The Force is With Her

03 · embarassing secrets and the jokes they spark

(vera)

I laid awake in bed that night, stunned. I knew he seemed familiar. Cassie always called me crazy or obsessed for saying I felt like I knew him already. Oh, she's going to get a kick out of this. Cassie was always asking where I was from, and I guess she never considered Tatooine a possibility. 

I wanted to know more about my mom and dad, but looks like it would have to wait. I trusted Anakin, and that he would go through with his promise, but the anticipation hurt. I didn't think it was very fair that I wasn't allowed to remember the people who birthed me, who gave me life and raised me before I was taken. The angry feeling mixed with the sudden fear they could be dead or gone from the planet didn't help much with sleep. When my eyes finally started to blink closed, a faint memory of a little blonde boy standing over me made its way to the forefront of my mind.

The next day, the alarm sounding the start of the day blared throughtout the temple, and I groaned as I rolled over, shoving a pillow over my ear. I was still exhausted, and my bed was nice and warm and comfy...

"What the hell, Anakin?" I yelled from the floor, having been rudely awoken by the feeling of getting forced out of bed. Literally. That jerk had used the force to yank me out of bed.

"Had to wake you up somehow. Also, nice otta," Anakin laughed, pointing out my stuffed otta I'd had since I was born. Ottas were usually found on Naboo, and I guess since I lived on a sand planet, my mom wanted to make some sort of water creature for me, which I otherwise would never see.

"Shuddup, Skyguy," I said, rubbing my sore head.

"Don't call me that," he grumbled.

"Why not?"

He made a gesture at the padawan braid sitting on the stand next to his bed and I remembered instantly.

"Oh, right," I said, wobbily standing up. "Sorry."

"It's okay. It's a cool nickname. It just...hurts."

"I understand. When me and Ahsoka were younger she'd always call me Blondie. Whenever Cassie calls me it, I get really sad. So I get it."

"I have a new nickname for you, then."

"What?"

"Last to the fresher."

"Anakin!"

He slammed the fresher door. I banged on it.

"You jerk!" I yelled.

The door to the room open and in walked Obi-Wan. He didn't look pleased.

"Anakin, I could hear you two down the hallway!"

"Sorry, Obi-Wan," I said, in a sing-songy, 'I'm not really sorry voice'.

"Mhm," he said, nodding his head with his brows raised.

I rolled my eyes and begun to make my bed whole I waited. He took a very long time, even longer than me. Teenage girls are known for hogging the bathroom.

"Did he take this long in the fresher when he was with you?" I asked, pulling out my standard black tube top, belt, and pants from the storage bin underneath my bed.

"Oh, yes. He always had to make sure his hair was perfect just in case he saw Senator Amidala."

"No way! He had a crush on Senator Amidala!"

"I'm not sure 'had' is the right term. More like 'has."

I burst into laughter. Anakin has a crush on Senator Amidala? Ho-ly fodder. I was definitely going to tease him about that from now on.

"Shut up!" Anakin yelled from the fresher, which only made me laugh harder.

"Well, I'm not looking to be pulverized today, so I'll be off. Goodbye, Vera," Obi-Wan said, very dignified, but I could see the little laughing twinkle in his eyes.

"Bye, Obi-Wan."

Not even thirty seconds later, Anakin threw open the fresher door, his face red with embarrassment.

"That sneaky rat!" he exclaimed, and I had to contain my laughter.

"See you in a few minutes, master," I laughed, before heading into the fresher.

(anakin)

I had intentionally been keeping my marriage to Padmé a secret, and now that Obi-Wan spilled about my crush to Vera, her teasing would most likely cause me to spill that secret. Once the baby came, I'd most likely have to reveal our secret. I just hope she doesn't die...

No, don't think about it. Dwelling on it would only cause more pain. 

"Senator Amidala?" Vera giggled as she left the fresher, and I scowled.

"You're one to talk," I said, remembering what Obi-Wan had said about her and Cassie. "You and Cassie seem very close..."

Vera looked embarrassed and flushed bright red.

"Um...I do kinda...maybe...like her?" Vera stammered. "And I have for awhile."

"Awe, that's really cute, actually."

"Cuter than Senator Amidala?"

"Shut up!"

"Never. This is a gold mine of jokes. I have unlimited power over you. I have the high ground of humour."

"You respect your master, young one."

"Hmph."

I picked up my own lightsaber, and grabbing my glove for my robotic hand.

"Woah, that's so cool," Vera exclaimed in awe. "Dooku did that right?"

Dooku. I beheaded him in anger. Instead of arresting him and bringing him to trial, like a Jedi would do, I killed him.

"Y-yeah," I said quietly. Vera looked at me, puzzled. 

"You up for some sparring?" I asked, trying to relieve the heavy awkwardness that had begun to hang over the room.

"Duh!"

"If we see Cassie I'm not letting you get distracted."

She turned a vibrant red and I laughed.

"Now you know how I feel when make fun of me."

"Whatever. Race ya to the gym!"

Vera bolted out the door, and I followed soon after her, laughing all the way.