A/N: Thanks to all my loyal reviewers. I'm really, really glad that you
liked the first chapter! I hope you all love this one just as much! And,
for the record, I'm not really an Obi/Ami fan; it just came to me.
inspirational, huh? LoL, I hope you enjoy!! ~Luv, Coco~
It had been decided that Padme would only remain with her children for two months. She accepted this knowledge with a stony face, and then commenced to delight Luke with a tiny thumb war.
Leia was quite serious, a lot like her mother. She let Luke eat first, and already seemed to be fussing over him. She had a tuft of brown fluff (hair), and deep, chocolate eyes. She rarely cried, and watched the world with what Obi-Wan called a "politician's gaze."
Luke cried and giggled a lot. He had a few tufts of sandy blonde hair, and crystal blue eyes. He delighted in games, and hated to be separated from his mother. His blue eyes absorbed everything, and he always looked quite content, when in his mother's arms.
Obi-Wan could already feel the twins within the Force. They radiated the same presence as their father; strong, sure, and immensely powerful. However, theirs' was much lighter, and happier.
Padme's presence was strong, almost enough for her to be a Jedi. Obi-Wan sometimes wondered why she hadn't been trained. But although she seemed amazingly happy on the outside, her presence was always tinged with a dark, tormenting sadness.
"Obi-Wan? General Kenobi?"
Obi-Wan snapped at of his daze to find a Twi-Lek from the hospital wing standing in front of him. Her blue skin was slightly brighter than normal, the Twi-Lek form of a blush. "Yes, Aki-Dor?"
The Twi-Lek looked astonished to be addressed by her first name. She quickly recovered her composure though. "Miss Amidala wishes you to see her. It is her last day with the children."
Padme had asked to never again be referred to as Mrs. Padme Amidala Skywalker. Her face was as hard as rock when she said this, but her eyes glistened, and her Force presence radiated agony. She had left hurriedly after this announcement had been made.
Obi-Wan had tried to go after her, to maybe offer some condolences. After all, she was only twenty-seven. That was quite young to have twins, and already have been married. And, she was basically divorced.
But Master Kit Solo (A/N: This last name has some importance, *cough, cough*) stopped him. Kit was from Corellia, and had always offered Obi-Wan guidance. "Don't break the same thing twice. Young Amidala will have to deal with this on her own."
Obi-Wan was going to go after her, even so, but stopped. Damn this Jedi Code! He thought furiously. He had crossed a very fine line by kissing Amidala the other day, and was treading dangerously close to the same path that Anakin had gone down.
He was, after all, only Ami's friend. She loved Anakin, no matter how much trouble and peril he had caused that. Obi-Wan had read enough cheesy holo- stories and bad holo-vids to know this. Love was the most stubborn of emotions.
"Obi-Wan! I'm so happy to see you!" Padme was sitting on the carpeted floor of her suite within Jedi Headquarters, wearing a simple light blue gown. Her chocolate curls cascaded around down her back, and her face had split into a wide smile.
Luke and Leia sat in front of her, Luke holding a giant inflatable ball. Luke chucked it at his mother, and it hit Padme square in the face. The twins laughed delightedly as Padme tickled them merciless.
Obi-Wan sat down next to Padme, and smiled at her. He picked up Leia, and twirled her around his head. The girl giggled, brown eyes shining. *A/N: It is probably quite impossible for children two months old to do everything Luke and Leia do, but then again, this is Star Wars, and they are the children of "The Chosen One."*
Padme watched Obi-Wan, rocking Luke in her arms. She sighed a ragged, choking sigh, and turned away, tears obvious in her eyes.
Obi-Wan immediately put Leia back on the ground and turned towards Padme. "What's wrong?"
Padme looked back at Obi-Wan. "This is my last day with them. With my children. Tomorrow, Leia will go with Bail Organa to Alderaan, to begin her new life. And Luke will go with you to Tatooine. I will never see them again."
Obi-Wan slung his arms around Padme's shoulders. "You will see them again, milady, whether in this life or the next. They are bound to you, forever."
She looked at him, disbelieving. "General, tomorrow I will wake up alone. There will be no wails during the night, and no laughs in the morning. I will be able to live my life the way I always have. No burdens. Just life."
Obi-Wan nodded, utterly confused.
