I ended up in Naboo. It didn't seem full of crooks that would attack me.

I landed on the outskirts of a town, just on a hill above the palace. I climbed out and grabbed my bag.


The markets were buzzing with life. The Force was especially strong here. I whipped around when I heard someone call my name. No it couldn't be. Someone ran into me so hard, I fell to the ground.

"Oh my gosh are you-crap! C'mon get up! Let's go!"

The person that shoved me down picked me up from under my arms and began hauling me with them.

Once I realized what was going on, I dug my heels into the ground, skidding to a stop and halting the person holding on to me.

"What's going on?"

"Can't explain. Keep running."

The guy looked at me for a slight second.

"Look they'll catch you too if you don't keep running with me."

"Who?"

Five palace guards turned the corner. "Hey!"

"Them," he grabbed my arm,"run!"

I stumbled forward before catching up with him.

He turned down an alleyway and cut into a small pub that barely anyone was in.

He ran to the back with me and pushed me into a closet.

"I don't even know who you are and-"

"Shh!"

He covered my mouth with his hand.

We waited. I heard heavy boots come near the door. My heart began racing. I looked at the boy that wanted me at fault with him.

The boots faded away.

I pushed his hand off my mouth. "Are you crazy? You tallied a total stranger along with you!" I whispered.

"And you went along with it," he said out loud. He opened the door casually and stepped out.

I followed him.

"Are you at least going to give me your name?"

He walked past the bar and set down a few credits on the counter. He probably knew the bartender that let him hide.

"I don't need to give you anything."

"You knocked me over."

He groaned. "Fine, as long as you'll never tell a soul you saw me."

"Okay."

"Ky," he scanned his eyes over me before smirking. "What about you, Princess?"

"I'm Padmé."

He raised his eyebrows. "Interesting name."

He smiled then walked out. My heart skipped a beat.

"Wait, Ky, I-"

He turned around, looking me in the eyes. His eyes were dark, almost black yet mysterious, like those in my dream.

"What?" He said.

"Nothing it's just... Beautiful eyes."

He looked down and ran a hand through his blond hair. "Look, you're cute and all but I've got reservations for someone else."

I folded my arms. "Trust me, I don't care. I was going to ask where I could find-"

He began laughing. "You don't ask anything on Naboo. You should already know. It's so obvious you're not from here."

"What?"

He gestured at my body. "Look at your outfit. I'm not even sure what planet you're from with that getup."

I looked away from him. He was right though. Even this guy was wearing nicer clothes.

"Look, when you're trying to run away, at least try to dress as a native so you're better camouflaged and they can't find you."

I began walking away.

"Where are you going?"

"The markets."

He laughed before tagging along.


"This is great. Try it on."

He handed me a two-piece outfit. I held it up and shook my head.

"No. No. I can't."

"You won't know if you like if you don't try it."

I rolled my eyes and took it from him. I'm sure I'm just his eye candy, his doll for the day before he goes back to his other girl or girls.

"You didn't have to come you know? Why were those guys chasing you anyway?"

I slid the crop top on as well as the connected wrist bangle at the end. I brought the skirt up to my hips and laced up the sandals.

"It's hard to get nice things around here."

"So you were stealing?"

"In a sense."

The two piece was a creamy color with golden hoops as accessories. Everyone on Naboo had extra decoration on their clothes. There was soft gold fabric that crisscrossed at the stomach. It wasn't as bad as I thought.

I stepped out. "Okay, how does it look? I'm not sure I put it on right."

He turned around. "...Uh no it looks fine."

I nodded and we paid.

I looked up at him. He was looking straight forward.

"Ky?"

"Yeah?"

"I ran away for a reason."

"Isn't there always a reason?"

I grabbed the straps of my bag. "I guess."

We kept walking in silence.

"Are going to tell me?"

"Oh right. Well um I feel held back from my family and my grandmother keeps pushing me to get married-"

"Wait how old are you?"

"I-I'm nineteen."

He looked down at me for a second before looking straight ahead. "Okay. You're still a little young."

