The week went by quickly and it was soon time to leave Tatooine for Naboo. Anakin is nervous about leaving as he doesn't know what his new home will look like. Last week he spend his time mostly in school, at the embassy or the hotel. School consisted mostly out of playing games, doing make-up works or working on tasks to ensure an easy move toward next year. Anakin enjoyed the games immensely and only had to do two make-ups for reading and history as he missed the tests because of his mother funeral. The time at the embassy was boring as he didn't have a lot of toys there. He spend most of the time playing on his game computer playing games. At the embassy his father played a board games with him which felt uncomfortable to Anakin as he still had to get used to his father.
Wednesday his father took him to a amusement park after school as he had finished his work early. Anakin found their time at the amusement park great as his mother rarely had the time to take him there because of her working hours. When they left the park Qui-gon took Anakin to a nearby snack bar to eat. He still remembers what his father told him.
"Anakin, consider this a treat as you won't be getting much junk food when we are home" Qui-gon says.
"Mom only bought it if there was a special occasion such as my birthday, when my basketball team won a game or if I won a fencing competition" Anakin tells his father and gets a smile and a nod acknowledging his mother's rule on junk food.
The other days they are diner at the embassy which always consisted out of a three-course dinner. It was still strange to him to get so much variation of food each time as he was used less. His father insisted that he at least tries a bit of everything so that he knows if he likes it or not. Today he only had a short day at school where he got his final report in which the grades from his make-ups were included and they talked about everyone's plan for the holiday. Anakin told his class that he would move to Naboo to live with his father so he would not be back after the holiday but attend school in Naboo. His entire class was sad to hear he would not be back after the holiday and they all asked questions about his father which Anakin answered carefully to not reveal too much and possibly anger his father about revealing their relationship.
"I'm going to miss you a lot, Obi-wan" Anakin tells Obi-wan after school when they are standing outside of the school grounds. Today school ended at eleven o'clock.
"I'll miss you too, Anakin" Obi-wan says while they hug each other.
"I'll call you as often as I can" Anakin promises and Obi-wan smiles happily while nodding in agreement.
"Bye" Anakin and Obi-wan say to each other before Obi-wan goes with Luminara back to her house and Anakin with Rex and Fives to the limousine which is waiting at the same place as the other days. The limousine takes them back to the hotel as Qui-gon had told Anakin this morning about the plans for this afternoon when they would leave Tatooine.
Anakin is enjoying his breakfast in the hotel restaurant when his father says
"Anakin, you know that we will leave for Naboo today"
"Yes, father" Anakin says after stopping eating. He wonders at what time they will leave.
"We will leave at three thirty for Mos Espa international airport. That means you will have to get back to the hotel after school to pack everything. You have to have everything packed fifteen minutes before we leave for the airport so the staff can pack everything into the limousine. At five thirty our flight will depart" Qui-gon explains.
"Okay, I'll make sure to have everything packed and be ready to leave on time" Anakin answers and then goes back to eating his breakfast.
"Your highness, we have arrived at the hotel" Rex says which wakes Anakin from his recollection. Looking to where Rex is Anakin sees that he stands beside the limousine waiting for him to leave. Quickly moving out of the car, Anakin waits for Rex to walk into the hotel just as his father always does.
"Is everything alright?" Fives asks a few minutes later when he sees his prince still waiting beside the limousine and worries that something is wrong even though he can't imagine what it could be.
"Yes, Fives. Everything is fine. I'm just waiting until we can enter the hotel" Anakin answers.
"We can enter as soon as you are ready, your highness" Fives says. It reminds him of the fact that his prince in unused to this live so won't know how he should act and what he can and can't do. Also it reminds him that it is the first time the prince arrives at the hotel without the king.
"Oh, I didn't know" Anakin says and then walks into the hotel towards the suite he shares with his father.
Arriving at the floor which houses the suite he is staying at Anakin sees the security officials standing on their post. They nod at him when he passes them. From the previous day's he knows that Rex and Fives will be moving towards one of the rooms security officials use when they are not working. Walking up to the door Anakin knocks just to be sure and enters when he hears his fathers voice telling him to enter. This surprises him as his father normally is at the embassy and wonders why he is at the hotel. When he enters the suite he sees his father sitting at the dining room table working. He also sees Mace sitting at side doing some work on a laptop. Quietly walking out of the room to his bedroom so as to not disturb them, Anakin decides to change out of his school uniform and puts casual clothes on. He knows he has to turn in his uniform to his school and wounded when they will return them. Knowing only his father has the answer Anakin walks into the dining room to ask his father.
"Father, do you know that we have to return my school uniforms to school. When do we do that?"
"I called your school about it earlier and we agreed that Mace will bring it when you have it all sorted out and put in the bags on your bed. When you pack you should leave a few toys unpacked so you have something to play with until we leave. You can pack the last bit when the staff comes to take it to the limousine" Qui- gin tells Anakin
"Okay" Anakin answers before he walks back to his bedroom. There he first packs his school uniforms in the bags his father mentioned so that Mace can take them back to school when he has time after which he packs his personal clothing back into his suitcase just as Luminara had shown him how to do. Lastly he packs most of his toys and keeps a bit around to play with until they leave for the airport, just as his father told him.
