When she returned Obi-Wan and Anakin were sitting together laughing. They moved apart when Sabe entered. They made space for her to sit down, in between them. Obi-Wan said smiling broadly at her,
"Anakin and I have been getting to know each other. He has expressed a wish to see some force techniques and I was wondering whether you would agree to let me to heal your ankle. For two reasons, one: because I'd like to help you and you're in pain and two: because I would like to show Ani."
"All right,"
Sabe said, smiling at the two of them. She slid her sore ankle up onto Obi-Wan lap as he rolled up his sleeves slightly. A gentle tingling sensation spread through Sabe's left ankle. Sabe relished his touch and they were both blushing profusely.
"Thank you,"
Sabe said smiling at Obi-Wan.
"What did you think Ani?"
Obi-Wan asked,
"as you can see, the swelling has gone down now and it is fully operational again."
"Cool,"
Anakin said, grinning broadly.
"Can you show me anything else?"
"Ummm,"
Obi-Wan cast his eyes and mind around.
"Okay. I'll show you two things, the first is levitating objects and the second is my lightsaber."
Sabe giggled slightly and Obi-Wan glanced at her smirking slightly. "Yes well, that's another thing,"
Obi-Wan said to Sabe.
All right, that's good,"
Anakin, said glancing between the two, suspiciously. Obi-Wan wiggled his fingers and a small lamp rose from the table into the air.
"Wow,"
gasped Anakin. Obi-Wan drew out his lightsaber and ignited it, he stood up and waved it around a little in an artistic way.
When he shut it down Anakin asked if he could hold, Obi-Wan smiled at the look of reverence on Anakin's face.
"Sure,"
Obi-Wan said, handing it to him. Anakin didn't dare ignite it; he just let it rest in his hands. After a while Obi-Wan cleared his throat and Anakin looked up startled.
"What?"
"Can I have it back please? I'm not really allowed to let you hold it, but Qui-Gon wouldn't have minded."
Obi-Wan said and paused before he said his master's name.
"Yeah, sure,"
Anakin said handing it back to Obi-Wan. Sabe finished her drink and then called Amidala on her com-link and walked out of the room to talk to her.
"Your Majesty."
"Yes, what is it Sabe?"
"Obi-Wan has healed my ankle but with your permission I would still like the leave if that is suitable."
"Yes, I think it is good for you to have the rest. What was the real reason that you contacted me?"
"Would it be all right if Anakin came to visit Padme?"
"Yeah sure, it might be fun for him. It will be me as the Queen not Padme. Send him over."
"Sabe out."
She returned to the room,
"Ani, would you like to visit the Queen?"
"Sure, that would be good."
"All right, let's go."
Sabe started walking away and Anakin followed, she then turned to Obi-Wan smiling playfully,
"you can come to, but not to see the Queen."
They walked in silence with Anakin and Obi-Wan looking around in wonder. When the reached the throne room Sabe grinned at the guards,
"Ani's here to see her majesty and then I'm off."
"Very well,"
Panaka said, dismissing Sabe and Obi-Wan with wave of his hand.
They strolled into the gardens and sat down on a bench. "How are you getting on," Sabe asked gently.
"I'm doing okay. It's been nice getting to know Anakin but he reminds me of Qui-Gon so much."
"That's good you know, you need to keep his memory alive."
Obi-Wan brushed a stray hair away from Sabe's face and they kissed passionately in a world of their own. "That was nice,"
Obi-Wan whispered as they pulled apart.
"Also Rabe and Eirtae are hiding behind the corner sniggering. Do you want to go back to my room?"
He grinned warmly at her and they stood up hand in hand walking away. When they reached Obi-Wan's room they undressed each other and made love.
Later on they got dressed again and spent the rest of the day walking around with silly smiles on their faces.
"You look happy and smug,"
Rabe said winking at Sabe.
Ignoring the comment Sabe asked,
"Where's Anakin?"
"With the Queen in her chambers, when I left they were playing some sort of game that Ani played on Tatooine. Eirtae is with them."
"Okay, thanks. I'm going to go in there, I'll relive Eirtae."
"All right,"
Rabe said slyly. Then before she left,
"What happened with you and Jedi Kenobi after I saw you kissing the gardens?"
"Things," Sabe said smiling and walked away. When Sabe reached the Queen's chambers Eirtae left gratefully. Amidala was dressed in normal clothes and wasn't wearing any make up. She and Anakin were sitting together on the floor laughing their socks off, Sabe thought that she looked just like the fourteen-year-old girl she was supposed to be not the Queen she spends most of her time being.