Hey everyone. Thanks for the reviews and I appreciate everyone's input. This is the last chapter so I hope you like it. Also, I'm thinking about writing a new fic. Of course, it'll be Obi related because he's my fave, incase you haven't noticed! lol I'm not sure what it will be called or when I'll start on it, but I have an idea of what it'll be about. If anyone wants me to e-mail them and notify them when the first chapter is up, just let me know and I will.
Chapter 11
Guinevere laid in the plain white bed and looked around the room. It was sparsely furnished and it had one small window. On the table, across from her bed, sat a vase full of pink roses. Pink was her favorite color and she knew it wasn't a coincidence that those roses were there. She figured it was Obi-Wan who brought them for her and just thinking about him made a smile tug at the corners of her lips.
As if sensing she was awake, there was a knock at the door and Obi-Wan stepped in.
"Hey," he said when he came in.
"Hi. Did you bring me those pink roses?"
"Guilty. How are you feeling?"
"Like crap."
"Well, you look a lot better."
"If I look anywhere near the way I feel, I think I won't want to look in a mirror for a long, long time."
Obi-Wan smiled and said, "You look great and you'll look even better once you get out of here."
"When will that be?"
"Early next week I'm told."
"How long have I been in here?"
"Since the fight, you've been in here for almost a week now. The first three days were pretty scary, but you're fine now. You just have to build up some more strength before you're able to leave."
"Then what?"
"Then I continue to protect you."
"From the Emperor?"
"Yup."
Guinevere gave a small, sad sigh and tears threatened to exit her eyes. Obi-Wan sat down beside her in the bed and smoothed her hair down.
"Please, don't cry, Guinevere."
"I can't help it. If you try to protect me against the Emperor, then you'll be protecting me for the rest of my life."
"That's what I plan on doing."
"But what if he hurts you? I mean, he almost did once. What if……"
"Ssshh, don't think of those things. Just rest."
"I can't help but think of those things. What if he hurts you Obi-Wan or worse yet?"
"Do you remember when you were staying at the Temple, that day in my room, when I promised you that as long as I was still breathing, I wouldn't allow the Sith or anyone to hurt you?"
"Yes."
"I meant it. I'm going to protect you no matter what and don't worry about me. I've faced two Sith in my life and I lived to tell about it. I think I'm doing quite alright."
Guinevere laughed and said, "Thanks, Obi. I really appreciate your concern."
"It's not concern, Guinevere. It's love. I still really do love you."
"What about Nerbell? Did you love her too?"
"Not really. Don't get me wrong, before I knew she was a recruiter, I thought she was very sweet, kind hearted, loving and attractive, but I think I was still too hung up on you to give her a real shot. I tried to really give it my all, but you still had my heart and now I'm going to take care of you and protect you against the Sith for as long as possible."
One week later, Guinevere was on a transport to a remote planet named Tuloge. The Council had decided it was in her best interest to get far away as possible from the Sith. Tuloge was the perfect planet for that. It was small, population of only 2,000 and no one really even heard of it. It specialized in nothing and it was pretty anonymous. Obi-Wan helped picked out the planet because of those reasons and also because it had a wonderful, small ocean. Obi-Wan knew how much Guinevere loved water and he wanted to make sure she was happy on her new planet. Of course, Obi-Wan had fought to keep Guinevere at the Temple, close to him, but the Council objected to this.
"I don't understand why I have to go so far away." said Guinevere.
"Because it's for your own safety." answered Obi-Wan.
"I thought you said you were going to protect me."
"I am protecting you. Getting you as far away from the Sith is the best thing to do. No one knows about this planet. It's practically non-existent. Trust me; you'll be safe here."
Guinevere didn't say anything for the rest of the flight to the Tuloge. Her mind kept wandering back and forth. She knew Obi was right. She did need to stay low and she did need to stay as far away from the Sith as possible. She also knew that she didn't want to leave Obi-Wan's side. She felt safe and happy when she was around him. If she went to Tuloge, she would never see him again.
"We're here." said Obi-Wan as he landed the transport.
"Great."
Obi-Wan helped her with her luggage and settled her into her new apartment. It was small with only one bedroom, but it was cozy enough just for her.
"Well, I guess this is it." said Obi-Wan.
"Yeah, I guess so."
They stood there in silence for a few moments, neither one knowing what to say.
Guinevere started first, "Ummm, thanks for all of your help. I mean, not just today, but for everything."
"You're welcome. You'll be safe here and if there ever is any problems, I'll be here to help you."
"Okay."
"Well, I best be going."
"Okay."
Obi-Wan gave her a small hug and walked towards the door.
