CHAPTER FOURTEEN
"Anja?" Ianol stood over her bed, gently shaking her shoulder. "Anja? Please wake up. There is a mission that needs your assistance immediately." Anja stirred awake from her sleep and turned to face her Master.
"Mission? What mission?" she asked a bit groggy.
"Oh.well.you are needed to escort a dignitary from Alderaan to Courscant. You must depart immediately."
"Oh very well Master." Anja rolled out of bed and began to dress in her best tunics. She looked out her window and then at her crono on her table. It was an hour before sunrise. She grumbled her way into the kitchen to get something to eat before she left.
"Anja, Master Qui-Gon will be coming to escort you to the transport in a few minutes."
"Yes Master." Anja said, trying to hide the tiredness in her voice. Suddenly the buzzer to their room sounded and she rushed over to the door, grabbing her robe.
"Good morning Padawan Theteve." Qui-Gon stood outside their door with a smile on his face. She could have smacked him at that moment. How in the world could he get up at such an ungodly hour with a smile on his face?
"Morning Master Jinn." She bowed her respect and followed him down the hallway that lead outside to the landing platform. She followed him in silence until she realized that he was missing one thing. "Where is Obi- Wan?"
Qui-Gon walked in silence for a moment. He knew that she would ask this.
"He is still resting for an important training session today." Somehow, Anja thought that Qui-Gon wasn't telling her the whole truth. But it was too late to question him again. They had arrived at the landing platform and it seemed to her that Qui-Gon was almost literally pushing her up the entrance ramp.
"Have a nice journey Padawan Theteve. I know for sure that you will." Anja was about to ask why he said that but the ramp closed on her words. She was in total confusion as she made her way to her room on the ship. Why had Qui-Gon and Ianol acted that way this morning? Numerous questions stampeded through her mind as she drifted off to sleep on her bunk.
A few hours later the ship softly landed on the breathtaking world of Alderaan. Before she left her room she quickly straightened her tunics and her hair so she looked presentable to the dignitary that she was scheduled to meet. She steadily made her way to the ramp and flipped the switch. The ramp descended slowly.
The two layers of steel parted and began to show the light brown tunic of.Obi-Wan! Anja ran down the ramp and into the warm and waiting arms of Obi-Wan. He swung her around. He hugged her tightly and placed a small bouquet of wildflowers in her hand.
"Obi-Wan!" Anja asked in complete surprise. "What are you doing here? Master Qui-Gon said that you were still at the Temple!"
"Happy anniversary." He whispered softly into her ear.
"What?" she said and pulled away from him to look into his eyes. "You planned this?" she smiled wide in surprise.
"Of course. Anything and everything for my love." He kissed her forehead.
"Thanks so much Obi-Wan!" she hugged him.
"Now.lets go for a walk. I have the best place to watch the sunset." He looked over at her as he whispered, "And be alone." He grinned with a smile that always made Anja melt into her boots. She smiled back and took his hand as he led her down a wooded path.
They hiked a few miles in the cooler night air, hand in hand the whole way. The path was narrow and covered with brush. It was a wonder that Obi-Wan knew his way around. Soon she began to hear the gentle and relaxing sound of waves lapping against a sandy shore. Ahead of their path was a nicely wooded and private beach. The size of it was small but very quaint.
"Oh Obi-Wan." Anja breathed. "This is so beautiful."
"I knew that you would like it." He smiled, brought her close and kissed her neck. "Here." He motioned to his shed and laid out robe on the sand. "Sit down and enjoy the sunset with me." He smiled and began to take off his clothing, until only his leggings were left. She watched him curiously until he slumped down onto his robe. "Come on Love, get comfortable. Nature's beauty is about to begin."
Anja nodded with a smile and began to unfasten her belt. In a few seconds she finished and left only her under tunic and skirt. She smiled again. "That does feel a lot better." She leaned her head on his shoulder as they silently watched the sun disappeared behind the horizon in its retreat from night's advance.
When they had lost sight of the sun, Anja felt Obi-Wan shift next to her. She didn't get a chance to turn and ask him what he was up to. His lips on the sensitive skin of her neck quieted her question in her throat. He moved his body onto his side, wrapping his arms around her body and holding her close. She felt his hand creep cautiously up her side and over her stomach to the hem of her under tunic.
"Obi-Wan!" she gasped out with a very small attempt to get away from his touch. "We can't do that here." He shushed her with a sharp kiss to her lips.
"It's a secluded beach.no one can see us here." He slowly slid up her under tunic allowing himself access to the creamy skin underneath. His warm lips followed his soft touch.
"Oh Gods Obi-Wan.it's been so long." she moaned out quietly.
"I know.since we were together for something like this." They slowly undressed each other, still being a bit shy with their advancements. Their hands gently drifted over their bodies warming up to the heavenly finale.
"I love you Obi-Wan." Anja whispered into his ear as he slipped into her body, a short while later.
"I love you too Anja." There under the darkening skies of the oncoming night, the two Padawans made love to each other with the sea lapping up and tickling their feet.
