Everlasting Love Part 2

Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Obi- Wan Kenobi and other star wars character.

Time: Post- Revenge of the Sith; republican civil wars

Summary: Padme has been successful in bringing Anakin back to the good side of the Force . Now Anakin tries to be the Man he use to be while trying to face the greed and temptations of the Empire. In regret of all he has done to the Rebellion and the one he loves, Anakin sets out on a mission that will change his and Padme's life forever.

Scenario: So four years after Padme and Anakin/Darth Vader parted their ways, Padme was determined to find Anakin again. Now that she has found Anakin and has turned him back to the good side, he feels determined to correct all his wrong doing especially to the one he loves, Padme. As Anakin struggles to be the man he once was, Padme is there to help guide him.

Disclaimer: I do not own star wars. All belong to the wonderful George Lucas

The Monster Within Me

Back on Alderaan, Anakin was tended to with his sliced of arm and Padme too was looked at. Her injury was not serious and only needed stitches. Quinlon was still weak and was given a sedative to help him relax and sleep. Aayla was happy to see her Master was safe.

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Anakin and Padme looked at each other from opposite ends in the Med room. She was confused as to what was wrong because she could clearly see that it was not his injured arm that was on his mind. His face had mixed emotions. She could sense frustration in him.

Anakin stared blankly at Padme, he sensed that she was worried about him and was confused as to why he was acting the way he was. He thought to himself, "Why didn't she tell me, why didn't Obi-Wan tell me. I put my trust in the woman I love and my Master I see as a father. I can't believe it…Darth Vader and I are the same".

Anakin was distracted by the Medical droid. "I need you to take off your shirt sir." The

droid said.

Padme watched Anakin, wanting to know why he seemed so upset. She thought back to

Vader, "What did he do…what did he say to him." She thought.

Padme looked over at her arm as the droid stitched her up. "There my Lady,

try not to lift anything heavy for a day or so, you do not want to break the stitches." The

droid said. "Thank you" Padme said feeling her arm. She put her jacket back on and

stepped of the stretcher.

Padme looked at Anakin again, she began to think that Vader could have possibly told

Anakin who he really was.

The droid told Anakin to lie down on the stretcher. "Lets take him to the other room."

the droid said to another.

Padme stood there watching them taking him away. She only imagined what was going

through his mind.

Padme left Med Bay and went to talk to Obi-Wan. As she approached Obi-Wan in the hallway, he already sensed that something was wrong.

"What is it Padme?" He asked concerned. "Once again…it is Anakin." She began to say frustrated.

"What's wrong now?" He asked again. "Anakin just happen to bump into Vader…and not only did he slice off his arm, the same arm Count Dooku cut off, I think he told Anakin what happened to him." She said in a huff.

"Are you sure?" Obi asked "Obi…, the look on Anakin's face, I know he is not in shock because his arm was cut off, it something else and I believe it is that." She said worried.

"Well, where is he now?" "He is at the Med Bay, the medical droids are tending to his arm." She answered.

"Well Padme, we are just going to have to wait and see what he has to say." Obi-Wan said believing that was the only thing they can do for now.

"If he wants to talk to us or has question he will come to us...Anakin knows us, and if he trusts us enough still, he will come to us. Like before, he understood why we did what we did." Obi-Wan said.

"Let's just hope once again he will understand." Padme said having a bad feeling of what is to come.

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The droids finished with Anakin, they put a black and gold metal robotic arm in place. The droids tested the nerves to make sure it was working.

Anakin noticed that the droids were finished with him so he jumped off the bed to leave.

"Master, Sir, please wait." The droid said. The droid picked up a leather glove for Anakin to wear. "You just had a traumatizing accident you shouldn't be running off like that. The mechanical arm my feel awkward at first but you…" Anakin cut the droid off.

"I am sure I will get use to it." Anakin grabbed the gloves from the droid and put it on. "Don't worry, I've been through all this before…no reason to be patient." Anakin said in an angry tone.

