A/N: I am very, truly sorry that it has taken me this long, but just recently I was able to find a notebook with some of the chapters I needed in order to update some of my stories. Also, if any Star Wars facts are false, please accept my apologies and know that I welcome any help. I love Star Wars and all, but, just not...that...much. Sorry.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything Star Wars...in fact, I own nothing but my characters. Who are also make believe just so everyone knows. I am not some wackjob that thinks I own fictional characters. Otherwise I would totally own Anakin of the not so old years. I didn't want to say younger years just on the off chance y'all think I meant the kid Anakin. Oooh and maybe Yoda. He'd be totally cool to show off at my younger siblings' school. Hehe. (Ah geez now I am sooo picturing Yoda all surrounded by sugar ridden Earth kids. At Chuckie Cheese.) Lol.

Chapter 3:

As they walked to Senator Amidala's quarters, Anakin couldn't help observing the strange woman. Like Master Yoda, he too could sense great pain and confusion in her. Looking at her clothes he couldn't help but think of what an enigma she was as they were unlike anything he had ever seen, especially the odd object covering her head. It covered so much of her that he wondered if she had any actual hair. Shaking his head, he remembered her obviously negative reaction to Chancellor Palpatine. It was odd that she would be so abrupt with the man, especially if she didn't know him.

Glancing up, she met his eyes. Both were taken aback; her by the stormy blue of his, and him by the amber brown of hers. Suddenly she was slammed into the back of Obi-Wan as he stopped in front of a large door. Rubbing her already sore head under the bridge of her cap, she followed the two men as they went through the now open door. She was the observer as Senator Amidala told the commanding Jedi how she was not in need of their assistance in this matter because it had not yet gotten that bad. However when Obi-Wan began to tell of her own situation, her demeanor changed drastically as she tensed, frowning. Walking to the large window overlooking the city, she was surprised by how quickly it was already starting to get dark out. She muddled through her few memories, trying to figure out who she was and just how she came to be here. As her head began to pound with the effort, she shook her head knowing that realistically, all she needed was a name. Everything she remembered told her what she needed to know about who she was. Out of the blue a young woman appeared at her side.

"My name is Sabe. I serve Senator Amidala as her handmaiden. Come with me please. We must get you cleaned up for the healer."

Nodding briefly, she allowed Sabe to lead her into an adjoing room, blue eyes following her every move. After they were out of the room, Sabe showed her Senator Amidala's bedroom before showing her something Sabe called 'the fresher' to which she just giggled. "It's a shower Sabe...but how do you turn it on?"

Sabe smiled indulgently, "Like this." With a flick of a wrist, Sabe had warm water flowing from the ceiling.

"Wow...a shower where you can't get cold. It's a miracle."

This time it was Sabe who laughed, hanging a towel for her to use. "I'll lay nightclothes on the bed for you to wear."

"Thanks Sabe."

"You're welcome, mi'lady."

With a small bow, Sabe was gone, and she got undressed, only to discover a small pendant hanging around her neck. Frantically her eyes searched the bathroom for mirror, sighing when she found none. Jumping into 'the fresher' she washed as fast as possible. Getting out she wrapped the big soft towel around her body, going into the bedroom once she was dry. She gasped when she laid eyes on the nightgown, it was a gorgeous lavender and a perfect fit. Just as she finished donning the gown, Sabe came rushing in.

"Let me help you with your hair mi'lady."

"Alright. With my hands numb, just, thanks again Sabe. But Sabe? Please don't call me mi'lady, I don't know if I can remember to call you that back."

Without replying, Sabe began to comb her long hair until it danced gently around her, "Your hair is like silk."

"You have silk here?"

Nodding Sabe half smiled, "I forget you're not from here. We have silk here and in my home of Naboo, but it's very hard to find. Which makes it all the more precious and valuable."

Turning, she held up the pendant, "Can you tell me what this says? I can feel an engraving, but there are no mirrors for me to see it."

"I'm afraid I can't read all that well."

"Oh..well, that's okay. What do you say about us learning together? I mean, I don't know how similar your words and letters are to mine, but either way if I'm going to live here, I'd better know."

"Really?"

"Really really," she laughed when Sabe hugged her exuberantly.

Sabe pulled away smiling, "I must go to see to Senator Amidala now. It is now my turn to say thank you, my new friend."

"You're welcome hun, just don't blame me if I get pissy when I get frustrated." With a little wave Sabe breezed out of the room, leaving her to follow more sedately. That changed however when she saw Anakin looking out the window. Excited because, surely he could read the pendant, she rushed over to him. "Anakin. Can you help me?"

He stared at her, stunned by how different she looked. Hair, he found she had in abundance. Thick and long, her straight hair was such a dark brown it could easily be mistaken for black. It swayed with every move of her head and seemed to just beg for his touch. And the gown, it made her look like an ethereal sprite, for it flowed about her like magic. He almost wouldn't recognize her, but for those eyes, by for those eyes. They glowed and sparkled with an energy all their own. He found himself in their depths, getting pulled out only by the waving of hands in front of his face. When he realized they belonged to the beauty in front of him, he blushed slightly, "Yes..sorry..It's just, you look so....different."

"Yeah I know. Don't worry about it." She gently grabbed the pendant from within the gown. Getting even closer to him, she lifted the pendant for him to take, "What does this say Anakin?"

Taking the pendant within his own hands he gulped, thinking of where it had just been resting. Bending his head, his brow furrowed as he read the small writing. "It says..Danae?" Startled when her small hands gripped his own, he stood stock still as he raised his face to look at hers. She beamed at him with a smiled that lit her entire face, and threw her arms around his neck.

"Oh Anakin, thank you. That's it! That's my name!" She pulled back, "I'm Danae." When he opened his mouth to reply, she placed a finger on his lips. "Just a moment. I want to tell Master Yoda and Master Windu." Closing her eyes praying that this worked, she took a deep breath. --My name is Danae.-- When she opened her eyes, she stepped back all the way from Anakin just as a knock sounded on the door.

Anakin walked to the door and admitted the female Jedi healer Yoda had sent over, "Did you hear anything?"

"What?" the healer replied. "I know not what you mean."

"Her name?" When the healer just looked at him blankly, he walked back to Danae and inclined his head towards her. --I heard you Danae.--

--Funny, I can hear you too.--

--Are you being sarcastic?"

--Me? Never..although, you weren't supposed to hear it you know.--

--Well, I did. But why didn't the healer, afterall she is Jedi too. Wonder what it means?--

--Your stuck hearing me no matter what?-- Laughing out loud at his expression, she approached the healer where she now sat. "What do I do?"

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End of Chapter 3