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Only One
Summary: After the Battle of Geonosis, Anakin and Padme have to choose their path.
Rating: PG
Character: Anakin, Padme, Barriss Offree, Obi-Wan. . .
Disclaimer: None of this belongs to me, I only take out the toys to play with them every once in a while.

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Chapter One:

The young senator closed her eyes, fighting a wave of exhaustion as she sat in a chair beside the bed of the only man she could ever love as he lay motionless among the wires and beeping scanners.

"Senator Amidala," a young Jedi Knight said, entering the room. "As a trained Jedi Healer, I must request that you return to your quarters and get some rest."

"I will not leave his side until he wakes," Padme said, her eyes shining with her determination. "He deserves to see a friendly face when he finally wakes up."

"Senator," Obi-Wan said gently, joining them in the small room. "Barriss is right. He is in good hands. We will call you the moment he wakes up."

Padme looked down at where her hand lay in his real hand and reluctantly pulled it away. "If you insist, Master Kenobi," she said almost bitterly as she stood up and stretched out her tired limbs.

"Rest well, M'lady," he said as she left the room. "How is he?"

"His vitals are normal. Everything is stable," Barriss said. "He has taken well to his arm replacement. He should stay in the healing trance for at least twelve more hours to make sure that everything is as it should be when he wakes."

Obi-Wan nodded and stroked his beard thoughtfully as he looked down at his Padawan. The young man looked so innocent as he lay there, his lightly tanned skin a stark contrast to the white of the room around him. "I know you will do everything to make sure he stays stable," he said. "Now if you will excuse me, I need some rest as well."

"Of course Master Kenobi," she said. "I will keep you posted with his charts and his progress."

"Thank you," he said before turning to leave.

Once alone, Barriss stared down at the motionless body of her former lover. She hadn't seen him since their peace keeping mission to Ansion, where they had consummated their mutual feelings of attraction, only to have him call things to a sudden stop when he heard she was coming to address the Galactic Senate. She had always known how he felt about the senator and she had hoped to make him forget about her. But now it was painfully obvious that the feelings were mutual.

She shuddered at the thought of Ankain with the senator and made up her mind then and there to win him back.

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Padme slid into the bed in the chambers she had been given on Coruscant's Pride, the largest medical ship the galaxy had ever seen. But sleep would not come to her. She chouldn't still her mind long enough to slip away into sleep, despite her exhaustion. Her mind was focusing solely on one thing and it was driving her crazy.

She couldn't stop thinking about her beloved Anakin and how much she longed just to lose herself in his beautiful blue eyes, or to watch his smile light up his all too handsome face. Even when she closed her eyes tor try and sleep, she found herself longing to be in his strong arms, to feel his soft lips on her own.

It had been two days since she had looked into his eyes or tasted his lips last and she was going mad from the loss of his presence in her life.

With a frustrated sigh, she got up again and found Threepio and Artoo bickering in the sitting room. She didn't draw attention to herself as she sat down on the couch, but Threepio still turned to her with an exaggerated bow.

"Oh, Miss Padme, how may I be of service?" Threepio asked.

"Unless you can wake Anakin up or stop me from thinking about him, you can't do anything for me," she sighed.

"Could I get you anything then?" the droid persisted. "Some tea, perhaps, or. . ."

"No. . . Thank you Threepio," she said wearily.

"Perhaps. . " Threepio was cut short by a series of beeps and chirps from Artoo. "Oh. How rude!"

"Why don't you two g

 

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Chapter Two:

Anakin groaned and finally opened his eyes, blinking rapidly to get used to the bright lights around him. He was able to make out two shapes beside his bed, a man and a woman, but he couldn't see who they were yet.

"Padme. . ." he whispered in a hoarse voice.

He heard Obi-Wan's chuckle. "Welcome back to the land of the living, young one."

Anakin's eyes finally cleared and he found Obi-Wan closest to him, but the woman was not Padme, like he'd hoped for. Instead he found Barriss Offree, the one woman he didn't want see for a long time. He slowly eased himself into a slight sitting possition. "Where is Padme?" he asked. Then he thought back to the nexu scraches on her back and her fall from the gun ship. Was she hurt? A sudden panic set in. "Is she all right?"

