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So, this is set during the Clone Wars. Sometime. Enjoy.
Satine Kryze ripped herself from the gentle haze of the stars, leaving the glittering face of the night sky to glimpse the footsteps approaching.
"What are you doing here?" She made to get up, but relaxed at a wave of his hand as Obi-Wan seated himself next to her, legs hanging off the roof in a similar fashion to her perch.
"I suppose I might ask you the same question." He surveyed their deep cover, glittering stars reflecting in his blue eyes.
"I can never sleep. And you?" She reminded him.
Obi-Wan gave a lethargic sigh in reply, expanding on it following her imploring gaze. "Just a nightmare. Well, I'm not exactly sure how you would classify it, but it certainly unsettled me."
Satine nodded for him to go on.
"You looked more gorgeous than usual. In the dream. And now. I, mean, you're-" Satine held up her palm, a slight but sincere smile gracing her visage. "You're very sweet Obi."
He chuckled nervously. "You were getting married."
"To whom, may I ask?"
"Me." Obi-Wan's reply was doused in an odd combination of pride, embarrassment, and longing.
Satine turned back to the stars, trying to lose her frustration in the endless skies. She finally voiced her thoughts in a colorless, monotone reply. "What a nice fantasy."
"Yes. That's why I couldn't get back to sleep. It's a nice, perfect, torturous fantasy." Obi-Wan agreed.
"Fantasy." Satine repeated numbly. "That's what makes it a nightmare. The glaring fact that it is all just a fantasy."
"I was thinking that it could never happen," Obi-Wan continued, "That it was a foolish fantasy that needed to stop bursting into my life."
A swift layer of disappointment and hurt came down on Satine. Yes, that's what Obi-Wan thought of her. A foolish fantasy. Something to be enjoyed, then ignored. Forgotten.
"The Jedi Order would never allow me to marry you... And if it got out it could ruin both of us..."
"I heard your first lecture Kenobi. I certainly don't need a reprise!" Satine snapped angrily. She stood, a rush of calm unbalancing her. "I... I think I'll go back to bed."
"Wait!" Obi-Wan scrambled to his feet, fumbling for her hand. "I just... what we're getting into... can't live without you..."
Satine narrowed her eyes, suspicious of his change of pace. "What, exactly, are you trying to say?"
Obi-Wan panted heavily for a brief moment. "What I'm trying to say is that... No matter what the consequences are... I've changed my mind. I love you. And I realized that I can't live without you. So I guess what I'm trying to say is... I went out and got... Hang on..."
Obi-Wan dug his trembling hand into his pocket, turning back with the most nervous expression of happiness that Satine had ever seen.
He gulped, breaking the serenity of the night with one earth-shattering sentence.
"Satine Kryze, will you marry me?"
Satine's eyes widened, indignation and every other feeling sliding away from the glittering diamond ring in Obi-Wan's hand. A warm feeling spread all over her, effectively dousing her in that intoxicating feeling of love. Her heart leapt in a joyful dance, hammering her chest so aggressively that it was all she could hear. Amazing how her heart lined up with the clock, beating together through those fateful moments of mock decision.
Thump thump.
Tick tock.
Thump thump.
Tick tock.
Thump thump.
Tick tock.
"As always, my dear."
Obi-Wan rose to his feet unsteadily, breaking down into sporadic fits of laughter as he fit the ring onto her finger. Satine leaned forward slightly, pressing her lips to his gently as his hands moved to her waist. She grabbed his shoulders hastily as he lifted her, twirling her in pure ecstasy. Both grinned breathlessly, lost in the eyes of the other.
"Not so close to the edge!" Satine gasped between hysterics, wrapping her arms around Obi-Wan as he let her down. She gazed down at the side of the roof, dress hem wrapping around her ankles enthusiastically.
"I'm afraid we've never been closer to the edge, Satine." Obi-Wan said serenely, kissing the top of his fiancé's head lightly. "Never."
I'm considering turning this into a two or three parter, where they actually have the wedding. I don't know, tell me what you think.
I'm going to be really busy this weekend (IT NEVER ENDS), but I'll try to update as soon as I can. Thanks for reading!
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