Chapter Three

The next night Athalia boarded a Jedi transport with Obi-Wan and Captain Typho, who was piloting. Athalia sat at a small table. She watched as Obi-Wan sat up front with Captain Typho and they both were talking, though Athalia couldn't hear what it was about. She watched Obi-Wan more. Lately, she found she wasn't able to stop thinking about him. She did trust him now.

Maybe she should tell him about the secret she was keeping. The only problem she found with it is that once Obi-Wan found out what it was, he would tell the Council and then everyone would know and there was a chance she could be expelled from the Jedi Order. She wasn't ashamed by anything that happened, but it was painful to talk about it and she had to live with what she had done, everyday.

It took a few days to reach Katarr. It appeared to be further than they thought and Athalia wasn't sure that they were travelling at the fastest speed. Maybe Obi-Wan wasn't sure about what they were going to do when they got there and landed.

Athalia moved to the front and looked out at the planet below. It was brown and dusty looking. It made Athalia think of Tatooine. She hadn't been there before, but she does know people who have. They landed on the planet, in a small spaceport. It appeared to be unguarded. There was no-one around that they could see.

The three of them left the spaceport together. Athalia placed her hand on her lightsabers hilt gently. She was slowly getting an uneasy feeling about the place. It wasn't the atmosphere or the surroundings, it was more that there was no-one around and she felt as though they were being watched.

She moved closer to Obi-Wan. 'Master, I think we should call for back up,' she whispered rapidly.

'I don't sense anything, Padawan.'

'Well I do and it doesn't feel good,' she said back coldly.

Obi-Wan eyed her but they continued to move around. They eventually came to a large grass plain which looked similar to the one on Dantooine. Athalia felt worse. She expected the planet to be mostly dessert, without much grass at all.

Obi-Wan was first one to the grass. It was all that was needed to set things into motion. Most of the grass turned out to be fake. The background changed and a range of bullets went flying at Obi-Wan. Athalia shouted at him and he flung himself to the ground and laid on his stomach.

When they firing stopped, a large magnetic object came flying over them. Athalia and Captain Typho ducked. All their weapons flew into the air and landed on the magnet. Athalia curse loudly. This is the first time she has lost her lightsaber. 'Do you have another weapon?' Athalia shouted at the Captain.

He shook his head. 'No,' he shouted back as a loud scraping noise filled their eyes. Athalia covered hers with her hands. The sound was deafening. Obi-Wan stood up and Athalia approached him. 'Do you believe me now? Something worse is about to happen.'

Before Obi-Wan could reply the noise stopped and the three of them stood up again at their full height. It suddenly became quiet. Too quiet. Without warning, a loud bang echoed the area and a large net came swooping down over Athalia and Obi-Wan. They both became trapped within it.

Obi-Wan struggled but it didn't help, he looked to Captain Typho. 'Run back to ship and call for help. Don't come back for us. Wait for them.'

He saluted and ran back to the ship. Once he disappeared Athalia screamed as a large black opaque sheet covered them. Everything literally went black, they couldn't see anything. Suddenly they could both hear new voices which surrounded them.

'What would the Jedi come here for?' a deep male voice asked.

'Maybe to see what we're up to,' another male voice said.

'Then maybe we should kill these two Jedi,' a female voice came.

'No, not yet. They might be able to tell us something,' the first male said.

'Very well, take them to one of the dungeons and chain them to the wall. Make sure it's tight and secure and check them for any other weapons while you're there,' a different female said.

'Yes, ma'am,' another few voices said.

Athalia and Obi-Wan could feel themselves being moved to another location. They were there within a few minutes. Athalia realised that they probably just walked into trouble instead of going around it first. She wondered why Obi-Wan didn't sense the trap and she did. She knew most Miraluka were considered Force Sensitive, maybe they were blocking something.

When the black opaque sheet was removed they still couldn't see anything, for the room was pitch black. She tried in vain to look around all the same but it achieved nothing. When the room finally lightened, the only people in the room were Athalia and Obi-Wan. She looked at him. 'What the hell happened?'

Obi-Wan examined his shackles. 'I don't know,' he replied, 'But I don't think it's about to get any better. This means they're up to something and they don't want us involved, so I don't think they're going to talk at all.'

