The Blind One

Blind Love

"Wake up, sweetheart. Time for breakfast... Wake up, Sanar!" a voice exclaimed.

Fire was building around Sanar as she was asleep in her bed. Smoke pillared out of the windows, and escaped into the misty air above the house. She was trapped. Burning to death, as she laid asleep in her bed. Then everything went pitch black.

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Sanar shot straight up from her slumber. She was lying on the couch in Padme's living room, covered up in Anakin's robe. The padawan began to cry, covering her face with her hands. Anakin who was stand over her, knelt down. He placed his hands over top of her's, and kissed her forehead gently.

"Sanar, calm down." Anakin hushed the padawan.

Sanar took her hands away from her face, and placed them on Anakin's face. She needed to know he was there for her. Anakin closed his eyes as he felt the padawan's fear flow through her. He tried to calm her down by asking about whatever made her shoot out of slumber, hoping that'll work.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Anakin asked, as he sat down beside the padawan.

"Yes. I was...in my burning house on Dantooine..." Sanar nodded.

Anakin looked away. He remembered what Master Obi-Wan said about Sanar. Her home was burned to the ground by a Mandalorian; something an eight year old girl should never encounter. Sanar slid her hands down and away from Anakin's face, then she stood up from the couch. The apprentice was still looking away from the padawan, trying to hide the tears that were falling down his own face. He felt her pain, her desire to be sad. He was beginning to love her.

"Anakin, I need...no, I must inform you of something." Sanar stated.

"What is it?" Anakin looked up at her.

Sanar smiled faintly. She was afraid to say it to him, afraid that he'll inform Master Obi-Wan of what her heart desires. But, because of her blindness, she can't love, she can't see. It's blind love, not real love.

"I think I'm falling for you," Anakin told her.

That's what she feared, being loved. Sanar has never been loved by anyone, since the death of her parents. Now, this apprentice has fallen for her, for her being blind.

"How can you? It's against the Jedi code to love." Sanar said.

"So? Jedi are trained to have compassion for others, so really Jedi are trained to love." Anakin implied.

"Can you protect the darkness that has blinded me?" Sanar asked, turning her back away from him.

Anakin stood up from the couch, and walked over to her. His arms wrapped around her waist, as his chin rested on the top of her head. Sanar closed her eyes, as more tears poured down her face.

"Yes. Whatever we decide here, we can keep it a secret." Anakin stated.

"I don't think I can live that way, Skywalker. Obi-Wan would be angry, worse he'd tell the council of this attachment that we've formed. I don't want to be dismembered by Obi-Wan and the council. Anakin, please. Let's wait, then we can make our decision." Sanar implied, hugging the apprentice.

"Whatever, you wish..." Anakin said, with a faint smile.

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Rain poured down on top of a red Jedi starfighter, as it landed cautiously on the planet Kamino. The blast shield slides open, as rain comes pouring on Obi-Wan Kenobi.