06. Called Away

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  XZARA FELT ANGRY WITH herself. Not just angry, furious. She had let her guard down in a moment of venerability, dazed and frightened from the image of her mother, that she kissed him — she kissed Obi-Wan. And the worst part was is that she knew how she truly felt about the man.

Weeks spent with him had caused her feelings to grow immensely and she hated it. She never wanted to fall in love again. Though her marriage with Daren was arranged, she had feelings for the man. Love blinded her from her true goal and it would not do that again.

She had ran right to the training room and began pummelling each and every dummy insight. She screamed and cried, letting her raw emotion fuel her power. As Xzara pelted another dummy, the training room door opened. "Zar? Are you okay? I heard screaming and-AHH!"

In her daze, Xzara grabbed Seth with the force, pelting him to the opposite side of the room. As she stood in the middle of the floor, huffing, she finally realized what she did. "Seth!" She exclaimed, rushing over to him. He sat on the floor, rubbing his head with a frown. "I'm so sorry!"

He looked up at her, a smile slowly spreading across his face. "Xzara...was that what I think it was?"

Xzara looked to the floor. "I'm so sorry, brother. Please don't tell father about this."

Seth let out a booming laugh. "Xzara, you can use the force! That's amazing! I would never tell father," He took her hand softly. "Have you been training with Obi-Wan?"

The pit had returned to Xzara's stomach and she pulled back from her brother. "I-yes, I have," Seth's smile became even bigger. "But," Xzara stopped him before he got too excited. "I will not be anymore."

"Why?" A concerned look overtook Seth's face. "You're not one to back down from a challenge. What happened?"

Xzara sighed and painstakingly recounted the events that had occurred only an hour ago. Seth listened respectfully and carefully until it was his time to speak. "So...mom spoke to you and then you kissed Obi-Wan?" Xzara's nodded, disgusted with herself. "How does he feel about this? You know, with the Jedi Code and all."

"I...I don't know. I ran here right when it happened." Xzara huffed annoyingly.

Seth jumped up. "Well, you have to talk to him! Or none of this will be resolved," He pulled up Xzara from her spot on the ground. "Where is he?"

Xzara shrugged, not particularly keen on finding him. She felt stupid like she was back in school and had a crush on a boy. "Don't know, don't care."

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