By way of the Heart -- An Obi-Wan Story

~*~ By Way of the Heart ~*~




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Timeline - This is based five years before Episode 2.
Summary - Obi-Wan, forever the dedicated Jedi Master to his Padawan Anakin, falls unexpectedly in love with Tashara Fel, and finds himself daring for the idea of marriage and leaving the Jedi Order behind him forever, and Anakin.

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With her long red hair flowing behind her in the sun, Tashara Fel caught the eye of many as she walked through the market place with a smile on her nineteen-year-old face. Tashara stoped at noticing a small tent like shop, and went inside. Somthing was calling to her.



" Hello?" She called, at seeing the room inside was emty say for piles and piles of junk everywhere the eye could see.


After a long minute, the young woman turned to leave.


She was nearly knocked off her feet at opening the door, as the person coming inside was in a hurry and now had their arms around her to steady her.


" Hello." A warm, sothing voice said.


It was accented pleasantly so. It made her smile.


Tashara looked up in awe at the most stunningly kind blue eyes that she had ever seen in her entire life. Accept that one time....



" Obi-Wan Kenobi?" She asked, her green eyes dancing.


" Tashara Fel, we meet again....Those blue eyes looked her over, and the handsome face smiled....At last." He finally said, warming her heart to it's very core, making it whole.





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Hmm, Obi and a Fel... Interesting idea. Post more soon; I'll keep reading.

 

" I thought you left planet with your master Nal-Jai years ago, when you were just a little girl?"Obi-Wan said recalling when he knew this girl last with a fond smile. What a lovely young woman this girl had developed into. He could stare at her like this forever and not mind one bit. Tashara Fel was beautiful. What was even more beautiful about her, was that she knew it, and didn't care in the least.

Tashara grinned. " You remember my leaving? That was nearly ten years ago now, Obi-Wan.

"How could I ever forget the little girl with the bright red hair that used to stalk me and tell me that I was going to marry her one day?"

" That was just a silly girl's dream." Tashara said shyly.

"Oh, I see...I'm too old for you now?" He teased.

" Are you kidding...? You're just as sexy as you ever------were." Tashara finished off the sentance with a deep blush imprinting her cheeks.

Obi-Wan laughed heartedly

"Master, can we go yet, huh?"Called the demanding tone of his Padawan Anakin Skywalker. The fifteen-year-old came up to them stalking, untill he caught sight of Tashara. His mouth droped open at the sight of her. His master was talking to a girl, and he couldn't belive his blue eyes.

"Anakin, this is Tashara Fel. An old friend of mine." Obi-Wan smiled.

"Good to meet you, lady!" Anakin said.








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Looks interesting.

 

Thanks Swf!


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"Anakin, you're letting your emotions control you. Be calm, and try the lesson again!" Obi-Wan said, with a ting of impatience to his voice.

"Master this is stupid!"

"Again!"

Anakin gave a heavy sigh and gave in. He lifted his hands up and objects on the shelf's of their shared suite lifted up and began to fly around the room at top speed.


"Oh, just stop it!" Obi-Wan spat.

Anakin stared at him. Obi-Wan rarely raised his voice to him.

All the objects fell flat to the floor like dead weight. Tears welled in the boy's eyes.

"Master I'm sorry that I offended you."

Obi-Wan sighed and stared at Anakin.

"I'm sorry Anakin. You were trying. I wasn't right to raise my voice to you. Will you forgive me?" Obi-Wan asked softly. He hadn't known where the impatience came from.

"Of course, master."

"Good. Shall we continue the lessons outside then?"

" That would be wonderful." Anakin said, his tone still soft as he followed his master outside to the taris. But his eyes said somthing else all together.






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Good post.

 

"Is it really that bad?" Tashara asked softly across the dimlighted room of the Jedi Temple council.

Obi-Wan sighed and moved a hand through his shaggy dark blonde hair. He loved this room. Expecially when he was the only Jedi Master in it. At this hour of the evening, it was dark and quiet. Perfect for thinking things through.

" He does try, Tash. Anakin is a good boy. I just am feeling like----I don't know___"

" Like you've blow your top?" Tashara asked.

" Like I need a break." Obi-Wan sighed, sitting in Yoda's emty seat.

" Then why not take one?"

" You've got to be kidding me? There's no way that I could leave. What of Anakin?" Obi-Wan said. His eyes wide.

" Anakin is a fifteen-year-old boy that can take care of himself, Obi-Wan. Plus, he's in a Temple surrounded by several hundered Jedi.--You honestly feel that If you left for awhile, that Anakin wouldn't be alright?" Tashara asked curiously.

