Chapter 9: A Protective Friend

Joshes P.O.V

I saw Kara enter the café. She was shaking. I watched her for a moment, and then noticed she and a big bowl of strawberries. Oh, no. What happened?

"Kara? Are you alright?" I asked running up to her.

"I'm fine Josh." I noticed her face was tear-stained and her eye's were blood red.

"You've been crying." I said softly.

"So." she ate a strawberry.

"Why?"

"Nothing. A person can cry if they want to for no reason." Then she broke down into tears again.

"Tell me what happened Kara." I took the bowl of strawberries in one arm and wrapped the other around her shoulders. We walked in silence till we got to her quarters.

"What happened?" She took a deep breath and popped another strawberry into her mouth.

As I listened to her story, a new hatred for Kenobi sprouted. With every word it grew larger. How could he do that? Especially to Kara. He didn't disserve her, not after this.

"And that was it. After that I left." She cried. "I'm so sorry Josh. I should have never thrown your ring away." I hugged her close.

"It's alright Kara. I understand." I lifted her face with a finger, "I'll get you another one when I get shore leave."

"No, don't. I don't disserve it."

"Yes, you do. You didn't expect him to be an jerk. But remember-" I said looking deep into her eyes. "I'll always love you K.G."

"I'll always love you to Josh."

Now, don't get the wrong idea about what I said. I don't mean love as in romantically, I mean love as in brother-sister. And she knows that.

"I don't disserve you either Josh" She said through a mouth full of strawberries.

"Yeah ya do." I took a strawberry and eat it. She stretched out her legs and arms.

"Listen, I'm gonna get in a shower and then watch a movie. Wanna watch with me?"

"Sure."

"Kay. If anyone comes, tell them to come back in the morning."

"Kay." I watched her disappear into the bathroom and I settled back into her couch.

"bzzz bzzzzzz"

I frowned at the door and got up to answer it. I opened it to find Kenobi. I merely rolled my eye's and slammed the door in his face. I smiled at myself and sat back down.

"bzzz bzzzzzz"

I grunted and opened the door. Again it was Kenobi. Before I could slam it again he put a foot in the way.

"Don't do that again." He said. "Where's Kara?"

"None of your business." I growled.

"It is my business. Where is she."

"Does it really matter? I think you've basically said everything that needs to be said." I hissed. He wasn't getting through me.

"She wasn't supposed to say anything." He said with a sigh.

"You honestly believed that after what you did to her, She wouldn't come to me for help, Or that I wouldn't find out that she needed it some how?"

"Yes, I guess your right. I've come to apologize."

"Buddy, your way past apologizing." I mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing. But seriously, do you think she'd take you back?"

"Well-"

"No, she wouldn't. She to smart for that." I hissed before he could finish, "For a Jedi, you sure are the stupidest person I've ever meet. Because, If you can go and do what you did to a person Like Kara, boy something screwed your head up. Kara's the most wonderful person I know, and you happened to be so lucky that she fell in love with you. But you trampled her heart. Like trash. Your stupid pal, real stupid."

"I realize that." He said. He was getting annoyed, because he ran his hand through his hair. How many time have I sat and listened to Kara drown on and on about him and his little pet peeves? Too many if I'm noticing stuff like that.

"Now, why don't you go let some other poor unsuspecting girl fall in love and then trample *HER* heart!" With that I kicked his boot out of the way and the door closed. With a small smile I sat back down.

"Who was that?" Kara asked me. She looked a lot better now. Her eye's weren't as red.

"No one." She gave me an odd look and sat down next to me. "Let's just watch the Holo-Movie."