Ahhhhhh, holidays. Peace, freedom, tranquility, so little to do… I do believe I died on the last day of last term and ended up in heaven. How I ended up there I have no idea but still… And the weather! I spent last summer complaining because we didn't get a decent one (it RAINED! How gypy and it didn't reach 30 degrees. So wrong!) and now even though it is still only mid-spring it has reached the high 20's! I love it! Not a jumper to be seen anywhere.
But still, holidays mean I can catch up on this story. And this time I am very close to a computer that works faster than a snail racing a 5000000 yr old turtle. And this is a slow chapter! The next ones should be better and there will be action towards the end. It's coming towards a close. That will be a different day.
But fret not! I shall now answer those loyal reviewers while I listen to the Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels soundtrack. Ahhhhh, heaven…
PeachTao: I'm glad you like it. Please keep reading.
and the ever psyco obiisgod: You are one very weird little...I have no idea what you actually are. And let's leave that at that or I will place my foot in it once again with the poster boy who aparently knows what he's doing.
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Obi-Wan lay lazily on the bed leaning over Keitha rubbing her belly. They had had another night to remember and they were just waking up. Though it was hard to tell what time of day with the amount of light emitted from Couruscaunt at any time of the night, it was around sunrise and it looked to be a promising day. Obi-Wan started to murmur as he felt Keitha start to waken through the Force.
"I missed you."
He looked into her belly button, communicating through it and the Force to his child. The skin rippled in his gaze as the unborn babe kicked out unconsciously, its thoughts pure and innocent bringing unshed tears to his eyes.
"I missed this, waking up beside you, forgetting the world…"
He kissed her stomach lightly allowing his voice to trail off into the room, quieting the fetus which had started to become restless. Keitha didn't even open her eyes as she spoke.
"You missed quite a bit. We've had a lot of changes here, the second biggest being my pregnancy. Apparently the new hormones I'm emitting are interesting because Kecil is going insane. After I returned from our rendezvous he kept his distance and hissed. He's only just started calming down."
Obi-Wan stopped marveling in what was possibly his biggest accomplishment and looked up towards Keitha's face, blue-green eyes focused on her lids.
"And the biggest change?"
Keitha's eyes opened and focused on Obi-Wan, a slight smile emerging on her face knowing what his reaction would be before she even spoke.
"Aithne's new apprentice, Dante. She took him on because of two reasons, but she'll never admit to either of them. One, her former master discovered him on his adventures on her birth planet and two, the council asked her to. Mace asked her to. He's only young, 8 years old, but he's showing a lot of promise and that worries the Council."
Obi-Wan frowned.
"That's a problem?"
Keitha shut her eyes again, a line settling above her brow.
"For him apparently it is. I used to believe there was nothing that we kept secret between us but then the Council started to ask Aithne questions, both privately and publicly that I had no idea why they would ask. But even without the mystery surrounding him, he's a trouble maker on his own accord and he believes that this is his apartment as well as mine. You don't want to go to the toilet wearing nothing but your birthday suit because it's likely the little vrelt cub will be somewhere here."
Obi-wan smirked slightly as he digested the information he had been given.
"Is he lively?"
Keitha smiled wildly.
"You have no idea!"
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Obi-Wan walked out of the bedroom and into the main room heading towards the small kitchen to prepare some breakfast when he saw him, Kecil. Kecil sat on his perch high up the wall on a shelf above the cupboard, a miniscule wall space but still big enough for the unknown creature. It growled at him, almost as threatening as his bark and all of this only made Obi-Wan grin wider at the ferocious clawed creature. 'Anakin would HATE him…'
"Hello my little friend. How are you today?"
A small brown haired boy popped up from behind a couch in the center of the room, his surprise rippling like shock waves through the Force.
"How did you know I was here?"
"The Force."
That simple answer caused the boy to begin shutting down his thoughts through the Force, raising formidable defences. The boy, who was obviously Dante, frowned at himself in a way that he had seen a thousand times before on Anakin. This boy was proud and it was also obvious that Aithne was working hard on him as Dante's face showed signs of berating himself. It had taken Obi-Wan years to make such progress while it had only taken Aithne a few months.
"So… What are you doing here at this hour of the morning?"
Obi-Wan froze. He hadn't discussed this scenario with Keitha yet.
"He's here because he wants to be. Now why are you here instead of meditating back home?"
Dante's eyes shut and Obi-Wan nearly sighed aloud. Aithne had entered the apartment without either of them noticing. Dante let his face slip into a classic 'I'm sorry' expression opening puppy dog brown eyes. He turned and Obi-Wan had to marvel at the youth.
"Master, while I was meditating I felt Kecil call to me and I had to answer his call Master."
Aithne's eyes flared.
"Kecil called my rear end. Did it work last time? Did it?"
Dante cast his eyes down and managed a mumbled "no". Aithne didn't even raise her voice.
"If you're going to lie to me at least make it original. Show some inspiration and fore thought."
Aithne sighed and waved her hand shooing him away. Dante bolted and she walked into the kitchen.
"And you, learn to lie with conviction. Where's the kaffe?"
Obi-Wan passed her the mix and a cup, his voice full of indignation.
"I do lie with conviction! I just had no idea of what you two have told him."
Aithne finished preparing her kaffe and took a large sip.
"Augh. Tastes like foodo. We told Dante what he needed to know, Keitha is pregnant, no more, no less. He's bright though so he probably already knows the rest."
Obi-Wan let his eyebrow rise slightly.
"What rest?"
Aithne looked slightly tired but he had learned that appearances were very deceptive with this Jedi.
"Dante, here."
With that one command the boy appeared in front of her as if he had never left. She gestured to Obi-Wan.
"Who is this man? Every aspect of him and how you know."
Dante turned to face Obi-Wan, a mischievous smirk gracing his face. Obi-Wan felt uneasy. This boy was going to unravel him.
"From your face and the holos I've watched I know you're Obi-Wan Kenobi. From the Temple I know you're a Master on the Council and your former padawans was Anakin Skywalker. From the way you stand I see that you are a proud, strong man, powerful in body. Through the Force I can tell that you are powerful of spirit and in love with peace."
So far Obi-Wan could find no fault with what the boy had said but if the way his face was widening he knew it was going to get different soon.
"From the fact that you're here in Keitha's apartment at this hour of the morning and that you were also here last night indicates that you two are more than friends and the fact she's pregnant means that you are the father."
Aithne smirked confidently.
"Well done Dante. Let's go home."
Dante moved towards the door and Aithne moved to follow.
"Bye little sister."
Both left and Obi-Wan looked behind him to see a slightly peeved Keitha. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a cup.
"They'll be the death of us."
Obi-Wan smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist.
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Please review and I will update soon. Tell me anything, like if you like hot summer days too. But now I have to run outside barefoot and dance down the road. (Ask anyone who truly knows me, I will.) Review!