Ok I'm back.
Thanks to my dear and loyal follower Saskia, thank you for all the encouragement and all the fantastically kind words.
Thanks go to another loyal reviewer, History, its great to see that you've stuck with me.
And finally thank you to Adelaide for your review. I'm so flattered that one of my stories got you to start writing again, that is a huge deal to me. You have to keep writing, I'm eager for an update on your story.
Ok everyone, here it is. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
"Master?"
Mace watched Anakin's head spin round to stare in amazement at the door that separated him from Obi-Wan.
Reaching out with his senses he found the young Master coming to terms with regaining consciousness, his mind becoming stronger with every second that passed.
Truly remarkable.
His dark eyes quickly registered the hurried movement of Anakin's small body racing for the door.
"Anakin no, wait!"
The boy came to a sudden stop, his hand covering the door handle, ready to turn it at any moment.
"What? Why?"
"To work out his surroundings, a few moments, your Master needs. Grant him that, we will."
Both Mace's and Anakin's heads whipped round to find Master Yoda standing at the entrance of the corridor.
"Master Yoda."
Mace nodded a greeting to his old friend, thanking him through the force for his intervention; it couldn't have come at a better time.
If he hadn't have picked that moment to announce his arrival, Mace didn't know what may have happened.
He hadn't a clue what he was going to say to Anakin, having for once just reacted to the boy's actions and not thought ahead as to what the consequences would be.
Looking at the Padawan he couldn't help the small smile that formed on his lips as he saw the panic on his face at the appearance of his temporary guardian.
"Hmmm......deal with your behaviour, later, we will. For now, my attention, your Master has."
The small green Master's eyes let Anakin know just how disappointed in him he was and the tall Jedi watched the boy lower his head, unable to continue to meet the Master's gaze.
Despite what the child was probably thinking, Mace knew that deep down his dear friend was somewhat touched to see the devotion the boy displayed for Obi-Wan, it warming his old heart to see how strong the bond was between the two.
Mace hadn't seen many other Master/Padawan bonds that were stronger than theirs, the only one that sprang to the forefront of his mind was the one that Obi-Wan had shared with Qui-Gon, and even then this bond had the potential to surpass that.
Right now both council members had to make sure that the, till now, undetected presence in the next room didn't compromise the dedication Anakin had for his Master.
He was still blocking her force signature, checking every few minutes to make sure that the talented boy was still unaware of her proximity.
It was unfortunate that it had to be like this but it had been obvious when Anakin had first arrived at the Temple that he held the young queen in high regard and had allowed himself to become unhealthily attached to her.
They certainly couldn't have him bump into her now; the force wasn't ready for the complication that his seeing her would add to the whole situation.
One look at Master Yoda let him know that the old Jedi was already adding his own power to keep the Senator's presence a secret.
Again Mace checked on the happenings of the room and found that Obi-Wan knew of their impending entrance, Amidala hiding behind a screen in the room.
"Ok Anakin, I think we've waited long enough, in you go."
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"Obi-Wan?"
It felt like it had been an age since he'd heard her say his name.
Force it felt good.
He let his eyes slowly flutter open to reveal her perfect face.
Her lips were trembling slightly and he watched as she blinked rapidly to try and clear her vision from the tears that were building up in her dark pools.
Slowly he let a smile creep on to his face.
"Hey honey.......I'm home."
He'd meant for it to cheer her up but instead it seemed to send her over the edge, a quiet sob escaped her mouth while her fragile body shook as her tears fell down her cheeks.
Gingerly he lifted his hand from the bed, using it to cup her clammy cheek, trying to wipe the tears from her face.
"Shhh.... Sweetie don't cry... I'm here now...... everything's fine."
Again they were meant to be words of comfort but they didn't seem to ease her pain, only add to it.
She tried desperately to regain some kind of control over her emotions and using their bond he sent her calming waves of love to help her in her struggle.
"I.......I....."
She couldn't get the words passed the lump in her throat, her voice cracking every time she tried to speak.
"Shhhh....calm down and take a deep breath."
This time his words reached her and she took the time she needed to try and compose herself.
"I.....I was so scared. I thought you had died and that I would never see you again, then......then you were here but I wasn't sure if you'd ever wake up."
She spoke quickly, the heartfelt words tumbling out of her mouth with so much raw emotion.
His heart broke to have to put her through so much pain, ever since the explosion on Naboo he'd wanted to protect her from the harsh reality of the danger he faced on many of his missions.
