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Bound by Stars

Chapter 7
part 1

It was a terrible feeling of emptiness and despair. She was out of his view and he didn't know, where she was. A creepy feeling of fear attacked his heart as he realized that he was all alone in that dark and soundless corridor. Cold sweat covered the young man's forehead when he remembered that he had already been in a similar situation. He was wandering through the dark and long corridor and couldn't find the way out from that awful place, but then he would see a little source of light and her outstretched hand as if it was insuring him that everything would be alright.

But now he didn't see anything, just an unbearable darkness that was suffocating him and driving him insane slowly. He didn't know how long he had been here. It seemed that it had been ages now. He tried to find her but all his attempts failed. Oh, how he wished to see her again, to make sure that she was alright and far away from this horrible place. If only he could see her just one more time and say that he loved her purely and dearly, then it wouldn't be so scary dying like this. Most importantly, he wanted to make sure that she was safe.

No, he didn't want to die; he had so many things to be done in his life. But if he had to disappear from this world, he wanted to look at the beloved face again…just for a brief moment…for the last time….

"Rey, where are you?!" he cried as loud as his lungs could let him. "Please, give me a sign! I have to see you! I beg you, answer me!"

There was no echo as if everything he had just said was devoured by the darkness.

The mighty man fell to his knees helplessly.

"Rey… don't leave me here…"

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King Anakin sprang to his heir's side immediately, when he heard someone's weak mumbling in the room. The ruler was so relieved to see that his grandson showed some signs of life for the first time. It had been almost 3 weeks since that tragic day when prince Ben had lost his conscious and fell into a deep and unawakening slumber. The king didn't know how to help. He felt absolutely deserted. The grandfather's heart was tearing apart every time he looked at a pale and exhausted face that belonged to his only heir. Queen Padmé forgot about her sleep too. She was there, sitting by Ben's side and pressing his cool hand to her cheek.

And it finally happened. They heard him mumbling something in his sleep, like he was calling for someone. The king bent closer to the younger man's face and heard his weak groan.

"Princess, where are you?…Just let me see you for the last time. I need you so much, Rey…"

Queen Padmé looked up at her husband with teary eyes.

"He calls for her."

The man nodded thoughtfully. After hearing the words Ben uttered, the fearsome Darth Vader got scared, so scared like he had never been before in his whole life. His grandson was asking princess Rey to let him see her again…for the last time. The last words caused the ruler's chest tightened in fear. What did his grandson mean by saying that? Did he just say that he was going to die?

The king clenched his silver hair in a fist powerlessly and growled like a wounded lion.

"What should I do, Padmé? Our only heir is on the edge of dying and we can't do anything to prevent this tragedy!"

The wise woman laid her gaze on their daughter's son's sleeping face and placed her warm motherly hand on his forehead.

"The only thing we can do for him now is to do what he is asking for," she said softly. "This child has been deprived of parental love, and when he has found the girl he wishes to give his love to, the least we can do as his grandparents is to grand his wish."

King Anakin's eyes widened in a total disbelief.

"But how? That old rascal will kill us if we show up in his Kingdom!"

"Anakin," Queen Padmé said firmly looking in her husband's eyes with determination, "if anything terrible happens to Ben, you will never forgive yourself for not granting his last wish. How can't you understand?! We are losing him. I refuse to think that he may pass away, but look at him now. Every breath our grandson takes brings him closer to the end." The royal woman began crying uncontrollably while saying those words. "At least I want him to get what he wishes for with all his heart and soul, even if it means to risk our lives while doing so."

The king sat on the edge of his heir's bed and took him by the hand. It was cool and unresponsive. The man sighed heavily and uttered:

"You are right, my dear Padmé. This is the only thing I can offer him in this situation. I hope it will help soothing his poor soul."

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And the royal girl of Coruscant Kingdom had similar dreams. She couldn't find her beloved prince and it made her lose any hope. She was on the edge if despair, sitting in a cold corridor and surrounded by the darkness. She was calling for him but never got a reply.

"Why can't I find you? Ben! I can't bear it anymore. I need you so much! Where are you?"

