A/N: I'm so sorry this chapter took so long, with the holidays my work has just been insane and I was too exhausted to write when I got home. Thank you for all the great reviews. Happy New Year everyone!

Chapter 2:

He let out a heavy sigh and rested his chin on top of the golden head that was propped on his chest. He felt comfortable and content, more so than he could ever remember. He no longer had the worries he had carried with him for so long, and wrapped in the arms of the woman he loved.

Siri looked up at him and smiled. "Hey you,"

He returned the smile. "Hey you,"

She began to leave trails of kisses on his bare chest and he ran a hand through her hair. His vision trailed out side to the lush landscape and focused on a pair of younglings playing in the water. He returned his attention to Siri after a moment.

"It's so loud here,"

She looked up at him again. "You'll get use to it; to the song of the Force, to sensing everyone again." She shifted her body to plant a kiss on his lips. "I promise you'll get use to it."

"I don't know what's more beautiful, that…" he motioned outside. "Or…" he grabbed her and kissed her.

She laughed and smacked his arm. "You better know the answer to that."

She pulled away from him and wrapped a sheet around her body, Obi-Wan watched her carefully as she sat on the edge of the bed with her back towards him.

"I don't understand," he began and she turned to look at him. "How can I have this desire for you, or be hungry or anything physical for that matter when I don't really exist?"

"Technically speaking you don't feel any of those things." She tried to explain. "But the Force grants us the sensations we had while we were alive for our enjoyment. We really no longer have to eat or sleep anymore but we can choose to if we so want." She smiled. "Some of us have opted not to, while others truly enjoy it."

"I see,"

"The light side of the Force allows us this happiness," she hesitated. "Our fear is that the dark side would allow us to feel our pains."

He sat up on his elbows. "What are you talking about?"

She turned away from him and stared at her hands. "Nothing," she turned and looked at his worried face. "I am curious how old I am in your eyes."

He cocked an eyebrow. "What?"

"Since we have no physical being, we are as we perceive each other." She moved closer to him. "We see ourselves and others at whatever age or stage we want to remember each other. So I'm curious how old I am in your eyes."

"Oh I see, well this makes much more sense then." He smiled.

"Let me guess, you see me as a young, hot twenty year old."

"You were never more beautiful than the last time I saw you." He leaned over and kissed her forehead.

She caught herself blushing. "So all that solitude taught you to finally be a romantic or what?"

"Well, I had so many ladies to entertain on Tatooine, I had to do something." He teased and she pinched his side. "So what age am I in your eyes, twenty five?"

Siri let out a guffaw. "Are you kidding me, you drove me crazy when you were twenty five." He shook his head and laughed with her. "No, I will admit you were pretty dashing towards the end of the war, before I died."

"Really," he asked and she nodded. "I thought that was the time I looked the worst."

She shook her head. "Not at all, you could tell a weight had been lifted off your shoulders after Anakin was…" she stopped when she saw the look on his face. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean…"

Tears quickly sprang to his eyes. "It's not your fault Siri."

She looked at him. "It's not yours either."

"I know,"

Siri moved towards him and held his face in both hands. "I know it's difficult, but you have to forgive yourself." Her thumb stroked his cheek gently. "The Force granted you a second chance with Luke and you did it." He looked into her sparkling blue eyes. "You are a good man Obi-Wan, you must remember that."

"I don't deserve you."

She smiled. "That's probably true."

He reach out and began to tickle her, she laughed and fell down to the bed. He leaned over her and kissed her passionately.

What he assumed to be a few hours later Obi-Wan glanced over at Siri who was sleeping soundly, he rose out of bed and pulled on a pair of pants before exiting her dwelling. He was greeted by Boga who had plopped herself next to Siri's hovel snorting at him. He turned and patted her on top of her feathered head.

"Hey girl, you want to show me around," he asked and instantly the dragon mount was on her feet screeching in happiness.

