Sabe, Arsinoe, and Anakin meet and spend some time together.
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"Well, are you gonna come Skywalker?" Raina urged.
"Uh.I don't think so. I don't feel like sitting around complaining about how hard the exercises are. That's all we'll end up doing." Anakin replied, referring to the student hall. That was where all the students usually hung out in their spare time and usually what they talked about, and he thought that it was very boring.
"Okay then.your loss." Raina teased as she hurried away and out the door. Anakin looked down at where she had been sitting and realized that she had left her mess for him to clean up, again. All of the students were to keep their areas as clean as possible, and some people weren't that helpful, especially his friend. As Anakin silently complained he got up and picked up both his and Raina's trays and walked towards the disposal bins.
As soon as he was finished, he decided to go to the library and relax where it was actually quiet. Then when he was about to go out the door, he heard his name called from someone on the other side of the cafeteria. He turned to see the head secretary, Corrine, walking towards him, which surprised him. But what surprised him more was the woman and little girl he'd seen earlier were close behind her. Anakin examined the two as they approached, trying to remember if he'd met either of them before, but nothing came to his mind.
"Hello Anakin." Corrine said. She was quite a friendly woman, around her late forties. He had known her since he had first started his training, and she always seemed to be in a rush. "I would like you to meet"
"Sabe Monetage," the woman interrupted, "and this is my daughter Arsinoe. I'm not sure if you remember me Anakin.It has been almost seven years since we last met."
"Mommy!" Arsinoe squealed, "I'm hungry! You said we could eat." Which surprised Anakin, because he hadn't heard her talk until then. He looked down at her and noticed her striking blue eyes; she was really a cute kid.
"Oh yes." Corrine chimed, "Anakin, Master Windu has asked a favor of you." That sentence almost caused Anakin to laugh. Mace Windu certainly never asked, especially from a student, he ordered. He was never cruel or rude to anyone; it's just that he had authority. He was in charge.
"Yes, what is it?" he inquired. If it had anything to do with these two, it had to be interesting.
"He wants you to.entertain Sabe and her daughter until Master Kenobi returns from his mission. They have a conference scheduled for when he returns." Corrine explained. This caused Anakin to look up in surprise. What would they want with Obi-Wan? He thought
"Uh, yes.I guess." Did he really have a choice? He did want to find out who she was though.
"Good. Now, I see that you are hungry. So just get in line and help yourself. I must be going now." With a slight nod, she turned on her heels and quickly walked away. Corrine left Sabe and Anakin standing there in an awkward silence, but that was suddenly broken.
"I'm hungry!" Arsinoe whined as she tugged on her mom's hand.
"Fine, let's grab something to eat. Maybe you can grab us a seat, Anakin. I have to feed her or she'll get even more crankier." Sabe laughed. "Then we can talk." As Anakin watched Sabe walk towards the lunch line he had to wonder. Why is she here wanting to talk to Obi-Wan?
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"Feel better now Arsinoe?" Sabe asked as she picked up their tray and walked to the disposal bin.
"Are you a Jedi, Anakin?" Arsinoe asked instead. Anakin looked at her and smiled, she was obviously a smart kid.
"Well, not yet. I am training to be one someday though, hopefully. How old are you Arsinoe?" As he looked at her, something tugged at the back of his mind. She really did have familiar eyes.
"I'm gonna be seven in a few months.right mom?" She looked at her mom who was now walking back to them. Sabe then gave Arsinoe a nod. "Yup, seven."
"Wow, you're getting old!" Anakin teased, then sat down at the table. "So, where do you want to go Sabe? I am supposed to 'entertain' you, you know." Anakin joked. He hoped that Sabe would tell him why she wanted to talk to Obi-Wan. So far all they had talked about was the basics. She had reminded him that they had met before on Naboo when she had been disguised as the queen. He had so many questions, especially about Padmé.
"Well, what is there must be somewhere we can sit and talk. I am a little tired from my trip." Sabe replied while stifling a yawn, which made Anakin wonder why they had come straight to the Jedi Temple when they arrived on Coruscant. Everything about them seemed to be a mystery.
"We can go to the library, or to one of the lounges. I think a lounge would be better though."
