Hey, just wanted 2 let u pplz know that the time period of this piece of fanfiction is aotc kind of time period, clone wars not yet started. Attachment rule is CHANGED!!! yay
Disclaimer: All puppets used for my evil practice is Mr. Flannel's property. All other stuff is created by my imagination. I apologize for any coincidences that my work seems familiar to yours, plz contact me and I will remove. ;-)
Without further ado…
Chapter 1- Dismally failed attempt
"Greetings, may I speak to Senator Amidala?" The man spoke with a unique mix of Outer-rim and Coruscanti accent, he had blond hair that brushed at his broad shoulders, piercing blue eyes, a tanned handsome face chiseled to perfection and a fit, well built body.
The woman on the receiving end of the comm. studied him carefully.
"Why, Ani! You have grown so much!" Sabé exclaimed.
"Thank you, Sabé." Anakin was clearly uncomfortable, and Sabé decided not to keep him waiting any further.
"Padmé will be very pleased to see you, I don't think you've met in a long time."
Her mouth widened further, knowing Padmé would be more than pleased, she had been thinking of him ever since he and Obi-Wan first appeared on the holos a year ago, both now appearing daily and getting praised for their heroic acts endlessly.
"Please hold on, I will go see if she is available."
Anakin waited patiently in his chambers at the Temple as Sabé strode through a pair of ornate doors off to the side of the room.
"How's it going?"
Anakin turned from the viewer and looked around at his former master, Obi-Wan.
"Sabe's gone to get her."
Obi-Wan turned a comical bright red colour when Sabe's name was mentioned.
Anakin smirked at him, "I take it you haven't spoken to her yet?"
Obi-Wan glared at him.
Ever since the attachment Code was changed, allowing Council-approved Jedi Knights to form romantic relationships, Anakin had been mercilessly teasing Obi-Wan on his crush on Sabé.
Then Obi-Wan's expression changed, "What's happening with you and Padmé? Have you hooked up yet?" He asked casually, a hint of a smile tugging at his lips.
Anakin shuffled his feet, clearly embarrassed, "Things are moving along."
"They are indeed…considering that the rule has been changed for a year, and you have finally worked up the courage to make contact with her again." Obi-Wan grinned at the ashamed expression on his fellow Knight's face.
"Better than your condition at least." He replied playfully.
"What? How do you know I haven't started courting Sabé yet?" He asked with one eyebrow raised.
"Because I read all your pathetic attempts at love poems, which in them, incidentally asks her to have a 'friendly' dinner with you." Anakin laughed out loud, he had not seen Obi-Wan's face so red even since he ate a hot chilli pepper on an Outer-rim planet on one of their missions.
"Anakin, you weren't supposed to read them!"
"Read what?" A woman's voice asked them.
The both turned, Anakin doubling over with laughter and Obi-Wan flustered.
Sabé watched with an amused face.
"Nothing much, just a joke between us." Anakin waved his hands dismissively as he struggled to compose himself.
"Yes, nothing at all." Obi-Wan added unhelpfully, nodding his head fervently.
Anakin's mind clicked into gear...if Obi-Wan could not summon the courage to ask Sabe out, he would help them...
"Well, I wouldn't say nothing at all…" Anakin said wickedly.
Obi-Wan shot him daggers with his eyes.
Anakin went on in spite of Obi-Wan's unspoken warning.
"Obi-Wan here told me one of his poems, very beautiful if I may say so myself, written for an even more beautiful lady." He beamed.
"Oh? May I hear it?" Sabe asked, interested.
"No need milady." Obi-Wan said as he attempted to wrestle Anakin to the ground.
Anakin pushed him away, and held him in a headlock.
"Anything you wish, Milady," Anakin called back the memory of one of Obi-Wan's soppiest poems he remembered.
"Your smile, melts my heart,
The suns of the Nubian sky hold no candle to your beauty,
Even the most hard hearts of spacers break free of it's imprisonment when you appear in a room,
You make the numerous stars and brightest suns in the galaxy dim compared to your shine,
You are the very air I breathe,
The one who holds my soul in the cradle of your hands,
When you speak, I am captivated, I cannot move, I cannot think,
I am too shy to ask you to dinner, you can break or make my heart with a single word…
YOU ARE THE…arg…" Anakin got dragged down to the floor while making his exuberant and much exaggerated speech.
Obi-Wan sat atop him and looked into the viewer, "Milady, you see Anakin here has not had much sleep over the past few days, it's affecting his brain and actions in a very disturbing way, please excuse his terrible behavior, I will seek some professional help for him as soon as possible."
