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Onwards…

Unrequited

Chapter 2

She stared at him in disbelief. After all this time she finally ran into him!

"Milady? Are you alright?" He asked frowning quizzically.

Snapping out of her daze she responded, "Yes I am. Forgive me I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."

"Don't worry about it." Anakin replied smiling warmly at her.

Her heart melted and, if it all possible, she fell harder in love with him. She felt her heart beating so rapidly she was sure he could see it beating through her clothes.

Idiot. Stop standing there like some lovesick school girl and introduce yourself. Padme reprimanded herself.

"I'm Padme." She said offering her hand for him to shake.

"Padme." He repeated taking her hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you Padme."

Padme…she loved they way her name sounded when he said it. It sent chills up and down her spine. And the feeling of his hand holding hers; her hand felt warm and tingly.

"The pleasure is all mine." She said.

Oh you have no idea how much Master Skywalker. Padme thought.

He dropped her hand and studied her intently. His eyes were so piercing.

"You're not new here are you?" Anakin inquired.

Her mood dropped drastically. So he never did notice me here this whole time. She thought bitterly.

"No, I've been here for about a year and a half." She said.

"Oh, so what do you do?" He asked.

Looking down she realized that she wasn't wearing her Healer robes, "I'm a Healer here."

"You're Force sensitive?" Anakin raised his eyebrows.

"Well…yes and no. I do have some Force sensitivity but not nearly enough to be trained as a Jedi, just enough to be a Healer...or so I've been told many times." Padme replied.

"I see…" He replied and then looked away.

Padme shifted on her feet. What to do? She finally was talking to him and yet she couldn't figure what to do or say.

"Where are you from Padme?" Anakin asked.

"Naboo." She responded.

"Naboo is a beautiful planet. I've been there a few times." He said.

"Yes it is. I miss it a lot." Padme agreed.

"Have you been back since you came here?"

"No, with the war it just hasn't been possible and I still have some more training to do. I would like to go back someday…" She said wistfully.

"Well perhaps you will be able to soon someday." Anakin smiled at her.

Her body warmed at the sight of his smile. He certainly had an incredible smile.

"It's getting late, I should get going." Anakin said.

No! Don't leave yet. She wanted to scream. Instead she nodded, "You're right. I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow. It was a pleasure meeting you Master Skywalker."

"Please, call me Anakin and it was a pleasure meeting you as well."

He pivoted on his heel and left the room. She stared at his retreating figure. Padme felt elated and sad at the same time. Finally after months of dreaming they met, but he obviously wasn't as affected by them meeting as she was. Sighing, she turned and headed out of the room and into the Healer's Ward. Entering her quarters, she fell into her bed and fell into a dreamless sleep.

Next Day

Padme had a busy morning. Two Padawans had come down with a nasty flu and many other Jedi and Padawan learners' had been in and out of the Healer Ward getting vaccinated. When it was lunch time she fled the Ward and headed for the general dining hall. She was greeted by her friends Mina, Ben, Lena, and Stephen.

"Padme! Are you feeling alright?" Lena asked her worriedly.

"I'm fine…I was just exhausted yesterday and decided to take an unplanned nap." She feebly joked.

"That's not funny Padme. You could have been hurt or you could be sick." Lena scolded.

"I'm sorry…" She smiled faintly at her.

"Come on let's eat. I'm starved!" Ben said.

Together the five of them sat at a table far from the entrance and ate. Padme ate quickly and in silence, she was anxious to tell Mina about her meeting with Anakin but not in the presence of the others. She looked up and saw him enter with his perfect girlfriend Rania. Anakin leaned over and gave Rania a kiss on the lips and led her to some other part of the dining hall. Padme felt sick after seeing the public display of affection. After meeting him, Padme felt a renewed sense of hope. A fool's hope. She also felt disgusted with herself; she shouldn't be obsessing so much over one person she just met last night. Padme knew better than that.

"So Padme…how is the training coming along?" Stephen asked.

"It's coming along just fine. I'm almost done in fact. And when I finish I plan on going back to Naboo to see my family." She said.

"I've always wanted to see Naboo, it sounds so lovely." Mina said.

"I'll take you with me when I go." Padme offered.

"Really? Oh Padme that would be wonderful." She gushed.

"Sure…my parents would love to have you." She smiled at Mina. "In fact you should all come along if you can."

"I would like that." Ben said eagerly. All of her friends were Healers. Ben had been in the Jedi Temple longer than any of them however. And it was quite obvious that he had feelings for Padme which she did not reciprocate. He was always trying to do things with her and always eager to compliment her. His intentions were sweet but she found him annoying at times and if she didn't have such deep feelings for Anakin, perhaps she would have dated him.

Padme quickly finished her meal and stood up.

"I have to go…I promised Barriss I would be back quickly." She announced.

"Find me later Mina; I have something to tell you." Padme said to her and walked away.

Padme walked through the dining hall but not without first stealing a quick glance at Anakin once more. He was sitting with Obi Wan, Rania and some other friends. They all laughed at some joke Obi Wan said. Padme turned her attention elsewhere and left the dining hall quickly.

