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Padmé woke up late that morning. She got dressed and woke Anakin. They had a quick breakfast and rushed out to see Padmé's family.
Paddy Accu was there, waiting for them with the water speeder. The motor was already running, so they jumped in and took off towards Padmé old home.
By the time they arrived at Ruwee and Jobal's house, it was late afternoon. Ryoo and Pooja were playing on the front porch. Pooja looked up at the sound of Padmé and Anakin's footsteps.
"Aunt Padmé!" the little tyke screamed. Ryoo looked, surprised by her younger sister's sudden scream of excitement. She saw Padmé also.
"Hi Aunt Padmé!" Ryoo yelled and ran after her sister towards there aunt. Padmé bent down to hug the two girls.
"Hi Anakin," Ryoo said, sheepishly. The girls were now accustomed to Anakin's semi-frequent visits with their aunt. Still, Ryoo spoke to Anakin as if she were just meeting him, and Sola believed that Ryoo had developed a small crush on the handsome man.
"Hi Ryoo. How are you?" he asked.
"Good," was the reply.
"Did you bring us presents again?" Pooja suddenly said.
"Pooja!" Padmé said, trying to shush the child.
"It's ok. Actually, I did bring you girls something." Anakin raised his eyebrow. "What do ya think, Aunt Padmé, should I give it to them now or later?" Anakin teased.
"Now! Now!" the girls yelled in unison.
"I don't know, how about later, say, after dinner?" Padmé said, catching his drift.
"NO! Now!" Ryoo yelled, louder than before.
"Well, I guess I could. no, I think I'll wait," Anakin said, still teasing them.
"Please?" Ryoo screamed.
"Yeah, please?" Pooja said sweetly.
"Since you asked so nicely, I guess I can give the presents to you now." Anakin pulled out two neatly wrapped packages and handed one to each girl. They quickly opened them. "They are necklaces from my last mission to Malastare," Anakin tried to explain, but the Ryoo and Pooja already had their necklace around their neck and were now admiring each others.
"Girls, what do you say to Anakin?" Padmé said, reminding them of their manners.
"Thank you," Ryoo and Pooja said at the same time. They ran off to show their new treasure to their mom. Anakin and Padmé followed Ryoo and Pooja into the house. Artoo slowly wheeled himself towards the house and then around back, where it was easier for him to get into the house, for there were no steps out back.
"Padmé! You made it!" Jobal, Padmé's mother exclaimed. "Hi Anakin, how are you doing?"
"Fine thanks, you?"
"I'm doing quite well," she said as she walked over and kissed both her daughter and son-in-law on the cheek. Sola and Ruwee walked in from the garden.
"Hi, Sola! How are you? I haven't seen you for awhile!" Padmé said excitedly, at the site of her sister. They hugged and Ruwee began to speak.
"Anakin - You taking good care of my daughter?" he asked, teasingly.
"Daddy!" Padmé exclaimed. She walked over and gave her dad a kiss on the cheek. They all gathered into the garden and conversed about Anakin's journeys, Padmé's work in the Senate, Sola and her kids, and they watched Ryoo and Pooja jump all over poor Artoo. Sola and Jobal had left halfway through there conversations to prepare dinner. Padmé had gotten up to help, also, but Sola and Jobal insisted that she stayed with Anakin, because they were short on time together. So, she went back to the garden and sat in between her father and her husband.
Once her father left to go wash up for dinner, Padmé began to speak to Anakin. "Would it be alright if we stayed overnight here?" I haven't seen my mother and sister for quite awhile and she's been worried about me."
"I don't mind at all. We can stay as long as you'd like."
"Thank you, honey," she said. She leaned over and kissed him gently. "Let's go eat, everyone's waiting."
They walked into the extravagantly decorated dining room hand-in-hand, and sure enough, everyone was waiting for them. The food was already on the table and everyone was seated.
"We thought you'd never come in to eat!" Sola said, jokingly. Padmé and Anakin sat down and everyone began to eat.
