The One Where No One Is Ready

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Story: Setting: Sabe and Padme’s apartment

Anakin and Obi Wan are hanging out, reading through the papers left lying around, going through the fridge and not even bothering to make an effort to care that Palo’s art opening night was in a few hours and they needed to be dressed shortly. Obi Wan is sitting in a nearby chair, reading while Anakin is raiding through their fridge:

Anakin: “Okay, they got water, juice and what looks like cider” Anakin informed Obi Wan, holding up a glass of gross orange coloured water as Obi Wan raised his head,

Obi Wan: “Taste it” he told him, watching Anakin take a small sip before pulling a disgusted face,

Anakin: “Yup, it’s fat. I drank fat!” he stated as Obi Wan, not bothering to look up, agreed,

Obi Wan: “Yeah, I know. I did that like five minutes ago”

The main front door opened once more and in strolled Palo, dressed in a clean, fresh suit, already to go, horrified to see Anakin and Obi Wan in the living room, not even dressed or even trying,

Palo: “Hey” as Obi Wan looked over, smirking,

Obi Wan: “Hey, Mr Tux” cheekily replying

Palo: “Why aren’t you dressed?” he informed them

Anakin: “We have half an hour” he informed him as Palo shook his head,

Palo: looking down at his watch, “No, that was four minutes ago. We have to be out the door at 7.40” he corrected them, moving into the living room,

Anakin: “Relax, we’ll be ready. It takes us two minutes to get dressed” he assured him, as Palo turned back around,

Palo: “You know, I’d feel better if you got dressed now” watching Anakin and Obi Wan lounged around more, not even bothering to look up,

Anakin and Obi Wan: “Okay” they chimed in,

Suddenly the door to the fresher opened in and walked Padme, dressed in a simple dressing grown, her hair freshly done and her face shining with make up, a smile crossed her face when she saw Palo,

Padme: “Hey” moving over to him as he wrapped his arms around her, giving her a sweet, loving kiss, “Awe, look at you all sexy” she commented as Obi Wan jumped back, looking over at her,

Palo: “Really?” as she added,

Padme: “Wow” smirking and moving to her,

Padme: “How didn’t you come over earlier?” she asked lovingly,

Palo: “Because I’m a stupid, stupid man” he informed her while Anakin, who had gotten up, moved back into the kitchen, taking out the glass of fat from the fridge,

Anakin: “Hey, Palo, want some cider?” he asked as Palo shook his head,

Palo: “No, thanks” he replied, still looking at Padme,

Palo: “So, I see your hair’s all done, make up’s on,” he commented as she smiled,

Padme: “Yeah, all I have to do is get dressed” she admittered

Palo: “And that takes what 6 or 7 minutes” he pointed out seeing her move for the door,

Padme: “Yeah, once I’ve figured out what I’m wearing” she replied, moving into her room while Palo turned back, where Anakin stood smirking at him from the kitchen, still holding the glass,

Anakin: “Glass of fat?” he laughed as Palo sighed, giving half a smile.

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Palo is nervously twiddling his fingers away, while he sits on the lounge, Anakin is sitting in the nearby armchair and notices that Palo is awfully jumpy,

Anakin: “What’s the matter, Palo? You nervous about your speech” he pointed out as Palo gives a nervous laugh, trying to hide his nerves,

Palo: “Nope” he quickly replied before he added, “You wanna hear it?” he asked as Anakin brightened up,

Anakin: “Am I in it?” he asked as Palo simply sighs, but keeps a smile on his face,

Palo: “Uh-huh” he quickly added before going on, “Right after I thank everyone for coming tonight. I sing a song about the wonder that is Anakin” as Anakin gave a small smile. Palo and Anakin heard the door open and in strolled Eirtae, in a long, beautiful elegant yellow dress, and a bright smile on her face,

Eirtae: “Hello” she spoke as Palo and Anakin turned around,

Palo: “Hey” he replied, pleased to see someone was ready

Anakin: stunned at how beautiful see looked, gasped “Whoa”

Palo: echoing Anakin’s remark, “Wow, hello. You look great” he informed her as she smiled even more,

Eirtae: “Thankyou. I know, though” she pointed out, as Palo came over to her,

Palo: to Anakin, “You see this? This is a person who is ready to go” he informed them, turning back towards her, “Eirtae, you…you are my star” he added as she smiled,

Eirtae: “Well, you’re my lucky penny” she smirked, just as Obi Wan was emerging out of the fresher with one of Sabe and Padme’s magazines,

Emerging from the fresher, with one of Sabe and Padme’s magazines, Obi Wan looked around at Eirtae, Palo and Anakin,

