Thank you for reviewing if you did and thanks for reading if you didn't. I've decided last night how I'm gonna end the story. I'm not going to tell you good or bad and I've canceled the vote. Sorry to mess with your head like that, but I've just decided. It's summer now and I should be able to stay up later and write more. Hopefully the chapters will come faster now. Well, here is chapter nine.

A Second Chance: Chapter Nine

The Meeting had gone wonderful. The Queen had made up some story about
monitoring needing to be done on the people and the life on Naboo. The Queen had done that all for Sabe and Sabe couldn't express her gratitude
enough. Anakin and Obi-Wan had stood there, perfectly straight and attentive, listening. Sabe had tried to pay attention, but she knew that the Queen was just doing this to buy her time with Obi-Wan. She had stared
at the Queen's face but found her eyes drifting to Obi-Wan's back and shoulders. He was the perfect mask of calm and patience, and she hungered
to learn what he was like underneath the smooth package.

When the Queen had finished talking and dismissed the Jedi until tomorrow when they would begin, Sabe had walked forward to talk to her. "Thank you
so much. He's here and it's all because of you. Thank you so much you highness." She said bowing low. The Queen smiled. "I may have brought him
here, but you are the only one that can decide what will happen between you. You need to take he first step to make something happen if you don't
want this to all have been a waste. You need to not let him be here and just pass you by. You need to move quickly. Don't let this be for nothing Sabe. I wanted to help you, but I can't bring you together, you need to do
that." Padme said. "Yes, I know and I will. He won't be as lucky as to
escape me again." Sabe said with a smile. "Then goodnight. Sleep well." Padme said." Goodnight your majesty." Sabe said turning. "By the way, Rabe is working extra hours tomorrow. You get the day off. Enjoy it and use it wisely." Padme said smiling. "Thank you, I will." Sabe said. "I better get
full details of this the day after tomorrow!" Padme said laughing. "You
will. Goodnight." Sabe called.

As Sabe walked home she got really excited. She couldn't help but think
things were going to go well. By the time she got home she was hot and sweaty. She went to her backyard instead of inside and plunged deep into the lake in her backyard. It was cool and refreshing. She swam for a little while and then got out with her clothes sticking to her wet skin. She went inside and began toweling off and turned on the Holo Vid news. She watched
as she began changing into her nightclothes. "Today, another child was
kidnapped and this time her caretaker was taken as well. The same mysterious signature of leaving a blade on the table was found. This makes
the total six children and one adult taken by these people. Because of their signature people are beginning to call them The Blade. No clues have
been found and the police forces have nothing to act on. Hopefully
something will be found soon. And in other news." Cerasi turned it off after that story. This was the sixth night in a row that someone had been
kidnapped. Before it had been only children, but now they had taken a
caretaker as well. One of the boys taken had been one of Cerasi's neighbor's grandchildren. She had known him quite well, his name was Tyler. She now watched for any update on these cases every night in hopes he would be found. Maybe that could be another way to get Obi-Wan to stay. We could request that he help us find the children. How could he refuse? She thought this over as she climbed into bed. She would talk to Padme about it. Maybe
this would come easier than she thought.

(Unknown to her, someone in black watched her outside her window. He turned
to another man and nodded. They would be back, tomorrow night.)

Obi-Wan walked out onto the back deck. He could smell the sea close to
here. It was a beautiful morning with a bright blue sky. He had had a strange dream last night. He could see someone in black outside a woman's window. The man had left, but would come back every night for two weeks. Then one night he came back with others and guns. They would break in and then he woke up. He never got to see what happened to the women. He tried
to get the picture of her out of his mind. He turned back to the south
where the training section of the town was. It was full of obstacles, challenges, strength tests, and other things. Anakin had gone there early
this morning. Obi-Wan decided to go check on him.

