endure || obikin

four

No sooner had the shout left my mouth than I heard a ship uncloak nearby. Head snapping up, I leapt to my feet and bounded across the meadow to where Anakin's ship had just landed.

Observing several dark, ominous blast marks on the ship, I frowned immensely at my Anakin through the glass of his cockpit. When the hatch opened, at last, I mustered a bit of the fear from the past few moments and used it to send myself flying into the ship. The force with which I threw myself at him practically knocked him out of his seat, and after delivering a decent punch to his chest, I kissed him aggressively, hands on his shoulders.

I felt him rest his hands on my hips as he kissed me softly back, calming me down without even speaking- his lips were like a sedative to my mind; all I needed was his steady confirmation that he was alright; that he would stay with me; that we didn't have to thrive- we could just stay alive together, and that would be enough.

A residual tear of mine fell to his cheek, the salty diamond so out of place against his fiery golden skin. The morning Dantooine sun lit up his eyes, and I smiled against his lips. I felt him reach up, placing my face between his hands as he kissed me deeper, grounding me, making me very aware that he was here, that he was alright. His shock had worn off, but I could still feel his confusion through our bond.

Pulling away, I observed the bewildered look on his face as he opened his mouth, and I grabbed his shoulders again, letting my head droop against his shoulder as I threw my anger through our bond. 

"Wha- Obi, calm down! I leave your side for fifteen minutes, and you-"

Shouting again, I let all of my fear flow through our bond as well, the aggravated exasperation audible in my voice as I yelled at him. 

"Calm down? CALM DOWN!? I thought something had happened to you! Bloody Force, Anakin- I thought you were DEAD!" Bewilderment only growing, his eyes looked startled as he replied, baffled. 

"Wha- why?" 

Breaths slowing, my grip on his shoulders relaxed as I curled into him, letting my head rest against the side of his, my arms around his neck.

"Couldn't feel you in the bond," I mumbled against the thick fabric of his tunic, my legs on either side of his hips, kissing his neck affectionately. Chuckling, his arms wrapped around my waist and his chin rested on my shoulder as he gently explained himself to me. 

"Obi-Wan, your mental anxiety was insanely strong- you were practically projecting it on me. It was distracting, so I put up a little mental wall to focus."

He shut me out? During a mission? I nipped at his neck in annoyance, and he yelped softly, poking me playfully in the side. Squeezing him a bit tighter, I moved one hand to his hair, pressing kisses to the side of his neck. 

"Don't ever do that again," I mumbled into his skin, smiling finally as his heartbeat- the real-time reminder that he was alive- finally reached my ears. As my breaths fanned across his skin, I felt him sigh, and he pulled me closer to him, kissing my jaw, my neck, my temple, letting his hand run soothingly up and down my back for a few lovely moments.

He spoke again between the butterfly kisses he pressed to my pale skin.

"Obi-Wan," a peck to the spot between my jaw and my neck, "I love you," soft, short kisses across the side of my neck, "but if you don't move soon," a small kiss to the side of my mouth, "the commanders will see us." He pulled back, studying my face. When he noticed how unenthusiastic I was about his warning, he spoke again. 

"They land any second. Don't you want to make a good impression?"

Stomach souring again, I tried not to think about the death of my old commander and pushed the thought of his replacement from my mind. Reluctantly, I pulled myself off of Anakin and climbed out of the cockpit, settling in a meditative pose on the nose of his fighter while we waited for the men.