Chapter 3
The TruthIt has been a few weeks sense the incident with Obi-Wan and I. Everyone has basically forgotten about it except for Obi-Wan and I. Weird I know. The last time we talked about it, was a few days ago when we went for a walk. Basically everything is back to normal again. The only thing that feels out of place is the way Shmi and Qui-Gon are acting. Obi-Wan and I think they are in love, too, but we are both afraid to ask anything. Anakin's been acting a little off ever sense Obi-Wan and I have been "dating", but I think he's over it now. Jar Jar is still the same weird Gungan he always was. C-3P0 is getting rusted, but that isn't stopping him from doing the things he loves. R2D2 is practically going nuts. Obi-Wan is the same. Although for me, I haven't felt good in a few days. Who knows why? Oh well.
So, that night, all except for Shmi and Qui-Gon came on the walk tonight. Qui-Gon said he was feeling sick, and Shmi's motherly instincts kicked in, and she wanted to take care of him. So we just left them home.
During the walk, I glanced at Obi-Wan and noticed he had a very weird look on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked curiously.
He sighed. "I. I feel a disturbance in the force, a big one, for some reason. I don't know why, though." As concerned as I was, I asked him what we could do to help. "There's really nothing to do. I don't have premonitions yet, so I don't know what it is."
Once I realized something was really wrong, I saw him sit down as though he was about to pass out. It scared me to see him hurt. I wanted to help, but I don't think there is anything I can do to ease his pain. I looked at Anakin, and he looked at me. We were both thinking the same thing. Qui-Gon. It can't be, I mouthed to him. But what else could it be? He mouthed right back. I shook my head and bent down to Obi-Wan. Anakin sat down on his knees in front of us. I put my arm around him, looked at his face, then back to Anakin. My facial expression must have been a new one from what his face did. I didn't know what to do. Was there anything I could do? I had no idea. Anakin tapped my leg. I glanced up. We should go back, he mouthed towards me, but looking at Obi-Wan.
"Come on." I said as I lifted him up, but he's bigger than me, so Anakin had to help me.
"Let's go see Qui-Gon. Maybe he feels the same way." If he still feels anything at all. I shuddered at the thought.
We walked back and Obi-Wan looked almost as if he weren't going to be alive in a few minutes. I kept thinking that everything was going to be okay, but every time I looked at his face, I was worried again. I still wanted to help. Maybe bringing him to Qui-Gon would ease his pain. Hopefully.
We got closer to the house and I got worried again. We heard nothing from inside. I looked at Annie. He and I had the same face on again.
We got to the entryway and I sat him on the ground again. He looked so worn out and tired. I told Annie to stay with him while I went inside. I walked in even more worried when I couldn't hear anything.
"Shmi?" I called waiting in the doorway.
I still didn't hear anything. I felt my heart drop to the heels of my feet and the sides of my stomach clench together when I walked into the other room. There I saw the two of them asleep. But more than that. They were naked. Now I'm kind of glad I made Anakin stay with Obi-Wan. It would have been awkward to explain this to him. Now I know how they felt when they walked in on Obi-Wan and I. I felt so bad. I didn't know what to do. Obi-Wan is in pain for some reason, but I can't bring him in here. If he saw them, he would feel worse. I can't wake them up; they'd feel ashamed. I have to do something, but what? This is not something I expected to happen; not after how they freaked out when they were in my position. Life is too complicated.
I walked out, not knowing what to do. I looked down to my hand. It looks like it's shaking. Obi-Wan looked better. He looked at me and stood up. Annie was asleep on the ground, no surprise. Obi-Wan looked at my obviously puzzled face. I had no idea how to tell him what I just saw. Instead, I lifted my shaking hand up and he looked puzzled again.
"What is it?" he said quietly. I still hadn't found my voice. I motioned him inside. Instead of asking me again, he walked inside slowly, not knowing what to expect. I walked behind him, right on his heels.
