Obiwan woke up in a cold sweat. For the past few nights his dreams had been haunted by memories of Sabe. Obiwan chastized himself. He felt like a hypocrite telling Anakin to let go of the dreams of his mother, when he seemed to have no control over his own mind. Obiwan knew the dreams had a meaning...but what? Was it a warning? Was she is some danger? Or was it simply his heart being nostalgic? Reminicing over the things that were and the things that could have been had he made the right decision.
"no!" He stated with certainty to himself. "I did make the right decision".
Obiwan decided that the best thing he could do for himself, was to hope she wasn't in any danger and put her out of his mind completely. When he had gotten dressed, he went to find Anakin. The two of them had just recently returned from a Border dispute on Ansion, and Obiwan had not gotten around to praising his apprentice for his good work there. Obiwan knew that all to often he focused only on Anakins faults and not his accomplishments. Anakin had become a cunning warrior and Obiwan was very proud to be his Master, but there was no denying that his padawan had a problem with his own vanity. Obiwan was often concerned that Anakin was overconfident in his abilities and would one day suffer for it if he did not grow out of it. Obiwan found his apprentice watching a security hologram.
"Look master She's here!"
Who's here?" Obiwan asked wondering who it was that had gotten his padawan so enthused.
"Padme. Look her ship is landing."
Obiwan was suddenly interested in the approaching ship to. "This could explain the dreams." he thought to himself. Sabe would no doubt still be serving the Senator. He watched intently as the ship landed and the Senator stepped out.
"It's her" exclaimed Anakin not even attempting to hide how eager he was.
"No" said Obiwan "I heard there have been some assasination attempts on the Senators life in the past few months. That will be the Senators decoy."
The moment he said it the ship blew up. Obiwan said nothing he just took off running towards the platform with Anakin a few steps behind. When they got there he found Padme leaning over the body of the decoy. Obiwan's heart stopped. He knew that Sabe must have been killed. He slowly made his way over to where the Senator kneeled and saw that Sabe was not lying there dead, but standing right next to Pamde. "At her side as usual" he thought with a sigh of relief. He watched her for a moment before she looked up and noticed him standing there.
The moment their eyes met Sabe forgot all of the years of separation between them. It was as if they had never been apart. She didn't break his gaze but instead studied him. Memorizing every detail. She could not believe he was accually standing before her after all those years. His appearance had changed somewhat. He no longer had the short hair of a padawan learner. His hair was longer and he had grown a beard making him look more self assured and wise. But he still had the same compassionate blue eyes she remembered. Too soon after she saw him her and Padme were being led to safety and he was no longer in her sight. The familiar feeling of emptiness consumed her the way it had all those years ago when he had left. She knew now what the dream had meant. That she would once again see him even if for only a second. But the dream had done more than that, it had saved her life. It should have been her on that ship. She felt a rushing wave of guilt coming on. Corde had died because of her. She did her best to clear her mind of these thoughts as she went to get Padme ready to meet the Chancelor. These feelings could not help her now. All she could do was accept what happen and ensure it didn't happen again.
Obiwan had not spoken a word since he left the landing platform. His mind was swirling. He was lost in a thousand memories. All those moments he had treasured with her and all of the times since then he had talked himself out of going back. He sat in meditation trying once again to convince himself that he had made the right decision all those years ago. No matter where his mind drifted, he was always brought back to the look on her face when he had seen her moments ago. She had definitley recognized him and he could tell by her expression that she had not forgotten everything that had happened between them. Nor had she forgotten the way he had left her. It seemed strange to Obiwan though that she did not appear angry at him. In fact Obiwan thought he almost saw a small trace of a smile on her lips when she had recognized him. It had been ten years, but time had not changed her. She was just as beautiful as he remembered. Perfect in every way. What would their life had been like had he not abandoned her? His thoughts were interupted by Master Windu walking through the door.
"Master Kenobi, you and Skywalker are report to Senator Amidala. You are to protect her from these assasination attempts." Anakin was the first to anwser "yes Master" he said with too much enthusiasm. Obiwan gave him a warning look. "We will report there at once." Obiwan confirmed.
Sabe gazed out the window at the city. Corusant was nothing like her home planet. Naboo was quiet and tranquil. The people there were content to simply live in peace. Not here. As she watched ships go by she could see a million people. All of whom where in a hurry. All seeming to care for only their own problems. And yet,it seemed like that was all she had done since she had arrived here to. In a city this large she had originally thought she wouldn't have to worry about running into Obiwan again. However, when the Senator returned from her meeting it was clear that that plan was gone. He was once again going to serve as Padme's gaurdian. "Just like old times" she thought with a laugh. She kept by the window watching as the rest of the world flew by just as it always did. She knew that he would be there within the hour and she needed to prepare herself for it. She promised herself that this time she would not get attached to the jedi. She would treat him just as she would any other guard.
As Obiwan rode up the elavator he focused all his attention on his padawan. Over the years he had gotten very good at hiding his true feelings, and he found this was even easier when he was criticizing Anakin. His apprentice looked exactly how Obiwan felt inside, nervous and unsure.
"Your sweating, relax" he told Anakin.
"I haven't seen her in ten years master" Was all Anakin managed to say. At this statement Obiwan couldn't help but laugh to himself. It seems him and his padawan were for the first time experiencing the same conflicting emotions. As they walked through the door they were greeted by Jar Jar and then by the Senator. Sabe stood at her usually stop behind the Senator and she keep her face down. "She is purposely avoiding eye contact" thought Obiwan to himself. "But then why would she want to look at me." It had been him that had left. She had every reason in the world to want to be distant. The meeting with the Senator ended, Obiwan went down stairs to start checking the Security. The harder he worked the less his thoughts were able to drift. After he had done everything possible he decided it was time to go back up and check on Anakin. When he reached the elevator he saw Sabe standing inside with a tray of food. Unsure of what to do, he simply stood there undecided on whether he should enter the elevator or let her go up without him. Sabe was the one to finally break the silence.
"Master Kenobi I believe there is room for one more person." He was surprised at how formal and uninterested she seemed. He said a quick thank you and steped inside. Sabe stood straight and did not make eye contact. She kept her face as expressionless as possible but Obiwan thought he could see the conflict in her eyes. He was unsure of what to say or if he should say anything at all. Years ago he would have given anything for a moment alone with her like this, but now he felt awkward and out of place. Deciding that he could no longer stand the silence he turned to speak to her but noticed that she was trembling.
"M'lady are you alright? Here let me help you." he said with concern as he took the tray from her hands. Sabe was angry at herself. She should be able to control her emotions better than this, but she found being alone with him again was harder than she had thought it would be.
"Thank you. Im fine now." she managed to say as she reached for the tray. He gently gave it back to her and studied her face. Sabe's goal had been to avoid eye contact, but now she was staring straight into those deep blue eyes that had captured her all those years ago. The memories once again flooded her mind. She wasn't sure if this was a result of one of his mind tricks or if she was remembering them voluntarily. He took a step closer to her and she was suddenly thankful that she was still carrying the tray of food preventing them from getting any closer. She had to be careful or she would set herself up to be hurt again.
"I've missed you." he said looking deep in her eyes. She wanted to stand there forever just gazing at him, but she stopped herself. She would not make this mistake again. The elevator door opened and she immediately stepped out to leave.
"Sabe!" he called out to her. She took a deep breathe and then turned to face him.
"Our time is gone Obiwan."