surrender || obikin [COMPLETED]

13.

He reached out towards me and I flinched subconsciously. To hide my face, I turned back around to face my bed and pretended to tidy the sheets as I wiped the tear from my face.

This was odd. I didn't cry much. I cried when my master, Qui-Gon Jinn, was killed by Darth Maul. I shed a tear or two after the Duchess Satine's death, but my eyes remained bone dry most other times, even during extremely lethal battles and mind-shattering pain and injuries.

So why now? Did I really care that much about Anakin's opinion of me?

Inhaling a shaky breath, I turned to face him again and spoke quietly. "I care about you. Just as my master did about me, and as you do about Ahsoka. You were my padawan, and we are close friends. I care about you."

He sighed, shaking his head. "But how do I have proof? How do I know you won't just-"

Frustration rose in my chest as I cut him off.

"I care, Anakin! I care about you a lot, in fact I don't think care is a strong enough word. I lo.." I trailed off as I realized what I was saying. The words had tumbled from my mouth before I could consider their consequence, and we both blushed a little at my somewhat confession. I spluttered. "That... came out wrong, er.-" Instead of thinking of something to say, I just left the room, a very confused Anakin remaining where I left him.

Cloak wrapped tightly around me like a safety blanket, I walked through the halls of the republic cruiser, my boots tapping on the clean metal floor as I hurried briskly towards... somewhere. I wasn't sure exactly where I was going, but I knew I didn't want to be around Anakin.

how could I have been so stupid? I practically shouted my feelings for him...

I found myself opening the door to the control bridge, entering the room, and locking it behind me. The thrum of the engine and the occasional sound from the control panels soothed my anxious heartrate and lulled me into a small daze, where I could simply focus on identifying lifeforms across the ship. I did this as a sort of calming exercise, and enjoyed it a lot.

I focused on the feeling of Cody's signature, and located him in the barracks. He was with several other clones, and they seemed at ease. Rex was in the hangar, probably working on his repair skills- a habit he had recently picked up; he felt focused and content. I wondered whether Ahsoka was on board, and searched for her, but found nothing. I located a few other of Anakin and I's men, and sighed happily.

Everyone was safe.

All of the sudden, I felt a presence in front of me, and immediately sighed inwardly.

The signature had many different emotions swirling about together. I felt confusion, intensity, and somehow sarcasm through the force, mixed with an air of confidence. It was a force-signature I knew well.

"Anakin, can you please leave me alone? I left for a reason."

I cracked my eye open, and saw him standing in front of me, thoughtfully observing me. He Paced over, and I stepped backwards. "Anakin, respect my privacy please..." He kept coming. He kept coming until he had backed me against the control panel, his face was an inch away from mine.

"You said... you cared about me. You said you... more than cared about me."

with a flick of his wrist, he closed the door to the control bridge. When I didn't speak, he raised his eyebrow questioningly, tilting his head, and I nodded, swallowing. He noted this, and continued.

"That's very interesting Obi-Wan."

He leaned forward, speaking into my ear, his breath fanning across my neck, causing a blush to tint my cheeks and neck as one of his hands pressed into the glass above my head and the other pulled me in by the waist. His hand grazed my neck, and I shivered.

"Hmm. You're blushing." A small chuckle. "I suppose I was correct then."

He pulled back, smirking at me, my face turning crimson as I looked anywhere but his eyes.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi... How scandalous of you."

He turned and walked toward the door, and I remained: pressed up against the control panel, feeling weak and horrified with myself, my heartrate at lightspeed. Anakin paused in the doorway.

"Fix your signature. Even non-force sensitives would be able to sense how flustered you are."

And with that, he walked out.

Holy kriffing sith... what have I done???