Kylo locked the door, so that no one could disturb him. He walked to his laptop, and sat down. He inserted the chip, to watch the video of Vader killing his father.
He decided to watch it past the part where Vader approached his father's body, lightsaber ignited. Kylo had to fight back tears as the monster kicked his father. Vader turned back to the direction he came from. A few seconds later, he collapsed to the ground. Kylo looked at the screen and dropped his mouth open in shock.
It was Padme! She was there, watching his father die. Kylo touched the screen. She must have been so terrified, at what she had seen...
Kylo came to a realization. Hux had said Padme was Vader's last prisoner. He died the next day. The Empire never confirmed what killed Vader. But as he watched the scene again, Kylo could only come to one conclusion. Padme had something to do with Vader's death.
He smiled. Padme was the perfect girl for him. She probably killed Vader in retaliation for Vader killing his father. Although Kylo wished he had done it himself, the thought that she could have been responsible for the death of the most hated man in the galaxy gave him great pleasure. Maybe he could let go of his anger. Maybe Luke was right. Maybe it wasn't too late for him to return to the light. Kylo was also thrilled that his Padme had a little bit of darkness in her.
He went to bed, and waited patiently in the meadow for her. It took a few minutes before she joined him.
"You took too long," Kylo scolded her, before kissing her on the cheek.
"Sorry. I was upset with my family, and my mother had a heart to heart with me," Padme confessed, as she stroked his face.
"What happened?" They strolled over to their tree, and sat on the ground.
"They found out I'm in love with my 'Force bond buddy', as my father likes to call you."
"I see. So they are upset, because they haven't met me."
"Yes. But my mom, she understands. She knows you're protecting me, Ben. I did not tell her. She figured it out herself."
"Is there anything else she knows about me?"
"Only that I love you," Padme responded, before she kissed Kylo. "I am sorry. I know you are concerned about Hux finding out..."
"He already found out something, about you." She pulled back in disbelief.
"Does he know I was the one who united Mandalore?" Padme's eyes were full of fear.
"No, but he now he knows how powerful you are."
"Ben, I don't understand..."
"Padme, he knows you're Force sensitive!" Kylo snapped at her, crossing his arms in front of him. He didn't want to yell at her, but he could not help himself.
Padme was surprised by what Ben had told her, as well as his reaction. She asked him how Hux found out.
"For once, it was not me. He showed me an Imperial document, with your name on it."
Kylo rose to his feet, and turned his back on Padme. She also stood up, but did not draw close to him. She could feel his anger, and he was doing his best not to lash out at her.
"You know what that document is, don't know?" Kylo asked, as he turned to face her.
"I do," Padme sighed sadly. She did not want to talk about her experience as Vader's prisoner. She saw the fury in Ben's eyes.
"So it's true! You were Vader's prisoner!"
"Yes, I was. Ben, I don't want to talk about it..."
"But I do! Padme, you should have told me! I would have kept it a secret. But I had to find out about this, from all people, Hux!"
"Don't yell at me!" Padme scolded Kylo. "We promised to not push each other if we didn't want to discuss something personal. This qualifies!"
"But you not telling me about this has put you in even more danger! You don't understand. If you ever get captured..." Kylo paused, not wanting to tell Padme Hux's plan.
"What will happen if I get captured. Ben, tell me! Don't shut me out!" she pleaded with him. He took a deep breath and said,
"If you get captured, Hux wants us to have children, to be raised to be loyal to the First Order."
Padme took a step back. She knew Hux was evil, but what Ben just told her was twisted!
"Then he said if I was not willing, that he would gladly be the father of your children," Kylo hissed in disgust. "Padme, I don't want him anywhere near you..."
"Don't worry, Ben. If he tries to touch me, I will kill him," Padme vowed. "Besides, I will be in disguise soon. Hux will have a difficult time trying to find me." Padme gave Kylo a kiss to reassure him. They sat down on the ground.
"Please tell me about what happened when Vader took you," Kylo asked, as she climbed into his lap.
