Star Wars: My Last Breath

You know I can’t stay long
All I wanted to say was I love you and I’m not afraid
Anakin stared at the med droid in disbelief. “No,” he said numbly. “You’re wrong.”
The droid clicked sympathetically. “I’m sorry, Master Jedi. We did all we could.”
Anakin shook his head. This couldn’t be happening. Padmé would be alright; of course she would. They had their two beautiful children; everything would be fine—
“Ani?”
Padmé’s eyes were closed. Her brown curls were matted against her head. She looked like she was—exhausted, Anakin told himself firmly. She had just given birth to twins, why shouldn’t she be a bit tired?
He took her hand. “I’m here, Angel. You’re going to be fine.”
She shook her head weakly. “Don’t, Ani. I’m dying, and we both know it.”
“No!” he insisted, taking her in his arms. “No. It’s all going to be fine, everything, it’ll all be perfect…”
He could feel her heart beating against his. So faint…so weak.
No.
Can you hear me
Can you feel me in your arms
Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light it ends here tonight
Anakin beckoned to one of the droids holding the twins, and it glided over.
He took Luke in one arm, smiling slightly as the tiny hand curled around his finger. “Look,” he told Padmé. “They need you. I need you.”
“You’ll tell them about me, won’t you?” she said hoarsely. “I want—I want them to know about their mother.”
“They’ll know you,” Anakin insisted, “Because you’ll be there. You have to hang on, my love. Please…
Padmé felt something wet on her face.
Tears.
Anakin was crying.
I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears
Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light
It ends here tonight
Anakin clutched her as though he could keep her living my sheer force of will. “You’re going to live,” he choked. “You’re not going to die.”
This is a dream, he told himself. It’s just a dream. I’m having the worst, most cruel nightmare of my entire life, and I’m going to wake up soon. I’m going to wake up now. Force, please, just end it! I can’t stand anymore, it’s too much. Please, let me wake up now…
Her breathing started to slow…
Closing your eyes to disappear
You pray your dreams will leave you here
But still you wake to know the truth
No one’s there
A strange haze was covering everything. “I love you,” she whispered.
“I love you too. Stay here,” he begged. “My love, you have to stay with me.”
Her eyes closing…
“Padmé! Padmé! Please, Angel, I need you! I love you—oh, please, no, please, Force, no, no…”
Say good-bye
Don’t be afraid
Calling me calling me
As you fade to black
Her last Force-flickers faded away.
An inhuman sound, part scream, part moan, all incredible, indescribable pain, grief, and pure agony, tore from Anakin’s mouth. His tear-soaked face was distorted with pain as he held Padmé’s limp, still-warm body close to him, hugging her, rocking her…
Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light
It ends here tonight 
THE END