Title: Going away to Uni. Prologue
Author: Abigael hexmeisterin@yahoo.com.au
Summary: prologue to a fic I might write
Rating: uhh...very G
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters in this except me and my friends hehe. PLEASE don't sue me.
AN: This is my first fic would love some feedback..I can take it (I hope)
This plot line came to me while trying to finish an essay and I received multiple plot bunny bites.
OH and this hasn't been beta-ed so all the shoddy mistakes in here are mine. Sorry in advance.
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It's here.

I almost broke the key to the back door so I could open it. I look down and read it for the tenth time.

I am pleased to inform you that your application for a scholarship position to Coruscant University has been accepted. You will need to enroll before the semester starts on June 16th.
Yours sincerely,
Vice-chancellor O'Rian

A slow smile spreads across my face and the realisation hits me again as I reach for your phone and then put it down. Who can I call? As far as I know no one else knows about the planet..let alone the university.

//SITH// I think. I sigh and grab my keys and scrawl a note saying I went out for ice cream and will be back later. I hide the note and leave the inviting warmth of the house to go and make arrangements to get to Coruscant.
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I open the door to hear the phone ringing. I drop my bag and dash for the phone and get to it just as it stops ringing. I mentally count to ten and hit the call back button. I hold the phone to my ear as I light the heater and a startling male voice hits my ear.

"uhh..hi?" that voice makes me want to melt.

"yes?" the voice asks sounding bored and rather irritated.

"uhm..I..." I trail off trying to remember what I was supposed to ask. "Oh, I just missed a call from your number..My name's Abigael." I somehow manage to finish, waiting on edge wanting to hear that voice again, but all I hear is a muttered altercation going on in the background.

"Yes, my *assistant* rang you" he hisses and I try not to laugh

"I see..and you are....?"

"Oh I'm with Trans-Galactic Travel, you made your arrangements with us to get you to Coruscant this afternoon" his voice says, audibly softer, its almost as if I can imagine the slight smile on his lips and I grin.

"Ahha.Well..are there any problems with my arrangements?" I ask getting a little more nervous when the voice clears his throat awkwardly.

"Well. Yes. I'm sorry to inform you but the Intergalactic speed has been dropped so it seems it will take us a week to get you there rather than a day."

"Oh..so..when will I have to leave?" I ask dreading the answer

"Uhm...Tomorrow at midnight"

"WHAT?!!?" I screach into the phone "TOMORROW?! WHEN DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?" I demand

The voice swallows nervously. "A week ago" He answers timidly

I Throw my water bottle across the room and then grin evilly

"Well..seeing as how I paid you full price to get me there in a day, I think you can give me two-thirds of my money back..which comes up to around..three grand" I smiled wickedly. The money for getting to Coruscant came directly out of my now non-existing trust fund.
I wasn't going to be post-poned six days with no money as well. I was so glad that I had taken Legal Studies right then. I yelled into the phone "AREN'T YOU!!"

"Uh..Yes Madam, Please forgive me for the mix up" he whimpered and promptly hung up.

I dropped onto my bed and laughed. If only all people were that easy to get money out of. I couldn't get any from my parents because I couldn't tell them which university I was going to, I didn't want to get a bank loan, because, as stingy as they were, I didn't want them to have to pay up when I wasn't around. I sighed and got changed for work quickly and grabbed my coat and my phone and keys and left the house again.
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I sat back on my stool at my checkout and took a slug of water. I didn't want to be here. I looked over at Alex, who was on the phone to her boyfriend. *AGAIN*. I turned the page of my copy of the Phantom Menace book. I sighed as a figure walked up to my checkout and started unloading things from their cart onto the belt. I put my mangled, frequent read book and started to scan the groceries through. I finally looked up.

"That'll be $64.95 Thanks would you like...." My eyes connected with stormy gray-green ones and the figure wearing a black leather trench that looked distinctly like Obi-Wan Kenobi. I shook my head and took a step back holding onto the counter so I didn't pass out.
//You have been reading WAAAY too many fics Abi//
"Would you like..." he prompted in a velvet soft voice that took all my Yoga Meditation to break through.
I shook my head again //would you like come back to my place// I grinned at the prospect but shook my head to clear the thought..If he was the real Kenobi then he knew what I was thinking and I didn't need to deal with someone with a still bigger ego.
He grinned "Paper or Plastic bags" I finished softly and sighed. He had caught it. Damn.
Suddenly a stick tapped sharply on my counter and looked down to see Yoda and my eyes widened considerably.
"Paper we must have, environmentally friendly the Jedi must strive to be" I grinned at that.

