A/N- hey everyone! Sorry it took me soooo long to put this next chapter up!
I've been swamped with homework lately! I was also sick this past week and
only went to school on Tuesday & Thursday, but left early both those days.
Today is the only day I've actually felt up to typing, as I am actually
feeling much better today, but the doctor told me I should stay home
anyway. BLAH! I hafta take Biaxin (sp?) and since the pills are so HUGE we
hafta cut em in half. The have the worst taste ever. Bleck *spits* yuck.
AHH, lol, I just spilled blue Gatorade all down the front of me! AHAHAHA!
Ok, enough of my talking! Here's Chapter 11!
~*~*~Jessika~*~*~
"There was another threat on the senator's life, not an attempt though." Padmé's entire family gathered around her, Anakin, and Anakin's communicator, and listened as Mace spoke. "We are afraid that this threat will turn into an attempt. We do not want that, so the council is sending your master along with Depa Billaba to Naboo, and they will be arriving in the morning. When they arrive, you are to take the senator to Coruscant. She will be safe there."
"What about her family?" Anakin asked.
"That's why we a sending Master Billaba. She will move them to a remote area, which we will tell you and Senator Amidala about later."
"Yes, Master," Anakin replied grimly. This meant he and Padmé might have to be separated. They definitely wouldn't be allowed to share a bedroom once they arrived at the Jedi Temple.
"When you arrive, you are to report immediately to the High Council meeting room. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I do."
"Good. May the force be with you." The communicator clicked as Mace shut his off.
"I don't like hiding!" Padmé blurted out.
"Padmé, please, just do what the say for now. Trust them," Anakin said sincerely.
"But I won't be with you!" she said sadly. Anakin could see tears forming in her deep brown eyes.
"I'll be there. Don't worry," Anakin told her, although he didn't fully believe what he was saying. He knew they couldn't be together at the Temple, at least not as much as they could here on Naboo.
*****
Anakin could feel the sadness and anger Padmé kept inside of her. "What's wrong, beautifully?" he asked, as her flicked the kitchen light on.
Padmé had to shield her eyes from the blinding light for a moment. "Nothing," she said. She stood up and walked over to where Anakin leaned on the counter top. It would have been a believable answer, had Anakin not been a Jedi.
"Something's wrong. I can feel it." He looked deep into her eyes and she began to cry a little.
"What if they're dead? Or worse, what if they are being tortured and are slowly dying as we speak? Or-," She stopped when she saw Anakin's eyes were closed. "ANAKIN SKYWALKER! Are you listening to me?!" she screamed.
"Shhh!" Anakin said. Padmé now realized what he was doing and felt bad for yelling at him.
"Sorry," she whispered.
"They're alive and well. They are happy. A little scared, though," Anakin said as he continued to meditate. He opened his eyes to a relieved-looking Padmé. 'Why didn't I think to do this earlier?' Anakin wondered. He wrapped his strong arms around Padmé's waist and pulled her in for a tight hug.
Padmé melted into that hug. She looked up and yanked on her husband's Padawan braid, pulling him in for a kiss. This seemed to be her favorite way of telling Anakin to kiss her, with out actually telling him to. When she kissed him, Padmé felt like everything in the world was right again. Anakin broke the kiss when there was a knock at the door.
Both looked to the clock. It was almost 12:30am. Anakin patted his lightsaber, making sure it was still clipped to his belt. He took Padmé by the hand and walked towards the door. "Stay behind the sofa, on the ground."
"Why?" Padmé questioned.
"Just in case," he replied. Padmé laid down behind the couch, as she was instructed, while Anakin walked cautiously towards the door. With a nervous hand, he turned the knob and slowly opened the door.
"You know, it's not polite to keep your Master waiting for so long."
Anakin nearly fell over backwards at the sudden sound of Obi-Wan's voice. He let Obi-Wan and Depa Billaba into the house. "Excuse me, Anakin, but where is the bathroom?"
"Down that hall to the left," he said. Depa left him and Obi-Wan in the tiny entrance room. They walked into the family room. Obi-Wan tried not to laugh as he watched Naboo's highly-looked-up-to senator jump up from behind a couch wearing a flowing white night gown.
"Say, what are you to doing up at such a late hour together?" Obi-Wan asked. "In your pajamas?" he added, noting how both his Padawan learner and the senator were dressed.
