"What is thy bidding, my master...."
Obi-Wan tossed and turned in his bed, the voices becoming stronger and clearer.
"YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!"
"Maybe Jabba can deal with him..."
"I was his hand..."
"Wait...I'll come with you..."
"You know Skywalker, You're pretty pathetic when you try to be devious..."
"YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER! YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!!..."
"NOO!!!" Obi-Wan bolted forward, sweating heavily and gasping for breath. His gaze shot around the room, looking for anything out of the ordinary, but there was nothing, nothing but the cold spot next to his where Sora used to lay. How he wished she could be here now. She would rub his back, speak some comforting words to him and hold him until he fell asleep...but she was gone, just like she had been gone for the last week.
It was actually the first night since Sora died that Obi-Wan was able to sleep. But now that he had experienced sleep, he wasn't sure which was better.
He shivered slightly, and pulled on his robe as he got out of bed. He saw the slightest hint of light creeping in through the windows and went towards the kitchen to get a cup of Cafe. On his way, his hand instinctively ran along the boarder of the small crib that was still standing in his room. But not one tear fell from his eye, no not one. Obi- Wan figured that he had shed all the tears that he ever could, and there was no way he would ever spill one again.
Reaching the kitchen he grabbed some Café and headed to his computer terminal. Sitting down to it, he concentrated hard on the words that he heard in his dreams and typed them down, hoping the find a pattern...
"Remember that when I kill your brother."
"I'm flattered. My fame just continues to spread."
"When have I ever made anything easy for you?"
"Mara Jade! What did I do to deserve the honor of your presence?"
"You don't deserve it, Skywalker, but I came anyway."
"Having seen the Emperor work, I'm not sure one can over emphasize the dangers of the dark side."
It's Mara... he thought to himself as he looked over the words. Mara meets up with Luke...
He stopped suddenly scrolling back up the page...
"YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!"
"Oh Shavit..." he mumbled to himself. He started scrolling through the rest of the words, picking out bits and pieces about Mara and Luke. The most disturbing thing he found, though, was the hints of the dark side in, what he assumed, were Mara's words.
He swore in a few languages, slapping his computer off and grabbing his cloak, racing towards the door.
He was stopped in his doorway by...Sora.
"Not now Sora. No more philosophy, no more patience, no more silly words!" He cried, not even thinking twice about why she had appeared to him again. He hadn't seen her since she appeared to him right after her death, but for some reason, it didn't surprise him that she was here.
"Obi-Wan, you know that you can't do this! Even if you actually found her, what makes you think you can escape with her?"
Hearing Sora's voice again stopped him in his tracks and he felt a lump gather in his throat. But no tears emerged.
"For Force sake Sora! That's our daughter out there!" He flung himself around and finally looked at her. He shivered as their eyes locked again, but he bit back the urge to run up to her. It would be too painful to get too close again.
"Don't you think I know that Obi-Wan? Don't you think I can sense her pain right now?" he saw a few silver tears running down her translucent cheeks and he ached to hold her in his arms again and dry her tears away. But once again, reality struck, and his thoughts flew back to Mara.
A thought struck him so suddenly that jerked and stumbled back before looking back to Sora.
"You know something...Sora you have to tell me!" He rushed forward, stopping short before he grabbed her shoulders, and instead, biting his bottom lip and clenching his fists in the air. "Tell me now...." He said through gritted teeth.
"Obi-Wan...you know I can't do that..." she said softly. She reached out to touch his face, but instead of passing through him when they touched, Obi- Wan felt her cool skin against his and he finally felt a tear escape his eye. They both gasped as they felt the touch and immediately embraced, holding each other tight, unwilling to let go for anything or anyone.
"Oh Force! Sora!" he cried, squeezing his eyes shut and holding onto her as if she was the last person in the world, and to him, she might as well have been.
"Obi-Wan...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." she too had tears streaming down her face and he eyes were squeezed shut.
He pulled back slightly so they were still holding each other, but so he could look in her eyes.
"Sorry for what?" he whispered.
"I wasn't strong enough to save her Obi-Wan...I wasn't strong enough to even save myself..."
"No! Sora No! Listen to me! That is not your fault at all!" he maintained the eye contact and still was gripping her shoulders.
Her bottom lip began to tremble and suddenly Obi-Wan reached forward and kissed her with all the passion he could muster. Her ghostly tears splashed onto his face and he felt his own tears coming back, despite his attempt to hide them. As they pulled apart, a sob escaped Sora's mouth and it seemed to trigger her departure, she slowly began to fade and Obi-Wan's heart skipped a beat as he felt as if he was loosing her all over again.
"Obi-Wan...Obi-Wan promise me that you won't go looking for her..."
"You can't ask me that, Sora, You can't ask me that! She's all I have left!"
"No! Obi-Wan no! She is not all you have left! Listen to me! Obi-Wan look me in the eyes and tell me that you won't go after her!" she was talking frantically, her body becoming less and less visible.
Obi-Wan's hand finally slipped through her body and he jerked back, startled by the tingling feeling left in his hand.