"Wait!" yelled Guinevere.
Obi-Wan turned around and said, "Yes?"
Guinevere walked closer to Obi-Wan and said, "Well, I just wanted to say that although I hated being a Sith recruiter, I wouldn't change anything. If I weren't working with the Sith, I would never have met you and meeting you was the best thing that could have happened to me. I love you, Obi-Wan."
Guinevere bit her lower lip and waited for Obi's reaction. He just looked deep into her eyes, walked closer to her and gave her a knee buckling kiss. It was the most sweetest and purest kiss she ever had. A kiss filled with love, passion, want and sadness, knowing that this would be their last kiss.
When Obi-Wan broke their kiss, he said, "I love you too, Guinevere."
He turned and walked away from her. She watched him walk out of her door with tear filled eyes. She heard him start up his transport and take off. She sat down on her couch and started to cry. Through her sobs, she heard Obi-Wan's voice in her head:
~Please don't cry, Guinevere. I will always be with you, although it may not be physically. We can still keep in touch through the Force.
Guinevere dried her eyes and said out loud, "But I don't know how to use the Force."
She heard Obi-Wan chuckle and heard his voice again in her head:
~You don't need to know how to use the Force. Leave that to me. I can still hear you if you just talk out loud. Feel better?
"Yeah, I guess so. It's still not as good as having you here."
~I know, love, but it's the only thing we have for now. Don't worry, I'll get another vacation soon and I think I know just the planet to take my vacation at.
"Oh yeah? It couldn't be Tuloge, could it?"
~Oh, you've heard of it, huh?
Guinevere laughed and said, "Yeah, I think I've heard it mentioned once or twice."
~I really should be concentrating on this space travel so I'm going to break our communication, okay?
"Okay."
~Don't worry, you'll be hearing from me soon enough. I love you.
"I love you too."
After a moment, she heard nothing else. She sat on her couch hoping that he would talk again, but he didn't.
When she could take the silence no more, she decided to try to talk to him again, "Obi-Wan? Are you there?"
Silence.
"Obi-Wan?"
Still silence
"Obi?"
Guinevere sighed. She was still sad, but she knew that when she really needed him, Obi-Wan would be there for her.
The End
That's all she wrote. Do I smell sequel? No, actually I don't. lol Like I said, I am in the process of thinking up a new story so if you want to be notified when the first chapter is up and ready to be read, just either e-mail me or let me know through feedback and I'll e-mail you when it's ready. Thanks for reading and I hope you liked the story!
Chapter 11
Guinevere laid in the plain white bed and looked around the room. It was sparsely furnished and it had one small window. On the table, across from her bed, sat a vase full of pink roses. Pink was her favorite color and she knew it wasn't a coincidence that those roses were there. She figured it was Obi-Wan who brought them for her and just thinking about him made a smile tug at the corners of her lips.
As if sensing she was awake, there was a knock at the door and Obi-Wan stepped in.
"Hey," he said when he came in.
"Hi. Did you bring me those pink roses?"
"Guilty. How are you feeling?"
"Like crap."
"Well, you look a lot better."
"If I look anywhere near the way I feel, I think I won't want to look in a mirror for a long, long time."
Obi-Wan smiled and said, "You look great and you'll look even better once you get out of here."
"When will that be?"
"Early next week I'm told."
"How long have I been in here?"
"Since the fight, you've been in here for almost a week now. The first three days were pretty scary, but you're fine now. You just have to build up some more strength before you're able to leave."
"Then what?"
"Then I continue to protect you."
"From the Emperor?"
"Yup."
Guinevere gave a small, sad sigh and tears threatened to exit her eyes. Obi-Wan sat down beside her in the bed and smoothed her hair down.
"Please, don't cry, Guinevere."
"I can't help it. If you try to protect me against the Emperor, then you'll be protecting me for the rest of my life."
"That's what I plan on doing."
"But what if he hurts you? I mean, he almost did once. What if……"
"Ssshh, don't think of those things. Just rest."
"I can't help but think of those things. What if he hurts you Obi-Wan or worse yet?"
"Do you remember when you were staying at the Temple, that day in my room, when I promised you that as long as I was still breathing, I wouldn't allow the Sith or anyone to hurt you?"
"Yes."
"I meant it. I'm going to protect you no matter what and don't worry about me. I've faced two Sith in my life and I lived to tell about it. I think I'm doing quite alright."
Guinevere laughed and said, "Thanks, Obi. I really appreciate your concern."
"It's not concern, Guinevere. It's love. I still really do love you."
"What about Nerbell? Did you love her too?"
