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"Ah, Master Kenobi," Windu said as the man unceremoniously entered the council room.

"I have an announcement," Obi Wan said. The council all looked at him expectantly, not knowing of the bomb shell he was about to drop on them. "I'm leaving."

"For where? Personal reasons?" Windu said.

"No…I mean, leaving for good," Obi Wan said with a tight feeling in his chest. This had all the council members with their eyes wide and some even had their mouth agape.

"What is the meaning of this?" Windu said after overcoming the shock.

"Personal reasons Master Windu. Something has indeed come up and it is my duty to do what needs to be done. Even if that means sacrificing my life here," Obi Wan said.

"Obi Wan…are you insane?" He heard Luminara's voice. He turned around and was met by his friends.

"No, I'm doing the right thing," he stated.

"The right thing or the idiotic thing?"

"What choice do I have. This is my fault as much as yours and you've lived with it for five years. If I've learnt anything at this temple, it's learning from mistakes and wronging the right."

"And this, what you're doing is 'wronging the right'?"

"What is going on here?" Windu's thunderous voice interrupted their verbal sparring.

"Um." They both said. Then they both dropped their heads in shame.

"We broke the Jedi code sir," Luminara said in a dead beat tone.

"Explain."

"Completely intoxicated on the night of Anakin's birthday party and well…one thing lead to another and well, I think you can work out the rest of it yourselves," Obi Wan said. There was quiet murmuring from the other council members. Most were still in shock from Obi Wan's announced departure and if they weren't then, they were now.

"Jon Kenduli, your child he is," Yoda said for the first time. Realization hit the rest of the council and there were some loud gasps and 'Oh My's.

"Yes Master Yoda," Obi Wan said defeated.

"You do know that by our laws, we have to…let you go," Windu said, trying to keep up his façade of professionalism but feeling a tiny but of sadness that he would be losing two of the greatest Jedi alive.

"We understand," Luminara said, trying not to shed a tear. She did not want their sympathy, she just wanted to get out of there. The looks on the council members faces would forever be etched into the back of her brain. She did a swift bow before turning on heel and leaving.

"I'm sorry," was all that Obi Wan could say before following his companion out of the doors. The three remaining masters and one Padawan were now the center of attention.

"We knew, we kept their secret," Shaak said. She turned and left as well.

"We've been friends since day one, we're not giving up on them now. At first I thought that the Jedi temple was my home but now I realize that my home is wherever the others are," Aayla added.

"I will say this for pretty much all the Jedi within these walls. The rules can both protect and harm us. It depends to what degree the damage will do. In this case, the pain that the code has caused is far greater than any protection it can ever give. It would willingly break up a family and that…that is just wrong when we dedicate our lives to keep the peace and freedom. How is this freedom?" Fisto said sadly.

"I can no longer train here. It is by our laws that we have a master of the same species and Master Luminara was the only one. I must go where she goes. Even if I'm leaving behind everything I ever had here," Barriss said before leaving the council in astonishment.

"Master Yoda?" Windu said.

"Let them go, we must. Theirs, this decision is." Yoda said sadly.


This is going to be on a short hiatus. School is back up again and I have another 2 fics to be working on. I will work on this when my writers block for this story is over :)

THKer