Athalia shook her head in disbelief. Why would they go this far though? It didn't make any sense to her but it probably didn't make much sense to Obi-Wan either.

After a few hours the Miraluka took turns at taking either Athalia or Obi-Wan from the room. All Athalia heard when they took him was screams and she was sure he heard the same thing. They were being tortured for information but Athalia knew that neither of them was saying anything. It went on for days.

The last time that Athalia came back, Obi-Wan stared at her with wide eyes. 'What happened?' he asked weakly.

'What do you mean?'

'I heard nothing. Did you tell them something?'

Athalia shook her head. 'No,' she said simply.

'Padawan, you need to give me more than that,' Obi-Wan said firmly.

She sighed heavily, 'My original Master, Eeth Koth, did teach me the Crucitorn technique. I'm just not very good at using it. While in there just now I was able to do it and I felt nothing, no pain, nothing.'

Obi-Wan looked at her in shock; he didn't seem to know what to say. He spluttered a little. 'Was i-it hard to learn?'

Athalia nodded. 'Yes, we practiced many times. It was the only times I would became angry and argue and fight with him. I never wanted him to teach it to me but he insisted, and I think I'm lucky he did.'

The room went silent. Obi-Wan still looked shocked. 'Tell me about your Master, how you knew and remember him.'

Athalia turned her head slightly. She knew she had kept it to herself for too long now and it might be a good time to get it off her chest. The more Athalia thought about it, the more she felt certain that they weren't going to be leaving this planet alive. Maybe she wouldn't have to take it to her grave. She took a long, slow, deep breath.

'Eeth and I were close. He was like a father to me. He took me as his Padawan when I was seven. I felt so honoured to be chosen by a Master. I told him that I was surprised when he chose me. He asked me why and I replied because I was human. I thought he would have picked a Zabrak or another species, someone who wasn't human. He just smiled at me and said he knew as soon as he saw me that I would be his Padawan. I still smile when I think about it.'

Athalia paused and continued. 'I remember our first training session. He told me everything as it was, he didn't sugar coat it and he didn't dumb it down, which I'm extremely happy about now. It readied me for what I had to do to become a Jedi and he shaped me into the person I am now. I have always been grateful that he chose me and I still love him, platonically, of course. He felt the same.'

'When he died I fell apart. I returned to Coruscant with his body beside me. My robes were stained from his blood. I still have them. I can't seem to let go. I think it was the last thing the Council were expecting, it wasn't as pleasant as they hoped. The Council were suspicious of my Master's death, I think mainly because I would say nothing and I never told them anything, I still haven't.'

'They kept me holed up in the Temple, but after a few years they realised I wasn't going to say anything and they decided to find me a new Master. They assigned me to Adi Gallia. She was a great Jedi herself but I don't think she liked my Jedi style too much. She went to the Council and asked them to place me with someone else, and they did.'

'I was placed with Shaak Ti and that didn't work either. We both have strong personalities and we clashed strongly many times. I think the last time was the final straw for me. I went to the Council and told them I was not happy with Shaak Ti, they weren't too happy to hear it. It didn't take long for many other students to find out about this either. It spread, like a disease. Not many Masters or other Jedi were willing to take me on. Going through three Masters already, with the first one suspicious to everyone, was horrible, it made the others edgy.'

'They told me that I would have one more chance to make it through with another Master and prove myself and take the trials. I couldn't refuse. I didn't want another Master but then I would never make it to Jedi Knight and I've wanted it for a while. I do feel that I am ready for the Trials now but the Council didn't and still don't agree.'

'And then, as you know, they placed me with you. I was nervous about meeting you to be honest. I know it may not have seemed like it but I was. I had heard about your adventures with Anakin and Qui-Gon before that. I was impressed by you and it made me feel like I wouldn't be able to live up to Anakin.'

The room went silent as Athalia stopped talking. Obi-Wan's gaze was still fixed upon Athalia. It never moved the whole time she spoke. He felt overwhelmed by hearing all of that. 'I'm quite surprised to be honest. When we first met, I thought you were angry and that you hated me.'

Athalia smiled faintly. 'No, not at all.'

Obi-Wan smiled. 'You know about Qui-Gon Jinn?'

