Chapter 3: The Question- Part 1

I was only asleep for what seemed a couple of minuets when I heard my door buzzer.

"GO AWAY!!" I shouted. I heard it again and chose to ignore it.

"K.G. Open up, it's Josh. Come on its dinner time. You've been asleep for 4 hours. I wanna hear how to meeting went." Came my best friend Josh's voice.

"Let yourself in, you know my entrance code." I yelled. I looked up when I felt him sit on my bed besides me. "How did you get it to where I could sleep for 4 hours?"

"Well, I am head of Special Forces, so I just ordered everyone to leave you alone till dinner time." He said smiling.

"Thanks Josh, I owe ya one." I flipped onto my back.

"How was it?" he asked.

"Good, no, great." I said smiling. " We have 50 ground troops and 10 new spies."

"Great Job, K.G. I should let you do this more often."

"No, This was a one time only thing. And we're even now, because you let me sleep." I yawned.

"What was the General like?" He asked.

The General. Kenobi was his name. A picture of him drift to my minds eye. I tried very hard not to blush, but my efforts were useless.

"Really?" He asked. "He must be quite nice, I mean your blushing at the mention to his name, or title, which ever you prefer."

"Shut up." I pelted him with a pillow. "Lets eat, I'm starved."

"Good Idea." He took my hand to help me up and we left for the dining hall.

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Part 2

Lucky us, we arrived right after the rush. We both grabbed a plate of "food" and sat at the only table left.

"So, The General was that good looking that I made you blush?" Josh asked me.

"Not necessarily."

"Come on, you think he's cute, don't lie."

"So what if I do think he's a little cute?" I asked innocently.

"I knew it! You have a crush on the General!" He exclaimed, bit's and pieces of whatever it was on our plates flying everywhere.

"No! Josh, I never said I had a crush on him, just that he was cute!" I flared.

"Okay, whatever you say K.G." He said smiling

"Holy Sith, speak of the force, here he comes" I said placing my head on the table. Josh looked up at him as he sat nearly a foot away from us.

"Son of a Sith, is *THAT* him?!" He whispered to me.

"Yes" I mumbled. Then he started laughing. "What!?" I hissed.

"Hell, If I was a girl, I'd have the hot's for him too!" With that I throw my apple at him, "What? Ouch! Is that anyway to treat your Commanding Officer, K.G.?"

"Yes, and you deserved it. It wouldn't surprise me if he heard you!" I hissed. "Plus, he's a Jedi. He most likely heard you *THINK* it!"

"Yes, And I'm most flattered that You would have the 'hot's' for me if You were a woman." He's soft yet harsh voice came from the side of us directed to Josh. I saw him blush.

"Son of a Sith!!! Thanks a lot *JOSHUA*!" I whispered.

"Hey, don't get all huffy on me and start calling me by my first name *KARA*" He whispered.

I then heard Kenobi laugh. "You two fight like brother and sister."

"Yeah, that's what ya get for being friends since the Military School." Josh shrugged. All I could do is blush.

"K.G....um... Of. Goodman, tells me you issued some troops and spies to us?" Josh asked.

"Yes, She presented a great case." He said smiling. I blushed harder.

"Would you like to join us General?" He asked. I lifted my head and shot him the most icy glare I could muster.

"Yes, thank you." He sat beside Josh, that smart-ass smirk on his face.

"Oh, lighten up, K.G." he whispered before Kenobi sat down. He extended his hand, "Hi, Josh Cummings, Lt. of Special Forces."

"Obi-Wan Kenobi." they shook hands. Then he turned to me.

"Kara Goodman." I mumbled and shook his hand.

"Don't mind Kara, General, she just shy." Josh said. I shot him a look that said I'd get him back.

"So, why did you send Officer Goodman to the meeting, instead of yourself?" He asked Josh.

"She lost a bet to me a couple weeks ago, and I made her go to pay up." He replied. He laughed again. God's I wish he'd stop laughing.

"Well, I'm glad you did send her in. She has spunk and force. I like that.-" then he turned to me. "Keep that up Officer and you might go somewhere in this base."

"Thanks." Was all I could say. That and blush.

*bzzzzzz bzzz bzzzzzzzz*

"Master?" came a voice on his com-link.

"Hold on Anakin, I'll be right there." He put down his fork and looked at us, "If you'd excuse me?"

"Sure." We both said. He nodded, smiled once more and left.

"I will kill you" I hissed at Josh.

"No you wont. You'd be all alone with out me." He smiled "Plus, it wouldn't look good on you résumé if you had killed your Commanding Officer." I pelted a carrot at him and left.

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Part 3

"K.G.?" I heard Josh's voice from my sitting room.

"I'm in the 'fresher, I'll be out in a moment." I yelled. I stepped out and put my uniform on. "What?" I started brushing out my hair.

"The General wants to speak with you."

I drew in a sharp breath. "Why? Did he sound mad?"

"No, just said he'd like to speak with you for a moment." He shrugged.

"Okay." I left my hair down and didn't bother to dry it.

We walked to his office in silence.

"I'll wait here for you, okay?"

"Yeah, okay." Josh gave me one last sympathetic smile and I knocked on the door.

"Come in" I swallowed the lump in my throat and walked in. I saluted and stood as straight as possible.

* She stood very straight, almost ridged. I smiled at her, it made her blush a very becoming color of red.

"Have a seat." I mentioned to the chair at her right. She looked down at it and drew her head swiftly back up.

"No thank you Sir."

"Okay. Your wondering why I asked you here, yes?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Well, I have just lost my personal assistant and have been looking for his replacement." Her brown eyes flicked to mine.

"Sir?" she asked sounding confused.

"I would like you to fill his place." I said blushing myself there, for a minuet. She looked beautiful right now. I've never seen her with her hair down, and by the looks of it she had just came from the Refresher. There was a lovely fragrances radiating off her, something of vanilla and lavender.

"I would be honored Sir, But may I ask why you want me for the job. Surely there are others more qualified." She asked

"Yes, I'm sure there are others more qualified, but your very smart. One of the smartest officers I've meet. Plus you seem to know basically what's going on and you know to handle it, and to get it you'll do anything possible. I like that. You have....." I searched for the right word. Many came to mind, but I could never and would never say. "Charisma." I blushed right along with her.

"Thank you Sir, I'm honored you chose me."

"So you accept?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Excellent! Move your belongings here and you start immediately!" I stood as she left. Wonderful! I don't know why I'm so excited, but the fact that I might get to know this....angelic being on a more personal level excited me. I've never felt like this. It makes me nervous.

* I stepped out of his office and exhaled a breath I didn't know I was holding in.

"Are you okay? Your not in trouble?" Josh asked me nervously.

"No, He wants me to be his personal assistant."

"Really? and you accepted?"

"Yes." I looked Josh square in the eyes

"It's not gonna be any fun at work now. Who ever will I antagonize?" He whined playfully.

"I'll still see you, and you can always antagonize me after work, you do know where I live and how to get in." I said smiling. "Now, I have to pack."