He hated to see her cry, all he wanted to do was to take her in his arms and make her forget the trauma they'd been put through.
With what strength he had in his aching body, he pulled her down to him, his lips melting into hers in a kiss that ignited the light in his soul.
Pulling away he looked deep into her chocolate eyes, happy to see that there were no fresh tears waiting to fall.
"I love you."
Her troubled spirit rejoiced at his words, her eyes falling shut while a contented smile found its way onto her tear stained face.
"I love you more."
He had to chuckle at that.
"Oh, you want to play that game do you?"
Her smile turned to a coy one.
"What game?"
"The 'No, I love you more' game, because you do know you won't win."
She laughed and her eyes lit up but only for the shortest of moments before turning serious once more.
"I don't want to play any games, I only want to lie here with you forever."
As she finished, his mind became aware of the important and impatient presence waiting just outside.
"What is it?"
He looked back at her, his eyes apologetic, knowing that he wouldn't be able to grant her what she wanted.
Pushing a piece of her dark hair out of her eyes he prepared to break the news.
"I'm afraid forever will have to wait."
She looked down at him, somewhat confused at his statement.
"Anakin is by the door." He elaborated.
"What?"
She sat up straight, her attention drawn to the object in question.
"It appears that he's quite eager to see his 'old' Master."
Padme turned back to him, worry etched onto her beautiful features.
"What will we do? That's the only way out. He can't find me here, can he?"
Stretching out his senses he found the minds of both Master Yoda and Master Windu heavily blocking the presence of his wife from his Padawan.
Looking around the barely furnished room he searched for somewhere she could hide.
His eyes caught something, ah yes, perfect.
"It'll be ok, Masters Yoda and Windu are with him, they're blocking your signature from him, he doesn't know you're here."
"Why would they do that?"
Obi-Wan laughed quietly to himself before answering her.
"Because, my dear, you were a distraction to him at an early stage of his training and they'd rather you didn't continue to be. Now all you have to do is go behind that screen over in the corner and he'll never know you're here."
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After another one of his sweet kisses she'd gone behind the screen and awaited the new arrivals.
She didn't have to wait long, within a minute of having left her husband's side, the door to his room flew open and through a small gap in the screen, she saw a blurred vision of the boy she had met three years ago run to Obi- Wan.
"Master! You're awake!"
She watched silently as an over excited Anakin enveloped her husband in a hug that left Obi-Wan wincing in pain.
"I'm sorry Master; I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm just so happy to see you."
She could clearly hear the worry in the young boy's voice.
Obi-Wan affectionately ruffled Anakin's dirty blonde hair smiling widely at him.
"It's ok Padawan, I'm happy to see you too."
Slowly this time, Anakin wrapped his arms around his Master.
Padme found herself overcome with emotion at the sight of them together.
In the few days Obi-Wan had been in his coma she hadn't once thought about how the ordeal might be affecting his apprentice.
She felt slightly ashamed at having been so selfish.
Gazing at Anakin now, she noted the small changes that had taken place in him.
He'd grown a few inches, along with his Padawan braid, and from what few glimpses she caught of his face she could see that he was starting to lose the chubby cheeks he'd had when she first met him.
Despite that he still looked like the little boy that she remembered.
She continued to secretly observe the pair as they caught up with each other.
If she didn't already know better she would easily mistake them for father and son, so natural was their behaviour.
It warmed her heart to know they were so close, having known that at the beginning Obi-Wan was worried that they may never have a very strong bond because of the circumstances of which they'd been thrown together.
But from what she saw there didn't seem to be a problem with that.
She remembered what Anakin had said to her when they'd first met.
She hoped desperately that she wouldn't come between the Master and apprentice in the future.
Deep down though she knew that that would require nothing short of a miracle.
For now she just let herself feel the joy that the knowledge of Obi-Wan's recovery brought, knowing that she would never take his safety for granted again.
The End.
Ok I'm not really sure if the ending fits, it kinda snuck up on me. Here I was, ready just to turn out another chapter and then the next thing I knew I kinda had the ending for the story. I read it through a few times, wondering what I could do with another couple of chapters but this seemed the perfect place to finish. I have loads of ideas for more sequels if you guys are still interested. PLEASE... review and let me know what you think. Ok well I hope to be back soon, so keep your eyes open for me. Take care, Sassy.