Athalia nodded. 'Yes, when I was younger I used to see him around the Temple quite a few times and I originally wanted him to be my master, but then I learnt you were his student and I knew a Jedi could only have one at a time. Except for this, of course.'

'True, but remember I'm not really training you. I was told to guide and support.'

'You're still training me. I feel like I've learnt from you,' Athalia said slowly.

Obi-Wan's smiled disappeared slightly. There still one thing he wanted to know. 'How did Eeth Koth die?'

Athalia looked at the floor. She wasn't sure if she was ready for this but she had a strong feeling that she was going to die here and she wanted to tell at least one other person, even if they died too.

'Eeth and I went to the Mustafar System and we landed on the Mustafar planet. It's full of lava and it's very hot there. I thought we could burn alive just being there. We landed and went to just check things out. Eeth felt a little strange, like something was wrong but he ignored it. I felt nothing. We went further and maybe a little too far. We became surrounded by a gang of thugs. I don't know what they were doing on Mustafar though.'

'Who were they? What species?' Obi-Wan asked. He seemed like he wanted to move closer to Athalia but he couldn't because of the chains. His eyes became focused on her, he shut everything else out.

'I don't know where they were from but at first we guess either Duros or Tatooine but thugs were starting to come from everywhere. There were different species in the group; there were three Duros, four male Twi'leks, two Weequays, one Quarren and three Rodians. We were outnumbered. We attempted to run first but we didn't get anywhere. They all drew their blasters and kept them pointed at us. Eeth moved closer to me and whispered to withdraw my lightsaber and we'd fight our way out together.'

Athalia stopped talking as a sob got caught in her throat. 'I remember whispering back to him, saying I couldn't do it but he insisted, saying we probably wouldn't survive otherwise. I was scared something would go wrong. I was only fifteen years old and I wasn't too experience in the Force still. He said we'd be fine. He was wrong, of course. We withdrew our lightsabers and ignited them and rushed towards our attackers. They began shooting straight away.'

'We ducked and weaved through the blaster shots and Eeth managed to get rid of the Twi'leks while I handle the three Duros to start with. We were almost finished when I was push to the ground by one of Weequays who was charging straight towards my Master. I looked up and yelled to him but he didn't hear me over the noise. The Weequay shot straight at my Master a few times but only one shot was needed to be successful and it hit him in the neck.'

'I remember the tears came to my eyes immediately. Eeth fell and I screamed. In my anger I got off the ground and I killed the rest of them. I wasn't interested in capturing them and asking questions. I wanted revenge and I got it but it wasn't as sweet as I had hoped.'

'When it was finished I ran to my Master and dropped my lightsaber beside him. He was still alive, but barely. I stroked his hair gently as my tears fell into them. He managed to summon the strength to talk to me one last time. He told me he loved me and that he was proud of me. He said he saw me as he own daughter. I couldn't believe how much it hurt to hear it.'

'The last thing he wanted was for me to end his suffering quickly. I told him we could save him but he said it was already too late. I blamed myself for panicking and I still do. Maybe if I had moved quicker he would have made it. I picked my lightsaber back up and I ignited it. I placed it above me and stabbed him, directly into his heart with it. He died instantly. I dropped my lightsaber again and I kissed him gently as I closed his eyes, then I laid my body over his and I cried. I'm not sure for how long but it was starting to get light again when I noticed anything.'

'I sent a message to the Council telling them there was an accident and that Eeth had been killed. They came immediately. They placed the body aboard the ship and I went back to Coruscant with them. We went straight to the Jedi Temple, where the body was laid in a morgue to rest.'

'I was taken to a small room and spoken to by Yoda and Mace Windu, though I told them nothing. They kept asking me what happened, and wanted to know how he died but I felt as though my voice had been ripped from my body. Over three years I spent in the Temple, talking to no-one and only eating a little. I hardly slept. My nightmares kept me awake. I feared it. I was still both angry and scared about what had happened.'

'I killed my own Master and that alone is unforgivable. It is such a quiet thing to fall… but far more terrible is to admit it. For me, the Jedi Temple on Coruscant lay empty and the waters in the Room of a Thousand Fountains had fallen still. My Master was lost. I was lost. I did attend Eeth's funeral. I stood alone as I watched my Master's body burn.'

