A/N-Wow! I managed to type AND post two chapters in one day! Amazing! I
was watching Episode 2 while typing this, and I would suggest that to
anyone, it really helps for you to get a feeling for the way the characters
act and speak. Alright, here's chapter 12, I like this chapter, I think
it's my favorite at of all of them so far. Oh, by the way, for those of you
who LOVE Obi/Sabé romances, I think Sabé comes into the story in the next
chapter ;)
CHAPTER 12
Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan had boarded the ship around three o'clock in the morning. Shortly after boarding, the ship had jumped into hyper drive. It was now 6:00am. They'd be landing on Coruscant in two more hours.
Padmé was asleep in the only bedroom on the ship, while Obi-Wan slept in a recliner-like chair in the main room. His snores were loud enough to be heard on Naboo.
Anakin walked quietly towards Padmé's room. He meditated outside her door, trying to see whether or not she was asleep. After a few minutes of non- helpful meditation, Anakin conjured up a plan to get into his wife's room, even if it was just for a few moments, because he knew Obi-Wan would never allow him in there.
Anakin walked quickly towards the kitchen and prepared some tea and a grabbed a few muffins. He placed these items on a tray and walked backed to the senator's room.
He knocked gently on the door, not wanting to wake either Padmé or Obi-Wan. 'I just want to see my wife, to feel her presence,' he thought. He opened the door slowly, trying to avoid any creaking.
She was asleep, as Anakin had presumed. He laid the tray down on the nightstand next to her bed. The spoon, which had been balancing atop the teacup, crashed to the floor.
Padmé stirred. She rolled over and looked up at him. "Hey there, handsome," she said, forgetting completely that they were on a ship and Obi- Wan was in the other room.
"Shhhh, Padmé, you might wake Obi-Wan! He's only one room away, ya know," Anakin told her. Padmé looked around, and the expression on her face told him that she now realized where they were.
Padmé sat up and nibbled on the muffin. Anakin walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. She looked into his piercing blue eyes, and he looked back into her warm brown eyes. "I love you," she mouthed to him.
"I love you, too," he mouthed back. He leaned in for a quick kiss and left the room. He shut the senator's door, with a slight smile on his face. He turned around, and walked straight into Obi-Wan. "Uh, hi."
"The senator's room is no place for a Jedi," Obi-Wan said.
"She was hungry and asked me to bring her something to eat," Anakin replied. 'Second lame story today!' he thought. 'Maybe he'll believe this one, too.'
"Be mindful of your feelings, Anakin. They-,"
"Betray you," Anakin finished. He had heard this at least a thousand times.
Obi-Wan sighed. "Anakin, I know you love her. I can feel it in you. Be careful," he said, and he turned and walked into the kitchen.
Anakin sighed. 'Boy will he be surprised when he finds out we're married,' he thought, and he laughed picturing Obi-Wan's surprised and shocked face. 'If he ever finds out.'
*****
Obi-Wan grabbed a cup of coffee and sat at the table. He knew that his Padawan was in love with Senator Amidala, he always had been, but what made the situation worse was that he believed the senator loved his Padawan back. Her love was strong for him, and Obi-Wan could feel it through the Force. 'It's obvious the two have strong feelings for each other, but what do I do about?' Obi-Wan thought.
"You won't tell the council, will you?"
Obi-Wan was startled by his Padawan's voice. He looked confused, he wasn't sure what it was that Anakin didn't want him to tell the council.
"Really, Master, I'd think a Jedi of your status would be able to shield his thoughts a little better than that," Anakin said, noting Obi-Wan's confused expression.
It was true. Obi-Wan had not thought to shield his thoughts from his Padawan. "Honestly, I forgot you were around, and that you can hear what I'm thinking," Obi-Wan stated. You're getting much better and tapping into other people's private thoughts."
"Hey, I learned from the best," Anakin said, trying to get on his master's good side before restating his question.
"Do you really think that sucking up to me will make me think twice about telling the council about you and the senator?" Obi-Wan asked. He noticed the worried look on Anakin's face. He wasn't really going to tell the Council about their relationship, but he couldn't pass up a chance like this to tease and scare his Padawan.
"Well-I-uh-I dunno," Anakin stammered, not knowing how to reply.
