Thank you everyone who reviewed this story. Someone asked if Obi-Wan liked Sabe too. He does but he doesn't know he does yet. He'll figure it out when he's with her a little while again. Thanks for reading this. I'm going to Orlando now for a week or so. My next update will probably be next Thursday. Sorry for that delay, in advance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A Second Chance: Chapter Three

"Why not? Why can't you have a love? Sabe, this isn't fair to you. Plus, if you can't fall in love, I'll never be able to fall in love myself. I. I'm starting to find interests in men and if you can't find time, how will I ever? If you don't have enough time, then I as the queen will never, ever be able to love! You need to do this for you and me. You need a love in your life. What's the best part of work? Going home at the end of the day. You need something to go home to Sabe. I'm never not busy. But when I'm no longer queen, I will find something to come home to. You need someone to come home to Sabe, weather it's this Jedi or not, you need someone. So when you found someone, chase him. Make him know you care Sabe. Make him fall in love with you. You have to do this for me Sabe. Promise me that you will chase this. Promise?" she said stopping on the stairs before the Palace. Sabe looked around her at all the couples walking down the streets and she realized that Padme was right. She realized how much she wanted to be one of those couples, to have a warm, caring arm around her shoulders. She looked at Padme. "I promise you Padme, for us both." Sabe said.

Padme nodded and started for her chambers when suddenly she stopped and turned. "Sabe, wait! Come here please." Sabe rushed up to her. "He'll be leaving tomorrow. Tomorrow just may be your last chance. You need to go to him tomorrow, in the morning. Before he's gone and you have to give up on him. I believe I'll have enough security tomorrow, no meetings and no need of a decoy, so I'm giving you a day off. Enjoy it please. You're dismissed." She said turning from Sabe just in time to hear "Thank you, Padme." Padme walked away. As she got hallway down the hall from Sabe, she turned. "Oh, an Sabe? I will be expecting a full account of tomorrow from you. I will know exactly what happened, is this clear?" she smiled as she spoke. Sabe smiled in return "Oh, I suppose your highness. Why such interest?" she giggled. Padme turned and called out "I like to keep track of my friends well being." Sabe smiled and turned for her chambers. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will see him. How will it go, I wonder. As anxious as I am, I'm afraid of the outcome.

Obi-Wan sat on the corner of his bed in the royal guest chamber he was sharing with Anakin, his padawan. It was late and Anakin was already asleep, yet a very restless sleep. Obi-Wan was sure he wouldn't be sleeping well tonight either. His things were packed neatly in his bag, ready for departure tomorrow. So much happened here. Yesterday morning, I would have been sitting by my master. Yet today, I'm comforting my Padawan. It's a strange feeling, and I don't like it. My master was killed here, I was knighted, and I was given a Padawan. He felt jealousy towards Anakin, and as much as he tried to deny it, it was growing. The last things Qui-Gon said to Obi-Wan were about 'The boy', or Anakin. His last words were for Anakin. Nothing about Obi- Wan, his loyal padawan for thirteen years, over half his life. Nothing except declaring that it was too late. Obi-Wan couldn't help but feel jealousy after that. Anakin would always hold that little jealousy in Obi-Wan.

He knew he had to get over it, but it was difficult. Even Qui-Gon's last words and thoughts were stolen from me. He thought bitterly to himself. Then he rose and went to the window. He and Qui-Gon always used to stare at the stars. He turned as he heard Anakin roll over in his sleep again. He turned to see Anakin sitting up in his bed. "Master, what's wrong? Why aren't you in bed?" Anakin questioned. Obi- Wan felt a shiver at being called Master. "Nothings wrong, I'm just restless, I couldn't sleep." Obi-Wan said sitting down again on the edge of Anakin's bed. "Are you ever going to feel okay with this?" Anakin blurted. Obi-Wan blinked. "What? Okay with what padawan?" Obi- Wan asked startled. "With me being your apprentice. You don't see comfortable with it. Do you not like me?" Anakin asked and Obi-Wan could hear the fear in his voice. Obi-Wan once again was reminded that he had an exceptional padawan. He would need his mental shields up strong all the time to block Anakin from his thoughts.

Obi-Wan sighed for it was half-truth. "Anakin, I do like you. It is just going to take me a while to adjust. Yesterday morning I had a master, now I have a Padawan that I've just met. It's an odd feeling and I don't feel that. I'm ready for this. I feel that I'm not ready for being a master yet. It's not that I don't like you, it's my own insecurities. I'm afraid that I will fail to do what Qui-Gon has asked me to do. That means I fail Qui-Gon and in turn I would fail you. I'm afraid that you didn't get the best master you could have had." Obi-Wan said, looking down. He had just confessed his greatest fear to his new padawan. That was a good sign of trust. He could nearly hear Qui-Gon laughing at his insecurity from where ever he was. Anakin looked surprised. "That's what is truly bothering you Master?" Anakin said, surprise clear in his voice. Obi-Wan didn't feel the frequent shiver that he usually did when Anakin called him that. Maybe expressing that was really what we needed Obi-Wan thought. Obi-Wan nodded. "Well I that's all, that can quickly be fixed. Master, you are the best master for me! No one else dares even near me! You seem to almost trust me and that's more than most. Your very patience, I've seen that already. I didn't know Qui-Gon nearly as well or as long as you did. But from what I did know of him, I know that I really liked him. I know he was a strong, powerful, smart Jedi. I Jedi like I hope to be. And I believe you are too. If Qui-Gon Jinn taught you, you will be just as talented as he is. That means that you are a good Jedi, master, and a good person. You shouldn't be so doubting of yourself. I think with you as a master, the first Jedi to kill a Sith in two millennia from what I hear." Anakin said. Obi-Wan smiled slightly. Anakin was sounded so sincere. It almost convinced him. Well, if Anakin is somewhat sure, I'll try for him, Obi-Wan thought. "You feel better now?" Anakin said. Obi-Wan was reminded of two people when Anakin said that. His master Qui-Gon of coarse, and a handmaiden, a handmaiden of the Queen of Naboo. Her name was Sabe. He had met her on the mission that had taken Qui-Gon's life. Sabe had been one of people who had comforted him a lot after Qui-Gon's death.

He wasn't sure why, but he had a special feeling about her. She had just made a good impression or something and had just caused a small infatuation in him at the time. He was sure he was over it by now. He hadn't seen her for a while. After Qui-Gon died, before the funeral was the last time he had seen her, or at least talked to her. "Yes, I think I do feel a little better about it. Thank you for this lesson Anakin. I think you gave the first lesson in this partnership. I hope we will both be comfortable in this friendship and partnership." Obi-Wan said. "Of coarse we will Obi-Wan! I mean Master. Can I call you Obi-Wan sometimes?" Anakin asked, afraid he had misspoken. Obi-Wan smiled again. A picture flashed before his mind.

When Sabe had called him "Jedi" all the time and then asked if she could call him Obi-Wan. He had told her she could if he could call her Sabe. They had agreed. "Yes you may call me Obi-Wan sometimes." He said. "Now, let's go to bed. It's late and our ship leaves for Courscant at 4:00 A.M in the morning. Good night Padawan." Obi-Wan said. " Good night master!" Anakin said heading for bed. Obi-Wan turned out the light, for once in what felt like forever, at peace.

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