"I'm fine, Anakin," she said, entering the medical room. She gave him a soft smile as she slid into the chair she had claimed on his left side. "How are you feeling?"

"Never better," he said sarcastically, his wry half grin in place. "How's your back?"

"Completely healed. Thanks to the fine medical staff on board." She glanced over at Barriss briefly, catching a glimpse of what she thought was a flash of jealousy in her eyes. "It's good to see you awake."

He gently stretched out his limbs and pushed himself up so he was completely sitting up, leaning back against the headboard. "I hope I didn't worry you all too much," he said. He held up his new hand and watched the fingers flex. "That's a fine piece of work."

"Anakin, you will be free to leave in a couple hours," Barriss said. "I will just need to run final tests now that you are awake."

"Very well," he said. "Do you have anything to add Master?"

"Yes," Obi-Wan said, almost reluctantly. "The Jedi want me tor return to Geonosis to continue my investigation."

"And where will that leave me?"

"You are to continue to protect the senator. You will escort her home to Naboo once the ship reaches the approriate jump location for you. You will remain on Naboo to recover until you are called back."

"Understood, Master."

"Good. . . This is the last time I will be seeing you personally for some time, I will of course be checking in on you periodically to see how your recovery is coming," the Jedi Master said. "May your recovery be swift."

"Let's hope so," Anakin agreed. "May the Force be with you Master."

"May the Force be with you. . . All of you." And with that the Jedi Master left.

Anakin instantly turned his attention to the angel at his side, and gently reached for one of her hands with his real hand. "I'm sorry if if I may have scared you any Padme.

"There was nothing to be scared of, Ani," she said softly, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. "You were in a Jedi healing trance and in very capable hands."

He smiled and her heart melted. "I hope you won't mind me keeping you company for a little longer."

"Not at all," she said somewhat breathlessly. "Your presence is soothing."

Barriss watched the exchange bitterly. They were acting like they had been lovers for years. "Senator, I'm going to have to ask you to leave so I can finish my duty here," she said.

"Of course," Padme said, gracefully rising to her feet and then leaning over to kiss his cheek. "I'll just wait outside."

Anakin watched Padme leave the room, his eyes locked onto the unintentionally seductive sway of her hips as she moved, a roguish grin on his face that didn't leave, even after the door was shut behind her.

"So," Barriss said, a hint of bitterness in her voice as she approached him. "Taken another lover so soon?"

 

Nice, I'm sucked into this awesome fic already! Keep it coming.

 

Wow.. I'm a little worried about what Barriss may have up her sleeve. Very interesting- please add me to the pm list if you continue this.

 

This is a really good start! Keep up the good work. Please put me on the PM list when you update!

 

Barriss and Anakin lovers?

It was well written and can't wait to see what kind of bad guy you make out of Barriss (being the jealous third wheel and all )

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wow. keep going!!! that is soo good. i'm addicted!!!

 

Oooohhh how very intriguing!

I hope Anakin can find a way to placate Barriss. He definitely doesn't need a jealous Jedi plotting against him and Padme.

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I like the start to this story of yours personally also. It is well written and readable. If you make a PM list could you please put me on it?

 

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So any way, here is then next chapter. Enjoy.


Chapter Three:

His expression instantly darkened as he came back to his senses. "No," he said simply.

"Could have fooled me," she scoffed.

"Look, I'm sorry I hurt you Riss," he said honestly. "That was never my intention."

"What? To sleep with me and lead me on? Or to leave me for a high and mighty senator who believes she is more important than she really is?"

"Don't you dare disrespect her infront of me," he growled.

"Oh, a little protective of your dear Senator Amidala? Is she really that good in bed?"

"Stop this," he said. "I don't need this."

"She's a senator, Anakin, her job is to lie and to make people believe what she says. . . I just don't want to see you get hurt by her."

"That's what this is all about?" he asked sarcastically. "You don't want to see little Anakin get his heart broken."

"Well, you're not so little," she said. "And honestly, I would kind of like to see you hurt, just so you know what I'm going through."

"You're jealous."

"Never."

"You can't bare the thought of me with another woman, can you?"

"You can seduce any woman you so please."

"Look, you knew all along how I felt about Padme."

"You're right. I just never once expected her to come back into your life, let alone swoon for you."

