"I don't know what you want me to say, I'm just glad my commander did as he promised and found a spot to send send an SOS." Obi-Wan winced as she ran her newly scarred and trembling hands over her limp hair, she truly needed a decent wash. However, being stuck in the bed in the hall of healing in the temple and constantly being guarded by her suddenly and understandably overprotective men along with either Anakin or Ahsoka or Quinlan made it difficult to sneak off to the fresher for any long length of time.

"You told us Jinn did not want you to fall, why would he not want that?" Mace pressed, a tired look in his eyes as he looked at his fellow council member and friend in the bed, she looked paler than usual and her hands trembled now. Nerve damage apparently and no one was sure if they would ever fully heal enough to stop the tremors.

"He told me he wanted to fix the mistakes he made during my apprenticeship," Obi-Wan said as she twisted and braided a few strands of her hair absently before she stilled when Plo gently eased her hair from her hand and began to braid it properly for her.

"Count Dooku didn't press either?" Mace asked as he smiled fondly at the sight of Obi-Wan settled down a bit at the way Plo was braiding her hair tenderly.

"No, he was more interested in verbal sparring with me and Commander Cody." Obi-Wan forced down a smile at the memory of Cody and Dooku politely snarking at each other whenever they met.

"How is my Commander? Has he gotten sick of his brothers babysitting him yet?" Obi-Wan asked with a fond smile on her lips as she remembered the latest message Cody had sent her huffing about how Wolffe and the rest of the Wolfpack had basically sat on him the other day and playfully lectured him on how to properly care for his General and not to get kidnapped by unknown Sith's.

"Not yet," Plo chuckled and tied off the braid and gently stroked her hair, lulling her into a more relaxed state.

"I don't regret doing what I did, it stopped the war and saved the Vode from becoming mindless slaves." Obi-Wan murmured as her eyes grew heavy and she blinked slowly when Mace placed his hand on her leg as he sat on the side of her bed opposite Plo.

"We know Obi-Wan, you've sacrificed so much to save us all," Mace said quietly, knowingly.

"Qui-Gon is right about one thing. The Jedi code is outdated and does cause more harm than good." Obi-Wan admitted slowly.

"We understand, change in the Order will take time but we will ensure it happens. You deserve to be happy Obi-Wan, follow the will of the Force," Plo said in understanding and Mace hummed and a smile spread over her lips.

"Cody, I want to be with him for as long as we both live." Obi-Wan decided aloud and the Force glowed with happiness at her choice.

"We will stand by you Obi-Wan, but please just be careful. We still have no clue where Jinn has disappeared to. Count Dooku is easier to find as he and Chancellor Oranga are putting the finishing touches on the peace treaty and will be taking his place in the Senate." Mace warned and Obi-Wan hummed her understanding, yet she was not worried.

"Good luck telling Skywalker you're leaving," Mace snorted suddenly and Obi-Wan made a face at the thought of that conversation.

"You're literally of no help Mace," Obi-Wan sassed and Mace snorted before he patted her knee with an amused smile on his lips.

"Little 'soka will be coming by soon, we should give you some quiet before she and Skywalker arrive," Plo gave her hair one last stroke before the two council members rose from the bed. Obi-Wan waved her hand at the two as they left and she smiled as Bones and Kix slipped in to check on her stats.

"How are you feeling General?" Bones asked shifting at the side of her bed, unable to pull his eyes away from her for very long. All of the 212th was like that ever since Quinlan had recovered her and Cody from Serenno.

"Hazy, but good… Really good, I need to see Cody soon." Obi-Wan didn't bother to hide the smile she had as she realized how good she felt about her decision to leave the Order to be with her love.

"You're in luck, some of the others should be bringing him over to see you today," Kix said as he adjusted her IV, eyes flicking down to her every so often.

"Good, very good," Obi-Wan murmured before she forced her eyes open when the door slid open and Ahsoka bounced into the room with a beaming smile and Anakin on her heels.

"Hi, Master Obi-Wan!" Ahsoka sank into her usual chair while Anakin leaned against the back of her chair and studied her pale face with concern on his face.

"Hello dear one, how was class?" Obi-Wan smiled as Ahsoka launched into a detailed story about her saber class while Anakin just stared at her in the way he had taken to doing since she had been brought back to the temple and the news of Palpatine being the Sith mastermind of the war was revealed across the Galaxy thanks to Count Dooku and his damning evidence.

