Oh my…Kenobi the second choice story was priceless! I was moved by it…I cant describe how it felt to read it. Can I humbly request a continuation? Please! Thank you.
Obi-Wan had never been a tan man.
He burned in the sun and didn’t take color from it as much as just
break into freckles.
But today he looked as if he was only a second from death’s door as
he laid on the shielded medical bed, hooked up to every kind of
medical device Anakin had ever seen. Ever so often the heart beat
stuttered before carefully correcting itself as medicine was pumped
into his former master.
“How long has…has he been sick?” He managed to ask.
“Months? Perhaps even years.”
Che offered darkly in return, eyes on Obi-Wan’s still form as the
chest barely rose and fell. “He
must have felt it wasn’t important, must have felt that he couldn’t
or wouldn’t get the help he needed.”
“…Will he wake?”
“…He’s in a coma Skywalker. With minor chances of returning.
Especially not with how unhealthy he is.”
She left him alone at Obi-Wan’s bedside, the young knight slowly
taking Obi-Wan’s left hand as he tried not to wince at how skinny
the wrist was. All of Obi-Wan was skinny, without the vambraces and
gloves and armor or robes, it was clear to anyone who looked at him.
Sith hells, how did this even happen?
He knew the war had been bad, knew everyone was pushing themselves.
But this?
This was more.
And adding to Anakin’s guilt, he wasn’t even the one to find
Obi-Wan.
Kit Fisto had come to see Obi-Wan, with a report, had used the
councils override codes when Obi-Wan hadn’t opened the door and had
found him face down in the carpet, barely breathing.
No, Anakin had been with Padme, finding comfort and warmth and love.
And Obi-Wan?
Obi-Wan had been in his rooms, slowly dying, not reaching out to
anyone.
He stroked the thin wrist slowly and steadily, watching Obi-Wan’s
to pale face, his mind flashing with images of half eaten plates,
abandoned mealbars, Cody practically chasing Obi-Wan with some kind
of fruit or local grown food. “Oh Obi-Wan…” He sat down on the
bedside and rested the hand in his lap.
“Skyguy?” He looked to the door where Ahsoka was hesitating.
“Hey Snips…”
“How…” She glanced at Obi-Wan and suddenly looked startled,
staring at the thin wrist in Anakin’s lap as if she’d never seen
anything like it.
“He’s in a coma. Healer Che is…unsure if he’ll wake.” The
blond swallowed as Ahsoka ever so slowly moved over to the bed. She
reaches for his free hand and Anakin latches onto it as if its the
only thing that will make life alright again.
But it won’t be. Because Obi-Wan’s eyes are still closed…
()()()()()
The temple is abuzz.
The temple is abuzz because Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is in a coma.
Its abuzz because Master Kit Fisto was seen running through the halls
with the other master’s limp and lifeless looking body in his arms,
sprinting to the halls of healing with the man.
And then it all quiets down, as if the galaxy is waiting on what
comes next.
Obi-Wan Kenobi does not wake, the Jedi’s who manage to sneak a
glimpse of him talk about how pale and how thin the man is.
A broken image of the Master they are all used to seeing.
A week goes by, the Jedi’s clone commander shows up at the temple
to see him, sits with him for hours until he has to leave. Anakin
Skywalker and his padawan sits with him too when they can. Senator
Amidala shows up, citing close friendship.
Even the Supreme Chancellor shows up but is hurriedly ushered away
when Obi-Wan Kenobi flat lines and only the saving grace of Healer
Che’s proximity and abilities as a healer saves him this time.
A reporter manages to sneak into the temple and past guards. Suddenly
its all over the holonet but the response surprises the temple.
There’s talk about how human it is, how very human the Negotiator
looks in the medical bed. That Jedi’s are not so mythical after
all.
They get torn down too.
A second week goes by and Obi-Wan gets a private room in the healing
wing to ease up on the gawkers. Anakin takes the decision to
carefully shave Obi-Wan’s narrow face and wash his hair for hand,
giving himself something to do, something that feels like it helps.
A third passes and it seems like the war has been put on hold because
Obi-Wan Kenobi is no longer there. Anakin doesn’t pretend to
understand it, all he knows is that he’s grateful that he doesn’t
have to leave the Master’s side just yet.
He’s been more in the temple these past three weeks then he has
since the war started. He doesn’t dare leave Obi-Wan alone for to
long.
He doesn’t know if it will be the last time he sees Obi-Wan if he
does.