Padmé and Obi-Wan gasped for breath and stared into each others eyes, lost together, in their own special world. Obi-Wan lovingly caressed her cheek, the women he loved. He stiffened…I love her…I love Padmé Naberrie Amidala…I truly love her he thought with mild shock, but fear not, for it was a good kind of shock. Obi-Wan smiled and pulled away. Padmé shivered from the lack of the body warmth that Obi-Wan had given her. Padmé smiled a soft smile and flushed a bit. She cleared her throat and bent down and retrieved her book. She stood up to find that Obi-Wan was no longer in front of her but was standing by the doorway, looking at something that was on the floor. She walked over to him and inspected what was on the floor, she gasped. It was a sandwich! She looked at Obi-Wan with wide eyes.
"Do…" she stuttered and wasn't able to finish. Her heart was pounding in her chest. She needed to sit down! Padmé plopped herself in her chair and rubbed her temples. What she thought was going to be a wonderful vacation was turning out to be…not so great. Padmé snorted softly and continued to rub her temples. NOT SO GREAT! PADMÉ! GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF! ANAKIN KNOWS! HE KNOWS! This is really not good…
While Padmé had been sitting there screaming to herself in her head Obi-Wan had picked up the sandwich and had walked into the kitchen. He searched around, yeah, Anakin had definetly been here. He walked down the hallway and suddenly stopped in front of a closed bedroom door. He could sense him, he was in here.
Anakin sat in the dark, alone, glaring at the shut door, he could feel his Master standing right in front of it. He snarled. Fine, let him come. I don't care. He blinked a couple of times to get his eyes to adjust to the brightness from outside when the door opened. And there he stood, Obi-Wan Kenobi, the 'he thinks he's so great that he can kiss any women he wants' Jedi. Anakin snarled and stood up.
"Why are you here, Obi-Wan?" Anakin spat out, glaring at the man before him, making it clear that he didn't say Master. He started pacing up and down, he didn't see Obi-Wan's face soften in sympathy.
"You know why I'm here, Anakin." he said softly, not moving a muscle.
Anakin flinched but didn't look at Obi-Wan, it's not that he couldn't..it's that he didn't want to. He didn't want to look at his face, because if he did he knew that all he would see was him kissing Padmé.
"Oh..yes, I know why you're here. BUT I DON'T WANT TO!" he yelled and finally looked up at Obi-Wan, glaring at him with all his might. "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS"
Obi-Wan frowned.
"What are you talking about, Anakin"
Anakin growled.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about"
Ok, so Obi-Wan DID know what he was talking about, he wasn't stupid! He was just…stalling, to see if Anakin would calm down. Right now….uh…no, this was not helping….Obi-Wan took a step forward into the bedroom.
"Look, Anakin, we didn't mean for you to see that. I know that you had a crush on her..but, I didn't expect you to act like THIS. Frankly, I'm disappointed in you. I thought you could hold your emotions intact"
Anakin's shoulders slumped in defeat. I thought the same of you, my Master. Why couldn't YOU keep your emotions intact. Anakin thought bitterly. But, no, he mustn't be mad. He looked at Obi-Wan.
"I'm…I'm sorry, Master. It's just that…I"
"You have feelings for Padmé and you're jealous"
"I am not jealous!" Anakin said sharply, continuing to pace the room. Obi-Wan sighed, he could feel Anakin still seething with anger and jealousy.
"Anakin, I'm going to leave and when you feel better and more calm, you can come out." Obi-Wan said and he left.
Padmé sighed and looked up from her unpacking when she saw Obi-Wan.
"How is he?" she said wearily. Obi-Wan shrugged and walked over to her and gave her a hug. He laid his chin on the top of her head. He caressed her back softly.
"He's doing ok, he'll live. Although, he is still seething with anger and jealousy." he said softly.
"I..I just didn't know he had feelings for me…well, I knew he had feelings...not just this strong, Obi-Wan. I hope this doesn't affect my friendship with Ani." she said worriedly. She pulled back and looked into his eyes. She smiled fleetingly.