Anakin has been playing for an hour silently so as to not disturb anyone when there is a knock on the door and he calls to the person to enter the same way he heard and saw his father do. He looks to the door when it opens and sees Mace entering his room.
"My prince, the lunch has been served" Mace tells him and walks to the bed where he picks up the bags containing his school uniforms. Anakin walks out of the room together with Mace who leaves the room. Anakin sees bread and bread platter on the table but he doesn't see his at the table. Looking around Anakin sees him talking on the phone by the window. Anakin can only hear his father telling the person on the other end of the call that he will be home soon so he believes it is his stepmother. He sits down on a chair and waits for his father to join him. He doesn't have to wait long and after his father sits down they start in their lunch. During lunch Anakin tells his father about his short school day and afterwards he goes back to his room go play for a few more hours.
Looking at the clock in the car Anakin sees that it is currently five o'clock and looks at his father questionably.
"What is it, Anakin?" Qui-got asks when he sees the questioning look on Anakin's face.
"Will we be on time, father? It is already five o'clock and our flight will leave in thirty minutes. We have to check-in and get through security and I don't know if we will have enough time to get in the plane" Anakin asks worriedly that they will miss their flight and then have to wait for another flight to take them to Naboo. Considering that he has never flown he imagines that they will take a commercial flight which is the type of flights he has heard about. He knows that it takes time to get through check-in and security for which they have to stand in a line. Keeping the amount of people that travel with them he is unsure if they all will get through it all in time.
"We don't have a commercial flight, Anakin. We have a private flight. Because of that we will go through a gate reserved entirely for private flights where we can walk to the plane after getting though security. Don't worry, Anakin. We have enough time and our plane will not leave without us" Qui-gon answers and has to secretly smile at Anakin's worry that they will miss their flight. It is also another reminder for him again that Anakin is not used to royal life. Qui-gon has to think back to the conversation he had with Rex and Fives when they were looking back at the week to see how everything went. Fives told him how Anakin had waited besides the limousine earlier today when they got back from school until he could enter the hotel. It was a reminder that Anakin had never arrived at the hotel without himself. Qui-gon also has to wonders about Anakin's polite behavior and worries that Anakin does not feel safe with him just yet. He hopes that he and Tahl will be able to bond with him so that Anakin will tell him if something is bothering him and that his personality will be visually.
Five minutes later they arrive at the airport and stop before their gate. Stepping out of the car after security has secured the area, Qui-gon looks back to Anakin and sees him leaving the limousine with his backpack in his hands. Waiting for Anakin to stand beside him he walks into the gate to airport security. They move through it without any problems and are on their way to the plane.
Anakin looks at the plane as they leave the building and is amazed by what he sees waiting for them. It is a white jetliner with a blue flower in the middle of the plane. Walking up the stairs after his father Anakin looks over the railing when he is halfway up the stairs and sees baggage handlers moving their baggage into the plane.
"Anakin, come" Qui-gon calls and Anakin walks quickly up the stairs into the plane and is amazed by the interior which, to him, looks expensive. He turn towards the seating area and sees on his left side two couches opposite of each other with a table in between them and chairs on either side of the couches with their back turned to them. On the right side is a couch with the back turned towards the windows and also a few chairs. The floor is covered with a white carpet and the couches and chairs are made of brown leather. On the end of the seating area is a door and he wonders to where it leads. It could be a office for his father to work in private or a toilet. He intends to ask his fate about it. Behind him is the cockpit and Anakin hopes he can take a look into it as he had always wanted to do that. Feeling a hand on his shoulder Anakin looks up to see who it is and sees Mace standing behind him.
"Take a seat, your highness" Mace tells him and Anakin wonders if seats are assigned so he asks
"Where can I sit? Do we have assigned seats?"
"You can sit wherever you want, your highness as we do not have assigned seats. You just have to make sure that during takeoff you have a seat with a seat-belt" Mace answers and Anakin walks towards one of the couches on his left side so that he has a table and can draw during the trip. He puts his backpack on the floor and makes sure to strap his seatbelt already in place and waits for the plane to leave while looking out of the window looking around the airport while his father and Mace talk to each other and security waits for them to sit down.
Thirty minutes later the captain announces that they will soon be leaving. Looking around Anakin sees everyone taking a seat. His father sits down opposite of him and hands some chew gum to him to which Anakin looks questioning at him.
"Chew on one. It will lower the pressure in your ears" Qui-gon tells him after putting his own seatbelt on. Anakin nods to his father before putting the gum in his mouth and starting to chew a bit. The taste of the gum is nice which distracts Anakin from taxiing and soon they are taking off. Looking out of the window Anakin is amazed by the speed of the plane and by the houses which become smaller as the plane climbs higher. Soon they are done with climbing and Qui-gon releases his seatbelt while saying.
"Anakin, you can release your seatbelt now. Behind the door is the toilet should you need it during the flight"
Anakin releases his seatbelt before taking his drawing out of his backpack and continuing on the picture. He is glad his father told him what is behind the door as he forgot to ask because of his interest in the airport and takeoff.
Six hours later Anakin is dozing when he feels a hand on his shoulder and looks to his father who tells him
"Look out of the window, Anakin. You can see the palace. Welcome to Naboo"
Looking out of the window Anakin can see a building with four towers in the corners and a large garden around it. He can't tell much more about it as he is looking at it from above and the details are hidden from this angle.