Amulet
Anxiously, she opened the keepsake box she'd stored in her Coruscant home, hoping this is the place where she kept the object she was now seeking. The last time she looked through it was little more than two years ago, just before she left Naboo to become Senator. She could have sworn it was there the last time...
Padmé breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the small japor snippet inside with other mementos and sentimental treasures she'd acquired over the years. She took it out and held it in the palm of her hand. It still had the rough jerba leather cord. She ran a finger over the mysterious etchings and symbols. Someday she would have to ask Anakin what they meant.
Given to her years ago as a simple token of affection by a young boy, it now marked the beginning of what led to love and marriage. She once told him she didn't need it to remember him, but until he came back into her life, he was a distant memory of her early adolescence. Occasionally, when she thought about it she just assumed he was happy being a knight and that was that. Between a war and the Jedi prohibition on attachments, Anakin would be separated from her most of the time. But it's what she chose. The arrangement was better than life without him.
Padmé held the japor snippet to her chest. Already she missed him desperately. Then, an idea came to her. She couldn't wear the charm on the cord. It was too short and if she were to start wearing it for all to see, people would start asking questions. But she recalled she had a thin filagree silver chain. She went over to the jewelry box inside her wardrobe and found the necklace. The chain was long so she'd be able to keep the japor snippet concealed beneath her clothing.
Carefully, she removed the cord and then looped the silver chain through a hole at the top of the carved piece. She knotted the chain through the hole to keep the charm from moving around. Then she put the necklace on. The length was perfect. The charm could easily be concealed beneath her clothes and it rested right above her heart.