Satine are you alright?"
Obi-Wan turned his stunning blue eyes to me.

"No, one minute."
I sat on the edge of a fountain we had been walking by and took my shoes off. Obi-Wan came to sit next to me.

"Everything's alright now, it's just when my shoes are on."
He picked up a shoe and chuckled lightly.

"You think this is funny do you?"
He whipped around to me, still grinning.

"No, well not this exactly. But Satine, there's itching powder in these, can you not see little bits of?"
He pointed to a seam where little flecks of orange were sticking to it. I groaned. Siri…

"I'll need to go and change them."
I stood, but the little stones of gravel hurt my feet. I winced and sat back down again.

"Do you want me to carry you?"
Obi-Wan smirked cheekily, but blushed. I nodded back, blushing too.

"So are you going to retaliate?"
He asked as he hooked an arm under my legs and the other under my back.

"No, I told you yesterday I'm a pacifist. And besides, it's slightly immature don't you think?"
I replied softly and wrapped my arms around his neck with my shoes dangling from my fingertips. I sighed and lay my head on his shoulder, giggling almost silently at the blush that covered his cheeks. He adjusted me in his arms after a while.

"Satine, do you even eat? You're really light."
I smiled guiltily.

"I do forget a lot of the time, but almost every senator and ruler does that at some point. Well, except perhaps senator Orn Free Taa from Ryloth."
We both laughed at that, I don't think that particular twi'lek had ever skipped a meal.
We walked in comfortable silence until we reached my rooms, getting a few odd looks from passers-by.

"You're really not going to retaliate?"
He asked after a while.

"No, if she's going to be immature then let her. I really don't know what she has against me if I'm honest."
I sighed dejectedly against his shoulder.

"You know who did this?"
He looked at me sharply as we went inside.

"Well I have an idea."
I answered, realising my mistake in specifying gender. He carried me into my bedroom and set me down on my bed.

"Well who is it?"
He sat as I stood to find more shoes. He looked a little uncomfortable at where he was.

I thought about whether to tell him or not as I searched my closet for shoes that would match the red dress I was wearing. They were friends weren't they? I couldn't tell him one of his friends was tormenting me. But then again, he could talk some sense into her and make her stop. No, she wouldn't stop, seriously what does that girl have against me?

"It's only an idea. No sense in putting the blame on someone because of an assumption."
I smiled at him as I stood with black shoes.
He sat next to me on the bed as I put them on.

"But it's better than having a secret prankster. They might stop."
I straightened up to look him in the eye.

"I'm not telling you. Now shall we continue our walk?"
He smiled and stood, offering me his arm.

"That sounds like an excellent idea my lady."
He bowed exaggeratedly and I took his outstretched arm.
We exited my rooms, laughing as Siri Tachi came around the corner. She saw the door close behind us and her face got slightly pink.

"Oh hey Siri. What are you doing here?"
Obi-Wan asked cheerfully, he obviously didn't notice the slight anger on her face.

"Master Yoda sent me to find the Duchess, he wants to speak to her. What were you doing in there more to the point?"
Obi-Wan rolled his eyes slightly. She sounded a little jealous.

"Some immature little child put itching powder in Satine's shoes so she had to change them."
Siri winced a little, but still smirked subtly. I was right!

"Oh, but why were you in there with her, it doesn't take two people to change shoes."
Why did she care? We are both over the legal age of consent, she wasn't, I flushed a little, why had I just thought of that first?
Realisation hit me like a fist to the face. She likes him. Siri Tachi is completely head over heels for Obi-Wan Kenobi! How did I not see this before? But why does that mean she's victimising me?

"No, but we were outside when she figured out what was going on. I carried her back so she could change them."
Oh she looked angry.

"Anyway, Master Yoda wants to speak to you duchess so can you follow me?"
She turned to leave.

"It's alright Siri, I'll take her, Bant was looking for you earlier, why don't you find her, I think she wanted to spar."
Siri turned around. She looked like she could scream.

"Alright. Laters."
She ran off down the corridor. Obi-Wan turned to me and smiled.

"Well, to find master Yoda then."
I smiled back at him and we set off.