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[ he gives her calf another squeeze and gently sets it down, slipping her way too high heel back on. but he's not done with her yet. there's an opportunity here. and there's no longer a need to keep their boundaries and share only secret looks, well hidden touches. they're married and in love.
he leans over her seat, hands on the arm rests. he mirrors her smirk before leaning down the rest of the way and kiss her. ]
he leans over her seat, hands on the arm rests. he mirrors her smirk before leaning down the rest of the way and kiss her. ]
[ he eyes the heels skeptically. but even as tired as he is, he is admittedly bored out of his mind. ]
I'd take you up on that but I don't think we have the same shoe size.
[ he leans back in the seat and spreads a hand over the ballroom out there. ]
So you're used to this?
I'd take you up on that but I don't think we have the same shoe size.
[ he leans back in the seat and spreads a hand over the ballroom out there. ]
So you're used to this?
That's a shame. [She smirks a bit. She hadn't really expected him to take her up on it though.]
Mmm...I guess I am. I mean, this isn't ballet, and I haven't done that since I was a kid. [Because she's so ancient now.] But there were a lot of dances at my last forced multidimensional stay. Usually on the beach because if you're going to have an underwater dome prison with a beach you might as well use it. Not so much for you?
Mmm...I guess I am. I mean, this isn't ballet, and I haven't done that since I was a kid. [Because she's so ancient now.] But there were a lot of dances at my last forced multidimensional stay. Usually on the beach because if you're going to have an underwater dome prison with a beach you might as well use it. Not so much for you?
[ There's a brief moment where her kneejerk reaction is to pull away. It's been months, sure, but they've never been quite this public. Not in a room full of strangers.
But that impulse vanishes in a split second. She wraps her arms around his shoulders, one hand resting on the base of his neck. Padmé kisses him back with more intensity than she normally would in public. Because this moment is a gift and she knows it. ]
But that impulse vanishes in a split second. She wraps her arms around his shoulders, one hand resting on the base of his neck. Padmé kisses him back with more intensity than she normally would in public. Because this moment is a gift and she knows it. ]
[ He laughs into the kiss at first because he saw the flicker of hesitation and he had felt the same hesitation before. He knew how she felt, even without the bond that connected them. And as she returns the kiss, openly, without a care for the public eye, he sighs. Somehow she's still able to reduce him to that gawky 19 year old.
He breaks away when his back starts complaining. Anakin kneels by her chair instead, his head dipping to place a kiss on her hand before looking up at her again. The original weariness on his face replaced with fire.
His wife is really hot. ]
Hi.
He breaks away when his back starts complaining. Anakin kneels by her chair instead, his head dipping to place a kiss on her hand before looking up at her again. The original weariness on his face replaced with fire.
His wife is really hot. ]
Hi.
As convenient as that would be, I don't think that's how it works.
[ Obi-Wan watches him carefully. Anakin thrived in wartime in a way Obi-Wan never could. Softly, he asks ]
So, you're happy now?
[ Obi-Wan watches him carefully. Anakin thrived in wartime in a way Obi-Wan never could. Softly, he asks ]
So, you're happy now?
I know.
[ Being kidnapped on the field of Jabiim for two harrowing months wasn't his fault. But he still felt guilty about it. It was one of the few times he had left Anakin's side, without meaning to, with no word or comfort. He knew how Anakin felt about being left behind. ]
But I came back.
[ Being kidnapped on the field of Jabiim for two harrowing months wasn't his fault. But he still felt guilty about it. It was one of the few times he had left Anakin's side, without meaning to, with no word or comfort. He knew how Anakin felt about being left behind. ]
But I came back.
[ She smiles warmly.
A little breathlessly: ] Hi.
[ His weariness is gone, and he looks as young as he is. So does she. ]
A little breathlessly: ] Hi.
[ His weariness is gone, and he looks as young as he is. So does she. ]
[ He nods. Sometimes, the peaceful nature of the Fleet takes him off guard. ]
It does feel like one.
It does feel like one.
You may, Mr. Skywalker.
[ She takes his hand and allows him to lead her to the dance floor. ]
[ She takes his hand and allows him to lead her to the dance floor. ]
[ He only vaguely knows what ballet is. But she does seem more comfortable about it than him. This whole dancing business. His ears perks up at that bit about the multidimensional stay and he makes a note of it. ]
I-- Uh, no. This is not something I would normally participate in in my free time. There's a few occasions where I had to go to a ball or a gala. Even then, I was mostly on the sidelines. [ He tugs his coat ] And not wearing these clothes.
This isn't your first time away from your own universe then.
I-- Uh, no. This is not something I would normally participate in in my free time. There's a few occasions where I had to go to a ball or a gala. Even then, I was mostly on the sidelines. [ He tugs his coat ] And not wearing these clothes.
This isn't your first time away from your own universe then.
[ He's quiet for a moment. He finds another glowing moth, flying curiously near them, and he focuses on that. ]
You're one of the lucky ones.
[ He morbidly wonders if Rex, Master Hett-- Force, if Tru Veld was still alive. It guts him to think they might not. ]
We have been very lucky. I don't think I realized that until we got there.
You're one of the lucky ones.
[ He morbidly wonders if Rex, Master Hett-- Force, if Tru Veld was still alive. It guts him to think they might not. ]
We have been very lucky. I don't think I realized that until we got there.
I was there for about a year. A very, very long year. [7:1 RP fun! She smiles, not seeming too put out by it.] And now I'm up to almost three months here. The dances were probably my favorite part but the dressing up I could give or take. [She pulls her mask off.] I don't like these very much.
[Ahsoka pulls back quickly too, confusion written all over her face and in the Force.]
What?! Why?
What?! Why?
[ He draws her close with a hand at her back, position themselves in a formal waltz. The way that she had taught him. Perhaps closer, but it hardly matters. He feels the need to be close to her now. His smile fades for something more solemn, though the edge of it is still there. ]
[ He's both annoyed at the fact that he needed to hide his great love, and the fact that he didn't do a better job of it. It would've been his fault if anything had happen to Padme, her career, his own. He sighs and pinches his nose briefly. When he speaks again, it's suspiciously light. ]
Nothing more I could teach you. Obi-Wan's done a good job already.
[ He grabs a mini-sausage from the snack table and shove it in his mouth. ]
Nothing more I could teach you. Obi-Wan's done a good job already.
[ He grabs a mini-sausage from the snack table and shove it in his mouth. ]
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