She was unaware of a pair of blue eyes that followed her out of the hall.

Padme entered the Healer's Ward and searched for her mentor, Barriss Offee. She found her tending to a Jedi Padawan.

"Master Offee, sorry I took so long." Padme hurried to her.

She looked up at Padme, "It's fine…you weren't all that long. In fact there is nothing I have for you to do at the moment. Why don't you take a longer break?"

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, everything is under control here." Barriss replied. "Go take a break, but not too long."

"If you insist." Padme said and left the Healers' Ward.

She had just left the Ward and entered the Room of a Thousand Fountains when she heard her name being called.

"Padme, I've been looking for you!" Mina came up beside her.

"I just left you a few minutes ago…"

"I know but what is it you wanted to tell me. I couldn't wait so I left almost as soon as you did."

Padme sighed and looked around the room. Everyone was minding their own business, so Padme grabbed Mina by the arm and dragged her to a secluded area.

"What I'm about to tell you stays between us." Padme said.

"Of course, have I ever betrayed that trust?" Mina said crossly.

Mina was the first friend Padme made at the Temple. She was the first person to approach Padme and offer her any assistance if she needed it. Mina told her if she ever needed anything to not hesitate to ask; so far Mina had always been by her side. With her long black hair and light brown eyes, she was certainly very pretty. And she was easy to get along with.

"I finally met him." Padme whispered.

Mina frowned in confusion, "Him? Oh…him! When and how did it happen?"

"Last night, after I came to I came here to take a walk and he was here! I ran into him…literally and I finally talked to him!"

"And what happened?"

"Nothing much…he asked me who I was, where I was from and what I did here." Padme said.

"Oh, but Mina…he's even more beautiful up close. And he's so nice and handsome."

Mina arched an eyebrow at her, "Padme…"

"Don't say anything to burst my bubble. It probably is likely nothing will ever happen between us, but still a girl can dream right?" Padme cut her off.

Mina sighed, "I suppose you're right. But please, just don't dream too much. I don't want to see you get hurt."

Padme bit her lip and frowned, "I would have thought you have been a little bit excited for me."

"I am, but just be careful. Please…" Mina pleaded. "He's planning on asking Rania to marry him! Your dream is just that…a dream."

"I know! Don't you think I know that? But what else can I do? It's impossible for me to just move on…I can't seem to do it no matter how hard I try."

It was Mina's turn to sigh now. "I know and I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do to help you…"

"You can't, I don't think anyone can. This is something I'll have to figure out on my own I think."

"Just be careful." Mina repeated. "I have to go now, I have work to do." Mina reached over and gave Padme a quick hug.

"Find me when you're done with training or work today." Mina called over her shoulder and left the room.

Padme exhaled loudly and shook her head. Mina was right. She always was. Her dream of being with Anakin was just that. Nothing more than a dream. After all he was planning on asking Rania to marry him right? Perhaps it was time to just let go and move on. But that was always easier said than done.

Padme glanced at the chrono on her wrist and decided it was time to head back to the Healer's Ward. On her way there she passed Rania Turin, Anakin's girlfriend. She was talking heatedly to a fellow Jedi Knight.

"Anakin is taking me to Alderaan next week. I think he's going to ask me to marry him." Rania said excitedly. "I mean we haven't really discussed it too much lately, but he's been acting strange and asking me weird questions. I hope he does. I want to get married to him so badly. Could you imagine? I would get to be the wife of the legendary Jedi Anakin Skywalker!"

"Well if he does I'm happy for you." Her friend said. "But what will you do if he doesn't ask you?"

Rania frowned at her friend, "He better ask me. I'm not going to wait around forever. I want to get married and have children."

Padme rolled her eyes and walked at a faster pace. She hated Rania and Padme never hated anyone. Rania, to put it nicely, was selfish and rude. Why Anakin was with her, Padme would never understand.

I hope he doesn't ask her to marry him. He deserves so much better than that gundark. Padme thought crossly.

She was so consumed by her thoughts that she barely noticed the person walking directly in front of her. Once again she found herself colliding into a body.

Cursing under her breath, she apologized. Looking up to see who she ran into, she froze. It was Anakin, yet again! How did she keep managing to run into him like this?

"You know you really should watch where you are going; you may run into a pillar." Anakin grinned at her.

She wanted to die. "I am so sorry. I just have a lot going on…"

"It's quite alright. Just watch where you go next time." He chuckled.

Padme felt her face flush, "I'll keep that in mind." She mumbled.

"What's the rush anyway?" Anakin asked.

She shrugged, "I have a lot of work today."

"Oh well don't let me keep you." He said and moved to the side.

You can keep me as long as you want. She thought.

She smiled politely at him, bid him a good day and continued walking to the Healer's Ward.

Anakin turned to watch her go.

Padme. She was an intriguing person. He thought. She certainly had beautiful eyes and a nice smile. She seemed angelic, in a way.

He quickly shook off those thoughts. You have a girlfriend, you dolt.

