If Only You Loved Me…
By Tricia
Subject: Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Characters: Padmè, Anakin, Khariya*my made up sister of Padmè*
Summary: I've seen the movie and thought that though Padmè and Anakin we're meant to be together I wanted a lil difference in their lives. Difference being that Padmè has a sister that loves Anakin more than Padmè ever could…
rating: will be nc-17. pg-13 at the moment I guess
Chapter 1: See You Again
Khariya was waiting for her sister's return. It had been only a few months that she'd been gone. Only few months compared to the long years that she'd be away as a Senator before. Khariya was scared that something awful had been happening in Coruscant that triggered her quick return but she was still happy. She loved her sister and couldn't wait for her to return to their palace home in Naboo…
The starship landed on the grassy plains of Naboo that afternoon. As it touched the ground, Khariya was bouncing on her toes and fought against the wind to keep her sight on the ship that held her older sister. Her light blue dress went wild around her as the wind blew through her raven hair. The door opened.
Suddenly her breath caught. A young man had stepped out of the ship as the wind died down. His blond hair waved at the remaining breeze and his blue eyes stared hard around to confirm if there was any danger around.
"He's a Jedi…" Khariya thought, spotting his light saber. "Oh my… Is that Ana? No it couldn't be could it?" Padmè appeared at the door and Khariya's thoughts of the handsome young man were banished and replaced by her returning sister… for a time.
"Khariya," Padmè called as she spotted her 18-year-old sister running to embrace her.
"Padmè," Khariya replied, hugging her. The Jedi stood awkwardly at the two girls and stood there just waiting for one of them to acknowledge him. "I thought you weren't returning until the conference was over and a decision was made about the Republican policy?"
"Circumstances change and it seems like I have a bounty on my head," Padmè said solemnly. Khariya's initial happiness disappeared and Anakin could see the complete seriousness in the young girl's face.
"Then why are we out here in the open? Let's go inside…" Khariya said forcing a small smile. Anakin stayed behind them as they walked and he felt a prickling at the back of his neck. Then he heard the younger girl's voice say his name and Anakin grinned slightly. They were talking about him.
"Anakin. He's grown up so much," Khariya murmured, stealing a glance behind him to catch a glimpse. "He's not the same boy I remembered from when I was little." Padmè smiled and read Khariya's eyes.
"You're attracted to him?" Padmè asked teasingly.
"Goodness… you think?" she answered sarcastically. "Look at him! He's… He's… perfect." But then Khariya shook her head. "But he's attracted to you not me so I'll just let my feelings slip." Padmè looked at Khariya surprised.
"What do you mean he's attracted to me, Khariya?" Padmè asked.
"I can tell by the way he looks at you. Eyes give away your most darkest and well-kept secrets. Anakin's eyes give away that he's attracted to you," Khariya said. "Why is he here anyways?"
"He's my bodyguard…" Padmè started.
"Do you think he remembers me?" Khariya interrupted, her eyes looking at everything but Padmè.
"Yes he remembers you. He asked if you were well on the way here," Padmè answered. They stepped into the palace and made their way to the bedrooms. "Anakin?" Padmè called. She turned and faced the Jedi Padawan. "You'll be sleeping in here okay?"
"Who'll be sleeping next door?" Anakin asked eyeing the intricately carved doors next to his.
"I'm on one side and Khariya is on the other," Padmè answered. Anakin slipped his bags down to the floor in his room. "Now if you'll excuse me I have to get ready for the meeting tonight." Padmè left and Anakin started to unpack his clothing.
"I wouldn't do that just yet," Khariya said standing at his doorway. "If Padmè is really in trouble then you'd have to move to the summer castle tomorrow." Anakin looked at Khariya and smirked.
"How do you know that?" Anakin asked.
"Padmè has been on the hit list since she was fourteen and I was only eight. Every time some enemy of Senator Amidala has finally gotten the courage to attempt an assassination she makes a hideout out of our summer palace near Nairoet Lake," she answered. She stood there looking into his blue eyes wanting to say just a little more than her sister's escape plans but couldn't.
Anakin looked right back at Khariya trying to use the Force to read the feelings he couldn't place in her eyes. Looking at her up and down, he noticed that Khariya had grown up… a lot. She was taller and more elegant. Her old messy hair was replaced by shining black tresses that were wrapped above her head. Her old smudged face was now beautiful and clean.
"You've grown up a lot, Khariya," Anakin said and beckoned her into the room. "I remember you as this tiny girl running around the palace always dirty and never behaving like a princess. Now you could rival Padmè." Khariya sat next to him on his bed.
"I was just wondering…" she trailed off trying to put together words in her head. Why did she feel so tongue-tied next to him? "When we were children and you had come here…"
"Yes…" Anakin said egging her on to keep going.
"Did… Did you know I had a crush on you?" Khariya said quickly. Anakin had barely understood her sentence and was surprised that she said it.
