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She closed her eyes for a second. He was here, with her alone, for the first time since last night. She drank in his strong presence.
After having cleaned her dress, she had begun to wander around, not wanting to go into the Hall where Sabé and Obi Wan were still holding onto each other. That wasn't a sight she ever wanted to see. The odd thing was, she knew that nothing was there between her handmaiden and the Jedi master. Maybe she just didn't want to be around so many smiling faces when inside her heart seemed to be cracking.
She had found the quaint little garden, something that reminded her of home. And suddenly tears had begun to flow. It reminded her how little time she had left with the Jedi. Soon they would be gone from her life once more… And she would feel that void.
She listened to the slow sounds the waterfall brought to her ears.
And then he had come.
" What are you doing here you majesty?" he asked his voice tender and rough.
She turned to him, and saw his eyes widen in surprise. She looked at him somewhat confused for a moment and then remembered the tears. She quickly lifted my hands to wipe them but his hands were to quick. He held onto mine and with the other, he brushed away the tears.
"What's the matter Padmé?" He asked, still holding my arm.
"Nothing dear Jedi. I was just reflecting. And then something must have gone into my eye…" She quickly explained trying to free her arms from his grasp.
"No something's the matter… Tell me what it is." He persisted.
A new wave of emotion came over me.
"My handmaiden…" she said. His eyes searched hers questioningly, beckoning her to continue. " I saw the two of you talking…"
"And this brought tears to your eyes?" he asked. She saw a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Yes. I mean no! Of course not." She said flustered.
"Then what?" he asked suddenly coming closer to her.
She looked at him. Searched his face, reached out throught their bond.
"You know don't you?" she asked quietly, in a voice that was barely a whisper.
The Jedi looked somber now.
"She told you didn't she? That I…" She continued, but lost the courage to sya the words.
The Jedi nodded slightly confirming her fears.
She started to back away, her face red with embarrassment, and she sent him waves of regret and sadness. But he remained with her, stayed close, and sent his own waves of reassurance.
"She didn't tell me anything I hadn't already felt Padmé," he said in a low hushed tone.
Amidala's eyes snapped onto his face. He was looking her in the eye, and his gaze seemed to burn holes through her heart. A glitter of hope shimmered in her eyes, only to be squashed by his serious gaze.
Yes, it was true, they did indeed love each other. And now they both knew it. But neither would ever be able to act upon it. Amidala's eyes shimmered with new tears.
The Jedi cupped her face with his hands.
"I'm sorry Padmé…" he said softly. He kissed her forehead in brotherly way, and turned.
Amidala's head was no longer clear with thought, but was clouded with pain, hurt. But something rose above it.
She struck out her hand, and held his. He stopped abruptly. Both their breath coming in raggedly. As if walking away from each other took a great deal of strength.
"One last dance?" she asked. Her eyes now clear, and dancing merrily, she smiled at him.
He smiled in return, knowing that she agreed with his decision. But had both known, that they would never be able to refuse the request.
"One last dance." He agreed. He stepped up to her and they locked gazes. Nothing else existed. Like the night before, nothing else mattered. And as if by magic a slow song came on… One that had been written long ago, before the discovery of new galaxies. Where Jedi's where nothing but myths.
He took her in his arms and placed a hand on the small of her back. And still looking into each other's eyes, they began to sway.
1.1.1 Fly me to the moon
Let me sing among those stars
Amidala could not think about anything else, nothing seemed to exist for her anymore. Nothing but the sensations his strong arms brought to her. She saw those eyes, and knew that this moment would be imprinted in her memories. A moment she would remember beyond death.
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and mars
He held her closely, and felt how soft she felt against him. Her bare skin coming into contact with his. He sighed longingly; this should be the way things are. He thought. But he brushed them aside. He wanted all rational thoughts to leave him. He knew that if he continued, it would lead into unpleasant things.
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me
He focused on her. And only her. He felt how fragile she felt. But deep down he felt her strong core. It's what had made him love her. He still wondered at those words. Something he certainly never thought he'd use. Something he thought could never apply to himself. The strong solitary man, like a Jedi should be. He held her closer. No, at this moment he wasn't alone.