"We're friends. Nothing more," he said, even as her whispered admission of her passionate feelings for him and the kiss that had followed replayed in his mind.

"You expect me to believe that? Your little act may have worked infront of Obi-Wan, but I can read both of you like a book."

"Well, even if there are feelings of something other than friendship there, nothing will happen. . . She made that quite clear."

"Oh? Did you over step the boundry with the Senator, like you over stepped mine. . . Again and again?"

"Enough," he growled. "You were more than willing, so don't blame me alone for what happened."

"She doesn't know, does she? Does she still believe you're just an innocent boy?"

"And she won't ever know," he vowed. "Now finish your damn tests so I can get out of here."

Barriss glared at him. "Very well," she finally said. She pushed all her jealous thoughts to the back of her mind and focused on her work. There would be plenty of time later to spoil the romance blooming.

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Oh Barriss you bad girl.

Yep, I can definately see the Jedi's side on the no romance "don't ask, don't tell" policy. These emotional entanglements, which Barriss--->Anakin--->Padme clearly have, is really screwing stuff up and distracting them from their jobs. Barriss should accept the no strings attached fling for what it is, detach herself, and focus on being a good Jedi. She's starting to sound a little Palpy

 

Chapter Four:

A little over an hour later, Padme was called back into the room to help Anakin gather his things. As she entered the room, Barriss brushed passed her, firmly bumping her on the shoulder and knocking her slightly off balance.

"Old friend of yours?" she asked as she helped him stand up.

"Not so much a friend," he said, leaning slightly against her. "More of a peer."

She nodded her understanding. "Are you all right? Can you walk on your own?" He tried to walk, but his balance was off due to the lack of activity he'd had in the last two days. She rushed to his side to keep him from falling and slid an arm around his waist as his arm slid around her shoulders. "Okay, I guess not," she teased.

"Sorry," he said, his slight grin turning up the corners of his lips.

She returned the grin. "It's fine. We can do this," she said.

It took them several minutes longer than expected to reach her chambers, but by the time they got there, he could walk on his own. He just liked holding her and she liked being in his arms.

"We need to talk," he said, when they sat down on the couch.

"I know," she whispered.

"Did you mean what you said?"

"Every word."

"And do you still feel that you have more important things to do than fall in love? Are you willing to let something as wonderful and as natural as love slip away?"

She bit her lip, gently worrying it with her teeth as she thought about everything, weighing both sides. Was it more important to go back to feeling half alive than it was to listen to her heart, just this once?

"Padme?" he asked gently when she had been silent for several minutes. "What are you thinking?"

She turned to look directly into his eyes. "I love you," she whispered.

He felt his blood go cold, thinking that she had once again chosen duty over the call of her heart. He looked away from her, finding it too painful to look at her any longer.

She saw the pain in his eyes and intstantly understood that he thought she was pushing him away again. She couldn't let that happen. She quickly reached up to grab his chin and directed his face back to looking at her, forcing their eyes to meet. "Anakin," she whispered, moving closer to him. "I'm chosing you. I'm chosing to live a lie just so I can be alive. I don't want to go back to feeling half alive. . . I want to be your lover."

He looked at her in shock. "I can't ask you to do that."

"What? Anakin, isn't this what you want?"

"No."

"Oh. . . I'm sorry, I misuderstood you then." She turned away, feeling wounded.

It was his turn to mak her look at him. His gentle touch against her cheek drew her gaze back to his eyes. "I could never disrespect you by having you as my lover. . . Padme, I want you to be my wife."

She started at him in shock. "Wife?"

He gently stroked her cheek with the pad of his real thumb. "I love you too much to simply take you as my lover," he said. "I respect you too much to do that to you."

"But. . . Marriage is forbidden."

"If you were willing to live the lie as lovers, why shouldn't we ake the vows of marriage?"

"So much more is at risk by doing this."

"I know. . . But I also knew the moment I saw you for the first time that we would someday get married."

She closed her eyes and could hear the voice of little Ani telling her that he was going to marry her. She'd brushed it aside at the time, but now she couldn't. The were in love, and it was only logical for anyone in love to get married, even if it was a Jedi Padawan and a Galactic Senator.

"At least think about it. Please?"

They were silent for several long minutes, both lost in their own thoughts.

