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Four days had passed by and still there had been no attempt made on her life.
Everything was safe and sound.
It almost felt like she was actually on holiday, except for the fact that she wasn't really allowed to go anywhere on her own.
She was either with Obi-Wan or Rabe or Corde.
She didn't mind spending all day with Obi-Wan though.
After leaving him when they first arrived she found that she had a deep ache inside that only went away when he was by her side.
She felt like they'd become a part of each other.
She'd managed to read through some of the information about the Jedi that Dorme had collected for her back at the palace.
She was actually surprised at the volume of information they had on the Jedi.
She couldn't understand why she'd never been shown it before.
At first she'd found it a little difficult to understand their culture but as she continued to study it, it gradually became clearer.
She'd discovered a lot of things about them that were able to put straight a lot of the rumours that were spread about them.
They could indeed read thoughts and feelings but only when the person wasn't shielding their mind adequately.
She'd made a mental note to be more focused when she was around Obi-Wan.
She also found out that they were brought to the Jedi Temple between the ages of 0-4 and were raised by the order.
Then at the age of 13 they were taken on as Padawan learners and they would stay with their Masters until Knighthood.
There was so much information to take in that she hadn't been able to get through it all at once.
She had been able to reach one of the more intriguing trickles of information though.
She had found a mantra they used.
A Jedi shall not know anger.
A Jedi shall not know hate.
A Jedi shall not know love.
She'd been a little confused and appalled at the last part of the statement.
How could it be that they weren't allowed to love?
Everyone had the right to experience love.
She'd have to discuss it with Obi-Wan one day.
She wondered where he was.
The only time that he wasn't with her was when she was asleep and in the morning before breakfast.
She'd taken a short walk around the balconies of the Chateau and she had yet to see him.
Then when she turned the next corner she saw the blue light of his new lightsabre.
She'd sat and spent most of their first day here watching him construct it with his bare hands.
She'd been truly amazed when she'd seen the blue blade appear for the first time.
She let her eyes fall upon him as he continued to fight his invisible partner.
He was dressed in his Jedi trousers and his under tunic.
The tunic had become almost transparent from his sweat and she could quite clearly see the outline of his broad chest.
She watched as he flipped a few times in the air.
It all looked so effortless.
His moves were graceful but there was no mistaking the power behind them.
It sent a shiver up her spine as she thought about the power that lay just beneath the surface of his skin.
She'd forgotten that Obi-Wan was a trained killer, perhaps 10 times more deadly than the men that were after her at the moment.
She came out of her daydream and looked out at the now empty spot where she'd last seen Obi-Wan.
Where was he?
........................................
........................................
He'd felt her eyes on him while he worked through the last part of his morning workout.
They'd been here for four days now and with every passing day he was giving in to the will of the force a little bit more.
Being in such close proximity to her for nearly the whole day had only served to weaken his resistance.
The need for physical contact grew with every minute and subsequently their shared touches were becoming more and more frequent.
He'd learnt quite a lot about her in the past days and he was finding himself becoming attracted to her as a person and without the guidance of the force.
Which made it even more difficult for him to not give into his feelings.
He finished his workout and looked up at her.
He waved but she made no move to acknowledge him.
She appeared to be in her own little world.
He picked up his towel and made his way up the steps that would lead him to her.
She always had to break the rules.
She knew that she wasn't supposed to be out in the open on her own.
It didn't matter that there hadn't been so much as a stone out of place in the past four days, she was still in danger.
The fact that nothing had happened yet only made the danger more intense.
These people had a plan and they were working to their own timetable.
He reached the top of the steps and made his way round to the part of the balcony in which she was standing.
She had her back to him and he watched as she was looking around.
He started to walk up to her as she leaned over the edge, trying to find whatever it was that she'd lost.
He waited until she straightened again and then he put his hand over her eyes.
She gasped loudly and he felt her body shake with fear.
He slowly brought his lips up to her ear.
"Guess who?"
Her breathing came in quick short breaths as she brought up a hand to cover his one that lay across her eyes.
He let her take hold of his hand and gently pull it away.
His face wore a huge grin as she turned around but unfortunately she didn't seem to have found the funny side of his actions.
His next movement was to cover his arm where she hit him.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi you scared me half to death! I thought you were someone trying to kidnap me!"
"Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are when you're angry?"
He couldn't believe the words had left his mouth and by the look on Padme's face, neither could she.
He'd only meant to think them.
"Don't try to get around me by paying me a compliment. This is serious, you could have been anybody."
Now it was her turn for a telling off.
"You're absolutely right, I could have been anybody, which makes me have to ask you why you were out here on your own?"
She stood silent.