"Yes, of course." I laughed and thought about how I would miss Earth when I went to Coruscant. I sighed.
"Why are you going there?" A velvety voice broke through my haze.
"What?" I asked

Yoda frowned at Obi-Wan "Read peoples minds you should not, ask them first you must"

Obi-Wan reddened "Yes, Master Yoda" he turned to me "Why are you going to.." he looked around "..Coruscant."

I bit my lip "I got a scholarship to the Uni." I smiled trying not to blush furiously when his eyes widened and he looked impressed.

"Wow..that's amazing. I don't know anyone who was managed to get a scholarship from this far away." he smiled

I laughed "And HOW many people do you know from this far away??" I asked.

He grinned "Good Point. However, it is undeniably a good achievement." I blushed redder than my hair and he winked at me. I finished bagging their purchases and took the money. Before they left Obi-Wan leant over and kissed my hand, pushing a piece of paper into my hand.

"In case you ever get bored of being a student." He winked again and left after being prodded by Yoda's stick. I grinned and put the paper in my pocket and started cleaning my checkout so I could close up.
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I drove down to the warehouse precinct of the city at midnight and locked my car in the car spot they had for me. I got out and walked in the back entrance and I walked in gingerly, looking for signs of life. I pushed open a second door and saw about 25 people sitting around and a man at a desk on the phone with his back to me.

"Hi..." I started softly. The man on the phone turned and I gaped
//It can't happen twice in one day//

"Hi" the voice responded sounding warm just like the voice that I had talked to on the phone.
//OH NO//
"I'm...I'm Abigael." I managed to get out and I smiled a little when he blanched and hung up the phone.
He smiled and walked over to me "I'm.."
"..Han Solo?" I finished
"Y-yes..but..how did.."
"You don't wanna know"
He smiled. "Ok then, I didn't think my reputation was THAT bad yet."
I laughed. "Yet"
He grinned, "You ready to go?"
"Definitely, before I lose my nerve." I said managing to drag my eyes back to his
"Ok, then." he grabbed one of my bags and headed towards a scout ship. I followed slowly hauling the other along beside me. He presses a panel on the side and a walkway opens out and hey walks up it and shows me where my home will be for the next week. I walk up slowly trying to take in everything I see..And thank goodness for my quasi-photographic memory, so that I can remember the floor plan from one of my ever-growing collection of SW books.
I palmed the door and it slid open to reveal quite what I was expecting, a twin bed, a desk a bathroom and a few chairs, oh, and Luke Skywalker sitting on my bed...hang on..LUKE SKYWALKER?!!? I stared for a second and then shut my eyes and had a drink of water.
I opened my eyes again.
He was STILL there.
"Uhm...Hi.." I tried to say but it came out as a mangled whisper.
He smiled. "Hey."
I continued to look puzzled. "Don't mean to be a bitch or anything but..uh...why are you here?"
"Well um...I gotta share these rooms with you..."
I blushed madly at the thoughts going through my head.
"Dare I ask why?"
"Han snores"
I grinned. "Right, Fair enough. Oh, I'm.."
"Abigael, yeah I know. It's a beautiful name." If it were possibly I blushed an even deeper shade of red.
"Uhh..Thanks" I smiled
"Oh, and before I forget.." Luke handed me a datapad "this is from the uni, a few things they thought you should...be aware of."
I raised an eyebrow "what. Do they eat humans or something?"
he laughed "no, not quite." He winked at me and I melted
/This is gonna be one l-o-n-g flight/ I thought and settled down to read what the Uni had to say about Coruscant.

OK here's the second part. Hope you like it :)

Title: Going away to Uni prologue 2/2
Author: Abigael
Summary: Still boring bit before it starts to get good.
Rating: If this is NC-17 I'm the queen of England.
Disclaimer: Not my characters **if ONLY** I own myself though. NO SUEING PLEASE.
AN: Second part to the prologue. Enjoy. BTW this is un-betaed. All skrew ups are my fault
Please Note: All fics are subject to mood swings. hehe.
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I lean back on the couch in my room and sigh. Warm hands are instantly on my shoulders and I yelp in surprise, turning my head to see the head of a curious Jedi is looking over my shoulder.

"What's up?" He asks, gently kneading a knot out of my shoulder as he studies the data pad I'm holding.

I sigh again and frown "I don't know what courses to sign up for.." I respond flicking down the list on my datapad.

"Well..." the Jedi begins, sitting next to me and pulling me side-ways to lean back against him, hooking his arms under mine. Suddenly, I don't care about my courses so much. "..studying?" I finally hear and that pulls me out of my haze and back to the gorgeous Jedi sitting behind me. He smiles at my puzzled expression, "What have you been studying?" he repeats.

