It was little more than six hours later that Serwerenna saw
the skylines of Coruscant for the first time in her life. It was a huge
city, shimmering in it's own light. Lines of ships going too and from
it. She watched it intently as they slowly passed by the lanes and
docked on a large platform. Rajah appeared and nodded at Serwerenna's
overwhelmed look. "Amazing isn't it." Serwerenna nodded
and stood up, following Rajah to the ramp. The sun was blinding as she
entered the atmosphere of Coruscant for the first time. The wind whipped
lightly about, it's smell like that of machines and oil and fuel. The
sunlight was hot but the breeze cool, creating a conflict of temperature's on
her skin. A jedi, who was waiting for her walked forward and smiled
extending a hand. Serwerenna smiled back, the woman was beautiful.
"Hello Serwerenna. Welcome to Coruscant! I'm Jedi Master and
Council Member Adi Gallia." Serwerenna took her hand and tried to
find her tongue. "I am pleased and honored to meet you. Adi
nodded and motioned for her to follow. "Let's get you settled, and
might I say that your scores were most impressive." Unsure of how
to respond to the complement, Serwerenna just smiled and followed Master Adi
to the waiting Taxi. She looked at all the big buildings and Adi pointed
out their names as they went. Serwerenna tried to take it all in.
They arrived at a huge building and Adi's voice softened slightly.
"This is home." They exited and Serwerenna found herself in
the Jedi Temple of Coruscant! She was so excited and nervous. Adi
waved to one of the girls, Serwerenna assumed was a student and the girl came
over. She was just about Serwerenna's age and had long black hair and
purple eyes. She smiled brightly and introduced herself. "Hi,
I'm Percephone. Everyone just calls me Percy. You must be
Serwerenna. Adi told us you'd be joining our classes. I can't
wait." She held out her hand and Serwerenna took it. Percy
looked up at Adi. "May I." Adi nodded and Percy
practically jumped for joy, dragging Serwerenna with her. "There's
so much to see, Come on, Let me introduce you to our roommates!!!
Serwerenna followed quietly, Roommates. She hoped they would like her.
Her nervousness quickly abated though as they all smiled and gave her hugs.
She even had her own bed and nightstand. They helped her unpack and
giggled. One of them already had her books ready, another had made sure
she'd have a spare saber and built one. They'd all worked on making a
banner welcoming her. Serwerenna almost cried out of joy. Within
moments she found herself giving them all hugs again. They were Percy,
Alayna, and Madera. Alayna smiled and gave her another hug.
"So, What's your nickname anyway???" Serwerenna flushed.
"I, I don't have one." The girls stopped talking for a moment
and then began coming up with options. Finally they narrowed it down to
three. "Wendy, Serry, or Anna??" Serwerenna flushed...
"Um, Well... How about Anna???" They all agreed and drug
her off to see the garden.
Anna adjusted to the new classes quickly, and with her new
found friends help, the classes she was behind on, quickly caught up. Of
all her roommate's Percy was her favorite and the two were seldom apart.
Even the students her weren't her roommates were freindly. Anna smiled,
each day was a new adventure and she faced them all with excitement.
Adi adored having her as a student on the assault course and in meditation,
and she excelled at diplomatic relations. Her control of the force was
admirable and her compassion was excellent. When she was in class or
with her friends, she was in the library or helping out the teachers with the
younger students. Serwerenna wasn't very strong at dueling though.
"Drat," Anna exclaimed as she dropped her
books. She bent down to pick them up quickly, she was already 15 minutes
late for lecture. IT was one of those days. She stood up and
hurried along. Turning a corner, She smacked into another person and her
books again clatterred to the ground in disarray. Definetly one of those
days. She mumbled a heartfelt sorry and bent to pick them up, knocking
heads with the person as they both touched hands reaching for the same book.
Could the day get any worse? "Ouch, Sorry." Anna frowned
and looked up meeting the most georgious blue eyes she'd ever seen. The
young man smiled at the situation and rubbed his forehead, his blonde braid
hanging perfectly over his shoulder. He spoke up, his voice melting her
knees till she thought she'd collapse. "No, really, It was my
fault. I should have watched were I was going." Serwerenna's
mouth seemed full of cotton and she hoped she wasn't drooling. Unable to
form a coherent thought she bent down and began gathering her books. She
stood up and he handed her the rest of them. "So, Pretty rough way
to meet. Let's try again. I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi." He
smiled and she could have sworn all of her insides melted immediately.
"Serwerenna. Everyone just calls me Anna though." She
amazed herself, it was actually an intelligent sentance. He held out his
hand and she went to shake it, sending the books clattering to the floor
again. He laughed a carefree laugh and smiled. "Here let me.
They don't seem to like you." She just stood there, wondering if
she was actually floating or if it was just the butterfly's in her stomach.
He walked her to class and handed her the books. She mumbled a somewhat
uninterpretable Thankyou and closed the door. Yoda looked up and she
could have swore the creepy troll creature actually sneered. His voice
echoing like doom through the room. "So join us you will Anna.
Late again too. Hmmm" Anna quietly took her spot and Yoda
meandered over and whacked her in the knees. "Late again you not
will be I think. Kneel through class you must." Anna stifled
a cry of suprise and glared at the back of Yoda's head wondering if it really
was possible to make something explode through the force. He blabberred
on about something. Most likely it wasn't important but Serwerenna
wasn't able to consentrate anyway even if it was. Percy joined her as
they exited and began to mimic the abomnidable little Master. "Pay
attention you must or whack you with my stick I will!!!" Alayna
approached and pretended to crack Percy upside the head. Madera
sauntered over and immitated Mace, "That isn't a kind compassionate thing
to do. Do not give into your dark feelings or become evil you will.
Focus on the Living Force and be mindful of the dark side." Alayna
burst out laughing and Percy stuck her tongue out. "It didn't hurt
me there's nothing in there to damage anyway!!!" The girls wandered
out towards the garden giggling and sat down to dip their feet in the stream.
Kenobi slowly opened his door and crept out, not a sound
was heard as he glided through the room. He made his way carefully
around every obstacle in the room, despite the darkness of early morning.
He reached the door and slowly turned the knob. Qui-Gon's quiet, calm,
and commanding voice sliced through the dark silence as he spoke, "Good
Morning Kenobi. You're up early." The last part said more in
a , Where do you think you are going way than an actual statement.
Kenobi swallowed hard and was thankful for the darkness because he was sure he
must have lost all color in his face and his lips had probably turned blue
from lack of blood and oxygen. His heart started beating again and he
inhaled. "Master!" He squeaked out, his voice tense with
nervousness and shock. Qui-Gon smiled and watched as Kenobi let go of
the doorknob and turn. "Are you going to eat first or are you
planning on impressing her when you pass out before lunchtime from lack of
food?", Qui-Gon's voice was full of mirth and He noted that despite the
darkness, he could see Kenobi's face color slightly. Kenobi walked
towards him and Qui-Gon motioned for him to enter the kitchen.
They ate in silence until Kenobi's voice cracked up the
serenity of the meal. "I'm sorry Master, I didn't want to disturb
you." Qui-Gon dropped his spoon and looked up at Kenobi.
"Disturb me??? With all the noise you made it's a wonder Yoda
didn't wake up!." Kenobi blinked in suprise and Qui-Gon erupted
into spasms of laughter. Obi-Wan had no idea what was so funny and just
stared at Qui-Gon like he'd grown a third eyeball. Between spasms, Qui-Gon
managed to get out, "I may be old, Obi-Wan, but I'm not that old. I
do remember being your age." Kenobi nodded and rolled his eyes, so
much for getting one over and his Master. Qui-Gon continued, "Aside
from that, the only time you actually go to sleep before 11 is when you are
planning on getting up early." Kenobi finished his breakfast and
jumped up from the table as if someone had lid a fire underneath him. He
grabbed his cloak and disappeared from the kitchen, the only presence of him
left being his voice, "Thanks for the meal, Master." The door
slammed and Qui-Gon stared at the empty seat in front of him. That boy
had made a new record for the distance between the table and nearest exit, 3
seconds.
Anna finished brushing her hair as quietly as possible, and
set the brush down gently. Every noise she made seemed doubly loud to
her this morning and she could her her heart racing as loudly as if it were a
drum. Not even the earliest rays of dawn could be seen as she grabbed
her cloak with a gentle swish and slipped out of her dorm room and into the
dimly lit hall. Within seconds, She had slipped just as quietly into the
garden. She wandered along looking alertly for her contact when an arial
assault stunned her and she shreiked as something from above dropped down,
pulling her to the ground softly with it as it landed. A hand covered
her mouth and she stared into those fathomless blue eyes of Kenobi. He
was smiling wickedly and she all but bit the hand that covered her mouth.
He stood up and helped her to her feet. Her voice was still shaky from
the scare he'd given her as she spoke out, "Great god's Kenobi. I
thought you said assault course not assaulted with force!" He
started to laugh and it seemed to help calm her. She smiled and together
they walked towards the assault course. Inwardly, Kenobi was kicking
himself. It had been stupid, utterly retarded and absolutely childish.
Still, he'd never forget the look on her face. He stifled a snicker as
he remembered her eyes and how big they'd been. You could get lost in
those eyes, their depths swirled constantly, threatening to drown anyone who
plummeted into them. Suddenly the air felt much warmer than it had
seconds before and he reached out and pulled her close. Serwerenna
paused in her mental assault of Kenobi on account of his dive bombing her like
some sort of ten year old monster as she felt his arm reach out and enclose
her. Suddenly, it didn't matter to her if he inked her drinks, pulled
her braid, stole her homework, or jumped out of every dark corner she ever
encounted. She leaned into him and all to soon they arrived at their
destination. Kenobi relunctantly let go of her and held open the gate so
they could pass through. They made their way to the lightsaber defense
part and slowly stripped off their cloaks, each one openly watching the other,
each one's mind on a total other plane than attack and defend. Kenobi
accidently depressed the button and his saber ignited snapping him back to the
present. He moved into first position and she answered with third.
Three spars later, found Kenobi standing behind her, his arm in line with
hers, his hands on hers as he gently moved with her through the positions.
When she'd said she was pretty awful at dueling, he hadn't quite expected what
he'd just seen. Obviously, it was going to take more than a couple
practice sessions.
As Obi-Wan slipped slowly from boyfriend mode and into
teacher mode, he glided her into some of the more advanced moves.
Her body was like butter and she slid perfectly into each step but when he was
no longer there her moves became choppy and her position slipped as her entire
defense collapsed. He stepped back mentally and decided he was pushing
to fast, go back to step 8 he told himself. She has the first seven
down. Nearly a full 2 hours later, she'd gotten steps nine and ten down
as well. The bell rang loudly, anouncing the 15 minute warning til first
class. Kenobi let go of Anna's hand and walked over to where they'd left
their cloaks. She followed and he handed her, her cloak. She
shrugged in on sighing. Time had moved so fast, the past three hours
seemed like a dream. Kenobi picked up her books and insisted on walking
her to class. She only argued a little bit, she liked having him around
and wished they could be together always. They meandered along to her
first class taking the full 15 minutes and Adi looked up as he handed her
the books in plain view of the whole class at the doorway. Nina stared
across the classroom her big brown eyes flooding with tears. Tears of
anger and hurt as she saw Obi-Wan hand Serwerenna the books and purposely rub
her hand in the process. She sucked in the urge to storm across the room
and slap him. He hadn't even bothered to break up with her yet!
Anna seemed to say thankyou and then turned and entered the classroom.
Her hair falling perfectly in place as she practically floated across the room
sat down. Madera wadded up a piece of paper and it bounced of Nina's
head causing both Percy and Alayna to start giggling. Nina turned and
gave all three a withering look as Adi gently tapped on the chalkboard in
front of them. Nina looked straight ahead at Adi and Percy glanced at
Anna and gave her a thumbs up sign before wadding up another piece of paper
and sending it careening off of Nina's head.
Kenobi and Anna continued to sneak out before dawn and
practice alone together for 2 hours, Every Day except Saturday and
Sunday. They worked in the assault course for hours just them and the
fresh air. Anna had improved quickly under his guidance. She
could do all of the basic moves without thought and the intermediate moves
with ease. Some of the advanced moves were not undoable but others
seemed to evade her grasp. During Their spars, Obi-Wan never
did anything he knew She couldn't do and they made equal partners.
His strength and training equally combatted by her speed and agility.
Both of them were able to work on their won weaknesses because
neither of them were the same. They were more friends than
anything, spending long hours in the library and in training but very little
time alone. Each moment precious but none intimate. Serwerenna
was comfortable around him, their stage of friendship seemed perfect.
Aside from that, Nina and her groupies had guaranteed that Anna wouldn't
ever be able to trust Obi-Wan through their stories of torment and betrayal. Even
she had to admit, part of her was nervous about getting too attatched.
He had a record and it wasn't very pretty. They still held hands and he
could make her body melt with a single look. Every time She saw him her
heart skipped a beat and there was plenty of time for sweaty palms. It
was only a few days until the New Years Celebration at the temple and although
everyone was invited, many of the girls were "going" with their guy. She
wondered if Obi-Wan was ever going to ask her..
Obi-Wan rolled over and blinked at the alarm numbers.
Could it really already be 5 in the morning. He yawned and stood up to
grab a quick shower and get dressed. By the time he got out, His Master,
Qui-Gon, was up and about. Kenobi sauntered over and sat down to eat.
Qui-Gon smiled and ruffled his hair. Kenobi moved away and reached for
the milk. He hadn't to bites when Qui-Gon spoke up, "So, Are you
gonna ask her or not." Nearly choking to death, Obi-Wan flushed
five shades of gray and dropped his spoon. "I, I don't know, I
mean, It's not like I don't want to, It's just... Well you see..."
Qui-Gon raised his hands and his Padawans sputtering defense and shook his
head. "No. I don't." Kenobi looked up like a
wounded puppy dog and nodded, beginning to understand. "Oh, I see.
You don't want to scare her away because of your rep and the fact that the
other girls already tease her and warn her about you like you are a
plague." Obi-Wan rolled his eyes and picked up the spoon.
"Why'd you ask if already knew the answer?" Qui-Gon shrugged,
his voice somewhat taunting, "Just rubbing salt in an open wound. I
told you to be more careful with your affections." Kenobi noisily
slurped the last of his drink and stood up as if to leave. Qui-Gon spoke
up, interrupting him in his escape. "If she really likes you,
She'll give you a fair chance and if you don't risk it, you'll never
know." Kenobi turned around to stare at his Master in suprise.
Qui-Gon chuckled and motioned to the door, "Get a move on boy, You're
going to be late."
Kenobi left the room wondering why his Master had to be
such an anomaly. One minute it was don't the next it was do. His
Master was right though, it would only be fair to put the ball into Anna's
court. The walked idly along together to the lightsaber assault course,
neither one really able to consentrate that day. Obi-Wan idly ran his
fingers along her hand as they walked together. She responded by giving his
a light squeeze. They found themselves staring at one another. It
was the perfect moment to ask her and Obi-Wan had even opened his mouth when
Adi Gallia's voice broke through the air, shattering the moment, "What
are you two doing out here at this hour?!?" Kenobi and Serwerenna
turned quickly to face the intruder, Anna blushing a bright shade of pink.
"Practising Master Gallia.", Kenobi responded. Adi raised an
eyebrow and looked at both of them though her gaze seemed more focused on
Anna. "Practising what? Relations???" Anna looked
up her eyes growing wide as her cheeks flamed to a bright shade of scarlet.
Kenobi seemed to suddenly have a cough. Adi waited, tapping her long
fingernails on her forearm. Kenobi seemed to recover quicker and he
swallowed and shook his head. "Nope, just sparring." Adi
nodded and her voice dripped with sarcasm, "I'm assuming you don't do
that in a horizontal position?" Kenobi gasped an almost inaudible,
"Adi!!!" Adi shrugged, "I'm not the one with the
rep." Losing some of her harsh demeanor, Adi unfoled her arms and
nodded. "Feel free, if you're not doing anything wrong you won't
mind my watching." Kenobi looked up Anna who answered by giving him
a weak smile and shrugging. Though neither felt as free or comfortable
as they usually were at first, it didn't take long for Adi to melt into the
background as they connected to one another and the force. Adi smiled as
she watched them. They made a good pair, feeding off each others
strengths, She slowly stood up and melted away to prepare for the day.
Anna and Kenobi wrapped up after a little while and both noticed that Adi was
missing. Kenobi just shrugged his voice almost a muted mumbe,
"Masters...." Anna giggled and stifled a sigh, she knew he had
been planning on asking her and now it was over. She hoped he'd try
again, because she certainly didn't have the guts. All the way to class
Obi-Wan tried to find a way to ask her but it wasn't right. Finally, the
noise died down and he had another chance, the door to the classroom was
closed and as he handed Serwerenna her books, he spoke up, "Anna, I was
wondering," A loud voice interrupted them, "At it again, huh
Kenobi. I wasn't good enough I guess. Had to find a new challenge
didn't you?" Nina's voice ricocheted down the hall and Obi-Wan
turned to stare at her. "Oh, forces Nina. You made your
choice. It's not like I forced you to do anything." Anna,
feeling totally left out and embarassed turned and fled into the sanctity of
the classroom. Nina sauntered up to the doorway, her voice
audible to everyone. "Go ahead Kenobi. It's not like I care.
Ask her out. If she knew anything about the real you." Kenobi
turned to face her, his voice full of irritation. "Drop it already
Nina." Nina turned and slapped him hard, the sound echoing of the
walls causing even Adi to look up. The red mark on his face was already
beginning to turn purple. Nina's voice was shaky with pain as she spat
out, "Don't you ever tell me what to do again. I gave you
everything and it didn't matter to you. You didn't even tell me you
weren't interested in our relationship anymore." She turned on her
heel and entered the classroom leaving Obi-Wan standing there with only Adi's
look of If you play with fire you'll get burned, look to soften the sting in
his cheek.
Qui-Gon just stared at the large bruise on his padawan's
cheek. His voice somewhat befuddled by his padawans explanation, "I
don't understand Obi-Wan. If Adi saw Nina slap you why didn't she
lecture her right there about anger." Kenobi looked agitated his
voice was full of pain, "I don't know, maybe she thought I derserved
it." Qui-Gon leaned back and frowned, "Did you, Obi-Wan?"
Kenobi looked away, unable to meet his Master's gaze, "Yes,
probably." Qui-Gon looked up in suprise at Obi-Wan. It was a
huge hit, fueled by lots of pent up emotion. His voice was obviously
hurt and suprised as he spoke out softly, "What did you do,
Obi-Wan?" Kenobi blinked and wished he could be anywhere else for a
moment, when he finally spoke up his voice was full of pain and sadness,
"Remember what you said about bonding, Master? Well, I don't think
I've been being exactly..." Qui-Gon interrupted him when he jumped
up, his voice full of anger, "Kenobi! I told you. How could
you possibly handle that so lightly!? I'd hit you myself but that's
already been done. I can only hope it's done you some good."
Qui-Gon stormed off in a rage, how could his padawan have taken lovemaking so
softly. It wasn't a choice to be made with no thought or an act to be
done with just anyone you fancied.
It was later after classes that Anna ran into Obi-Wan at
the Library. He was still red from the slap but Serwerenna found that
her heart raced just as much, although even has he looked at her, Nina's words
rang in her ears. Anna turned away and walked the other direction
causing Obi-Wan to speed up to catch her. She dove down an uninhabited
isle and Obi-Wan enfolded her in his arms, his hand tipping her face up to
his, "It's over between Nina and I, Anna please." Anna looked
up, her lips twitching, partly in response to his closeness, her voice was
nervous, "Is it?" He nodded, "Yes, I could never feel for
anyone else like I feel for you." Anna pulled away, her gaze
dropping to the floor as she pulled her books close, his breath playing
against her hair, "Is that what you told Nina, Obi-Wan?"
Obi-Wan dropped an arm and turned to lean against the bookshelf with Anna.
"No. I never told her that. Anna, I, I know I've made
mistakes and I know that those mistakes hurt other people. I'm not
asking you to do anything you don't want to, I, I just want you to give me a
fair chance." He turned to her and gently ran his fingers lightly
down her chin. "Will you go with me to the celebration tomorrow
night?" Anna looked up meeting his eyes for the first time, this is
what she'd been waiting for. "Yes." Obi-Wan's face lit
up and he smiled brightly, "I'll pick you up about 7 then." He
turned and disappeared. Anna smiled and finished gathering the
books she needed. Nearly two hours later she finished up her research
and left, arriving at her dorm, Percy and Alayna were arguing and Madera
looked up and said, "Help!!" Serwerenna smiled and shook her
head, "I'm not getting in between those two." Madera laughed
and noted the bright shade on Anna's cheeks, she picked up a pillow and
whacked her upside the head with it. "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,
Hey, Guys. Anna's got a secret.... Anna's got a big juicy
secret!!!" Anna glared and turned away as Percy and Alayna stopped
arguing and gave her their full attention. She sighed and sank onto her
bed, "Oh, you guys are so pathetic, It's nothing. Obi-Wan just ask
me out to the dance." Alayna jumped up squealing, "Nothing!
You lucky little bitch...." Percy gave her double thumbs up and
Madera winked, "You go girl, Go Anna, Go Anna!" Her friends
insisted on helping her pick out her outfit and soon they were all giggling
hysterically. Eventually, they turned in and slept in way late, which
was ok, because it was a Saturday.
The whole afternoon the girls spent preparing for the
evening and goofing off after they spent the morning in meditation.
Kenobi on the other hand attempted to repair the crack in his relationship
with Master Qui-Gon. His voice was full of repentence as he continued to
kneel on the floor where he'd been at his Master's feet for nearly two hours
already. "Please Master. I know I was wrong, Impulsive, and
Headstrong. I am well aware that they are my weaknesses, Give me another
chance." Qui-Gon just glared at him, his voice hard and unpersuaded,
"It is one thing to be thoughtless with your own life but you have
involved other people, other innocents. That is something I cannot
forgive or allow to continue." Kenobi stared at the floor, if he
couldn't reason with Qui-Gon.... "Master, you yourself have made
mistakes..." Qui-Gon stood up, The boy had nerve and guts, "We
aren't talking about me Obi-Wan!" Obi-Wan looked up and the pain in
his eyes was obvious, Qui-Gon sank into his chair and looked at his padawan,
"Alright. Another chance. On one condition, you will do
nothing without first asking me and then WE will DISCUSS the option, and only
when I deem it appropriate will you do anything but be friends with
anyone." Obi-Wan looked up and nodded, "Yes Master"
Qui-Gon folded his hands and stared at his padawan, "Well, go get
ready."
Seven came all too soon for Serwerenna, Oh, she was dressed
and ready, but emotionally, she hadn't quite come to grips with it yet.
A knock sounded gently on the door and Percy, Madera, and Alayna froze and
stared at the door. Anna quickly went over and answered it, it was
Kenobi, just as she'd hoped and feared. His smile was bright and
playful. He'd given up the usual drab tan color for a white shirt and
leather pants, Anna was suddenly very glad she'd decided with Percy's help to
wear the Leather outfit she had. Obi-Wan seemed glued to the outfit
which had so admirably conformed to her skin and she turned around. He
whistled and took her hand, leading her towards the courtyards, where the
party was taking place. They entered and instantly, Kenobi's friends
found a way to ditch whatever they were doing and mosey over to look Anna over
and give him high fives, as his ex's seemed to stare at her for the opposite
reason. Anna felt very uncomfortable and it only passed when Obi-Wan
wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close, leading her away from
all those staring appraising eyes. Adi watched from her post at the
Punch stand as did Mace. "Looks like he's stirring things up
again," Mace said, Adi nodded, "Um, Hummm He's becoming quite
the player." Mace shrugged and Depa interjected, "They make
quite a couple though." Even Adi had to give them that as they
slipped unobtrusively through, She noted in suprise though that unlike his
usual tactic of keeping Qui-Gon away from his girlfriends, he was actually
leading her to him.
