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Obi Wan ran through the dark streets of Coursant with Anakin in his arms and Mace at his side. Anakin's shoulder was still bleeding and Anakin's forehead felt unusually hot. Obi Wan was beginning to worry, Anakin needed help fast, and he might not survive if he had to wait any longer. But to Obi Wan 's horror, Anakin began violently coughing and wouldn't stop. It went on for at least a minute and when he finally did stop, Anakin let out a soft moan. Obi Wan looked down at his friend and gasped in horror. A thick red liquid was emerging from Anakin's mouth. Obi wan frantically looked over at Mace who quickly wiped away the blood, and if possible, Obi Wan ran faster.
When they finally did reach the healers, Obi Wan went up to the receptionist, "can I help you?" she asked.
"This is Anakin Skywalker," Obi Wan said, "he's badly hurt and needs help quick." Obi Wan told her exactly what had happened to get Anakin into this state. "He's coughing up blood," he added softly. The receptionist's eyes opened wide,
"Right this way Master Kenobi," she said. Obi Wan and Mace quickly followed her into an exam room.
"Just leave him here," she said, "We'll do some tests and report to you when we're finished," she said
"Will he be alright?" asked Obi Wan
"It's hard to say now, we'll know for sure when the tests are finished, I would let you stay in here while they are going but it's too dangerous. You can wait in the hall, or the waiting room." she said. Obi Wan nodded but he didn't want to wait outside, he wanted to be with Anakin and make sure he'd be alright.
Obi Wan began pacing up and down the hall, something he often did when he was nervous or anxious. Even Mace, who was usually a calm, relaxed person seemed a little on edge.
"Obi Wan, it'll be ok, you'll see, I'm sure Anakin will be fine." said Mace trying to comfort the other Jedi, although he didn't know what good it would do, he knew how close Anakin and Obi Wan were and he knew that Obi Wan wouldn't rest until he knew Anakin was safe.
Obi Wan only shook his head and continued to pace. He couldn't stand this anymore, Anakin had to be alright, he just had to be. If Obi Wan lost Anakin... no, he couldn't think about that, Anakin would be fine Obi Wan convinced himself, he had to be, he's done so much for the Republic, killed the Sith Lord, even though he had been tempted by the Dark Side in order to save Padme. He'd let go of his attachment, he had done what he knew was right. And Obi Wan couldn't be prouder of his friend, he'd done the right thing even if it meant loosing the women he loved. Then Obi Wan remembered, Padme! She didn't know about Anakin yet, she was Anakin's wife, she deserved to know.
"Mace, can you please get Senator Amidala and bring her here to see Anakin?" Obi Wan asked, he knew it had sounded suspicious but Padme had to find out.
Mace gave him a puzzled look but agreed and turned to go get Padme.
Then, a nurse opened the door to the room Anakin was in and said,
"Master Kenobi, you can come in now." These were the words that Obi Wan had been dying to hear. He followed the nurse in and found Anakin lying in a hospital bed. His body was draped in tubes and wires, his Jedi robes had been removed and had been replaced with a thin paper hospital gown. He was hooked up to an I.V. and a machine that monitored his heart rate. This caused Obi Wan's heart to sink, this didn't look good. He went and sat down in a chair next to Anakin's bed and took Anakin's flesh and in his own. His face looked deathly pale and was covered in sweat.
"Will he be alright?" asked Obi Wan.
"He's hurt badly," the nurse said. This much Obi Wan knew. "The cut on his shoulder is very deep and has become infected. The Sith lightning has weakened him and he doesn't have any strength to fight the infection. The Sith Lightning also weakened his immune system which is why he has such a high fever and is coughing so much, he must have been sick before he was hit though or it wouldn't be this bad." This proved Obi Wan's suspicion that the stress had indeed been making Anakin sick.
"Will he be alright?" asked Obi Wan for the second time. The nurse sighed, never a good sign.
"Whether he will survive or not I don't know, there's really not much we can do for him except try and reduce his fever. If we do this, he might gain some of his strength back, but other than that, there's really nothing we can do. Normally he would be able to sleep to gain his strength but the coughing prevents him from falling asleep. If his condition gets worse, then he will die." she said.
Obi Wan hung his head, all the hope that he had earlier had vanished. And now Obi Wan had to face the truth, Anakin was dying.
Yay! new chapter I'm sorry it wasn't very long but I've kind of been busy with the holidays coming up. I'm Christian so I celebrate Christmas and it's only in 5 more day! I can't wait! I probably won't be able to update for awhile so, whatever holiday you may celebrate during this season, HAPPY HOLIDAYS:)