He knew that she was trapped and she knew it too.
"I.."
"You..?"
She let out a nervous sight and plastered an innocent smile on her face.
She took a step towards him and placed her hand on his forearm.
"Good morning Obi-Wan."
She started to rub his arm to distract him.
"Oh no, don't you think that you can get around me by using your female charm. You know full well that you're not supposed to go outside on your own. Anything could have happened."
She looked down at her feet.
"I know, I know. It won't happen again."
"Too right it won't."
She continued to stare at her feet and so he lightly hooked his hand under her chin and lifted her head to meet his eyes.
"Good morning Padme."
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........................................
She was caught in his gaze and she found herself losing her hold on reality.
She had to swallow hard to get a grip on herself.
"Good morning Obi-Wan."
His smile was that of a predator who'd caught his prey, and she found herself unable to move.
She saw his eyes move to her lips and it was only then that she realised that her mouth was slightly ajar.
His thumb was stroking her chin and she was certain that he was going to kiss her.
Her throat went dry and her heart was beating fiercely as his face drifted towards hers.
She watched his eyes close just before her own did.
She felt his warm breath on her lips and it sent a trail of pleasure down her spine.
"Obi-Wan.."
His name escaped her mouth in a breathless whisper.
"Padme.."
His voice was deeper than usual.
"M'lady!"
They both jumped away from each other as Rabe walked around the corner.
"M'lady, there you are. I've been looking all over for you."
"Well you've found me."
Her heart was beating so fast that she felt like she was going to throw up.
She saw Rabe's attentions turn to Obi-Wan, who was looking out at the surrounding fields.
"Good morning Jedi Kenobi."
Her tone was slick and sweet.
Obi-Wan brought his eyes round to look at her.
"Good morning Rabe."
He quickly focused his attention back on her.
"Your highness, I'll just go and have a shower and then I shall meet you for breakfast. I'll be no more that 20 minutes."
She looked up but he would not meet her gaze.
"Very well Jedi Kenobi."
And with that he bowed to her and made his way inside.
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.......................................
He couldn't believe what they'd almost done, what he'd almost done!
He was a Jedi for force's sake!
He was supposed to have more control over himself.
What worried him most was that she'd wanted it to happen just as much as he had.
Her actions, thoughts and feelings had made that clear.
He turned the shower off and grabbed a towel.
He wished that the water had the power to wash away his troubles but he knew that unfortunately nothing in the universe had such power.
He dried himself and changed into a clean uniform.
Why did he have to choose that moment to follow the force's desires?
Now he had to face the rest of the day feeling stressed, tense and awkward.
Your fantastic sense of timing never seems to fail in getting you into trouble Kenobi.
Five more minutes and he'd be sitting across from her eating breakfast.
She probably hated him.
He knew he would.
He let his head fall into his hands and then by using the force, lifted a towel over his wet hair and released it.
Once the fabric fell into place he started to rub his hair dry.
It was going to be a long day.
......................................
......................................
She was already seated when he entered the room.
She'd been so nervous that she'd had to sit down to keep herself from pacing the room.
Neither of the spoke as he made his way over to the table and sat down.
She prayed that he'd speak first.
But not a word was uttered for another long five minutes as they both sat and received their food.
Then as she was taking her first bite she heard the smooth sound of his voice.
"What did you have planned for today m'lady?"
She smiled to the gods as her silent prayer had been answered.
"Well I was hoping that we could possibly take a walk up the East Mountain. We could maybe take a picnic and make a day of it."
She didn't like the look on his face.
It was what she liked to call his 'I don't think so young lady' look.
He was just about to speak but she beat him to it.
"Don't worry, I know what you're going to say."
He looked confused.
"Excuse me? How do you know what I was going to say?"
She laughed.
"I can tell by the look on your face. You're going to say no because its too dangerous."
"I didn't have any look on my face."
"Yes you did and you know it."
He shook his head and laughed at her.
"Actually I was going to say that it was a great idea and yes we should go."
He nodded his head matter-of-factly.
She waved her finger at him.
"No you weren't, you can't fool me Obi-Wan Kenobi."
He laughed again.
"Do you want to go or not?"
"Yes I want to go."
"It's settled then. Today we're going to the East Mountain. Now eat your breakfast."
She mentally patted herself on the back for her victory.
But it was short lived.
"And don't think I don't know what you just did."
They both laughed and finished their meal.
It was going to be a long day.
Tbc..
Sorry to have to leave it there but I had to end the chapter at some point. Let me know what you think of the last half inparticular, I think that it sort of felt rushed. Ok well that's all, I'll try and get the next part up soon. Take Care and as always please review.
