Ok, I got bit by the writing bug and wrote like 15 more chapters! So, with all of these chapters just sitting there, I decided to put another one in today. I love this story. Even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I surprise myself.

Disclaimer: I only own Adana, Master Rwana-Jwi, and Liam Jukaska. I wish I did, but I don't.

"Good morning, sir. How may I help you today?" The protocol droid behind the counter sounded like 3PO, but most protocol droids did.

"I need 1 ticket for Mos Eisley." Anakin was very close to droid and muttered his words. He didn't want anyone to know where he was going.

"Thank you, sir. The shuttle leaves at 17:00 tonight."17:00! He would be in classes then!

"Uh, do you have any earlier shuttles?"

"Destination?"

"Doesn't matter."

"Why, yes! We do, sir. At 13:00 there is a shuttle to Theed."

"And is there a shuttle for Mos Eisley there?" Anakin was becoming impatient. Droids. They had to be asked something if you wanted to know.

"Well, let me check. Yes, sir, the shuttle there leaves at 21:00."

"Then 1 ticket to Theed."

"Thank you for your service. We hope that you enjoy your flight." The droid handed him the ticket. He would have to board the shuttle around 13:30, which gave him and hour and a half. Plenty of time to cover his tracks.

Back in his room, Anakin packed some spare robes and lightsaber parts. Once that was done, he headed for med bay and got a survival pack and some med packs. He would need those. Then he headed for the Cafeteria to pick up some snacks. And then, for Obi-Wan's room.

The door hissed shut behind him as he set down his pack and surveyed the new room. Boxes were everywhere. It was looked like a miniature Nar Shadda.

"Master? It's Anakin. I need you for something."

Obi-Wan emerged from a room and looked at the pack.

"What do you need, Anakin?"

"I was wondering if I could borrow something of value. Something like…" he spotted a nearby vase. It looked very expensive and surely his master wouldn't be needing it, "that vase."

"Anakin, that's very valuable. What do you need it for?" Obi-Wan already knew, he just didn't want to admit it.

"I need something to give to a shopkeeper. I'll be needing a speeder and…"

"For your dear friend Mira, you say? Why, of course, Anakin." Anakin was confused, they don't put security cameras in the rooms. Then he sensed it. Master Windu and Master Ki-Adi-Mundi were approaching the room.

"Thank you. I'm sure Mira will love it." Anakin grabbed the vase and walked out the door, a smile from ear to ear.

It was 13:00 now and he had to hide anything he thought would give him away. He was running around his room, making it look as orderly as possible. He could get away with not going to classes, but as soon as morning duties came, they would find out he had gone somewhere. And then he realized just where he was going. Naboo. Padme lived there. What if he ran into her? It had been 10 years and he dreamed about her still. He couldn't think about that, not now. If he did spot her, there would be no time for chat. Straight to the next shuttle.

This is Refugee Liner W-23 and we hope you have a safe and comfortable trip with us. At this time, we are now boarding the last of the passengers. We ask that you sit down and turn off all holograms and transmissions. Thank you for flying with us today.

Now, many passengers rushed to be seated and turned off their transmissions. They could hear the engine start and feel the craft moving. There were no windows in the passenger area, so he couldn't see the jump to hyperspace. Anakin could feel it though. His whole body lurched back as the shuttle was propelled forward. Once it was over, they some passengers got up and went to the bar. Others laid down and fell asleep. Anakin just sat there. He looked over at the bar where some patrons were arguing over a spilt drink.

Was that…? No it couldn't be. But he swore he saw her. She turned around again and this time he saw her more clearly than ever. She had red hair and pale blue eyes that pierced his mind. She was smiling and had dimples in the corners of her mouth. It was her. It was Adana. Obi-Wan had been right. She was alive. He almost jumped off the crate he was sitting on.

"Adana!" The woman looked in his direction and quickly turned back around. How had they figured out that she wasn't dead? She had gone through every precaution. Yet they still found her! She had to pretend like she knew nothing. Maybe if she acted like she had amnesia, they wouldn't give a second thought.

"Adana! You're alive!" The blondish-brown hair, blue-eyed man was now sprinting towards her, wearing a smile a mile wide.

"I'm sorry. I don't know who you are talking about." There was something familiar about those blue eyes. "Might I ask who you are?"

Anakin needed something to jog her memory, if she really had amnesia, which was a subject up for debating.

"Anakin. Anakin Skywalker." That was all he whispered in her ear. That was enough too. Her eyes lit up. All of a sudden she threw herself around him and hugged him fiercely. She was laughing. She was actually laughing.

"Ani, what are you doing traveling like this? Don't you normally fly in the best starships?" Her eyes shone like stars.

"I should ask you the same thing. You're supposed to be lying in some Tusken Raider Camp dead. Instead, you're on a shuttle perfectly alive." Anakin looked in her eyes and something triggered inside his body. She was beautiful. As gorgeous as the angels from the moon of Iego. He remembered calling Padme an angel, but somehow, all he could think about was the beautiful woman standing in front of him.

"It's a long story, Anakin, and I'm not nearly drunk enough to tell it." Gods, had she changed.

