Chapter 2: First Encounter

"This is life!" Anakin exclaimed as he and Obi Wan lounged on the deck. "Sure is" Obi Wan responded, although he was more concentrated on finishing a sketch of a father and daughter that were beside him.

"You speak the truth, lad" A young man of about Anakin's age said. "This is the life". He offered his hand to both Anakin and Obi Wan, and they shook it.

" The name's Thomas Müller" he said. "I'm Anakin Skywalker and he's Obi Wan Kenobi" Anakin said. "It's nice to meet ya" Thomas said.

As he and Anakin began talking as if they were old friends, Obi Wan looked up onto the balcony and saw the most beautiful woman he had ever laid his eyes on.

She turned and saw him, smirked, and turned back around. Obi Wan couldn't keep his eyes off her.

"Hello? Earth to Obi Wan!" Anakin said, waving his hand in front of Obi Wan's face. "Hmm? Oh, uh..." Anakin started laughing.

"What do we have here? A lovestruck lover bird?" He asked. Obi Wan shook his head "I..." Thomas cut him short.

"I'm sorry to break it to ye, but you have no chance" he said. "If ye didn't know, that lassie up there is none other than Satine Kryze, the daughter of the late Simon Kryze". Anakin shook his head.

"If that's true, then you know you have no chance Obi Wan..." His voice trailed up as he looked up to where Obi Wan was looking and saw that another girl had joined her.

"Who is that?" He asked Thomas. Thomas followed his gaze and saw that Anakin was staring at the girl beside Satine.

Thomas laughed. "Well, I have to say that ye have no chance either. That's Padmé Amidala. The stepdaughter of Count Dooku. And I must say, they're both rich and..."

He was cut short as he, Anakin, and Obi Wan saw two men speak to the ladies, and the ladies leaving angrily. The men shook their heads and laughed as they began talking to one another.

"They're engaged" Thomas finished. Obi Wan and Anakin shook their heads. "Engaged to them?" Anakin asked, motioning to the two men on the deck.

Thomas nodded. "Pre Vizsla and Jango Fett" he said. "Well, they're engaged to pieces of crap" Obi Wan said. Anakin laughed. "Yep, I think so" he said. "Oh, brother" Thomas said, rolling his eyes. He knew that for the next few hours all he would hear about were those two girls, but he smiled. Well, this trip won't be so uneventful after all! he thought.
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"Can you believe they told us that?" Padmé asked Satine. Satine shook her head. "Just because we're women doesn't mean that we don't have feeling and rights too" she answered.

"Oh, well" Padmé said. "Men" Satine said as she sighed. "Talking about men, that man staring at you was handsome, and you think so too" Padmé said.

Satine spun around "Padmé...." She began. "You know it's true, Satine" Padmé insisted. Satine smiled "Yes, I believe so" she said. Then she frowned.

"But, I'm engaged, I shouldn't be thinking like this" she said. Padmé rolled her eyes "Yes, we're engaged to men we don't even know or love, so what's the point? And besides, we're only going to be on the Titanic for a week, what's the harm of having fun?" Padmé said.

"The harm is my mother" Satine answered. "She doesn't want me to mess this arranged marriage up, and she's being more of a prick than usual" she said.

"Oh, Satine..." Padmé said, shaking her head.

"What? It's true!" She responded .

"But you're a grown woman! You can make your own decisions now. If you want to go after him, then go for it! It doesn't matter, because once we get to America, we're still going to have to get married" Padmé said.

Satine sighed. "You're right!" She said.

Padmé smiled. "I know I am! I always am" she said with a laugh.
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Obi Wan was in his room, on his bunk, finishing his sketch of Satine.

He had only looked at her for an instant, but her face had stayed in his memory, and he drew her.

He smiled at his work. Suddenly, he looked at his watch, the watch that had belonged to his father figure, Qui Gon Jinn.

He looked at the time and jumped from his bunk, slamming his sketchbook closed. It was getting very late, and Anakin and their two cabin buddies hadn't come back. He put on his beret, ran out of the cabin, took the key, and ran out into the deck.

He was about to run back to the dining room, when he suddenly saw a shadow. He walked cautiously towards it, and saw a woman in the railing of the ship.

What is she doing out here at this hour, and alone? Obi Wan thought. He couldn't see her very well, but he could see she was beautiful, even in the moonlight. I wonder who she is? Obi Wan thought as he hid behind some crates on the deck, and listened to her sing, her voice as clear as water and as sweet as honey.
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Anakin was at a small party with Thomas, and although it was late, he didn't want to go to bed. He and Thomas climbed up the stairs leading up to the deck.

There, both men lit a cigarette and just chatted for a while. "So, where is ye from?" Thomas asked. Anakin took a puff before answering.

"Well, I lived with my mother in a small apartment until I was ten. She died of Typhoid fever, and since I never met my father, I was homeless" he said.

Thomas nodded, and said "What about Obi Wan? How do you two know each other?" He asked.

" Well, he and his father figure sort of...adopted me" he said. Thomas nodded. "Ah, that explains it, but you're so close..." He said. Anakin nodded " He took me under his wing after Qui Gon died, and we became brothers" Anakin said.

"Huh. That's interesting" Thomas said. Suddenly, a door burst open and a woman ran out, and a man chased her down.

