A/N-Ahh pooie, I had this really long author's note typed up, but my laptop
went all berserk and just turned off on its own. Weird. Anyway, I was
saying how I was listening to the Episode 2 soundtrack. A really pretty
song is on & its called Love Theme (*sarcastically* such an original
title), which is not to be confused with Love Pledge (my favorite, it's the
one where Padmé tells Anakin that she loves him, right before the
executions) alright, my other note was longer, but I don't want to bore
you!! Hope I did ok with the Yoda dialogue and Here's chapter 13, don't
forget to review! Oh WAIT!! When you see words in between slash marks (//),
it means they are talking through the force. Ok, Now here's chapter 13!
*CHAPTER 13*
Upon descending the landing ramp, Anakin found a Jedi sent there to remind Senator Amidala, Obi-Wan, and himself to report directly to the meeting room.
"Your bags will be brought directly to your rooms," the Jedi said, as he eyed Anakin suspiciously.
"Thank you," Obi-Wan said, and he dismissed the young Jedi. The three of them walked towards the meeting room in silence. A few minutes later, they entered the High Council meeting room to see the entire Jedi Council, with the exception of Depa Billaba, waiting for them.
"Welcome, Senator Amidala," Mace Windu. He nodded to Anakin and Obi-Wan, and they bowed back. "We called you here to discuss the Senator's safety." Anakin glanced at Padmé; he knew she hated when others talked about her as if she weren't there at all. Anakin was standing in the exact center of the room, his wife on his left side. Obi-Wan on the other hand, was standing off towards the side and further back than the young couple
Yoda began to speak. "But first, another matter of business, we have. A marriage there was, one year ago. Between a Jedi Padawan and a senator, it was."
Anakin shot a look at Obi-Wan.
//I didn't say anything!// he told his apprentice.
"Right, your master is, young Skywalker. Foresee your marriage, the council did."
Anakin saw the color drain from Padmé's face. "Master Yoda, if you saw our marriage coming, why didn't you stop it?" Anakin asked. 'Why would the council make me and Padmé suffer like this when they take us away from each other?'
Yoda did not answer Anakin's question at first. "Upset the council was when they learned that the wedding had already taken place!" Padmé was afraid. Afraid she would lose the one and only man she'd ever loved, and it looked like that would be the case. Either that or poor Ani would be expelled from the Order. "It's a shame, young Skywalker! A promising Jedi, you are indeed!"
Anakin was fighting to hold back his tears. He didn't want to be expelled, but he also didn't want to lose his beloved wife.
"You don't get on the council's good side by not inviting us to the wedding, you know," Mace said. Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan looked confusingly upon the Council members.
'Are they out of their minds?!' Obi-Wan thought, shielding this from the accomplished Jedi. 'Marriage is forbidden for a Jedi, why would they be upset if they weren't invited to the wedding?' and 'Wouldn't they be upset about the marriage?' were a few of the questions running through their minds.
"Approve of your marriage, the council does. Good it will be for everyone in the galaxy," Yoda declared.
Obi-Wan's jaw dropped. Was the council encouraging the Jedi to fall in love, or was this allowed just because Anakin is the Chosen One?
//Obi-Wan, love is good for all Jedi. The times are changing, and little by little, so is the code. That does not mean that all Jedi will be allowed to love though. Only those who the council believes can handle a love life and the work of a Jedi, shall be allowed to love// Master Windu said inside his head.
"Now, back to your safety, Senator Amidala," Mace said, changing the subject.
"Stay here, at the Jedi temple, you will. Protect you, young Skywalker shall," Yoda told the trio, and Padmé looked relieved. Her husband and she wouldn't have to be separated!
"You will be shown to your rooms after this meeting," Ki Adi-Mundi stated.
"Track down these kidnappers your master will," Yoda told Anakin. Yoda sighed, and spoke again. "The dark side I sense in this mission."