"Where are we going?" Anna asked, Kenobi
smiled brightly, "I want you to meet someone." Anna mumbled a
great and wondered how many probing eyes she'd have to endure this time.
"Master," Kenobi smiled as Qui-Gon turned, "I want to introduce
you to Serwerenna. Anna, this is Master Qui-Gon Jinn." Qui-Gon
nodded, his eyes taking her in at the same time she seemed to appraise him.
He extended his hand taking hers and pulling it up to his lips, "A
pleasure, Miss Serwerenna, I've heard so much about you and yet I was never
prepared for one so radiant as yourselves for no words can ever fully describe
you." Kenobi stifled the urge to whack his Master as Anna smiled,
her face a stunning shade of pink at the flattery. If she had known that
Qui-Gon had meant every word, she'd have fainted. As it was, Kenobi
merely led her away with an, I'll get you back later look at his Master.
Qui-Gon watched them leave and realized he wasn't the only one watching,
catching Adi's gaze, he strolled over and the two fell into conversation.
Kenobi led Anna to the dance floor and they lost sight of the background as
time slowly became unimportant. Anna never noticed the arrival of her
dormmates, or Nina's glares even when they were off getting punch it was just
the two of them. Time marched steadily onwards and they made their way
out to the outer courtyard like everyone else to watch the fireworks light up
Coruscant's nightime skyline and ring in the New Year. The first
fireworks started and Kenobi glance behind him at his Master in question.
All he got though, was a good look at his Master and Adi Gallia locking lips
against the wall, taking it as a yes, Obi-Wan slowly traced his fingers up
Anna's arm and she turned into him willingly. His fingers stroked over
her neck and up to her chin, tipping her face up to meed his. She smiled
and leaned forwards, his hand sliding gently around to cup her head as his
lips brushed softly over hers for the first time. An extra bright
explosion went off like the beating of their hearts and they turned to take it
and the finale in. She moved in front of him and he rested his hands
lightly on her hips as she leaned back into him, one hand over his and the
other playing gently around his nape.
After the fireworks were over, everybody began to wind
down, the party music stopped and slowly everyone drifted back into the
temple. Obi-Wan and Serwerenna, like the others, ambled into the temple.
The night was magical and they wandered aimlessly, just enjoying each others
companionship, each others closeness. They stopped by a window and he
embraced her from behind, both staring at the stars above as if lost in their
own perfect dreamland. It was near one when they finally stood outside
the door to her dorm, it was an akward moment which melted away when she
reached out for his chin and leaned up, her lips barely passing over his like
the faint whisper of a breeze on a tree leaf. It took Kenobi nearly
another half hour to actually arrive at his and Master Qui-Gon's abode.
He opened the door quietly, hoping Qui-Gon wasn't going to lecture him for
coming in so late. Nothing. He closed the door behind him and
tiptoed softly like a ghost towards his own room. A moan stopped him and
he paused wide eyed and listened intently for a matter of seconds. His
face broke out in a smile as he noted that the noises were indeed coming from
his Masters room before slipping off to sleep. There was a real reason
to get up extra early tomorrow.
Obi-Wan had been up for nearly a full half hour before his
master emerged from his room, followed closely by his late night visitor.
Kenobi waited silently on the other end of the kitchen door waiting for the
right moment. It better be soon he figured as it was really too cool
to continue wearing just a towel much longer... Just as his masters lips
met the womans, he burst out as if needing to ask Qui-Gon a question of great
importance, "Qui-Gon, Oh! Masters, forgive me, Please. I didn't mean
to interrupt," He moved backwards after nearly ramming into the
woman who he recognized immediately as Adi Gallia, his arms in a pleading
motion as he allowed the towel to slip down almost to the point of exposure
before pulling it back up and continuing with his sputtering excuses, "I
had no idea it was you Adi, but I must thank you for coming over last night
and helping my Master CLEAN his room, it's been in need of REMODELING for a
number of years now and I'm sure it was just GREAT for HIM to RECIEVE such a
GENTLE FEMININE TOUCH." The towel slipped again and he purposely
undid it and retied it so that she could catch just a glance of him, "Oh,
and I do hope your PROBLEMS are FIXED no Adi, you SOUNDED like you were in
such PAIN last NIGHT, I only hope my master was able to FIX IT." He
quickly ducked backed into the kitchen and into his room, leaving Adi a bright
shade of pink and Qui-Gon a flustered and rather irritated shade of white.
Adi finally found her voice again as she reached for the
knob, "Well, I see what you mean about never having a DULL
moment..." She reached up and kissed Qui-Gon's cheek before letting
herself out. As the door closed behind her, she couldn't help but smile,
Kenobi was rather amusing and good in a towel. She quickly pushed the
thought away and moved on up to her room. She knew for sure she wasn't
going to forget the incident any time soon though, after all, it wasn't every
day a padawan purposely exposed himself to her and try as she might, she had
to admit that he was indeed well formed, all of him.
Kenobi dressed quickly and waited for the knock he was
absolutely sure to come, it did followed by Qui-Gon's form. He just
stared at Obi-Wan who was succeeding in playing very innocent very well.
Obi-Wan slowly looked up from the book he seemed utterly engulfed in.
Qui-Gon stormed over and snatched the book away, His voice rough, "Don't
play sweet and innocent with me." Kenobi wiped the look of suprise
off his face, his eyes dancing with mischeif. "Oh, come on old
timer, Kept you guessing didn't it???" Qui-Gon tried hard not to
loosen up but he couldn't quite pull it off. "Don't do it again,
Obi-Wan. By the way, I saw you at the party, I thought you agreed to
asking first and wy were you out until near 2 anyway? You're still on
probation you know." Obi-Wan stifled a sigh and Qui-Gon gently
squeezed his shoulder, "Take your time Obi-Wan." Kenobi looked
up into the concern filled eyes of his Master. At times like this,
Obi-Wan could see the levels of pain and regret etched over his mentor's face
as well as the love and concern he had for the boy who was like a son.
"Yes Master," Kenobi assented. Qui-Gon nodded and turned
to leave, Kenobi was a lot like himself, he'd pulled the same sort of prank on
his own Master once.
Anna woke up from her dream of moonlight walks with a
special someone and firework lit kisses to a very large fluffy object smacking
into her shoulder with the force of a ten ton weight. She rolled over
and blinked grogilly only to have someone, someone special who was going to
pay very dearly later, pull open the shades and blind her with the midmorning
sunlight. She rolled over pulling her pillow over her head only to have
someone else even more lucky pull down her covers and trickle ice cold water
on her. Anna quickly sat up amidst the giggles and squeals of her
roommates and brandished her fighting pillow, knocking the bowl of ice water
down the bearers front and splashing it across both accomplices who quickly
brandished their own fighting pillows. After a good bout of pillow
boxing, the girls collapsed in a giggling sweating heap on the floor.
Percy smiled up at Anna, her usual quick charm and wit at it again...
"Well, Sleaping Beauty, we may not have been Prince Charming but we
accomplished the same feat." Serwerenna gave her a glare as Alayna
interjected, "Speaking of Prince Charming... Did you two???"
Madera yawned and raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, when did you get in anyway
and what could have possibly taken soooo long???" The three
exchanged mischeivious looks and began giggling. Anna held out her
fingers and stretched... "Um, about one or half-past I think and we
got lost on our way back and nothing happened." Alayna jumped up
and brandished a deadly hairbrush, Madera pulled out a secret bottle of
chinese fingernail torture polish, and Percy waved her feet toes outspread in
an open threat of perfect naseau. Anna giggled and stood up, pulling her
trusty pillow out. "Honest nothing happened...." Percy
reached towards her socked foot and began to pull the cover off, Alayna made
the horrifying brushing motion, and Madera turned the lid of the polish.
Anna sank giggling and admitted between sobs of hysteria that they had kissed
but nothing else had happened. Alayna gave her a We'll see look and
holstered the hated brush, Madera sealed the terrible torture polish and,
Percy put her sock back on. The girls fooled around and gossipped for
the rest of the morning only eventually emerging from their safe have around
lunch time for refreshments.
As they entered the large dining room, Anna spotted Kenobi
in the corner, he waved and motioned for her to come over, she took to steps
and paused, unsure of what to do, she'd always eaten with her roommates.
Percy rolled her eyes and mumbled a small, "Sure. Go ahead, ditch
us for that blue eyed, blonde god." Her voice oozed sarcasm and
Anna smiled and slipped off. Alayna looked after longingly, wishing she
could trade places with Serwerenna if only for one day. "You look
nice." Kenobi's voice pulled Anna out of her reverie of wondering if it
was right to ditch on her friends... She flushed and sat down, Obi-Wan
noted her silence and wondered if maybe she regretted last night.
"Everything ok, Anna?" She looked up for a second, "Oh,
um, Yeah, Everything's fine, I think. It's just, well, I feel sort of
akward leaving my friends. It's just.... Different."
Kenobi mentally whacked himself in the head, he should have gone over where
she was... DUH! He reached across the table and squeezed her hand,
"Hey. Why don't We move over there then and you'll be forced to
introduce me to your roommates and show off your catch." Anna
pushed his hand away playfully and looked at it in mock disgust,
"Catch??? You're the minnow, nerfherder, Boy, everyone suffers from
delusions of grandeur these days." She stood up and snapped her
fingers, wiggling her finger for him to follow her like a dog, "Come on
Pretty Boy." He laughed and stood up, grabbing her hand and kissing
it before falling instep right behind her. Anna stifled the urge to
skip, it was all the little things that made him so special. The
touches, the smiles, the fact that he was always willing to change for her.
His playfulness and charisma, not to mention his looks and voice.
Anna's friends made sure Kenobi got a good dose of stares
as she introduced him to them. Percy was the first to actually give him
a smile and things lightened up quickly from there. The girls had made
sure he knew that they'd tear him apart like a pack of wild dogs if he hurt
their friends feelings and now it was time to loose the packlike order.
Anna sat down across from Kenobi and even while they succeeded in actually
staying a part of the group, both were engaged in a rather involved game
of footsie under the table. Anna was winning by a long shot but
overestimated Kenobi when while sliding her foot up his inner calf he clamped
down and slid a hand under the table to circle her ankles with his fingers.
She tried hard not to giggle but Percy noticed and leaned under the table to
peak, both Kenobi and Anna attempted to hide it, but Percy popped back up and
rolled her eyes. Staring at Kenobi she said in a nonchalante way,
"Put a cap on the Pheremones you two or find a room somewhere."
Anna about died of embarassment but Kenobi caught Percy offguard with a well
placed jab, "Why? Are you jealous Percy because she's not
interested in you???" Percy's eyes bugged out and Alayna picked up
a pea and shot it across the table at Kenobi, who opened his mouth and caught
it perfectly, ending the food fight instantly. Anna gasped out a
somewhat strained, "GUYS!" and got blank stares from all of them.
She motioned with her eyes to the doorway and everybody glanced over and saw
Adi Gallia marching across the room towards their table. She stopped two
tables before them though when one of the kids started using his mashed
potatoes as a weapon.
Kenobi hung out with the girls for the rest of the
afternoon and together they goofed off playing tag and hide and seek. It
was utterly inane and completely fun. After a fun dinner they fanned out
on the hill in the garden to watch the sunset. Alayna looked up at the
top of the hill where Kenobi sat with Anna right in front of him, his knees
cradling her as his hands played along her fingers and arms. She sky
turned bright red and Alayna watched as Anna tilted her head back to look at
Obi-Wan and was greeted with a kiss. It lasted forever and a lifetime
but passed in mere seconds and Alayna turned away as the first stars began to
shine through. They were perfect together and though she envied Anna
immensely, she was also pleased and happy for her. Eventually, they all
headed back inside and though they didn't dare invite Kenobi into their room,
they didn't close the door on him either. Obi-Wan kissed Anna breifly
goodbye and turned around, their fingers sliding apart slowly as their last
hour together for the day came to an end. Anna gently closed the door
behind her, the click of the lock hailing in the nighttime and dreams it would
bring with it.
Kenobi sat opposite his Master with a look of sadness on
his face. He interjected a pathetic whimper, "But Master, It could
take weeks..." Qui-Gon raised a hand and turned away from the
pleading form on the floor. "Kenobi, we are going and I'm not
taking no for an answer now pack, we'll be leaving in an hour. Obi-Wan
crossed his arms and stormed off to his room. Qui-Gon rolled his eyes
and shook his head, only weeks ago his padawan would have walked on nails for
this sort of assignment and now it was the bane of the earth. Girls.
Can't live with them, Can't live without them, he mumbled before packing
himself in preparation. He arrived at the dock within an hour and
noticed his apprentices sullen form meandering over towards him. He
watched and Kenobi mumbled, "I didn't even get to say goodbye." as
he drifted past his Master.
Anna walked alone that day, all through lunch, all through
dinner, way into the evening. She kept her eyes open in all the halls
and the library but saw neither hide nor hair of Obi-Wan. By the time
she'd turned in she didn't know what to think and try as they might, Percy,
Alayna, and Madera's helpful ideas weren't even slightly helpful. She
rolled over ignoring them and went to sleep, or at least pretended to.
After another two days of complete Kenobi withdrawl, Serwerenna approached
Master Windu quietly, "Master Windu, I don't want to seem nosy but might
you mind if I inquired on where the whereabouts of Qui-Gon Jinn's padawan
Obi-Wan Kenobi might be?" Mace looked up and studied the girls
face, ah, the girl from the party. He reached out and squeezed her
shoulder comfortingly, "He's on a mission with Qui-Gon, They left a
couple of days ago early in the morning, didn't he tell you?" Anna
shook her head no and turned to leave. At least she knew he wasn't
purposely avoiding her.
"Master! Look Out!", Obi-Wan shouted as
another of the mercenaries approached from behind, Qui-Gon moved and the
blaster missed by a thin fraction of an inch. Kenobi turned, sensing a
presence behind him and found himself suddenly engaged with one of the very
students they were looking for. The dark jedi student before him was
older and taller but without hesitation, Kenobi moved into a guarded position.
The boy attacked and within a matter of seconds they were engaged in a battle
called upon both their reserves of knowledge. Qui-Gon finished off the
last attacker and glanced for his padawan who had begun to gain the upper hand
three stories above him against the foe who had challenged him. Obi-Wan,
his face streaked with sweat and lined with exhaustion, repelled the
newest attack, flipped over his opponent, and swung blindly behind him, his
saber cutting deep into his opponents side. The boy howled and ran down
the corridors as the pain hit him as well as the arrival of the Jedi Master.
Qui-Gon cleared the ledge and watched the attacker run off, Kenobi, single
minded now that he'd reconnected with the force and given up pining for Anna,
tore down the halls after him, all tiredness cast aside. Qui-Gon took a
deep breath and moved on after them. The boy was young but no fool and
it was only through Qui-Gon's experience that they succeeded in following him
to the dark jedi academy after many faked turns and dead ends.
Both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon paused, staring at the building,
"So it really exists." Kenobi gasped, still trying to catch his
breath. Qui-Gon looked over and panted out a "It appears so, Young
Padawan." Obi-Wan leaned on the wall and pulled in a few more shaky
breaths while pulling on the force to help hasten his recovery. Qui-Gon
smiled and brushed his padawan's head, "Nice to see you back..."
Kenobi stared blankly for a second and smiled, "This isn't as bad as I
thought." A matter of moments later the two jedi, having regained
their strength, approached the building, far enough apart not to hurt one
another but close enough to lend aide. The doors opened and the two
entered slowly, knowing very well that they had entered their enemies domain.
Serwerenna stared at the wall as troll master continued to
ramble on to the class about the need to always stay connected to the living
force. She sighed and watched the leaves blowing in the wind.
Master Yoda approached the daydreaming student and swung his gimmer stick but
connected with nothing. He looked up and noticed the intended victim was
no where to be seen, She landed behind him and resisted the urge to throttle
the little green monster. Yoda turned and gave her a smile,
"Impressive this is, connected to the force are you despite your lack of
consentration. Practicing have you been." Anna suddenly
dropped her guard and tried hard not to faint, it was near impossible to get a
compliment out of Yoda. Yoda suddenly swung hard, cracking her across
the knees. "Unsubmissive to your elders though, I think, you will
not be again." She blinked hard and kneeled in front of Yoda,
"No Master, I am sorry." Yoda nodded and excused her.
"Excused from this class are you, Expect you to go study with Master Koon
in room 24 I do." Anna nodded and gathered her books. Plo
Koon's course was on sensing the lightest stirrings of the force and
recognizing them. She quickly made her way to room 24 and knocked
gently. Class had already started but Master Koon opened the door.
She bowed gently, her voice soft as she spoke out, explaining her intrusion,
"Master Yoda has sent from class believing me to be ready for something
more challenging. I am to report to you Master Koon." Plo
bowed in response allowing her in, The class snapped to attention and he moved
aside, his voice soft and understanding. "Class, meet our new
student." He turned to her, "Please introduce yourself."
Serwerenna unfolded her hands and smiled, "I am Serwerenna, late of
the Academy at Endor. Please feel free to call me Anna." She
noticed a number of Kenobi's freinds were in the class and turned to take
her seat which just happened to be behind them. As she slipped quietly
and unobtrusively by, she felt one of the reach over, his hand brushing her by
as another of them made slurpy kissing noises. She took her seat and
stared at the front, attempting to totally ignore the children in front of
her. The boys seemed to think they could gain her attention by rude
inuendo and touching her whenever she passed within reach. She tried to
believe it would pass but it still happened weeks after the first day.
None of the students seemed to be around which immediatly
made Qui-Gon nervous, If they were evacuating like he thought than they must
have had another academy somewhere else. He had no more time to dwell on
it though when the faculty began to show up fully armed. 4 sabers
ignited opposite them and both Qui-Gon and Kenobi answered. Though none
of them were Qui-Gon's match it was taking more than a little of luck on
Kenobi's part to hold of two at the same time. He had the advantage of
youth and complete insanity though. Neither of the dark Jedi Masters
would have decided to stand on the railing to parry attacks because it was
only 4 inches wide and well over 400 feet down but the tactic seemed to work
suprisingly well for their opponent. Qui-Gon finished them off in time
to re-engage another 3 that had seemingly appeared from nowhere. Kenobi
slowly dropped down from the railing landing catlike on the floor below and
circled the remaining dark jedi on the ground. Had he known what exactly
he was getting into, he would have stayed up top. The jedi gently,
gracefully extended the blade and the two circled slowly, like wolves circling
a carcass. Time passed and the dark one attacked. Instantly Kenobi
noted the fine tuned training and skill and decided he was severely
overmatched. He moved into defensive mode and backed away slowly but the
dark one had sensed his advantage and wasn't about to give the padawan in
front of him a chance to regroup.
Anna flipped through the air, her saber arcing gently as
she performed a double somersault and landed catlike on her feet, the force
warned her that her opponent had turned, unfooled. She drobbed and
rolled between his legs, he moved again and she jumped to her feet and flipped
sideways, out of the way of his next attack. She was dripping wet with
sweat, her connection to the force starting to strain as she continued her
assault on her third opponent in a row. Adi and Mace watched from the
sidelines as Serwerenna continued to glide perfectly, her body sliding through
the air in top form, her saber never once missing a mark. Her speed was
perfect, her agility unheard of, her strength though not amazing was enough to
make her a very admirable foe. She dropped ubruptly to the ground and
rolled backwards, causing her opponents stomach thrust to miss by fractions of
an inch while he opened himself up to attack. She moved to her feet
quickly and swung, the saber slicing through him, knocking his spine
unconcious and he slumped to the ground. Mace flinched remembering that
even on the lightest setting it hurt to be sliced in half. He watched as
Anna turned and her saber flickered and died. Adi motioned and another
student stepped forwards. He nodded to Anna and extended his blade,
Serwerenna called out to the force and reignited her own saber as the two
combatents circled one another slowly.
Obi-Wan blocked the blow and flipped backwards, landing in
time to be hit by the dark force wave with sent him back another ten feet and
into the hard marble wall with a thud. His assailant attacked with fury
and he barely blocked the blow. The screech of the saber's fighting to
break through one another rang through the air as the dark one pinning him
against the wall pushed with brute strength. The dark one had
underestimated his opponents strength though, he'd noted his speed and agility
and they were normal but his strenth was obviously the strong spot, that and
as the dark one found out too late, cunning. Kenobi used the mans
strength against him when he suddenly dropped down, leaving his assailant
unbalanced and a well, placed punch kept him off balance for just long enough
for Obi-Wan to open a 30 foot gap and regroup. Again they circled, each
one more hesitant now after the first bout.
Mace looked at Adi for a moment as the first attacks were
parried. Adi was pushing Anna unusually hard even for an advanced class.
Generally there were only two opponents and only a rare occasions more than
three. Anna blocked again, her lips actually begining to shake with
exhaustion. This was not lost on her opponent and he moved with
definitive strokes meant to wear her the rest of the way down and vanquish
her. Anna moved less, her jumps shorter and lower, her rolls slower and
she made fewer expenditures of energy that weren't absolutely necessary.
She blocked the assaults well but made very few attacks and the fight wore on,
She seemed to slip to the ground under his latest assault and the boy swung
his saber up pointed down only to find hers burying itself deep in a burning
arc across his midsection. Adi smiled and gave Mace a see I was right
look. Anna turned and recieved a nod from Adi. She breathed a sigh
of relief and moved to the side of the room to rest and recover. Adi
nodded to two other students and the fight began.
Kenobi's dark attacker moved against him with fury and
Obi-Wan responded with a calm block, he'd found his center and was determined
to stay locked. Slash after slash, the sabers flashed, sparks flying as
the two powers clashed in open hated conflict. Kenobi's face was bathed
in blue in yellow from the glow of the sabers as Qui-Gon turned, having
destroyed the last foe. Obi-Wan dodged a saber attack and within moments
the two were moving with speed and strength across the open bare floor.
The dark one flipped over Kenobi who, moved, the saber missing barely.
Kenobi counterparied but was blocked, his foes saber sliding deep into his
shoulder. Qui-Gon paled and hurried down the stairs, concern etched on
his face. Kenobi aimed and his saber hit it's mark slicing deep into his
opponents chest. His foe blinked in suprise and stepped back, his blood
rushing out, it's spray covering Obi-Wan with it's red color. The blue
saber went dead and Qui-Gon stopped, Kenobi had killed for the first time and
Qui-Gon looked down remembering the foreign feeling of blood on his own hands.
He hurried down and Kenobi just turned to him, his normally clear blue eyes
milky with confusion. Qui-Gon knew nothing he said or did would change
what had happened or make it easier on his Padawan and gently reached up and
squeezed his unwounded shoulder. "I'm fine, Master."
Qui-Gon smiled and pulled Obi-Wan close, before both men left the building.
The Council would not be pleased with Qui-Gon's assumption that there could
possibly be another Academy but Master Jinn knew it was time to return.
It had been weeks since they'd left and Kenobi needed to find time to sort out
his feelings. It took a suprisingly small amount of time to reach
the docks and as they took off, Qui-Gon watched Obi-Wan has he stared out into
the void of space, trying to sort out the tangled mess of emotions he felt.
He looked at his hands again, no matter how much he washed, he knew, he'd
never get rid of the blood of the man he had killed.
Chapter Eight
Kenobi followed his
Master to the ramp as they landed on Coruscant. He was silent all
through the Meeting with the High Council and Qui-Gon made his report.