Padme gave him minimal details of her time in Vader's custody. She did not tell him that she was Vader's granddaughter, or that the Force ghost of Obi Wan Kenobi spoke to her. By the time she got to the point where she almost turned to the Dark side, she was in tears.
"Please, Ben! I don't want to talk about it anymore. It's too painful!" Kylo wiped away her tears, and leaned in to kiss her.
"My brave and beautiful Padme," Kylo whispered in her ear. "Did you do it? Did you kill Emperor Vader?"
"Yes," she replied softly. It wasn't a complete lie. She did kill the evil that was in Vader. But she was not going to tell Ben Vader was related to her.
"Padme?"
"Yes?"
"Hearing you say that, it makes me want you even more!"
Kylo kissed Padme passionately. She was caught off guard, but she allowed him to give her deep, wet kisses. She felt his hands roam up and down her back. She loved how he touched her.
Kylo moved his lips to her neck. Padme let out a moan. She held him close, as he gently laid her on the ground. He continued to kiss her neck, as her hands stroked his back. He drew closer to her body, as his lips ravished hers.
Kylo knelt above Padme. It was time. He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, and took it off. It took all of her strength not to gasp as he took her hand and guided it along his chest. Soon, both of Padme's hands were touching his chest, as he kissed the side of her face and neck.
She could feel his member was hard, and enjoyed it when Ben's hands began to caress her legs. She groaned in pleasure as her nightgown was pushed up to her waist.
"Oh Ben!" she whimpered, as he gently took off her panties. Padme was breathing heavily at this point. Kylo moved his hand from her leg to her private area.
He grinned as he touched her there. She was wet for him! He let out a moan as he gently pulled the nightgown off of her.
"Padme, you're beautiful," Kylo whispered, as he began to touch her nude body. His lips found her breasts, where he began to kiss and massage them. Padme loved the way Ben's lips felt on her body.
"Make love to me," Kylo uttered, full of desire. Padme panicked, pushing Ben off of her. She quickly grabbed her nightgown and put it back on.
"No. This is not right!" Padme said, embracing herself. "You only want to make love to me because I killed Vader!"
Kylo was taken aback by her statement. He grabbed his shirt and put it back on.
"I am sorry," he apologized. "I got carried away."
"So did I," Padme admitted. "But we can't do this, Ben, Now I understand. What happens if we made love, I get captured by Hux, and then found out I was pregnant?"
Padme made a great point. Kylo had let his desire to be with her overwhelm him. To the point that he had forgotten about Hux's threat to use her if she got captured.
"You are right," Kylo told her. "We can't do this, not until the war is over."
Padme decided to change the subject.
"Did you find out anything about Starkiller Base, how it can be destroyed?" she asked, trying to calm herself down.
"Yes! Its weakness is the oscillator. If you attack it when the weapon is fully charged, it will exploded. But there are shields surrounding it. The shields need to be down in order to access it," Kylo explained.
"Ben, you did it! You found the weakness. I could kiss you right now!"
"I would not suggest that, after what almost happened."
"Oh." Padme felt embarrassed.
"Don't feel embarrassed. Believe me, if Hux did not have me as a prisoner, we would have made love. Thank you, Padme, for stopping us before we went too far."
She smiled demurely. She wondered what Ben thought of her body.
"It's beautiful, inside and out," Kylo told her. "Now I think it is time for me to take a cold shower!"
"I thought cold showers don't help you," she teased him. He raised his eyebrow and replied,
"They don't, but I will imagine you there with me. Please say you will do the same."
"Of course. I should go. Today, we are testifying before the Senate. Hopefully, they will declare war afterwards."
"Don't be nervous. You will be fine."
Kylo took his hand and blew a kiss her way. Even a hug would be dangerous for them right now. She faded from his view. Kylo went to take a cold shower.
Padme decided to do the same. Ben had seen her naked. She knew that soon, they would finally become lovers. But first things first. She needed to prepare herself to testify before the Senate.