"Anja?" Ianol stood over her bed, gently shaking her shoulder. "Anja? Please wake up. There is a mission that needs your assistance immediately." Anja stirred awake from her sleep and turned to face her Master.
"Mission? What mission?" she asked a bit groggy.
"Oh.well.you are needed to escort a dignitary from Alderaan to Courscant. You must depart immediately."
"Oh very well Master." Anja rolled out of bed and began to dress in her best tunics. She looked out her window and then at her crono on her table. It was an hour before sunrise. She grumbled her way into the kitchen to get something to eat before she left.
"Anja, Master Qui-Gon will be coming to escort you to the transport in a few minutes."
"Yes Master." Anja said, trying to hide the tiredness in her voice. Suddenly the buzzer to their room sounded and she rushed over to the door, grabbing her robe.
"Good morning Padawan Theteve." Qui-Gon stood outside their door with a smile on his face. She could have smacked him at that moment. How in the world could he get up at such an ungodly hour with a smile on his face?
"Morning Master Jinn." She bowed her respect and followed him down the hallway that lead outside to the landing platform. She followed him in silence until she realized that he was missing one thing. "Where is Obi- Wan?"
Qui-Gon walked in silence for a moment. He knew that she would ask this.
"He is still resting for an important training session today." Somehow, Anja thought that Qui-Gon wasn't telling her the whole truth. But it was too late to question him again. They had arrived at the landing platform and it seemed to her that Qui-Gon was almost literally pushing her up the entrance ramp.
"Have a nice journey Padawan Theteve. I know for sure that you will." Anja was about to ask why he said that but the ramp closed on her words. She was in total confusion as she made her way to her room on the ship. Why had Qui-Gon and Ianol acted that way this morning? Numerous questions stampeded through her mind as she drifted off to sleep on her bunk.
A few hours later the ship softly landed on the breathtaking world of Alderaan. Before she left her room she quickly straightened her tunics and her hair so she looked presentable to the dignitary that she was scheduled to meet. She steadily made her way to the ramp and flipped the switch. The ramp descended slowly.
The two layers of steel parted and began to show the light brown tunic of.Obi-Wan! Anja ran down the ramp and into the warm and waiting arms of Obi-Wan. He swung her around. He hugged her tightly and placed a small bouquet of wildflowers in her hand.
"Obi-Wan!" Anja asked in complete surprise. "What are you doing here? Master Qui-Gon said that you were still at the Temple!"
"Happy anniversary." He whispered softly into her ear.
"What?" she said and pulled away from him to look into his eyes. "You planned this?" she smiled wide in surprise.
"Of course. Anything and everything for my love." He kissed her forehead.
"Thanks so much Obi-Wan!" she hugged him.
"Now.lets go for a walk. I have the best place to watch the sunset." He looked over at her as he whispered, "And be alone." He grinned with a smile that always made Anja melt into her boots. She smiled back and took his hand as he led her down a wooded path.
They hiked a few miles in the cooler night air, hand in hand the whole way. The path was narrow and covered with brush. It was a wonder that Obi-Wan knew his way around. Soon she began to hear the gentle and relaxing sound of waves lapping against a sandy shore. Ahead of their path was a nicely wooded and private beach. The size of it was small but very quaint.
"Oh Obi-Wan." Anja breathed. "This is so beautiful."
"I knew that you would like it." He smiled, brought her close and kissed her neck. "Here." He motioned to his shed and laid out robe on the sand. "Sit down and enjoy the sunset with me." He smiled and began to take off his clothing, until only his leggings were left. She watched him curiously until he slumped down onto his robe. "Come on Love, get comfortable. Nature's beauty is about to begin."
Anja nodded with a smile and began to unfasten her belt. In a few seconds she finished and left only her under tunic and skirt. She smiled again. "That does feel a lot better." She leaned her head on his shoulder as they silently watched the sun disappeared behind the horizon in its retreat from night's advance.
When they had lost sight of the sun, Anja felt Obi-Wan shift next to her. She didn't get a chance to turn and ask him what he was up to. His lips on the sensitive skin of her neck quieted her question in her throat. He moved his body onto his side, wrapping his arms around her body and holding her close. She felt his hand creep cautiously up her side and over her stomach to the hem of her under tunic.
"Obi-Wan!" she gasped out with a very small attempt to get away from his touch. "We can't do that here." He shushed her with a sharp kiss to her lips.
"It's a secluded beach.no one can see us here." He slowly slid up her under tunic allowing himself access to the creamy skin underneath. His warm lips followed his soft touch.
"Oh Gods Obi-Wan.it's been so long." she moaned out quietly.
"I know.since we were together for something like this." They slowly undressed each other, still being a bit shy with their advancements. Their hands gently drifted over their bodies warming up to the heavenly finale.
"I love you Obi-Wan." Anja whispered into his ear as he slipped into her body, a short while later.
"I love you too Anja." There under the darkening skies of the oncoming night, the two Padawans made love to each other with the sea lapping up and tickling their feet.