'When it was all over, I felt isolated, alone. No-one would come near me unless it was necessary. It's what turned me cold. I have no time or patience for people who don't have the intelligence or common sense to think for themselves. I wish none of this had happened. I liked the person I was when Eeth was alive, but not anymore. I've changed too much and I feel like it's permanent.'

'I know many Jedi say they have felt the call of the Dark Side before, once, briefly. But for me, it was different. The call for me was strong, and I will admit that I was tempted. I'm sure Master Yoda felt me fall slightly. He spoke to me alone, warning me about the Dark Side. I will admit that I didn't listen to him much but as you can see I didn't fall far, I was able to come back.'

Athalia stopped talking and she looked at the floor beneath her. She couldn't look at Obi-Wan just yet. He was looking at her with a shocked but yet understanding and sympathetic look.

'I'm sorry,' he whispered to her.

Athalia turned her head away as a tear slid down her cheek. 'I'm glad you told me,' he said quietly.

'So am I, in a way. I trust you,' she said now looking at Obi-Wan.

At hearing the words Obi-Wan smiled slightly. He finally gained it. He looked around again, trying to find a way out of their predicament. 'Do you think there's a way out of here?' he asked. He tried pulling on his chains again though he knew it wouldn't do any good.

Athalia shrugged. 'I don't know. The Force has to be of use somehow.'

She looked around also but could find nothing to use. 'Maybe Captain Typho was able to escape and he got a message to someone.'


What felt like eight days later, the door to the dungeon finally opened. Both Athalia and Obi-Wan watched the figures as they entered the room. They studied their prisoners before speaking. The strong voiced-male who spoke after they were captured stepped forwards. He appeared to be the leader.

'We had hoped you would show us some Jedi tricks by now Obi-Wan Kenobi,' he said chidingly.

'What do you want?' Obi-Wan asked ignoring the man's tone and words.

'We wondered how long it would take for the Jedi to become interested in our operations here but then again, it might be hard to feel the presence of one of your own, especially with the planet being full of Force- Sensitive's.'

'What are you talking about? There's no Jedi here except the ones in this room.'

'Oh, you think so, do you?' the man asked smirking.

At his words the dungeon door opened again and a tall, statuesque figure walked into the room. The person was wearing a long, black cloak. Athalia and Obi-Wan watched the figure carefully. Obi-Wan was starting to become weary and Athalia could feel it. It was radiating off him like heat.

The figure removed its cloak and both Athalia and Obi-Wan gasped in surprise. Obi-Wan turned to Athalia in surprise then. He seemed shocked that Athalia knew this person as well.

'Xanatos!? What the hell are you doing here?' Athalia shouted unexpectedly.

Obi-Wan looked between them wide-eyed. 'How do you two know each other?'

Athalia closed her mouth tight and didn't speak. He was one of the last people she thought she would ever see again.

Xanatos closed the distance between them quickly. His black hair masked around his face while his dark midnight blue eyes pierced her own blue ones. He moved closer and deeply breathed in her scent. Athalia definitely remembered him, though she hated it.

'I've missed you,' he said softly. He reached up and with one hand, stroked a small strand of her hair. Athalia turned her head away from him.

'Is this your new Padawan, Obi-Wan? You should watch her carefully,' he warned.

Athalia turned to look at Obi-Wan but he seemed to ignore Xanatos' statement. He noticed the way Athalia looked at Obi-Wan. 'I think a certain little Jedi should get the naughty thoughts about her Master out of her head.'

Athalia blushed profusely as Obi-Wan looked at her, she looked away. Xanatos laughed and moved his body closer to Athalia's. He rubbed his lower body into her groin area and she could feel his breath on her face. He ground his hips into her a little harder until Athalia gasped slightly.

'I think she'd prefer it if you did this Obi-Wan,' Xanatos said, panting excitedly.

Xanatos stepped back and using the Force he moved Obi-Wan's chains over so they were facing each other. Athalia couldn't believe how close Obi-Wan's face was to hers. She held her breath. She could feel Obi-Wan soft, slow breathing on her face. She looked into his light blue eyes. He looked worried. Athalia tried to remove the guilty feelings from her eyes.

