Luke's POV.
Luke woke up the next morning remembering the events of the night before. He and Raina had kissed again the night before. Raina had pulled away and Luke felt guilty, they had agreed to stay friends. Luke couldn't help but wonder if she was lying about her feelings though. He had to know. Luke told Raina to stop him but she didn't. She didn't want to.
He kissed her, but through the kiss Luke found out the truth. Raina was inlove with him. As soon as he realized this he kissed her and willingly let her know how he felt. He pulled away knowing she would refuse to admit her feelings herself. He didn't care anymore.
What he felt for Raina was different then anything he had felt for anyone, even Nakari. He was deeply inlove with Raina and he couldn't deny it any longer. He now knew she felt the same. As long as he knew the truth, he was okay. Luke wanted Raina in his life forever. And if that meant he would have to stay her best friend for the rest of their lives, it was okay.
After he had said goodnight he went to bed. Luke felt happy now. Happier then he had in a while. He got up out of his tent. There was no sign of Raina or her things. He furrowed his eyebrows. Where could she be? Luke ran to the lake to find Yoda sitting and meditating. Luke looked around. There was still no sign of Raina. Then he looked for her x-wing. It was gone. Luke felt panic rise in him.
"Gone she is, there is no use looking." Luke's master told him. Luke looked over to Yoda. "Gone? Why? Where did she go?" He asked walking over to Yoda. Yoda turned to Luke and held his cane in front of him. "Told me last night she did, that had to leave she did. Continue her training she could not." Yoda told Luke.
Luke looked down. She had left. She was gone. "But why? Why would she give up? Being a Jedi was all she her wanted." He couldn't understand it. "Sacrifice all that, she did. Strong enough she was not. Too strong we're her emotions." Yoda explained.
Luke now understood. She had left because of him. "How could you let her go?!" He asked. "Stayed I wish she would have. Her choice alone, it was. Tell her to leave, I did not." He told Luke. Luke looked down. "Did she say where she was going?" Yoda shook his head. "No. Only told me, that leavening she was."
Luke felt his heart break. He would probably never see her again. How could he go on? He loved her. Luke had been inlove before, but only moved on with the help of Raina. Now he had no one. "So that's it. She's gone. I'll never see her again." He said. "Clouded is the future. See her again you may, but for the best this may be. Focus now on your training you can." He told Luke. Luke felt completely p Luke. Alone you will never be, if the Force as your ally, you have." Yoda told him. Luke nodded. "Yes Master." "Come. Much to do today we have. Much to do." He told Luke. Luke nodded and followed Yoda.
What seemed to be about a month past. Not a day went by that he didn't think of Raina. He worried about her and prayed she was safe and happy. He still felt angered that she left without saying goodbye. He always wondered how she could have done such a thing. She had to have known how he felt or at least that he had feelings for her and even if she didn't, they were best friends. You don't just leave your friends forever without an explanation or a goodbye.
Luke was standing on his hands in a clearing, while Yoda sat on the ground informs of him. Luke concentrated fully on the force. He lifted some equipment cases in to the air with ease and then he even lifted R2. "Concentrate...feel the Force flow. Yes. Good. Calm, yes. Through
the Force, things you will see. Other places. The future...the past. Old friends long gone."
Suddenly Luke saw flashes of a city in the clouds, Leia and Chewbacca sad. And... Han in pain. They were all scared, and in pain. Luke opened his eyes and began to loose his balance. "Han?! Leia!" He exclaimed. Everything around him came crashing down, while he tumbled to the ground as well.
Yoda shook his head at his young padawan. "Hmm. Control, control. You must learn control." Luke looked up at Yoda. "I saw...I saw a city in the clouds." He told him. "Mmm. Friends you have there." Yoda nodded. "They were in pain." Luke added.
"It is the future you see." Yoda told him. "Future?...Will they die?" Yoda closed his eyes. "Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future." Yoda told him. "I've got to go to them." Luke stated as he stood up. "Decide you must how to serve them best. If you leave now, help them you could. But you would destroy all for which they have fought and suffered." Yoda told Luke. Luke looked down. He nodded sadly.