I smile. Now *THAT* I can answer. I reel off my list of subjects. "Electronics, Physics, Maths, Religious Studies and Legal Studies."

He grins. "Impressive. I think I can understand the scholarship thing now."

I laugh. "No, I'm not smart, It's the competition that's stupid." I grin.

Luke pokes me in the ribs with the stylus from my datapad and I yelp again. "Somehow I don't believe you. You're not going to win Ms Modesty so stop trying so hard."

I smile. "And I suppose YOU are?"

He laughs "But of course, my dear!"

I clap at Luke "Wow Luke, I never thought you would actually *ADMIT* it. The doctor will be so pleased. Awareness is the first step to cure." I giggle as he mock-strangles me and then turn my attention back to the list of classes again. "Back to the issue at hand please? WHAT classes am I going to study? I haven't even *heard* of most of these prerequisites!"

"Hmmm." he says.

Silence.

"Yes, Luke...that was very helpful." I reply, barely holding back my smile.

"Well..I can see four classes you could take that would be right up your alley. But, if you don't wanna hear them...your loss." he grins as I nudge him in the belly with my elbow.

"C'mon, tell me..PLLLEEEAASSEE?" I smile as he relents and leans forward, highlighting
Electrical Engineering -- PR: Advanced Maths
Intermediate Physics -- PR: Basic Physics
Religious Studies -- NO PR
Basic Intergalactic Law -- Some Legal Training or Study
I stare wide-eyed at the screen. Perfect. "Luke," I murmur "Don't hide things from me with the force again." I half turn towards him and kiss the amused Jedi softly. "Thanks though." I save the data-crystal and get up. "Oh, and you're sleeping in my bed tonight." I wink and Luke's eyes widen "I'll be sleeping wherever I may fall after my Yoga." I grin as his shocked expression changes to one of chagrin. "Seeya tomorrow Lukie" I whisper and blow him a kiss before leaving.

"You really are one of a kind, Abi." He replies.

I turn on my heel. "Do my ears deceive me..or was that meant to be a compliment?" I duck as a pillow comes flying at my head and I dash down the hall to the galley. Time to go check on Han. It was the fourth night and I had hardly seen him since the first night when he discovered he had a predilection to chocolate-malt mousse. It's been an excuse to go see how he's been doing and escape my room. I grab the two bowls of mousse and head down the hall to Han's room and palm the door open.

//Oh MY GODS//

There, standing with his back to me, calmly running through the crane in Tae Chi to the accompanying music of what sounds suspiciously like Enya...Was Han Solo. Infamous Smuggler. I hold back a snicker and set the bowls down on the counter and lean against it watching him with interest. The song ends.

"I woulda thought you were more of a Offspring kinda guy" I grin as he jumps and wheels around to see me, pulling out his blaster as he goes. "HEY HEY!" I raise my arms "I come bearing gifts." I gesture to the bowls and he smiles and tosses his rifle onto a pile of clothes. I relax and slowly eat my mousse, savoring every mouthful.

"Even guys like me gotta relax sometimes you know" Han drawls through a spoonful of mousse.

I raise an eyebrow "And you've been relaxing for what...64 hours straight?"

"Uhh..yes?" He responds with a hopeful and slightly sheepish grin.

"Hmm." I decide it's not worth pushing, I'll find out later. I change the subject. "I've decided on my subjects" was what I tried to say but it came out more as "I'b dithidead om my thubjext." as I licked my bowl clean. There was a muffled chuckle as Han tried to interpret what I had said.

"Wha?" he asked licking the last tendrils of mousse off his chin.

"I. hab. dethided. om. my. thubjext." I laugh. "Don't you understand English??" I sigh with mock-exasperation.

"Yeah yeah, what are your 'thubjext' kid?" He finally asks, rolling his eyes.

"Religious Studies, B.I.L , Intermediate Physics and...." I frown. "And...." I shrug. "Something else, It's saved on a datacrystal so it doesn't..." I trail off as I notice Han staring at my chin. "W-what is it?"

He drags his gaze back up to meet my eyes and laughs "You have.." he pauses, leans forward and slowly licks my chin. I gasp softly and look over at him. "..mousse on your chin."

I laugh. //Oh GODS// "Well..I..uhm..." I glance around nervously //..have just made a complete ass of myself infront of the most gorgeous smuggler. Ever.// "Gotta Go..Yoga calls." I slip out of the room and bolt down the hall and lock myself in the 'fresher. I turn around and come Thigh-to-face with a rather startled Artoo, who beeps at me in shock.