"Mom, is it alright if Anakin and I stay here tonight?"
Her mother looked kind of surprised by the question. "Sure, if you'd like. Is something wrong at home?"
"No," Padmé replied. "I just miss you, that's all."
The rest of dinner was pretty quiet, except for the occasional "Mmmmm, this is good."
After dinner, Padmé, Sola and Jobal cleaned up, while Anakin and Ruwee talked again in the garden.
"So, my son, do you know what you're next mission will be?"
"Yes, sir. I'm actually here to protect your daughter. There have been threats against her life again," Anakin told him. He saw a look of alarm on Ruwee's face. "It's not too bad, just a few threats. NO one has attempted to kill her."
"Yet," Ruwee said and he sighed. They didn't talk for awhile, they just sat there on a bench. After what seemed like forever, Padmé came in and kissed Anakin on the cheek. She sat next to him and he put his arm around her. Ruwee got up and left, wanting to leave the young couple alone. After Ruwee left, Anakin place a gentle kiss upon Padmé's lips. Padmé deepened the kiss. A quiet voice from behind made her stop kissing Anakin.
"Are you guys gonna get married?" It was Pooja, the youngest of Padmé's two nieces.
"Maybe someday," Padmé told her, and Anakin nodded slightly in agreement, for they did not want to tell the youngster of their secret. Not just yet, anyway.
"Pooja!" Sola yelled as she came into the garden entrance. "I told you to go ask Grandmom for a washcloth. What are you doing in the garden?"
"Sorry, mommy, really I am," Pooja said, trying to sweet-talk her way out of punishment.
Sola sighed. "It's alright. Now go and get the washcloth," Sola told her daughter sternly. She waited for Pooja to leave. "Sorry guys. The girl has to investigate everything." She sighed again and left.
"We should go to bed anyway," Anakin said.
Padmé yawned a bit and agreed. They left the garden and headed to Padmé's old bedroom.
A/N-Don't forget to review! ~*~*~Jessika~*~*~
Padmé woke up late that morning. She got dressed and woke Anakin. They had a quick breakfast and rushed out to see Padmé's family.
Paddy Accu was there, waiting for them with the water speeder. The motor was already running, so they jumped in and took off towards Padmé old home.
By the time they arrived at Ruwee and Jobal's house, it was late afternoon. Ryoo and Pooja were playing on the front porch. Pooja looked up at the sound of Padmé and Anakin's footsteps.
"Aunt Padmé!" the little tyke screamed. Ryoo looked, surprised by her younger sister's sudden scream of excitement. She saw Padmé also.
"Hi Aunt Padmé!" Ryoo yelled and ran after her sister towards there aunt. Padmé bent down to hug the two girls.
"Hi Anakin," Ryoo said, sheepishly. The girls were now accustomed to Anakin's semi-frequent visits with their aunt. Still, Ryoo spoke to Anakin as if she were just meeting him, and Sola believed that Ryoo had developed a small crush on the handsome man.
"Hi Ryoo. How are you?" he asked.
"Good," was the reply.
"Did you bring us presents again?" Pooja suddenly said.
"Pooja!" Padmé said, trying to shush the child.
"It's ok. Actually, I did bring you girls something." Anakin raised his eyebrow. "What do ya think, Aunt Padmé, should I give it to them now or later?" Anakin teased.
"Now! Now!" the girls yelled in unison.
"I don't know, how about later, say, after dinner?" Padmé said, catching his drift.
"NO! Now!" Ryoo yelled, louder than before.
"Well, I guess I could. no, I think I'll wait," Anakin said, still teasing them.
"Please?" Ryoo screamed.
"Yeah, please?" Pooja said sweetly.
"Since you asked so nicely, I guess I can give the presents to you now." Anakin pulled out two neatly wrapped packages and handed one to each girl. They quickly opened them. "They are necklaces from my last mission to Malastare," Anakin tried to explain, but the Ryoo and Pooja already had their necklace around their neck and were now admiring each others.
