A few months later Anakin and I were married secretly on the porch overlooking a beautiful waterfall where we had our first kiss. It was on my retreat in Naboo and I had one of my best friends, Nakio marry us.
After we said our goodbyes, for he was leaving on a three month mission with Obi-Won, I found myself extremely lonely. My love, my husband who I had less than two days with after our wedding, was gone.
And he was off somewhere flying around when he might be in danger or even dead.
"My lady, will you have been in bed for a week already. You must do something. I am beginning to worry." Said Dorme, my most trusted and sensible handmaiden.
"I'm fine Dorme. I'm still eating, sleeping, and talking, aren't I?" I asked with sarcasm.
"I didn't mean in that way m'lady." Replied a rather annoyed Dorme.
"If you are that worried, then go take a vacation somewhere. You look like me and you have my permission to be me. Go along and have fun."
"Very funny m'lady." Says Dorme as she pulls the covers off my fetal-positioned body.
"Not the light!" I yell protecting my forehead.
"There has been a hologram sent by your mother for you to respond immediately." Reports Dorme.
"Probably wants to set me up with some rich, stupid moron who she thinks I should marry."
"No, its different than the last few times. Her tone was much more…weepy". Replies Dorme.
"Few times! She's gone through more bachelors than the amount of senators! But if you say so…" I say stomping off to my dressing room.
After getting dressed, I listen to the message personally and decide to head over to Naboo Surprisingly, my mother sounded serious.
"Dorme, would you please help me pack for Naboo? I am going to visit my mother. It actually sounds rather serious." I ask while she pulls her long black hair into a bun.
"Of course, m'lady. Would you like me to escort you there?" she asks.
"Not this time. You've been working so hard lately and I want you to enjoy yourself.
Who but a mentally insane person wouldn't like to spend a day lounging around next to a waterfall or lay put in the sun? I know you are a little but- ."
"Fine m'lady. If its your orders…" she agrees with slight enthusiasm in her voice.
"Of course, you have my permission, now go and stop depressing me with your worries." I say teasingly while Dorme goes and begins to pack.
I am driven to my ship and we immediately depart. The flight takes a few hours, but we finally arrive on my home-planet of Naboo.
When I arrive at my parents' house, I open the doors to the wide mansion and peak around the rooms.
I did expect them to be here, but then again they weren't expecting…
"Padme!" my mother rushes towards me with a serious face. "It's Diani. She's been kidnapped."
My little sister has been kidnapped. It takes me a few minutes to actually realize that my baby sister may be dead or suffering or …
"Padme, are you alright. You may want to sit down." My body forces itself down into the stiff, red sofa.
"How, when, why, who and where?"
"Diani was here after Sola, Pooja, Ryoo, and your father and I were out. This was about three days ago. We've been searching and she's been on the news. It was just a few hours ago when we found a handwritten note from her." My mother hands me a piece of crumpled paper and lays it in my shaking hands.
Mom and Dad,
I don't have much time to tell you but I'm being kidnapped. The men let me have a few seconds to tell you. I'm sorry. I love you.
Diani
"Do Ryoo and Pooja know about this?" I ask thinking about my nieces, my other sister Sola's daughters.
"They overheard and are devastated. Diani stayed and played with those two all the time. They love her." A pang of guilt come over me thinking about how much extra time I had and never coming over to spend it with my nieces.
"Everyone's outside." My mother leads me to the porch.
"Padme?" my sister Sola lifts her head with a slight smile.
"AUNT PADME!" scream Ryoo and Pooja while charging at me like an angry beast attacking prey.
"Hello you two." I say trying to put on a fake smile.
After hugs and hellos are exchanged, the air fills with silence.
"I need to find her." I say breaking the awkardness.
"Not here in front of the children." My mother reminds me uncomfortably.
"They know, they're not stupid. I won't be back without her." I get up and walk to the door with no one following me.
I guess it makes sense that they don't fully understand after they left me on the Outcast, the Sith ship I was left to live on. They didn't raise me and know little about my childhood. Whenever they asked I always walked away or refused.
I get a ride to a ship garage and sneak in. I have already collected my old Sith robes from when I was younger. They are a bit small, but lucky I was quite matured for my age.
When the last worker has left and right after a man has bought a ship, I open the garage and sprint to the little jet before anyone can stop me.
The Outcast has one of the best tracking system in the galaxy, and is the only one I have access to. I have no idea of what to do, but this is my best guess.
The only thing at the moment going through my head now that I have time to think is about Anakin.
I haven't seen him for a little over a week and the worries come flooding back in. For all I know, he could be on that very ship fighting Siths.
After a few hours of flying, I know I am close to my homeship….