Star Wars: Cross Paths Part 3
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Chapter 38 – Grandpa Anakin
It was a cold, and stormy night in Coruscant. In the Skywalkers apartment, everyone was already in their beds, sleeping under the warm covers of their beds, after a tiring trip from Tatooine, and being so tired the moment they went to bed they fell asleep. Except in the twins bedroom.
During that moment, Alli was awake, looking at the window in front of her bed, hiding her face every time a lightning illuminate the room, making the little girl covered her face under the covers and shake when a thunder was heard.
"I'm not going to mama and papa bed," she kept saying to herself. "I'm a big girl."
But the poor girl just jumped in fear when the loud thunder was heard again.
"Alli, I can't sleep," Padmé said from her bed, making Alli peek from under the covers.
"Do you want to join me here?" she asked to her twin sister, making Padmé nod, and jumping out of bed, the two girls just get near each other, under the covers, covering their heads, when the light was seeing.
"I'm scared," Alli said to her twin.
"You don't have to be. It will not going to hurt you, sweetie," they heard and peeking out of the covers, the twins smiled when they saw their grandfather Anakin Skywalker force ghost, smiling at them, as he sat down at the edge of Alli's bed.
"Grandpa," Alli said with a big smile on her face.
"Hello you two," Anakin said.
"What are you doing here, grandpa?" Padmé asked him.
"Well, I just was checking on Ani and see if he is okay, and then I sensed my two granddaughters distress, and decided to check on you two and see what is going on," he said smiling at them.
The twins looked at each other before staring at their grandfather.
"We are afraid," they said at the same time.
"Afraid of the storm?" he asked looking at the window, the exact time a lightning illuminated the room again, making the girls gasped and hide their heads under the covers again, making Anakin smile at the scene. Deep inside he wished he was there physically so he could hug them and protect them.
After the thunder was heard, the girls uncovered their heads again.
"See."
"But it is not going to hurt you, since you two are safe here, in your bed."
"But why it is so loud?" Alli pouted.
"Well think of the thunder as a grumpy old man, yelling at the lightning because he did something bad that he didn't like," Anakin said winking at his granddaughters, who giggled at him.
"Then the lightning is grounding all the time," Padmé said making Anakin laughed at his granddaughter remark.
"Pretty much, yes," he said.
"Ben is not afraid of it," Alli said looking at him.
"Well he is a little older than you, also don't get in trouble like some little set of twins that I know," he said looking at them, which made the twins giggled at Anakin.
"And we are grounded like the lightning," Padmé replied at him.
"And you deserve to be grounded, don't you think?"
The girls looked at each other and nod.
"And we don't do it again?" they said at the same time.
"I hope so. Cause if something bad had happened to the four of you, we all be very sad."
"Sorry grandpa," Alli looked at him.
After a minute of silence, Anakin knew the twins were not ready to go to sleep yet.
"What is it young ladies?"
"Grandpa, you are good now, right?" Alli decided to asked, making Anakin nod at that. "But you were not good for a while. Why?"
Anakin sign. Even if the girls were only 4 years old, he was sure that they had hears storied and conversations and sooner of later they would ask about it. And even if he was not proud of those years when he was Darth Vader, but it was a time he couldn't erase.
"Why? Well, because grandpa was manipulated by the Emperor."
"Mani what?" Padmé asked frowning, making Anakin giggled.
"It means that the Emperor lied to grandpa, and grandpa believe in him. But also I think grandpa wanted to be very powerful, even more than I was, and because of that I end up doing very bad things."
"Papa is powerful. And uncle Ben is powerful too and they are good people," Padmé replied right away.
"Yes they are. They were stronger than grandpa and resisted the dark side. I was weak."
"But you are good now," Alli smiled at him.
"Yes I am, and I can thank to your papa for that," he replied to his granddaughter.
"What Papa did?" Alli asked again.
"Your papa believed in me, something that I never thought it would happen, especially after grandpa being bad. So that was a surprise for me. It shows that your papa is a good man."
"How?" Padmé asked him.
"Well he save Papa's life," they heard from the door.
Looking at him, the twins smile widely seeing Luke standing there, with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
"Papa," Alli and Padmé said, making Luke smiled as he walking inside the bedroom, and sat on Padmé's bed.
"I felt a presence and decided to check it out and well I was right. I hope I didn't interrupted the conversation?" he said.
