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Author Topic: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo *****New Post, AUGUST 8th!*****
Kathryn  1263 posts
Registered: May '02
20250_Mon Mothma
Date Posted: 6/22/02 12:01pm Subject: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo *****New Post, AUGUST 8th!***** - Date Edited: 8/8/04 5:36pm (26 edits total) Edited By: Kathryn
OK, so this work is co produced by Jedi Princess Solo (author of Devotion and Serenity) and me, author of Reflections and One)This story takes place immediately after Attack of the Clones, and follows Padmé and Anakin Skywalker through the hardships of their years together and to the destiny they are doomed to fulfill..
Please enjoy.


It was a moment neither of them wanted to end. Perfect, pure, and full of such passion that they were not two people, but one.
But, inevitably, they had to pull away from the long, sweet kiss that sealed their vows.

Standing here,
your eyes gazing into mine,
I could stay lost here with you,
for the rest of time.
The whole world may be against us,
but as long as I have you,
I know that I'll find the strength,
to somehow make it through

Anakin looked over at Padmé. His wife. The very thought filled him with more peace than he had ever known. She was beautiful, the kind of beautiful that lasted for eternity, but she would never look more beuatiful to Anakin than than she did at that moment.


Your love is my salvation,
my only home in your arms.
For your love I'd do anything,
I'd move the moons and the stars.
I'd give up the whole galaxy,
and devote myself entirely to you.
There isn't anything I wouldn't do,
if you were to ask me to.


He reached up to caress her cheek, once again revelling in the softness of her skin. He then ran his hand through her dark hair, cascading in curls down her shoulders in contract to the cream lace of her gown
and her head dress.

He drew her close and she rested her head against his shoulder for a moment, savoring the blissful moment they, and they alone, shared.

Padmé raised her head and looked into his eyes, those familiar ice -blue chips that burned with such intensity. That showed such confidence and such pain,such darkness,and such joy.


I'd defy entire worlds,
I'd wage battle with the suns.
I would face the enitre galaxy on my own,
to prove that you are the only one.
I will fight time, life, death itself,
to hold you in my arms at night.
There's no greater cause than our love,
and no greater reason to fight.

Padmé shivered in the breeze from the lake. For a moment, she thought of what their marriage was going to cost them.

Her career was probably over. Anakin was probably going to be expelled from the Jedi Order.

She felt him stiffen slightly, and realized he had picked up on her inner turmoil. She met his gaze openly, and was touched by the desperation in his eyes. Desperation for her, for her love.

"I don’t regret it, Anakin, she said softly. "I would not change it for all worlds in the galaxy."

"I would give you them all if I could, my love," Anakin whispered, kissing her cheek tenderly.

She knew he would. If she asked, he would give her anything she desired.

But she already had all that she desired.

She had him.

Though there will be those who stand between us,
who try to break down the walls of our love,
I will fight for you till my last breath,
and love you still from above.
And even if our world comes crumbling down,
my love for you will live on.
And when the galaxy falls into darkness,
the love we created will form a new dawn.


Smiling up at her husband, Padmé Amidala Skywalker took his hand in hers and leaned into his embrace.

Anakin rested his head on hers, and together they watched the sun set over the lake, spiling orange and pink light across the water.

 

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"A better world than has ever been seen.
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Leah-Beth  1006 posts
Registered: Jun '02
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Date Posted: 6/22/02 12:03pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Kathryn, that was absolutely beautiful! I can't wait for more. happy

 

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Jedi-Princess-Solo  4346 posts
Registered: Apr '02
8173_Jaina Solo
Date Posted: 6/22/02 12:04pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Hey, I helped, too, LB wink

 

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"Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS
"Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization
"Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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Jade243  4618 posts
Registered: Mar '02
6345_Wraith Squadron
Date Posted: 6/22/02 12:04pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Interesting beginning grin

 

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'Yes... this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land.'
'I think we should call it your grave.'
'Ah. Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.'
'Hahaha. Mine is an evil laugh.'
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Leah-Beth  1006 posts
Registered: Jun '02
6999_Guri
Date Posted: 6/22/02 12:06pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Well, add your name to my previous post, and there you go! *lol* grin

 

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NarundiJedi  14443 posts
Title: FF Chapter Rep Albany, NY
Registered: Oct '01
Date Posted: 6/22/02 12:41pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Great start you guys! happy More soon? grin

Jae Angel

 

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Jedi-Princess-Solo  4346 posts
Registered: Apr '02
8173_Jaina Solo
Date Posted: 6/22/02 1:54pm Subject: Shadows (post-AOTC); In collaboration w/ Jedi Princess Solo - Date Edited: 7/27/04 1:49pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Jedi-Princess-Solo
Thanks NJ grin Here's the next post wink
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Anakin Skywalker had never really felt like he had a home since he had left his mother and Tatooine when he was only a boy.