"Sure, I would just like to relax for a while. Then we can talk some more in private." Sabe explained. Anakin then looked towards Arsinoe and then replied.
"Ready to go kid?" She then smiled at him and got up and went running to be by his side. Once again, Anakin had to wonder what the real reason for Sabe's being here was. Then before he could think anything more Arsinoe went running ahead out of excitement. Anakin didn't want to lose a kid in such a huge place, especially one he just met. So he ran after her, hoping that Sabe would catch up and not think he was being rude, or immature.
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A few minutes later, the three of them were seated in large comfortable chairs. He did not want to ask anything of Sabe just yet, so he waited to hear what she had to say.
"So Anakin, you are a Jedi Apprentice now? How great that must be." Sabe questioned, it did seem like a great title to her. She really wanted to know more about Obi-Wan, she just didn't want to make a big deal of it, or he might suspect something.
"Uh, yes. It's good, it'll be much better when I am into fulltime missions with my master." Anakin replied, "Master Kenobi." After he said this, Sabe's eyes grew large with shock and interest. She had just found out that Obi-Wan was Anakin's master. She had completely forgotten.
"Oh, I forgot that he was your.Master. No wonder why Master Windu asked that you show me around. It all makes sense now." She had gotten very happy at this statement and she realized that she might seem too eager to meet Obi-Wan, so she tried to calm herself down. She glanced at Arsinoe, who looked tired and bored. She had gotten lazy as soon as they sat down and Sabe suspected that she might fall asleep any minute now. "She is very tired. She's been up.quite some time. She's had a lot of excitement too." She added gazing at the now asleep Arsinoe.
"She looks a lot like you.but her eyes.are, well they look familiar. I don't know how to explain it." Anakin said quietly, trying not to wake Arsinoe and trying to find out some other reason to why they were there.
Sabe sighed, "Well, Anakin, There isn't much I can say about that. Not now anyway." She looked up into his eyes and smiled. Obviously trying to avoid and change the subject.
After she said this they were quiet for quite some time. Anakin knew that there was a very, very good reason that Sabe had come; deep down he knew the answer. He knew why Arsinoe looked so familiar, but he just hadn't realized it just yet.
The story continues . . .
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"Well, are you gonna come Skywalker?" Raina urged.
"Uh.I don't think so. I don't feel like sitting around complaining about how hard the exercises are. That's all we'll end up doing." Anakin replied, referring to the student hall. That was where all the students usually hung out in their spare time and usually what they talked about, and he thought that it was very boring.
"Okay then.your loss." Raina teased as she hurried away and out the door. Anakin looked down at where she had been sitting and realized that she had left her mess for him to clean up, again. All of the students were to keep their areas as clean as possible, and some people weren't that helpful, especially his friend. As Anakin silently complained he got up and picked up both his and Raina's trays and walked towards the disposal bins.
As soon as he was finished, he decided to go to the library and relax where it was actually quiet. Then when he was about to go out the door, he heard his name called from someone on the other side of the cafeteria. He turned to see the head secretary, Corrine, walking towards him, which surprised him. But what surprised him more was the woman and little girl he'd seen earlier were close behind her. Anakin examined the two as they approached, trying to remember if he'd met either of them before, but nothing came to his mind.
"Hello Anakin." Corrine said. She was quite a friendly woman, around her late forties. He had known her since he had first started his training, and she always seemed to be in a rush. "I would like you to meet"
"Sabe Monetage," the woman interrupted, "and this is my daughter Arsinoe. I'm not sure if you remember me Anakin.It has been almost seven years since we last met."
"Mommy!" Arsinoe squealed, "I'm hungry! You said we could eat." Which surprised Anakin, because he hadn't heard her talk until then. He looked down at her and noticed her striking blue eyes; she was really a cute kid.
"Oh yes." Corrine chimed, "Anakin, Master Windu has asked a favor of you." That sentence almost caused Anakin to laugh. Mace Windu certainly never asked, especially from a student, he ordered. He was never cruel or rude to anyone; it's just that he had authority. He was in charge.
"Yes, what is it?" he inquired. If it had anything to do with these two, it had to be interesting.
