Sora peeked around the corner to the sick bay, staring at the
sleeping form of Obi-Wan. His breathing was regular now and his leg and
shoulder were covered with bacta patches.
She hadn't had the nerve to approach him and talk to him yet…
As soon as they had landed on Ansion, she had disappeared, instruction Jalia to
take care of him and telling her that she would be back in a few days.
Now that she was back, she wanted to leave all over again.
True, they had only known each other for a little over a month when Sora left,
but the passion and love that they had shared was something more than ordinary.
Sora's eyes scanned the room. She spotted Obi-Wan's discarded weapons on the
counter. Stepping carefully, so as not to wake him, she tiptoes to look at
them. As she studied the lightsaber, her hand went down to her hips, resting on
a weapon she herself had made almost a year ago, the final step of her Jedi
training. Unclipping her own lightsaber she held it up beside Obi-Wan's comparing
the two. They were almost identical.
When Sora had begun her training, all she could think about was Obi-Wan. When
she was almost completed with her training, all she could think about was
Obi-Wan. When she was making her lightsaber, all she thought about was Obi-Wan.
But she never imagined that she would make a replica of his lightsaber.
Switching them both on, she examined the colors.
Hers was a pure white, his, a pale green. She stared at her own for a few
moments, taking the smallest amount of pride in its color. Sora herself had
suggested to her master that her lightsaber should be white. The jewels used to
make a white lightsaber were very rare, often taking months to find or grow.
Sora had taken it upon herself to find a white stone as her final test.
All of a sudden, Sora realized the noise that the two lightsabers were making
and she quickly switched them off, making the room silent once more. Casually
turning her head around to make sure she hadn't woken obi-Wan, she gasped.
There he was, sitting on the bed, looking up at her, his gorgeous grin
plastered on his face.
She turned around quickly, startled and found herself turning deep shades of
red. She fumbled to put the lightsabers back on the counter but her hand
slipped and they fell to the ground. Looking sheepishly up at Obi-Wan, she
finally managed a grin.
"Finally awake are you?" she asked, turning his old words on him.
Obi-Wan smiled and stood up, shaking off his sleepiness. "Jade you are the last
person I expected to see any time soon…" He limped over to the tray off food
near the door and took a bite out of a pastry.
"You want to tell me why you're here?"
Sora couldn't tell whether he was mad, or just sounded strange with food in his
mouth.
"You want to tell me why you were getting yourself killed?" She shot back,
crossing her arms in front of her chest.
He smiled and her heart melted.
"Fair enough," he said thoughtfully.
He limped over to her. She felt her body involuntarily stiffen, and her heart
raced. She had almost forgotten the effect he had on her.
"But how did you know where I was?"
Sora was torn between trying to deck him in the mouth or throw her arms around
him. She kept her silence, trying to hold his gaze. He finally broke it and
looked down at the floor. Sighing and shaking his head, she saw him go sit back
down. He closed his eyes for a few moments and when he opened them he stood up
without a limp. Fully refreshed he now held her gaze and broke the silence.
"What are you doing here Sora?"
"That's a fine way to talk to someone who just saved your life!"
"I remember saving your life on a few occasions when I got no more than a
blaster pointed in my face so don't you lecture me!"
His grin was completely gone and his temper was rising. Sora wasn't feeling as
friendly like anymore either. Now she was debating whether to punch him in the
face or kick him in the gut. The only problem was she didn't have any response
to his accusation. She opened her mouth a few times, trying to find a reasonable
comeback, but closed it again when she found none. He raised his eyebrows
waiting for her response.
"So what are you doing here?"
She could tell now that he was mad. His face was a mix of anger and betrayal,
both aimed at her, and she knew she deserved it.
"You're a Jedi now?" he asked, glancing at her lightsaber.
She nodded. "That's why I came. I heard your call through the force and I
couldn't just let you die, okay! That's why I'm here!" She flexed her fingers
and shot him a dirty look. But she knew she was really the one who was at
fault.
"So you just heard my voice in your head…" he started walking towards her. "And
so you thought 'Hey! That's they guy who's heart I broke 2 years ago! Why don't
I go save him?' Think about it Sora! Why in the world would you do that!
Especially to me! I killed your father!"
Unable to take it anymore Sora slapped him on the cheek. He flinched but didn't
turn away. She saw a few drops on blood where her fingernails had struck him
and she felt a tear from in her eye.
His face softened and he spoke again. "Yes…I'm sorry I deserved that…" he
reached up and rubbed his cheek, backing away a few steps. "But you have to
have more reason than that Sora. You don't just come march right back into a
guys life after 2 years!" He took his hand off his face and took two large
steps towards her, their faces were now inches apart.
"You still love me?" he asked in all seriousness.
Sora's breath caught in her throat again and she fought to keep her breathing
down. His eyes bore into her and she felt him trying to get through her so
carefully placed shields, the ones that held her memories with him. She tore
her eyes away from him and looked at the floor as she let him into her mind,
revealing her thoughts, her lonely life….her lost love.
She heard him take a few steps back as he felt her memories. Finally having the
courage, Sora looked up.
"I never broke my connection with you, you know…" She was almost sacred to move
but she found herself walking closer towards him. He wasn't looking at her, but
had his head in his hands, sighing.
"My master, she said that she used to know you…she helped my find where you
were…"
Finally stopping in front of him she placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I know I said that I would never fall in love…but…" she hesitated and he
looked up at her.
"But?" he asked hopefully.
"But you saved me." She smiled and already felt the tears running down her
face. "That day you caught me…I fell in love with you."
He grinned and caught her up into his arms and swung her around laughing. He
set her down.
"You love me?" He asked, as if he wasn't sure whether or not he had heard the
truth.
"Yes," Sora nodded.
"Force! I love you Sora!" He pulled her in for a kiss and she felt her body
finally relax, safe again in the presence of her love.
