Disclaimer: I don't own Siri, Obi-Wan, or anything else that George Lucas owns. All I own is the plot and my OC characters.
The Princess And The Padawan
Chapter 12
Obi-Wan couldn't believe how in such a short time his life had been so dramatically altered. Before he'd met Siri, he only lived to serve the Jedi Order and uphold peace and justice to the galaxy. Now his life felt fuller, in a way he never would have thought possible. His relationship with Siri; made him begin to question many things.
Firstly he kept thinking about the Jedi Order's ban on attachments. He now wondered how this ever came to be written in the Code. For he now saw how attachments could strengthen Jedi as well as weaken them. Another thing he worried about was about how everything was going to end. He knew that the time of reckoning would draw close eventually, but for the present he wanted to live each moment as it came. For once he was focusing on the present, though he was sure this wouldn't impress Qui-Gon much.
As for Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan was doing his best to try to block his Master from knowing everything. It was something he didn't want to do, and he had never done before but Siri was important to him. She was becoming more important everyday. He just wanted to live in the moment, and be with the woman he had fallen in love with.
Siri smiled, she had never remembered smiling quite as much until she met Obi-Wan. At first she couldn't stand him, but then he grew on her. When she closed her eyes, she could picture him in her mind his warm smile, his beautiful stormy eyes and that voice that could make her melt. She had never been an emotional person in her life, but Obi-Wan had turned her world upside down. And she was loving every minute of it.
"Qui-Gon!" Ral Harman said rushing towards the Jedi Master.
"Yes? What is wrong?" Qui-Gon asked, sensing the mixed emotions of the other Jedi.
"There have been more threats to the kingdom. Thermal detonators were just found buried in the ground of 3 security force buildings, two med centers and the summer palace," Ral stated. "And on top of that, they were all scheduled to detonate at the same time. Luckily they have all been deactivated and removed, and this follows the previous pattern. Overriding the sensors and then reengaging them. This enemy is toying with us," Ral said frustrated.
Qui-Gon absorbed his anger at the mysterious villain and let it go. Then he looked back to face Harman. "I must go and inspect the locations," he said.
"Yes, I will go with you," Ral said.
Qui-Gon went looking through the palace trying to find his Padawan. Obi-Wan had not been very receptive lately to their bond. So Qui-Gon had to find him the old fashioned way. He eventually found him in one of the parlors sitting next to Princess Siri. They were talking and laughing and looking like they were having a good time. AS Qui-Gon drew closer her felt a red flag alert in his head that something wasn't as it seemed. He pushed these thoughts out of his head for the present and walked forward.
"Obi-Wan," he said. His Padawan nearly jumped and gave Qui-Gon a nervous look. That was unusual.
"Yes Master?" He asked somewhat apprehensively.
"I must go away for a bit, there were more attacks. You must stay," Qui-Gon said, expecting Obi-Wan to object. Instead Obi-Wan nodded. "May the force be with you Master," he said.
Qui-Gon reciprocated the farewell and moved from the room. Obi-Wan's behavior had gone even stranger. Either Obi-Wan was maturing and accepting everything he was telling him, or something was up with his young Padawan. But once more, he had no time to dwell on it. He met up with Ral Harman and the Jedi hopped a transport to take them to the various locations the detonators had been found.
The following day when Qui-Gon returned he was even more confused. He was no closer to an answer than he had been the previous day, or the week before that. He was at a dead end, and the Temple's technicians had not been able to help much either.
But there was one thing Qui-Gon now finally understood. The uncharacteristic ways Obi-Wan had been acting could only mean one thing. Qui-Gon's Padawan was infatuated with the Princess and though he was loathe to do it, it was now his responsibility to confront Obi-Wan.
