Chapter 9: The Friendship Continues
"Darth Sideous?" Damascus Golgotha repeated.
Yoda nodded and leaned on his walking stick, once more.
"We must tell the Younglings," Qui Gon Jinn said.
"Tell them, do not. Find out soon enough, they will," Yoda said.
"Thank you Master," Golgotha said, turning back to the dueling Younglings.
"That's it. Keep your arm straight," Jasmine Vunnae said to Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"Obi-Wan, Jasmine, that will be enough training for today. Please come back in," Jinn said.
The two padawans walked through the door and smiled.
"You two need to stay here. No more dueling. Damascus and I must go to Palips to discuss our stay. Stay in the quarters," Jinn said, wagging a finger at the pair of younglings.
"Yes Master," Kenobi and Vunnae said together.
The two masters turned and left the room. As soon as they were gone, Vunnae and Kenobi looked at each other, and walked to a couch in the corner.
"What have you been up to since we last saw each other?" Vunnae asked Kenobi.
"I have been training with Qui Gon for the past twelve years or so, and before that, I was putting sand down your robes," Kenobi said, smiling.
"Y'know, I always got a rash from that," Vunnae said, smiling back at him.
They laughed for a second but fell silent.
"Obi-Wan, I heard Damascus talking to Qui Gon about a vision you had. What happened?" Vunnae asked.
"I'd rather not discuss it," Kenobi said, turning away from her.
"I respect that," Vunnae said, standing up.
She crossed the room and pulled two cups out of the cabinet.
"What about you? How exactly did you receive that scar?" Kenobi asked, as Vunnae was filling the glasses with water.
Vunnae didn't answer until she sat back down next to Kenobi.
"It was about three years ago, and I decided to go look for the Sith Lord myself. Especially since I heard Damascus and Yoda talking about the Sith Lord's plan to take one of our own Jedi Knights to be their apprentice.
I decided to head to the Outer Rim, where Sulvae was rumored to be last. During our duel, she realized that we weren't that much different, skill-wise anyway. When we were circling each other, she mentioned that she would rather have a male apprentice. When I said 'No one in his right mind would be your apprentice'."
"What did she say to that?" Kenobi asked.
"She basically said, there is one who would do anything if he knew what was at stake. When I asked who, she said, 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. I took that time to attack her. She wrestled me to the ground and held her saber to my cheek, and every time I refused to let you slip to the dark side, she kept pushing it a little farther. Finally when I said, what she hates to hear, it was like I burned her. I pushed her away and I left scars on her face. I wasn't sure what was going on, but I knew it wasn't good," Vunnae said, taking a sip of water.
"What did you say?" Kenobi asked.
"I told you yesterday. I told her I wouldn't let her hurt the man I loved," Vunnae said, not meeting Kenobi's eyes.