Hi, sorry for the delay. Haven't had much time, what with so much homework being piled on me! Any way, here's the next instalement of Protect A Senator. Let me know what you think! And any mysteries will be revealed shortly!

They entered the front room…

…to find seated Senator's Amidala and Clovis, along with Jedi Master's Mace Windu and Luminara Unduli, and Jedi Knight Aeyla Secura.

Anakin and Ahsoka bowed. "Master's", and Anakin and Aeyla exchanged small smiles – Ahsoka sensed that they knew each other well, more than the normal bond between Jedi Knight's and Masters. They were good friends, that much was obvious.

"Ah, Knight Skywalker, Padawan Tano." Luminara said. "It is good to see you. I trust you are well?"

Anakin smiled slightly, and shrugged. "We're OK."

Aeyla smiled. "Tired?" She asked.

"Dead beat." He admitted, with the ghost of a grin.

She nodded. "I can tell. How about you, Padawan?" Aeyla asked kindly.

"Same." She paused. "It was a long mission."

"That it was." Mace agreed. "And that is why we are giving you this assignment. You will have plenty of time to catch up on some sleep before leaving tomorrow. Knight Secura can keep an eye on both Senator's until you are well rested."

"Thank you, Master." Ahsoka said, and the relief that they would finally be getting some much needed sleep, and not having to take the first watch, was obvious in her voice.

"This is all very well and good, Master's Jedi," Senator Rush Clovis of the banking delegation cut in. "If you are all finished with this cosy catch up, I would like to know the security arrangements for me and my wife. I will not stay in a place where there are people who want my death."

"And your wife's death?" Aeyla asked quietly. "Would you stay for her?"

"I…I…I…" Clovis stuttered, not able to answer. But he didn't need to; the answer was written all over his face. No, he wouldn't.

"Didn't think so." Aeyla said, he voice cold.

"Enough." Anakin said, cutting in before Aeyla really started to have a go at him. "We have more important things to duscuss." His eyes burned into General Secura's, conveying a silent message of calm as she started at him in shock.

Are you serious? She asked, sending her thought's into his mind through their strong Force connection.

Yes He replied. Don't get me wrong, I want to rip out his throat too. I'm just too tired to do it at the moment. He added with a slight trace of humor, and her lips witched slightly.

Luminara sighed. "Would you two like to share your little conversation with the rest of us?" She asked.

Anakin looked innocent. "What conversation?"

"The one that you were having in your head's. And don't eve think about lying to me, Skywalker, your charms, however large, stopped working on me a few days after you came to the Temple, when I realised how reckless you were.

Anakin grinned slightly. "So you admit I can be charming?" He seemed to be teasing her – and trying unsuccessfully to change the subject.

Her cheeks flushed slightly – which was surprising as her skin was green. "When you want to be." She muttered, and even Windu smiled a bit. It was clear they had some running debate on the subject. Luminara maintained a steely resolution that Anakin was too reckless, and that she didn't think he could be fully trusted, and Anakin maintained that she was just a stuck up old cow who didn't like to live a little. He didn't say it in as many words, though, but the meaning was clear. It appeared that Master Unduli did like him a little after all.

"You still haven't told us what you were saying." She said quickly, and Anakin and Aeyla laughed.

"No, we haven't." He agreed. "And we have no intention of doing so."

Luminara scowled, but turned back to Windu "Very well then. Master Windu, would you like to brief them, or will I?"

"I will do it." Then to Anakin, Ahsoka and Aeyla; "As you know, there was an attack on this apartment yesterday evening. We are still unsure who was behind the attack, or who it was aimed at."

"But we can take a pretty good guess." Anakin said, his eyes flickering towards Senator Amidala, who shot him a dirty look, but smiled.

"General Secura, you will take Senator Clovis back to his home world of Scipio, while you, General Skywalker, will take your Padawan and Senator Amidala back to her homeworld of Naboo." Mace continued as if nothing had happened. "Since she doesn't mind, you will travel as regugee's, and use unregistered transport again."

"Again?" Ahsoka cut in questionally.

"Yes, Padawan Tano, again. That is how they travelled the first time Skywalker was assigned to protect the Senator, just before that battle of Geanosis." Ahsoka nodded her understanding, and he continued where he had left off before being interrupted again. "Unfortunately, Senator Clovis is not as, shall we say, adaptable, as Senator Amidala, so you will have to travel on the next shuttle to Scipio, second class."

"What? I refuse to travel second class! I will not be portrayed as some peasant!"

"If you wish to get off this planet alive, then I suggest you do as the Jedi suggest." It was not the Jedi who had spoken this time however, but Senator Amidala, her voice laced with ice and underlying anger at her husband.

Anakin didn't do a very good job at hiding the small grin that flickered across his face as she snapped at him, nor, for that matter, did Aeyla. There was clearly something she didn't know, and Ahsoka was determined to find out what it was. She wondered if her Master and Aeyla Secura were having an affair.

She couldn't be more wrong.