Padmé fought off the figure, causing him to release her suddenly as she turned around.

"My god!"

She screamed with delight as she came face to face with Anakin. She swung her arms around his neck and pulled him close to her, not wanting to ever let him go. He placed his hands politely against her cheek, pulling her close to his face, as they slowly drew in for a kiss. The kissed passionately as if they hadn't seen each other for ages. They pulled back for air, and e looked her deeply in the eyes.

"I came back for you Padmé, I wasn't going to let myself die when I knew I still had a chance of seeing you aga-...Aghh" He called out in pain.

"Anakin, are you okay?" she asked, pulling back a little.

He looked at her, hiding the pain.

"I'm fine, just need to be cleaned up, i was shot right in the side, I'll be fine. I'm glad to see you're alright, you're not sick, or pale or anything."

He pulled her closer into loving hug that seemed to sooth the both of them. Into her ears he said

"And I'm even more glad to know you still love me Padmé, I always have loved you, and i tried my hardest to come back each day."

Padmé nodded.

"Yoda knew. He came after you left...he told me you still loved me. I didn't believe you, I'm so sorry..."

Anakin simply kissed her to reassure her, he pulled away shortly after and stared her deeply in the eyes, lovingly, as he had done so many times before.

"I know, it's alright, I'm here now."

He grabbed his side and let go of her waist, and led Padmé into the home.

"I just need to get cleaned up, it stings a bit, lasers always burn this way...I'm used to it.."

He smiled as he continued down the flight of stairs. Obi-Wan and Mace were currently in a separate room to the back of the home, not noticing Anakin's return.

"We should go tell Obi-Wan, and Mace, they were extremely concerned."

Anakin turned back to face her.

"Well, I'm just going to take a seat first, I need to relax, If you'd like, you can call them in here."

Padmé walked down the hall, looking into the rooms.

"Obi-Wan?" she called. "Master Windu?"

Obi-Wan and Mace returned form one of the spare rooms, and stood still to see Anakin seated on a chair.

"But, you're...Anakin? Ani? Is that you...?"

Obi-wan's words were jumbled and made no sense to him at all, as did Mace Windu's.

"Yes, Anakin, I saw you, you were.." Windu added.

Anakin looked over at them and stood up, as a form of courtesy.

"Well, I'm glad to see you too!"

He gave them one of his trademark smiles and walked over to the couch across from them, where he then took a seat. He made himself comfortable amongst the thick material of the couch, leaned back against the head rest and relaxed himself.
Padme walked back into the room, smiling as she looked from Anakin to Obi-Wan and Mace.
Anakin looked over at padme, when his smile turned to an emotional longing, he remained pleasent, yet he seemed to have a lust for her, as if he could not stand to be with out her. He motioned her wih his hand, for Padme to take a seat next to him.
Padmé walked over and sat beside Anakin. She looked into his eyes and smiled softly.

"I love your smile Padmé, it makes me feel like nothing in the Universe has ever gon wrong. Though, it intimidates me, I don't know how i ever wound up with someone as perfect as you. You're an angel, MY angel, the angel I met here, on Tatooine."

Anakin mimicked his own soft smile as the two gazed at each other.

"Anakin..." She hugged him, not knowing what to say.

She looked at him and shook her head.

"Anakin, I'm so glad you're back...I've missed you so much. I'm sorry I ever doubted you, I should've known you better than that."
Anakin's smile faded as his expression turned more serious. He held Padmé in his arms and held her at the perfect distance to speak with her.

"Padmé, I'm sorry for everything, none of this is your fault. I may have ruined your life. The day i saw you, I told you I loved you. And it only got worse since i came back for the first time in ten years. I couldn't hold it in, no matter what i had promised as a Jedi. You are just too beautiful, and i knew i wanted to be with you. You were the only thing I ever wanted din life, an now that i know you love me, I never want to lose you. If i would have never kissed you that day on the balcony.."

He stopped for a moment as he thought back to that day they stood on the balcony, overlooking the sea below.

"you matched the scenery, you were both so beautiful, i knew i had to tell you. And if it weren't for all those times, we would not be in this position right now, you would not feel this guilt, your life as a Senator won't be in jeopardy, and this war may never have begun. In fact, my joining the Sith is what caused it."

He shook his head and released her from his arms. She sighed.

"It's not your fault," she began. "I loved you as well. I knew I had to tell you when we thought we were going to die, and I gave in to you. I don't care about anything...you're all that matters," she said softly. Anakin looked back at Padmé and ran his left hand through her hair. He pulled her closer by placing his mechanical, right hand, on her back. He pulled her into a warm embrace while he spoke to her.

"Padmé, I'm sorry, for everything. I know you're sorry for the other night, and I know you love me. I love you and nothing will ever change that. I remember the day you first admitted you loved me, i thought you were lying since we agreed not to, but at the same time, felt the happiest I'd ever been."

He smiled, as joyful tears clouded his vision.

"I can't resist not holding you...and..."

He looked her in the eyes while pulling his face closer to hers, and intensely kissed her. She kissed him back, lost in the moment. They continued on with their fiery kiss until Obi-Wan and Mace interrupted them.

"A-hem.." Obi-Wan cleared his throat, hoping to get their attention Padmé slowly pulled away from Anakin, not noticing Obi-Wan or Mace. Anakin looked at her and grinned, he slowly glanced over to Obi-Wan and Mace.

"They'll have to wait..."

Anakin said as he turned back to Padmé, pulling her closer once again, and continuing the kiss.

"Anakin, we are right here you know, you could have just.." Mace started.

"It's no use, they've been a part so long and have not been, literally, together like this. Five years, then Padmé was captured, then Anakin left her, then the war, now this. They deserve it for what they've gone through."

Obi-wan turned his gaze from the couple, to master Windu.

