The Lucky One (a Star Wars fanfic)

Chapter 17

Anakin's pov

After only a minute of sitting here in silence with Rider, I break the silence by asking, "Would you be willing to contact Obi-Wan to pick us up? I would rather him not see me like this."

"Of course. How do I do that?" Rider asks with a slightly nervous smile, him willing to contact Obi-Wan, despite how uncomfortable it will be for him, causes me to smile widely, so glad that I have Rider, especially during a time like this.

"You can use my Com Link. Do you remember how it works?" I say as I carefully use my left hand to reach into the folds of my robe, pulling out the small device in the process.

"I think so," Rider says as he reaches out his hand for my Com Link.

As our hands brush together, instead of taking the Com Link from my hand, he wraps his hands around mine.

After a second spent simply staring into each other's eyes, he whispers, "We will get through this, Anakin. Together."

"Together," I whisper back, a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips.

Once he moves his hands, I uncurl my own, allowing him to take the Com Link from me.

"Should I contact him now?" Rider asks after only thirty seconds of him having the Com Link.

I can't help but smile, not expecting him to have remembered how to use a Com Link since the last time I showed him was at least a year ago, maybe longer.

"Go ahead," I say, my smile still there, but it fades when I feel a sharp spike of pain in my arm.

Once again, I reach into the force, using it to help suppress my pain.

When the pain becomes much more manageable, I exit the force to hear Obi-Wan, in a low and dangerous tone, ask, "Where did you get this Com Link?"

In a rushed tone, seeming extremely nervous, Rider says, "Anakin Skywalker gave it to me so that I could contact you for help. Master Kenobi, Anakin is hurt and in need of immediate medical treatment. Would you be willing to pick us up and take us to The Temple so that he can be healed?"

"Are you the Padawan Anakin found?" Obi-Wan asks, suspicion evident in his tone.

After several seconds of hesitation, Rider whispers, "No."

"Who are you then?" Obi- Wan asks, his suspicion seeming to grow.

"My name is Rider, and I can prove to you that Anakin is here and needs you to bring him to The Temple," Rider says in a surprisingly calm tone, handling this very well despite the initial nervousness he showed.

When Rider turns to look at me, asking me a question with his eyes, I quickly understand what he plans on doing.

Silently, I just nod my head 'yes', agreeing to this plan even though I would rather not have Obi-Wan see me this hurt again.

Once Rider angles the Com Link so that I can be seen instead of him, I give Obi-Wan a shaky smile, trying to hide how awful I feel.

"Anakin! What happened to you?!" Obi-Wan asks, his voice filled with shock, concern, and fear.

"I will tell you later. Would you be able to pick up Rider and the potential Padawan I found," I say as casually as I can, trying to not let the fact that I am now afraid of Shawn show. If I let Obi-Wan know how close Shawn was to killing me, even though he wasn't completely in control of his actions, Obi-Wan might leave him here, or just kill him, both of which I don't want to happen. Even though it is going to be hard to forgive him for doing this to me, that doesn't mean that I want him to die.