Ch. 1
A.N. Starts at the end of AOTC- Anakin rests a few days in the Temple medical ward after having his arm cut off and replaced. He and Padme are engaged; let's just assume he asked her right after they confessed their love to each other on Geonosis. It starts when he is about to be released from the medical unit- Padme is, um, with him in the room, and Obi Wan is coming to visit him! Uh oh…
let's begin...
Obi Wan walked towards Anakin's room at the medical unit, eager to make sure that his Padawan was comfortable and emotionally stable after losing his arm. Obi Wan felt a peacefulness and contentment in Anakin's force signal that he hadn't felt in a long time- on Geonosis Anakin had been emitting despair and confusion so strongly that Obi Wan couldn't help but feel it. Obi Wan knew that Anakin had not been able to really sleep in a long time, having had terrible nightmares about his mother and having been preoccupied with something else, though Obi Wan wasn't entirely sure what. Maybe the brief sojourn with Senator Amidala had helped to bring Anakin's mind to rest- Padme certainly was always a voice of reason and reassurance, and he knew that his Padawan had a boyish infatuation with Padme, so perhaps her presence had soothed him. But now he thought that poor Anakin must be terribly lonely and sad recovering from his injury all by himself and learning to deal with a new mechanical arm.
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Padme sat on Anakin's bed wrapped in his arms, kissing him passionately despite her better judgment, so in love that she couldn't even think of the fact that the door was unlocked and that anyone could walk in at any time. She pressed her hands on his muscular chest and brought them up to his shoulders, massaging them then hugging him around the neck. She smiled as he moved to kiss her neck and let his hands explore her body. Suddenly, she shivered, his mechanical arm cold to the touch. He tensed immediately.
"I'm sorry," he said, looking down sadly. "I forgot-"
Padme's heart broke as she noticed that he looked as if he was fighting tears. 'Well, so he should be, he just had to deal with losing an arm and you shied away from his touch, just as he's trying to get his life back to normal and work with this new arm,' she thought to herself, feeling awful.
"No," she said, pulling his mechanical arm in to her hand and kissing it. "It was just a bit cold. I love it." She smiled at him, and leaned in to him to kiss him again, this time far more seductively. Anakin raised his eyebrows as she turned so that she was facing him, kneeling in front of him on the bed. She leaned down and he got a direct look at her chest as she moved to kiss him again. She then broke the kiss and put her hand on his face, smiling at his clear amazement with the situation.
"I love you," he said, smiling giddily at her.
"I love you too," she answered, laughing at their sickening sweetness and leaning in to kiss him again.
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Obi Wan checked to make sure that the present he had bought for Anakin to help him through his convalescence was still in his cloak pocket. It was a manual about ship repair, something Obi Wan found duller then one of Master Windu's lectures but one of Anakin's favorite things to read. This was a new one, and Obi Wan knew Anakin would like it. The boy was always fixing things; it seemed the only thing that brought him any pleasure. Unlike other Padawans, Anakin tended not to go out into Coruscant ogling the girls. Anakin had of course gone sometimes, but he told Obi Wan that he found it rather distasteful. Obi Wan smiled at his Padawan's innocence- he was so relieved to have an easy Padawan at least in terms of adolescence- in terms of temper and stubbornness and of course playing constant pranks on Obi Wan and the council, it was a different story. But the only woman Anakin seemed interested in was the Senator, and that was definitely a good thing. It was more of a crush than a real attraction, and Obi Wan knew that nothing would ever happen- Padme was far more mature than Anakin and older too. They would remain good friends and nothing more- she was far too refined to let anything happen.
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"Anakin," Padme said to him, breaking a kiss. "When do you get out of here?"
"Today," He answered, twisting his fingers in her hair.
Padme sighed in frustration. "I wish I could be alone with you and only you and not have to worry about anyone walking in on us…what time do you get out today?"
"Not soon enough," Anakin said, drinking in Padme's image before him and trying to keep his mind from wandering to the subject of what they might do when they were indeed alone together. "Why?" He asked cheekily, teasing her. "What would we do?"
"You'll have to wait and see," she teased him. "But I'll give you a hint."
He looked up at her, eager for his 'hint,' and she smiled seductively again. She put her hands on his hips and thenplayed with his belt buckle.
"Something they don't teach you about at the Jedi Temple," She told him, and moved her hands back up to his face. Anakin looked up at her, and she couldn't help but laugh at the defiant look on his face.
"We do too learn about it at the Temple," he said quickly, not wanting to seem quite as innocent as she seemed to think.
"Trust me Anakin," she said to him, smiling. "You don't really learn."
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Anakin's obsession with Padme did worry Obi Wan some- his feelings were intense if innocent, and self-control was not one of Anakin's strong points. In terms of skill, Anakin was beyond ready for the trials, but he could not let Anakin become a knight if he continued to let his emotions get in the way, especially if his emotions were feelings of raging attraction, or love, or whatever they were, to a Senator. Sadness, even fear and anger could be dealt with as a Knight, in fact perhaps the responsibility would help Anakin to mature out of those problems. But his infatuation with the Senator was another issue, and Obi Wan really did not know what to do about it. Sometimes Anakin could be so childish- Senator Amidala was beautiful; it wasn't as if Obi Wan didn't see it too. But Anakin's obsession was not healthy for a Jedi, because he could never act upon it. 'Oh well,' Obi Wan reassured himself. 'It's not as if he'd know how to act on it anyway,' he laughed to himself. Anakin didn't know the first thing about women.
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"What," Anakin said, placing his hands on Padme's hips and pulling her closer to him, "don't we learn at the Temple?" He raised his eyebrow, but he wasn't staring at her face.
