PART VIII
The next morning when Obi-Wan awoke, he let Padme sleep while he went about figuring out a place for them to stay. He first contacted Yoda, who told Obi-Wan he would be hiding on a remote planet called the Dagobah System. When Obi-Wan told his old Master he would be in hiding with Padme, he was not pleased.
"Only pain Obi-Wan will it bring."
"I don't care Master Yoda, I have to do this."
"Then I suggest going to seek refuge on one of the forest moons of Endor until the twins are born. Then we will figure out what to do next if Senator Amidala does not survive their birth."
"Yes Master, I'll be in touch."
So Obi-Wan went into town, bought an old, yet decent aircraft, it was small, but it was enough to fit himself, Padme and the two droids. He and the droids gathered everything they needed then Obi-Wan went back into the hut to get Padme.
When he found her she was awake, but she was huddled in the corner with her hands on her head, he could tell she was in a lot of pain the way she was bending over. He put his hand on her shoulder and sat down beside her.
"We have to leave now; we are going to one of the forest moons of Endor."
"Endor? That system is really far away." When Obi-Wan looked at her, he realized she was as pale as the makeup she used to wear when she was queen of Naboo.
"Exactly, that's why we are going there." He then helped her up and led her out to the ship.
On the way there, Padme just sat in her seat looking out the window; she hardly said more than 2 words since they left. To finally break the silence Obi-Wan said,
"Are you hungry?"
"No" she replied and continued to look out the window.
"When was the last time you've eaten?"
"I'm not sure, yesterday I think." He could tell she was lying.
"Padme, you have to eat. I just got some fresh fruit when I went into town, I'll fix you a fruit salad." He was starting to get out of his chair.
"No, I'm fine, everything I've eaten has just come right back up anyway, I don't want you to have to clean up after me."
"Just humor me please, I'm worried about you, and you need to eat." He left to go fix her food.
She did eat some of it, and was able to keep it down, Obi-Wan was relieved.
"See, there I ate, will you leave me alone now?" she crossed her arms in defiance.
"Yes my lady" he then bowed and turned to leave, but she grabbed his arm and pulled him towards her and he bent down and gave her a kiss.
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Obi-Wan and Padme found a place to stay on one of the moons of Endor, it was inhabited by the Ewoks, which Padme thought were very cute, though Obi-Wan wasn't very fond of them. They bought supplies for Obi-Wan to build a shelter on Endor, a planet that had a small city and medical center so Padme could go there once she went into labor. Life was very simple for the people who lived there. Most didn't even know what happened to the Republic, how it now was the Galactic Empire.
They pretended to be a married couple who wanted to raise their twins on a peaceful planet, away from the empire, saying the droids and their ship was the only thing of value they owned. Nobody seemed to question it, everyone kept to themselves, and most could relate to why the couple would want to raise children away from the Republic.
Obi-Wan did all of the work, he would fly into Endor, buy food, supplies or whatever they needed. He did the cooking and the cleaning, though the droids did help a lot. Padme was too weak to do much of anything, she slept most of the day, she was able to eat about once a day, she was still extremely pale, and seemed to have lost all energy. But her and Obi-Wan did spend time together, he would bring her food in bed, and would carry her out to sit by the lake near their shelter. They would sit out there and talk for hours. When wasn't too tired, they would go for a short walk hand and hand. She was too weak for lovemaking, but her and Obi-Wan were still very affectionate with each other and sat in each others arms whenever they were together. They had become closer than ever, and Padme realized she was never as affectionate with Anakin, mainly because they couldn't be for fear of someone seeing. But here, she could be as affectionate as she wanted, and most of the time it was Obi-Wan who initiated the hugs and kisses.
It was like he was a changed man, gone was the stiff, rigid, and professional Jedi she once knew. Now he was more carefree and laid back, though he always was looking over his shoulder for fear of the empire, but he was acting more like a man then a Jedi, a man in love.
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Two weeks after they had arrived on Endor, Padme woke up one morning with a hunger she never felt before. She woke Obi-Wan asking if he would fly into town to get her food she was craving.
"I'm sorry it's so early, but I'm just really hungry for it." She felt bad for waking him up he seemed very tired this morning.
"No, it's fine, I'm just glad you've gotten your appetite back, and to see some color to your face." He then got dressed and was ready to go, he bent down to give her a quick kiss, but Padme pulled him down on the bed and started kissing him passionately, he finally broke away much to her disappointment.
"Hurry back!"
"I will" he then smiled at her and left.
While standing in line to check out the food he bought, Obi-Wan felt a disturbance in the force, he sensed Padme was in pain and ran back to the ship, forgetting the food.
When he ran off the ship he could hear Padme's screams coming from inside. He ran inside to find her on the floor holding her stomach.
She was in labor.