Chapter 6: Heartache and the Shock
Days went by slowly, very slowly. When almost a year passed, Obi-Wan and Sabè began to give up the thought of ever seeing their daughter again. Padmè and the twins moved into a house that was close to Owen and Beru's house. She enjoyed taking care of the children and had Obi-Wan train Luke day after day like she promised he would let him do when Luke was a baby. However, she still missed Anakin. The thought of never being with him ever again broke her heart. She remembered the argument they had before he left. She remembered the pain she had when he left. She was pregnant with Luke and Leia, but she was able to hide it from him. She didn't want him to know out of fear of what he would have done if he knew. She looked at Luke and Leia to see them chancing each other. "TAG, YOU'RE IT!" Luke exclaimed. Leia then chased after her brother and their mother laughed as she watched her children play together. Then Luke hid behind his mother.
"No fair, you're hiding behind mommy," Leia pouted.
"Here you go," Padmè laughed.
She stepped out of the way and let her daughter chase after her son. "MOMMY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HIDE ME!" Luke yelled.
"THEN IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FUN!" Padmè yelled back.
Obi-Wan smiled as he watched the children play. "DON'T GO PASS THE SENSORS!" Padmè yelled.
"They know better," he assured.
"Well, you know, they're like their father, barely listen," she observed.
Obi-Wan nodded then saw the pain in her eyes. "Don't keep blaming yourself. It's Palpatine's fault," he assured.
"I wasn't blaming myself. I am blaming Palpatine. He took the chance of my husband getting to know his children," Padmè sighed sadly.
Obi-Wan placed a hand on her shoulder and they smiled as Luke and Leia finally collapsed onto the sand. She walked over and listened to the twins' conversation. "Luke, are you planning to find daddy?" Leia asked.
"I want to find him once I become a Jedi. One of the greatest Jedi that have ever lived," Luke replied.
It was quiet for a minute before Luke began to talk. "What do you plan to do?" He asked.
"I plan to become a politician like mommy," Leia replied.
"Do you even know what a politician is?" Luke asked.
"Mommy told me a politician is like a senator or a queen."
"How can you become a queen if you're here on Tatooine?"
"I can travel to that place and run for queen."
Padmè smiled before standing behind her children. "All right you two, it's time for lunch," she stated. She then led the children inside.
That night, Padmè was watching her children sleep when there was a knock on her door. She walked over and opened the door. She gasped at who was standing in front of her. "Hello, Padmè," the visitor greeted.
"Vader!" She gasped.
AN: Dum, dum, dum, dum, dummmmm. Darth Vader is here. Now what will Padmè do? Review please.