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing forever more
She buried her face in his shoulders, and smelled him once more. She wanted to remember it, storing it into her memory for the future. How did someone manage to smell like that anyhow? She wondered silently to herself, and smiled, and felt him smiling too. So he had picked up on her thoughts. She lifted her head and smiled at him. They continued to sway in their rhythm. Their bodies perfectly fitting perfectly against each other.
1.1.2 You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
And as the music floated towards them, Obi Wan's eyes traveled to her lips. And hers fell on his. And as they moved even closer together, their whole world seemed to glitter with righteousness. This kiss was to be their destiny with each other.
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Their lips met, and they became deaf to the world. As their minds opened to each other once more. They lingered for a moment.
And the music faded and reality came crashing in around them.
Amidala left her eyes closed for a single instant more, and her lids filled once more with tears. Obi Wan broke the kiss and looked at her for a moment longer. She opened her eyes feeling his gaze on her. And silently he bent low and kissed her forehead once more.
A sign of farewell.
She watched as the Jedi walked away, seemingly calm, but inside she knew that he was hurting too. She had felt it when souls had touched.
And then he disappeared from her view. And she let the tears come once more. Separate once more. The two halves wondered if they would ever be together, knowing that it was truly impossible.
She trembled as sobs broke into her body. Then a wave of calm flashed to her, she knew that it had come from her Jedi. And she remembered once more that the Banquet was at hand and that her destiny as everyone seemed to think, was still waiting for her.
She dipped a hand in the waterfall, and wiped her face.
And then taking one deep calming breath she walked towards her sad fate once more.
~~~~~ End of Story or end of chapter???? Mmmmm… I'll decide… Review people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope the chapter wasn't a disappointment. Oh and download the song I used for this chapter maybe it will help set the mood. It's a song that I love called "Fly me to the moon" by Nancy Wilson. Thank for everything guys.
May The Force Be With You
~freaker
She closed her eyes for a second. He was here, with her alone, for the first time since last night. She drank in his strong presence.
After having cleaned her dress, she had begun to wander around, not wanting to go into the Hall where Sabé and Obi Wan were still holding onto each other. That wasn't a sight she ever wanted to see. The odd thing was, she knew that nothing was there between her handmaiden and the Jedi master. Maybe she just didn't want to be around so many smiling faces when inside her heart seemed to be cracking.
She had found the quaint little garden, something that reminded her of home. And suddenly tears had begun to flow. It reminded her how little time she had left with the Jedi. Soon they would be gone from her life once more… And she would feel that void.
She listened to the slow sounds the waterfall brought to her ears.
And then he had come.
" What are you doing here you majesty?" he asked his voice tender and rough.
She turned to him, and saw his eyes widen in surprise. She looked at him somewhat confused for a moment and then remembered the tears. She quickly lifted my hands to wipe them but his hands were to quick. He held onto mine and with the other, he brushed away the tears.
"What's the matter Padmé?" He asked, still holding my arm.
"Nothing dear Jedi. I was just reflecting. And then something must have gone into my eye…" She quickly explained trying to free her arms from his grasp.
"No something's the matter… Tell me what it is." He persisted.
A new wave of emotion came over me.
"My handmaiden…" she said. His eyes searched hers questioningly, beckoning her to continue. " I saw the two of you talking…"
"And this brought tears to your eyes?" he asked. She saw a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Yes. I mean no! Of course not." She said flustered.
"Then what?" he asked suddenly coming closer to her.
She looked at him. Searched his face, reached out throught their bond.
"You know don't you?" she asked quietly, in a voice that was barely a whisper.
The Jedi looked somber now.
"She told you didn't she? That I…" She continued, but lost the courage to sya the words.
The Jedi nodded slightly confirming her fears.
She started to back away, her face red with embarrassment, and she sent him waves of regret and sadness. But he remained with her, stayed close, and sent his own waves of reassurance.
