Title: A Handmaid's Tale
Time Frame: TPM to post-ROTJ
Disclaimer: All belongs to Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Disney Corporation except for many details of Sabé's history, which are my creation.
Notes: This is my own set of ideas about Sabé's background and her life. Most of it is my own creation, though some of it it is inspired by her "Legends" information on the Wook. Depending on your own point of view it can be considered canon compliant, slightly AU, or dramatically AU. I had no beta on this one, so any mistakes are mine.
Chapter 1: On a Handmaid's Origins
She's born Sabéa, to Kohlen and Taryah Veyana, and joins her sister Rioona in their modest home in the lush farmlands of Naboo's southern hemisphere. Her mother, the village elder. Her father, the village teacher.
When she's identified as a candidate for a newly-formed elite Theed security force at 16, she changes her name to fit in with the capital and becomes Sabé Veyanarrie. It's not long after that when she's chosen as the leader of the squad, and Princess Amidala's personal security detail. She's the best, and while the other girls have their strengths, she is the one to whom Amidala – Padmé – and her security chief Panaka, give their utmost trust.
That honor has its benefits, not just for Sabé herself, but sister, too. Rioona, now Roo'na Vey, joins her in Theed and will become a renowned educator like their father.
She bonds with Padawan Kenobi on those long troublesome days (and nights) on Tatooine, over headstrong superiors with impulsivity complexes and misguided senses of righteousness. Once their mutual annoyance with each other fades (somewhat, not completely; she still has a role to play after all), they stay up all night waiting for word. From Naboo, from Master Jinn. Sometimes they play sabacc. Sometimes they exchange childhood stories. From the Temple on Coruscant, from the green fields of her parents' farm.
Before their ordeal is over, she nearly confesses everything. That she is not Amidala but Sabéa, not a girl of 14 but a woman of 18.
When he smiles at her during the victory parade, she sees, through his sadness, that he's known all along.