"I'll have some santol juice, chilled please."

"Make that two."

Wengo had brought Padme to the Alios Dulb, a Jedi-friendly restaurant just a couple of strides away from the Jedi Temple. He didn't want the petite Senator exhausted.

He took a glimpse at her. She was wearing the normal attire of a Senator, headdress and all. He was staring…and he was ashamed to. Anakin was always in the back of his mind, gnawing his insides every time he looked at her. She was beautiful. Almost as beautiful as Guil…

"So…how are you?" Padme was becoming a bit uncomfortable. She could sense a sort of frustration radiating from Wengo. She needed to make some small talk and break this barrier. She wanted Wengo to like her, because she knew she liked him. And best of all, dating Wengo would send the right message to Anakin: Back off, I'm not interested in you. Yes, she was aware that dating his best friend was questioning, but she liked him, and there was no other way to make Anakin stop without hurting him a little along the way.

She decided also that a relationship would be good for her. Yes, why hadn't she stuck to her motto that it would break her career? Because there was something about Wengo that she liked. She couldn't quite put her finger on it. She just knew that he was going to relax and get to know her better, then start to want her more.

She felt like she was fifteen again, competing with her friends for guys. Except there weren't any friends, just this annoying barrier that was holding Wengo back.

"Oh, I'm all right. Just a little…uncertain. That's all," replied Wengo. It was true. Now there was a battle raging on inside of him. Should he just ignore Anakin, and get Padme for himself? He could tell that she liked him. Or should he be the good friend that Anakin was? He knew that being a good friend was more important, but he hadn't liked a girl ever since Guil, and this wasn't going to come along very often. Anakin would understand, right? It's not like Anakin loved her right? He didn't know what love was for crying out loud! Yeah, he will understand…

"Padme, I uh, well. I guess I should tell you the truth." His voice was uncertain and wavery. "I'm here with you right now only because Anakin wanted me to get to know you, so that I can help him find out way he can get you to like him." Padme's face contorted in a sort of displeased, starting-to-get-angry look. Wengo needed to save his skin so he added quickly, "but wait! When I saw you, you were so beautiful, and I can't help myself, because I want to get to know you more, and I want to keep you for myself. And at first I was telling myself not to betray Anakin, but I know he'll understand. I'm just trying to say that I like you, and I was hoping you might want to continue all this further."

Padme was still a bit angry at Anakin, but she got Wengo, hadn't she? So her happiness was overpowering her annoyed-ness.

"Wengo, I must say that I feel the same. I want to get to know you better, as well."

They smiled at each other.

Seconds later the waitor returned with their beverages.

"Here are you're drinks. Enjoy!"

Wengo took a sip and relaxed. There happened to be a bit of alcohol in these drinks. Actually a lot. Hope I don't get too fazed…

Padme was already halfway through her drink.

Wow, she's a drinker, thought Wengo.

Not long after their eighth drink the two were so loose that even a napkin could make them laugh.

"Wengo, your SO FUNNY! DID I TELL YOU THAT?" It happened to be the sixth time.

"Padme, you're so cute. Like a ….a napkin!" and the two burst out laughing.

"I just want to kiss you…you cute napkin," and with that, he leaned in close and kissed the Senator half on the lips, half on the cheek, for he was too drunk to realize where exactly the middle of her lips were.

They were both acting on instinct, for they both were letting their inner emotions out. They both wanted each other, and with the help of the drinks, they weren't afraid to show it.

"No, no. We can't do this here! We're in a restaurant."

"AAAAAAAAAAAh yyes I do agree with you." So Wengo escorted Padme out of her seat and swept her off her feet. He carried her all the way to the Jedi Temple and into his room. It was all like a dream. He didn't really know what he was doing, and he felt like he was in a daze. He remembered seeing fellow Jedi's looking at the odd pair and shaking their heads, but he didn't really remember it. He just remembered he was holding Padme and walking to his room….

Once in the room, he set Padme in a chair and continued what they had left off in the restaurant.

"Wait, wait stop Wengo. I don't know, I feel bad for Anakin. When he finds out, he's going to be crushed."

Was she talking? Wengo continued…

"Sto--…" Shut up Padme, she said to herself. Have some fun.

The alcoholic effect was beginning to wear off and now their actions were their own choosing. They were so involved that they didn't hear knocks on the door. They only realized that Anakin was there when the door slid opened and a shocked Anakin stood with his mouth open in horror and pure surprise.

Padme pushed Wengo off of her. Oh no…

"Anakin, we can explain!"

Anakin's shock was gone, now replaced by utter anger. Anger at the treachery of his best friend and just the fact that Padme chose Wengo over him. He was shaking now, trying to control the bubbling infuriation growing inside of him every second.

"There's nothing to explain! I understand now that you would rather go for this scumbag rather than me!"

It was Wengo's turn to try to surpress Anakin's feelings.

"Anakin we—"

"Forget it, Wengo! I get it! I'm all right with it, DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT!" He stormed out of the room with the look of a blood crazy Sith on his face. He could here the footsteps of the two trying to catch up with him. He broke out into a run…

How could she do this to? How could he do this to me? I can't believe it…How could she fall for him, that lying, deceiving bastard!

As he was walking he passed a practice ball and snatched it. He used it to express how angry he was by squeezing it with all his might until it was so deformed with his finger marks that he threw it against an opposing wall.

He had no idea where he was going, no idea who he was going to talk to, no idea what exactly he was going to do. There was no way he could still act as a body guard for Padme. He guessed he would have to go to the Council and asked to be replaced.

The anger in him was subsiding, and now he just felt saddened by the sad truth. He guessed it wasn't their fault. He knew Padme didn't like him, and Wengo was a good guy. I guess he deserves her, now that Guil's gone and that crap…

His heart ached but he kept walking. Walking without a destination, until suddenly he bumped into something soft . He hadn't even known that he was about to hit something. He opened his eyes to see what he hit. It wasn't something, it was someone. It happened to be Guil.

"Anakin how are you?" she said with her beautiful voice. Her eyes showed deep concern for him because she could see that he was deeply troubled.

"Oh hello, Guil. I'm really sorry about that, I didn't mean it. I guess I was blinded by my anger."

"Why? What happened?"

He couldn't help himself. He needed someone to talk to, to help him out, and Guil happened to be there at the time, so he told her everything, from the moment he met Padme until the moment he had bumped into Guil. The words were rolling off his tongue…

It saddened Guil to see her friend so hurt. She wanted to comfort him. She wanted to say something that would make him happy. She didn't know what else to do so she just pulled him into a hug, and Anakin welcomed it. He was so close to the verge of crying, but he knew how embarrassing it would be for him if he did, so he just held her close and used her as a crutch.

"Don't worry Ani, it'll be all right…"

She put her head in the crook of his neck. It feels good here, she thought…

Anakin was trembling. "Ani, do you want to go back to my place? I'll make you some tea or something, how about it?" she said gently.

He forced a smile. "Sure…"

Author: Sorry if you don't like the direction in which the story is going so far, but i promise you, the outcome will be different then you think. There's going to be many more chapters so thus i wanted there to be a lot of room for this story to expand and grow... I hope your liking it.