Obi-Wan woke up as the light streamed through the windows of Crimson Storm.
Alanae lay snuggled up to him. She looked peaceful. He did his best to get
up without waking her but it didn't work.
"Where do you think you're going?" she asked.
He leaned over her and they kissed. She put a hand on his bare chest. Another rested on his belt. He pulled away after a bit.
"I'm hungry," he said as he climbed over her and off the bed. "I'll bring you back some food."
"Sound good," she said, stretching. Alanae watched him walk out of the room, looking comical with one of his pant legs scrunched up around his knee. She smiled and put on a fresh tunic and pants.
* * *
Obi-Wan walked into the charting room. He picked up the food sack and grabbed a strange-looking fruit and bit into it. Then, he went over to the unused makeshift bed. It was then that he noticed a quiet beeping noise. Looking to the blankets, he saw his comlink, beeping and with a light flashing that meant it was signaling. He dropped the food and ran over to it. It was sending a distress signal. He couldn't believe it. He'd thought that it was broken. Then, Obi-Wan remembered what he had done before going to Alanae. He'd toyed with it. Somehow, he'd fixed it. Now, it would give tem away.
"A-" he croaked "Ala-Alanae. Alanae!"
"What?" she walked into the room, looking unconcerned.
"My comlink! My comlink!" he cried.
"Whoa. Slow down, Ben" she said.
"Ben?" he looked at her, confused.
"Yeah, Ben. Think of it as a nickname. Anyway, slow down and tell me what's going on."
"Last night, before I-before we-" he paused "before I came to your room, I was messing with my comlink. I though it was broken but somehow, I managed to accidentally fix it and now it's sending a distress signal. Republican ships will be here in a few hours, at the most and if they find us, they might shoot us because of-because of-" he stopped. He couldn't think of dying right now. Alanae saw the look in his eyes and hugged him.
"It's alright," she said. "We're going to make it. I'll see if I can find enough energy to get us to the nearest spaceport, okay."
"Okay." He kissed her forehead and then her lips before letting her go to the small compartment in the back.
* * *
Alanae thought as she frantically worked with the fuel supply. Just the thing she had wished would happen the night before was now happening. But now it was her worst nightmare. She had just found love. Love! Something some people never came across. She shook her head to clear it of all the "what if"s that plagued her. Alanae was determined to hold on Obi-Wan, no matter what, she would do it. Alanae tried not to let her mid drift to those thoughts often and kept at her work.
* * *
An hour, Alanae ran from the back room. She had leeched enough power from other functions to be able to power the ship. She found Obi-Wan in the cockpit, grim-faced.
"What is it?"
"They'll be here in five minutes."
Alanae glanced from him to the single radar screen he had turned on. It showed a group of Republic ships coming out of light speed. She stared, face tight.
"Come with me," said Obi-Wan and led her from the room.
* * *
In the sleeping quarters, Alanae helped Obi-Wan with his Jedi outfit. When they were done, though, it was splotched with spots where her tears had hit. Obi-Wan took her in his arms and held her tight. They kissed desperately, not sure whether they would live to see another day.
The minutes went fast. All too soon, they heard the voices of men and stomp of boots. Obviously, they were to be either arrested or shot in person.
'Nice touch,' Alanae thought to herself as she aimed her blaster at the door. Obi-Wan turned on his lightsaber and whispered to her.
"Let me handle this if I can."
Alanae didn't respond. If they thought they could get away with this easily, they had another thing coming. The doors opened and a troop of soldiers pointed blasters in but no shots were fired. Alanae was, for a moment, startled at how many people they had brought in but then she got over it. She pointed at the men and fired.
"Alanae!" Obi-Wan called to her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to him as his other side was busy deflecting bolts. "Don't shoot," he ordered, voice even. "You will put your guns down."
Half of the men put their blasters on the floor. The others urged them to get up.
"We will come peacefully if you let us," he said.
"Tell the missy to put the blaster down," came the reply.
Obi-Wan kissed Alanae on the temple and whispered to her. She reluctantly dropped the blaster. As soon as it was down, the soldiers moved in. they surrounded the couple and ordered Obi-Wan to turn off his lightsaber. He did so and handed it over. Then, the company retreated from the room but posted sentries as they waited for the leaders to arrive.
* * *
As soon as they were gone, Alanae let one tear slip down her cheek. Obi-Wan held her and they talked quietly, stopping often to express their passions. Alanae kissed him as fierce as ever. She knew Obi-wan would be allowed to go but she-she might be killed or locked away. Obi-Wan let his hands run over her body once more but then the soldiers came in. They approached them. Alanae kissed Obi-Wan one last time then felt two men grabbing her and pulling her away. Two others were taking Obi-Wan.
"NO!!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. She reached out and grabbed hold of Obi-Wan's hand. They held on for a second but then her grip failed her. "NO!!!!!!!"
"ALANAE!!!!!" he called after her "ALANAE!!!!!!!"
Alanae fought the men with all her might. She managed to free one arm and bash one in the head but two more jumped on her. She kicked one onto the flat of his back but then they took each of her limbs and carried her away, all the time screaming for Obi-Wan. She could hear his responses getting fainter as she was dragged away and then, there was nothing but her own voice. She had been taken out of Crimson Storm and the door had shut. * * * * * * * * * A/N: Ah, the bad things in life that happen to good people. Tough, isn't it? Keep reviewing! Thankies.