"I hope this doesn't affect OUR relationship"
Obi-Wan chuckled.
"So, it's a RELATIONSHIP now, eh? And no, my love. I won't allow this to get in the way," and he leaned down and kissed her gently. "Never ever," he said while looking into her brown eyes that shined with love. If he could see his eyes, he would find that they reflected the same thing.
The next morning Padmé woke up startled and turned around in bed. For a second her foggy mind was wondering why Obi-Wan wasn't laying next to her. She turned her head and the sunlight streaming through the window blinded her eyes. Padmé groaned and laid the pillow on top of her head. Under the pillow she heard the bedroom door creak open. She lazily removed the pillow from atop her head and blinked a couple of times. Obi-Wan was standing there with this silly little grin on his handsome face and he was holding a tray full of food. Orange juice and…muffins, it looked like. Blueberry muffins to be exact.
"Good morning, my love. I brought you breakfast." he said while sitting on the edge of the bed. Padmé smiled, stretched and yawned.
"Oh, Obi-Wan. You didn't have to, you know," she said while taking the tray and sitting against the headboard. Obi-Wan chuckled and sat beside her.
"Ah, but you see, I wanted to," Obi-Wan said while taking her hand in his and kissing her palm. Padmé shivered in delight and blushed. She looked down at the muffins and then looked back at him.
"Want some?" she asked while taking a muffin, cutting it in half and putting butter on it.
Obi-Wan shook his head no.
"You sure?" Padmé asked with a grin and a raised eyebrow, taking a bite out of the muffin.
"It's really good! Come on!" she put on the famous puppy-eyed expression, she knew it worked every time. Obi-Wan laughed softly and grabbed a muffin, but not before kissing her cheek.
"I hate it when you do that, you know it works every time and you use it as an advantage," he grumbled. He laughed and dodged the pillow that was going for him and he jumped off the bed and sat down on one of the comfy chairs. "Missed me missed me, now ya gotta kiss me!" Obi-Wan chanted in a singsong voice while sitting there looking so handsome in the sunlight. Padmé smirked.
"Perhaps I will," she said slyly.
After all the orange juice and muffins were gone the two lovers sat there, in comfortable silence. Padmé looked out the window, it was beautiful outside, how could one stay inside all day? She quickly jumped up from the bed and walked over to Obi-Wan. She grabbed his arm and helped him up.
"Come one! Get dressed! I wanna go outside and explore today! It's so beautiful!" she cried with excitement while Obi-Wan just kinda stood there in mild shock. He smiled and walked towards the door.
"So, couldn't wait to get rid of me, eh?" he said smirking. Padmé laughed and poked his shoulder.
"Oh you! Now, just go wait somewhere while I get dressed," she said while practically shoving him out and shutting the door in his face. Obi-Wan snorted softly and walked to Anakin's bedroom and knocked on the door.
"Anakin, you up yet?" he asked. All he heard was a groan. Ok, then..well..I guess we'll just leave him here. Obi-Wan mused. "Well, anyway, Padmé and I are going to take a walk outside, alright? So…when you're hungry just find something to eat…ok, just don't lay in bed all day"
Obi-Wan laughed and walked into his own bedroom and put on his clothes, without the robe of course. He hooked his light saber onto his belt and was about to knock on Padmé's door when it opened and there she stood. She was wearing, not a dress as he expected, but instead pants and a nice blue blouse over a small undershirt of the palest blue silk. She smiled when Obi-Wan bowed down to his waist and offered her his arm while saying.
"Would you care to take a walk with me, m'lady"
Padmé laughed and took his offered arm.
"Of course, good sir, how could I possibly decline an invitation such as yours"
They laughed and together they walked out of the lodge and into the beautiful sunlight. Padmé laughed in glee and ran ahead of him, twirling around in circles. She twirled into the meadow and suddenly she was on the ground. At first Obi-Wan thought she had injured herself but sighed in relief as he heard her laughter floating up into the air. He walked over to her, the tall grass covering her body and there she laid, looking up into the clouds.
