[closed] Bringing the Family together

[actualhumandisaster]

Who: Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala & Ahsoka Tano
Where: Nova - Heavens Court Apartments - Anakin and Padmé's apartment
When: January 16th

It was strange how having loved ones around could change Anakin's feelings about being stuck on this planet - In this very city. But Padmé was with him again and now also Ahsoka had shown up and he practically grinned as he showed her to the apartment he had picked for himself and his wife.

Not that Ahsoka knew of that particular detail. Even if a part of him really wanted to let her know. The same part had always wanted to let Obi-Wan know and he still missed his own former teacher while at the same time being painfully aware that he would be in for some lecturing if the Jedi Master were with them and found out.

So for now it was just them. Padmé, Ahsoka and him. With Padmé not even having met his past student yet, they would be introduced all over again.

Opening the door to the apartment, that at least to a degree gave the feeling of being on Coruscant, Anakin stepped inside, knowing that Ahsoka would follow.

"Padmé?" he called out "I'm back. And I brought someone with me you might want to meet!"

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[snippings]

"I'm just saying, you're not exactly on the same level as a senator, Master."

She almost wanted to object on the whole twice the clutter and twice the work thing. I'm nothing like him! Her thoughts yelled, though she realized that was far from the truth. She and Anakin had a lot in common, which was part of the reason they were so well-suited to be the other's padawan and master. But at Padmé's conclusion, Ahsoka smiled warmly.

"Thank you. I can at least promise I won't be twice the clutter. Twice the protection, definitely, and twice the work... I think if I say anything about that Anakin will disagree with me," she admitted a bit sheepishly.

From her point of view, she wasn't much trouble, but she was aware her former master had plenty of stories he could share.

[actualhumandisaster]

Anakin gave a short laugh "I see the two of you are already getting along very well!" he exclaimed, deciding not to protest further against either of them. As it was, he didn't have much of a chance against them either.

His attention flicked to Padmé "Thanks, Padmé." he said, his voice warm "I know I probably should have spoken to you earlier and I promise not to surprise you like this again in the future." He really wanted to reach over and take her hand, pull her into his arms and kiss her right now. Make it up to her somehow and at the same time show her what she meant to him.

But... Well. That would have to wait until later.

The smile on the young Jedi Knight's face got a little more playful as he glanced back at Ahsoka "Snips is a little older from when I last saw her, so I hope she also matured a little. Despite the absence of her teacher."

[democratically]

Ahsoka's retort did earn a little chuckle from Padmé, discreetly, of course, as her gaze shifted to her husband. There might have been a flash of fondness there for Anakin, her smile lingering slightly longer than necessary, before it skirted away again. She was no Jedi, had no abilities to see in to others. Rather, she just read them, a skill that had come by instinct alone with no Force behind it. She could tell that Ani was happy to see his studen again, and that in and of itself did make Padmé glad. She knew that he put a heavy weight on his own shoulders, and it was nice to know that, at least for a time, there was someone else who watched out for him.

"Let us hope that I've no need for protection." Clutter she could deal with anyway, or at least she would likely pick things up and move them. Of course she had no idea what Anakin's room at the Temple was like, and knew that they would never live as a normal husband and wife would back home. Even here... Yet there were no Jedi informing her to distance herself from him, that it would be best for the both of them. Her heart was already set, as was her path.

He should know that no thanks was required. It wasn't like it was a hardship. Thankfully she hadn't been doing anything that might require some explanation. Anyway, there was enough room and they didn't need to bunk together. "Well, you only have enough room for one more surprise, before we start to build bunk beds in your room so that you may share..."

She leaned back slightly in her spot, yet still holding a poised posture. "I'd garner that it is more than a little." With a little glance at Anakin that seems to say, just where did she get that? But with a smile at Ahsoka. "Have you settled in fine here? Did you need a hand with anything? Anakin has been here longer, so might know more, but we'd both be happy to help."