Oki so I promised a view form Padmés POV of her return to Naboo, and I never break a promise so here you go. And plz review if you got the time later... I love to hear from you!
The end of the parade, a different music tone came after them. White gualaars were pulling a carriage decorated with white flowers as the guest of honour was waving her hand to her people once again. Sola could not hide her happiness against her sister. She didn't care about the hours her handmaids had put on her face. Her sister was home again. She knew that it would be alright from now on.
What else could go wrong?
Yeah, what could go wrong for Padmé, wanna fin out? Read and try to figure it out ENJOY IT NOW!
Watching from a distance. He could see it all from here. The parade walking slowly forward. It was just a half smile showing on his lips. It was her. It really was her, the beauty he couldn't rub away from his memory.
She was too amazing to be forgotten.
Waving her hand towards the people, they where happy for her. She was happy, the first time in what seemed forever she was truly happy for herself. One hand on her dress beneath her in her lap. It had been a long time since she had a dress on. Feeling like a women again in it. It was white, slim decorated with white small flowers. Hearing the music in front of her as well as the side, along with the sound from her people. She didn't her exactly what they where screaming, but she didn't really care at the moment as she had a wired feeling in her stomach.
Someone was watching her.
But keep on smiling, and think about it later. Some other day, when she didn't have so many people around her. Theed was so beautiful today, so many light colors that was just for her. Balloons and happy kids where running for her on the side. Her smile wasn't fake, it was real. From one side of her face to the other. Still waving her hand to the people, feeling her arm beginning to be heavier and heavier. But she couldn't stop, deny her people the happiness they must feel right now. They had something to celebrate today, and she had no intention on ruin their day.
Laughing a bit as she saw a poster with a huge painting of herself on it. It was waving in the wind as she passed it. The girls at its side were cheering for her. It made her heart flip for a second. She had no idea of who they where, but here they where. They had even painted her. She must mean something for them, if they did that for her. She could see the palace from here now, it had been so many years. One tear was slowly coming down, it was only one. But it was enough.
Oh, what she had plead for this sight in her dreams. And now it was here. Just a few minutes and she would be feeling its ground. Oh, how she would love to feel it once more. Keep on smiling, even wider. She felt special, oh everything she felt was too much. One second she felt that, for the next second feel something different. She sat there, watching, observing, and just looking around her. She knew this was something, they never would experience again. Not in their lifetime anyway. Laughing at some comment she heard from the people.
And finally she saw her family, Sola mother and father. Even Obi Wan was standing there by her sister side. It made her heart jump over a beat. That was her family, the only ones she trusted in her life. And yet she had been lying to them. But just seeing them there, waiting for her, was something she never felt before. She felt overwhelmed by love. She was loved, really loved by people whom she loved back. Smiling as the caravan stopped at the square in front of the palace.
Taking one last huge breath before taking that step.
Finally she had her foot on Naboo.
She busted out in laugh as she turned around to greet her people she had ruled many years ago. Smiling and truly laughing, happily to see them all. She probably didn't even know any of them, but just to see so many people to be there to meet her.
Oh, she was overwhelmed! Waving her hand even more as she started to walk up the steps that were to greet current queen of Naboo. As she saw the blonde beauty, Padmé couldn't say that she had ever seen the women in real life. And yet, she had worked for her for at least two years. She tossed the questions in her head a way as she was standing in front of her. Smiling towards the women just four years her senior, she was on her way to bow to her queen. As Kylanthas hand was raised as to stop her, and the queen bowed to Padmé. She was stunned. No queen bows to a commoner.
" No queen, former or present, shall be bowing to the person who has denied her her home " She said with her head up high. Not looking down on her, but not forgetting her status in life. Padmé just nodded as in a thank you. Still taken from the previous scene in front of her " Greet your family, so we can get on with our show, your seat is next to mine later " Kylanthas smile seemed so real as she motioned Padmé to greet her mother. She had no idea why this warm-hearted women would have denied her access to her home all this time. This wasn't Coruscant, so would they really play the same game here as well?
Padmé shook it of her shoulders as she hugged her parents in one hug. No matter your rang or your status, how she had missed her fathers present in her life these last couple of months.
" Oh, my daughter is home " He whispered in her ear as he hugged her alone. A tear came as she snuggled her head into his shoulder " It's so great to have you home again Padmé " He said as they parted and he looked into her eyes. She could see it was real, those two eyes would never lie to her. Her father could not, were incapable of laying.
" I love you dad " She whispered and hugged him another time, she just had to. Just to make sure he was for real.
