Star Wars universe do not belong to me, I'm just tweaking it a little bit.

14 Misplaced

Ice blue eyes watched as the girl moved yet another beast along the game table. He easily counter acted her move with one of his own; the corner of his lips pulling upwards as it stroked bringing down another of her pieces. Another flawless victory, the Dark Lord assumed somewhat disappointed. He had expected more from the girl seated across from him, not that much of a challenge, he thought bitterly as he tasted the sour flavour of distaste in his mouth. Perhaps he had gifted her with far more importance than what she was worth; after all, she had yielded too easily. Sidious frowned, a bit of good acting and some well-placed truths and his soon-to-be apprentice's twin had come to search for his company almost every day, too easy, his mind corroborated his displeasure. A couple more pushes and the girl would happily concede him his every whim. A giddy hint the girl's celeste eyes pulled his attention back as she moved another piece along the board; her suddenly bold move amassing her two more moves in a row, which she used to corner him.

For a moment he stood there looking unbelievingly at the holo-table as suddenly flashed in his mind all her lost beings, only the weakest! She had purposefully sacrificed them only to position herself at ready for her devastating attack. His eyes shown with excitement as he saw himself obliged to truly focus on the game, only his vast experience and fast thinking saved him from an unmistakable defeat. But far from letting herself be discouraged by her failed attempt at victory, Sidious watched astounded as she dodged his attacks and counter with her own again and again making him for the first time in ages retreat and defend until he saw his forces diminishing to the point of equality to hers. His hearth thundered in his chest as he felt the rush in his veins. His eyes scanned the board relentlessly, he would NOT lose; he would make her submit.

"Karking!" (!)

Palpatine raised his piercing eyes from the holo-table as his beast gave the finishing blow to her remaining pieces amassing him the victory his true self demanded. Arching an inquiring brow Palpatine hid the smugness of his grin in an innocent-looking smile, "I beg your pardon but, I'm afraid I did not understand that last sentence.

Ana blushed, she did not thought wise to translate the Huttese expletive to the Chancellor. "It's nothing importing," she laughed tensely as she waved the pestering subject away.

Palpatine seemed to want more that her dismissal of the subject, but end up dropping the matter, "you could try another attempt at victory," he said instead.

She laughs that time with real amusement, "now that I lost the advantage of surprise, I think it's more a try at certain defeat."

"Are you not harbouring even a little bit hope of vanquishing me; you are a talented strategist," he tried her.

She shook her head, "talent is nothing without knowledge and control. I have confronted Your Excellency countless times and know you have both as well as talent. Arrogance is the fools' demise."

Sidious smiled, "I could not have said it better my dear."

The sound of steeps coming from the Anteroom avert their gaze from each-other to the entrance just in time for them to see the Chancellor's advisor coming in, "Your Excellency, I'm sorry to interrupt but, you have a meeting to attend," Pestage announced approaching them.

The Sith Lord watched with interest as Ana let her smile fade away as she nodded her acknowledgement at Pestage's greeting, she felt clearly unease around his advisor. Sidious kept his peripheral vision trained on her as he faked his total attention towards the datapad Sate delivered him. It was almost imperceptible but, he was sure she had tensed the moment the human had become too close to him. Sidious gaze flickered to the girl, was she worried with Pestage proximity to him?! Panaka, he remembered suddenly and he almost crackled, you are worried about me young one, he finally realized gleefully, "you wish to protect ME, from Pestage! How delightfully fortunate, for me that is.

…..

"I'm coming with you," Ana demanded.

"There is no way I will ever allow that to happen," Padmé affirmed turning away from her fuming sister-in-law.

Ana rushed after her throughout the apartment suit irked by her friend's dismissal, "Padmé hear me out," she insisted cutting off the Naboo's path.

Amidala sighed passing a hand over her tired face, "Ana it's too dangerous, I cannot in clean conscience put you through that," the Senator told her seriously.

"But you can," Ana asked accusingly crossing her arms over her chest.

"It's not the same th…"

"Besides," Ana cut her off, "it's my decision," she pointed out.

"Ana," Padmé tried again.

"Don't even start," Ana roared, "I'm going and that's final."

"Absolutely not," Amidala cried out exasperated, "you're still in convalescence!"

