A rewrite of 'Weep not.' In my opinion, a much better version of that. Sarah McLachlan's 'I will remember you.'

Post Episode III and PG, due to minor swearing.

~*~Angel Memories~*~

Padmé stood alone in the Alderaani palace. Clouds rolled over the distant plains. Alderaan reminded her so much of Naboo. She missed her home desperately, but that would be the first place that *he* would look. He was Darth Vader, previously and always Anakin Skywalker to her.

~I will remember you,

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by,

Weep not for the memories~

She wrapped her arms around herself and sighed. Shadows fell across her and tears came into her eyes.

~Remember the good times we had?

I let them slip away from us when things got bad.~

She idly wondered how she had come into his life and him into hers. She gasped softly, her hand coming to her lips. I'm forgetting my past. It's been too long, Ani. Come back to me. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, falling back into the past.

How clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun,

Wanna feel your warmth upon me, I wanna be the one~

A fourteen-year-old Padmé smiled softly to herself while a jubilant Anakin shouted over the roar of podracer engines. His creation worked. He was happy and bouncing around the cockpit of the small pod. Later, she saw him grinning at her after his win in the podrace. The boy had raised her hopes and created dreams for himself.

~I will remember you,

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by,

Weep not for the memories.~

Her eyes opened and she smiled in the sunlight. His bright smile was as warm, if not warmer, than this light. She remembered the blissful boy and wondered where all went wrong.

~I'm so tired, but I can't sleep.

I'm standing on the edge of something much too deep.~

A heavy sigh escaped her lips. Nothing was ever right and she wondered where she went wrong. Thoughts like that kept her awake at night. She looked over the edge of the balcony.

~It's funny how we feel so much, but we cannot say a word.

We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard.~

"My lady, are you alright?"

Padmé turned to see the owner of the palace. "Yes, Bail, I'm fine."

Bail smiled at her and turned away. The voice inside her head began shouting.

~But, I will remember you,

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by,

Weep not for the memories.~

Once he left, she turned back to the cloudy plains. Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to fall. Her eyes closed and she took deep breaths again, thinking of another time with her lover, with her Ani.

~I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to lose.

I'm clinging to a past that won't let me choose.~

Twenty-four year old Padmé stood before him, trying to get him to think rationally. He was basically telling her that he loved her and she was pushing him away. She wouldn't let it happen. She was afraid of what would come if they fell for each other, if they fell in love. She was a Senator and he was a Padawan. He was just a boy. Just. A. Boy.

~Once there was a darkness, deep and endless night,

You gave me everything you had, oh, you gave me light.~

In the light of two assassination attempts on her, he stayed by her side. He kept her from falling into a depression. She believed that everything she had was gone, but he was there, telling her that he loved her. In the midst of war and death, she acted out of love. Anakin Skywalker married Padmé Amidala secretly on Naboo; this being the brightest day of Padmé's life.

~And I will remember you,

Will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by,

Weep not for the memories.~

She dried her tears and stepped away from the balcony. She would not cry. Anakin was not dead yet, and perhaps in her lifetime, he would live. Perhaps, one day, they could return to being together. But now, she had a decision to make.

She walked back inside, looking for Bail Organa. She was to leave something precious to her heart here, her own daughter. She was doing this out of love and the memory of Anakin. Leia would be better without her mother here, if Darth Vader came, he would not know that the child was his daughter. If Padmé stayed, he would know.

After speaking to Bail, Padmé left. She was leaving her life behind, killing all ties of her previous life. But one thing she would refuse to ever do, she couldn't do, was forget. She could not forget her past and her memories. She would always remember.

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Song: 'I will remember you' - Sarah McLachland

Star Wars Dream: George Lucas

'Angel Memories' Original Fan Fiction: Lil' Bit, August 02.