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( The dramatic shift from watching Anakin suffer to hearing the bright, young voice of the promising Padawan her husband used to be is startling. She feels guilty for being relieved and yet...

She is. This transition gives her time to think; time to plan. And in the meantime, she can let herself be lighter. Happier. Maybe even silly.

All she wants is to see him smile at any age. Thus why she changes into one of her brighter dresses and waits for the little boy outside. Her plans consist of a nice walk, partaking of the sweets that Luceti has to offer and getting to know Ani once again.

Her excitement is palpable. )

Edited 2014-08-30 04:20 (UTC)

[Anakin was just as equally excited. He hadn’t seen Padmé (before being taken by the Malnosso’s) in three years. Now she was back in his life again (and he had the added confirmation from Luke that they would get married).

It was all a little confusing for his young mind to process – because he was more than aware of the age difference between them, plus, he wasn’t really sure yet what ‘love’ in that kind of context meant.

He’d just decided to be happy he could see Padmé again and leave it at that until he figured everything out.

With energy, he bounded out of the house, only to have that exuberance replaced with uncertainty and a little bit of embarrassment. What did he say? How did he act? Padmé was a queen – had been a queen – and he was just a slave boy from Tatooine. When he’d first met her, he’d approached her with all the blissful ignorance of youth and a lacking in social education. Not to mention, he’d thought she’d only been a handmaiden at the time. A number of stations above him, certainly, but not so far above as royalty was. Then, he’d simply not thought how rude it might be for someone like him to even approach her.

Now, with three years of instruction at the Temple, he was more self-aware.]

“Um… hello.” [He approached with more restraint. And he looked at Padmé with awe.]

( The shy greeting only makes her smile broaden. While she is tempted to embrace him, she knows that would be awkward. He is a little boy, after all, and she hasn't met any boys that are comfortable with hugs from women who aren't family members. )

Hello, Ani. ( She clasps her hands in front of her and tilts her head to the side. ) You don't need to be nervous. I know we haven't seen one another in a few years, but I haven't changed.

( Being a queen had always been about effecting a change; it had never been about power or position. The way Anakin had treated her like a normal girl had been wonderful and she was grateful to him for being so open. She doesn't want that to change, which is why she, carefully, pulls out the pendant he had made for her. )

See? I kept it.

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