Chapter 5: The Master and the Apprentice
There they were. Anakin and Sabé, two of her best friends, standing there in the kitchen. Making a big breakfast filled with all of the foods she loved! (Hey, you didn't think I'd have Anakin and Sabé making out, right? Do you really think I'd be that wicked??? *evil grin* lol j/k)Tears of happiness filled Padmé's eyes as she watched them cook all of her favorite morning treats. She smelled the delicious mixed aroma of sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, French toast, hotcakes, biscuits, and hash browns. She licked her lips as she thought of the scrumptious meal she was about to have. She totally regretted eating that stale, crummy bowl of cereal with milk. She smiled when she saw the looks on their faces when she walked into the kitchen.
"Ami, I thought you just left!" Anakin said in a whiny voice. "Now you've spoiled our surprise!" Sabé exclaimed in a disappointed tone. "Oh, alright, I'll just go into the gardens and pretend I never saw this. Is that okay?" she asked in a playful manner. "Okay, baby, just come back in ten minutes, or your `surprise' will be cold," Anakin said while carelessly flipping the sausages and bacon in the greasy pan. "Hey, Ani, be careful with that or you'll spoil my surprise," Padmé said with a witty smirk as she retreated to the gardens.
Padmé decided to tend to the rose bushes when she saw Obi-wan sitting on a stone bench. He seemed very different from their conversation a little while ago. "Obi-wan, what's wrong?" Padmé asked with concern. "I'm just feeling a little down right now. I don't feel like talking about it right now," Obi-wan said with a downcast face. "Oh...okay, if you really don't feel like telling me, then I'll respect your wishes, you know, after everything that's happened..." Padmé rambled on until Obi-wan leaned into her and grazed her lips. For some strange reason, it felt so right, and Padmé deepened the kiss. It was just the tender touch of his mouth that made her want more, and somehow, her mind was commanding her to respond to him like this...
Padmé suddenly realized what was going on, pushed him away, and slapped him as hard as she could. "Excuse you! If you thought that I gave you the impression that I wanted you to kiss me like that, well, you were very much mistaken! What the heck do you think you're doing???" she yelled at him. Obi-wan had a mischievous grin on his face and replied, "Thank you for excusing me, I was kissing you, and yes, you did want me to kiss you like that." Padmé was very outraged and said, "What nerve do you have? You are such a pathetic jerk! I know you used the Force to make me kiss you back, and to deceive my mind into thinking that it was right, and that it felt good! But do you know what? I hated it! I hate the kiss, I hate what you just put me through, and I hate you!" she shouted at him before storming off to the kitchen to tell Anakin.
Padmé came in the kitchen, sobbing all over again, and went over to Anakin. "Ani, the most horrible thing just happened! I was there in the gardens, when I saw Obi-wan, sitting there like he was depressed, and I asked him what was wrong. And do you know what he did? He kissed me! Yes, he did! And do you know what was even more wrong about it? He used the Force to make me like it!!! Ani, why did all of this have to happen? Why can't everything just go back to the way it was before???" she cried before burying herself in Anakin's arms.
Anakin was once again filled with anger and hatred for Obi-wan. He thought he could trust him! "Padmé, stay here, I have some business to attend to," Anakin said before he strode to the gardens. "Ani, listen to me. Please don't do this! Ani...NO!!!" she screamed before she crumpled onto the floor in tears. Sabé walked briskly to her, picked her up to a standing position, and held her in her arms. She let her cry on her shoulder, while she shed her own tears.
Anakin went into the gardens in search of Obi-wan. He found him sitting on a stone bench in a calm manner. "Obi-wan, I don't wanna listen to any of your stupid excuses this time. Lightsaber duel, right here, right now," Anakin said furiously. "Alright, young apprentice. Bring it on," Obi-wan said. Anakin took out his lightsaber that was as icy blue as his eyes were right now. Obi-wan took out his emerald green one, prepared to fight.
Just before they were about to attack, someone yelled, "STOP IT THIS INSTANT!!!!!!!!" It was Padmé, but right now, she acted as the great queen, Amidala. "As queen of the Naboo, I must maintain peace in my palace and on my planet," and then her tone softened, "and as your friend, I must keep our friendship strongly bound. You're both fighting over me, and both of you know that this is certainly not necessary. I'll give you the straightforward facts. I've betrayed both of you, and both of you have betrayed me, by acting like this, and for other actions that I know I'm not required to state. I'm in love with Anakin, and Anakin's in love with me. Obi-wan thinks that he's in love with me, but he is truly in love with Sabé, and Sabé knows that she is truly in love with Obi-wan. Everyone either definitely knows this for sure, or deep down inside of them they do."
"Now, the bond between master and apprentice is just as strong as the bond between lovers, which can overcome anything. You two have to work this out before you go off and beat each other up. Until that is accomplished, I shall speak to neither of you starting the second I leave. You should think about what I just said, because you've clearly forgotten that fact of the Jedi order. I will be with Sabé eating our breakfast, and you're welcome to join us, but only after you resolve this problem. Goodbye now," Padmé said in a rational voice before she turned and left.
Anakin and Obi-wan looked at each other in disbelief for a while, and all they did was stare at each other, waiting for the other to apologize. Hours passed, and both were growing restless, tempted to just smack the other with all the strength they had, but every time they were about to strike, they reflected on Padmé's speech. Neither knew when they were going to be able to get back to Padmé and Sabé to settle things with them...