"Girls, what do you say to Anakin?" Padmé said, reminding them of their manners.
"Thank you," Ryoo and Pooja said at the same time. They ran off to show their new treasure to their mom. Anakin and Padmé followed Ryoo and Pooja into the house. Artoo slowly wheeled himself towards the house and then around back, where it was easier for him to get into the house, for there were no steps out back.
"Padmé! You made it!" Jobal, Padmé's mother exclaimed. "Hi Anakin, how are you doing?"
"Fine thanks, you?"
"I'm doing quite well," she said as she walked over and kissed both her daughter and son-in-law on the cheek. Sola and Ruwee walked in from the garden.
"Hi, Sola! How are you? I haven't seen you for awhile!" Padmé said excitedly, at the site of her sister. They hugged and Ruwee began to speak.
"Anakin - You taking good care of my daughter?" he asked, teasingly.
"Daddy!" Padmé exclaimed. She walked over and gave her dad a kiss on the cheek. They all gathered into the garden and conversed about Anakin's journeys, Padmé's work in the Senate, Sola and her kids, and they watched Ryoo and Pooja jump all over poor Artoo. Sola and Jobal had left halfway through there conversations to prepare dinner. Padmé had gotten up to help, also, but Sola and Jobal insisted that she stayed with Anakin, because they were short on time together. So, she went back to the garden and sat in between her father and her husband.
Once her father left to go wash up for dinner, Padmé began to speak to Anakin. "Would it be alright if we stayed overnight here?" I haven't seen my mother and sister for quite awhile and she's been worried about me."
"I don't mind at all. We can stay as long as you'd like."
"Thank you, honey," she said. She leaned over and kissed him gently. "Let's go eat, everyone's waiting."
They walked into the extravagantly decorated dining room hand-in-hand, and sure enough, everyone was waiting for them. The food was already on the table and everyone was seated.
"We thought you'd never come in to eat!" Sola said, jokingly. Padmé and Anakin sat down and everyone began to eat.
"Mom, is it alright if Anakin and I stay here tonight?"
Her mother looked kind of surprised by the question. "Sure, if you'd like. Is something wrong at home?"
"No," Padmé replied. "I just miss you, that's all."
The rest of dinner was pretty quiet, except for the occasional "Mmmmm, this is good."
After dinner, Padmé, Sola and Jobal cleaned up, while Anakin and Ruwee talked again in the garden.
"So, my son, do you know what you're next mission will be?"
"Yes, sir. I'm actually here to protect your daughter. There have been threats against her life again," Anakin told him. He saw a look of alarm on Ruwee's face. "It's not too bad, just a few threats. NO one has attempted to kill her."
"Yet," Ruwee said and he sighed. They didn't talk for awhile, they just sat there on a bench. After what seemed like forever, Padmé came in and kissed Anakin on the cheek. She sat next to him and he put his arm around her. Ruwee got up and left, wanting to leave the young couple alone. After Ruwee left, Anakin place a gentle kiss upon Padmé's lips. Padmé deepened the kiss. A quiet voice from behind made her stop kissing Anakin.
"Are you guys gonna get married?" It was Pooja, the youngest of Padmé's two nieces.
"Maybe someday," Padmé told her, and Anakin nodded slightly in agreement, for they did not want to tell the youngster of their secret. Not just yet, anyway.
"Pooja!" Sola yelled as she came into the garden entrance. "I told you to go ask Grandmom for a washcloth. What are you doing in the garden?"
"Sorry, mommy, really I am," Pooja said, trying to sweet-talk her way out of punishment.
Sola sighed. "It's alright. Now go and get the washcloth," Sola told her daughter sternly. She waited for Pooja to leave. "Sorry guys. The girl has to investigate everything." She sighed again and left.
"We should go to bed anyway," Anakin said.
Padmé yawned a bit and agreed. They left the garden and headed to Padmé's old bedroom.
A/N-Don't forget to review! ~*~*~Jessika~*~*~