Later that night Luke had a nightmare about his vision. Leia was crying and Han was screaming in pain. Luke jumped awake, breathing heavily. That was it. He had to go and save them. He couldn't let them die. He had already lost Raina. He couldn't loose them too. Luke had to save his friends.
He got up and packed everything. Artoo beeped a question. Luke had started to learn binary, just by being with Artoo all the time. Of what Luke could pick up Artoo had asked what he was doing. "Packing. We're leaving, Artoo. Han and Leia are in trouble. We have to help them." He explained. Artoo beeped happily. Luke shook his head slightly chuckled. "I know, you never liked this place. Come on. We have to hurry." He told the droid.
Luke went to Yoda who was making dinner in his house. "Master Yoda. I have to go to my friends. They're in trouble and I have to help them." He told his master. "Finish your training you must! If go you do, suffer the fate of Vader you will. Strong are you with the force, but control you do not have." Yoda told Luke. "I won't fall to the dark side like Vader. I can save my friends, I know it." He told Yoda.
Yoda sighed. "Afraid I am that come back you may not." I will come back. I won't leave what I've begun unfinished. I promise, but Han and Leia have risked their own lives millions of times for me. I can't do any less for them. I have to go. I'm sorry." Master Yoda sighed. "If go you must, then before your trip, meditate you should. Prepare for your mission, you should." Yoda instructed. "I don't have time. I'm sorry. I have to get to them, quickly. Who knows what the Empire is doing to them." He turned around and walked out.
Luke began to pack up his ship. Meh loaded Artoo. "Get ready for take off." He told the droid. The lights of the x-wing came on. Luke continued loading the equipment.
Just then Yoda came out. He looked distressed. "Luke! You must complete the training." He told him. Luke sighed heavily and shook his head. "I can't keep the vision out of my head. They're my friends. I've got to help them." He told his master again.
"You must not go!" Yoda insisted. Luke wondered why he was so against him going. "But Han and Leia will die if I don't." "You don't know that." The voice of Ben said. Luke looked over behind Yoda and saw Ben. He couldn't believe it! "Even Yoda cannot see their fate." Ben continued. Luke knew that was true, but there was still a possibility of them dying.
"But I can help them! I feel the Force!" Luke argued. "But you cannot control it. This is a dangerous time for you, when you will be tempted by the dark side of the Force." Ben explained. Luke knew it was true, but knew he could be strong. "Yes, yes. To Obi-Wan you listen. The cave. Remember your failure at the cave!" Yoda reminded urgently. "But I've learned so much since then. Master Yoda, I promise to return and finish what I've begun. You have my word." Luke told him again. He closed the hatch of the ship.
"It is you and your abilities the Emperor wants. that is why your friends are made to suffer." Ben told Luke. Luke nodded. "And that is why I have to go." "Luke, I don't want to lose you to the Emperor the way I lost Vader." Ben said. Luke nodded. He understood his worry, but knew he could be stronger than Vader. He wouldn't fall. "You won't." He assured Ben. He began to climb the ladder to the pilot seat.
"Stopped they must be. On this depends. Only a fully trained Jedi Knight with the Force as his ally will conquer Vader and his Emperor. If you end your training now, if you choose the quick and easy path, as Vader did, you will become an agent of evil." Yoda warned. "Patience." Ben said. Luke became angry with his masters. How could they ask him to forget about his friends?! "And sacrifice Han and Leia?" He snapped. "If you honor what they fight for...yes!" Yoda concluded firmly.
Luke looked down. He felt as if a battle was raging within him. Stay and finish his training, but sacrifice Han and Leia or leave and try to save them, risking possibly falling to the dark side. "If you choose to face Vader, you will do it alone. I cannot interfere." Ben told Luke. Luke knew he had to save them. " I understand. Artoo fire up the converters." He told the droid. Artoo whistled happily.
"Luke, don't give in to hate -- that leads to the dark side." Ben warned. "Strong is Vader. Mind what you have learned. Save you it can." Yoda instructed him. Luke got into the pilot seat and nodded. " I will. And I'll return. I promise." He gave them his word and took off. He had to get there in time. He had to save Han and Leia. He wouldn't loose anymore of his friends, like he lost Raina.