Not to his suprise, Kenobi was called forward to make his own report on the
duel. He told them exactly what had happened and Yoda's voice rang out
as he finished, "And how feel you, Kenobi?" Obi-Wan looked at
the aged Master and chose his words carefully, "I feel, justified,
Master." Mace leaned forward, his voice booming loudly, "Would
you change it if you could?" Kenobi tried to hide the glimmer of
pride that flashed through him and answered almost too eagerly, "No, I
wouldn't." Adi noted each flash across on his face, her voice
softly interjecting, "So, You are pleased with events." Kenobi
was caught off guard by her bluntness and flushed, Adi probed to see why and
realized it was just her voice, he was remembering the last time he'd seen her
or more aptly, she'd seen him. Adi turned away as he met her gaze and
tried to hide her own blush of rememberence. Qui-Gon crossed his arms
and Ki-Adi Mundi tapped lightly on his armrest, "Well." Mace
was still trying to figure out what was between Adi and Kenobi when Obi-Wan's
voice broke out, "Yes and I am not sure I like the feeling. It is
difficult to be happy about someone else's demise and I know I can never go
back only forward, yet, I know he deserved what he got and I am also well
aware that it was either me or him and I cannot help but be grateful it was
me." Depa nodded, the boy had taken a large step and already worked
out a good deal of his emotions. She looked to Mace and Mace looked to
Yoda, Yoda blinked, Mace nodded to her and Depa's voice broke the stillness,
"You both deserve a rest. We will look into the matter of another
temple and Congratulations." Kenobi bowed and turned, as he reached
his Master, Qui-Gon nodded and together they left.
Serwerenna slipped
quietly out of her last class in an effort to avoid the usual attention from
the local apes but was unsuccessfull and they pinned her against the wall in
the hallway.... "Oooh...." One of them ran his hand
across her waist playfully and Anna swatted it away, He let go and leaned
close, "Oh, come on, He doesn't own you, he isn't even here. You
could be a little more friendly honey, we don't bite." Anna pulled
away as they backed off, all sensing Master Koon coming down the hall, her
voice echoing back to them, "You don't THINK either, That's the
problem." She turned at the corner and made her way to the Library,
as much as it bothered her to constantly be on guard against the local male
wildlife, she had to admit, she was flattered by their attention. She
picked out a book Adi had suggested and began to read, It was better than she
thought, and she quickly became engrossed in it.
Obi-Wan smiled at his
Master who gave him a playful slug on the shoulder, "You know, she'll
never forget that morning..." Kenobi's cheeks pinkened slightly and
Qui-Gon's face broke into a smile, "For that matter, Neither will I, and
I can guarantee, I'll never ask you what You're PACKING again..."
Kenobi turned bright red and slowly exhaled.... "May I?"
Qui-Gon blinked and rolled his eyes in mock pain, "Oh sure, Ditch
the old man for your girlfriend... I realize I must be such a
bore..." Obi-Wan turned to leave, "If you already knew how
boring you are why didn't you spare me without my asking." Qui-Gon
was about to retort when Adi's hand on his arm grabbed his attention.
Her voice was enticing as she spoke slowly, "Save your energy, I like
your presence and would adore spending some quality time with you..."
Anna had already
gotten enraptured in the sixth chapter when someone wrapped their fingers
about her face, someones breath tingled on her ear as a voice spoke into her
ear, "Miss Me?" Her entire body was primed for survival but
the moment the voice reached her ears, Serwerenna's body began to race and
tingle for a different reason, "Forces! Obi-Wan...." A
million emotions surged through her body, he hadn't even said goodbye, he'd
just scared the daylights out of her, he was a known player, He was.....
She set down her book, her voice playful as she felt him slide his
fingers down to her neck and shoulders, "You didn't say Goodbye, and now
you don't even bother to say hello..." Obi-Wan heard the
playfulness but realized instantly that she was masking her pain and bit his
lip, it hadn't been his fault. "Well, I'd say Hello, but I had a
more personal greeting planned out for you..." Anna's face
brightened and she marked the page closing the book. Her voice had taken
on a curious hint, "Oh really... What makes you think I'm
interested?" She slowly moved to stand up, Obi-Wan let her, his fingers
tracing her arms down to her hips as she stood up. He leaned forward and
breathed softly in her ear, his voice gravelly, "You're pulse for
one." Anna stepped out of reach, "Looks can be
deceiving." OUCH! Kenobi thought as she pulled away, leaving him a
cold spot. He noticed she'd left the book and picked it up stepping
after her. She moved fast and he found the hall deserted, he moved along
towards her room and suddenly felt her fingers on his arm as she pulled him
into a dark corner. He let her move him and she smiled in the darkness.
"You're following me, Want me to turn you in for harassment?"
Kenobi leaned close, she could feel his heart racing and smell his own unique
sent as he taunted back, "That was a mean yank, You shouldn't ATTACK
fellow students." She giggled and he pulled her close, enjoying the
feel of her body as it curved to him and the smell of her flesh.
Adi groaned as Qui-Gon
pulled away and stripped, Damn! It had been nearly 3 weeks and he was taking
so long, prolonging everything. He paused and slowly, slowly untied his
pants. Ugghhhh... He was staring at her as he slowly undid the
knot, her nude body already glistening, She arched upwards provocatively and
spread her legs invitingly. Suddenly those pants felt much too tight.
He slowly climbed into her cradle and began to rock.
Footsteps echoed down
the hall even louder than the racing of Anna's heartbeat and Obi-Wan
instinctively backed away. Anna quickly ducked out of the dark corner
and moved towards the garden, hand in hand with Kenobi. It didn't take
long and they stood in the shade of their favorite tree. For the first
time since he'd been gone, Anna could look him in the eyes, those same deep
blue eyes, no, not quite the same, They were more shadowed now. Older,
somehow. She slowly probed through, undeterred by his sheilds.
They sat down, facing each other and the birds continued their song in the
treetops above. Anna slowly reached for his hands and instantly knew
what was different. She dropped her gaze from his eyes to his hands and
blinked. He'd taken a life. Her heart raced wildly with the
unknown and she felt him flinch under her reaction. He moved to touch
her face and she pulled his hand down and turned it palm up to her face and
then did the same to the other. She gently traced the lines and
callouses across them and bent down, her lips brushing over them softly.
She looked up and smiled at him, it didn't matter how many lives he took.
She turned slowly, still holding his hands and moved onto his lap, encircling
herself with his strong arms, her fingers entwined with his.
Adi gasped out,
liquid fire boiling through her veins as Qui-Gon moved just out of range.
He gently held her down and began nibbling on her neck, enjoying every moment
he held her from what she wanted, her skin was so hot warm and inviting.
He moved lower on her neck, her pulse racing under his probing tongue as he
licked her. For once, he was glad Kenobi had disappeared for the evening
because their certainly wasn't room for three on the couch.
Percy, Alayna, and
Madera, after fruitlessly searching the library for their wayward friend,
began to scour the garden. Sure enough, their was that flame red hair,
on someone else's lap. Percy stared as Alayna giggled, Madera could only
blurt out, "Gods above! Kenobi's gonna kill her, that is, If I
don't!!!" Alayna shrugged, "It has been nearly 3 weeks."
Percy blinked and couldn't help herself, "DUH! But we're talking
Kenobi HERE. Hello!!! You know. KENOBI! The blonde
god..." Alayna rolled her eyes, her voice sweet but condemning as
she called out towards the couple in the shade, "Hey ANNA! What's
your BoyFRIEND gonna say???" Anna started to snicker,
realizing her friends didn't know who they were talking to but Kenobi played
right along. Bending backwards, he informed the wayward trio just who he
was, his voice soft and grumbly as he began to tickle Anna... "What
do they Mean? BOYFRIEND!! Why you double crossing!!!"
Anna giggled hysterically trying to wiggle away as Alayna attempted to recover
from her embarassment. Madera looked a bizarre shade of green and Percy
gacked out... "I can't believe it. We just made total idiots
out of ourselves. We didn't even recognize him...." The girls
tried to slip off to recover from the humiliation of not recognizing the
awesome Padawan, not an easy task for the three drooling fans dying of
embarassment. Obi-Wan suddenly stopped tickling Anna as the two came to
realize just in what position they were. There he was, in the middle of
the garden stradling her, her arms outspread abover her head just where he was
holding them, giving him ample time to notice her curves as both of them
panted from their scuffle. Her chest moved with each breast and neither
one seemed capable of saying anything or moving for a full moment. He
slowly moved and she rolled over and into a sitting position. The moment
had passed, but both were left dry mouthed and shaky. It was awhile
before either could trust themselves to speak, Kenobi finally broke the
silence, "So, Uh Humm, How's classes going?"
Anna quit hugging her knees and smiled brightly. "Oh, hmmm, Where
to start? Let's see, I got moved from Yoda's class to Koons."
Kenobi raised his hands. "Whoa... I thought advancement tests
weren't until Midseason..." Anna nodded, "I guess, he felt I
didn't need to wait. It might have had something to do with my,
interesting, way of avoiding the expected knee whacking." Obi-Wan
gave her a thumbs up, "Awesome!!! Hey, You must have met Tom, Jack,
Alex, and Byron." Anna nodded and rolled her eyes, "Oh, Yeah.
More times than I care to remember..." Obi-Wan looked at her for a
second and she blushed and shrugged, "It's nothing..."
"Nothing?" he repeated. Anna flushed and sighed, "Um,
well, they're overly affectionate or annoying, or.... Well, They're like
primates." Kenobi started laughing, totally lost now,
"Primates?!?" Anna shrugged slightly, "Yeah. I mean
they think their soo hot and they are just so not. They seem to think
I'm going to be all for fooling around with them. Obi-Wan prodded her
and she eventually told him exactly what she was talking about. All the
name calling, hair grabbing, smoochy noised, butt pinching, thigh touching,
wall pinning low down pass. His eyes changed shades slightly and he
gently touched her chin. His voice deep and rumbly as he moved closer
and ran his hand up her thigh, "I think I'm going to have to come to
class tomorrow." She raised an eyebrow and closed her eyes, leaning
her head back as Kenobi gently nibbled on her neck. It was awhile later
that both of them made their way to the dorm rooms, the night wind was blowing
coolly across the trees and something told both of them that it was getting
late. They got to her dorm room and Anna gave Obi-Wan a soft squeeze,
her voice slightly muffled, "I'm glad you're back, I, I did miss
you." She looked up and he leaned down as if to kiss her when the
sound of footsteps echoed down the hall. Anna shrugged and slipped into
the dormroom.
Alayna jumped up as soon as Anna entered and grabbed a
hairbrush, pretending to sing into it, "Hey Yo, Hey Yo, My Boyfriends
back..." Percy interrupted her midsentance with a well placed pillow
assault. Madera smiled at Anna and giggled. Percy spoke up
poutingly, "No trouble in paradise?" Anna looked away,
"Nope, unlucky for you." Alayna dropped dramatically down on
her bed, "Oh well...." Anna brushed through her hair and
climbed into bed...
Kenobi listened softly at the door and then entered.
He was immediatly greeted by an altogether too familiar smell and shook his
head. Damn. Just his luck, His Master was gonna get it on and he
was gonna get nothing, no, not nothing. He smiled remembering the way
she had hugged him, for once she had made the move. Geez, they'd used
the bloody couch. He noted where he wasn't going to sit anytime soon and
went into his bedroom to rest. Sleep was along time in coming though.
He exited early morning and ran right into Adi, who noted instantly that he
wasn't wearing a towel this time. Kenobi flushed, especially when he
realised that she was. "Master Gallia." He nodded and made his
way out towards class.
Anna entered, last in her class as usual and made her way
to her seat. The boys slid their hands over her legs as she brushed past
them and one of them pinched her butt. She bit her tongue and they made
slurpy kissing noises... Plo turned from the sight of the boys
tormenting his newest student and noted Kenobi at the door. He hid a
smile, his voice unusually cheerful, "Welcome to Class. So nice for
you to join us for class, Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi." The boys in the corner
straightened up immediatly as Obi-Wan entered. A number of the girls
took on the infamous deer-in-the-headlights look and zoned off into Hunk land.
Kenobi walked through quietly and instantly the boy who sat next to Anna stood
up and moved to another chair. Anna tried hard not to smile and glanced
sideways, recieving a wink. Class was suprisingly uneventful then until
after class when the boys filed out into the hallway. "We didn't
mean anything by it of course." "Yeah" another one interjected.
"Just having a bit of fun..." One of them just shrugged, his
voice uncaring, "Not like you wouldn't have done it if the tables were
turned. What do you care anyway? You'll undoubtably find somebody
new when you're done with her." Obi-Wan moved fast and the boy hung
nearly a foot off the ground, the only thing keeping him alive, Kenobi's
restraint as he slowly held him up there by his throat. Obi-Wan let him
go and turned to leave, what hurt the most is that they were right, that's
exactly what he'd been doing.
Adi's class passed quickly, especially since Kenobi was a
good deal better at dueling than most of the other students. Adi noted
that he seemed to enjoy picking on his friends the most. Feminine
intuition told her it had something to do with Anna. Finally, Adi
motioned to Anna who took a deep breath and connected to the force.
Obviously unprepared, Kenobi quickly learned from his mistake as Anna glided
smoothly past him. She'd been learning. The bell rang and both
students paused. Adi clapped, "Very good. Class
dismissed." She watched as both sabers were disengaged. Anna
wiped her brow off and started to laugh as Obi-Wan wrang the sweat out of his
shirt. Kenobi responded by sticking his tongue out. Adi tossed Kenobi a
very familiar towel and watched as he flushed. Some things were to good
to pass up, Adi thought to herself. Kenobi dried off as much as possible
and handed it back before ducking out of the classroom after Anna. He
found her in the garden and immediatly stripped the wet shirt off, much to the
pleasure of Anna's friends.
Percy went into immediate comotose midsentance and Alayna
looked up to see the cause strutting towards them, his skin glistening as his
muscles rippled with every move he made. Madera whacked Alayna for her
zoned look and peaked at the cause. She whimpered and watched as Anna
slowly lowered her book. Kenobi gently laid down at Anna's feet despite
the fact that the three drooling amigo's were there and pulled a long piece of
grass up from the ground. He ran it gently up and down her calf smiling.
She finally set the book down and responded by bending a little farther over
and tickling his chest with her hair. All too soon, the lunch bell rang.
Chapter Nine
Qui-Gon watched as Obi-Wan left for the day and smiled.
His padawan was happy, intent to embrace a paradise that couldn't last.
He faced each day with the starcrossed gaze of one deeply in love. Qui-Gon
went into light meditation, unsure of how to proceed, it wasn't his place to
break up the couple so what could he do to help his padawan see things from an
untainted view. His search was interrupted when Adi emerged from his
room, wearing nothing but his cloak. It had been nearly 6 weeks since
they'd gotten back from their mission and Qui-Gon was fully enjoying the free
time. Adi stretched and blinked, wiping the sleep from her eyes,
"Did lover boy leave???" Qui-Gon nodded and Adi smiled,
"Hey, at least he'd out of your hair....". She walked over and
ran her fingers through his long locks gently...
Anna listened to Percy ramble on about Darin, Darin this,
Darin that, Darin, Darin, Darin.... Alayna finally stood up and covered
her ears, "Percy, Shut up, Nobody cares...." Madera sighed as
Alayna started in about Alex, Blah, Blah, Blah. Anna looked
sympathetically at Madera and smiled, she didn't have to say anything, her
whole face echoed what she was thinking, Kenobi, Kenobi, Kenobi....
Madera buried her face under her pillow to hide the noise. It was a
Saturday and she couldn't even escape to the Library. A knock at the
door interrupter her brooding thoughts, followed by the running footsteps of
Alayna and Percy as they raced each other to the door. Serwerenna just
stood up and picked up her cloak, covering the lovely bright green and blue
two piece bikini she was wearing and slip on her sandals. Percy yanked the
door open to reveal Obi-Wan and her heart paused for a minute then sank, A. It
wasn't Darin and B. Kenobi wasn't there for her. She threw herself on
her bed in frustration. Anna snuck out and entwined her arm in Obi-Wan's,
She felt so comfortable there, with him, next to him, her head resting on his
shoulder as they made their way to the pool.
Adi sighed and finally interjected into Qui-Gon's long
stream of complaints, "Why don't you just split them up for awhile if
you're that worried about it?" She finished slipping on her shirt
and brushed his lips with her own. "All you have to do is tell THE
COUNCIL you're interested in a new mission..." Qui-Gon nodded and
Adi turned to leave. She closed the door behind her and walked towards
her room, The sex was good but the company was deplorable. She hated the
idea of Qui-Gon going away but anything would be better than hearing him
bemoan the situation again.
SPLASH! Anna shrieked as Obi-Wan pushed her into the
frigid water with no warning. She resurfaced and looked around for him,
plotting her revenge, Suddenly she felt herself sucked under as someone's
hands closed over her ankles. She rose to the surface a second time and
swam towards Kenobi, that was twice in a row, he was so going to pay.
She slid below the surface and covered the distance between the quickly, her
fingernails snaked up his spine as she she blew bubbles onto his abs before
arcing just out of reach. He waited til she surfaced and they splashed
each other til both were exhausted. Obi-Wan covered the distance between
them and caught her waiting form around the waiste, kissing her firmly.
Damn, she looked extroardinarily good in that two piece suit. Nina glared
from her perch on the side of the pool, Nobody else in the whole temple their
age got away with those sorts of open displays of affection. She found
herself staring at Kenobi's form and caught herself. Gods, she wanted
him now just as bad as she had then, her whole body ached to feel him beside
her, within her. She turned away and gathered her towel, retreating to
the shadows of the inner garden.
"I Don't believe you are doing this to me."
Kenobi, practically exploded and stormed into his room. Qui-Gon just
stared at him and shook his head, this was the final straw, No more Anna for
at least a month. Obi-Wan's voice echoed from out the room, "She's
not a disease or a drug addiction and at least we actually spend time together
all you and Adi do..." Qui-Gon opened the locked door with the force and
Kenobi and he just stared at one another, Obi-Wan picked up his already packed
bag and pushed past Qui-Gon, "I'll meet you at the dock.", his voice
cascaded back, in an anything but happy tone. Qui-Gon stifled the urge
to push his head into the wall and stormed into his room to back.
Alayna rolled her eyes as someone knocked at the door at
well past 11. Anna stood up and tiptoed over to the door, Opening it a
crack, she heard Obi-Wan's voice, "I have to talk to you." She
blinked. At this time of night, She pulled her cloak close, fully
covering her pajamad body and slipped into the dark hallway. They
slipped into a dark corner and he whispered in her ear lightly, "I had to
see you again before I left." Anna's brain went into overtime and
she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. He continued,
trying to allieve her fear, "Aside from that, I promised I'd say goodbye.
Master Qui-Gon and I are going to Ord Mantell. There is a Civil War
going on and we'll be helping them sort out their problems. Anna nodded
and hugged him close to her. Drat. She'd somehow allowed herself
to believe they'd always be together. He tipped up her chin and kissed
her. Her cloak was, so very thin, He wanted her, needed her, Damn he
thought and pulled away. Now wasn't the time to push the relationship
farther. Forces he wanted to French her, feel her respond to a deeper
passion. He let her go and pulled away himself. "Anna, I'll
be back, I promise. You know I'll miss you." Anna nodded and
he walked her back to the room, so much of him wanted to just defy Qui-Gon and
enter with her. She kissed him hard on the lips and slowly entered the
room, the door finally clicked and he turned to leave.
Qui-Gon pace irritably, finally, Kenobi's form emerged from
the darkness, He was intensely relieved. Obi-Wan brushed past and up the
ramp, He was still unable to bring himself to talk to his Master. For a
long while neither one said anything, Finally Qui-Gon broke the silence,
"Kenobi, You know I don't want to hurt you." Fine way of
showing it, Kenobi thought. "You need to take a break, come back to
her fresh, with a clear perspective." Blah, Blah, Blah, Kenobi
thought trying hard to ignore his Master's words. Did Qui-Gon really
think he needed to hear this??? He knew his own mind... DAMMIT
KENOBI! You've turned into a deaf dumb Mute and I'm not gonna stand by
and watch. All you do, day in and day out is dwell on her, every damn
SECOND!!! There is more to life than ANNA and YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THAT
AND ENJOY IT IF I HAVE TO DRAG YOU FROM ONE END OF THE GALAXY TO THE
OTHER!!!" Kenobi just stared at his Master and crossed his arms.
Fine. If Qui-Gon wanted to explore the whole DAMN UNIVERSE he could just
do that. Obi-Wan vowed that he'd hate it though. Qui-Gon sat down
and stared back, This was going to be a very very long trip.
Anna buried herself in the Library for the full next day
and every spare moment after that was spent in one book or another.
Alayna finally snatched the book away and practically yelled at her, "We
all got the point, YOU can stop pining for Kenobi now...." Anna
looked up and blinked, "I am not pining and give me back my book..."
Alayna handed her the book and shook her head. "You were right
Percy. She's suffering from withdrawl AND denial..." Anna
threw the book at Alayna and jumped up, "OH, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
IT!!!" She stormed out of the dorm room and Alayna just stared at
her retreating form. Madera rolled over and stretched, "She's right
you know, none of you have any idea what she's going through."
Percy picked up the book and set it on Anna's bed. "Geez!
She's still overreacting, It's not like their bonded or anything..."
Alayna sank onto her bed, "For real...." Madera just sighed
and curled up into her warm covers. "This isn't going to be easy
for either of them. Try to be more understanding."
Chapter Ten
Kenobi stared out of the Palace windows of Ord Mantell, it
had been three weeks and despite his resolve, he was beginning to enjoy the
scenery. The girls guarding the princess sat around, alertly watching
the shrubs, their bodies glowing in the sunlight with only bikini's covering
their more intimate areas. Qui-Gon walked in and Kenobi faked a yawn.
"Find anything interesting?" Obi-Wan shrugged and Qui-Gon
continued. "Good, I'd hate to tear you away from something which
peaked your intellect. So, I don't have to feel bad when I drag you to
the feast and party tonight." Kenobi rolled over and glared at Qui-Gon,
his voice condecending as he responded, "You could down a few invitations
you know." Qui-Gon shrugged and walked off. Obi-Wan stood up
and grabbed a shower...
Anna ran through the assault course, totally focused, her
body gliding through the obstacles easily. Adi watched with Mace and
smiled, "Did you ever notice that now that Kenobi's gone, She's actually
better than before?" Mace shook his head in disagreement, "Not
better, just more focused on the here and now. She's using the force as
an escape." Adi folded her arms and tapped her foot, "Mace, I
mean her scores are better no matter the cause." Nodding in assent,
Mace gently squeezed Adi's shoulder, "She has great potential, Maybe you
should stop focusing on everything she does you don't like and start looking
to help her." Adi glared, the criticism struck deep and Adi bit
her lip. It was so painful because it was true, she was looking only at
Serwerenna's faults. Mace turned and left, he'd pointed out the problem
and it was up to Adi to fix it. Anna flipped over the last obstacle and
landed at Adi's feet. To her suprise, Adi smiled and winked, giving her
a high five. "Great Job Anna! That's the best time you've
done. Hope you're prepared from some more intense training from now
on!" Adi turned to leave and Anna stared after her, A complement,
From Adi Gallia? Adi always had some criticism, maybe she was just
feeling sick today, or perhaps it was the stress of the placement tests.
Serwerenna's face broke into a smile for the first time in many days.
Obi-Wan sat at the table and stared, at nothing and no one
in particular, It had already been nearly 3 weeks and still the people of Ord
Mantell fought amongst themselves. Oh, It wasn't for lack of he and his
Master's trying to arrange peace, it was the depth of the rift between the
ruling parties. Kenobi moved the food around with his fork, he wasn't
hungry, he was never hungry anymore. Obi-Wan remembered the shock that
had hit him earlier when he'd stepped on the scale, He'd lost nearly 15
pounds. Qui-Gon seemed content to ignore him and that was fine, not like
he cared anyway. His Masters voice came across their bond and Kenobi
tried hard to ignore it, "Starving yourself is not a solution, young
padawan." Kenobi stabbed the untensil into the food and took a
bite. He sighed inwardly and looked out across the table. Hundreds
of people sat about, feasting and enjoying themselves while he was mired in
his own misery. He took another bite and looked at the dance floor where
several of the entertaining dancers moved about, their perfectly formed bodies
arrayed to set off their womanly charms. He looked back down at his
plate, He was going to hate this trip if he had to pluck his own eyes out.
