After being on the ship for a couple hours, Padme gets hungry and decides they should go get something to eat. They walk over to the restaurant the ship offers them and find a seat while R2 grabs they something to eat. R2 comes back with two bowls and places them before the two.
"Thank you R2." Padme says as she begins to eat. " Must be difficult having sworn your life to the Jedi." She asks Anakin hoping to get a response out of him. "Not being able to visit the places you like or do the things you like."
"Or be with the people that I love." he adds on.
Wow not very subtle is he.
"Are you allowed to love? I thought that was forbidden for a Jedi."
"Attachment is forbidden. Possession is forbidden. Compassion which I would define as unconditional love, is central to a Jedi's life. So you might say we are encouraged to love." She smiles his devious smirk at her.
She smiles. "You've changed so much."
"And you haven't changed a bit."
Little do you know Jedi. Little do you know.
"You're exactly the way I remember you in my dreams." realizing he probably shouldn't have said that looks away and starts eating his food some more.
I was definitely wrong in thinking he hasn't thought about me in the past ten years. He's hopelessly in love. This is going to be easier than i thought. I just need for him to turn his back on the Jedi and realize they are stopping him succeeding and having the life he wants.
After a few more hours on the ship, they finally arrive in Naboo. They grab their bags, catch a smaller ship and make there way over to the palace to meet with the queen.
Walking to the palace, she looks around admiring the beauty that Naboo has to offer. As much as she enjoys Coruscant, Naboo is and will always be one of her favorite places. She starts to think back when she was queen and could look at all this all the time.
"I wasn't the young queen ever elected," She tells Anakin. "but now that I think back on it, I'm not sure I was old enough. I'm not sure I was ready."
"The people you served thought you did a good job. I heard they even tried to amend the constitution so you could stay in office." he tells her.
She smiles. "I was relieved when my two terms were up. But when the queen asked me to serve as senator, I couldn't refuse her."
"I agree with her. I think the republic needs you. I'm glad that you chose to serve."
She smiled to herself.
After a few minutes they arrived at the castle and were greeter by Naboo guards, who took them to meet with Queen Jamillia and the other members of the court. Where they begin to talk about the issues with the senate.
"If the senate votes to create an army I'm sure its going to push us into civil war," Padme tells them.
"Its unthinkable. There hasn't been a full-scale war since the formation of the republic," the Governor of Naboo, Sio Bibble says.
Padme holds back from rolling her eyes remembering how much she hated working with him when she was Queen.
"Do you see anyway through negotiations to bring the separatist back into the republic," Queen Jamillia asks.
"Not if they feel threatened. My guess is they'll turn to the Trade Federations or the Commerce Guilds for help," Padme answers.
"Its outrageous, but after four trials in the Supreme Court, Nute Gunray is still the viceroy of the Trade Federation. I fear the senate is powerless to resolve this crisis," Sio Bibble says.
"We must keeps our faith in the republic," Queen Jamillia sighs and rises from her seat promoting everyone else to do so. " The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose."
And that day will come soon enough. I can promise you that.
"Lets pray that days never comes," Padme walks over to the queen and they begin to walk out of the room with Anakin following.
"In the meantime we must consider your own safety."
"What is your suggestion Master Jedi?," Sio Bibble asks Anakin.
"Oh, Anakin's not a Jedi yet. He's still a Padawan learner. But I was thinking-" she answers before he interrupted her.
"Hold on a minute," Anakin annoyingly interrupts.
She glares at him before turning back to the Queen. " I was thinking I would stay in the lake county," ignoring his response. " There are some places up there that are very isolated."
Noticing she is ignoring him, Anakin speaks up again little bit louder "Excuse me. I'm in charge of security here, milady."
Tried of him interrupting she finally response to him. "And this is my home. I know it very well. That is why we're here. I think it would be wise if you took advantage of my knowledge in this instance." Clearly seeing that she hurt his ego she smirks.
"Sorry, milady."
That's more like. She turns away from him and her and Queen Jamillia continue talking.
"Perfect its settled, then," the Queen says as she walks them out of the palace and they say their good byes.
After leaving the Queens palace and finding a ship, they make their way other to a quaint little place by the lake side. Anakin grabs most of her bags and him and R2 follow Padme into the house.
"You can just leave those there. I'm going to retire for the night." she tells him as she walks upstairs to one of the bedrooms. She shuts the door and sigh leaning against it.
That took longer than I expected. Master isn't going to be happy. He was expecting a report back hours ago.
She goes through the one bag she brought upstairs with her and takes out her holocam and contacts Palpatine. He appears with a grim look on his face.
"I apologize master for responding so late I didn't have a moment alone until now." she says to him hoping he isn't too angry.
"How is the mission going?," not changing this grim look.
"We talked a little on the ship over here, but other than that with the meeting with the Quee-,"
"No more excuse. This needs to be completed before its too late."
"I'm sorry. Tomorrow I will make sure do as you wish." she bows before him and the holocam shuts off.
Well that could have been worse. Now I just need to think of what to do tomorrow, but that shouldn't be hard with how open he is about his feelings already.
She changes her clothes and lays down thinking of the places she wants to visit, while she is here and places she can take Anakin.