Obi-Wan smiled fondly. " I guess he could get along without me." He admitted.

" Well then, it's settled."

" What is?" Obi-Wan asked.

" We're on a Vacation, Kenobi." She said







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" Leave Skywalker you do, hmmm?" Asked Jedi master Taga. Taga was of Yoda's people. There were very few in the galaxy, Yoda had told him once.

" Only for a week, Master Taga." Obi-Wan said gentally. Apart of him ached to say that he was mistaken and would stay with Anakin. But the other half was stronger. The half that was dieing to get out, and have some fun....On his own.

" A week you leave_YOUR_Padawan learner hmmm? That make it alright?" Taga said softly.

" I think so." Obi-Wan said.

" YOU THINK? Either do, or do not, Obi-Wan. That, you know." Taga said, walking his ancient office floor of the records hall. Taga was a Jedi Master, but his duty did not fall on training other students. But rather keeping a record of every student, every visitor, every leave or assignment, by his own memory.

The Council trusted no other means to do this by.

Obi-Wan tried to get angery at being treated like a young Padawan but couldn't. not with Taga. With Taga's warm brown eyes and fuzzy orange hair with clear green skin with green freckles, he could only smile.

" You're right, of course, Master." Obi-Wan said, his tone like stone.

" Good._________Ah, why not? Go you can!" Taga said chuckling now, recalling how it was like to be so young once upon a time.

" Thank you, Master." Obi-Wan grinned, standing up.

" Yoda said this was alright, hmmm?" Taga inquired.

Obi-Wan sighed. " Yes. He told me to see you before it was alright."

" Hmmm." Taga said, sounding pleased. But he was actually storing Obi-Wan's leaving date to memory.

" May I go now, master?"

" Go you can. Don't be long."

" Goodbye, Master." Obi-Wan called, as he left the Temple.

" Goodbye." Taga said, but Obi-Wan was long gone.






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Good posts.

 

Amidala of Naboo, age nineteen, watched the holo image of Anakin Skywalker with grave concern within her personal chambers in the royal Theed Palace.
" Anakin, why are you so upset over this?" The Queen asked gentally as she could. One had to go easy when questioning 'The Chosen One', as the young teen was well known for blowing his stack at the smallest little thing that went wrong, or hurt him personally in some way, which was easy to do.
" He said he'd never leave me! That he'd take care of me for my Mom. For Qui-Gon." Anakin protested with tears in his eyes.

Amidala breathed deeply. ( He's just a boy)

" Anakin, didn't you just call Obi-Wan's absence a Vacation afew minutes ago?"

He froze, as he recalled his words earlier in their conversation. Now he felt like a fool. In front of this person of all people.

" It's alright Ani!" She said, as if knowing his thoughts.

" I just----I guess I needed to vent! I hate being alone." He admitted.

Amidala smiled. Her brown eyes dancing behind the makeup. Anakin thought his heart would melt.

" I understand, Anakin!" She said.

" I wish I did." He said. The Jedi teen smiled at her one last time before stepping of the holo-daisis, and the Queen's image faded into nothingness.







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I'll try to get more in here tomorrow!

 

Good post.

 

After three days in space, Tashara had taken them to Tatooine of all places. What Obi-Wan didn't mind in the least about the place was that he may be sealed up in a hot sticky hotel in such horrible weather, but at least he had this young woman next to him. Her form was pressed at his side on the bed as she slept. Her long red hair covered her silken skin like a blanket.

After a while she woke up. " Mmmm, thought it wasn't a dream." She whispered.

" Qui-Gon will have my neck when we return." Obi-Wan said with a grin. His eyes were worried though.

" Oh, why would he care Obi-Wan?" Tashara asked, suprised that Obi-Wan had any regret over their night together.

" It's more myself I guess." Obi-Wan sighed.

Now, that had hurt.

" We can go if you want?" She squeeked.

Obi-Wan looked down at her. " Now why would I want that, Tasha?" he asked, confused.

" Do you want this Obi-Wan?" she asked bravely.

" you? Of course. I wouldn't have made love to you otherwise." He grinned.

" No, Obi-Wan.....Do you love me?"

Now that confussed him, and a thousand other things at once.

But he didn't move away from her.

He couldn't.

" I---I---" He began.

" Is it so hard to love me?" She asked, as he took in the beauty that was herself.

" Oh, Tashara...Never. I'll always love you, Tashara Fel. I couldn't stop if I had wanted to. I'm your's." Obi-Wan vowed. He loved this woman. That was all he could see.












