CHAPTER TEN

Obi-Wan escorted Anja back to her room. They walked arm in arm and Obi-Wan stole sweet kisses whenever they were sure they were alone. She blushed with each touch, afraid of the possibility of being caught. In no time they reached her door without being detected.
They each gave a sigh of relief as the door to Anja's room was shut behind them. Obi-Wan stood there in silence, watching her closely. She made no move to dismiss him. A peculiar look of question crossed his face, as he stood near the door, unwilling to make any sudden moves.
"Anja?" he asked, clearly confused of what she wanted him there for. She turned to him, her gray gaze meeting his blue one. A slight smile parted her lips as she looked at him thoughtfully. "Do you want me to stay?"
Silence again filled the room for a slight moment. "If you would like to Obi-Wan. I.I wouldn't mind..." He gave her a delighted smile. His strong hands reached out and cradled her lovely face in his hands.
His warm breath lightly touched her lips as he held her close. "I would love to..." Smiling he led her mouth to his and let her lips behold upon a gentle, caressing touch filled with the evidence of his love for her.
Suddenly Anja pushed Obi-Wan away with a look of alarm streaking her face. "Obi-Wan! Master Ianol is coming! Hurry, get to your room!" He turned to make a quick exit but stopped as his hand pulled the door open.
"I guess there was a change in plans." He smiled in good humor. "Good night, my love." His lips whispered and blew her a kiss.
"Good night." A bit disappointed, she watched him leave and close the door. Anja stood there, waiting for her Master. Ianol arrived rather swiftly, as if knowing of what Obi-Wan and Anja had been up to. Anja fingered her apprentice braid a bit nervously in her impatience.
"How is my apprentice this evening?" Ianol asked with a cool smile as she walked into her room, but her voice had the hint of knowing what Obi- Wan and Anja had been planning.
"I am quite well my Master." She kept her voice calm and her feelings hidden as she watched her Master's gaze shift to Anja's hands. Ianol's eyes opened a little wider as she spotted the slight gleam of her ring.
"He pledged himself to you." She stated. Anja blushed sheepishly. "Yes Master..." Ianol only smiled and laughed in delight. "I knew he was going to sometime soon. He's a good man. You two will be happy together." She placed a comforting hand on Anja's shoulder. "But I just want you two to be careful and to think your actions through before you actually make them happen." She cautioned. "I promise I will remember your words." Anja took her Master into her arms and gave her a warm hug. "Now sleep well my young Padawan. You've had an exhilarating day." Ianol slipped into her bedroom silently, giving a smile and a nod in farewell. Anja pressed a hand to her head and let out a sigh of relief; glad that her Master had approved of Obi-Wan's proposal. Back in his room, Obi-Wan had undressed and stepped into a hot shower to wash away the day's tensions. He sighed, leaning against the wall, ignoring the stinging spray of the water splashing into his eyes. Running a hand through his hair, he tried to push away the ever-increasing thoughts of Anja. He kept telling himself over and over that the night was only a few hours and it would be morning soon. Morning was when he could see her again. That relaxed his mind for the time being. But it grew more difficult to keeps his fantasies of Anja under control as the shower went on. The hot spray of water caressed his aching manhood as he stood there. With his mind running away with him, he imagined that the water droplets were her fingers against him. His eyes scrunched shut and he let out a grunt of pleasure and leaned himself up against the wall of the shower. His head curled back and hit the wall as his strong fingers slowly, ever so slowly slid down to his rock hard erection for her. Fingers gently traced up and down the thick length causing Obi-Wan's breath to get heavy with want. He made throaty sounds as his hands encompassed the male part and began to pump his hips against his fists, faster and faster. It felt like total heaven to be relieving the tension of the past few weeks through this. Moaning from the squeeze of his hands and the visions of making love to his beloved Anja, he felt his climax approach fast. "Anja!" he shouted as his ejaculation shot out of the head of his penis and against his hand and the wall of the shower stall. He stood there, just relaxing and begging his manhood to loose its stiffness. But it just wouldn't. After resting for a long few moments and washing off the stall and his body, he fingered to turn the water off and stepped out to wrap a towel around his waist. Without the hot water, his length lost some of its hard quality. After his shower, now changed into a fresh pair of leggings, he laid back on his bed, begging for sleep. But the excitement of the day.and from what he did in the shower.still hadn't worn off. In his restlessness he scooped the datapad off his bedside table and turned on a light. Shifting onto his side and propping himself up with his elbow, he began to read the contents off the screen. It must have not been longer than a half-hour when he heard his door open and shut quickly. Obi-Wan jerked his head up to face the intruder. His blue gaze softened when they saw the pleasing and arousing form of Anja, leaning against the door, trembling. In her movements, one shoulder of her robe had slipped down her arm. The front of the robe parted slightly to reveal a lilac nightgown with thin shoulder straps and a mid-thigh hemline. Obi-Wan sat in silence admiring her beauty and tried not to get aroused from her state of slight undress. Suddenly he stopped in mid-thought as a few tears trickled down her cheeks. "Anja.what's wrong?" he asked in worry and sat up. He opened his arms and motioned her to him. She rushed over and into his hold, burying her face into his shoulder and begun crying softly. "Obi-Wan.my dream." she whispered, sniffling. "It.was so horrible." He shifted her position so she was cradled comfortably in his strong arms. Stroking her long hair he