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@alootus gets a starter

it was just an assignment. he was to stay with padme — with senator amidala to assure her safety. nothing more, nothing less. he was there strictly for protection. how hard could it be? aside from the obvious dangers, of course. it couldn't be too difficult, since every fiber of his being is already naturally focusing on her.

❝ you have my word, senator. you won't even realize i'm protecting you. ❞ it wasn't until he spoke that he realized how stupid that sounded. he knew she didn't wish to be hiding away on naboo and realized that him being there as a protector was a constant reminder of why she was there. ❝ — i will be, of course, but it won't feel like it. it'll be casual. ❞

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@fairyt0ld gets a starter for R2D2 !

the yellow jedi starfighter touches down inside the hangar connected to the jedi temple, returning from a rather hazardous journey from the mid-rim. there'd been a small ambush from a small swarm of vulture droids that caught him on the way back. he had managed to clear them off, but he didn't get away scratch free.

unfortunately, most of the damage wasn't to his ship. more fortunately, the damage done to his astromech wasn't severe.

❝ you doing alright there, buddy? looks like you got a bit roughed up out there. ❞ anakin spoke as he hopped down from the cockpit. thankfully, the droid was still in one piece. for the most part. he waits for his companion to exit the starfighter, making sure the R2 unit was able to without causing any further damage.

❝ alright, artoo. let's get you patched up. ❞

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@moonofiego requested a starter for padme.

there was a part of him that didn't care. a part of him that just wanted to rush over to her this instant, parting through the huddle of senators to sweep her up into his arms. they had been apart for far too long and his entire being was just aching to reunite with her again. but they had an appearance to keep up and a marriage to keep secret ; the galaxy simply could not know about them. and it constantly tore him apart.

so to his better judgement, he waited. he waited for the huddle to disband and waited for her to make the approach. he awaited her in the extension of the corridor within the senate building, gaze scanning to assure there were no others present.

❝ i've missed you. ❞ he spoke as she closed in, his arms wrapping around her in an embrace. his words weren't needed as it was more than obvious in the way that he held her and by the short but very telling kiss he stole. ❝ i can only survive off of holocoms for so long. ❞

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❝  —  i didn’t join the jedi order to be a babysitter.  ❞         the freshly knighted jedi protested.        ❝  i’m here to help people.  to save lives.  i should be going out there with  the rest.  they could use my help.  ❞

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he just wanted her to be happy. if she weren't happy, was it truly possible for him to be? the one person, the one thing in the entire universe that he loved and cared about the most, more than anything — he needed her to be happy. so much so that he couldn't dare think that her seeking and protecting her own happiness was an act of selfishness.

but maybe she was right.

he didn't want to turn perspective around, looking into himself instead because he knows that what he'll find is quite the opposite. his heart years and pulls and drags him the opposite direction his mind does. the opposite direction that his discipline does. the opposite direction that the order does. the order taught him it was selfish to protect one's own happiness.

there were many things that he disagreed with that the order taught him. he doesn't find it fair to not be able to love. to devote oneself to a single person alongside the jedi order. for a group of people so dedicated to balance, why was the concept of personal balance so farfetched for them?

it was just that which had anakin from seeing his wife as often as he'd like. kept them meeting in secrecy, showing no emotion towards another while together around others. and it was torture at times. but he refused to leave the order. and he couldn't leave padme. no, that would only kill him.

❝ you know i don't agree with the order when it comes to love and emotion . . . ❞ he simply reiterates; it's been spoken before and it will be said again. ❝ but they don't need to know what happiness is, padme. i do. you've brought me happiness since the day we met on tatooine. you continue to bring it to me every single day that passes, even when we're apart. because i know we'll be brought together again another day. ❞

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                 the words ring hollow in the air between them . it feels as though she's been begging him for happiness for longer than forever , begging to relive those moments on naboo when the rest of the galaxy felt so far a way . things had seemed so different . it was easy to forget the raging war within the senate , the threat of darkness that hung on every breath . in those moments it had been simple ... only the two of them . but now ?

                 now she waits in the dark alone , eyes focusing on nothing as her husband slumbers buildings away in the temple , mind churning too fast for anyone's good as she plays scenarios over and over in her head , desperate to find the one that fits , the one that allows the smile to creep back to her lips , allows her to remember what it's like to love without secrecy . she has no one to blame but herself . she'd known what she was stepping into , known that forbidden meant that happiness would come second to protection . but there are nights she's desperate for more .

                 a heavy breath finds her , fingers folding over each other as her head ducks , hiding her heart away because she knows she can't see him hurt , not for her . she can't see the blame she knows will dance across his features or she'll give in . ❝ if only you truly believed that , ani . it seems as though your vows to the order have stripped you of what it means to find happiness . you're always worried , tied in knots about what the master's think . but what do they know of happiness ? they've taken emotion and turned it into a perversion and the longer i lay in bed alone , the more i wonder if that is their weakness . ❞

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𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝚁𝙴𝙲𝙸𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙳 𝙸𝙳:  @griefdestined​​ 𝚂𝚄𝙱𝙹𝙴𝙲𝚃:  [ dusty toybox. ]

you’re not supposed to know about that .

lips curl upwards into something of a smirk.  arms fold in front of him, posture showing very clearly that he knows he had something he can hold over his old master’s head.          ❝  don’t worry, master.  your secret’s safe with me.  ❞

it wasn’t that he was planning on using that information against obi-wan.  he probably won’t even need to consider it.  but in the off chance, that little tidbit is gonna be tucked away in his head ready to be whipped out at any moment.  

