Title: Walking Away

Rating: K+

Summary: "You were my brother…my friend." Obi-Wan's remembers leaving Anakin to die that day back on Mustafar, and the old thoughts and feelings are brought back. Ficlet

A/n: Okay, this has probably been done before, but I've never tried my hand at Star wars fics before, so I decided to post it anyway. I hope someone enjoys it. :)

It was one of the hardest things he had ever done, walking away that day, Anakin's screams of anger and agony following him with every fleeting step. It broke his heart. Obi-Wan tried to push the feelings away, but sorrow welled up, deep inside. Along with it, regret, fear, even an inkling of anger. Most of them, feelings that a Jedi shouldn't be feeling, but he couldn't seem to help himself this once.

After all, he wasn't perfect.

Anakin had been his brother, his close and trusted friend. Though never perfect, and sometimes a bit arrogant, he was very gifted and Obi-Wan had been confident, just as Qui-Gon had been, that Anakin would one day be a strong Jedi Master…that he was The Chosen One. Now those hopes came crashing down and his life seemed, at least partially, meaningless. For the past ten years, it had been his life, his vow to Qui-Gon, his dead master, that he would train Anakin so he could take his place as The Chosen One and defeat the Sith, not join them! How had this happened? How could he have been so blind as to what was going on all along? Why hadn't he sensed this sooner?

Had it been him? Had he not pushed him hard enough? Had he pushed him too hard? Obi-Wan couldn't help but think if Anakin would have been a better Jedi, a better person had he had a different master. Maybe he would not have been so liable to be tempted by the Dark Side if he had taught him better. Surely he would not have had the same fate, had someone such as Master Yoda trained him…right?

Obi-Wan would never know.

The End

A/n: Okay, this was just an idea - to write what he was thinking while walking away I mean, but it's my first Star Wars fic, so be kind please. It may not be that great, but I really do love the movies and would eventually like to write more. It was just random inspiration while I was thinking about the scene The whole Mustafar sequence was great btw. Okay, please review, I'd really love it and it'd boost my confidence. Just tell me what you thought.