Sabe looked like she was about to burst from her overwhelming laughter, "Well, don't let me keep you. It was a lovely poem, Obi-Wan, I envy the woman whom you have affections for."
Obi-Wan bowed, flushing from her compliment, "I thank you profusely, Milady."
Sabe smiled at him, and looked down at Anakin, who was pinned to the floor, with Obi-Wan's hand wrapped firmly around his mouth.
"Ani, Padme was busy answering letters from numerous suitors, she apologizes and hopes you will contact her again at a later date."
Anakin nodded, his face downcast, Sabe winked at him knowingly.
"Don't worry, you'll get your chance, be patient." She said.
Anakin's face coloured even more, partly from lack of air and partly from her words.
"Goodbye, it was nice seeing you again." Obi-Wan said courteously.
Sabe nodded, leaned forward and turned the comm. off.
Obi-Wan let out a huge sigh of relief and let Anakin go.
"I nearly got you a date, and this is how you treat me?" Anakin asked indignantly.
Obi-Wan answered with a sour look, "I prefer to win her over with my charm thank you."
"You have charm?" Anakin snorted derisively.
"Of course! That's why I am so popular with the ladies at court." He said with haughtiness, letting Anakin go and brushing his tunic off.
"What ladies? You mean the ones with the long necks and overweight bodies, who put on excessive makeup and who, when you embrace them, you practically sink in to their bosom, that we met on one of the far-off worlds?" He bellowed, clutching his stomach.
"Oh? So what have you done that was most charming? Stuffing your face with that greenish goo we had at the king's banquet we attended on the Outer-rim?" Obi-Wan retorted.
"Hey! That goo, was a planetary delicacy! It was delicious!" He said defensively.
"Of course, how could I forget? You can eat anything and everything you see!" Obi-Wan mocked him.
Anakin looked offended, "I'm a growing boy!"
Obi-Wan made a rude noise, "Yeah, if you grow any taller, Padme will have to stand on a box just to kiss you at your wedding!"
Anakin blushed, "We haven't even seen each other yet, and you're imagining us getting married?!"
"Well, you always talk about her, even the Masters are placing bets on how long it'll take for you to convince the Senator to accompany you on a night out."
Anakin looked incredulous, "They are?"
Obi-Wan laughed, "You have no idea what they have been talking about in the Council meetings, do you? There's a lot more about them that meets the eye."
Now, Anakin looked curious.
"Like what?"
Obi-Wan didn't answer, purposely annoying Anakin, he waved his hand in front of the door sensor and walked out as the door slid open.
Anakin followed doggedly behind.
"Like what, Obi-Wan?" Anakin's voice was louder as he began to bounce lightly on his toes, eager for a bit of gossip.
Obi-Wan continued ignore him.
"Obi-Wan!" Anakin whined, "Tell me!"
"You sound like a child." Obi-Wan said, pointing out the obvious.
"Pleeeaase…" Anakin begged, tugging on Obi-Wan's sleeve, ignorant of his former master's comment.
They walked along a finely decorated hallway towards the food hall.
The Jedi on either sides of them looked at Anakin strangely.
Anakin however, paid no attention to them.
"No." Obi-Wan said, enjoying his newfound power over Anakin.
"I will do something to you that you will regret later, old man!" Anakin yelled, trying a new tact.
Even more Jedi looked shocked at Anakin's audacity. As the pair moved past groups of Jedi, the Jedi squeezed themselves against the walls, keeping as distant to the two enigmas as possible.
They noticed the behaviour of the others and Anakin stopped persisting Obi-Wan for a while. Both smiled at each other. They had an odd bond that no-one else could seem to understand, it was one both treasured immensely, enjoying the confusion other Jedi felt when they started their daily bickering and teasing.
"Old man?" Obi-Wan asked with his famous 'eyebrow twitch' movement.
"Gods, you must be deaf to not hear your ancient bones creaking!" Anakin slapped the other man's back cheerfully.
"And what will you be doing to make me regret my decision to not tell you about the Council's discussions?" Obi-Wan asked inquiringly.
Anakin let out a malevolent cackle, "Mwahahaha! You have no idea what's in store for you!"
Obi-Wan shivered at the thought of Anakin's pranks, he had no idea where Anakin got all of them from, but hoped the countless tricks played on him over the years would run out sooner or later.
"Bring it on!" He shot back at Anakin.
He will tire of it sooner or later. He thought.
I hope.
Tada! End of chapter 1, hoped u liked it. Plz, Review! Review! I will be 4ever indebted to you if you comply with my wishes.
p.s: plz give me sme ideas on the nxt chapter and what dramatic activities Anakin does to catch padme's attention and finally ask her on a date!