Now his mother was dead, and he would never go back to the sand planet he was born on. There was nothing left for him there, it wasn't home anymore.

Home was wherever Padmé was.

And he had to leave her.

"I'll miss you," he said for the hundredth time that morning.

"I know," Padme replied, her rich brown eyes warm, even with the tears glistening there. "I'll miss you, too, Anakin."

He lifted his hand to caress her cheek. "I'll send you a holo every day," he promised.

Padmé smiled slightly. "Be realistic, Ani. You know you can't. Obi-Wan would get suspicious if you did."

Anakin sighed. She was right, he knew that. She always was, that's why she was the reasonable one. She thought with her head, he thought with his heart.

"I know," he replied. "But I'll want to." His eyes searched hers. "I'll think of you every day."

She brought her hand up to rest on his. "I'll think of you, too," she said softly. "And I'll dream of you every night until I'm back in your arms."

Anakin studied his wife for a moment in awe.

His wife.

He was still amazed that she had agreed to marry him, suggested it even. She was so beautiful, so graceful, so perfect. Her dark hair was gathered into a simple braid that hung down over the lavender robe she wore, and her face was clean and bare, no makeup accentuating her stunning features. She was not Senator Amidala today, nor would she ever really be again now that she had taken his name over her own, but a woman come to bid her husband farewell.

She would be going to visit her family after he left, and Anakin wondered what she would tell them.

He wondered what he would tell Obi-Wan.

But that was not a problem to worry about yet. They had agreed to keep their marriage a secret for a while, until they could figure things out and decide the best course of action. Padmé was going to tell her family, but Anakin had none to tell, save Obi-Wan, and he knew that he could not tell his Master what he had done.
Not yet.

It would destroy everything.

Obi-Wan had taken him on his apprentice despite the Council's initial misgivings about his age, because he had made a promise to Qui-Gon Jinn, a man who had like a father to Obi-Wan, just as Obi-Wan was a father to Anakin. Although it had taken some time for the two of them to fing their footing in the situation that had suddenly been thrust upon them, Anakin had been with Obi-Wan over ten years now, and he knew that he had risked their relationship by marrying Padme.

Gazing at the woman before him, the woman who had vowed to love and honor him for all the days of her life, to stand by him and support him, Anakin knew that it had been worth the risk.

Still, that didn't make the prospect of facing his Master any easier.

Jedi were forbidden attachments, because the Council felt it made them vulnerable, weak, but Anakin didn't see how that could be, when Padmé's love did nothing but give him strength. Since the day he had met her in Wattoo's shop all those years ago, he had loved her and dreamed of her, and those dreams had kept him going when things had gotten rough.

In many ways her love and approval meant more to him than even Obi-Wan's ever could.

But how desperately Anakin wanted Obi-Wan's approval now.

He knew that more than likely he would not get it, though. The Council would be shocked, angry. Obi-Wan would be both of those things, but more than anything, and this was the one that hurt Anakin the most, he would be disappointed.

The Council would most likely have him removed from the Order. Anakin hoped they wouldn't, but if that was their decision, he was ready to accept it. He would not beg, he would not plead, he would not even grow angry. He had known the rules, and he had broken them. He was ready to face whatever the consequences turned out to be. Even if it meant leaving the Jedi Order.

Even if it meant leaving Obi-Wan.

The thought was distraught enough that Anakin had to use the Force to lock it away in the farthest corner of his mind. Now was not the time for such thoughts. Not when Padmé was here, in his arms.

"I love you, Padmé Skywalker," he whispered softly.

Padme's eyes lit up with a brightness that made Anakin's heart soar. "And I love you, Anakin Skywalker," she whispered back, kissing his cheek. "I will always love you, no matter what."

Anakin smiled at her, running his fingers across her soft cheek. "Be careful, alright? There are still a lot of people out there who want to kill you."

The corners of her mouth curled up in a way that was inevitably fetching. "Me? I would think that there are just as many people trying to rid the galaxy of you, husband dear. A certain Sith Lord, for example?"

Anakin felt the concern behind her words, saw it in her shimmering brown eyes, and brought his fingers up to touch her lips. "I'll be fine, love," he said. "I promise."

Padmé nodded, tears welling up in her eyes. "Don't leave me for long, Anakin. I can't bear to be without you."

