𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤; 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫

05 | 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝙵 𝙸 𝚅 𝙴

PADMÉ LEADS US THROUGH THE TOWN OF NABOO BEFORE WE MAKE OUR WAY TO THE LAKE DISTRICT. She's showing us her home. "This is my house." She says to us and two little girls come rushing from the front door. They jump into Padmé's embrace before moving over to me and wrapping their arms around my legs.

I let out a surprised noise at the touch and the two girls look up at me. "Sorry about them." Padmé apologises before calling out to them. "Ryoo, Pooja, come here." I slowly lift my hands and place them on their heads. I gently pat their head with a kind smile.

The girls giggle before running back inside the house. I awkwardly dust off my robes and clear my throat. I'm not good with children, I don't know how to speak to them. I feel a gaze on me and look to the side, seeing Anakin watching me.

I turn back and follow after Padmé into the home. She searches for her sister and finds her in the dining room. The two of them hug each other before breaking apart and turning towards us. "Etta, Anakin, this is my sister Sola." I smile at her and bow my head.

"Hello, Etta, Anakin." Sola smiles at us. "Hello." I greet before turning to the woman I assume to their mother. "This is my mother." Padmé says and I bow my head to the woman. "You both have made it just in time for dinner, I hope you both are hungry." Padmé sits down and pats the seat beside her for me to sit there.

I move into the seat and Anakin sits beside me on the other side. The pull happens again, it's tugging me towards him. Why? Why is the Force doing this? "A little." Anakin replies to Padme's mother. "He's being polite mom, we're starving." Padmé says and begins to place food onto her plate. "Well, you've come to the right place at the right time." Her father calls out with a smile.

"Honey, it's so good to see you safe, we were so worried." Her mother tells Padmé. "Dear." The father says to his wife who sighs. "I know, I know, but I had to say it, now it's done." The mother moves back to her plate of food.

I only place a small amount on my plate, smiling at the woman. "Thank you, for the food." I say to her and she smiles at me. Sola leans over the table to look at Padmé. "Did you know Anakin, you're the first boyfriend my sister has ever brought home." Sola teases with a smile.

For an odd reason, a reason I don't understand, my chest feels heavy at her words. I stare down at my food, my eyes low. My hands shake slightly but I focus on the texture of the fork in my hand.

I can feel a gaze on me and I turn my head to see Anakin staring at me. He looks at me, softly, at the sadness that overwhelms my face. I blink my eyes and clear my throat, turning back to my food. I slip my left hand from its shaking place on the table and put it on my leg. Anakin's gaze follows my action.

"He's not my boyfriend. Anakin is my good friend, we've known each other for years." Padmé says to her sister. "Etta and Anakin are Jedi assigned by the Senate to protect me." She says and her mother gasps. "A body guard, two body guards? Oh Padmé! They didn't tell us it was that serious." Her mother says to her.

"It's not, I promise. I'm not in any danger, mom." Padmé reassures her mother. "Is she?" Her father asks and I look at him, my gaze on his nose. I will not lie. "Yes, I'm afraid she is." I say to them and Padmé looks at me.

"But Anakin and I are incredibly capable Jedi, and we will keep her safe."

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I help clean up in the kitchen and Sola turns to Padmé. "Why haven't you told us about him?" Sola asks her sister who frowns. "What's there to talk about, he's a good friend." She says to her sister who nudges me with her shoulder. "Have you seen the way he looks at you?" She teases me with a smile and I frown.

"How do you mean?" I ask and she laughs. "It's obvious he has feelings for you." Sola says to me and Padmé chuckles. My eyes widen slightly at her words. "Yes, I have been thinking that. I always catch him staring at you." Padmé says with a smile at me.

"As in friendship feelings? He thinks of me as a friend?" Padmé laughs with a shake of her head. "Romantic feelings, silly." Sola says and I frown. "What?" I ask, confused and their mother sighs. "I can see it, that boy is crushing on you." Their mother tells me and I look down at my hands.

"What does this mean then?" I ask the three and spot Anakin from the kitchen window. He's walking with Padmé's father and we lock eyes. He shoots me a smile and this time, I don't look away, I don't feel the itching uncomfortableness.

The Force is drawing me towards him, for some unknown reason I don't understand.

Padmé leans over beside me to look at what I'm  gazing at and she smirks. "Well, do you like him?" She asks me and I turn to face her, moving away from the window. "Attachments are forbidden, I am not allowed to like him." I say and turn to face them.

"I haven't thought of him in a romantic way." I announce to them and a thought spikes my mind. I'm not good with feelings, let alone my own, but when I'm around him, it's different. And I don't know why it's different, but that's scaring me.

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A/N- I don't want to make this too fast, but it's going to be filled with tension which I hope you guys like.

Make sure you eat and drink today!

-Nightmare