forbidden~anakin skywalker

༻epilogue༺

anakin's pov:

   i rush down the hall to imani's room and throw the door open "imani-daneria kenobi i will not lose you and i will die if you don't love me how i love you!"
   i look around but do not see her "imani?" i call out but no answer. i walk around the bed and find her on the floor, lightsaber on her chest and a hole burned through her heart.
   i feel the tears prick at my eyes. i should've given her more attention. i should've loved her even when she said i couldn't. this is my fault. she has put a saber through her heart and it is all my fault. the love of my life is dead because of me.
   her lifeless body lies in my hand as i run my fingers around the wound just like i did when she got hit by a blaster and reminisce every moment with her, every good memory i have had since i met her flashing before my eyes as if i was the one dead. i practically am. what's the point of living without her. without her, even alive, i am dead.
   i watch as my tears spill onto her face and around her wound.

years later

   i'm sat before the emperor. i've done terrible things. i have betrayed the jedi order not once but twice, killed master windu and many others.
   "you're fulfilling your destiny anakin." he tells me "become my apprentice. learn to use the dark side of the force."
   "i will do whatever you ask."
   "good." he smirks in pride.
   "just help me save padme's life. i can't live without her. i've already had one love die. dare i say the love of my life. i can't lose another."
   on my way out of the room, i stop dead in my tracks as i see imani stood before me with a blue hue and light shining off her. she shined more in life though.
   "don't do this anakin." her spirit begs. "if you do this i will not be waiting for you in death any longer."
   i pause for a moment, breathing heavily "i am doing this for you. for our love. to avenge you. perhaps if i save one love you'll see i never meant to not love you enough for it to lead to your end." i push past the spirit of my love and leave.

24 years later

   this is the end. i take off my mask to let my son see my burn scarred face before my life ends.
   as everything fades to darkness, i feel my life go from my body until i wake up again. i look at my hands and feel my face. i am not darth vader. i am anakin. the same anakin who loved padme and never let go of imani.
   i rise to my feet, seeing that gorgeous girl with the dark hair and pretty face in the long white dress come towards me. "imani?"
   she nods "yes anakin. i waited for you, even though you joined the dark side like i told you not to, i waited. i always loved you and watching you grow evil over the years, i knew the anakin i fell in love with was still somewhere in there, always thinking of me. so i waited to spend the rest of eternity with the only man i have ever loved."
   "i love you."