She smiled at him. "Hello there, good sir! How's the weather up there?" she said laughingly. Obi-Wan smiled.
"Hmm, I'd rather know much more how the weather is down there." he said while laying next to her. She took his arm and gasped. She pointed up while exclaiming. "Look! That cloud looks like a bantha!" and she burst into giggles. Obi-Wan looked up and sure enough, one cloud did look like a bantha, He burst into laughter but stopped as he felt something lightly hit him on the chest. He looked over to Padmé to see her smiling and holding tiny buds of flowers. She threw another one at him, but this time he caught it. Obi-Wan tsked. "Ah ah ah, not so fast, young lady!" he said while throwing one at her.
Padmé squealed and ducked and threw one at him also. Suddenly Obi-Wan jumped at her and started tickling her. Padmé laughed.
"AH! NO! Obi-Waaaaan! No! That - that tickles! Stoppppp!" she said, while laughing and squirming away from him. Padmé took ahold of his arms and held them still, breathing hard, she looked into Obi-Wan's eyes and smiled innocently. She turned Obi-Wan over and kissed the surprised man on the lips quickly before laughing and running away from him. She ran across the meadow and looked back, to see Obi-Wan chasing her.
"You can't run away from me!" he yelled at her, laughing.
Padmé turned her head back to look in front of her, she was getting closer to the forest. She ran into the forest, deep into it and climbed a tree. She climbed and climbed and climbed up almost to the top, and sat there, trying to quite her breathing.
Padmé looked up at the sun through the leaves, she had been sitting up here for awhile, and no Obi-Wan in her sight. Padmé's eyes narrowed and she frowned. I hope he hasn't gotten lost or anything…pfft, get a grip, a Jedi, getting lost? Yeah, right. Well, I guess I'll just go down real quick…and she, as quietly as possible, climbed down the tree and jumped landing softly from the last 2 branches. She was pretty good at climbing, she had done that a lot with her sister before they had moved to the city. Padmé looked walked towards the front of the forest. She stopped and looked around. Unbeknownst to her, Obi-Wan sat up in the tree that was right in front of her.. He smiled. Good, she has her back to me…when she turns I'll surprise her. He tried not to chuckle with glee. He didn't want himself getting caught. Padmé turned and faced the tree that Obi-Wan was in. Obi-Wan suddenly flipped upside down from the branch, hanging onto it with his knees. He grabbed Padmé's shoulders and kissed her. Padmé was so shocked, she did kiss him back, but while she was doing that she grabbed onto his shirt and suddenly laughed and fell down, pulling Obi-Wan with her. He landed with a soft 'offf'. Padmé burst into more laughter when she saw him fall.
"NEVER EVER DO THAT AGAIN! YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH!" she said while laughing her head off. She clutched her sides, they hurt so! Padmé pounded the ground, still laughing, she really couldn't breath! Obi-Wan sat up quickly, dusting off his clothes, trying not to laugh. His serious expression didn't really work though because as soon as he heard Padmé laughter he couldn't help but break into a grin.
"That hurt ya know." he said mournfully while putting his hand on his head. He chuckled at another outburst of giggles from Padmé. Finally she stopped laughing and she could actually breath normally! She looked over at Obi-Wan.
"I'm sorry." she said seriously but then her beautiful face broke into a grin. She stood up quickly and held her hand out for Obi-Wan. He took it and they both started walking towards the lodge.
"You hungry?" he asked while holding her hand.
Padmé shook her head.
"No, not really. I think I'm going to go for a swim, how bout you?" she asked while raising an eyebrow inquiringly.
Obi-Wan chuckled and answered only with a "Perhaps.
And so they walked back to the lodge together, holding hands on the beautiful summer afternoon, the sunlight illuminating their shining eyes that were filled with love and only for each other.