********** Padme's Room **********
There was something about the way he looked at you that afternoon that really makes you wonder. Not that you really need anything more on your plate right now. Balancing negotiations with the Galactic Senate can be extremely tiresome, not to mention the upcoming social this weekend that you have to attend. You hear a knock on the door.
"I'll get it." Sabe says as she looks at the circles under your eyes.
"Thanks" you say and you rest your head on your hands. Sabe comes rushing back in the room, looking slightly embarrassed. "Who is it?" you ask.
"Anakin Skywalker is here to see you Padme" she whispers to you.
"Oh!" you exclaim and you sit up, trying to look as presentable as possible. Anakin walks in and stands by your table.
"You look like you've had a rough time lately" he says, noticing the raccoon rings under your eyes. "Is being a Senator as stressful as being the Queen?" he asks.
"Even more so" you say, resting your head on your arms again. "When I was Queen, I had a lot of help from everybody. The Gungans, the rest of the Naboo, even the Jedi all seemed to help me out." you sigh. "Now I'm by myself. What's it like being a Jedi?" you ask him.
"Difficult" he says. "You wake up early and go to bed late. Sometimes I think training is worse than being a master."
"Obi Wan doesn't seem to have a problem" you laugh.
"My point exactly" he says with a chuckle.
"Do you still think you will be a powerful Jedi someday" you ask him.
"I hope" he replies. "But right now there are parts of my vows I wish I hadn't made." You turn around and look him in the eyes. "Giving yourself to the Jedi, means giving your entire life away. Your friends, your family, all of it is lost." He looks downwards. "All is given to the force."
"What happens if your vows are broken?" you ask him.
"The council would have my head, along with Obi Wan's" he answers with a laugh. "Best to keep your vows"
"I guess so" you answer.
"I think I better go" he says.
"It was nice talking to you again Anakin" you say to him as he leaves the room. You turn back around and rest your head on your hands as you hear the door click behind you.
There was something about the way he looked at you that afternoon that really makes you wonder. Not that you really need anything more on your plate right now. Balancing negotiations with the Galactic Senate can be extremely tiresome, not to mention the upcoming social this weekend that you have to attend. You hear a knock on the door.
"I'll get it." Sabe says as she looks at the circles under your eyes.
"Thanks" you say and you rest your head on your hands. Sabe comes rushing back in the room, looking slightly embarrassed. "Who is it?" you ask.
"Anakin Skywalker is here to see you Padme" she whispers to you.
"Oh!" you exclaim and you sit up, trying to look as presentable as possible. Anakin walks in and stands by your table.
"You look like you've had a rough time lately" he says, noticing the raccoon rings under your eyes. "Is being a Senator as stressful as being the Queen?" he asks.
"Even more so" you say, resting your head on your arms again. "When I was Queen, I had a lot of help from everybody. The Gungans, the rest of the Naboo, even the Jedi all seemed to help me out." you sigh. "Now I'm by myself. What's it like being a Jedi?" you ask him.
"Difficult" he says. "You wake up early and go to bed late. Sometimes I think training is worse than being a master."
"Obi Wan doesn't seem to have a problem" you laugh.
"My point exactly" he says with a chuckle.
"Do you still think you will be a powerful Jedi someday" you ask him.
"I hope" he replies. "But right now there are parts of my vows I wish I hadn't made." You turn around and look him in the eyes. "Giving yourself to the Jedi, means giving your entire life away. Your friends, your family, all of it is lost." He looks downwards. "All is given to the force."
"What happens if your vows are broken?" you ask him.
"The council would have my head, along with Obi Wan's" he answers with a laugh. "Best to keep your vows"
"I guess so" you answer.
"I think I better go" he says.
"It was nice talking to you again Anakin" you say to him as he leaves the room. You turn back around and rest your head on your hands as you hear the door click behind you.