Title: Protecting The Hurtful
Author: Sparkling Diamond Satine
Disclaimer: * sniffle * All right, I'll admit it! I don't own Obi-Wan…or Buffy the Vampire Slayer…but I do own this idea, and Lily so NO ONE STEAL IT OR ELSE!!!
Rating: Let's keep this PG-13…language, violence, very possibly some romance if I'm in a good mood.
Note: Just got the 2nd Moulin Rouge Soundtrack...*sniffle* the tenth track makes me cry every time...just can't get that picture of Satine in Christian's hands out of my head!!
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Chapter 4~Surprises Galore
Lily revealed a smile on her lips and laughed scoffing at the vampire and the pet that stood at his feet. "You really think you can kill me, do ya?"
"Of course I can, I nearly did it last time," Qui-Gon said, putting his hand out. "But this time I don't want to kill you. Take my hand, and we shall rule the galaxy together. With a slayer on our side, we shall be unstoppable!"
"You think I'd just take your hand and believe all these promises? That I'd just betray the one I can't love?" Lily asked, and started to walk off until she felt a constricting force around her neck. Qui-Gon was successfully choking her!
The griffin had other plans, though. He was to insure that the girl was not killed, and stuck its claws in Qui-Gon's shoulders, interrupting the Sith vampire's concentration.
Lily, able to breathe again, hurried away, far out of Qui-Gon's mental reach. She ran to her room, quickly changed out of the hospital clothes and into her Padawan clothes. She adjusted her braid and ran to her class. She knew she would be late, and her teacher would make a fool out of her just like everyone else, but if she didn't go at all, her Master would be even more furious. She realized she had forgotten about her plan to run away when she stepped into class, but she resolved to not avoiding Obi-Wan as much as possible.
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"Why did you do that?" Qui-Gon growled at the griffin. "I wasn't going to kill her, but I needed to make her known that I would if she wouldn't join us. I would leave her with one breath before I let go."
"Tell that to your Master, I'm sure he'd love to hear what you've almost done," Griffin growled.
"Well at least I wasn't the one who let her run away," Qui-Gon said, almost ready to kill the half-bird half-lion creature.
"I won't tell if you don't tell," Griffin offered.
"I would care less if you told, I would like to see His Excellency choke you to death for letting her live a pure life another day," Qui-Gon said, turning to leave.
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"Obi-Wan, tell me this secret that you couldn't put onto paper," Jenghana said. "I really want to know whether this Lily girl is worth befriending. She seems nice, but some of the rumors seem so true."
"She's protecting us all against a breed of Sith warriors...they're vampires with the power of the Force on their side," Obi-Wan explained. "She can't love me because of her own Code that she follows by."
"Oh...I'm so sorry, Obi-Wan, I had no idea," Jenghana truly felt guilty for mocking Lily just yesterday. "You know...I'll help you get rid of those people who think you nearly killed the girl and are rejoicing because of it, if you'll get me to Lily and ask for her forgiveness..."
"I don't know if I can even look at her again," Obi-Wan sighed. "She was so beautiful...so angelic."
"I know, love hurts. Believe me," Jenghana said, a jealous feeling struck her heart then. Jenghana had realized that one year ago, on this day, Jenghana was turned down by her own best friend, who said, 'I don't want to ruin our friendship.' Jenghana had to rush out of that hallway before she shed tears in front of Obi-Wan.
"Wait, Jenghana, where are you going?" Obi-Wan called. Then, he saw Lily approaching and felt tears returning. But, before he could even think about crying, he bumped into a girl dressed in very un-Jedi like clothing. She had blonde curly hair and wore a trench coat.
"You must be Obi-Wan, I recognize you from Lily's descriptions," the girl said. "I'm Beth."
Obi-Wan took Beth's outstretched hand and laid his lips on top of them. "Yes, I'm Obi-Wan. What is it that you wish to talk to me about?"
"A friend of yours spoke to us and we realized that you and Lily belong together...therefore, I thought I would take the pleasure in telling you first...that you and Lily can officially fall in love. We have decided that for you alone, this love could make Lily stronger," Beth said, and knew by the sparkle in Obi-Wan's eyes that she might regret this, but at least she would know that her Lily would be happy.
"You mean it...Lily can love me??" Obi-Wan was overtaken by surprise and ran to a confused Lily, grabbing her in a huge bear hug.
"Uh...Obi...? I thought I told you I'm not allowed to love..." Lily said, partially confused, but loving this attention she was receiving...until she felt her ribs aching again.
"Your friend just informed me that you can love...they revised their Code especially for you!" an excited Obi-Wan said. Obi-Wan calmed down and there was silence in the hallway before the Padawan brought his lips to Lily's and the two shared a moment of passion, hearing the occasional sniffle coming from Beth. Lily broke away when she realized she had promised to meet her Master in the workout room.