"What am *I* doing here?! What about you? I been here four days and this is the first time I've run into you."

More aggitated bleeps.

I barely control my laugh. "Why did Han de-activate you?"

More bleeps, getting steadily angrier.

I laugh so hard I cough. "He didn't want you collecting evidence on him? Why am I not surprised?"

A few beeps.

"It was a rhetorical question." I roll my eyes. "Ok, do you know anywhere that I can be alone?"

A set of quick and worried beeps.

"No, no. I'm fine. Just don't need to be around the testosterone march at the moment."

Gleeful beeps. Artoo leaves the room quickly and I have to run to keep up. We come to what looks like the cargo hold. Artoo opens the door and beeps something about the door and then the door hisses shut as I walk through and sit down. I quickly start my deep breathing and meditation, when a furry foot encounters my leg I yelp and reach for a weapon, only to look up and see the one and only Chewbacca. I stare.

"Wh--Why are you in here??" I ask, relaxing only slightly that it's someone I know.

He growls that he was in here trying to fix the door when it closed on him and he's been in here for about a week.

//Damn, of all the times I wish I was force-sensitive...LUKE// I think, praying for a miracle. //LUKE!// Suddenly I head scrabbling footsteps coming down the hall and the door whooshes open. My eyes widen. //WHAT THE *HELL*??!?// Luke and Han enter and Han sees Chewie.

"Chewie! I thought you were still on earth. What happened?" Chewie recounts his story again to Han and they leave the room to get some food.

Luke looks at me oddly. "What?" I ask, bewildered. Luke shakes his head and tosses me a COM unit.

"Here. Take this. When you're done I'll come and open the door for you." Luke turns on his heel looking very puzzled.

"Uhm...thanks.." I call after him as the door closes, and I'm once again plunged into darkness. I resume my position in half-lotus and continue my meditation.
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I wake up lying on the couch in my/Luke's room. I look around groggily and stretch my aching muscles. //HANG ON// I recall. I fell asleep in the hold. //And I am here...how/why/when???!?// I get up and pull on my Coat and go and see what crazy shit is going on now. I walk down the hall quietly and into the galley to get some food and the conversation between Luke, Han and Chewie stops abruptly.

//Oh GRREAT.// I roll my eyes and grab some cereal and a bannana smoothie from the food synth. "Don't mind me. Go back to talking about what you don't trust me to hear." I walk out and back to my room and lock myself in. A tear rolls down my cheek knowing that they don't trust me. // I've only known them for a few days, but I thought...I guess I was wrong.//

"Abi?" Luke asks meekly through the door.

"What is it?" I growl, furiously wiping at mutinous tear rolling down my cheek.

"I....I need to talk to you about something..."

"Shove it, Luke. I DON'T want to hear you shoddy excuse to why you don't trust me."

"But..Abi.."

"LUKE," I growl "If you want me to turn you into a Eunuch..you're going the right way about it." He squeaks and I hear retreating footsteps. I smirk. Luke's encounters with mentioning of eunuchs were getting less and less pleasant. I finally leave my room only to be accosted by a Wookie, who, without a word, hefts me over his shoulder and carries me down the hall to Han's room.

I smile bitterly "What now, your highness?" I ask, with a dodgy attempt at a curtsy.

"Abi..we trust you. You know that. We should have said something, but we didn't know how you'd take it..." Luke starts calmly.

"Stop beating around the fucking bush. WHAT is it?!??" I bellow.

"Kid, you might wanna sit down."

"No, I will NOT sit down. WHAT IS IT?!?"

"Your midichlorian count is through the roof."

I blinked. And then, just to prove Han's point. I did what anyone would have done in such a situation. I passed out.
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//What in the name of the goddess did I do to deserve such a HEADACHE??//

Then I remembered the previous day. //ohhh crap//

I looked up and saw look asleep on the couch smiled and whispered "sorry".
Then I got up and went to the fresher and took a shower. I sat on the floor of the shower recess and cried.

//This is not the kind of hot water shower I had in mind// I thought bitterly. Oh well..at least fate has a sense of humour. I sighed and got out and dressed again. //Time to face the world again, Abi//
I opened the fresher door and was instantly taken into some strong arms and carried to a seat. Before I had time to work out who was carrying me, Han had set me down in a chair and was checking my head.

"You sure you're feeling alright, Abi?" Han asked, obviously puzzled.

"Yeah..got a bit of a headache..but that's it." Han's eyes widened as I said this. "Why?"

"Well..you've been asleep for two days...we'll be at Coruscant in a little less than 2 hours."