Thanks to my dear and loyal follower Saskia, thank you for all the encouragement and all the fantastically kind words.
Thanks go to another loyal reviewer, History, its great to see that you've stuck with me.
And finally thank you to Adelaide for your review. I'm so flattered that one of my stories got you to start writing again, that is a huge deal to me. You have to keep writing, I'm eager for an update on your story.
Ok everyone, here it is. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................
"Master?"
Mace watched Anakin's head spin round to stare in amazement at the door that separated him from Obi-Wan.
Reaching out with his senses he found the young Master coming to terms with regaining consciousness, his mind becoming stronger with every second that passed.
Truly remarkable.
His dark eyes quickly registered the hurried movement of Anakin's small body racing for the door.
"Anakin no, wait!"
The boy came to a sudden stop, his hand covering the door handle, ready to turn it at any moment.
"What? Why?"
"To work out his surroundings, a few moments, your Master needs. Grant him that, we will."
Both Mace's and Anakin's heads whipped round to find Master Yoda standing at the entrance of the corridor.
"Master Yoda."
Mace nodded a greeting to his old friend, thanking him through the force for his intervention; it couldn't have come at a better time.
If he hadn't have picked that moment to announce his arrival, Mace didn't know what may have happened.
He hadn't a clue what he was going to say to Anakin, having for once just reacted to the boy's actions and not thought ahead as to what the consequences would be.
Looking at the Padawan he couldn't help the small smile that formed on his lips as he saw the panic on his face at the appearance of his temporary guardian.
"Hmmm......deal with your behaviour, later, we will. For now, my attention, your Master has."
The small green Master's eyes let Anakin know just how disappointed in him he was and the tall Jedi watched the boy lower his head, unable to continue to meet the Master's gaze.
Despite what the child was probably thinking, Mace knew that deep down his dear friend was somewhat touched to see the devotion the boy displayed for Obi-Wan, it warming his old heart to see how strong the bond was between the two.
Mace hadn't seen many other Master/Padawan bonds that were stronger than theirs, the only one that sprang to the forefront of his mind was the one that Obi-Wan had shared with Qui-Gon, and even then this bond had the potential to surpass that.
Right now both council members had to make sure that the, till now, undetected presence in the next room didn't compromise the dedication Anakin had for his Master.
He was still blocking her force signature, checking every few minutes to make sure that the talented boy was still unaware of her proximity.
It was unfortunate that it had to be like this but it had been obvious when Anakin had first arrived at the Temple that he held the young queen in high regard and had allowed himself to become unhealthily attached to her.
They certainly couldn't have him bump into her now; the force wasn't ready for the complication that his seeing her would add to the whole situation.
One look at Master Yoda let him know that the old Jedi was already adding his own power to keep the Senator's presence a secret.
Again Mace checked on the happenings of the room and found that Obi-Wan knew of their impending entrance, Amidala hiding behind a screen in the room.
"Ok Anakin, I think we've waited long enough, in you go."
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"Obi-Wan?"
It felt like it had been an age since he'd heard her say his name.
Force it felt good.
He let his eyes slowly flutter open to reveal her perfect face.
Her lips were trembling slightly and he watched as she blinked rapidly to try and clear her vision from the tears that were building up in her dark pools.
Slowly he let a smile creep on to his face.
"Hey honey.......I'm home."
He'd meant for it to cheer her up but instead it seemed to send her over the edge, a quiet sob escaped her mouth while her fragile body shook as her tears fell down her cheeks.
Gingerly he lifted his hand from the bed, using it to cup her clammy cheek, trying to wipe the tears from her face.
"Shhh.... Sweetie don't cry... I'm here now...... everything's fine."
Again they were meant to be words of comfort but they didn't seem to ease her pain, only add to it.
She tried desperately to regain some kind of control over her emotions and using their bond he sent her calming waves of love to help her in her struggle.
"I.......I....."
She couldn't get the words passed the lump in her throat, her voice cracking every time she tried to speak.
"Shhhh....calm down and take a deep breath."
This time his words reached her and she took the time she needed to try and compose herself.
"I.....I was so scared. I thought you had died and that I would never see you again, then......then you were here but I wasn't sure if you'd ever wake up."
She spoke quickly, the heartfelt words tumbling out of her mouth with so much raw emotion.
His heart broke to have to put her through so much pain, ever since the explosion on Naboo he'd wanted to protect her from the harsh reality of the danger he faced on many of his missions.