Obi Wan: “Alright, I took the quiz and it turns out that I do put career over men” he joked as Palo gave a small laugh, as Obi Wan placed the magazine onto the table in front of him, seeing Anakin sitting in his chair,

Obi Wan: “Get up” he told him as Anakin looked up at him,

Anakin: “What?” he asked as Obi Wan became frustrated,

Obi Wan: “You’re in my seat” he informed him as Anakin shrugged, “

Anakin: “How is this ‘your seat’?” he asked back as Obi Wan gave a small laugh, looking around,

Obi Wan: “I was sitting there” he told him as Anakin corrected him,

Anakin: But then you left” as Obi Wan looked shocked,

Obi Wan: “Well, it’s not like I went to Tatooine” he pointed out, “I went to the bathroom. You knew I’d be back” he added,

Anakin: “What’s the big deal? Sit somewhere else!” he shot back as Obi Wan wouldn’t give up,

Obi Wan: “The ‘big deal’ is I was sitting there last! So…it’s my seat” he concluded,

Anakin: “Well, actually the last place you were sitting on was in there, so…” he trailed off, wanting to stop their constant fight, Palo stepped over to Anakin and Obi Wan,

Palo: “You guys, you know what? It doesn’t matter. You both have to go get dressed before the big vein in my head pops” he pointed out as Obi Wan pressed on,

Obi Wan: “Alright, Palo I still have one more thing to say. It’s not a big deal.” He replied, “Get up!” he screamed as Palo indicated his way to the door as Obi Wan strolled off,

Having arrived home from an afternoon of shopping, Sabe first meets with Eirtae, and Sabe can’t help but admire her beautiful dress,

Sabe: “Hi” she speaks as she enters the door as Eirtae replies back,

Eirtae: “Hey” before Sabe went on,

Sabe: “Eirtae, you look great!” she exclaimed as Eirtae just smiled, before moving towards the lounge,

Eirtae: “Alright, all ready” she replied as Sabe moved further into the kitchen, coming into contact with Palo, and she couldn’t help but joke around with him,

Sabe: “Oh, are you going to do magic?” she asked as Palo gave a small laugh,

Palo: “That’s funny. Change” he instructed her as she reminded him,

Sabe: “Hang on, I just got in” as Palo didn’t care about that,

Palo: “I don’t care. Palo: “Look, I don’t care it starts at eight, we can’t be late” as Eirtae chimed in, starting to rhyme,

Eirtae: “He could not, would not want to wait” as Palo moved back into the living room, reminding them why they could not be late,

Palo: “Our tables are down in front. My bosses will be there. Everyone will see if we arrive after it starts” he informed them as Sabe noticed that her glass of fat was on the kitchen table, and look liked it had been touched,

Sabe: “Has someone been drinking my fat?” she asked as Obi Wan and Anakin exchanged a look with each other, acting like they knew nothing about that as Padme’s bedroom door opened and out rushed Padme, still her in robe, with a black greyish top and skirt,

Padme: “Hey, does this look like something the girlfriend of an artist would wear?” she asked as Eirtae laughed,

Eirtae: “I don’t know. You might be the first one” she informed her, taking a sip of her drink and smirking at Palo as Sabe called over to Padme,

Sabe: “Padme, did you check the machine?” as Padme quickly replied,

Padme: “No.” before realising the truth about the outfit, “Wait. This is the outfit that makes my calves look fat. Never mind” she smiled, disappearing into her room as Obi Wan tried another attempt to get Anakin out of the armchair,

Obi Wan: “Well, Anakin, I wrote a little song today. It’s called “Get up!”” he shouted once more as Anakin started to grow frustration,

Anakin: “All right, you can have the chair” he informed him as Obi Wan looked surprised,

Obi Wan: “Really?” he asked as Anakin had discovered his fingers were dipped in the food he had been eating, he laughed,

Anakin: “Oh my, would you look at that?” he joked while Palo shared a laugh with him and Obi Wan simply rolled his eyes as Sabe came over to turn on the answering machine, which started to replay their messages

Eirtae on answering machine: “Hi, it’s me. I’m coming over. Hey, what if I’m already there when you play this message?” as Eirtae smiled, looking around,

Eirtae: “Is that too spooky?” she asked as the machine went off again,

Palo on answering machine: Hi Padme, are you there? It’s me. Pick up, Padme? Padme?” as Padme came storming out of her room, after hearing the message,

Padme: “What?” she angrily asked as Palo simply looked at her,

Palo: “Never mind” he replied as the machine went off again, this time it wasn’t someone they expected,

Bail on answering machine: “Sabe, it’s Bail, call me” before the machine clicked off and Sabe went quiet, looking around at her friends,

Sabe: “Is that message old or new?” she asked as everyone looked at each other, so Sabe asked once more,

