Sorry it took so long guys, but to make up for it i made this chapter super long and super dramatic!

~Xanatos

I should go wake Obi-Wan. Skipping meals like this isn't too good for him. I tried to wake him once before but he practically begged me to let him just sleep. It made me feel pretty awful…..so I let him. I mean it's not his fault he just had to relive the most traumatizing incident of his life.

So now here I am sitting at the dinner table, trapped in this house, because of this sandstorm. I just ate lunch too.

There's one thing that everyone knows, and that's, that I hate staying home for more than a few hours on end. And fortunately for me Obi-Wan's picked up the trait too.

Anakin's happy. He doesn't have to go work because…..well he can't really leave the house. I've been thinking a lot about him.

His powers, his ability, and what should be done about it. I mean he is just so powerful that if I just leave him here……..you never know who might come along and decide to use it. But I can't exactly bring him to the temple either because he is far too old.

Heck they barely let me in cause Qui-Gon brought me in when I was 3, let alone Anakin who's 9.

I am pulled out of my thoughts by the voice of Anakin himself.

"Hey Xanatos." He says sliding into a chair next to me "Wanna see something cool?" he says, his eyes shining up at me.

He's been up in his room doing something or other for the past couple of hours.

"Anakin, stop annoying Xanatos." Shmi calls in from the kitchen.

"Heh…" I reach over and ruffle his hair "It's alright. Of coarse Anakin."

He grins, grabs my wrist and pulls me out of my chair.

Then proceeds to drag me upstairs to his room. I'm actually pretty amused by all his energy.

I mean when Obi-Wan was young, I mean ever since I took him as my apprentice (and mind you that was when he was 3 so he was pretty damned young)he's been a quiet kid. It took me a couple of years to get him energetic and hyper like a kid's supposed to be.

But Anakin is just plain energetic! It's entertaining.

So once we're there he brings me to the back of the room to where, what looked like an incomplete protocol droid lay.

"That's C3PO, I made him to help mom around the house!" Anakin beamed.

Very interesting. He made this droid. No ordinary 9 year old could make a protocol droid……I wonder if it really works….

And as though he sensed what I had thought, he said "He really works! Let me show you!" he then reached over and flipped a switch on the droid.

It sat up and turned to look at us "Hello, I am C3PO, Human Relations droid-"

"C3PO, meet my friend, Xanatos!" Anakin says looking up at me. I realize that he's still holding my wrist.

C3PO looks up at me "Oh well hello there master Xanatos."

I nod.

"I haven't really given him a cover yet, I mean I don't really have enough money to buy material for a cover so…yeah….but one day I will have enough, and I'm gonna finish him!" Anakin yelled.

Heh…..such ambition.

And just when I'm about to say something about it, I hear another voice….this one in my head.

/Master? /

/Yes Obi-Wan? /

/W-Where are you? /

/Relax Obi-Wan I'm just upstairs, I'll be right down/

/….okay/

"Anakin, I have to go check on Obi-Wan real fast, I'll be right back." I say looking down at Anakin.

"Is he ok?" he replies raising a brow.

"He's fine." I smile then turn to leave.

As soon as I walk into the living room my eyes go to the couch.

I see Obi-Wan lying down, eyes closed, but I sense he's conscious.

I walk up and sit at the edge of the couch "You feeling better?"

"Yeah…" he mutters, eyes still closed "Much better"

"Good…" I whisper.

I wish to speak to him about Anakin. But now might not be the right time. But this is urgent. I mean as soon as this storm clears we have to leave. And part of me is telling me that we just can't leave without doing something about Anakin….

"You wanna tell me something." Obi-Wan mumbles.

It's not a question. It's a statement. He sensed it, so might as well tell him now.

"Obi-Wan….I just can't leave without doing something about Anakin." I say rubbing my forehead.

"But you are going to do something about him." Obi-Wan replies. I raise a brow.

"You're going to set him and his mother free." He says, as though he saw me. I take it that's another thing he sensed.

"Yeah…." I struggle with my words "but he has incredible powers. I mean powers that I've only heard of in stories about the-"

Suddenly something hits me……..and I guess it hit Obi-Wan too because suddenly his eyes shot open and in unison both of us breathlessly muttered "The Chosen One"

"No way" Obi-Wan breathes looking away, then he looks back to me "could Anakin really be-?"

"Ah…..I don't….I….maybe?" I reply. I honestly don't know what to make of this situation.

As much disbelief as we're in, something inside us tells us that Anakin is indeed the Chosen One.

