The Master and the Padawan

Author's note: This is my first Star Wars fic, so please don't be too harsh in your reviews. It's an Anakin/Padmé story. (By the way, has anyone noticed that Padmé STILL isn't on the character list?)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Star Wars. I wish that I owned Hayden Christiensen as Anakin in Episode 2, though, because he is HOT in that movie!

Summary: Anakin and Padmé are still together when he discovers that she has great skill with a lightsaber. He has since become a Jedi, and is no longer a Padawan. I hope you like it!

Ch. 1: Discoveries and Decisions

To keep in shape, Anakin was fighting a fake droid at the Jedi Training Facility. He was fighting as hard as he could, but the droid didn't seem to want to die. He was getting pretty tired when the droid started shooting lasers at him.

Meanwhile, Padmé was walking by when she saw a droid shooting lasers at Anakin. She obviously didn't know that it was a fake. She gasped when she saw that he was trapped. Panicking, she looked around and found a spare lightsaber by the door (How convenient!) She grabbed it and ran in, yelling, "Anakin!" She started after the droid, and hit its lasers away with the lightsaber. Then, when she was close enough, she hit the droid until it died. It didn't stand a chance.

Afterwards, she stood on it, feeling glad that Anakin was alive. He got up and walked over to her, panting. "How…did…you…do…that?" he asked. "When I was younger, my father used to practice with a lightsaber all the time. He let me watch him, and even let me practice with it sometimes. He says that I was really good at it. But that was a long time ago." Anakin laughed and said, "Well, I guess you still got it." He wrapped his arm around her and kissed her.

(A/N: About the Training Facility: It has windows that, if you are in the room, you can see out of but people can't see in. This can be reversed by the push of a button. Anakin obviously had the windows so that you could see in. Just thought that you would like to know. And he switched it when they kissed.)

Suddenly, Obi-Wan knocked at the door. "Anakin, it's time for the Council meeting." "OK, I'll be right out!" They both walked out. Obi-Wan looked from one to the other. He noticed that they both had lightsabers with them. "What is Senator Amidala doing in here?" Anakin looked at him and said, "I'll tell you later. Thanks, Padmé!" Then they both walked away.

Anakin was walking with Obi-Wan. "So, how did the practice go?" he asked Anakin. "Good, but that droid was a lot harder than it normally is." "Ah, Anakin, when you become a Jedi, the droids get harder to defeat." "Yeah, NOW you tell me. I almost couldn't beat it. But, Padmé came in, lightsaber swinging, and beat it. She saved me." Obi-Wan looked shocked. "Senator Amidala? Saved you?" "Yeah. She's a lot better than I thought. I couldn't beat it and she beat it in about 20 seconds." Obi-Wan said, "I didn't know that she could use a lightsaber." "Yeah, well me neither. I was wondering, you know, since I'm a Jedi now, if she could be my Padawan for a while." "We'll have to ask the Council."

At the meeting, Obi-Wan told them what Anakin had told him. "In action, we shall see her. Decide, we shall then." Yoda said. "Ok, may I go get Padmé and bring her to the Training Facility so that you can see her?" Anakin asked. "Yes, you may." Mace said. "We'll be there in about five minutes." The other Jedi nodded in agreement and went down to the Facility.

Anakin knocked on Padmé's door. Then, after hearing that he could go in, he walked in. Since one of her handmaidens was there, he bowed and said, "Senator Amidala, the Council has requested that you go down to the Training Facility." She looked at him and said, "When?" "Now." He said. She smiled and said, "Ok, then, let's go." They walked to the Facility. She was shocked to see the Jedi there. She asked, "Ani, what's going on?" Obi-Wan stepped forward and explained the whole situation. When he was done, she said, "Uh…okay." He handed her a lightsaber and sent in a droid that was the same level of difficulty as the one Anakin had faced earlier.

They watched as she hit the lasers away, and started hitting the droid. Within 20 seconds, she had killed it. Obi-Wan looked at her, shocked, and then said, "Senator, we're sending in one last droid that is more difficult to defeat than the last one." She nodded. She immediately began bouncing the lasers off of the lightsaber and then she began to work on defeating it. Within 40 seconds, she had beaten it. The Jedi looked at each other in silence for a moment before Yoda said, "Back to the Council room, we shall go." They all nodded. Obi-Wan signaled for Padmé to come out. She followed behind them in silence.

Padmé waited patiently outside while the Jedi conferenced. "Impressive skills, she has." Yoda said. "Yes. If I didn't know better, I would say that she's a full-fledged Jedi. But I think that she needs to be trained a little more." Mace said. Anakin said, "Well, since I'm a Jedi now, and we're friends, I was wondering if she could be my Padawan." Mace said, "Yes, but I think that someone more experienced should do it." Anakin looked at him and said, " Well, I think that she'd be more comfortable with me, since we're friends, and we got to know each other a little when we were on Naboo." "Well, if you'd kindly step out, we'll call you back in when we've reached a decision."

He sighed and walked out. Padmé looked at him, surprised. "Shouldn't you be in there?" "No. They're voting on something that I can't vote on." "Oh." Was all she said. Then they stood together in silence.

A little while later, Obi-Wan came to the door. "You can come in now, Anakin." When he got inside, Mace said, "We have come to a decision." After a short pause, Anakin said, impatiently, "Well?"

Haha! Cliffy! Please R&R! NO FLAMES, UNLESS THEY ARE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. No saying, "Your story sucks!" or anything like that. I'll update when I can.

chrispaigelover