"Well, Anakin Skywalker," she said, finally breaking the silence. "I supposed you should actually do this right."

He looked at her like she was crazy. "What are you talking about Padme?"

"If you want to marry me, I expect you to propose properly."

His looke of surprised shock made her giggle softly and she reached up to free the creases from his brow with tender finger tips.

Suddenly he was on

 

not nice Ani, starting off with lies??

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Shame on you Anakin!

He should've been honest with Padme. I'm sure she'll find out somehow.

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It was his turn to mak her look at him. His gentle touch against her cheek drew her gaze back to his eyes. "I could never disrespect you by having you as my lover. . . Padme, I want you to be my wife."

She started at him in shock. "Wife?"

He gently stroked her cheek with the pad of his real thumb. "I love you too much to simply take you as my lover," he said. "I respect you too much to do that to you."

Awww...romance at it's finest.

I am kind of disappointed that he's starting off with a lie, though, it kind of hurts the integrity of their relationship. I know and can see why he's doing it...I just don't think Padme would hold it against him too much if she knew. A lie is still a lie

 

Wonderful updates. "Shakes head at Anakin" Men can be so stupid at times. I would bet a lot that the truth will come out later and I wonder who could possibly spill the beans!? But I am pretty sure on that answer. Look forward to more from you soon.

 

Ohhh a little white lie that could end up really ruining things!! How awful, ugh and frustrating at the same time.

 

Quite a romance budding here, but lying about something crucial like this is a no good thing

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No good can ever come of lying, especially when you have a jealous ex on your hands.

I loved how Padme made him propose properly



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Chapter 5:


After the passionate, yet tender moment had passed, Padme lay curled at her lover's side, watching him sleep, knowing that she had brought some peace to his troubled heart.

She let out a content sigh as she let a hand drift over the smooth skin of his firm chest. How could she ever tell him that he was suddenly the center of her every thought, that her every hope and dream for the future now came with the name Anakin Skywalker attached to it.

She watched her fingers trace the defined muscles of his abdomen and chest. The perfectly sculpeted body before her was that of a man, a warrior, and not a boy. She finally accepted that little Ani was forever gone and in his place was Anakin Skywalker, a man in every sense of the word.

She heard a low rumbling chuckle in his chest and then felt his live hand capture her's gently, keeping her from teasing his flesh. "That tickled," he said softly.

She smiled as he rolled onto his side so they could be face to face. They were so close now she could see the various colors of blue in his eyes, and she marveld again at how beautiful they were as she lost herself in them.

"I love you," he whispered, reaching up to tenderly caress her cheek with his flesh and blood hand, watching her close her eyes and lean into the touch. "My angel. . ."

She opened her eyes again when his hand moved to her neck and lower. A soft gasp caught in her throat as he explored her body so intimately. His hand moved to her back and she knew he was searching for any sign of the scratches from the nexu

"You don't even have a scar," he whispered. "They did a good job. . . I'll have to thank them."

She gave him a half smile. "You thank them and you sleep on the couch from now on."

He grinned and leaned in to kiss her quickly. "Mm. . . You wouldn't do that to me," he murmured against her lips.

"And why wouldn't I?"

"You like me too much."

"No." He pulled back to look into her eyes. "I love you."

His beautiful smilelit up his face before he leaned in to kiss her passionately. "I could get used to this," he teased, leaning down to tease the soft skin of her neck.

She tugged gently at his short hair, urging him on. "Oh Anakin," she sighed. "Make love to me."

"As M'lady commands." He gently rolled her onto her back and moved over her, claiming her lips in another passionate kiss.

And then someone was knocking on the door. "Miss Padme. Master Ani," Threepio called through the door.

"What is it Threepio?" she called back.

"There is a Barriss Offree here to see Master Ani."

 

Damn Barriss, always ruining everything!

 

Uh Oh! Barriss has good timing doesn't she? LOL

Anakin better spill the beans before Bariss beats him to it or
worse blackmail him. Can't wait to see what will happen next.

 

for Sith's sake! she just had to appear didnt she?? I hope she doesnt causes

trouble for the two ( even if Ani deserves a good slap to the head for his little lie, thet's

not going to end up being so little if a certain very bitter healer is concerned)