Anna was finishing up her lightsaber placement test when
Adi called to her, "Anna, wait a second, I could use your help."
Anna turned and reignited her saber, Adi stepped forward and smiled, "We
just got a new transfer, They said he was pretty good so, I figured it would
be fine if you were his opponent for the placement test." Anna
nodded and Adi stepped aside. A tall boy with shoulder length black hair
that fell in waves moved forward, He wore a cloak but Anna could have sworn
his entire body rippled with the movement. His deep piercing brown eyes
brought a flash of color to her cheeks as she met them and broke the gaze, her
eyes breaking off to stare at the floor. She'd never quite felt this way
before. The clock beeped warning the students that the drill was about
to begin and Anna centered herself, The clock gonged and together the students
engaged, He was pretty good, nearly as good as Kenobi and certainly just as
cocky Anna thought. The timer went off anouncing the end and Adi
clapped, "Brilliant! Nice to have you in our class Raphael."
She started to turn to leave but caught herself, Anna was blushing. Adi
watched as the boy extended a hand, "Hi, You must be Anna, Adi told me
all about you. Must be great to be the favorite student."
Anna stared at him, A. his voice send chills down to her bone and she seemed
rooted to the spot, B, the idea that she was Adi's favorite seemed totally out
of place, and c, his eyes were hypnotizing almost. "Oh, I'm
Raphael." Anna took his hand and shook it, smiling.
"Great, I'll see you in class." She turned and made her way
into the hallway. She closed her eyes and leaned against the wall,
trying to calm her heartbeat. Brilliant! she thought. I sounded
like a complet idiot. See you in class??? I never had a problem
with words around Obi-Wan. She looked at her hand again and slipped
quietly down the hall to her room.
The noice from the Dancers stopped and Obi-Wan looked up,
The girls were turned inwards, leaning inwards in a circular pattern, the
music started and the girls moved slowly, their arms swaying as they leaned
forward. From in their midst, A form, fully dressed and painted in a
metallic gold color, emerged. Obi-Wan's breath caught as she moved her
body in syncopation with the erotic rythm. The other girls faded away as
he stared at her, fully entranced in her captivating power. His pulse
pounded as he watched her. She looked up suddenly, their eyes meeting
and he recognized her, her body never ceased as she leaned forward beckoning
him to come, a smile playing on her lips and she moved on. Qui-Gon
placed his hand on Obi-Wan's shoulder, "Same rules apply here. Even
if she is the Princess." Kenobi nodded absentmindedly and moved
down towards the dancer, Dahlia. Her father was the royal prince most
likely to become King of Ord Mantell and Obi-Wan had met her many times at
meetings. She'd never looked quite so appealing before though. She
turned as he hit the floor and the music stopped. She winked and
snapped, the strains of a Rhumba filling the air as she moved towards the
center where Obi-Wan joined her. For once, he was glad Qui-Gon didn't
insist on his wearing a cloak to dinner. She was clay in his hands as
they moved across the dance floor, two people united as one, their bodies in
sync with the music. Qui-Gon watched, amused, He'd never realized Kenobi
even knew how to dance. Ah well, so much for not enjoying himself....
Percy tore through the hallways and dove into the room
squealing as Anna, Madera, and Alayna looked up to see what in the world the
commotion was all about. "Oh, My GOD!!!! Have any of you seen
the new boy!!!! HE's Heaven on Earth...." Madera and Alayna
stared at Percy, a Smile played over Anna's lips as she looked up at Percy,
her voice nonchalante, "Oh, Raphael. Yeah, He's in my class."
Percy practically drooled as she repeated the name, "Raphael."
Alayna and Madera looked at Anna wondering if Percy had caught rabies. A
knock sounded at the door and Anna stood up and pulled it open. Alayna
and Madera immediately took on the Sick cow look and Percy gasped. Anna
stepped out, kissed the boy on the cheek, turned back to her friends, winked,
and walked off with the boy. The door closed behind her and Alayna
groaned out, "Let me guess, That would be Raphael..." Percy
sank, "Oh yeah, He's so HOT!" Madera clenched a fist and
whacked her pillow, "Oh... THAT IS SO NOT FAIR! She already
has Kenobi!!!" Alayna rolled her eyes and turned over, "Not
for long..." Percy agreed silently and prayed that both boys dumped
Anna. For her of course. Well, she justified the idea, If your
going to daydream, it better be worthwhile.
Kenobi pressed himself against Dahlia harder, Damn, he
wanted her so bad. She moaned, urging him on, her back was pressed
firmly into the garden wall as he pushed up against her, sending sparks of
passion across her body, his lips caressing her neck. Kenobi slid his
hand farther down her back and shifted his lips to the other side of neck.
She raised her leg and pulled his hips closer to her center, her hand
caressing his neck. Obi-Wan knew he was loosing control, his blood
pounded with desire and his mind was already running one track. Qui-Gon's
words rang in his ears and he moved his hands off her and onto the wall, It
was now or never. She kissed him, pulling him closer, his hesitation
sparking her own fire. She had to have him. SHIT was Kenobi's only
thought as she pressed herself too him, her lips locked on his and he slipped
farther from his reserves. Her body was so warm and inviting. He
ran a hand up her waiste and brushed her breast. The skin was so soft
and supple, he closed his eyes and pictured Anna. He pulled away, his
voice cracked with strain and deep with desire, "Dahlia, don't.
This, I, Please stop. I, Your." Dahlia looked at him and ran
her hands down his chin softly, "Shhh, Obi-Wan, I do as I please with
whom I please. No harm will come of our joining." She moved
towards him again and he stiffened. "Dahlia, it's not you I'm
worried about, I can't. My heart belongs to another." Dahlia
stared at him, Never, Not once had anyone refused her and yet here, before
her, stood a man who had said no, not once, not even twice but three times.
She let go of him and he backed away. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have
led you on." Dahlia shook her head, and waved him away. If he
wouldn't fall under her charms, perhaps the older one would.
Anna moved along with Raphael to the library, He was sweet.
They shared the same likes and he was willing to always spend time doing what
she wanted. Anna's blood stirred at the mere mention of his name and her
heart fluttered every time he glanced at her. She'd known him for nearly a
full week and already people talked about them. He moved down the hall
with her and without warning pulled her into a dark corner. His lips met
hers and Anna pulled away, shocked. "Raphael! Stop it.
What are you doing?" Somehow Anna had never thought about Raphael
wanting to kiss her. She'd never kissed anybody but Kenobi.
Raphael searched her eyes, his fingers playing about her arm, his voice,
melting her determination, "Don't you want me to kiss you?"
Anna shook her head no and he moved closer, sending her pulse racing,
"No, Not yet I mean. Raphael. I hardly know you."
Raphael took the hint and moved away, he picked up her hand and kissed it,
gently sliding a finger into his mouth. Anna stifled the urge to
moan and he switched fingers. He moved for a third and she pulled away.
"I have to go." She left and the sound of her door closing
echoed through the halls. Anna brushed her hair visciously, What had
just happened? She'd never meant to have Raphael think she was free, but
that's exactly what she'd done. She didn't want to loose him, but she
didn't want to loose Obi-Wan either. She crawled into bed more perplexed
than ever. She could have Raphael now but what about when Kenobi
returned?
She wasn't able to sleep and tiptoed out into the Garden,
her feet dangling into the water. She mulled over her problem and tried
to find a plausible solution. The wind blew softly and she sighed.
She'd have to tell Raphael the truth. She was already involved with
another, Maybe, if she was lucky, they could still be friends, or at least,
she hoped, he wouldn't hate her. Serwerenna frowned and stretched,
leaning back. Things had gotten so out of hand. A hand passed over
her waiste, as though it was under her clothes and Anna looked up, becoming
instantly alert. No one was out there. She centered herself, her
brain said it must have been the wind but her body told her to beware, She
stood up and it felt as though someone was deep within her, prodding her, it
was cold and evil. She stood up and turned to leave. Her
connection to the force strong now, the lightest ripple of warning filtered
through and then she felt it, it was reaching for her, she raised her sheilds
but it had already reached her, she pushed it away and strengthened them.
It reached out again, stronger this time, more tangible, Anna turned and
followed the disturbance, It was in the garden above her, near her. She
looked up at the tree, nearly all the way to the sky. There at the top
of the wall, She saw nothing, then paused, her eyes meeting these two deep
yellow orbs. They were wildly ferel and cold, piercing. She
blinked and looked up, they were gone. Dread filled her being and she
touched her forehead, something had touched her, marked her, her fingers felt
clammy and she hurried out of the garden. The feelings followed her and
she reentered her room locking the door behind her. Something deep
within though, told her, it wasn't enough.
Chapter Eleven
Obi-Wan was trying hard not to stare at the Princess,
Dahlia, during peace sessions the next day, something made very difficult by
the pose she'd chosen to sprawl in and the apparel she'd chosen, he
corrected himself, not chosen to wear that day. Qui-Gon, luckily, he
decided, seemed to be her intended target though. Kenobi rather
enjoyed watching his Master squirm under her obvious wanton desire.
All things considered, things were progressing promisingly, and, he figured
it would allow them enough time to make it back before Serwerenna's
birthday. He'd practically promised he'd be there.
Anna walked quietly to the garden, unsure of herself.
She glanced up at the tree, nothing. She brushed back the chill that
flowed through her and made her way towards Raphael. He smiled and
moved to embrace her, Serwerenna pulled back and hushed his protests when
she placed a single finger on his lips. Damn, this wasn't going to be
easy. "Raphael, I want you to know that I really truly have
enjoyed the time we've shared, but," He moved to protest and she put
her whole hand over his mouth, "But I can't be unfair to you."
She paused and removed her hand, her fingers tingling from the breath he had
blown on them, "I'm already involved with someone." Raphael
took her hand and stroked it, "Then where is he? Why isn't he
guarding you? Aren't you worth the effort?" He moved to
nibble on her fingers and she pulled them away, "Raphael, You aren't
making this any easier. I would love to be friends with you, but I
can't, Won't be anything more than that. I will not choose to be
friends with anyone who doesn't respect MY descisions though."
Raphael looked down at the ground and sighed, Why was it that all the really
pretty girls were taken? "I'm sorry Anna, I never meant to
question you. It isn't my place. I look forward to being your
friend, No, I am honored to be your friend." Anna smiled and
turned to leave, her heart lighter, her mind at ease.
Things went downhill at the meeting. Just as soon
as Kenobi thought they'd reached a settlement, Things broke up. He,
himself, had found a solution to the last tabled issue and things had almost
drawn to a close when Qui-Gon had placed another upon the agenda.
Obi-Wan stared at his Master that evening, Qui-Gon stared back and finally
broke the silence, "It's better to lay it all out now unless you want
to come back later." Kenobi openly glared, "The issue
was minor, they could have solved it all by themselves." He
remembered how Qui-Gon had tabled the issue, and Dahlia, realizing that if
peace were restored, the Jedi would leave, immediately jumped on it and blew
it way out of proportion. Qui-Gon chuckled, amused by his padawan's
irritation. "Don't you find it pleasant here? Surrounded By
easy friendly beautiful women?" Kenobi crossed his arms, a fine
time to bring up women, he mused. "I could have sworn there were
dozens to your liking... Tell me, Why did you refuse her? It
doesn't quite sound like the Obi-Wan from Coruscant I've heard of..."
Kenobi tried to hide the snarl that formed but failed miserably; pulling his
irritation in under wraps, he retorted, "Mainly because the idea of
becoming any more like you frightens me..." The barb sunk deep
and it took a ton of self-control for Qui-Gon to hide it. Obi-Wan
excused himself and Qui-Gon sucked in his breath. Two could play
at this game....
Anna listened intently to Adi as she described the move
required and tried to picture how it would flow. Adi smiled and
nodded, Anna slowly took the floor and centered herself. The class
watched, silently, as Anna worked through the routine. She landed and
opened her eyes, Adi clapped and the class did as well, Anna flushed and Adi
dismissed the class. "Anna, wait a minute." Anna
turned and walked over to her mentor, Adi. "I was wondering if
you would mind teaching some of the younger classes this week. It
would give you a break from the regular courses and a different view."
Anna nodded and Adi continued, switching subjects, "You know, If you
put those long tresses up you'd be ravishing..." Anna blushed and
Adi nodded, "Definetly, drop by later and I'll show you... Girls
night out." Anna nodded and moved out.
The next two meetings were absolute failures.
Things drug on for the rest of the week and Kenobi decided it was definetely
Qui-Gon's intention to remain on this tropical hell for ever. He
stormed through the garden and climbed into the tree overlooking the beach,
letting the breeze blow over him and cool him off. Later, he wasn't in
the slightest bit suprised when he arrived at their room and found Qui-Gon
kissing Dahlia, or Visa Versa. She was straddling his Master who was
sitting on a chair. What did suprise Kenobi was when Qui-Gon pushed
Dahlia away, his voice, slightly quivery, "Dahlia, I, don't want to do
this. Not here not now. I don't think I've misled you, If I
have, I'm sorry. I'm already involved." Dahlia nearly
screamed in frustration. Her voice accusing as she turned to leave...
"I should have known it... You and your padawan... At least
now I know why you TWO are SO CLOSE!" She slammed the door
and stormed off. Qui-Gon noticed Obi-Wan for the first time and gave
him a half smile... Piece of cake, he could easily refuse her all over
again. Obi-Wan shook his head laughing... "Piece of Cake my
ass... You practically didn't refuse...." Qui-Gon glared
his voice taunting... "Sorry negotiations are going so bad...
It's a pity you'll miss Anna's Birthday...." The taunt was
obvious and Kenobi thought for a second about putting snakes in his masters
boots but turned instead to his room.... He was beginning to spend a
lot of time in there.
Adi brushed through Anna's long Red locks and smiled.
"You promised." Serwerenna giggled and closed her eyes as
Adi arranged her hair. After what seemed an eternity, Adi stepped back
and admired her handiwork. Almost too good. "You can open
them now.... Be warned though, The local monkey population probably
just doubled...." Anna laughed and looked at her reflection in
the mirror. She slowly let out her breath, Forces, She looked like one
of those rich Senator's daughtors. Her hair was pulled back tightly
into a spiral design, strands escaping around her ears and lower neck.
Adi giggled, "Breathe Honey, Nobody looks good with Blue Lips"
Anna giggled and Adi pulled out the sacred Makeup Tray and slowly applied a
light coating on Anna. Anna stared at herself in the mirror...
"Thankyou Master..." Adi nodded, "Your Welcome, Now get
out of my way..... By the way, I have a leather coat that'd match
those pants in my closet, you're welcome to it...." Anna nodded
and moved to get the jacket while Adi put her own face on.... She
emerged only a short time later and winked. Together they headed out
for a night on the town. Adi had already grabbed up her saber and ,
she noted, So had Anna.
Kenobi tried hard to work out some of the more minor
kinks but Qui-Gon always had something else. Things were going nowhere
fast, the minorist of arguments seemed to send people to the edge of civil
war. Obi-Wan decided it was *too much heat too little sex that made
these people so damn argumentative. They outta have a giant fucking
orgy... All their problems would be solved.* Qui-Gon stared at
Obi-Wan as the thought rang out clearly to him across their bond. He
sent back an irritable, *That attitude will certainly not help these people
find peace.* Kenobi sent back a *Neither will you* and stormed out.
It wasn't long before Qui-Gon entered their abode and glared at Kenobi who
sat idly across the room in HIS chair. "You don't seem very
interested in going home." Kenobi nearly jumped out of his skin,
What the hell was going on. One minute Qui-Gon wanted to go home, the
next he seemed plenty happy to find new issues. Qui-Gon continued,
"At this rate We'll definetly miss ANNA's party." Qui-Gon's
voice missed the taunting tone but Obi-Wan missed it and stormed out into
the garden as Master Jinn bit his lip. Damn, he'd slipped....
The two ladies made their way to the most popular club on
Coruscant and got in with no problem, Beautiful women always did. Adi
and Anna danced with darn near anybody and everybody, not to mention the
free drinks. It was well past temple curfew before either of them even
bothered to think about returning. Anna and Adi left and arrived only
a short time later. Adi helped Anna get her hair out and Anna asked
Tentively, "Borrow a shower?" Adi nodded and Anna hopped in.
It felt good to get the grime off. Adi brushed out her hair and made
up the couch for Anna. Anna might not have been her padawan but there
wasn't any harm in a sleepover now and then. The girls staid up all
hours of the night giggling and discussing the interesting characters they'd
met. The fat senator who thout he was a sex icon, the underweight
blonde who seemed to think she was obese, the guy who dressed like a woman,
the couple so mismatched they didn't even look like they fell from the same
universe. Anna finally drifted off to sleep.
Obi-Wan paused mid stride as Qui-Gon's words finally sunk
home, We'll? Since when had Anna's Birthday been a We'll???
Memories flooded over Obi-Wan and he scoured them. Damn. They
were all there, all the signs. The glances, the looks, the comments,
he'd just missed them. So that's what it was all about. He
turned on his heel and stomped back. This was too much. Way too
much. He stomed back into the house and slugged an unexpecting Qui-Gon
right in the chin. "Why?! Why the hell didn't you just tell
me???"
Anna dreamed on and on well past the morning breakfast
call and Adi didn't have the heart to wake her. It had been her fault
she'd been up 3/4 of the night. Luckily it was a Sunday and no one was
going to miss her. Anna's face broke into a smile and Adi resisted the
urge to look into her dream and see what was so damn pleasing. Anna
flowed on in her dream, She was alone, in a meadow, naked, with Obi-Wan and
Qui-Gon. Far away from prying eyes. They were together all of
them, She was kissing Qui-Gon. Anna woke up, panting. Memories
flashed over her like shadows. Nope, she couldn't deny it, there was
more to that dream than met the eye. She wiped her sweating palm on
her blanket and looked at the time. It was three hours past breakfast.
Qui-Gon jumped up, too slowly to avoid the first blow,
but the second one missed, barely. "I'm sorry, Padawan, I"
Kenobi swung again, connecting with Qui-Gon's gut. "Don't you Padawan
me. I'm not a boy anymore and this isn't a boy Situation."
Qui-Gon assented and moved out of the way. Kenobi hit hard.
"Alright fine, you're totally right, I should have told you, I just
figured you'd pick up on it." Kenobi cracked his knuckles, which
were already swelling, "Pick up on it??? Why would I think in a
hundred years that I'd have to be prepared for this?" Qui-Gon
moved again and socked Kenobi in the stomach, he flinched and Qui-Gon tried
hard not to yank away. No wonder Kenobi hit hard, he was made of
metal. "You think you're the only one affected by beauty, I'm not
immune Obi-Wan." Kenobi struck again and the the two
scuffled for a number of minutes in which Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon gave each
other matching black and blue eyes. "You should be immune,
You're the MASTER!" Kenobi stopped and glared, lowering his
hands, it wasn't his place to ever hit his Master. He kneeled slowly,
assenting. One wrong comment though... "You still could
have told me, We could have kicked the crap out of each other back on
Coruscant and avoided this whole trip thing." Qui-Gon laughed and
helped his padawan up. He felt better than he had in weeks. They
caught a look at themselves in the mirror and both broke out laughing.
Qui-Gon finally spoke up, "You are right Obi-Wan. I should have
told you. But, Talking get's so monotonous after awhile."
They grinned, both knowing that there'd be more talking, they still had a
mission to finish.
Anna helped Mace and Adi with the classes. It was
difficult but rewarding. She'd never seen the look on a childs face
when he accomplished something the first time. It warmed her to the
very soul. She was growing anxious though, Her birthday was only 3
days off and Obi-Wan still wasn't back. It hadn't been an actual
promise but it wouldn't be the same without him. Adi sensed Anna's
disappointment and looked up to see her staring out a window. She
walked over and rested her hand on Anna's shoulder, "They'll be
back."
Together Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon faced the meetings from then
on and matters resolved and disappeared. Oh, they still weren't too
sure about whether or not they liked one another, and nobody knew why they
had bruises but they were at least in agreement on one thing, Going Home.
Kenobi walked in and met Qui-Gon's gaze, there was no animocity. Qui-Gon's
voice was kind, inquisitive, not grating, for once. "You know
what, Obi-Wan, I think our troubles started long before this. You left
me out. Out of a rather big decision." Obi-Wan stared
blankly and Qui-Gon and then flushed, "You didn't exactly seem eager or
open to the subject Master." Qui-Gon looked at Obi-Wan quizzicly,
"How could I have seemed more open? I doubt you would have liked
my suggesting we play with a woman together..." Kenobi blushed
scarlett and shrugged, "You could have asked I guess." Qui-Gon
shrugged, "That would have made interesting breakfast conversation over
cream and oatmeal I'm sure. So Obi-Wan, how's the cream????"
Kenobi laughed and tried hard not to stick his tongue out at Qui-Gon, it
would have been very interesting indeed. "I doubt I would have
caught it at first anyway. I didn't really want you to know, I mean,
We know everything about each other, I guess, I just wanted to do something
without you for once." Qui-Gon looked at Obi-Wan, he'd done the
same thing. "I'm sorry, Qui-Gon, It was selfish. And, I'm
sure I could have used some advice, Do you have any idea what it's like to
attempt that with absolutely no idea what a woman's form is really
like?" Qui-Gon nodded, "Been there, Can't remember
that...." They both laughed and talked about it for a good long
while and Qui-Gon had to agree that the rep really was, severly overrated.
4 times just wan't that bad, Even Mace had been well over that at 19, but
Kenobi hadn't been playing for nearly a year. A credit for sure.
"I'm going to assume then," Qui-Gon inquired, "That the
reason you take such long showers would be to relieve the stress."
Kenobi nodded, "Yep, Guilty as charged, I jack off in the
showers." Qui-Gon shrugged, "Me too.... And believe
me, This showers been abused, Dahlia hasn't made this trip easy."
Obi-Wan nodded, "Oh yeah."
Anna ran the assault course and headed back to her room,
She swung the door open without pausing and immediatly wished she hadn't.
There on her bed, sat, or more accuratly, reclined Percy and Raphael, They
were wearing little if anything, she didn't double check to see, and were in
a rather heated mood. She closed the door and turned. Morning to
you too, she thought and moved off towards Adi's room sure Adi'd let her
grab a shower and bower a set of clothes. Adi answered the door and
stared at Anna for a second. "Wanna share?" Anna shook
her head No, "Nobody wants to even think about Raphael and Percy."
Adi giggled, So the rumor was true. Ah well, At least Kenobi'd be off
the Player list for awhile. Anna took an extra long time in the shower
and Adi began to wonder if she'd drowned. She reappeared and smiled,
"Nope, I'm not drowned. Didn't work, I can't help myself..."
Adi blinked in suprise as Anna continued, her voice slightly muffled as she
wrung out her hair, "I keep picturing myself in her position, with
Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon." Adi missed the last part for a few seconds
and then her mouth went dry. She cracked out a mumbled, "Cold
showers never work for me either, Try two fingers." before retiring to
her room.
They were so close to restoring the peace but it evaded
their grasp. Kenobi took the long way home through the gardens which
wound up being even longer when Dahlia cornered him. It took every bit
of restraint he had to evade her wanton embrace and it didn't help that when
he got in, Qui-Gon was masterbating. "Damn!" was the noise
that greeted Kenobi when Qui-Gon saw him enter. They looked at each
other and raced for the shower... Kenobi won but it didn't matter
anyway because their wasn't any water to be had. Dahlia had been right
earlier when she'd stated that the water would only be turned on for 3
hours every morning during the dry spell. Qui-Gon and Kenobi stared at
each other. Obi-Wan finally broke the silence, "God DAMMIT, Can't
anybody ever just fuck off on this damn planet!!! You know. Be
alone somewhere to imaging whatever they wanted about whomever they wanted
whithout having to worry about someone seeing them???" Qui-Gon
couldn't help it, He just had to ask, "What are you imagining
anyway?" Kenobi gave him the deer in the headlights look for a
moment, his voice squeaky, "You first. You were already in action
when I got in..." Qui-Gon acquiesced, "Have it your way.
