Hey all, here's the second one-shot companion piece to Someday. This is the story I promised in one of the chapters of what would've happened if Xanatos had died at the end of If Everyone Cared. It is a bit angsty but hey, we all love angst don't we? lol So Enjoy!

He's Gone

18 year old Obi-Wan Kenobi repeated in his head for the millionth time.

He blinked.

Just the thought of him being gone made him want to cry.

It had been a whole week since the incident on Naboo, and as of now, Obi-Wan had shed all his tears and let loose all his screams.

And now he was doing the only thing there was left to do.

Lay in bed, curled up into a tight ball, cold, tired and exhausted.

He lay facing the wall. Staring aimlessly into the whiteness of it.

He blinked again, attempting to hydrate his eyes, but having no avail.

Suddenly, he felt a very familiar presence fill the room. A presence he shouldn't be able to feel unless he was somehow a week in the past. He figured it was his unstable mind or his weak grip on the force causing him to feel things.

"Hey" a more than familiar voice came from behind him. The voice of Xanatos Omega. Obi-Wan wasn't exactly sure if he had actually heard it or if it was in his head. Nevertheless he replied "Hey."

"How are you feeling?" Xanatos asked.

"Empty" Obi-Wan answered in a monotone voice.

"I saw you get knighted" Xanatos;s smile illuminated his words.

"Worst moment of my life" Obi-Wan replied coldly.

"Don't talk like that Knight Kenobi."

"Stop it. Don't call me that. That tittle is a constant reminder that you're gone. The council always calls me that now. It's like they're all saying I'm a knight now and you're dead now. So I should just move on with life and be happy, and that's what you would want."

"I'm afraid they're right kid. I do want you to move on and be happy."

"I can't move on."

"Of course you can. You have to. If you can then so can everyone else."

"Qui-Gon and Alliya have been trying to help...but they can do only so much without feeling the sting of loss themselves. Plus Qui-Gon's got Anakin to deal with now" Obi-Wan whispered "It should have been me. I should have died."

"No you shouldn't have. You're young and have so much to live for Obi-Wan. I would have never been able to forgive myself if it was you that had died. I would have surely gone mad" Xanatos replied.

"And what about me?!" Obi-Wan shot back. It vaguely occured to him once again that he may be speaking to a voice in his head. But he had already questioned his sanity to the limit a long time ago, so if he was talking to himself he had nothing to lose "Do you think I'm not going mad?! Do you think I can ever forgive myself?! I failed in my attempt to save you! I'm a failure master! I am a failure!"

"You didn't fail anything Obi-Wan. I blocked you out. When I felt you sending your own life force into me I knew it would kill you in the process. And I just couldn't let that happen. So I blocked you out."

Silence.

"It's so quiet now. So empty and calm. No more stupid and useless mental conversations till we get headaches the size of Coroscant. No more wasting our time playing holo-games or throwing witty comments at each other for hours on end. It's all gone now..." Obi-Wan whispered.

"It's not all gone. As long as you keep the memory of it, it'll never fully be gone" Xanatos said quietly.

Obi-Wan snorted "I suppose you're going to give me some shit about 'I'll always be in your heart' or something like that now?"

"It's true Obi-Wan. I will always live on in your heart."

"If you're in my heart then why does it feel so cold?" Obi-Wan said bitterly.

"Maybe you don't believe it yet. Maybe you think I've just left you and that's it. End of story."

Obi-Wan's eyes widened a bit "What do you-" but he stopped himself as he turned around to face the door. Where he saw the vibrant glowing form of his master, leaning against the doorframe.

"What? Surprised to see I'm not in your head?" Xanatos chuckled. He walked slowly over to a stunned Obi-Wan and sat down on the bed across from the young man. Obi-Wan just stared up at him in shock.

"Listen Obi-Wan, the force is a mystical thing. You never know what it will do. And that includes turning a dead man into a force ghost" Xanatos nodded.

"Are you real?" Obi-Wan barely choked out.

"As real as the force itself" Xanatos smiled. And at that Obi-Wan launched himself into the arms of his master, shocked even more to find him very much solid.

"I missed you" he choked into his master's chest.

"I know...I know."

"Stay with me...."

"Shh, you need to rest now. When you wake I won't be here for you to physically see me" Xanatos said softly "But I will always be there if you ever need a talk. And I will always be listening for anything you have to say. Promise me you'll take better care of yourself that you have in the past week, and that you'll try to carry on....for my sake" he whispered into the teen's hair.

"I promise" Obi-Wan said almost inaudibly "I promise." By now he was shaking uncontrollably in his master's hold. But as Xanatos tightened his grip on him, Obi-Wan found himself begin to calm. He relaxed and sank into a secure sleep. Something he hadn't had in days.

And as the boy was finally lulled into the delicate sleep, Xanatos felt the force calling him back. He placed the younger softly onto the bed and slowly stroked the auburn hair of his...his former apprentice. Before losing his physical form.

But it didn't hurt Xanatos one bit because he knew...he knew his son would fullfill his promises and carry on. He knew his son would make him proud.

WOOHOO!! Second post today! I uploaded this and another one-shot story about Obi-Wan and Anakin. So yay!! lol

So I read this over and I was thinking should I put up what would've happened if Obi-Wan died? Cause if you like that idea then I'll put it up as the second chapter of this =]

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