Chapter 5: Fall and Rise, Then A Mystery
Anakin swallowed hard. He found out that Padmè liked someone else besides him. Worst of all, it was his friend, Kitster. Of all people, it had to be Kitster.
"You do not know who I like," protested Padmè at the table.
"Yes I do," Anakin answered. Then, he leaned in and whispered, "Kitster."
They got up since lunch was over.
"Please don't tell him," Padmè pleaded.
"OK, I won't," Anakin said, not realizing the little truth when he said it.
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"I can't tell. I told her I wouldn't," said Anakin, a little nervous now.
"You can tell me. I'm your friend," Kitster said.
"Ok," Anakin said, giving up to Kitster's pleading that started ten minutes earlier.
"But you can't tell anyone, especially not Padmè," said Anakin loudly.
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"Do you like anyone?" asked Lexi Dio.
"No. Well, not at least at school," Anakin answered in a well- covered voice.
"Yes you do. We heard you," said Hermione Begwa.
They skipped away before giving Anakin a chance to explain.
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Anakin was playing multi-ball again, although the game wasn't nearly as close as the one before, when Owen Lars came running down to the field. He raced to Anakin and started saying something.
"Padmè wants to meet you in the dorm. Not that she likes you though," he said.
'I know she doesn't, sadly,' he thought.
Anakin started slowly walking up the hill, when he ran into Lexi and Toryn Farr.
"Did you know she likes you, too," Lexi said.
"I don't like her, and she doesn't like me either. I can tell that," he said.
"She does like you. I promise you she does. She really does," Toryn said.
"Every girl in the school, practically, likes you. It's just she's the luckiest one, since you like her, too," Lexi said.
"Just think about it. Please," Toryn said.
Anakin nodded and continued. Did she really like him? Were they just trying to embarrass him by him asking and getting rejected? There was only one way to find out. He got to the door to the dorm, where there were two walkways, one to a boy's dorm and one to a girl's. He opened the door, but no one was there. Anakin shrugged, and ran back down to continue playing multi-ball.
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Anakin sat there finished with his lunch. He was about to ask her out. How would he say it? What would she say? He took in a deep breath, and stood up. He walked over to her, where she was sitting down.
"Would you go out with me?" Anakin asked in a calm voice.
"Sure," was Padmè's simple reply.
All of it was true. She really did like him. He had gotten another thing off his chest, and was happy now.
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Anakin got back to the dorm a day after he had started to go out with Padmè.
"We just saved so many people's butts," Bail Organa was saying.
"Hmm? What are you talking about?" asked Anakin.
"I can't tell you," Bail said.
Anakin glanced at him and gave him a glare, but Bail folded his arms over his chest, and shook his head.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because I can't let you know," said Bail.
"The reason he isn't telling, well, the reason we aren't telling is because we're your friends, and we don't want to hurt you," said Wedge Antilles.
"What. Just tell me," Anakin said.
"No. It's just about a certain girl," said Owen.
Wedge and Bail gave him an evil glance, and Anakin immediately knew whom they were talking about.
"What is it about Padmè?" he questioned with a mean voice.
"Nope. Nothing," said Bail.
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"Gosh. Why won't they tell? I have the right to know," Anakin said angrily, swinging his fist into a wooden wall making a crack in it.
Anakin was getting angry. He had to know. He would have to squeeze it out of one of those three. Owen would be the one. He tells the most. Well, Bail seemed unsure. I'll question him first.
Anakin swallowed hard. He found out that Padmè liked someone else besides him. Worst of all, it was his friend, Kitster. Of all people, it had to be Kitster.
"You do not know who I like," protested Padmè at the table.
"Yes I do," Anakin answered. Then, he leaned in and whispered, "Kitster."
They got up since lunch was over.
"Please don't tell him," Padmè pleaded.
"OK, I won't," Anakin said, not realizing the little truth when he said it.
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"I can't tell. I told her I wouldn't," said Anakin, a little nervous now.
"You can tell me. I'm your friend," Kitster said.
"Ok," Anakin said, giving up to Kitster's pleading that started ten minutes earlier.
"But you can't tell anyone, especially not Padmè," said Anakin loudly.
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"Do you like anyone?" asked Lexi Dio.
"No. Well, not at least at school," Anakin answered in a well- covered voice.
"Yes you do. We heard you," said Hermione Begwa.
They skipped away before giving Anakin a chance to explain.
*{[]}*
Anakin was playing multi-ball again, although the game wasn't nearly as close as the one before, when Owen Lars came running down to the field. He raced to Anakin and started saying something.
"Padmè wants to meet you in the dorm. Not that she likes you though," he said.
'I know she doesn't, sadly,' he thought.
Anakin started slowly walking up the hill, when he ran into Lexi and Toryn Farr.
"Did you know she likes you, too," Lexi said.
"I don't like her, and she doesn't like me either. I can tell that," he said.
"She does like you. I promise you she does. She really does," Toryn said.
"Every girl in the school, practically, likes you. It's just she's the luckiest one, since you like her, too," Lexi said.
"Just think about it. Please," Toryn said.
Anakin nodded and continued. Did she really like him? Were they just trying to embarrass him by him asking and getting rejected? There was only one way to find out. He got to the door to the dorm, where there were two walkways, one to a boy's dorm and one to a girl's. He opened the door, but no one was there. Anakin shrugged, and ran back down to continue playing multi-ball.
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Anakin sat there finished with his lunch. He was about to ask her out. How would he say it? What would she say? He took in a deep breath, and stood up. He walked over to her, where she was sitting down.
"Would you go out with me?" Anakin asked in a calm voice.
"Sure," was Padmè's simple reply.
All of it was true. She really did like him. He had gotten another thing off his chest, and was happy now.
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Anakin got back to the dorm a day after he had started to go out with Padmè.
"We just saved so many people's butts," Bail Organa was saying.
"Hmm? What are you talking about?" asked Anakin.
"I can't tell you," Bail said.
Anakin glanced at him and gave him a glare, but Bail folded his arms over his chest, and shook his head.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because I can't let you know," said Bail.
"The reason he isn't telling, well, the reason we aren't telling is because we're your friends, and we don't want to hurt you," said Wedge Antilles.
"What. Just tell me," Anakin said.
"No. It's just about a certain girl," said Owen.
Wedge and Bail gave him an evil glance, and Anakin immediately knew whom they were talking about.
"What is it about Padmè?" he questioned with a mean voice.
"Nope. Nothing," said Bail.
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"Gosh. Why won't they tell? I have the right to know," Anakin said angrily, swinging his fist into a wooden wall making a crack in it.
Anakin was getting angry. He had to know. He would have to squeeze it out of one of those three. Owen would be the one. He tells the most. Well, Bail seemed unsure. I'll question him first.