'Kiss her Obi-Wan, smell her, you know you want to. She definitely wants it,' Xanatos taunted.

Athalia looked away from Obi-Wan, she couldn't stand this. How far was he going to take this?

Obi-Wan's eyes tried to catch Athalia's but failed. 'Athalia,' he whispered.

She finally looked up at him. 'Is he telling the truth?'

'Oh come on, Obi-Wan, you must feel it too,' Xanatos began, 'you felt it when she came back from her mission on Dantooine.'

Athalia's head snapped sideways to look at Xanatos, 'You were there?'

He nodded, smirking slightly. It didn't last long though as the door to the dungeon opened once again and a different Miraluka walked into the room. 'I'm sorry to disturb, Master Xanatos, but we have some unwelcome guests. The Jedi Council and Obi-Wan Kenobi's other Padawan is here.'

Xanatos' face contorted into anger. 'Let's go,' he shouted to the people in the room. Several seconds after they left Anakin came bursting into the room, lightsaber blazing brightly. He looked slightly amused as he took the scene in before him.

'Anakin, please stop gaping and get us out of here,' Obi-Wan shouted, his voice echoing around the room.

'Sorry Master,' he said slightly bemused.

He walked to them and using his lightsaber he cut the shackles off their wrists. He threw their lightsabers to them and he smiled before running from the room to rejoin the battle. Athalia looked at her lightsaber. She wondered how Anakin was able to retrieve it.

Athalia and Obi-Wan looked at each other quickly. Athalia ran from the room to join the battle as well before Obi-Wan could say anything. She could tell there were many things he wanted to say. He sighed heavily and joined the battle as well.

Athalia went straight for the Miraluka. Once a group of them were dead her eyes found Xanatos. He fled and Athalia followed him. They both arrived in a small room; it looked like a small office. Xanatos turned to face her. 'How well does Obi-Wan really know you?'

'Keep him out of this,' Athalia warned.

To Athalia's horror Obi-Wan entered the room. 'Obi-Wan, you should help the others.'

'No, you can't take him by yourself.'

'I wonder how honest Athalia has been with you. Did you know she fell to the Dark Side for a while.'

'It wasn't for that long,' Athalia said shakily.

'You were so angry about Eeth's death, you felt nothing but anger for the Jedi Council and you wanted revenge on them. So, you joined with me. It was fun and… exciting, I have to admit.'

'What is he talking about?' Obi-Wan asked his voice hard.

'Nothing,' Athalia whispered.

'Oh, don't be like that Athalia,' Xanatos cooed softly. 'You and I were lovers once. I wished you hadn't left me after only ten months with me. I was angry you left me to go back to the Jedi.'

'Because what you were doing was wrong. I never wanted to destroy the Jedi and I never wanted to join the Dark Side. You promise me many things. Things you could not keep.'

'Too bad your feelings have transferred to someone else,' Xanatos said dangerously looking at Obi-Wan.

'Stop it,' Athalia warned quietly.

'I thought you were dead,' Obi-Wan said to Xanatos. 'Qui-Gon saw you die.'

Xanatos laughed arrogantly. 'He thought he saw me die. It wasn't real acid that I jumped into. Jedi are such gullible fools,' he taunted.

Xanatos struck first and lunged towards Obi-Wan. Athalia watched them battle for a moment before joining in. She felt conflicted. Within a few minutes Athalia paid for her hesitation. She cried out in pain as Xanatos' red lightsaber hit her arm then her leg with great force. She fell to the ground and couldn't move. Her lightsaber falling beside her. Obi-Wan yelled her name before continuing the battle.

Obi-Wan managed to cut him so he fell to the ground on the other side of the room. He disarmed Xanatos then ran over to Athalia and checked her.

Athalia looked up at him weakly. 'I'm sorry,' she whispered.

Everything went black.


When Athalia came to, she looked around. She was back on Coruscant, in the medical bay within the Jedi Temple. There was no-one else in the room. She lifted herself and sat up and leaned against the metal headboard. She ran her fingers over her face. There were a few scratches but nothing too serious.

After a few minutes Mace Windu and Yoda entered the room. They approached her bed and looked her over. 'Young Master Lightwood, are you alright?' Mace Windu asked gently.