I'm on the bottom, slowly grinding upwards into Anna, she'd moaning, little
rivulets of sweat trailing down her as she moves downwards, her once
arranget hair is falling out in disarray about her face like a halo.
She's so warm, so tight, I can feel every breath she takes, as she
moves back upwards at an excruciatingly slow pace, her hands trailing
over my chest. I slide my hands from her chest to her hips and pull
her down harder, she cries out." This didn't help kenobi in the
slightest, Gods, it almost didn't matter if Qui-Gon was in the room or not,
Qui-Gon paused and opened his eyes, hoping against all hopes this would
work, "You?" Maybe he could contain himself better if he
didn't talk about it. Kenobi breathed in and started, "I'm down
between Anna's legs, she's crying out as I nuzzle her, Gods she tastes so
good, I'm slowly licking her and she cries, begs for more, I give her more
and she mumbles incoherently, I slide back up her body, my fingers finding
their mark as she bucks into my hand pulling them in farther. She
kisses me, her hips begging for more. I move over her and she grinds
upwards. That just won't do. I pull her down and grab her hips,
moving into her slowly, She claws at my shoulders, demanding more as her
moans escape. She feels so warm and wet, I release her and she arches
upwards taking me all in..." That did it, both men stared at each
other for a matter of moments, each one fully away that he was fully cocked
and ready, Throbbing with desire, They could have both come with a gentle
breeze. Both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon seemed rooted for a matter of
seconds before diving into their rooms for a much needed break and
release.
Anna didn't know what to say when Adi left. Two
fingers? She shrugged, Forces, Something had to work. She made
her way back to her room, No sign of anybody, Good, Percy had changed her
bed when whe was done with it. Anna slowly climbed into her bed and
traced her outline with her fingers. Thinking about Kenobi, his smell,
his feel, his body, certainly helped and Anna slowly moved into herself, Oh
Gods, Maybe Adi actually knew what she was talking about! Anna fell
asleep, fully contented, long before either Percy or Alayna made it back in.
Her dreams were full of the perfect men, her padawan and master pleasure
team. And oh it was soo good. Two days had been her last
coherant thought. Two more days.
Chapter Twelve
The day dawned early and bright. Adi looked
across at Mace who graced her with a shrug his voice soft, "Adi, She
already knows they aren't back." Adi sighed, "Yeah, but
the question is why." Mace walked over and gently squeezed
Adi's shoulder, he'd loved her, always loved her, probably would forever,
but she was so unattainable. "They contacted us only 4 days ago
and said that things were wrapping up." Adi leaned up and
pecked Mace on the cheek, "I know. I know, I know..."
Serwerenna smiled at her friends' gift. They must
have saved for weeks to afford the lovely floor length green velvet dress
and shoes. She remained speechless for a few minutes before finding
her voice, "Guys, It's So Awesome! I can't believe my
eyes!!!" Percy gave Alayna a high five and Madera winked,
"We saw it and knew you just had to have it." Percy
giggled again, "Well, go try it on already."
"Yeah," Alayna nodded, "We'll meet you in the garden
where Adi said she'd give you her present." Anna nodded and
ducked into the refresher to change. The dress was perfect, all
except for the fact that she couldn't get the last clasps on the neckline
done. Without those, the dress would fall back off. Anna
peeked out hoping one of the girls was still within range, no luck there.
She finished brushing through her hair and a light rap sounded at the
door. Anna turned towards the door, her voice soft, She expected it
was one of her freinds, "Come in." She didn't even turn to
look, her voice still soft and seductive as she slowly pulled her long
tresses up, "Give me a hand."
Kenobi had opened the door slowly after Anna had given
him permission to. There she was, sitting like an angel descended
from heaven. His heart raced as she moved her hair out of the way,
exposing her neck. Ahhh, Drat, he didn't want to button the dress,
he wanted to nuzzle her neck while removing the dress. He gently,
softly moved forward and took the ends of the dress in his hands, It had
to go on the same way they go off, he surmised.
Anna nearly jumped, those weren't Percy, Alayna, or
Madera's hands. They were larger, rougher, stronger, a shiver raced
down her spine as those hands gently brushed the skin of her neck.
His breath brushed across her exposed neck and he gently nibbled on it
while fastening the clip. Anna gasped as his lips closed over her
skin, she nearly dropped her hair as her body arched forward slightly.
The hands moved away from the clasp and slid down her back, following the
large oval shaped opening in the dress. Anna stood up into those
hands as they slowly closed over her hips, His voice softer than any touch
could ever have been on her neck, "Miss me Anna?" Anna
turned, her hair falling in long flowing waves down her shoulders as she
let it go to embrace Obi-Wan, her lips meeting his in a seeking embrace of
passion.
Her response was more perfect than mere words could
have ever been and Obi-Wan played the moment for all it was worth.
His hand pulling her inwards to him as his other snaked up to caress the
tender spot so recently covered by her crown of Red Locks. She
tipped her head back farther under his gentle touch and moaned ever so
slightly, his tongue sought entrance to her mouth and she accepted
eagerly. Now this was definitely something to come home too.
Anna locked her arms around his neck as he explored her mouth with
his tongue; her fingers curling into his hair. She kissed him
back intent on making this moment last an eternity. Obi-Wan
finally pulled back, relinquishing his hold on her lips, he moved his
hand from behind her neck and brushed a few stray hairs from her
face. He traced her face and he could feel her pulse beneath
his fingers as it rushed through her veins. "Anna."
Anna slowly relinquished her hold on Obi-Wan's neck to
touch his still bruised eye, "Are you okay? What
happened?" Obi-Wan pulled her hand away and kissed her fingers
softly, "I'm fine and it's nothing." Anna smiled and
wondered why he was being so elusive on the issue. Obi-Wan's eyes
feasted on more than her face and Anna turned gracefully around. He
pulled her into him again as she twirled, her body leaning backwards,
resting totally in his arms as she looked into his face,
"Beautiful." He leaned down and kissed her again. As Anna
straightened up slowly and Obi-Wan led her towards the garden, "I
think the rest of your gifts await your presence in the Garden."
Adi knew something had changed as she stared at Qui-Gon.
After what seemed an eternity, Percy, Alayna, and Madera arrived.
Adi looked at Qui-Gon, yep, it wasn't her imagination, he actually had a
black eye. She shook her head slightly and waited impatiently for an
even longer eternity before Anna arrived on Obi-Wan's arm. Adi
caught her breath, Nothing Alayna had said about the dress had prepared
Adi for the full effect. She let out her breath and realized that
nothing had prepared Qui-Gon either. She quirked an eyebrow at the
thought. MMMMM, Maybe it was indeed a possibility. Anna
hurried over and turned around for Adi to see the dress fully, Kenobi
winked at Qui-Gon who winked back and returned his full attention to Anna.
Kenobi was still mixed on some of the feelings he had
in regards to Anna and Qui-Gon, They'd talked about it on the ride home
but there were still so many unresolved points. He was totally
against the idea of sharing her with his Master but it wasn't exactly his
greatest desire either. Adi handed Serwerenna her gift and Anna
opened it to reveal a lovely velvet cloak. It was white with green
threads and Anna hugged Adi who whispered lightly in her ear, "I told
you they'd be back." Anna giggled and turned to face Qui-Gon
her voice soft as she held out her hand, "Thank you." Qui-Gon
gently took her hand and pressed his lips to it, he extended the touch as
long as possible without making it blaringly obvious. He'd promised
Obi-Wan he wouldn't make a move yet. Anna's eyes flashed for a mere
second and then she smiled. She'd noticed, Anna always noticed, her
voice was soft, almost inaudible and breathy, "Master."
Qui-Gon smiled and Anna turned back to Obi-Wan on shaky knees, she hoped
no one observed the effect Qui-Gon had on her and Kenobi merely reached
out and handed her their present. She opened slowly and the little
puppy jumped up to lick her chin. It's pretty white paws and
markings on it's face in striking contrast to the black of it's coat.
The pretty brown puppy eyes could have melted even Yoda and it's soft warm
pink tongue couldn't seem to find enough things to lick. Anna
gasped, her voice rich with excitement, "Oh, It's, It's soooo
PERFECT!" She picked up the small squirming pooch that still
fit in her hand, it's little paws hanging down as she hugged it gently to
herself. "I LOVE her."
Adi stared at the puppy, those weren't cheap, there was
no way that kenobi himself got it, unless of course they'd gotten it as a
gift. Qui-Gon gently embraced Adi from behind, his voice soft as he
spoke, "You've got to be kidding, Dahlia wasn't about to let us have
anything if we wouldn't accept her." Adi turned and quirked an
eyebrow as she noticed that Qui-Gon still hadn't broken his gaze from Anna
who was now surrounded by her friends and their boyfriends. Qui-Gon
locked eyes with Adi and she smiled knowingly, "Did Kenobi give you
that eye?" Qui-Gon smirked, "Are you kidding? I won
it from him fair and square." Adi laughed and gently touched
it. "Anna?" Qui-Gon pulled her hand away,
"Yes." Adi flashed him a smile, "Are you working it
out with him?" Qui-Gon nodded, "It's not easy but we'll
manage." Adi shrugged, "We're really special aren't
we?" Qui-Gon raised an eyebrow not exactly sure what she was
talking about. "I mean, we've been sleeping together, even
though, we are more interested in each others wards than one another.
Just tell me, did you ever picture me as her while we were doing it?"
Qui-Gon flushed and nodded, Adi shook her head, "Me too, We really
are pathetic." Mace, having overheard their entire conversation
walked over, unable to believe hie ears, "You mean, You two have been
sleeping togetherr while imagining other people?" Qui-Gon
looked at him sideways, "Yep." Mace shook his head and
looked at Adi, "For what possible reason? She'd beautiful, why
would you need to picture anything else?" Mace's words sunk
into Adi and she smiled brightly before turning back to Qui-Gon, "I'm
going to assume we aren't going to continue this charade." Qui-Gon
gently almost reluctantly shook his head no and Adi squeezed his hand
gently, "Good luck Master Jinn." She turned to Mace and
gave him an award winning smile, "Do you really find me that
appealing?" They walked out hand in hand and Qui-Gon turned back to
the scene before him. Well, he'd done it, He'd given up Adi, now he
had only time to test and see if his feelings for Anna were fleeting or as
deep as he believed them to be.
Obi-Wan looked up to see Adi walk away with Mace
and he gave his Master a smile and a thumbs up. The gift was perfect
and his Master had told Adi. Anna looked up at him, pulling him back
to her, "What do you think, Shania or Destiny?" Kenobi put
his hand down for the puppy to lick before answering, "How about
Destiny, it fits her better." Anna picked up the small bundle
of energy, despite complaints from her friends and raised the puppy to her
lips to kiss it's head, "Destiny it is then." She tuned
away and Obi-Wan slipped his arm around her waiste as Raphael watched from
behind Percy. So that was the amzing padawan god Kenobi.
Kenobi was definetly very friendly with Anna and they must have been very
comfortable around each other. If he'd have done any of the moves he
did she'd have killed him. Percy noticed his distraction and pulled
his arm around her waiste.
Anna looked up as Kenobi wrapped her in his arm,
"Want to help me make a place for her in my room?" Kenobi
nodded, "Sure." Anna giggled as Destiny squirmed again,
almost escaping her clutch. IT didn't take long to make her a bed
and give her a bathroom place. The sat together on her bed and Anna
gently traced his arm, "So, how was your mission?" Kenobi
answered her quickly, "Taxing." He ran a finger idly up
the slit in her dress which went all the way up her leg, "Anna, I,
want to ask you right now if you would go with me to the New Years Party
in Two Months. Anna smiled brightly, "Of course I will,
Obi-Wan." Percy, Alayna, and Madera interrupted them only a
short time later and Obi-Wan left. He and Qui-Gon still had to
report to council anyway.
The council had listened to their report and Obi-Wan
and Qui-Gon sat opposite each other in their room, unsure how to speak.
Qui-Gon finally broke the silence. "I'm glad we got the
puppy." Kenobi smiled and nodded, "Yep, definitely, she's
not a plant person." Qui-Gon inquired slowly, "So, did
you?" Kenobi blushed pink and cleared his throat, "Yep.
I couldn't resist, You wouldn't have. She was sitting, her back to
me, needed help to fasten the dress." Qui-Gon could almost
picture her and Kenobi caught him off guard, "Yep, that's about what
she looked like." Qui-Gon flushed and Kenobi tapped his fingers
on his knee, "I think she's suspicious." Qui-Gon nodded,
"Mmmm HMMM, That's how it appeared to me too." Kenobi
shrugged, "Only time will tell."
Kenobi and Raphael were enemies within a second of
meeting one another, and it was obvious to anyone who saw them.
Especially since the way they met, was Kenobi saw Anna talking to Raphael.
It was a harmless situation but they could both read each others feelings
about Anna. It didn't help that all of Kenobi's old friends were
hanging with Raphael either. Around Anna the two were Amable at
least but when they met and she wasn't in sight, sparks flew. They
went out of their way to avoid each other but it seemed to happen
more often than not. Obi-Wan always sat with Anna at lunch time
and Qui-Gon always passed them and touched Kenobi on the shoulder
while making eye contact with Anna. They both measured her reaction
and it was consistent. She always paused, her heart skipping a beat,
and as he broke eyes contact, she always licked her lips subconciously.
There was interest there, it was impossible to tell how much though.
The day of the New Years Party dawned clear,
bright, and crisp. After much discussion, Kenobi and Qui-Gon agreed
on their game plan and Kenobi left to get Anna. He paused at the
door and turned back, "You're sure about this???" Qui-Gon
nodded and Obi-Wan left. Anna opened the door, looking
absolutely radiant in her green birthday dress. Her hair
was arranged so that the whole top layer was pulled back in an elegant
design leaving the rest down like sofl flowing waves. Kenobi
kissed her when they met and Anna eagerly returned the kiss. They
arrived and as usual, their arrival caused a stirring in the ranks of the
others. Even Percy and Raphael looked up and stared.
Percy waved happily and Raphael nibbled on her ear. Kenobi and Anna
made their way to the dance floor as Mace and Adi watched. Mace's
voice was still slightly impertinent, "I still can't believe you
wanted him." Adi turned around and kissed Mace,
"Wants are always unattainable." She tickled
under his chin, "Coming over tonight Master Windu???" Mace
smiled, "You're sure you want to move on already?" Adi
laughed, "I don't offer what I'm not ready to give."
Kenobi led Anna towards the place he'd told
Qui-Gon they'd meet him near midnight and Anna smiled,
recognizing Qui-Gon's form even in the dark. She held out her hand
and Obi-Wan let her go, Anna wondered why as Qui-Gon kissed her lips.
He paused and his voice reached her ears, "Remember what I said at
the party last year?" Anna's entire arm tingled as Qui-Gon
gently rubbed her hand, "Yes, I have never forgotten nor will
I." Qui-Gon pressed his lips to her skin harder, his hand
trailing up her arm as his voice took on an entirely different more
gravelly sound, "I meant every word I spoke Anna." Anna's
entire body felt drawn forwards. She'd been silently longing to
believe it wasn't just his way of giving Kenobi his approval. Anna's
knees turned to rubber as her mouth dried out. Qui-Gon gently
touched her face, "You are so beautiful Anna." He pulled
her closer and his lips met hers, tentatively at first. His
hands travelling to neck as she tipped her head back willingly to his
kiss. Their kiss deepened mutually and Kenobi watched, mildly amused
by their display. Qui-Gon moved away and Anna drew a breath
before turning to face Kenobi. She wondered what his response would
be and was pleasantly suprised at the total amusement that shown there.
He smiled and moved forwards to repeat the kiss Qui-Gon had just given
her. Anna felt overwhelmed, Could this really be happening or was
she going insane?" The finale began and Kenobi released her
lips as the turned to watch it, Qui-Gon reached over and wrapped
his arm around her waiste right above Obi-Wan's and Anna gently held
out her hands as both men took her hands with their own and brought
them to their mouths. Anna gasped as they gently sucked on her
fingers. They relinquished her after the finale and Kenobi walked
Anna to her room. She kissed him goodnight and entered her now empty
dormroom. She changed and climbed into bed, her brain still
attempting to assimilate the activities of the evening.
Obi-Wan entered slowly and looked at Qui-Gon. His
voice still full of mirth, "I guess this means you'll be coming to
our practise sessions." Qui-Gon's eyes twinkled and he looked
at Obi-Wan. "I think she likes me..." Kenobi laughed and
threw a pillow at his Master, "I think that was obvious..."
Qui-Gon caught the pillow and looked at Obi-Wan in mock suprise, "So,
you really don't mind?" Obi-Wan sank down, "It was
more difficult than I imagined but it seemed to make her happy."
Qui-Gon nodded, "Are you kidding? She had no feeling in her
legs..." Kenobi laughed, "It'll definetly take some
getting used to." Qui-Gon remember the feelings that had washed
over him as Kenobi had kissed Anna, "Most definetly. At least
We know she's not against the idea." Kenobi remembered the
way she had kissed him as he'd dropped her off, "Actually
Master, I'd say she was quite warm to the idea."
Chapter Thirteen
Anna awoke earlier than usual and spent the extra time
brushing her hair. She wondered where Percy and Alayna were idly and
decided abruptly she really didn't want to know. Most likely they were
with their boyfriends. Anna headed out to the gardens, she doubted she
really needed the practice anymore, she was at the top of the class, but, It
was, at the very least, an excuse to see Obi-Wan for two hours straight.
She remembered the way he always looked, his muscles rippling as he moved.
She pushed the thought away as she entered the garden and saw him. He
was standing there, in the first rays of dawn talking to QUI-GON!
Serwerenna paused a moment and Kenobi turned and flashed her his best smile.
She moved forwards curiously and Obi-Wan gently took her hand.
"Qui-Gon has offered to help us during our practices..." They
measured her reaction equally. Her face blushed slightly and her eyes
fluttured as she looked at Qui-Gon. She kept telling herself over and
over, *I'm insane, or course he's here to help, It's his padawan.* Qui-Gon
smiled and Anna's heart raced, it was more than a friendly smile. She
tried to clear her head, *Don't look for what isn't there Anna.*.
Obi-Wan touched her shoulder gently and Anna turned and
gently tugged on his Padawan braid, "I'm not sure I can hold both of you
off..." The maliciously seductive gleam she got from Obi-Wan raised
the hair on her neck and she gasped as Qui-Gon gently grabbed her around the
waiste, his breath trailing lightly over her ear, "Why would you want to
Anna?" As quickly as the touch came it faded and Obi-Wan shrugged
off his cloak and took off his sash, before pulling his tunic off. Anna
blinked dazedly and snapped back to the present. She shrugged off her
cloak and turned to set it down only to find herself staring at Qui-Gon's bare
chest. Serwerenna let out the slightest whimper and set her cloak down,
before sitting on the bench to take her boots off. Both of the men next
to her followed suit and as Anna reached to pull them off, She was
suprised to feel two sets of hands gently pulling them off of her. She
grabbed the bench to keep from gasping and Obi-Wan looked up at his Master.
Qui-Gon winked and Obi-Wan dropped the foot off onto the ground and ran his
hand up Anna's leg exactly at the same time Qui-Gon did. Their hands
travelled up to her thighs and then they gently took her hands and pulled her
up. Obi-Wan's voice was deep and taunting as he spoke to her, "Who
do you want first?"
Qui-Gon noticed the look on Anna's face as Obi-Wan asked
her who she wanted to spar with. He gently let go of her hand and
touched her face, She locked eyes with him and his voice was strained with
conflicting emotions. He wondered how their could possibly be enough
Anna to go around and satisfy both him and Obi-Wan, "I'll watch you two
first." Anna watched as Obi-Wan moved into first position and
called his saber to him. She centered herself and unclipped her own.
She moved into en guarde position and then both saber's came to life.
Obi-Wan attacked in a series of slashes and Anna blocked them expertly her
retaliation of a chest thrust barely blocked as his blade riposted and moved
towards her unguarded middle, It connected with nothing as she flipped up and
over Obi-Wan only to barely block his reverse thrust. She moved to slash
him and felt the tip of his saber on her neck. Qui-Gon smiled as he
watched. Anna was good but Obi-Wan was still better. Anna was
panting, her hair already coming loose from it's braid as Obi-Wan gently
grabbed her neck and deactivated his saber.
Anna felt Obi-Wan as he grabbed her around the neck and
deactivated his saber. He pulled her towards him and kissed her, fire
spreading throughout her body with the passionate ferocity of it. He let
her go and she opened her eyes. His voice was taunting, seductive as he
spoke, the droplets of sweat trailing down his well fromed chest, "My
Point." He moved into second position and Anna cleared her mind and
answered in fifth. Again the sabers sprang to life and two combatants
moved with expert grace in a dance that would leave only one the victor.
Anna rolled under Obi-Wan and then flipped over him as he turned to face her.
He smiled as he felt her saber on his midsection, she moved it lower and
gently bit his ear, "My Point." She deactivated her saber and
ran her hands over his body before gently sucking on his neck. He was
panting, his heartbeat increasing still more as she touched him.
Obi-Wan resisted the urge to kiss her, It was her point,
she chose the reward. Her lips let go of him and he could feel his body
continue to respond as she licked her lips, Removing his salty sweat from
them. He glanced at Qui-Gon who was moving towards them and recieved an
amused look. Anna turned as Qui-Gon moved into seventh position.
She heard both saber's spring to life and launched herself a full twenty five
feet as she somersaulted through the air and landed in a guarded tenth
position. In two seconds, they were on her again and Anna paried and
flipped, dodging their well planned moves. She ducked one of them only
to barely block the other, they moved as a team, each one knowing the other's
move. She was barely able to remain on the defensive and she felt the
tip of a saber as she glided through the air. It was green, Qui-Gon's
voice rang out in a sulty tone and she could only imagine what prize
he would claim, "My point." She landed and Qui-Gon's
strong arm wrapped around her and pulled her to him gently, He slowly pulled
her in front of him, so that she was standing in front of him and he took her
hands in his. He slowly spoke in her ear, "Here, let me show
you." Obi-Wan took a guarded third position as Qui-Gon moved Anna
into twelveth. She was like butter in his hands and Obi-Wan remebered
the feeling of her pliability against him. Qui-Gon released her and the
fight began.
Obi-Wan scored two more points and Anna's lips showed the
bruises to prove it, Qui-Gon scored one against Anna and made her move
into fifteenth position, a difficult position to attain let alone start from.
Kenobi knew he'd done it just so he could touch her for longer as he put her
into position. Anna scored one against Obi-Wan which had resulted in him
recieving the torturous lick of doom from his chest to just above his
waistband. Anna's last move was too score against Qui-Gon, a point,
Obi-Wan decided that Qui-Gon had allowed her to win. Anna gently ran her
hands over Qui-Gon's waiste and shoulders. Her fingers trailing along
his neck until she finally reached behind him and released his hair. It
cascaded about him and Anna stifled a moan. Forces he was beautiful.
She began to breath again and Qui-Gon's voice broke the silence, "Shall
we take a dip in the river." He for one needed the cool water to
help chill his warm body. Obi-Wan nodded in assent and Anna started to
shake her head no. He and Obi-Wan grabbed her by the hands and pulled
her over, she squirmed and laughed as they gently pulled her towards it and as
a group they tumbled in, the cold water enveloping them. Anna shrieked
and splashed at them and Qui-Gon ducked under and pulled her down. She
resurfaced only to be doused by Kenobi. The pulled themselves out after
a few minutes, it was really too cold to be enjoyable and spread out in the
sun. Anna's wet tunic lay across her body and left nothing to
imagination as she laid out. Her locks had begun slipping out of her
braid and they played about her face.
Practice had continued for nearly two months and Anna's
body had taken on a whole new level of tone. Her reflexes were like
lightning and her manueverability was almost impossible to compare too.
