Wow I have to say that I'm actually overwhelmed by the amount of views this has gotten-I honestly didn't think it would get any! Just a short chapter today based on 4x15 'Deception' because the next update is a triple update. Also I'm going to be updating this every other day which means I should last about 2 weeks on what I have written so I suppose I should start writing again!
"OBI-WAN!" The cry spilled from Anakin's throat as he watched, horrified, as Obi-Wan plummeted from the building and fell, crashing into a pile of crates beside Ahsoka. Anakin gathered the Force, ready to jump down, but Ahsoka called back to him.
"I've got him, Master. Go!" Reluctantly, Anakin turned and raced after the sniper. Feet pounding, heart racing, his lightsabre gripped tightly in his hand. The sniper leapt onto his speeder and raced away, throwing a smoke grenade behind him. For a moment, Anakin was blinded, and that was all the time the assassin needed to leave. Anakin coughed, clearing the smoke from his lungs, and reached out through the Force to Obi-Wan. Nothing.
Fear clenched at his heart. No. He rushed back the way he had come, dropping down beside Ahsoka who was cradling Obi-Wan's head.
"Ahsoka...is he?" Anakin didn't want to ask, and one look from Ahsoka told him all he needed to know.
"I'm sorry." She gulped, tears welling in her eyes. Anakin backed away slightly, trembling. He couldn't be dead. He couldn't.
Gently, he edged forward and sat opposite Ahsoka. He reached out and carefully took Obi-Wan from her. Already, he could feel the coldness seeping through him, and when he checked for a pulse he found none.
""Please Obi-Wan." Anakin whispered. "I can't lose you as well. I won't." He could feel Ahsoka watching him, but she stood to disperse the bystanders who had stopped to watch the show. Anakin's hand trailed down Obi-Wan's cheek as he reached out in the Force again, hoping to feel something, anything, but there was only darkness, and slowly it edged its way towards him. Shocked, he repelled it, but it crept back, and this time Anakin let a sliver it. He shivered, a cold feeling running up his spine, and as quickly as he had let it in he dispelled it. But it was already too late.
The damage had been done.