"Uh...I've gotta go. But you promise to meet me in my apartment later and plan a way to get Qui-Gon?" Lily asked, a sly smile reaching across her lips.
"I will be waiting for you," Obi-Wan said, racing to find Selina so that he could figure out a way to avoid his Master.
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Selina proceeded to the apartment she shared with Lily, and was looking at some papers she needed to read, until she bumped into a figure. She looked up into Qui-Gon's eyes and saw that they were empty and filled with coldness. She knew that he was evil from what she heard Obi-Wan and Lily talking about yesterday.
"Qui-Gon..." Selina gasped. There was something about that coldness in his eyes that prevented her from moving. 'What's happening to me...? I should be running to my apartment and locking my door...so why do I feel that I must stay?'
Qui-Gon was listening into her thoughts. "Because you don't want to, my dear. We used to be lovers...until that fateful day I caught you with that damned..." his voice trailed off. He didn't want to hear himself say that name. He feared that his anger would build up to the point that he couldn't take it anymore and ended up hurting the one they so desperately needed.
"Let me go...I will get you some help! Master Yoda-" Selina was interrupted by a voice on the comlink she carried with her.
"Master Selina, come in. There is evil on the premises. It checks out to be somewhere near you. Please go check it out and be careful," the voice said.
Master Selina stared into the eyes of Qui-Gon one last time and said softly, "I still love the Qui-Gon I used to know...but you I cannot ever love." Selina hurried away while Qui-Gon penetrated her mind and made her turn around.
"Seli, we need you!" Qui-Gon growled. "And we'll get you at any cost."
Qui-Gon slowly walked up to Selina, placing his entire concentration on her, until he felt a metal object hit his head and he slumped to the ground, unconscious.
"Are you alright, Master?" Lily asked, rushing to hug her. "Thanks for appealing to the S.O.S"
"Oh yes, about that, did Beth ever find you? She told me over the comlink that they all agreed to change the Code for you," Selina said, smiling when she noticed how happy Lily looked.
"Yes she found me...and just in time, too! I was ready to run away... I suppose Qui-Gon kind of stopped me in the nick of time," Lily said, scratching her head. "But now I have no reason why I should leave...I have everything here...friends, love, maybe not family, but I do have enemies which must be vanquished!"
"You do have family, Lily. We are your family, even if we're not blood- related," Selina said, placing an arm around Lily's shoulders. "No matter what, we shall be there for you. Now I think we'll skip that workout room and go straight to Yoda. He must know the evil that is inside the temple."
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Author: Sparkling Diamond Satine
Disclaimer: * sniffle * All right, I'll admit it! I don't own Obi-Wan…or Buffy the Vampire Slayer…but I do own this idea, and Lily so NO ONE STEAL IT OR ELSE!!!
Rating: Let's keep this PG-13…language, violence, very possibly some romance if I'm in a good mood.
Note: Just got the 2nd Moulin Rouge Soundtrack...*sniffle* the tenth track makes me cry every time...just can't get that picture of Satine in Christian's hands out of my head!!
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Chapter 4~Surprises Galore
Lily revealed a smile on her lips and laughed scoffing at the vampire and the pet that stood at his feet. "You really think you can kill me, do ya?"
"Of course I can, I nearly did it last time," Qui-Gon said, putting his hand out. "But this time I don't want to kill you. Take my hand, and we shall rule the galaxy together. With a slayer on our side, we shall be unstoppable!"
"You think I'd just take your hand and believe all these promises? That I'd just betray the one I can't love?" Lily asked, and started to walk off until she felt a constricting force around her neck. Qui-Gon was successfully choking her!
The griffin had other plans, though. He was to insure that the girl was not killed, and stuck its claws in Qui-Gon's shoulders, interrupting the Sith vampire's concentration.
Lily, able to breathe again, hurried away, far out of Qui-Gon's mental reach. She ran to her room, quickly changed out of the hospital clothes and into her Padawan clothes. She adjusted her braid and ran to her class. She knew she would be late, and her teacher would make a fool out of her just like everyone else, but if she didn't go at all, her Master would be even more furious. She realized she had forgotten about her plan to run away when she stepped into class, but she resolved to not avoiding Obi-Wan as much as possible.
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"Why did you do that?" Qui-Gon growled at the griffin. "I wasn't going to kill her, but I needed to make her known that I would if she wouldn't join us. I would leave her with one breath before I let go."
"Tell that to your Master, I'm sure he'd love to hear what you've almost done," Griffin growled.
"Well at least I wasn't the one who let her run away," Qui-Gon said, almost ready to kill the half-bird half-lion creature.
"I won't tell if you don't tell," Griffin offered.
"I would care less if you told, I would like to see His Excellency choke you to death for letting her live a pure life another day," Qui-Gon said, turning to leave.
~*~
"Obi-Wan, tell me this secret that you couldn't put onto paper," Jenghana said. "I really want to know whether this Lily girl is worth befriending. She seems nice, but some of the rumors seem so true."
