Lie to Me - Chapter 1
By obi's girl
Summary: Sabé attends Padmé's funeral and meets up with Obi-Wan. What if Sabé saw Obi-Wan at Padmé's funeral and decided to follow him to Tatooine?
Chapter 1
Sabé watched as the funeral procession continued. She saw the current queen and two of her handmaidens, as well as several members of milady's family. Padmé's mother had notified Sabé about Padmé's passing, and Sabé, in turn, offered her condolences and promised to tell her other sisters. The original five gathered together before the funeral, meeting up at Sabé's house. They didn't talk very much, but each knew the impact of Padmé's death.
Sabé continued to watch as Padmé's body reached its resting place, the same place where Master Jedi Qui-Gon's burial was years before. As she watched the holy man say a prayer for Padmé, Sabé's back stiffened and she turned and looked beyond the crowd of mourners. In the distance, she could see his figure, watching from the shadows. Sabé sighed and looked back at milady, and then silently left the crowd.
Obi-Wan looked back briefly and then lowered his hood, walking back towards his ship. He was scheduled to meet with Senator Organa before he was to leave to take Leia to her new home. Yoda had advised him to keep himself hidden and not attend Padmé's funeral, but he felt that he needed to. He turned and looked back once more, and then froze as he noticed a single shadow follow him. Obi-Wan waited for a moment, silently touching his lightsaber but eased up once the figure came closer to him and he could see her features.
"Sabé."
"Ben," she greeted, "I didn't know if you were going to be here...You're...the Jedi..."
He frowned, beckoning her into the alley where his ship was. "I know...Master Yoda cautioned me to stay away, but I couldn't. I needed to say goodbye to her."
Sabé smiled sourly. "I know. Me too...so Master Yoda survived the attack on the Temple? Thank the gods. When I heard about what happened, I cried for hours. It was murder; it shouldn't have happened and the fact that the senators are behind Palpatine's great Empire now makes me sick!"
"Sabé, I hope you don't believe that the Jedi are responsible for Senator Amidala's death?"
"Even when Palpatine declared her dead and that they were responsible for it, I didn't believe it." Sabé sighed and looked at his ship. "Where are you going?"
Obi-Wan looked back at his ship. "Exile. There's nothing I can do now; Master Yoda has done the same."
Sabé nodded and sighed. "I don't know how I can go on with all that's happening to this galaxy, Obi-Wan. Let me come with you,"
"No, I cannot allow that Sabé. I have to go alone."
"To do what...punish yourself!" she cried as he started to climb up the wing into the cockpit. "I can't live in a galaxy that didn't stop democracy from dying. I want to go with you."
Obi-Wan turned and looked at her, "Sabé, you need to stay here. You're still needed."
She laughed. "You were always a bad liar, Ben."
Ben sighed and climbed down from the ship, standing up to Sabé. "I cannot allow you to come with me, Sabé. You have to stay here. I know it's going to be hard; it's not going to be any easier for me to leave, but it's something that I have to do. Stay here, princess."
Sabé lowered her head and started to cry. "I don't have a home, Ben. I'm lost..." Obi-Wan sighed and gently hugged her as she wept. "She was my sister. I loved her, and now I don't know what my path is anymore. What can I do in a galaxy that is a slave to evil? Let me come with you."
Obi-Wan hesitated a moment. He knew she was reaching out to him because of her grief, but he had a job to do. If Sabé came with him, she would know about Luke, and he couldn't risk that. The plan was for everyone to believe that Padmé's babies died with her. "I can't let you come with me, Sabé. I'm sorry," he said, and turned once again, climbing into the craft.
Sabé sighed, and watched as it rose into the air and quietly hovered out of the alley. "No, you're not leaving me here, Ben," Sabé whispered and left the alley.
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