Hi here's chapter 3! I'm sorry for such a long wait!! I know it's been two months, but I got really encouraged by the other reviewers I'm sorry! Not to mention writers block and I had a great idea for the other one….
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars. George Lucas does I just play with his characters and occasionally add my own.
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Padmé, Captain Typho and the four Jedi boarded Padmé spacious ship. "Typho set a course for the lake house please." Padmé requested.
"Yes milady." Typho said before exiting to the cockpit. The four and Padmé sat at a table in the main room on the starship.
"The vote is being postponed until next week, so I'll be able to stay a little longer than I originally thought. But what will we do if we find no evidence or the whereabouts of the culprit?" Padmé asked.
"If we don't, we'll have to escort you back to Coruscant." Ferrus explained.
"Well the vote isn't until the end of the week… If you don't mind, you could stay at my lake house then take me back to Coruscant just before the vote, that being that you don't have to go back and we don't find any evidence." Padmé said. Anakin smiled at the idea.
"Well the council never said to come back immediately… If the conditions are right, we'll be happy to accompany you." Obi-wan said. Padmé smiled, "Wonderful."
"Milady, you are needed in the cockpit." Typho said. Padmé stood up.
"Excuse me." Padmé said. As soon as Padmé was out of sight, Siri turned to Obi-wan.
"Why did you say that with the clone wars going on? The council needs us." Siri said.
"With all due respect, we haven't gotten a good rest in over a year. We need a good rest." Ferrus said. Meanwhile, Anakin was imagining the lake house the warm sun on his face and beautiful Padmé…
"Plus, I hear it has a beautiful view. Isn't that right Anakin?" Obi-wan asked. Anakin looked up abruptly, being torn away from his fantasy.
"Yes," Anakin replied, "beautiful."
"How would you-" Ferrus was cut off by Captain Typho, "I'm sorry to interrupt, but we have arrived."
The Jedi, Padmé and Typho went off the platform and onto the gondola. After a few minutes of the ride, they arrived to the lake house. Anakin got out first and helped Padmé onto the ledge, just outside. She smiled; it seemed as if it was yesterday when Anakin escorted her last time. The rest got out of the gondola and followed Anakin and Padmé. The air was still. The birds were as silent as the Jedi. It unsettled everyone. Padmé looked around. Everything looked fine, it was clean, and the plants had been watered… Then Anakin stopped.
"Did you hear that?" He whispered.
"What?" Padmé asked as she and Anakin listened. Then Padmé heard it. It sounded like a muffled voice. The others heard it too. The voice leads them to the large kitchen. Everyone stopped to listen again. Then they heard it again.
"In the pantry." Anakin said. Obi-wan nodded and opened it in a jerked motion. In the same instant four lightsaber were ignited. They all peered inside. Inside was a middle aged man tied up and gagged. Padmé moved in front.
"Paddy Accu. He's my housekeeper." Padmé explained as she took the gag off of him. Paddy took a deep breath.
"Thank you, but Miss Padmé, they were after you. They took an old man up to the balcony and I heard a blaster…" He trailed off. Obi-wan cut Paddy free and helped him up. Padmé ran out of the pantry then out of the kitchen. Anakin turned and ran after her. Padmé could feel her heart beat faster and faster most likely due to the fear, curiosity and how she was running so hard. She didn't hear Anakin call after her as she ran up the stairs and onto the beautiful balcony that had such sentimental value to her.
She looked around and froze dead in her tracks. Her face turned ghost white and she was speechless. Anakin stopped behind her and he froze at the recognition. There lying in the exact same spot of where Padmé and Anakin's vows were exchanged, was the holy man who married them only one and a half years ago.
End of Chapter 3! Hope it was worth such a long wait…. Please review if you want this to be continued immediately otherwise I switch to my other story! Please, please review!!!
