. It had been eight years, eight long years since Obi-Wan and Padme were had fallen in love. Eight years since he got her pregnant and the two of them stood side by side, gripping each other's hand ready to risk everything and take on the world together. Eight years since Padme was attacked and gave birth to their little girl...eight years since she died.

They were torn apart, and decided that they could no longer be together, that they came from different places in life...and maybe these awful events were just a way of some kind of force telling them to stay away.

So they met one more time without anyone's knowledge, and tried to close the doors that were smashed open when they last saw each other on Naboo. They told each other that they did love each other, but for their own sake...they now only cared for each other as friends, and if they were to ever cross paths again, they wouldn't even let a flicker come across their eyes.

They tried to tell each other to just pretend that Obi-Wan left the same night as the others on Naboo, and that they never fell in love.

But...they knew they could never do that.

But time did go by, and Padme served her time as the queen. Once her terms were over she became closer to her family and became a senator for the republic, feeling as if she was really helping people now with the choices she made in life.

Obi-Wan went on with his missions with Anakin, and became a close teacher, and a close friend to him as he taught him the ways of the force, and tried his best to settle his young padawans fast actions.

It wasn't until Obi-Wan and Anakin were called back to Corusant by the council. Their mission was to protect Sen. Amidala, because just a day before her ship was attacked along with her crew.

Obi-Wan worried about her, but over the years he learned to push away those feelings, and to focus to the force, and the force alone...almost shutting off his heart.

He cleared his thoughts so he wouldn't be nervous, but he saw Anakin the whole time tossing and turning as they arrived on the planet, worried about if she would remember him or not.

He had feelings at were dangerous...but he knew no harm would come to it under his close watch.

When they arrived so many things seemed to rush back, Obi-Wan felt as if a pile of bricks hit him as she walked out from the balcony, looking just as beautiful since the first time he ever laid eyes on her on Naboo.

Right away his feelings snapped away, but he couldn't help the slight tossing and turning as she came over with a smile, telling him how long it had been.

He looked at her eyes and could tell far away in the back of her mind this was strange for her, but very much like him they kept up the act as he took a slight bow.

They locked eyes and he felt his heart ache.

Eight years, eight long years since they had seen each other.

She had grown into a beautiful head strong young woman, her hair a deeper shade and her skin glowing in the setting sun light of the apartment.

Obi-Wan looked older and wiser, his skin tanner, and his hair longer with a beard, making him look more then a Jedi then ever.

They smiled when she turned her attention on Anakin, her eyes wide and she gasped about how much he grew over these past few years.

His padawan tried to act smooth, but became nervous and was starting to ramble. Obi-Wan felt embarrassed for him and gave Captain Typho a slight smile as Padme told him he would always be that little boy she knew on Tatooine.

She smiled at Anakin as everyone found a seat on the two couches, Padme sat between Jar Jar, and Typho, as Obi-Wan and Anakin took the other across.

She wanted answers, not protection of who was trying to kill her. Obi-Wan tried to tell her that they were just here for security, when his padawan burst in and told Padme with a look that Obi-Wan knew...a look that he gave almost nine years ago to the very same woman.

He told her they would find the person who was trying to kill her...he promised.

Obi-Wan wouldn't have this, first Anakin was out of line...once again he was speaking before even thinking.

He told him in a calm voice that they would do as they were told, and he would have to stay in his lead, when Anakin raised his voice and asked why?

Right away everyone went still, right before them a teacher and a student were going back and forth. Obi-Wan always did have a hard time keeping a firm hand on Anakin, but something about today he tried to make Obi-Wan look less of a teacher, and him less of a student.

He bit his lower lip down to keep the danger away, and told him that they were going to do what they were told, and he would learn his place.

Anakin saw the look in his master's eyes and saw he was displeased, right away he lowered his to the floor.

Padme tried to break the ice again, telling them that maybe them just being here might uncover the person behind this plot, she then excused herself and left with her handmaid.

Typho excused himself, telling Obi-Wan he felt better having two Jedi here, and that they would lock down the building at night fall.

Obi-Wan got him and sighed, he remembered his room very well.

