Obi-Wan Kenobi, Lifes Journey
Summery: Qui-Gon's apprentice is acting strange.
Disclaimer: I don't own a thing.
Author: Stephanie aka Datakenobi05
Chapter 1: Secrets
Meditation.
That was the word Qui-Gon Jinn remembered when something was wrong. And there was something wrong with his padawan. Ever since he had returned from a solo mission to the planet of Sanai she had been acting strange.
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"Hello padawan."
"Hello master, glad to be back?"
"Actually yes." Qui-Gon wasn't really in the mood to talk for he was very tired from the long journey and needed some overdue rest.
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That first day Olivia Quintena was bursting to let her master know what she had done that week he was gone. However, the next day that followed and for the rest of the week she had grown distant, distracted, silent, and weak. As Qui-Gon sat there in silence meditating he felt some light pain go through the master/padawan bond he shared with Olivia, then he heard he heaving in the fresher. He got up and quickly went to the fresher. He knelt down next to his sick apprentice and waited for her stomach to stop heaving.
"Olivia? Padawan?"
She looked up at him and Qui-Gon felt her forehead. To his surprise she did not have a fever.
"Olivia, are you alright?"
"I think it was something I ate. Don't worry master I'll be fine."
"Maybe I should take you to the healers."
"No. It's okay I'll be fine by tomorrow really." Qui-Gon sighed and nodded his head. As much as he hated to see his padawan in pain, he knew she would be alright.
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The following day was no different, except Qui-Gon found Olivia heaving in the fresher early in the morning.
"Olivia?"
"I'm fine." She said before her master could finish. "I think I will take a walk and get some fresh air."
"Would you like me to come with you?"
"No, I'll be fine."
It took Qui-Gon a few moments but nodded his head and he watched as his apprentice walked out of the room. He was skeptical about her condition but thought she could handle whatever it was and if she found out she couldn't she would come to him. After all she was nineteen years old and now an adult. As Qui-Gon thought more about it he realized he had only a few more precious years with Olivia until she became a knight, if that. He let the memories of the past consume him till he was on the floor meditating.
~*~
"I was wondering when you were coming." Wayne Kenobi was waiting just outside the temple for his girlfriend.
"I'm sorry Wayne, I was sick again this morning." Olivia explained.
"Your master doesn't suspect anything does he?"
"No. But if don't stop getting sick in the mornings he's going to take me to the healers. I wont be able to hide it from him forever."
Wayne nodded and looked back at Olivia. "Look I can't stay long."
"I know. I love you."
"I love you too." Olivia smiled and kissed him on the lips knowing she may never see him again.
~TBC~