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The Picnic
It is another beautiful Naboo summer day. The sun shines brightly while a soft breeze occasionally sweep by. They sat by the side of a lake by the palace and watch some creatures skillfully swim at the bottom of the lake. Rabe sits comfortably in U'Loc's protective embrace, resting her head on his shoulders. Amidala sits in between Anakin and Bail with Bail's arm around her waist. Anakin occasionally look down Amidala but is quickly shot down when he sees Bail's arm. Not being able to bare the sight Anakin gets up and announces, "U'Loc you up for a swim?"
"No not really, I am fine where I am." U'Loc smiles at Rabe and plants a kiss on her forehead.
"I am if you are not." Anakin replies and starts undressing himself, until he was only wearing his Jedi pants. Amidala swallowed a lump in her throat when she sees Anakin's bare chest. So toned and so captivating with all those little battle scars. There must be many intriguing stories behind them. Anakin ran to the lake and dives right in.
"What is wrong with him?" Rabe asks.
"I didn't know a former slave from Tatoonie could swim." Bail adds jokingly, but quickly shuts up when U'Loc flashes a warning glance towards him. U'Loc abruptly stood up. "I think I know why, and I am going to go join him now." U'Loc announces and starts stripping down to his pants.
The two of them gently floats on top of the lake. "So what is happening between you and the Queen?" U'Loc asks.
"Nothing, she is with another can't you tell." Anakin replies with a sense of lost in his tone. "I don't know what it is between us. I am getting these mixed signals. Every time when we talk at night, it sounds as though she loves me and it is me who she wants, but as soon as Bail calls she pushes me to the side. She just uses me."
"I don't think she mean to do that." U'Loc answers.
"Well at least she is consistent in meaning not to do that then huh." Anakin stands up and starts treading the water. "Let's not talk about this. They will think something is up if we don't go back soon."
They swim back to the shore and rejoin the group where Bail is sunbathing with his shirt off and the girls are chatting under a tree.
Under the Tree
"Hey you." Rabe says and extends her arm towards U'Loc. He gladly accepts and gives her a heart-warming hug. Amidala watches her friend in envy. Why doesn't she and Bail have this spark? She is never eager to see him, never longing to be in his arms. Rabe tells Amidala how she felt about U'Loc how her heart aches when she leaves his embrace and how there is this warm fuzzy feeling just because he is around. When asked if this is what being in love feels like, Amidala really couldn't answer her. She never have had these feelings before, the heartache is felt maybe once, when Anakin broke off their embrace on Lover's Eve. She glances to Bail's general direction and sees him sitting up talking into a com link. He slowly gets up and heads for Amidala's direction.
"I have to go now Alderaan needs me." Bail said leaning in for a kiss.
Amidala kisses him but not like the passionate kiss that she has shared with Anakin but more like a reflex action, a frequent thing. She broke off the kiss and Bail beams at her. "I will be needing more of that when I get back." Licking his lips. Amidala didn't know what to say she is actually appalled by this sight. She couldn't be happier that he is going. What is wrong with her, she is supposed to try to make this work.
"I will see you when you get back." Bail asks breaking her trance. "I am going to miss you so much" He leans in for another kiss and there isn't really an escape so Amidala casually kisses him back. Finally Bail left and Amidala starts to look around for Anakin, but he is nowhere in sight
"Where is Anakin?" Amidala asks Rabe.
"He left when you and Bail were saying goodbye." U'Loc answers
"Well where did he go?" Amidala asks her heart sank when she found out that he isn't near.
"Back to his room I think." U'Loc replies.
"Thanks." Without even saying goodbye she gets up and heads back to the palace and for Anakin's room.
Taking a deep breath she knocks on Anakin's door. The door swishes open and Anakin's cold eyes stares back at her. His gaze softens and he asks, "Yes your majesty?"
" I just wanted to know what was wrong you left without saying a word to me."
"Well you were busy," Anakin causally throws an answer at her. "Besides you wouldn't even have noticed."
"What is that suppose to mean." Amidala shoots back.
"Nothing, I am sorry, I should have stayed." Anakin turns and walks away.
"Anakin, don't walk away from me." Amidala orders
"No but it is o.k. For you to walk into my life when Bail isn't around and away from me when he is." Anakin yells back. "I can't be a stand in to fill in the position when he isn't around, I have feelings too. If you are going to play me like this the least I deserve is a break."
Amidala is shocked. She had no idea this is how he felt. Not knowing what to say she slowly walks out of his room, and the door closes behind her.
Amidala found her way back into her room. The door slid open and she proceeds inside. She changes and prepared herself to go to bed. She is so out of it. So many thoughts flood her head as if an emotional drainpipe had just burst inside her head. 'I can't believe that is how Anakin felt. I didn't mean it to be like that.' Her train of thoughts is interrupted by a call. It is from Alderaan.
"Baby?" Bail's image appears on the holo-screen.
"Yes?" Amidala squeezes out a weak smile.
"Oh I miss you so much already and I have only been away for like a couple of hours." Bail flashes one of his puppy dog smiles.
"And I miss you too." Amidala replies, she doesn't mean it, more like out of courtesy.
"I will be back in a week, I just gave Anakin a call to tell him to keep an eye on you so everything will be alright." Bail comforts. Amidala starts to cry when she heard Anakin's name.
"Oh baby, don't cry I will be there in a week. Then you will have me, but for now you will have to settle for Anakin." Bail smiles a seductive smile "Goodnight my love." And he ends the transmittion.