Obi-Wan couldn't suppress his laughter for much longer and was soon letting out a few chuckles here and there.
"What's so funny?" Anakin asked, slightly annoyed.
"Nothing.its just - well, I haven't seen you this worried since we were in the elevator last year on our way to see the senator," Obi-Wan said. "I won't tell, as long as it does not evolve into anything more than it already is."
'That shouldn't be too hard considering the fact that we're already married," Anakin thought with a slight smile.
"Your WHAT?!?!" Obi-Wan yelled, and Anakin's smile changed into a frown as soon as he realized what had happened.
'How could I have been so stupid as to not put up my shield! We were just talking about that a few moments ago!' Anakin thought, this time making sure to put up his shield. "No, Master, I'm Anakin," he replied, pretending as if he didn't know what happened. "What is a part of speech that--,"
"I know what 'what' is!" Obi-Wan exclaimed.
"Well, then, why did you say I was what?" Anakin said, stalling for time. He was still trying to pretend he had no idea what was going on.
"I didn't, and stop acting like you don't know what is going on! Jedi aren't allowed to marry!" he yelled at his Padawan. "The Council will NOT approve of this!" he said, more to himself than to Anakin.
Padmé came running into the kitchen. "What's wrong?! Is someone hurt?" she asked. "I heard a lot of yelling from my room and-,"
"Why don't you ask your husband what's going on?!" Obi-Wan said, making sure to put extra emphasis on the word 'husband.' He stormed out of the room.
"Anakin? What happened? How does he know that we-we're married?" Padmé asked.
"Well, Obi-Wan and I were discussing my love for you and your love for me. He said he wouldn't tell the council about 'us' as long as we didn't pursue our love. That is when I thought, 'that should be easy, since we're married,' which wouldn't have been such a big deal if I-," he trailed off. He hated admitted that he failed to do something.
"If you what, Ani?" she asked sweetly.
"If I hadn't forgotten to shield my thoughts. He read them, and now he knows. He'll most likely tell the Council. I'll be expelled from the order and you'll-," he was cut off by a sweet, much needed kiss.
"Will never stop loving you, know matter what happens," she finished for him.
Anakin kissed Padmé's perfect lips again, knowing that each kiss might be their last. It was entirely possible that Anakin would be expelled, but considering the fact that he was 'The Chosen One,' the Council might just separate the two young lovers. This worried both of them.
*****
Obi-Wan was in the main room, where he had slept earlier. He looked up to see Anakin and Padmé walking toward him, hand-in-hand. "Yes?" he asked the couple.
Padmé's persuasive negotiating skills would definitely come in handy now. "Let me do the talking," she had told Anakin earlier, when they had decided to try to convince the Jedi Knight to keep their secret. "Master Kenobi, I know as well as you do that Jedi are not allowed to marry, but we love each other. I think a Jedi Knight as great as you can understand that."
Obi-Wan sighed. He had been in love once, and he understood what they were going through. "I understand this, but that does not make it right," Obi- Wan said sternly. He saw Padmé trying hard to hold back tears. He sighed again, and said, "I will keep your secret, on one condition. Do NOT display your affections in front of me." Padmé and Anakin let go of each other's hand.
"Deal," Padmé replied. The couple left the room. Obi-Wan sat for a long while, recollecting that time where he had been in love.
It was so long ago, before Darth Maul had killed his master. Right before they had found Anakin. "Sabé," he whispered to the empty room. Obi-Wan had been in love with Padmé's handmaiden and bodyguard. He wanted to tell her, but Jedi were not to think such things and feel such feelings. Sabé and Obi-Wan had spent a lot of time together while Qui-Gon Jinn was in Mos Espa on Tatooine. The ship had broken down, and Obi-Wan had been instructed to stay with the ship. He had still been a Padawan learner then, and over the course of a few days, had fallen in love with the beautiful decoy. "It would have never worked anyway," he said to himself. "She probably didn't love me the way I loved her anyway." He dismissed his thoughts and went to the cockpit. "Captain, will we be arriving soon?"
"Yes, Master Jedi. Approximately fifteen minutes."