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Good post.

 

Qui-Gon Jinn watched Anakin Skywalker as the boy practised the task of balancing objects in the air within the Temple training room. Qui-Gon had been watching the boy for years now as Obi-Wan trained him as best as he could. A month had now passed, and Obi-Wan still hadn't returned from his vacation with the young Jedi Tashara. The worry was edged in Anakin's strong features. Worry that Obi-Wan wasn't returning to him, as he had promised. Then, Anakin would be truely alone here in the Temple. master Gie-Lari had taken over his training in Obi-Wan's absence, but for Anakin it wasn't the same.

Anakin

Skywalker stoped the objects in mid air at the sound of that voice in his head. " Master Qui-Gon, is that you?" Anakin said aloud.

Qui-Gon grinned then showed himself.

Anakin couldn't belive his eyes.

The spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn was before him. A being he had convinced himself that he would never see again.

" Master..." Anakin breathed with tears in his eyes.

" Hello, Ani." Qui-Gon said proudly. He had missed speaking to this boy, now nearly a man.

" Why are you here? Obi-Wan has gone."

" you think he's left you, don't you?" Qui-Gon asked, concerned.

" Yes master." Anakin admitted sadly.

" He will return in time Ani. Don't give up so easily."

" But master---I---I miss him." Anakin said.

" That's alright Ani to miss someone. But focus yourself on the here and now. The lesson at hand. Do you understand Anakin?"

" I think so sir."

" Good boy Anakin. You always do." With that, Qui-Gon Jinn faded into nothingness.

Anakin sighed deeply.

Qui-Gon was right on alot of things.

But not the last.

Anakin Skywalker didn't always understand.




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Good post.

 

Thanks Swf!

 

Up?

 

Obi-Wan Kenobi released himself of Tash's arms and dressed quietly in their bed chamber. He had dreamed of Qui-Gon last night. The older Knight telling him not to walk away from what must be.

He had to return to Coruscant to train Anakin. He had been gone far to long as it was.

"Tasha, wake up!"

The young woman opened her eyes with a grin to her face. Her green eyes a fire. "I'm awake and ready to do your bidding, master!" She said laughing.

Obi-Wan scowled. Suddenly Tashara no longer looked beautiful to him. But very young. And she was alot younger than him. Perhaps this was wrong...

" Tashara it is best that I return to the Temple now."

"but what of our vacation?" She pouted.

"I think it was more yours than mine." He said cooly.

"Just what does that mean, Obi-Wan Kenobi?"

Obi-Wan sighed. He hadn't ment to fight with her. He just wanted it to be finished. Done. As this could go no where. He hoped she knew that.

"It's means that this was fun, but it's finished. Time to get back to life."

He moved to leave.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi, I don't think you'd know what life was if it bit you in the arse!" She said coldly, then rose from the bed to quickly dress herself.

He saw the tears in her eyes.

With another sigh, he shook his head.

"I'll see you back on the ship?"

She said nothing to him, so he left.

She'd be on the ship within the hour.

Then they could forget this mess ever happened.


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Anakin Skywalker stood waiting for the Naboo shuttle to land on the diplomat landing area near the senate building in Imperial city.

He was chosen by Yoda to escort the Senator of Naboo to her rooms in the Imperial Palace for her stay in the city. Amidala was here to argue for a trade shipment to Alderaan from Naboo, as Senator Mon Mothma of Alderaan said it was unnessasary for the trade of Fashhie minerals as the Goretali root provided the same thing that had grown on Alderaan for more than eighty years.

Amidala was here to request a convoy to Alderaan from the Senate to settle the dispute between Mon Mothma, and her own party of Naboo that was with her.

Anakin smiled as he saw Amidala leave the ship. His eyes widened at noticing the young senator that was with her. Tariesa Jevel, born and bread on Naboo and looked every bit the part.

"your highness, welcome to Coruscant!" Anakin bowed formally to the Queen and Senator as the group of handmaidens looked on.

"Where is Jedi Skywalker?" Asked Senator Jevel."why they send us a boy?"

Amidala gave her a cool look.

"This_CHILD_Senator, is Jedi Padawan Skywalker. The heroic Anakin Skywalker that saved our world at the mere age of ten!" Amidala gazed up at the young teen. He was only fifteen, but the size of a man.

(Get a grip, Padme. You're almost twenty!)

He grinned, but never met her gaze.

( Damn, can he hear me?)

Anakin gave her a look that said many things. But what she could read the most was the thank you in his eyes.




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Good post.

 

Thanks Swf!