"Let's just say," she said, taking her hands and tilting his head upwards so that he was looking into her eyes, "that you only learned the basics," she leaned in to kiss his nose, and then his lips. "And I will teach you the advanced course."
"I have a feeling I'm going to like this lesson more than the ones at the temple," he said with an adorably excited and confused look on his face, though Padme admired how despite this he never stopped looking mature and extremely attractive.
"I think so," she answered, leaning into his chest and letting him cuddle her.
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Obi Wan smiled, realizing that although he still considered him a boy Anakin had grown into a young man, and was actually taller than Obi Wan now. Chuckling, Obi Wan turned into the medical unit, happy to note that Anakin's force signature was still peaceful. Yes, Anakin was growing up, although his actions certainly wouldn't show it. He was as immature and silly as ever, but Obi Wan loved him for it. Sure, Anakin would come home with his friends having had a little too much to drink, but of course that only encouraged his pranks and pestering of Obi Wan. Obi Wan actually found it highly amusing, and didn't get very angry. Obi Wan laughed as he remembered the first time he had allowed Anakin to taste his special blue drink- Anakin had initially found it disgusting and insulted his Master's taste, but Obi Wan found him later that night finishing the bottle with his friends. That had certainly been funny…until Anakin and one of his friends thought it would be funny to streak around the Temple. Obi Wan had certainly had trouble discouraging that idea. But Anakin was, in reality, very responsible about it and was careful not to put himself or his friends in any danger, and lately Anakin had been far more subdued and mature. Obi Wan was very proud of him. It seemed Anakin was simply a more laid back, dedicated Jedi, willing to be calm and peaceful and generally remain within the Jedi Code. Obi Wan was proud of himself for having turned the Temple's worst prankster and troublemaker into a young man who would make a fine Jedi. He smiled as he approached Anakin's door, first checking the entire door for signs of anything Anakin might have rigged to make a fool of anyone who might enter, namely Obi Wan himself. Believing the coast to be clear, Obi Wan reached out for the handle to enter the room.
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"Oh Anakin," Padme giggled, as massaged her back while he kissed her. He then ran his hands through her hair, and she pulled him closer to her, deepening their kisses. He slid down from his sitting position until he was lying on the bed with her on top of him. Suddenly, however, he felt a familiar force presence outside the door.
"Obi Wan," he said, breaking the kiss and staring straight ahead.
"Anakin, love," Padme said, looking at him weirdly. "I know you're attached to your Master, but-"
"No, he's here Padme," Anakin exclaimed. "And ugh!" He exclaimed, thinking about her comment. "Quickly, hide." He threw her the sweater that had somehow gotten removed, he forgot when, as she stared at him wondering where to go. Both pairs of eyes searched the room, and Padme suddenly ran into the 'fresher just as Anakin saw the door begin to open.
"Hello Master," Anakin smiled, truly grateful to see Obi Wan safe after the battle and genuinely comforted by his Master's presence.
"Hello Anakin," Obi Wan smiled, sending Anakin comfort through the Force. "How are you doing?"
"Oh you know Master, not quite all there but feeling a little more put together." Anakin wiggled the fingers of his mechanical hand, and laughed.
'Of course,' Obi Wan sighed, he should have expected Anakin to make stupid jokes about all of this. Obi Wan smiled. "Good to know you're in high spirits. I came to make sure you were ok with this, but you certainly seem fine."
"Well I'm not 100 percent Master," Anakin joked again, laughing.
"I should have known you would take this chance to make bad puns, Anakin," Obi Wan laughed with him.
"Yeah, you know, but hey in all seriousness could you give me a hand?" Anakin asked.
"Of course, with what?" Obi Wan asked, concerned, but his only response was laughter as Anakin again wiggled his mechanical fingers.
"Oh grow up," Obi Wan rolled his eyes. "You've been thinking about these haven't you?"
"Yes and you got the privilege of being subjected to them," Anakin joked. "I had a lot of them saved up…Seriously though, is this going to affect me? Will this inhibit my saber skills or my Force intuitions or anything?"
"It shouldn't," Obi Wan assured him, putting a hand on Anakin's shoulder. "We may have to work with it a bit, so you can get used to it. But I promise that we will get you ready again for the trials in no time." Obi Wan smiled.
"What?" Anakin asked incredulously. This was the first time Obi Wan had spoken with him of the trials for several months, the first time at all since Anakin had stopped whining about it. "You really think I'm ready?"
"Before you lost your arm, I was just about to ask the Council to allow you to have the trials," Obi Wan smiled at him. "You are ready, Anakin. Just don't lose your focus."
"Of course Master, thank you," Anakin said genuinely. "And don't worry, I promise I won't lose my-" Anakin suddenly stopped talking, and Obi Wan turned to see Senator Amidala standing at the door.
Obi Wan rolled his eyes. "Good job," he told Anakin, who still was staring straight through Obi Wan at the Senator.
'How did she do that?' Thought Anakin, absentmindedly gazing towards the 'fresher. 'Force, I love her.' Padme laughed, despite herself, at Anakin's blatant confusion.
"How are you, Ani?" Padme asked innocently as if she had just arrived.
"I'm all right," Anakin assured her, smiling warmly and eagerly at her, both repressing laughter.
"I'll see you later Anakin," Obi wan told him, giving him a wink. "You come home tonight?"
"Yes Master," Anakin answered, and Obi Wan smiled. "We'll have some blue stuff together, ok?"
"Absolutely," Anakin smiled, and Obi wan patted his shoulder and left the room.
'No,' Obi Wan thought as he left the room. 'I have nothing to worry about with Anakin.'