Padme had gotten up earlier than normal and told Sabe` to watch the twins, while she went down to the mausoleum. She was also going to head to the market and get a few items from there, before heading home to be with the twins.
Padme walked up to the stone building and saw that the door was shut this time around. Opening the door, she went inside and cautiously walked around, to make sure that no one was in here. Then, going to the double doors and opening up one side, she slowly looked around just to make sure no one was in the burial chamber itself. Padme went inside the burial chamber and shut the door, before going over to one of the vases and put her flowers into it. Going to the head of the sarcophagus, she knelt down, closed her eyes and tried to meditate, the way Anakin had taught her to relax, after a long day in the Senate.
Another lone figure came into the stone building and slowly came into the entry way of the mausoleum. The figure stopped because, it felt her presence, but how? She is dead, and her body is in that sarcophagus, right? Slowing going to the double doors, the figure opened one of doors and stepped inside the small chamber, and that's when he saw her. The lone female figure kneeling near the sarcophagus. His first thought was it was, one of the friends or family member of the late Senator.
Padme had this strange feeling that she wasn't alone. Raising her head, she sees him standing there in front of her. Standing up and removing her hood, so that way, he could see her face. The look on his face, which is classic, also had total shock written all over it.
" Oh ... Padme ... I ... I ... thought you were dead. That's what he told me. That I killed you." the cloak figure asked, before lowering his hood from his head, so that Padme could see all of his face.
" Oh my gods! Your... I thought you were dead...Obi-Wan told me that you were dead." Padme said. as the figure came closer to her.
" Well, as you can see, I'm not dead, and neither are you. Why were we lied to?" Anakin asked, as he came up to Padme, but was still arms away from her.
" I wish I knew. What are you doing here? If Lord Vader finds you, he will kill you." Padme said looking at Anakin, but then, saw a strange look come across his face.
" I'm not scared of him... For you see, I am Darth Vader." Anakin said, as he saw fear come to Padme's eyes.
" Oh my god... No... no... no...Anakin, you're kidding me, right?" Padme asked, as she put her hands to face, as she began to back away from him.
" No, I'm not kidding. Padme, I am Darth Vader." He said, just as his eyes turned from blue to an amber to yellow in color. " Oh gods, you are... Get away from me, you murderer." Padme said, as she backed away, but there really wasn't any place for her to go, because he was blocking her way from leaving.
" Padme, please listen to me. I never wanted this to happen to us. I know I have made huge mistakes and I wish I could take everything back, and change things that I have done. I'm begging you, please, listen to me, for a second." Anakin began to beg for her to listen to him.
" Why should I listen to you and how did you know about this place?" Padme asked, when she heard the sadness and hurt in his voice.
" Because I still love you and I would never hurt you... but, we both know that's not true. I never meant to hurt you, but I wanted to believe that you betrayed me. It was three days after, I had arrived on Naboo, that I learned that your body wasn't cremated, but buried here... I come here every other day to replace the flowers." Anakin said, with a sigh. ?" I see. Who told you where I was ... I mean, the mausoleum?" Padme asked, as she looked at him.
" It was one of the Holy Men. I guess you can say he was afraid that I was going to hurt him... but I didn't." Anakin said.
" Oh, well, that's good to hear... Don't think that I'm going to forgive you, for what you have done to me... I really need to get going now... I have a few things that I need to get done, so please let me go." Padme began to beg him.
" Fine, I'll let you go and I promise you that I will not follow you, but on one condition... You meet me back here tomorrow morning at this time. I will tell you everything... You do deserve that much, Padme. " Anakin said, as he moved to the side, so that way, Padme could head out of the door.
" Ok, fine. Only because I want to know what you have in mind, as to what what you are going to do to me, now that you know that I'm alive." Padme said, before pulling the hood up on her head, pushing pass him and hurried out of the mausoleum.
Anakin just stood there, waited for a few minutes, before heading out of the mausoleum. He headed back to the retreat and to his room, so that way, he can meditate on what he learned and saw today.
As for Padme, she went down to the market and was glad to know that he kept his promise, as to not followed her to the town, and most importantly her home. When she got there, she saw the twins in their swings, just watching the birds fluttering around the feeders that were hanging on the porch.
Going over to Luke and Leia, she bent her head down and kissed each child on the head, before going into the kitchen and saw that Sabe` was there making her a snack. Padme put the food away, before getting herself a cup of tea ande going back to the living room and sitting down on the couch.
" You look like you have seen a ghost, Padme" Sabe` said, watching her best friend.
" I'm ok. Why don't you take the rest of the day off? I want to spend the rest of the day with Luke and Leia." was all Padme said, before taking a sip of her tea.
Sabe` just nodded, headed to her room and stayed there, while she finished her snack. She was wondering if she should tell Padme that Obi-Wan called and wanted to talk to her, but Padme still doesn't want to have anything to do with him, because of what he had done to her husband. So, Sabe` left the house, headed to her family's farm, and spent the day with her parents and brothers.
As for Padme, she spent a very quiet day with both children, which was great for all three of them and they bonded even more. Later that night, once the twins were asleep, Padme sat in her room and read a little bit, before falling asleep. For the first time, in a long time, she really slept without nightmares.