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This is my third Fan Fiction I have made. First one was unsuccessful, second one is. But, I would always love feed back. It is my first "Star Wars" based one so I especially need feed back on this.

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Padme woke up in the middle of the night. Her hand was rested on Anakin's chest, which rose up and down in coordination with his breathing pattern. She lifted her head a little so she could see his face in the dim light of the stars. She loved him.

They had been married in secret for about four or five months now, and Anakin's mission was still to protect her. She carressed his face, then lay her head back down among the pillow, only to fall asleep soon after.

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In the morning, Padme woke up later than usual. She could tell because it was much brighter in the room. She didn't feel very happy and she found out it was because Anakin had already left. He had an early meeting with The Council. He had warned her earlier but she totally forgot about it.

She climbed out of bed and into the bathroom, programming the machine to brush her teeth for her. Once she was done, she changed into her "casual" clothes and exited the room.

Of course, since Anakin and Padme's marriage was supposed to be kept secret, they rarely slept together in the same bed. Anakin had sensed no one up at that time of the night and he was quite aware that Padme didn't have any engagements early in the morning that would require one of her Maiden's to come wake her up so he decided to creep into her room.

Padme roamed the halls and ran into Obi-Wan Kenobi, her husband's Master. There were rarely meetings held in the Council that Obi-Wan was not invited to and Anakin was because Anakin was still a Padawan Leaner, not yet a Jedi.

"How are you doing today, My Lady?" Obi-Wan asked.

"I'm doing fine, Obi-Wan. What do you think this meeting of the Council that Anakin was invited to is about? Is he going to have different mission?" Padme asked. She suddenly stopped her string of questions for she did not want to give away her love and worry for Anakin.

"No, no. By the way, Senator, how is Anakin protecting you? Is he fulfilling his duty?" Obi-Wan asked in return.

"Yes, of course. Ever since that trip to Tatooine to find his mother, he has not taken me anywhere dangerous," Padme replied. Obi-Wan looked worried. "Oh, but Obi-Wan, it is not because he discovered his Mom died, he just does not want to take any more chances like we did when we were caught and thrown into the Arena."

"I see. So there is no reason for me to consult him, ask him if there is anything the matter?" Kenobi replied.

"Oh, no of course not. Do not worry," Padme said. She sighed and knew the time. Anakin would be dismissed soon, very soon. Padme excused herself from Obi-Wan, apologizing, and quickly walked the other way. Once she arrived to the door of where the Council met and addressed problems and stood next to it. She gazed through the window, but made sure nobody could see her. She saw another man standing next to Anakin. He had hair like Ani's, only it was black. He was wearing a shorter robe. Padme thought he looked familiar, but she soon forgot about it and realized there was no use looking in the window because she could not hear them, so she just turned around and leaned against the wall.

"Missie bored?" Padme heard. She turned her head left and saw Jar Jar Binks.

"Oh, hey, Jar Jar. I'm just waiting for Ani. I have to ask him a question," Padme replied, quickly coming up with something at the top of her head.

"Oh, meesa see. Well, I be at my room, see ya," Jar Jar said. His long robe was still visible when he turned the corner, but it was soon out of sight. Then, the door to the Council meeting room opened and Anakin stepped out.

"Padme, I didn't know you would be here. I thought for sure that you would have found something else to do," Anakin said. He made sure they weren't infront of the window and no one was in sight and then he hugged her. As soon as he let go of her, the Council meeting room door opened again and the Council filed out, as well as the man who was standing next to Ani in the room. Padme didn't notice him, she just noticed the Council leaving.

"I need to ask you about my security, Anakin," Padme said aloud so the Council could hear him. She didn't want them to think that they were romantically involved. They walked off together.

"So, Anakin, what was the meeting about?" she asked as long as they were out of earshot.

"They were introducing me to a Jedi that came back from a long-term mission. He was one of Mace Windu's students. The mission lasted about 3 years."

"That's a long time. What's his name?" Padme asked.

"I forgot, it's complicated. Like Bova or something like that," Anakin replied. He shrugged. Something about that name seemed familiar to Padme, but she forgot about it.

"What brought him back? Did he finish his mission or something?"

"Well, Chancellor Palpatine was there and he said that they had all that Bova died or something so they were surprised he came back around. He's going to spend a lot more time so that's why they wanted me to meet him," Anakin explained.

"That's pretty interesting. But, uh, Ani, are you going to sleep in my room tonight?" she whispered in his ear.

"I think I will be able to. That is, if you don't have anything that you need to attend tomorrow morning," he whispered back.

"I'm fine, don't worry. I'll see you soon." Padme made sure no body was watching them and she kissed his cheek. Then, they parted ways.