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It was turning out to be a week of reunions for Anakin. Not only had he got to see his sister for the first time in years, but now he was getting to see Padme again too. Granted, it wasn't under the best of circumstances - Anakin and Obi Wan were to protect the senator from assassination attempts - but it was always good to see a friend.
Ismira and Master Fay, meanwhile, were at the temple, relaxing a bit before the council decided to send them on another assignment. Ismira had been taking the opportunity to improve her swordsmanship, and to see how she was doing compared to her peers (and getting the occasional tip from Anakin). She would be disappointed to see her brother have to leave so soon. One evening with him making sure no one tried to kill Padme Amidala seemed okay to her, though.
"Why not send Anakin to protect Senator Amidala, and I'll go to Kamino?" asked Obi Wan. The council murmured amongst themselves, considering the knight's idea.
"Not sure are we that a good idea that is," said Yoda in his characteristic backwards syntax. "Prone to forming attachments he is."
"Master Yoda, if I may interject," said Tansie Fay, "why not send my padawan, Ismira Skywalker, with them. She'd be able to, well, supervise them."
"Hmm, a good idea perhaps this is."
Ismira was delighted. This was the first time she'd been allowed on a mission without her master. She was hardly alone in this; she was accompanying Anakin on his mission to protect the senator from Naboo, and they had R2 with them.
At present, they were eating lunch while Anakin and Ismira regaled Padme with stories of their adventures with their respective masters. Anakin seemed to have much more exciting adventures than Ismira, but everyone knew that padawans didn't have many 'adventures' until they were about fifteen or sixteen, usually. Even Anakin would admit that he didn't do much more than diplomatic missions and visiting temples for quite a while; Obi Wan had gone on the more dangerous ones on his own, generally.
After they had eaten their lunch the trio (and R2) caught a ship to Theebs on Naboo. Padme was eager to take the opportunity to pay her family a quick visit. The Naberrie family were kind people, and insisted that they all stay for lunch, even after they were warned about Anakin's large appetite.
After lunch, Padme, Anakin, Ismira and R2 travelled to the lake house. The house was big, and the surroundings idyllic and tranquil. Ismira and Anakin were both hugely impressed by it; there were no buildings with any degree of beauty on Tatooine, and as Jedi, they didn't get to see many really beautiful architecture - Jedi were spartan as a rule. It was difficult not to envy Padme's childhood in a place like this.
Anakin and Ismira were to share the room next to Padme's, while R2 was to stay with Padme and wake her protectors in case of any emergencies. Both of them were confident that no one would find the senator out here - only the council and their masters knew where they had gone.
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Ismira had to say, she was a little annoyed. As soon as everyone had settled in, Padme and Anakin had taken off to play in the fields at the edge of the lake and left Ismira and R2 to themselves in the house. She knew that technically, Anakin was in charge, but this was her mission too. Why should she be left to twiddle her thumbs while they had fun?
While her brother was off galivanting, Ismira paced the perimeter of the house, checked that everything was secure, and then when she was confident that all was in order, she sat down on the porch and read for a while. The sun was setting when Anakin and Padme returned, and Ismira had finished her book and was preparing their dinner.
She wanted to be annoyed at them, even though Master Fay would scold her for it, but when she saw the pair laughing, she found that she couldn't. They were two friends having fun. Why would Anakin want his kid sister hanging around anyway?
The dinner Ismira had prepared was simple enough - a vegetarian affair made up of vegetables sauteed and smothered in a herby sauce.
"This is delicious Izzy," said Padme, smiling.
"Thank you," said Ismira. "So what did you two get up to this afternoon?"
"Not much," said Anakin, "we went for a walk around the the fields around the house. Caught up a bit."
Ismira simply said 'oh,' and left it at that. Okay, so maybe she was a little annoyed at them.
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Okay, this chapter was a little shorter than the last. I'd love a review. Seriously, I want to know what people think of this. Authors love feedback! I hope to have the next chapter up soon.
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