Obi-Wan left the cockpit to find Padmé and Anakin. He walked through the main room, and into the kitchen. The only place he hadn't looked was the bedroom. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. He was about to knocked when he heard a faint groan from inside the room. Disgusted, Obi- Wan left them to enjoy their last few minutes together before landing.
CHAPTER 12
Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan had boarded the ship around three o'clock in the morning. Shortly after boarding, the ship had jumped into hyper drive. It was now 6:00am. They'd be landing on Coruscant in two more hours.
Padmé was asleep in the only bedroom on the ship, while Obi-Wan slept in a recliner-like chair in the main room. His snores were loud enough to be heard on Naboo.
Anakin walked quietly towards Padmé's room. He meditated outside her door, trying to see whether or not she was asleep. After a few minutes of non- helpful meditation, Anakin conjured up a plan to get into his wife's room, even if it was just for a few moments, because he knew Obi-Wan would never allow him in there.
Anakin walked quickly towards the kitchen and prepared some tea and a grabbed a few muffins. He placed these items on a tray and walked backed to the senator's room.
He knocked gently on the door, not wanting to wake either Padmé or Obi-Wan. 'I just want to see my wife, to feel her presence,' he thought. He opened the door slowly, trying to avoid any creaking.
She was asleep, as Anakin had presumed. He laid the tray down on the nightstand next to her bed. The spoon, which had been balancing atop the teacup, crashed to the floor.
Padmé stirred. She rolled over and looked up at him. "Hey there, handsome," she said, forgetting completely that they were on a ship and Obi- Wan was in the other room.
"Shhhh, Padmé, you might wake Obi-Wan! He's only one room away, ya know," Anakin told her. Padmé looked around, and the expression on her face told him that she now realized where they were.
Padmé sat up and nibbled on the muffin. Anakin walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. She looked into his piercing blue eyes, and he looked back into her warm brown eyes. "I love you," she mouthed to him.
"I love you, too," he mouthed back. He leaned in for a quick kiss and left the room. He shut the senator's door, with a slight smile on his face. He turned around, and walked straight into Obi-Wan. "Uh, hi."
"The senator's room is no place for a Jedi," Obi-Wan said.
"She was hungry and asked me to bring her something to eat," Anakin replied. 'Second lame story today!' he thought. 'Maybe he'll believe this one, too.'
"Be mindful of your feelings, Anakin. They-,"
"Betray you," Anakin finished. He had heard this at least a thousand times.
Obi-Wan sighed. "Anakin, I know you love her. I can feel it in you. Be careful," he said, and he turned and walked into the kitchen.
Anakin sighed. 'Boy will he be surprised when he finds out we're married,' he thought, and he laughed picturing Obi-Wan's surprised and shocked face. 'If he ever finds out.'
*****
Obi-Wan grabbed a cup of coffee and sat at the table. He knew that his Padawan was in love with Senator Amidala, he always had been, but what made the situation worse was that he believed the senator loved his Padawan back. Her love was strong for him, and Obi-Wan could feel it through the Force. 'It's obvious the two have strong feelings for each other, but what do I do about?' Obi-Wan thought.
"You won't tell the council, will you?"
Obi-Wan was startled by his Padawan's voice. He looked confused, he wasn't sure what it was that Anakin didn't want him to tell the council.
"Really, Master, I'd think a Jedi of your status would be able to shield his thoughts a little better than that," Anakin said, noting Obi-Wan's confused expression.
It was true. Obi-Wan had not thought to shield his thoughts from his Padawan. "Honestly, I forgot you were around, and that you can hear what I'm thinking," Obi-Wan stated. You're getting much better and tapping into other people's private thoughts."
"Hey, I learned from the best," Anakin said, trying to get on his master's good side before restating his question.
"Do you really think that sucking up to me will make me think twice about telling the council about you and the senator?" Obi-Wan asked. He noticed the worried look on Anakin's face. He wasn't really going to tell the Council about their relationship, but he couldn't pass up a chance like this to tease and scare his Padawan.
"Well-I-uh-I dunno," Anakin stammered, not knowing how to reply.
Obi-Wan couldn't suppress his laughter for much longer and was soon letting out a few chuckles here and there.
"What's so funny?" Anakin asked, slightly annoyed.
