Padmé stared out at the Coruscant cityscape. She did not understand why her stepfather was so angry about her meeting with the Jedi. He had banned her from his office, so now she was confined to their apartment. She sighed as she leaned against the railing of the balcony to her room and turned her gaze towards the Jedi Temple, lost in thought.

Palpatine seethed in anger in his bedroom of his apartment. He had just finished berating his stepdaughter who had almost ruined everything he had worked so hard to set into motion. The seeds had been planted to turn Jedi Knight Skywalker into his agent of darkness, but Padmé's light seemed to undo all of this. She seemed to ground the young night in the light side of the Force.

Palpatine needed to be cheered up, so he called upon the Force to tell him who the most powerful being in the universe was. Unfortunately, he did not receive the answer he was suspecting as he was shown images of Padmé. Infuriated, Palpatine started pacing the floor as he tried to find a solution to this problem.

Padmé was smiling, as she recalled images of the handsome Jedi Knight she had met earlier that day. A chill had crept into the air, but she ignored it as she absentmindedly gazed at the Jedi Temple. She was so caught up in her own thoughts that she did not notice a presence behind her until she heard a voice say, "Thinking of me?"

Padmé turned around quickly with a gasp. She probably would have screamed in surprise, but a pair of lips quickly melded against hers drowning out any noise. All rational thought left Padmé as Anakin pulled her closer into his kiss. In response, she wrapped her arms around his neck, happy to have him near.

Anakin pulled away from the kiss, and gazed down at her with a crooked smile, "I can see that you were."

"How did you get in here?" Padmé asked breathlessly.

"Jedi secret." Anakin replied cryptically.

"Why?" Padmé asked. She was happy to see him, but she did not understand why he was here.

Anakin chuckled lightly as he replied, "Our meeting got interrupted earlier, I came back to finish it.

"Oh." Padmé said, and turned her gaze downward out of shyness. She did not know what to say.

Anakin gently raised a hand to tilt her chin back up as he said, "Don't hide your eyes from me milady, they are beautiful."

Padmé blushed. "You should not say such things. I might start to believe that you love me."

In response, Anakin drew her to him and passionately kissed her lips. When he pulled back from her once again he softly said, "But I do."

Padmé's shocked eyes locked onto his as she replied, "But you just met me, you can't possibly love me."

"How can anyone not love an angel? I knew the moment I met you that we were meant to be together." Anakin replied with a smile that took Padmé's breath away.

"How?" She whispered.

"The Force told me. You will be the light in my life, my angel." He whispered hotly in her ear.

Padmé closed her eyes and tried to focus her thoughts as she tried to reason with him that he could not possibly love her, but she found this difficult as her heart began to race when he pulled her into another lingering kiss.

From a window high above Padmé's balcony, Palpatine watched in disgust as his future apprentice kissed his stepdaughter. That was the last straw; he had to get rid of her if he was ever going to be the most powerful being in the galaxy. His eyes flashed yellow as he turned his gaze away from the window and pressed a button to summon one of his Republic guards to his side. Soon, his stepdaughter would not be able to interfere with his plans.

Down on the balcony, Anakin pulled away from his kiss with Padmé abruptly when he felt a disturbance in the Force. He had a worried look on his face as he scanned the area for any signs of trouble.

Padmé saw the troubled look on his face and asked, "What is it?"

Anakin looked back at her and saw concern shadow her beautiful face. He was wary about what he felt, but he knew that he did not want her to worry. He gave her a reassuring smile, "Nothing, my love. I just need to leave you for a while, and I do not want to go."

Padmé wrapped her arms around him and hugged him close as she whispered, "I love you, Anakin."

Anakin smiled and ran a hand through her auburn tresses. "I know, my love. Which is what pains me now that I must leave you. I will return. Will you wait for me?" He asked as he locked his cerulean eyes on her chocolate orbs once more.

"Always." She stated simply. Then with one final kiss she watched her Jedi Knight, her love, climb over her balcony into the Coruscant night.