"How did it go with the Council Master?" Anakin asked when Ahsoka finished her story and leaned into Obi-Wan's trembling hand that was stroking her montral's lovingly.

"It went well, they understand what I did and why I did it." Obi-Wan gestured for Anakin to sit on her bed and he hurried to do so and gave her a wobbly smile when she took his flesh hand in hers.

"You saved us all Master, without us even knowing what the true danger was." Anakin murmured and Obi-Wan squeezed Anakin's hand tightly.

"I allowed that man near you while you were growing up, I should have protected you better and for that, I am sorry Anakin," Obi-Wan admitted her shame that made her throat feel thick.

"No! No, that wasn't your fault Obi-Wan never think that! He was the Chancellor! Not even the Jedi could say no to him and he planted all those ideas and fears in my mind without me even realizing it." Anakin scowled as he thought back to his many meetings with the man and how now it was obvious that he was trying to turn Anakin on Obi-Wan and the Jedi Order.

Obi-Wan just smiled and patted Anakin's hand, sending calming thoughts down their reopened bond. The bond that was now firmly shielded was the one she had with Qui-Gon.

"How is your wife?" Obi-Wan switched the subject and chuckled while Ahsoka cackled when Anakin opened and shut his mouth like a shocked fish.

"Oh, did I not tell him I knew about that yet?" Obi-Wan looked at Ahsoka who shook her head while laughing. "Ah, oops?"

"You, you knew?" Anakin squeaked as his cheeks burned red.

"Of course I knew young one, I'm not blind." Obi-Wan scoffed and Anakin made a noise like a wet tooka that had Ahsoka bowing over with laughter.

"You didn't tell the Council anything?" Anakin couldn't seem to wrap his mind around the fact that Obi-Wan and Ahsoka both so clearly knew

"You're not the only one breaking the code when it comes to love since this war began," Obi-Wan said cryptically before the door to her room slid open. Cody, Rex, Fox and Wolffe entered and Obi-Wan lit up, holding her free hand towards Cody.

"Cyare," Obi-Wan murmured as Cody laced their fingers together and pressed a tender kiss to her lips much to Anakin's shock and the other's happiness.

"You and you?" Anakin squeaked while Ahsoka patted her Master's shoulder while giving him a fanged smile.

"Ohhhh," Anakin awed in understanding before a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Padme will be so pleased!" Anakin bounced slightly as he watched as Cody stroked Obi-Wan's cheek with a smitten look on his face.

"Has my Commander tried to escape yet?" Obi-Wan asked the other troopers.

"He's being a good boy," Fox smirked while Cody flipped him off making his brothers laugh at his grumpy attitude.

"We're glad you're okay General Kenobi, you gave me a right scare when I saw you go down with your battle with Grievous." Wolffe tapped his forehead against her's out of love and respect and she gripped his forearm in return.

"I'm sorry you what?" Anakin sat up straight and eyes narrowed.

"He got a lucky shot off is all, I returned the favour." Obi-Wan gave a feral smile at the memory.

"Damn right you did General, shot the clanker right in its exposed heart. Damn good shot too," Wolffe bragged, he had seen it all after all. He had also seen the rage that the Sith she had been with showed when she was hurt. Wolffe tried not to think too hard about that, but seeing his anger at her being injured made him feel slightly better about leaving her with him back on that planet.

"Thank you, Commander, just because I find blasters uncivilized doesn't mean I don't know how to fire one." Obi-Wan scolded Anakin softly with a smile twitching at her lips at his stunned face.

"How was your Council meeting?" Rex asked curiously as Obi-Wan tightened her hold on Cody's hand.

"I decided on a personal matter…I am leaving the Order," Obi-Wan admitted and the room fell silent.

"W-What?" Anakin whispered while Ahsoka looked at Cody knowingly and the troopers shifted as they stared at her.

"The Council has agreed to it, they know the change they are trying to create within the Order and the code will take time… I want to be with Cody… If he'll have me." Obi-Wan looked up at Cody who looked at her stunned before he smiled and kissed her soundly.

"Of course I'll have you riddur," Cody swore, his eyes glistening as he spoke and Obi-Wan smiled happily at the new endearment and what it meant.

"Oh, we get to have a wedding!" Ahsoka cheered while Rex, Wolffe and Fox pulled Cody into a headlock/hug while teasing him in Mando'a.

