Padmé slowly regained consciousness. She did not know where she was; all she was aware of was that every part of her body was in intense pain. She groaned and turned her head to the right to see if she could figure out where she was.
It appeared that she was in some sort of grand room, but she had no memory of this room. She shifted her body and groaned again as her muscles cried out in pain. She gingerly turned towards her left to take in more of this strange room. She gasped when her eyes fell on the unconscious form of Anakin.
Suddenly memories of past events flooded her mind, and she recalled where she was. She quickly looked around the room for any sign of Sidious, but he was nowhere to be seen. Her eyes moved to the remnants of the shattered window, and she saw a lightsaber hilt split into two resting among the broken glass. She smiled, as it appeared that Anakin had won.
Padmé slowly sat up, and called out to him, "Anakin."
There was no answer, so Padmé moved closer to him and called his name again, "Anakin."
Again, there was no response, so Padmé gently shook him while she called his name again, "Anakin."
However, Anakin did not move. Padmé started to become concerned, and she shook him more vigorously and called out his name louder, "Anakin!"
Anakin remained still, and he did not respond to Padmé. She desperately gazed down at him as her mind processed terrible thoughts. Perhaps he had killed Sidious, but…. Padmé shook this thought from her head for it could not be true; she shook Anakin again, screaming his name, "Anakin!"
Tears welled up in Padmé's eyes when this last attempt failed to awaken Anakin. "Anakin please, you can't be dead." She pleaded as she continued to shake him. "Please, I love you."
Padmé stopped shaking Anakin, as that did not seem to revive him. She tried to fight back her grief as she took in Anakin's condition. However, she could not suppress her sobs for long, and she broke down, laying her head against his chest as she clung to his body.
Had she not been crying so hard, Padmé may have heard the heartbeat drumming against her ear. Her grief made her inconsolable, but she jumped in surprise when she felt fingers running through her hair.
She quickly looked up to see that Anakin was smiling at her.
"Anakin!" She screamed, a smile alighting her face as she flung herself at him. Every movement hurt, but she did not care at the moment as she eagerly pressed her lips against his.
"Ow!" Anakin exclaimed as Padmé fell on top of him. He started laughing as Padmé started trailing kisses up and down his face. "With the way you are acting, you would think I died and came back to life, or something."
Padmé stopped kissing him and pulled back slightly, glaring at him. "Don't you ever scare me like that again!"
Anakin smiled, "Well I don't think either of us will be being hit by Force lightning again, so I think I can fulfill that request."
"Padmé smiled, and leaned back into him to give him a kiss, but her weight pressed against his ribs, and he winced in pain and pushed her away. "You know, I did just rescue you from a Sith Lord. I am a little sore."
Padmé smiled, and leaned into his ear whispering, "I can take away your pain." She then pressed her lips against his in a deep, passionate kiss.
Padmé accidentally pressed herself against Anakin's ribs again, and he winced in pain again as he flipped her on her back. Padmé winced slightly as well at being moved, but did not break the kiss. Anakin sighed as their kiss continued, and called upon the Force to relieve both of their aches.
"I love you." Anakin whispered as he momentarily broke off the kiss.
"I know." Padmé said as she pulled Anakin back in for another kiss. However, she was interrupted when the doors to the throne room burst open.
Padmé was wrapped into Anakin's embrace, but they both looked up to see Obi-Wan and Yoda walking into the room.
Smiles came over Obi-Wan's and Yoda's faces as their eyes fell on the couple.
"Thank goodness you two are safe!" Obi-Wan exclaimed.
"Done well you have, young Skywalker." Yoda replied
"Thanks, but you guys missed the show, there were fireworks and everything." Anakin replied with a chuckle. However, his laughter ended as he exclaimed, "Ow!" when Padmé playfully hit him on the shoulder.
"Do not remind me of that!" She stated
"Sorry milady." Anakin stated with a roguish smile. "If it is any consolation, the galaxy is now free!" Obi-Wan and Yoda had exited the throne room to leave the couple alone.
"I love you." Padmé replied.
"I know." Anakin said with a smile, before pulling Padmé to him for another kiss.