There they were. Anakin and Sabé, two of her best friends, standing there in the kitchen. Making a big breakfast filled with all of the foods she loved! (Hey, you didn't think I'd have Anakin and Sabé making out, right? Do you really think I'd be that wicked??? *evil grin* lol j/k)Tears of happiness filled Padmé's eyes as she watched them cook all of her favorite morning treats. She smelled the delicious mixed aroma of sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, French toast, hotcakes, biscuits, and hash browns. She licked her lips as she thought of the scrumptious meal she was about to have. She totally regretted eating that stale, crummy bowl of cereal with milk. She smiled when she saw the looks on their faces when she walked into the kitchen.
"Ami, I thought you just left!" Anakin said in a whiny voice. "Now you've spoiled our surprise!" Sabé exclaimed in a disappointed tone. "Oh, alright, I'll just go into the gardens and pretend I never saw this. Is that okay?" she asked in a playful manner. "Okay, baby, just come back in ten minutes, or your `surprise' will be cold," Anakin said while carelessly flipping the sausages and bacon in the greasy pan. "Hey, Ani, be careful with that or you'll spoil my surprise," Padmé said with a witty smirk as she retreated to the gardens.
Padmé decided to tend to the rose bushes when she saw Obi-wan sitting on a stone bench. He seemed very different from their conversation a little while ago. "Obi-wan, what's wrong?" Padmé asked with concern. "I'm just feeling a little down right now. I don't feel like talking about it right now," Obi-wan said with a downcast face. "Oh...okay, if you really don't feel like telling me, then I'll respect your wishes, you know, after everything that's happened..." Padmé rambled on until Obi-wan leaned into her and grazed her lips. For some strange reason, it felt so right, and Padmé deepened the kiss. It was just the tender touch of his mouth that made her want more, and somehow, her mind was commanding her to respond to him like this...
Padmé suddenly realized what was going on, pushed him away, and slapped him as hard as she could. "Excuse you! If you thought that I gave you the impression that I wanted you to kiss me like that, well, you were very much mistaken! What the heck do you think you're doing???" she yelled at him. Obi-wan had a mischievous grin on his face and replied, "Thank you for excusing me, I was kissing you, and yes, you did want me to kiss you like that." Padmé was very outraged and said, "What nerve do you have? You are such a pathetic jerk! I know you used the Force to make me kiss you back, and to deceive my mind into thinking that it was right, and that it felt good! But do you know what? I hated it! I hate the kiss, I hate what you just put me through, and I hate you!" she shouted at him before storming off to the kitchen to tell Anakin.
Padmé came in the kitchen, sobbing all over again, and went over to Anakin. "Ani, the most horrible thing just happened! I was there in the gardens, when I saw Obi-wan, sitting there like he was depressed, and I asked him what was wrong. And do you know what he did? He kissed me! Yes, he did! And do you know what was even more wrong about it? He used the Force to make me like it!!! Ani, why did all of this have to happen? Why can't everything just go back to the way it was before???" she cried before burying herself in Anakin's arms.
Anakin was once again filled with anger and hatred for Obi-wan. He thought he could trust him! "Padmé, stay here, I have some business to attend to," Anakin said before he strode to the gardens. "Ani, listen to me. Please don't do this! Ani...NO!!!" she screamed before she crumpled onto the floor in tears. Sabé walked briskly to her, picked her up to a standing position, and held her in her arms. She let her cry on her shoulder, while she shed her own tears.
Anakin went into the gardens in search of Obi-wan. He found him sitting on a stone bench in a calm manner. "Obi-wan, I don't wanna listen to any of your stupid excuses this time. Lightsaber duel, right here, right now," Anakin said furiously. "Alright, young apprentice. Bring it on," Obi-wan said. Anakin took out his lightsaber that was as icy blue as his eyes were right now. Obi-wan took out his emerald green one, prepared to fight.
Just before they were about to attack, someone yelled, "STOP IT THIS INSTANT!!!!!!!!" It was Padmé, but right now, she acted as the great queen, Amidala. "As queen of the Naboo, I must maintain peace in my palace and on my planet," and then her tone softened, "and as your friend, I must keep our friendship strongly bound. You're both fighting over me, and both of you know that this is certainly not necessary. I'll give you the straightforward facts. I've betrayed both of you, and both of you have betrayed me, by acting like this, and for other actions that I know I'm not required to state. I'm in love with Anakin, and Anakin's in love with me. Obi-wan thinks that he's in love with me, but he is truly in love with Sabé, and Sabé knows that she is truly in love with Obi-wan. Everyone either definitely knows this for sure, or deep down inside of them they do."
"Now, the bond between master and apprentice is just as strong as the bond between lovers, which can overcome anything. You two have to work this out before you go off and beat each other up. Until that is accomplished, I shall speak to neither of you starting the second I leave. You should think about what I just said, because you've clearly forgotten that fact of the Jedi order. I will be with Sabé eating our breakfast, and you're welcome to join us, but only after you resolve this problem. Goodbye now," Padmé said in a rational voice before she turned and left.
Anakin and Obi-wan looked at each other in disbelief for a while, and all they did was stare at each other, waiting for the other to apologize. Hours passed, and both were growing restless, tempted to just smack the other with all the strength they had, but every time they were about to strike, they reflected on Padmé's speech. Neither knew when they were going to be able to get back to Padmé and Sabé to settle things with them...
