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A/N: By the way, this is an AU, so I guess I had better explain. Anakin turned for all the same reasons, to save Padme. He's pretty much the same for right now. The story is pretty much the same except: Windu didn't die, but he's missing an arm from Anakin. I thought it would make more sense if Anakin had stepped in and let Windu escape, instead of just kinda staring at him. Anakin does attack the temple, but most of the Jedi weren't killed, I'm gonna just say there's alot of Jedi and they drove them out of the Temple, at least for now, but in this chapter Anakin explains he plans on going back. So about 80 of the Jedi are still there. And the Senate still thinks they're the good guys. As for Padme, she is mad at Anakin and frightened, but she still wants to believe he's good, and still wants her kid to have a father. As for Obi-Wan, well…I don't know yet.

So…this chapter isn't really gonna be about what's happening now (sorry), but Padme's memory of the events on Mustafar.

CHAP 2

Coruscant

The door clicked, and Padme waiting eagerly for someone to enter her room. It was only a medical droid, who came in to inform Obi-Wan that he had received a call from a Master Windu on the hololink he had left in the waiting room.

"Excuse me Padme, I'll be right back"

Padme nodded as he left the room.

Her thoughts wandered to her husband,

This was getting so very ridiculous. He was standing right outside the door. What was he waiting for?

I am in labor. This shouldn't be my biggest concern.

Padme really wanted to go outside and drag her husband in here. At the moment, she was willing to forget everything. Every horrible thing he had done back on that planet. The flooding memories weren't something she exactly wanted right now, but they wouldn't stop.

Flashback

Padme had only just arrived on Mustafar, and Anakin had already found her. She had asked what was wrong when she had kissed him but he had given a distraught face, as though he didn't deserve it. Hesitantly he had confessed the attack on the Temple, but there was little regret to be found in his voice. He had seemed more ashamed that she had found out, and Padme wanted to know why.

"Anakin…why are you doing this?"

His eyes burned into her soul.

"Because my love, I love you."

"What lies have you been fed that you think this will save me? What good will this do for any of us? Turning your back on your mentors, your brothers?"

She could feel his embrace wrap tightly around her, but her eyes were to blurry with tears to see anything.

"Palpatine…he's going to help us. You're not going to die Padme, I know you're not going to die. But for now I have to get you off this planet and back to Coruscant. I have a mission at the temple to finish."

His eyes glowed with proud, and he seemed eager to go.

Padme hesitated. There was something she wanted to know. "Anakin…the baby. What about the baby? Are we going to raise him or her with a father who goes by the name..." She struggled with this word, as thought she didn't want to say it, "Vader?"

She could feel Anakin cringe at the way she had spat out the name, the same way she would speak of a Seperatist. And Anakin certainly wasn't a Seperatist.

She could see his superior gaze waver somewhat, and could sense a bit of regret.

He smirked at her with a loving grin.

"Don't worry about anything, love. I'm going to fix this."

"Anakin…Obi-Wan told me everything. About how you murdered those Jedi…how you slaughtered those Separatists…"

Padme, out of fear, slowly backed away, hoping Anakin wouldn't notice. He did.

He glared at her, but his eyes fell behind her, looking at something intently.

She spun around, and was met with the figure of a Jedi.

Padme felt a bit uneasy, mainly because she didn't understand what was going on. Earlier Obi-Wan had come to her and informed her about the attacks on the Jedi Temple. But he had given her details that Anakin had neglected to inform her about. Obi-Wan had told her the attack had been from Anakin's own hand, along with other Jedi. He had said most of the Jedi were ordered to seek shelter on faraway planets, so hundreds of Jedi were waiting to be called upon when needed. Some had stayed at the Temple to help the injured get to Medical Bays on other planets, and to search for the missing. The Council had not told the other Jedi, but they had sent Master Yoda and Master Obi-Wan to seek out Anakin and the Emperor. They would wait for their call, and they would go help them kill whoever was found first.

She hadn't believed one bit, and had ordered him to leave. She was sick to think that they would accuse Anakin of such deeds, and then attempt to viciously murder him for something he had obviously been framed for.

She had left to find Anakin herself, and she had most certainly not let Obi-Wan on her ship.

But as she stood there on Mustafar, having heard Anakin confirm the attack himself (with the excuse of doing it to save her), she believed Obi-Wan.

But no matter what he did, if Obi-Wan laid a FINGER on her Ani, much less a lightsaber, she would personally kill him herself. The least she could ask from a dear friend to her, and a brother to Anakin, was for him to arrest Ani and stand trial. No matter how much she loved him, she knew he would have to pay, and arrest in front of the Senate sounded more reasonable than death.

Anakin, who was still behind Padme, had taken a few steps forward, as though he wanted to be close to his wife.

He used the force to violently spin her around, and a passionate rage filled his eyes as he tightly grabbed her shoulders.. Padme and Obi-Wan both seemed to notice how he had unknowingly let down his mental shields. They could feel waves of emotion pouring off of his body towards his wife. He felt betrayed and hurt. He was confused, and trying to regain his look of confidence.

It was a hopeless cause though, because a tear visibly fell from his blazing eyes.

Padme knew that the emotionally unstable Anakin had perceived this very, very wrong.

Her mind scrambled, knowing silence would be useless.

"Anakin, I didn't bring Obi-Wan here! I swear to you, I didn't-"

She was abruptly cut off with a low voice that only she could hear, tainted with venomous anger.

"You're a damned liar. I turned to the dark side for you Padme. I killed for you. I left my dream of becoming a Master for you. And you..."

Padme desperately cut him off.

"Ani! I love you!"

Instead of returning the favor, Anakin only found it in himself to let go of her, as though giving up. He was breathing heavily, and almost to the point of sobbing uncontrollably. He raised his hand at her angrily.

Padme could feel her airway close up, as though being strangled. She was being lifted off the ground, and she was becoming dizzy.

"Ani…Ani…"

Everything went black.

End of Flashback.

Padme laid on the table wondering why she was so willing to take her husband back, after all that had happened.

Because I love him.