She nodded. 'Yes, thanks to Obi-Wan,' she said honestly.

'Master Kenobi has told us of a disturbing tale,' Yoda said gravely.

Athalia looked away. She knew Obi-Wan would tell them. 'When you feel better, we would like you to face the Council,' Mace Windu said quietly.

Athalia nodded and she watched the two Masters leave. She wasn't sure if she was able to face her punishment or sentence. She didn't want to be expelled from the Order. She had worked hard to be where she was. She left her family when she was young. She didn't want to go back a failure.

Later that night, Athalia left the medical bay and slowly made her way to the top tower. She entered and faced the Council. She, once again, stood facing Mace Windu and Yoda. Her eyes met Obi-Wan's and he just looked back. His face was impassive. She looked back to the other two Masters.

'Obi-Wan has told us of your tale,' Mace Windu began. 'You have revealed to him how Eeth Koth died.'

'Surprised, we are,' Yoda commented.

'Is there anything you would like to say?' Ki-Adi-Mundi asked softly.

Athalia nodded. 'I would like to say, I'm sorry. I should have told you the story of what happened and I didn't. I was scared of what the consequences would be. I respected Eeth and I loved him greatly. Whatever sentence you decide, I will accept.'

The room went silent as the Masters thought about her fate. They got Athalia to leave while they deliberated. She walked outside onto one of the balconies. The sun was gone and the whole city was now littered by millions of stars and the bright white moon above them. Athalia jumped slightly as she heard a slight noise behind her.

Anakin had joined her. After a moment Athalia spoke, 'Thanks for helping me on Katarr.'

Anakin shrugged. 'You would have done the same. Plus I wasn't about to let Obi-Wan… or you die there.'

She was about to say more when a droid walked out. 'Master Lightwood, the Council have made a decision.'

Athalia nodded and walked back inside. She turned a little, she thought she heard Anakin wish her luck. She shook her head and walked back into the room and faced the Council.

'We have all reached an agreement,' Yoda started. 'We have decided to allow you to remain in the Order, but you will be watched carefully.'

Athalia nodded and continued to listen. 'This decision was not made lightly and may have been different if it were not for Obi-Wan,' Mace Windu said, his face hardening slightly.

Athalia looked at Obi-Wan. His face was still impassive. She took a shaky breath. 'Thank you,' she bowed, 'Thank you, Master Kenobi. I am eternally grateful.'

'You may leave,' Mace Windu said quietly.

Athalia bowed once more and left. She walked back to her apartment quickly and collapsed onto the small sofa. She was shaking, even more than before. She couldn't believe they didn't kick her out. She stood up and went to the bathroom and had a long shower. When she finished she got changed into a clean pair of robes. She was about to enter her bedroom when there was a knock at the door.

She walked over cautiously and opened it, holding her lightsaber tightly. Her grip loosened greatly when she saw Obi-Wan. He was looking at her austerely. Athalia opened the door more and let Obi-Wan inside. He thanked her 

inaudibly. Once he was inside she closed the door again. She turned to face him. He was looking at her. Athalia wasn't sure what to say.

'Are you angry with me?' she asked quickly.

Obi-Wan shook his head. 'No, but I'm happy you're thankful to still be in the Order.'

'Why is that? Because of what Xanatos said?'

'Mainly,' he replied.

'What happened to him?'

'He was killed not long after returning here. He tried to escape. He told me the tale of how you joined with him. I'm surprised no-one else knew about this. You told me you were holed up in the Jedi Temple after Eeth died.'

'I was Obi-Wan,' Athalia said firmly. 'But I never said what happened between that and getting a new Master. I never lied to you and I never would.'

'Was Xanatos telling the truth about your feelings? Are they for me?'

Athalia looked away. 'You know they are. I haven't said anything, because I know it's forbidden.'

Obi-Wan walked over to her noiselessly. He made her look at him. Obi-Wan looked away quickly before stepping towards her. He leaned forwards and captured Athalia's lips within his own. When he broke the kiss, Athalia just gaped at him, not knowing what to say. It was the last thing she expected Obi-Wan to do.

'This is wrong,' Athalia whispered inaudibly.

