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Chapter 9: Holiday Preparations Part 1
Author's Note: This chapter, leading into the next one, was based on one of the O.C's holidays episodes but with my own twist, star wars style
As the months rolled by, Anakin was surprised with how long he had lasted here, because when he was told he was going to live with Qui Gon and his family in Orange County on Courscant. Anakin hated the idea and even considered running away on the first night, but as he considered it, he thought about where he would go-his brother was, who knows, where, his mother was off with her boyfriend, his father was no where to be found anyway.
So he decided to stay put and give it a chance. Now he was facing his first holiday season with his 'new family' and of course, maybe Padme would stop by and spend some holiday time with him.
"Obi Wan! Anakin! Could you come down and help me out in the kitchen!" called Jaina, as Anakin and Obi Wan moaned. They had been hanging out in Obi Wan's room upstairs
"Do we have to help now?" Anakin asked as Obi Wan looked at him,
"I'm afraid so. It's only a few days away and there is a lot to do" he informed him, getting up, he moved out the door as Anakin rolled his eyes and joined Obi Wan and his mother down in the kitchen,
"Anakin! Good to see you up…at last!" Jaina breathed, shoving a box full of food into his arms,
"Can Obi Wan and you help unpack these and sort them out in order of use on the bench?" she asked him as he nodded,
" Yeah, sure" he replied moving off with Obi Wan, he whispered out of ear shot,
"Is it like this every year?" he asked as Obi Wan looked at his mother,
"Yes, sometimes even worse" he told him as Anakin couldn't help but laugh, before asking, "How did everything Satine go yesterday?" he asked, starting to unpack the boxes as Obi Wan answered him
"She just wants to be friends but when I mentioned Siri, her face went weird" he pointed out, as Anakin rolled his eyes,
"It's because she likes you back but doesn't want to admit it" he corrected him, Obi Wan sounded surprised but remained determined
"Really? Well I can't wait around any longer. Siri's there now" he replied as Anakin only laughed more as Obi Wan playfully hit him as they continued to unpack the food. Anakin already knew it was going to be a long holiday preparation time.
Whilst over at Padme's home, Padme had realised her sister Sola would be home, and that meant, trouble between the two sisters. Padme was attempting to argue against her sister's arrival home, something her mother was determined about
"Padme! It is the Holidays and she is your sister, she is allowed to come home" her mother snapped back at Padme. Padme remembered all those times Sola would do something that wrecks her happy time with family,
"But she'll get on my nerves" Padme protested, however Jobal remained strong
"I don't care. She is coming home and that is final" Jobal answered back as Ruwee put down his data pad,
"Padme, listen to her and just don't cause any arguments" he put in as Jobal's comm rang,
"I have to get that. Padme, help to unpack the decorations for the house" she told her, leaving the room to answer her comm.
Jobal entered the front room and picked up her comm,
"Yes, hello, who is this?" she answered as a familiar voice replied,
"Hey, when can I see you again?" they asked, Jobal shook her head, knowing who it was
"Palo, not now, it's too risky. Padme's here, Ruwee's here and I don't know when I can get you to come over because everyone's preparing for the holidays" she told him, gritting her teeth together,
"Can we meet up at your office, maybe?" he asked, Jobal sighed, she didn't know why Padme wanted to break it off with Palo, he was full of determined
"You are persistent, but alright. Give me two hours and I will meet you there" she finally replied as he brightened up,
"Great, can't wait" he told her, hanging up. Jobal headed back into the kitchen thinking of an excuse that Padme and Ruwee would believe
"You will not believe this! I have to go into the office today!" she exclaimed as Padme and Ruwee looked at her,
"What!" they both exclaimed, confused as Jobal only nodded
"I know, so we'll work on the decorations some more and then have a break" she told them, as Ruwee then realised
"So I'll be picking up Sola from the airport, then?" Ruwee asked, Jobal snapped her fingers
"Oh shoot, that's right. Would you?" she asked, almost pleading however Ruwee simply smiled
"I would love to" he replied as Padme spoke up,
"Can I go over with Satine to Obi Wan's house? I tried Palo but he said he's with family today" she told them as Jobal froze but kept calm,
"That's quite alright" she replied as Padme smiled,
"Thanks" she told them, disappearing upstairs to her room, ahead of Jobal who headed off to change into a better outfit leaving Ruwee alone to read the datapad before him.