❝  do you want to explain how that happened, though?  it’s not the sort of predicament i’d imagine you’d ever get in.  ❞

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he’d decided to take his padawan off planet, away from the artificial training sites for once.   the area that surrounded them was isolated from any sort of civilization and had a generous amount of rocky terrain.  it was a good place for testing agility.

eyes scanned the surroundings as they walked, trying to pinpoint the perfect spot.  soon enough, he spots a cliff ascending a few clicks off to the side.  not outlandishly tall, but high enough that it was a challenge.  especially with the lacking amount of ledges to grip onto.          ❝  —  hey, snips . . .  ❞

he kept gaze latched onto the cliff, waiting for his apprentice to look over.        ❝  last one to the top’s bantha fodder.  ❞          he speaks, glancing over at her with a slowly growing grin on his face before he takes off towards said cliff.

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❝  don’t listen to him, he likes to make up stories about me.  ❞        he speaks, giving his r2 unit a pointed look to stop talking.  the droid wasn’t lying.

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he could feel the tips of his ears growing red as padme spoke, a somewhat bashful smile pulling onto his lips. a soft laugh leaves him, unable to keep eye contact for a moment, gaze peering down just briefly before he looks back at her. ❝ —nervous? no . . . why would i be nervous? i've been on far more dangerous missions before. ❞ but he knows that's not what she's talking about. and he's pretty sure that she's aware that he knows. but he'll still try to play it off.

❝ i'm not just a funny boy, anymore. ❞ he replies, a little more serious. he wasn't really upset at the statement — more so he wanted to impress her with his growth, both as a person and a jedi. ❝ i'm a jedi — a protector. ❞ which was exactly what he was there to do.

he manages to compose himself now, hands folding behind his back. ❝ and i will fulfill my duties as your protector. ❞

his presence would be anything but unnoticeable, she was sure; and it wasn't his fault. it was his spirit, she'd say, bright, perhaps a tad 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞, youthful yet... so very odd. the strangeness, she assumed, could stem from a stolen childhood in a way. none of this padmé said out loud of course, but simply offered a soft hum instead, and a polite kind of smile. ❝ is that so ? ❞

truthfully speaking it was relieving, in a sense, that out of every potential candidate the assignment had been given to anakin; being with him would likely be much more comfortable compared to many who she didn't know even a little. they had some past behind at least, binding them together in a way that didn't necessarily feel like work, not in the traditional meaning of it at least. to spend time cowering in hiding instead of building a foundation for a better 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, more stable galaxy appeared everything but pleasant to her, but the senator was aware this wasn't the right time or place for complaints. unwillingly or not, both of them would have to get used to having the other around rather tightly.

she found his latter remark humorous and a fresh smile tugged at her lips by instinct, leading to a cordial 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, ❝ my, one might think you're nervous now. are you ? ❞ how peculiar ! ❝ you're still a funny boy i see. ❞

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❝  easy !  —  we’re in a bit of a situation.  ❞

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it wasn’t the first ambush the 501st had dealt with.  luckily for them, anakin could sense that something wasn’t right.  that something was coming.  eyes scanned their surroundings, catching movement of a shadow.  he signals to be alert.  the attack sourced from their destination, very few coming from behind.  he ordered the legion to fall back ; the fire power was stronger than they were prepared for.  but there was one man who stood his ground.        ❝  i said fall back !  that’s an order.  don’t be a hero.  ❞

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❝   He's overly critical.  ❞

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❝  i know we’re in trouble, just hang on !  ❞

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❝  —  don’t tell obi-wan.  ❞        was his only response to the disaster that unfolded before them.  and yes, it was anakin’s fault.  mistakes were made.  but the job got done, so that was what mattered, right?

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❝  —  are you alright?  ❞          the jedi knight approaches the other on the ground, appearing to be in pain.  he wasn’t about to let this become a casualty of war, kneeling down to check on them.          ❝  i can bring you to the medical unit.  ❞

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𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝚁���𝙲𝙸𝙴𝚅𝙴𝙳 𝙸𝙳:  @harkenhope​​ 𝚂𝚄𝙱𝙹𝙴𝙲𝚃:  [ the bad guys ]

❛  i’m  alive ,   thanks  to  you .   ❜

fingers laced with hers, head dipping slightly as he looks down at her.  his smile was soft, lifting their hands to brush lips against her knuckles before a soft kiss was placed.          ❝  i don’t think i could live with myself if i allowed anything to happen to you, padme.  ❞          he replies, words spoken in a more serious tone despite the slight upward tug of his lips.  

he releases her hand only to place both of his on her hips, holding her closely.  he hated the dangers she was put in solely because of her position as a senator.  he knew she could handle herself  —  he’s witnessed it plenty of times, but it still doesn’t make it any better to him.  especially when she was in as much danger as she had been this time.

❝  i’m not sure the republic would let me live down letting anything happening to you, either.  ❞          he adds, attempting to lighten the moment.