Adi had watched her improvement with interest and even shown up to watch them
once. Anna weaved in and out of the two men with a grace and speed only
Adi perhaps could have bested. She watched entranced as the saber's met
and broke apart in an endless dance. Qui-Gon scored and released Anna's
hair from its bonds. It fell about her like a veil and they began again.
Adi moved closer til she could see the sweat as it ran down Obi-Wan's chest,
both he and Qui-Gon were sheened with sweat. Anna's tunic rested against
her skin and Adi watched as the purple saber slid up to Obi-Wan's heart.
The saber's disengaged as Anna moved behind Obi-Wan, her fingers trancing his
waisteband as her lips gently moved over his shoulder. He was trying
hard not to lose his center and Adi watched as Anna moved in front and ran her
fingers down his long braid suggestively, She slowly took the tip of the braid
and her lips closed over it gently. Obi-Wan's center evaded him and Anna
moved away and into ninth. Adi realized that Qui-Gon's hair was down and
realized they were playing Party style. They engaged again and Adi
turned to leave. No wonder Anna was so damn good...
Kenobi sauntered in at near 11 and Qui-Gon stared at him.
Obi-Wan sat opposite him, "I'm sorry Master, I lost track of time."
His heart was racing, his breath panting, his eyes on fire. Qui-Gon
raised an eyebrow, his question unvoiced, "No, It didn't go that far.
I promised." Qui-Gon winked and asked, "Well?"
Obi-Wan stood up, "She's lovely, soft, her skin his like honey or
silk." He sent Qui-Gon a picture of the way her eyes had looked
when he had gently closed his hand over her breast. He'd never touched
her there before and her body had arched upwards, her eyes, filled with a
passion, Kenobi had never seen in her before. They'd made out for awhile
longer and he'd remembered the way they'd both jumped as Percy had turned the
knob. A flurry of motion and Kenobi was no longer on top but on the
floor playing with the puppy while Anna brushed her hair. Percy shook
her head at the sight, "It's near 11 you know." Kenobi had
stood up and kissed Anna on the forehead. 11? He was dead so dead.
Qui-Gon laughed, "I'm starting to like dorm rooms..." Kenobi
threw the pillow at him. "She likes you." Qui-Gon
smirked, "Everybody likes me, I'm likeable." Kenobi rolled his
eyes. "You know what I mean." Qui-Gon ran his hand
through his hair idly, "We'll see."
Anna hadn't seen Kenobi at all that day, she waited all
through class and finally then wandered into the library. After two
hours of boredom she moved towards the room he and Qui-Gon shared. If
they had left without saying goodbye.... She knocked and the door
opened, Qui-Gon smiled and let her in, He was wearing only his pants she noted
immediatly. She stepped in and glanced about for Obi-Wan, trying hard
not to think about Qui-Gon in just his pants with his hair down like it was.
"Master Qui-Gon, is Padawan Kenobi here?" Qui-Gon closed the
door and leaned close, his breath tickling her ear and neck, "No, He was
sent for by Senator Aya. He'll be there til near 9 at least."
Anna's voice was quiet, torn by conflicting emotions, "Oh, I see."
Qui-Gon gently slipped his hands around her waiste and Anna tightened up, her
breath coming in little pants as his lips gently sought her neck, "I'm
still here." Anna's knees weakened and she moved her hand back and
into Qui-Gon's hair. He nibbled encouraged and she gasped. His
fingers played around the edge of her tunic before he slid his hands under the
soft fabric and onto her skin. She tipped her head to kiss him and he
obliged, their tongues locked in a battle. He explored every inch of her
mouth and she melted. Her smell like that of lilac, her taste like that
of sugar or honey. Her body was warm beneath his fingers as he trailed
over her abs. Anna turned into him and ran her hands along his uncovered
chest, His breath tightened and she wrapped her ams around his waiste, tracing
his strong back. He picked her up gently and moved towards the sofa.
Anna kissed his ears, his neck, his lips, her breath deepening as he slowly
moved his fingers upwards. She made no move to stop him and he began to
realize just how much Kenobi had been doing. She was experienced in this
to some extent. Her fingers kneaded his shoulders and she whimpered
slighty. He shifted and slid downwards, lifting her tunic upwards he
felt her stiffen and he bent over and licked her abs, She moaned, her body
arching upwards as he closed his lips and sucked gently, her fingers buried
themselves into his hair. She was writhing soon and he moved his whole
body upwards, his lips seeking hers, in an attempt to release some of the
tension building up. Anna clung to him and they kissed until their
bodies cooled some. He shifted slowly and sat up releasing Anna, No
wonder Kenobi came back from his visits with her with a smile. Anna
reached over and stroked his chin gently, He grabbed her wrist and began
sucking on her fingers. Anna whimperd and he looked up at her, their
eyes meeting. "Anna, I love you."
Anna's eyes were so hazy with desire, love, adoration.
She smiled and closed her eyes. Her voice soft and gentle, quiet almost
pained. "Qui-Gon, I cannot choose." Qui-Gon leaned close
releasing her fingers to again claim her mouth. "You don't have
to." She accepted his words and then she slowly stood up to leave.
He walked her to the door and she left, looking back she smiled brightly and
then the elevator door closed. It couldn't have been but 20 minutes
later that Obi-Wan arrived. "Master?" He looked at Qui-Gon's
face and smiled, "I told you." Qui-Gon stuck his tongue out
and crossed his arms. Kenobi turned to the unpleasent news Mace had
given him to dispense. "We are to go to Malastare. The
council wishes us to help sort out the attacks on the ruling family. We
are to leave tomorrow morning." Qui-Gon frowned and stood up.
"I'm going to kill yoda....."
Chapter Fourteen
Serwerenna walked through the garden and saw her two Jedi
waiting in the usual spot with one difference, they were wearing cloaks, and
had packs. Her stomach tightened and she clenched her hands into her
cloak. Obi-Wan gave her a half-hearted smile and Qui-Gon waved.
They moved to pick up their packs and Anna's lips curved into a worried
frown. Qui-Gon straightened up and nodded, "We're being sent to
Malastare." Kenobi shrugged and moved off with Qui-Gon, Anna
stomped her foot, her voice imperious, "That's it? Just
Goodbye!" Qui-Gon turned around abruptly and covered the distance
between them in two strides. He grabbed her and pulled her up against
him hard, his lips claiming hers in a passionate goodbye, his hands down on
her rear pulling her hips against him. Anna wrapped her fingers into
his hair and returned the kiss. Qui-Gon broke away, his voice sweetly
intoxicating, "Better?" Anna nodded and felt Obi-Wan tug her
into him. His lips claimed her, his fingers wrapped around her nape
against her tender spot, his tongue warring with her. He broke away
and stroked her chin gently. He kissed her nose, "We'll be back
soon." He turned to leave and Anna smiled and waved. They
exited and Anna wandered about the garden aimlessly.
She turned a corner and ran into Yoda. He looked up
and blinked, *OH NO* Anna steeled herself, *He's going to impart wisdom
again*. Yoda spoke quietly, "Pacing shows nervousness young Anna
it does. Worried you are and not yet gone are they. Unneccessary
this is. Settle yourself you must, sort through your feelings is
required to know what it was needed." Yoda whacked her in the
kneels and she kneeled, he pointed at her heart, "Trust emotions you
must not, the force they do not know." He closed his eyes and
moved off, his voice cackling as he disappeared into the foliage, "Time
you need." Anna clenched her fist and mumbled under her breath,
"Why you rotten ugly green troll monster. You picked them on
purpose." Anna huffed off to her room.
Qui-Gon and Kenobi worked together, Anna their common
thought and goal. There were many attacks and uncovering them was not
an easy chore, but Obi-Wan applied himself fully to the task. Finally,
he found the center group and within a short period of time they were
illiminated. It had only taken 3 months, 12 weeks, A quarter of a
standard year. Obi-Wan paced eagerly along the ships halls.
Almost home, Almost home, Qui-Gon laughed, "If you had a tail it would
have knocked everything over by now." Obi-Wan laughed and Qui-Gon
winked, The closer they got, the more his own body wanted to move.
Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon eagerly awaited the sight of Coruscant coming into view.
Anna looked up as Adi entered the Library, it was a
lovely Saturday morning, only overshadowed by Anna's want to see her two
greatest loves. She waved at Adi, the woman who had listened to her
and advised her. The one person she trusted with her heart. Adi
moved over, her eyes shining with glee. Anna looked up wondering what
the good news was. "Anna, I figured you'd want to know, the
Council has recieved word that Master Jinn and Kenobi were successful on
their mission and are due back in an hour." Anna jumped to her
feet and Adi laughed, "Yes, Yes, Go meet them!" Anna needed
no ther encouragement. She made haste to the docking bay they always
landed on and waited eagerly. Any moment now. The air seemed
electric.
Coruscant came into view and Qui-Gon shifted his weight
but again, Obi-Wan smiled, "I see even you get ansy this close to
home." Qui-Gon smiled and shifted again, "Too close to
be still." They slowly landed and before the ship had even docked, The
men were waiting on the by the ramp. They made their way out and
neither one could help but notice Anna's lean curvy form as she rushed
foward to greet them. Anna squealed and launched herself into Obi-Wan,
he caught her easily and their lips locked in a passion that had built up
during their absence. Obi-Wan twirled her around and then let her go.
She repeated the maneauver with Qui-Gon. Her eyes were so bright.
Anna pulled away and Qui-Gon offered her his arm, Anna took it and grabbed
Obi-Wan's padawan braid. He laughed and followed eagerly.
It had taken forever to tell the Council of the details
they wanted and Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon escaped into the hallway.
"Think she'll be waiting?", Obi-Wan inquired and Qui-Gon nodded,
"I expect so." They arrived at their quarters and entered
slowly, Anna looked up and smiled as they entered, she finished tossing the
salad and set it on the table. Obi-Wan smiled and dropped his bag off,
"May I be of service in the kitchen?" Anna laughed and
handed him an apron, She tied it on him and kissed his neck. "Of
couse Obi-Wan, just don't try to butter me up." She set him to
work and Qui-Gon unpacked and finally they all joined one another at the
table. They ate in utter silence, each one lost in thoughts, Anna
finally spoke up, "I didn't make any dessert because I rather figured
you all wouldn't be interested in cream." Obi-Wan raised an
eyebrow as Qui-Gon choked and Anna blushed a scarlett shade. "I
mean, wouldn't have wanted to take the time that could be otherwise spent
elsewhere by sitting around eating ice cream." She cleared her
throat and set her fork down. Qui-Gon stood up and moved behind her,
rubbing her shoulders, "A wise assessment Anna." Kenobi
stood up and gathered the plates from the table. Qui-Gon picked Anna
up and moved her to the middle spot on the large divan. He stroked her
face and leaned forwards, his lips pressing against hers as he slid his
tongue into her mouth. Anna moaned and Qui-Gon slid his hand down her
chest to cup her well formed breast.
Obi-Wan reappeared and smiled, He kneeled at Anna's feet
and slid off her boots and then socks, He rubbed her calves and ankles,
before cleaning off her feet with soap and water, Qui-Gon moved behind her
and rubbed her shoulders and lower back. Kenobi pulled her feet out
and dried them off as Qui-Gon began nuzzling her neck wantonly. Anna
gasped and Obi-Wan flicked his tongue out and licked her arch. She
cried as he traced patters across her sole, her arch, her toes, igniting
fire across her body with his ministrations. Anna's lips sought out
Qui-Gon's and she whimpered into his mouth. Kenobi slid up beside her
and his fingers traced along her leg and inner thigh. Obi-Wan felt her
tighten up, his lips sought the side of her neck Qui-Gon wasn't on and Anna
arched forwards. Qui-Gon moved from behind to beside and Anna leaned
back into the cushions as they gently traced her thighs, her neck was
lavished with attention. Her ears, sucked on and her collarbone graced
with their lips. Anna arched her chest into their prodding fingers
again and suddenly they all stopped. It was getting wildly out of
hand. Obi-Wan backed off as did Qui-Gon and Anna adjusted her clothes
idly. Part of her was relieved, the other part of her was depressed.
She knew they were right, it would be too much to fast.
After a few more minutes, Anna stood up to leave, giving
each one a good night kiss before returning to her own dorm room. Qui-Gon
stared at Obi-Wan for a moment, "I think, We can hold off another 8
months." Obi-Wan rolled his eyes, "Like Hell...."
Qui-Gon stood up abruptly, "I need a shower." Kenobi
smiled as Qui-Gon dissappeared, Me too, he thought. Could they really
keep fooling around til her birthday? Qui-Gon had already recieved
acceptance that she would be knighted on her birthday, if they were bonding
with her. Kenobi and Qui-Gon had agreed to do it exaclty between
Anna's birthday and the New Years Celebration. Now, they had only to
ask Anna.
Chapter Fifteen
Obi-Wan looked idly out the window and felt Qui-Gon's
presence behind him. Tomorrow was Anna's birthday, tomorrow was the
final step. He felt Qui-Gon's hand on his shoulder and Obi-Wan turned to
him, "Master, how can you be so calm?" Qui-Gon smiled,
tauntingly, "It's called Patience Padawan..." Obi-Wan clenched
the window sill in response. "Patience? How can you be
patient? Tomorrow she'll take the tests, tests even I'm not ready for,
and the councils descision will be final." Qui-Gon swallowed,
betraying for the first time, the tension he felt. "Obi-Wan, the
council will give her a kinder assessment as she has no experience. She
has been surrounded by the safe walls of a temple her whole life. They
will judge her accordingly." Obi-Wan sighed, trying to calm his
nerves, of course Qui-Gon was right. "But Master," Qui-Gon
placed his hand over Obi-Wan's mouth, "Shhh, whatever will be will
be."
Anna remained in meditation the entire day before her
birthday. Adi had anounced that she would take the tests tomorrow, to be
knighted. Serwerenna drifted in and out of her trancelike meditation.
She knew that very few were knighted at her age, let alone those who were
raised on the temple. Qui-Gon, it had to be, still, he had mentioned
nothing to her. She neither ate nor drank as was the custom. No
one disturbed her or spoke to her, it was just her and the force. Anna
sighed and stretched again. If this meant what she thought it meant, but
if it didn't.... She cleared her mind and went back into meditation.
What a crummy way to spend your birthday...
Anna entered the Council Chambers slowly, reverently.
Yoda looked up at her and tapped his stick gently. She kneeled.
Mace's voice seemed to cut the serenity of the room to the core as he spoke,
"Serwerenna. Your mind it is clouded, after meditation yesterday,
your mind is still not clear." Anna looked up, "Many questions
flood my mind, to no conclusion could I come." Mace folded his
hands as Depa interjected, "These questions, Of a personal matter are
they?" Anna locked eyes with Depa, "Yes Master."
Ki-Adi Mundi waved his hand, commanding attention, "Feel at peace with
the knowledge you have, Serwerenna?" Smiling, Anna nodded,
"Yes." Yoda spoke up then, "Matters of the heart are not
our concern, nor should they be yours. The force shall be your guide as
a Jedi, your heart your worst enemy shall it be." Anna
cleared her mind and focused, Yoda's ears raised in response. Mace
nodded and the test began. "A ship, a cruiser -Corellian. A
speeder, a robe, a saber -double edged, hatred, love, peace, water -pure-.
And so on and so forth. These were easy tests, requiring only training
and concentration. Yoda nodded and the tests changed to questions on
situations. Wether a peaceable influction of the force would fix it or
if combat would be necessary to resolve. Anna's mind raced along the
possibility's, her answers always well within the five minute limit. The
Katas. All of them. Anna Drew the force about her proceeded
through them. Object manipulation, something Anna did well. Mind
control, not an easy task against the Jedi in the room. Force
suggestion, Balance, strength, connection. Anna felt exhausted.
Her body dripped with exertion and roiled with hunger and thirst. Adi
slowly stood up and removed her cape; she activated her saber and stepped
forwards. Anna snapped into the living force, her body springing to
attention like a coil as she answered Adi's unspoken threat. Two hours
later, Anna stood, swaying before the council. Her final test of
endurance complete. Mace nodded her dismiss and Yoda closed his eyes
thoughtfully. Anna collapsed onto the bench and curled up, drained and
exhausted, it was near dinner time. She closed her eyes and meditated,
pulling the force to her, to strengthen and revive her. She was
resummoned, Yoda spoke slowly as she stood in the middle of the room.
"Descided the Council is, a Jedi Knight you shall be." Anna
bowed and left, part of her wanting to go to sleep, part wanting to tell her
friends, the other part just wanting to enjoy what little was left of her
birthday.
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan stood in the center, awaiting the
Council's final descision. Yoda beat around the bush, praising Anna's
performance in some areas while pointing out each minute flaw. "A
knight Anna will be made. Agree with this fully I do not."
Adi spoke up then, "Better it is for us to knight her and allow this
triune to occur than to separate the group and risk destroying the Training
Bond which was formed." Mace interjected powerfully, "A lot of
risk there is in this choice no matter the descision." Ki-Adi Mundi
nodded in agreement, "Few Triunes ever work out." The room
quieted a bit before Yaddle finally spoke, "Difficult this joining will
be, but prepared for this they are. Ready and Willing to sacrifice for
one another I sense." The room hushed and general tally was counted
amongst the Council Members across their bond. Finally Yoda sighed and
Mace spoke up, "The bond is Permitted but not encouraged."
Yoda chewed on his stick lazily, "Much pain I sense in the future
stemming from this act." Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were excused and left.
They made their way slowly to the garden where Anna always celebrated her
birthday. Obi-Wan's voice was quiet. "Master?"
Qui-Gon answered the unspoken question, "Don't center on your anxieties,
Obi-Wan." Kenobi nodded, "Yes Master."
Anna laughed brightly, the large blanket her dearest
friends and roommates had made for her, folded on her lap. It's soft,
velvety warmth comforting. Destiny played about the grass and Anna's
mind wandered over the way Kenobi-s eyes had sparkled when he'd picked that
name. Destiny. Alayna continued to speak of the difficulty in
making the seems line up and Percy rambled about cutting the squares
perfectly. Madera complained that the batting never stayed smooth.
Sewerenna traced the patterns on the quilt idly, three separate colors and
materials interwoven to form and perfect design that would both warm and
comfort those who had it. Why did she begin to feel as though Adi had
had a hand in this? Adi had given her her gift earlier. It
was a lovely necklace, bracelet, and earring set. The emeralds sparkled
like her eyes and glistened in the moonlight as it spilled into the garden.
Her roommated drifted off with Congratulations and best wishes and Anna waved
goodbye. Tonight it seemed the garden sang out to her and she wanted to
enjoy it while she could. Qui-Gon gently nuzzled her neck and ear, his
voice soft and husky, "Congratulations and Happy Birthday, Anna."
Obi-Wan gently traced her fingers with his before gently kissing each of her
fingertips. "MMMMM," Anna mumbled, "Why do I have
the distinct feeling you planned this?" Obi-Wan's eyes sparkled
mischieviously and he gently sucked in two of her fingers. "Is this
my big present? I get this every night." Obi-Wan looked up at
her exasperatted while Qui-Gon slowly pulled out a luscious white rose and
handed it to her. He then pulled out a pink one, which he gave to
Obi-Wan, and a Red one which he held. Anna looked confused, it was
lovely, she inhaled it's sent, "I don't quite understand."
Even as the words left her mouth she felt the shiny metal ring slip onto her
palm from the stem of the rose. She dropped the rose and stared at the
rings, she didn't breath, not so much as the slightest movement. Her
eyes looked up to meet first Qui-Gon's and then Obi-Wan's; the love within
them overflowing with the joy that bubbled into every surrounding thing.
"Yes, A million times over yes." Qui-Gon slowly slid the ring
from his own palm onto her finger and Anna followed suit. He kissed her
passionately and Anna could feel her body tighten, Soon. Obi-Wan
followed the same suit and Anna sighed contentedly. Hers, they were
hers. Hers by choice. She stared at the rings and smiled.
Looking up at them, "When???" Obi-Wan smiled, his voice so
damned intoxicating, "The feast of All Saints." Anna took it
in, One month, Thirty standard days. Only 30 more days. She looked
at the quilt again. Yep, Definetly Adi's handiwork, this had been a plan
all along...
The days passed slowly now that Anna had no classes except
those that her soon to be bonded decided to put her through. Only those
who were truly close knew. Everyone else was left to surmise. The
rings glistened on Anna's finger and reminded her every second of their love
and devotion. She remembered Alayna's face when she'd seen the rings,
Percy's giant hug and words of encouragement, Madera's awe. She'd never
forget the looks on their faces when Alayna had asked why there were two
rings. Anna had laughed, for the first time realizing that her friends
really had no idea, despite what she thought was the obvious attention Qui-Gon
paid her. From the passing looks at lunchtime, to the lessons, to the
smiles and winks in the hallways, and the handholds when they'd passed.
"There are two rings, silly, because there are two men." Percy
gasped, shocked, her mind racing with idle possibilities. Alayna
cringed, wondering why it was Anna got two to keep when she couldn't even get
one for fun. Madera's eyes burned with a fire even she could not admit,
not now, not when Anna was so happy. "What did you think they were
for, one as a spare in case someone cut off my finger?" Alayna was
no longer able to wait, "Well, Who DAMMIT? We all know you've got
Obi-Wan but what other god did you hide beneath that soft demeanor of
yours?" Anna laughed, "Qui-Gon!" "NO!",
Percy had choked out, her eyes wide. Alayne picked her jaw up off the
floor, "That is so not fair, Why'd you have to take both the god and the
legend?" Madera moved towards her bed and mumbled something about
it getting late.
As was the custom, Anna was not allowed to see her two
prospective mates after they asked her to bond with them. This was to
prove their commitment to her and also to be sure that no bonding occurred
during the lapse of time. Adi helped Anna prepare, from the white robes
and dress to everything she'd need to know for after the ceremony. Anna
listened intently, having only Adi's words to remind her of Qui-Gon and
Obi-Wan. Her body yearned for their caressess and touches. Her
mind ached to hear their words and see them. Her soul ached to be one
with them as never before possible. Adi smiled as she brushed Anna's
hair. Anna was living with her until the ceremony had taken place.
She had to have a guardian, not like Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan would even attempt to
seduce her but rules were rules.
The day dawned clear and Anna prepared, just as tradition
required by cleansing her body, heart, and mind with fasting and meditation.
The soft white silk lace dress flowed over her curves and Adi adjusted the
robe gently. Anna's hair was arranged delicately so that it held the
flowering crown of white roses on her yet trailed down her neck invitingly.
Adi helped Anna touch up her makeup so that it was flawlessly perfect and
smiled. It was almost time. Mace showed up and nodded, soon, very
soon, Anna would be out of Adi's room and they could rejoin their bodies
without fear of her invading their sanctity. She'd be too busy attending
to the desires of her mates in their own private suite. Adi blushed and
winked, it had been so long, she craved Mace's expert attention. Mace
offered his arm to Anna and she took it. He led her out towards the
ceremony room.
Chapter Sixteen
Anna walked quietly beside Mace, her mind replaying the
things Adi had told her. She smiled, Adi was right, but the sacrifice
would be worth it. She would rather be a wife and mother than a Jedi
Knight. She would rather raise children , their children, rather than
teach a padawan. Serwerenna felt at ease with her descision and her
blood raced as they neared the ceremony room, her destiny. Anna took a
deep breath as they entered the Chamber, the roof, as always, was in full
bloom, the beautiful heartshaped pink blooms gracing those gathered together
under their canopy of love. She tried not to float as they glided down
the small walkway, her white rose clutched loosely in her pale fingers.
Serwerenna glanced up at her fiance's soon to be husbands. It had been a
full month and her heart leapt with joy at the sight of them even as her body
warmed. It felt as though every nerve in her body tingled and she must
have tensed because Mace gently squeezed her fingers. Qui-Gon smiled, it
was a smile she had never seen before. It was full of love, adoration,
want, and something else, respect. Anna met his eyes with her own and
then glanced at Obi-Wan. He gave her a wanton smile, the
playfulness and adoration she loved about him showing to all. He twirled
the rose he held and slid it slowly down his chest. Anna blushed a
perfect shade of pink and Kenobi winked in silent promise. Tonight it
would be more than words and feelings that would join and bond them.