"And this is amazing because....?" I asked, having no idea why a student sleeping for two days was odd.

"Cuz you have a concussion kid..or had one. Remember the fall??" I nod "Yeah, well..there's no physical sign of it..."

"It was Luke." I cut in, without really thinking about my words. The knowledge that the Jedi was asleep when I wasn't was enough to tell me that he was VERY tired. "He must've healed me.." I smile " If he's asleep when I'm up..and I'm only up about 6 hours of every day...then he has *GOT* to be tired."

Han laughs. "Yeah, I would agree with you on that one." I smile in response and look out the spaceport at the planet that is Coruscant, slowly getting bigger.

"2 hours, hmm?" I ask softly.

Han smiles and glances out the window and back to me. "Yeah. It's weird. I didn't expect this to be over so quick."

I smile. "I know what you mean." I grimace. "Soon I'll haveta deal with the nightmares of enrolling...NOT gonna think about just yet. I'm gonna see how Luke is, ok?" I smile and kiss Han's forehead and walk back down the hall to my room and open the door. I slip into bed next to him and slide my arms around him before falling asleep.

*~*~*~*~*
"Abi!" Han whispers. I stir and look over at Han.

"What is it?" I croak.

He smiles and raises an eyebrow at Luke and I intertwined with each other. I flash him a smile and carefully disentangle all my limbs before getting up.

"We're on Coruscant" He says softly and with a hint of sadness.

"Oh..." I look over at Luke and kiss his cheek softly and smile as he hugs a pillow in his sleep. "Keep in touch, K?" I whisper as I hug Han.

He smiles "You can count on it Kiddo." I grin and grab my bags and datapad, leaving a note for Luke as I go and Slowly trudge up the hall to the ships walkway. I hug Han once more before walking down the way to the person that is holding a sign saying "Abigael Wallace -- UoC"

END PROLOGUE

Title: Going away to Uni Series :Pt 1 - Getting Settled.
Author: Abigael
Summary: I start to adjust to Coruscant.
Rating: Look..I'll warn you if anything other than PG happens ok? --
Rare bit of swearing thrown in for good measure.
Occasional M&M use.
Disclaimer: Not my characters **if ONLY** I own myself though. NO SUEING PLEASE.
Feedback: Puh-leez..if you would be so kind
AN: First part to the *actual* series. Enjoy. BTW this is un-betaed. All skrew ups are my fault.
Please Note: All fics are subject to mood swings. hehe.
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### = Change of P.O.V
/\ ...../\ = Telepathy
*** = Flashback

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//OH. MY. GODS.// And I thought my apartment block was big. This is the kinda building that you could fall over while trying to see the top of it. I look around and realize that my guide is no longer standing next to me but it standing at the threshold to the building. I flush slightly and hurry to catch up to her.

"Your assigned room is 1672. Remember that." She orders as we reach the 16th floor and she takes my thumb and presses it to the square, where a key would normally be. It feels like my thumb is being pressed into hot wax. "To open your door you press your thumb here and say you password." I nod in recognition and the door opens, a voice out of nowhere saying, "Welcome" in a far too gleeful tone.

"Someone will come and pick you up tomorrow at 10 so that you may go to the Uni and enroll." I smile.

"Thank you so much for your help." My guide smiles and I yelp in surprise. //Well that's something I never expected from her. I could have dealt with her being able to shoot lightning at a glance, but smiling...NO.//

