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Padme felt as if she were going to be sick to her stomach. Anakin had dropped her off on the nearest planet before going back to the ship so that he could remain undetected by Obi-Wan when the Jedi finally arrived that is. Both Anakin and Padme knew this was probably the most important part in the mission to get their children back. The first impression she made on Obi-Wan would determine whether he trusted her or not and if he did not trust her that meant he would be watching her every single moment. She couldn't have that; not if she wanted to rescue Luke and Leia, so that is why she could not mess up when he arrived. It was crucial that she got this right since her babies lives may depend on it.

"Padme?" A voice from behind her startled the former queen of Naboo from her thoughts. She turned around to look at the man she only remembered having ever seen in holo-form, but her husband assured her they had once been close friends before said man betrayed them. "Force, it is great to see you! I feared that you may not make it. It appears that Anakin is not as powerful as thinks himself to be since he did not find you and I have no doubt he is looking. We should leave as soon as possible to ensure your safety."

Instead of answering right away, Padme studied the man in front of her. She was hoping for some spark of recognition or perhaps even a stray memory or two to pop in to her mind, but none came. How could she pretend to be the friend that he once thought her to be? Anakin had told her everything about Obi-Wan Kenobi since they both agreed it would not be a smart move to tell the Jedi master about her lack of memory. He needed to think she was exactly as she had been before and yet knowing all about him from her husband was not the same as remembering for herself and Padme was not sure she'd be able to pull this off, but she had to try.

Finally she offered him a weak smile in return. "If you think that is best then I trust your judgment Obi-Wan, though I would much rather start the search for my children. It would be better if I found them before Anakin."

Trying to paint her husband as the bad guy was probably one of the hardest things she would ever have to do. The Anakin she knew, the same man who had done everything in his power to protect her, love her, and be honest with her. As far as she could see, her husband had done nothing to make her believe he would ever lie to her or cause harm to come to her. She could not say the same thing about Obi-Wan. He very well could have hurt her children and plan on doing the same thing to her. The Jedi master had taken her children and that showed he could not be trusted. How was she supposed to trust someone whose actions proved to be the exact opposite of what he claimed to be?

Obi-Wan Kenobi took a moment to weigh his choices when it came responding to what she had said. He could either tell her the truth or lie to her. In the end lying to her would only make it so that she did not trust him and that is the last thing he wanted so he decided the truth was probably the best way to go. "Padme, I have something I need to tell you, but first let me explain some things. There are sides to Anakin that you don't know Padme, things he has kept hidden from all of us. Perhaps we are to blame as well for not wanting to see it. There were signs of course and now they are brighter than ever before, but alas I am drifting away from what I had been saying in the first place. We could stand here all day and contemplate what the final breaking point in his path to darkness was, yet it would not change anything. In the end it was Anakin who turned away from the light and nothing we could have done will change that."

He paused before going on with what he had been saying. "What you have to understand Padme is due to the last conversation we had, I thought I had lost you to the dark as well. Anakin had twisted you to the dark side and in my mind the Padme I had known and called friend for so long, was dead and I wanted to do what was best in her memory. The Padme I had known would not have wanted her children in the hands of the kind of man Anakin has morphed in to and for that reason and that reason alone, I took the twins. They are perfectly safe I can promise you that and I hope you will understand why I took them. I had no other choice. If he got his hands on them, I have no doubt in my mind that he would hand them over to his Sith master and they would be trained in the ways of the dark side. You wouldn't have wanted that and either would the Anakin I had once known."

"You don't have to explain yourself to me Obi-Wan." She replied taking a deep breath as she tried to gather the strength she would need to say what she going to next. This would be the ultimate test of whether or not he could see through her lies and Padme could only pray that he would be unable to do so. "You did the right thing in taking Luke and Leia. You protected them when I was still blinded by lies. I will never be able to convey my gratitude for what you did properly. You played the part of protector well and did right by my children even when their father could not do the same."

Obi-Wan smiled as he detected not one trace of deceit in her words. "You have nothing to thank me for. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Now come, we must get going."

TBC…

AN: I hope that you all enjoyed that chapter. I think it turned out alright and while you may see less of Anakin for a couple of chapters he will be in them just not a major role for a little bit, but I hope you understand why that has to be.

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