Part 6

Kirana woke up with a start. She felt very thirsty. By the time the ship had left Coruscant, it had been very late, so she was sure everyone was asleep on the ship. She stood up quietly, feeling tired. She stretched and walked towards her door, which opened automatically, making a gentle hiss.

"Well, you're up late," said a voice in the darkness.

Kirana knew that voice. She looked ahead and saw Obi-Wan, sitting comfortably, sipping something in his cup. "I'm thirsty, that's all." she said as she moved towards the kitchen to pour herself some water.

Obi-Wan smirked. "Sure, but I think you just wanted to see me."

Kirana narrowed her eyes, annoyed at his vanity. "Yeah, right. In your dreams, hotshot."

Obi-Wan smiled. "What if this was my dream?"

Kirana rolled her eyes. "Well then, not even in your dreams."

Then suddenly, without warning, the ship lurched and everything that had not been bolted down went sailing across the cabin. The ship rocked once more, more violently than it had before and Kirana was hurled across the cabin directly into the waiting arms of Obi-Wan. The ship stopped rocking, but Kirana still stood in Obi-Wan's embrace.

Well, I guess she likes me holding her. thought Obi-Wan as he smiled. "Why Ki, this is so sudden," teased Obi-Wan.

At that, Kirana began to pull away, but Obi-Wan held her. He laughed. "You know you like me holding you like this." He held her even closer. "You look excited," he added.

Now Kirana was mad. How dare he hold her like this? But an inner voice inside her said, Oh yeah, well if you don't like it, then why are you still holding him? Kirana tried to struggle out of his arms.

"Sorry, but the thought of you holding me doesn't excite me," said Kirana coldly.

"What are you afraid of?" asked Obi-Wan, his arms around her waist.

"I fear nothing. Now let me go!" she said boldly.

But before Obi-Wan could release her, the ship rocked again and sent them both to the ground. Kirana fell hard on top of Obi-Wan. The rocking stopped. His lips were only inches from hers. She couldn't move, her arms were pinned behind his back. She was forced to stare directly into his eyes.

"Are you two alright? That was some - " Qui-Gon stopped short as he saw Kirana and Obi-Wan with their arms around each other. "Uh...did I interrupt something?" grinned Qui-Gon.

Obi-Wan and Kirana struggled to stand up. "No Master, you see, the ship lurched and we both fell and...uh...," Obi-Wan could feel his face turn scarlet. He looked at Kirana, noticing her face becoming redder by the minute.

"I see," said Qui-Gon as he crossed his arms.

"What was that, Master Jinn?" asked Kirana as she tried to breathe normally.

"Asteroids. As soon as we got hit, I went to the pilot and we thankfully maneuvered the ship out of the asteroid field." said Qui-Gon.

Kirana breathed with relief, happy they were still alive. But her heart still pounded, remembering the way Obi-Wan had held her. She had to get out of here before she did anything embarrassing. "I think I'll go to bed now, Master Jinn. Goodnight." with that, Kirana left the cabin.

Obi-Wan watched her leave. He sheepishly looked up at his master.

"So," began Qui-Gon, "What was that all about?" he stared at Obi-Wan.

"Nothing..Master." replied Obi-Wan.

"Dont tell me it's nothing. I know what you were doing. It wasn't that long ago when I was young myself. Kirana is a beautiful young woman. But you both are still padawans and need to keep your focus on the mission, not on each other."

"Yes Master," said Obi-Wan.

"Now, you should get some rest. Goodnight," said Qui-Gon as he watched his apprentice leave. He sat there, thinking of what happened. Oh well, the important thing was they had to rescue Anakin's mother soon. Even though Qui-Gon didn't want to admit it, he was excited at the thought of seeing Shmi again.Listen to me, I'm acting like Obi-Wan. He suddenly grew tired, so he closed eyes to rest.

A/N I will continue to post soon. I wish some of you will give me some reviews so I at least know if I should continue posting or not. I might write a sequal after this one is done but I need to know what people think so plz review