"I am merely leaving the Order dear one, I am not leaving you, Ahsoka or my friends here. Do you understand?" Obi-Wan said softly to Anakin who was staring at her like he had never seen her before.

"I… I think so, it's just a lot to take in… I thought you were the perfect Jedi Obi-Wan, but I was wrong. You're a person like everyone else." Anakin said in awe and his eyes sparkled with realization.

"Of course I am dear one, but remember that you are my brother and I love you. I will always be here for you." Obi-Wan tugged Anakin in for a hug and kissed the side of his head.

"I love you too Obi-Wan," Anakin choked out as he buried his face in her soft hair, inhaling a scent that meant safety and protection to him since he first came to the Temple all those years ago.

~~/~~

"You know if you wanted to stay undetected then you could do a better job of it," Obi-Wan said aloud from where she was standing on a balcony from the royal palace on Alderaan. She was wearing a simple white robe and a beautiful yet understated white dress a combined effort from both Padme and surprisingly Count Dooku waited for her inside the room, it was her wedding day after all.

"Who said I wanted to stay undetected little one?" Qui-Gon asked as he stepped out of the shadows and came to stand next to her, smiling when she placed a few hair bands in his hand and turned her back to him in a silent request. Qui-Gon parted and began twisting her hair to put it in a braided up-do in the way he used to when she decided to grow her hair out when she was his Padawan.

"You can't be found here, it may be my wedding but all my guests will shoot you on sight." Obi-Wan reminded.

"That would make your love quite pleased I believe." Qui-Gon chuckled.

"It would make his day," Obi-Wan giggled.

"He is marrying you little one, I don't think even putting a bolt in me could top that." Qui-Gon secured her hair into place carefully.

"How is Master Dooku?" Obi-Wan asked as she leaned on the railing of the balcony allowing the soft winds of Alderaan to warm her skin as Qui-Gon clasped his hands behind his back as he stood next to her.

"He's doing well, he's grooming me to take over for him so he can retire properly," Qui-Gon admitted and Obi-Wan fought back a smile at that.

"The Order will love that, seeing you as a politician. That in itself will be a just punishment," Obi-Wan teased and Qui-Gon laughed loudly.

"Yes I think that will satisfy many of them," Qui-Gon accepted the teasing with a smile.

"I never did get around to asking… Why were you so insistence that I did not fall?" Obi-Wan wasn't going to lie and say that hadn't been bothering her for a while.

"…I have a vision little one… Of death, blood and despair. The Galaxy in ruins and you wielding two red lightsabers with burning yellow eyes standing in the middle of it all. If you were to fall Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Galaxy as a whole would be doomed and the Force would be drowned in darkness. It was what I saw when I first awoke before Master Dooku found me, it was what aided in my choice to find you and ensure that this war ended with you still bathed in the light side of the Force." Qui-Gon murmured and a sick feeling settled in Obi-Wan's stomach at the future that could have been if she had properly fallen.

"Ah, best we focus on the here and now then." Obi-Wan said lightly as she smiled at the bustle of people below the balcony who were running around to get the last bit of decorations set up. Qui-Gon gave a small hum at his words parroted back at him and now understood why she always looked so done with him by her late teen years whenever he said that phrase.

"You look beautiful little one, your love is a lucky man." Qui-Gon murmured his praise.

"Thank you, Master, sorry you can't walk me down the aisle, Anakin already called that honour." Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow when Qui-Gon took a step back and held his hand out.

"At least allow me a dance?" Qui-Gon bowed dramatically to her making her giggle and take his hand.

Qui-Gon twirled the two of them around the balcony with ease and she was reminded of dance lessons in her past where she would grab his hands firmly and balance on his feet as he made sure she knew the moves for whatever banquet they had to attend on their upcoming mission. It was one of the few happy memories she had of her apprenticeship and she was pleased to relive it here on her wedding day even if it was just for a moment

Not long after Obi-Wan had squeezed her way into her white dress and was standing at the end of the aisle with Anakin holding her hand in the crook of his elbow, looking happy and healthier than he had in years. Ahsoka had gleefully spread flower petals over the aisle ahead of them before standing next to Padme who was carefully cradling her slowly growing baby bump.

Cody was waiting for her at the end of the aisle by the Jedi Council members and Bail who all insisted on marrying the two of them personally. Seeing Cody waiting there in his dress grey's Obi-wan realized she had never been so happy in her whole life.

With a single kiss, she chose her new future that looked bright and full of love and hope surrounded by her family and loved ones.