Chapter 8:The Jedi Council, Harsh Words, and Strawberries

I watched her sleep. She was beautiful. The events of the night before rung in my head. She had fallen asleep in my arms and I don't know the code to her house. So I sleep on the small couch and surrendered my bed to her. I sat there besides her, just watching her sleep. I hated just leaving her there, but I had to go to Coruscant, right away. The Council had said there was an urgent matter they needed to talk with me about.

I rubbed her hand gently to wake her. She blinked.

"What?" She asked. I could tell she was never up this early.

"I have to travel to Coruscant. I'll be gone all day, you sleep as long as you want. You can have to day off if that's to your liking." I smiled

"I want you to stay and have the day off with me" She said pulling me down on the bed with her. I held her in my arms and kissed the crown of her head.

"I would love to, my dear. But the Council needs me, and my first duty is to the Jedi. I'll be back by the end of the day."
"Really? How far are we from Coruscant?" she asked me groggily.

"Oh, about 10 parsecs." She smiled.

"Okay, as long as your home by tonight." With that she smiled and kissed me, "I Love you Obi-Wan."

"I Love you Kara." and she fell back asleep.

I got up and made my way to the docking bay.

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"Friendly reason we call you here, Obi-Wan it is not." I bowed as I entered. Master Yoda wasted no time.

"Please, Masters I'm am very curious to hear why you called me here"

"The clouding of your mind Obi-Wan." Mace Windu said

I arched a brow at him. I was getting confused.

"Confused you are Master Kenobi? Hmmmm" Yoda asked.

"Yes, Master I'm afraid I am."

"Your mind, padawan! Clouded it has become. With thoughts of one Kara." Yoda said. "True is this Obi-Wan?"

I gauged at Yoda. How could they know so soon?

"Soon!? In love with her you have been for many months Padawan!!" Yoda squeaked in his backwards speech. " Since emotion through the Force we can!"

"Obi-Wan, Love is against the code, you know that. Your first priority is the Jedi, then Anakin, then the Army. You have no room for a silly infatuation. You are being forced to end it Obi-Wan." Mace's voice was stern, yet his eye's seamed to plead for forgiveness.

"But Master's, She understands that. She'll not get in the way of my duties." I protested.

"No buts padawan! End now the infatuation will!!" Yoda squawked.

"I am sorry Obi-Wan the Council has spoken." Mace said putting his hand up to interrupt my protest.

Blasts!! Oh so easy to say, but how was I to tell Kara?

"Yes, Masters. I will end the....infatuation tonight." I said, holding back the tears

"Good, I am sorry for your loss Obi-Wan" Mace said. "That is all"

I bowed and left.

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Part 2

I arrived back at my ship at 9 o'clock. I could have been back much earlier, but I spent the day on Coruscant to think of a way to tell Kara. This is gonna be really hard.

When I go to my office, all the files and papers that had littered the floor yesterday were gone. The whole place cleaned to perfection. The only files that remained were the ones that covered Kara's desk.

"Your Home" I heard a purr in my ear come from behind me, and felt her arms encircle my waist.

This is going to be one hell of a night.

* "Yeah, I'm... back." He said. I tightened my grip on his waist. "We need to talk."

"Okay." I don't like the tone in his voice.

"You should sit."

"No, I'm ok standing." My hands started to tremble. When ever a guy says 'we need to talk' and then says 'you should sit', well, one can't help it if they start to get nervous.

He ran his fingers through his hair. He was frustrated. He always did that when he got frustrated. I think it's quite cute, but right now, it scared me.

"Yes...." I said. I was starting to get nervous *and* frustrated.

"The Council...." he let out a small groan. "I mean, we..." then he let out a loud humph. He squinted his eyes and let out what seemed like a growl. "What I mean is, The council" I saw his jaw tighten and his fists were white.

"Yes......."

He looked down at the floor and closed his eyes. "We can't see each other any more." he mumbled.

My hands were shaking now. In fact my whole body was shaking.

"What?"

"We can't see each other any more." he repeated.

"Why?"

"The council. They know."

"So."

"No, not 'so'. The council knows and they gave me a chance. I'm lucky I'm not an ex-Jedi right now. We have to end it. Orders straight from the High Council themselves." He finally looked up at me.

"Your just gonna give up? Because the High Jedi Council told you too?" I asked, a quiver in my voice.

"I have too."

"No you don't!"

"Yes! I do!" He barked. I shuddered some when he did, "It's different for you. My first duty is the Jedi, that means obeying the Council at all costs. Unlike you, if I'm thrown out I have nowhere to go. No family, no home. Well, the Jedi are my family, and the Temple is my home. I can't afford to loss it!"

Tears were streaming down my face.

"My duty as a Jedi comes before everything, Including Love, including you." He barked at me again. " I will not give up everything I have strived in my life to make." He hissed.

Now it was my turn, and boy was he gonna get it.

"Oh really? you think you know so much? Well your wrong. I'm just like you. I have no family or home. I've been on my own, striving to make everything that I have since I was 16! Do you think I'm not taking a risk here too?! But I thought that you loved me, and If this was ever to happen we could build a home and a family together. Well, I was wrong." The look on his face was priceless. I lifted my left hand to him. "Do you notice anything missing?" I mumbled through tears.

"Your ring. It's gone." He said.

"Yeah, it's gone. I thru it away. I hung on to that ring to remind myself that someone once loved me. I hung on to it to remind myself that someone still did. But, when you told me you loved me, I didn't think I need Josh's ring anymore, because I had the real thing." My hand was shaking furiously as I held it up in front of him, " I regret throwing it away." I hissed.

That's when I think I struck a nerve. I said nothing else, I just turned around and left.

* Son of a Sith, I'm a real jerk. I can't believe I just said that. That's not what I had planned on saying. Now what to do?

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Part 3:

It took me three times to get my access code right. I couldn't see through the tears. I walked into my little hovel half dazed half in shock and still crying. Absentmindedly I walked to my cooler hoping there would be some strawberries. When ever I get depresses I drown my sorrows in strawberries.

Just my luck, none.

I wondered out and went to the cafeteria. Maybe they have strawberries. As I walked, I recalled everything that had happened. His words still stung, like he had back-handed me. I walked up to the Lady behind the counter.

"Do you have any Strawberries?"

"Sure, Here honey." She handed my a big plastic bowl full, " What happened Kara?"

"Nothing, I'm just hungry."

"Okay. Come back if you want more." I nodded my head and started to make my way back .