"Especially from us, the Jedi Council has been hard enough on Anakin alone."

He singled out Mace specifically with his words.

"It seems you're right, the least I can do is convince the council to let them publicly display their love. He did save us all from the Sith and their army."

Windu stated, with a gentle smile, something he had not done willingly in a while. Obi-wan returned the gesture as they both glanced back at Padmé and Anakin, still caught up in their kiss.
Padmé wrapped her arms around Anakin's neck.
Anakin, too, wrapped his arms around Padmé. After a while, he slowly pulled back, to face Padmé in the eyes once again and lure her with his sensitive smile. Padmé looked into his eyes and smiled, and then kissed him again.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but Master Windu and I will be going off shortly back to Naboo, and we have to speak with Anakin quickly."

Obi-wan said, as the couple continued to ignore him. Slowly, Anakin pulled back and looked at him.

"It's been five years!" He said, while smiling. He turned back to Padmé once again when Obi-Wan stopped him by pulling them apart.

"I know Anakin, but please, I would just like to know how you escaped, Master Windu said he had put you in a coffin."

Anakin moved back over to Padmé, but only sat beside her. Then, took her hand in his as he listened attentively. Padmé sat beside Anakin and listened as well.

"Yes Anakin, I know for a fact i put you in that coffin." Mace Windu questioned as well.

Anakin smirked and replied; "Well, the force from the laser winded me, and due to lack of air, I collapsed. When I woke up, I realized I was in a wooden crate, I panicked and escaped, only to realize it was you piloting the ship Master. And so, I waited in the back compartment. When i discovered you were going to see Padmé, i thought I would wait inside to surprise you all, since i figured out you thought of me as dead. So master Windu, the whole time, i had never really died.." He trailed off and turned to Padmé. "And each day I waited to see you, I can not believe it has been over five years, how much time I've wasted not being able to see or be with you. I promise I will make it up to you, and for now, the Jedi is my least concern."

She smiled at Anakin, not knowing what to say.

"I've been waiting for so long to see you, Anakin, it's been five years since I've seen you. I missed you more than you can imagine, and I don't care about anything else right now..."

Anakin's expression turned to a serious tone as he continued.

"God, I can't believe I just stood around and waited to come back, you're so beautiful, I should have never left you. I hate myself for leaving you, I will never let it go. Just thinking of all the times, all the year I could have been with you, and how much better life would be."

He turned his gaze down to a stitch on the couch he began to pick at.

"Anakin, it's all right. You did what you had to do, and finally you're back. I should've at least tried to contact you as well..."

He lifted his head up as he turned completely to Padmé. He took both of her hands within his.

"You're the best wife ever Padmé. But, do you wish to go back to Coruscant with Obi-Wan and Master Windu. I'm sure there is much to be done, parts of the city are in ruins, and the Senate needs you M' lady."

"If you would like to come with us, please inform us shortly, we are ready to depart once R2-D2 and C3-PO let us know the ship is ready." Mace told them.

She thought for a minute, trying to decide. "Anakin, could you come with us?" she asked.

Anakin looked over to both of the Jedi masters.

"May I?" He smiled and continued "You owe me, both of you."

Padmé looked over to Obi-Wan and Mace, waiting for the answer.

Obi-Wan looked over to Mace as together they nodded. "Yes, of course, we could use him back at the Jedi council anyway, Anakin, what do you say about becoming a Jedi once again?"

Anakin's face lit up, as he pulled closer to Padmé.

"Of course, I would love to come back to Naboo, and most importantly become a Jedi once again."

Padmé grinned. "Are we leaving now?" she asked them.

"I shall go find out senator." Mace said as he climbed the stairs and exited to the ship.

Obi-Wan then turned to Padmé and Anakin.

"My, my, I remember the day we came back to Coruscant to protect you Senator. How nervous Anakin was to see you again, he kept telling me how he'd felt for you the day you met on Tatooine. I assured him nothing would happen between you. And how heart broken he was when he thought you were not pleased to see him. And all of the times I forbid him for letting his emotions take over him. I guess all of that never really mattered, it was fate that kept you together, and your love is so powerful, in fact, if you could compare your love to a Jedi, it would be the most powerful being in all of the universe!" He smiled as he took a seat across from them. "We shall just wait then, until Mace returns."

Padmé looked at Anakin, not saying anything. She was happier than she had been in years, just being with Anakin made everything seem perfect. Anakin turned away from Obi-Wan and back to Padmé, once again. he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her slowly once more.
he pulled away from her and looked her deeply in the eyes in silence. then he spoke;

"I will remember this day forever."

"So will I," she said quietly, smiling softly.

Just then, Mace joined them back in the living room.

"R2 has confirmed the ships' condition. There was nothing wrong with the ship, it is perfectly ready for take off." He turned, leading the bunch out into the desert, toward the star ship.
Padmé walked alongside Anakin, taking his hand into hers. They made their way to the ship.

"Wow, the past few weeks have been back and forth from here to Coruscant," Padmé said.

It seemed like only moments before they were soon back at Coruscant. from outside the windows of the ship, they could see the clouded outline of the city in ruins.
Padmé looked at the city-, what was left of it- and shook her head sadly as she saw what destruction the war had left. Buildings were in ruins, it was nothing like it had been when she last saw it. The beauty seemed to linger, as Padmé brought it back with her presence. Though, it had been deprived of it's lush plants and beautiful homes. The people alone were traumatized.
Padmé wondered how the city would be rebuilt, so much had been lost.

"Amazing...There's so much that's been lost," she said quietly.

Anakin looked her deeply in the eyes.

"Don't worry Padmé, your people love this place, they will have it rebuilt in no time, all for you." He smiled, as a kiss lingered within him. She returned the smile, not saying anything.