Chapter 6
Padme
This morning she was not going to be announced in, it was breakfast and they were always more casual. Casual enough that she did not have to wear her white face paint, though she would have to put it on after breakfast. She like it that was, she felt more free, and Anakin had always said she look beautiful just they way she was. Though he said many things like that to her.
As they two walked in there were already people mingling and a few already sitting down. Many people attempted bows or curtseys but fail horribly.
"Please sit down and relax, there is no formality need in the early mornings." They smiled and every one began to take their seats. Padme casually looked up to the door to see Anakin and Luke walking in, Anakin spotted her immediately and she could tell he was trying not to smile. Padme tried not to too.
To her horror, Padme saw Bail walking in right after the two. Anakin obviously saw it in her face back he realized that Bail was their only seconds after she did. Hopefully Bail was a unobservant here as he was with her dislike for him.
Anakin
He could feel Bail walking behind him. How could he let his guard down in a time like this? How would they explain this to Luke and Leia?
"Excuse me." Bail said smiling to him and gently going by. He cannot be that stupid! Anakin though, obviously he was that infatuated with his wife since he had not seen him at all. That did not really make Anakin feel any better. Luke and Anakin quickly sat down. Anakin finally let himself breath.
It was then that he felt it. A tremor in the force. Something was coming. He sent the feeling to Padme, she needed to know, something was going to happen. He could not tell if it had anything to do with them but it would affect them any way. She would know to carry his light saber with her know.
When the council had taken him, he had managed to give Padme his light saber to hold. He was not allowed to keep it but he was allowed to give it to Padme. Something was going to happen and he needed to be prepared. He now understood why he was truly here.
Padme
Right After breakfast there was to be an assembly on what would happen over the course of this program. Padme had to quickly get the face paint on to her face and to get Anakin's light saber. She had at first thought his warnings had been because of Bail, but had soon figured that they were on a more dangerous subject. This could be an interesting way to let the children know about their family history. She could not begin to even imagine how the twins would react, she felt horrible about keeping it from them but they had no choice.
Padme was on her way to the assembly when she saw Bail walking straight twards her. Damn! This man just could not take a hint.
"We need to talk your highness." He said, oh yes, you are so important that a Queen will stop what ever she is doing just to speak with you! Padme thought angrily.
"I do not have time know, later maybe." She said trying to walk by him but he grabed her know.
"I'm sure you can make time Your Highness." Padme wanted to slap him. She did not want him getting ideas that he has influence over her, or that she had a romantic fancies of him. That was the last thing that she wanted with Anakin here. Life never let her just be happy did it?
"What is it then?" she asked almost viciously. Bail did not seem to notice.
"Well I think that it is time we had a talk." He said in a cocky way.
"A talk! Bail I have responsibilities to attend to, I'm already running late and you want to have a chat!" She did not really want to know what he had to say knowing it was not going to be good.
"We have been friend for over twenty years have we not?" He said. What is he getting at?
"I am aware of that Bail." She said with the least amount of emotion as she could.
"Well I think that we really need to talk about…." Thankfully, he did not get to finish the sentence because just then one of her guards came up to her.
"I'm sorry for interrupting my Queen but they are waiting for you." He said bowing deeply.
" I'm sorry Bail maybe we can finish this conversation at another tome" Not "Maybe at Lunch or dinner." She said sweetly to him.
"Another time maybe" He said absent-mindedly. "Oh, but not today, I am leaving Naboo for a few days. Maybe then." He said slightly taken aback.
Padme, however could not believe her luck, with Bail gone things between her and Anakin would be much easier. She practically floated to the assembly. The best part was now Anakin and Luke could sit at her table. She would be able to meet Luke! Leia would meet her father and her bother, Padme could have cried, or kissed her guard.