Thank you to all my reviewers, you are all so nice! I'm sorry my chapters are so short, but it allows me to update more often. Plus writers block hits around the time i get to the end of one of these chapters, so it takes a day to recover. On w/ the story... and PLEASE REVIEW:)
Obi-Wan's ship landed unnoticed, or so he thought. He stepped out and immediately transmitted a signal to Anakin, telling him he had arrived and where his ship was located. Then it was time to snoop around. He shrouded his head with his Jedi cloak and headed toward a large temple-like structure.
Obi-Wan tried to reach out with his feelings—searching for signs of Sabe's presence—but his emotions were too out of whack to connect. He took a deep breath trying to calm his inner anguish down. Sorrow, fear, anger, hope—the emotions swirled together like a rapid hurricane inside his mind. He felt so strongly for her, he never knew a feeling like this.
Taking quiet steps inward, he glanced from right to left to seek out signs of life, enemy or friend. Softly he stepped forward into the shadows of the building. The inside of the temple was cloaked in darkness, with only a few streaming strands of light. It felt as though the walls were whispering secrets, and Obi-Wan was eager to find out what those secrets were. Anything to lead him to Sabe.
A few dozen steps in, Obi-Wan caught a glimpse of something gleaming in a strip of light. Small and metallic, it sparkled at him, calling to him. He bent over it and discovered a small delicate necklace, a thin braided strip of leather with a silver charm on it. The charm was the Nubian symbol for unity. Thin silver lines wove amongst each-other in a never-ending pattern. Unity. Love.
Obi's heart gave an extra jump as he studied the necklace. It was Sabe's, this he knew for sure. She had told him the story of how her father had given the necklace to her mother long ago as a symbol of their love. She always told him this story with stars in her eyes, and would end it with her hopes of finding a love like theirs someday. Obi-Wan would always end with the same phrase.
"The Force has bonds for everyone, you will find yours." Sabe would roll her eyes at this, all the talk of the Force sometimes got on her nerves. She never wanted to know that things were preplanned; she wanted it all to be a surprise. Sabe reveled in the adventure of life.
Obi-Wan felt a tear fall from the corner of his eye. Damn sand… its blowing into my eyes now. At least that's what he told himself.
He stood up straight to continue his journey inward. A few more feet in he faltered in his steps, creating a loud scraping noise in the echoes of the building. He felt a presence behind him and turned to see a rusty-looking battle droid pointing a blaster at him.
"Freeze!"
Anakin paced back and forth in Padme's sitting room.
"Why haven't I received word from him yet? Its been over ten hours since he arrived!" Anakin's tense words sent chills to Padme's spine. Weren't Jedi supposed to be calm?
"Ani, I'm sure its fine. He's just…" But she couldn't find an end to her sentence. Now she was not only worried for her best friend's safety, but for the Jedi's safety too. A Jedi who happened to be a good friend as well. Anxiety ate at her stomach as she nervously stared up at Anakin. "Ani… Anakin… maybe we should go after them."
Anakin's eyes brightened. "Yes! I can't just sit here, I hate sitting around waiting for bad things to happen." Suddenly his eyes lost his gleam. "But Padme, no.. I'm supposed to keep you safe. It was my master's orders."
"Well, I'm going to Geonesis, so if you want to protect me, you'll just have to come with," she said with a grin.
A/N:I may add a little Ani/Ami into this but it will mostly be centered on Sabewan. There'll be some good romantic stuff comin right up real soon, promise!