"You did?" Anakin laughed. Khariya sighed in frustration.
"I am going to kill Sabè. She said you had known all along," she muttered.
"Do you still?" Anakin asked amusing himself in the new found situation.
"Don't even push it, Anakin Skywalker." She stood up and out her hand on her hips.
"I think I should. It's not everyday that the sister of the Nubian Senator proclaims her love for you," Anakin chuckled standing over her and glaring at her.
"I did NOT proclaim my love for you. I merely had a crush on you…" But she couldn't finish for Anakin put his hands around her waist and started to tickle her mercilessly. He carried her easily onto the bed where he laid her and continued his attack.
"Just a crush?" Anakin yelled over her pleading for him to stop. "That's it? I really don't think so, Khari. C'mon… Admit it… You love me..."
"Okay… Okay, yes I love you," she gasped. His finger stopped their dangerous dance but still rested at her waist. Only now did either of them notice their position.
Khariya was lying down on the bed, her chest heaving and her breath loud and labored. Her hair was a mess again and her arms had found their way around Anakin's neck in the process of trying to push him away. Anakin was looming over her, her legs between his knees and his face right above hers.
"Khari," Padmè called from in her room. "Are you all right?" Anakin jumped off of Khariya and immediately straightened his body. Khariya slipped off his bed and ran to the door that led to her room in Anakin's room. Just before she disappeared, Padmè ran into Anakin's room.
"Khariya, what was all that noise?" Padmè asked confused.
"Anakin…" Khariya answered quickly. "He…" Anakin looked at Khariya questioningly. "We were just playing around that's all, Padmè. Go back to your room before you become late to the meeting." Padmè nodded and went back to her own room. Anakin followed Khariya into her bedroom and collapsed on her bed laughing.
"Anakin… He…" Anakin mocked. "Don't blame me for trying to get to the truth, Khariya."
"Well, Anakin can you kindly take yourself out of this room?" she requested smiling. "I have to get ready too, you know." Anakin got up and walked out of the room. Before he closed the door, Khariya called him. "Ani," she called softly. She walked to the door and stood before him shyly. She looked up and showed her true sincerity in her eyes. "It was nice to see you again." Gathering all her courage, she tiptoed and kissed him softly on the cheek. Anakin was surprised by the kiss but he smiled at her when she stood before him again.
"It was nice to see you too, Khariya," he murmured then the door closed and Anakin was left to ponder on his own thoughts.
By Tricia
Subject: Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
Characters: Padmè, Anakin, Khariya*my made up sister of Padmè*
Summary: I've seen the movie and thought that though Padmè and Anakin we're meant to be together I wanted a lil difference in their lives. Difference being that Padmè has a sister that loves Anakin more than Padmè ever could…
rating: will be nc-17. pg-13 at the moment I guess
Chapter 1: See You Again
Khariya was waiting for her sister's return. It had been only a few months that she'd been gone. Only few months compared to the long years that she'd be away as a Senator before. Khariya was scared that something awful had been happening in Coruscant that triggered her quick return but she was still happy. She loved her sister and couldn't wait for her to return to their palace home in Naboo…
The starship landed on the grassy plains of Naboo that afternoon. As it touched the ground, Khariya was bouncing on her toes and fought against the wind to keep her sight on the ship that held her older sister. Her light blue dress went wild around her as the wind blew through her raven hair. The door opened.
Suddenly her breath caught. A young man had stepped out of the ship as the wind died down. His blond hair waved at the remaining breeze and his blue eyes stared hard around to confirm if there was any danger around.
"He's a Jedi…" Khariya thought, spotting his light saber. "Oh my… Is that Ana? No it couldn't be could it?" Padmè appeared at the door and Khariya's thoughts of the handsome young man were banished and replaced by her returning sister… for a time.
"Khariya," Padmè called as she spotted her 18-year-old sister running to embrace her.
"Padmè," Khariya replied, hugging her. The Jedi stood awkwardly at the two girls and stood there just waiting for one of them to acknowledge him. "I thought you weren't returning until the conference was over and a decision was made about the Republican policy?"
"Circumstances change and it seems like I have a bounty on my head," Padmè said solemnly. Khariya's initial happiness disappeared and Anakin could see the complete seriousness in the young girl's face.
"Then why are we out here in the open? Let's go inside…" Khariya said forcing a small smile. Anakin stayed behind them as they walked and he felt a prickling at the back of his neck. Then he heard the younger girl's voice say his name and Anakin grinned slightly. They were talking about him.
"Anakin. He's grown up so much," Khariya murmured, stealing a glance behind him to catch a glimpse. "He's not the same boy I remembered from when I was little." Padmè smiled and read Khariya's eyes.
"You're attracted to him?" Padmè asked teasingly.
