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Anakin had decided that it was not safe to stay in one place for long and as soon as he was sure his wife could travel, he had gotten ahold of a small starship. He wasn't sure where they would go yet, but he knew it couldn't be anywhere the Jedi would look for him. Until the Chancellor had taken a stronger hold on the Republic it just was not a smart idea for either Anakin or Padme to be out and about. It was especially dangerous for Padme considering that she had no memory and if any members of the Jedi high council found out they would surely use it to their advantage. At least that is how the former Jedi saw it and it was something he would not ever let happen.

Padme who had woken up from a short rest found her husband gazing out at the stars. She realized he must have put the ship in to auto pilot. "Where are we going?"

He nearly jumped at the sound of her voice since he hadn't heard her approaching. Usually he would have been able to sense her, but his thoughts had been lost in a tangled web that screwed up his concentration. "I am not sure yet."

"Do you and I have a home together?" She questioned coming to stand next to him.

Even though she may not remember him, something told her that she could trust this man. That he would protect her and their child with his life if he had to. She also knew that there was a darkness inside of him, but everyone had a dark side, it is what made them human (or whatever species they happened to be.)

"Yes, but is not safe for us there anymore my love." He replied turning to look down at her. His left hand came up to caress the side of her face lovingly. No matter what side he may end up on, his love for his wife would never waver. "If the Jedi got their hands on you I dread to think what they would do just to hurt me. Obi-Wan has probably already reported back to them. The sooner we can find a secluded planet to live on for the time being the better I will feel. Chancellor Palpatine will contact me when it is safe, but for now you and our child are my main priority."

She nodded taking in every word he spoke. Padme believed everything because he had given her no reason not to trust him. So far the only thing he had done was protect her. The Jedi he spoke off terrified her. He made them sound like monsters. She had already lost her memories, she did not want to lose anything else.

"How did we meet Anakin?" She asked needing to know more about their life together. It was almost like she was reading a book, but all the pages after a certain point were blank. "I know you said we had to keep our marriage a secret because it was against the Jedi code, I am still not sure what that means, but if it had to remain secret how did a relationship between us ever start? I may not remember much about myself other than my own name, but I would hope I am not the type of person who would force you to risk your future for me."

I will not let you give up your future for me.

You are asking me to be rational which is something I know I cannot do. Believe me, I wish I could just wish my feelings away, but I can't.

I will not give in to this.

We could keep it a secret.

We would be living a lie. One we couldn't keep even if we wanted to. I couldn't do that. Could you? Could you live like that Anakin?

No, you're right, it would destroy us.

Anakin remembered that day so clearly in his mind. It had changed everything between him and Padme. Not that he would ever regret telling her how he had felt because if he hadn't then they would never have gotten married. She would have probably ended up marrying someone from the Senate and he would no doubt still be under the influence of Obi-Wan. It was because of his wife he saw through all the lies of the Jedi. Padme had saved him from making a huge mistake by staying on their side and she did not even know it. Perhaps one day he would tell her, but for now it wasn't that important.

"It was when you were still the queen of Naboo, your home planet, and the war was just starting. The Jedi were assigned to watch over you. It ended up that you landed on my home planet of Tatooine with your ship busted. My mother and I were slaves and you came in to the shop I worked in. I thought you were an angel when I first saw you. You were, and still are, so beautiful that it took my breath away. At the time you were actually pretending to be the queen's hand maiden so you would be safe. It was later on when you asked the Gungan leader for help that we found out the truth. Anyways, I had won the parts you needed for your ship and because of that Qui-Gon who was Obi-Wan's teacher at the time, won my freedom in a bet he made. He wanted to train me, but died in battle so Obi-Wan Kenobi took over my training. I did not see you again until ten years later. You were a part of the Senate and someone was trying to kill you. We were sent in to watch over you."

When he passed his wife smiled softly. "Then what happened? How did you go from being my protector to becoming my husband?"

"I used my charm on you." He replied with a smirk. "It was no easy feat my love let me tell you that right now. You were not easy to win over, but eventually when we went to save Kenobi and got captured, you told me that you were in love with me and the rest as they say it, is history. I love you as much today as I did when I first met you."

"I wish I could remember." Padme remarked sadly.

"Do not push yourself to remember." Her husband told her in a stern voice. "If you are meant to remember then you will. There is a space station ahead where we will stay for the night before making a more concrete plan tomorrow."

Truthfully he did not want her to remember. Without her memories he had a chance of getting her to see things his way, but if she regained her memories then there was the chance of losing her. It would be better for her to stay this way, safer. Of course he would have to make her love him again, but he loved a challenge and if gaining her heart for the second time was anything like the first had been then it would indeed be a challenge and one he was looking forward to.

TBC…

AN: Here is another chapter and I want to thank everyone who has reviewed, put on favorites, and put on alert. I am glad that you all seem to enjoy this. I know there is not a lot about Anakin's turn to the dark side yet, but I need to focus on Padme/Anakin before I can go in to great detail on that. If you have something you would like to see happen then leave it in a review and I will do my best to put in the story at some point.

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