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After the meeting had ended, Padme stomped out of the chamber hastily, though still carefully, without even looking back. Her secrets had been revealed: her husband's soon-to-be-conducted betrayal and then her pregnancy. She just discovered that her baby owned The Force, but she hadn't figured out why Yoda deemed it important.

She didn't notice Obi Wan was chasing her from behind until he, suddenly, pulled her arms, saying, "My lady, be careful!"

She stopped, but it was to snatch his hand off. "Oh," she shrieked, "now that I'm pregnant, it's allright to touch my hand. Is that it?

Obi Wan's brows frowned after hearing this. He wasn't sure why she said that. Padme looked unsure herself. She felt ashamed for saying it and didn't want to meet Obi Wan's eyes. Clearly offended, he told her his feelings, "I don't know why you're acting this way. I'm just trying to help you. I don't expect a thank you after I brought you to the Council, but I don't expect scorn either."

He left her afterwards, though wasn't for long. He was less than two steps away when Padme called behind him, "I'm sorry."

Something in her voice made him turn back. Once again, he witnessed a woman that was entirely altered. Especially her eyes, which used to be sparkling with light; now they sparkling with tears that never fell.

"Obi Wan," she spoke, so softly that it was almost inaudible, "what did I jut do?"

Obi Wan didn't know what to do or what to utter. She looked completely crushed. He opened his mouth, wanted to let out a word or two to say to her, but someone had called her name before he got a chance to do so.

Both of them turned to the source of the voice. It was Bail Organa, the senator of Alderaan. He approached them both, but as he was getting closer to where they stood, Obi Wan saw that his eyes were only focusing at Padme. He remembered that both of them had first met at Coruscant when Padme was only a princess. He had noticed from that very first time Organa had a different look to share with Padme.

"Senator," she greeted him with a faint smile, which seemed to Obi Wan, fake and was more like a smirk.

"It's been a long time since I last saw you, My Lady. What brought you here, in Coruscant, if I may ask?" he continued, still staring at her attentively.

Obi Wan wondered, how would Organa react if he only knew the truth. He understood her pregnancy was possible to be folded, because Padme knew that nobody, including Obi Wan himself, would want to believe that she was with child. But in Organa's part, he didn't want to believe that she had already had a husband.

"Nothing in particular. I had a business to deal with," she hesitated for a while, searching for a name to be named. "Master Kenobi," she completed. As she finished speaking, Organa turned his gaze at the man she mentioned. Obi Wan had a feeling that he just only realized his presence. He nodded at the Jedi as a greeting and quickly faced Padme once more, but the former Queen of Naboo had abruptly spoken,

"I'm afraid I must go now." She let out the same smirk and continued, "Nice to see you again, Senator."

She turned to Obi Wan to whisper him, "Goodbye, Master Kenobi," before she left the two men behind her.

Both of them were still eyeing her every movement after she had gone away, till her back became merely a dot, and finally faded away when she walked out of the building.