Second chances

CHAPTER 8

Luke's POV

It were almost 2 weeks since Ahsoka has left. I enjoyed my time with aunt and uncle, I was so glad they came. Leia was bit of a shy and distant at first, but now she loves aunt's games. We played some Alderaanian games, too. I am happy she opened up. While I didn't want my aunt and uncle to leave, I was looking forward to seeing Ahsoka again. I missed her greatly and could tell Leia missed her even more. Ahsoka commed us some time ago, saying she should came in a month, together with her friend, if the operation will be succesfull. I didn't understand why it took entire month for the operation to happen, but she explained her friend needed some time to heal after it. It must be really serious if he needs that much time. I hope he'll be fine.

"Luke, aunt Beru is calling us in for a lunch," I heard Leia say from beneath me. It was strange, I could always find her and she could always find me. It was a Force thing. We didn't really have much training in those not-full 2 months, but that much I knew.

"Ya, I'm coming," I said as I jumped down from a tree branch I was sitting on. Growing up on Tatooine, I never saw trees. But now I love them. Especially to sit in their crowns. The idea of doing that never occured to me, Leia showed me. Said it was something she often did back on her home planet.

"What is she cooking?" I asked.

"I don't know," Leia replied. After that, we stayed quiet. For some reason, maybe because we had this natural Force-bond, we didn't feel a need to communicate when we didn't have to. We just knew what the other one is feeling.

Our walk back wasn't long and when we came into the house, the lunch was already served.

"Finally, you two are here," uncle said and showed us to sit and eat.

Darth Vader's POV

It was the day. I was supposed to meet Ahsoka on Corellia today. I already exited hyperspace and was preparing to land in a docking bay we agreed on. She said it had a tunnel leading straight into the Kaminoanian's hospital. Once I landed I waited. Ahsoka should be here soon. We agreed to go to the hospital together. I kept looking throught a front window and soon I saw a Togruta female with her hood on going to my ship.

"You came. I wasn't sure you would," was the first thing she said upon entering the ship.

"I hope I won't regret this. For your sake."

"Oh, so you still care enough to worry about my sake?" she answered with a small smirk.

"Have you got the credits we need?" I replied instead of giving the answer I wasn't sure about.

"Yes, I have."

"Good, then let's get this over with."

"You sound like you are not happy you are finally going to get ouf of the suit."

"We don't know if the operation will be succesfull," I am happy. Just not wanting to get my hopes up. And even if it wasn't succesfull, death would be a better solution than a life like this. I thought about everything during this past 2 weeks. If I refuse this surgery, I lose the chance to have someone and something again. I would be just a servant. A slave. I won't tolerate a life like that. Not anymore. Everything or nothing. Life or death.

"I sure hope it will," Ahsoka said quietly without looking at me.

I don't know if I wanted to say something to it or not, but I never got the chance. The tunnel ended with a closed door that opened revealing five guards standing. Ahsoka spoke before I could: