Hi everyone! I'm back finally and ready to resume writing. I'm sorry I left everyone in such a lurch there, but I've been really busy. Yeah, yeah, I know, everyone says that. So, on-ward ho! Just as a reminder, I own none of the characters; all belong to the Good SW kings GL and Xanatos is the pet of Jude Watson (lucky bum). I'm just taking them out for some fun. Every growing Jedi needs sunshine and exercise, right? Have a good read guys and gals!

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Obi-Wan bounded up the stairs two at a time. He didn't stop at the large oak doors, but when he came close they swung open via the force. He ran to his bed side table where his saber was supposed to be.

"Where the bloody hell is it!" he yelled.

"Your going to help him aren't you?" Torrance asked, stepping out of the shadows. Obi-Wan turned to her, and noticed that his saber lay in her hands.

"Yes, I am. Give me my saber" He told her.

"But you can't! You mustn't!" She cried, "There's more to what he told you! You can't help him, Obi-Wan!"

"NO! I will help him!!" he yelled back, "You don't understand! Know ones does!! But Xanatos does! He's been through it all and he knows what it's like! Qui-Gon deserves it, and I deserve it! I deserve this chance!"

"No, you don't understand!! He's only manipulating your memories! It's not true! You can't Obi-Wan, you just can't! Xanatos Isn't giving you the whole story! He's only using you for your powers—"

"ENOUGH!" Obi-Wan bellowed, "I will not listen to this! NO! YOUR LYING!! Xanatos is telling the truth, and I WILL help him!! Now give me my lightsaber!" he yelled.

Torrance stared at him, eyes sad, and tears silently spilling onto her flushed cheeks. She looked down at the saber and gently fingered the hilt. She handed Obi-Wan his lightsaber, and sighed.

"You can not stop me, Torrance" He told her, and with that exited his room.

The tears came harder. She tried. She tried to tell him. She wiped her eyes. She couldn't give up hope. There had to be another way to help Obi-Wan. She knew there was. She would just have to find it.

Obi-Wan shot down the stairs and into the quad, where he found Xanatos already waiting.

"I was afraid you had gotten lost." Xanatos told him.

"No. Torrance, she stopped me and- " he started.

"Torrance? Did she say anything?" Xanatos asked cutting him off.

"Well, she tried to lie and tell me you were lying." Obi-Wan told him, truthfully, "But I don't believe her. You'd never lie to me. Would you?" His eyes glowed a deep green as he stared at the man before him, hoping for the answer he wanted.

"Of course no, son" Xanatos replied, but he was glaring at the door's that led back inside. He finally brought his focus back to Obi-Wan. "Now, to do this, you and I need to form a connection, if you'll permit me."

"Yes. Of course"

Xanatos and Obi-Wan sat down, closing their eyes and going into a deep meditative state. Xanatos grasped Obi-Wan's hands, holding them tightly as he worked to build a connection through the Force.

Obi-Wan flinched. The connection the Xanatos was forming hurt. It stung his mind and he could see in the backs of his eyes the bond growing. It was a bright red tether looking thing, that pulsed ever second that Xanatos held his hands.

This was nothing like the bond Obi-Wan had formed with Qui-Gon. Nothing at all like it. He guessed this was what a real bond was supposed to be like.

Finally, Xanatos let out a sigh, and his grip on Obi-Wan's hands eased and feel at his sides. Obi-Wan took a deep breath and noticed that his palms and his forehead were drenched in sweat.

"It's complete" Xanatos said. "Let's test it real quick"

Obi-Wan nodded.

Can you hear me, son?came Xanatos voice in his head.

Loud and clear, Xanatoshe responded.

Good

"Go get some rest now. Your most likely tired now " Xanatos said, standing.

"Yes, I am" Obi-Wan just noticed how much of his energy it took to make the bond. He smiled at Xanatos and headed upstairs to sleep.

Torrance silently slipped from her bed, being careful of the creaky wooden floor. She slipped on her robe and looked at her clock. Almost time.

She just had to stop Obi-Wan. He didn't know or even begin to understand what he was getting himself into. But she did. She knew. Because it had happened to her too.

And she wouldn't let it happen to him. Not if she had the power to stop it, and she did. She had formed a plan. She would sneak into Obi-Wan's room at midnight, when he was surly asleep, and steal his lightsaber. If he couldn't find his lightsaber, he couldn't fight, and couldn't help Xanatos.

She looked again at her clock. It was time.

"Going somewhere, my dear Torrance?"

Torrance jumped and spun around to see Xanatos step out of the shadows.

"I-a-I mean I was-" she stuttered.

The light from the moon that shown through her only window streamed across his scowling face, making him look ominous and sending a chill up her back.

His eyes scrunched together and his frown deepened, "Going for a nighttime stroll? A bedtime snack perhaps?" In one elegant stride, Xanatos was in front of her, backing her into a wall.

"My dear sweet Torrance....." He whispered harshly, "I don't appreciate you telling Obi-Wan all those lies."

"Their true, and you know it Xanatos " She hissed, "You're the one lying to him."

His eyes narrowed some more "Whether I lie to him or not isn't any of your business, Torrance. And you better stay out of it." He hissed back

"I won't let you do this to him! Not like you did to me, I will save him!" she whispered, a determined tone ringing in her voice.

A pale hand shot out and grasp her neck, making her gasp suddenly for air. "You will do no such thing. I have that boy wrapped so tightly around my finger, I could break him with one word. And I can break you, Torrance." His grip tightened, raising her inches off the floor.

She grasped at his hands, trying to free them of her neck, but the grip held fast, "You say one thing, one damn thing, Torrance, I swear, I'll kill you. On the spot. So do not try to stop him. Or my plans. Do you understand?" he hissed in her ear.

"You....won't....kill me...." She gasped.

"Oh really?" He tightened his grip just so, making her squeak and gasp again, "I could do it now, if you care to test my sincerity on the matter?"

"You....need....me" she gasped again. She could feel her lungs constricting and her vision was blurring.

"I need you? Your wrong Torrance, I don't need you, you need me." He dropped his hand and she slumped to the ground, gasping for air.

Her hands darted to the red ring around her neck where Xanatos hands had been, and tried to catch her breath. He kneeled down next to her, moving her bangs from her face.

"Do one more thing, Torrance, and I'll kill you. If you disobey me in any way, shape, or form, I'll kill you. If you try to sabotage my plans again, I'll kill you. Do you understand Torrance?" He asked her softly.

She just took a deep breath, and looked up at him, shaking her head slightly.

"That's my girl." He whispered. "Now go back to bed, and remember, one word, move, or any act of rebellion, your dead." He smiled, kissed her forehead and exited the room in one swift move.

She gasped again, this time trying to gain her bearings. He wouldn't kill her. He couldn't. He needed her. In one way more than others.

Well, there is my next update. I made it a little longer than normal as a Xmas treat for you people. I just need to go and rewrite the next part and that should be up very soon. I hope you enjoyed it. I have some plans for Xanatos and for Torrance, I think. cackles evilly Yes, I'm very sure I do. Read and review please? I thrive on that one little note. I makes me happy. Constructive criticism please, I've you're planning on giving some and I wouldn't mind it either. If you flame, I just won't listen. It's rude, you know. Also, I'm not really sure how you form Bonds like I mentioned, so I just used my imagination. If I'm wrong, and some out there knows how, leave me a review and let me know so I can change it. Thankies all.

A happy holidays to everyone out there in Fanfiction land!

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