Sabe: “Old or new? Old or new?” as Palo quickly moved over to her, assuring her it was old,

Palo: “It’s definitely old. Didn’t you hear the double beep?” he asked as Sabe couldn’t shake the message away,

Sabe: “What if it’s new? We agreed not to talk. It could be important. Should I call him back?” she asked as Obi Wan moved over to her,

Obi Wan: “Honey, you did call him back. It’s old” he echoed Palo’s comment as Palo wrapped his arm around her,

Palo: “Yeah, see, Sabe, listen, listen. When Rabe and I broke up, I went through the same thing and you know what I did” he told her, “I got dressed” he added, moving over towards her room,

Palo: “Really, really quickly. Okay, okay?” he informed her, “There you go, there we go” sending Sabe and Padme towards their rooms as Obi Wan tried once more to annoy Anakin out of the chair,

Obi Wan: “You know what. Don’t get up. Just sit there. I just hope you don’t mind.” trailing off, he knelt down to the side of Anakin, his hand right in front of him, “My hand right there” he added as Anakin started to become more frustrated,

Obi Wan: starting to tease him: “Not touching can’t get mad. Not touching can’t get mad. Not touching, can’t get mad” he sang as Anakin had enough but accidentally flung the food that was on his spoon, over Obi Wan’s hand, accidentally on Eirtae’s dress, who sprang to her feet,

Eirtae: “Oh my god! You rotten boys!” she exclaimed as Obi Wan and Anakin went quiet,

Obi Wan and Anakin: “Sorry, Eirtae” they replied, as Eirtae wondered what she was going to do,

Eirtae: “What am I gonna do?” she asked as Palo warned her,

Palo: “Don’t rub it. What gets out hummus?” he asked out loud as Sabe, dressed in shorts and a singlet top, re emerged, still dazed about the message,

Eirtae: “Sabe! What gets out hummus?” she asked her as Sabe simply asked,

Sabe: “If it is an old message, what is her calling to say?” as Eirtae simply smiled, having found no help,

Eirtae: “Okay, thanks, I’ll try that” she replied, moving towards the fresher as Obi Wan answered Sabe,

Obi Wan: “Maybe he’s calling to say you’re obsessive and crazy?” he suggested as Sabe went on,

Sabe: “Should I call him?” she asked once more, as Palo, Anakin and Obi Wan all shot back at her,

Palo/Anakin/Obi Wan: “No!” seeing her turn towards her room, as she turned back, “No!” they repeated as Obi Wan turned his attention back to Anakin,

Obi Wan: “Fine, we’ll both sit in the chair” he informed him as Anakin shrugged,

Anakin: “Fine with me” he replied as Obi Wan moved in front of him, his legs over either side of the chair,

Obi Wan: “I am so comfortable” he spoke out as Anakin echoed his response, knowing how to get him off,

Anakin: “Me too. In fact, I think, I might be a little too comfortable” he replied, watching Obi Wan jump straight off the chair, right in front of Palo, who was taking action on their little chair game,

Palo: “Okay, we have 19 minutes. I want you to go and change.” He instructed Obi Wan, before going on, “When you come back, Anakin will go change and he’ll have vacated the chair” he added “Okay”

Obi Wan: “Alright, fine I’m going, but when I get back, its chair city and I’m the guy, who’s….sitting in a chair” he informed them, exiting the apartment. As Padme re emerged hoping for another opinion on an outfit as Eirtae re remerged from the fresher,

Padme: “Is this a little too…?” her voice trailed off as she saw the stain on Eirtae’s dress, “Eirtae? What happened?” she asked as Eirtae answered in a quiet, sad voice,

Eirtae: “Hummus. I got the hummus” as Padme informed her of her idea,

Padme: “Oh honey, we’ll find you something. You wanna wear my black jacket?” she asked as Eirtae pointed out,

Eirtae: “It won’t go with this dress though” as Padme quickly agreed,

Padme: “You’re right, well, let’s just get you out of that” she replied as Palo jumped at that statement,

Palo: “No, no, no, not ‘out of that. Not out of clothes’” he told them as Padme quickly spotted Sabe rushing from her room,

Padme: “Sabe, can Eirtae borrow your green dress?’ she asked as Sabe informed them, as Palo, Padme and Eirtae all gasped, in shock that she had called him,

Sabe: “I called him. Yes, I got his machine and I left a message. But it’s okay, because it was a casual, breezy message. It was breezy” she explained before something came to her, “Oh, what if it wasn’t breezy?” she asked as Eirtae pointed out,

Eirtae: “How could it not be breezy because you’re in such a breezy place” she told her as Sabe quickly got an idea,