When he got there the first thing he saw was Anakin hanging from a
horizontal poled doing pull ups. Obi-Wan nearly started laughing at how
Anakin was struggling to get those last few. Obi-Wan walked up to him. Anakin dropped down in front of him, holding his biceps. "That was. forty pull ups." He said trying to regain normal breathing. "Good, that's very good. Is that how many you normally do in the morning?" Obi-Wan asked him
even though he truly doubted it. "Normally? I don't normally do any workouts if I don't have to, especially in the morning." Anakin said. He looked shocked that Obi-Wan was expecting him to be doing workouts in the morning. "I know you've only been my Padawan for six days, but we got to
get one thing through to you. I do workouts like this and a lot more vigorously every morning." Anakin started nodding his head, his eyes glued
to Obi-Wan's biceps (couldn't help myself.). "And now that you're my
Padawan.you will too." Anakin stopped nodding. He looked white. Obi-Wan
waited for a reply. "Everyday, you get up and do pull ups?" Anakin said dumbfounded. "And sit ups and push ups and running and weight lifting and everything else that you'll have the pleasure of taking part in as well."
Obi-Wan said with a bright smile. Anakin only nodded. "Let's start with
push ups." Obi-Wan said throwing his robe to the side. "How many? Like
twenty?" Anakin asked hopefully. "I don't think so. I was thinking more
like fifty." Obi-Wan said. "But sense you're just getting used to this routine, you just how many you can today." Obi-Wan said. He didn't expect Anakin to keep up with him on the first day. Anakin nodded and got ready. "One, Two, Three." Obi-Wan called off all the way to twenty, where Anakin stopped. Obi-Wan continued silently after that. When he finished he went
immediately to sit ups. "Ready?" he asked Anakin. Anakin nodded and got ready. Anakin made it to fifty before he stopped. Obi-Wan continued until he reached one hundred. After about another hour of workouts they finally finished. Obi-Wan sat quietly watching his apprentice struggle to breathe. "How.long does.this usually.take you?" Anakin stuttered through. "About a half an hour or less. This was your first time doing that so I made sure you had a little time to breathe in between exercises. When you get quicker
it won't take us nearly as long." Obi-Wan said.

Just when Anakin had started to rise Obi-Wan had stopped him. "One more thing. We stretch in the morning. It doesn't have to be done with me, but I
expect that you do." Obi-Wan said. Anakin nodded and said, "Yes Master. With your permission, may I go back to the room and take a shower?" Obi-Wan nodded and shooed him off. "Just remember, in one hour we are going to the Palace to pick up our guide. Then we will be shown around or whatever it is they have planned. This seems very disorganized." Obi-Wan said. "I'll meet you back in the room?" Anakin asked. "Yes." With that Obi-Wan continued his
exercises.

Sabe waited for Obi-wan and Anakin at the entrance to the Palace. When they
arrive she was first overwhelmed with a smell of strawberry coming from
Anakin. He seemed to have seen her take notice because he turned bright red. Obi-Wan smiled at her and her heart seemed to melt. "You'll have to excuse our being late. Anakin made a small mix up." Obi-Wan said glancing at him. Anakin was even brighter red. "I put Strawberry perfume in my hair
by accident. It's not my fault! I'm from Tatooine! There I just got the cheep pink liquid that looks just like perfume to wash my hair. I thought it was the shampoo!" he said. He stared at his boots with his face matching
the bright red of her dress. "That's okay Anakin. I love strawberries. You'll just brighten the atmosphere and people will sure notice you, won't they?" she said smiling and giggling. Anakin just nodded and kept his eyes down. "Well Ms. Cache, where will you be taking us today?" Obi-Wan asked
her. "Oh, please call me Sabe." She said. Sabe hated her last name and hoped that it would soon change. "Fair. Then Sabe, tell me, where will we
be going?" Obi-Wan asked her. "Through the more residential areas and through some of the family blocks. Does that sound alright Master Kenobi?" She asked. She knew that he doesn't feel comfortable with people he knows calling him by his last name only, so she had done it on purpose. "Please, call me Obi-Wan." He said. With pleasure, she thought. "Of coarse. And you wish to called Anakin?" she asked. Anakin nodded. "Okay then, follow me. We'll start in the largest family block. It contains the Cache family, the
Amidala family, the Ash family, and the Krarup family." They nodded and Sabe turned and began leading them. She just hoped Obi-Wan wouldn't have to
meet her parents.at least not yet.

So what did you think of this one? This one is longer, but kinda pointless.
The next chapter, things will pick up. I'm sure most of you can guess what's gonna happen, but you'll have to see. Thanks for reading and please
review.

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