Title: Musings of a Sex-Starved Jedi (Fourth in the "Kiss Me" series)

Disclaimer: I don't own em, George. Stay away. Oh, the title of this is a
parody of a very wonderful episode of "The X-Files" entitled, "Musings of a
Cigarette Smoking Man." Many thanks to Chris Carter for nine great years.

Rating:

Summary: Obi-Wan's thoughts before he and Celia take their relationship to
the next level

Spoilers: TPM and AOTC. I'm making this sorta AU cause I need to establish
why Qui-Gon's alive and Anakin's not around.

Musings of a Sex-Starved Jedi
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Obi-Wan was pacing. He was about to kick down Celia's door, throw Mina and
Rei out into the hallway, and ravish her. But, as is required of a Jedi, he
retained his cool exterior and tried to send his passionate feelings into
the Force.

He'd known Celia for three tumultous years, which made the change in their
relationship difficult to deal with. She'd been the padawan to Master
Sifo-Dyas before he was killed by the Sith Lord Darth Maul in the Battle of
Naboo. Sifo-Dyas had sat on the council for many years before taking on a
padawan, his first and only, Celia Solange.

The day her master died, a then-15 year old Celia was devastated. Sifo-Dyas
had been the closest thing to a parent that she'd ever had, and his death
left a void in her heart that nothing could fill just right. Obi-Wan had
been 22 at the time and understood the intensity of the Master-Padawan
relationship. Had Qui-Gon fallen to Maul's blade, Obi-Wan would be
hard-pressed to find the strength to overcome his death.

Because he was the first Jedi to slay a Sith Lord in a millennium, Obi-Wan
was given the status of Knight without having to undergo the rigorous
physical and mental Trials. This left Qui-Gon free to take on Celia as his
padawan learner.

At first, Celia and Qui-Gon's relationship was strained to say the least. A
fifteen year old girl that is suddenly thrown under the command of a man she
hardly knows is bound to rebel, and Celia was no exception. Every little
thing Qui-Gon said to her got under her skin, and she often ran to Obi-Wan
sobbing, thinking that her sixty-something master "just didn't understand."

Obi-Wan would cradle the lithe girl in his arms and soothe her into a deep
sleep, often allowing her to stay in his quarters. Of course, when Celia
turned sixteen, that stopped, as padawans weren't allowed to visit Knights
in their quarters without seeking a relationship approval from their
masters. Obi-Wan regretted it to a degree, knowing that Celia wasn't quite
comfortable with Qui-Gon yet, and needed someone who'd been in her shoes to
guide her.

Over time, however, the bond between Qui-Gon and Celia strengthened, leaving
Obi-Wan out of their inner circle. True, he was often off-world, but he
couldn't help but feel pangs of jealousy that his master could get so close
to another padawan so quickly. Celia's charm however kept him from holding
it against her.

Then came the crush. Qui-Gon had found it funny that Celia was infatuated
with him, but Obi-Wan did not. He'd had crushes when he was younger and
didn't appreciate the Masters going around talking about it as if he wasn't
a significant thing. He'd felt very strongly about his infatuations and was
hurt when they weren't taken seriously.

Of course, Celia had grown into a young woman, and a lovely one at that.
She allured Obi-Wan in a way he'd never understood, even as a young girl.
So, now, here he was, waiting on her to open the door so he could confess
his feelings.

He was shaken out of his reverie by loud giggling and the door swung open.
Rei and Mina came out, both girls' eyes roving over his body. They
exchanged a look and stifled snickers as Obi-Wan shifted from one foot to
the other.

"You can come in, Obi-Wan." Celia was seated cross-legged on her bed, *his*
old bed, and beckoned him to come inside.