The Apprentice || Anakin Skywalker x Reader

Chapter 13: Anya

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(y/n)'s POV
"What are we still doing here?" I asked Vader in a confused tone as he lowered the ramp down and I was met with the sandy planet once again, "I could have sworn I felt the ship move."

He chuckled, "It did move, we just came a little ways over, I have another one of your requests to cross off."

"Which one?" I questioned in curiosity, we already did number one; 1.Kill Jabba the Hutt. And we did number two; 2.Free the slaves. Well at least I hope number two is done, if that little shit from the palace keeps his word.

He held his hand out for me, "Come on, I'll show you." I accepted it and he led me out of the ship, "Stay on the ship boys, there's no threat here." He informed our clones and they all nodded before going back to their conversations.

As soon as we stepped off of the ship, a little house came into view, "Where are we?"

"We're crossing off number four." He informed me in a low tone and my eyes widened with joy.

4. Help me find Shmi Skywalker.

"She's in the house?" I asked with excitement. How did he even know where she was? I was too excited to even ask as I began to rush forward, but he grabbed my arm to stop me.

I gave him an annoyed look and he shook his head, "She's not in the house (y/n)." He responded and If I didn't know any better, I could swear there was sadness in his voice. He began to pull on my arm and I stayed quiet as he walked me over to a.. oh, "It's been almost five years." He informed me as he let go of my arm and I gazed down at the hunk of cement sticking out of the ground.

Shmi Skywalker
Mother, Wife, and Friend.

I dropped down in front of the headstone, "How did you know she was here?" I asked as tears filled my eyes.

"Conversation for-"

"Another time," I finished for him with an eye roll, trying my hardest not to cry. I just destroyed an entire palace and murdered for revenge, I shouldn't be this weak, "Yeah I got it." I sighed as I ran my fingertips along the headstone, "I guess now I know why the letters stopped." I brought the sleeve to my robe up and wiped my tears away.

"I'm sorry." He bent down next to me and placed a hand on my shoulder, I turned to the side and pulled him into a hug so I could cry into his chest.

This was heartbreaking for me. This woman took care of me to the best of her ability; she fed me, she helped me, she clothed me, she taught me to not be afraid of myself, she took punishments from Watto just so I didn't have too. For six long years I had her by my side and now she's gone, really gone.

"Do you know how this happened?" I asked as I pulled away from his embrace.

He nodded, "She was taken and murdered by the sand people."

I felt anger flourish through my body at the mention of her killers, it raged me to know that she was murdered. A woman like her didn't deserve something like that, "I'm going to kill them." I stood up with balled fists.

He stood up as well and grabbed both of my wrists and held them to his chest to calm me down, "As much as I would love to see you burn down a village, they're already dead," He sighed as he looked to the floor, "Anakin Skywalker killed them."

My ears perked up at the mention of the name, "Is he how you knew she was here, did he tell you?" Instead of giving me a response, he only stared down at me with a blank expression. Why can't he just answer my questions, doesn't he trust me by now to tell me everything? I let out a deep sigh, "Can you at least tell me if he got to see her before she died?"