I was afraid to walk in front of him because you will never know what he will do.
He turned the corner and stopped dead in his tracks. I was too afraid he was going to either yell, or fall back on top of me. I realized nether of my theories were correct when he walked over to them slowly, picked up a shoe, backed up to me again and tossed it to them. I backed up behind him, hiding myself. The shoe landed on them. They woke up. I was scared again.
They both turned a shade of red I was sure was not a color yet. No one said a single word.
I didn't know what to do or say. Dinner's ready? No. What the hell is going on here? Possibly. But I still can't find my voice. Obi-Wan did though.
"What the hell is going on here?" It's like he took the words right out of my mouth. Qui-Gon pulled the blanket they were under up to his chest. His color returned back to normal and he was the next to speak.
"It's not what you think." He said acting as though we were blind.
"Okay. I'm listening." Obi-Wan said sarcastically.
"Okay I guess it is what it looks like." He said right back.
"How could you guys do this? After you told us it was wrong." Okay, I found my voice, but I sounded mean.
"I have no idea, Padmé. Just like the same reason you guys did it. You were in love." As he said that, it sounded like Obi-Wan gagged in the back of his mouth, that's how discussed he was at the thought of his Master doing this.
"Okay. I guess I can't stop you, like you can't stop us. But I don't think I approve of this. Not with Annie being right outside."
"Mom?" we all heard him say tiredly. I rushed back outside. He didn't look good. I knelt down beside him. I felt his head. It felt abnormally warmer than I had ever felt. My heart started racing. What am I suppose to do? "Guys?" I said; my voice cracking. "Come here, please." I said trying to sound normal for his sake. They all were to my side in an instant; clothed too.
"What's wrong?" Shmi asked concerned about her son.
"Feel his head." I told her simply. She felt it. All the color from her face was washed away in a second.
"Qui-Gon? Take him to his room please." She commanded worriedly. Qui-Gon wanted to ask why, but he did as told.
Once in the room, Annie was completely pale head to toe. Jar Jar awoke from the corner and came over to us.
I motioned him to stay back. He hesitated. Obi-Wan took him outside. I heard him ask where R2D2 and C-3P0 are. Jar Jar said they are "asleep" outback. Then he told him to go back there and sleep with them. Then he came back in the room. I looked and Shmi was sitting next to him trying to give him water. He didn't look like he was getting any down. If he was, it wasn't helping. I heard Obi-Wan wince when he walked in. I think I did the same. Qui-Gon was sitting next to his head wiping his hair out of his hot, clammy face. His eyes looked very dehydrated. He looked at me. His face worried. I had no idea what to do to calm him down. None of us knew what was happening. I walked over and placed me hand on his knee, bending down.
"What hurts?" I asked worriedly again.
"I feel like I was punched in the stomach. Then I felt disturbed by something happening." He said. Qui-Gon's head shot up as well as Obi-Wan's.
"I think I know what's wrong with him." Qui-Gon said.
"I do, too." Obi-Wan said behind me.
"What?" Shmi and I both asked.
"He is becoming true Jedi." Qui-Gon answered.
"How is that possible?" I asked.
"Just ask Obi-Wan. Wasn't that long ago it happened to him to. Like seven years maybe?" He explained. I turned to look at him. Annie's obviously been watching us. What just happened to him, happened to me. He sensed a disturbance in the force. His body isn't used to it yet, so his heart slowed and no color went to his face; which is why he turned so pale. He feels sick because it was a shock to his body. It has never happened to him before, so his body went fully weak. My body was used to it, so I knew what to expect. I also looked a slight bit dehydrated because our mind takes some energy and puts it into our minds to focus on it. It's common when you are close to someone in the force." He explained
"Wow." Annie said obviously shocked at the news. The color started returning to his face. Then, his smile lit up his face, and he was back to normal. We all laughed at his expression. No one was worried anymore.
