Obi-Wan remained deep in thought for the rest of the day after his meeting with the Council. He had no ideas as to how to show Anakin there was more to life than the Jedi Code. Taking a leaf out of his former padawan's book, he tried to meditate to find the answer to this question. However, none came to him. Finally, in frustration, he gave up. It was getting late and he needed to pickup Sabé for their date. He changed out of his Jedi robes, and into a black button down dress shirt and slacks. As he walked down the stairs to exit the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan hoped that when he went back to work tomorrow, he would find the answer to his Anakin problem.
Stepping out of the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan hailed a taxi and headed towards a nearby florist. Asking the driver to wait for him, Obi-Wan bought two dozen white roses, Sabé's favorite. Smiling at himself, he returned to his taxi and gave him Sabé's address.
As the taxi sped through the traffic of Coruscant, Obi-Wan's thoughts drifted back to his Anakin problem. If only Anakin had a girl like Sabé to distract him. He chuckled to himself at the thought of trying to fix Anakin up with a girl. Who in their right mind would want to date Jedi Knight Anakin "The Code is Always Right," Skywalker? She'd have to be really lonely or someone who takes pleasure from being bored to death! Obi-Wan sighed, what was he going to do?
Fifteen minutes later, the taxi pulled up to Sabé's apartment. "Please wait right here," requested Obi-Wan.
"Hey… you, listen. I am not at your beck and call. Nor am I your personal chauffeur! I could be making more money if I just leave you here and catch some more fares." The taxi driver angrily replied.
"You will get paid eventually."
"Yeah… well… I don't want to wait around for you all day, so why don't you pay me now and I'll be on my way!"
Obi-Wan slowly waved his hand in the air, "You will quit arguing with me, and wait for me here."
The taxi driver's eyes glazed over, "I will quit arguing with you, and wait for you here," he replied slowly.
"Very good."
With that, Obi-Wan walked to Sabé's door and knocked, hiding the roses behind his back.
The door opened in a flourish. Framed in the doorway was Sabé, his girlfriend, wearing a sexy, red, sleeveless party dress cut at the knee. Around her neck was a black choker, and her hair was pulled off her face and clamped in an intricate coiled hairpiece in the back. Obi-Wan was in awe with the beautiful woman before him.
"Hello there, handsome." Sabé greeted with a smile.
Obi-Wan immediately closed the gap between them, and kissed her passionately. "Hello yourself," he replied, breaking the kiss. Pulling the roses from behind his back, he added, "These are for you."
"Oh Obi-Wan, they are beautiful. You spoil me too much!"
"If I do its because I am bewitched by your beauty. Maybe I should report you to the Jedi council to see if you have used a mind trick on me!"
Sabé playfully slapped him on the arm. "If anyone should get in trouble for bad mind tricks, I think its you." Looking over his shoulder to the taxi. "I wonder why the taxi driver's eyes are glazed over," she said with extreme sarcasm.
Obi-Wan smiled at her, "Your chariot awaits, milady."
"Ok, let me just get these flowers in some water and then we can leave," she replied giggling.
After dropping her flowers into a vase, she was quickly out the door and in the taxi with Obi-Wan.
They were silent during the tax ride. They only gazed at each other lovingly while Obi-Wan occasionally kissed the back of her hand. Ten minutes later, they were at Galexia's, one of the premiere restaurants on Coruscant. Sabé left the taxi first while Obi-Wan paid the driver and finally allowed him to leave.
Sabé and Obi-Wan walked into the restaurant hand in hand, and were seated immediately. After giving the waiter their orders, they started to discuss each other's day, their initial playfulness having subsided.
"So, how was your day? Did your meeting go well?" Sabé asked.
Rolling his eyes, Obi-Wan replied, "Don't remind me."
"Why, what happened? Did the Council not come up with a solution for Anakin?"
"No, they did."
"And?"
"They want me to train him."
"Didn't you already do that? Isn't that what started this mess?"
"Yes, yes." He sighs. "Now they want me to teach him that there is more to life than the code."
"Do you know how you are going to do that?"
"Short of whacking him upside the head, no," said Obi-Wan solemnly.
Sabé giggled. "Well he may need some sense knocked into him, but I think you are taking it too literally."
"I'll think of something, but lets not talk about this now, how was your day?"
Sabé's face fell, "It was ok."
"What happened?"
"Nothing, I just feel bad because Senator Amidala had a bad day. She is lonely because she's consumed by her work and has no one to talk to."
"Well that's her own fault isn't it, she sets her own schedule."
"Yes, she sets her own schedule, but it's not her fault. She has been hurt badly in relationships in the past, and now she fears them. The only people she talks to are a few of the other handmaidens and me. I wish she could find someone nice to spend her time with, but I don't think she ever will."
All of a sudden an idea popped into Obi-Wan's head, and an evil grin spread across his face.
"What are you smiling about?" Sabé asked incredulously.
"I just had a great idea! I need to distract Anakin from the Jedi code and a great way to do that would be to set him up on a date."
"Yes, but he would never go, he's obsessed with the code."
"Wait! Senator Amidala is lonely and needs to date someone to get over her fears. This is a perfect opportunity for the two of us to help our friends."
"She would never go out with him, so I don't see how this is going to work."
Obi-Wan quirked an eyebrow at her, "That's because you have not heard the genius of my plan."
Sabé gave a confused look to Obi-Wan as their waiter set their dinner plates on the table. After the waiter left, Obi-Wan leaned in and whispered his plan to Sabé as the two of them ate dinner. Sabé giggled periodically as Obi-Wan explained what they were going to do.
Later that evening:
At the Jedi Temple, a team of four Jedi entered the quarters of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Using the Force, they lulled the sleeping knight into a much deeper sleep. Across the city, in the Senate Apartments, a handmaiden led three Jedi through her mistresses' quarters to do the same to her.