Satine was walking along the sidewalk; watching the passers by, laughing and having their own fun, enjoying the brisk weather. She couldn't believe what was happening. Everything was changing all around her
First Padme cheating on Palo with Anakin, then she kissed Obi Wan, hiding her feelings more then finding out he's moving with Siri. Siri! Of all the girls, she's pretty in an obvious sort of way but she knew it was only her interest in what he likes is what had him going for her and that made her sad a bit.
As she walked along, she spotted Dorme sneaking around with James and Rabe, Why was she hanging out with our friends? She thought. Satine decided to follow them and see what they were up to, they were her friends, well except for Dorme, but what she was doing with James and Rabe? She had to find out.
It had been a long day and Anakin was tired from all the moving of decorations and setting up the house for the special season but he didn't want to say anything because he was only new here and didn't get on Qui Gon's bad side anymore.
He enjoyed Obi Wan's company and playing around with each other. They were spending some time out the back when Jaina came out,
"Anakin, Obi Wan, you have a visitor. Someone you might enjoy" she smirked, as Anakin and Obi Wan moved over to where she was,
"Who?" they asked, "Wait and see" she replied, disappearing for a moment, before re-emerging with, Anakin's eyes went wide, it was Padme, she was beautiful, wearing short black shorts and a dark purple halter neck top,
"Hello boys" she smiled, as Anakin jumped to his feet
"We were not expecting you today" Anakin stuttered out, as Padme nodded
"I know me neither but my mum had some work issue at the office so I decided to come see you I was going to bring Satine but she wasn't home" she told them, moving closer to Anakin, as he wrapped his arms around her,
"Well, I am glad you are here now" he smiled as Obi Wan gave a slight smile, and moved over to the outdoor chairs where Anakin and Padme followed him, Padme sitting on Anakin's lap, her arms around his neck,
"So Anakin, your first holidays away from your family. How do you feel about that?" she asked as he looked at her,
"It will feel strange but I get to see you" he told her as she kissed him,
"Awe, you're so sweet" she giggled as Obi Wan felt uncomfortable and moved off inside, Anakin and Padme watched him go, "He feels really bad about Sabe doesn't he?" Padme pointed out, Anakin lowered his head as Padme looked confused about why he left
"He's happy about Siri but I know he still wants Satine" Anakin replied, Padme agreed
"I know, Satine is hiding her feelings too" she pointed out as Anakin grinned,
"I'm not hiding my feelings" he spoke up, before he grabbed her and started to tickle her,
"Anakin! Stop it" she laughed as he continued to tickle her as she laughed for him to stop. She was happy she came here; she needed to not think about her sister's arrival and what trouble she'll cause this time, just being here with Anakin was distraction enough.
When Jobal showed up at her office, she saw Palo waiting right outside, she walked up to him,
"This is really pushing it" she told him as he followed her into her office,
"I know but ever since we kissed, I can't stop thinking about you" he told her as she smiled,
"That is sweet of you, but you really should be focusing on Padme, because she gets too close with Anakin, the new boy" she told him, seeing him flinch,
"I don't think I can. She is always spending time with him" he replied as she rubbed his arm softly,
"Oh, I'm sure it's just a thing. She'll realise that he's not for her and she'll come for you" she told him, smiling as she sat on the edge of her desk, "Meanwhile, I can have a little fun with you" she said, grabbing him by his shirt and kissing him again as he ran his hands down her waist-Padme can cheat so can I and I am having my own fun. Teach you to cheat on me.
