Here's the second chapter, truly sorry you've had to wait for so long, but
I've been extremely busy. Hope everyone likes it!
Chapter 2: The Decision
Anakin hated to see Padme walk off like that. It hurt, but there was just no way he could agree. As much as he wanted a mission, too, he knew that it was impossible, out of the question. Besides, what kind of mission could they possibly take? He thought about it for a moment. Then, the thought struck him. If they just said that they would take a vacation, that wasn't necessarily forbidden. Then they were bound to find adventure anyway, depending on where they went, and he might even get a chance to help his fellow Jedi's battle the dark side and get revenge on Count Dooku. His head had been swimming with such excitement about these thoughts, that he completely forgot the obvious.
He realized his fault and stared regretfully down at his cold metal replacement where his arm used to be. He cursed himself for not waiting for Obi's command to attack. He couldn't believe he had been so stupid. He was so caught up in his own foolishness that he had made that terrible mistake. He could still feel the searing pain he had felt as the lightsaber had penetrated his skin and bone before the moment when he had blacked out and was unconsciously rescued by Yoda after Yoda had fought off Dooku. After all this had ran through his mind for the umpteenth time, he realized for the second time, as he had told Padme, that there was just no way he was in fighting condition. He hated to disappoint her, but he reluctantly trudged back into the house and went to go talk to her.
He found her sitting in her favorite chair by the mantle in the living room, her back to him.
"Padme."
She didn't answer him.
"Padme, look at me."
Padme unwillingly turned to stare up into those deep blue eyes of his. At the moment they wore a look that said, "I'm sorry, but you know the rules."
"Padme, look, I suppose there are ways we could pull it off. God knows I have pulled too many unlawful things off before. But, it's much too dangerous. We'd both get ourselves killed. It wouldn't matter so much if I died, but I couldn't bring myself to put you in danger as well. I care about you too much. And I wouldn't be able to defend you either. As I have said, my Jedi powers are bound, and this arm would prove useless in hand to hand combat."
Padme hesitated. She opened her mouth to speak but found no words.
"Padme, can't we just be happy as we are for now? I'll be back on missions in two years, and I promise you I will take you with me."
"How do you know Anakin? Anything could happen in two years," said Padme.
The words stung Anakin like bitter cold as he recognized that she was right. Two years could be an awfully long or short time when you were dealing with a former senator and a Jedi on temporary punishment. He could sense that Padme could feel this, because she looked up at him once again, great hope shining in her eyes.
"Look, you're completely right okay? I do feel like a fish out of water and I do need a good adventure to refresh myself. I hate being cooped up like this and I hate having to stay here and live a normal, pathetic life!" He was nearly shouting by now. "But I just can't go somewhere without being able to fight! It makes me feel helpless, defenseless. I hate that feeling Padme, I really do. It's the worst feeling in the world."
"We can figure out something, can't we? We always do," said Padme.
"Not this time, we can't."
"Don't you even want to try? You've changed, Anakin, you really have."
"You know what? Fine, let's go. It will be totally on impulse, but isn't that the best way to go? I'll train myself so I can still fight and there might be a way to build up my Jedi powers, just a little, without Obi having to unbind them." Anakin couldn't believe what he had just said, but he loved Padme too much to let her down. And there were things that needed to be done in the Jedi world that he really wanted to help with.
Padme seemed to have trouble believing this as well. "You really mean it?"
"I do," he said. "I want you to be happy, and if that makes you happy will do it. What have we got to lose?"
Padme got up and threw her arms around Anakin. "I knew you couldn't say no!"
Anankin couldn't help feeling that this would probably be a suicide mission, but he sucked up his pride and said, "Let's go get ready." ******************************************************** End of Chapter 2. I need more reviews to write more chapters, thanks. Hope you liked it!
Chapter 2: The Decision
Anakin hated to see Padme walk off like that. It hurt, but there was just no way he could agree. As much as he wanted a mission, too, he knew that it was impossible, out of the question. Besides, what kind of mission could they possibly take? He thought about it for a moment. Then, the thought struck him. If they just said that they would take a vacation, that wasn't necessarily forbidden. Then they were bound to find adventure anyway, depending on where they went, and he might even get a chance to help his fellow Jedi's battle the dark side and get revenge on Count Dooku. His head had been swimming with such excitement about these thoughts, that he completely forgot the obvious.
He realized his fault and stared regretfully down at his cold metal replacement where his arm used to be. He cursed himself for not waiting for Obi's command to attack. He couldn't believe he had been so stupid. He was so caught up in his own foolishness that he had made that terrible mistake. He could still feel the searing pain he had felt as the lightsaber had penetrated his skin and bone before the moment when he had blacked out and was unconsciously rescued by Yoda after Yoda had fought off Dooku. After all this had ran through his mind for the umpteenth time, he realized for the second time, as he had told Padme, that there was just no way he was in fighting condition. He hated to disappoint her, but he reluctantly trudged back into the house and went to go talk to her.
He found her sitting in her favorite chair by the mantle in the living room, her back to him.
"Padme."
She didn't answer him.
"Padme, look at me."
Padme unwillingly turned to stare up into those deep blue eyes of his. At the moment they wore a look that said, "I'm sorry, but you know the rules."
"Padme, look, I suppose there are ways we could pull it off. God knows I have pulled too many unlawful things off before. But, it's much too dangerous. We'd both get ourselves killed. It wouldn't matter so much if I died, but I couldn't bring myself to put you in danger as well. I care about you too much. And I wouldn't be able to defend you either. As I have said, my Jedi powers are bound, and this arm would prove useless in hand to hand combat."
Padme hesitated. She opened her mouth to speak but found no words.
"Padme, can't we just be happy as we are for now? I'll be back on missions in two years, and I promise you I will take you with me."
"How do you know Anakin? Anything could happen in two years," said Padme.
The words stung Anakin like bitter cold as he recognized that she was right. Two years could be an awfully long or short time when you were dealing with a former senator and a Jedi on temporary punishment. He could sense that Padme could feel this, because she looked up at him once again, great hope shining in her eyes.
"Look, you're completely right okay? I do feel like a fish out of water and I do need a good adventure to refresh myself. I hate being cooped up like this and I hate having to stay here and live a normal, pathetic life!" He was nearly shouting by now. "But I just can't go somewhere without being able to fight! It makes me feel helpless, defenseless. I hate that feeling Padme, I really do. It's the worst feeling in the world."
"We can figure out something, can't we? We always do," said Padme.
"Not this time, we can't."
"Don't you even want to try? You've changed, Anakin, you really have."
"You know what? Fine, let's go. It will be totally on impulse, but isn't that the best way to go? I'll train myself so I can still fight and there might be a way to build up my Jedi powers, just a little, without Obi having to unbind them." Anakin couldn't believe what he had just said, but he loved Padme too much to let her down. And there were things that needed to be done in the Jedi world that he really wanted to help with.
Padme seemed to have trouble believing this as well. "You really mean it?"
"I do," he said. "I want you to be happy, and if that makes you happy will do it. What have we got to lose?"
Padme got up and threw her arms around Anakin. "I knew you couldn't say no!"
Anankin couldn't help feeling that this would probably be a suicide mission, but he sucked up his pride and said, "Let's go get ready." ******************************************************** End of Chapter 2. I need more reviews to write more chapters, thanks. Hope you liked it!