A/N: Merry belated Christmas everyone!
Photographer's Log: Entry 80
I came out of the closet (ha-ha, laugh all you want you nerf herder!) this morning to sneak me some breakfast. When I got into the kitchen, the room was quiet. I figured Senator Amidala and Anakin Skywalker hadn't woken up yet. They must be exhausted this morning, maybe they stayed up last night. Gee, I wonder why? Well, if I couldn't get a kiss shot; maybe, just maybe I could get a different shot. I knew it was beneath me, but I was desperate at the time. I crept up to the main bedroom, and set my shutter on silent. I didn't even look into the room. I just held my camera in the doorway and snapped the photo. When it developed, the picture was of an empty room! I looked in, no one! I thought maybe they snuck into a different room, so I search the whole house. The place had been abandoned, I tell you! I thought maybe they went out, so I walked onto the balcony and looked at the lake. Absolute emptiness! Well, maybe they went to the market or something, so I waited. Three hours went by, and no one came. I finally decided to check the garage. Why didn't I do that in the first place? Anyway, the garage was totally empty, as well.
Kriffing sithspit! They left me! They left me before I could get a shot of their kiss. Well, on the bright side, I still have the saucy photos of this trip. Today's population will go crazy fro anything, with or without a kiss. So I bought a ticket to go home to my boss, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Galaxy. He should still be happy with these pictures, just as long as I don't tell him I dropped the camera right before the kiss.
When I finally got home, I took the photos straight to my editor. He seemed very pleased, but I saw him double checking through my stack looking for the non-existent picture of a kiss. What's the big deal with a kiss, anyway? Why is touching lips sealing the deal? I got a picture of them rolling in the grass; that should be enough!
When I left the office, none other that Jetra Bix was standing in the hallway, waiting for me. She had a smug look on her face. My head instantly boiled, but I calmed down as I held my photos close.
"So Dexter, how did your little trip go?" She stopped me before I got to the exit.
"For your information, Jet, it went very well. Check out these hot shots I got of Senator Amidala and Anakin Skywalker." I told her.
"The Jedi?" She asked.
"The very same." I answered. She looked through my pictures. She was surprised, but not for long. What seemed like envy was actually pride as she handed my photos back saying,
"No kiss, Dex?" Ugh, again with the kiss! Well, it's not like she could have done any better! That heavy camera would've dragged her scrawny little neck down to the bottom of the lake!
"Nope, these two are way too smart to kiss during daylight." I told her. She scoffed me. The little brat actually scoffed at me! It was then that I noticed she had some photos of her own in her bag.
"And what are those, Jet? More of Palpatine and his entourage?" I asked her. She whipped them out proudly.
"Actually, it's pictures of the battle of Geonosis. It happened this evening. These babies are going on the front page first thing tomorrow morning!" She walked off saying the last few words.
That Kriffing amateur! She thinks she's better than me. Well, I'm not taking it anymore. I'll show that kid who runs this photo joint! I'm going to get that shot of Amidala and Skywalker if it's the last thing I ever do!