Anakin didn't know how to react to Padmé's confession. Should he be afraid, or worried, or concerned, or sad...? He didn't know, and he was confused. In a way, he sensed this darkness in Padmé, but he couldn't tell what it was exactly. Now he knew it. Anakin couldn't come up with anything by that moment. He jut held her hand.

"How...can I help you, is there anything I can do?", he said slowly.

"I don't know... I wish I had all the answers I need, but I don't".

"Have you considered to talk about this with master Yoda, or Obi-Wan?". Padmé shook her head.

"That would only make things worst...", she said.

"How do you know that?", Anakin asked. Padmé stood up and gave him a hard look.

"I just know! The Jedi have always had doubts about my training, and I know that they will reject me!", she said almost yelling.

"It's obvious that you haven't even tried to talk to them yet, so why don't you try? They can help you, I know! They will advice you, they want the best for you, I know it", Anakin objected. Padmé sighed, revealing that she was calming down. Anakin reached for her hand, gently pulling her to sit next to him. "Padmé, I don't want to lose you over the dark side". Padmé looked at him, but lowered her gaze again. "Please, promise me that you will speak to Obi-Wan about this", he pleaded.

Padmé lifted her head when she felt Anakin's hand against her cheek, softly caressing it. Padmé grabbed his hand and smiled.

"Alright, I'll talk to him while you sleep", she said.

"Why don't you talk to him right now, or in the morning?", he asked.

"What? Don't tell me that you don't trust me...", Padmé said in a hard tone. Anakin sighed.

"You are right. Call him whenever you want to, I trust you", he smiled and kissed her.

A couple of hours later, Anakin was asleep. Padmé was trying to reach Obi-Wan through her comm-link, but it didn't work. Padmé was a little worried, because she never had any trouble finding Obi-Wan or any other person. It couldn't be an area problem, because they were on their way back to Naboo, and the planet was closer to Courasant. Finaly, she got a signal, and a blurry image of her master appeared before her.

"Master, can you hear me?", she said.

"Yes, but the image is not so good, I'm talking to you from the inside of a cave in Geneosis. What do you need me for?", he asked. Padmé looked at her hands.

"I need to talk to you about something very important, Master. I think that it will be better if we meet, I don't want to talk to you about this through a comm-link". Obi-Wan grabbed his chin and played with his beard. He always did that when he was thinking.

"Alright, I'll see you when I come back from Geneosis. I'm in a very important mission here, and I can't leave everything behind", he said.

"Fine, it's fine by me", Padmé replied a little disappointed.

*

"So tell me, how did it go?", Anakin asked curious. They were about to arrive to Naboo, and he was already dressed. Padmé sat down on a chair in his room and sighed. Should he tel him the truth, or should she lie to Anakin so that he wouldn't be so concerned about her?

"Well, it was hard at first, but he was very understanding with me. i think that I'm fine now", she lied. She was about to tell Anakin the truth, when a smile appeared on his face. That held the truth back. Anakin kneeled before Padmé and hugged her.

"That's great, I'm so happy for you!", he said in relief. Padmé just wrapped her arms around him in an effort to feel better.

"Me too...", she whispered.

*

Back in Naboo.

Anakin and Padmé were having dinner very quietly. Anakin was a little worried for Padmé, she had been silent since they arrived to the lake retreat. He smiled when he remembered something that could make her feel better.

"Hey, you are not going to make my food levitate?", he asked smiling. Padmé didn't raise her head and kept looking at her food.

"No, I don't feel like it. Besides, I'm supposed not to make use of the Force just for fun, it's not a toy", she replied. Anakin forwned.

"Oh, I'm sorry", he said. Padmé wiped her mouth with the napkin and stood up.

"Don't be, it's alright". After saying that, she left the room. Anakin was confused, so he followed her to ask for a better explanation. He found her sitting on the balcony's rail, watching the lake.

"You didn't talk to Obi-Wan, did you?", Anakin asked looking at Padmé. When she shook her head, Anakin sighed. "Why did you lie to me, then?", he asked.

"I didn't want you to get worried, what's the point?"

"What's the point? Padmé, this is very serious and dangerous, how can you ask me not to het worried?", he interrupted. Padmé turned to look at him. she had been crying, Anakin could tell by the glow in her eyes.

I know, I'm sorry...", she repied as she wrapped her arms around him. Anakin returned the embrace and tried to comfort her. "Obi-Wan will be gone for some time, and I wanted to talk to him about his in person, it's not something to discuss through a hologram. I'll wait untill he returns, then I'll talk to him". Anakin nodded.

"Good... You are right, it's better that you meet him. i'm sorry if I made you feel guilty in any level, I didn't mean it", he said. Padmé smiled.

"It's alright, don't worry". Anakin leaned over to kiss her and then he rested his chin on her hair.

Though they had talk about the subject and they had agreed to do something about it, Anakin was still worried about Padmé and her dark side. Was there anything that he could do to make her feel better? Maybe if he could make her feel safe she wouldn't be afraid or emocionally unstable. What if he...? No, it was a crazy idea. Maybe, if they... No, it was to soon!! But if he could make Padmé feel better... It was worth to try.

Anakin cleared his throat and released Padmé. He gave a couple of steps back and knelt before her. Padmé opened her eyes wide, shocked.

"Padmé, will you marry me?", Anakin asked.