"Where do you think you're going?" she asked.
He leaned over her and they kissed. She put a hand on his bare chest. Another rested on his belt. He pulled away after a bit.
"I'm hungry," he said as he climbed over her and off the bed. "I'll bring you back some food."
"Sound good," she said, stretching. Alanae watched him walk out of the room, looking comical with one of his pant legs scrunched up around his knee. She smiled and put on a fresh tunic and pants.
* * *
Obi-Wan walked into the charting room. He picked up the food sack and grabbed a strange-looking fruit and bit into it. Then, he went over to the unused makeshift bed. It was then that he noticed a quiet beeping noise. Looking to the blankets, he saw his comlink, beeping and with a light flashing that meant it was signaling. He dropped the food and ran over to it. It was sending a distress signal. He couldn't believe it. He'd thought that it was broken. Then, Obi-Wan remembered what he had done before going to Alanae. He'd toyed with it. Somehow, he'd fixed it. Now, it would give tem away.
"A-" he croaked "Ala-Alanae. Alanae!"
"What?" she walked into the room, looking unconcerned.
"My comlink! My comlink!" he cried.
"Whoa. Slow down, Ben" she said.
"Ben?" he looked at her, confused.
"Yeah, Ben. Think of it as a nickname. Anyway, slow down and tell me what's going on."
"Last night, before I-before we-" he paused "before I came to your room, I was messing with my comlink. I though it was broken but somehow, I managed to accidentally fix it and now it's sending a distress signal. Republican ships will be here in a few hours, at the most and if they find us, they might shoot us because of-because of-" he stopped. He couldn't think of dying right now. Alanae saw the look in his eyes and hugged him.
"It's alright," she said. "We're going to make it. I'll see if I can find enough energy to get us to the nearest spaceport, okay."
"Okay." He kissed her forehead and then her lips before letting her go to the small compartment in the back.
* * *
Alanae thought as she frantically worked with the fuel supply. Just the thing she had wished would happen the night before was now happening. But now it was her worst nightmare. She had just found love. Love! Something some people never came across. She shook her head to clear it of all the "what if"s that plagued her. Alanae was determined to hold on Obi-Wan, no matter what, she would do it. Alanae tried not to let her mid drift to those thoughts often and kept at her work.
* * *
An hour, Alanae ran from the back room. She had leeched enough power from other functions to be able to power the ship. She found Obi-Wan in the cockpit, grim-faced.
"What is it?"
"They'll be here in five minutes."
Alanae glanced from him to the single radar screen he had turned on. It showed a group of Republic ships coming out of light speed. She stared, face tight.
"Come with me," said Obi-Wan and led her from the room.
* * *
In the sleeping quarters, Alanae helped Obi-Wan with his Jedi outfit. When they were done, though, it was splotched with spots where her tears had hit. Obi-Wan took her in his arms and held her tight. They kissed desperately, not sure whether they would live to see another day.
The minutes went fast. All too soon, they heard the voices of men and stomp of boots. Obviously, they were to be either arrested or shot in person.
'Nice touch,' Alanae thought to herself as she aimed her blaster at the door. Obi-Wan turned on his lightsaber and whispered to her.
"Let me handle this if I can."
Alanae didn't respond. If they thought they could get away with this easily, they had another thing coming. The doors opened and a troop of soldiers pointed blasters in but no shots were fired. Alanae was, for a moment, startled at how many people they had brought in but then she got over it. She pointed at the men and fired.
"Alanae!" Obi-Wan called to her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her to him as his other side was busy deflecting bolts. "Don't shoot," he ordered, voice even. "You will put your guns down."
Half of the men put their blasters on the floor. The others urged them to get up.
"We will come peacefully if you let us," he said.
"Tell the missy to put the blaster down," came the reply.
Obi-Wan kissed Alanae on the temple and whispered to her. She reluctantly dropped the blaster. As soon as it was down, the soldiers moved in. they surrounded the couple and ordered Obi-Wan to turn off his lightsaber. He did so and handed it over. Then, the company retreated from the room but posted sentries as they waited for the leaders to arrive.
* * *
As soon as they were gone, Alanae let one tear slip down her cheek. Obi-Wan held her and they talked quietly, stopping often to express their passions. Alanae kissed him as fierce as ever. She knew Obi-wan would be allowed to go but she-she might be killed or locked away. Obi-Wan let his hands run over her body once more but then the soldiers came in. They approached them. Alanae kissed Obi-Wan one last time then felt two men grabbing her and pulling her away. Two others were taking Obi-Wan.
"NO!!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. She reached out and grabbed hold of Obi-Wan's hand. They held on for a second but then her grip failed her. "NO!!!!!!!"
"ALANAE!!!!!" he called after her "ALANAE!!!!!!!"
Alanae fought the men with all her might. She managed to free one arm and bash one in the head but two more jumped on her. She kicked one onto the flat of his back but then they took each of her limbs and carried her away, all the time screaming for Obi-Wan. She could hear his responses getting fainter as she was dragged away and then, there was nothing but her own voice. She had been taken out of Crimson Storm and the door had shut. * * * * * * * * * A/N: Ah, the bad things in life that happen to good people. Tough, isn't it? Keep reviewing! Thankies.