Anakin drew her to him in a fierce embrace, resting his chin on her head. "I won't be gone long, I swear it. As soon as I can, I'll be back for you."

"I know," Padmé said.

He kissed her, long and hard and full of such passion that no words could ever convey it enough. He ached for her, for her lips, for her touch, for the feel of her in his arms. He did not know how he would survive without her while they were apart.

"I love you," he murmured against her soft lips.

"I love you, too," she replied, kissing him again.

His Jedi robe flowed around them both, the wind causing it to billow out over them, black cloth concealing their kiss, and their love, from the prying eyes of the galaxy.

When the pulled apart, there were tears in both of their eyes. "Come back to me soon, my love," Padmé whispered hoarsely. She threw her arms around his neck, burying her face against his chest. "Come back to me."

Anakin let the smell of her hair burn in his memory, studying the soft curves of her profile. "I will," he promised. "I will, angel."

Padmé pulled back, her eyes raking him over for the last time. "May the Force be with you, Anakin."

He smiled. For her. "And also with you, Padmé."

Anakin bent and kissed her hand, his eyes never leaving hers, then backed up the ramp into the ship that was to take him back to Coruscant and the Jedi temple.

"I love you!" she called, almost desperately.

He stuck his head back out the door. "I know," he said, flashing her a cocky smile.

"Get out of here, Ani," she said, laughing.

Her laugh would echo through his mind constantly until they were together again.

"I'll see you soon," he promised, and the door slid shut, separating them as so many would try to do in the coming months.

I won't let them, Anakin vowed silently. I won't let anyone come between us, Padme. I swear it. Nothing will ever take me away from you.

 

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"Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS
"Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization
"Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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PROPHEToftheCOUNCIL  3127 posts
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Date Posted: 6/22/02 1:57pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Hmm...

 

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Jade243  4618 posts
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Date Posted: 6/22/02 2:02pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Great post! grin

 

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'Yes... this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... This Land.'
'I think we should call it your grave.'
'Ah. Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.'
'Hahaha. Mine is an evil laugh.'
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Leah-Beth  1006 posts
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Date Posted: 6/22/02 2:05pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Great post! I love getting in Anakin's head! More soon?

 

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Kathryn  1263 posts
Registered: May '02
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Date Posted: 6/23/02 5:02am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Thanks for the replies everybody. Yeah, LB, JPS definately deserves credit for the first post. Wouldn't have been half as good without her imput.

 

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Jedi-Princess-Solo  4346 posts
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Date Posted: 6/23/02 8:56am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Awww. Kathryn blush And Kathryn deserves some credit for the second poat, too! He he. Ok, so we both just deserve credit equally wink

 

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"Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization
"Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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babybantha  468 posts
Registered: Jun '02
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Date Posted: 6/23/02 12:48pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Oh, this is so beautiful. love You write their love even better than the movie portrayed it. It's sweet, tender, and touching. Yet so heartbreaking because we know what happens. cry

You guys can get into Anakin's head, too. You achieve that balance between cockiness (his "I know" to Padme's "I love you" was a great touch) and endearing qualities.

That last line was so sweet, but also gave me the chills. A little bit of foreshadowing of Episode III, perhaps? wink

Good job! More please?

 

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Jedi-Princess-Solo  4346 posts
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Date Posted: 6/24/02 6:37am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
I think it's safe to say yes, some foreshadowing there, BB wink

 

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"Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization
"Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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Kathryn  1263 posts
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Date Posted: 6/24/02 8:11am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
Yup. Definite foreshadowing. Anyway, here's more

I shouldn’t have stayed here, Padmé thought. I should have found somewhere else to go that would have been safe.

She shook her head to clear it of such thoughts. She was staying with her family. There wasn't any place safer, except for with Anakin, and she couldn't be with him right then, no matter how desperately she wanted to be.

And she had to tell them.

They were the only ones who could know, after all. The reality of it hit her then. She could never profess her love for her husband to anyone outside of these walls, could never share stories of their love and their life together with anyone except for her family.

It had been only hours since she had said goodbye to her husband, unsure of when they would be together again. Her entire being ached for him. It would be harder without Ani.

And easier too, in a way.

She readied herself for evening meal with her parents her sister and her sister's children, finishing just in time to sit down to the table with everyone else. She wore a simple robe of dark blue with her hair flowing freely, unadorned. She didn't wear any makeup, she had no reason to. She had not had to be Queen in a long while, and here she was not a senator either.

She was merely Padme Amidala.

Padme Skywalker, she corrected herself, her cheeks flushing in pleasure.

