Broken Beginnings (A Star Wars: Clone Wars fanfic)

Chapter 31: The Kiss

Alexa POV

It is now mid morning, Rendal had offered to come back and sleep with me again, but I had declined insisting that I wanted to be alone for a bit. However, I hadn't been able to sleep since Skywalker and Kenobi had gone on their mission to save the Chancellor.

I had instead been meditating and trying to sense what was going on, so far I had felt large surges of adrenaline, fear excitement and relief....  Not much to go on and despite my cold demeanour I was actually worried about Anakin.  Which was why I was pounced straight on to my comlink as soon as it beeped.

'Arnjard here, go ahead.'

'Hi Lex.'  I grinned as soon as I heard my nickname.

'Anakin!'

'Hey, I'm glad we're talking again.'

'Yes....  Well....  I have been considering forgiving you....'

'I see....  Then maybe I shouldn't tell you about how the mission went.'

'Ok fine.'  I replied shrugging.

'So you don't want to hear about my amazing skills?'  He asked teasingly.

'I'm sure you weren't that great.'  I rolled my eyes.

'Ha!  Say that to Rendal when I tell him I saved his master's butt!'

'You saved Master Kenobi?'

'Uh huh.  But I'll explain more when I see you in person.'

'Right....  So what are you doing now?'

'Well I'm just making sure that the Chancellor gets back to the Senate alright then I will go straight to the Temple, ok?'

'Ok.'

'Great, I'll see you when I get there, Lex.'

'Bye Anakin.'

The conversation ended and I turned off my comlink. I was glad he was ok.

Anakin POV

I am happy that Alexa has decided to talk to me again and not hold a grudge against me for not letting her come on the mission, which considering how it turned out, I still think was a good decision.

Right now though Obi Wan and I had just escorted Chancellor Palpatine back to the Senate where Mace Windu, several other Jedi and the Senators were waiting for him. The good friend that he is, Obi Wan, had tried to encourage me to stay with them as they had asked, but I knew I should get back to the Temple and see Alexa and no Senator was going to keep me from doing that.

'Aren't you going, Master?' I asked.

'No. I'm not brave enough for politics.' He replied, a smirk lingering on the edge of his lips. 'I have to report to the council. Besides, someone needs to be the poster boy.'

'Hold on. This whole operation was your idea.' I reminded him, slightly offended at the prospect of being a "poster boy."

,Let us not forget, Anakin, that you rescued me from the buzz droids and you killed Count Dooku, and you rescued the chancellor carrying me unconscious on your back.'

'All because of your training.'

'Anakin, let's be fair. Today you were the hero.... And you deserve your glorious day
with the politicians.'

'No.'  I shook my head.  'I have another meeting I'm scheduled to be at and besides if I did go you would owe me one, and not for saving your skin for the 10th time.'