"2 master, it was at least 2" 28 year old Obi-Wan Kenobi grinned.
"It was not 2 whole minutes ok! It was more like 5 seconds" 43 year old Xanatos Omega countered.
The two men where riding up a turbo lift to meet the same woman that they where arguing about.
"Look I don't even care. How long Padme hugged me before we left doesn't even matter anymore!" Xanatos yelled, exasperated "I'm pretty sure she's gotten over that stupid crush she had on me, a long time ago. I mean it's been 10 whole years. She's probably even married now!"
"I dunno master, she was pretty much all over you back then, and she probably is now too" Obi-Wan said trying to suppress his massive grin. Oh how much he enjoyed bugging his former master like this.
"I hope you get punished for this Obi-Wan. I hope you're her new obsession. I hope she goes all drooly on you" Xanatos smirked.
"Well" Obi-Wan sighed "I am pretty freaking hot now" he ran a hand smoothly through his long ginger hair.
"Yeah right. I'm 43 and I'm probably still a hundred times hotter than you are" Xanatos raised a brow.
"You see!" Obi-Wan exclaimed "this is why Padme was and probably still is in love with you!"
Xanatos would have sighed, had the turbo-lift not stopped, and the doors not slid open.
But they did, and the first thing the two Jedi saw was…..Jar Jar.
"O-B?" Jar Jar said questioningly, and as Obi-Wan stepped out of the lift Jar Jar screamed "O-B!! Meesa so happ-e to seein yousa!!" and then engulfed Obi-Wan in a massive hug.
Then once Xanatos stepped off the lift Jar Jar ran over to him and gave him a hug, screaming "XANI!!!!"
"Good to see you too Jar Jar" Obi-Wan and Xanatos both smiled once they where released.
Jar Jar then ran ahead yelling "Senator Padme! Tha Jedi arrive!!!!"
The two Jedi followed Jar Jar into what looked like a common room, where Padme was standing on a veranda, along with a captain.
But as soon as she heard Jar Jar's words, she turned away from the scenery of the city and walked back into the room.
And walk turned into run when she saw Obi-Wan and Xanatos. Her face visibly lit up, and before the two Jedi could even bow, she ran up to Xanatos and gave him a warm hug.
Which Obi-Wan decided to use to his advantage:
/Haha she hugged you first, which only proves my point that she still loves you!/
He teased through their bond.
/Shut up/
Xanatos replied.
Padme stepped back and studied Xanatos.
He looked exactly the same as he did 10 years ago except…..oh my god was that a beard? And there seemed to be an addition to his necklace; it was a tiny grey cloth sack, that was neatly tied off by a piece of rope. And very few people knew that it carried Obi-Wan's severed padawan braid. Other than that he seemed to have gotten even more in shape (if that was even possible), and he had taken on wearing one fingerless glove on his right hand.
She smiled then turned to Obi-Wan and stared at him, hands on her hips "Obi-Wan Kenobi, is that you?"
"In the flesh" Obi-Wan replied with a cocky nod. Padme then grabbed at where Obi-Wan's braid would have once been "What happened?"
"I'm a knight now" Obi-Wan said with another nod.
"Oh my god it's been far too long" Padme smiled and gave him a hug. Once she released him Obi-Wan's devilish side took over:
"He agrees" Obi-Wan grinned pointing at Xanatos.
"Shut up" Xanatos growled smacking Obi-Wan at the back of his head
"You two haven't changed a bit" Padme laughed "Come on" she lead them to a pair of couches right across from one another.
Xanatos and Obi-Wan seated themselves across from where Padme, and Jar Jar chose.
"This is Captain Typho" Padme said pointing to the captain who remained standing.
When Xanatos raised a brow, Padme added "He's Captain Panaka's nephew"
Xanatos and Obi-Wan both gave her an "Ohhhhhh" look, for Captain Typho was a spitting image of his uncle.
"Queen Jamila has been informed of your assignment to protect Senator Amidala" Typho informed "We are all glad you are here Master Omega, the situation is more dangerous than the senator cares to admit" he said glancing over to Padme for a spilt second before looking back to Xanatos.
"I don't need more security, I need answers. I want to know who's trying to kill me!" Padme replied.
Xanatos and Obi-Wan both nodded despite knowing that they where both there to protect her not start and investigation.
"We'll get to work, in the meanwhile why don't you get some rest?" Xanatos said, clearly trying to subside Padme and her still childish thoughts for the time being.
"Alright" Padme smiled and got up to leave.
Once she was out of earshot Obi-Wan grinned "She loves you" and immediately ran off.
"Get back here you no good pathetic little-" Xanatos growled as he jumped off the couch himself and ran after his former padawan.
It was about another hour and a half before they actually got down to the matter of Padme's security.
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After a long day of doing nothing Xanatos returned to the floor of Padme's room, where she was fast asleep, Obi-Wan sitting cross-legged in front of her room, playing holo-chess against a CPU hologram.
As soon as he walked in Obi-Wan called to him "Anything?"
"Nada….alls good. I don't even get why we're here. I mean why couldn't Padme call for Qui-Gon and Anakin? Why us?" Xanatos whined as he walked over to Obi-Wan and hovered over the younger man, eyeing the game.
"Cause she knows Anakin as that kid we picked up on Tattoine, and Qui-Gon as that guy who came to drag our asses back to Coruscant" Obi-Wan replied, not taking his eyes off his game. "Haha very funny" Xanatos smirked. He reached down and tapped a piece on the holo-chess set, and then tapped a space a few inches away. The piece slid over to the space.
Xanatos walked over to the couch and flopped down on it. He threw his head back and closed his eyes before saying "Checkmate"
"Huh? Oh! Oh, nice!" Obi-Wan said, his face glowing with pride "HA! Finally beat you, damn CPU!" he screamed at the holo in front of him. "You have defeated me" the holo said and disappeared into the chess set.
The holo features turned off, turning it back into a normal chess board. Obi-Wan left it there and walked over to the couch, where he flopped down next to his former master.
He tossed his head back and closed his eyes as well.
"I wanna sleep" he mumbled.
"Like I don't want to" Xanatos retorted.
"Hn…." Obi-Wan muttered before both the Jedi began to drift into a light sleep.
That is until a sudden sense of alarm filled both of their senses. There was an unwanted presence around them and it was definitely in Padme's room.
They both jumped up and looked at each other for a split second before barging into the senator's room, lightsabers at the ready.
Well that was chapter 1. I'm so happy this is finally out. It seems like so long ago I started If Everyone Cared and now.....I'm at the sequel. Wow.
Hope u guys liked it ^-^ Review and the force shall be with thy!