Stroking his fingers through Leia’s hair almost obsessively as he rested his mech hand on Luke’s stomach as the two slept on either side of him on the couch, Anakin stared at the TV, feeling like he couldn’t even blink.

Even Rex hand on his shoulder wasn’t helping him calm down and he was half tempted to ask Kix for a sedative of some sort.

‘I wasn’t this nervous during the war even, so why am I this nervous now?’ Anakin swallowed heavily.

()()()Flashback()()()

“What?” Anakin stared at his former master, eyes wide. When he had followed his former master back to his newly opened quarters, Cody already sitting on the couch with a pad on his lap, this was the last thing he had expected. “I’m sorry Obi-Wan, repeat that?” He rasped.

Adjusting his sleeves, Obi-Wan eyed the golden rim of his tunic before looking back at Anakin. “We’re preparing a delegation to head to Coruscant to speak to the Senate,” He repeated before turning his head to look at Cody. “I don’t like this tunic Cody, its too… much.” He sighed deeply.

The commander turned his head, eyeing Obi-Wan’s gold hemmed tunic with golden and blue embroideries. “Maybe, but that’s what we have sir, we have to use what we have and we have to make a commotion.” He stated quietly.

Blinking, Anakin looked between them. “…What is going on?” He puzzled, wondering what in the world Cody had spoken to Obi-Wan about.

Sitting on the couch arm, Obi-Wan let out a deep sigh. “Normally, we wouldn’t even think about returning to Coruscant now that we’re off it, especially since we’re still building and getting comfortable, however…” He glanced imploringly at Cody.

Sighing deeply, Cody turned enough that he could look at Anakin over the back of the couch. “There’s a lot of vode on Kamino, we want them out, we don’t want our adik to be weapons in the hands of a Senate that doesn’t care about them.” He stated bluntly.

Blinking again, Anakin slowly made his way over to sit down in the stiff armchair Obi-Wan now owned, missing the old one back in the old temple. “You’re… creating a distraction?” He glanced between them.

Both men nodded. “Half of the council is going to Coruscant, the rest is staying here,” Obi-Wan confirmed quietly. “Meanwhile, a team of shadows combined with knights are going to Kamino with Yoda and the entire 327th to meet Shaak. They, along with every capable vode there, will be bringing all the younger ones here.” Obi-Wan explained steadily.

“And we’ll destroy the genetic samples the longnecks have, to avoid them just replicating new clones.” Cody tacked on, eyes on Anakin.

Rubbing his chin slowly, Anakin gave a small nod. “That… that could work, with the amount of clones on Kamino, that’s quick work because even the younger ones would be able to help.” He mumbled to himself, hardly feeling the warm sunlight coming in through Obi-Wan’s window.

This was just too serious a subject, his mind occupied with everything that could go wrong instead of the sensations around him.

“Keep the eye of the senators on the Senate and the galaxy on Coruscant… and an information blackout from Kamino I bet?” He glanced at the two, lips quirking wryly when both smiled slightly at him. “Hey, I went to war, I didn’t forget despite acting like an ass.” He chuckled.

Chuckling with him, Obi-Wan nodded. “Oh I know. That’s also why this is a thing,” He lifted his sleeves, showing off the gold ringed sleeves with blue patterns stitched on. “Everyone is wearing something ostentatious looking, keep everyone talking.” He added.

Peering at Obi-Wan, Anakin couldn’t help but smirk at him. “Let me guess, Plo’s going to Coruscant then.” He fibbed.

Both Obi-Wan and Cody stared at him before cracking up in amusement.

()()()End()()()

Due to his current… well, his situation with Padme and the kids, Anakin had been forbidden to leave Vercopa.

He had wanted to though, to go with Obi-Wan and seeing him in the pod in the Senate with Plo, Depa, Stass, Oppo and Mace made him wish even more he had gone with them because even on holo view he could see the glares they were getting from the Senators closest to them.

Obi-Wan hadn’t been joking either.

For Jedi, the entire group was dressed to the nines. Master Oppo had gone the traditional route, his clothes only slightly finer than usual but his beard and hair was decorated with beads and silver threads that glimmered in the light as was common among high standing thisspiasian.

Depa like Obi-Wan had opted for silky looking tunics and leggings, the midnight black tunic clearly embroider in a shining white thread that took Anakin a long moment to realize was spun diamond of all things.

Plo was wearing his usual purple and golden robe over a clearly new, silky outfit in his usual style, though his mask was decorate with gems compared to his normal sight.

Stass had also gone traditional, her headdress even more elaborate than the normal tholothian headdress she wore, the tails of it decorated in spirals with black gems that seemed to suck in the light only to make them pop with yellow gems beside them again.

Mace was honestly the most boring of them all, not that it surprised Anakin, he was wearing mostly red with white details, though his boots were his familiar black ones with his black belt breaking the color of red. Though apparently the cut of it was all Korun styled from what Obi-Wan had mentioned to him before they departed.

All in all, if it wasn’t for the obvious show of sabers on their waist and their familiarity to the Senate, no one would be able to guess they were Jedi.

‘They came to impress and distract… and they’re doing it for sure.’