Sabe: “I got it. I’ll play my message and you guys can tell me if it’s breezy enough” she explained to them, as Anakin, confused at how you could do that, asked

Anakin: But Sabe, how are you going to do that?” as Sabe took her place near the phone, turning back to Anakin, she replied,

Sabe: “I know the code to his answering machine” as Palo moved over to her, trying to stop her,

Palo: “Okay, Sabe, I really don’t think this is the…” watching her dial, “Okay, you’re dialling. You are dialling” he spoke out, as Palo, Eirtae, Anakin and Padme moved closer just as Obi Wan rushed back in, all dressed, Anakin quickly straightens, noticing the chair is empty, Obi Wan rushes for the chair but Anakin is too quick and beats him to it, as Sabe dialled the number to the machine,

Bail’s answering machine: “Hi, this is Bail, please leave a message at the tone” as Sabe entered the code to the messages,

Bail’s answering machine:[i] “You have two new messages”[/i] it spoke as Sabe hit more numbers on her phone as Anakin laughed,

Anakin: Wow, what a cool job. You have two new messages. Please pass the pie” with a small smirk across his face as everyone looked over at himself, smirking to himself before turning back to Sabe, who finally found her message:

Sabe on answering machine: “Hi, it’s Sabe. I’m just checking in. I got a message and didn’t know if it was old or new…so I’m just checking. So let me know, or don’t. Whatever. I’m breezy!” as the message finished and Anakin quickly pointed out,

Anakin: “You can’t say you’re ‘breezy’. That negates the ‘breezy’” as Sabe moved over to shut off the phone, when another message started to play, with a surprising caller:

Woman on answering machine: “Hola, it’s me. Yesterday was really fun. Call me about this weekend, okay?” she asked, before clicking off and a look of horror crossed Sabe’s face as Anakin added,

Anakin: “Now she sounded breezy”

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Stunned at what she had heard, she couldn’t believe that he had decided to move on, as Padme, Eirtae and Obi Wan moved over to comfort her as Palo headed into the kitchen, looking out the window,

Sabe: trying not to cry, “He’s seeing someone. I can’t believe he’s seeing someone” she spoke out as Padme tried to re assure her,

Padme: “Sabe, you don’t know that” she replied as Sabe quickly asked her,

Sabe: “Well, whose voice’s was that?” she asked as Obi Wan spoke up,

Obi Wan: “Maybe it was his sister’s, maybe it was his daughter’s?” he suggested as a realisation hit Sabe, lighting up more,

Sabe: “Elle. Of course. Did it sound like Elle?” she asked Padme, knowing she would know what his daughter sounded like as Palo had seen from the window, rain starting to fall, causing him to cut in,

Palo: “Oh, great. It’s starting to rain. That’ll make it easier to get a cab” he informed them as Sabe relaxed more,

Sabe: “It was Elle. It was definitely Elle” she concluded as Padme spoke next,

Padme: “Okay, Eirtae, you go with Sabe and try on Sabe’s green dress and if it doesn’t fit you can wear my gray silk one” she told her, before she quickly spun around, “Oh, unless I wear it” she thought as Palo asked,

Palo: sounding more worried, “You don’t know what you’re wearing?” as Padme simply smiled,

Padme: “I’m just trying to look nice for your big night” she informed him as Palo reminded her once more,

Palo: “Yeah, which we have to leave for in 12 minutes. Come on, I’ll just pick something out for you” he informed her, heading into her room followed by Padme, leaving Obi Wan and Anakin in the living room and Obi Wan to start once more,

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Obi Wan: “Alright, you’ll notice that I am fully dressed” he started to explain to Anakin, “I, in turn, have noticed that you are not” he went on, “So, in the words of A.A. Milne, ‘Get out of my chair, dill-hole’” he finished,

Anakin: simply looking up at him, “Okay” he replied, starting to get up, he turned around, taking the cushions under his arms, he strolled towards the front door, as Obi Wan, curiously followed him,

Obi Wan: “What are you doing?” he asked, as Anakin turned around,

Anakin: “You said to give you the chair.” He reminded him, “You didn’t say anything about the cushions” he added as Obi Wan became shocked,

Obi Wan: “The cushions are the essence of the chair” he snapped back as Anakin shot back once more,

Anakin: “That’s right. I’m taking the essence!” he pointed out, exiting the apartment as Obi Wan closed the door after him, laughing,

Obi Wan: “Oh, he’ll be back” he spoke, turning around, “”Oh there’s nobody in the room” he realised as seconds later, Palo came retreating out of Padme’s room,

Palo: “Look, I’m sorry, I thought it looked pretty” he informed her, moving over to the lounge, as Padme was not impressed,

