Part III:
She-ar-ah watched the rain drops pour down the window of her ancient Jedi history class. She wasn't really paying attention; of course history always bored her anyways. Her thoughts dwelled on Obi Wan; she wondered how he was doing, and when he would be coming back. She wondered how they were going to tell all their friends about their plan to leave the order. She missed him terribly. She looked at a map a few days after Obi Wan left, and discovered that it takes 6 days to get from Courascant to Naboo. It's been 8 long days, and even if all goes well (not likely when Obi Wan and Qui Gon are involved) he still wouldn't be home for at least 5 more days. She-ar-ah looked at the rain, her thoughts turned to a memory of Obi Wan. It was one day after this very class. Obi Wan loved history, and even though he was finished with all his temple classes, he still took history classes whenever he could, for fun of all things. She remembered their conversation that day. That was the day they discovered their bond. They were walking through the temple, She-ar-ah had to report to the learning center to study, and Obi Wan had training with Qui Gon, but being the gentleman that he is, he walked She-ar-ah to the learning center.
"Oh it's so disgusting how you enjoy that stuff." She said in her memory.
"What stuff?" He asked, picking up his books.
"History."
"Oh how can you not? I mean, the great sith wars...wow." He answered, sounding very passionate about the topic.
"Yeah blah blah blah, it's all a little dull if you ask me." She said, as they walked through the temple.
"Dull? By the force. Could you imagine fighting a sith?" He asked her.
"I'd rather not, to be honest with you."
"I wonder what the force would feel like around a sith." He continued, seemingly off in a dream world.
"OK stop, you're officially creeping me out now."
As they walked down the stairs, they passed Mace Windu coming up.
"Padawan Kenobi, Padawan She-ar-ah." Mace said when he spotted them.
"Master." The two said in unison, and bowed in respect.
"Padawan She-ar-ah, how is you training coming along?" He turned to the young woman.
"Well to be honest master, I think you'd have to talk to Master Lynar about that." She-ar-ah answered, clearly uncomfortable talking about it.
"You don't have an opinion?" Mace purged the subject further.
She-ar-ah glanced at Obi Wan, who was standing behind Mace. She pleaded with her eyes for his help, he stepped forward.
"Well master, maybe being that she is the Padawan, she doesn't know how far she has yet to go." He answered for She-ar-ah. She mouthed thank you.
Mace Windu smiled. "Always protective of each other aren't you?" The two apprentices looked at the floor. "Carry on, I'm sure I'm keeping you from your training, and I don't want to suffer Qui Gon's wrath if he found out I made you late." With that the master headed up the stairs.
"What was that all about?" Obi Wan asked his friend.
"He's always interested how my training is going. I don't know why." She-ar-ah answered, as they continued their descent down the stairs.
"If I didn't know better, I'd say he has a crush on you." Obi Wan said, laughing.
"Obi Wan!" She said with a smack on his arm. "That's sick!"
"Owww" Obi Wan exaggerated his wound from She-ar-ah.
She smiled at him. "Baby."
"So seriously, how are things going with Master Lynar?" Obi Wan changed the subject.
"Oh you know, they're OK."
"Just OK?" They were almost to the learning center.
"Well, not all of us can have a bond like you and Qui Gon have." She said looking in his eyes.
"Well we've been together for 5 more years than you and Lynar." He said, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Oh come off it, you two have had that bond since the day he took you as his apprentice. You're like his son, he'd die for you."
"I'd die for him." Obi Wan answered, with sureness in his voice.
"You see, it must be nice having a bond like that." She-ar-ah looked at the ground.
"Have you tried with master Lynar?"
"Yes, it's just not there. You know, sometimes I think you're the only person I can bond with, truly bond with." She leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Thank you." He kissed the top of her head.
"Sometimes, I wish you were my master."
/Of course if I was your master, then what we did the other night would have been very inappropriate/. Obi Wan's voice brought her back.