Anakin turned around and continued walking to where Rania was standing with her friend. She was talking animatedly about something. Seeing him, she stopped talking and quickly waved him over with a big grin. He walked over to her and she planted a huge kiss on his lips.

"Hi, love." Rania purred, clinging to him.

"Hi yourself." He replied. "What's going on?"

"Oh nothing we were just discussing our trip to Alderaan next week." Rania replied.

"Oh…anything interesting?"

"Um, maybe." She responded cheekily.

Anakin raised an eyebrow at her. He had a feeling he knew what she was talking about with her friend. The whole Temple was whispering about it even. They all believed he would be asking Rania to marry him next week while they were on Alderaan. They were right in their assumption, even though he gave no indication that he was going to ask her. He already had the ring purchased and was ready to ask her. Although a part of him had his doubts about whether or not Rania was the right one for him.

Padme arrived at the Healer's Ward and set about to checking up on the Padawan who came down with the flu. He had a nasty cough and was running a high fever.

"How are you feeling Padawan Hanot'an?" She asked the small Twi'lek Padawan.

He groaned, "I've been better."

She smiled at him sympathetically, "I'm sure. But now you need lots of rest and you need to drink plenty of fluids. Have you been doing so?"

"Yes Mistress Padme." The Twi'lek responded dutifully.

"Very good. Get some rest now." She patted his arm and walked away. Padme spotted her mentor, Barriss Offee tending to another Padawan who had the flu. This Padawan was much worse off than Hanot'an. She had a fever, a cough, nausea, and a migraine. Unsure of what to do, Padme headed toward her office in the Ward and sat down at her desk reading files on current patients. Padme picked up a datapad and read it without really comprehending what was in it. Her mind was elsewhere. She wasn't really focused on Anakin, but on Rania. Would he really plan on asking her to marry him? They made such an odd match. Sure they were the good looking couple, but that seemed to be all there was to it.

Rania was not a nice person, where Anakin was. Anakin was selfless and caring. Rania was one hundred percent selfish and cared about no one.

Oh Force, if he asks her to marry him I'll die. It just can't happen. It can't! Padme thought.

She furiously blinked back tears. Why did it have to be like this? She shouldn't be wasting her breath on someone who barely acknowledged her. Tossing the datapad aside in disgust, Padme stood up and left her office. She went to the Room of a Thousand Fountains to think.

Padme sat down on one of the benches and immersed herself in her thoughts. She had been sitting for so long, she barely realized when a full hour passed.

"Padme! What are you doing?" Lena's voice broke her reverie.

Padme jumped. "Oh, I was just thinking."

"How long have you been here? Ben's looking for you." Lena replied, her intense grey eyes stared Padme down.

Padme internally groaned, "Did he say what he wanted?"

Lena shook her head and smiled knowingly at Padme, "No, but I can guess."

Sighing, Padme stood up. "Do me a favor?"

"Sure?"

"Tell him I'm busy for the next week." Padme said.

Lena frowned briefly, "Alright…"

"I can't deal with him right now." Was all she said.

Lena shrugged, "Ok," and walked away.

Padme buried her face in her hands. Why was life so complicated? Things were so much better when she was a little girl. Life was so much easier then.

"Are you alright?" Someone asked her.

She looked up, once again it was Anakin. "Yes I am."

A small part of her was beginning to wish he wouldn't appear before her now. It would make it so much easier to get over him.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Padme studied him for a minute, "There really isn't much to talk about. It's just this…guy…"

Anakin immediately looked uncomfortable, "Ah…I'm not really good with that stuff, but if you want to talk. I'm all ears."

She shrugged and sat back down on the bench. "He likes me, but I don't like him and I've told him so many times politely. He can't seem to take a hint."

"Oh…well…I…um…" He shifted on his feet. Padme found his discomfort cute.

"It's alright; you don't have to give me any advice. I just needed to get it off my chest." She said.

His expression cleared and then he sat down next to her. Her heart began to race at having him so close to her. They sat in silence for a few minutes.

Padme cleared her throat, "Can I ask you something? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but I'm curious about something…"

Anakin looked at her for a minute; he had a feeling he knew what she would ask him.

"Of course…"

"Are you going to ask Rania Turin to marry you? I mean, there have been so many rumors the last couple of days, I was just wondering…" Padme said.

Please say no. Please say no. Please say no. she chanted to herself.

He stared at her, debating whether or not he should tell her. His gut was telling him he could trust. Why, he didn't know. Anakin barely knew her, yet he felt as if he knew her.

"Yes, I am." He replied.

Padme felt the life being sucked out of her. So the rumors were true.

"Oh well. Congratulations…" Padme said.

"I have to go, I have a lot of work to do." She stood up, glancing at her wrist chrono.

She ran, tears streaming down her face.

Anakin stared after in bewilderment, unsure of what to do, say or think. And for some odd reason, he felt…sad.

A/N- Well there you have it. I'm not sure if I really like this chapter or not. Please, please review and let me know what you think! Please!