Title: Secrets and Lies

Rating: T, AU

Disclaimer: do not own characters

Warning: this story will deal with obidala as well as anidala, I don't want to hear about someone not liking the idea of obi-wan/padme together so just don't even write a review if that's all you have to say, if you don't like the pairing, don't read it

Chapter 1

Nute Gungray had been giving Queen Amidala a lot of trouble since she won the battle for Naboo against the droid army six years earler; he was tried by the courts, but still remained the viceroy of the trade federation. Queen Amidala still kept fighting for his removal, and so the viceroy decided to take matters into his own hands. He wanted her dead plain and simple, so he had hired bounty hunters to kill her.

Chancellor Palpatine asked the Jedi council to send one of the Jedi to Naboo to protect the Queen. The council had decided Obi-Wan Kenobi would go; he was an acquaintance, having met and served her on Naboo all those years ago with Qui-Gon. The council thought it was best if he went, his apprentice Anakin, was about to start his annual Jedi exams so he wouldn't be training with his Master in the next few weeks.

Obi-Wan was looking forward to the break, training Anakin was hard on both of them sometimes, he felt some time away from each other is what they both needed.

"Tell Padme I said hello and that I miss her."

"I will Anakin, may the force be with you."

"May the force be with you Master."

Anakin watched as his Master boarded his ship, wishing he was going with him, he missed Padme and thought about her everyday, he felt anger and jealousy at knowing his Master was going to see her again and he wouldn't.

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"Master Kenobi, thank you for coming, it's so good to see you again" the Queen said as she reached out her hand.

"Likewise my lady" he said as he bowed and kissed her hand.

"No need to be so formal, and please call me Padme."

Over the next few days Obi-Wan was by Padme's side at all times. He stood guard outside her chamber door and escorted her wherever she was going along with the Palace guards, sat in on Palace Meetings and even stood as her bodyguard while she dined with her handmaidens. The only time she had to herself was when she got ready for bed at night and in the morning. While she appreciated his professionalism, being with someone she barely knew day in and day out was starting to grate on her nerves.

"Master Kenobi, I think I will be fine during the meeting today, Captain Panaka has tightened security since your arrival and I feel you could use the time off."

"Thank you my lady, but I have strict orders to ensure your protection for the duration of my stay here."

"No offense Master Kenobi but being around you so much is starting to make me feel uncomfortable."

"If you wish I could contact the council and they could send someone else."

"No, I don't want another Jedi to come, I would still feel uncomfortable."

"I wish there was something I could do to make you feel more at ease my lady."

"Well, there is something you can do, for one, you can stop calling me my lady and call me Padme, two, you can join me for dinner tonight in the Palace Hall, just the two of us, that way we can get to know each other better."

"As you wish my lady…..Padme" Obi-Wan said with a small smile.

They ended up spending hours talking that night after dinner, Obi-Wan let down his guard down and opened up to the Queen, at first it was hard being around her again because it reminded him of how he lost his Master, but that night had changed everything.