i stood beside anakin as he talked to his step-father and step-brother. "your mother had gone out early, as she always did, to pick mushrooms that grow on vaporators. from the tracks, she was about half-way home when they took her. those tusken raiders may walk like men, but they are vicious, mindless, monsters." clegg said to anakin.
owen spoke up, "we'd seen signs that they were about. she shouldn't have gone out!" owen spoke bitterly, he had clearly come to think shmi as his own mother.
"we cannot live huddled in fear. all signs were that we'd chased the tusken away. we didn't know how strong this raiding party was, it was stronger than any of us had seen. thirty of us went after her, four came back. three are still out looking, i'd be out there with them, only.....i lost my leg. I just couldn't ride anymore...until they heal." i gave clegg a look of sympathy.
"this isn't the way i wanted to meet you, son. this isn't how me and your mother planned it. i don't want to give up on her, but she's been gone a month. there's little hope that she lasted this long." clegg's words were a sharp slap to anakin's face, i try to talk to him, "anakin-" he begins to get up and owen speaks up, "where are you going!"
"to find my mother." "no, ani!" padme exclaimed and i frown. "no, he needs this. let him." anakin gives me an almost appreciative glance, "but i'm coming with you." i say and get up to pack for the journey. anakin frowns now. "what? no way you're coming with me." i scoff, "oh, yes i am." "the senator needs protection." "the lars' home as very safe." anakin rolls his eyes.
owen speaks up, "take my speeder bike." i grin, did I ever mention that I love speeder bikes? "thank you, owen." anakin leaves the room and i groan and follow him, I was not in the mood to walk.
we leave the homestead and padme follows us. anakin turns to padmè, "you are going to have to stay here. these are good people, padme. you'll be safe here." "anakin..." i look around, thinking a single thought, isn't she, like, six years older than him? i try to push that thought away, unsuccessfully. "get a move on." anakin nods and gets on the speeder. i wave goodbye to padmè and get on the seat behind him, i wrap my hands around his waist as begins. he flinches slightly at my touch before we move. i could feel his rage and worry grow as the sun set,
we make a stop so he can ask around, i watch him as he does so. i watch him with worry, he may not be my favorite person, but he was spiraling into a panic. i frown.
AUTHOR'S NOTE☆
god I just don't want Anakin to suffer more than he already did but ik it's needed 😕