After she leaves, I walk around my new place. It's bigger than my old flat, but that doesn't say much, given that the amount of floor space in my closet could have rivaled my living room. I look at the clock, hmm....2.. I slip my hands in my pockets and pace round my room. //Hang on..what's this??// I reach into my pocket and pull out the piece of paper that Obi-Wan gave me. I smile and read it -- Room 1472 O'Lachline building. The building opposite this one. I shrug. Hey, better than doing nothing. I try to find my keys, then remember the 'lock' and grin. I walk out and pull the door shut.
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There was a knock on the door to Obi-Wan's room and he grumbles. He trudges to the door and pulls it open. His eyes light up when he sees who it is
//The gurl from the grocery store on earth// he smiles. "Come in, Abi." Her eyes widen slightly until she remembers that he's a Jedi. She walks in and looks around and nods almost imperceptibly.
//Same as mine// she thinks and Obi nods,
"They're all the same..and a bit dodgy too." She laughs and he smiles.
//I love her laugh// he thinks.
"I..I didn't know you came to the Uni.." she smiles "What are you enrolling in?"
Obi-Wan grimaces "Intermediate Physics...My master believes it would be beneficial to my training..."
"...As it shall prove to be padawan." A rich, thick voice replies and Abi shivers slightly and turns to see Qui-Gon Jinn stepping out of the refresher. "Padawan, I believe you have forgotten your manners..who is your friend?"
Abi smiles "I am Abigael Wallace. It's a pleasure to meet you Jedi Master Jinn."
Qui-Gon looks slightly startled. /\Padawan, did you tell her who.../\
/\No, Master. She knows many things that I have not told her./\
Qui-Gon nods slightly and kisses Abi's hand. "The pleasure is mine." he smiles and she flushes slightly.
"I'm afraid I must go, I have business to attend to at the temple. Wonderful to meet you Abigael." he smiles
Abi smiles back "You too, Master Jinn."
He nods. /\ Obi-Wan BEHAVE; I sense some kind of power in her that I cannot place. I shall not come racing back to your defense./\ Obi-Wan smirks but simply nods and Qui-Gon leaves.
Abi arches an eyebrow at Obi-Wan "Anything I should know about??"
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I don't know what he's thinking but it can't be good. He grins. I groan.
//I *NEED* shields, if I'm gonna be in classes with him...that smile will be my undoing.//
Obi-Wan grins again and I smile.
"Yes, I'm taking Intermediate Physics. And don't act so surprised, I'm not a total ditz" I laugh at his expression and do my best to project. /\Force Sensitive, in case you couldn't tell./\ Obi-Wan quickly resurrects his shields a little and the signals from him are muffled.

He smiles. "Come and sit down. Aren't you tired?" I shake my head and relay the events of the trip from my concussion onwards.

"So," I grope for a subject to change to. "Why were you on earth?" That elicits a wide grin from Obi-Wan.

"Master Yoda has a 'soft spot' for alcohol from your planet and we were on a booze-up mission." My eyes widen. "He holds his drink for a guy his age." I laugh, recalling the memory of serving them in the store. Come to think of it, their entire trolley was filled with things that were either chocolate or alcoholic, preferably both.

"And chocolate too? Or is that you Padawan Kenobi." I grin as Obi-Wan blushes. "I'll take that as a yes. Anytime you want chocolate and you run out here, come to my place, 1672 --Mglaughlin." I smile. "I always have heaps. Can't live without it."

He grins "Good to know I have a partner in crime."

I giggle. "But of course Padawan Kenobi."

"Please, call me Obi-Wan."

I grin "But of course paddlewan..whatever you desire." I murmur and blush, as Obi-Wan gives me an amused and knowing look. "Ahem. I'm done. I always go kinda insane around this time of day...sign that I need more chocolate." I wink at Obi-Wan and he laughs. He gets up and walks into the kitchen and rummages in the fridge. "Hurry Obi-Wan Kenobi..you're our only hope!!" I intone and then get up and lend my skills to the chocolate search.

After 20 minutes we have found absolutely *NO* chocolate.
"Fine.." I sigh and grab his hand. "C'mon..you're coming to my place. And DON'T get any ideas" I growl before he lets his grin spread right across his face.

*~*~*~*~*
I pull my small chest out of my bag and unlock it. I see Obi-Wan's amused expression and laugh. "My family were major chocolate hogs.." I sigh. I haven't let myself think about them in a week. I smile "I taught my little sister, Sarah division with m&ms"

Obi-Wan laughs and manages to keep a straight face. "I see academics are rewarded in your family." I laugh.

"Whatever you wanna believe Obi-Wan." I throw an M&M into the air and catch it with my mouth.

"Throw one for me!" Obi-Wan grins.

"Only if you can catch it without using the force." I smirk as he looks slightly crestfallen.

"Sure, ok..bring it on." Obi-Wan's eyes lock on my hand as I throw the tiny chocolate. He leans back. Dives. And the M&M hits him in the eye. "OW!" he yelps and I cough on my laughter. "Those chocolate-thingies hurt."

I pull him up and kiss his eyelid softly. "They aren't exactly meant to be thrown, you know." I try and keep a straight face. I fail miserably and end up laughing so hard I cry. Obi-Wan chuckles as I calm down and kisses the tears off my cheek. I smile. "How is it that we are such good friends already?? I've talked to you twice and thrown an M&M at you and we are just.." I shrug "close." Obi-Wan smirks and I tickle him, catching a couple of his thoughts.

Obi-Wan laughs. "Mercy.." He pleads between giggles.

"Merci means thank you in French." I quote my sisters taunt engrained in my memory since the age of 7. Obi-Wan groans at how dodgy the pun is. "I'll tell you what.." I smile sitting on Obi's stomach. "You form a coherent sentence in French and I will let you go easily." I grin. "Deal?"

