"Ani..?" she whispered. She was crying now. She longed to take the mask off and kiss her husband. What happened next was unexpected. She felt a pain in her stomach and realized that it was Darth Vader using the force to hurt her. She heard the Jedi coming to her aid but he was prepared, he had also brought stormtroopers for backup. Shots from blasters were being deflected by the Jedi's light sabers. She was suddenly lifted off of her feet and was being carried to the ship. She had read stories about woman who were lifted off of they're feet by their lovers, into the sunset and so forth. This was the same but so wrong... she just gave up and let herself go. She was covered in darkness.

When she woke up she was in chains. It was dark and she could barely see around her and what was happening. Padme struggled against the binds and resulted in bloodying herself. She gave up exhausted when she heard the sounds of footsteps. It was a storm trooper. Padme watched him stop at her cell and unlock it.

"Get up, Darth Vader and Darth Sidious would like to see you."

"I'd like to see you get up when your in chains." She said with as much venom as she could manage.

The storm trooper slapped her hard across the face, leaving distinct red imprints on her left cheek, and mumbled some words against her under his breath. Padme stared daggers at him.

She was then dragged through a couple of doors when finally, she found herself in a large room. There was what looked like a large upright table in the middle with chains at the top and the bottom.

"Great" she thought, "They're going to torture me."

She couldn't care less. She didn't want to live. She got her answer, there was no more Anakin, and this Darth Vader certainly didn't love her. Padme jut hoped they'd get this over with without much pain, but another glance at the torture table shattered her hopes.

"Padme..." Darth Vader started.

She closed her eyes and said nothing. She guessed this wasn't what they wanted to hear because she was lifted into the air and thrown against the wall.

"YOU WILL ANSWER ME WHEN I TALKS TO YOU!"

Padme screamed, "I will only answer my husband. And you are not my husband!"

She was once again thrown into a wall. There was a cracking noise this time. Her arm was in pain.

"You husband is dead Padme! Your lies and deceit killed him! You did this to him!"

The tears were flowing. She didn't even try to hold them in.

"I'm sorry …" she whispered.

She knew this was her fault. She had blamed herself from the start; the scars were there to prove it. She was on her knees now.

"Ani…please. I'm sorry for all I've done. Please come back to me. This is not who you are…please. I love you."

"LIES!" screamed Vader. "THESE ARE ALL LIES. YOU NEVER LOVED ME. IF YOU DID YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GONE AGAINST ME. YOU JOINED OBI WON. YOU DON'T LOVE ME"

There was a sudden pain in her body that was incredible. Padme felt as if she was going to explode. There was blood everywhere. Her blood. Darth Vader was once again using the force to kill her.

"Anakin I could never hate you. I've always loved you and will always."

The pain was increasing.

"I'm sorry Ani! Don't do this! I know you love me too. Please stop. ANI!"

The pain was excruciating. She was on the verge of passing out, yet her mind kept wandering to the good times. She flashed back to when they were drying themselves on the grass. He kissed her. He smelled so good. She caressed his cheek and looked into his eyes. Then another flashback. She was hit during the clone war. He stood near her bedside until she recuperated.

…But that man was gone. Her tears were flowing like a river. She didn't have that much strength left.

"…Ani…I'm sorry…for every pain I've cause you…"

She could hear the buzz of the lightsaber near her neck now. This is it she thought…she could hear Darth Sidious screaming, "Yes! Yesss! Now finish her! Use your hate to muster your power!"

There was a battle going inside Anakin. He had always loved Padme. He still did. Very much. But there was so much hate building up inside him, a dark cloud was shrouding his good judgement, as if a black vale was covering his eyes. He could see himself doing all these things, but it was as if he had no control over his bodily functions and thoughts. He just felt hate. He hated her for being afraid of him. He hated her for going to Obi Wan instead of him. He hated her for still loving him. Why was she so good? He was the one who caused all this pain. He was the one who turned to the dark side. Yet it was she who was apologizing, she was the one who was going to give up her life for him. Why was he being like this? Why was he killing, doing all this evil? But the dark side in him was winning…

She could try one more time though to reach through to him….

"Ani I …I love you. … so much. Please, tell me ..you …. You love me back…."

Her time was coming…she couldn't hold on much longer. She just needed to hear him say those three words. Those three words that she heard so often back then…that she took for granted.

Her tears had seized a long while ago, and there were no more for her to give. She hated herself for letting this happen to him. It was her fault. She should've came to him in the beginning. He needed her but she just hid. She was the worst wife anyone could have. She hated herself. She felt that he should kill her. Anakin deserved better. Not trash like her. But before she died she would've liked to here those words…even if he was just lying.

Anakin had decided. He lowered his saber. Padme was relieved. She had brought him back.

But she was horribly mistaken. Darth Vader was just trying to get momentum in that little action. In a second, his light saber coursed through Padme. She was dead.

Author: Wow...the bastard.