one night in coruscant || obikin

14.

Several hours later, after my ex-padawan had flown us far away from Coruscant, Anakin and I were seated in the ship, racing through hyperspace. We had been staring out at the black-blue of space in front of us for about an hour when Anakin finally yawned.

Turning his head to face mine, he blinked and spoke with a sleepy sounding voice. "Hey, I'm tired. Can we go to sleep now?" Heaving a sigh, I turned my head to face him as well. "Anakin, we both know you sleep perfectly well on your own when you are in space. You will manage."

Making a pouty face, he stood laboriously, and slouched across the cabin to the door, dragging his feet. At the doorway, he turned to me, speaking in his boyish sarcastic voice. "You haaate me." And left the room.

With a chuckle, I returned my attention to the deep expanse of space before me. It was just so big. I rubbed my temples. Choosing to meditate, I pulled my legs up into the chair, wrapping my cloak around myself and shifting until I was settled.

Before, I had been able to meditate successfully for several minutes before the concept of Anakin assaulted my concentration, but tonight he invaded me immediately. After trying, and failing, to swat him out, I gave up; unknotting my legs from beneath me and standing from the chair.

"R2, wake us if we need waking."

He chirped his agreement. Stretching my arms, I paced through the corridor of the ship, and found myself at the door of Anakin's sleeping pod.

I paused, debating opening it and crawling into bed with him, but decided against it. That night I tossed and turned, feeling incredibly alone in my bed.