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"Ouch! That hurts! Quit!" Saryu yelped, smacking away Qui-Gon's hand. He sighed as the alcohol-soaked cotton ball flew across the room. Saryu hissed and retreated to another sofa. Qui-Gon's eyes rolled upward, smiling exasperatedly at her antics.

"Think of it as punishment then. Here, you do it. You have to clean those cuts, or else they'll get infected." Qui-Gon said.

"That sounds like something Adi would say." Saryu grumbled under her breath. He looked at her.

"Would she be right?" He retorted. Saryu set her jaw and looked away from him. She resorted to dabbing gingerly at her wounds. It burnt like fire, but she ignored it as best she could. She felt a strange sensation come over her; she could feel something coming.

"Not again." She whispered. She felt her body go rigid, her eyes wide and glazed. Qui-Gon stared at her, worried. He called out to her. She heard him, but his voice was faint and distant. She saw him, but instead of the young man who stood before her, she saw him in a lightsaber fight with a hooded figure. She could only watch as he was run through with his enemy's blade and couldn't cry out as his body slumped to the floor. A tear rolled down her cheek. Everything went dark, but she knew where she was.

"Is he the one? The one I'm supposed to tell?" Her voice echoed in the darkness. There came no reply, but she knew the answer. The black void disappeared, and she had returned to reality. She was quite suprised to see Qui-Gon's face inches from hers, his eyes wide with fear. She blinked. "What?" She asked. Now it was Qui-Gon's turn to be suprised.

"What happened? Are you all right?" There was a definite tone of worry in his voice. Saryu was silent for a long time, and didn't look him in the eye. She wiped the tear from her face and sighed.

"They said it was time to tell you. You're the one who's supposed to know." She murmured.

"You're not making any sense." Qui-Gon said quietly. She didn't seem to notice at first, but then looked at him, the expression in her eyes unclear and difficult to read.

"The planet of my birth was one surrounded with superstition and legends. There was one particular legend that everyone knew, all across the world. It was believed to be a phropecy. It stated that the day of my birth, the very hour, the Gods were to select one child to grant their favor upon. They chose me. Their gift to me was one of premonitions. However, there were very strict rules that came with this gift. I could not interfere with what I was shown; I was forced to watch the events unfold as they were meant to. The visions didn't really start until I came to the Temple. The Gods came to me often to explain more about them. They told me I also could not tell anyone about it. That is, until my eleventh birthday. The Gods came to me in a dream, and told me I was allowed to tell one person, whom I truly trusted not to give away my secret. And when I first saw you, I had a feeling that you were the one I was supposed to tell. And now, with this last sight, I was told that I'm supposed to explain it to you. Qui-Gon, I saw your death." She paused and looked up at him. He looked a bit suprised and confused.

"How?" He asked. She knew what he meant.

"You are going to die fighting a Sith lord." She said quietly. He looked shocked.

"Sith? But they've been extinct for hundreds of years!" Qui-Gon was in a state of shock.

"I'm sorry. That's all I'm supposed to tell you. It's a long time from now, though. So you don't need to worry about it." Saryu fell silent. Qui-Gon said nothing either. He was a bit overwhelmed, but he couldn't imagine how Saryu must've felt. He looked at her, but she had gone back to dabbing at her wounds. She looked strangely satisfied. She was exhausted as well. Without another word, she got up and left his apartment to return to her own quarters.

Saryu closed the door with a sigh. The sun was on its last rounds of Coruscant, and she stood at the window to watch it sink below the hazeline of the city-planet. She shuffled sleepily into the refresher and took a quick shower. One finished, she didn't change into her pajamas, but wore a tank top and a pair of underwear. Alone in her quarters, she didn't feel the need to wear much else. She was in the middle of brushing her teeth when the doorbell rang. She rinsed quickly and went to answer the door, completely forgetting about her clothes. She was suprised to see Qui-Gon standing in her doorway, her brown robes and lightsaber in hand. She looked at him expectantly, but he didn't say a word. Instead, he was staring wide-eyed at her half-covered body. She cleared her throat, drawing his attention to her face. He turned red and looked down, handing her the items.

"You uh, left these. At my..." He trailed off, clearly embarassed. She almost laughed, feeling a bit sorry for him. "Goodnight!" He blurted out, startling her. He then took off down the hallway.

"Night." She mumbled back, unheard. She quirked a brow and shut the door.
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Saryu left her apartment at sunrise the next morning. She hadn't slept well, but her body craved strenuous exercise. She quickly pulled on a pair of sweatpants and walked to Qui-Gon's door to ring the doorbell. The door slid open to reveal a half-asleep Qui-Gon wearing nothing but a pair of boxers. It was Saryu's turn to be embarassed, but she recovered more quickly than he had.

