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Epilogue

In the end, there was light again. The light of the Force, of those who had become one with it and the light of the love between a Jedi and a former galactic senator. And this time, the young woman's love was a blessing, not a curse that led to the dark side. Quite the reverse, it had saved both of them from despair and hopelessness.

The end of darkness always symbolizes the beginning of light. A light that was now reflected in the eyes of two little children who were meant to be the new hope for peace in the galaxy. A light in the face of a Jedi Master and his beautiful fiancée as they were standing in front of the altar to get married. A light that surrounded an older Master and his young apprentice when they were watching the ceremony with a brought smile on their faces.

"Padmé, I promise that I will always be with you no matter what. In life and death and in the Force. In darkness and light. We went through so much darkness and we're still here. How could we not be together until the end of time. I love you and I always will." Obi-Wan said slowly and let a simple but still gorgeous silver-coloured ring slide on her slender finger.

"Ben… I have to apologize… For so many years, you have been my friend. You have loved me all along. And what did I do ? I was blinded by my naiveté and selfishness. And still you saved me, held my hand in my darkest hours, lifted me up when I was weak. I can't tell you how much you mean to me and how much my love has grown since I have almost been dead and you've brought me back to life. You're the reason why I'm still here. I promise you that I won't hurt you again because I'd feel the pain just like you would. I love you. I truly do. And no darkness could ever be dark enough to kill the flame of the love for you that is burning deep within my heart." She said her vows, sobbing, crying tears of joy.

"Now that you have made your vows, there is only one thing that I'd like to add. Always remember that where there is despair, there is also hope. The end of something is the beginning of something new. And where there is darkness, there is light. Through the will of the Force, you are husband and wife. May the Force be with you… Always." The monk said and finally the ceremony ended with an endless seeming passionate kiss high up in the mountains of Tattooine.

Of course, they did not know the future. They did not know that it would be Ben and Yoda training Luke to become a Jedi. And nor did they know that it would be Leia leading the rebellion against the Empire and that it would be Luke saving his father's soul. But these are other stories that will be told by someone else. Padmé and Ben did not think about the future right in that moment, they preferred to seize the day.

And this is, where this story ends…

THE END

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A/N: I'm sorry that I needed another four weeks to update and I hope you're not too disappointed because this is just the epilogue to the story and not a real chapter. I really thought about writing another chappi but to me it didn't make any sense to keep on writing this story. I wrote another one but it just sounded like crap. I mean, I could write about Ben and Padmé being together on Tattooine for a million chapters but it still would be meaningless. So I thought them getting married would be a perfect ending. I had a lot of fun writing the story and I'm sure I'm gonna miss writing it, now that it's done. I hope you guys had fun reading it and that you went through sorrow, sadness, happiness and hopeful moments with Padmé, Obi-Wan and also Shayariel. I was really flattered when you reviewed my story and told me that you liked Shayariel so much. She was the creation of my mind, my "baby" if you could say so. Therefore, I was so happy to read all the positive reactions. Thank you all very, very much !