"Labyrinth"
Rating: PG-13 for action, violence and a little swearing
Padmé and Jar Jar head to Coruscant for a special conference on cloning, where they grab some R&R with Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Bail, before getting kidnapped by bounty hunters and everything going downhill from there.
Epilogue
Several days later, Bant joined Obi-Wan for breakfast. She gave a wistful sigh as she stared down at her meal.
Obi-Wan heard her and glanced up, concerned. "What is it?"
Idly she shoved the food around her plate with her fork. "Why didn't you ever mention Jar Jar before?"
Confused, Obi-Wan said, "I beg your pardon?"
"I'm surprised you never told me about him. When he came to visit you in the infirmary, I offered to take him on a tour of the Temple. We went swimming in the Room of a Thousand Fountains. I've never met anyone who could swim as well as me." She gave Obi-Wan a saucy glance. "You certainly can't."
"Sorry," he returned.
Her silver eyes took on a dreamy look. "While we were underwater, he sang to me. It was so beautiful."
"Yes, I've heard about Jar Jar's singing ability," he remarked dryly. "Permit me to be skeptical."
Surprised, she asked, "Don't you like Jar Jar?"
"I find a little of him to go a very long way."
"How can you say that?" she rebuked, eager to jump to the Gungan's defense. "He's so cute. And very funny. I love his sense of humor. And he's very charming and sweet, and...."
As Bant raved on with her list of Jar Jar's virtues, Obi-Wan suppressed a groan. Force preserve me! he thought in despair. Jar Jar has made a conquest!
~ fin ~