"Not really. Don't get me wrong, before I knew she was a recruiter, I thought she was very sweet, kind hearted, loving and attractive, but I think I was still too hung up on you to give her a real shot. I tried to really give it my all, but you still had my heart and now I'm going to take care of you and protect you against the Sith for as long as possible."
One week later, Guinevere was on a transport to a remote planet named Tuloge. The Council had decided it was in her best interest to get far away as possible from the Sith. Tuloge was the perfect planet for that. It was small, population of only 2,000 and no one really even heard of it. It specialized in nothing and it was pretty anonymous. Obi-Wan helped picked out the planet because of those reasons and also because it had a wonderful, small ocean. Obi-Wan knew how much Guinevere loved water and he wanted to make sure she was happy on her new planet. Of course, Obi-Wan had fought to keep Guinevere at the Temple, close to him, but the Council objected to this.
"I don't understand why I have to go so far away." said Guinevere.
"Because it's for your own safety." answered Obi-Wan.
"I thought you said you were going to protect me."
"I am protecting you. Getting you as far away from the Sith is the best thing to do. No one knows about this planet. It's practically non-existent. Trust me; you'll be safe here."
Guinevere didn't say anything for the rest of the flight to the Tuloge. Her mind kept wandering back and forth. She knew Obi was right. She did need to stay low and she did need to stay as far away from the Sith as possible. She also knew that she didn't want to leave Obi-Wan's side. She felt safe and happy when she was around him. If she went to Tuloge, she would never see him again.
"We're here." said Obi-Wan as he landed the transport.
"Great."
Obi-Wan helped her with her luggage and settled her into her new apartment. It was small with only one bedroom, but it was cozy enough just for her.
"Well, I guess this is it." said Obi-Wan.
"Yeah, I guess so."
They stood there in silence for a few moments, neither one knowing what to say.
Guinevere started first, "Ummm, thanks for all of your help. I mean, not just today, but for everything."
"You're welcome. You'll be safe here and if there ever is any problems, I'll be here to help you."
"Okay."
"Well, I best be going."
"Okay."
Obi-Wan gave her a small hug and walked towards the door.
"Wait!" yelled Guinevere.
Obi-Wan turned around and said, "Yes?"
Guinevere walked closer to Obi-Wan and said, "Well, I just wanted to say that although I hated being a Sith recruiter, I wouldn't change anything. If I weren't working with the Sith, I would never have met you and meeting you was the best thing that could have happened to me. I love you, Obi-Wan."
Guinevere bit her lower lip and waited for Obi's reaction. He just looked deep into her eyes, walked closer to her and gave her a knee buckling kiss. It was the most sweetest and purest kiss she ever had. A kiss filled with love, passion, want and sadness, knowing that this would be their last kiss.
When Obi-Wan broke their kiss, he said, "I love you too, Guinevere."
He turned and walked away from her. She watched him walk out of her door with tear filled eyes. She heard him start up his transport and take off. She sat down on her couch and started to cry. Through her sobs, she heard Obi-Wan's voice in her head:
~Please don't cry, Guinevere. I will always be with you, although it may not be physically. We can still keep in touch through the Force.
Guinevere dried her eyes and said out loud, "But I don't know how to use the Force."
She heard Obi-Wan chuckle and heard his voice again in her head:
~You don't need to know how to use the Force. Leave that to me. I can still hear you if you just talk out loud. Feel better?
"Yeah, I guess so. It's still not as good as having you here."
~I know, love, but it's the only thing we have for now. Don't worry, I'll get another vacation soon and I think I know just the planet to take my vacation at.
"Oh yeah? It couldn't be Tuloge, could it?"
~Oh, you've heard of it, huh?
Guinevere laughed and said, "Yeah, I think I've heard it mentioned once or twice."
~I really should be concentrating on this space travel so I'm going to break our communication, okay?
"Okay."
~Don't worry, you'll be hearing from me soon enough. I love you.
"I love you too."
After a moment, she heard nothing else. She sat on her couch hoping that he would talk again, but he didn't.
When she could take the silence no more, she decided to try to talk to him again, "Obi-Wan? Are you there?"
Silence.
"Obi-Wan?"
Still silence
"Obi?"
Guinevere sighed. She was still sad, but she knew that when she really needed him, Obi-Wan would be there for her.
The End
That's all she wrote. Do I smell sequel? No, actually I don't. lol Like I said, I am in the process of thinking up a new story so if you want to be notified when the first chapter is up and ready to be read, just either e-mail me or let me know through feedback and I'll e-mail you when it's ready. Thanks for reading and I hope you liked the story!