A tear traced Padme's cheek. "But, now I realize, that I don't want it to go back to normal. To the rest of the galaxy, I may look happy. I can go out again, I can flirt, I can laugh, and I can be carefree. But I can't be with my children. I am sure now. There is no greater love than the love of a mother. I want my life to remain the way it is now. But I know it can't."
(A/N: I want Padme to appear frail, and sad. She is human, even if she is a made-up character. She has to have human emotions.)
Obi-Wan hugged her tightly. "I love you, Padme. I will always be here for you."
"I love you too, Obi-Wan. Thank you so much for always being here for me." She kissed him lightly on the lips. "I love you."
Together, they turned back to Padme's children, and for this one night, they were a family.
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Padme held Leia in her hands. She was wearing a formal white gown, with a silver belt. Her hair was done in one long braid, and some of it was curled on top of her head. (A/N: She looks exactly like Leia at the end of ANH!)
Bail Organa approached the stand. He was making this a formal adoption. His wife Gena was by his side, wearing a ridiculously expensive pink gown.
"I would like to thank Padme Amidala, of the Naboo, for bringing me this child. She shall be christened Leia Organa, princess of Alderaan. She was naught more than a baby on the streets, when Senator Amidala took her in. As an active Senator on the field, Senator Amidala is not able to raise this child herself. She is placing her in my care. And now, the christening of Leia." Bail looked more imposing, than fatherly.
Padme approached the stand, Leia in her arms. She took a deep breath. "I am immensely glad that my good friend's, the Organas, can take this adorable child into their lives. I only hope that this girl's parents will now feel remorse, when they see how their daughter was tossed to the streets, almost died. I hope they are glad for their daughter, who has now become a princess. I am. Remember this, my good friends, there is no greater love than the love of a mother. Let's hope Gena can provide this for Leia." Forcibly smiling, Padme handed the babe to Gena, and congratulated her.
No one saw Padme Amidala leave sobbing, wrapped in General Obi-Wan Kenobi's arms. * * * * * * * * * * * *
Author's Note: Well I hope you've liked this chapter. Kind of mushy, I know. Very fluffy. I hope you understand why I portrayed Ami like this. I think we all have a greater respect for her now, now that we can see the true affect of her daughter's absence, yet the brave face she can put on for the rest of the world. Next chapter should be up soon! Hope you all like it! Review's please!!
It had been decided that Padme would only remain with her children for two months. She accepted this knowledge with a stony face, and then commenced to delight Luke with a tiny thumb war.
Leia was quite serious, a lot like her mother. She let Luke eat first, and already seemed to be fussing over him. She had a tuft of brown fluff (hair), and deep, chocolate eyes. She rarely cried, and watched the world with what Obi-Wan called a "politician's gaze."
Luke cried and giggled a lot. He had a few tufts of sandy blonde hair, and crystal blue eyes. He delighted in games, and hated to be separated from his mother. His blue eyes absorbed everything, and he always looked quite content, when in his mother's arms.
Obi-Wan could already feel the twins within the Force. They radiated the same presence as their father; strong, sure, and immensely powerful. However, theirs' was much lighter, and happier.
Padme's presence was strong, almost enough for her to be a Jedi. Obi-Wan sometimes wondered why she hadn't been trained. But although she seemed amazingly happy on the outside, her presence was always tinged with a dark, tormenting sadness.
"Obi-Wan? General Kenobi?"
Obi-Wan snapped at of his daze to find a Twi-Lek from the hospital wing standing in front of him. Her blue skin was slightly brighter than normal, the Twi-Lek form of a blush. "Yes, Aki-Dor?"
The Twi-Lek looked astonished to be addressed by her first name. She quickly recovered her composure though. "Miss Amidala wishes you to see her. It is her last day with the children."
Padme had asked to never again be referred to as Mrs. Padme Amidala Skywalker. Her face was as hard as rock when she said this, but her eyes glistened, and her Force presence radiated agony. She had left hurriedly after this announcement had been made.
Obi-Wan had tried to go after her, to maybe offer some condolences. After all, she was only twenty-seven. That was quite young to have twins, and already have been married. And, she was basically divorced.
But Master Kit Solo (A/N: This last name has some importance, *cough, cough*) stopped him. Kit was from Corellia, and had always offered Obi-Wan guidance. "Don't break the same thing twice. Young Amidala will have to deal with this on her own."
