Obi-Wan could barely contain his excitement as the Millennium Falcon touched down on the surface of Alderaan. He had to contain himself from sprinting towards the landing ramp; the grin on his face was wider than a battle cruiser. As he waited for the hatch to open, a hand laid on his shoulder. Startled, and then embarrassed, he turned to face the eyes of Mace Windu.

Obi-Wan nodded politely. "It's good to see you up and about Master."

"You as well Obi-Wan," Mace said with a slight grin on his face. "Though 'm sure I'm not the only one you're glad to see." Mace's eyes flickered to the cockpit where they could make out Sora, punching the last few commands into the ship, Jalia at her side. "These two women mean a lot to you I gather?"

Obi-Wan tried to hide his embarrassment as he nodded again, "More than anything Master."

"I take it you have…romantic interests in the brunet?"

Obi-Wan now had to fight to hid the rising blush to his face. He saw the smile come to Mace Windu's face and all Obi-Wan could do was shrug.

"A girl like that could have any man she wants…" he said meekly.

"But she has chosen you Obi-Wan…" He noticed the weariness on the older man's voice. "I am not here to lecture you. You are quite capable of making this decision on your own. But I must tell you this Obi-Wan," Mace seemed to hesitate, but still continued, "Padme is standing right outside of this ship, two newborn children with her, her husband combing the galaxy to find them and destroy all three of them…"

Obi-Wan gulped with fear, but shot it back quick.

"Do not forget what you have learned. And by no means must you forget what you have experienced."

He gave Obi-Wan another pat on the back before limping back to the medical quarters of the ship to help the remaining Jedi.

Obi-Wan forced his heart to clam down and his breathing to mellow.

That will not happen to me… he promised himself. Sora means to much to me, I would rather die than ever do anything to hurt her…

"Obi-Wan?" Her sweet voice brought him out of his shell and back into the Falcon.

"I'm ready," he stuttered back to Sora in the cockpit. "Padme is waiting right outside."

Sora gave him a nod and the hatch opened up.

Obi-Wan felt the happiness leak into him again as he embraced Padme, but could not shake off the words of Mace Windu, and could not dare to enviosion what he was dreading.



"They're beautiful Padme…"

About an hour after they had landed, Obi-Wan and Sora were in the Organa suite, catching up on old times with Padme and admiring her twins.

"Luke looks just like his father…" Padme said softly. Obi-Wan noticed the years of pain in her voice, the anguish and sorrow she was feeling every time she saw these two beings. Her love for Anakin was still strong, and it tore Obi-Wan's heart in half to hear her pain.

"In looks and power," Obi-wan added, trying to cheer her up. "They are both strong in the force."

"I take it you two are not here for a pleasure call," Padme said sadly.

"You know we have to do it Padme. Vader-"

"Anakin," Padme interjected.

Obi-Wan sighed and knelt down beside the tiny Senator. "Padme, I know Anakin probably better than you do. The monster we saw at Dantooine was not Anakin."

A few tears trailed down her cheek, and she would not look at him. She kept staring at her children. Obi-Wan turned to Sora for help who shrugged, not knowing how to help.

He silently stood up again and walked over to Sora, taking her by the hand, he led her out of the room, leaving Padme Amidala in peace, letting her spend her last few hours with her children alone.



"Do you think she will be able to survive Obi-Wan? Force knows what it's like to give up you're children." Sora and Obi-Wan were walking hand in had in some fields behind the Alderaan embassy.

"It will be hard, but she knows that it is the only thing we can do now. Vader and Palpatine have set up their base on Curuscant, the best plce to find information in the galaxy. They will find her soon enough. But with the force on our side, we will be able to save her children…" His words drifted off then the walked in silence for a few moments.

Obi-Wan felt Sora shiver slightly. He drapped his arm around her and she leaned into his embrace.

"Do you ever wonder?" Sora asked quietly. "Do you ever wonder what it would be like to raise a family? To bring a child into the world?"

"I had never even considered it, until…you came along," Obi-Wan admitted.

The silence was penetrating as both their minds whirled with the same questions. After a while, Obi-wan stopped and turned to face Sora.

"Do you ever wonder Sora? Do you ever think of me in the way I think of you?" She opened her mouth to reply, but could not find the words to say at first. Finally, she got them out.

"I love you Obi-Wan, you know that. It's just…" her voice trailed off, tears escaping her eyes.

"What is it my love?" Obi-wan asked, gently brushing her tears away.

"My master…she told me many things of my future. Her last words to me were…" she hesitated.

"Yes…?" Obi-Wan wasn't sure if her really wanted her to continue, but for some reason he had to know.

"She told me that if I ever fell in love, it would end in pain. She said I was destined to…to 'live a life just to bring someone else into the world'. I believe those were her exact words. She always spoke to me in riddles and such. I did not understand her true meaning till I had meditated on it for hours…"

Obi-Wan thought about stepping in and comforting her, but he let her continue speaking.

"Don't you see Obi-wan? I'm destined to die if I fall in love!" The tears were flowing freely down her face. Unable to see her cry any longer, Obi-Wan brought her into his embrace, smoothing back her hair and hushing her sobs. She cried into his shoulder for a while before he finally heard her sobs die down.

"The future is always in motion Sora…we can make it work my love…" he pulled back far enough so that their foreheads were touching. "Nothing is written…nothing is written…"

Sora tried to smile through her tears.

He kissed her then, the pent up frustration and sadness from both of them flared as the kiss deepened, but in the back of their minds was the tingling sensation that this was right. As they pulled apart ever so slightly, Obi-Wan whispered a request to her.

"Marry me?"

He froze in shock of the words that had just come out of his mouth, but was relieved to see her finally smile.

"Yes…"