Obi-Wan turned around and blocked Padmé's lightsaber with his own. They fought for a couple of minutes until Padmé kicked her master on the jaw. Kenobi fell to the floor uncontience. His padawan walked towards him, ready to attack again, but Anakin stood between them, blocking her way.
"Anakin, move", Padmé ordered in a hard tone. Anakin shook his head.
"No, I'm not moving. You can't continue this, Padmé, try to control yourself", he said.
"How can you ask me to do that? He betrayed us, he couldn't keep our secret, and now the council is going to expell me", she said angry.
"Padmé, remember our talk?", he asked softly. Padmé looked down and then up again, losing her grip on the lightsaber a little bit. "Please, this is Obi-Wan, your master and friend". Anakin paused and reached for her lightsaber. "Come on, give it to me", he said softly. Padmé sighed and gave Anakin her lightsaber. He left it on the floor, and as soon as he stood straight, Padmé rushed to his arms.
"Anakin...", she said. Her voice was trembling and her body was shaking. She seemed so afraid, so fragile. She tried to say something else, but no words would come out. Anakin rubbed her back in an effort to comfort his wife.
"It's alright, don't worry...", he whispered into her ear. Padmé hugged him even more tightly, as if she was afraid that Anakin would slip away from her. They didn't notice that Obi-Wan was standing up and walking towards them. Anakin turned his head to him with a pleading look.
"Leave us", he said. Obi-Wan nodded and walked away until he was out of sight. Anakin looked down at Padmé, who had her head burried in his shirt. "Padmé...", he said softly. No answer. She was in some strange trance, almost in shock.
"Anakin...", she said once again, this time almost too low for Anakin to hear. Her shaking was increasing, she had no control over herself. Anakin took off his coat and placed it on her shoulders. He bent down and lifted Padmé to then carry her inside. She just hang her arms around Anakin's neck and closed her eyes.
*
Padmé woke up later that night on hers and Anakin's bed. She heard people in the room talking about her.
"Look, she's awake", a familliar voice said. She watched how Obi-Wan and Anakin walked towards her. Anakin sat down next to her and grabbed her hand.
"Are you alright?", he asked. Padmé was confused. She didn't remember anything that had happened before she woke up. Anakin noticed her confusion and gave her a weak smile. "You had some kind of crisis and went into shock. You've been asleep since then. Are you feeling better, did you have some rest?", he asked, his voice full of concern. Padmé closed her eyes and brought her free hand to her forehead.
"I guess so, I don't remember anything...", she whispered.
"That's normal, don't worry", Obi-Wan said. Padmé frowned.
"What are you doing here?", she asked confused. Obi-Wan and Anakin exchanged glances to then look at Padmé.
"You really don't remember anything?", Anakin asked even more concerned. Padmé shook her head. "Your master came to tell us that the council already knows about our marriage. After talking to us, you attacked him, you had a lightsaber duel".
"Really? I'm so sorry, master...", Padmé said ashamed. Obi-Wan smiled at her and placed his hand on her shoulder.
"It's alright, don't worry", he said smiling. Padmé smiled back and then looked at Anakin. Obi-Wan nodded. "I'll leave you alone", he said while he left the room.
"Thank you", Anakin said. When Obi-Wan closed the door, Anakin lied next to Padmé and covered her with his arm. She cuddled against him, still afraid of what they both didn't know. Ignorance was disturbing, not knowing what had happened to Padmé made them vulnerable to everything. They didn't know what they were up against.
"Anakin, what happened to me?", she asked in a shaky voice. Anakin drew her closer and sighed.
"I don't know, but I promise you that we'll find out as soon as possible". Anakin tried to sound convincing for Padmé's sake. He was scared enough, so why worry her more than needed?
"I'm so scared... I'm loosing control", she said starting to cry.
"Don't think about that now, you need to rest. Tomorrow we'll know what happened to you, alright?", he said softly. Padmé nodded. "Good. Now go back to sleep".
"Don't go, stay with me", she said afraid. Anakin kissed her head and rubbed her back.
"I'm not going anywhere", he assured her. Padmé sighed and after a couple of minutes, she fell back asleep. Now Anakin was free to wonder what exactly had happened to her.
Why did she go into that strange shock after overcoming her anger? Maybe it was a big effort for Padmé to control herself, greater than Anakin had ever thought. That would be the reason why anger was always above anything else when Padmé's dark side showed up. But was the effort so great that it would eventually bring her into shock?
Her shaking body and clouded mind after overcoming her anger towards Obi-Wan were the prove that backed up Anakin's theory.
If every time that she overcame her anger was going to end up like this, the battle against the dark side was going to be rough. But as husband and wife, Anakin and Padmé would win the battle. Anakin was certain about it. It just HAD to be like that, they couldn't lose. Anakin couldn't lose Padmé over the dark side.
*
Anakin got up early the next morning to go and talk to a healer so that he would check Padmé's health. But it was Naboo's holiday weekend, so there were no healers available that day. Anakin went back to the lake house and decided to talk to Obi-Wan.
"What do you think it was?", Anakin asked curious.
"Obviously my padawan is making a big effort to control her feelings. If it weren't for you, she would've definitley attacked me yesterday. You were right, Anakin: your marriage will be good for Padmé", Obi-Wan admitted.
"I know. Besides yesterday's incident, we are very happy", he said allowing a smile to form on his face.
"It's just that... I've never seen her like that. She was so angry...", Obi-Wan said amazed. "There was a moment when I feared for her well being", he said looking at Anakin. He just nodded, and both of them lowered their heads.
There was a long silence filled with unspoken words. Obi-Wan raised his head and then looked down.
"She's awake", he said. Anakin looked at him and stood up.
"Excuse me", he said walking towards his room.
He was walking across the hall when he heard Padmé calling him. He walked faster and faster, until he ended up running into his room. Padmé was sitting up on the bed and leaning on the numerous pillows towered behind her. She noticed that Anakin was in the door frame and smiled.
"Ani, I was looking for you", she said in a cheerful tone. Anakin couldn't help to smile back. He walked inside the room and sat next to her.
"Did you sleep well?", he asked after kissing her.
"Yes, I had a lot of rest. I'm feeling as good as new", she said still smiling. Anakin was relieved.
"I'm glad to hear that. I was thinking that maybe today we could go on a picnic, what do you say?", he asked. Padmé smiled and brought her hands to his face.
"I would love that! The day is perfect for a picnic", she paused when she remembered something. "We are not bringing my master with us, right?", she asked raising a brow. Anakin laughed and shook his head. Padmé sighed rin relief. "Oh, good".