Obi-Wan grumbles something about French and starts forming a sentence in his mind. I wait and finally he responds. "Votre cheveux est couleur du miel et vos yeux sont couleur du ciel de nuit. Vous sont tres belle." he says softly, his hand stroking my cheek. The phrase resounded deep in my memory. "Your hair is the colour of honey and your eyes the colour of the night sky.". His voice alone would make me melt. But that along with the words... A lone tear traces a path down my cheek.

I smile weakly. "That was two sentences."

He laughs and kisses my cheek, before whispering.." I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow." I get up off him, close the door after him and then lean against the door, slowly sinking to the floor.

****
Kieran pulled the car out from the curb. Abi admired the gorgeous and tiny diamond in a silver band on her left hand. It was beautiful. Just like she was, he said. Abi smiled. 5 months and she would be a married woman. She sighed as he pulled up outside her house. She kissed him softly and walked inside.

*~*~*

"Abi..Abi..sweety you gotta get up..this isn't what he would have wanted." Alison sighed. Ever since Kieran died Abi just hadn't been the same. Some part of her was with him in that car crash, and had smashed, never to be recovered.

Abi sat on her bed sobbing, toying with her old engagement ring. //How could he..just..die like that? Love isn't supposed to be like this.// She thought. She had never told her mother about being engaged and she never would. //I will *NEVER* love anyone that way again// she thought, wiping away the tears again.
****

//NO,// I thought //I'm not going to let that happen to me again. It hurt too much the first time.// I shudder and lie on the floor rolled into a ball and cry myself to sleep.

*~*~*~*
I wake up to a loud banging on the door.

"Abigael Wallace? HELLO??!" I get up slowly and open the door a little.

"I am she. I'll be out in a second." I quickly dress and grab my datapad and pull the door shut behind me, following my guide downstair to his cruiser.

We arrive at the front lawns of the Uni a few minutes later and walk across to the lines for the various departments. Arts, Law, Social Science, Maths, Science all have obvious places and I start by joining the longest line: Law. I'm into my 29th game of Solitaire when I finally reach the head on the queue and an extremely bored-looking alien.

"My name is Abigael Wallace, I'd like to enroll for Basic Intergalactic Law."

"Do you have proof of study?" The alien's voice sounded like someone talking while eating popcorn. I hand over my certificate of Legal Studies and he scans one corner and writes on it. He crosses me off in his datapad. "Next Please."
I move on to the next line, which I wince at the mere sight of. Social Science.
I join the line and decide to play minesweeper. Unfortunately, this is far more unsuccessful. I was about to snap the stylus and throw my datapad in the mud when a silky thread of thought and voice simultaneously invade my consciousness.

"There are so many better ways to spend your anger" the voice tells me.

/\ FUCK OFF/\ I project without really thinking about it. This elicits a low chuckle from the person behind me. I turn around and glare daggers at Darth Maul, my eyes remaining cold and unmoving. "And what do you want pray, tell?" I growl with agitation, running a hand through my hair, as if trying to massage my consciousness.

Maul smiles. "You probably know as well as I do" //Fucking Sith// I think, watching his expression as my thoughts wash over him. //Can't I be without a force sensitive for just a DAY?!// I step up to another alien and growl my name and course, handing over my certificate at the same time.

"You're enrolled. Next please." Comes the amiable reply, and Maul steps up to the table.

/\See you in Class./\ comes the last soft tendril of thought before I whirl around and trudge off to the Science line which is, thankfully, shorter.

I join the line and wait. A soft kiss on the back of my neck alerts me to the presence of a certain Jedi that I didn't otherwise notice, through my haze of thought. I quickly shove my memories aside and turn to face Obi-Wan.

I smile. "Have you enrolled yet? or did you just get here?"

"Just got here" He smiles "You?"

"This is my third course of four" He winces slightly. "Yeah, Yeah, I know." I step up to the table and reel off my name.

"What course?" asks the seemingly human female.

"Intermediate Physics" I reply without missing a beat.

"Ok," she smiles. "You're done." I smile and step to the side and wait for Obi-Wan.

He takes my hand and we walk over towards engineering, which only has a few people in the line at the moment. I join the end and Obi-Wan stands beside me playing solitaire on my datapad. Or trying to. I step up to the table. "My name's Abigael Wallace, Electrical Engineering." The guy behind the desk smiles and takes my certificate. I gather up my stuff and leave the line, totally involved in my own thoughts.

/\What do you wanna do now?/\ the Jedi asks. /\I'm guessing you don't have plans for this afternoon./\ He grins as I poke him in the ribs.