"She's protecting us all against a breed of Sith warriors...they're vampires with the power of the Force on their side," Obi-Wan explained. "She can't love me because of her own Code that she follows by."
"Oh...I'm so sorry, Obi-Wan, I had no idea," Jenghana truly felt guilty for mocking Lily just yesterday. "You know...I'll help you get rid of those people who think you nearly killed the girl and are rejoicing because of it, if you'll get me to Lily and ask for her forgiveness..."
"I don't know if I can even look at her again," Obi-Wan sighed. "She was so beautiful...so angelic."
"I know, love hurts. Believe me," Jenghana said, a jealous feeling struck her heart then. Jenghana had realized that one year ago, on this day, Jenghana was turned down by her own best friend, who said, 'I don't want to ruin our friendship.' Jenghana had to rush out of that hallway before she shed tears in front of Obi-Wan.
"Wait, Jenghana, where are you going?" Obi-Wan called. Then, he saw Lily approaching and felt tears returning. But, before he could even think about crying, he bumped into a girl dressed in very un-Jedi like clothing. She had blonde curly hair and wore a trench coat.
"You must be Obi-Wan, I recognize you from Lily's descriptions," the girl said. "I'm Beth."
Obi-Wan took Beth's outstretched hand and laid his lips on top of them. "Yes, I'm Obi-Wan. What is it that you wish to talk to me about?"
"A friend of yours spoke to us and we realized that you and Lily belong together...therefore, I thought I would take the pleasure in telling you first...that you and Lily can officially fall in love. We have decided that for you alone, this love could make Lily stronger," Beth said, and knew by the sparkle in Obi-Wan's eyes that she might regret this, but at least she would know that her Lily would be happy.
"You mean it...Lily can love me??" Obi-Wan was overtaken by surprise and ran to a confused Lily, grabbing her in a huge bear hug.
"Uh...Obi...? I thought I told you I'm not allowed to love..." Lily said, partially confused, but loving this attention she was receiving...until she felt her ribs aching again.
"Your friend just informed me that you can love...they revised their Code especially for you!" an excited Obi-Wan said. Obi-Wan calmed down and there was silence in the hallway before the Padawan brought his lips to Lily's and the two shared a moment of passion, hearing the occasional sniffle coming from Beth. Lily broke away when she realized she had promised to meet her Master in the workout room.
"Uh...I've gotta go. But you promise to meet me in my apartment later and plan a way to get Qui-Gon?" Lily asked, a sly smile reaching across her lips.
"I will be waiting for you," Obi-Wan said, racing to find Selina so that he could figure out a way to avoid his Master.
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Selina proceeded to the apartment she shared with Lily, and was looking at some papers she needed to read, until she bumped into a figure. She looked up into Qui-Gon's eyes and saw that they were empty and filled with coldness. She knew that he was evil from what she heard Obi-Wan and Lily talking about yesterday.
"Qui-Gon..." Selina gasped. There was something about that coldness in his eyes that prevented her from moving. 'What's happening to me...? I should be running to my apartment and locking my door...so why do I feel that I must stay?'
Qui-Gon was listening into her thoughts. "Because you don't want to, my dear. We used to be lovers...until that fateful day I caught you with that damned..." his voice trailed off. He didn't want to hear himself say that name. He feared that his anger would build up to the point that he couldn't take it anymore and ended up hurting the one they so desperately needed.
"Let me go...I will get you some help! Master Yoda-" Selina was interrupted by a voice on the comlink she carried with her.
"Master Selina, come in. There is evil on the premises. It checks out to be somewhere near you. Please go check it out and be careful," the voice said.
Master Selina stared into the eyes of Qui-Gon one last time and said softly, "I still love the Qui-Gon I used to know...but you I cannot ever love." Selina hurried away while Qui-Gon penetrated her mind and made her turn around.
"Seli, we need you!" Qui-Gon growled. "And we'll get you at any cost."
Qui-Gon slowly walked up to Selina, placing his entire concentration on her, until he felt a metal object hit his head and he slumped to the ground, unconscious.
"Are you alright, Master?" Lily asked, rushing to hug her. "Thanks for appealing to the S.O.S"
"Oh yes, about that, did Beth ever find you? She told me over the comlink that they all agreed to change the Code for you," Selina said, smiling when she noticed how happy Lily looked.
"Yes she found me...and just in time, too! I was ready to run away... I suppose Qui-Gon kind of stopped me in the nick of time," Lily said, scratching her head. "But now I have no reason why I should leave...I have everything here...friends, love, maybe not family, but I do have enemies which must be vanquished!"
"You do have family, Lily. We are your family, even if we're not blood- related," Selina said, placing an arm around Lily's shoulders. "No matter what, we shall be there for you. Now I think we'll skip that workout room and go straight to Yoda. He must know the evil that is inside the temple."
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