A/N – Here is the third chapter when Anakin and Padmé finally meet lol. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed!

The Jedi's meet the slave girl

Anakin stared at the shop. When he saw movement from his side, he averted his eyes and watched intently as Obi-Wan entered. Anakin warily took a step inside to see Obi-Wan stood in the middle of the shop and no one else around. He walked up to join his masters side. They both looked around to see any sign of a person or alien but there was nothing. Obi-Wan felt through the force and detected a presence. He wasn't quite sure who's it was though.

"There is some one here" He said quietly. He looked around to see if there was some one lurking somewhere.

"Who?" Anakin asked in a calm voice.

"I'm not sure" He decided he would find out who though. "WATTO" He shouted, if he was here, someone shouting his name would mean money for him which meant he would come out like a shot.

"He's not here" A sweet calming voice shouted from the back. Anakin's heart melted at the sound of the woman's voice. Padmé was too busy sorting things out in the back to come out to the front at the moment and help the costumers.

"Do you know when he will be back miss?" Obi-Wan asked seemingly worried, that him and Anakin would be here a lot longer than they had hoped.

"Not sure but it will probably be late, he has gone to the suppliers." Padmé informed them.

"Oh, would it be possible for us to remain here until he returns" Obi-Wan asked hopeful she would say yes.

"If you wish" She didn't see why not, it seemed important. Padmé was struggling to put this box on the top shelf, she was definitely not tall enough. "Would you like to make yourself useful while you are here?" She asked hoping he would help her.

"Sure with what?" He shouted back. Anakin smiled at the conversation the two were having.

"I can't reach up to put this box on the shelf."

"Oh I will send my padawan to help you he is taller than I"

"Thank you" She shouted back. Anakin glared at him, and made his way towards the back room. His mouth fell open when he saw the woman behind the angelic voice. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life. She had long, brown, curly hair which tumbled halfway down her back. She had brown eyes which he could stare into all day. Anakin swore he was looking at an angel. At the same time Padmé was looking at Anakin in awe. He was tall, with sandy blonde hair, dazzling blue eyes and a gorgeous face, she could have stared at him all day.

"Hello" He said.

"Hi" She said back. "I'm Padmé" She held out her hand and smiled at him.

"Anakin" He said back taking her hand and shaking it softly. "So m'lady I heard you need help." She laughed when he called her that. It was a name only royalty and someone important should be called not a mere slave girl.

"Yes could you get this box up there" She said pointing to the top shelf.

"Sure" He took the box off her and easily put it on the shelf. She smirk and realised she could have used the chair to stand on. It was a last moment thought but she was glad she didn't.

"Thanks" She said with a smile. He smiled back. "Well lets go out front" He nodded and followed her out to where Obi-Wan was stood.

"Hello" Obi-Wan greeted her.

"Hello" Padmé replied shaking his hand. "So what are you two after?"

"A lot, our ship crashed" Anakin and Obi-Wan spent two hours explaining to Padmé what happened, and she hung on every word. They had hardly realised how much time had gone by.

"Wow, you lead interesting life's" She stated. It was the type of life Padmé could only imagine and that she could do, imagine it.

"Yeah I guess we do" Obi-Wan said, he looked up at the clock on the wall. "Well we done for, we have no where to go and we will never make it back to the ship in time to be safe"

"Don't worry master"

"How can I not worry?" Obi-Wan asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"You could both stay with me tonight if you want, I have two spare rooms." Which was weird she was a slave with spare rooms.

"Really?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Yes" She said with a smile. "It would be no problem. Stay as long as you need to" The hospitality she was showing these strangers was unbelievable but it was in her nature, she had always been a kind person.

"Thank you Padmé" Anakin said. She smiled at him and saw him smile back.

"You're welcome Anakin"

"So Padmé tell us about yourself" She gave no answer. She didn't want to tell them that she was a slave. Obi-Wan was about to ask again but was put off when the door opened then slammed shut causing the three to turn around. They saw Watto entering the shop.

"Padmé get outside and help a Palo unload the truck." Padmé loathed Palo, he was Watto's other slave. Palo always had snide comment on how he was a better slave than her and he was favoured more. Padmé really couldn't have cared less whether he was a better slave than her or not. She didn't want to be a good slave. Also she hated the way he looked at her, as if he was mentally undressing her all the time, it made her uncomfortable.

"But" Watto gave Padmé a look that could kill. He flew over to her.

"What did we talk about earlier on eh?" He said coming up to her face. His breath smelt horrible to her.

"I must show you respect" She said rolling her eyes. Anakin and Obi-Wan sensed something was a miss with these two.

"Exactly now you a go and unload the truck"

"Yes master" Padmé said. Anakin and Obi-Wan looked at each other. It suddenly struck their minds

"She's a slave?" Obi-Wan asked Watto when Padmé had left the shop.

"Yes and a good one at that." He said with an evil smirk.

"How long has she been one?" Anakin asked.

"Her whole life, that's why she is so good she doesn't know anything else" He laughed at his own joke which neither Obi-Wan or Anakin found funny. If anything it made Anakin angry.

"Slavery should be banned it's a cruel life to lead" Anakin said coming closer to Watto.

"So say's you boy" Anakin's anger was getting higher and higher. He wanted to savagely beat Watto for putting that woman into the life of slavery. In his eyes he saw an angel but what kind of life is that for an angel?

"Anakin leave it" Obi-Wan ordered. Anakin looked towards his master and backed away from Watto.

"Yes master"

"Obi-Wan I thought it were you. What do you want Jedi?" Obi-Wan really hated Watto and couldn't stand the way he addressed people but he gritted his teeth and held his tongue.

"I need parts for my Nabooian cruiser." Watto looked at him and smirked.

