In Perfect Love and perfect trust | By : jennaraven Category: Star Wars (All) > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 6123 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Trust 25 Present time, back on the separatist ship The fires and damage to the rest of the ship forced them to go up the lift shaft to the secondary bridge. At this point flying the already damaged cruiser was a mute point; all they could do now was attempt a graceful crash landing. Anakin took the lead carrying Obi wan on his back while Isis was left to aid the chancellor. "You know they will never accept you back into the order after being so long in Dooku's interest" said Palpatine. Isis shrugged "then maybe I'll just get a job" said Isis. The old man laughed as he climbed. "As what?" he said, "oh I don't know how does bodyguard work sound, I heard it pays well" said Isis. Though she was talking on a friendly basis with the man she was still watching him warily. He was after all a Sith and they were as tricky as rattlesnakes. "Perhaps I can find an opening on my staff" said Palpatine "with all due respect sir I'm going no where near your staff" said Isis. The old man started laughing as he caught her double meaning. To her relief Obi wan woke up and started climbing on his own right before they reached the lift doors. He helped Anakin hold them open while they helped first Palpatine onto the floor they had climbed to then Isis was helped through the doors. Obi wan took the opportunity to hold her tightly against him the second she was out of the shaft. "I was so worried about you" said Obi wan "and I you" she said into his robe front. He helped her to her feet and the dress ripped once again. The hem was now in tatters both from the climb and her fight earlier. "You look lovely by the way" said Obi wan "I do not, I have grease on my cheeks for crying out loud" said Isis "it never looked better on someone" said Obi. Anakin cleared his throat "ah trying to stay alive remember," said Anakin. Isis grinned at Obi sheepishly," guess there's time for this later" said Isis. Obi wan kissed her on the lips one last time before he headed down the corridor with Anakin, Isis and Palpatine followed a bit slower than the two Jedi. Palpatine was the only one of them to catch Anakin's expression when obi wan kissed her. "I wonder will he think you so lovely later on when the council drums you out of the order" said Palpatine. Isis glared at him in irritation and some warning she didn't like the look on his face. She took a seat opposite him as Anakin and Obi tried to land the ship. Anakin was swearing in huttese and Isis winched at the words he was using. He must have forgotten he taught her that language. "This is going to be messy brace yourselves," said Anakin "is they're any other kind?" said Isis The words had scarcely left her mouth when the ship touched down. It shudders and bounced and Isis was glad she had strapped herself in because the bouncing threatened to dislodge her and fling her around the room. By the time the ship finally stopped she was ready to toss her cookies. Palpatine looked grayish white to almost green. She waited a few seconds before unstrapping herself. Unsure her legs would hold her after that ride. Anakin and Obi wan looked only slightly shaken up. Palpatine was unstrapping himself and Anakin asked him if he was all right. He didn't ask her but instead followed the chancellor out the escape hatch. Obi wan helped her to her feet and asked her how she was. "I'm fine I think, a little shaken but I'm ok," she answered he responded to her reassurance by putting an arm around her and guiding her to the shaft. He made sure she went first out the emergency exit then followed her. On the ground it was a riot of police cruisers and emergency personnel as firefighters tried to put out the burning cruiser. Temple personal guided them through the worst of the throng and to a more private setting. The chancellor was checked out medically before being released to return to the senate building. Anakin and Obi wan rode with him. Since Obi wan refused to leave her side she stayed with them. Obi wisely let his former apprentice get all the credit for the rescue and the defeat of Dooku. Obi wan and Isis stayed on the transport listening to the questions until it pulled away and headed for the temple. Not before a reporter asked about Isis. Anakin flinched but remained calm and told the woman that Isis had been saved as well. Isis leaned back into Obi wan's arms and waited for the twenty questions that were soon to follow. "Why did you do it?" asked Obi wan "I thought he still had you" said Isis "he didn't I escaped two days after he caught you" said Obi wan "And Asaj?" said Isis "Anakin killed her I don't know the details I was still healing but he says he did and I believe him" said Obi wan. "You wanted to do it yourself?" said Isis "yes, but it would have driven me to the dark side" said Obi wan "She wasn't worth it" said Isis "Anakin thought you were" said Obi wan "yeah I know," she said. He was watching her like he was expecting something more. "Do you want to talk about it?" he said "not really but I suppose I should sometime" said Isis. Obi wan drew in a breath. "This is behind us so please don't turn it into an issue" said Isis "Why would it be an issue?" said Obi wan his eyes narrowed suspiciously Isis sighed "something happened between us the day you went missing" said Isis "what?" he said "it was unplanned or at least I hope it was, but Anakin and I, we, slept together" said Isis. "You slept together, that's why the tension between you two?" said Obi wan "no not entirely, I wasn't exactly up to giving my consent, if you know