Ryoo and Pooja sit at the table in the best ladylike manner they'd been taught. Though they couldn't quite conceal their excitement at spending time with their aunt.

I don't get to be with them nearly enough Padmé realized. They grow so much each time I come to visit.

Some part of her wondered what it would be like to have children of her own, children with Anakin. The thought of a blond haired, blue eyed little boy and a little girl with dark hair and eyes made her smile.

A little Anakin and a little Padmé, she thought wistfully.

The conversation at dinner centered on what her next steps would be. No one was happy when she explained that she would soon be returning to Coruscant. Considering recent circumstances, they were worried about her safety there. Particularly Sola. After their discussions on the matter, though, her sister wisely held her tongue.

"There's another reason I have to go back," Padme said quietly. "What I am about to tell you cannot leave this house. The need for secrecy is dire."

Sola glanced at her daughters. "Girls, off to bed with you."

"But Mom," Pooja whined. "We want to hear, too."

"Another time, maybe," Padmé promised with a weak smile. She watched the girls trudge off to their room, disappointed, then turned to find her parents and sister watching her worriedly.

"What is it, Padmé?" her father asked, his brow furrowed in concern.

Padmé took a deep breath, trying to decide where to start. They already knew of Anakin, she had spoken of him often over the years, wistful memories of the gentle boy who had helped save her people. They knew that he had been assigned to protect her after the assassination attempts, she had sent a holo telling them of their plans to go to Naboo. She had filled them in on the events that had taken place on Tatooine and Geonosis.

She had left out one very important detail, though.

“I - I've changed my name again,” Padme said quietly.

Her father raised an eyebrow. "Another political-"

“No, it's not that," Padme assured him. "Not that at all.”

Her father opened his mouth to say something, but her mother cut him off. "Ruwee, let her speak!"

Ruwee glared at her mother. "I am, Jobal!" He turned to Padme expectantly. "Well?"

"My name isn't Padmé Amidala anymore," Padme said softly. "It's Skywalker. Padmé Skywalker."

Silence filled the room and the tension was so thick it could have been cut with a vibroblade.

"Padmé?" Jobal asked softly, her hand to her mouth. "Does this mean...?"

Padme nodded, swallowing. "Anakin and I were married before he returned to Coruscant."

There was another pause of stunned silence, and Padme glance nervously from her parents to her sister and back again. Ruwee's expression was unreadable, as always, Jobal looked surprised, but Sola looked downright thrilled.

“Oh Padmé!” she cried. "This is just like something out of a holodrama! A Jedi falls in love, defies the entire Order to marry the woman he loves!"

Padmé nodded. "Something along those lines." She looked at her mother. "Mom?" she asked quietly.

"Well," Jobal said with a weak smile. "I certainly see why this has to be kept a secret." She reached across the table and took her daughter's hand in hers. "Padmé, are you sure this is what you want? This is going to be terribly difficult for you. For both of you."

"I know," Padme said. "But it's what I want. It's what we want."

Her mother smiled. "Then I'm happy for you, darling." She leaned across the table and embraced her youngest daughter. "I'm happy for both of you."

"Thank you, Mom," Padmé said, hugging her back. She glanced at her father fearfully. "Dad?"

Ruwee kept his face blank. "This Jedi, this boy-"

"He's not a boy any longer," Padmé said gently. "He's grown up. And so am I."

"The Jedi will try to make him leave you," Ruwee said.

"The Jedi aren't going to know," Padme said. "At least, not yet."

"You'll be living a lie," Ruwee said.

"I don't care," Padmé said, shaking her head. "For Anakin it's worth it."

"And when the Council tells him he must give up you or the Order?" Ruwee asked evenly. "How do you know he won't choose it over you?"

"He won't," Padmé said firmly. "Dad, trust me. He loves me, more than anything in the galaxy. He's not going to let anyone take us away from each other." She raised her chin stubbornly. "And neither am I."

For a long moment father and daughter stared one another down, neither one backing down.

Then Ruwee smiled slightly. "If this boy is half as in love with you as you are with him, then he'll do the right thing."

Padmé hugged her father tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. She needed her father's approval more than anything. She didn't think she could stand it if her father didn't approve of Anakin.

It would be months later when Padmé realized he never said what he thought the right thing was.

 

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"A better world than has ever been seen.
A kingdom of conscience. A kingdom of Heaven."
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Jedi_Jaina_Fel  440 posts
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Date Posted: 6/24/02 10:47am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo UPDATED 06/24
Wondeful job, ladies!!!!!!!!!! grin Oh wow, I like Padme's family happy Can't wait for more! Was that more foreshadowing there at the end? wink

 

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