Mission: An Anidala story

Chapter 1

The sun was setting on a shining planet. Corusant gleamed in the evening glow and the steady swarm of traffic flew above the depths of the city. The orange, subtle pinks and blues blossomed across the sky into a miriad of pastels. A woman stood in a building high above the surface and watched out through the balcony up towards the ever emerging stars, waiting for her husband to return home from the war. Padme Amidala stood watching the stars, long after the sun had set, wishing and hoping that in another part of the galaxy, General Anakin Skywalker was looking at those same stars, alive and healthy.

3 hours later....

The Senator felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist and pull her close. The smell of a familiar cologne mixed with smoke and for some reason a little bit of alcohol. Padme relaxed, recognising the familiar scent and melted into the embrace of her husband and Jedi.

"We have to be at a Council meeting in 2 hours." His deep voice brushed against her ear as he leaned down to whisper. His wife turned and started kissing him, soft at first but the kiss became deeper, hungrier. Her hands moved to his hair as his moved over her waist and body.

After a minute or so Anakin reluctantly broke off and looked into her chocolate brown eyes, wet with tears of joy, or maybe anger, he wasn't sure.

"Where were you! You were supposed to be home 3 hours ago!" Padme looked understandably distraught but the pain soon slipped across the line to fiery anger. Sensing she was angry, the Jedi Knight backed up and just as Padme was going to yell at him, his comlink beeped and flashed.

Thanking the force he had been saved from a Senatorial level rage, he answered the comlink to hear Ahsoka's snarky tone from the other end.

"Skyguy, where are you? The meeting started 30 minutes ago?"

Eyes widened in shock, Anakin quickly threw his cloak on and headed towards the door. Padme, still dressed in her day outfit rolled her eyes and headed out behind him. Unlike him, she actually ckecked the timings.

"Obi Wan this is getting ridiculous! Where are they?!" Jedi master Mace Windu sat irritably his is seat in he Jedi temple.

Yoda sat next to him, eyes tightly shut in meditation. Ahsoka stood at the edge of the room and fiddled with her lekku. Obi Wan sat crossed legged in his seat showing off his gorgeous new boots (as he should) and sent yet another com to Anakin.

Then, Senator Amidala walked in at the exact time she was meant too, not so gracefully followed by the young Skywalker.

"Finally! Now we can discuss your mission. Now, this mission is extremely dangerous and it is also an extended mission, so secrecy is crucial. Skywalker, you and the senator will go undercover as two newly married Senators of a small outer rim world."

Anakin's eyes lit up while Padme waa more used to masking her emotions in front of others and remained neutral.

"This will be for 6 months as you two find the person responsible for the destruction of Theed. Senator Amidala I am truly sorry as I know how much your home means to you but this mission is critical in the war effort."

And with that, the meeting was over, leaving the stars watching down over the Jedi, twinkling and sparkling in the dark.

(NEW STORY TIMEEEE!! I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter and the start of a new era in my writing! Make sure to check out my other stories too!)