feelings

(Obi-wan's P.O.V.)

I watched as Baylee's face scrunched in pain, and the next second she was out of the room. So she was this girl which bumped into me on the corridor! And Satine was her… mother? Mother?! That explains why Baylee reminded me so much of her. But suddenly, I felt… betrayed.

For Force's sake, I loved her! And she loved me too, just as she said few seconds before her death, but now, I wasn't so sure about this words. Why didn't she tell me she had a daughter? Right, that's kinda obvious, so why she still acted like she had feelings for me?

-H-how… how many people knew that she was Duchess Satine's daughter?- I asked trying to keep my voice steady.

-You didn't know about it, did you?- a small smile appeared on the headmaster's face- only a few members of her family knew, along with the girl's fake parents and us… she needed us to know, because she paid for this school…

-So… what's gonna happen now? When there's nobody to pay for that?- Anakin asked. As I sensed, he and Ahsoka were also shocked by the fact that Satine had a daughter, but not so much as me. They were rather shocked by Baylee's reaction, but how can a teenage girl act, when she looses her mother?

-I know, I already thought about that- he admitted- and the situation isn't good. Her 'parents' are not rich enough to cover the costs… Of course, in this kind of situation, we could let her learn here for free, but… we have too much spending to do it now. I'll need to think of that…- he mentioned the other papers on the desk.

We smiled in acknowledgment, then bowed and walked out of the room.

It wasn't long before I heard Anakin's voice in my head. Apparently, he did it because of Ahsoka, she didn't knew about my… interest in Satine. That's weird, who would think he'll miss an opportunity to make fun of his old master.

'So, Master… your girlfriend cheated on you?'- he said in amused tone.

'I don't see why you would think that this fact has any meaning to me… and again, she's not my girlfriend!... I mean she wasn't…'- I added quietly. I still couldn't deal with the fact that she was gone…

'C'mon, Obi-wan! I know you too well! I could feel your emotions, there, in the office…'

Oh, dear, was I really that loud?

'Yes, you were…'- he replied, hearing my own thoughts. Again.

'Oh, shut up, Anakin!'- I shouted, then focused on putting my mental shields up, so he won't do this again.

However, I couldn't stop thinking about this girl, and her situation. What was going to happen now? Will they still keep her here? I hope she won't do anything stupid, like many teenagers those times…

That's when I made up in my mind:

-Anakin? Go to the ship and wait for me. I… I need to find this girl…

(Baylee's P.O.V.)

'your mother is dead… dead… dead…'

Those words rang in my head as I ran through the corridors to the main exit. Nobody could knew where I was going.

Five years ago, when I came to this school, I felt so… different from everybody. That's when I found this little garden behind the school. Technically, it was forbidden for students to go there, but I didn't care. Besides, I was good at sneaking out.

So, that's where I ran. And only when I got there, I finally collapsed on my knees and buried my face in my hands, crying.

She couldn't be dead, it… it was impossible! My mother was the only family I had! They thought I didn't knew, that my aunt and uncle were only my mother's friends, not a real family… Suddenly I felt so alone in the world.

My head snapped up when I heard footsteps. Behind me, there was standing this Jedi. We seemed to be bumping into each other quite often lately…

I quickly stood up and wiped away my tears.

-How did you find me?- I blurted out, forgetting that I was talking to a Jedi master.

-With the Force. Besides, your presence is really strong…- he replied, but barely smiled.

I sighed and sat on the only bench in the garden, and he followed me.

-By the way, I'm Obi-wan Kenobi…

-Baylee… Kryze- I said, and noticed that he flinched at the sound of my surname- I heard about you, once- I admitted.

It was true. When I was six and visiting my mum, for the last time, to be honest, she let me watch HoloTV on her big screen. While I was flipping through the canals, with the excitement right for the little child, mum suddenly told me to stop on some news. She said that she needed to watch that. It was probably because of her politician work. Anyway, he was there, and they mentioned his name.

It may be strange how I remember things from so much time ago, but well… I remember every single moment with my mum.

Obi-wan didn't comment my words, and I guessed it was because of modesty. Instead, he started another topic.

-I'm here to tell you, that we brought here this news only because of your… mother's own request- I noticed how he spelled the word 'mother'- if it depended on me, I would never pass you this information…

-What do you mean by 'my mother's own request'?...- I asked.

-She left me a note…- he said slowly, as if he feared my reaction to this words.

She left him a note? And what did he had to do with her death? Through all the times I was with her, I never heard her talking about Obi-wan Kenobi.

-Why would she do that?- I still didn't get it.

-I… I don't really know how to explain this to you…- he said in a weird voice, so I decided to not push the topic. Instead, I asked:

-You know how mum died?

Obi-wan strained a little, then replied-…yes. She… she was killed by a Sith, Darth Maul- those words shocked me.

-Siths are those… bad force users, right? But… what a Sith would do at our planet? I thought mum tried to keep Mandalore neutral and away from war…- personally, I never agreed with that. But who knows, maybe through this all five years I had been here, some things changed.

-I'm afraid that Sith being on your planet had something to do with politics…

-I knew it!- suddenly, I felt angry with her- she always had those peace idealities… and now because of them, she's dead!- tears filled my eyes again.

-I don't think she died exactly because of that…- he stopped, and finally something clicked in my mind.

-You were there? When it happened?- I asked, but it didn't sound like a question. Obi-wan had hurt written all around his face.

-That Sith and I had some… past issues. He was with group of the terrorists, called Death Watch, which wanted Satine's death and take over Mandalore, but Maul… he also wanted revenge on me, he… he tortured her. When I didn't let my anger take over me, she killed her with his lightsaber… I find it absolutely fair, if you blame me for her death… I myself do that…

I didn't reply, just weighed his words. Why this Sith had to kill her to mentally torture Obi-wan? And again, what my mother had to do with him? For some reason, I didn't feel angry at him. He must have done everything he could to 'not let his anger take over him', like he said, 'cause my mother's death obviously touched him. The only question is, why?

-And how did you even know she needed help?

-She send a message…- he said simply.

-But I don't understand… why wouldn't she contact her family? Me?

He let himself crack a small smile.

-Well, this situation was rather for a Jedi, not a young girl…

-Then I wish I was a Jedi…- I joked bitterly, leaving 'a young girl' without comment.

He then looked at me curiously and opened his mouth like he wanted to say something, but just murmured- never mind…

-What?...- I was starting to get suspicious. He sighed.

-Baylee, I don't know how is it even possible, but… has anybody ever told you that you were Force-sensitive?...

Muahahaha, I love to stop at so mystery moments! *evil smile* Anyway, that's my longest chapter, YAY! Chapter five is still in progress, and it'll be up soon, but I'm starting school in less than two weeks, so I don't know how often I'll be update then, sorry. In the next chapter… no, I'm not telling. I'll just say that Baylee still doesn't know anything, but Obi-wan starts to match some facts and past events together…

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