He looked out at the tall silver buildings and buzzing speeders as he rubbed his beard and then over heard Anakin telling Jar Jar that he's thought about her every second since they last saw each other, and she doesn't even remember him.

Obi-Wan told her he was just focusing on the Negative again, and to be mindful of his thoughts.

Before turning he smiled and tried to make him feel better, telling him she was happy to see them, he felt it.

But behind that smile, he felt her feelings that whole time buzzing around. She was just as nervous as he was, and her heart was starting to ache.

It was to soon to see each other.

Another thing he felt her thinking, was about their daughter...and how she would have just turned eight in just a few days.

That made his insides shake. The Jedi did agree for him to take on his mission, they trusted him now and knew that he wouldn't try anything stupid.

He had to clear his thoughts, it wasn't healthy for him to be thinking them...as they lead to the dark side.

So he checked around the building with Anakin until dark, when he entered the room taking off his robe as the cool air vents were turned on high.

He felt tried and almost at home here as he walked towards Anakin.

"Any activity up here?"

He made sure there were men on every level.

"Quiet as a tomb. I don't like just waiting here for something to happen to her."

Me either. Obi-Wan said deep enough in his thoughts so Anakin couldn't hear.

He then checked the scanners and saw that they were blank.

"What's going on?"

"She covered the camera, I don't think she liked me watching her."

Obi-Wan then felt a slight pang of anger on her part...of all people she should know that they need to be watching her at all times, last time the security wasn't by her side it almost killed her.

"What was she thinking?"

"She programmed Artoo to warn us if there's an intruder."

"It's not an intruder I'm worried about. There are many other ways to kill a Senator."

"I know, but we also want to catch this assassin. Don't we, Master?"

Obi-wan stopped and looked at Anakin with wide eyes.

"You're using her as bait?"

Anakin tried to stand strong.

"It was her idea... No harm will come to her. I can sense everything going on in that room.
Trust me."

Obi-Wan rubbed his beard again, even if he tried to block his lost feelings for her, he was still nervous.

"It's too risky ... and your senses aren't that attuned, young apprentice."

"And yours are?"

Obi-Wan folded his arms

"Possibly."

The two went out on the balcony together and watched the night's sky.

Obi-Wan felt uneasy about being here, but tried to still act like he was his calm old self.

But it worried him as Anakin went on and on about how he rather dream about Padme, and how she was the most amazing thing he ever saw in his whole life.

Obi-Wan needed to put a stop to his, yes he couldn't blame his padawan for looking at her that way...but it was dangerous.

As they went back and forth on the matter something happened, something that cut into his heart like a knife.

"I sense it, too."

Both ran right into the dark bedroom, Anakin saw Padme sleeping on the bed and the two Kouhuns standing on their hind legs ready to bite her.

A flash of his lightsaber lit up the room and with one quick jump they were cut in half.

Behind them Padme's handmaids and guards came running down the hall, Padme jumped up in bed with a gasp as Anakin kneeled on the edge with his lightsaber.

Her scared oak colored eyes locked with his as he stood there in the darkness of the bedroom.

Just then something so strong struck his heart, something that he had turned out for these past eight years or so.

Something that he had tried to forget and lead on as a Jedi master.

"Obi-Wan help me!"

It was Padme's thoughts, crying...so scared, and just the sight of him made her heart start to slow down.

He loved this woman...and something almost killed her.

He had never been so scared in his life.

Before Obi-Wan could react he saw the droid outside the window, and the only thoughts that flashed in his mind were.

"STAY AWAY FROM HER!"

So without a second thought he ran full speed and jumped through the window, making it smash into a million pieces, his flew out almost a thousand feet into the night sky and jumped right on to the droid as he speeded away.

The second the glass shattered and spread across the white carpet, Padme's handmaids came rushing towards her crying.

Anakin flashed her a look and ran out before she could scream for him to come back.

Dormé, her best friend and helpful handmaid took her into her arms and cried against her shoulder as the guards rushed into the bedroom, flashing on the lights.

Someone had tried to kill her...again.

She then looked at the smashed window and panic struck her heart like a knife.

Obi-Wan.

Was he crazy? He could of gotton himself killed.

They were still wrong about him, he was still a young man, and even if he tried to teach his padawan to keep a leveled head...he himself was really the wild and risk taker.

