Chapter Four

A few days after that night in the backyard Padmé was packing her things to get ready to move to the Lake Country, just to be safe. She sighed and looked up from her packing to see Obi-Wan leaning against the doorway of her bedroom, smiling at her lovingly. Padmé smiled and walked up to him. "So, what are you doing here, spying on me, eh?" she said, while poking him lightly on the chest.
Obi-Wan clutched his chest, mocking hurt. He frowned, but there was a teasing light in his eyes.
"Ow, what was that for! And yes, PERHAPS I am spying on you." his laughter filling the room after he said that. Padmé continued packing and finally she was done. She looked out the window of her bedroom to see Anakin being chased by Ryoo and Pooja. She laughed and turned to Obi-Wan.
"Come here! Quick, you have to see this!" Her excitement was just too much, he had to see, so he walked over next to her and looked out. Now Ryoo and Pooja were climbing all over him, putting flowers in his hair and everything. Also, it appears that the girls had stuck a ribbon onto his padawan braid. Obi-Wan snorted and laughed. Padmé laughed too and their laughter blended into the room. They stood their staring at each other, transfixed at each other, the sunlight gleaming on them. Gods, she looks even more beautiful..Obi-Wan leaned down and kissed her softly, Padmé who couldn't be anymore happy kissed him back. They broke apart though, rather hesitant and reluctantly so when they heard Anakin come yelling into the house.
"Master! Hurry up! I'm excited to see the Lake Country! I wanna go swimming!" and he walked into the doorway. Unbeknownst to him, just a few seconds later, his Master and his crush had moved apart, so to make it look like nothing happened. Obi-Wan was still by the window and he turned to Anakin. He smirked. "So..I see you have some new arrangements in your hair…they do make you look even prettier now, Ani." Obi-Wan put more emphasis on 'Ani' because he knew he hated being called that. Also, he pointed to Anakin's head full of flowers and the blue ribbon tied into his padawan braid and he couldn't help but laugh. Anakin scowled and tried to get rid or the flowers but he kept muttering "ow" every second or so when they wouldn't come off. Padmé looked up from her suitcase and looked up at Anakin and burst into laughter. She put a hand to her mouth as she saw Anakin glare at her. She smiled.
"I - I'm sorry, Ani, but it's true..the flowers do make you look prettier!" she said laughing some more. Anakin sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine, whatever, laugh, go ahead, have fun!" he said glaring, but he smiled a bit as he walked out. Padmé grabbed one of her suitcases and Obi-Wan took the two biggest ones. She looked to him as they walked down the hallway to the front door.
"Well, you ready? I've been to the Lake Country, when I was young, believe me, you'll love it"
Obi-Wan smiled and opened the door.
"I know I will"
They walked out and found that the family had come to say their goodbyes for awhile. Padmé hugged and kissed Jobal, then Ruwee. She hugged Sola and Darren and finally gave Ryoo and Pooja their presents she had gotten them, which were little bracelets, gold, and they had their names on them. Soon all the goodbyes were said and they were on their way to the Lake Country. The wind blew their hair and the smell of clean fresh water rose to their noses as they rode the water speeder across the deep blue magically beautiful water to get to the island of the Lake Country. Padmé laughed in delight and leaned back, loving every time water splashed onto her. How she missed this. She turned to see Anakin and Obi-Wan smiling as well and laughed as Obi-Wan scooped a handful of the water with the Force and threw it at Anakin, who…partly squealed when he felt the water on him, it was quite cold!
Obi-Wan laughed and winked at Padmé, who looked so beautiful with her rich brown hair flowing in the wind behind her.
"See, Anakin? At least it's better then your precious sand!" Obi-Wan said laughingly.
Anakin snorted but smirked and threw water at Obi-Wan. "Yes, it is definatly better then sand, Master!" he laughed. Paddy Accu turned around and looked at Anakin, winking.
"So, this young lad doesn't like sand, eh?" he asked teasingly in his gruff voice. "More of a reason to get there faster!" and he pushed the accelerator and the speeder zoomed faster just above the water. Padmé and the two Jedi laughed all the more, with Paddy's barking laugh soon entering as the wind made their hair flow even faster. Soon they could see the island come closer and the speeder parked near the dock and they all stood up. Obi-Wan got out first and held a hand to Padmé, who took it smiling warmly at him. After Anakin got out carrying her bags she turned to Paddy and surprised him with a hug and a warm smile.
"It was fun, Paddy, and thank you for bringing us here." she said, looking into his eyes.
Paddy blushed slightly and hugged her back.
