.
" Thanka you, Miss Padme you area a greata person." Watto said as he flew over to me and was about to hug me but I backed away from him.
" Your welcome, well if you are ready Anakin its lunch time and I would like to get something to eat." I said giving Watto a smile.
" And becausea of whata you just dida for me, the parts for youra ship is ona the housea." Watto said with a huge smile on his face.
" Thanks Watto your not so bad after all, We'll be back in an hour to pick up the parts. Ready for lunch Angel?" Anakin asked me as he came over and put his arm around me.
We said bye to Watto and headed out the door and back into the desert heat and the bright suns light. Going over to the speeder Anakin helped into the front seat before going over to his side of the speeder and getting into the driver's side.
He drove us down the street and ziging and zagging through the early afternoon traffic of Mos Espa. He came to a stop right in front of the out door cafes.
" Well here we are." Anakin said shutting off the engine and getting out before coming over to me and helping me out of the speeder.
We walked up to the menu that was placed outside the cafe and we started looking at it to see if this is a place that we really wanted to eat at.
" Didn't you say that your Aunt and Uncle lives between here and Mos Eisley?" Anakin asked as he saw what he wanted to eat.
" Yeah, and believe it or not we passed their place." I said still trying to figure out what I wanted to eat.
" Ok, you I thought I saw a building off in the distance, so my only question for you now is how are you feeling?" Anakin asked as he put his arm around me again before we turned away from the sign and went to find a table under the tent.
" Yes that was their place that you saw, it's their docking bay for the family's ship. I to answer your question I'm ok at the moment, but there is a little bit of pain but I can bear it." I said grimacing some as found a table and Anakin pulled out a chair for me.
" Well then we after we get the parts at Watto's we will stop at your Aunt and Uncle's for a short visit ok." Anakin said as he went to the chair beside me that was facing the street and sat down.
" Ok that sounds really great." I said as Anakin picked up the lunch menu that was laying on the table.
" So what do you want to have, am thinking about having the Bantha burger." Anakin said as the waitress came out of the building and came over to the table.
" Good afternoon, so what can I get you both to drink, and if you are ready to order I can take that too?" the waitress said as she looked at Anakin and it looked like that she was about to drool over him.
" Yes am ready to order, I'll have the Bantha burger and tea to drink please." Anakin said as he felt the present of his old best friend coming near us.
" Ok the Bantha burger plate and tea and for you miss?" the waitress asked as she turned her attention to me.
" I'll have to same thing please." I said and the waitress gave me a smile before heading inside the building with our orders.
" You know I wonder what everybody is doing back at the Temple?" Anakin said as he sat back in his seat.
" I sometimes wonder the same thing, but I do know there are two Padawans that want to get into your pants so very bad." I said as I sat there and watched the traffic on the street go flying by us.
" Oh really and who are they so that way I can stay away from them, and now they will never get that chance as well as all the other girls at the Temple, that's because there is only one girl that has that honor." Anakin said as he leaned over to me and began kissing my neck.
" Well thanks for that honor my wonderful lover, and the two are Alyxandra and Klawdia and yes they are both really total bitches too." I said turning my head and he began kissing me.
" Anakin Skywalker what such a surprise to see you here in Mos Espa, and your friend too." Melee said as she, Wald and Kitster showed up and sat down at the table with us.
" Um... hey guys we are here on business, at the moment we are waiting for some parts for my ship that I'm working on." Anakin said as the waitress came back to our table with our food and drinks.
" Wow you have a ship, you know there are times I wish I could get off this sand box." Seek said as he looked over at my plate.
" Well yeah we both have ships and at the moment my ship is over at the Lars' homestead, um ... please don't touch my food." I said giving Seek a very dirty look.
" So you have been there visiting your mom?" Amee asked.
" Yes we have been staying there with them for a couple of days, and it's really cool to know that I now have a step-brother. I find him very cool to be around too." Anakin said as he took a sip of his tea.
The waitress left with everybody else's food and drink orders.
" Oh just great here comes Rolla." Melee said in a very snotty tone.
" Um ... do you have a problem with him." I said with a slight nasty tone in my voice.
" I just don't like him, all because he thinks he is so great all because his family is rich." Melee said as she made a dirty look as Rolla came over to our table.
" Hey guys, Paddy it's so great to see you again." Rolla said as he came over to me and leaned down to give me a hug.
" Oww! Rolla careful I have some stitches in my side." I said as I cried out in pain.
" Oh Paddy am so very sorry that I hurt you, what happen?" Rolla said as he stepped back from me.
" I got into a fight with a Tuskin Raider." I said and I saw everybody's eyes widen when I mention the Tuskin Raider.
" Don't you mean four of them, sweetheart." Anakin said as he leaned over and kissed me again.
" Oh my gods, you fought with four of them, so what happen?" Amee asked, as the waitress brought out everybody's food and drinks.
" Well I was attacked by three of them, but one really didn't fight me, because I didn't give him a chance too, but in the end of the fight three of them died and one escaped, and the one that got away had stabbed me in my left side with his Gaffi Stick and I also saved Anakin's mother and Beru from the Raiders too, well any way it was Shmi who stitched me up pretty good and thank goodness for Bacta patches too." I said as I looked up at my cousin because I now know that he would tell my Aunt who in turn will tell my Grandmother and Father who in turn will tell my mother.
" Oh man I'm so sorry if I hit your wound, and I hope that I didn't open it up when I hugged you?" Rolla said in total fear that he did something wrong.
" No you didn't do anything so don't worry, I been hurting for a little while, but am ok." I said taking his hand and giving it a squeeze.
" Thank goodness for that, well I do need to be going because I came here to pick up a few things before heading out to see my grand parents for a couple of weeks, I'll talk to you later." Rolla said as he kissed my cheek before leaving the cafe area and headed across the street to a bazaar that sales all kinds of stuff from clothes all the way to food.
