Authors note: This is my first attempt at fanfic I have an idea how I want the story to go and if anyone thinks its any good i will try and continue. if this sucks i am sorry :(
As the last vision of his son faded away into a white light Anakin was grateful he was able to save the last gift his Angel had given him. The thought of Palpatine extinguishing the last piece of Padme left in the universe was too much and in that moment Vader died bringing Anakin back to the light. He was so proud of both of his beautiful children, they were the best parts of his wife strong, brave, loving, always putting others before themselves no matter the cost.
His son was the most amazing person he has ever met. So loyal and brave just as he once was. A hero without fear and with out doubt. Luke forgave him for everything and gave him his love, something Anakin had not received since he murdered his beautiful angel 23 years ago on Mustafar.
"I took his hand and almost brought him to his death yet he still loves me and thinks me a hero. I am so unworthy of him, always was I unworthy of my Padme, and my Leia….."
His thoughts went next to his daughter, how could he not know that she was his child. The exact replica of Padme at that age. It made him sick to think of the hours he spent torturing his princess. In his 44 years of life there were only three women who would ever have meant anything to him. Is mother Shmi always did everything she could to ensure he had the best life possible even when it meant letting him go and being alone. He repaid her love by allowing her to be raped and beaten to death by savages, Than there was his most precious one Padme Amidala, she gave him all he could ever want and more and all she asked from him was to love her, so he took his love from her and smothered the life out of her before she could even meet her children. Finally his daughter, his beautiful Leia who he tortured and forced her to watch the destruction of all she loved. At least she hated him that was easier to handle than the love his mother and Padme gave him that he was so unworthy of. He did not deserve forgiveness from the women he failed but he still prayed for it in the back of his mind.
After what seemed like an eternity Anakin finally came to a room at the end of the light. It looked like very similar to the throne room of the Queen's castle on Naboo. Waiting for him with a smile on his face was his old master and friend Obi Wan Kenobi. Anakin looked quickly down to his feet not knowing how to respond to Kenobi's friendly smile. Last they meat Anakin ended his life yet another person on the long list of people he had betrayed and failed.
"I have missed you my brother," Kenobi stated holding a hand out for Anakin.
"Master, I….I don't know what to say. I have done so many horrible things and deserve to burn in sith hell for them. Yet here I am whole again facing you. I don't understand."
"Redeemed you have been. Fulfill the prohicey of chosen one you have." Yoda's voice responded from behind Anakin.
"But masters, Anakin started with tears in his eyes, the one act does not take away all I have done. I hurt so many people, people who loved me and I swore I would protect. Nothing redeems me!"
"Your opinion your son does not share. Hero to him you are, hero to the whole galaxy for balancing the force and destroying the sith. "
"My son has his mothers forgiving nature he will learn the way she did I am no hero. He will realize I am a monster the same as his sister and mother already know"
"So sure you are of this. Know not how your daughter feels know not of the love you wife holds hmmm?" Yoda asked wide eyed.
"Hate is all I ever felt from my daughter and as for my wife I took her from her children. I made her love me and than took away everything she ever held dear before I violently ended her life. I took a true Angel from the universe and my soul died with her. I am sure all Padme feels for me know is disgust and hate." Anakin was almost unable to speak the tears pouring from him like the Nubian waterfalls.
Yoda and Obi Wan could only look upon their brother Jedi and he fell to his knees and wept.
"Anakin do you know where you are?" Kenobi asked gently.
"No master." He whispered not looking up.
"This is the in-between. This is where all life forces go before the enter eternity. Force sensitive can move back and forth but all others once in eternity must remain there."
Anakin looked up at Obi wan waiting for him to get to the point.
"Anakin Padme is here. She has spent the last 23 years here."
"Why is she not in paradise with the other angels? Why would she be forced to stay in this horrible place?"
Anakin began to cry again. He knew that being stuck in this purgatory must be her punishment for loving the monster that is Vader.
"Forced to stay she was not, chosen this she has."
Anakin look at Yoda with confusion on his face. Why would anyone want to be stuck in the in between for 23 years.
"Anakin when you fell to the dark side we all gave up hope that you would ever leave it. No other has ever returned from the darkness. Everyone just accepted that you were gone from us, everyone except Padme. I was with Padme in her last moments after she gave birth to the younglings and her last words to me were there is still good in him. Anakin Padme has been waiting here for you to return to her."
Anakin was again staring down at the ground. How could she believe in him after what he did? Even more confusing his why would she want to, he was not worthy to escort his love to paradise and have the honor of spending eternity at her side.
"Why didn't you make her go? She deserved peace after everything not this!"
"Anakin do you not remember what it was like to try to get Padme to do anything other than what she decided she was going to do? She wants her husband. She has been waiting a very long time for her Ani to return to her,"
Anakin couldn't help but laugh at the memories of his wife. She was always a force to be reckoned with. He remembered many times she brought the men to tears in her political debates. She was the strongest most confident woman he had ever met, stronger than even him in many ways. She was so perfect for him.
"How could she want the man who murdered her when he was supposed to protect her to come back to her? How could she forgive what I have done, I do not deserve her."
"That would be for me to decide now wouldn't it master Skywalker?" Anakin heard the softest most beautiful voice speak from behind him.
Anakin froze not daring to turn around. He could not face her. He could handle her hate, anger, disgust he could handle. No her forgiveness not her love so unconditional and pure.
"Will you not look at me Ani?" She asked with pain in her voice.
"I…I… I can't….Why Padme, why are you here."
By this time Obi Wan and Yoda had left so the two could be alone. Padme was now kneeling beside Anakin looking sadly at her husband.
"We were apart a very long time and you were very young when we were together. I just had to see you one last time before I left, I understand you probably found another love you want to take into paradise with you and spend your eternity. I just…." Padme couldn't finish the tears were now coming.
"Padme you can't really think that I could ever replace you. You were all I ever wanted or needed; when you were gone no other woman could even come close to you. When you left the world Padme you took my hear and soul with you."
Anakin was no looking straight into her chocolate eyes and slowly caressed her cheek with his hand.
"My entreaty could not begin until you returned to me. There is no paradise without you. I am now and have always been truly, deeply in love with you. I am not going anywhere unless it's in your arms."
"Don't worry milady, I gave up trying to argue with you long ago."
With that Anakin grabbed his angel and pulled her close. She smelled just as he remembered and was dressed the way she was the day he kissed her for the first time. She fit so perfectly against him in their embrace. He always knew since the day he first saw her that she was meant to be his and he was just as much hers. Regardless of the Jedi rules the force made Padme Amidala especially for the chosen one to love and he planned on doing so for the rest of eternity.