Padme: “Palo, that was a Halloween costume, unless you would like me to go to this thing as Little Miss Bo Peep” she shot back as Palo pointed out,

Palo: “Look, I didn’t recognise it without that inflatable sheep” as Padme suddenly remembered where it had done, she looked behind Palo,

Padme: “Yeah, which, by the way, Obi Wan, I would like back one of these days” she informed Obi Wan, as Eirtae emerged from Sabe’s room, wearing a smock over her dress, and a cheeky smile on her face,

Eirtae: “Padme, good! Listen, isn’t this perfect for me?” she asked, laughing as Padme giggled,

Padme: “Oh, it’s perfect! But for tonight” she pointed out as Eirtae agreed,

Eirtae: “Of course, not for tonight” she replied as she pretended to curtsy, “Hi, I’m going to a benefit” as Palo stood up, deciding to cut in,

Palo: more concerned than before, “Not for tonight?” What are you doing?” he asked as Padme started to lead Eirtae to her room,

Padme: “No, I’m sorry. We didn’t mean it. I love you. Breathe” she told him, disappearing with Eirtae into her room, as Palo entered the kitchen, Obi Wan thought it was better to clear the matter Padme brought up before,

Obi Wan: “We used them as pillows when we went camping” he spoke out as Palo looked confused,

Palo: “What?” he asked as Obi Wan moved over, speaking in a shyer voice,

Obi Wan: “The sheep” he replied as Palo stifled a small laugh,

Palo: “Hey, what you do on your own time….” He started as both Palo and Obi Wan startled by the sound of the front door slamming open and a angry Anakin stormed back into the apartment, his eyes glaring at Obi Wan, he points over at him,

Anakin: “Where’s my underwear?” he demanded as Palo looked over at Obi Wan,

Palo: “Whoa, whoa, whoa. You took his underwear?” he asked, wondering what was going on between them as Obi Wan quickly shot back,

Obi Wan: “He took my essence!” he exclaimed as Palo looked back at Anakin,

Palo: “Okay, now hold on. Anakin, why can’t you just wear the underwear you’re wearing now?” he asked as Anakin replied,

Anakin: “Because, I’m not wearing any underwear right now” as Palo asked another question, knowing time was against them,

Palo: “Okay, then why do you have to wear underwear tonight?” as Anakin shot back,

Anakin: “It’s a rented tux. Okay? I’m not gonna go commando in another man’s fatigues” as Obi Wan chimed back in,

Obi Wan: “Well, it looks like someone’s going to have to give someone back his cushions” he hinted as Anakin rolled his eyes, now intent on taking revenge,

Anakin: “Okay, You hide my clothes. I’m gonna do the exact opposite to you” he informed him, as Obi Wan looked confused,

Obi Wan: “What, are you gonna show me my clothes?” he asked as Anakin looked back,

Anakin: “Hey, opposite…” he paused, “Is opposite!” he exclaimed, exiting the apartment as Obi Wan shouted towards Palo as the door closed behind them,

Obi Wan: “He’s got nothing!” turning back to Palo as they discovered that Obi Wan had hidden all of Anakin’s underwear, with Anakin swearing revenge, Palo and Obi Wan were distracted by Eirtae, who strolled out of Padme’s room, wearing a festival Christmas ribbon over her stain, to their horror,

Eirtae: “Padme didn’t have anything that I liked, but she had this Christmas ribbon, and I thought , ‘All right, fine, I’ll be political” as Obi Wan had to ask,

Obi Wan: “What are you supporting?” as Eirtae rolled her eyes,

Eirtae: “Duh, Christmas” she reminded them as Palo, just agreed with what she had done,

Palo: “Hey, that’s okay with me . Two down and I have 12 minutes…….” He paused as he tapped his watch once more, “What? My watch stopped. My watch, okay see. The hands aren’t going around anymore” he showed Obi Wan, “What time is it?” he asked him, grabbing his arm,

Obi Wan: “It’s 7.33. I have 7 minutes. I have 7 minutes!” he shouted, taking a place on the corner of the table in the living room as Padme came rushing out, dressed in a short, blue dress, with a small black coat, holding two different pairs of shoes,

Padme: “Eirtae! Which shoes should I wear? The black or the purple?” she asked as Palo, couldn’t stand it anymore,

Palo: “Just pick one, okay?” he told her, his head in his hands as Eirtae answered her,

Eirtae: “Oh, okay, okay. The black, but do you have the black with the little strappies?” she asked as Padme quickly told her,

Padme: “Yeah, but those go better with pants” before pausing, “Maybe I should wear pants” she added as Palo, had really had enough,