what I mean?" said Isis. Obi wan drew back and leaned against the transport door. His jaw tightened but that was the only visible line he was upset. "Have you told anyone, how much of it wasn't consented to?" said Obi "yes I told Aayla and Petra and I'm not sure he, he did something to my memories" she said softly. Obi wan had gone completely quiet and Isis was starting to worry. "Obi wan?" she said "Did he admit to it?" said Obi wan. His voice was soft but it held an edge of steel Isis had never heard before. "Yes and we've been talking about it, please let me handle this Obi wan" said Isis he meant her gaze and Isis shivered the transport cabin seemed to be getting colder. "Obi wan?" said Isis The transport stopped and she climbed out with Obi wan. "We will deal with this later for now we need to deal with our report to the council" said Obi wan. He started up the walkway to the temple doors. Isis stayed put frozen in place by doubts. Her bold words from earlier were running away from her like water. "Isis I'll stand with you, you have no reason to be ashamed," said Obi wan. He was holding out his hand to her. She reached out and took it allowing him to lead her into the temple. While he navigated them down the halls she stamped down her doubts and fears. So by the time they reach the council's doors she was her same brave self again or at the very least a very convincing glamour of it. Inside the council chambers Isis had decided on the honest approach, she even considered using her knowledge of who Sidious was as a trump card. In the end she didn't however, though she should have. "So you did actually marry him?" said Mace. Isis grimaced in disgust that really wasn't that feigned. "Yes unfortunately but the marriage only lasted a few minutes," said Isis "a few minutes?" said Opo "Yes I was made a widow soon after that" said Isis she waved to Obi wan. "So let me get this strait you consented to marrying a Sith lord in order to save a fellow Jedi" said Adi. Isis nodded yes and held her head high awaiting their verdict. Adi looked at Mace and the others exchanged glances for a second "well then let me commend you on your bravery, it shows a tremendous amount of loyalty not to mention skill to be able to out smart a Sith" said Ki- mundi "you are dismissed Knight Morningstar" said Mace. Isis left the room and tried not to breath a sigh of relief within earshot of the door. She headed for her rooms and changed into her robes after a long sonic shower. After she had left and they were sure she was good and gone. "So what is your opinion of Knight Morningstar's loyalty?" said Mace "I believe she is securely loyal to the order master" said Obi wan "for this order or for you?" said Ki mundi "both master you asked me to cement her loyalty any way necessary I have done so, it's somewhat reasonable that she would form some sort of attachment to me as per the bonds you asked me to forge" said Obi wan "I see" said Mace. Obi- wan hated the council's way of belittling the knight in its attention, in this case him. They had done it to him over Siri and he had foolishly allowed it, no more. "Well in knight Morningstar's case we applaud her resourcefulness I hope in the future she will find another way to accomplish her goals," said Mace. Obi wan sighed "I whole heartedly concur" said Obi wan "in the mean time we will look into nullifying her vows and returning her to an active status within the order. "If I may state one more thing it was knight Morningstar who killed Dooku" said Obi wan "witness this you did?" said Yoda "no but master Skywalker did," said Obi wan Two days later, temple Anakin was still avoiding her and Obi wan was hovering near her at all times. She let it go because he was probably just worried he would lose her again. She knew the experience had scared him almost as much as it had scared her. The council tried to get her marriage annulled; unfortunately Serrano law wouldn't allow it. Dooku had left no heir so she was by defacto the new countess of Serrano. For life it seemed like. Since the Serrano government refused to budge on the matter the council had to request she seek other quarters. Ironically Anakin was the one to provide them, though Isis suspected it had more to due with Palpatine's influence. Especially when his office paid the rent automatically every month. He even sent her flowers as a house-warming gift. She incinerated them after the guests left the room, dubbing them most likely poisonous. She found out that she was two floors down from Padme's apartment when she ran into Anakin in the lift. He was polite to her but seemed to be keeping his distance for some reason. This puzzled her but he refused to explain his reasons even when cornered. So one night she waited for him in ambush. "You know if someone wanted to track your movements it would be very easy" said Isis she had been standing at the back of the lift with a concealing spell over her waiting for him. She was rewarded with his jump and saw his hand reflexatively go to his light saber. She held it up and he glared at her. She giggled and held it out to him. He grabbed it back and slapped it on his side. "Let me guess another midnight craving for something weird," said Isis. he turned away and refused to answer her. She cast a spell and the lift stopped moving. Anakin pushed the emergency button. "Anakin it won't work, all I want to do is talk," said Isis He glared at her and tried the button anyways. "So how far along is she?" said Isis "oh about four months" he said then realised he had done exactly what she wanted. "Why are you avoiding me?" said Isis "because he asked me to" said Anakin softly "who asked you to?" said Isis Anakin paced