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Jedi-Princess-Solo Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/15/02 7:27pm Subject: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo UPDATED 07/15 - Date Edited: 7/27/04 4:54pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Jedi-Princess-Solo
	The tension in the Council lobby was thick enough to be cut with a lightsaber, the silence between the two men as uncomfortable as it had ever been. Obi-Wan Kenobi stood on the far side of the lobby, gazing out the viewport at the city around them, while Anakin Skywalker stood along the opposite wall, facing the Council chamber doors, his gaze unwavering and calm. He had known that it would come to this. He had always known. For two years, ever since the day he had returned to Coruscant after their wedding on Naboo, he had been preparing for this moment. He had been waiting for it to happen for so long now that he found he could not really even muster up any emotion about it one way or another. He wasn't happy about the decision he knew they would make, but he was not angry about it either. The decision hadn't been made by the Council, anyway. It had been made by Anakin himself, two years ago on the balcony overlooking the lake on Naboo. The balcony where Padmé had given him their first kiss, and the balcony where they had later married. The decision was never the Council's at all, not really. It was, and always had been, Anakin's choice. And he was content with the choice he had made. He was content with Padmé. He didn't need anything or anyone else as long as he had her. She was his strength, his comfort, his very breath and life. There was nothing that he wouldn't sacrifice for her. Nothing. Not even the Jedi. He would miss the Jedi Order, of course. He would miss the sense of brotherhood and comradery that came with it, the sense of purpose greater than self or government. He would miss being a part of everyday Jedi life, a life that he felt, no, that he knew he was entitled to. He was the Chosen One, he knew that in his very bones. It wasn't cockiness or arrogance that made him believe that, it was the Force. Something about him glowed in the Force, in a way that only Qui-Gon Jinn had ever seemed to understand. Anakin felt a dull ache of sadness at the thought of Obi-Wan's former Master. Qui-Gon had been good to him, had taken care of him, had risked so much to take him away from the life of a slave and to give him the life of a Jedi. Qui-Gon, who had known what Anakin knew, that he was meant to be a Jedi, and had fought so hard to give Anakin that life. What would Qui-Gon think of what Anakin had done? Would he be angry? Disappointed? Ashamed of him, like Obi-Wan was? Anakin didn't know. But somehow, he imagined that Qui-Gon would have understood. He wouldn't have been thrilled about it, but he would have understood. Qui-Gon had always understood him. And Anakin missed him. I wonder if Obi-Wan still does, too, he thought dully, glancing at his former Master out of the corner of his eye. Obi-Wan was staring out the viewport, his back to him, so Anakin could not see his face, but he could sense him through the Force. Obi-Wan was the perfect example of calm, surrounded by a serenity that made Anakin's heart sink. His former Master had erected shields around himself that Anakin could not penetrate, except to get the barest glimmerings of emotions. Anger and disappointment were hidden just beneath the surface, but Obi-Wan would not show any of the things he was feeling, and that drove Anakin crazy. He wished Obi-Wan would feel something, anything. He wished Obi-Wan would say something. Even if it was only to yell at him some more. But his silence spoke more than Obi-Wan's words ever could. He was disappointed in Anakin, ashamed of him, and he would be glad to be rid of him, to have him out of his way and out of his life. After all, Obi-Wan had never really chosen to take him on as a Padawan in the first place, he'd only done so because he'd made a promise to a dying man. Anakin closed his eyes for a moment, his chest heavy with pain. Didn't his Master care at all any more? Had he ever cared at all? Once Anakin would not have hesitated to say yes, but now... now he wasn't sure. He just didn't know anymore. He turned, determined to make Obi-Wan speak to him, to make Obi-Wan say something, when the door to the Council chamber opened, beckoning them both inside. Clenching his teeth and forcing back the angry tears, Anakin strolled through the doors, not looking at Obi-Wan, and entered the chamber, chin held high and ready to face his future. A future with Padmé. And without the Jedi. -----signature----- "Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS "Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization "Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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JainaSoloSkywalker Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 7/15/02 7:34pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo UPDATED 07/14
	Wonderful post JPS! Poor Ani! Obi, Ani, you two are both too stubborn for your own good! Excellent post, as always! -----signature----- "I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of surviving... and getting to the end of the war and discovering that I'm all alone. That everyone I knew and cared for is gone." -Jaina in RD
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Hoya94 Registered: Apr '01	Date Posted: 7/15/02 7:39pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo UPDATED 07/14
	Bravo!!! That was great! All your posts are great. YOu capture Anakin's thoguhts perfectly. Anakin has always craved Obi-Wan's approval and you conveyed that feeling perfectly. I'm looking forward to the next post. Hoya -----signature----- "Don't tell me; let me guess. You're Mara Jade" -Luke, HTTE Lawyer: An individual whose principal role is to protect clients from other members of the profession.
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Jedi-Princess-Solo Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 5:12am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Thanks JSS Thanks Hoya -----signature----- "Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS "Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization "Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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Jedi-Princess-Solo Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 5:13am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Oh, look, 200 -----signature----- "Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS "Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization "Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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Anakins_Goddess_01 Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 7:24am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Wow! Its great! Im gunna go cry Into my pillow now! I hate the Counsil. In the words of Anakin Skywalker.....::He's jealous:: lol Great post as always! -----signature----- My lover boys: Legolas & Anakin Owner of Obi-Wan the Muffin-Man If the ears not pointy, Its not worth nibbling. I'm a DORK on the Darkside... With an Orli obsessed problem...