Palo: “Yeah, pants! What an idea! Or better yet, go without pants. I don’t know what you’re doing but just get in there…” he started, taking the shoes from her and throwing them into her room as she became stunned at his turn of behaviour as he went on, “Pick out any shoes that fit your feet. I don’t care if they make your ankles fat, or your knees or your earlobes look fat. Just do it!” he exclaimed, “Go in there, pick something out so we can go” he finished as she simply looked at him, before turning towards her room,

Padme: “Alright” she simply told him as he calmed down more,

Palo: “Thankyou” he replied as Sabe came rushing out of her room, with a wrap around her, she had to know,

Sabe: ‘Okay, I’ve got to call Elle to see if that was her voice” she told them as Palo stepped in,

Palo: “It was. It was her voice” he assured her as Obi Wan knelt down beside her,

Obi Wan: “Sabe, I think you’ve gone over to the bad place” he informed her as Sabe just dialled the number to Elle, as she started to spoke into the phone, her rich Alderaan accent clearly visible,

Elle on her phone: “Hola, Hello? Hello?” she asked as Sabe relaxed more, hanging up, she sank further into the lounge,

Sabe: “Okay, that was her, right?” she asked as Eirtae assured her,

Eirtae: “Definitely, yeah” as Sabe breathed more calmly,

Sabe: “Okay, we’re out of the woods. I think I’ll go get dressed” she added as she moved into the kitchen to retrieve her outfit as the phone rang once more,

Eirtae: “I’ll get it” she told them as Sabe called back,

Sabe: “Okay” as Eirtae picked up their phone,

Eirtae: “Hi, Sabe and Padme’s” she started, as Sabe walked by, she stopped her, “yeah, just a second. Can I ask who’s calling?” she asked, before she covered the phone, looking over at Sabe,

Eirtae: “It’s Elle. She must have that caller id thing. You should get that” she told her as Sabe took the phone off her,

Sabe: “Elle. Yeah that was me. I dialled your number by mistake” she informed her as Palo leaned in,

Palo: “Just try to be…” he was cut off by Sabe, who pinched him away before going on,

Sabe: “You’re so sweet. Yeah, we were a great couple. I know how it is. It’s just that..” she started to move off, still talking to Elle as Palo followed her as Obi Wan turned to Eirtae,

Obi Wan: “You know what’s weird? ****** **** never wore pants. But, whenever he’s getting out of the shower, he always put a towel around his waist. I mean, what is that about?” as Eirtae just remained quiet, seeing what he meant as Sabe came rushing back down,

Sabe: “Elle, I only beeped in, so I could hear my own messages. I mean that’s allowed right? Yeah!. I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t tell your dad about….What do you mean, you don’t feel comfortable with this? We’re friends!” she cried, as she heard the phone line go dead,

Sabe: “That b*tch always hated me” she muttered as she added, “I’m calling her back” as Palo grabbed the phone from her, indicating it was time to be getting dressed as Sabe simply huffed,

Sabe: “Okay, fine” she told him, turning into her room as Palo muttered,

Palo: “Okay” looking over at Obi Wan and Eirtae, as Obi Wan decided to point out an important fact, on what she might do in her room, apart from getting dressed,

Obi Wan: “She’s got a phone in there right?” he spoke out as Palo looked more nervous, as Eirtae quickly looked over at Obi Wan,

Eirtae: “We’re on it” , they both jumped up and dashed into Sabe’s room as Palo observed Padme strolling from her room, dressed her casual home clothes, heading straight into the kitchen, he gave a nervous laugh as he followed her into the kitchen,

Palo: “I know it says ‘black tie optional’ but this may be pushing it a little” he told her, with a nervous laugh as Padme simply turned to him, her eyes fixed squarely on him,

Padme: with a serious tone in her voice, “I’m not gonna go” she replied as he felt like he had been stung,

Palo: “You’re not gonna go?” he repeated as Padme simply continued with her work,

Padme: “No, I think I’m gonna catch up on my correspondence” she replied as Palo felt more nervous,

Palo: “How can you not be going?” he asked as she simply turned to him once more,

Padme: “I’m not gonna go. So I think that will accomplish the ‘not going’” she informed him as Palo had to wonder,

Palo: “You know, just out of curiosity…” he started as she continued,

Padme: “Well, ever since I was humiliated and yelled out in front of my friends…I’m just, I don’t know, not in a very artistic opening kind of mood” she finished as Palo felt horrible,

Palo: “Right, well okay. Okay. God, I’m sorry. I yelled” he started as she continued her work once more,

Padme: “That’s fine” she assured him, as he went on,

Palo: “No, but you’re mad” he argued as she shot back,

Padme: “I’m not mad. I’m just not going” she repeated once again as he started to feel more nervous,