"Well-uh-see, Senator Amidala woke-up hungry and I was asleep here on the couch. She accidentally woke me up when she knocked something off the counter," Anakin told Obi-Wan, shielding his thoughts at the same time so Obi-Wan wouldn't know that he was fibbing.
"Oh," Obi-Wan said, only half believing him, until his eyes turned to the blankets strewn about the couch.
Anakin followed his gaze. 'Thank goodness whoever was there last left the blankets out,' Anakin thought. "What are you doing here so late?" he asked his master, changing the subject. Depa Billaba finally returned from the bathroom.
"Well, Master Yoda, Master Windu, and Master Yaddle and I were afraid the Sith might be behind these recent events and did not want them to interfere with our plans. So they decided to send me and Master Billaba here in the middle of the night, on sort of a. secret mission," Obi-Wan explained. He turned towards Padmé, "Hurry, Senator, you and Anakin must leave quickly."
Padmé woke her parents and sister to bid them farewell. She told them that Obi-Wan had arrived to take her and Anakin back to Coruscant. She also introduced them to Depa Billaba, and left her to explain the current situation to the three adults. Padmé raced to her room to pack a few things. Upon entering her room, she found that Anakin had already packed a bag for her. He had a devious grin on his face.
"What?" Padmé asked.
"Oh, nothing," Anakin said.
"You didn't-," she started to say, and ran to her bedside table. She yanked opened the drawer and sighed in relief. Anakin didn't know what was in there, but he tried very hard not to grin when she turned back around, but was having trouble with this task. She ran over and hugged him tightly.
Padmé leaned in for a kiss, which Anakin delightfully gave. After their kiss, Anakin couldn't help but add, "Are all your underwear as skimp as the red ones in your bag?"
Padmé blushed and slapped his chest. He kissed her once more, and they left the room. They found Obi-Wan in the kitchen with Jobal, Ruwee, and Depa. The four of them were sitting around the tiny kitchen table, each drinking a warm glass of Jawa Juice.
When the young couple entered, Obi-Wan got up to take them to the awaiting starship. Padmé kissed each of her family members good-bye and left. Obi- Wan just hoped the Sith, or who ever was behind this mess, would not find them.
A/N~ ok, Tell me what you think! Hope ya liked it!!! Just 2 let ya know, I LOVE reviews *hint hint, nudge nudge* oh yea, I hope the part where Anakin was meditating and telling Padmé about Ryoo and Pooja didn't confuse you too much, I know it confused me when I reread it today. I've had this chapter written for like a month in my little blue book, all my chapters are written a month in advance, not that anyone cares, but ya know. Ok, now, go review!
~*~*~Jessika~*~*~
"There was another threat on the senator's life, not an attempt though." Padmé's entire family gathered around her, Anakin, and Anakin's communicator, and listened as Mace spoke. "We are afraid that this threat will turn into an attempt. We do not want that, so the council is sending your master along with Depa Billaba to Naboo, and they will be arriving in the morning. When they arrive, you are to take the senator to Coruscant. She will be safe there."
"What about her family?" Anakin asked.
"That's why we a sending Master Billaba. She will move them to a remote area, which we will tell you and Senator Amidala about later."
"Yes, Master," Anakin replied grimly. This meant he and Padmé might have to be separated. They definitely wouldn't be allowed to share a bedroom once they arrived at the Jedi Temple.
"When you arrive, you are to report immediately to the High Council meeting room. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I do."
"Good. May the force be with you." The communicator clicked as Mace shut his off.
"I don't like hiding!" Padmé blurted out.
"Padmé, please, just do what the say for now. Trust them," Anakin said sincerely.
"But I won't be with you!" she said sadly. Anakin could see tears forming in her deep brown eyes.
"I'll be there. Don't worry," Anakin told her, although he didn't fully believe what he was saying. He knew they couldn't be together at the Temple, at least not as much as they could here on Naboo.
*****
Anakin could feel the sadness and anger Padmé kept inside of her. "What's wrong, beautifully?" he asked, as her flicked the kitchen light on.
Padmé had to shield her eyes from the blinding light for a moment. "Nothing," she said. She stood up and walked over to where Anakin leaned on the counter top. It would have been a believable answer, had Anakin not been a Jedi.
"Something's wrong. I can feel it." He looked deep into her eyes and she began to cry a little.
"What if they're dead? Or worse, what if they are being tortured and are slowly dying as we speak? Or-," She stopped when she saw Anakin's eyes were closed. "ANAKIN SKYWALKER! Are you listening to me?!" she screamed.