"Err a what parts do you need eh?"

"A lot here is a list" He took a piece of paper from his pocket with a list of the parts needed and handed it to Watto.

"Wait until the girl comes back eh and she will help you" Obi-Wan was getting bored of waiting but nodded bitterly. It was a good ten minutes before Padmé re-entered. She was struggling carrying the boxes in, so Anakin went and helped her.

"Thank you" She said as he took the top two boxes leaving Padmé with two also. He smiled and watched as she lead him into the back. The boxes were to go down into the basement of the shop. In all fairness the shop only looked small from the outside but was huge on the inside. The stair case leading to the basement were dark and steep. It was almost impossible to get down without braking their necks.

"Dangerous or what?" Anakin asked with a laugh. Padmé giggled. When they got to the bottom of the stair she flicked on the switch and placed the boxes in the corner. Anakin did the same. It was only a small basement filled with boxes upon boxes. The walls were dusty and there were cobwebs everywhere. It was boiling hot down there so the two wanted to get out quicker. She switched the light back off and carried on up the stairs. When they got to the top they were both gasping for breath. The heat in the basement was so intense they needed to catch their breath since they could hardly breathe down there.

"Wow serious need of air conditioning." Anakin said with a laugh. Padmé raised her eyebrow in confusion.

"Need of what?"

"Don't you know what air con is?" She shook her head and Anakin almost couldn't believe it.

"It is a device that keeps a room cold" Padmé nodded. Another thing in her life she was deprived from.

"Where do you come from Ani?" Anakin smiled when she called him that. Normally he hated that nickname but it seemed right coming from her.

"Naboo" He said. Her face lit up.

"You are so lucky, I wish that I lived there, I heard it is the most beautiful planet in all the galaxy."

"It is" He said with a roughish smile.

"What is it like?" She had always dreamed of going there, it was the only place in the galaxy she had heard about, that she would be proud to call home.

"Well there are loads of green meadow, vast blue lakes, and extraordinary waterfalls." He smiled. "The towns are filled with shop that don't actually sell anything useful. It is the most amazing place ever."

"I wish I could go there" She said dreamily. She stared out the window to see vast deserts. There were no rivers, lakes, meadows or waterfalls.

"I will take you one day" Padmé felt happy he had offered but it was never going to happen.

"I cant" She said with a sad smile.

"Why not?" He asked in a quiet voice.

"Because I am a slave, I was lucky enough today for my master to allow me the day off tomorrow. I never have a day off" Tears were welling up in her eyes. Anakin's heart fell for her and he placed a hand on her shoulder to comfort her. "I'm okay"

"I promise you Padmé I will take you to see Naboo" She smiled and thanked him before she went to Watto.

"Can I go home now master?" Padmé asked with a hopeful look on her face,

"What?" Watto asked hardly listening. "Oh yes okay, enjoy your day off Padmé"

"I will thank you master" He was being unusually nice and it made Padmé feel uncomfortable.

"Remember hard work the day after"

"Yes master" Padmé grabbed her pale brown cloak off of its hook, then waited for Anakin and Obi-Wan to come with her. They said their bitter goodbyes and walked out with Padmé.

Once outside Padmé exhaled and sigh contently. It had finally happened she had a day off.

"So Padmé where do you live?" Obi-Wan asked. She turned and looked at him. He had interrupted her special moment but decided not to make a thing out of it.

"Other side of the town" She said. "We better go now" She said and pulled her hood over her head it cover most of her facial features which was a good thing. Obi-Wan nodded at Anakin who in turned pulled his hood over his head. When the three were unrecognisable they carried on through the streets.

"Do you walk home alone?" Anakin asked her.

"Yes all the time" She stated it was not something to be proud of but she did and that's all that could be said, what would be the point in lying about it.

"Its not safe to do so" Obi-Wan added.

"Well who am I gonna walk with, there aren't Jedi here everyday." She told them firmly. They remained quiet for the rest of the journey.

It took them roughly forty five minutes to reach Padmé's house. When they got there she placed her hand over the pad fixed on the wall. After a few seconds the door opened.

"It's a scanner" She told them.

"What does it scan?" Obi-Wan asked, it seemed a bit like a stupid question, he knew exactly what it scanner but he wanted to break the deadly silence that had loomed over them.

"Fingerprints" She said. She took of her cloak and placed it on the hook. She offered to take Anakin's and Obi-Wan's, they handed it to her with a word of thanks. She hung them up and them locked her door.

"Okay the rooms are there" She said pointing to a the two door on the left. She then moved her finger in the right direction. "That's my room, the kitchen's there and the fresher is over there" The nodded and took the information in. "Are you hungry?"

"How much food have you got, we don't want to intrude." Obi-Wan informed her.

"I have a lot Watto buys me loads, he may be a nasty piece of work but he treats me okay." She said faking a smile.

"Well okay then" He said giving in.

"Okay well I am gonna have a shower then you two can have one and my droid will make the dinner."

"You have a droid?" It shock Obi-Wan that a slave owned a droid. She seemed to have a lot of things maybe he had underestimated Watto, maybe he wasn't as bad as he thought.

"Yes call C3PO" She told the curious Jedi. "My father bought him years ago and gave him to me"

"Where is your father now?" Padmé was getting annoyed with all the questions and frankly needed to calm down.

"I'd rather not answer them right now." She said sternly.

"Okay" He said simply. With that Padmé went into the kitchen told 3PO to make the dinner.

"Yes miss Padmé right away." The golden droid replied to his command.

"Thank you 3PO" She said before going to her shower leaving the Jedi to view the house.

A/N – There is the third chapter it is the longest one yet so yay for this chapter. lol. I hope you enjoyed it! Please r n r