Anakin left the room in a hurry. The droids watched Anakin leave wondering what he was so upset about.

Anakin walked down the hallway. He was more then upset, upset at Padme, Obi-Wan and at himself. He was mad that they kept this dark secret from him and he was mad at himself for being the one that hurt Padme.

He continued to walk down the hallway, he was heading to Padme's room. He didn't know what he was going to say to her or what he was going to do.

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Padme stood in her room. She was pacing back and forth. From the distance she could sense Anakin's anger, the same anger she felt in him back on Mustafar.

Padme sensed him coming towards their room. She though to herself, wondering if that this event could possibly turn him back to the dark side and that she should have told him the truth sooner so this would not have happened.

She was still thinking in worry not realizing Anakin approached the room. The door slid open. Padme stopped in her tracks and turned around.

Anakin stood there. Padme could see the anger in his eyes. His was breathing slightly heavily. He looked at her, not knowing what to say, it was almost as if he didn't know her anymore.

Padme saw that he was speechless. She knew Anakin had every right to be mad at her and the right to speak his mind. Padme knew Anakin loved her and that was the reason he could not bring himself to talk down at her.

Padme stood her ground and encouraged Anakin to speak up. "Don't hold it in Anakin…say what you must." She said preparing herself.

Anakin walked closer to her.

"Why? How could you not tell me? All this time Padme…how could you keep this from me?" Anakin yelled at her.

Padme had nothing to say. Anakin continued to vent.

"All this year, I was wondering why people looked at me differently…were almost afraid of me. I thought there were no more secrets after you and Obi-Wan told me I was clone." Anakin yelled again.

"No Anakin, you did know, you and I both knew there were more secrets, I just couldn't bring myself to tell you." Padme said.

Anakin looked at her thinking she had no right to defend herself after what he went through. "Ok., your right, I did have a feeling there was more secrets behind who I am, but I did not want to force it out of you, I was giving you your time and space to tell me when you were ready." Anakin said.

Padme looked up at him with scared eyes.

"You were never going to tell me…were you?" Anakin asked angry. Padme turned her head away.

"So…you were just going to go on with this secret tucked away forever? How can you live like that, with me?' Ankain asked

"No, I…" Padme said trying to keep herself from crying.

"Everyday Anakin I thought about this secret, but I kept telling myself that you did not need to know because you are not him, you will never be him again. Obi-Wan and I made sure…are making sure that you will never turn to the dark side again." She said.

"You and you plans…I guess you didn't have fail safe for if I ran into Darth Vader now did you?" Anakin said sarcastically.

"Anakin, I never meant to hurt you, I just couldn't tell you, I didn't want you to think that…it was you that did all those bad things, I didn't want you to feel responsible. I felt that it…" Padme was cut off.

"Enough about how you feel or what you felt was right, do you know how I feel?" Anakin asked getting closer to Padme.

"I feel lost, hurt and disgusted of my self…I don't know what is worse Padme, the fact that you and Obi-Wan lied to me or knowing what I am capable of becoming."

Padme shook her head, "Anakin, you didn't do those things, you are not him.." Padme said trying to calm him

"By the Force, all those people, younglings I killed…I destroyed the republic, it's my fault the Jedi Order no longer exist, I'm not just a murderer, I'm a monster…" Anakin rambled on, shocking himself with the thought of what Vader done.

Padme reached over to comfort Anakin, "Anakin, you did not do those things, Darth Vader is responsible for the wrong doings in the galaxy, you are not…" Padme was pushed away.

"You…I tried to kill you Padme…how can you even bear to touch me, to love me? I hurt you Padme…I hurt you, and that is what kills me most of all." Anakin said as he backed away from her. He was shaking his head at himself, terrorized and disgusted by what he had done. He backed away onto the floor of the corner holding his head as the memories of what Vader showed him ran through his head.

Padme walked over and kneeled down in front of him. She brushed his hair away from his face so that she could look at him. He flinched a little, "Padme, I…" Anakin began to say.