'No-one has to know,' Obi-Wan said. He quickly regained his composure and came back to reality. It was wrong. He reached the front door but Athalia placed her hand on it firmly, to stop it from opening.

'I never said I didn't want this. I always thought you just saw me as a student.'

'I did, until I found out how you felt. I thought there was something there but I ignored it thinking I must have been mistaken in what I felt from you.'

Athalia took Obi-Wan's hand in hers and led him into her bedroom. She closed and locked the door securely before turning back to Obi-Wan. She let him make the first move. He reached up gently and removed her robes gently. Jolts of excitement flew through him as each inch of pale skin was revealed. Obi-Wan bent down and kissed her neck and shoulders gently before capturing her lips again.

This time though, the kiss was more passionate, deeper than the first. Athalia loved how his beard felt against her skin and she felt his arms go around her. She quickly removed Obi-Wan's clothing and she let them fall to the ground gracefully. She threw her arms around him and ran them through his light brown hair, it was soft and silky. When the kiss broke they looked into each other's eyes.

Their blues eyes met and they both saw the same thing. Desire… lust. Obi-Wan back her up against the bed and Athalia sat down upon it willingly. She had wanted this for a while. She loved how Obi-Wan touched her skin. His hands were warm and soft. His touch was loving and gently, almost as though he were scared of breaking her.

They laid on the bed together and Obi-Wan ran his hand down Athalia's naked body. They both moaned lightly. He continued to kiss her while one hand massaged her breast gently. Athalia rolled onto her back and Obi-Wan laid himself on top of her. He continued to massage her breasts and Athalia arched her back to meet his hand.

His lips left her mouth and trailed up her jaw to her ear, where his tongue traced the outline of it before taking her lobe into his mouth and biting on it gently. Athalia let out a low moan from deep in her throat. She grabbed Obi-Wan's head and brought him up to her again quickly for another passionate kiss.

They both moaned into each other's mouth. After a moment she could feel Obi-Wan's erection pressing into her hip. Obi-Wan moved his hands down her legs and he opened them gently. Obi-Wan gently stroked her womanhood and slowly pushed a finger into her awaiting opening. It was already slick and wet with her juices. She was ready for him.

He inserted two more fingers and moved them in and out of Athalia's body quickly. Athalia moaned loudly, she could no longer hold it. She held onto Obi-Wan tightly as he continued. When Athalia was close Obi-Wan withdrew his fingers and he smiled slightly as Athalia moaned in disappointment.

He kissed her gently, like you would a lover and he stroked her hair. He moved himself between her legs and he positioned his cock at her entrance. He sheathed himself inside her body quickly and Athalia cried out slightly from the pain. Obi-Wan moved quickly though and swallowed the rest of her cry.

He moved in and out of her body gently, allowing her to get used to it. Gradually, he began to move faster. Athalia started to moan louder and louder once again beneath him. Obi-Wan could feel the pressure inside Athalia become tighter. He tried to ignore it and enjoy this for as long as it lasted.

Athalia reached up and placed her arms around Obi-Wan. They looked into each other's eyes once again, she saw the same thing as before but for a moment she thought she saw love. But then again, she could just be seeing what she wanted to see.

Obi-Wan's movements became faster and he started kissing her, every inch of her skin that he could reach and find. After a few moments, Obi-Wan pushed himself deeper inside Athalia, deeper than he imagined possible. Athalia let out a cry of delight and held onto Obi-Wan tighter.

Within seconds, Athalia let out an audible moan as her muscles clenched around him and her body began to tremble violently. Her world shattered into many bright lights, and a pleasure that she had never experienced before spiralled throughout her body as she moved with Obi-Wan, she let out another cry of pleasure, causing Ob-Wan to let go his own control and explode insider her.

Obi-Wan grunted and pulled out of her body gently and collapsed onto the bed beside Athalia. He rolled onto his side and moved closer to her. He kissed her gently and lovingly again and Athalia settled herself into his arms. He stroked her hair.

'I love you,' Athalia whispered.

'I love you too,' Obi-Wan replied inaudibly.

Athalia wasn't sure if she was meant to hear it. But she did.


Author's Note: I know that the Miraluka world Katarr was destroyed or something, I know, but I wanted to use it :) And I have read about Xanatos, I needed someone for a short period in the story.