/Obi Wan?/ She said with a start. /Where are you?/
/Tatooine/
/Tatooine? Why are you there?/
/our hyperdrive was damaged/.
/why? What happened?/
/It's a long story; lets just say negotiations fell through/.
/Where's Qui Gon?/
/At the spaceport, he left me here to guard the ship and the queen. But I'm so bored/. He said in a whining tone.
/oh, so that's why you decided to invade my thoughts?/ She teased him.
/Well, I was hoping that you were thinking of something a little more erotic/.
She-ar-ah let out a laugh, and the teacher and students looked at her. "Sorry." She said, and looked embarrassed. The teacher then continued class. /you almost got me in trouble/.
Obi Wan chuckled /sorry, I love you/. He said in a playful tone.
/Nice save/. She said, trying not to laugh. 'He's too cute' she thought to herself. /What are you doing right now?/ she asked him.
/hiding/.
/Hiding?/
/Yeah, the queen's handmaidens won't leave me alone/.
/Oh yeah, I'm sure you hate that/. She said sarcastically.
/They're 14 years old!/ He defended himself.
/Please, every man's fantasy, beautiful handmaidens waiting on him hand and foot/.
/My fantasy has more to do with you wearing nothing but my robe...god you looked so sexy like that/.
She smiled. /Smooth talker/.
There was a moment of silence, and then Obi Wan broke it. /I uh...I almost told Qui Gon about us/.
She-ar-ar closed her eyes; she knew this was killing him. /Obi Wan, don't. Not till you come home, and we figure out a way to do it. I have a feeling he's going to need you on this mission/.
/I just hate leaving him in the dark about things/.
/I know love. We'll discuss it later/.
Suddenly Obi Wan cut off from their bond, She-ar-ah got worried. /Obi Wan?/
He came back. /She-ar-ah, I have to go, Qui Gon's calling me, I love you/.
/I love you too/. With that, he left. She-ar-ah sighed to herself. She couldn't wait to see him again. She thought about his plight with the handmaidens, and smiled. 'Oh my poor Obi,' she laughed inwardly.
She-ar-ah watched the rain drops pour down the window of her ancient Jedi history class. She wasn't really paying attention; of course history always bored her anyways. Her thoughts dwelled on Obi Wan; she wondered how he was doing, and when he would be coming back. She wondered how they were going to tell all their friends about their plan to leave the order. She missed him terribly. She looked at a map a few days after Obi Wan left, and discovered that it takes 6 days to get from Courascant to Naboo. It's been 8 long days, and even if all goes well (not likely when Obi Wan and Qui Gon are involved) he still wouldn't be home for at least 5 more days. She-ar-ah looked at the rain, her thoughts turned to a memory of Obi Wan. It was one day after this very class. Obi Wan loved history, and even though he was finished with all his temple classes, he still took history classes whenever he could, for fun of all things. She remembered their conversation that day. That was the day they discovered their bond. They were walking through the temple, She-ar-ah had to report to the learning center to study, and Obi Wan had training with Qui Gon, but being the gentleman that he is, he walked She-ar-ah to the learning center.
"Oh it's so disgusting how you enjoy that stuff." She said in her memory.
"What stuff?" He asked, picking up his books.
"History."
"Oh how can you not? I mean, the great sith wars...wow." He answered, sounding very passionate about the topic.
"Yeah blah blah blah, it's all a little dull if you ask me." She said, as they walked through the temple.
"Dull? By the force. Could you imagine fighting a sith?" He asked her.
"I'd rather not, to be honest with you."
"I wonder what the force would feel like around a sith." He continued, seemingly off in a dream world.
"OK stop, you're officially creeping me out now."
As they walked down the stairs, they passed Mace Windu coming up.
"Padawan Kenobi, Padawan She-ar-ah." Mace said when he spotted them.
"Master." The two said in unison, and bowed in respect.
"Padawan She-ar-ah, how is you training coming along?" He turned to the young woman.
"Well to be honest master, I think you'd have to talk to Master Lynar about that." She-ar-ah answered, clearly uncomfortable talking about it.
