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The next day, Obi-Wan Kenobi was preparing to pay a visit to Senator Amidala. Anakin had not come back to the Temple the night before, and Obi- Wan was determined to find out why. Anakin's behavior was becoming increasingly difficult to control, and Obi-Wan felt helpless to do anything. He'd had many talks with Masters Yoda and Mace Windu, and they'd both said essentially the same thing: to be patient and have faith Anakin would make the right choices. Though they hadn't witnessed Anakin's behavior firsthand, so Obi-Wan sometimes found this advice difficult to follow, especially of late. His reverie was broken as he arrived at the door to Padme's quarters. He sounded the chime, and when Padme opened the door, her face showed her surprise. "Master Kenobi! Won't you please come in?" she greeted the Knight.
"Thank you, Senator," he replied smoothly as the door slid shut behind him, noting that Padme appeared a bit flustered, though why he couldn't imagine.
"I've just put some tea on, would you care for some?" she inquired after a moment of silence.
"No, thank you, Senator. I've come to talk with you about my Padawan," he replied as Padme put the kettle back on the stove.
"What about Anakin?" she asked, keeping her tone neutral.
"Rumors have been circulating the Temple that the two of you are..involved. Is that true?" Knowing the futility of lying, Padme admitted, "Yes."
Obi-Wan's eyes widened as something clicked. "So he was here last night, wasn't he? Amidala, you should know better..!"
"It's not like that!" Padme burst out. "We're ma...." she trailed off suddenly. His eyes widened again. "Married." he echoed. Silence reigned, as the Jedi was apparently struck dumb and Padme was reluctant to draw attention to herself. Then he exploded. "MARRIED?! Amidala, how could you?! Do have any idea how dangerous this is?" Obi-Wan faltered as he finally noticed the tears coursing down Padme's cheeks. "I love him," she whispered, more to herself than anyone. "Gods help me, I love him..." she broke down crying, and Obi-Wan put a hand on her arm in an attempt to comfort her. He waited until she had composed herself before saying gently, "You realize the Council has to be informed of this situation." Padme jerked her head up in alarm. "No! Please don't!" she begged. "Anakin would be furious!"
"I must," he replied firmly. "Don't worry, Senator, the Council will be lenient." He smiled reassuringly. Padme was far from reassured, but she nodded reluctantly. "Good. I will speak with the Council this afternoon." With a final reassuring smile, he was gone. Padme groaned inwardly. 'Oh, Ani. What have I done?' she thought miserably.
A/N: So, what did you think? Click that little purple button and let me know! *grins*
And to my one reviewer this time, Joe Hogle: thanks so much for your review! I appreciate the suggestion; I'll keep it in mind. By the way, this is NOT an Anakin/Padme romance, if that's what you're thinking. That is a part of it, but the scope is much larger. Stay tuned, I think you'll be presently surprised.
The next day, Obi-Wan Kenobi was preparing to pay a visit to Senator Amidala. Anakin had not come back to the Temple the night before, and Obi- Wan was determined to find out why. Anakin's behavior was becoming increasingly difficult to control, and Obi-Wan felt helpless to do anything. He'd had many talks with Masters Yoda and Mace Windu, and they'd both said essentially the same thing: to be patient and have faith Anakin would make the right choices. Though they hadn't witnessed Anakin's behavior firsthand, so Obi-Wan sometimes found this advice difficult to follow, especially of late. His reverie was broken as he arrived at the door to Padme's quarters. He sounded the chime, and when Padme opened the door, her face showed her surprise. "Master Kenobi! Won't you please come in?" she greeted the Knight.
"Thank you, Senator," he replied smoothly as the door slid shut behind him, noting that Padme appeared a bit flustered, though why he couldn't imagine.
"I've just put some tea on, would you care for some?" she inquired after a moment of silence.
"No, thank you, Senator. I've come to talk with you about my Padawan," he replied as Padme put the kettle back on the stove.
"What about Anakin?" she asked, keeping her tone neutral.
"Rumors have been circulating the Temple that the two of you are..involved. Is that true?" Knowing the futility of lying, Padme admitted, "Yes."
Obi-Wan's eyes widened as something clicked. "So he was here last night, wasn't he? Amidala, you should know better..!"
"It's not like that!" Padme burst out. "We're ma...." she trailed off suddenly. His eyes widened again. "Married." he echoed. Silence reigned, as the Jedi was apparently struck dumb and Padme was reluctant to draw attention to herself. Then he exploded. "MARRIED?! Amidala, how could you?! Do have any idea how dangerous this is?" Obi-Wan faltered as he finally noticed the tears coursing down Padme's cheeks. "I love him," she whispered, more to herself than anyone. "Gods help me, I love him..." she broke down crying, and Obi-Wan put a hand on her arm in an attempt to comfort her. He waited until she had composed herself before saying gently, "You realize the Council has to be informed of this situation." Padme jerked her head up in alarm. "No! Please don't!" she begged. "Anakin would be furious!"
"I must," he replied firmly. "Don't worry, Senator, the Council will be lenient." He smiled reassuringly. Padme was far from reassured, but she nodded reluctantly. "Good. I will speak with the Council this afternoon." With a final reassuring smile, he was gone. Padme groaned inwardly. 'Oh, Ani. What have I done?' she thought miserably.
A/N: So, what did you think? Click that little purple button and let me know! *grins*
And to my one reviewer this time, Joe Hogle: thanks so much for your review! I appreciate the suggestion; I'll keep it in mind. By the way, this is NOT an Anakin/Padme romance, if that's what you're thinking. That is a part of it, but the scope is much larger. Stay tuned, I think you'll be presently surprised.