***The Next Morning***
"Are you sure you don't want us to go with you?" Anakin asked, as he and Padme followed Obi-Wan down the steps in front of the Amidala house.
"I will be right back." Obi-Wan answered. "Probably tomorrow."
"I see." Anakin answered. "By the way,:" He lowered his tone so only Padme and Obi-Wan could hear him. "While you were unconscious during the fight, the Sith told me his master wanted to him to bring me to the planet Dubrillion." Anakin shrugged. "If that helps you at all."
Obi-Wan gazed at Anakin for a moment, then chuckled. "Thank you. I will tell the Masters."
"Have a safe trip Master Kenobi." Padme said, flashing a smile.
"Oh, and another thing." Anakin reached inside of his jacket, bringing out the lightsaber. "I think you should be the one to have this." He handed Obi- Wan the lightsaber, and the Jedi took it.
There was a pause for a moment, and silently Anakin held out his hand. Obi- Wan waited a second, and then firmly gripped Anakin's hand with his own and shaking it. Friends.
"May the Force be with you Anakin." Obi-Wan said.
"May the Force be with you." Anakin replied.
Obi-Wan bowed to Padme, then stepped into the hover-taxi, and instructed the driver to take him to the space-port.
Padme and Anakin watched as the hover-taxi flew away, and Padme turned to Anakin in surprise. "You gave Obi-Wan his master's lightsaber."
Anakin cocked his head from side to side, a smile edging at his lips. "Yeah."
"Well," Padme said, "Are you going to give up lightsaber fighting or something?"
"I didn't need it anymore." Anakin answered simply.
Padme lifted an eyebrow. "What will you do than? Just use blasters?"
Anakin turned to her, a mischievous smile on his face. "No." He reached inside of his shirt again, bringing out the sleek silver weapon of a Jedi Knight. "I'll use my own."
Padme looked up at him, her mouth dropping open for a moment.
"I finished it last night." Anakin said. "I finally figured out the last parts of the energy matrix. Funny how I could figure it out last night." He put the lightsaber back in the shirt, a not-so-well kept secret.
Padme laughed. "Perhaps Anakin," She slapped at him playfully. "Perhaps that means you're becoming more and more of a Jedi by the day."
Anakin caught her play punches, and pulled her close. "Maybe." He answered. "But if they expect me to be as strait-faced as Obi-Wan they're nuts."
Padme laughed again. "Oh I love you Anakin Skywalker."
Anakin smiled. "Guess what?"
Padme looked up at him, quiet once more. "What?"
"I love you too."
Padme began to smile again, but it didn't last very long, because Anakin bent down and gave her a kiss. She returned it, knowing that it wouldn't be the last, but one of the first of the many they would share.
THE END
(A.N. Epilog coming, hold on.)
"Are you sure you don't want us to go with you?" Anakin asked, as he and Padme followed Obi-Wan down the steps in front of the Amidala house.
"I will be right back." Obi-Wan answered. "Probably tomorrow."
"I see." Anakin answered. "By the way,:" He lowered his tone so only Padme and Obi-Wan could hear him. "While you were unconscious during the fight, the Sith told me his master wanted to him to bring me to the planet Dubrillion." Anakin shrugged. "If that helps you at all."
Obi-Wan gazed at Anakin for a moment, then chuckled. "Thank you. I will tell the Masters."
"Have a safe trip Master Kenobi." Padme said, flashing a smile.
"Oh, and another thing." Anakin reached inside of his jacket, bringing out the lightsaber. "I think you should be the one to have this." He handed Obi- Wan the lightsaber, and the Jedi took it.
There was a pause for a moment, and silently Anakin held out his hand. Obi- Wan waited a second, and then firmly gripped Anakin's hand with his own and shaking it. Friends.
"May the Force be with you Anakin." Obi-Wan said.
"May the Force be with you." Anakin replied.
Obi-Wan bowed to Padme, then stepped into the hover-taxi, and instructed the driver to take him to the space-port.
Padme and Anakin watched as the hover-taxi flew away, and Padme turned to Anakin in surprise. "You gave Obi-Wan his master's lightsaber."
Anakin cocked his head from side to side, a smile edging at his lips. "Yeah."
"Well," Padme said, "Are you going to give up lightsaber fighting or something?"
"I didn't need it anymore." Anakin answered simply.
Padme lifted an eyebrow. "What will you do than? Just use blasters?"
Anakin turned to her, a mischievous smile on his face. "No." He reached inside of his shirt again, bringing out the sleek silver weapon of a Jedi Knight. "I'll use my own."
Padme looked up at him, her mouth dropping open for a moment.
"I finished it last night." Anakin said. "I finally figured out the last parts of the energy matrix. Funny how I could figure it out last night." He put the lightsaber back in the shirt, a not-so-well kept secret.
Padme laughed. "Perhaps Anakin," She slapped at him playfully. "Perhaps that means you're becoming more and more of a Jedi by the day."
Anakin caught her play punches, and pulled her close. "Maybe." He answered. "But if they expect me to be as strait-faced as Obi-Wan they're nuts."
Padme laughed again. "Oh I love you Anakin Skywalker."
Anakin smiled. "Guess what?"
Padme looked up at him, quiet once more. "What?"
"I love you too."
Padme began to smile again, but it didn't last very long, because Anakin bent down and gave her a kiss. She returned it, knowing that it wouldn't be the last, but one of the first of the many they would share.
THE END
(A.N. Epilog coming, hold on.)