Star Wars: Survivor

32-Reunion

Obi wan was semi conscious. He was aware of movement and sound but everything was unfocused. He dreamed having a conversation with Satine, well he thought it was a dream. It was hard to tell. Eventually, he opened his eyes and looked around. He was still in the hospital. The room was dark and quiet. He felt a new kind of energy flowing through him. It felt like the Force but stronger, more pure, untarnished. He could still feel his pain but it felt more like an echo. He was aware of everything around him which was a pleasant change. He was alone so he used the Force for a thorough self-examination. His body was functioning almost perfectly, no weakness or pain. He sat up and got out of bed. As he did so he felt a wave of dizziness and nausea but it soon passed and he walked around the room unhindered.
His clothes were folded neatly on a table and he put them on,  tired of hospitals. As he sat to tie his boots, the door swung open revealing Anakin.

He looked at Obi wan, awake and alive, then rushed towards him and pulled a surprised Obi wan into a hug. When he pulled back, he looked him up and down then smiled, satisfied. "How are you feeling?"

"Fine, actually. No pain."

Anakin raised an eyebrow. "You're healing trance seems to have worked."

"Apparently so. I was unaware I was in one." Obi wan answered.

"When you didn't wake up the day after you spoke to Satine master Vokara Chei explained you were in one."

A healing trance was a Force Technique usually learned in Jedi Knighthood but Qui gon had taught him as a padawan. He mentally resolved to thank him later.

"Am I allowed to get out of here?" Obi wan asked.

Anakin looked him over again and smiled. "One of the receptionists owes me a favor for fixing her speeder. I can sneak you out."

And that's what he did. On the way out of the lobby, the woman at the desk winked at Anakin.
They walked out and drove to their apartment building. As always, Anakin drove too fast.
As he was driving Anakin glanced fleetingly at Obi wan. After a brief pause he asked "Do you know who did that to you?"
Obi wan looked down. "It was Maul. He came through the same breach as Sidious."
"How do you know that?"Anakin asked, surprised.
Obi wan shifted in his seat. He sighed. "While I was asleep I found myself in a nexus of Force Energy stronger than even this. I learned somethings. Later, I need to go back to the Arrival Zone and close that breach for sure. I know how to."
Anakin felt that he had not received the whole story but knew better than to ask.
They drove the rest of the way in silence.
When Sara saw him she rushed up and hugged him. It wasn't awkward, just sisterly.
"Glad you're back." She whispered to him. He smiled. "Glad to be back." He replied.
They went up in the turbolift and got out onthe floor of Obi Wan's apartment. In front of the door Anakin stopped his friend. "Satine is upset. Her reaction will probably be extreme. We watched you die, Obi Wan, more than once. Be prepared."
Obi wan was shocked. He knew he hadn't been well but... the look in Anakin's eyes, the fact he could feel waves of distress from Satine...
Anakin stepped aside and Obi wan opened the door and walked in.
Satine was sitting in a chair facing the door looking at a datapad. Obi wan looked at her face. He saw the worry lines and fatigue in it. He felt a pang of regret for having her put through this. It hadn't been his fault but he felt responsible all the same.
Satine looked up and ran to him. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest. He held her and felt how thin she had become. She melted against him and sighed in relief. She pulled back and looked him up and down. "How are you, Obi Wan? Should you be out of bed?" She asked cautiously.
"I'm fine, Satine. I feel completely recovered." He said truthfully.
Satine leaned against the wall and tears welled in her eyes. "I watched you die, Obi Wan. More than once."
Obi Wan walked over to her and hugged her tightly. She leaned against him, relying on him for support. He picked her up and carried he to their couch. They sat together and she leaned her head on her shoulder. They stayed that way for the rest of the afternoon.
Right before Obi Wan went to his bedroom he unlocked a hidden drawer in the coat closet and picked up the blue box inside. He opened it and smiled down at the small diamond ring glittering in the cushion. He would ask soon.

A/N SO sorry for the long delay! Had a crazy month. Hope this is ok.
XO Turtlephant
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