Meanwhile, Satine slowly and softly sneaked along behind Dorme, James and Rabe. She followed them all the way to Dexter's Diner, sliding into an open booth by the door, not too far from where they sat. Buried into a menu, she peered over at them,
"I know you hate Padme and Satine but you shouldn't be doing this. They'll always be the 'it' girls" Rabe told her, however Dorme only rolled her eyes, which then showed determined
"I know that I can change this. I mean look at it this way, Obi Wan is dorky and Anakin is a bad boy always in trouble" Dorme explained, James didn't like where this was going
"We see that but they're our friends and we don't want to lose them. Padme knows what she's doing" James added as Dorme, quickly jumped to her feet
"I am sick of this! It's always been Padme this and Satine this! Why does life always resolve around them!" she exclaimed as Rabe looked at her,
"What's the big deal?" she asked, as Dorme explained herself
"I mean it's always Padme wears this so everyone else has to or Satine does this. Now everyone is going to make Anakin and Obi Wan popular and I am back where I am" she replied as Satine listened in disbelief, How could Dorme do this? She's out to destroy us? Padme needed to know about this having heard enough, she slowly sipped out of the diner and out into the bustling city.
Obi Wan had had enough and need to get out of there, he couldn't stand to see Anakin happy with Padme when he was not with Satine, but there was Siri, his old childhood friend who he always got on with. He hoped as he waited for her to arrive at the spaceport.
He looked around the crowd, then he saw her, she was gorgeous. Her bright, long, blond hair shining behind her, her blue eyes searching the crowd and her short summery dress suited her,
"Obi Wan!" she waved, running over to him and happily embracing him, "Siri! It's so great to see you again" he told her as she smiled,
"I know, I am so happy to be here" she replied, as he helped her with her bags, "My parents wanted me to stay but I needed to get out of there" she told him,
"And I am glad you came" he smiled, leading her out of the spaceport, into his speeder and through the heavy traffic of the planet.
Padme and Anakin stood on his front porch, hand in hand, "I hate saying goodbye" she confessed as he smiled at her,
"I know, why do you have to go?" he asked, as she sighed, with a nod
"My dad wanted me to come home because my sister is coming home for the holidays today, so I have to be back home shortly" she told him as he kissed her,
"I wished you didn't" he replied, trying not to let her go,
"Stop it, I really have to go" she laughed, placing one hand on his face "I'll tell you, if I go now. I'll come back later" she smiled cheekily,
"I hold you to that" he smiled, as she kissed him softly one last time, and headed down the stairs, across the driveway and towards her home.
At the same time, Padme was leaving, Satine was heading over as fast as she could to the only place where Padme is now-Anakin's place. She knocked on the door as fast as ever; she was out of breath when Anakin answered the door,
"Satine? What are you doing here?" he asked, as she breathed heavily
"Is Padme here?" she asked, almost out of breath, he placed one hand on the door frame
"You're a little late. She left like five minutes ago. Why? Is something wrong?" he asked, Satine pushed the hair back out of her face
"You could see that but it's between us" she replied, as Anakin thought for a moment before replying
"Okay, well, she's coming back tonight if you can drop by" he told her as she looked around,
"Is Obi Wan here?" she asked, seeing Anakin shake his head
"No, he left suddenly" he told her, before he blurted out "Are you still hiding feelings for him?" he asked, she gasped once more
"What! We're just friends" she corrected him as Anakin rolled his eyes,
"Sure. You'll find out you won't be for long" he smiled, as he headed back inside, leaving Satine, standing there, What did he mean?
She wondered but she didn't have much time to ask him as another speeded pulled up and she saw Obi Wan in the speeder, she ducked into the nearby bushes, watching him get out of the speeder with a pretty little blond-That's Siri! She's so different than she remembered. What have done? As she moved away to find Padme, she didn't bother to look back at Obi Wan and Siri who was just meeting Anakin outside the house.
Next time: How will the holidays turn everything around? Is Satine feeling regretful about not being with Obi Wan, will Dorme carry out something nasty on Padme and Satine? Why is Padme so worried about her sister being here? Will Anakin's first holiday in Orange County be an eventful one?