Here's another chapter! Yayness! And, yes, Jack is still being held captive in my room. The neighbors across the street have tried to rescue him three times, but no avail. He is still mine! Hahahahahahahahahahaha! He will be staying with me until one of the next chapters and he is sent to Vera, along with Will and Elizabeth who are currently unfound. There are your three characters. I hope everyone is enjoying this!

Vera paced back and forth for a few minutes, before flopping onto the bed. She buried her head into the pillow, then turned and stared at the ceiling. Anakin was late. What could be taking him? She wondered. It was then when something hit her window. She sat up, startled by the sound. She slowly got up, and moved to the closed, covered window.

She pulled back the curtains, and saw the face of Anakin Skywalker. He sat outside her window on something between the cross of a pod racer and a wheel less motorcycle. It was a dark blue and black. It floated off the ground, at least seven stories.

"What the hell are you doing? Are you crazy? WE could be suspended from the Jedi Knights for sneaking out!"

She could tell he heard her. "No, we won't. I have only gotten caught once, and even then, I didn't get in trouble."

Vera gave a doubtful look. Anakin held out his hand, coaxingly. "Please, Vera. I guarantee we will not get caught. I promise I will get you back on time and no one will know."

"Alright." She sighed "But nothing dangerous, ok?"

"You have my word on it. Now come on. Step on and I'll pull you onto the seat."

Vera opened the window and stepped onto the window sill. Anakin had quickly pulled her in back of him and sat her down on the seat with him.

"You might want to hold onto me, Vera. This might get bumpy." Anakin twisted the handlebars of the hover-cycle and they started to move. The hover-cycle moved faster and faster gaining speed. Anakin dodged and curved around shuttles, making this ride seem like their last. Anakin glanced down at Vera, who held onto his wait tightly, screaming with amusement and terror.

Slowly, the scenery started to change. The bright lights of the city were starting to disappear in the distance, growing smaller and smaller as they moved. Buildings and homes were starting to appear less and less. Soon enough, the non existent plains of Naboo were starting to appear. Grass and trees, things you hardly saw, unless you were a traveler. It took a few minutes before Anakin had started to slow, making the landing a smooth as possible.

The hover-cycle made a few bumps before reaching the ground and coming to a complete stop. Vera shifted forward on the last bump and straight into Anakin. She blushed, pulling back and letting go of his waist. Anakin just seemed to grin at her, as he turned around to get off.

"Sorry." Anakin just held his hand up, as if to stop her.

"Please, it's nothing to be ashamed of or to be sorry for." He held out his hand, slowly easing her off the seat. "Now, come on. We can watch the stars."

Reluctantly, Vera took his hand. He led her to a large tree with roots that seemed to be already set for them to sit. She laid down in the space the roots gave, with Anakin beside her, letting her put her head on his shoulder. He pulled a silvery satin blanket out of nowhere, covering both of them.

"See that red star? That's Mars. It's all the way on the other side of galaxy, made of nothing but dust. Then, there's that blue planet. That's where I'm from."

"Interesting…Anakin?"

"Yea?"

"You ever get home sick?"

"Not for home, but for my mom. She's a slave there. I just miss her so much. What about you?"

"I never had parents, that I can remember. I have been living on my own since I was very young with robots and other bots. They raised me. I had a sister at one time, too. But she's gone. She left on a shuttle and never came back."

Both of the Jedi's stared into each other's eyes, as if looking for something. It took a few seconds before Anakin pressed his lips to her's for a brief second. Vera took her lips away, blushing wildly. All Anakin could do was watch the color come to her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Anakin. I can't do this yet. I just met you and not that I don't like you, it's just not a good time. I'm sorry."

"You shouldn't apologize. I was leading you on. I was flirting. I was getting too close. I'm sorry. Come on, I'll take you home."

He held his hand out to her. Slowly, she took it and her led back to the hover-cycle. Both climbed on, and Anakin started the engine. The hover-cycle scooted faster and faster, until they had reached the city limits. Anakin whipped around buildings, avoiding crafts and shuttles. Vera just held on tight, her grip growing tighter with each turn. Soon enough, they were at her window. Anakin tacked the hover-cycle to the side. Vera slowly climbed into her window. She waved to Anakin, but Anakin didn't leave. He stared into the room behind her. She turned around to see the dark skinned face of her master, Mace Windu. From the expression of his face, she could tell he was furious.

"Anakin, Vera, you are both in so much trouble. You will both come with me to Master Yoda. You will answer to him."

Anakin climbed into the window and followed Mace. Vera followed close behind. Her palms were sweaty and her hair stuck to her forehead. She shivered even though she wore two robes, a long sleeved shirt and pants. She was breaking into a cold sweat.

After a while of walking, Mace led them into a dark room with one single candle lit. Master Yoda sat behind the candle.

Vera and Anakin gave a quick bow. "Master Yoda!"

"Yes, Vera?"

"Please don't blame Anakin. It was my fault. I asked him to take me around the town. If anyone should be punished, it should be me. I didn't know where weren't allowed to leave."

"The fault is yours, you say?"

"Yes, it was all mine."

"Well, a warning you have, but punished you both must be. A week in the cargo bay of you both, suffice it will be. To bed with you both you will. Mace will escort you, he will. And I will have a word with Master Kenobi, I will."

Yoda waved his hand, dismissively. Mace took Vera's arm roughly, and led her and Anakin down to Vera's room and dropped her off. Vera went through the automatic doors and lay down on her bed. She couldn't help but have a feeling something interesting was going to happen in the next few years…