in the confined space she stepped back to allow him "Obi wan, he threatened to kill me if I so much as look at you wrong" said Anakin he sounded as though the threat had actually hurt him. She reasoned that it had after all they had been like father and son. "Anakin I didn't tell him to do that" said Isis "you didn't have to, he did it on his own, he loves you, did you really expect him to do nothing?" said Anakin "I hoped he had better self control than to threaten a friend" said Isis Anakin laughed at her "what's so funny?" she said. "Then your delusional or know nothing of men, take your pick" said Anakin "why?" said Isis "because if another man had touched Padme or you like that I would have cut him to pieces, literally, friend or not" said Anakin "or me?" said Isis he cursed under his breath "are you really that stupid that you don't get it by now?" said Anakin he moved closer to her and pined her to a wall. "Your tearing me apart you foolish woman can't you see that?" said Anakin "Why?" said Isis "because I love you almost as much as I love Padme you nerf brained girl" said Anakin he was inches from her face when he said it. "Damn it, why are you doing this to me?" said Anakin. She smiled and released the doors and stepped off on that floor. "Congratulations by the way" she said as the doors slid shut on his confused look. Palpatine's office He was watching on his screen as the doors slid shut on Anakin's dumbfounded features. Isis got off the lift and Anakin continued to the ground floor. A woman got on the lift he exited and retrieved the recording device. She got off on the next floor rounded a corner and changed into someone else. She lifted a com to her mouth "well did you get that?" said the woman "oh yes loud and clear, good work" said Palpatine. He sat back in his chair and wondered just what he could do to the Jedi chosen one with this information. "In love with two women, my aren't we ambitious" said Palpatine with a chuckle. "One of which is expecting" said Palpatine he sat back in his chair with a wicked smile on his face. Isis's apartment Isis was attempting some yoga to clear her tension from her body. It wasn't working. Anakin's words kept echoing in her head. The council had told her earlier this morning that they couldn't get the Serrano council to annul her marriage so she had tried to speak to the senator from Serrano herself. Only to be told that the position rightly belonged to her. An argument ensued because she didn't want the job. Politics was not her forte, besides the man had earned his way to the top. It would have made her feel like an ass for usurping his position. He wouldn't budge at all on the Countess matter so she ended up cutting the conversation short. "You have to understand my world has a tradition of conquest so you understand an unwilling bride is not an excuse to annul a marriage" he had said. She barely resisted the urge to turn him into a tadpole. Instead she hung up did several katas then tried yoga. She still wanted to scream. Because the Serrano government wouldn't budge on the matter the council had refused to jeopardize her safety. Which left her with nothing to do at all. It was driving her stir crazy, with nothing to do and her friends at the far reaches to the galaxy. Obi wan acting like an over protective mother hen and Anakin not speaking to her unless he had no choice. She was bored out of her mind. Her com chimed and she absently reached for it, she heard my lady and threw it across the room. It shattered on a far wall just as the door chime went off. She walked over and looked at the display for the door cam. It was Padme. Isis opened the door in surprise "Anakin said you were in the building so I thought I'd stop by and welcome you to the neighborhood" said Padme She waddled into the room and it was then that Isis noticed the swelled belly. "Your pregnant?" said Isis "yes but hush, no one knows, but a few of my guards and aides" said Padme "oh, ah may I ask why?" said Isis. His weird food run's suddenly making sense, she felt like an idiot for not realizing it before. Padme looked at her funny as if considering something then said "if they knew they would kick him out of the order" said Padme. What he said earlier was making her nauseous how could he? Her eyes widened suddenly all of Anakin's weird behavior made sense; he was hiding a relationship from the order. "Wow that is a dozy, so have you decided what you will do when they are born?" said Isis "they?" said Padme "yeah they, it's obvious that your carrying twins" said Isis "oh dear, my, no I thought I was having only one" said Padme "Oh dear where are my manners please sit down can I get you some tea, no wait caffeine is bad ah fruit juice?" said Isis "fruit juice is fine whatever you have I don't mean to be a bother" said Padme "oh your not your actually the only one I've seen in a while everyone else is too busy I guess" said Isis she was pouring the contents of a carton into a glass and carrying it over to Padme. She sat down across from her and sipped on her own glass. "Actually Anakin is why I've come over, quite frankly he hasn't been sleeping much lately" said Padme "have you asked him why?" said Isis "he says he's been having bad dreams and to not worry about him" said Padme "yeah right that's like asking someone not to look down" said Isis "look down?" said Padme in confusion. "Don't worry about it that's an old earth saying, it just means that if you tell someone not to do something they inevitably do it anyways" said Isis "oh I see, anyways I was talking to Petra, I think it was or was it Chani, anyways they said to talk to you" said Padme
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