This has been edited December 16, 2017. I hope to have this edited completely by the end of the week.
Ben and Lirri sat in the medical room with Ben sitting on the bed, while Lirri sat on the nearby desk. Ben was quite comfortable in the atmosphere as Lirri stared down into her cup as she swirled the golden liquid. She focused on it instead of the boy nearby although thoughts of Ben continued to run through her mind. The way his eyes twinkled and drew her in, the way his lips moved when he spoke, how her name sounded on his lips and how his lips felt against hers. The sensation of his hands grabbing onto her. She suppressed a sigh as Lirri closed her eyes for a moment as she leaned her head back against the wall. Her mind was running around trying to think of any way for her to not make this more awkward for either party involved.
The flush stayed on her cheeks, and continued down her chest had been there nearly an hour. She was clicking her tongue as she tried thinking of strategy. Although her heart yearned to just continue this affection and head towards intimacy, that Lirri knew it was wrong. She was considered a superior to him as the helper of Luke. It was a power difference that was unfair to Ben. Even the older traditions declared that anyone in the Jedi lifestyle were not supposed to be in relationships since it caused a distraction. Sure, she was fine not being an official Jedi but Ben wanted to. She couldn't take away that dream. Master Luke was far more accepting than the previous Jedi, but who knew when it came towards his own nephew.
Distracted by her own thoughts, Lirri was quite unaware of Ben getting closer to her until there was a slight tug on her hair as Ben was twirling her hair gently around his finger. Ben's eyes were half lidded as he glanced at her lips before he pressed his lips against hers again.
Lirri kissed him back as the hand that had been playing with her hand, moved towards the back of her head as he wove his fingers in and grasped it gently. His other hand slid under the back of Lirri's shirt that rested on the small of her back. Lirri's hands held onto her cup before she pulled herself away with a sigh. Ben's forehead pressed against hers as he tried keeping eye contact between them. Lirri set her cup to the side as Ben asked her softly.
"What's bothering you?" Ben had questioned as Lirri sighed again, her eyes looking to the left as she avoided his big brown eyes.
"Ben, should we be doing this?" Lirri questioned quietly as she cupped his cheek before looking him straight in the eyes. "I don't want to just be a one night stand," Lirri began before she continued. "I also don't want you to get in trouble for being with me. I'm Master Skywalker's apprentice and I have a position above you… kind of."
Lirri quietly explained as she looked him in the eye. Ben could see the concern as he pulled her into a hug and nuzzled the side of head with his own. Lirri wrapped her arms around Ben's torso, leaving little space between them as they continued their embrace with only the sounds of their breathing to disturb the silence. Lirri was emotionally exhausted but she wasn't sure why the sudden urge to sleep overtook her as she fell asleep in Ben's arms.
Ben's body relaxed when he felt Lirri slump onto his torso with an even breathing as he tucked an arm under her legs as he scooped the small girl in his arms as he laid Lirri on the bed nearby. He had her on one side as he made sure the door was shut behind them before Ben laid beside Lirri. Sleeping over her thoughts would be a smart way to get all her thoughts figured out.
He was slightly proud with himself by being able to get Lirri to sleep using the force. Master Luke had been trying to teach the Padawans this, but up until this point no one had been successful. He could hear Lirri mumble in her sleep as she was shifting in her sleep towards Ben's warm body beside her.
Ben wrapped his arm around Lirri, moving her body so her head rested on his chest below his neck as he pulled the blankets over the pair. He tried to relax his mind as he shut his eyes so he could sleep. It came faster than was predicted based on his past history.
This time Ben was aware this wasn't real life, more like a dream or vision. He was in an unfamiliar location. He was in a forest that was near a large lake, with a castle like building. The building was completely in rubble and smoking. His figure was walking out with a woman he did not recognize in his arms. She was unconscious but Ben could feel some sense of power from her. The area in front of him was full of StormTroopers. They were listening to a silver clad StormTrooper captain. She was holding a woman by her hair, arms tied behind her back and trying to not sob. It was the same mature Lirri figure, this time though with a healthy glow.
A few StormTroopers came towards Ben as they took the woman from his arms and onto the nearby ship. He walked over to the StormTrooper General and raised his arm up as Lirri's faces rose in sync with the movements. Green eyes stared up at him. They were filled with heartbreak and pain as tears started falling down her cheeks. "Just end it already," she hissed out in anger to Ben.
His voice spoke out for him, mechanical and wheezy. "Why would I do that? We have plans for you." he did not want this voice coming out yet it continued. "Captain, put her in a room with guards outside. This time do NOT let anyone speak with her. Muzzle her if you must."
Chills went down his spine as Ben turned in the vision and the scene changed. This was back on the island. Where the Padawans trained sometimes. It was near a path down towards the beach. Ben was standing at the edge of the cliff. It was a surreal moment as Ben heard the figure away from him screaming out in agony as Lirri was taking a running jump off the cliff, after what seemed to be a figure falling lifelessly towards the lake. Ben's body moved as the Ben watching followed behind as he pushed through the trees and bushes to the path towards the water.
The hard noises of running caught his attention on the path as he noticed Master Skywalker running. Ben focused back as he was pulled over to his body's place. He could see that at the beach Lirri was hovering over the limp figure. Her head was bleeding, but she was ignoring the blood trailing down her head as she was focusing on the chest compressions.
"Come on Igni." she was muttering. Ben felt like the world was falling into slow motion as he watched Lirri slipping as she continued the compressions even as her movements were getting sloppier. She was beginning to grow week as Ben noticed she fell and did not move again.
He seemed to have control of his body once more as he ran over to the pair as he cried out her name. and didn't move again.
His vision changed again as Ben popped his eyes open as he gasped. He looked toward the room. It was the medical room that he had been in before as Ben remembered the previous night. Lirri was still laying on him, curled up with her head nuzzled in the crook of his neck. He glanced to the clock in the room, realizing that he had slept quite longer than usual. Deciding there was still time, but Ben squeezed her closer as he stared at the ceiling. He was hoping when he tried sleeping later that they would be more peaceful.
When Ben woke again, it was lighter in the room and Lirri was trying to squirm off of the bed. She smiled at him, as she pressed her lips against his forehead. "I've got to start breakfast." Lirri explained as Ben noded. He figured it was time to get ready for the day.