1 Chapter Two: Revealed Illusions and Broken Hearts

Obi-wan was running down the hall, thinking of numerous ways to tell Anakin that Padmé loved him, and that she could never love such a little boy that was just a Padawan learner. Little Ani could never be half the Jedi Knight that he was. How could a goddess like her find anything in him, anyway? He was surging with pride that he earned her love. He turned the corner and beheld a shocking scene. That puny little brat that he had to put up with for ten years, with his woman??? "I certainly don't think so!!!" he yelled to himself.

The couple looked up quickly in surprise, to behold a very angry man. "Master!" Anakin yelled with even more hatred. His own master had betrayed him, and now he had the nerve to invade on their perfect moment! Now this was going way too far! Amidala just kept staring at Obi-wan. Then his eyes met hers, and she could see the pain in his eyes, and understood what, or who, caused him this pain. It was her.

She looked guiltily down at the ground, lost in her own thoughts. She didn't think that Obi-wan would fall in love with her when she used him for the test. Sure, they liplocked, and it wasn't that bad, but she never thought that he would like it. Maybe he thought that she loved him, and this illusion brought him to the point of obligation to love her back. (Yes, yes, I know this sounds very confusing)

"I…I…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to disturb you…" he said in a shaky voice, trying hard not to show his true feelings for her. "Goodnight, Anakin, and good evening Ami," Obi-wan said. As he turned to leave, Anakin just turned him right back to face him, and punched him in the face with all the strength he had, which was a lot. "Do you think you can betray me like that and just leave? Don't you ever call her Ami again! Only I can call her Ami! You tried to tempt her, and yes, you succeeded in that, but then you thought you could make her fall in love with you, but of course you couldn't, because I love her and she loves me, and there's nothing you can do about it!" Anakin yelled, his voice's tone going higher and higher with rage.

Just then Amidala spoke up. "Ani, just leave him alone, and we can all talk about this in the morning. It has been a very long night, and I cannot think clearly, and I believe everyone here feels the same after everything that has happened tonight." Anakin was about to refuse this, but he looked into her innocent eyes, and agreed. Obi-wan thanked her, and became even angrier with Anakin for letting this go. He had wanted to strike back, to defend his own honor, and Anakin just took away the chance from him! Well, at least he'd be more ready for next time…

It was around midnight and Obi-wan had decided to walk around the gardens. He sat down on a stone bench, gazing at his surroundings, admiring the magnificence of Naboo that he had nearly forgotten. But he could never forget her, her beauty and grace, the way that she made him feel. Only one could make him feel this way, and he hadn't found out about it until it was too late: Amidala. He admitted that he could never call her Padmé, since it seemed too plain for her elegance and appeal. Now, he had been proven that he could never call her Ami either. But she was his queen, his goddess! Not Anakin's angel! He was the one who loved her the most. But the important part was: Did she love him just as much? That was the only thing that could matter in love, and he had never once stopped to ponder this. But why did she kiss me? That was about to be answered…

"Obi-wan…are you there?" There was the soft and sweet voice of his Amidala. "Good evening, Amidala, or should I say, your highness," Obi-wan said in a hurt and sarcastic attitude. "Obi-wan, I'm very sorry for what I did to you tonight…I hadn't taken your feelings into consideration…I…I didn't think you'd…you'd…" "Fall in love with you?" he finished for her. "Umm…yes…" "Well then, now you know that you were wrong. Please just leave me in peace" "Alright, Obi-wan, if that's what you want…I just came here to apologize…and to tell you something else…" Obi-wan's hopes rose a little after hearing that last part.

Amidala had seen this and felt even sorrier for saying the next thing she had to say, "I am so sorry, but…I don't feel the same way as you do for me. You must understand that I am in love with Ani, and that he loves me…if I had known that this was going to happen, I would have never kissed you to test him…" After she had spoken those last words, she regretted speaking them. "What do you mean 'test him'?" Obi-wan said with both anger and misery in his voice. "I was beginning to doubt his love for me…and I just…wanted to find out if our love was true…" Amidala said very slowly. "Well, he passed your little test, and now you do know that his love for you is true. If you really did love him, you would have already known that, and you would have never had to break a heart in the process!!!" Obi- wan exclaimed and ran away. Amidala just sat there in silence for minutes until she broke down and cried. She had broken one of her closest and dearest friends' hearts.