Chapter Ten
Padmé skidded across the floor at her apartment on Coruscant and grabbed onto the door. She laughed and ran into her bedroom, to stand next to Sabé, Dormé, Saché, Rabé and Versé. Sabé gasped, her eyes going round. The other handmaidens crowded around them, each smiling. Sabé grabbed Padmé's hand and held it up, against the light. All the handmaidens squealed and admist the squeals Padmé could hear Sabé scream,
"IS THIS WHAT I THINK IT IS"
Padmé laughed and sat down on the couch, the handmaidens following her, Dormé and Sabé on her sides, the rest standing in front of her. Versé was chewing her nails, looking very excited. Saché was jumping up and down, looking like she was about to scream again, her smile couldn't have been any wider. Dormé, being the one on the left grabbed Padmé's hand and held the ring up to her face.
"Oh my gods, it's beautiful! WHEN DID HE PROPOSE"
"Wait..you're marrying Obi-Wan, right?" asked Sabé.
Padmé sighed and rolled her eyes. "Duh! "
"I KNEW YOU STILL HAD FEELINGS FOR HIM!" Sabé shrieked while grabbing Padmé's hand out of Dormé's grip.
"Ok, look, you guys! MY HAND IS NOT A PIECE OF JEWELRY TO STARE AT"
"But, yes it is!" argued Versé, while grabbing for her hand. Padmé snatched her hand away and tucked it safely on her lap. "I can't believe I'm getting married, you guys!" Padmé said, looking off to space, a smile on her lips.
"AND TO OBI-WAN KENOBI, of all people! Do you know how many women have swooned over him! YOU ARE SO LUCKY!" cried Saché, while hugging Padmé. Pretty soon Padmé was smothered in a group hug.
"OK! OK! CALM! I..need some air! We still have to make the plans"
"THE PLANS!" all the handmaidens squealed at the same time, jumping up and down and running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Well, this was just great.
Padmé sighed and rolled her eyes. This was not helping. Here she stood, in the middle of her room, with her handmaidens acting crazy. Yeah, really not helping. She put her hands on her hips and screamed at the top of her lungs.
"STOP"
Immediately all the handmaidens froze and looked at her. She smiled her satisfaction. Padmé gestured for them to crowd around her.
"Now, this is what we need to do." and she started naming the plans.
The next day Padmé stood in front of the full-length mirror, looking at herself. She gasped in delight, the handmaidens standing behind her gaped at her. The dress was beautiful. It was a strapless gown , one-piece with a sweet heart neck line, it had a zipper back. The top layer of fabric was English netting with embroidery and seed pearls. The bottom layer was made of duchess bridal matte satin. She, of course, choose the color white. The dress shimmered in the sunlight. It fit her perfectly. She turned around, yes, it was perfect. She didn't wear anything on her head, she just wanted her hair to be down, with blue roses sitting in it. The handmaidens, all of them, were going to be her bridesmaids, they were going to wear a strapless light blue gown. They also had a zipper back. Padmé turned around to face the handmaidens and smiled. Versé was openly crying and the other were trying to hold their own tears back.
"You look absolutely beautiful, m'lady." Dormé said softly, tears in her eyes. The other nodded wordlessly. Padmé tsked and hugged them, one by one.
"Thank you for always being here for me, you guys. You are the best handmaidens and the best friends anyone could have. You can't cry yet, though. The wedding isn't until next week. You still have to try on your gowns too"
They all laughed quietly. The scurried around to get the gowns on. Padmé looked at the handmaidens in their gowns. They looked beautiful and she told them so.
"You look beautiful in those gowns, my friends." she said smiling. This time she was the one who had tears in her eyes. "I thought you said that we, or you, couldn't cry yet!" piped up Rabé, smiling softly. Padmé laughed softly and hugged Rabé.
"Well, you guys, we better get these gowns off and go for a girls day out, and have some fun!" Padmé said excitedly. The handmaidens smiled and pretty soon they were all heading out the door, laughing as old friends and having a great time.
YES! NEXT CHAPTER….THE WEDDING! YAY! Ok, im good, I swear. Just major hyper. Lol Anyhoo, I like to make people wait in anticipation. Ehehe. evil smile ok, well, R&R! PLEASE!
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