The palace is buzzing with workers. People are putting up the last minute preparation for Anakin and U'Loc's farewell party. It is nothing fancy really, a laid back setting with loud music and LOTS of food. Amidala look around trying to spot Rabe but she is nowhere to be seen. She look out the window and finally see three bodies can be seen an ear shot away from all the noise from the palace. Amidala slowly walks over to the little crowd.
Rabe is resting while U'Loc holds her in his arm and occasionally giving her a light peck on her forehead. Anakin stares blankly in the sky thinking about all the things that he would do for Amidala if they were together. The way he would wake her up in the morning with a gentle hug and a soft kiss on her eyes. The way he would put his arms around her as they walk down the Naboo night streets. The way he would offer his shoulders if she ever need to cry on it, but of course he would never let her have any reasons to use it. The way he would stumble into her room if she only hinted that she wants his there at no matter what hours, to listen to her vent about the stupid senate.
"Rabe, I love you" U'Loc proclaims. Anakin smiles sadly at the gesture, that would be something else that he would tell her every second of the day. Anakin gets up and slowly wander off, trying to give the lovebirds more privacy. When he sits up and turns around he is greeted by the leading lady of his dreams.
"Leaving so soon Ani?" Amidala asks "Almost as quick as your exit of Naboo." She jokes trying to ease the tension.
Anakin couldn't take her sarcasm anymore. He is not in the mood for this. "What do you want from me?" He finally let out his most inner thoughts.
"Excuse me?" Amidala defends herself.
"I think we should go." Rabe tries to make an escape when she senses that things are about to get ugly.
"No you stay." Amidala snaps out an order. "I want others to hear how outrageous his claims are." Amidala has no idea what she is in for.
Anakin's head is spinning around in circles. Outrageous claims? What is she talking about? "What do I want from you? What is that suppose to mean Anakin Skywalker?" Amidala snaps at him.
"That means, your majesty, that I am not some flavor of the month, no flavor of the minute that you can just decide to lay eyes upon and then the second after turn your back on." Anakin sucks in a deep breath trying to calm himself down. "I have feelings too you know. I tried to do my best to please you."
"And you think I don't know that? Anakin what do YOU want from me." Amidala is nearly in tears.
"I want..." Anakin searches for the courage to say those words. "You to care for me as much as I care for you."
"But I do Anakin." Amidala quickly defends herself.
"No you don't." Anakin signs.
"How can you say that I don't?" Amidala screams.
"Tell me Ami, what has been bothering me lately." Anakin stares straight into Amidala's eyes. His blue eyes are glazed over by tears.
"What do you mean?" Amidala ponders out loud.
"I mean do you know that I have been hurting... hurting for oh so long, looking at you and Bail the happy couple. And I am here, as god knows what. Someone to just fill in the void or something when he is not here." Anakin rambles on, "Do you even know? How I give you all of my heart but to have it tear to pieces night after night?" he continues, "All those late night phone calls, staying up to the late hours to listen to how you should mend your relationship? And on top of that give advice on HOW you CAN mend it?"
"..." Amidala had nothing to say to that.
"Do you honestly think I enjoy having the love of my life talk about the love of her life three o'clock in the morning?" Anakin finishes.
"I didn't know, I knew it was bothering you but how am I suppose to know that it bothered you this much when you never tell me anything." Amidala refuses to yield and say she is sorry."
"Yeah I don't know, I just thought that you could read me by my actions. Why am I such a fool huh? Why do I expect that you will understand me as much as I understand you." Anakin stammer on, "From the way you walk and the way you talk I can tell what is on your mind. From the way you slouch or from the way you stand tells me that you don't want to be bothered. And from the look of your eyes, I can tell someone has already won your heart."
Rabe is resting while U'Loc holds her in his arm and occasionally giving her a light peck on her forehead. Anakin stares blankly in the sky thinking about all the things that he would do for Amidala if they were together. The way he would wake her up in the morning with a gentle hug and a soft kiss on her eyes. The way he would put his arms around her as they walk down the Naboo night streets. The way he would offer his shoulders if she ever need to cry on it, but of course he would never let her have any reasons to use it. The way he would stumble into her room if she only hinted that she wants his there at no matter what hours, to listen to her vent about the stupid senate.
"Rabe, I love you" U'Loc proclaims. Anakin smiles sadly at the gesture, that would be something else that he would tell her every second of the day. Anakin gets up and slowly wander off, trying to give the lovebirds more privacy. When he sits up and turns around he is greeted by the leading lady of his dreams.
"Leaving so soon Ani?" Amidala asks "Almost as quick as your exit of Naboo." She jokes trying to ease the tension.
Anakin couldn't take her sarcasm anymore. He is not in the mood for this. "What do you want from me?" He finally let out his most inner thoughts.
"Excuse me?" Amidala defends herself.
"I think we should go." Rabe tries to make an escape when she senses that things are about to get ugly.
"No you stay." Amidala snaps out an order. "I want others to hear how outrageous his claims are." Amidala has no idea what she is in for.
Anakin's head is spinning around in circles. Outrageous claims? What is she talking about? "What do I want from you? What is that suppose to mean Anakin Skywalker?" Amidala snaps at him.
"That means, your majesty, that I am not some flavor of the month, no flavor of the minute that you can just decide to lay eyes upon and then the second after turn your back on." Anakin sucks in a deep breath trying to calm himself down. "I have feelings too you know. I tried to do my best to please you."
"And you think I don't know that? Anakin what do YOU want from me." Amidala is nearly in tears.
"I want..." Anakin searches for the courage to say those words. "You to care for me as much as I care for you."
"But I do Anakin." Amidala quickly defends herself.
"No you don't." Anakin signs.
"How can you say that I don't?" Amidala screams.
"Tell me Ami, what has been bothering me lately." Anakin stares straight into Amidala's eyes. His blue eyes are glazed over by tears.
"What do you mean?" Amidala ponders out loud.
"I mean do you know that I have been hurting... hurting for oh so long, looking at you and Bail the happy couple. And I am here, as god knows what. Someone to just fill in the void or something when he is not here." Anakin rambles on, "Do you even know? How I give you all of my heart but to have it tear to pieces night after night?" he continues, "All those late night phone calls, staying up to the late hours to listen to how you should mend your relationship? And on top of that give advice on HOW you CAN mend it?"
"..." Amidala had nothing to say to that.
"Do you honestly think I enjoy having the love of my life talk about the love of her life three o'clock in the morning?" Anakin finishes.
"I didn't know, I knew it was bothering you but how am I suppose to know that it bothered you this much when you never tell me anything." Amidala refuses to yield and say she is sorry."
"Yeah I don't know, I just thought that you could read me by my actions. Why am I such a fool huh? Why do I expect that you will understand me as much as I understand you." Anakin stammer on, "From the way you walk and the way you talk I can tell what is on your mind. From the way you slouch or from the way you stand tells me that you don't want to be bothered. And from the look of your eyes, I can tell someone has already won your heart."