"This is crazy." Obi-Wan raises his brows "This is just way too crazy. I mean you're crazy, you've turned me crazy, our missions are crazy, Master Yoda is crazy, that's all just normal crazy, but this is just waaaay too crazy! This is like insane!" He rants.

And if we where in a less nerve-wracking situation, I actually would have laughed. Because that really was a pretty funny little rant.

"It is crazy…." I say "But somehow it makes sense….somehow I believe it."

Obi-Wan nods "Yeah…….what are you going to do about it then?"

I rub my chin….and realize I never got a chance to shave before we came here! Oh force……do you know how horrible that beard looks on me?! I mean even though everyone says its good, I say it makes me look disgusting…..

But returning to our situation, I'm begging to think Anakin should come with us.

"You want Anakin to come with us?" Obi-Wan says with a hint of surprise in his voice.

I nod "We can't just leave the chosen one here!" He nods.

And after a moment of silence Obi-Wan says "So it's final? We're bringing Anakin and his mother along with us?"

I raise a brow "His mother?"

"Oh come on master! Don't be such a stiff. We can't just leave her here!" Obi-Wan huffs.

"Heh alright, alright, we'll bring her along." I smile ruffling his hair.

He smiles back at me and just when he's about to say something, my comm. link beeps. I immediately pick it up, slightly surprised there is signal at a time like this.

"Xanatos Omega." I say into the comm.

"Master Jedi, are you and your apprentice alright?" comes the voice of Captain Panaka. Which for some reason relieves me to a degree.

"Yes we are fine Captain. How are you and the Queen?"

"We are fine as well. The Queen and her maidens where worried for you two."

For some reason Obi-Wan rolls his eyes as soon as he hears this. I must ask him about it later…..

"I see, well we're fine." I reply.

"The storm has cleared Master Jedi. We would appreciate it if you should return immediately." The Captain says.

Thank the force. The storm has passed. I see Obi-Wan smile out of the side of his mouth.

"Alright, perfect. We'll be on our way then Captain. Thank you."

"Good, we hope to see you soon Master Jedi."

"As you Captain, Omega out" I say and hang up.

Wow the storm has passed. I really can't express how happy I am. Wow. We are finally getting out of this insane planet.

"Hug me Kenobi, we're getting outta here!" I scream in ecstasy. Obi-Wan grins and does indeed hug me.

"We're getting out master. Finally." He smiles.

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~Captain Panaka (hey that's a new one! Lol)

"Are they alright?" Is the first question the queen asks me as soon as I hang up. I mean the real queen disguised as a handmaiden. Not Sabe who is disguised as the queen.

"Yes they're fine." I say rather irritably. I don't see why she has to care so much for men she met just yesterday.

Of coarse it might just be that crazy infatuation she has with the older one. How unlike a queen.

But then again she is just 14. It's natural.

And it's also natural for me (who has seen her as my younger sister all my life) to dislike the man that she likes.

I look around the room, her room, as she flops down on the bed in a very un-queen like manner.

"He's so cute you know!' she squeaks. Oh god help me.

"I found out his name is Xanatos. And the younger one, his name is Obi-Wan." She says dreamily "Obi-Wan is pretty cute but Xanatos is cuter." She grins.

Part of me is happy seeing her like this. Away from the pressures and ways of being a queen. It makes me happy that she can have this moment to act like a normal teenager. And some part of me just wants to make that teenager content by listening.

"How old do you think Xanatos is?" she says suddenly sitting up.

"I don't know." I shrug "someplace in his twenties…." I reply.

"Really?" She looks crestfallen "Don't you think he would be younger? Like 18?"

"No. I think the younger one is 18." I say truthfully.

She makes a face "Really? I wanna date his master, not him. He's kinda kidish….But Xanatos is perfect. He's cute, cool, and manly too! What do you think?"

The question rather disturbs me so I answer "I'd rather not reply to that…..but I must say he probably already has a girlfriend"

She gives me a disgusted look and throws a pillow at me, which I block with my hands

"Don't ever say that ever ever again!!" she yells

I shrug. She lays back down

"Hey, you think he notices me?" She asks after a while, and then suddenly adds "No wait of coarse he doesn't he thinks I'm just some handmaiden……watch when he finds out I'm the queen…..heh he's all mine!"

All I can do is sigh and shake my head at the immature comment.

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~Xanatos

I am just about to get ready to set off to buy off Anakin and his mother when suddenly I am overcome by a series of sneezes.

Once I recover Obi-Wan stares at me with a mischievous grin "Somebody's talking about you master" he says mockingly.

