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Forgotten Past, Uncertain Future
Chapter One

Awaking from her slumber, Padme lifted her head slowly to glance around the darkened room. She let out a yawn as her brown eyes adjusted to the deep darkness. Her hand moved with the rising and falling motion of Anakin’s chest as he slept soundly. She smiled happily until she felt another arm wrap around her waist.

“Padme…” whispered a raspy voice in her ear as Padme’s breath shorted. She knew that awful shaky voice from somewhere. She felt warm lips press her cheek as she turned to face the dark figure.

“Who are you? What do you want!” she cried as Anakin began to stir a bit in the covers. A light saber flashed on as a soft glow drifted over the bed. The figure held it directly above Padme’s head.

“Be still dear, you’ll wake poor Anakin. He must be exhausted after all the Jedi training he does.” The figure replied drifting the light saber over the where Anakin slept. Padme trembled as her body stiffened with fear. She couldn’t move or hardly talk like she had been turned into a doll. “And I am sure your wondering who I am.”

“Yes…” Padme managed to reply softly.

“Well I’ll ask you this first, Anakin wasn’t always your only love was he?”

“Anakin was the only man I loved and is still the only man I love” Padme cried as Anakin sat up in bed. He stretched out his arm; caught his light saber and clicked it on to find whoever Padme was talking to had fled the room.

“Padme you ok?” he asked clicking the light saber off.

“Yes I am fine.” Padme answered placing her hand on her chest and letting out a sigh of relief. Her soft brown curls framed her now pale sweaty face and clung to the sweat like it was magnetized.

Anakin turned to Padme, his blue eyes shone with comfort. He placed his hand gingerly on her shoulder and softly laid her head on his chest.

“Calm down Padme, you’re breathing so hard. You know I won’t let any harm come to you.” Anakin whispered letting his fingertips entwine with her brown curls.

“I know” Padme said sighing lightly “But I can’t help but feel jittery.”

Forgotten Past, Uncertain Future
Chapter 2

Anakin walked to the Jedi council with long strides. He had to tell Obi-wan what had happened with Padme but he also had to keep the fact that he and Padme were now married a secret. He saw the 12 members of the council outside of the meeting room crowded around something. Anakin got impatient and finally pushed through to see a brown haired boy in a green top and black pants. He turned his green cat like eyes from the Jedis to Anakin and smiled crookedly.

“Anakin, this is Cyu.” Explained one of the Jedis as Anakin looked him over skeptically.

“Well hello to you too Anakin. You would think the padawan never saw a Jedi Master.” The boy answered as the rest of the council laughed.

“Why was I not informed of his presence?” Anakin asked looking around at the blank faces of the masters.

“Well Anakin, we actually were never informed of his presence either. Cyu was a great Jedi padawan not to long ago.” Anakin looked back at Cyu with an untrusting eye as the council welcomed him into their meeting openly, leaving Anakin in the hallway.

“Amazing how Cyu is changed into such a great Jedi.” Obi-wan commented coming up behind Anakin.

Anakin turned and replied, “How can you tell?” “I can feel it Anakin, I sense that he is powerful. If my memory serves me correctly he was a very promising padawan.”

“I sense anger in him.” Anakin commented as Obi-wan shook his head.

“You couldn’t sense that Anakin, your not trained enough.” Anakin lowered his stare to the floor.

“I’ve come looking for you master. There is a problem with Padme.”

“Oh what is it?”

“Someone else is after her again, I think he is a Jedi because I could sense him and he carried a light saber.”

“Hmm…I see. Well I will make the council aware of it and up the security.”

Obi-wan told Anakin as he turned towards the room where the meeting was being held.

“Master?” Anakin asked as Obi-wan turned back around. “Clear your thoughts and try to sense his anger. It’s there…”

~

Obi-wan sat near the window concentrating on Cyu but still could sense nothing. Cyu must have felt his mind sifting through his thoughts because he immediately focused on Obi-wan.

“So Obi-wan, you now have a Padawan?” he asked.

“Yes Anakin is my student at the moment but he is following through with an assignment.”

“Hm…what is this assignment?”

“That’s classified.”

“Obi-wan, we can trust him. He is a Jedi.” One of the council members pointed out.

“He is to protect the Senator Amadala from assassinators who have attempted to kill her” obi-wan informed Cyu reluctantly.

“You mean Padme?” Cyu asked.

“Yes.” Obi-wan replied.

“Do you really trust that young padawan with her? If she is so important I would not trust a inexperienced Jedi with her.” Cyu accused as the Jedi murmured.

“Anakin will be fine with her, he has proven himself an experienced Jedi enough for the job. Besides Padme only trust Anakin and would not have any other Jedi protect her.” Obi-wan reassured Cyu.

