Meeting Padme
Anakin and Jordana stood outside Padme's apartment door. She was anxious to see what Padme was like, and why Anakin was so in love with her. Suddenly the doors opened and there was Jar Jar Binks.
"Ani! Meso so happy seeing yousa again!" he shrieked. He looked at Jordana and gave her a puzzled look. "Whosa dis?"
"Jar Jar this is my friend Jordana Darai."
"Okie dokie." He said, as Senator Amidala entered the room. Jordana watched Anakin's eyes light up when she walked in, despite the fact that she was obviously angry. She stormed over to the two of them.
"Anakin, I just received an executive order to return to Naboo where you will protect me." She stated, her voice stern.
"The Council feels that it would be in your best interest if you return there with me until my master can solve this."
She mumbled something under her breath before turning away from them.
Anakin and Jordana waited patiently while she handed responsibility over to Jar Jar Binks.
"I do not like this idea of hiding." she whined.
"Don't worry. Now that the Council's ordered an investigation it won't take Master Obi-Wan long to catch this criminal."
"I have not worked against this Military Creation Act, to not be here when it's fate is decided." She said.
"You have nothing to fear Milady, my master will have this solved in no time." He said gagin, hoping it would calm her down. Padme rolled her eyes and sat down.
"I guess I have no choice." She whispered. She glanced over at Jordana. "Are you another of my bodyguards?" she asked.
"No I will not be." Thank god for that. She thought.
"Senator Amidala, I would like you to meet my friend, Jordana Darai." He said, hoping it would ease the tension between them. He had seen Jordana lose it before, and he didn't want it to happen again.
"I'm sorry for any rudeness, Jordana. I'm just frustrated." She said in a quiet voice. She didn't seem angry anymore.
"It's alright Senator, no hard feelings." She lied. So far, Jordana hadn't liked either of the two people she'd met that day.
"So why are you here, Jordana?" she asked.
"Oh, I'm just making the rounds with Anakin, I had nothing else to do today."
"I see."
Just then, Padme's handmaiden, Dorme, entered the room.
"Milady, you called?"
"Yes, we need to start packing my things for my return to Naboo."
"Yes Milady." She said and left the room. Jordana sensed that Anakin wanted to be alone with Padme.
"I think I'm going to go help Dorme."
Jordana and Dorme packed as they watched Anakin and Padme talk. Jordana sighed as jealousy flowed through her. Dorme, sensing her uneasiness, decided to make small talk.
"So, how long have you and Master Skywalker known each other?" she asked.
"Ten years now." She smiled as she thought about the past ten years.
"Wow. He certainly has changed since we all last saw him."
"That he has."
"I know Miss Padme was quite surprised by his appearance."
"Really?"
"Oh yes. She thinks he's quite handsome. Of course she'll never admit it because he's a Jedi and he probably doesn't even think about it."
"You have no idea how inflated his ego is." She replied. They both started laughing.
"What's it like being a Jedi?" she asked.
"Well, what's it like being a handmaiden?"
"It is our duty to protect the queen, or senator. We are there whenever she needs us. Our loyalty to her comes before all others. We protect her, die for her. That sort of thing."
"That's what being a Jedi is sort of like. We have a duty to bring peace to the galaxy. We make a commitment to the Jedi Order and that is our life. We die for it, kill for it."
"Yeah but you go to more exciting places, live a far more exciting lifestyle."
"Are you allowed to love, get married, and have children?" she asked. Dorme paused.
"Not until we are no longer handmaidens."
"Then we are not so different." They continued packing in silence.
Jordana walked back into the room where Padme and Anakin were.
"Anakin I'm going to go."
"Why?"
"I have to get back to the Temple, my master will be worried."
"Alright." Jordana turned to Padme.
"Don't worry Milady, Anakin will do a good job protecting you."
"I'm sure he will." She said, smiling at him. Jordana felt a twinge of jealousy.
"Anakin, may the Force be with you." She said.
"May the Force be with you, Jordie."
"Be careful."
"I will." She turned to leave. Dorme was standing by the door.
"Good-bye Jordana. It was nice talking with you."
"Bye Dorme. It was nice talking with you too." She left Padme's apartment and headed back towards the Temple.
Jordana found her master meditating in her room when she returned.
"Where were you today?"
"I went to the Chancellor with Anakin today, then with him to Padme's apartment."
"I'm surprised you're not in prison for killing her."
"Believe me, as much of a bitch as she is, she's not the one I'm worried about."
"What are you talking about?"
"You know that disturbance I've been feeling? Well, I felt it in Palpatine's office, quite powerfully too."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"What about Amidala?"
"She was bitchy, but it's obvious how much he loves her. And from what her handmaiden told me, it's only a matter of time before she falls for him as well." She said sadly.
"Were you hoping that one day he'd fall in love with you instead?"
"I dunno. I guess so." Jordana looked out her window.
"So what are you going to do about this?"
"About what?"
"About the disturbance in Palpatine's office."
Jordana thought about it for a moment, "Nothing."
"What? Why?"
"Because it will do more harm than good. If I walk in there and say one thing, it could lead to a snowball effect of me telling them everything."
"You're really willing to go through hell for this guy?"
"It's not really going through hell. Besides, if the Council is so high and mighty, they'll be able to feel it too and handle it according to how they see fit."
"I hope you're right Jordana."
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EDIT: I updated chapters 1-4 a bit, got rid of those squiggly 'o' things that had hijacked most of the punctuation.