"Shhh Anakin, you listen to me. I'm truly sorry to have kept this from you, I had no right, I…I only did what I thought was right and what you asked me to do." She said "Me? I don't understand." Anakin said.

"Anakin it was you, Darth Vader that freed you from hibernation. You see, the mission I told you about, where I received information about you in hibernation … that is not exactly what happened." Padme began to say.

"For years I have been searching for Vader, believing I can bring him back to the good side, and on that mission I had a chance. Darth Vader was on the starship and he captured me. I think seeing me and knowing I was alive gave him hope. He changed Anakin, I brought him back to the good side. We escaped the ship and I brought him to Naboo."

"In the morning he was gone and he left a message saying he was going to make things right. Me afraid of loosing him again, I was able to track him to Coruscant and that is where I followed him. It is there where you came into the picture, Darth Vader as Anakin, released you from the hibernation and transferred his good memories to you." Padme said

Anakin raised his head, "I remember that, I remember being in the Techno Lab."

"He said…you said, 'he can never know what happened to him, he can never know of the bad times'." Padme said

Anakin looked at Padme, "He told me, before he did the transfer, that whatever happens don't turn to the darkside." Anakin said

"That's why Vader tried to kill himself after the transfer, there was no good in him anymore, but I didn't want to believe that, not until he tried to strike me there." Padme shook her head. "Maybe I should have killed him then, then none of this would have happened." Padme said.

She looked back at Anakin.

"I'm sorry Anakin, I only did what I thought was right, but I still had no right to keep it from…" Anakin cut Padme off.

"No, I'm sorry. All these years, after Mustafar up until now, you have always had faith in me. It must have been hard, those 4 years alone." Anakin said.

"I wasn't alone…I had Obi-Wan, what was left of the republic and…I had you in my heart always." She said.

Anakin smiled a bit. "But still, the things I've done how can I ever…" Padme cut Anakin off.

"You haven't done anything but be Anakin, you are not the one who killed all those people long ago. You and Vader may be the same genetic person but you are two different entities. I know it and I see it. You are not that monster and you never will be."

"Are you sure?" Anakin asked honestly. "We are the same we have so much in common in regards to what had happened to ourselves." Anakin said raising his gloved hand.

"Do you trust yourself Anakin? Because I do, with my life and I hope that I haven't doubted you to trust in me or yourself."

"I do trust you, that you do what you think is best for me and…yes, I trust myself." Anakin said.

"If you always look to the light Anakin, you will never be tempted by the dark or be Vader."

Anakin looked at Padme. He remembered Vader hurting her as if it was him, Anakin could never think of hurting Padme, he loved her too much and would never want to loose her. She is what kept him safe and secured, internally and externally. "You are my light Padme. I love you, thank you for always believing and trusting in me."

"I love you too, and I will always be here for you." She said in return.

They began to kiss each other, they stood up holding each other.

"All I want is your love Padme." Anakin said lovingly

They held each other tightly and continued to kiss passionately.

"Hold me Anakin, hold me forever and never let go." Padme said.

Anakin held Padme closer and brought her over to the bed. They both began to remove their clothing, still kissing each other.

They were so deeply in love with each other and wanted to share it. They wanted to forget all the pain and suffering they had. They made love, forgetting all that had occurred in the past and looked towards the future.

To Be Continued

Ok fan readers, hope you liked this chapter. Sorry about the mushy love scene, I though I'd write as little as possible and leave the rest for the imagination :P. The next Chapter will end part 2 and will introduce part 3, which will be my last installment within this story. Don't worry, I will not be to long or too short, hopefully it will be enough for you enjoyment. I am hoping to finish my story soon, soon as in within the next 2 to 3 weeks, because school has began already. I am hoping I can finish it by Sept 25, if not earlier.( I hoping not to drag this on into October). So I will fill you in on the detail of Part3 after the next chapter :D

Thanks, TrinityDawn