"Shhh!" Anakin said. Padmé now realized what he was doing and felt bad for yelling at him.
"Sorry," she whispered.
"They're alive and well. They are happy. A little scared, though," Anakin said as he continued to meditate. He opened his eyes to a relieved-looking Padmé. 'Why didn't I think to do this earlier?' Anakin wondered. He wrapped his strong arms around Padmé's waist and pulled her in for a tight hug.
Padmé melted into that hug. She looked up and yanked on her husband's Padawan braid, pulling him in for a kiss. This seemed to be her favorite way of telling Anakin to kiss her, with out actually telling him to. When she kissed him, Padmé felt like everything in the world was right again. Anakin broke the kiss when there was a knock at the door.
Both looked to the clock. It was almost 12:30am. Anakin patted his lightsaber, making sure it was still clipped to his belt. He took Padmé by the hand and walked towards the door. "Stay behind the sofa, on the ground."
"Why?" Padmé questioned.
"Just in case," he replied. Padmé laid down behind the couch, as she was instructed, while Anakin walked cautiously towards the door. With a nervous hand, he turned the knob and slowly opened the door.
"You know, it's not polite to keep your Master waiting for so long."
Anakin nearly fell over backwards at the sudden sound of Obi-Wan's voice. He let Obi-Wan and Depa Billaba into the house. "Excuse me, Anakin, but where is the bathroom?"
"Down that hall to the left," he said. Depa left him and Obi-Wan in the tiny entrance room. They walked into the family room. Obi-Wan tried not to laugh as he watched Naboo's highly-looked-up-to senator jump up from behind a couch wearing a flowing white night gown.
"Say, what are you to doing up at such a late hour together?" Obi-Wan asked. "In your pajamas?" he added, noting how both his Padawan learner and the senator were dressed.
"Well-uh-see, Senator Amidala woke-up hungry and I was asleep here on the couch. She accidentally woke me up when she knocked something off the counter," Anakin told Obi-Wan, shielding his thoughts at the same time so Obi-Wan wouldn't know that he was fibbing.
"Oh," Obi-Wan said, only half believing him, until his eyes turned to the blankets strewn about the couch.
Anakin followed his gaze. 'Thank goodness whoever was there last left the blankets out,' Anakin thought. "What are you doing here so late?" he asked his master, changing the subject. Depa Billaba finally returned from the bathroom.
"Well, Master Yoda, Master Windu, and Master Yaddle and I were afraid the Sith might be behind these recent events and did not want them to interfere with our plans. So they decided to send me and Master Billaba here in the middle of the night, on sort of a. secret mission," Obi-Wan explained. He turned towards Padmé, "Hurry, Senator, you and Anakin must leave quickly."
Padmé woke her parents and sister to bid them farewell. She told them that Obi-Wan had arrived to take her and Anakin back to Coruscant. She also introduced them to Depa Billaba, and left her to explain the current situation to the three adults. Padmé raced to her room to pack a few things. Upon entering her room, she found that Anakin had already packed a bag for her. He had a devious grin on his face.
"What?" Padmé asked.
"Oh, nothing," Anakin said.
"You didn't-," she started to say, and ran to her bedside table. She yanked opened the drawer and sighed in relief. Anakin didn't know what was in there, but he tried very hard not to grin when she turned back around, but was having trouble with this task. She ran over and hugged him tightly.
Padmé leaned in for a kiss, which Anakin delightfully gave. After their kiss, Anakin couldn't help but add, "Are all your underwear as skimp as the red ones in your bag?"
Padmé blushed and slapped his chest. He kissed her once more, and they left the room. They found Obi-Wan in the kitchen with Jobal, Ruwee, and Depa. The four of them were sitting around the tiny kitchen table, each drinking a warm glass of Jawa Juice.
When the young couple entered, Obi-Wan got up to take them to the awaiting starship. Padmé kissed each of her family members good-bye and left. Obi- Wan just hoped the Sith, or who ever was behind this mess, would not find them.
A/N~ ok, Tell me what you think! Hope ya liked it!!! Just 2 let ya know, I LOVE reviews *hint hint, nudge nudge* oh yea, I hope the part where Anakin was meditating and telling Padmé about Ryoo and Pooja didn't confuse you too much, I know it confused me when I reread it today. I've had this chapter written for like a month in my little blue book, all my chapters are written a month in advance, not that anyone cares, but ya know. Ok, now, go review!