whispered soothing words in her ear. After a few minutes she pulled away slightly and looked into his eyes. "I.I thought I lost you. And.and this evil creature in all black." He cupped her face gently in his hands and drew her face close to his. "You never will. I love you.no matter what. And nothing can change that." A comforting smile covered his mouth and his lips brushed against hers. Pulling her closer he felt her lips mouth the words 'I love you'. Her arms curled around his neck and pulled him slowly down, now lying on the bed. Obi-Wan pulled back from their kisses with a calm but serious face. "Anja? Can you come with me?" he shifted off the bed and stood, holding his hand out for her. Sitting up she glanced at him while slipping her robe off and placed her hand in his. He gently pulled her off the bed and led her to the middle of his room. His hand motioned for her to sit in a meditative pose, just as he was settling down. "Now put your hands out like this." Anja did as she was instructed. She moved her hand with her palms facing him, hovering an inch in front of his. "Obi-Wan, what are." he shushed her in mid-sentence. His eyes turned to the look of concentration as he focused on their hands. His fingers curled with hers and she felt warmth from their touch. "Now," he whispered in a soothing tone. "Close your eyes.and just listen to what my soul has to tell you." He leaned to her, kneeling, cheek to cheek, temple to temple. "I want you to know what I always think about.everything I keep from you." Anja almost let out a sound in protest, but as soon as she had begun to partake of his mind, she fell silent and listened to his soul whispering. Delicate tendrils brought desires unknown to her that he had embedded deep inside his mind. They told of the deeply forbidden thoughts that Obi-Wan had never dared to share with her before. They showed her that it was pure agony for him when he could not look upon her face. There was more of Anja's body that Obi-Wan longed to see and to touch.and in that very moment he knew that he couldn't survive the night without her. His soul also revealed that he was reluctant to follow through in his feelings because he was afraid of so many things. He was unsure of Anja's feelings on the situation and didn't want to force her into anything that she didn't want to do. And plus, just in case they did follow through in some manner, he was afraid that Anja could become pregnant because of him. Even though they were engaged. they were still so young. Suddenly Anja felt their connection begin to part as he pulled away from her. But she wanted to meet his trust with hers. She pulled his face back to hers and she began the connection of her soul to his. Obi-Wan's eyes flashed open in surprise for a moment as he felt her begin to open up to him so suddenly. He discovered that her feelings were the same as his, and she believed that she was ready to move farther in their relationship. She trusted him with her heart and soul and she knew that he wouldn't hurt her in anyway. But all too familiar words of her Master also entered her mind. Remembering her promise not to follow through on any actions unless they were discussed with Obi-Wan. Finishing her thoughts on the situation and what they had just shared she crawled back to reality. She almost jumped back in surprise, as she felt Obi-Wan's lips on hers in a ferocious kiss. Picking her up and cradling her body in his arms he placed her back onto his bed. They covered each other with sweet kisses as they held each other in their arms. There was more silence between them as he ran more kisses down her neck, lightly sucking on her pulse point. Then she felt his breath on her damp throat as he shyly whispered to her. " Anja.I need to make love to you." Her fingers curled roughly through his hair as she heard those words. His lips moved to her collarbone and then to her shoulder. "Yes Obi-Wan.oh yes please." His fingers gently caressed the strap of her nightgown down her arm. His warm lips followed gingerly. Then his hands slid down to her thighs and moved up inside her nightgown, pushing it up over her head. Finally revealing her whole body to him he gazed at her unbelievable radiance. "Gods. you are so beautiful." He then moved his hands back down to grace her breasts with his most tender and shy touch. Anja gasped as she felt his careful advance. Obi-Wan pulled his hand away immediately, afraid that he did something that hurt her. "It's okay Obi-Wan." She said as her hands replaced his to her chest. "You don't have to be shy. I want this to happen." Their lips met and her fingers moved to his leggings slung low on his hips. She gently and slowly began to pull them down his legs. His loving arms slid around her body and pressed their forms close to the other for the lover's embrace and warmed both of them. Obi-Wan's lips spread sweet, suckling kisses down her neck and trailed off onto her shoulder as his hands cautiously roamed her body with the close contact. He motioned for Anja to explore his body in turn and she eagerly obliged him. Her gentle fingertips smoothed down each defined muscle of his back as they stole tender kisses in between caresses. Their bodies fit perfectly as one, hot and feverous touches embraced the other's skin as they clutched close and slightly moved against each other in the prelude to the making of true love. They gently tumbled against the bed sheets with soft giggles from Anja's lips as his mouth tickled against her abdomen and sides as her fingers ran through Obi-Wan's hair and massaged his shoulders with her sensual touch. Anja whimpered slightly and squirmed a bit as she felt her soon-to-be lover's naked skin against hers that sent a fiery want throughout her body. Obi-Wan returned her sound with a soft groan in delight. He answered her ache as he smiled and gently nudged both of them so Anja was on her back, with her gloriously nude body pressed against the bed from the warm form of Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan settled over her hips and sat up slightly, gently pressing in his hard length at the lower entrance of her body while his hands cupped her face and kissed her.