“Yes I suppose, but I have a feeling that they are hiding a secret. Keep an eye on them Obi-wan.” Cyu warned Obi-wan.

“I hate being in the middle.” Obi-wan mumbled.

“Where have you been all these years Cyu tell us?” Yoda asked.

“Oh…that’s not important, I am back and I am very glad to be. I spent most of my time in prisons and running from bounty hunters and those stories aren’t entertaining.”

“Yes quite.” Windu replied with a nod.

“Talk about your placement, we must.” Yoda said in his gruff voice as the council members looked at the small green elf like creature.

“What did you have in mind for me master Yoda?” Cyu asked.

“Placed on the council you will be.” Yoda suggested slyly sensing the anger inside Cyu.

“Thank you master, it is a great honor.” Cyu replied bowing to Yoda.

“Be not grateful, but productive.” Yoda instructed.

Forgotten Past, Uncertain Future
Chapter Three~

“They said they would up the security, it’s the best I can do Padme. Besides we don’t even know who this guy is” Anakin told Padme as she strode next to him.

“Anakin I don’t want more protection I want answers. Who wants to kill me?”

“I’m sorry Padme but I don’t know. Let’s just make sure your safe first then we can solve the mystery.”

“Alright but we better get this solved soon, I don’t think I can stand all this attention I am getting.” Padme replied.

“What did that guy say to you last night anyway?” Anakin asked curiously as Padme stopped walking and looked to the floor.

“Well…he told me…” Padme started but Ob-wan rounded the corner and interrupted.

“Anakin, the council would like to see you about the new security measures that are being taken.” He told Anakin as he nodded and left with Obi-wan for the meeting room.

Padme was just about to turn back for her room when a familiar boy walked past her. She turned around and stared at him for a moment but shook her head no and continued to walk until she heard her name being called. She turned around and saw that the boy who she had been staring at was now calling her name.

“Yes, can I help you?” She asked.

“Padme, don’t you remember me?” the boy asked coming closer, his green cat like eyes piercing into Padme’s sole. Padme knew exactly who he was, those cat eyes were not ones you easily forgot.

“I…um…you remind me of someone…” Padme replied backing away a bit.

“Who is that?” The boy asked stepping closer.

“Someone I knew who disappeared.” Padme answered backing up more.

“Oh really? Was this guy named Cyu by any chance?”

“Um maybe, look I got to go…”

“What’s the rush Padme? Don’t you want to know who I am?”

“Who are you then? How do you know Cyu?”

“Oh well I know Cyu very well because I am Cyu. I have come back Padme.”

“No, they said you were…dead.” Padme gasped covering her mouth. Tears brimmed her eyes, as her breaths became short gasps of disbelief.

“Padme I promised you I would come back for you, and here I am. Don’t cry.” Cyu crooned as he reached out for her. Padme smacked his hand away and turned and ran back to her room. Cyu watched Padme running away from him and began to feel his anger rise in his stomach.

“Funny this is, Padme react not the way you want her to.” Yoda commented as he limped over to Cyu.

“Oh no, she is just a little confused.” Cyu reasoned.

“Jedi fall in love, I thought not.” Yoda said as his face squished.

“Oh we aren’t in love, just friends. Cyu lied. “See other feelings you have for her I do. Cannot lie to me Cyu.”

~ Anakin knocked on the door politely and then entered Padme’s room to find her sprawled out on the bed weeping with agony.

“Padme are you alright?” Anakin asked dropping to his knees.

“Yes I’m fine, it just…” Padme sobbed lifting her head from her arms to show her blurry brown eyes and wet cheeks. Anakin reached out and touched Padme’s wet cheek making the teardrops disappear. He then leaned in and pressed his lips up to the salty tears that were running down her cheek.

“What is bothering you Padme, I’ll make it better.”

“I wish I could believe that Anakin…”

“What do you mean? Tell me everything that happened.”

“Anakin, he’s back.” Padme whispered more tears welling in her eyes.

“What?” Anakin asked. “Cyu…he’s back. He came up to me and talked to me today.” Padme explained. “I thought he was…dead.”

“Wait you knew Cyu?” Anakin asked still confused.

“Yes, he was…um…” Padme stuttered unsure of the right words to say.

“Did he hurt you?” Anakin broke in.

“No of course not… Look Anakin I just want to say that whatever Cyu tells you is probably not true ok. I was confused and angry and well…lonely at the time.”

“What…so he did hurt you?”

“No Anakin that’s not what I am saying. Listen to me please.”

“Padme he hurt you and you’re covering it up. I am going to talk to Cyu right now about all this.” Anakin declared getting up and walking out of the room ignoring Padme’s calls.