" Ever since I met you, all those years ago, a day hasn't gone by when I
haven't thought of you. And now that I'm with you again, I'm in agony. The
closer I get to you, the worse it gets. I can't breath! I'm haunted by the
kiss you never should have given me. My heart is beating, hoping that kiss
will not become a scar. What can I do? I will do anything you ask." Not a
bit of falseness flickered in the Jedi Apprentice's eyes.
The woman he needed so much lost her breath, overwhelmed by his words. She knew what she had to do, she slowly said....
"M'Lady? M'Lady? Are you alright?" Captain Typho's voice interrupted Padmé's memories. She blinked.
" I'm fine. Are we about there?"
" Just a few more minutes, Senator."
"Thank you, Captain." The man slightly nodded his head in a respectable manner. He then marched out of the room, leaving the young senator and Dormé alone.
Padmé cast her gaze across the room. She met eyes with her faithful handmaiden sitting across the room from her. Ah, Dormé, such a great friend. She felt a stab of guilt as soon as she saw Anakin walk in. She wished she could tell Dormé of her feelings for the tall Jedi Padawan learner, but that would destroy everything.
She looked him over and then at his mechanical hand sympathetically. He gave her a reassuring smile when he caught her looking.
" It's not at all as bad as it looks." He rasped. She curtly nodded.
" It couldn't be as bad as your back." He commented. He strode to her direction and then sat beside her. He then sneakily slipped his good hand on her light clothe covered-back, slowly and softly caressing her back in short strokes so Dormé couldn't see. " Are you positive it doesn't hurt anymore." Then he added. ",M'Lady?"
Surprise and pleasure surged through her body at the touch of his fingertips. She wanted to kiss him so badly it was hardly bearable. " I'm alright. It's healed now." She said to Dormé when her handmaiden's expression turned concerned also. Then she turned to Anakin. His dark blue eyes and loving stare almost made her melt. "Honestly." She assured him, too. Not showing any sign of her feelings.
" We should be arriving in Naboo soon, M'Lady. Then you will be safe." He commented after a moment of silence. He turned to find Dormé eyeing his human hand suspiciously. Swiftly, Anakin hopped up and headed to the door. He paused when he heard a silent call of his name.
" Anakin..?" He spun around and nodded his head. She searched his face for the words, her eyes frantically turning every which way. She soon gave up and sighed. " Thank you." Padmé eventually finished.
He merely smiled, a mischievous and satisfied smile that almost scared Padmé and at the same time made her rejoice. Anakin was soon out of the automatic door. Her eyes remained glued to the door until it opened again.
" We are here, M'Lady." The captain announced.
" Very good, captain." It was back to being professional.
The woman he needed so much lost her breath, overwhelmed by his words. She knew what she had to do, she slowly said....
"M'Lady? M'Lady? Are you alright?" Captain Typho's voice interrupted Padmé's memories. She blinked.
" I'm fine. Are we about there?"
" Just a few more minutes, Senator."
"Thank you, Captain." The man slightly nodded his head in a respectable manner. He then marched out of the room, leaving the young senator and Dormé alone.
Padmé cast her gaze across the room. She met eyes with her faithful handmaiden sitting across the room from her. Ah, Dormé, such a great friend. She felt a stab of guilt as soon as she saw Anakin walk in. She wished she could tell Dormé of her feelings for the tall Jedi Padawan learner, but that would destroy everything.
She looked him over and then at his mechanical hand sympathetically. He gave her a reassuring smile when he caught her looking.
" It's not at all as bad as it looks." He rasped. She curtly nodded.
" It couldn't be as bad as your back." He commented. He strode to her direction and then sat beside her. He then sneakily slipped his good hand on her light clothe covered-back, slowly and softly caressing her back in short strokes so Dormé couldn't see. " Are you positive it doesn't hurt anymore." Then he added. ",M'Lady?"
Surprise and pleasure surged through her body at the touch of his fingertips. She wanted to kiss him so badly it was hardly bearable. " I'm alright. It's healed now." She said to Dormé when her handmaiden's expression turned concerned also. Then she turned to Anakin. His dark blue eyes and loving stare almost made her melt. "Honestly." She assured him, too. Not showing any sign of her feelings.
" We should be arriving in Naboo soon, M'Lady. Then you will be safe." He commented after a moment of silence. He turned to find Dormé eyeing his human hand suspiciously. Swiftly, Anakin hopped up and headed to the door. He paused when he heard a silent call of his name.
" Anakin..?" He spun around and nodded his head. She searched his face for the words, her eyes frantically turning every which way. She soon gave up and sighed. " Thank you." Padmé eventually finished.
He merely smiled, a mischievous and satisfied smile that almost scared Padmé and at the same time made her rejoice. Anakin was soon out of the automatic door. Her eyes remained glued to the door until it opened again.
" We are here, M'Lady." The captain announced.
" Very good, captain." It was back to being professional.