He climbed onto her back and the pair were off and running through the vast landscape. Obi-Wan grew uncomfortable as he passed various Jedi who all bowed to him; he quickly turned Boga in the direction of the wilderness. They came to a stop just before the dark, suffocating fog.

"This reeks of the dark side…something isn't right here." Obi-Wan muttered to Boga who had grown uneasy in the proximity of the cloud. "Easy girl," He patted her neck.

The dragon mount reared on her hind legs, almost causing Obi-Wan to tumble off her back, he quickly decided to take her away from the fog and back into the valley. As they began their trek down the side of the cliff Obi-Wan noticed a familiar figure meditating at the mouth of a small cave. He motioned for Boga to head towards the figure, whom he greeted warmly.

"Beautiful day Master,"

Qui-Gon opened his eyes and smiled. "Yes it is Obi-Wan, are you enjoying yourself?"

Obi-Wan nodded. "Yes I am…"

"But,"

The younger man sighed. "I sense something isn't all quite right here." He carefully dismounted Boga and joined his former mentor on the rocks. "What is that fog at the top of the valley?"

Qui-Gon avoided his gaze. "It has grown so much since I've been here."

"What is it?"

"The dark side…" Qui-Gon sighed and Obi-Wan hung his head. "I've been told it first came back right before I arrived."

"Because of the Sith's return."

"I can only assume," Qui-Gon shrugged. "We thought it was going to cover the entire valley after Mustafar…the only thing that saved the valley was the birth of Luke and Leia."

Obi-Wan turned away. "I should've finished it on the side of that volcano; I should've destroyed him when I had the chance." He played with a rock as he spoke. "But I couldn't do it Qui-Gon, I couldn't kill him."

"Because you loved him,"

Obi-Wan nodded so subtly that Qui-Gon almost missed it. "Yes I do…very much. I wish there was a way to help him still."

"You can, through Luke." Qui-Gon explained calmly. "Through him you can redeem Anakin."

"But how can I place such a burden on him, he is just a boy." Obi-Wan asked, finally turning to look at Qui-Gon. "I should've told him the truth about his father…"

"Do you honestly think he was ready to hear that?" Qui-Gon asked, and Obi-Wan shook his head. "What you told him was true from a certain point of view; you know many of the truths we believe are largely based on our points of view."

"I know,"

"He is strong with the Force, he can do it."

Obi-Wan nodded. "He is strong with the Force, and with his sister by his side he will be an unstoppable force." He sighed. "He needs guidance; this is such a dangerous time for him."

"He needs you,"

"You learned the way to commune with me from the Force, but sometimes I feel Luke may need something more…" Obi-Wan chose his words carefully. "Do you suppose there might be a way to appear to him?"

Qui-Gon stoked his beard in thought. "I'm not sure Obi-Wan…possibly."

Obi-Wan eyed his former master. "You're keeping something from me, what is it?"

"There is a way to return to guide Luke; at least there is a way that I've heard of…it's never been done before." The older Jedi was hesitant to explain.

"Why,"

Qui-Gon sighed. "It has never been done before because it takes an incredible amount of Force energy to go back to the land of the living, there is a strong possibility you could never return."

Obi-Wan let the severity of the situation sink in before he ventured to speak again. "What would happen to me?"

"I don't know Obi-Wan, it's possible that you would just fade into nothingness." Qui-Gon placed a hand on his old student's shoulder. "But there is always a slight possibility you could come back."

"With my stellar luck,"

"I thought you said there was no such thing as luck." Qui-Gon tried to make light of the situation. "Besides, there is nothing saying that you can't reach Luke without appearing to him."

A loud roaring thunder broke the peace of the valley, startling Boga. Obi-Wan looked to Qui-Gon for answers.

"A shift in the Force,"

Obi-Wan closed his eyes, creasing his brow. "It's Luke…he's headed to the Death Star."

"You ready to try communicating with him?" Qui-Gon asked, rising to his feet.

"Yes I am."

TBC: Again, I'm sorry this took so long.