"They said they would up the security, it's the best I can do Padme.
Besides we don't even know who this guy is" Anakin told Padme as she strode
next to him.
"Anakin I don't want more protection I want answers. Who wants to kill me?"
"I'm sorry Padme but I don't know. Let's just make sure your safe first then we can solve the mystery."
"Alright but we better get this solved soon, I don't think I can stand all this attention I am getting." Padme replied.
"What did that guy say to you last night anyway?" Anakin asked curiously as Padme stopped walking and looked to the floor.
"Well…he told me…" Padme started but Ob-wan rounded the corner and interrupted.
"Anakin, the council would like to see you about the new security measures that are being taken." He told Anakin as he nodded and left with Obi-wan for the meeting room.
Padme was just about to turn back for her room when a familiar boy walked past her. She turned around and stared at him for a moment but shook her head no and continued to walk until she heard her name being called. She turned around and saw that the boy who she had been staring at was now calling her name.
"Yes, can I help you?" She asked.
"Padme, don't you remember me?" the boy asked coming closer, his green cat like eyes piercing into Padme's sole. Padme knew exactly who he was, those cat eyes were not ones you easily forgot.
"I…um…you remind me of someone…" Padme replied backing away a bit.
"Who is that?" The boy asked stepping closer.
"Someone I knew who disappeared." Padme answered backing up more.
"Oh really? Was this guy named Cyu by any chance?"
"Um maybe, look I got to go…"
"What's the rush Padme? Don't you want to know who I am?"
"Who are you then? How do you know Cyu?"
"Oh well I know Cyu very well because I am Cyu. I have come back Padme."
"No, they said you were…dead." Padme gasped covering her mouth. Tears brimmed her eyes, as her breaths became short gasps of disbelief.
"Padme I promised you I would come back for you, and here I am. Don't cry." Cyu crooned as he reached out for her. Padme smacked his hand away and turned and ran back to her room. Cyu watched Padme running away from him and began to feel his anger rise in his stomach.
"Funny this is, Padme react not the way you want her to." Yoda commented as he limped over to Cyu.
"Oh no, she is just a little confused." Cyu reasoned.
"Jedi fall in love, I thought not." Yoda said as his face squished.
"Oh we aren't in love, just friends. Cyu lied.
"See other feelings you have for her I do. Cannot lie to me Cyu."
~
Anakin knocked on the door politely and then entered Padme's room to find her sprawled out on the bed weeping with agony.
"Padme are you alright?" Anakin asked dropping to his knees.
"Yes I'm fine, it just…" Padme sobbed lifting her head from her arms to show her blurry brown eyes and wet cheeks. Anakin reached out and touched Padme's wet cheek making the teardrops disappear. He then leaned in and pressed his lips up to the salty tears that were running down her cheek.
"What is bothering you Padme, I'll make it better."
"I wish I could believe that Anakin…"
"What do you mean? Tell me everything that happened."
"Anakin, he's back." Padme whispered more tears welling in her eyes.
"What?" Anakin asked.
"Cyu…he's back. He came up to me and talked to me today." Padme explained. "I thought he was…dead."
"Wait you knew Cyu?" Anakin asked still confused.
"Yes, he was…um…" Padme stuttered unsure of the right words to say.
"Did he hurt you?" Anakin broke in.
"No of course not… Look Anakin I just want to say that whatever Cyu tells you is probably not true ok. I was confused and angry and well…lonely at the time."
"What…so he did hurt you?"
"No Anakin that's not what I am saying. Listen to me please."
"Padme he hurt you and you're covering it up. I am going to talk to Cyu right now about all this." Anakin declared getting up and walking out of the room ignoring Padme's calls.
"Anakin I don't want more protection I want answers. Who wants to kill me?"
"I'm sorry Padme but I don't know. Let's just make sure your safe first then we can solve the mystery."
"Alright but we better get this solved soon, I don't think I can stand all this attention I am getting." Padme replied.
"What did that guy say to you last night anyway?" Anakin asked curiously as Padme stopped walking and looked to the floor.
"Well…he told me…" Padme started but Ob-wan rounded the corner and interrupted.
"Anakin, the council would like to see you about the new security measures that are being taken." He told Anakin as he nodded and left with Obi-wan for the meeting room.
Padme was just about to turn back for her room when a familiar boy walked past her. She turned around and stared at him for a moment but shook her head no and continued to walk until she heard her name being called. She turned around and saw that the boy who she had been staring at was now calling her name.
"Yes, can I help you?" She asked.
"Padme, don't you remember me?" the boy asked coming closer, his green cat like eyes piercing into Padme's sole. Padme knew exactly who he was, those cat eyes were not ones you easily forgot.
"I…um…you remind me of someone…" Padme replied backing away a bit.
"Who is that?" The boy asked stepping closer.
"Someone I knew who disappeared." Padme answered backing up more.
"Oh really? Was this guy named Cyu by any chance?"
"Um maybe, look I got to go…"
"What's the rush Padme? Don't you want to know who I am?"
"Who are you then? How do you know Cyu?"
"Oh well I know Cyu very well because I am Cyu. I have come back Padme."
"No, they said you were…dead." Padme gasped covering her mouth. Tears brimmed her eyes, as her breaths became short gasps of disbelief.
"Padme I promised you I would come back for you, and here I am. Don't cry." Cyu crooned as he reached out for her. Padme smacked his hand away and turned and ran back to her room. Cyu watched Padme running away from him and began to feel his anger rise in his stomach.
"Funny this is, Padme react not the way you want her to." Yoda commented as he limped over to Cyu.
"Oh no, she is just a little confused." Cyu reasoned.
"Jedi fall in love, I thought not." Yoda said as his face squished.
"Oh we aren't in love, just friends. Cyu lied.
"See other feelings you have for her I do. Cannot lie to me Cyu."
~
Anakin knocked on the door politely and then entered Padme's room to find her sprawled out on the bed weeping with agony.
"Padme are you alright?" Anakin asked dropping to his knees.
"Yes I'm fine, it just…" Padme sobbed lifting her head from her arms to show her blurry brown eyes and wet cheeks. Anakin reached out and touched Padme's wet cheek making the teardrops disappear. He then leaned in and pressed his lips up to the salty tears that were running down her cheek.
"What is bothering you Padme, I'll make it better."
"I wish I could believe that Anakin…"
"What do you mean? Tell me everything that happened."
"Anakin, he's back." Padme whispered more tears welling in her eyes.
"What?" Anakin asked.
"Cyu…he's back. He came up to me and talked to me today." Padme explained. "I thought he was…dead."
"Wait you knew Cyu?" Anakin asked still confused.
"Yes, he was…um…" Padme stuttered unsure of the right words to say.
"Did he hurt you?" Anakin broke in.
"No of course not… Look Anakin I just want to say that whatever Cyu tells you is probably not true ok. I was confused and angry and well…lonely at the time."
"What…so he did hurt you?"
"No Anakin that's not what I am saying. Listen to me please."
"Padme he hurt you and you're covering it up. I am going to talk to Cyu right now about all this." Anakin declared getting up and walking out of the room ignoring Padme's calls.