"It was no problem, Padmé. It's always a pleasure to escort you." he said while giving her a nod goodbye as she and the Jedi walked to the lodge. They walked across a bridge that was above the most beautiful water Anakin had ever seen…well, since coming from Tatooine, any clear fresh water was beautiful to him. Obi-Wan looked around and indeed, he did love this magical place. Over to the right just a few yards away stood the lodge that they were going to stay in. From the outside it looked beautiful, vines hanging down from the sides, flowers were everywhere, and this scent, by the Gods, this scent was the most loveliest thing he had ever smelled…well, except for Padmé, who smelled like roses and waterfalls. He smiled and turned his head to see Anakin staring at everything possible, with such admiration on his face. Obi-Wan chuckled and looked at Padmé, who after seeing his look, winked at him and walked in front of him. They stopped at the door of the lodge. Padmé opened the door and chuckled as she heard Anakin's tiny gasp of awe. If the outside looked beautiful, it was nothing compared to the inside. Oh..I know what you're thinking, if the outside was beautiful, the inside was too? Oh no, my dear friends, you're wrong! While the outside was beautiful, the inside was a comfy looking as anything they had ever seen. The walls were such lush colors, that matched the sky and there was a balcony, over looking the lake. It truly was a beautiful sight. Obi-Wan sighed in happiness as he set Padmé's bag down and walked out into the balcony. Anakin, meanwhile, was hungry and decided to go look for the kitchen, with a smirk on his face. Padmé, well…she had walked a complete different direction then the two Jedi. She walked straight into the bedroom she was going to use and set her bags down. She sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, looking over the room. The walls were a soft blueish color, the windows, oh, the windows had such perfect carvings on them, with light light blue curtains that fluttered in the soft breeze, the windows were open, you see. The bed was soft and plush, the blankets so soft and comfy. The bed had a lovely headboard, oak wood with carvings of strange designs on them, but pretty to Padmé to say the least. Padmé inhaled deeply to savor the smells of outside. She smiled, there even was a small bookcase full of books. 'I'll look at them later.' she thought before she started unpacking her bags. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan was standing on the balcony, his hands held behind his back, looking out at the sight before him. There was a beautiful lake before him. It shimmered in the light of the sun and the water seemed to dance before his eyes, their colors truly pronounced. It looked so fresh and clean and desiring that he couldn't wait to swim in it. But, alas, there was of course a sand beach before it. Oh joy, I wonder what Anakin would do about that, he mused with a smirk on his face. To his right there was a, it seemed to him, a never ending meadow of the most luscious flowers and grass he had ever seen. To his left, was a forest. It wasn't a dark forest as one would expect, with monsters lurking in them. Oh no, this one was by far a…cheerful forest, if I may say so myself. The trees were of course not too close together and the sunlight streamed through their leaves to the ground, where animals lived and breathed. The sunlight illuminated the trees and their leaves, for is you were standing in that forest and you looked up it looked to you that the leaves had changed color, but that was only because of the sun. Obi-Wan's hair moved slightly in the breeze and he smiled. Thank the gods it wasn't really windy. He turned around and decided to go find where Padmé went. First, he picked up the big suitcase of Padmé's and walked down the hallway. There was only one bedroom door open so he assumed that's where she was. When he turned in the doorway he was shocked to see her sitting at a desk..reading a book, instead of packing. Her back was to his and he smiled..he had an idea. He set the suitcase down as quite as possible and tiptoed his way into the bedroom. His boots didn't make a sound across the wood floor and he thanked them for that. He stood right behind her and leaned close to her ear and whispered.
"Boo"
Padmé jumped, her book fell to the floor and she turned around startled, almost knocking her chair over. When she saw Obi-Wan she pressed a hand to her chest, her mouth was formed into the shape of an "O" and she narrowed her eyes.
"OBI-WAN!" she exclaimed loudly, her eyes widened slightly and she smacked Obi-Wan's shoulder. "Never do that again! Ever!" she warned him threateningly, though she was laughing by the time she ended her sentence. Obi-Wan just looked at her with a smirk on his face and his beautiful eyes were alight with a teasing glint.
Anakin looked up from the sandwich he had been eating. He had heard Padmé say 'Obi-Wan' and now he thought he heard her laugh. Anakin stood up, still holding his sandwich of course, he couldn't possibly leave it there sitting on the counter all alone! Anakin was walking down the hallway while chewing on his sandwich when he stood at the open bedroom doorway. He froze. His sandwich fell from his hand and it made a plopping noise as it hit the wood floor. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Anakin opened his mouth to say something, but no words would come out. Oh my Gods! I can't believe this! IT BURNS! Oh how he longed to shut his eyes and burn that image from his mind! His Master and his CRUSH, HIS love…who he had never stopped thinking about..or loving was kissing Obi-Wan! She, for now as his emotions coursed through his body, mostly JEALOUSY, he couldn't call her Padmé. SHE had her arms around his neck and he….HE, the betrayer had his hands cupping her face and they were lost in a deep kiss together. Oh Gods, I think I'm going to be sick. Anakin grimaced, all he could see was those two kissing. THE BETRAYERS. Anakin seethed with anger and jealousy. He bared his teeth and walked away. He couldn't stand it. His heart felt like it was being torn apart, he was being betrayed by his two friends! Anakin stormed into a empty bedroom, shut the door quietly and sat in the dark, alone, alone only with his thoughts, his tormented tormented thoughts.