Sewerenna's insides seemed to melt at the thought. She covered the
remaining distance between them and they turned towards her. The air
seemed somehow electric and alive. Anna could feel the force as it
circled her, it was like waves pounding on the beach. The power that
emenated from her two promised was like nothing she had ever felt before, it
both fired her passions and scared her.
Mirnarinara, the old jedi seer, gently held out her hands
and began the bonding chant of marriage. She gently took Serwerenna's
right hand and placed it in Qui-Gon's right one, her voice unintelligeble as
Anna didn't speak or understand it. Mirnarinara traced the lines on both
of their hands and then opened her eyes, her voice still quiet, chanting,
"Indeed this will be a strong bond and I sense much love and blessing
shall come from your joining. May what you have carry you through what
is too come." Her eyes met Qui-Gon's alone as she said the last
part and Anna had the slightest chill wash over her. Mirnarinara took
her left hand and joined it to Obi-Wan's chanting in her native language
again. She traced patterns across Anna's hand and then stopped, her eyes
opening slowly. "Much strength flows from you both, powerful your
young will be, an asset to the force. Much passion will you share but
great pain in the separation there will be. May your love grow strong
and last through that which is too come." Again she addressed the
last part to Kenobi and Kenobi alone and Again the cold feeling washed over
Anna. Mirnarinara slowly joined Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's hands together,
closing the ring softly. She chanted again and then opened her eyes and
spoke, her eyes directly into Anna's. "Strong this bond already is
and stronger will it be after this joining. Complete them you will and
bring stability to a constantly changing relationship. Never to take
sides you will speak fairly and obey always." She chanted again and
moved around behind Serwerenna, her hands reaching forward and covering Anna's
womb. She stopped chanting and looked at Qui-Gon, "Blessed this
woman is and many children she will carry. They will be the pride of
your life. She will be the keeper of your heart and soul and you will be
her protector and strength." She turned to Obi-Wan slowly and
continued, "Fulfill your dreams and passions she will. Be all that
you need and all you ever dream of. She will be with you forever and
always. Her children will carry your legacy on and be worthy of your
name. She will be your every breath and you will be her every
desire." Mirnarinara dropped her hands from Anna's middle and moved
around the circle chanting, the roses that had dropped from their hands slowly
moved up from the floor and joined in the middle of the now completed circle.
The turned in a whirling dirvish and as Mirnarinara stopped chanting the blur
came to a complete stop to reveal a perfect three petaled tulip of bright
yellow color. Anna could feel it, she could feel the bond Mirnarinara
started between them as the flower remained levitated between them. It
shone with a light all it's own and Mirnarinara spoke softly, "With this
perfect creation of one from three I bond thee to one another that forever you
will remain unto each other til death separates the living from the dead in
the ethereal perfection of the force." Mirnarinara held her arms up
and all three of the newly bonded leaned into eat the petal of the flower
before them.
Anna's lips closed over the flower at the same time as Obi-Wan's
and Qui-Gon's did and the flower disappeared. The glow disappeared
rapidly as their bodies absorbed it. Anna's lips brushed past her
bonded's as the force flowed into her and Anna nearly cried at the joy she
felt flowing through her. Anna's freinds watched quietly, all of them in
total awe of what they'd just seen. It had been beautiful and touching.
They looked at one another and wiped their eyes, It was so awesome.
"I never knew it would be like that," Alayna spoke softly,
Percy agreed, "So beautiful, it's as though everything became whole and
three distict people became one entity of perfection." Madera
smiled idly, "I've never seen any people look like they just did. I
hope I can find someone like that someday." The girls turned to
look at their new roommate whom Anna had accepted with arms outspread.
"Hey Lula, What did you think?" The Zabrak female looked up,
her bright blue eyes spilling tears openly, "I think it was perfect.
I never knew people could be so close. The force, it sings of their love
here." Lula wiped her eyes, her fingers shaky, "I don't think
I'll ever be as strong in the force as she is. I mean, it resonates
through her so strongly. She is like a whirlpool of strength and
insight. Her grasp on it seems unfathomable to me." Anna's
friends all looked up reverently at her, "We know."
Adi walked up and embraced the new bride. Her eyes
were bright with unshed tears. How many of these bondings had she seen
and yet this one seemed to affect her more strongly than most.
"Congratulations Serwerenna Kenobi-Jinn." She touched Anna's
forehead with her fingers lightly. This girl was like a daughter to her
and yet at the same time she was a cornerstone of inner strength. Anna
smiled, Kenobi-Jinn, it sounded good, right. Mace congratulated the new
husbands before gently squeezing Anna's shoulder playfully, "May the
force grant you the strenth, love, and endurance to handle and fulfill them
both." Anna flushed brightly, her eyes sparkling brightly, "It
will." Anna's friends walked over and congratulated her, Alayna's
voice perky as always as she taunted her friend... "Umm Mrs,
Kenobi-Jinn can I go to the bathroom?" Anna whacked Alayna
playfully in the shoulders, "Don't you dare." Anna noticed the
silent reverence Lula seemed to hold her in and gently touched her face,
"Have you met my husbands?" Lula blushed and shook her head,
"No, Only heard of them frequently." Anna took Lula's hand and
turned to Kenobi who kissed Lula's hand, "This is my Husband Padawan
Obi-Wan Kenobi." Lula looked him in the eyes and smiled, He loved
Anna dearly she could see it plainly in his face. Anna turned to Qui-Gon
who also kissed her hand, "And this is My husband Master Qui-Gon
Jinn." Lula repeated the proceedure with Qui-Gon smiled, squeezing
Serwerenna's hand. "You are indeed blessed." In that
instant, as Lula turned to leave Anna knew that Lula would be a great seer
with training. Her intuition and care for those she knew showed plainly.
The music started playing lightly the song Anna had
requested Adi Gallia to play for her. <Lucky One by Amy Grant with
minor modifications>
You're the kind, when you love you
love with all your might and
You're the kind, I would dream
about at night and I'm the Lucky One
Baby I'm
the Lucky One
Anna gently looked up at Obi-Wan and stroked his braid, her voice in
syncopation with the one from the radio as she gently danced in a slow waltz
with him. The broke apart and she turned to Qui-Gon.
You're the kind, that I want to be
with in the dark and
You're the kind, who is capturing
my heart and I'm the Lucky One
Baby I'm the
Lucky One
Anna meant every word as she sang it to him, their bodies swaying lightly to
the beat as his voice quietly interjected, "I know."
And I have
never been the one to fall in love
So
Soon
But I could
never face another night or day
Without You
Baby I'm the Lucky One
Anna gently fell back from Qui-Gon into Obi-Wan's arms as she sang the chorus.
You're the kind, with Poetry and
Valentines and
Anna tugged gently at Obi-Wan's braid as he helped her stand up
You're the kind, who will never
ever leave and I'm the Lucky One
Anna leaned forwards and ran her fingers through what little of Qui-Gon's hair
was loose.
The Luckiest Girl
I'm loving my baby's
Baby I'm
the Lucky One
Musical Interlude
Both men took Anna around gently their bodies moving with lightness against
one another.
And I have never been the one to
fall in love
So Soon
But I could never face another
night or day
Without You
I'm the Lucky One
Baby I'm the Lucky One
Anna felt like a feather on her feet as they took turns
sweeping her around the room. She was like a rag doll in their arms.
It felt wonderful. Anna smiled brightly as the music slowly wound down.
Anna found herself kissing Qui-Gon passionatly in the middle of the room
and blushed brightly as she realized everyone was watching her. Kenobi
came up from behind and nibbled on her ear, his breath light and intoxicating
as he spoke, "It's ok Anna, We're bonded now." Anna turned and
kissed him hard and his response was immediate. Qui-Gon gently wrapped
his fingers around her waiste and Depa walked over gently, her voice soft,
"I think you'll be pleased to know that your rooms have been moved to the
much larger suite on level 65 suite 21. Your belongings were already
moved there and I know you'll find the accomadations pleasant."
Qui-Gon smiled brightly, "Thank you Master Bilaba."
Depa winked and left. Kenobi quipped up quickly, "Think there's
room for three on the bed?" Anna turned scarlett and Qui-Gon
laughed, "I expect so." They made their way out and up to the
room Depa had spoken of. Qui-Gon opened the door and Kenobi swept Anna
up and carried her in. Qui-Gon closed the door and turned on the lights.
Depa's words had not done the room justice, It was huge. There were
three bedrooms, one unfurnished, one for arguments, and one extra large one
with a bed that could easily sleep three. The kitchen was large enough
for three to work around one another with room to spare and the tabe could
easily have sat 4 or 5. The large bathroom was luxurious and the main
room opened to a balcony with a beautiful view of the gardens. Qui-Gon,
Anna, and Obi-Wan leaned against the counters in the kitchen and Obi-Wan
finally spoke out, "Wow! I mean.... Wow." Anna
whistled lightly her voice soft, "I think they accidentally gave us the
royal visitor accomodations." Qui-Gon shook his head, his eyes
dancing mischeiviously, "Nope, They gave us Family Accomadations."
Obi-Wan flushed slightly and smiled, "Are we still leaving for Aldaraan
tomorrow afternoon?" Qui-Gon nodded and Anna blushed, suddenly
self-concious. She'd never before felt nervous around these two men but
there were no longer any constraints on their relationships. Not that
she didn't look forward to it, she wanted to bond with them, become one with
them, give them her body to possess but still, it was something she'd never
done before and she wondered if she would please them.
Obi-Wan opened the door to the cooler and pulled a platter
of fingerfood. Qui-Gon brightened up, "How thoughtful of them.
Since we haven't had time to furnish the suite they at least gave us food to
sustain us through our night time excursions." Anna flushed again
and Obi-Wan gently kissed her neck. They sat down and ate the meager
meal, none even noticing what it tasted like, each one lost in thoughts of
what was to come. The last bite was finished and Anna stood up to clean
off the table. She reappeared and both men looked up at her with eager
expectant eyes. They were leaning on the door to the Master Bedroom and
Obi-Wan wiggled a finger for her to come over...
Chapter Seventeen
Anna's lips curled into a smile as she saw her husbands
waiting for her to join them. Their faces were like boys waiting
eagerly to be allowed to open their package. Serwerenna paused for a
second and Obi-Wan beckoned her over playfully. Anna blushed brightly
and moved over. Her feet only lightly touching the ground as she
crossed the distance between them. Obi-Wan pulled her into a gentle,
playfull kiss and Anna ran her finger along his braid as he deepened it.
Warmth tingled throughout her body as she felt his hands slide from her
waiste to her hips. He turned her gently and pressed her back into
Qui-Gon, his lips never leaving hers as his tongue wantonly explored her
mouth.
Qui-Gon watched, bemused, as his Padawan ravished their
wife with his tongue. To his suprise, Kenobi pushed Anna into him,
gently, seductively. Qui-Gon held his breath for a second, Kenobi was
definetly observant. Qui-Gon slowly ran his hands down her back softly
as his mouth closed over her neck, sucking, licking, nipping her sensitive
nerves softly. Anna moaned into Obi-Wan's mouth and Qui-Gon felt the
way Kenobi pressed against her, pushing her back onto him harder. He
moved up to her ear and sucked gently, his tongue slipping inside her ear
gently as sparks flew about her body, igniting urges within her she'd never
given free vent to. Anna's leg slid up Obi-Wan's drawing him in
towards her center as his hand slid down to caress it. Anna's entire
body shook as Obi-Wan stroked her thigh and she slowly pulled down on his
braid. Kenobi broke away from her lips then, his forehead meeting hers
as he removed his hand from her thigh and ran it up to the fingers
attempting to tear his hair out. His voice was soft as he spoke,
"I'm going to take this as a hint to follow the normal bonding pattern.
You can let go now." Anna looked up into his bright blue eyes and
flushed. She absentmindedly continued to pull on his braid as she
spoke, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean too, It's just, so much more intense
than I expected." Obi-Wan kissed her nose as his fingers slowly
pried her still clenched ones loose. Her face turned Scarlet as she
realized how hard she'd been pulling, "Oh, I." Kenobi
stopped her when he pressed his finger to her lips, "Shhh...
Anna. Love. It's ok. Just relax." Kenobi looked
up to meet Qui-Gon's eyes.
He was smiling, laughing. Totally amused by what
he'd just seen. He slowly trailed his hand down from Anna's lower back
and his voice was husky as he spoke, "Perhaps we should use scissors to
remove the locks of hair instead of just tearing them out." Anna
Pushed herself backwards hard into Qui-Gon, her face returning to normal as
she taunted back, "Of course Qui-Gon. Whyever would we want to
give into our basic primal instincts when much more civilized options are
available to us." Qui-Gon winced, the words stinging much worse
than the push. Anna moved away and into the bedroom. She noted
that they had already lit the candles and slowly picked up the shears.
Obi-Wan cracked a smile as Anna left, "Never knew
tearing hair out was a basic primal instinct." Qui-Gon rolled his
eyes and slowly entered the bedroom. Anna kneeled down on the floor
and they joined her, Kenobi in front, Qui-Gon behind. Anna reached out
for Obi-Wan's braid and gently unwound the three strands. Qui-Gon
slowly unwound Serwerenna's hair from her headress and it cascaded freely
about her face and neck. Anna slowly took the shears up and cut off
one of the three clumps. The pain went deep and Obi-Wan tried hard not
to dwell on it, it was the ending of one bond and the beginning of another.
Anna reached up and cut off a matching lock of her own hair. She
reached over and placed her recently cut locks onto what remained of his and
gently called on the force to fuse them. Obi-Wan took her other hand
and kissed it before taking his own hair and bonding it to Anna's as Qui-Gon
gently rubbed her shoulders. Anna rebraided Obi-Wan's hair, the fiery
red streak obvious to anyone who saw it that he was claimed and bonded by
another. Serwerenna slowly turned to Qui-Gon and released his hair as
Obi-Wan traced circular patterns about her waiste. Anna repeated the
procedure with Qui-Gon, her fingers light against his face as she traced his
lines hitting every pleasure point in the process. He slowly stroked
her chin as he released her newly bonded hair. The streaks of Gray and
Blonde showing up brightly in the mass of Red. His voice was soft as
he stood up, pulling her with him. He cupped her face, his voice deep
and resonant, "So Beautiful." Obi-Wan slipped out as their
lips met and by the time he had gotten back, Anna sat on the edge of the
bed, Qui-Gon kneeling without his cloak on the soft mattress behind
her, his fingers kneeding her tight muscles and pulsing pleasure points
methodically. Anna hadn't even noticed his return. Qui-Gon's
eyes came up and met Obi-Wan's as he closed his lips over Anna's neck, her
pulse racing wildly beneath.
Anna groaned as Obi-Wan slowly unwound the leather straps
from her heels which reached all the way up to her knees. He traced
her skin as he removed them and then he washed them. Anna tried hard
not to smile remembering last time. Either he had a foot fetish or
else he knew something she didn't. Qui-Gon slowly tilted her back to
kiss her passionatly. Anna's finger slowly wound through Qui's hair as
Obi-Wan slowly began to lick the water off her toes, in between them, along
her sole, his fingers tracing the top and around her ankle in patterns she
couldn't follow. He closed over a toe and then another and another and
Anna moaned into Qui-Gon's mouth. Her entire body seemed to fill with
boiling water as he moved to the other foot and then back again. His
tongue swirling about her feet as her body awakened in places she'd never
imagined. Qui-Gon released her lips and she arched forwards as Obi-Wan's
touch expertly hit a spot he'd avoided until then. Qui-Gon slowly
moved his hand upwards from her waiste and cupped her breasts which filled
his palms nicely. Anna cried out as Obi-Wan swirled the spot again and
then sucked lightly on it, his teeth raking it softly. If her blood
had been boiling before it was now in flames.
Kenobi released her feet and rose, stripping his cloak
off and quickly following it with his tunic. Anna's eyes raked across
his chest with an unearthly glance of want and he felt his already hard
member throb. He knelt back down and traced her ankles lightly as Qui-Gon
relinquished Anna's now erect nipples and slowly unsnapped the dress.
He slid it gently off her her shoulders, kissing them softly as the silk and
lace gown slid elegantly to her waiste revealing a soft, lacy bra Adi had
insisted she wear. Kenobi looked up into her eyes, the desire written
plainly in his face as he swirled his fingers over her knees and then slowly
pulled the dress with his fingers. Anna raised up slightly allowing
the dress to slip off her hips and down her legs softly till it stopped in a
puddle at Obi-Wan's knees. Obi-Wan smiled and traced his fingers
upwards as his eyes caressed the skin that was revealed to him. He
moved upwards again slowly, circling her legs, finding the spots which gave
her the most pleasure to elicit moans and whimpers of approval from his
bondmate.
Qui-Gon slowly pulled his own tunic off and then gently
unclasped Anna's bra. Her entire body shivered as he peeled it from
her skin. Obi-Wan glanced up as she shivered and closed his lips over
her thigh, sucking on it gently as Qui-Gon's fingers brushed over her
breasts for the first time with no barrier. Anna gasped, her hips
bucking upwards for the first time as two overpowering sensations claimed
her and assaulted her senses. A moments pause came as Qui-Gon circled
her nipples with his thumbs idly and Obi-Wan slid his tongue along her inner
thigh. Suddenly both men moved and Anna felt herself laying down, her
chest arching upwards as two hungry mouths devoured her assets with their
warm tongues and lips. She cried out and pulled at the covers.
Her entire body was falling, spiraling, aching, yet soaring. Obi-Wan's
fingers slid deftly towards her center and slowly, softly, rubbed between
her legs. "UNNNGGGHHHH." Was Anna's only response as
he slowly circled her over the clothing. Again, both men moved
together, and Serwerenna found herself utterly divested of clothing.
Qui-Gon leaned forwards and touched foreheads with her. "You are
the most beautiful woman in the world and We love you." Anna
smiled as they breathed in syncapation, her body was alive as it never had
been before, "I know." Obi-Wan's mouth closed over her
nipple again and he slowly moved his hand through the curse between her
legs. Anna tighted up for a second before Qui-Gon locked her in a full
fledged mind blowing kiss. Kenobi swirled his tongue along her
cleavage as his fingers slowly passed over her clit. Anna inhaled, her
fingers locked in Qui-Gon's hair as her hips moved upwards as if by their
own volition. Qui-Gon slowly started sucking on her neck as Obi-Wan
expertly circled her whole which was still so tight with innocence.
His thumb brushed her nub and Anna groaned. Qui-Gon began nibbling on
her ear as Kenobi slowly inserted a single finger into Anna's folds.
Anna cried out, her body lurching upwards at the
invasion. Pleasure soared through her veins as he moved his hand in a
gentle rythm, the akwardness evaporated by pleasure being brought to her by
the two men determined to bed her. She felt him retract only to press
two fingers in. "OOOOOOHHHHHHH, " Anna cried out as her
walls stretched slightly to accomodate Obi-Wan's larger fingers. Qui-Gon
nuzzled her neck, his hand idly stroking her waiste, circling her belly
button. Kenobi pressed Anna on towards climax until she cried out
again and again, her hips rocking into his hand as she lost herself in
Euphoria. Obi-Wan slowly brought his moistened fingers up to himself
and licked them off as Qui-Gon moved off the bed. Anna came off her
first orgasm for the night and leaned upwards as Obi-Wan slid in behind her,
her body resting on his chest as he sat behind her, supporting her, his
fingers tracing her nipples, her waiste. His mouth closing over her
neck. Anna turned her head and kissed Obi-Wan on the lips, not
bothered by the taste of herself that she found there. Qui-Gon kneeled
between Anna's legs and slowly licked them upwards till he arrived at their
apex. Anna looked at him with hazy, lust filled eyes as Obi-Wan
circled her again with his hands. Qui-Gon nuzzled her hair and locked
his hands on her hips as he slowly breathed on her already moist pussy.
Anna groaned, her hips fighting his hand as he slowly licked her. He
circled the opening to her whimpers reached a frenzied level and then
allowed his tongue to enter her warm welcoming folds. She tasted so
sweet, so right. Anna cried out again and again as Qui-Gon flicked his
tongue over her insides bringing her to a swift and shaky orgasm.
Serwerenna's screams pushing Obi-Wan's need to the point
of complete obliteration and he looked at his master to recieve the
slightest nearly imperceptable nod. Kenobi made short work of his
pants and reached for Anna. He slowly pulled her up and onto the bed
fully, his expert fingers and tongue finding all the spots across her waiste
and shoulders to bring her up to the pinnacle of need as he straddled her,
his hard eager member resting against her. Anna writhed under his slow
torture and he slowly moved into position, his cock just teasing her
entrance as she whimpered for him. He locked eyes with her and slowly
pressed inwards, her walls so tight, warm, and moist as to cause him to be
willing to come almost instantly. Anna's fingers dug into Obi-Wan's
shoulders as he forced her walls apart. The pain intense but somehow
bearable. Qui-Gon watched as Obi-Wan moved back out and then
pressed in farther repeatedly until he suceeded in fitting the full length
of his member within her folds amazed at the eroticness of the act. It
was an awe inspiring thing to watch the two people he loved most take
pleasure in one another's bodies and he watched mesmerized by their
actions. Obi-Wan rested his forehead on hers as he waited for her body
to relax after he pressed all the way in. His entire body shook with
need and he slowly moved Anna's legs up until her knees rested on his hips.
She loosened up slowly and wrapped her legs around him as he slowly rotated
his hips, grinding into hers, and brushing past a sensor spot. Anna's
screamed in shocked pleaser, her nails cutting into his skin as he moved
over the location again before moving out and then thrusting in, each time
just hitting the spot. Anna met his rythm and her cries of pleasure
resounded off the walls of the room as Obi-Wan pressed himself into her
bringing them both to a shuddering climax. His body nearly gave out
and he rolled off Anna, his legs to shaky to support him.
Qui-Gon tugged off his own pants and climbed up onto the
other side of Anna, her breathing seemed to normalize and she smiled at
Obi-Wan. He brushed a stray hair out of her face, "I love you
Anna Kenobi-Jinn." Qui-Gon gently ran a hand down Anna's body,
his own on the verge of demanding release. The drying sweat on her
body glistened and he wanted desperately to take her right then and there.
Anna turned to him and kissed him, her tongue playing with his softly as he
slowly pressed her back down onto her back and mounted her. He took
his time, enjoying her femine form and charms until she was begging.
He slowly pressed himself into her and Anna bit back a scream, it was like
the first time all over again, *Whoever said size matters not was not on the
recieving end*. Her thought rang out loud and clear to both Obi-Wan
and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan tried hard to stifle a laugh. Qui-Gon kissed
Anna and then slowly moved into her again. His voice cracked with need
and hoarse with desire, "Anna Love relax, I promise you'll
stretch." He pressed harder and Anna relaxed, her legs
wrapping around his waiste as she tried to loosed her musles despite the
pain of the coupling. He moved back out and tried again, successful at
last. Anna smiled as he slowly bit her neck, trying hard to control
himself and not hurt her. "I told you." Anna kissed
his lips and rocked her hips as her pain subsided, "You talk to much,
jusk fuck, please, now." Qui-Gon moved into her, quickly losing
hold of his calm serenity and they both hurtled headlong into the abyss of
ecstasy. Obi-Wan watched as his master slowly lost control, it was a
side he had never seen. It was enrapturing to see his master lose it,
his face locked in the moment, contorted with pleasur as he came into Anna,
His Bonded, THEIR BONDED. Obi-Wan remembered the feel of the force as
it swirled between them, forming a bond with him and Anna as they mated.
It was like no other bond he had felt and across it he could sense
everything Anna wanted to share with him. Her pain, her pleasure, her
love, He stared at her, able to see her as his Master had seen her with him,
lost in oblivion as her body shook with release. The sweat trickling
across her body as she panted for air, each muscle strained and yet sated.
