Chapter 13
She must have fallen asleep again after because she woke up being carried by her husband down the landing platform. He was suited up with that mask she despised on and surrounded by his personal clone troopers. "A…. Milord…. what's going on?" She asked tightening her hold around his neck.
"It's late, I didn't want to wake you. My men are going to bring you home, I must go meet with my master first." Vader placed his wife into a cruiser gently, gently brushing his hand against her cheek before turning to his men. "The remaining 327th will be coming to guard her, once they arrive you can meet me at the imperial palace."
"Milord… May I have my comm… I want to check on Belme and Bly." Her voice was weak as a kitten.
"Make sure my wife has everything she desires before you leave them, it will be your head if she doesn't." He ordered Commander Ovis before parting without so much ad another look in her direction. His mood swings were beginning to give her whiplash, but she had no other choice but to live with them.
She wrapped the robe he had put on her and tied it, feeling very exposed to be dressed so informal around his soldiers. The night hair had a hard chill in it, something that she hadn't felt on Coruscant before, almost as if the darkness Palpatine has unleashed was changing the planet. The ride back to her suite in the senate building was silent no one speaking to her until the arrived and one offered her their comm. She headed to the bedroom for privacy not realizing one of the clones had followed her closely until he was closing the door behind them.
"This is very inappropriate for you to follow me in here, Lord Vader will not be pleased to know you are in his bedroom alone with his wife." She tried to sound intimidating, was he spying on her? Did Anakin really have no trust in her at all?
"Senator Amidala please forgive me; I am here on behalf of a mutual friend." He spoke quickly removing his helmet. "It wasn't easy to get in the ranks undetected Ma'am."
"Rex? I …How? I thought you had been killed, I saw the report, your whole Squadron perished with Ahsoka…" Padme got to know Rex fairly well during the last months of the clone wars. He would cover for Anakin or deliver messages when he couldn't.
"That's what we wanted the empire to think. We faked everything after the wreck. Ahsoka and Myself."
"Ahsoka survived? Where is she? Is she okay?"
"Ask her yourself." Rex said with a smile pointing at the comm in Padme's hand.
The moment Padme pressed the flashing light a holo of Ahsoka appeared. "Padme, it's so good to see you." Ahsoka greeted with a warm smile.
"Ahsoka, I am so happy to see you too, but it's not safe for you to contact me. I am always being watched here."
"I had to; I had a dream…. One of the future, and you are in danger Senator. I saw … Your daughter killed, you taken prisoner." Ahsoka looked at Padme a moment before continuing. "Padme you are married to Darth Vader, the jedi killer. I mean… How are you married to him? I thought you and my master… Anakin loved you. Where did this Vader come from?" Padme could detect the disgust in her voice.
"Oh Ahsoka…. I … Anakin… he is." She took a breath to compose herself. "Anakin is Vader."
Ahsoka was quiet, Padme could see the mix of emotions going through her. "I felt it…. I felt his fall I just couldn't accept it. I had hoped finding you would lead me to him, then I heard you were Vader's wife and I just… I knew… I guess I just needed to hear it from someone I trust." The sadness and disappointment evident, Ahsoka took another few calming breaths. "You have to let us help you."
"Anakin is already meeting with Palpatine, as long as I do as I am told we should get Leia back. I can't leave him Ahsoka, it will destroy the little light left in him, but maybe you can take Leia. Go find Obi Wan and together raise and train the twins…. He has her brother."
"My vision…. It isn't Palpatine who has her… Its some woman… She calls herself the first sister, but I only saw her mask. Palpatine is going to betray you, I am sure he is trying to break the little influence you have been able to hold over my master."
"I … I don't know what to do…. I am so lost." Padme sat down on her bed covering her mouth with her hand to muffle her sobs.
"Rex and I will do everything we can, I promise." Ahsoka said reassuringly.
Before Padme could respond there was a knock at the door and she quickly shut the comm off and slid it under her pillow. Ince Rex had his helmet back on she answered. "Who is it?"
"Its Bam Bam Milady. Just letting you know we are here and if you need anything we will be right outside."
"Thank you, Captain." Padme listened to his steps fading in the distance before speaking again. "Rex you can't go back with the squad, take the back elevator and you will come to a few of my private cruisers, take one and get a safe distance away and ditch it. I will contact you and Ahsoka when its safe."
"Take care of yourself Senator, Stay safe."
Padme hugged Rex goodbye before making sure he made it out without being noticed. Once she saw the cruiser speeding away, she went back into her room. She tried calling Belme but no answer. She was worried but understood Belme would be concerned with caring for Bly that she may just not think about having her comm on her. To try and keep her own worry down she busied herself with getting ready for bed. She sat at her vanity slowly brushing out her curls losing herself in her thoughts of Ahsoka's dream. Time went by and before she realized it was already 3 in the morning, and Anakin had yet to return. She decided to go check with the security team if they had heard from him when she noticed the thin female figure standing in the shadows.
"Senator Amidala, its been awhile." She spoke, her voice distorted by her mask the same as Anakin's only less threatening. "I must say I don't see what the big deal is about you. I never understood why Anakin Skywalker, the hero without fear and sexiest man in the galaxy would only have eyes for you." Padme couldn't tell if the insult wad to attempt to anger her or because of jealousy.
"I am sure my husband would be more then happy to explain it to you when he arrives." Padme said defiantly refusing to show any fear.
"Perhaps your husband should teach you what your place is." First sister laughed. "You definitely need to be put in it."
"My husband has let me know where I belong, at his side as an equal. I think it is you who should worry about Lord Vader's lessons."
"To bad he isn't here…. The Emperor has plans for my Master. Plans he must be strong for, and all you are is a weakness. The emperor thinks he can use you, but I think he will forgive me for just killing you now. With you out of the way I can help my master get over your loss and we can train the child in the dark side until we are ready to overthrow the Emperor. I will make a much better empress." First Sister ignited her saber illuminating the room in a red glow.
BACK ON NABOO
Belme sits at Bly's bedside, holding tight to his hand. It has been almost two full days since the coma began and two blood transfusions later still no improvement.
"You should get some rest, I have him well monitored and I can have my droid alert you of any changes." Dr. Anella spoke as she reviewed Bly's vitals.
"I just want to be here…. I case."
"Suit yourself."
Belme rolled her eyes and waited for Anella to leave before turning her attentions back to Bly.
"You know, I've waited my whole life to have someone look at me the way you do. To kiss me without hesitation and without shame." She brought his hand up to her lips and kissed it gently. "I realized for a while that I have fallen in love with you, I am so sorry I didn't say it back. I would do anything and go back to that moment and change it. I want so much for you to know it."
She wiped her eyes and just rested her head down on his bed, she was so exhausted she almost didn't realize that someone was gently running their fingers through her hair.
"So, all I had to do was loose all my blood and almost die to get you to tell me you love me, huh?" She heard Bly's deep voice ask her playful.
"You're ok!" She screamed and began to kiss all over his face. "Bly, I love you, I love you so much!"
"Careful now, I'm still pretty banged up." He said trying not to laugh because of the pain. He slid over in bed and pulled her into it with him letting her lay her head on his chest, wrapping his arm tightly around her. "I'm not going anywhere."
(Sorry for delay in posts I have been away for the holiday, I think this is a rushed chapter but I really hope you guys enjoy it and like where the story of both Vader/Padme and Belme/Bly goes)