The Picnic
It is another beautiful Naboo summer day. The sun shines brightly while a soft breeze occasionally sweep by. They sat by the side of a lake by the palace and watch some creatures skillfully swim at the bottom of the lake. Rabe sits comfortably in U'Loc's protective embrace, resting her head on his shoulders. Amidala sits in between Anakin and Bail with Bail's arm around her waist. Anakin occasionally look down Amidala but is quickly shot down when he sees Bail's arm. Not being able to bare the sight Anakin gets up and announces, "U'Loc you up for a swim?"
"No not really, I am fine where I am." U'Loc smiles at Rabe and plants a kiss on her forehead.
"I am if you are not." Anakin replies and starts undressing himself, until he was only wearing his Jedi pants. Amidala swallowed a lump in her throat when she sees Anakin's bare chest. So toned and so captivating with all those little battle scars. There must be many intriguing stories behind them. Anakin ran to the lake and dives right in.
"What is wrong with him?" Rabe asks.
"I didn't know a former slave from Tatoonie could swim." Bail adds jokingly, but quickly shuts up when U'Loc flashes a warning glance towards him. U'Loc abruptly stood up. "I think I know why, and I am going to go join him now." U'Loc announces and starts stripping down to his pants.
The two of them gently floats on top of the lake. "So what is happening between you and the Queen?" U'Loc asks.
"Nothing, she is with another can't you tell." Anakin replies with a sense of lost in his tone. "I don't know what it is between us. I am getting these mixed signals. Every time when we talk at night, it sounds as though she loves me and it is me who she wants, but as soon as Bail calls she pushes me to the side. She just uses me."
"I don't think she mean to do that." U'Loc answers.
"Well at least she is consistent in meaning not to do that then huh." Anakin stands up and starts treading the water. "Let's not talk about this. They will think something is up if we don't go back soon."
They swim back to the shore and rejoin the group where Bail is sunbathing with his shirt off and the girls are chatting under a tree.
Under the Tree
"Hey you." Rabe says and extends her arm towards U'Loc. He gladly accepts and gives her a heart-warming hug. Amidala watches her friend in envy. Why doesn't she and Bail have this spark? She is never eager to see him, never longing to be in his arms. Rabe tells Amidala how she felt about U'Loc how her heart aches when she leaves his embrace and how there is this warm fuzzy feeling just because he is around. When asked if this is what being in love feels like, Amidala really couldn't answer her. She never have had these feelings before, the heartache is felt maybe once, when Anakin broke off their embrace on Lover's Eve. She glances to Bail's general direction and sees him sitting up talking into a com link. He slowly gets up and heads for Amidala's direction.
"I have to go now Alderaan needs me." Bail said leaning in for a kiss.
Amidala kisses him but not like the passionate kiss that she has shared with Anakin but more like a reflex action, a frequent thing. She broke off the kiss and Bail beams at her. "I will be needing more of that when I get back." Licking his lips. Amidala didn't know what to say she is actually appalled by this sight. She couldn't be happier that he is going. What is wrong with her, she is supposed to try to make this work.
"I will see you when you get back." Bail asks breaking her trance. "I am going to miss you so much" He leans in for another kiss and there isn't really an escape so Amidala casually kisses him back. Finally Bail left and Amidala starts to look around for Anakin, but he is nowhere in sight
"Where is Anakin?" Amidala asks Rabe.
"He left when you and Bail were saying goodbye." U'Loc answers
"Well where did he go?" Amidala asks her heart sank when she found out that he isn't near.
"Back to his room I think." U'Loc replies.
"Thanks." Without even saying goodbye she gets up and heads back to the palace and for Anakin's room.
Taking a deep breath she knocks on Anakin's door. The door swishes open and Anakin's cold eyes stares back at her. His gaze softens and he asks, "Yes your majesty?"
" I just wanted to know what was wrong you left without saying a word to me."
"Well you were busy," Anakin causally throws an answer at her. "Besides you wouldn't even have noticed."
"What is that suppose to mean." Amidala shoots back.
"Nothing, I am sorry, I should have stayed." Anakin turns and walks away.
"Anakin, don't walk away from me." Amidala orders
"No but it is o.k. For you to walk into my life when Bail isn't around and away from me when he is." Anakin yells back. "I can't be a stand in to fill in the position when he isn't around, I have feelings too. If you are going to play me like this the least I deserve is a break."
Amidala is shocked. She had no idea this is how he felt. Not knowing what to say she slowly walks out of his room, and the door closes behind her.
Amidala found her way back into her room. The door slid open and she proceeds inside. She changes and prepared herself to go to bed. She is so out of it. So many thoughts flood her head as if an emotional drainpipe had just burst inside her head. 'I can't believe that is how Anakin felt. I didn't mean it to be like that.' Her train of thoughts is interrupted by a call. It is from Alderaan.
"Baby?" Bail's image appears on the holo-screen.
"Yes?" Amidala squeezes out a weak smile.
"Oh I miss you so much already and I have only been away for like a couple of hours." Bail flashes one of his puppy dog smiles.
"And I miss you too." Amidala replies, she doesn't mean it, more like out of courtesy.
"I will be back in a week, I just gave Anakin a call to tell him to keep an eye on you so everything will be alright." Bail comforts. Amidala starts to cry when she heard Anakin's name.
"Oh baby, don't cry I will be there in a week. Then you will have me, but for now you will have to settle for Anakin." Bail smiles a seductive smile "Goodnight my love." And he ends the transmittion.