Chapter 4: A Twinkle of Hope
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, and sorry for the late update. I'm working on quite a few stories at the same time, as well as a Fiction story that isn't Fan Fiction. A lot of the following is happening to me in real life, and has happened, so that is where I get some ideas. The sport mentioned is football, but is played with a round ball, and isn't called football, because they are in a different galaxy, and unfortunately, earth isn't as popular as other planets. In other words, they never heard of football, but came up with it. Some may notice that some positions have different names, so don't say that it's wide receiver, not wide catcher, because I know that. Same with other positions.
"OK, everyone. There will be a field trip in about two weeks to a private preserve in Naboo. It will last from Monday to Friday, and we will need to be at school at about 5:30 AM on Monday, so that we can get to the place around noon," said the Geography teacher, talking about a trip.
Anakin received a piece of paper that had a lot of information about the trip on it. At the bottom of it, of course, was where the student and parent would have to sign it. It cost two hundred forty dollars.
'That's reasonable. Supplying food, shelter, bus ride to and from, and then going in the woods. Plus medication and first aid droids,' he thought.
He took out his laser pen, and signed it where it needed student signature.
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Padmè couldn't wait. A week with Zak in a quiet forest. She suddenly caught Anakin's gaze. Those pretty marvel blue eyes staring at her hazel eyes. She quickly turned away. She hoped he wasn't coming. She was his friend and all, but with the quietness and a full week together with his looks and personality, she could easily fall for him.
She pushed the thought away. That wouldn't happen. Plus, he didn't like her anyway. The thought popped back in her head instantly though. She just couldn't stop thinking about him. His muscles, his protective instinct, and his kindness were so hard to resist. She wondered if he had a girlfriend. How could he not? Then she thought he probably didn't, with all the prettiest girls in the university flirting with him and asking him out. I guess he wasn't just looking for one, but it was so hard to resist him.
She once again pushed out the thought, and reached for her laser pen, but she couldn't find it. She searched everywhere, but still couldn't find one. She leaned back. She would just wait until she got home for one.
"Do you need to borrow this," came Anakin's voice beside her.
She jerked up, seeing a smile on his face. She stared at him for about a minute, but quickly snapped to, and nodded, taking the pen. She signed her name on it.
"Thanks," she said.
"No problem," he answered.
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Two weeks later, Anakin was boarding the transport, and noticed they were given assigned seats on the bus. He was terrified to hear the name of whom he was to sit by. It was Padmè. How was he going to last three whole hours right next to her without telling her his true feelings for her? He shook the thought out of his head, and sat next to her. He put his sack of food in front of him, and took out his deck of cards, starting to shuffle them up.
"Want to play a game?" asked Anakin.
"No thank you," came Padmè's reply.
Anakin was so nervous he didn't realize the nervousness in her voice, though he didn't show any feelings for her at all, it was only because in the Jedi Academy they learned to bottle them up. He couldn't do that, but he could at least hide them. He took out the projector, and pressed the yellow button, which put out a blue screen table that you could lay the cards on. He silently played Solitaire.
After about ten minutes, the holotelevisions got staticy, and a movie popped on. It was one of his favorite movies, so he quickly finished the game, and put up the cards to watch.
After the movie was a rest stop. He took out some of his food, and offered it to Padmè. She accepted it, and he gave her a drink as well. After they finished, Anakin fell asleep. Little did he know, afterwards, Padmè's head rested on his as she fell asleep. He woke up right when they stopped. After taking all his bags to the dorm, he went to the field, and his friends started to play their favorite sport.
He was first to be picked, as always. He had always been the most athletic in his school, and every captain of teams for any sport would always pick him first. He never used the Force to help him in sports, because he hated cheaters. He never did, and he was still good.
He ended up on the same team as Jake and Kitster. They were about average in this sport, but they excelled almost as much as Anakin in every other sport, but not as much.
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It neared the end of the game. Anakin's team was behind by three points, and they needed a touchdown. Anakin was secretly a wide catcher, but posed as quarterback. He backed up two steps, and tagged the hand of Kitster, who had posed as halfback. Kitster switched to quarterback, and Anakin switched to wide catcher. Before the defense could react to the sudden change in plays, the snapper snapped the ball, and Kitster backed up. The two inside catchers, went in to block, although they were expected to go long. Anakin and Jake were the wide catchers, and they went long.
Anakin used his speed to end up in scoring zone. Kitster threw it far, but a little higher than needed. Anakin leapt high in the air, but his fingertips missed the ball. They went back to the line of play. Kitster decided on the play, and they got back in formation. Jake was the halfback, and Anakin was the wide catcher. The snapper snapped the ball, and Kitster pitched it to Jake. Jake went in Anakin's direction as Anakin went the opposite direction. Jake pitched back in a lateral, and Anakin sped down the field. Two people started at him, but he was too fast as he entered the scoring zone right before the dinner bell rang, declaring his team the winners.
They had been assigned groups for the trip. They had also been assigned tables to sit at on the trip. Anakin was on the same table as Padmè. There were six of them at the table. There was Sabè, Padmè, Kitster, Jake, Palo, and Anakin.
"So, Padmè, Jake's right behind you. Why aren't you two talking?" Anakin asked, trying not to show emotion.
