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A/N: This is my first Star Wars story, it's alternate universe... It has fluff in like the second chapter so if you don't see any now, you will next chapter... Please go easy on me, I don't want everyone to be like I hate it and then I'll be like... sad for the rest of my life... lol!

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Follow Through

By Hopeless4life

Summary: Padme and Anakin meet after two years… What will happen? Some well needed fluff in later chapters…

Chapter 1: Meeting

(Padme's POV)

I stood in front of a mirror looking at the sixteen-year-old self. My beautiful brown hair was down. It was just about shoulder length. I wore a yellow sun dress. The only reason I had decided to dress up this well was because Anakin Skywalker was coming to Naboo again. I just wanted everything to be perfect. The last time we had met was perfect. We had only be friends then and he left as my friend, but I was determined to change that.

"Your highness, the Jedi Masters are here." One of my handmaidens stated and I nodded.

"Tell them I will be there soon." I answered and the young girl nodded. I smiled after her.

I took a deep breath trying not to be excited because Anakin was Jedi. He could not know of anger, hate, or love. It pained me when I thought of that. Maybe his mind would change- No, this was wrong. I couldn't do this either. I was still queen even though when my next birthday came; I would retire from being queen. I didn't care how old she was; she knew she had to give up being queen some time. Anyways it would give me time to be just me… Well that would be before I would return to office as a Senator. I sighed deeply and turned towards the door. Looking at myself once more in the mirror, I headed out to the main hallway.

I looked at the doors. They were the only thing blocking me from her guests. Breath in, breath out, in, out, in out… I reminded myself. The doors were the only thing that stood between me and my destiny. But I didn't believe in destiny, so why did I care so much? I threw open the heavy doors and looked at my guests.

Master Kenobi and Anakin… I immediately felt my heart flutter at his name. I stared at him in interest. He had grown since the last time I had seen him. Much taller, but with the same dazzling blue eyes and sandy blonde hair. I looked into his eyes and got lost in them. He was also starring at me. I wouldn't have heard Obi-Wan's comment if it wasn't for my guard.

"Your highness, Master Kenobi is speaking to you." I nodded and made my gaze fall on Obi-Wan. He started speaking, but as the first words came out of his mouth, my gaze had shifted back to Anakin.

"Your highness, Mast Kenobi just asked you a question." Snapping out of my trance, I looked at my guard.

"Excuse me general; do you know what the question was?" I whispered so only he could hear me. He nodded and whispered into my ear.

"What have you been doing lately?"

"That's it?"

"Yes your highness."

"Thank you." I said and kissed his cheek gently before turning back to Anakin and Obi-Wan.

I could feel Anakin's glare on me, I didn't even have to look at him to sense all of the anger that was coming from him. I shook it off and decided to answer Obi-Wan's question.

"Well Master Kenobi, I have been keeping ready to retire from my position of queen." I answered and I saw Obi-Wan nod.

"Well I think you know by now my lady, that you can call me Obi-Wan… Retire from your position as queen? And then what will you do?"

"Well then you should know that you can call me Padme… I will go and become a senator. It's actually a very interesting job." I stated and smiled.

Anakin had stayed silent all this time, I was beginning to wonder if he had died. I shifted my eyes from Obi-Wan to Anakin. He was still starring at the guard who was now back in place and not star struck by the kiss I had given him. Obi-Wan looked at Anakin and then back at me.

"Well Padme, you know Anakin don't you?"

"Oh yes! Of course! How could I forget? Anakin you have grown so much… I would have never recognized you!" I lied, but my smile won everybody over. Nobody even noticed how horrible I was at lying. Yes, thank god they didn't.

Anakin snapped out of his trance to look at me, "You have grown also Padme… In beauty."

By this comment, I was blushing madly. I had to turn away from him to show him that I was embarrassed about this. Once I had redeemed myself, I decided this was a good time to end this awkward conversation. I excused myself from the main hall and ordered one of my handmaidens to show the Jedi to their rooms.

As I walked through my garden, I felt alive. For the first time in so long. I sat down on a bench in my garden. It was on the side near some of my favorite flowers. I heard somebody's footsteps. Probably my guard… I didn't even bother to look up, I thought they would just disappear, but I was wrong.

I turned around, expecting to tell off my guard because I wanted to be alone, but instead a found a pair of blue eyes starring at me. I closed my mouth and starred in awe. A blush was rising among my cheeks, I could feel it. I didn't want Anakin to notice this, so I decided to speak.

"Anakin… You scared me" I said quickly and looked down at his hands. He had a flower. My favorite type of flower. How did he remember? I was snapped out of my thoughts by his touch. He gently reached up and placed my hair behind my ear, and then he placed the flower behind my ear. I smiled brightly and touched the flower. I knew that it must had taken Anakin a lot of courage to just come and touch me after all that had happened.

You're probably thinking what happened? Well two years ago when we were both fourteen years old, we confessed our love for one another, but soon Anakin had to leave for his training as a Jedi. Now we were both sixteen and hadn't seen each other for the whole two years. This was the first time we had touched in two years. It was exciting and sad at the same time.

"How did you remember?"

"Remember what Padme?"

"My favorite type of flower."

"You can't just forget those things."

"I was so sure that you would forget about it… I mean being apart for two years is a long time…" I trailed off, not wanting to say anything more, afraid that I might hurt him. I looked down at the ground and then back up at Anakin.

"Do you still feel the same way Padme?"

"About what?"

"About loving me." I winced, I had not wanted this subject to come up so early. I sighed and gave him my truthful answer. With a Jedi you always have to be truthful because they can sense you are lying…

"I'm not sure right now… I mean we've just met after two years and we're different. You are a Jedi Ani and I'm a senator. We come from two different worlds that are never going to blend together. How can I be with you when half my heart is with my country and the other half is with you?" I wanted to cry. I wanted to scream. And most of all, I wanted to run. Run away from all these problems, run to be free.

I would take him with me because then we could both be free of all of this. There would only be our love. There would be no Jedi, no senators, no problems. Just me and the one I loved.

End of Chapter 1

A/N: This is my first Star Wars story so please be nice... It's alternate universe... So yea... Please be nice... If you hate don't be like... I HATE IT! ok...

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