"Goodness… you think?" she answered sarcastically. "Look at him! He's… He's… perfect." But then Khariya shook her head. "But he's attracted to you not me so I'll just let my feelings slip." Padmè looked at Khariya surprised.
"What do you mean he's attracted to me, Khariya?" Padmè asked.
"I can tell by the way he looks at you. Eyes give away your most darkest and well-kept secrets. Anakin's eyes give away that he's attracted to you," Khariya said. "Why is he here anyways?"
"He's my bodyguard…" Padmè started.
"Do you think he remembers me?" Khariya interrupted, her eyes looking at everything but Padmè.
"Yes he remembers you. He asked if you were well on the way here," Padmè answered. They stepped into the palace and made their way to the bedrooms. "Anakin?" Padmè called. She turned and faced the Jedi Padawan. "You'll be sleeping in here okay?"
"Who'll be sleeping next door?" Anakin asked eyeing the intricately carved doors next to his.
"I'm on one side and Khariya is on the other," Padmè answered. Anakin slipped his bags down to the floor in his room. "Now if you'll excuse me I have to get ready for the meeting tonight." Padmè left and Anakin started to unpack his clothing.
"I wouldn't do that just yet," Khariya said standing at his doorway. "If Padmè is really in trouble then you'd have to move to the summer castle tomorrow." Anakin looked at Khariya and smirked.
"How do you know that?" Anakin asked.
"Padmè has been on the hit list since she was fourteen and I was only eight. Every time some enemy of Senator Amidala has finally gotten the courage to attempt an assassination she makes a hideout out of our summer palace near Nairoet Lake," she answered. She stood there looking into his blue eyes wanting to say just a little more than her sister's escape plans but couldn't.
Anakin looked right back at Khariya trying to use the Force to read the feelings he couldn't place in her eyes. Looking at her up and down, he noticed that Khariya had grown up… a lot. She was taller and more elegant. Her old messy hair was replaced by shining black tresses that were wrapped above her head. Her old smudged face was now beautiful and clean.
"You've grown up a lot, Khariya," Anakin said and beckoned her into the room. "I remember you as this tiny girl running around the palace always dirty and never behaving like a princess. Now you could rival Padmè." Khariya sat next to him on his bed.
"I was just wondering…" she trailed off trying to put together words in her head. Why did she feel so tongue-tied next to him? "When we were children and you had come here…"
"Yes…" Anakin said egging her on to keep going.
"Did… Did you know I had a crush on you?" Khariya said quickly. Anakin had barely understood her sentence and was surprised that she said it.
"You did?" Anakin laughed. Khariya sighed in frustration.
"I am going to kill Sabè. She said you had known all along," she muttered.
"Do you still?" Anakin asked amusing himself in the new found situation.
"Don't even push it, Anakin Skywalker." She stood up and out her hand on her hips.
"I think I should. It's not everyday that the sister of the Nubian Senator proclaims her love for you," Anakin chuckled standing over her and glaring at her.
"I did NOT proclaim my love for you. I merely had a crush on you…" But she couldn't finish for Anakin put his hands around her waist and started to tickle her mercilessly. He carried her easily onto the bed where he laid her and continued his attack.
"Just a crush?" Anakin yelled over her pleading for him to stop. "That's it? I really don't think so, Khari. C'mon… Admit it… You love me..."
"Okay… Okay, yes I love you," she gasped. His finger stopped their dangerous dance but still rested at her waist. Only now did either of them notice their position.
Khariya was lying down on the bed, her chest heaving and her breath loud and labored. Her hair was a mess again and her arms had found their way around Anakin's neck in the process of trying to push him away. Anakin was looming over her, her legs between his knees and his face right above hers.
"Khari," Padmè called from in her room. "Are you all right?" Anakin jumped off of Khariya and immediately straightened his body. Khariya slipped off his bed and ran to the door that led to her room in Anakin's room. Just before she disappeared, Padmè ran into Anakin's room.
"Khariya, what was all that noise?" Padmè asked confused.
"Anakin…" Khariya answered quickly. "He…" Anakin looked at Khariya questioningly. "We were just playing around that's all, Padmè. Go back to your room before you become late to the meeting." Padmè nodded and went back to her own room. Anakin followed Khariya into her bedroom and collapsed on her bed laughing.
"Anakin… He…" Anakin mocked. "Don't blame me for trying to get to the truth, Khariya."
"Well, Anakin can you kindly take yourself out of this room?" she requested smiling. "I have to get ready too, you know." Anakin got up and walked out of the room. Before he closed the door, Khariya called him. "Ani," she called softly. She walked to the door and stood before him shyly. She looked up and showed her true sincerity in her eyes. "It was nice to see you again." Gathering all her courage, she tiptoed and kissed him softly on the cheek. Anakin was surprised by the kiss but he smiled at her when she stood before him again.
"It was nice to see you too, Khariya," he murmured then the door closed and Anakin was left to ponder on his own thoughts.