/\I want you to tell me how to project and how to build shields./\ I grin. /\I'm gonna need 'em if I'm around you all the time./\ He smirks. "So.." I whisper "your place or mine." We laugh and start back to his place. Half-way there we stop outside a chocolate store and Obi-Wan dissappears inside to re-stock.

I lean back against a wall to wait, when a familiar voice says "You didn't wake me.." I look up and see Luke Skywalker standing infront of me and I smile.

"You were pretty tired, If you were asleep and I wasn't it was a bad sign." I grin as he chuckles.

"Yeah, you have me there, Abi. What you doing here?"

"My new Jedi-friend is stocking up on chocolate. We're just on our way back from enrolling." Luke cocks an eyebrow at 'Jedi-friend' and I smile. "Maybe you've heard of him. His name's..."

"Obi-Wan Kenobi." Luke announces as he sees the figure leave the store.

"Yep. That'd be him." I smile.

"Luke Skywalker!" Obi exclaims and I stifle a giggle as they kiss each other's cheeks. I clear my throat and grin. Seeing them talk in thought-talk, I sigh.

/\Do you mind? /\ I project loudly causing the two Jedi wince. I laugh. /\*THIS* is why I need to have some kind of control on it. And shields. I'll have classes with Obi here and a Sith we all know as Darth Maul./\ Both Jedi's jaw's drop at the last revelation, and I smile weakly. /\Exactly./\

I am promptly frog-marched back to Obi-Wan's place, where I have to recount the whole story to Luke, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. I sit down, and play minesweeper, while they discuss what to do about my training. While they are talking about that, I receive a message.
The Jedi will never help you reach your full potential. I can. Meet me at the landing pad, at 7.
I raise an eyebrow and quickly reply.
Not interested.
And hit 'Block sender'. I stand up, stretch and walk past the conversing Jedi, to the kitchen and grab a bag of scorched almonds. I sit up on the counter and pull the photos of my family out of the box and just sit and think.
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/\She *must* be trained/\ Qui-Gon rumbles his thoughts into the other two Jedi's minds with a force that scares them.
/\I agree. If she is to deal with that Sith, then we must equip her with something to help herself./\ Luke thinks quietly.
Obi looks concerned, but merely nods absently.
/\What is it, Padawan?/\ Qui asks, glancing up at Obi.
Obi shrugs /\I don't know..she is distressed..it is rolling off her in waves./\ Obi-Wan gets up and walks to the kitchen to talk to Abi. He takes one step into the kitchen and then comes running out and hides behind his master.
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//Fuck.// I run my hand under cold water again as I clench and unclench my fingers. //Trust me to put my fingers over the stove.// I wince as the water stings the burn, and sigh.
/\This wouldn't have happened if you had accepted my offer../\ comes the liquid velvet voice of Maul in my head.

/\LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE./\ I growl in my mind, with as much menace and poison as I can muster.

I turn as I hear a yelp and see the flash of what must have been a retreating Obi-Wan. I can't help but grin. I grab some ice and M&M's and head out to apologize to the Jedi, trying to hide my burned hand.
I come face-to-chest with a very amused Qui-Gon. I walk over to Obi and give him the rest of the bag and rub ice over my hand behind my back.

"I'm sorry," I whisper. "you *do* know I wasn't talking to you. Right?"

"Yep, just milking it for all it's worth." I stick my tongue out at him.

"Isn't preying on another's conscious against the Jedi code?"

"Not when chocolate is involved." Luke interjects.

I roll my eyes. "I shoulda guessed." I glance at the clock and see the time. 6:35. //I wanna go teach him a lesson.// I decide. "I don't suppose Jedi have blasters that I could borrow..or know where a gal from outta town can get one?" I ask sweetly.

It doesn't work. Qui is instantly suspicious. "And why would you want one?" I glare at him.

"For my own protection. I can't have big bad Jedi bodyguards at all times, can I?"

Qui moves behind me and takes my burned hand, gently but firmly in his and I whimper in pain.. "Shh. It's ok Love. What happened?" He asks softly. I whimper again as he begins to work healing energy through my hand. I tell all details of what happened and the message from Maul.

"But, now that I've told you all this..I doubt he will be there. Part of the reason I need a blaster or something." I finish. "Hell..it would make me *feel* safer if nothing else. And don't even *THINK* that I couldn't use one, my dad taught me to shoot when I was 10." I finish, icily. The Jedi converse further and I take the opportunity to slip out of Qui's grasp and out of the Jedi's room. I quickly walk down the hall and over to my place.

I lock the door and walk into my bed and slip in the sweet embrace of sleep. The release I need from my life.