Padme woke to the sound of whispers and found her husband with his head on her stomach gently rubbing the growing baby bump.

"Ani, are you okay?"

"Do you think she'll love me Padme?"

"Who?"

"Our Daughter?"

Padme smiled at his answer. He looked up at her with his deep blue eyes wide, filled with such love and excitement.

"Ani, how could are child not love you? It is very impossible my husband not to love you. I just hope you aren't disappointed that our daughter is actually our son.

"I don't know where you are getting your information milady but we are most definitely having a daughter." He responded.

"How are you so sure?"

"I can feel her moving around in there. She is so strong just like her mother."

Padme couldn't help but smile at her husband's comment. It always amazed her how sweet and romantic he really was, nothing one would expect from a former slave turned Jedi knight.

"I am such a lucky man I am going to have the two most beautiful women in the world at my side. She is going to be the mini version of you Angel." He said unable to hide his excitement.

Padme cupped Anakin's face in her hand and gently ran it over gently over his check. He closed his eyes and kissed the palm of her hand.

"You really think she will love me?"

Anakin forced himself awake trying to push the memory of that night away. The moment Padme had told him he was going to be a father he knew he wanted to have a daughter. His dream came true however thanks to his weakness and stupidity she hated him more than anything in the galaxy. Just the thought of the horrible things he did to his Leia tore at his heart and he couldn't stop the tears from falling.

"Ani? What's wrong my love?" Padme asked sitting up and wrapping her arms around her husbands waist.

"She doesn't love me Padme and she never will."

"Who are you talking about Ani?"

"Leia. She hates me, you should have seen the disgust in her eyes when I went to her." Anakin whispered trying to control his emotions.

Padme pulled Anakin close and began to sing gently to him trying to sooth him. She rocked him gently and let his cry until he once again fell to sleep. She laid him back down and covered him with his discarded robe, she than dressed herself.

Padme was not force sensitive however she had managed to return to Anakin once in one of his dreams. She had tried several times after that but the darkness surrounding him wouldn't let her through. She wasn't sure how but she knew she had to find away to go to her daughter and try to make her understand the man who above all else wanted her love and forgiveness.


Once he safely landed on Naboo Luke went in search of his sister.

"We're here." He said as he walked into the cabin.

"Where do we go first?" She asked not looking up at him.

"I think we should pay our respects, so I guess we should head to the cemetery."

"I don't know if I can handle that right now Luke. This is to much I knew Vader was a monster but I really didn't think when we found out about our mother that we would find that our father murdered her."

"Leia are you sure? Father loves mother I can tell, he wouldn't."

"Search Senator Amidala on the data pad Luke you will see that she died of strangulation on the planet Mustafar. The last person to see her alive was listed to be Anakin Skywalker."

"Leia if that were true how did we survive? If we were born before Father would have known about us."

"Luke you are letting your desire to have a father you can look up to blind you to the truth!"

"Your letting your hatred for Darth Vader blind you to the good man Anakin Skywalker was. He was a hero Padme, he loves us and our mother, he would never intentionally hurt us."

"Really Luke, where is your hand? He knew about you and he still maimed you and was willing to have you killed."

"He wasn't himself Leia!"

Leia folded her arms across her chest and let out an irritated sigh.

"Can we not fight Leia. This is supposed to be our time to bond as a family and find out where we came from. Please?" Luke asked sadly.

Leia looked up at her brother and instantly guilt pulled at her. She was not being fair to him and she knew it. She was so angry and ashamed to be the daughter of Darth Vader that she was taking it out on her brother and it wasn't right.

"Your right, I am sorry Luke. I'm just overly emotional right now."

"I understand you don't have to apologize. Let's try to make the most of our time here and learn about our parents. I know you will change your mind about our father when we know more."


"Why Lady Amidala you are up and about earlier than expected."

"Master Windu," Padme bitterly greeted.

"What's your hurry milady?"

"I am looking for Master Kenobi or Master Yoda. Do you know where I could find them?"

"I am not sure Lady Amidala, I would be glad to assist you with anything you may need however." Mace replied grabbing onto Padme's arm.

"Enough master Windu! First of all you may call me Lady Skywalker, as Anakin's wife that is my proper title. Secondly I know that you have nothing but ill will towards my husband and I will not allow your constant disrespect of him. I know exactly what you were trying to accomplish earlier and it makes me sick. You are a disgrace!"

"You want to talk of disgraces your husband is a perfect example. It makes me sick how you behaved with him after hearing what he did to his children. I always held you in the highest esteem Milady however you obviously are nothing more than the chosen one's whore."

"YOU WILL NOT SPEAK TO MY WIFE LIKE THAT!"

Padme turned to see her husband standing behind. His face was hard from anger and his eyes were glowing the same shade of yellow they had that day on Mustafar. She knew that Mace Windu was trying to have Anakin's sole sent to Sith hell and Anakin was walking right into his trap.

"Anakin no!"