A few Jedi winced at the words 'dark side.' It was not an easily talked about subject, since some of the dark lords had been Jedi at one time. "May the force be with you," Yoda said, and this was their cue to leave. Anakin and Obi-Wan bowed and the three of them left, with Anakin holding Padmé close to him, his arm around her waist. Yoda smiled at the sight of the two young lovers.
*****
Obi-Wan went to his quarters, he needed no escort to show him where to go. Padmé and Anakin were shown to a room, one that was specially furnished to fit their needs. On the pillows of their queen-sized bed, were a few candies and a note. It read: Enjoy your new life together! Love: The Jedi Council
"That was nice of them," Padmé stated. Both still couldn't believe that the Jedi had approved their marriage, let alone that they were being allowed to share a room.
Anakin concentrated, and he could feel Padmé's jumbled emotions. Love, sadness, anguish, but most of all, he could feel how worried she was. He could feel no fear in his wife though. She was just very worried, and he knew why. He watched her flop down onto the bed and lay there for quite some time. He lay down next to her and she inched closer to him. Anakin wrapped his arm around her. He quickly fell asleep; he was tired from the long journey and the meeting with the Council. Padmé stayed awake, however; she had slept on the ship.
She looked up at Anakin. He looked so peaceful while he slept. Anakin's dream fluttered back into her mind, the one where Ryoo and Pooja disappeared. 'Maybe his dream meant they'd be kidnapped! I'll have to ask him about that later,' she thought as she too drifted off to sleep.
*****
Obi-Wan sat up in his recliner. He recalled the last hour or so. 'The Council is bending the Code more and more each day! I still want to think they are making an exception. Anakin is the Chosen One, right?' Obi-Wan was again confused. He didn't know what to make of the situation he was in right now. He didn't know if the Council was really allowing love and marriage, or if this was a one-time thing. Obi-Wan found that all this thinking was making him tired. He hadn't slept well on the ship, it's hard to sleep in such an uncomfortable chair. He stumbled to his bed, rolled in, and went right to sleep. It had been a long day for all three of them.
A/N- how'd ya like it? Did I fool ya? Did you think Anakin would be expelled or separated from Padmé? Lemme know in your reviews! I love it when you guys review my stories! It gives me this warm, fuzzy feeling inside! Ok, so go review for me, and I'll keep the chapters coming!
*CHAPTER 13*
Upon descending the landing ramp, Anakin found a Jedi sent there to remind Senator Amidala, Obi-Wan, and himself to report directly to the meeting room.
"Your bags will be brought directly to your rooms," the Jedi said, as he eyed Anakin suspiciously.
"Thank you," Obi-Wan said, and he dismissed the young Jedi. The three of them walked towards the meeting room in silence. A few minutes later, they entered the High Council meeting room to see the entire Jedi Council, with the exception of Depa Billaba, waiting for them.
"Welcome, Senator Amidala," Mace Windu. He nodded to Anakin and Obi-Wan, and they bowed back. "We called you here to discuss the Senator's safety." Anakin glanced at Padmé; he knew she hated when others talked about her as if she weren't there at all. Anakin was standing in the exact center of the room, his wife on his left side. Obi-Wan on the other hand, was standing off towards the side and further back than the young couple
Yoda began to speak. "But first, another matter of business, we have. A marriage there was, one year ago. Between a Jedi Padawan and a senator, it was."
Anakin shot a look at Obi-Wan.
//I didn't say anything!// he told his apprentice.
"Right, your master is, young Skywalker. Foresee your marriage, the council did."
Anakin saw the color drain from Padmé's face. "Master Yoda, if you saw our marriage coming, why didn't you stop it?" Anakin asked. 'Why would the council make me and Padmé suffer like this when they take us away from each other?'
Yoda did not answer Anakin's question at first. "Upset the council was when they learned that the wedding had already taken place!" Padmé was afraid. Afraid she would lose the one and only man she'd ever loved, and it looked like that would be the case. Either that or poor Ani would be expelled from the Order. "It's a shame, young Skywalker! A promising Jedi, you are indeed!"