"You don't have an opinion?" Mace purged the subject further.
She-ar-ah glanced at Obi Wan, who was standing behind Mace. She pleaded with her eyes for his help, he stepped forward.
"Well master, maybe being that she is the Padawan, she doesn't know how far she has yet to go." He answered for She-ar-ah. She mouthed thank you.
Mace Windu smiled. "Always protective of each other aren't you?" The two apprentices looked at the floor. "Carry on, I'm sure I'm keeping you from your training, and I don't want to suffer Qui Gon's wrath if he found out I made you late." With that the master headed up the stairs.
"What was that all about?" Obi Wan asked his friend.
"He's always interested how my training is going. I don't know why." She-ar-ah answered, as they continued their descent down the stairs.
"If I didn't know better, I'd say he has a crush on you." Obi Wan said, laughing.
"Obi Wan!" She said with a smack on his arm. "That's sick!"
"Owww" Obi Wan exaggerated his wound from She-ar-ah.
She smiled at him. "Baby."
"So seriously, how are things going with Master Lynar?" Obi Wan changed the subject.
"Oh you know, they're OK."
"Just OK?" They were almost to the learning center.
"Well, not all of us can have a bond like you and Qui Gon have." She said looking in his eyes.
"Well we've been together for 5 more years than you and Lynar." He said, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Oh come off it, you two have had that bond since the day he took you as his apprentice. You're like his son, he'd die for you."
"I'd die for him." Obi Wan answered, with sureness in his voice.
"You see, it must be nice having a bond like that." She-ar-ah looked at the ground.
"Have you tried with master Lynar?"
"Yes, it's just not there. You know, sometimes I think you're the only person I can bond with, truly bond with." She leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Thank you." He kissed the top of her head.
"Sometimes, I wish you were my master."
/Of course if I was your master, then what we did the other night would have been very inappropriate/. Obi Wan's voice brought her back.
/Obi Wan?/ She said with a start. /Where are you?/
/Tatooine/
/Tatooine? Why are you there?/
/our hyperdrive was damaged/.
/why? What happened?/
/It's a long story; lets just say negotiations fell through/.
/Where's Qui Gon?/
/At the spaceport, he left me here to guard the ship and the queen. But I'm so bored/. He said in a whining tone.
/oh, so that's why you decided to invade my thoughts?/ She teased him.
/Well, I was hoping that you were thinking of something a little more erotic/.
She-ar-ah let out a laugh, and the teacher and students looked at her. "Sorry." She said, and looked embarrassed. The teacher then continued class. /you almost got me in trouble/.
Obi Wan chuckled /sorry, I love you/. He said in a playful tone.
/Nice save/. She said, trying not to laugh. 'He's too cute' she thought to herself. /What are you doing right now?/ she asked him.
/hiding/.
/Hiding?/
/Yeah, the queen's handmaidens won't leave me alone/.
/Oh yeah, I'm sure you hate that/. She said sarcastically.
/They're 14 years old!/ He defended himself.
/Please, every man's fantasy, beautiful handmaidens waiting on him hand and foot/.
/My fantasy has more to do with you wearing nothing but my robe...god you looked so sexy like that/.
She smiled. /Smooth talker/.
There was a moment of silence, and then Obi Wan broke it. /I uh...I almost told Qui Gon about us/.
She-ar-ar closed her eyes; she knew this was killing him. /Obi Wan, don't. Not till you come home, and we figure out a way to do it. I have a feeling he's going to need you on this mission/.
/I just hate leaving him in the dark about things/.
/I know love. We'll discuss it later/.
Suddenly Obi Wan cut off from their bond, She-ar-ah got worried. /Obi Wan?/
He came back. /She-ar-ah, I have to go, Qui Gon's calling me, I love you/.
/I love you too/. With that, he left. She-ar-ah sighed to herself. She couldn't wait to see him again. She thought about his plight with the handmaidens, and smiled. 'Oh my poor Obi,' she laughed inwardly.