"Padme," Padme turned to face him. "I want you to know that I will be removing my mask at the wedding. I feel it is improper for me not to kiss you at the end of the ceremony. The people might take that the wrong way."

Padme had to admit that she had never been scared until this very moment. He was going to reveal his face on their wedding day and she had no idea what to expect. From all the rumors and whispers Vader had the face of a monster. Eyes as cold as steel and a face scared from battle. People believed that he had to wear that black armored suit in order to help him breath. The suit was apparently the only thing keeping him alive. Others said that he had such a hideous form that the suit was the closest he would ever come to being human. The older members of the community insist that he is human. That he had come in service of the empire at a young age but the emperor had been skeptical that his young face wouldn't cause much fear. So he had made him wear the suit for the symbolic meaning more then the attire itself.

Padme glanced at the time. It was almost time for her to join her husband to be at the docking bay. She would finally be going home today. Although she had only left a little less than a life day ago it seemed an eternity. Padme gathered what remaining things she had left and headed towards her transport. After captain Typho and her handmaidens Dorme' and Sabe, had joined her she breathed a little easier. It wasn't hard enough proposing her hand to a man she detested but now she had to go home and face her people in this decision as well. She was more then thankful to have friends that would follow her no matter what she did. Padme walked up to her ship giving captain Typho the effects she had in her hand and headed inside. Once inside she immediately resided to her room. Just because she was going to be marring this man didn't mean she had to spend time with him.

After a few hours of sorting through stacks upon stacks of papers boredom finally overtook her. She walked out of her room and headed towards the cockpit.

The two men flying her ship addressed her. " Senator Amidala. Is their something we can help you with?"

"No, no I was just wondering when we will be landing?"

" It'll still be about an hour till we reach Naboo's surface. We will contact you immediately once we enter its atmosphere."

"Thank captain, Um...do you know where Vader is?"

"No, Milady I haven't seen him since we left the landing platform."

"Thank you." Padme headed to the dinning area. If he was nowhere to be seen she could at least get something to eat before returning to her room.

"Milady." Vader said sitting on one of the chairs facing the outlook of space passing by.

"Vader...I mean chancellor." Padme heard what she thought was a laugh but was disfigured by his mask.

"Please help yourself." Vader said pointing towards the food capsules displayed about the room.

"Thank you." Padme said not really looking at him. She looked about the various foods until she found what she was looking for. She opened the capsule and took out two full pieces of shurra fruit. She placed them on a plat, got a utensil and proceeded to sit across from Vader.

"Is that your favorite?" Vader asked suddenly.

"Yes, actually."

" What else do you like...to eat I mean?"

"I don't know I never really thought about it." She said looking at him once then facing down to look at her food.

"Padme?" Padme finally lifted her chin to look at him. " I know that I may not seem like the best man in the world right now, but if you just got to know a little bit about me..."

"Chancellor...as far as I'm concerned this is nothing but a business transaction, just as you said. We don't have to get to know each other and I'm sorry if you thought otherwise."

Padme watched as Vader stood their motionless until he finally stood to exit the room. Vader stopped just outside the walkway and turned to tell to face her. Padme could have sworn he was going to say something but after a few more second he left the room. Leaving her to wonder something she never quiet took under consideration before. Did I hurt him?