"He wants you to.entertain Sabe and her daughter until Master Kenobi returns from his mission. They have a conference scheduled for when he returns." Corrine explained. This caused Anakin to look up in surprise. What would they want with Obi-Wan? He thought
"Uh, yes.I guess." Did he really have a choice? He did want to find out who she was though.
"Good. Now, I see that you are hungry. So just get in line and help yourself. I must be going now." With a slight nod, she turned on her heels and quickly walked away. Corrine left Sabe and Anakin standing there in an awkward silence, but that was suddenly broken.
"I'm hungry!" Arsinoe whined as she tugged on her mom's hand.
"Fine, let's grab something to eat. Maybe you can grab us a seat, Anakin. I have to feed her or she'll get even more crankier." Sabe laughed. "Then we can talk." As Anakin watched Sabe walk towards the lunch line he had to wonder. Why is she here wanting to talk to Obi-Wan?
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"Feel better now Arsinoe?" Sabe asked as she picked up their tray and walked to the disposal bin.
"Are you a Jedi, Anakin?" Arsinoe asked instead. Anakin looked at her and smiled, she was obviously a smart kid.
"Well, not yet. I am training to be one someday though, hopefully. How old are you Arsinoe?" As he looked at her, something tugged at the back of his mind. She really did have familiar eyes.
"I'm gonna be seven in a few months.right mom?" She looked at her mom who was now walking back to them. Sabe then gave Arsinoe a nod. "Yup, seven."
"Wow, you're getting old!" Anakin teased, then sat down at the table. "So, where do you want to go Sabe? I am supposed to 'entertain' you, you know." Anakin joked. He hoped that Sabe would tell him why she wanted to talk to Obi-Wan. So far all they had talked about was the basics. She had reminded him that they had met before on Naboo when she had been disguised as the queen. He had so many questions, especially about Padmé.
"Well, what is there must be somewhere we can sit and talk. I am a little tired from my trip." Sabe replied while stifling a yawn, which made Anakin wonder why they had come straight to the Jedi Temple when they arrived on Coruscant. Everything about them seemed to be a mystery.
"We can go to the library, or to one of the lounges. I think a lounge would be better though."
"Sure, I would just like to relax for a while. Then we can talk some more in private." Sabe explained. Anakin then looked towards Arsinoe and then replied.
"Ready to go kid?" She then smiled at him and got up and went running to be by his side. Once again, Anakin had to wonder what the real reason for Sabe's being here was. Then before he could think anything more Arsinoe went running ahead out of excitement. Anakin didn't want to lose a kid in such a huge place, especially one he just met. So he ran after her, hoping that Sabe would catch up and not think he was being rude, or immature.
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A few minutes later, the three of them were seated in large comfortable chairs. He did not want to ask anything of Sabe just yet, so he waited to hear what she had to say.
"So Anakin, you are a Jedi Apprentice now? How great that must be." Sabe questioned, it did seem like a great title to her. She really wanted to know more about Obi-Wan, she just didn't want to make a big deal of it, or he might suspect something.
"Uh, yes. It's good, it'll be much better when I am into fulltime missions with my master." Anakin replied, "Master Kenobi." After he said this, Sabe's eyes grew large with shock and interest. She had just found out that Obi-Wan was Anakin's master. She had completely forgotten.
"Oh, I forgot that he was your.Master. No wonder why Master Windu asked that you show me around. It all makes sense now." She had gotten very happy at this statement and she realized that she might seem too eager to meet Obi-Wan, so she tried to calm herself down. She glanced at Arsinoe, who looked tired and bored. She had gotten lazy as soon as they sat down and Sabe suspected that she might fall asleep any minute now. "She is very tired. She's been up.quite some time. She's had a lot of excitement too." She added gazing at the now asleep Arsinoe.
"She looks a lot like you.but her eyes.are, well they look familiar. I don't know how to explain it." Anakin said quietly, trying not to wake Arsinoe and trying to find out some other reason to why they were there.
Sabe sighed, "Well, Anakin, There isn't much I can say about that. Not now anyway." She looked up into his eyes and smiled. Obviously trying to avoid and change the subject.
After she said this they were quiet for quite some time. Anakin knew that there was a very, very good reason that Sabe had come; deep down he knew the answer. He knew why Arsinoe looked so familiar, but he just hadn't realized it just yet.
The story continues . . .