The meadow was peaceful except for Anakin and Padmé's quarreling. They were arguing about if it was right or wrong to lie for a noble purpose.
"What's the point? If it's a noble cause, it shouldn't be necessary to lie", Anakin said.
"Yes, but what if people don't realize that at first? Sometimes, lying is necessary to achieve your goals", she said.
"No, I don't think that lying could bring any good to anyone's life", he said shaking his head. Suddenly, the grass turned out to be very appealing for Anakin, so he just stared at it and watched how the breeze waved it.
"I think that I'm right", Padmé said. Anakin smiled and then looked at her.
"I thought that Jedi weren't aloud to lie, Padmé", Anakin pointed. Padmé looked at him and played with a lock of her hair.
"Well, I know. But sometimes we have to lie, in a way. When we mind trick people, we are lying to them, making them believe as if what we order them to do was their decision. I'm not crazy about the idea of lying to people, but sometimes it needs to be done", she explained. Anakin smiled and played with the string hanging form the neck of his shirt.
"I guess you do have a point... but still", he said looking at her.
"Alright, it's ok if we disagree in one issue, we are different people".
"VERY different", he pointed. Padmé agreed and looked at her new dress.
"Hey, I forgot to thank you for this dress. It's beautiful!", she said fixing the sleeves. She looked great in that yellow dress (the same as in the picnic scene, AOTC), and that strange hair style really suited her.
"I'm glad you liked it", Anakin said looking anywhere BUT her. She was shining in beauty and harmony, it was making him go insane. Padmé noticed his tenssion and decided to lighten up the mood a little bit.
"So, do you want to see one of my Jedi tricks?".
"You are not going to use one of your mind games with me...", he asked frowning. Padmé smiled.
"No, they only work on the weak minded".
"Then how come could you read my mind in Courasant?", he asked. Padmé felt a little embarrassed when she remembered the episode, but recovered.
"Well, if your 'shields' are down, it's easy to read minds. Back in Courasant, you were very tense about something and you weren't thinking clearly, so it was easy for me to read your thoughts. But you are very strong minded. You had already prooved it to me...", she said lowering her head.
"What do you mean by that?", he asked curious. Padmé raised her head and looked at him.
"Why did you say that you shouldn't have kiss me?", she asked non stopping at any word. Anakin got nervous and lowered his head.
"Because it was a mistake... Friends don't kiss, and I'd preffer if we stayed as friends, Padmé". Padmé sighed and reached for his hand.
"Alright, we'll stay as friends". They shared a friendly handshake and smiled. After their smiles faded, there was an awkward silence. Maybe it was because they were still holding hands, or because they kept looking into each other's eyes. Anakin decided that it was enough of this behavior, so he stood up in a jump and walked towards the edge of the cliff.
"I love this view", he said when Padmé joined him. "I used to come here every day when I was little. My sister Sola and I would ran all over the meadow escaping from our nanny. We had a blast...", he said in a melancholic tone. Padmé grabbed his hand and entwined their fingers. She leaned her head on his arm and sighed. At this point, Anakin was sweating.
"When I was little the only thing I had to ran away from, was Watto". Suddenly, her eyes turned to a darker brown than usual, it was as if she was remembering something she hated. Anakin was a little concerned about her.
"Padmé, what's the matter?", he asked almost afraid. Padmé looked at him, piercing his eyes.
"I hate Watto, he's holding my mother as a slave, and there's nothing I can do to stop him. Obi-Wan says that I'll be able to go there once I finish my training, but every time he says that, I feel that knighthood is a long way to go yet. It's like...", she paused when she saw Anakin looking at her. There was something about her that scared him, and she could feel it. She decided to stop talking about her feelings.
"Like what, Padmé?", he asked.
"No, nothing. Forget about it... let's make the most of this beautiful day and have fun", she said forcing a smile that Anakin inocently bought. He nodded and ran away from her, laughing. Padmé ran after him, this time with a real smile.
Somehow, they ended rolling on the grass, laughing like they hadn't laugh for a long time. When they stopped rolling, Padmé was on top of Anakin. Both of them were breathing hard after all the laughing, but now their breathing was like that because they were nervous. Padmé was piercing Anakin's eyes, and he was trying to fight her spell, having a hard time on it.
"Padmé...", he whispered almost pleading, but Padmé was already inches away from his face. They kissed once again, this time with more passion than the first time. Though he was kissing her back, Anakin tried to stop the kiss, but he was too attracted to her. He rolled so that he was on top of her, and slowly he sat up, leaving her lying on the grass by herself. Padmé leaned on her elbows and gave him a puzzled look, but he shook his head.
"No, Padmé... we can't", he said standing up and walking towards the picnic area. Padmé stood up and walked after him.
"Why not?", she asked. Anakin turned around and grabbed her shoulders.
"Because we CAN'T!", he said upset. Padmé nodded and looked at Anakin's hands. He realized that he was grabbing her tightly, so he released her. "We better go back..."