"I'm practically fully healed," Ana objected.

"In the worst of cases you would become defenceless," Amidala tried to dissuade her.

"That's not true and you know it, I've been training with Sabé and the others as you had instructed and can very well take care of myself," Ana continued relentlessly.

"You're not going because this has nothing to do with you," the Senator blurted only to regret it the moment the words left her mouth.

Ananta flinched back as if whipped, had the word came from any other's mouth she had not even blinked but, coming from her friend, her sister! It hurt her profoundly.

"Ana I," Padmé said reaching out to the silent brunette but forgo it, "look, I'm sorry, that was out of hand for me." Padmé rubbed her temple, "I should never ever said such a despicable thing to you, it's just, I worry about you," the Senator tried to explain.

"Padmé," Ana called softly, "how can you be angry when my brother's protectiveness veers into controlling-ness and act like him afterwards," she let hanging in the silence between them.

Padmé downcast her eyes, "I know," she mumbled, "but it's a difficult decision to make."

"The right choices usually are but, like I have said before, it's not your choice to make."

The Naboo nodded, "you're right, it is not.

…

"How does it fit," Padmé questioned the fussing young woman smoothing the borrowed close-fitting outfit over her frame.

"Good enough," she assured eyeing herself up and down," luckily our measurements aren't all that different," Ana replied still eyeing the suit Padmé had provided her when she managed to sway the Senator. It was similar to the one Amidala was wearing, both were made of shell spider silk with a blast-vest over it, a pair of spun-plast boots completed their ensemble. Truth be told, the only difference between them was their colours. Ananta's of a light blue when Padmé's was in a shade of brown.

"The final touch," Amidala revealed handling Ana a small blaster that she secured in the utility belt she wore loosely around her waist.

"I'm ready, let's go," Ana replied hurriedly leaving Padmé's bedchamber and fallowing towards the veranda.

"Not so fast," the Senator told her as she fell into pace with her, "we're waiting for someone," she informed.

Ana stopped to look at her apprehensive, "who's going with us," if it was her brother she feared not to be able to convince him as she had done with her sister-in-law.

Before the Naboo could have the chance to answer her friend's question a Gungan came crashing into the sitting area, Ana watched disbelievingly as he clumsily stood up dragging one of the large curtains with him, not made for such rough handling the flimsy material ripped and fell covering the desolate amphibious. By this time Ana could only gawk as the Gungan tripped as he tried to unravel himself from the cloth falling flat in his behind, oh Force! Ana averted her eyes from the wreckage only a couple of feet away to look at a grimacing Padmé.

"Remember the Gungan I talked to you about," the Senator told Ana.

"Jar Jar Binks," Ana raised a questioning brow.

"And you did not want to bring me along," Ana accused fingering her in the chest.

"Padmé, mesa sorry for being late," Representative Binks shouted as he barely managed to kick the remainings of the curtain away from his person without falling again and approached the two humans.

"That's alright Jar Jar, we just finished getting ready anyway."

"Wesa," the Gungan asked looking for the first time at the other woman.

"Yes, this is Ananta," Padmé revealed motioning for the human beside her, "Anakin Skywalker twin. She's coming with us to Naboo."

"It's, a pleasure to finally meet you Representative Binks," Ana greeted him with a short nod.

Ana barely ended her sentence before the ecstatic Gungan engulfed her in a tight hug, "ANI'S SISTER, MESA SO HAPPY TO MEET YOUSA.

Ana fought back the wince that threatened to escape her throat as a dull pain throbbed in her back.

"Jar Jar, that's enough," Padmé's admonished noticing Ana's discomfort, she was sure the pressure to her back was the reason behind it.

"Mesa sorry," he said morose steeping back.

Padmé gave him a small frown but smiled at her old friend none the less.

"Sorry Ana, but his heart is in the right place," the Senator whispered to the woman beside her.

"That's okay Representative Binks, I'm just a little too fragile I suppose," she said dismissingly.

"Yousa not angry, mesa so glad," he claimed lunching himself at her again.

Ananta barely dodged the cheerful Gungan as he tried to obviously tackle her.

"Jar Jar NO," Padmé reinforce.

"Sorry."

Ananta sighed, that was going to be a long trip.

(!) Expelative like fucking or god-damned