But it was useless; there was nobody to come and take her out of that horrifying place.

King Obi-Wan heard his granddaughter's incoherent mumblings. The girl was calling for that scion of the Skywalkers'. No, he would never let his beloved child see that barbarian again. If not for his interference into their wonderful and happy lives, everything would have been alright by now. But no, he just had to show up and mess everything, not mentioning, made the poor girl fall in love with him.

"I, Obi-Wan the Fifth, will never let him come into your life again, Rey. It's his entire fault you are like this!" he hissed through gritted teeth. Then he took a tiny hand in his and placed a soft kiss on the heiress's forehead. "I will protect you from everything, my dear child."

But princess Rey was still waiting for her prince and kept on calling his name in her deep slumber. Princess Phasma was silent. She wasn't a type to show her emotions, but deep inside her heart was breaking from seeing her sister was losing the strands of life.

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Two days later a royal carriage approached Coruscant Kingdom. There were no soldiers with it, only a few personal guards. When king Obi-Wan recognized the newcomer, he cried in fury.

"If you are not bored of living, Darth Vader, I advise you to leave my lands, or else I will punish you for intruding!"

King Anakin stepped forward. He was dressed in his legendary uniform and a black glassy helmet, which he took off with a serious expression on his face.

"I have no time for you and your babble, geezer. I came with peace. My grandson must to see your granddaughter."

The older man smirked indifferently.

"Better tell your ill-behaved bantling to stay away from princess Rey. I'm warning you, Skywalker, I will not consider that it's your heir we're talking about. He brought so many troubles to my granddaughter and I will never forgive him for what he had done! I knew from the very beginning, that nothing will be alright if they meet. So, tell your grandson to forget about Rey and leave her alone!"

The ruler of Naboo Kingdom sighed helplessly. He was sick and tired of the older man's stupidity and stubbornness. He was sure that there wouldn't be any result talking to him.

"Kylo Ren is on the edge of dying, Obi-Wan. He lost his conscious 3 weeks ago and never opened his eyes since then. But a couple of days ago he started talking in his sleep and he kept on asking to see your granddaughter. I'm not a kamikaze, geezer, I know that you hate me for some stupid reason, and I would have never come to you on my own will, but I did it because this is the only thing I can do for my only heir now. I brought him here so that he could have a chance to feel the girl's presence and sooth his poor soul."

The elder ruler threw a suspicious glance at the legendary dark conqueror. Oh yes, he hated him and his irresponsibility! Many years ago his great-grandfather stole a good part of the lands that belonged to Coruscant Kingdom by winning a card game against his grandfather – king Obi-Wan the Third. They put a dark stain on the family history and that was why king Obi-Wan the Fifth couldn't forgive the Skywalkers dynasty. So he didn't care what happened to that sly brat, a so called heir of Darth Vader's. Though, he had to admit that those symptoms he was talking about were too similar to those that Rey was having.

The white-haired ruler shook his head to clear his thoughts and looked at an unexpected guest with arrogance.

"I'm not touched by your fairytales. I'm sure you are planning to do something foolish again. I will never allow you or your grandson to come near the princess! If you don't leave my lands in 5 minutes, I will attack you!"

Darth Vader's eyes sparkled with willpower. He made several confident steps towards the stubborn king and said fearlessly:

"I will not move from this spot until you let prince Ben see princess Rey. I'm not kidding, Obi-Wan. I have nothing to lose. I've promised my grandchild to take him to his beloved maiden and I will grant his wish no matter what!"

"Then," the offended king growled wrathfully, "I have nothing left but to execute you right here!"

"Bring it on!" the black helmet was already put on, when Darth Vader activated his red light saber calmly, ready to defend himself. "The Knights of Ren, you protect your leader Kylo Ren!" he ordered to the elite guards, who were all dressed in black uniform and had similar black helmets.

"Till the last drop of our blood, Your Majesty!" they cried in union and covered the carriage with their chests, long and shiny swords already in their hands.

A wry insincere smirk crossed Coruscant ruler's lips as he raised his hand and proclaimed:

"Eliminate them!"

