Keira thought for a while, Shawn is compassionate. I've never met a guy around my age that had a personality like that. At least he's not like Sheen, Sheen really needs to get a life! Oh, well I can't believe how good he looks. Shawn is so fine! Too bad it's against the code to love and have attachments. Stupid code, stupid counsel stupid…Keira kept rambling on about how she hated this and loathed that. She was so mesmerized in what she was doing that she didn't hear her master calling her. Keira? Keira? Keira! Keira hello! Can you even hear me? Keira! Finally, Anakin gave up trying to get her attention. He decided to walk into the room and talk to her.
"Keira, why were you ignoring me?" Anakin asked.
"Stupid Jedi, stupid exercises…" Keira continued to say aloud.
"Keira? You're ignoring me again! Keira!" Anakin said trying to get her attention.
"Stupid lightsaber…wait, I like my lightsaber.Huh? Whadya say?" Keira said turning to her master.
"It's very disrespectful to ignore your master. You should keep an open mind not block everything off. How many times do I have to tell you to keep your mind open and respect your elders?"
"I'm sorry master, it won't happen again."
"Glad to hear it. We'll be landing within the next couple of hours."
"Ok, master. Thank you for telling us."
Anakin left Keira and Shawn alone again but it wasn't long before they weren't alone anymore. Cadi came into the room with Sheen trailing close behind her. It didn't take the Force for Keira to immediately realize what Cadi was thinking.
"Leave me alone ya no good insufferable little nerf-hearder! Don't make me beat you up!" Cadi yelled.
"Oh, come on love, can't you see that we were made for each other?" Sheen asked.
"No! Not now, not later, not ever! Leave me ALONE!"
"Sheen just do what she says." Shawn almost pleaded.
"Fine." Sheen said.
"Hey are you guys getting hungry?" Shawn asked.
Shawn wasn't truly hungry but was trying to find any excuse to escape listening to Sheen and Cadi fight. They all agreed that they should get something to eat. Obi-Wan started to cook a meal for them to eat. Cadi, Shawn and Sheen all sat in a dining room and waited for their meal. Keira decided to go talk with her master. She walked over to her master to find him meditating in the sitting room. Keira didn't want to bother her master but watched him for a couple of seconds before walking away.
"Keira sit down, join me." Anakin called after Keira.
Keira sat down facing her master, closed her eyes, and opened herself to the wide current of the Force. She allowed herself be consumed by the Force as she slipped deeper and deeper into the flow. She sat there and thought of what Shawn had told her earlier. Keira thought of Shawn and about how much she cared about him.
"Be mindful of your thoughts young one, they betray you." Anakin said thought the Force.
"Master, I can't help it. Shawn is nice, caring, supportive, and he wants what's best for me. I love him. I cannot and will not lie to myself! Master, I know it's against the code, but what am I to do? I can't just ignore him! He is my best friend."
"Keira, you must learn to find the balance between being best friends and being in love. You must not let your actions lead to situations which will lead you to your downfall. You must let go of these feelings you have for Shawn and move on with your life."
"You're asking me to do the impossible!"
"Impossible only in your mind young one. You can do anything you set your mind to. You must have the will power and control to do the things that the Force wills us to do."
"I understand. I will do as you ask."
"Good. Let's finish meditating and then let's get something to eat, I smell spaghetti."
"Ok! Thank you master."
"Your welcome young one."
Keira and Anakin finished their meditation and joined the others to eat. Keira noticed that she had a place in-between her two best friends. Keira and Anakin sat down to eat. Everyone served him or herself some food and then started to eat. Keira was busy thinking up random things to do while they were eating. She had only served herself a little bit of food and was soon finished eating. She leaned over to Shawn and whispered something in his ear. He leaned back over and whispered something back to Keira and then Shawn looked at Keira with a huge grin on his face.
"Not conspiring again, are you young one?" Anakin asked and leaned forward.
"Not at all master. Just sharing information between two friends." Keira responded.
"Don't give me that innocent look. Tell me what you were talking about, and don't you dare attempt to lie to me." Anakin said in a very stern voice. Keira looked at Shawn almost as if she was pleading with him.
"Oh, no you don't! You're not going to blame me for this! This was your idea!" Shawn said. Then Keira looked at her master and gave him a pleading look.
"When you decided to bring Shawn into this I'm surprised that you weren't smart enough to realize that he wasn't going to get you out of it. You must learn to take responsibility for your own actions, young one. Now tell us what you were plotting to do." Anakin said.
"I just thought that it would be fun to have a food fight. We would clean up after ourselves of course but I just wanted to have a little bit of fun." Keira said sheepishly.