"Grandpa was about to say how he was good again," Padmé started to explain to her father.
"I heard. And like I said he saved papa's life."
"How?" the girls asked.
"Well the Emperor was hurting Papa badly but grandpa saved me by picking him and throwing him away," he said.
"Yaya," the girls said clapping their hands making Anakin and Luke laughed at that.
"I knew you were good all along," Alli said pointing at her grandfather. "I just wish you were here for real so I could hug you and give you a kiss."
"I wished that too sweetie, but I'm always here watching over you and protecting you, and your siblings and cousins. I will not allow anything bad happens to you."
"We know," Padmé said.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry I'm not a big fan of your planet," Alli said out of nowhere which made Anakin laugh.
"Sweetie is okay, you don't have to like because grandpa or your father were from there. To be honest, I was not a big fan too. To much sand right?"
"And hot too," the little girl said. "But I will go there."
"It is sad that we can see mama's planet. I bet it was beautiful," Padmé said, making Anakin glare at Luke. Deep inside, Anakin felt guilty for that, since he was responsible for that.
Alli looked at them.
"Grandpa mama forgave you, so don't feel bad," the little girl said, making Anakin looked at her with wide eyes and then to Luke, who smiled at his father.
Looking back to her, Anakin smiled.
"Thank you sweetie. You know the galaxy will be in such great hands and I'm so lucky to be your grandfather."
"Are you leaving?" Padmé asked pouting.
"Well it is late and you need to sleep. Besides I'm sure you are not afraid of the storm anymore, right?"
"Not really. But we like when you are around. Right Alli?"
"Yes." she said right away.
"I love that too. But it is late and I bet your father wants to go under the warm covers too," Anakin said.
"Alright." the girls said.
Standing up Anakin looked at the girls and smiled.
"I will visit you more. May the force be with you, my sweet girls."
"May the force be with you grandpa," the girls said at the same time.
"May the force be with you, son."
"May the Force be with you father," Luke said and smiled when Anakin vanish.
Looking at his daughters, Luke stood up too.
"Come on, girls. Let's go to sleep. It is cold and it is late."
Nodding, Padmé got out of her sister's bed and went to her own bed, while Luke covered her up, and kissing her forehead, he smiled.
"Good night sweetie. I love you."
"I love you too Papa," the little girl said holding her Luke's stuffed toy.
Going to Alli, he covered her too under the warm covers and also kissing her forehead he smiled too.
"And I love you too sweetie."
"I know Papa," she said.
"Goodnight," he said and leaving the room, he looked back as the girls snuggled under the covers and turning off the lights, he went to his sons bedroom to check on them, and smile when he saw his Ben and Luke sleeping under the covers.
It was around midnight and it was a very cold night, and the rain continue to fall outside.
Went to his bedroom, he took off his robe, and got under the warm covers, the moment Ines woke up.
"What happened?" she asked, snuggled towards him, as Luke cover them and pulled her closer to him, happy to feel her warm body against his.
"I just went to check the kids, and well my father was having an interesting talk with the girls."
"Oh now I understand why they are not here between us," she giggled and shivered. "It is cold."
"Yes, but apparently my father just calm them down about it."
"That is sweet. He's being a grandfather and I'm glad for that," she said looking at him, as he kissed her forehead.
"I'm glad too." he said and shivering too, he chuckle. "You know, if I wasn't that tired, I would suggest something to get us warm," he winked making Ines giggled.
"Well I don't know what we could do to warm us," she said making Luke pulling her closer to him even more.
"Well tomorrow night I will show you."
"Well I don't know if you can show me cause we will be at Mon Mothma party, remember? Wouldn't you be tired too?"
"Seeing you in a beautiful for sure, I will not be tired at all," he smiled, as he took her lips into his in a deep kiss. After pulling apart she looked at him.
"Well we will see. Now let's sleep cause indeed I'm tired and I have to admit, I don't mind this cold, cause I love being in your arms."
"And I love having you in my arms," he said and kissing her forehead he closed his eyes and before he went to sleep he said, "I love you."
"I love you more," she said making Luke smiled. He always loved hearing this from her. He loved her so much and yes, he was glad to sleep with her in his arms.
So Anakin appeared to his granddaughters and had a conversation with them. What did you think of it?