After hearing that last, a huge crowd of armored soldiers, led by three generals, rushed forward to attack the enemy. And when King Anakin was about to block the first blow of Poe's sword, the place glowed with a bright golden light. It was so bright that everyone had to shut their eyes in order to save their eyes from getting blind.

A second later people heard a maiden's melodic voice.

"Stop immediately!"

Darth Vader was the first one who opened his eyes and looked at the newcomer. It was the fairy, the one who told him that his grandson would find his happiness after meeting his destined soul mate.

"Lady Fairy!" he uttered and bowed to her, showing his deep respect.

"King Obi-Wan, I'm very disappointed with your attitude towards your own granddaughter and her beloved," said the fairy in a lecturing tone. "I could never think that you would prefer your only heiress's death to her happiness."

"Lady Fairy, how can you say that!" cried the old ruler putting his hand on his heart. "I did it because I want Rey to be happy! I have never wished for the tragedy that happened to her because of the Skywalkers' brat!"

The fairy's eyes flamed with disapproval.

"The only place, where she will be happy is by prince Ben's side, king Obi-Wan. I believe I told you this 17 years ago. They belong to each other. It's their fate. They would have never fallen in love with each other if it wasn't like that. But you," the maiden's light eyebrows knotted, "you decided to break their connection with your irresponsible actions."

The king winced when he was compared with an irresponsible person. He had always thought of such about the Skywalkers, but now, when he was called the same word he had always called Anakin, Obi-Wan understood how painful it was.

"Your stubbornness caused these two young people to suffer from misery. They missed each other so much that it reflected on their health condition. Poor children are on the edge of dying, and it's all because you prohibited them to meet each other and declared a war between your Kingdoms!"

Darth Vader gasped and took off his helmet hastily, only to look at the lady with shocked eyes.

"Does it mean that princess Rey is dying too?"

The fairy nodded sadly.

"Yes, unfortunately, she is as bad as prince Ben."

"Please, dear Fairy, tell me, what I can do to save my granddaughter!?" the older ruler begged the woman with teary eyes.

"You have done enough already by starting this battle," and the fairy threw a glance at the present scene.

"But I did it only to protect Rey's happiness!" he started to sob uncontrollably. "I've never wished it would turn out like this!"

"And when I came to you not as a king, bu grandparent with a request to help my grandson, you just ignored it and attacked us, though there are only six of us against your army," the dark commander added. He was suffering too, but tried not to show it to the others.

"I have already told you, stupid Skywalker, that I was doing it to protect my granddaughter from any harm!" the older man growled through his sobbing, sending the other man an irritated gaze.

"Enough!" the fairy ordered.

"Please, Lady Fairy, tell us, is there a chance to save our grandchildren?" king Anakin turned and looked at her with hope, though there was a hurt expression in his dark eyes.

"I don't know," she answered vulnerably. "I can't tell for sure if they will make it or not. They haven't eaten for 3 weeks and their souls are still divided. Poor children are in such a weakened state right now."

"Just tell us, what we have to do to help them?" Darth Vader demanded, making a step forward.

"Alright. Do what I'm telling you and don't try to spoil everything again, king Obi-Wan."

The older ruler nodded obediently.

"You have to lay both heirs on one bed and make them hold their hands. If we don't receive the result in three days, you should prepare for the worst. So, during these three days you have to prepare everything for the wedding ceremony and for the funeral. I hope you both understand the seriousness of the situation. If prince Ben and princess Rey wake up, you must make them walk down the aisle instantly. They are soul mates and are destined to be together. You have no rights to destroy their feelings for each other. But if they never open their eyes again after these three days, you have to bury them together at the same tomb."

"I will do everything you said, Lady Fairy," king Anakin bowed with gratitude and looked at the mean Obi-Wan the Fifth.

The latter man sent him a faithless gaze and nodded.

"I'm ready to accept it if it brings my granddaughter back to life."

"Then, we can't lose a minute! Take prince Ben to princess Rey's bedroom immediately!"

And everyone rushed to fulfill that order.

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A/N Yes, this is the end of the 1st part of the 7th chapter ^^ Yes, we are very smart and sly persons ^o^ We divided the last chapter into two parts.