afterglow {Anakin x Reader}

17. frenemies or whatever.

(y/n)'s pov

Anakin didn't come back to see me. After that night, he didn't see me once. I have been locked in my room for four fucking days.

The only person allowed in or out was Ahsoka, who thankfully kept me in the loop on things. Turns out, the Council has ordered that they take me away from the castle, somewhere private. She asked if I knew of anywhere, and I had one place in particular. My grandfather purchased a lake house in on Yavin IV, on the far side of the planet that no one but me knew about. He bought it as my 'safe house' if I ever wanted to get away from my parents.

He always hated how they treated me, and when he found out he was sick he secretly set up a lot of things for me. He did everything he could to make sure I had everything I needed before he sadly passed.

So that's where we're going. No one knows but Ahsoka and I, maybe Anakin but I wouldn't know because he won't see me.

I knew that kiss would turn around and bite me in the ass. I knew that as soon as it happened, everything would be messed up. And I told him. I told him this would happen. But he wouldn't listen, and my body just took over and I kissed him. So I guess ultimately this is my fault.

I let out a loud groan, tilting my head back as I paused on packing my thing. I had almost everything I would need packed up, but I still had one more bag left. I shook off my frustration and finished packing quickly. We would be leaving soon, and I was more than ready to get out of this place. I wasn't overly ecstatic about being alone with Anakin. I mean, Ahsoka would be there, but there's only so much buffering she can do. 

I pulled the bag off the bed, setting it on the floor beside my other bags. I knocked on my own door, letting whoever was on the other side that I was ready to go. The door opened, and to my surprise Anakin was the one who entered the room.

"What are you doing here?" I narrowed my eyes at him, all of the embarrassment rising to my cheeks and making my stomach twist.

"I'm helping you with your bags." He muttered.

"No. I can do it myself, thanks." I took the bag he was holding out of his hand, going to grab the second one.

He grabbed both of them before I could reach either of them, narrowing his eyes at me. "We can talk about what happened another time, but for right now you need to put that aside." He said, his tone was annoyed and it hurt my feelings a little bit.

"Maybe I don't ever want to talk about it again. It was a mistake, it never should've happened." I spat, my anger and embarrassment seeping through my pores.

"You're right, it was a mistake and it'll never happen again. But we still have to talk about it." He said angrily, his eyes looking deep into my own.

Okay, I get I said it first but you didn't have to hurt my feelings like that.

I sighed, pushing my feelings down and deciding to leave the room. I could hear Anakin sigh as well, but he still followed close behind me as we walking through the echoey halls of the palace. It was early morning, and when we got outside I saw my sister standing by the ship we were going to be taking.

"Oh (y/n)," She cried, hugging me tightly. "I'm going to miss you so much." I hugged her back just as tightly.

I'm going to miss you too.

"I'll be back before you know it." I smiled when we pulled away, feeling the sting in my eyes as tears threatened to spill out, but pushing them away.

"I know." She smiled, stepping away so we could go.