"Nothing.its just - well, I haven't seen you this worried since we were in the elevator last year on our way to see the senator," Obi-Wan said. "I won't tell, as long as it does not evolve into anything more than it already is."
'That shouldn't be too hard considering the fact that we're already married," Anakin thought with a slight smile.
"Your WHAT?!?!" Obi-Wan yelled, and Anakin's smile changed into a frown as soon as he realized what had happened.
'How could I have been so stupid as to not put up my shield! We were just talking about that a few moments ago!' Anakin thought, this time making sure to put up his shield. "No, Master, I'm Anakin," he replied, pretending as if he didn't know what happened. "What is a part of speech that--,"
"I know what 'what' is!" Obi-Wan exclaimed.
"Well, then, why did you say I was what?" Anakin said, stalling for time. He was still trying to pretend he had no idea what was going on.
"I didn't, and stop acting like you don't know what is going on! Jedi aren't allowed to marry!" he yelled at his Padawan. "The Council will NOT approve of this!" he said, more to himself than to Anakin.
Padmé came running into the kitchen. "What's wrong?! Is someone hurt?" she asked. "I heard a lot of yelling from my room and-,"
"Why don't you ask your husband what's going on?!" Obi-Wan said, making sure to put extra emphasis on the word 'husband.' He stormed out of the room.
"Anakin? What happened? How does he know that we-we're married?" Padmé asked.
"Well, Obi-Wan and I were discussing my love for you and your love for me. He said he wouldn't tell the council about 'us' as long as we didn't pursue our love. That is when I thought, 'that should be easy, since we're married,' which wouldn't have been such a big deal if I-," he trailed off. He hated admitted that he failed to do something.
"If you what, Ani?" she asked sweetly.
"If I hadn't forgotten to shield my thoughts. He read them, and now he knows. He'll most likely tell the Council. I'll be expelled from the order and you'll-," he was cut off by a sweet, much needed kiss.
"Will never stop loving you, know matter what happens," she finished for him.
Anakin kissed Padmé's perfect lips again, knowing that each kiss might be their last. It was entirely possible that Anakin would be expelled, but considering the fact that he was 'The Chosen One,' the Council might just separate the two young lovers. This worried both of them.
*****
Obi-Wan was in the main room, where he had slept earlier. He looked up to see Anakin and Padmé walking toward him, hand-in-hand. "Yes?" he asked the couple.
Padmé's persuasive negotiating skills would definitely come in handy now. "Let me do the talking," she had told Anakin earlier, when they had decided to try to convince the Jedi Knight to keep their secret. "Master Kenobi, I know as well as you do that Jedi are not allowed to marry, but we love each other. I think a Jedi Knight as great as you can understand that."
Obi-Wan sighed. He had been in love once, and he understood what they were going through. "I understand this, but that does not make it right," Obi- Wan said sternly. He saw Padmé trying hard to hold back tears. He sighed again, and said, "I will keep your secret, on one condition. Do NOT display your affections in front of me." Padmé and Anakin let go of each other's hand.
"Deal," Padmé replied. The couple left the room. Obi-Wan sat for a long while, recollecting that time where he had been in love.
It was so long ago, before Darth Maul had killed his master. Right before they had found Anakin. "Sabé," he whispered to the empty room. Obi-Wan had been in love with Padmé's handmaiden and bodyguard. He wanted to tell her, but Jedi were not to think such things and feel such feelings. Sabé and Obi-Wan had spent a lot of time together while Qui-Gon Jinn was in Mos Espa on Tatooine. The ship had broken down, and Obi-Wan had been instructed to stay with the ship. He had still been a Padawan learner then, and over the course of a few days, had fallen in love with the beautiful decoy. "It would have never worked anyway," he said to himself. "She probably didn't love me the way I loved her anyway." He dismissed his thoughts and went to the cockpit. "Captain, will we be arriving soon?"
"Yes, Master Jedi. Approximately fifteen minutes."
Obi-Wan left the cockpit to find Padmé and Anakin. He walked through the main room, and into the kitchen. The only place he hadn't looked was the bedroom. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. He was about to knocked when he heard a faint groan from inside the room. Disgusted, Obi- Wan left them to enjoy their last few minutes together before landing.