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The Skywalkers Episode 4The Zit and The Meeting
The alarm clock rang, breaking the peaceful silence of the morning. Padme hit the snooze button and dragged herself out of bed. She had a very important meeting today and couldn't be late. She made her way into the bathroom and peered into the mirror. Her hair looked like a jungle and her eyes were full of sleep. Then she saw it,
"AAAAAAARGH! ANI!ANI!"
Anakin, who was already dressed, jumped up from the sofa where he had been sitting whilst watching the holonet and pelted it into the bathroom.
"What's wrong? Are you hurt?" he panicked,
"Nooooo! I have a HUGE zit on my chin!"
Anakin shrugged, "So, put some cream on it, it should clear up by tomorrow,"
"What do you mean put some cream on it, it should clear up tomorrow? I have to attend that really important meeting today, REMEMBER?" she screeched, hitting Anakin on the head,
"Ow! Well, it's dark in the senate chambers, no one will notice!" Anakin explained, trying desperately not to upset her again, he loved the woman to bits but he knew her well enough not to push his luck too far with her.
"Of course they'll notice! It's a common fact that ALL senators have eyes like a hawk!" Padme screamed back at Anakin's remark,
"Really? Then why does that senator from Corellia have to wear glasses?" Anakin asked, trying not to sound like a cheeky schoolboy, but it was no use,
"Don't you get cheeky with me Mr! I have powerful friends!"
"Well my friends are all Jedi, so there!" Anakin retorted, then he smiled cheekily at Padme.
"Stop smiling! You know I can't stay mad at you when you do that!" Padme said, before flinging herself into Anakin's outstretched arms and kissing his neck tenderly.
"I know!" Anakin said, picking his wife up and carrying her back to the bedroom, "Why don't you skip the meeting?" He dumped Padme on the bed and sat down next to her, an evil grin spread across his face.
"Because," Padme started, sitting up, "This meeting is really, really, really important!"
Anakin gave Padme his best puppy dog eyes, but Padme wouldn't fall for the "too cute" trick again.
"Ani, you know how important this meeting is, it may result in Palpatine being thrown out of office."
"I know, so what are we going to do about the son of a sith on your face?"
Padme thought for a moment. She then got up and went to her wardrobe. Soon the whole bedroom floor was littered with different elaborate dresses, as Padme searched for something she could wear that would hide the spot. Anakin looked at the many dresses on the floor, all so beautiful, just like his wife, he thought. But one dress caught his attention most of all. He treaded carefully, making sure not to damage any of the delicate garments and when he got to the dress, he stooped down and picked it up. It was the dress that Padme had worn at the lake retreat, when Anakin and her shared their first kiss. Anakin smiled at the memory, so much had happened since then,
"I remember when you wore this," he whispered,
"Wore what honey?" Padme muffled, her head still stuck inside her wardrobe,
"The dress you wore on Naboo," Anakin explained,
"I've worn many dresses on Naboo darlin', it is my home planet!"
"Yeah I know, it's the lake retreat dress, the one you wore when we had our first kiss,"
"Oh, you mean the pink, yellow and white low-backed one that looked as though it may fall off if I sneezed?" Padme asked,
"Yes, that one," Anakin answered, giggling at Padme's description of the garment. Padme finally found something that would hide her zit. Her head emerged from the wardrobe and she showed Anakin what she had found. But there was a slight problem.
Anakin looked at her as if she belonged in a mental institute,
"What's wrong Ani?"
"Umm, it's a zip-up sports jacket,"
"And your point is?"
"Your not going to turn up to a senate meeting wearing that are you?"
"Yep! It will cover my spot if I zip it all the way up, and it has a matching pair of tracksuit bottoms!"
"Padme, are you feeling o.k?" Anakin asked getting worried,
"I'm fine, you never know, I may even start a new fashion!" Padme answered excitedly, pulling off her nightie. Anakin glanced at his wife,
"Are you sure you can't miss it?" he asked,
"Sure!" Padme said pulling on the tracksuit bottoms and zipping up her jacket. It did indeed hide the huge zit, which sat on her chin.
Padme made her way to the front door humming to herself, Anakin followed.
"Well let me walk you there!" Anakin suggested, desperate to ensure the safety of his angel,
"Alright then, but when we get there behave! I don't want you to make a scandal out of me by goofing around in front of all my colleagues, o.k.?"
"O.k. I won't goof!" Anakin said, and they made their way down the stairs and out into the bustling city.
"Taxi!" Anakin shouted. A taxi immediately pulled up beside the couple and they climbed in.
"Senate chambers please mate!"
"Oo it's gonna cost you! In this traffic it could take a while to get there!"
"Well how much?" Anakin wondered,
"Thirty credits, maybe more!" the taxi driver answered,
"That is ridiculous!" Anakin screamed, then he had an idea, "We don't have to pay anything, it is your pleasure to drive us there free of charge," Anakin said to the driver, with a slight wave of his hand,
"You don't have to pay anything, it is my pleasure to drive you there free of charge!" the taxi driver announced cheerfully, before speeding the two Skywalkers off to the chambers.
"I cannot believe you did that Anakin Skywalker! That was totally inappropriate!" Padme nagged as the couple entered the Senate Chambers. Anakin didn't answer, but instead put his arm around Padme and held her close. At this, Padme instantly forgot that she was angry with Anakin and they made their way into the meeting area.
Anakin clambered into a pod and held out his hand to help his wife. Once they were both in they took a seat with Bail Organa and Jar Jar.
"Hello Ani and Senator Padme!" Jar Jar said,
"Hello Jar Jar!" they answered with a smile, hoping that that was all that the gungan had to say for a while.
"Good morning, Senator Amidala, Master Skywalker!" Bail greeted the two,
"Morning Senator Organa!"
"Morning Bail, please call me Padme!" Padme answered with a smile.
Palpatine stood up, a mixture of hisses and boos filled the chamber. Padme, Bail and Anakin joined in (Anakin only joined in after being thumped hardly in the stomach by Padme).
"It has come to my attention that many of you want me out of office!" Palpatine boomed, "That whispers of me being the sith lord have been spread like a wild fire!"
With these words the booing turned into cheers, many senators began to chant the all too familiar words: VOTE NOW!
The meeting finally ended. Only a few senators had given Padme a funny look concerning her attire, but most had sung her their praises about her moving and heart felt speech of the importance of democracy.
"Well that was fun!" Padme chirped, stepping into the apartment,
"Very!" Anakin said sarcastically. Padme smiled at him, she new how much he loathed politics. "So what do you want to do now?"
"Dunno, what do you want to do?"
"Padme, darling, you know all too well what I want to do when I'm alone with you." Anakin answered, giving Padme the bedroom eyes. Padme grinned evilly and they did something that I'm not going to talk about because this story is 1. K, and 2. I don't want myself trying to write a complicated scene such as the one which follows…
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