"I don't care really."

I stopped walking. Ky noticed after a few seconds and turned around.

"What's wrong?"

I knew that sound. I looked up at the man in front of me with horror.

It was the screaming ship that only came during times of total anarchy. A TIE fighter.

I grabbed his hand. "Now you run with me!"

"What's going on?" He shouted, "what is it?!"

"My dad!" I yelled back.

I began taking down my hair as I was running. He might recognize me if I had my hair up.

At least there was only one, so far.

No one was reacting but us. TIE fighters usually surveyed areas then left. Us running probably didn't help our situation.

I yanked Ky by his shirt into a doorway.

"What?"

"If we run we're obvious."

He nodded and smiled. "Turn around."

"Why-"

He spun me around and began playing with my hair, taking down the rest of it. He put a small bun in my hair and left the rest down.

"There."

I turned back around and he fixed the front of my hair.

"Your hair is so long."

"Yeah, I know."

"I like it."

I felt my cheeks get hot and looked up.

Four more flew over our head.

"C'mon!"

Xach grabbed my hand and bolted. "They already saw us! Maybe even before we started running!"

"Where are we going, my ship is that way!"

"I have a better one!"

I looked up and a Fighter was on us.

"Move!"

They began blasting at us. Xach shoved me to the ground, landing on top of me.

"Okay, let's go." He picked me up and we kept running. Now people were running and joining us in the frenzy.

We ran to a hangar that had multiple ships.

"Which one?"

"The black one."

I ran to it. It looked very familiar. It was a command shuttle.

He ran in after me.

"Where'd you get this?"

"I stole it!"

"From where?!"

"A museum. Where do you think?"

The hangar opened above us and we took off.

I sat in the copilot seat.

"Go into lightspeed."

"I can't. The hyperdrive isn't working."

I leaned over him and turned off a few things and yanked a few wires.

He stared at me as I sat back down.

He flipped the switch to lightspeed and we took off.

"How did you do that?"

I shrugged. "My mom is very mechanical."

"Huh."

I looked over and pressed the button to turn on the shields. Hopefully they couldn't track us.

"Where are we going, your highness?"

I looked over at him and rolled my eyes.

"What? You are named after the Queen of Naboo. It only makes sense you returned there. Stop making such obvious choices."

I rubbed my arms and sat back.

"Oh don't pout."

"I didn't mean to go there... Something just told me to go there."

His eyes bulged before he burst out laughing.

"Something told you! That's rich!"

"I'm serious."

He stopped laughing. "What do you have the Force or whatever?"

"Actually I do."

"Wait what?"

He took us out of light speed and put it on autopilot.

"Okay, explain."

"Both my parents are very strong Force users."

"Who are your parents?" He put an arm over his chair.

"Ben Organa Solo and Rey-"

"Wait your father...is Ben Solo?!"

I nodded my head.

"Wait! Why wouldn't you want the life he's given you? He's such a great, successful-"

"Stop it! He's not. You don't know one thing about my father, alright? I'm done answering questions."

He dropped his head. "You sound like a spoiled brat."

I stood in my seat. "I didn't want your help! You're the one that brought me into this!"

He stood up as well.

"Fine, do you wanna go back?!"

My lip twitched. "Yes actually."

"You're fucking crazy." He turned the ship around. "People would kill for the life you have and you just want to throw it away because you feel like shit. Stop being a whiny teenager for once."

I folded my arms. No one could understand how I personally feel because they're not me.

He landed the ship on the outskirts of the main city we were just in.

I didn't even want to take a second look at this guy so I just walked off the ship. The TIE fighters seemed to have followed us outside the planet but not back in.

"You're really just going to walk away from this?"

Ky followed me out.

"I said I don't need your help." I shook my head and kept walking down the hill.

"No, but you sure as hell want it."

I stopped. I heard his boots press into the grass as he approached me.

His fingertips brushed away the fly away hairs on my neck.

"I don't think me bumping into you was an accident."

A chill ran through my body.

He dropped his fingers and bit his lip.

"I know a good place to eat. Come on."