Ardenti.
Summary: Anakin is Fire. Padmé is Water. The tension of a war where no one seems to be the villan brings the Queen and the boy from Tatooine closer to each other in an unexpected way. Anakin has no choice, but he still chooses her. Padmé chose him, but she needs to make a choice. They have the power to destroy each other. They have the power to make each other stronger.
Chapter 3: Gift.
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He could talk about how stunning the palace was, how great it was it's architeture or the Naberrie's good taste for decoration. But all of his attention was on the young woman in front of him. The woman who once was a little girl with a pretty light blue dress who asked him if he wanted to play. How she spoke for hours before he had the courage to say something. Now, she was wearing this long dress with the Air Nation's colors, a golden yet simple crown on her head. Her lips had this lovely pink color and her eyes shinned more than anything on that room.
She was talking with Obi-Wan about the stupid Republic. Well, when she said something about it it didn't sound as stupid... But everytime his Mentor spoke about the Air Nation expectations Anakin felt this urge to get out of the room. Even though she was talking with the older man, Padmé smilled at him from time to time and that was enough to him. Maybe she did remember who he was; he had hopes that the gleam he saw in her eyes earlier was enough proof of that.
"We'll have a dinner with all representatives tonight." Her voice was really sweet. He wanted that voice to talk to him, only for a moment. "Maybe we can discuss more about this. I'm sure Bail will love to hear about your farming techniques, he is quite passionate about it."
"It will be a pleasure, mila... Padmé." Obi-Wan corrected himself. Anakin almost rolled his eyes, but, well, she was looking at him and he didn't want to look like a douche. "Sorry. Habits."
Padmé giggled.
"No worries. My handmaidens call me milady even after years of friendship and I hear more titles than my own name. Sometimes I think I'll forget it." She then called two guards. The men bowed in front of her respectfully. "Take them to their rooms, please. North wing." She instructed before turning to Anakin and Obi-Wan with a gentle smile. "I have a meeting with my advisors now. I really enjoyed our talk though." Anakin felt his heart beat faster when she stared at him with once again that little smile in her lips. "I hope you find your room confortable and your stay here enjoyable. See you at dinner."
“Untill dinner mi-- Padmé." Obi-Wan corrected himself again, giving her his best polite smile.
With a last nod the young Queen was gone through the door. Anakin was staring at where she was until she got out of his view. Damn, he didn't say anything to her in the last two hours they were talking!
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