He hated to see her cry, all he wanted to do was to take her in his arms and make her forget the trauma they'd been put through.
With what strength he had in his aching body, he pulled her down to him, his lips melting into hers in a kiss that ignited the light in his soul.
Pulling away he looked deep into her chocolate eyes, happy to see that there were no fresh tears waiting to fall.
"I love you."
Her troubled spirit rejoiced at his words, her eyes falling shut while a contented smile found its way onto her tear stained face.
"I love you more."
He had to chuckle at that.
"Oh, you want to play that game do you?"
Her smile turned to a coy one.
"What game?"
"The 'No, I love you more' game, because you do know you won't win."
She laughed and her eyes lit up but only for the shortest of moments before turning serious once more.
"I don't want to play any games, I only want to lie here with you forever."
As she finished, his mind became aware of the important and impatient presence waiting just outside.
"What is it?"
He looked back at her, his eyes apologetic, knowing that he wouldn't be able to grant her what she wanted.
Pushing a piece of her dark hair out of her eyes he prepared to break the news.
"I'm afraid forever will have to wait."
She looked down at him, somewhat confused at his statement.
"Anakin is by the door." He elaborated.
"What?"
She sat up straight, her attention drawn to the object in question.
"It appears that he's quite eager to see his 'old' Master."
Padme turned back to him, worry etched onto her beautiful features.
"What will we do? That's the only way out. He can't find me here, can he?"
Stretching out his senses he found the minds of both Master Yoda and Master Windu heavily blocking the presence of his wife from his Padawan.
Looking around the barely furnished room he searched for somewhere she could hide.
His eyes caught something, ah yes, perfect.
"It'll be ok, Masters Yoda and Windu are with him, they're blocking your signature from him, he doesn't know you're here."
"Why would they do that?"
Obi-Wan laughed quietly to himself before answering her.
"Because, my dear, you were a distraction to him at an early stage of his training and they'd rather you didn't continue to be. Now all you have to do is go behind that screen over in the corner and he'll never know you're here."
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After another one of his sweet kisses she'd gone behind the screen and awaited the new arrivals.
She didn't have to wait long, within a minute of having left her husband's side, the door to his room flew open and through a small gap in the screen, she saw a blurred vision of the boy she had met three years ago run to Obi- Wan.
"Master! You're awake!"
She watched silently as an over excited Anakin enveloped her husband in a hug that left Obi-Wan wincing in pain.
"I'm sorry Master; I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm just so happy to see you."
She could clearly hear the worry in the young boy's voice.
Obi-Wan affectionately ruffled Anakin's dirty blonde hair smiling widely at him.
"It's ok Padawan, I'm happy to see you too."
Slowly this time, Anakin wrapped his arms around his Master.
Padme found herself overcome with emotion at the sight of them together.
In the few days Obi-Wan had been in his coma she hadn't once thought about how the ordeal might be affecting his apprentice.
She felt slightly ashamed at having been so selfish.
Gazing at Anakin now, she noted the small changes that had taken place in him.
He'd grown a few inches, along with his Padawan braid, and from what few glimpses she caught of his face she could see that he was starting to lose the chubby cheeks he'd had when she first met him.
Despite that he still looked like the little boy that she remembered.
She continued to secretly observe the pair as they caught up with each other.
If she didn't already know better she would easily mistake them for father and son, so natural was their behaviour.
It warmed her heart to know they were so close, having known that at the beginning Obi-Wan was worried that they may never have a very strong bond because of the circumstances of which they'd been thrown together.
But from what she saw there didn't seem to be a problem with that.
She remembered what Anakin had said to her when they'd first met.
She hoped desperately that she wouldn't come between the Master and apprentice in the future.
Deep down though she knew that that would require nothing short of a miracle.
For now she just let herself feel the joy that the knowledge of Obi-Wan's recovery brought, knowing that she would never take his safety for granted again.
The End.
Ok I'm not really sure if the ending fits, it kinda snuck up on me. Here I was, ready just to turn out another chapter and then the next thing I knew I kinda had the ending for the story. I read it through a few times, wondering what I could do with another couple of chapters but this seemed the perfect place to finish. I have loads of ideas for more sequels if you guys are still interested. PLEASE... review and let me know what you think. Ok well I hope to be back soon, so keep your eyes open for me. Take care, Sassy.