With Me In All Ways

by Ladyhawk (funger1@netscape.net)



DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: M/A and whoever tells me about it
SPOILER WARNING: none
RATING: G, PG?
CLASSIFICATION: vignette, romance, and I don't know what.
SUMMARY: Sorry, it's too short for one.
DISCLAIMER: You think I own them? Yeah right, I can't even afford one of Obi's boots. Lucas et al. gets all the credit there.
FEEDBACK? How much do I have to beg to get some?

Note: As I get over the flu, and debate my major faux pas yesterday (I hope I didn't squick anyone), I've decided to leave the fic-only group behind and daringly put myself into the fray. (Oh, what am I thinking, you guy make me look very amateur..but what the heck!) In honor of all that, I write this.



Running through the field of dark Correllian wheat, I smile. Sparse shards of the silvery moonbane intermixed with the wheat catch my eye as

the wind blows over the land. The contrast makes me laugh. The moonbane bends easily in the wind, but in doing so, enriches the soil so the wheat grows stronger.

Twin ponds of the deepest blue shimmer in the breeze. Some of the water bleeds into the field of wheat. I run over to a pond and dip my hand in.

I bring my cupped palm to my lips. The water is warm and slightly salty.

It nourishes me, fills me with a presence that I never want to be without.

I move on and reach the large tree at the edge of the field. I run my hand over the crooked trunk, the badge of honor it wears for surviving the harsh winter so long ago. I rest my head against it, and it supports

me.

Large Scia flowers, pink and vibrant, grow beneath the tree. I touch the

petals gently as they shiver in the wind. The beauty of them warms my heart, and I wait to see them shudder again. As they do, the warm wind blows around me, enfolding me, caressing me gently. It whispers my name.

"Obi-Wan..."

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I shudder as the coughs wrack my body. My eyes water as they open, trying to adjust to the bright light piercing them.

"He's back. Don't scare us like that again, my boy. We almost lost you."

I stare at the white blob in front of me until it focuses into the image

of Healer Attik. He smiles at me gently, then talks to a point above my head. "He's out of danger now. You should get some rest."

That warm breeze is again blowing around me. "I have no intention of leaving my Padawan just yet. There are too many complications that can occur with Trips Fever." Long arms wrap around me and lean me into a broad chest, where I snuggle comfortably.

Healer Attik looks us over and shrugs. "I know better than to argue with

you, Master Jinn. Call me if you need anything." He turns and walks out of the room.

My lover holds me tightly for a while in silence. Then his voice rumbles

gently in my ear. "Obi-Wan, while you were unconscious, you had such a peaceful smile on your face. I thought your time had come to join the Force." He tries to get more out, but I can hear the sob in his voice as

it breaks down.

I reach a hand up to touch those pink Scia petals. "Shh, my love. Don't worry, I'm here."

I stare into the twin ponds of blue. "I was smiling because I was dreaming of you."

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THE END!
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