Palo: “You’re not going” he echoed her response as she nodded,

Padme: “Right” she told him as he nodded back,

Palo: “Okay, you know that I have to go, right?” he reminded her, as she nodded and he went on , “So is it gonna be like, I’m abandoning you while you’re upset?” he asked,

Padme: “No” she replied,

Palo: “No, you’re not upset about the yelling…” he told her as she put in,

Padme: “Right, and the humiliating” as he understood his mistakes,

Palo: “Well, of course, the humiliating. So we.. we’re okay? We’re good?” he asked,

Padme: “Right” she replied as he stood back him, before telling her,

Palo: “Honey…” he started as she spoke,

Padme: “Yes, Palo?” she asked,

Palo: “I love you” he told her, trying to kiss her on her cheek, but she turned to the side and he stood straight, turning towards Sabe’s closed bedroom door where he could hear Sabe and Eirtae bickering,

Eirtae: inside Sabe’s room, “Give me the phone, give me the phone!” she exclaimed as Sabe continued to fight back, until Eirtae had the phone, she quietly emerged, pulling back a loose hair from her face, she sweetly smiled,

Eirtae: “She’s just getting dressed now” she informed them before Obi Wan emerged, totally stunned by what he had just seen,

Obi Wan: “Is it wrong that I was totally aroused by that?” he asked, just as the front door opened once and in strolled, Anakin, who had taken revenge on Obi Wan, wearing every single piece of Obi Wan’s clothing, Obi Wan is shocked, his eyes nearly fall from his sockets:

Anakin: “Okay, buddy boy, here it is. You hide my clothes. I’m wearing everything you own” he informed him as Obi Wan, shocked, moved over towards him,

Obi Wan: “Oh my god, that is so not the opposite of taking someone’s underwear” he pointed out as Anakin didn’t care,

Anakin: “Look at me, I’m Obi Wan, could I *be* wearing any more clothes?” he asked sarcastically, as he pointed out something even more,

Anakin: “Maybe if I wasn’t going commando” as Obi Wan became even more disgusted, moving closer to him as Anakin started to feel the heat from wearing all his clothes,

Anakin: “Phew, I’d tell you it’s hot with all this stuff on. I better not do any, I don’t know, lunges” he went on, as he started to stretch out in front of Obi Wan,

Palo: “Okay, enough. Enough with the lunging” he finally spoke out, “I’m sick of this. I’ve had it up to here with you two. Neither of you can come to the party!” he shouted as Obi Wan gave a small snort,
Obi Wan: “Jeez, what a baby!” he pointed out as Anakin looked stunned,

Anakin: “Yeah, Palo. Way to ruin it. I was just gonna go get dressed” he replied,

Palo: “You know what I don’t care. The only person I cared about getting dressed, is the once person who’s not even gonna go” he explained to them moving back over to where Padme sat,

Palo: “Look, Padme, I’m sorry. Okay? Look I was a jerk, okay? I’m sorry I yelled. I want you there. I need you there” he pleaded with her, going on, “What can I do to show you how much I want you to be there?” he asked as Anakin spoke up,

Anakin: “You could drink the fat” he suggested as Palo simply looked up at him,

Palo: “Hi, welcome to an adult conservation” he informed him

Padme: “No, no, no. Now wait, a minute. Wait a minute. That actually sounds interesting” she spoke up,

Palo: stunned, “What?” he asked,

Padme: “I think you should drink the fat” she informed him, as Anakin gave a little cheer,

Anakin: with a small grin across his face, “Yay!” he spoke out,

Palo: after staring at the glass for several seconds, replied, “Okay, if that’s what it takes to show you how much you mean to me…and how much I want you there, that’s what I’ll do” he informed them,

Eirtae: disgusted about what was about to happen, chimed in, “Let me get you another glass. That’s been sitting out” as Palo rolled his eyes,

Palo: “I think this will be fine” he informed her as she stopped, “Okay, vanilla milkshake. Just a vanilla milkshake…with chicken bits floating in it” he muttered, lifting the glass up to his mouth, Anakin smirked with Obi Wan and Palo raised the glass,

Palo: “Cheers” he added as Padme leapt to her feet, stopping him,

Padme: “No, don’t! Okay, okay, I’ll go. I’ll go.” She exclaimed,

Palo: “You will” he asked,

Padme: “You were really gonna do that?” she asked as Palo smiled at her,

Palo: “Well, yeah.” He replied, as she relaxed more

Padme: “You were going to drink the fat” she smiled, moving in closer for a hug, as Anakin became more excited,

Anakin: “Let’s see what else he’ll do!” he exclaimed, as Palo looked over at them,

Palo: “How about you get changed?” he ordered Anakin, “You give him back his underwear” he ordered Obi Wan before going on, “I’ll get a cab. I want everyone downstairs in two minutes” he finished, with a little kiss to Padme,

