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Date Posted: 21:58:05 06/30/02 Sun
Anakin hated these dances or formals. He was only there because the senate was only close watch. He was one of the Jedi assigned to watch them for that night. That’s when he saw her, the woman he wanted to kiss and kill at the same time, the woman he hated.
Padme Nabberie turned around and saw the Jedi smirking at her. She recognized him amediately. She couldn’t forget his face even if her life depended upon it.
Anakin walked up to her.
“Well, if it isn’t my favorite person in the world.”
“Oh God, what are you doing here in Naboo? Well, I have better things to do than to stand around and talk to idiots like you,” replied Padme in her calm disposition.
“You haven’t changed a bit. You’re still the stuck up woman I remember,” said Anakin.
Padme was about to say something back when she felt herself being pulled into his arms on the dance floor.
“What do you think you are doing?”
“I’m offering her Royal Highness a safe and clean dance,” said Anakin in his most charming voice.
Padme knew he was being sarcastic.
“One dance. And you will not speak to me the whole time.”
“Well, Padme. This is a nice welcome. Tell me, do you greet everyone in this manor,” asked Anakin with a smirk.
“No, just the people I can’t stand,” said Padme.
Anakin spun her out then he spun her in so close he could have kissed her if he wanted to.
“Well, you seem to be able to stand me quite fine tonight.”
************
Anakin was glad to back home. There was only so much he could take of Padme Nabberie. People referred to them as an old married couple because of how much arguing they did.
Well, he was back in Coruscant. He would not have to see that woman for the rest of his life, at least he hoped.
He was a Jedi knight now. He could choose a wife and have children. There was once a time when he would’ve known exactly who.
Anakin Skywalker slipped a shirt on over his soaked hair as he went to go answer the door. He had just stepped out of the shower and was ready to start his day.
“Obi-wan, I take it that this isn’t a social call,” he said as he took in his friend’s serious expression.
“You could say that. Can I come in? This might take awhile,” said Obi-wan.
“Ofcourse. Come in.”
Obi-wan stepped into the apartment.
“You are needed at the jedi temple at once,” said Obi-wan.
“Ofcourse. I’m on my way,” said Anakin.
“I think we should take a minute here. The situation is quite complicated,” said Obi-wan.
Anakin took a seat on the couch opposite of the one Obi took a seat in.
“Ever since Amidala-“
“Don’t mention that woman’s name,” said Anakin as if her name were a curse.
“Sorry, Anakin. She is part of this case,” said Obi.
“Well, as long as I don’t have to see her everything is alright,” said Anakin.
Obi-wan bit his lip. He knew his friend was not going to be happy.
“You have been summoned to protect her. Since she became apart of the senate threats are unavoidable.”
“I understand,” said Anakin as he got up.
“Are you okay with this?”
“Ofcourse I’m okay with this. I’m not taking this case.”
Obi-wan should have known that Anakin wasn’t going to just be willing to do this.
“Anakin, you don’t understand. It’s an order.”
“I am not going anywhere near that woman.”
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Anakin approached the council room with Obi. He realized he had no choice but to at least go. He would be damned if he had to end up being her protector. There was once a time when she was the most important person in his life. That was a long time ago. That was before she took his heart out of him, ripped it, and smashed it to pieces.
Anakin walked into the room.
“Let’s just get this over with,” muttered Anakin.
“Protect her you will.”
“Yoda, you don’t understand. The woman is a nuisance!”
“You could at least wait until I’m not in the room,” came the oh-so familiar voice.
“God, you’ve got to be kidding me.”
“Who is the Jedi assigned to protect me? Thank heavens it isn’t Anakin here,” said Padme.
“Anakin it is,” said Yoda.
“No, master Kenobi or Master Jin, but not Anakin Skywalker,” said Padme.
“I’m standing right here,” said Anakin in that voice that annoyed Padme.
“Well, with your loud voice, it was near impossible not to tell,” said Padme.
“Senator Amidala, there is a life threat. Anakin, being a Jedi your job is. Protect her you will or serious consequences there will be! Understand do you both?”
Both solemnly nodded their heads. Anakin may have been at odds with her but he wasn’t willing to let her die.
“I understand. Where am I to take her,” asked Anakin.
“I plan to go to my parent’s lake retreat,” said Padme.
Anakin shook his head. That woman never could shut up. Honestly, she didn’t know when to stop.
“I wasn’t asking you,” said Anakin sharply.
“Who cares. I am going to the lake retreat. You are my protector and will do as I say. Use it to your advantage Anakin.”
“I will not do as I say. I am not another one of your handmaids.”
“Too sharp-tongued for that,” said Padme.
“You don’t know when to quit do you?”
“Silence! Leave tonight you must!”
“Can I at least say goodbye to my boyfriend?”
She looked Anakin in the eyes as she said it. She raised her eyebrows challengingly.
“Bail must not know of your absence. Leave now you must. May the force be with you.”
Four hours later:
“If you had agreed to let me drive we might have already been there,” cried Padme.
“No one can drive faster than me.”
“Still the arrogant man I remember,” she said.
“I’m sure Bail is more arrogant. I mean we both know he doesn’t love you.”
“Anakin Skywalker! I am going to kill you!”
“What man in their right mind could put up with you? He’s using you. Either he wants sex or he’ll marry you just to enlarge the families fortune,” said Anakin.
“That is not true. You are just jealous.”
“I’m just jealous. How do you know that I’m not married with four children?”
“Four Children? Well, no woman in her right mind could put up with you.”
“I guess I’m not in my right mind than.”
“And neither are you.”
Padme sighed.
“Let me take over.”
“No. No one drives this thing but me,” said Anakin.
“When we arrive at my place you are to stay out of my way.”
“That won’t be a problem in the least bit.”
“And you will keep your comments to yourself.”
“I will do as I please,” said Anakin.
“I can not believe they assigned you.”
“Believe me, I didn’t exactly jump at the opportunity,” said Anakin sarcastically.
“That is it!”
She threw her hands up in annoyance.
TBC
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