It was painfully bright when Obi-Wan woke up. He was in the hospital wing of the Jedi temple.
" Hey" Obi-wan looked up and saw Ari. She had never looked more beautiful, with her long white blonde hair and crystalline eyes.
" How are the rest of them?"
" Two died, 20 in the hospital"
" I'm so sorry...about Marq... I"
" She is one with the Force now, Obi"
" Spoken like a true Jedi." Laughed Obi-wan " You've been out for 3 days"
" Did I miss the burning"
" No, it's today at noon when you get out of this asylum!" laughed Ari
" Hey.. Marq was your Master what will they do now?"
" Adi Gallia said she would prudly take me in."
Obi-wan smiled weakly.
Ari stood up and walked out of the room.
It was noon and Jedi were arriving to pay their tributes to Marqine. They laid her body on the wood.
Ari stood with her hood over her head. She was holding in tears. This was the woman who raised her and taught her everything she knew. No matter how long Ari knew Adi Gallia, it would never be the same.
Obi-wan came up silently behind Ari.
He stared at her and she looked back at him.
" She would want be to move on."
" I know your strength Ari... you'll be able to."
" But what If I can't? What if i-"
" No if's Ari... you'll be okay. And anyway you've still got me!" laughed Obi-Wan quietly
The flames were know dancing over the young Jedi's body.
Ari soon left on a 2-year mission with her new master. The mission was to track down a possible sith apprentice. Darth Maul. The mission falied and they were know returning to Courrasant. Ari had never been more excited to see her " friend".
" Chill!" laughed Adi
" I haven't seen him in two years, Master!"
" Ah... I see."
" He saw her die."
" Now enough of that!"
" Yes, Master."
The elevator stopped and Adi Gallia and Ari stepped out to see Qui-Gon and Obi-Wna awaiting them.
" Obi-Wan!"
Ari ran up to him and hugged him like she owuld never let him go.
" I heard the mission failed...I wondered if you had survived!"
" Well, I'm here aren't I?"
The two friends stopped hugging and turned to their masters, pleading them to catch-up with each other. They gave in.
Obi-Wan and Ari ran to a deserted wing in which they could view all of Courrasant.
" It's always so beautiful."
" So are you."
Ari turned around, three years had made much differrence. Both of them were full grown adults, if you count adulthood as when you turn 18. Ari was 18, Obi-Wan 20.
" I never stopped thinking about you, Ari." said Obi-Wan with a note in his voice Ari ahd never heard before.
" If bothered my studies... I-I couldn't sleep without thinking about you. Qui-Gon didn't know what was wrong. It was driving me insane... Ari I-"
" Obi-Wan... we will be expelled from the Jedi order... disgraced forever! I coudn't do that! I have told you that!"
Obi-Wan was getting angry. " Don't you tell me you didn't think about me!"
" Not that way! I..."
They were both on the verge of tears, and fuming.
" Ari! I can't live without you!" yelled Obi-Wan as he walked slowly towards the window.
" People don't really talk like that."
" But that's how they think. Ari tell me the truth."
Ari was crying freely. She didn't like pressure.
" I..."
Obi-Wan wasn't waiting anymore for the answer. He walked back towards her...and did what he had always needed, not wanted to do. He kissed Ari deeply. She couldn't resist. Something was telling her to stop... but Ari disconnected with that part of her and wrapped her arms around Obi-Wan's neck, kissing him roughly.
They let go, but not for long. This time Obi-Wan pushed Ari up against a wall and kissed slowly down her neck.
Ari giggled. Something, untill now, she had never been able to do.
" Come with me." grinned Obi-Wan. They ran down a hallway and up many flights of stairs.
Obi-Wan had never typed in his password so quickly.
" Oh..Obi-Wan...Oh my God."
Obi-Wan laid her on his bed. ( And since this is K+ I will leave them have some privacy)
Ari woke up the next morning, wondering why her back was so heavy. And then she remembered last night. She smiled and then realized her situation.
To make things worse Obi-Wan's comlink started going.
"Obi-Wan."
" Mmmm..."
" Obi-Wan!"
" Mmmmm...what?"
" Your pants are beeping and im suffocating here."
" Oh ... yes sorry about that!" Obi-wan rolled over offf Ari and fell onto the floor.
Ari laughed quietly, but then started to laugh hysertically as Obi-wan pulled on his pants and grabbed his comlink.
" Ken laugh Kenobi here"
Ari had to contain herself for the sake of her carrer.
" Yes...no yes of course, yes Master."
" Ari get your clothes on and run as far as you can in the other direction."
" I reckon Qui-Gon is comming."
" Yea."
Ari quickly got dressed and kissed Obi-Wan on her way out. As she was running...
" Ari...up early you are."
Ari stopped dead in her tracks.
" Hello Master Yoda."
" Going, where are you."
" Oh... I don't know actully."
" Don't know you do... odd that is." laughed Yoda
" Im sorry Master ...but I should be going."
Ari ran to her quarters.
The next morning it all came crashing down for Ari. Sh was pregnant. One time and she was pregnant.
The council found out...everyone except Obi-Wan.
... They made her belive she had died. But she hadn't.
Thanks to Yoda, Ari wasn't expelled, nor was Obi-wan. you see... Yoda forsaw the future of Obi-wan ( but not when Anikan went evil), and knew that he was needed. He also had seen Ari's future. It was a danger, knowing obi-Wan mgiht find out the truth. The council hated lying to the young padwan. But... love... love was forbidden.
Epilouge:
Nine mothns later Ari... excuse me River ( her new identity) gave birth to a daughter, Acaia.
River went back to her home planet of Alderann, and became the total oppiste of a Jedi, a politician.
A/N I twist I turn I don't know how you will like this chapter ..i will continue the story starting around the time AOTC starts...please no flames... R&R