Anakin ran behind them and Thomas followed. They hid behind crates and looked on.

"Leave me alone!" The woman yelled. "Not until you give me what I want, beauty" the man said, his words slurring.

He brought out a knife and lunged at the woman. "Thomas, go find help, I'll take care of this" Anakin said as he ran towards the man and woman.

"Hey! Get away from her!" Anakin yelled at the man. "You go mind ye own business boy!" The man said.

"And you leave the girl alone!" Anakin said. The man lunged at the woman once more, but Anakin put his arm up, blocking the blow, but his hand was hit.

"Augh!" Anakin said, holding his hand, making a fist to try and stop the bleeding. He looked back at the attacker surprised to see that he was in shock to see blood.

"I'm-I'm s-sorry" he stammered but Anakin lunged at the man and punched him right in the jaw.

The man's head snapped back and he fell in a heap. Just then Thomas came running with two officers who picked up the man and dragged him to the bridge.

Anakin then turned to the woman and stared at her. It was the same woman he had seen on the deck just that morning.

"Thank you" she said shyly, blushing slightly. Anakin blushed "It...it was no problem" he said.

"I'm Padmé Amidala, what's your name?" She asked. "Anakin Skywalker" he said as he leaned down and kissed her hand. "And it's a pleasure to meet you" he said.

She smiled and blushed even more. "I...I am in your debt, for...for saving me" she said. "How can I repay you?" She asked.

Anakin shook his head. "There's no need" he said. "No...no" she said as she thought for a moment.

"I know!" She exclaimed. "Would you like to join my family and I tomorrow for dinner?" She asked.

Anakin just stared "Are you serious?" He asked. Padmé laughed. "Mr. Skywalker, I do not joke about serious matters. Would you be interested?" She said.

Anakin nodded "I...I would love to!" He said. Padmé smiled. "Very well, I'll wait for you here tomorrow at six" she said. She walked towards him and kissed him on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow" she said as she walked away.

Anakin looked on until she disappeared below deck. "Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Thomas said as he approached Anakin.

"I..." Anakin said. "You are going to dinner in first class!" Thomas said. "Wait until Obi Wan hears about this! But first, let's get that hand bandaged up. " Thomas said as he and Anakin walked towards their cabin.

Oh god... Anakin thought with a smile, stroking his cheek were Padmé's soft lips had kissed him and he smiled.
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Obi Wan was still looking at the mysterious woman when suddenly she stopped singing.

She looked around, and then climbed over the railing, and leaned forward, looking ready to jump.

"Wait!" Obi Wan said as he ran up to the woman. He gasped as he saw that it was Satine Kryze, the woman he had seen on the deck earlier.

"Don't do it" Obi Wan said, approaching her cautiously. "Get away! Don't get any closer or I'll jump!" She said.

"No you won't" Obi Wan said, putting his hands in his pockets. "You can't tell me what I am and am not going to do" she said, her voice hinted with rage.

"Oh, I'm not trying to tell you what to do. But if you were going to jump, you would have jumped already" Obi Wan said. She stared at him "W-well, maybe I'm considering my options" she said defiantly.

Obi Wan shrugged. "Maybe..." He said as he began untying his shoes. "What are you doing?" Satine asked. "Getting ready to jump after you" Obi Wan responded simply.

"But you don't even know me..." Satine began. " So? " Obi Wan asked, placing his beret aside. "Just because you're a stranger doesn't mean that I would hesitate before jumping after you" he said.

"Only problem is, I'm afraid of the water" Obi Wan said. "You're afraid of the water?" Satine asked. " I'm afraid of how cold it is" Obi Wan said. "You ever been to Wisconsin?" Obi Wan asked.

Satine shook her head. "Well, once I was with my father on a trip to Wisconsin. We decided to go ice fishing. It was cold out, but I didn't mind. We were on the ice and it was all going swell until I fell through the ice" Obi Wan said.

"It felt like a thousand knives were stabbing me and there was no escape. My father pulled me out just in time, and that was the only time I have seen my father cry. He told me he thought he lost me. I will never forget the look of fear in his eyes or how painful that water was" Obi Wan said, looking back at Satine.

"Was it really that cold?" Satine asked in a whisper. Obi Wan nodded. "Maybe worse" he said. Satine looked down at the water and she suddenly didn't know what to do.

"You don't have to jump" Obi Wan said. He outstretched his hand and said "Do you trust me?". Satine nodded. "Take my hand then" he said.

She took his hand and Obi Wan turned her around. She smiled and started to lift herself up, when suddenly, she slipped.

"Ahhhh!" She screamed as Obi Wan struggled to keep his grip on her hand.

"Don't let go!" Satine yelled out. "I won't! Now c'mon, lift yourself up!" Obi Wan said.

Satine was able to pull herself up and Obi Wan pulled her over the railing. As he did, he lost his balance, and they both fell onto the deck.

Obi Wan landed on top of Satine, with Satine on her back and Obi Wan sort of pinning her down. He quickly tried to get off of her, but instead they got more tangled with each other.

Suddenly, they heard people running and flashlights shined on them. "You there! Get up and put your hands up over your head! You're under arrest!" An officer yelled out.

Here you go guys. Hope you like it and I promise I'll update as soon as possible! (〜^∇^)〜 (。・ω・。)

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