She cried even harder against Dormé shoulder.

All this time and her feelings were starting to fade away...why now?

A half an hour later Obi-Wan and Anakin returned to the Padme's apartment.

They first contacted the Jedi temple, bring news of the assassin attemp, and the killed Trooper who was hired by an unnamed bounty hunter.

Master Yoda told then they would hold a meeting the next day in word of these sudden events, and to go back to Sen. Amidala's apartment at once to see if she was unhurt.

They hurried back, and found Padme still in her dressing gown, with her handmaids circled around her in the main room.

Twelve guards stood on each doorway.

Anakin almost tripped walking in, and Obi-Wan shot him another look and walked in.

Padme's eyes lit up as they walked forward and everyone turned.

"Obi-Wan, Anakin..."

She looked at him with such a joyful look spread across her face.

Anakin hurried to walk ahead of Obi-Wan and kneeled at the couch she was laying on.

"M'lady, are you hurt?"

Padme rolled up one of her sleeve and showed two small burn marked that danced across the inner skin of her arm.

"Must of been from the head of the lightsaber."

Anakin's eyes filled with pain.

"Oh no."

"I am not angry about that...you saved my life."

She reached out and touched Anakin's shaken face, as Obi-Wan watched, his ribs starting to ache from the smahsing of the glass, and a small prang of his heart jumping as he watched this.

Padme then faced towards Obi-Wan and sighed.

"You could of gottom yourself killed Master Kenobi."

"It was a risk I was willing to take." He said, gulping deep in his throat, trying to deep his feelings away.

They informed Padme of what had happened, and how they wouldn't let her out of her sight for the rest of the night.

Anakin put up a small fit in the hallway later that night when Obi-Wan told him to find one of the bedrooms to get some rest before dawn.

"I won't let her from my sights!"

Obi-Wan sighed, it was late and he was tried, he saw it in his eyes.

"I know that, but you won't be able to help her like this...I'll keep watch over her until dawn."

"Obi-Wan I can handle this, I swear."

"I know you can...but please, you have shown your abilities as a true Jedi enough this night."

Anakin looked over through the glass at Padme who was sleeping in the main room, on the floor as her handmaids made sure she had everything she needed as they covered her.

He looked uneasy.

Obi-Wan gave a slight smile and patted him on the shoulder.

"All right, but if anything happenes, please come and get me."

"I will."

Anakin broke a weak smile and truned returning to his room.

Obi-Wan sighed and watched as the handmaids left.

He entered a few minuets, in the thin moonlight darkness...he looked out with a chill and knew no sleep would come to him tonight.

She was awake, he felt it.

She sat against the mountain of pillows her handmaids had brought in and looked at him with cool eyes. He gave a slight smile and took her robe that was laying on the couch and sat down on one, his back all ready sighing as he felt his muscles relax.

It was late...dawn would be coming soon.

He put draped his robe across his lap and sighed, rubbing his beard as he looked out the windows, trying to act as if he didn't see her a second time.

She sat by his feet, in total slience, until he felt her smooth hand touch his boot.

He looked down and saw her scared pale face looking back at her.

"What's wrong?"

He asked with worry deep in his voice.

"I'm scared."

With that she sat up, her night dress falling back on her body as he took a seat right beside him.

This was the closest they had been in so long, it made the hairs on Obi-Wan's arms stand up as he felt her breath.

"Why would someone try and kill me?"

She looked at him, shaking almost.

Obi-Wan looked at her and bit his lip.

"We'll find out Padme, I promisee."

She looked at him, shaking and then a single tear fell down her cheek. Obi-Wan gently touched it and then they locked eyes.

They leaned in to kiss when Obi-Wan pulled away.

"No."

Her eyes became wide.

"What?"

"I'll send master Anakin in to see to you, I need to visit the medic wing."

He got up in a flash, leaving his robe and left her in the darkness.

She cried until she heared the door open again and saw Anakin stand there, nervous then ever.

"M'Lady, are you all right?"

He sat down beside her the whole night, as she pretended to drift off to sleep.

Obi-Wan ended up being fine, and knew the less time seeing her the better, he had a job to do...and he was going to find the person who was trying to kill her.