Palo: “Sabe!” he called out as Anakin and Obi Wan started to exit the apartment, Anakin still teasing Obi Wan, by doing more lunges to Obi Wan’s annoyance,

Obi Wan: “Stop it. Stop it!” he exclaimed, as Palo followed them out as Eirtae moved for her coat just as Sabe was coming out,

Eirtae: “Palo went to get a cab so we...” trailing off as she saw Sabe used the phone again, “What are you doing? No, Sabe, no!” she exclaimed,

Bail’s answering machine: “Hi, this is Bail” as Sabe hit more buttons on the phone,

Bail’s answering machine: “You have three new messages” as Sabe spoke,

Sabe: “Not anymore”

Bail’s answering machine: “Message erased” hitting more buttons

Bail’s answering machine: “To record your message, begin speaking at the tone” before she grabbed the phone,

Sabe: “Hi, Bail. It’s Sabe. Listen, I did something kind of crazy tonight. Maybe, I’m getting my period or something. I don’t know. Anyway, I beeped into your machine and I heard this message…that freaked me out…and, you know what, Elle will tell you the rest. I’m sorry, okay? And I hope that we can just forget the whole thing” She finished, hanging up the phone,

Bail’s answering machine: Your outgoing message has now been changed” as Sabe stared at the phone in horror,

Sabe: “Outgoing?” she asked Eirtae, “Did that say outgoing?” she asked again, “Not outgoing” she screamed at the phone,

Sabe on answering machine: “Hi, Bail, it’s Sabe. Listen, I did something kind of crazy tonight. Maybe, I’m getting my period or something. I don’t know” as Sabe gasped, looking down at the phone,
Sabe: “No!” she screamed as Eirtae spoke up,

Eirtae: “How did you go that?” she asked as Sabe shouted once more,

Sabe: “I don’t know!” hitting more buttons on the phone,

Answering machine: “Goodbye” as Sabe screamed once more,

Sabe: “No!” as Palo rushed once more back into the apartment, seeing Eirtae and Sabe,

Palo: “Okay, I’ve got two cabs and no people! Go, go, go!” he ordered, issuing people out the door as Sabe turned to Eirtae, almost in tears,

Sabe: “Maybe we can call the phone company to change the message?” she suggested, “They could change his number” she added as Eirtae tried to re assure her,

Eirtae: “I think after this, he’ll be doing that himself” she informed her, moving towards the front door,

Palo: “Padme!” he called as Padme strolled out from her room, in a long, beautiful green dress, causing Palo to gasp,

Palo: “Wow!” he exclaimed, as she smirked, “You…You look…” he became loss for words, “Wow!” he repeated as she moved over to him, seeing her look down at her watch,

Padme: “And I still have about five seconds to spare” she told him as he wrapped his arms around her, sharing a passionate kiss, she added, “Okay, that was about 7 seconds” as Palo shrugged,

Palo: “So we’re a little late” he suggested as she started to drag him, towards the door,

Padme: “Come on” she replied, before she stopped and turn back to him, “Oh, and by the way…” she started as Palo asked,

Palo: “What?” wondering what she was about to say, as she smiled,

Padme: “I’m going ‘commando’ too” as she moved out the door, with Palo drooling after her.
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Having finally made it to Palo’s opening night, Palo, Padme, Eirtae, Sabe and Anakin were all sitting around their table, as one of Palo’s employers came over to talk with him.

Artist: “Palo?” he asked as Palo looked up and saw him, walking over, rose to greet him,

Artist: Bail Antilles, Alderaan Institute” he informed him, as Palo smiled,

Palo: “What a pleasure” he replied, taking a seat as Bail took Obi Wan’s vacant chair,

Bail: “I was quite impressed on your artistic work on Naboo’s lake Country. It confirmed everything I’ve ever drawn” he informed him as Obi Wan came walking towards the table, politely tapping him on the shoulder, causing him to look behind him,

Obi Wan: “Excuse me. Hi” he greeted him,

Bail: confused, look at him, “Yes?” he asked

Obi Wan: “You’re kind of sitting in my seat” he pointed out,

Bail: “What do you mean your seat?” he asked as Obi Wan gave a small laugh,

Obi Wan: “I mean, I was sitting there” he replied

Bail: “But you got up” he told him

Obi Wan: “But I never left the room” he argued

Bail: “But you left the chair area” he argued back as Obi Wan finally had it,

Obi Wan: “All right, that’s it. Give your underwear” he told him as Bail looked stunned at this conversation.

[Just killing some time in between my story writing, with some Star Wars Friends Episodes, hope you enjoy this one!]