Obi-Wan was going to go after her, even so, but stopped. Damn this Jedi Code! He thought furiously. He had crossed a very fine line by kissing Amidala the other day, and was treading dangerously close to the same path that Anakin had gone down.
He was, after all, only Ami's friend. She loved Anakin, no matter how much trouble and peril he had caused that. Obi-Wan had read enough cheesy holo- stories and bad holo-vids to know this. Love was the most stubborn of emotions.
"Obi-Wan! I'm so happy to see you!" Padme was sitting on the carpeted floor of her suite within Jedi Headquarters, wearing a simple light blue gown. Her chocolate curls cascaded around down her back, and her face had split into a wide smile.
Luke and Leia sat in front of her, Luke holding a giant inflatable ball. Luke chucked it at his mother, and it hit Padme square in the face. The twins laughed delightedly as Padme tickled them merciless.
Obi-Wan sat down next to Padme, and smiled at her. He picked up Leia, and twirled her around his head. The girl giggled, brown eyes shining. *A/N: It is probably quite impossible for children two months old to do everything Luke and Leia do, but then again, this is Star Wars, and they are the children of "The Chosen One."*
Padme watched Obi-Wan, rocking Luke in her arms. She sighed a ragged, choking sigh, and turned away, tears obvious in her eyes.
Obi-Wan immediately put Leia back on the ground and turned towards Padme. "What's wrong?"
Padme looked back at Obi-Wan. "This is my last day with them. With my children. Tomorrow, Leia will go with Bail Organa to Alderaan, to begin her new life. And Luke will go with you to Tatooine. I will never see them again."
Obi-Wan slung his arms around Padme's shoulders. "You will see them again, milady, whether in this life or the next. They are bound to you, forever."
She looked at him, disbelieving. "General, tomorrow I will wake up alone. There will be no wails during the night, and no laughs in the morning. I will be able to live my life the way I always have. No burdens. Just life."
Obi-Wan nodded, utterly confused.
A tear traced Padme's cheek. "But, now I realize, that I don't want it to go back to normal. To the rest of the galaxy, I may look happy. I can go out again, I can flirt, I can laugh, and I can be carefree. But I can't be with my children. I am sure now. There is no greater love than the love of a mother. I want my life to remain the way it is now. But I know it can't."
(A/N: I want Padme to appear frail, and sad. She is human, even if she is a made-up character. She has to have human emotions.)
Obi-Wan hugged her tightly. "I love you, Padme. I will always be here for you."
"I love you too, Obi-Wan. Thank you so much for always being here for me." She kissed him lightly on the lips. "I love you."
Together, they turned back to Padme's children, and for this one night, they were a family.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Padme held Leia in her hands. She was wearing a formal white gown, with a silver belt. Her hair was done in one long braid, and some of it was curled on top of her head. (A/N: She looks exactly like Leia at the end of ANH!)
Bail Organa approached the stand. He was making this a formal adoption. His wife Gena was by his side, wearing a ridiculously expensive pink gown.
"I would like to thank Padme Amidala, of the Naboo, for bringing me this child. She shall be christened Leia Organa, princess of Alderaan. She was naught more than a baby on the streets, when Senator Amidala took her in. As an active Senator on the field, Senator Amidala is not able to raise this child herself. She is placing her in my care. And now, the christening of Leia." Bail looked more imposing, than fatherly.
Padme approached the stand, Leia in her arms. She took a deep breath. "I am immensely glad that my good friend's, the Organas, can take this adorable child into their lives. I only hope that this girl's parents will now feel remorse, when they see how their daughter was tossed to the streets, almost died. I hope they are glad for their daughter, who has now become a princess. I am. Remember this, my good friends, there is no greater love than the love of a mother. Let's hope Gena can provide this for Leia." Forcibly smiling, Padme handed the babe to Gena, and congratulated her.
No one saw Padme Amidala leave sobbing, wrapped in General Obi-Wan Kenobi's arms. * * * * * * * * * * * *
Author's Note: Well I hope you've liked this chapter. Kind of mushy, I know. Very fluffy. I hope you understand why I portrayed Ami like this. I think we all have a greater respect for her now, now that we can see the true affect of her daughter's absence, yet the brave face she can put on for the rest of the world. Next chapter should be up soon! Hope you all like it! Review's please!!