" I love you to, child " She whipped her tears away as she came to her sister. Sola had been standing there next to Obi Wan waiting for her turn, in respect to their parents. Padmé had always admired Sola's smile, it seemed to be an echo of her soul. How a person could be so truly real and not even a glips of fake on her, Padmé had never in her entire life meet anyone like her own sister.
" Sola! " She almost cried out her name as she hugged her older sister for the first time in months. Now it was all over, she was home. With her family, had a long loooooong holiday in front of her. Which she would spend by the beach and just relax. And maybe, she would never go back to Coruscant. She had plans on staying here, retire and never be mentioned again, except from history books in the future as the ruler of Naboo. But for now, she was just as happy as Sola seemed to be, if not more.
" Padmé, oh my little sister has returned " Sola parted from her looking her over " And she looks like a girl again " She smiled, looking at her dress. Padmé was not a big fan of it after her child's death to be anything female. Now, thinking about it. It was a relief to have easy layers of silk over her, not a tight uniform or leather pants.
" Well, I better look good if I'm going to be around mother ! She laughed with Sola. Knowing their mother, girls should be dressed as girls, and boys as boys. So there was a no pants rule in the Naberrie household for the ladies " Oh, it's so great to be back! "
" I can image! " Sola said and nodded to the crowd in front.
" Thank you so much sister. And you got this big boy with you! " She smiled at Obi Wan.
" Well, Greeting to you to Padmé " Obi Wan took her hand to take her into a tight hug. If people didn't know. They would have thought they were the couple and not the two good friends they actually where.
" Well, I have to take my seat. But I was told, I had my rooms ready all ready " Sola nodded as she pushed her in the right direction to the chair waiting for her. Walking pass her parents she saw both Dormé and Moteé smiling and waving hand to her. Smiling back both to them and her other former handmaids she noticed now sitting on the two balconies for special people. Kylantha didn't look at her as she took her seat, Padmé knew why.
But it seemed odd, she couldn't get the feeling out of the way. Not matter how wonderful it was to be home. She wondered why the queen had changed her mind all of the sudden. And why, in the first place, she didn't want Padmé to come back. She didn't understand it for a second.
Breathing out as she was sitting down once more she watched the persons who were sitting around on the special places also started to sit down on their places. The ceremony was just starting as the queen slowly leaned over to Padmés side. The crowd wouldn't even notice her movement. But as a former queen Padmé knew exactly what she did. A letter came from her side.
" Read it when you're alone. It will make all sense. I hope! " With that Kylantha returned to her previously position. Padmé knew it had to be important as she didn't want to make it obvious she was giving it to her.
Blessing her own choice of dress, and the long sleeves coming with it. Padmé hide it in her dress.
Keeping an eye on Kylantha who just smiled at the correct places as the show in front of them continued for more then an hour. It was a very wired feeling she had in her stomach as she had taken the letter in her hand.
A letter?
What was so important that the queen couldn't wait to tell Padmé herself later?
Watching it all from a distance. He saw everything they didn't.
Looking over the senators and Padmés relatives gathered around the center where a show had been in her honor. High politicians was seated in the sun, where sweating like pigs in their thick and uncomfortable clothing. Their mistake, they should have known the heat they would produce in the sun. The women had a more strategic clothing in light and many layers clothing dresses.
Sweeping an eye over the crowd, nothing should go wrong to day. He would make sure that nobody would mess up her big day. Nothing seemed to be wrong in the big crowd on the streets as they where watching the show on huge screens. It was a huge moment in her life, and he wasn't even in it. Or by her side.
He had been watching her for so long he had been used to the feeling in his chest.
Would he ever be able to be by her side again?
She had her sister, she had Obi Wan, her parents and friends.
Would they be enough for her to be happy?
She looked happy from his hiding spot, several hundred meters away. But he wasn't close enough to be able to feel her. How many years had he been with out her touch? Not able to cry again. He hadn't been crying in years.
He had done the only thing he was cable of. He had protected her in his own way, in her shadow. Been there, just a few steps behind and taken some of the punches. With out her ever noticing him in the battles and fight she had gotten herself into. Never understood why she did it voluntarily. She could get hurt. But she didn't seem to care if she got hurt or died.
It was like Padmé, the Padmé he had known, was gone. Something he refused to believe.
She was still there, who else would the brunette, the beauty, be?
Sitting there in the sun and shining like the sun herself! She was the star, his heart was her for all eternity.
If only she knew about it! Only knew he was alive after all these years!
So what now? Yeah, well I better get on with the story right! Review plz, u like it u hate it? or what do you out there think?
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