Chapter Six!!!
Padme awoke feeling achy. The feeling of being dirty and too warm was not pleasant. Opening her eyes she looked at an empty wall, it didn't have any pictures on it, and barren of character. Reaching her hand up she felt a bandage on her forehead from where she had hit the landing platform.
Padme sat up, pushing away at least five old blankets, looking around. Where was she? All around her she saw droid parts, and mechanical equipment that she didn't even recognize. Morning sunlight spilled in through a window on the other wall, showing blue sky through it's dirty glass. Next to the large bed was an old bedside table, and on top of that, suspended by a tiny repulser unit was what she recognized as a lightsaber. It hovered in midair and slowly rotated. The repulser unit was a devise people used in museums so that the spectators could get a good look at the artifact without touching it or squinting in mirrors. The lightsaber hung there in the air, mystical in it's display and deadly in it's looks. Perhaps it was fake, she had heard only a Jedi could build a lightsaber, and she was quite sure Anakin was no Jedi.
Quickly remembering Anakin and his mischievous friend she looked down, making sure she still was wearing her jewelry, not to mention other important items. She was glad to see that everything was in place.
She felt a cool draft snake up her back and gathered a blanket around her shoulders and headed toward an open doorway that she could see led into a livingroom. The livingroom also had golden mourning light inside it and she got out of the bed. Noticing that her rescuers had taken her shoes and socks off, and they were in a messy pile at the end of the bed.
Her bare feet padded against the cool cement floor, as she walked into the living-quarters. It was just as messy and full of machinery as the bedroom, but she also saw Anakin curled up on the sofa with only one blanket pulled up around him. He was also fully dressed, wearing a jacket, and shivering. Padme thought back to all the blankets she had on her in the bed, and watched as Anakin pulled his cover up around his chin, trying to get a little warmer. Padme took the blanket that was around her shoulders and spread it over him. Careful not to wake him, she gently put the blanket up around his neck. Anakin shuddered in his sleep, then drew up the new blanket close to him and then sighed in contentment.
Padme smiled, letting herself watch him. He looked so peaceful and so dangerous at the same time. The unbelievable feeling that she had seen him somewhere before was an entire new puzzle.
Purposely looking away she walked in the direction of a closed door past the couch and a good distance away. Walking over to the door Padme quietly opened it, stepping out into a large room. The room was not much different from the rest Padme had passed through, except that the entire outer wall only a gaping hole showing outside of it a clear blue sky.
The outside wind poured through the open wall, and Padme shivered. Now realizing why the other rooms had been so chilly. Parked on the middle of the floor was the speeder she remembered from the night before, it had obviously been flown in through the gaping hole in the wall.
Walking over to the hole in the wall she noted that it looked like it was not just cut neatly away, it looked like a bomb had exploded. Leaving not a clean cut by jagged ends of old pluming and broken durrasteal. Casually striding over to the edge...and caught her breath as she stared down hundreds of feet. She couldn't even see the ground, low clouds hid it from her view.
"Surprises you right?"
Padme jumped as she heard a low voice beside her, and found that it was Anakin.
"Huh?"
"The height." Anakin motioned out over the sleeping city, like a king showing off his kingdom.
"Yeah." Padme noticed he was wearing the same jacket she had seen earlier, but didn't even look cold. Self control was evident, and Anakin could diffidently act. She only wished he'd tell her where she knew him from. He was so familiar. "What do you think?" Anakin asked, he had a sly smile on his face that told he was showing off again. "It's interesting." Padme said. Her answer was very dull, but it was a fact. "Where are we?" Anakin shrugged, "Where I live." "You live up here?" "Yup." He smiled again, his blue eyes sparkling like a little boy wanting to show her his world.
To BE CONTINUED!! (I went and worked my butt off over the weekend. I'll write more tonight. But when school comes it sadly dominates. SORRY! But I will do what I promised and finish it!)
Padme awoke feeling achy. The feeling of being dirty and too warm was not pleasant. Opening her eyes she looked at an empty wall, it didn't have any pictures on it, and barren of character. Reaching her hand up she felt a bandage on her forehead from where she had hit the landing platform.
Padme sat up, pushing away at least five old blankets, looking around. Where was she? All around her she saw droid parts, and mechanical equipment that she didn't even recognize. Morning sunlight spilled in through a window on the other wall, showing blue sky through it's dirty glass. Next to the large bed was an old bedside table, and on top of that, suspended by a tiny repulser unit was what she recognized as a lightsaber. It hovered in midair and slowly rotated. The repulser unit was a devise people used in museums so that the spectators could get a good look at the artifact without touching it or squinting in mirrors. The lightsaber hung there in the air, mystical in it's display and deadly in it's looks. Perhaps it was fake, she had heard only a Jedi could build a lightsaber, and she was quite sure Anakin was no Jedi.
Quickly remembering Anakin and his mischievous friend she looked down, making sure she still was wearing her jewelry, not to mention other important items. She was glad to see that everything was in place.
She felt a cool draft snake up her back and gathered a blanket around her shoulders and headed toward an open doorway that she could see led into a livingroom. The livingroom also had golden mourning light inside it and she got out of the bed. Noticing that her rescuers had taken her shoes and socks off, and they were in a messy pile at the end of the bed.
Her bare feet padded against the cool cement floor, as she walked into the living-quarters. It was just as messy and full of machinery as the bedroom, but she also saw Anakin curled up on the sofa with only one blanket pulled up around him. He was also fully dressed, wearing a jacket, and shivering. Padme thought back to all the blankets she had on her in the bed, and watched as Anakin pulled his cover up around his chin, trying to get a little warmer. Padme took the blanket that was around her shoulders and spread it over him. Careful not to wake him, she gently put the blanket up around his neck. Anakin shuddered in his sleep, then drew up the new blanket close to him and then sighed in contentment.
Padme smiled, letting herself watch him. He looked so peaceful and so dangerous at the same time. The unbelievable feeling that she had seen him somewhere before was an entire new puzzle.
Purposely looking away she walked in the direction of a closed door past the couch and a good distance away. Walking over to the door Padme quietly opened it, stepping out into a large room. The room was not much different from the rest Padme had passed through, except that the entire outer wall only a gaping hole showing outside of it a clear blue sky.
The outside wind poured through the open wall, and Padme shivered. Now realizing why the other rooms had been so chilly. Parked on the middle of the floor was the speeder she remembered from the night before, it had obviously been flown in through the gaping hole in the wall.
Walking over to the hole in the wall she noted that it looked like it was not just cut neatly away, it looked like a bomb had exploded. Leaving not a clean cut by jagged ends of old pluming and broken durrasteal. Casually striding over to the edge...and caught her breath as she stared down hundreds of feet. She couldn't even see the ground, low clouds hid it from her view.
"Surprises you right?"
Padme jumped as she heard a low voice beside her, and found that it was Anakin.
"Huh?"
"The height." Anakin motioned out over the sleeping city, like a king showing off his kingdom.
"Yeah." Padme noticed he was wearing the same jacket she had seen earlier, but didn't even look cold. Self control was evident, and Anakin could diffidently act. She only wished he'd tell her where she knew him from. He was so familiar. "What do you think?" Anakin asked, he had a sly smile on his face that told he was showing off again. "It's interesting." Padme said. Her answer was very dull, but it was a fact. "Where are we?" Anakin shrugged, "Where I live." "You live up here?" "Yup." He smiled again, his blue eyes sparkling like a little boy wanting to show her his world.
To BE CONTINUED!! (I went and worked my butt off over the weekend. I'll write more tonight. But when school comes it sadly dominates. SORRY! But I will do what I promised and finish it!)