Four days had passed by and still there had been no attempt made on her life.
Everything was safe and sound.
It almost felt like she was actually on holiday, except for the fact that she wasn't really allowed to go anywhere on her own.
She was either with Obi-Wan or Rabe or Corde.
She didn't mind spending all day with Obi-Wan though.
After leaving him when they first arrived she found that she had a deep ache inside that only went away when he was by her side.
She felt like they'd become a part of each other.
She'd managed to read through some of the information about the Jedi that Dorme had collected for her back at the palace.
She was actually surprised at the volume of information they had on the Jedi.
She couldn't understand why she'd never been shown it before.
At first she'd found it a little difficult to understand their culture but as she continued to study it, it gradually became clearer.
She'd discovered a lot of things about them that were able to put straight a lot of the rumours that were spread about them.
They could indeed read thoughts and feelings but only when the person wasn't shielding their mind adequately.
She'd made a mental note to be more focused when she was around Obi-Wan.
She also found out that they were brought to the Jedi Temple between the ages of 0-4 and were raised by the order.
Then at the age of 13 they were taken on as Padawan learners and they would stay with their Masters until Knighthood.
There was so much information to take in that she hadn't been able to get through it all at once.
She had been able to reach one of the more intriguing trickles of information though.
She had found a mantra they used.
A Jedi shall not know anger.
A Jedi shall not know hate.
A Jedi shall not know love.
She'd been a little confused and appalled at the last part of the statement.
How could it be that they weren't allowed to love?
Everyone had the right to experience love.
She'd have to discuss it with Obi-Wan one day.
She wondered where he was.
The only time that he wasn't with her was when she was asleep and in the morning before breakfast.
She'd taken a short walk around the balconies of the Chateau and she had yet to see him.
Then when she turned the next corner she saw the blue light of his new lightsabre.
She'd sat and spent most of their first day here watching him construct it with his bare hands.
She'd been truly amazed when she'd seen the blue blade appear for the first time.
She let her eyes fall upon him as he continued to fight his invisible partner.
He was dressed in his Jedi trousers and his under tunic.
The tunic had become almost transparent from his sweat and she could quite clearly see the outline of his broad chest.
She watched as he flipped a few times in the air.
It all looked so effortless.
His moves were graceful but there was no mistaking the power behind them.
It sent a shiver up her spine as she thought about the power that lay just beneath the surface of his skin.
She'd forgotten that Obi-Wan was a trained killer, perhaps 10 times more deadly than the men that were after her at the moment.
She came out of her daydream and looked out at the now empty spot where she'd last seen Obi-Wan.
Where was he?
........................................
........................................
He'd felt her eyes on him while he worked through the last part of his morning workout.
They'd been here for four days now and with every passing day he was giving in to the will of the force a little bit more.
Being in such close proximity to her for nearly the whole day had only served to weaken his resistance.
The need for physical contact grew with every minute and subsequently their shared touches were becoming more and more frequent.
He'd learnt quite a lot about her in the past days and he was finding himself becoming attracted to her as a person and without the guidance of the force.
Which made it even more difficult for him to not give into his feelings.
He finished his workout and looked up at her.
He waved but she made no move to acknowledge him.
She appeared to be in her own little world.
He picked up his towel and made his way up the steps that would lead him to her.
She always had to break the rules.
She knew that she wasn't supposed to be out in the open on her own.
It didn't matter that there hadn't been so much as a stone out of place in the past four days, she was still in danger.
The fact that nothing had happened yet only made the danger more intense.
These people had a plan and they were working to their own timetable.
He reached the top of the steps and made his way round to the part of the balcony in which she was standing.
She had her back to him and he watched as she was looking around.
He started to walk up to her as she leaned over the edge, trying to find whatever it was that she'd lost.
He waited until she straightened again and then he put his hand over her eyes.
She gasped loudly and he felt her body shake with fear.
He slowly brought his lips up to her ear.
"Guess who?"
Her breathing came in quick short breaths as she brought up a hand to cover his one that lay across her eyes.
He let her take hold of his hand and gently pull it away.
His face wore a huge grin as she turned around but unfortunately she didn't seem to have found the funny side of his actions.
His next movement was to cover his arm where she hit him.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi you scared me half to death! I thought you were someone trying to kidnap me!"
"Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are when you're angry?"
He couldn't believe the words had left his mouth and by the look on Padme's face, neither could she.
He'd only meant to think them.
"Don't try to get around me by paying me a compliment. This is serious, you could have been anybody."
Now it was her turn for a telling off.
"You're absolutely right, I could have been anybody, which makes me have to ask you why you were out here on your own?"
She stood silent.
