The Nubian speeder landed gracefully on the platform, all passengers inside waiting to be released. Padme more then anyone missed the comforts of home. True it had been a mire two days, but she longed to be back here with the familiarity of her people ;of her family. Padme, almost having forgot whom she was with, was almost startled when Vader appeared behind her. Lagging behind like a big child after being scolded by his mother. Padme wondered about that. A man of such power acting more a whining kid not getting what he wanted exactly when he wanted it.

Padme pushed the thought's aside knowing now was not a time for such curious questions. Padme, along with her security force, pressed on towards the palace. Padme needed to speak with the queen on her current arrangement and then head home to introduce Vader as her newly appointed finance. She would have to act and attend to this man as his wife. She would have to smile in pictures, attend the countless rudimentary balls, and in almost every sense of the word be his wife.

"Let the game begin," she thought as she began her steps into the palace. Now was the beginning of the facade, of this game called 'marriage.'

Several Hours later

"Padme you can't be serious." Padme's mother reasoned with her daughter.

"This man has killed almost 200 people, he is the destroyer or the republic, or democracy and your going to marry him."

"Mom…. please you have to see things from my point of view. If we are married I would have just as much say as him. I may even have more considering the people are more likely to trust me more then him."

"Sola, talk to your sister, maybe you can reason with her." Jobal stated as she exited the living room and headed to the back where Vader and her husband sat.

Sola sat beside her sister. "Padme, you have to agree this is really dangerous. You don't know what he might do. You don't know what he might expect from you especially on your wedding night. He might want to."

"Sola, nothing is going to happen. We have to separate rooms." Padme said standing up suddenly.

"Adjoined by a door. That's not going to stop a man like that Padme."

Padme turned to face her sister. "Sola, please. I can take care of myself. Nothing's going to happen to me. I promise. Besides I programmed R2 to alert me if there is an intruder."

Sola sighed. " Look, I know you can handle anything and I trust your judgment but Padme…Vader. Why would you agree to marry him of all people?"

Padme gave a weak smile. " I can help re-build the republic. I can have a fair say on the reconstruction as well as controversial issue. Issues that are important to me."

"Padme, I…I just always wanted you to have all that I did. A man to love you above all else, children for you to worry about instead of documents. I wanted you to at the very least know love."

Padme hugged her sister. She knew she couldn't argue. Hadn't she wanted the same thing? The light and love she saw in all the people around her. Hadn't she wanted that life? Hadn't she?

Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews. I'm so sorry It's been so long But I promise i'm updateing all my stories soon. Thanks for all your support. Padme Amidala N. Skywalker.