She was standing on a ship.

She didn't know where she was, or how she ended up there...all she knew was that it was cold, so cold that it sent shivers down her spine.

She was standing right out in the open, when she watched something take place, less then twenty yards away.

There were two men, one was dressed as a Jedi, with dusty robes on.

The other was in-cased in a black metal suit...looking more machine.

They were fighting.

Both had lightsaber, one had a dark red one, the other a dark blue.

The Jedi was an old man...his face seemed blurred by the distance, but she knew from his white hair and his sad blue eyes he had suffered many years of heart ache.

They fought, going back and forth...darting around in order not to get struck.

Her heart jumped in her throat a few times watching them, she knew one would fall soon.

Just then she heard a scream...right behind her.

She turned and there stood a small group of people.

There were three humans, two male, one female, and one wookie.

The girl looked young, with snow white skin and scared eyes, she held on to the taller of the two men who had a rough look about his face.

But her eyes came upon the other.

He stood there, light blond hair...crystal blue eyes. His handsome face was painted with fear as he stood there.

He was perfect.

"BEN!" He screamed out...and with that Padme's gaze on him was broken as he turned and returned to the fight.

The Jedi was no longer fighting...what was wrong with him?

He just stood there, a peaceful look spread across his face and he took one last glance over at where the others and Padme stood and smiled.

He raised his lightsaber, and with one strike...he vanished.

"NOOOOOOO!"

Padme shot up in bedScreaming.

It was a dream.

She was soaked in sweat as she clutched her hand into a tight fist and brought it between her two breasts. She felt her heart pound as she scanned the darkness of her room.

And once she got herself under control, she cried to herself until dawn peaked across the tall vast buildings.

During this Obi-Wan and Anakin had all ready gone to see the council.

The decision was made that Obi-Wan would track down this bounty hunter, as Anakin took Padme back to her home planet of Naboo until the killer was caught.

Obi-Wan knew the Jed's many reasons for not choosing him to protect Padme during this darkened time of the force.

He knew Anakin was all ready excited to be brought such news, and as they left together his young padawan laughed a little to himself as they started down the stairs.

"What is it?"

"Nothing master, just thinking to myself."

"Your excited over your first mission aren't you?"

Anakin stopped with Obi-Wan and both smiled...they knew this was the road for Anakin to become a Jedi master.

And they were proud...

Obi-Wan knew he had quite a lot of work ahead of him to find this killer...first he would visit an old dear friend of his down town and try and make heads or tails about where this dart came from.

Anakin and Obi-Wan walked together to the docking ship.

"I'm sure she'll all ready be informed about our plans when you arrive, I'll meet you at the docks this afternoon."

"Will do master."

"May the force be with you."

"And may the force be with you."

Obi-Wan smiled and waved his student away as he headed away.

Once Anakin arrived at the apartment she far from happy from hearing news of leaving the senate as such a darkened time.

"I do not like this idea of hiding."

She went into her closet, her temper all ready flaring as she grabbed clothes off their hangers and returned into her bedroom to stuff them in her suitcase.

She was fine, why did she have to be taken away when she was needed the most.

But she knew another reason for her anger...it was about the night before.

Twice in one day she was almost killed, and when she needed someone to hold her and tell her everything would be all right, she was shut down like a wild dog.

She knew he was just trying to keep towards the word that they promised each other so many years ago. They didn't want another person to get hurt...they were to different and lead two very different lifes.

But she still remembered their time together, back on Naboo when there didn't seem to be any problems, just their love.

She remembered looking deep into his eyes, her heart pounding deep in her chest, and how she wished that they would live a life together with children and no worries, and that they would die beside each other.

But along with her daughter...those dreams had fallen dead and cold in the ground.

She tried to keep it in the past, but just seeing him again made everything hurt just as much.

"Don't worry. Now that the Council has ordered an investigation, it won't take Master Obi-Wan long to find that bounty hunter."

She threw in another blouse and sighed, she felt the anger building inside her.

Dam Obi-Wan. She thought...who did he think he was, making her feel like such a low life form. She saw it just as he saw it in her eyes yesterday...there were still feelings.

"I haven't worked for a year to defeat the "Military Creation Act" not to be here when its fate is
decided."

She felt frustrated and hot underneath her dressing clothes.

"Sometimes we have to let go of our pride and do what is requested of
us."

"Anakin your young you..."

"I know the ways of the force, and a good part of politics, I'm grown up...you said it yourself."

He then stood there, only a few inches away...she saw a light flicker in his eyes.

She hadn't taken notice, but he had grown up...she still saw him as that little boy that laughed about...now he was a young man, and had grown into a handsome proud padawan.

She felt sorry, she hated when people used to talk about how young she was to be queen, now here she was going back and forth about how he was to young.

He had saved her life...

"I'm sorry Anakin, you have grown up."

"Master Obi-Wan manages not to see it..."

Padme sighed as she packed slower this time, she knew what he was talking about.

