BUTTERFLY
DISCLAIMER: I do not own "Butterfly", Mariah Carey does. I do not own these characters, George Lucas does.
When you love someone so deeply
They become your life
It's so easy to succumb to overwhelming fears inside
Obi-Wan Kenobi stared out onto palace garden from the Throne Room window. There was sadness in his eyes as he tried to keep back the tears. Yet, it was not worth all of the holding back. He had to tell Amidala somehow, but he didn't know how. What am I going to tell her when she comes back? The Jedi thought as he bowed his head slightly.
Obi-Wan heard the Throne Room doors open from behind him. He lifted his head, knowing who it was that entered. Yet, he did not turn around as Queen Amidala walked towards him. She stopped behind him, her brown eyes staring at his back.
"What are you doing here, Jedi? Where is Anakin?" Amidala asked, fear and anger in her voice.
Blindly I imagined I could
Keep you under glass
Now I understand to hold you
I must open up my hands
And watch you rise
"I am here because I have to be here. I am Anakin's master." Obi-Wan whispered, not wanting to answer the queen's next question. He felt afraid to answer that question for he knew it would pain her so.
"You answered one of my questions. Now, answer my other. Where is my husband?" Amidala growled out, walking next to the Jedi. He stared out of the window, trying not to look at her. He tried to hold back the pain in his eyes, but he could not hold it inside much longer.
Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Fly abadonedly into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be
So spread your wings and fly
Butterfly
*FLASHBACK*
Obi-Wan stared at Anakin Skywalker, his eyes narrowed at the other Jedi. Both Jedi's lightsabre's were ignited, illuminating their face's in the light. Anakin had a smirk on his face, his anger running through him mixed with the blood that ran through his heart. They were on a narrow catwalk above a lava pit, which boiled along with Anakin's anger.
"Anakin, I do not want to fight you." Obi-Wan called out, both hands grasped tightly on the hilt of his sabre. The other Jedi snorted, his eyes flashing with anger.
"Like always, the Jedi want to resolve matters with words, not sabres." Anakin growled out, the smirk still on his face. Obi-Wan shook his head, his eyes filled with grief.
I have learned that beauty
Has to flourish in the light
Wild horses run unbridled
or their spirit dies.
"Anakin, you have failed me as well as Qui-Gon. What would your mother say if she saw you like this?" The other Jedi cried out as he tried to keep back the tears. Anakin growled at him as he lunged forward. Obi-Wan stopped his attack, the two sabres clashing together. Both fought each other as the heat from the lava steamed up towards them.
"My mother wouldn't care! She left me alone in this world just like Qui-Gon did!" Anakin screamed out, his anger stronger than ever.
You have given me the courage
to be all that I can
And truly feel your heart will
Lead you back to me when you're
Ready to land
"They never left you!" Obi-Wan screamed out, pushing his sabre harder. Anakin tried to hold his body steady, but the more experienced Jedi forced him back. He dropped the blade of his sabre down to his side, breathing hard from all the heat and anger flowing in him. Obi-Wan slashed his sabre at the other's stomache. Anakin jumped back, dodging the attack.
"Yes they did. So did you. You never were a great master." He spat out.
Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Fly abandonedly into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be
So spread your wings and fly
Butterfly
Anakin smiled wickedly as Obi-Wan came towards him, his lightsabre at his stomach. What the young Jedi didn't notice was that he was coming closer and closer to the edge of the catwalk.
"Anakin, you are too close to the edge! Come back here!" Obi-Wan called out, designating his sabre. Anakin shook his head, going closer to the edge. The Jedi backed up more before stepping into the hot air. Before the young boy realized that he was no longer on the catwalk, he fell backwards. Obi-Wan dropped his sabre, rushing over to where Anakin was. Yet, it was too late as the Jedi fell onto his stomach, watching Anakin fall into the lava pit screaming.
*END FLASHBACK*
I can't pretend these tears
Aren't overflowing steadily
I can't prevent this hurt from
Almost overtaking me
Obi-Wan closed his eyes shut, trying to block out the screams of his Padawan. To shut out the memory of what happened. But, he couldn't. He couldn't not tell Amidala what happened.
"Jedi, answer me now." The queen demanded, crossing her arms over his chest. The Jedi opened his eyes and looked over at her. He now had to tell her the truth.
But I will stand and say goodbye
For you'll never be mine
Until you know the way it feels to fly
"Amidala, Anakin is gone. Dead. He fell into a lava pit. I am sorry." Obi-Wan whispered, turning his head back to the window. Amidala gasped out, a tear running down her white painted cheek. She feel to her knees, placing her hands onto the floor. Closing her eyes, she bowed her head as she tried to cry. Obi-Wan listened to the queen's sobs before speaking once again. "Ami, I wish that I could have saved Anakin. I truly do. If I hadn't swung at him, then he would be still alive today."
Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Fly abandonedly into the sun (Fly.....to the sun)
If you should return to me (I will know you are mine)
We truly were meant to be (Spread your wings and fly)
So spread your wings and fly
Butterfly
"Obi-Wan, don't blame yourself for his death." Amidala sniffed as she opened her eyes and looked up at him. The Jedi blinked back his tears as the queen stood up, tears still going down her face.
"Why shouldn't I? You weren't at that catwalk. You didn't swing at him with a lightsabre. You didn't watch him fall into that lava pit, knowing that you didn't try to save him." The Jedi replied, anger in his voice. Amidala shook her head, blocking out those words.
Spread your wings and prepare to fly
For you have become a butterfly
Fly abandonedly into the sun
If you should return to me
We truly were meant to be
So spread your wings and fly
Butterfly
"Listen to me. Anakin was dead long before the lava pit. When I looked into his eyes there was nothing. His spirit died years before his body did. He just released his spirit so it could fly and be free." The queen whispered, looking away from the Jedi. "He knew that there was nothing left, so he made himself free."
"I hear those words, but I can't believe them. I am sorry, Amidala." Obi-Wan said, turning from the window. He walked straight out of the Throne Room, not looking back at the queens anguished face. Amidala sighed painfully, now knowing that her husband was truly free, like a butterfly.
So flutter through the sky
Butterfly
Spread your wings and fly
Butterfly
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This song may not really fit the fic, but I tried. I hope you all like it a lot. Before you do anything else, please review. It would mean a whole lot to me!!