"Well I'm glad that you didn't go through with it because then you would have to deal with the punishment that would teach you to take responsibility for your actions." Anakin said.
"I understand master, I'm sorry. May I be excused?"
"Yes you may." Anakin said.
Shawn excused himself from the table and followed Keira into the sitting room. She sat down, hung her head and sighed deeply. Shawn sat down next to her and turned to her. He lifted her head with his finger and looked into her eyes.
"What's wrong Keira?" Shawn asked.
"Master never lets me have any fun. He always catches me before I have the chance to do anything. He watches me like a hawk, making sure that I don't do anything. He is way too strict." Keira whined.
"From your point of view. Keira he is trying to teach you important lessons that you have yet to learn. You need to take his advice and become the better person that you're suppose to be. We all go trough this, but you have decided to rebel against your master and ignore what he tells you. You tend to be disrespectful towards your master, you should be loyal and obedient." Shawn said.
"You make me sound like an animal. Should I ware a collar too?" Keira said sarcastically.
"If I were your master you would already be on a leash." Shawn laughed.
"That isn't funny!" Keira said as she hit Shawn in the arm.
"Yes it is young one." Shawn said still laughing.
"Some day when I'm older and stronger I will push you down to the ground."
"One problem with your theory, Keira, when you grow up I will be a Jedi Knight and I still will be stronger than you."
"No you won't!"
"Keira give it up. Your stubbornness always clouds your judgment. Give it up before you say something stupid that you will be forced to regret."
"Now you're sounding like my master."
"It's my job."
"What ever you say master."
"You know that's right."
"Shut up before I hit you!"
"Watch your attitude young one. Anger leads to the dark side."
"Yes, master." Keira said sarcastically.
It wasn't long before they landed on Haruun Kal, Keira was more that ready to get off the ship and ran down the ramp to the ground. The others followed behind her as they all looked around. The surface of Haruun Kal reminded Keira of a jungle. So much plant life, so many creatures. She wanted to explore so bad.
"Master, can I please explore the jungle by myself? I promise I won't go far." Keira pleaded.
"Well, you can explore but you must go with a partner." Anakin replied.
"Ok, Cadi lets go!" Keira said as she pulled Cadi into the lush jungle.
The jungle greenery was so thick that soon Keira had to pull out her lightsaber and chop the vines out of her way. Cadi seemed hesitant of going anywhere she started to slow down and then stopped.
"Keira, I think we should go back. Were really far from the ship, what if we get lost?" Cadi said.
"Oh, come on. A big, wide, path has been cut by my lightsaber to follow back. The only way that we could get lost is if the plants grew back as we cut them down." Keira said as she turned around to look at her friend.
"Keira…" Cadi whined.
Keira stared back where they came from. The path that had once been there was gone. All Keira could see was plants and vines where she had cut them down. She looked forward and could only see green. The path appeared to have vanished. The plants looked like they had grown back. Keira looked where she had planned on heading and heard a strange noise. She turned around to see that Cadi was gone.
"Cadi, where are you? Cadi? Cadi!" Keira yelled.
Keira turned around and the next thing she knew was that there was a red light saber to her neck.
"If you make any attempt to move, you will die." a strange voice said from behind her.
"Master help!" Keira screamed. Keira felt the heat of the strangers' blade as the blade was held even closer to her neck.
"Don't try it Jedi, unless you have a death wish you will keep quiet and do as I say. Got it?"
A/N: Sorry for making you wait so long. I hate writers block, anyhoo, this song is Keiras P.O.V. about her relationship with Shawn.
"Wishes"The saddest thing is you could be anything
That you could want
We could have been everything
But now we're not
Now it's not anything at all
The hardest part was getting this close to you
And giving up this dream i built with you
A fairytale that isn't coming true
You've got some growing up to do
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish i didn't have these doubts
I wish i didn't have to wonder just what you are doing now
I wish i didn't know inside
That it won't work out for you and i
I wish that i could stop this wishing and just say my last goodbye
After all the things you put me through
Tell me why i'm still in love with you
And why am i, why am i still waiting for your call
You broke my heart
I'm taking it back from you
And taking back the life i gave to you
Life goes on before and after you
I've got some growing up to do
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish i didn't have these doubts
I wish i didn't have to wonder just what you are doing now
I wish i didn't know inside
That it won't work out for you and i
I wish that i could stop this wishing and just say my last goodbye
It's time i said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It's time i said my last goodbye
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish i didn't have these doubts
I wish i didn't have to wonder just what you are doing now
I wish i didn't know inside
That it won't work out for you and i
I wish that i could stop this wishing and just say my last goodbye
It's time i said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It's time i said my last goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It's time i said my last goodbye