"So you're saying all I have to do is buy you a drink?" He was skeptical. She smiled again, her eyes shimmering.

"At least 1."

For the next hour, he heard about the Enclave on Dantooine and her travels with Master Fuey. They were exciting enough, but he wanted to know what had happened on Tatooine. They were going to land soon, though, and he didn't want her story to be interrupted.

"Your hair is longer now. And straighter." It was true. Her hair was about hip length and it was braided. It was also very straight. He wanted to kiss her, but he knew it was the wrong thing to do, so he. He was also having trouble hiding a certain…problem. They had had about 10 glasses of something that was highly intoxicating. Or was it just being around her. No, it was the drink. She was almost as flimsy as he was, maybe more so.

"I stopped cutting it. I lost the energy and motive. Oh, I have to use the little Jedi's room. Be right back." She smiled, winked, and went to get off her stool. She nearly fell down, and the only reason she didn't was that she had grabbed onto Anakin's thigh. That sent a wave of excitement bolting through him. If she only knew. He watched as she tumbled towards the bathroom. She had ran into at least 5 people on her way there. They had all thrown their fair share of rude remarks at her too.

About 5 minutes past and then she made her attempt to get back to the bar, running into a new batch of people on the way. Anakin couldn't help but laugh. She was smiling too and tripped on her way back, falling face first onto a animal of some kind. It yelped and ran behind its owners legs. The Twi'lek just looked at the drunken mess that lay before him, picked her up, and helped her the rest of the way back.

Once she was seated, the Twi'lek said something that Anakin couldn't understand and walked away. Noticing his confused expression, the patron next to him tapped him on the shoulder.

"He said that you should keep a leash on your girlfriend before she's turned into Bantha fodder." Girlfriend? He liked the way that sounded, but he didn't get his hopes up. Bantha fodder, however, was not on his list of compliments. If anyone planned to harm her, they wouldn't live for 5 seconds.

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind."

Adana laughed. "I haven't had this much fun in quite some time. Thanks."

"Anytime, Adana. So, where are you going?" She frowned a little and took a sip of the drink that was in front of her.

"I'm going to see someone. I intercepted a transmission to Count Dooku."

"You shouldn't have done that. You could be exiled." Anakin was mesmerized by her face, her body.

"I know. That's what Master Fuey said, at least, until I told her what I found out."

"What exactly did you find out?" Her expression was grim.

"The transmission was coming from Geonosis. It said that the droid army is ready for inspection and that Lord Sidious would be quite pleased with them."

"Lord Sidious? I'm not familiar with him."

"Neither am I, but I have this hunch. You see, that's not all I heard. He also said the Delegates from the separating planets will be arriving shortly and that he would send a Solar Sail to pick him up. I think that there's a conspiracy going on in the Republic. I think Lord Sidious is a Sith Lord."

"But that's impossible. The Council would have sensed it." Anakin was really confused.

"Not if their ability to see through the Force has been nullified or diminished."

It hit Anakin. There was that Dark Jedi on Naboo 10 years ago, the one that killed Qui-Gon. The one that Obi-Wan killed. And it is not like the Sith to be alone, there's always two. So, there's another one parading through the universe right now. This was just what Obi-Wan wanted him to do. He wanted him to find out where they were striking from. That's why he didn't object to him going to find Adana. He knew she would be on the shuttle to Theed and that that was the shuttle Anakin would take.

"So who is this person you're going to meet?" Anakin was curious as to who would know about a plot against the Republic.

"A Jedi. Well, an exiled Jedi named Liam Lukaska. He's an Alderaanian. Unfortunately, no shuttles were leaving for Alderaan on Coruscant, so I got on this one. Lucky for me, eh? I would've never run into you if it wouldn't have been for Coruscant's lacking transports." She was smiling again.

"So what does all this have to do with you supposedly dieing?"

"Well, Master Fuey didn't like the idea of me knowing about a conspiracy, especially since she is involved in it. So, she sent me to Tatooine, hired some Sand people to kill me, they sucked at it. I made a deal, they ransacked the camp and made it look as if they had raided it, and now I'm dead." She chuckled. "It's funny. I thought she would've needed physical evidence. She overlooked that, however." He was glad she had overlooked that. Adana had grown into a beautiful, sexy woman that he was falling in love with. She knew just what to do and say. Since he had seen her, not one thought of the once young Queen of Naboo had popped into his head. All he could think about was her.

"Anakin?" He was hurled out of his dream world by Adana's voice.

"Oh, uh! Yeah, what do you need?" Anakin wished she had left him there. He was so confused.

"We've landed." She was staring at him strangely. He had not been with her when the landing announcement was made. Well, he was with her, just not in reality.

"Oh, where is your stuff? I can carry it for you. I mean, if you're so drunk you can't do so yourself. If you want." Why couldn't he just come out and say 'Can I carry your bags for you?' He had to make a fool of himself.

"Oh, no, Anakin. Talking about that has sobered me up. Are you too drunk to carry your own bags? Or do you need to me to carry them for you?" She was toying with him and mocking him at the same time.

"No."

That's it for today, so you have to wait. I know, it's gonna kill you! LOL. Review if you haven't already done so!