"She didn't tell me anything I hadn't already felt Padmé," he said in a low hushed tone.
Amidala's eyes snapped onto his face. He was looking her in the eye, and his gaze seemed to burn holes through her heart. A glitter of hope shimmered in her eyes, only to be squashed by his serious gaze.
Yes, it was true, they did indeed love each other. And now they both knew it. But neither would ever be able to act upon it. Amidala's eyes shimmered with new tears.
The Jedi cupped her face with his hands.
"I'm sorry Padmé…" he said softly. He kissed her forehead in brotherly way, and turned.
Amidala's head was no longer clear with thought, but was clouded with pain, hurt. But something rose above it.
She struck out her hand, and held his. He stopped abruptly. Both their breath coming in raggedly. As if walking away from each other took a great deal of strength.
"One last dance?" she asked. Her eyes now clear, and dancing merrily, she smiled at him.
He smiled in return, knowing that she agreed with his decision. But had both known, that they would never be able to refuse the request.
"One last dance." He agreed. He stepped up to her and they locked gazes. Nothing else existed. Like the night before, nothing else mattered. And as if by magic a slow song came on… One that had been written long ago, before the discovery of new galaxies. Where Jedi's where nothing but myths.
He took her in his arms and placed a hand on the small of her back. And still looking into each other's eyes, they began to sway.
1.1.1 Fly me to the moon
Let me sing among those stars
Amidala could not think about anything else, nothing seemed to exist for her anymore. Nothing but the sensations his strong arms brought to her. She saw those eyes, and knew that this moment would be imprinted in her memories. A moment she would remember beyond death.
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and mars
He held her closely, and felt how soft she felt against him. Her bare skin coming into contact with his. He sighed longingly; this should be the way things are. He thought. But he brushed them aside. He wanted all rational thoughts to leave him. He knew that if he continued, it would lead into unpleasant things.
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me
He focused on her. And only her. He felt how fragile she felt. But deep down he felt her strong core. It's what had made him love her. He still wondered at those words. Something he certainly never thought he'd use. Something he thought could never apply to himself. The strong solitary man, like a Jedi should be. He held her closer. No, at this moment he wasn't alone.
Fill my heart with song
Let me sing forever more
She buried her face in his shoulders, and smelled him once more. She wanted to remember it, storing it into her memory for the future. How did someone manage to smell like that anyhow? She wondered silently to herself, and smiled, and felt him smiling too. So he had picked up on her thoughts. She lifted her head and smiled at him. They continued to sway in their rhythm. Their bodies perfectly fitting perfectly against each other.
1.1.2 You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
And as the music floated towards them, Obi Wan's eyes traveled to her lips. And hers fell on his. And as they moved even closer together, their whole world seemed to glitter with righteousness. This kiss was to be their destiny with each other.
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Their lips met, and they became deaf to the world. As their minds opened to each other once more. They lingered for a moment.
And the music faded and reality came crashing in around them.
Amidala left her eyes closed for a single instant more, and her lids filled once more with tears. Obi Wan broke the kiss and looked at her for a moment longer. She opened her eyes feeling his gaze on her. And silently he bent low and kissed her forehead once more.
A sign of farewell.
She watched as the Jedi walked away, seemingly calm, but inside she knew that he was hurting too. She had felt it when souls had touched.
And then he disappeared from her view. And she let the tears come once more. Separate once more. The two halves wondered if they would ever be together, knowing that it was truly impossible.
She trembled as sobs broke into her body. Then a wave of calm flashed to her, she knew that it had come from her Jedi. And she remembered once more that the Banquet was at hand and that her destiny as everyone seemed to think, was still waiting for her.
She dipped a hand in the waterfall, and wiped her face.
And then taking one deep calming breath she walked towards her sad fate once more.
~~~~~ End of Story or end of chapter???? Mmmmm… I'll decide… Review people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope the chapter wasn't a disappointment. Oh and download the song I used for this chapter maybe it will help set the mood. It's a song that I love called "Fly me to the moon" by Nancy Wilson. Thank for everything guys.
May The Force Be With You
~freaker