Obi-Wan had always been so serious and up tight, before she used to love that side of him...now it was becoming the side that was making her drift further and further apart from him.

If only he had kissed her...

"Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It's the only way we grow."

She thought that was as true as it was going to get.

She liked Anakin, she always had...and she was happy he was here with her.

Anakin walked towards the window and then took one of her crystal gold balls she used as paper weights, and made it dance above his plam as he talked.

Padme watched him with a slight smile across her face.

She remembered when Obi-Wan used to do that.

Now...somehow in the light she saw that Anakin was a handsome young man and reminded her of when Obi-Wan was a young padawan.

"Don't get me wrong... Obi-Wan is a great mentor. As wise as Master Yoda and as powerful as Master Windu. I am truly thankful to be his apprentice. Only... although I'm a Padawan learner, in some ways... a lot of ways... I'm ahead of him. I'm ready for the trials. I know I am! He knows it too. He believes I'm too unpredictable...Other Jedi my age have gone through the trials and made it...I know I started my training late... but he won't let me move
on."

She felt anger in his voice as he walked over again sighing...she knew it must of been tough for him.

"That must be frustrating."

"It's worse... he's overly critical. He never listens! He just doesn't understand! It's not
fair!"

She looked at him with sad eyes.

"Anakin..."

He raised his head and looked at her as she sighed.

"Don't try to grow up too fast."

"But I am...you said it yourself."

He gazed at her in a way she remembered not to long ago. She felt her heart start to beat faster.

"Please don't look at me like that."

"Why not?"

"Because it makes me uncomfortable."

"Sorry M'lady.'

Anakin smiled, backing away watching her pack.

The rest of the time, Padme felt her palms sweat...but why?

Much later Anakin brought her to Freighter docks, which would take them straight to the transport bus which they would ride all the way to Naboo on.

Padme docked the transsport carrier with Typho, and Dorme by her sides, as Anakin helped with the bags.

She then saw Obi-Wan sitting there.

She froze for a second, wanting to die.

But his face was set and a small smile went over his beard covered face as he rose and took a slight bow.

"M'lady."

Padme gave a weak smile and took a seat beside Dorme and tried to look as if she was busy talking with her.

Obi-Wan sighed, but smiled once he saw Anakin.

The rest of the ride they sat in silence until it landed on the docks and Anakin rose to get the bags.

"Be safe, m'lady."

Typho as Padme smiled.

"Thank you, Captain. Take good care of Dorme... the threat's on you two now."

"He'll be safe with me."

Padme laughed with her handmaid, and both hugged, feeling fear for one another.

"You'll be fine."

Dorme then started to weep, she used her hand to wipe away some of the fallen tears.

"It's not me, M'Lady. I worry about you. What if they realise I'm not you?"

Padme tried to smile as she casted a look at Anakin who was holding their bags in his hands.

"Then my Jedi protector will have to prove how grown up he is."

Anakin flashed a smile back, as Obi-Wan noticed this...yet again his heart made a strange jump forward and stopped.

He took Anakin aside.

"Anakin, you stay put on Naboo. Do not attract any attention. Do absolutely nothing without
checking in with me or the Council."

He tried to make the words pound into his padawan's mind as he set his eyes with his.

He was worried for the two of them.

"Yes master."

Obi-Wan then noticed Padme was looking at him, her eyes worried and sad.

They both shared the same thought.

"If only..."

But Obi-Wan snapped out of it and tried to put on a slight smile for her as he crossed his arms.

"I will get to the bottom of this plot quickly, M'Lady. You'll be back here in no time."

Padme smiled, she couldn't help it...he made her feel better, and even if a good space of her heart hated him right now for how he left her the night before, she still felt safe seeing him stand right across from her.

"I will be most grateful for your speed, Master Jedi."

He smiled back and then they just stood there, both locking eyes as their hearts begged to be together.

Anakin then snapped them both out of their thoughts.

"Time to go."

Padme still looked at Obi-wan and sighed.

"I know."

Anakin then took the bags and started off as Padme went behind them, R2 wheeling in not to far away.

"Anakin!"

Anakin turned and saw his master stand in the frame of the docking ship, the wind blowing strong.

"May the force be with you."

Anakin smiled.

"May the force be with you."

With that they walked away.

Obi-Wan watched them with a heavy heart, part of him knew that they would be safe together...another part wished it was he who walked beside her.

If it had been he would of maybe seen again how happy he was on Naboo, and let her into his cold heart again, after all of the heart break.

He wished he would jump off the docking ship, as Typho and Dorme both watched, feeling very shocked and confused.

He wished he would run up behind her, taking her by the shoulders and spinning her around, she would gasp in shock as he took his arms around her waist and press his mouth against hers in front of the whole world.

But with an old stirring in his body he knew he had to push away those thoughts, it was no longer like him.

He sighed watching them.

"I hope he doesn't try anything foolish."

Typho stood beside him.

"I'd be more concerned about her doing something, than him."

Typho then went back into the ship and took a seat.

Obi-Wan watched with a worried heart until they disappeared about of sight.