Anakin was fighting to hold back his tears. He didn't want to be expelled, but he also didn't want to lose his beloved wife.
"You don't get on the council's good side by not inviting us to the wedding, you know," Mace said. Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan looked confusingly upon the Council members.
'Are they out of their minds?!' Obi-Wan thought, shielding this from the accomplished Jedi. 'Marriage is forbidden for a Jedi, why would they be upset if they weren't invited to the wedding?' and 'Wouldn't they be upset about the marriage?' were a few of the questions running through their minds.
"Approve of your marriage, the council does. Good it will be for everyone in the galaxy," Yoda declared.
Obi-Wan's jaw dropped. Was the council encouraging the Jedi to fall in love, or was this allowed just because Anakin is the Chosen One?
//Obi-Wan, love is good for all Jedi. The times are changing, and little by little, so is the code. That does not mean that all Jedi will be allowed to love though. Only those who the council believes can handle a love life and the work of a Jedi, shall be allowed to love// Master Windu said inside his head.
"Now, back to your safety, Senator Amidala," Mace said, changing the subject.
"Stay here, at the Jedi temple, you will. Protect you, young Skywalker shall," Yoda told the trio, and Padmé looked relieved. Her husband and she wouldn't have to be separated!
"You will be shown to your rooms after this meeting," Ki Adi-Mundi stated.
"Track down these kidnappers your master will," Yoda told Anakin. Yoda sighed, and spoke again. "The dark side I sense in this mission."
A few Jedi winced at the words 'dark side.' It was not an easily talked about subject, since some of the dark lords had been Jedi at one time. "May the force be with you," Yoda said, and this was their cue to leave. Anakin and Obi-Wan bowed and the three of them left, with Anakin holding Padmé close to him, his arm around her waist. Yoda smiled at the sight of the two young lovers.
*****
Obi-Wan went to his quarters, he needed no escort to show him where to go. Padmé and Anakin were shown to a room, one that was specially furnished to fit their needs. On the pillows of their queen-sized bed, were a few candies and a note. It read: Enjoy your new life together! Love: The Jedi Council
"That was nice of them," Padmé stated. Both still couldn't believe that the Jedi had approved their marriage, let alone that they were being allowed to share a room.
Anakin concentrated, and he could feel Padmé's jumbled emotions. Love, sadness, anguish, but most of all, he could feel how worried she was. He could feel no fear in his wife though. She was just very worried, and he knew why. He watched her flop down onto the bed and lay there for quite some time. He lay down next to her and she inched closer to him. Anakin wrapped his arm around her. He quickly fell asleep; he was tired from the long journey and the meeting with the Council. Padmé stayed awake, however; she had slept on the ship.
She looked up at Anakin. He looked so peaceful while he slept. Anakin's dream fluttered back into her mind, the one where Ryoo and Pooja disappeared. 'Maybe his dream meant they'd be kidnapped! I'll have to ask him about that later,' she thought as she too drifted off to sleep.
*****
Obi-Wan sat up in his recliner. He recalled the last hour or so. 'The Council is bending the Code more and more each day! I still want to think they are making an exception. Anakin is the Chosen One, right?' Obi-Wan was again confused. He didn't know what to make of the situation he was in right now. He didn't know if the Council was really allowing love and marriage, or if this was a one-time thing. Obi-Wan found that all this thinking was making him tired. He hadn't slept well on the ship, it's hard to sleep in such an uncomfortable chair. He stumbled to his bed, rolled in, and went right to sleep. It had been a long day for all three of them.
A/N- how'd ya like it? Did I fool ya? Did you think Anakin would be expelled or separated from Padmé? Lemme know in your reviews! I love it when you guys review my stories! It gives me this warm, fuzzy feeling inside! Ok, so go review for me, and I'll keep the chapters coming!