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Goddess_Jaya Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 7:47am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Good post as usual. I knew things could have been different if Ani and Obi talked, but of course they had to be so stubborn that they wouldn't even look at each other during the entire scene. They're both too stubborn for their own good. -----signature----- "Is every third human in this galaxy named Solo?" * Every night a star is born. * Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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ROGUE_49 Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 8:35am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just caught up and that's where you're going to leave me???? [face_shocked] sigh well we know what's going to happen anyways, but oh boy. Keep up the great work girls! -Rogue -----signature----- "Yub yub, Commander!" Against Fate (Obi-Wan/Anakin, post TPM) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=10930668&start=10930682 The Man Who Killed Ithor (A Collection of Corran Horn Vignettes) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=10934467
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Jedi-Princess-Solo Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 8:51am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Thanks GJ, Rogue, AG01 There will be another post up this evening some time -----signature----- "Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS "Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization "Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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Jedi_Johnson Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 9:40am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	I... need... another... post... -----signature----- Former Member of Gryffindork House Are you part of the Round Table? Check out my blog: http://nerdsoftheroundtable.com Long live the forceboat parté T.B.
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Jedi-Princess-Solo Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 9:56am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Don't worry JJ, it's coming Kathryn's going to take care of it once she's back from work. -----signature----- "Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS "Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization "Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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ROGUE_49 Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 11:00am Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Yeah! Another post tonight? I"m so excited -----signature----- "Yub yub, Commander!" Against Fate (Obi-Wan/Anakin, post TPM) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=10930668&start=10930682 The Man Who Killed Ithor (A Collection of Corran Horn Vignettes) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=10934467
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Jedi-Princess-Solo Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 5:56pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo - Date Edited: 7/27/04 5:00pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Jedi-Princess-Solo
	Okay, this is Kathryn's post, I just edited and smoothed it out a bit, she did the work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She was sitting absolutely still on her bed when the door opened silently. Anakin stepped into the room, letting the door slide shut behind him. He stood there for a moment, their gazes locked, and no words were necessary. Padmé's shoulders slumped ever so slightly, as the last thread of hope that she had been clinging to fell away. But then she raised her chin, almost defiantly, and her dark eyes met his again, full of confidence and love. Anakin felt his heart swell with love for his wife. For the one person who he could always count on, who would always stand by him. The one person that he would never allow himself to fail. His gaze flickered away from her face to the suitcases laying on the bed beside her, already packed with her belongings and closed, ready for departure. And another case, this one open and waiting expectantly, laid out for him. He hadn't needed to tell her their decision, hadn't needed to ask her to do what had to be done. She had known what the inevitable outcome would be. And she had been prepared. Only the Force knows how lucky I truly am to have such a woman as my wife, Anakin thought with a faint smile. Padmé wondered if he could sense the struggle of emotions swirling inside of her. She doubted it was possible for it to be otherwise, she could not keep anything from Anakin. Few people could. And Padmé had never wanted to keep her feelings from him, not since the day she confessed her love to him on Genosis. Until now. Until what they had been dreading for two years had finally happened. Until Anakin's future was in ruins because of her. The weight of that knowledge, the weight of all that he had given up for her, fell on her shoulders, a heavy and terrible pain that made her heart ache. And she could not ask him to share the burden of her pain. Not when his was as horribly strenuous as it already was. So she blocked her thoughts and emotions as best she could, using the very technique that Anakin himself had taught her. She built up walls around the part of her that was grieving, mourning for her husband and the sacrifices he had made for her. She comforted herself by looking toward their new life on her home planet of Naboo, and to Anakin's reconciliation with Obi-Wan. For it was sure to happen. They were too important to each other for it to be otherwise. Weren't they? She met Anakin's gaze again, and she saw so much of what she herself was feeling reflected in those pale blue eyes. He grinned at her, but it was forced and filled with so much sadness that it nearly broke Padmé's heart. Anakin walked past her, moving with a ghostly grace across the room, and went to the opened closet that she had made for him. Clothes began to float out of the locker and towards the bed, as Anakin packed in silence. Padmé bit her lip, turning away so he would not see her tears. And Anakin kept his back to her, so that she would not see his. -----signature----- "Fight until you can fight no longer, then exhaust the enemy chasing you, and turn and fight some more." -Leia Solo in SbS "Love can ignite the stars..." -RotS novelization "Even the stars die out, Anakin Skywalker..." -RotS novelization
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JainaSoloSkywalker Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 6:03pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Wonderful girls! Wonderful! Oh, poor Ani and Padme. At least they have one another, thought Though we all know in the end that won't be the case But for now... Yay! Great post! -----signature----- "I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of surviving... and getting to the end of the war and discovering that I'm all alone. That everyone I knew and cared for is gone." -Jaina in RD
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Jedi_Johnson Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 7/16/02 6:16pm Subject: RE: Shadows (post-AOTC) in collaboration with Jedi Princess Solo
	Wow... that was really emotional. All in all a great post. J_J -----signature----- Former Member of Gryffindork House Are you part of the Round Table? Check out my blog: http://nerdsoftheroundtable.com Long live the forceboat parté T.B.
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