"Are you an Angel?"
"What?"
"An Angel. I heard the deep space pilots talk about them; they are the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the moons of Iego, I think."
Anakin Skywalker awoke from a very vivid dream. He dreamt of the first time he had met Padmé. He had been very young, and was openly smitten with the handmaiden who entered Watto's shop. He smiled at the memory, but then shook his head to clear it. He was recalling a past attachment, and the Jedi Code forbade attachments. He did not know what brought about this dream, until he heard Padmé sigh beside him. His answer was upon him; the close proximity to Padmé had caused him to recall the memory. Then he scolded himself, he must not think of her as Padmé, she is Senator Amidala of Naboo, using the formal title would help him remain focused. He could not let his emotions take over; it was not the Jedi way.
It was dawn, and Anakin slowly slid out of the sleeping bag so he did not disturb the Senator. He would meditate and spend the rest of the day in training. Performing routine Jedi tasks would allow him to regain his focus, and keep him from any distraction the Senator inadvertently imposed. Anakin was a model Jedi Knight, and he would not let memories from long ago change that.
Padmé awoke to find she was alone in the sleeping bag. She looked around for Anakin and found him sitting on the floor ahead of her. His back was to her. She crawled out of the sleeping bag, stood up, and turning toward Anakin she spoke.
"Anakin?"
"Yes, milady?"
"What are you doing?"
"I'm meditating."
"Oh…. Are you hungry? I can make breakfast."
"I already ate milady, I left you some food over by the fire."
"Ok, thank you."
She decided to leave Anakin to his meditations, sensing he wanted to be left alone. She walked over to the fire and found a piece of bread and some berries in a bowl and a mug of water. She ate in silence; she had no one to talk to anyways. After eating, she cleared her dishes, and heaved another log onto the fire since it looked low. She took a seat near the fire and watched Anakin meditate. After about an hour, he stood up.
"Are you finished?" She asked.
"Meditating milady, now I must train with my lightsaber."
"Why?"
"As a Jedi Knight, I must keep up my skills."
"Anakin, I don't think it will hurt if you take a few days off. We'll only be on Hoth for six more days, and then we will be rescued. You won't lose any skill in six days. You can come over here and chat with me, after all we have not seen each other in quite some time, it will give us the opportunity to get to know each other again." She smiled.
"I can't milady, the Jedi code demands that I train. I must follow the code."
Padmé's smile fell. "But…"
Anakin interrupted her, "I must follow the code."
There was a sharpness to his tone, and Padmé decided that it was best not to argue, so she conceded. "Very well, Anakin."
Padmé sighed, she was bored and there was nothing for her to do in the cave, so she settled on watching Anakin train with his lightsaber. Anakin ignited his blue blade and started running through various exercises.
Anakin twirled his lightsaber back and forth. Padmé watched as the blade flashed with each movement. Along with his sword's movement, Anakin spun and leapt about the cave. After thirty minutes, the novelty of watching a lightsaber practice was losing the thrill for Padmé, that is until Anakin started taking off his Jedi tunics.
They might have been on a freezing planet, but the warmth of the fire, and his own exertions made Anakin very warm. He had begun sweating, and would need to take off some of his layers so he could continue to comfortably train. Continuing to move his lightsaber with one hand, he shrugged off his Jedi cloak, and removed most of his layers. When he was done, he was left wearing his boots, pants, and a slightly see through undershirt.
Padmé watched wide-eyed as Anakin removed his tunics. He might have still had a shirt on, but she could see his muscles flex with his every movement. This young knight before her was definitely easy on the eyes. She shook her head, because she must not think things like that. Anakin was a Jedi and seemed to only see her as a task and nothing more. She was suddenly jealous of Sabé because she was in a loving relationship with a Jedi like the man before her. Padmé shook her head again, she was lusting for the body of the man before her, and that was not what she really wanted. She wanted a relationship of mutual love, passion, and respect. In addition, she wanted someone she could talk to, and share her thoughts, feelings, and problems with. In turn, she would listen to him and share his problems. As she continued to watch Anakin, she realized that he would never love her or anyone that way because he was too dedicated to the Jedi code.
Anakin finished his exercises and switched off his lightsaber. He got redressed to stave off the chill of Hoth. He walked back to the place where he meditated earlier, sat down, and meditated again.
Padmé watched as Anakin fell back in his meditative trance. He may be a gorgeous Jedi Knight, but he was not material for a long-term relationship. He proved that last night with their brief, dull conversation. Since then, he was all business. Padmé closed her eyes, and then she told herself she would not lust after Anakin Skywalker. He did not appear to be attracted to her, and there was no sense in pursuing him. She vowed to herself that she would remain the stoic senator for the remainder of her stay with him.