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The small spaceship exited hyperspace. Below lay a beautiful planet; a planet robed in plentiful blue waters and speckled with large portions of green land. It was almost as beautiful, if not as beautiful, as Naboo. Anakin made the descent towards the small city as Obi-Wan had instructed him and gently lowered the ship onto a newly built landing platform. "Everyone is clear to disembark, Master Kenobi." Anakin told his former Master.
Obi-Wan nodded and went to the foyer to give the "queen" the news. The handmaidens, including Padme, and the few bodyguards were there, but Sabe was nowhere to be seen. Obi-Wan quickly told them the news and went to find her. Of the few places that she could have been in the small ship, he found Sabe in the storage room. He took a few steps towards her, but stopped when he noticed that her small shoulders were shaking.
"Mi-milady?" he asked hesitantly. "We are ready to…" Sabe turned and looked at him, her face streaked with tears. "Is something wrong, milady?" he asked.
She bit her lip and tried to hold back the sob that threatened to rise in her throat. Taking a deep breath, she replied. "I'll be fine, thank you, Master Jedi."
Obi-Wan took a seat beside her on the floor. "If you are crying about it, something must be wrong." He wasn't very good at the whole comforting thing, but he knew from experience that it was much better to confess the pain than to hold it inside.
Sabe didn't answer immediately. Another lone tear ran down her face as she finally replied. "Ratili, the bodyguard that was killed in the explosion…he was my brother. I – I feel like it's my fault. Like I could have prevented it!" A sob escaped her throat.
Obi-Wan touched her arm softly. "It is not your fault and there is nothing you could have done to stop it. He died doing his duty; you were doing yours." He paused for a moment. "If it's any consolation, I know how you feel. I felt the same way when my Master died."
Sabe tried to smile. "Thank you, Master Kenobi. I appreciate your thoughtfulness." Obi-Wan smiled back and suddenly…he found himself staring into her eyes – those beautiful brown eyes. Some strange force seemed to be drawing him closer to this woman that he hardly even knew and he couldn't resist it. He leaned closer to her, so close that his face was almost touching hers. His eyes involuntarily closed and he leaned forward to close the space in between them…and met with nothing. He opened his eyes to see the Sabe had moved away and was now staring at him with wide eyes. There was a short moment of very uncomfortable silence and Obi-Wan's cheeks burned with embarrassment.
"Umm…" Sabe stammered awkwardly. "Did – didn't you come to tell me something?" Obi-Wan nodded quickly and stood. "Yes, milady; I'm sorry. We are ready to disembark. I – we'll wait for you in the foyer." He could not have exited the room more quickly.
As the Chancellor had promised, there was a man waiting for them when they exited the docking bay. "Welcome to Alderaan! I am Quini." He exclaimed with a smile on his face. "The Supreme Chancellor has asked me to take you to one of my small private resorts. He also made sure to specify that it needed to be hidden and I guarantee that this one is well hidden. The Chancellor did not tell me why the queen of Naboo needed such safety precautions. Are you in great danger, milady?" He addressed the queen, his round face hungry for information.
Before the queen could say a word, Obi-Wan Kenobi broke in and said dryly. "If you needed to know, I'm sure the Chancellor would have told you." Quini's face fell; he was obviously disappointed that he couldn't share the oh-so-great secret. Seeming to realize that Obi-Wan wouldn't tell him anything, he made his way to the front of the pack and began chattering to the queen about how she would enjoy his lovely resort.
Anakin leaned close to Obi-Wan and said quietly, "I don't like him. Despite his loud manner, he seems to be hiding something. I sense something dark about him."
Obi-Wan nodded. "I agree. We should keep our eye on him."
Despite the two Jedi's promise, Quini managed to slip away from the group as they were settling in at the resort (which was indeed hidden and looked more like a mansion than a mere resort).
Once outside the resort, Quini took out his comlink. "They have arrived. Everything is going as planned."
"Wonderful," returned the voice on the other end. "I have sent one of the best of my men to take care of them all. Just remember, I want the young Jedi alive. The others will be disposed of shortly."
To be continued….
A/N: Hehe…poor Obi. Just had to give him one of those moments! Any suggestions for this story would be greatly appreciated since I don't have the plot COMPLETELY laid out. :D (Which is why the story is going so slow right now. I'm trying to work some stuff out right now.) I have a lot of it, but not all.