"Hey! I was just wondering if you wanted to run with me." She chirped. He gaped at her.

"Sure, but I think I'd better get some pants on. One moment." He said, his cheeks gaining color. He disappeared into he room and reappeared shortly donning a pair of shorts. He'd opted for no shirt, and Saryu couldn't help but stare at his chiseled chest. She tried not to make it obvious, however.

The two jogged in tandem, their movements graceful and fluid. Saryu was completely at ease as she ran, her mind relaxed and peaceful. This was better than meditation. The two ran the entire Temple, and were quite sweaty and tired by the time they returned to their quarters an hour later. They each went inside their apartments and took a quick shower before meeting once again outside. Saryu still had a towel draped across her shoulders, her hair dripping slowly.

"Breakfast?" Qui-Gon asked. Saryu nodded and the two walked down to the mess hall together.

After a food fight had erupted in the mess hall, Saryu returned to her apartment to wash the applesauce from her hair and sensed that her master had returned. She found Adi Gallia busy unpacking in her room. Saryu washed her hair for the second time that day and ran into Adi's room, sitting cross-legged on her bed.

"So how was it? Whatja do?" Saryu asked.

"It was a diplomatic mission..." She was interrupted by a wretching sound from behind. "That's why you didn't go. You would've been bored to tears. However, the Council wishes us to go to Utapau in a few days. Together." She said. She turned around to face the astonished teen, a smile glimmering in her eyes. Saryu was ecstatic.

"Finally!" She blurted out, falling over backwards on the bed. Adi gave a small laugh and continued unpacking.
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"There it is! Wow!" Saryu couldn't hide the excitement in her voice, even over the comlink. The pair of starfighters flew down into the massive sinkhole and docked in one of the many ports that lined the rock walls. Saryu stared in awe as a dactillion soared overhead, sending out a howl through its long, arrow-shaped snout. Her attention was then drawn to Adi.

"You can wander around a bit, just don't go far. I must go and speak with the Utapau leaders. I'll call you on the comlink when it's time to go." The tall woman said before striding off. Saryu smiled and headed the other way. She was overwhelmed at the action that ensumed the port. Tiny little Utai scurried back and forth, chattering to one another, while tall Utapauns moved gracefully about. A sudden bark from a veractyl drew her attention as the large, iguana-like creature ran up to her. It gave her a sniff, and Saryu smiled, rubbing the creature's nose. It gave a small growl before running off again. She watched it go before wandering down a hallway.

There were shouts and roars up ahead, and Saryu went to investigate. She had somehow found her way into a stable, and was looking in on a dactillion laying an egg. The Padawan was in awe at the sight. The avian lizard was having difficulty, and there were Utai scrambling back and forth to aid the mother-to-be. She suddenly felt someone approach from behind, and she turned to see a young Utapau girl walking towards her.

"They're always neat to watch giving birth." She was saying. Saryu nodded and the girl joined her at the gate. "She's mine; her name is Samiliae."

"She's beautiful." Saryu breathed.

"Yeah. But this isn't her first time birthing. Normally, we just destroy her eggs, but this one's special. I don't want it destroyed. Would you take it?" Saryu looked suddenly at the girl. She looked back at the creature, who had finished laying the egg, before looking back at the girl. Saryu smiled.

"Sure." There couldn't be much harm in keeping an egg with her in the Temple, could there? She watched as the girl went inside the stall, where a Utai handed her the egg, wrapped in a towel. The girl approached Saryu again and handed her the egg. It was large and suprisingly heavy. She looked up as the girl leaned closer.

"The reason this one's special is because it's a cross-breed egg. It's a veractyl and dactillion egg. If it hatches, it'll be the first of it's kind. I can't keep it though. It shouldn't hatch for a few years, so all you've got to do is keep it warm." The girl's hushed speech was cut off by the crackling of the comlink. Adi's voice erupted through the metal device, summoning her back to the ship. "Come back here when it hatches, and somebody'll show you how to take care of the hatchling. Good luck!" The girl smiled and waved as Saryu headed back to the port.

"What's that?" Adi questioned. Her eyes had fallen on a large object wrapped in a towel, clutched in Saryu's arms.

"A present from the Utapauns." Saryu said simply, boarding her ship. It wasn't exactly a lie, but Adi gave her a suspicious look before clambering back into her own ship. Settling the large egg in her lap, Saryu started up her starfighter and followed Adi out of the sinkhole and back towards Coruscant.
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Lol. Got a little more fluff happening between Saryu and Qui-Gon Jinn. Tell me what you guys think!