Black Butterfly || Anakin Skywalker x Reader

38 - Happy

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"The reason why I keep my feelings to myself is because I can't explain them."

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Anakin and I walked side by side into the small grocery store, and I made sure to do a quick look-around to make sure there was no one I knew. This place was small enough for me to do a decent scan and out of the people I saw, they were all strangers — as I expected being this far from home.

"Here let me do it," Anakin took the basket from me and pushed it down the first aisle so I wouldn't have to. He then paused and pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, "Okay so I made a list of what I need, I just don't know exactly where to find everything." He mumbled as he glanced around the aisle as if to see if anything on the list was there.

I smiled as I watched his face scrunch in confusion, "Is this your first time in a grocery store?" I teased.

His gaze met mine with a soft smile, "No, just maybe my first time in a long time." He admitted as he shrugged his shoulder, before pushing the basket further down the aisle.

I picked up my pace to follow his long strides until I was by his side, "Well this is the baking aisle, so unless you plan to make me cupcakes for dinner, we should go to the next one."

He paused and reached for an item on one of the shelves and dropped it into the basket. I glanced inside to see what it was and sure enough, it was a box cupcake mix, "Maybe not for dinner, but definitely for dessert." He winked and leaned on the basket so his face was closer to mine as he began walking again.

I grabbed an item of my own from the shelf and set it next to his choice, causing the smile he held for me to widen, "Well we can't have cupcakes without frosting." I said as I gestured to the chocolate sugary mix.

He stopped his steps before we exited the aisle and kept his eyes on me, eyes that were glazed over with adoration, "Come here," He leaned in my direction and I did as he asked and leaned in as well, pressing my lips to his like an instinct.

"Not that I don't enjoy the luxury of your kisses, but what was that for?" I asked with a smile as we parted.

"You have such a beautiful smile," His eyes flickered to my lips before he met my gaze again, "Every-time I see it, I just want to kiss you."

The temperature in my body rose as my cheeks blushed red, and the exuberant fluttering in my stomach clouded all else. No one has ever made my body react the way he does, it was almost unbearable given the amount of times my heart has felt like it was going to burst, "Have I ever you told you you're the sweetest man I've ever met?" I asked as I caressed his cheek before running my fingers through his hair — for once, I wasn't lying.

Now he blushed and quickly looked away - I made him shy, "We should continue our shopping before we give the people in this store a show they'll never forget." He turned left and walked us next to the dairy.

I grabbed a coffee creamer since I knew I was running low, and put it in the basket. My heart was still pounding over his sweet words, but I wasn't trying to have a make-out session on top of the produce. So I took a few deep breaths to calm my hormones down and followed him around the store as he did his shopping.

"So, how was your homework last night?" He asked softly while grabbing what looked to be chicken and throwing it in the basket.

"Long," I sighed, "I was up almost the whole night."