"Oh, him. I broke up with him today. I figured out just how much of a self-absorbed jerk he is," she answered.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, and sorry for the late update. I'm working on quite a few stories at the same time, as well as a Fiction story that isn't Fan Fiction. A lot of the following is happening to me in real life, and has happened, so that is where I get some ideas. The sport mentioned is football, but is played with a round ball, and isn't called football, because they are in a different galaxy, and unfortunately, earth isn't as popular as other planets. In other words, they never heard of football, but came up with it. Some may notice that some positions have different names, so don't say that it's wide receiver, not wide catcher, because I know that. Same with other positions.
"OK, everyone. There will be a field trip in about two weeks to a private preserve in Naboo. It will last from Monday to Friday, and we will need to be at school at about 5:30 AM on Monday, so that we can get to the place around noon," said the Geography teacher, talking about a trip.
Anakin received a piece of paper that had a lot of information about the trip on it. At the bottom of it, of course, was where the student and parent would have to sign it. It cost two hundred forty dollars.
'That's reasonable. Supplying food, shelter, bus ride to and from, and then going in the woods. Plus medication and first aid droids,' he thought.
He took out his laser pen, and signed it where it needed student signature.
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Padmè couldn't wait. A week with Zak in a quiet forest. She suddenly caught Anakin's gaze. Those pretty marvel blue eyes staring at her hazel eyes. She quickly turned away. She hoped he wasn't coming. She was his friend and all, but with the quietness and a full week together with his looks and personality, she could easily fall for him.
She pushed the thought away. That wouldn't happen. Plus, he didn't like her anyway. The thought popped back in her head instantly though. She just couldn't stop thinking about him. His muscles, his protective instinct, and his kindness were so hard to resist. She wondered if he had a girlfriend. How could he not? Then she thought he probably didn't, with all the prettiest girls in the university flirting with him and asking him out. I guess he wasn't just looking for one, but it was so hard to resist him.
She once again pushed out the thought, and reached for her laser pen, but she couldn't find it. She searched everywhere, but still couldn't find one. She leaned back. She would just wait until she got home for one.
"Do you need to borrow this," came Anakin's voice beside her.
She jerked up, seeing a smile on his face. She stared at him for about a minute, but quickly snapped to, and nodded, taking the pen. She signed her name on it.
"Thanks," she said.
"No problem," he answered.
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Two weeks later, Anakin was boarding the transport, and noticed they were given assigned seats on the bus. He was terrified to hear the name of whom he was to sit by. It was Padmè. How was he going to last three whole hours right next to her without telling her his true feelings for her? He shook the thought out of his head, and sat next to her. He put his sack of food in front of him, and took out his deck of cards, starting to shuffle them up.
"Want to play a game?" asked Anakin.
"No thank you," came Padmè's reply.
Anakin was so nervous he didn't realize the nervousness in her voice, though he didn't show any feelings for her at all, it was only because in the Jedi Academy they learned to bottle them up. He couldn't do that, but he could at least hide them. He took out the projector, and pressed the yellow button, which put out a blue screen table that you could lay the cards on. He silently played Solitaire.
After about ten minutes, the holotelevisions got staticy, and a movie popped on. It was one of his favorite movies, so he quickly finished the game, and put up the cards to watch.
After the movie was a rest stop. He took out some of his food, and offered it to Padmè. She accepted it, and he gave her a drink as well. After they finished, Anakin fell asleep. Little did he know, afterwards, Padmè's head rested on his as she fell asleep. He woke up right when they stopped. After taking all his bags to the dorm, he went to the field, and his friends started to play their favorite sport.
He was first to be picked, as always. He had always been the most athletic in his school, and every captain of teams for any sport would always pick him first. He never used the Force to help him in sports, because he hated cheaters. He never did, and he was still good.
He ended up on the same team as Jake and Kitster. They were about average in this sport, but they excelled almost as much as Anakin in every other sport, but not as much.
*{[]}*
It neared the end of the game. Anakin's team was behind by three points, and they needed a touchdown. Anakin was secretly a wide catcher, but posed as quarterback. He backed up two steps, and tagged the hand of Kitster, who had posed as halfback. Kitster switched to quarterback, and Anakin switched to wide catcher. Before the defense could react to the sudden change in plays, the snapper snapped the ball, and Kitster backed up. The two inside catchers, went in to block, although they were expected to go long. Anakin and Jake were the wide catchers, and they went long.
Anakin used his speed to end up in scoring zone. Kitster threw it far, but a little higher than needed. Anakin leapt high in the air, but his fingertips missed the ball. They went back to the line of play. Kitster decided on the play, and they got back in formation. Jake was the halfback, and Anakin was the wide catcher. The snapper snapped the ball, and Kitster pitched it to Jake. Jake went in Anakin's direction as Anakin went the opposite direction. Jake pitched back in a lateral, and Anakin sped down the field. Two people started at him, but he was too fast as he entered the scoring zone right before the dinner bell rang, declaring his team the winners.
They had been assigned groups for the trip. They had also been assigned tables to sit at on the trip. Anakin was on the same table as Padmè. There were six of them at the table. There was Sabè, Padmè, Kitster, Jake, Palo, and Anakin.
"So, Padmè, Jake's right behind you. Why aren't you two talking?" Anakin asked, trying not to show emotion.
"Oh, him. I broke up with him today. I figured out just how much of a self-absorbed jerk he is," she answered.