"I promise Sora...I promise..."
Obi-Wan tossed and turned in his bed, the voices becoming stronger and clearer.
"YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!"
"Maybe Jabba can deal with him..."
"I was his hand..."
"Wait...I'll come with you..."
"You know Skywalker, You're pretty pathetic when you try to be devious..."
"YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER! YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!!..."
"NOO!!!" Obi-Wan bolted forward, sweating heavily and gasping for breath. His gaze shot around the room, looking for anything out of the ordinary, but there was nothing, nothing but the cold spot next to his where Sora used to lay. How he wished she could be here now. She would rub his back, speak some comforting words to him and hold him until he fell asleep...but she was gone, just like she had been gone for the last week.
It was actually the first night since Sora died that Obi-Wan was able to sleep. But now that he had experienced sleep, he wasn't sure which was better.
He shivered slightly, and pulled on his robe as he got out of bed. He saw the slightest hint of light creeping in through the windows and went towards the kitchen to get a cup of Cafe. On his way, his hand instinctively ran along the boarder of the small crib that was still standing in his room. But not one tear fell from his eye, no not one. Obi- Wan figured that he had shed all the tears that he ever could, and there was no way he would ever spill one again.
Reaching the kitchen he grabbed some Café and headed to his computer terminal. Sitting down to it, he concentrated hard on the words that he heard in his dreams and typed them down, hoping the find a pattern...
"Remember that when I kill your brother."
"I'm flattered. My fame just continues to spread."
"When have I ever made anything easy for you?"
"Mara Jade! What did I do to deserve the honor of your presence?"
"You don't deserve it, Skywalker, but I came anyway."
"Having seen the Emperor work, I'm not sure one can over emphasize the dangers of the dark side."
It's Mara... he thought to himself as he looked over the words. Mara meets up with Luke...
He stopped suddenly scrolling back up the page...
"YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!"
"Oh Shavit..." he mumbled to himself. He started scrolling through the rest of the words, picking out bits and pieces about Mara and Luke. The most disturbing thing he found, though, was the hints of the dark side in, what he assumed, were Mara's words.
He swore in a few languages, slapping his computer off and grabbing his cloak, racing towards the door.
He was stopped in his doorway by...Sora.
"Not now Sora. No more philosophy, no more patience, no more silly words!" He cried, not even thinking twice about why she had appeared to him again. He hadn't seen her since she appeared to him right after her death, but for some reason, it didn't surprise him that she was here.
"Obi-Wan, you know that you can't do this! Even if you actually found her, what makes you think you can escape with her?"
Hearing Sora's voice again stopped him in his tracks and he felt a lump gather in his throat. But no tears emerged.
"For Force sake Sora! That's our daughter out there!" He flung himself around and finally looked at her. He shivered as their eyes locked again, but he bit back the urge to run up to her. It would be too painful to get too close again.
"Don't you think I know that Obi-Wan? Don't you think I can sense her pain right now?" he saw a few silver tears running down her translucent cheeks and he ached to hold her in his arms again and dry her tears away. But once again, reality struck, and his thoughts flew back to Mara.
A thought struck him so suddenly that jerked and stumbled back before looking back to Sora.
"You know something...Sora you have to tell me!" He rushed forward, stopping short before he grabbed her shoulders, and instead, biting his bottom lip and clenching his fists in the air. "Tell me now...." He said through gritted teeth.
"Obi-Wan...you know I can't do that..." she said softly. She reached out to touch his face, but instead of passing through him when they touched, Obi- Wan felt her cool skin against his and he finally felt a tear escape his eye. They both gasped as they felt the touch and immediately embraced, holding each other tight, unwilling to let go for anything or anyone.
"Oh Force! Sora!" he cried, squeezing his eyes shut and holding onto her as if she was the last person in the world, and to him, she might as well have been.
"Obi-Wan...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." she too had tears streaming down her face and he eyes were squeezed shut.
He pulled back slightly so they were still holding each other, but so he could look in her eyes.
"Sorry for what?" he whispered.
"I wasn't strong enough to save her Obi-Wan...I wasn't strong enough to even save myself..."
"No! Sora No! Listen to me! That is not your fault at all!" he maintained the eye contact and still was gripping her shoulders.
Her bottom lip began to tremble and suddenly Obi-Wan reached forward and kissed her with all the passion he could muster. Her ghostly tears splashed onto his face and he felt his own tears coming back, despite his attempt to hide them. As they pulled apart, a sob escaped Sora's mouth and it seemed to trigger her departure, she slowly began to fade and Obi-Wan's heart skipped a beat as he felt as if he was loosing her all over again.
"Obi-Wan...Obi-Wan promise me that you won't go looking for her..."
"You can't ask me that, Sora, You can't ask me that! She's all I have left!"
"No! Obi-Wan no! She is not all you have left! Listen to me! Obi-Wan look me in the eyes and tell me that you won't go after her!" she was talking frantically, her body becoming less and less visible.
Obi-Wan's hand finally slipped through her body and he jerked back, startled by the tingling feeling left in his hand.
"I promise Sora...I promise..."