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Chapter 4
Atton leaned in to kiss her again, but she roughly moved away. Atton looked at her with a confused face. Skye looked as if she'd seen a ghost. Her face was deathly pale and she stood rigid staring at the ground. She was looking so intently at the ground that she could almost have seen through it.
"Atton, I...I don't know what came over me...I didn't mean to...I wasn't trying to..." She studdered.
He grabbed her and pulled her closer to him. "I have that affect on people..."
Atton tried to kiss her again. She pulled abruptly away...again. He sighed slightly.
"I...we...we can't. I'm a jedi...you're a jedi..." She began.
He slowly came closer to her. "C'mon, Skye. We all know that's not how you really feel about me."
"I don't know what you're talking about." She looked away.
"Did we both see just what happened?" He edged closer. "'Cause if you didn't...I'd be happy to show you again."
Skye moved around him. Her back was now to the wall. "It was a mistake. I shouldn't have done that."
"A mistake, huh? We all make mistakes, I guess." He looked at the ground. "And I'm about to make another..."
He grabbed her and kissed her firmly on the lips. This time she didn't pull away. She did quite the opposite. She leaned in deeper. She couldn't get enough of him. He was holding her so gently too. She pulled away from and laid her head on his shoulder. Then she cried. She didn't know why she was crying, all she knew was that she was...and quite vehemently too.
He wrapped his arms around her tightly. "Skye? Are you OK?"
"I...I just don't know anymore." She said between sobs. "Just...hold me, Atton."
For once in his life, Atton Rand was happy to follow orders. He held her as she just continued to cry. He didn't bother to ask what was wrong either. He figured that if he needed to know, she'd tell him. They stood there for a couple minutes before a certain blonde headed jedi interrupted.
He looked at Atton and then to Skye. "What did you do?"
"I didn't do anything! It's not my fault, it's not my fault!" He said pointing to himself.
"Yeah right. Then explain why Skye is crying." Mical looked angry. In fact, Atton had never seen Mical look angrier.
"Well, she just...I don't know what's wrong! Hell, she won't even tell me!" Atton became angry too. He let go of Skye and stomped off to somewhere else on the ship. Preferably some place with a lot of alchohol. Mical rushed to Skye's side.
"Are you alright? Did he hurt you? What happened?" Mical asked quickly.
"Nothing...nothing happened. Atton didn't...he didn't hurt me. Quite the opposite. I think I...I hurt him." Mical looked shocked at her last statement.
"Here," He offered her his hand. "Let's get you to the Med Room."
"No...I'm fine." She pushed away his hand. "Really, I am. I just needed a good cry."
She flashed him a smile. He still didn't look convinced. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Now if you'll excuse me..."
"Of course." Mical said and then slipped out of the cockpit.
Skye slipped into the co-pilot's chair. She pulled her knees tightly to her chest and sighed loudly. She slammed her fist hard onto the controls angrily.
"I just don't know what to do!" She yelled to herself.
Of course you know what to do. You just don't want to do it.
Skye jumped.
Did I startle you? You should be used to this now. That and you should be aware of your surroundings.
"And you should stay dead." She snapped.
Now, now, now. What do we have here? I asked you a question and yet you refused to answer. Hhmmm...much anger I sense in you.
She sighed in defeat. " I suppose that my mind is elsewhere right now."
With whom? Atton perhaps?
"I didn't say that! Stay out of my head!"
Fine, perhaps the fool will prove more usefull...
Kreia's figure began to melt away. "Wait! Leave Atton alone!"
Ah, it is as I thought. Here I thought that you would choose the right path and become as great as Revan. Yet here you are mingling with the likes of him. He is a weakness. One that enemies will exploit...by being around him and by...loving...him, you have made him a very great target.
"No! That isn't what I meant to do...I want to help him!" She said slowly, comprehension slowly dawning on her. Kreia was right. She had indeed put Atton in grave danger.
There is only one way to help him. You must leave him. Him and all the others. You must follow Revan's path. You must go where she did and not take any whom you love.
"I...don't believe that. I can't." She said as tears slowly ran down her cheek. Leave Atton?
Believe what you will, I am too tired to argue with you. The choice is ultimately yours. Whether you do the right thing...is up to you. You must hurt Atton...to save him.
Kreia's figure disappeared, leaving Skye alone to mull over her course of action.
"Hurt him...to save him?" She said softly to herself as if tasting the words. "I must do what must be done. I must follow Revan. Please forgive me, Atton."
A single tear rolled down her cheek. No more...no less...
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