"Shut up" I say, hurt by the lack of things to throw at him around here(crap my comm. link is on the couch .)

I walk towards the door when he asks "Where are you going?"

Oh force, I completely forgot. Obi-Wan. Just great.

"I'm going to Watoo. To free Anakin and his mother." I reply solemnly. I refuse to give into him this time.

"Well….I wanna come too…." He says slowly.

"Obi-Wan just stay; tell Anakin and Shmi to get packed. And tell them to hurry."

"N-No…I wanna come with you….." He insists

"Come on Obi-Wan you have to stay here." I say looking back at him.

"Master come on, I wanna go with you" he pouts. Oh no I'm not falling for that again.

"Obi-Wan. Stay. That's an order." I say a bit louder than I had intended.

He backs away a little "Master….what's wrong? Come on just let me come with you…."

Truth is the storm has just cleared, and things outside are still a mess. I really don't want Obi-Wan to get involved in anything.

And besides it's not good for his health. I mean he hasn't had an asthma attack since he was 14 but still. It's worth being cautious about these kind of things. I always have been and I refuse to stop now.

"Obi-Wan just stay here." I say rubbing my forehead. Force, I wish he would just listen to me.

"Come on don't leave me!" Obi-Wan yells

"I have to kid. It's for the mission." Wow what a lie. I might be rude and ignorant and a million other things but I'm definitely not a liar. And now….now concern for my Padawan's well being has turned me into one.

"You care more about that mission than me?" He yells

"Jedi hold no attachments."

"SINCE WHEN DO YOU EVEN CARE??!!"

"I've always cared."

"Oh gee, oh great master, now you sound just like Grand-Master Jinn."

"Well then he did his job as a master finely."

"Nice to know, now why don't you do yours?" The comment strikes me pretty hard. Was he saying that I wasn't being an ideal master? That I wasn't doing the one thing I had practically devoted my life to?

"Are you trying to say I don't do my job right?" I retort rather loudly

"Not now you aren't"

"Oh really how so?"

"I thought one of your main vows was to put your padawan before anything else."

"It was"

"Then why don't you try following it?!"

"YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD AND SHOULDN'T BE DOING. ALRIGHT OBI-WAN? NOW. I AM GOING TO GO TO WATOO AND YOU WILL STAY HERE. AND YOU MOST DEFINITELY WILL NOT QUESTION MY AUTHORITY OVER YOU ANY FURTHER."

Force. I don't even know what made me say all that. And I especially don't know what made me raise my voice at the end but, whatever it was certainly got through to my padawan.

Because when Obi-Wan looked up at me his eyes where filled with tears and with a shaky word of "Yes master" he gives me one last hateful, and hurt expression, and then stalks off towards the kitchen.

And as he does, I collapse onto the sofa behind me, and run a hand through my hair.

The image of my Padawan's tear filled eyes haunts me.

Never. Never in all my years of teaching him have I made him cry.

Question my authority over you any further? What the blazes made me say that one? What authority?

I have been more like Obi-Wan's friend rather than his master and suddenly I decide to bring up the point of my authority over him after 15 years? Have I finally lost it?

Why the hell couldn't I just tell him that I didn't want him to get involved into any mess going on outside? Why was I so afraid to tell him?

Suddenly Anakin's words come back to me:

"Your tone. Your words say mean stuff but your tone says you don't mean any of it. It's a kind of thing that people do when they want to care but are afraid"

And then from the kitchen I hear Shmi's voice:

"Obi-Wan-oh dear, what's wrong? Are you alright Obi-Wan? Are you hurt?"

I sense that he nods, and once he feels me in his mind he jams his shields up so high it actually hurts.

Then Shmi asks him "Oh dear, how?"

I barely manage to catch Obi-Wan's response, because he lightly chokes out:

"Xanatos"

The rush of emotions that shoot through me propel me to run out the door, boiling hot tears bleeding out of my eyes.

Wow that was intense. That was crazy intense.

I put that thing about Padme to lighten the mood before the arguement. That arguement was crazy. I just read it over, and that last line made me go "oh shit..." especially cause i was listening to how to save a life during the last half of the arguement. God....that was crazy.....

Wow ok guys do me a favor and tell me what u thought of the Padme part and of the arguement.

Plus i wanna know do you want Xanatos to have a girlfriend back at the temple or do you just want him to just be the temple's single hearthrob? if u want i'll tell u a little more about his girlfriend when i reply to ur review(i really hope u review T-T)and then u can tell me which u want Xanatos to be. XD thanks for reading, and please please review!!!!