" Thank goodness he is now gone." Melee said as she had a nasty look on her face.
" You know if I was hurting at the moment I would get up from my chair and knock your ass right across the street." I said as I balled up my hand into a fist.
" Um ... Paddy you must remember our rule about anger." Anakin said as he took a hold of it and gave it a gentle squeeze.
" No, this time I will not control my tempter, because I'm not going to have low class whore talk bad about my family, and you are very lucky that Anakin is holding me back from knocking your sorry jealous ass right out of that chair." I said pulling my hand out of Anakin's hold.
" Anakin you're not going to let her talk to me like that are you?" Melee said with a pout on her face.
" No I'm not going to do anything about it, because I remember all the names that you and Seek here used to call me, so how does it feel to be getting your own medicine served right back at you." Anakin said as he gave her a smile as he finished the rest of his lunch.
" So how does if feel, am done here lets go Anakin, I'm starting to hurt really bad and I just want to lay down too." I said twing in pain.
" Ok then let's go." Anakin said getting up and then standing next to me he helped me up and we went inside the building to pay for our check before going to the speeder and getting into it, and we started heading back to Watto's Junk Shop to pick up our order.
" Watto we're back." Anakin called out as he walked back into the shop.
" Gooda here are youra parts thata you needa." Watto said as he motion at the huge box that was filled with parts for the Twilight.
" Thanks you ... um ... Watto there are double of things in the box, I only needed one of each part." Anakin said as he looked inside the box and saw that Watto had double the order.
" Yesa I knowa and youa nevera know when youa needa spar parts." Watto said as Wald came into the shop.
" Thank you, well I better get this stuff in the speeder." Anakin said as one of the droids came over and picked up the box and started for the door.
Anakin followed the droid out and got into the speeder as the droid put the parts into the back seat of the speeder.
Anakin then waved bye to Watto and Wald who where standing out side the door of the shop.
Anakin drove us out of Mos Espa and headed over to where he saw the entrance way to my family's homestead here on Tatooine. I punched in the code for the gate and the fence, and once Anakin went through I closed and reactive the fence before getting back into the speeder.
Anakin drove us up to the entrance of the main house that belongs to my Aunt and Uncle.
" Padme it's so great to see you." my Aunt said as she and my Uncle came out of the house.
" Hey Aunt Lhia its great to see you too... careful ... I have stitches right there." I said as she gave me a hug.
" Oh my I'm sorry I didn't hurt you, what happen?" Lhia asked as she stood back and looked over to my shoulder and saw Anakin standing behind me.
" I got into a with a Tuskin Raider, and somewhat lost, but the other three Raiders didn't they died. Oh Aunt Lhia, Uncle Phrederick this is Anakin Skywalker, Anakin this is my Aunt Lhia and Uncle Phrederick." I said as I introduced him to the adults.
" Anakin's its great to finally meet you, your mother is a good friend of mine and she has told me so much of you, please come inside would you guys like something to drink?" my aunt said as her and my uncle led us inside the house.
" It's nice to meet you guys too, and yes please that sounds great." Anakin said as we went into the living room and sat down.
My aunt went into the kitchen and poured the drinks before coming back into the living room.
" We can only stay for a little bit, because I'm hurting a little bit and I do need to go and lay down too. And Rodryk said that you guys need to pack because you are going to Corellia to see Grandma and Grandpa." I said as taking a sip of my drink.
" Ok, and yeah mom and dad's anniversary is coming up and we want to be there, we are already done we are going to be leaving when Rodryk comes back from town." my aunt said as she noticed that I was a looking tired and started to look very pale.
" That's right, we saw him when we were in town about twenty minutes ago." I said feeling just a little dizzy.
" Um... I think we better get going now Padme... sorry to be leaving when we just got here, but you are not looking so good." Anakin said as he noticed and even felt that was getting weaker and weaker by the minute.
" He is right you should start heading back to the Lars and get to bed." my aunt said.
" Ok, but Ani... your going to have..." was all I could say.
" Come on baby I got you." Anakin said getting up and picking me up he carried me out to the speeder and putting me in the speeder very carefully.
" Sorry it was short, but it was nice to meet you Anakin and please take care of my sweet niece." my aunt said as she watched Anakin get into the speeder.
" Thank you and it was nice to meet the both of you and I hope that you guys have a safe trip to Corellia." Anakin said before hitting the gas and we flew off and headed back home.
Twenty minutes we were pulling into the garage and once Anakin had shut off the engine he got out and came over to me and gently picked me up from out of the speeder and put me down on my feet and helped me walk into the house.
" Anakin and Padme it's so great to have you back home, clean up because dinner is ready." Shmi said as we came into the house.
We went over to the kitchen sink and cleaned up before going into the dinning room and seeing every one but Beru was sitting down at the table.
" Well guys I'm off to bed so I'll see you really early in the morning." I said an hour later as we sat around in the living room, and I got up from the couch.
" Ok goodnight Padme; oh wait let me change the patch and also make sure that there isn't any infection." Shmi said as she too got up from her chair.
I went into the room and sat down on the bed while Shmi came into the room with the medical bag, she pulled my shirt up and pulled the patch off and then looked at the stitches and every thing seemed to be healing nicely.
Once she left the room I went over my bag and pulled out my night clothes and got undress before climbing into bed and falling sound asleep, but only to be waken up when Anakin and Obi-Wan came to bed, and once they got into the beds and falling sound asleep, and when I heard Obi-Wan start to snore I knew that I had to fall back to sleep, but before I could Anakin put his arms around me and pulled me close to him and I began to feel safe very safe in his arms. Closing my eyes I finally feel back to sleep and laying there in my lover's arms.