He knew that she was trapped and she knew it too.
"I.."
"You..?"
She let out a nervous sight and plastered an innocent smile on her face.
She took a step towards him and placed her hand on his forearm.
"Good morning Obi-Wan."
She started to rub his arm to distract him.
"Oh no, don't you think that you can get around me by using your female charm. You know full well that you're not supposed to go outside on your own. Anything could have happened."
She looked down at her feet.
"I know, I know. It won't happen again."
"Too right it won't."
She continued to stare at her feet and so he lightly hooked his hand under her chin and lifted her head to meet his eyes.
"Good morning Padme."
........................................
........................................
She was caught in his gaze and she found herself losing her hold on reality.
She had to swallow hard to get a grip on herself.
"Good morning Obi-Wan."
His smile was that of a predator who'd caught his prey, and she found herself unable to move.
She saw his eyes move to her lips and it was only then that she realised that her mouth was slightly ajar.
His thumb was stroking her chin and she was certain that he was going to kiss her.
Her throat went dry and her heart was beating fiercely as his face drifted towards hers.
She watched his eyes close just before her own did.
She felt his warm breath on her lips and it sent a trail of pleasure down her spine.
"Obi-Wan.."
His name escaped her mouth in a breathless whisper.
"Padme.."
His voice was deeper than usual.
"M'lady!"
They both jumped away from each other as Rabe walked around the corner.
"M'lady, there you are. I've been looking all over for you."
"Well you've found me."
Her heart was beating so fast that she felt like she was going to throw up.
She saw Rabe's attentions turn to Obi-Wan, who was looking out at the surrounding fields.
"Good morning Jedi Kenobi."
Her tone was slick and sweet.
Obi-Wan brought his eyes round to look at her.
"Good morning Rabe."
He quickly focused his attention back on her.
"Your highness, I'll just go and have a shower and then I shall meet you for breakfast. I'll be no more that 20 minutes."
She looked up but he would not meet her gaze.
"Very well Jedi Kenobi."
And with that he bowed to her and made his way inside.
.......................................
.......................................
He couldn't believe what they'd almost done, what he'd almost done!
He was a Jedi for force's sake!
He was supposed to have more control over himself.
What worried him most was that she'd wanted it to happen just as much as he had.
Her actions, thoughts and feelings had made that clear.
He turned the shower off and grabbed a towel.
He wished that the water had the power to wash away his troubles but he knew that unfortunately nothing in the universe had such power.
He dried himself and changed into a clean uniform.
Why did he have to choose that moment to follow the force's desires?
Now he had to face the rest of the day feeling stressed, tense and awkward.
Your fantastic sense of timing never seems to fail in getting you into trouble Kenobi.
Five more minutes and he'd be sitting across from her eating breakfast.
She probably hated him.
He knew he would.
He let his head fall into his hands and then by using the force, lifted a towel over his wet hair and released it.
Once the fabric fell into place he started to rub his hair dry.
It was going to be a long day.
......................................
......................................
She was already seated when he entered the room.
She'd been so nervous that she'd had to sit down to keep herself from pacing the room.
Neither of the spoke as he made his way over to the table and sat down.
She prayed that he'd speak first.
But not a word was uttered for another long five minutes as they both sat and received their food.
Then as she was taking her first bite she heard the smooth sound of his voice.
"What did you have planned for today m'lady?"
She smiled to the gods as her silent prayer had been answered.
"Well I was hoping that we could possibly take a walk up the East Mountain. We could maybe take a picnic and make a day of it."
She didn't like the look on his face.
It was what she liked to call his 'I don't think so young lady' look.
He was just about to speak but she beat him to it.
"Don't worry, I know what you're going to say."
He looked confused.
"Excuse me? How do you know what I was going to say?"
She laughed.
"I can tell by the look on your face. You're going to say no because its too dangerous."
"I didn't have any look on my face."
"Yes you did and you know it."
He shook his head and laughed at her.
"Actually I was going to say that it was a great idea and yes we should go."
He nodded his head matter-of-factly.
She waved her finger at him.
"No you weren't, you can't fool me Obi-Wan Kenobi."
He laughed again.
"Do you want to go or not?"
"Yes I want to go."
"It's settled then. Today we're going to the East Mountain. Now eat your breakfast."
She mentally patted herself on the back for her victory.
But it was short lived.
"And don't think I don't know what you just did."
They both laughed and finished their meal.
It was going to be a long day.
Tbc..
Sorry to have to leave it there but I had to end the chapter at some point. Let me know what you think of the last half inparticular, I think that it sort of felt rushed. Ok well that's all, I'll try and get the next part up soon. Take Care and as always please review.