Anna curled up, her leg tossed over him as she wrapped her arm around him
and snuggled close. Qui-Gon slowly enfolded Anna as she wrapped Kenobi
with her body and all three slipped into a deep sleep, their bodies
exhausted after their endeavors.
Chapter Eighteen
A cool breeze blew through the room, softly flowing through
Anna's hair as Kenobi watched her breath, so beautiful so content. He
reached over and tucked the lock of hair behind her ear, tracing the outline
of her face as he did it. How long had he been staring at her?
Memorizing her? Not hardly long enough. He closed his eyes and
traced her face again, he wanted to commit it to memory so permanently it
would never escape him. Just the thought of her left him breathless.
He rolled idly over and stared at the ceiling, It was too early to get up and
too late to go back to sleep.
Anna stirred, something around her had shifted and a cool
breeze caressed her skin. She stiffened, her body snapping alertly to
the present but unable to call to mind the facts. Her brain came around
quickly and the different sensations became easily explained. She opened
her eyes and looked beside her at her husband, Qui-Gon who slept peacefully
on. She felt a hand on her waiste and curled upwards into Obi-Wan's
embrace. He nuzzled her neck softly, "Morning sleeping
beauty." Anna ran her hand along her lovers well formed chest and
gently sucked on his shoulder. Kenobi gasped and she could feel his
member harden against her leg as he choked out, "And I thought you
weren't a morning person." Anna moved her lips up to his neck and
rolled over on top of him, her legs straddling him as she ran her tongue down
his body slowly, she slowly caressed his nipple and taunted back, "Good
Morning." Anna ran her hand down his body and gently wrapped her
fingers around his member and stroked. His fingers slid upwards to her
breasts in response. She moaned soflty and leaned into his hands while
softly squeezing his member. He pushed and prodded her tender flesh
until she shook with desire, his own body boiled and he slowly rolled over
kissed her, placing himself between her legs. Anna wrapped her legs
around him, the tip of his cock just brushing her warm wet opening. Her
fingers wrapped around his neck as she tried to draw him into her.
Kenobi pressed in slowly, but powerful, sheathing himself
within her folds in one bone jarring movement. Anna rocked forward,
accepting of his attentions, wanton of the feel of their bodies again coming
to fulfillment. He was rougher this time, his thrusts deeper,
methodical, and strong. She mumbled incoherently as he rubbed her sensor
spots with each thrust. She neared her climax and her head tipped back.
He thrust again and ground into her, She cried out, her chest pressed into
him, her nails raking across his upper back as her walls spasmed with her
orgasm. He sucked on her neck and gentled his movement, pulling her out
of her first orgasm and towards another with ease. Anna moaned, her body
climaxing again, She pulled her arms over her head and pulled at the sheets.
Obi-Wan leaned forwards and sucked on her breast, his hips never ceasing as he
slowly brought her body to it's apex again. He pumped into her then and
joined her in her orgasm, his seed, covering her insides as her walls milked
him. She leaned upwards and kissed him softly. He rolled off of
her and laid down, slowly drifting to sleep with her in his arms. He
awoke later, with the sun streaming in, alone in the bedroom. The water
was running and he stood up and stretched before moving towards the sound.
It couldn't have been but an hour from her last episode
with Kenobi that Qui-Gon stirred and woke Anna with the amazing sensation of
his lips on her tits. She had curled her fingers into his long mane and
held him close to her as the sensations soared through her body waking every
nerve. The sun was just beginning to rise as he lifted her up, one hand
under her pussy and the other on her back pulling her chest into him. He
slowly rubbed her clit with her fingers as he carried her towards the
refresher. Anna was kissing him, sucking on his chin, his ears. He
slowly pressed a finger into her and she cried out, her teeth brushing his
shoulders. He used the force to turn the water on as he continued to
fuck her with his fingers and she cried out as he explored her flesh.
Anna wrapped her legs around him and rocked forwards, her body brushing his
enticingly and he retracted his fingers and slid his cock in slowly.
Anna rocked forwards and pulled her legs higher wanting all of him. Qui-Gon
moved into the stream of water then, and pressed her against the wall, his hands
guiding her hips til there was nothing more he could give her. Anna
moaned, her body curling around his as his held her up and fucked her against
the wall. Anna screamed her ecstacy and only the water drowned out his
own cries of love as he pumped his seed into his wife. He set her down
slowly and began to wash her body.
Kenobi entered the refresher to see his Master washing the
suds off of their wife. Qui-Gon smiled at him and Anna beckoned for him
to join them. He stepped under the spray and began to soap up Anna's
hair. She leaned backwards into him as he lovingly cleaned her long red
locks. She repaid him by washing him from head to toe and then she
stepped out and was dried by Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. They all got dressed
and ate a light breakfast before heading out to the docks where Adi came to
say goodbye and wish them luck. She gently pulled Anna aside and
whispered, "Well, You ok?" Anna blushed and smiled, "I'm
fine." Adi winked and nodded, "Better than fine, hon?"
Anna giggled and nodded, recieving a light squeeze before entering the ship to
take her place between her husbands in the waiting room of the large cruiser.
There were two other couples aboard the ship and the women of both gave her
odd looks when both Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon took her hands in theirs. It was
a long enough trip for her to realise that the females they were travelling with
were named Aleandra and Esperenza, both of them recently wed and on their
honeymoon trips as well. The earlier looks had merely been
curiosity on their part, they had heard somewhere that Jedi's never married so
to see two with one woman was intriguing. Anna smiled and shook her head
lightly, "No, bonding is allowed and generally encouraged by the council,
tri-unals are rare but not forbidden." Aleandra wrinkled her nose,
"So, you're married to both, I assume they must be friends then."
Anna stole a glance behind her and nodded, "Their bond is very
strong." Aleandra looked across at them and finally asked,
"So, the young one is the older's Padawan?" Anna brightened
and smiled, "Yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi is Qui-Gon Jinn's padawan."
Esperenza choked on the drink she'd been swallowing and spoke up, "The
Jinn-Kenobi team? Them? You're joking!" Anna raised her
eyebrow curiously, "Why would I be joking?" Esperenza stared
at Aleandra dazedly, "Oh, My GOD!!! I didn't even recognize
him!" Aleandra shrugged and queried, "He's the one who inked
your drink right?" Esperenza nodded, "Yeah, he was cute then,
but...." Anna looked to Aleandra for a little explanation,
"Oh, Jinn and Kenobi were sent to our planet a few years ago. I
think 5 maybe. They singlehandedly held back over 25 assassins from the
royal family." Serwerenna loosened up a bit, "Oh, Yeah, the
attack on Aldaaran." Esperenza nodded, "That would be the one,
oh, and Congrats." Aleandra watched as Esperenza slunk over towards
her husband and took another sip of her drink, "So, how does it work?
I mean, two of them..." Anna blushed brightly, "Very
Carefully."
Obi-Wan slowly enfolded his wife from behind and reached
around her for a drink. "What exactly are you ladies talking
about?" Anna tipped her head and sucked on his braid lightly,
"We were talking about you." Obi-Wan pulled his braid away and
kissed Anna on the mouth, "Well, far be it from me to interrupt any
intellect about so worthy a subject." Anna whacked him in the
shoulder and turned back to Aleandra. Aleandra smiled, "My, he's
still as cocky as ever isn't he." Anna sipped her drink again, MM
HMM, And well pleased himself too." Aleandra peeked at her husband
and slipped off, he looked rather irritated. Anna slowly turned around
and slipped over to sit between her men again. Qui-Gon gave her a
scolding look and she pursed her lips, "You're quite capable of getting
your own drink..." Qui-Gon stood up, towering above her and leaned
close, "Maybe, I was just wondering why you stood so that only Kenobi
could see you..." Anna bit her lip, she hadn't even thought about
that and Qui-Gon brushed past her towards the kitchen. Anna sat down
next to Kenobi and he took her hand gently. "He's not really
mad." Anna smiled and looked up into Obi-Wan's blue eyes, "I
know, but, I really do have to work harder on that, I just tend not to think
about both of you all the time." Kenobi blew lightly on her ear and
stroked her face lightly, "It'll work out." Qui-Gon sat down
next to them and ran his fingers idly through Anna's hair, "So, are you
getting to here about all of our exploits first hand?" Anna turned
and kissed him on the cheek and smiled brightly, "Yeah, sometime I'll
have to hear both of your versions though."
Chapter Nineteen
The rest of the trip to Aldaraan was uneventful as
Serwerenna sat between her husbands. Gods how she loved them. Qui-Gon
for his strength, his spirit, and his acceptance and Obi-Wan for his
playfulness, his attitude, and his lust for life. Anna smiled to herself
and wondered why the force had allowed her to have everything she wanted, no,
could ever want. She would never want for companionship or attention.
She would never want for excitement or peace. She had both. Anna
closed her eyes and meditated.
Obi-Wan had felt the love as it radiated from his newly
bonded Anna, did she know how badly he loved her? Did she know that for
nearly 3 years she had been his every breath? Deep inside he knew she
knew and it filled him with adoration and contentment. Making love to
her had been the best thing he had ever felt. It had been perfect.
He felt no regret, no fear, no pain, only bliss and ecstasy. He silently
thanked the force for what he had, no what they had. He thought of his
Master and smiled. Yes, Life was perfect, he would die content if he
died today.
In his own world, Qui-Gon could feel the completeness of
the two people he had loved for most of the last decade. Anna brought
stability into his and Kenobi's relationship. She brought understanding
and compassion, and insight. Yet she was fiery and passionate.
Able to fill too seperate worlds and join them in harmony. Qui-Gon
closed his eyes and rested. He was at peace for the first time in many
long weeks. All too soon that they would be docking on Aldaraan shortly.
The ship came settled easily and Kenobi stood up and
stretched. He was stiff, last nights' excursians had worked him harder
than he'd have liked to admit. But every pain had been worth it.
He smiled and watched as Qui-Gon moved easily away, taunting across their
bond, *Control Padawan, Control*. Obi-Wan smirked and adjusted his robes
idly. Anna stretched and stood up, only to promptly fall into Obi-Wan,
her body unwilling to support her weight. Anna's body was racked with an
intense pain that seemed to eminate from nowhere and spread everywhere.
She gasped and clung to her husband as he easily picked her up. She was
unable to rationally think and latched onto him like a drowning girl.
Muscles she didn't even know she had screamed out in pain. From across
her new bond with her husbands, Qui-Gon had sensed her discomfort and changed
directions. Something was wrong with Anna. He found her in his
padawans arms and touched her head gently, Kenobi's face was etched in fear
and shock. Qui-Gon moved his hand to her abdomen and could feel the heat
which radiated from her overworked muscles. He sent healing tendrils
into her waiste and motioned for Obi-Wan to follow him out. Anna flushed
brightly, embarassed that she had allowed herself to stiffen up. For
crying out loud, she was a Jedi! Her initial response was too push away
but it felt suprisingly comforting to be in Obi-Wan's strong arms.
Qui-Gon led them to a large suite and swund open the double
french doors. Anna purred contentedly in Kenobi's arms and smiled at
Qui-Gon. "This is lovely. Peaceful. Perfect."
Qui-Gon watched silently as his padawan laid their wife down and closed the
doors behind them. Both men stripped of their cloaks and Anna stood up
unsteadily and removed her own. Her body ached but it was bearable now.
She desperately wanted to wash the stiffness out. She looked around for
the refresher. Qui-Gon snuck up behind her and nuzzled her neck.
"Shower or Jacuzzi love?" Serwerenna leaned backwards into him
softly and smiled, "Whichever you would prescribe Master Jedi."
Master Jinn glanced at Kenobi and nodded, Obi-Wan approached, pulling his
tunic off and began untying Anna's pants as his master pulled her tunic off.
Within a matter of seconds, Anna found herself being lowered into the warm
swirling waters of the Jacuzzi and the sensation was like none other she'd
ever felt. Her husbands joined her and began rubbing her taut muscles.
Anna laughed and relaxed, Damn, they were so eager to please her. After
awhile, Serwerenna's whole body felt alive and supple again. She
suddenly broke off her rather involved game of tongue war with Kenobi and
anounced nonchalantly, "I'm hungry." Kenobi grabbed her chin
and pulled her back to him, "Me too.", His eyes were hooded and dark
in a look Anna had come to know and understand all too well already. She
felt goosebumps rise across her body and Qui-Gon stood up and stepped out, his
voice breaking the silence swiftly, "I think we'll order in."
Anna smiled and leaned over to Kenobi before taking the tip of his braid into
her mouth only to be rewarded by a small whimper. Obi-Wan grabbed his
wife's hips and pulled her down swiftly, his voice taunting and playful,
"Tease." She smiled brightly and moved her lips from his hair
to his lips and slowly sucked in his lower one. "I thought you only
got called a tease when you didn't follow through love." Obi-Wan
twitched visibly and Anna turned abruptly away and enfolded Qui-Gon as he
re-entered the spa. It didn't take long for the bell to ring,
interrupting their play. Qui-Gon pointed bemusedly to Kenobi and turned
back to Serwerenna. Obi-Wan folded his arms but dared not disobey.
He stood up and crossed the room swiftly pulling his robe on as he went.
He swung the door open and smiled at the waiter. The young female took
in his still exposed wet chest and blushed, her voice soft and sweet as she
spoke, "Obi-Wan, we were not expecting you back so soon, is the, well, is
she, Serwerenna?" Kenobi inclined his head lightly and barely
brushed his finger over Lea's chin, "Yes." Lea noted the ring
and bit her lip, "So, I guess that means, well, Congratulations."
She bowed and dove into the corridor leaving Obi-Wan to close the door.
He did and slowly muddled through his feelings, It was going to be more
difficult to vacation here than he'd thought. Anna caught his eyes and
smiled before stepping out of the water, her nude body glistening with little
rivulets as they cascaded off. She slowly wrapped her robe about herself
and approached, her eyes mischeivious.
Kenobi finished opening all of the entree's his master had
ordered and took in Anna's body as she stepped out, She took his breath away.
He smiled as she approached. Serwerenna looked over the food and then
caught Kenobi's eyes and reached out gently, her fingers gliding into his robe
and over his manhood, "MMMM, So man options on the MENU, where to
start?" Qui-Gon smirked from behind Anna and received the same
treatment from his wife. "Perhaps, the food since it will grow cold
and I know very well neither of you have any problems warming again and
again." Anna gingerly removed her hands and took a bit of food
leaving both men panting. It didn't take long to eat the foreign
delicacies, although learning the pronunciation took more than a few tries.
Giving up on the last one, Anna laughed and pushed her plate away,
"Whatever... Where's my dessert?" Obi-Wan slipped behind
her and ran his fingers under her robe and into the curls between her legs,
"I was going to ask you the same thing love." Anna tilted her
head back and pulled Obi-Wan down to her lips by the braid. Qui-Gon
stood up and contacted his padawan via their force bond. Kenobi lifted
Anna in a swift movement and sat her down on the floor gently, kneeling beside
her. "More rompous room.", Kenobi stated matter of factly and
Anna wiggled out of her robe and rose up dog style, her voice deep and
lustful, "Anybody wanna ride the pony??" Qui-Gon whacked her
ass and brushed up behind her, "I don't know, is she a good
mount???" Anna pushed backwards into her husband and slowly watched
as Kenobi took off his robe. Her voice shakier this time, How in god's
name was she going to do both of them? "Good enough for you old
man." Anna received a firmer slap and Qui-Gon slowly ran his hands
up her back, "Good, You know I like mine young, beautiful, spirited,
strong, and fast." Obi-Wan locked lips with his wife and then
slowly drew back and raised up slightly, his voice soft and deep, "You
promised." Anna blinked hazily as Qui-Gon's hands moved around
her skin to her breasts, So much, all at once. Anna tried to recall
everything she'd heard about Oral sex and wondered if Percy had any idea what
she was talking about, "It's sort of like a banana, you just take it in,
but gently. The most difficult part is taking it in, everything else is
a piece of cake..." Anna slowly cuzzled Obi-Wan's chest, This was
insane. Kenobi spoke softly, breathlessly, "Please Anna."
Serwerenna looked up and nearly drowned in those haunting blue eyes.
Qui-Gon slowly sucked on her rear, his fingers, playing easily with her waist
and thighs. Anna slowly moved her lips lower and could feel her lover
tense up. She slowly sucked at his shafts base and felt Qui-Gon position
himself over her. Obi-Wan mumbled something incoherently and Anna slowly
moved her lips down his length as Qui-Gon brushed over her opening.
Obi-Wan leaned back farther and willed himself to stay still. Anna
slowly licked the tip of his swollen cock and closed her lips over the tip as
Qui-Gon entered her. Anna whimpered and felt both men push farth into
her. She was shaking, overwhelmed. Qui-Gon's strong arms enfolded
her, lending support. Anna slowly sucked even as Qui-Gon fucked her
gently, almost torturously slowly. Obi-Wan begged and Thrust upwards
again, incoherent to all except the sensations his wife sent him. Anna
took him all in even as her master increased his rythm dramatically almost
furiously, bringing moans to his wifes lips. Serwerenna whimpered and
groaned even as Obi-Wan buried himself within her throat. The sensation
of her calls sent him sprialling over the edge and he orgasmed, his seed
flowing into her mouth even as her master filled her womb with his own.
Anna shook violently with her climax and felt both men collapse beside her.
Qui-Gon lowered her to the floor gently and kissed her lips
passionately, uncaring that he could taste his padawan on her still moist
lips. Anna's body was still exploding with the sensation as she revelled
in the feel of Qui-Gon's mouth on hers, his tongue exploring every crevice.
Damn, fire spread through her veins rampantly and she welcomed the sensation
of Kenobi's fingers sliding over her waiste. Qui-Gon softly nibbled on
her ear as Kenobi contacted him across their bond. Qui-Gon moved to
Anna's head and Kenobi slowly pulled her arms over her head and into his
masters. Obi-Wan slowly spread Anna's legs and moved between them to her
center. He spoke softly, "Shoulders Love." Anna pulled
her legs up onto his shoulders and felt her whole body tilt to him as he bent
closer and slowly sucked on her folds. She tried to reach for him, but
Qui-Gon pinned her arms over her head. She tried to move her legs but
found them tied, *Unfair* she thought, *It isn't right for them to use
the force against me*. She begged as Kenobi continued to tease her with
his lips and tongue. Kenobi finally looked up and smiled at her,
"You're sure Anna?" Anna nodded and begged for him to take
her, release her. Above her, she could feel Qui-Gon move her fingers to
his own hard, growing erection, he guided her fingers around it, never
loosening his grip. Anna closed her eyes as Obi-Wan angled her and
himself, leaving her legs still pinned over his shoulders and entered her.
Flames leapt through her body and she screamed, Unable to move, unable to
think, unable to breathe. In time with Kenobi, Qui-Gon moved Anna's
hands to the rythm his padawan set and within a matter of moments all
three orgasmed. Anna cried out again and again, unable to contain the
ecstacy released within her. She felt her legs released as her arms were
freed and she enfolded Kenobi's body with her own as he slowly collapsed upon her.
His weight crushed her but at the same time it was comforting. It firmly
locked her body in the present and grounded her in reality. She loved
the feel of him, the smell, the taste. Qui's lips met hers and she
kissed him passionatly. She loved him also, always had, always
would. Obi-Wan shifted and removed his weight, Anna met his gaze
and gently curled her body around him, "What is it Obi-Wan?" she
inquired softly. Kenobi kissed his wife's forehead and
answered equally softly, "Just you."
It was midmorning when Serwerenna awoke, alone. The
covers were strewn about and barely covered her body as the sunlight streamed
in through the windows. Not even a trace of her husbands. Anna
stretched and reached out with the force. Kenobi's voice echoed in her
head, *So you live, Cinderella.* Anna sat up slowly and taunted back,
*Watch it braid boy.* Qui-Gon laughed and spoke up softly, *We couldn't
disturb you, See you in awhile love.* The bond collapsed and Anna stood
up and moved to the refresher to clean up. Nothing Adi or any of her
freinds had said had even begun to touch on the experience of love making.
The water flowed over Anna's body like a million kisses trailing over her
skin. For once, Anna felt truly utterly beautiful. She was loved,
completely and totally. Anna turned the water off and dried.
Perhaps her men would never give her anything but beige clothes, no fancy
jewels, no gala events. What they did give her was devotion and love,
things many women missed forever. Anna dressed slowly and pulled on
Kenobi's robe, enjoying it's smell, The earthen salty scent. A maid
entered slowly and began cleaning up, it was the same girl that had delivered
the food, Lea. Lea smiled at her and choked out quietly, "Oh, I'm
sorry. I thought everyone had left, If you want me to leave, I'll come
back later." Serwerenna shook her head and smiled back, "Not
at all, Lea, feel free." Anna folded her hands quietly and
meditated. Lea's mind coiled in tension and fear and Anna stood up and
gently touched the girls shoulder. Lea looked up and met her eyes
fearfully. Anna spoke softly, "My husbands are very beautiful and
virile, Lea, I am not a fool. You are not alone in your feelings for
Obi-Wan, Please, do not feel guilt on my account." Lea jerked away
and shook her head slightly. "I know, I just always wanted to
believe, well, it's not important." Anna felt torn as emotions and
feelings washed over her from Lea, "Lea, whatever is or was between you
and Kenobi should not cause you any shame." Lea smiled and shook
her head, "No shame? Do you know anything about him? I was
his lover! One of many," Anna's throat tightened and the
words absorbed deep into her being. Lea hadn't meant to speak. She
grabbed Anna's hand and spoke quickly, "It was by choice, you must know
of his effect on women." To her suprise, Anna merely nodded and
squeezed Lea's hand. "I do not hate or dislike you Lea.
Please, feel no remorse for my sake." Lea smiled, a great weight
lifting from her shoulders as she finished straightening and turned to leave.
She bumbed into Obi-Wan as she left and blushed brightly before disappearing
outside.
Obi-Wan saw Anna's smile, it was coy, She was wearing his
cloak. She slunk over and ran her hand down his front softly,
"Wasn't she a bit young?" Obi-Wan paled in suprise and tried
to formulate words, "Um, well, I guess, Yes." Qui-Gon looked
up, shocked at his padawans words. "Kenobi! You said
5..." Obi-Wan looked at Qui-Gon and steeled himself, "I meant
just 5, at the temple." Qui-Gon looked like he was debating on
whether to kill his padawan and explode. Anna spoke quietly,
"Master Jinn, you shouldn't judge him so harshly. We both know your
missions included plenty of side orders when you thought he wasn't
looking." Qui-Gon looked away unable to look his wife in the eyes,
"That's not the point Anna, He lied." Anna turned and folded
her arms around Qui-Gon and nuzzled his chest. "He's young,
headstrong, and impetuous, just like you. It's not important
anyway..." Qui-Gon enfolded his lover and touched her chin gently,
"You are positively irritating." Anna smiled and looked over
at Kenobi, "Anyone else I need to worry about Don Juan?"
Obi-Wan rolled his wise and pinched her rear, "I imagine."
They spent the rest of the day wandering the streets of Aldaaran. It was
beautiful and Anna loved every minute of it, hearing their memories, their
stories, it was almost like being there. They arrived at their room and
dined quietly. Near the end of it, Lea interrupted softly and spoke with
Qui-Gon at length. She left and Anna could feel Qui-Gon contact Obi-Wan
across their training bond. Kenobi blushed and lowered his eyes.
Anna stared, wondering what it was that they weren't letting her in on.
Qui-Gon smiled wickedly at Kenobi and answered Lea lound enough for Anna to
here. "Count us in." Obi-Wan looked stricken,
"MASTER!" Qui-Gon laughed and smirked before turning his gaze
to Anna. Anna spoke softly, "What?" Qui-Gon winked,
"A fundraiser of sorts." It was obviously only a part of the
truth judging from Kenobi's choking form.