'I can't take this anymore. If the council asks for me, tell them the truth, that you had nothing to do with this. I'm sorry. Padmé".
Anakin couldn't believe the note that Padmé had left on his shelf. It was very early in the morning, the sun had only rise a couple of hours ago, yet she wasn't there. The only possible destination she could've headed to was Tatooine, to her mother. Anakin was afraid for her, what if she had those break outs again? What if anger took over her like it had before? The only thought of Padmé angry caused Anakin to shiver.
"What should I do?", he jept asking himself. After a lot of thinking, he decided to go to Tatooine and find Padmé before she hurt herself. Or anyone else...
*
Anakin's ship was reaching Tatooine. He had brought Sabé and a couple of guards with him just in case that anything went wrong. Well, Sabé was to make Padmé company and the guards to protect Anakin and fly the ship.
"Senator Skywalker, we will be entering Tatooine's atmosphere in three minutes, where do you wish to land?", the pilot asked.
Anakin hadn't gave much thought to this, but he remembered the city he had land on ten years ago when he was king of Naboo.
"In Mos Espa, that's the city, right over there", he said pointing at the map in the computer. The pilot nodded, and a couple of minutes later, they were walking outside the ship into a sand storm.
"I think we better wait until dawn, Senator. This is very dangerous!", one of the guards yelled. Anakin tried to cover his eyes with his clothes so that the sand didn't get into his eyes. As much as he wanted to find Padmé, they would have to wait until the storm was over before getting anywhere.
"Alright, let's go back inside!", Anakin yelled back. It was hard to walk and talk in the middle of such a sand storm, so the rest of the crew just followed Anakin inside the ship, though they didn't listen to what he said.
Before sunrise, Anakin was ready to leave. He couldn't take it anymore, so he decided to go and look for Padmé by himself. He left a message to the guards and took a bag with valuable jewelry with him. The last time he had been in Tatooine, people didn't accept republic credits, so it was better to be prepared.
Walking through the city brought many memories to Anakin. This city was the place where he met that 9 year old girl that saved Naboo, and that eventually would became his first love. Now that he was by himself, it wasn't hard to admit he loved Padmé. His feelings encouraged him to find her as quickly as possible. He stopped by the only open store in the city. Luckily, it had speeders. The owner of the shop, to Anakin's surprise, was human.
"Good morning sir, how can I help you?", the old man asked cheerfully.
"I need to rent a speeder".
*
Anakin had been flying the speeder for over two hours now, and still no sign of Padmé. He had no idea of where he was going or even where he was, he just needed to find her. Far in the horizon, he saw a spot. Anakin pushed the brakes and grabbed his binoculars to take a better look.
It was Padmé, and she was driving a bike in it's full speed. She was going so fast, that she was leaving a sand trail behind her, floating in the air and staying there for a while. Anakin noticed that on the back, she had something but he couldn't tell what it was. It was like a long bag, or something. Suddenly, it hit him: it was Padmé's mother, now dead. Anakin started the speeder again and increased his speed, trying to catch Padmé. His heart was beating faster and faster, and he was breathing hard. He was so nervous and frightend. Finally, he caught her and was by her side.
"Padmé! Padmé!", he yelled to the top of his lungs. With the noises of both engines and the wind blowing on his face, it was hard to listen to what he was saying. He yelled once again, and this time Padmé turned her head. She barely looked at Anakin, her face remained still. She was about to turn in a different direction, when Anakin yelled: "Please! Last night, the talk!".
Padmé pushed the brakes, so did Anakin. Padmé remained on the bike, not even turning to see Anakin, who was now standing by her side.
"Padmé, what happened, and why is there blood on your clothes?", he asked confused. Padmé gave him a hard look. So much hatred in those eyes...
"I had my revenge", she replied coldly. Anakin's eyes were wide open, and Padmé kept looking at him, making Anakin's courage disappear. Finally, he was able to speak.
"What did you do, Padmé?", he asked afraid of her answer.
"The Tusken tribe was eating, I killed them while I got the chance". Her voice was getting weak, just like her hands. Anakin noticed this and grabbed her shaking hand.
"Did you killed them all?", he asked. Padmé shook her head.
"I killed the men and the women. They took my mother away from me, so I took their parents away from them. That's fair..." she said. Her lips were trembling, tears were welling up in her eyes. When the first one of them showed, she let go and cried freely, nothing mattered now. Anakin hugged her and she just enjoyed being held by someone in a time like that.
She felt so lonely, so confused and lost. Something was dragging her to a place where she could let go all of her hatred and anger, where she could have the freedom she'd always wanted so badly, where she could let that other side of her show. But... could she afford to go to that strange place?