A/N: I swear, I'm still working on Fufilling a Prophecy, pinky promise! I just decided, while driving through Wyoming this weekend (if I ever become a Sith, I'm destroying that state first! That state is the most boring state in the country!) to explore the Light Side a bit, and who better to do that with than my favorite duo, Obi-Wan and Anakin! I will be exploring Anakin's younger days as a Padawan but am open to suggestion! I would say this actually happened in my story, but only Anakin remembers it. Leave a review or a PM, tell me what to do next and what I can do better! Thanks, and enjoy!

Legal Jargon: I do not own Star Wars (it belongs to Disney and George Lucas). *insert snarky comment on how I could have here*

Lightsaber Woes

After a long day training Anakin, Obi-Wan sends his Padawan away to eat dinner in their room. As Obi-Wan returns from a insufferable meeting with the Council, he is shocked to find the boy silent and his current emotion is one of panic, with some pain. He looks around his apartment, only to find his apprentice in a very maddening state.

Obi-Wan was most certainly not considering Force choking the boy, not at all. He may be the most insufferable Padawan imaginable to the other Jedi, but not to him. Obi-Wan was cool and collected, taking Anakin's (blasted) curiosity in stride and was taking advantage of the moment to teach Anakin, not scold or be condescending toward him. No, not at all, for it would be most unbecoming of a Jedi Knight. "Master! Help! My fingers are stuck!"

"You got them in the lightsaber, you can get them out, my young padawan."

"But, Masteeeeer! It hurts!" The eleven year old boy whines.

"Then maybe next time, you won't stick your fingers in a weapon! By the Force, Anakin, what possessed you to do such a thing?" Obi-Wan asks exasperated. This was the third time today Anakin has gotten "stuck" in something.

"I dropped my gwape Indy emitter thing." Anakin mumbles, his ears turning red.

"I'm sorry, what? Anakin, a Jedi does not mumble." Obi-Wan pinches the bridge of his nose in frustration. He was never this bad as a Padawan or youngling!

"I dropped my grape in the emmitor matrix! Happy?!" Anakin snaps, his voice a high pitched whine.

Obi-Wan pauses, not sure he heard that correctly. "You did what to my lightsaber, Anakin?" His voice dangerously quiet.

"Well, I still had some grapes left over from dinner so I wanted to see if they were big enough to be balanced on top of it but they weren't and it fell and I tried to get it so you wouldn't be mad and I'm sorry, Master, I'm real sorry!" By the end of Anakin's rant, his eyes start watering and he begins sniffing.

At the sight of his blue eyes shining with unshed tears, Obi-Wan finally relents and moves to help his Padawan. "It's alright, Anakin. We all make mistakes." His firm hands grabs Anakin's small ones, and gently grasps the lightsaber, ready to pull. "Did I tell you about the time I was chased by an angry Wookie at your age?"

Anakin smiles softly, "No, but I wouldn't be surprised with all the times I've saved you!"

"Maybe I should free your fingers by igniting it, hmmm young one?" Obi-Wan laughs.

Anakin quickly shakes his head, temporarily gullible. "No!"

Nightmares

It is 0200 in the morning standard time. Night has fallen on the Jedi Temple and all inside are at peace, except for one young Padawan. Determined to expel the nightmares, Anakin sets out on a mission, but he will need his master to aid him on his quest.

"Master?"

Obi-Wan instantly awakens, sure there is some kind of trouble when his young Padawan awakens him in the middle of the night. His momentary panic brushed aside, he observes the ten year old boy, takes note of Anakin's tear streaked face, his trembling upper lip, his ruffled, short hair, and his exhausted blue eyes. Obi-Wan sits up in his bed, "Anakin, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Anakin approaches Obi-Wan's bedside before answering. He drags one foot after a tired another. Slightly clumsy in his exhaustion, he almost stumbles over a stray boot in Obi-Wan's room. "Well, um, Master, I, uh, had a nightmare."

Obi-Wan's concerned face softens into understanding. Force sensitive children often had severe nightmares, especially at Anakin's age. Many Jedi believe that these nightmares were visions of the futures, even if the youngling or Padawan would never witness the event. They often faded away with age. With Anakin's midi-c

hlorian count, he was surprised the boy didn't have more nightmares. "Well, Anakin, sit down and tell me what happened."

The little blonde boy jumps up onto Obi-Wan's bed and looks his father-figure in his gray-blue eyes. Tears spring up in his eyes again, and Obi-Wan can feel the regret and grief washing off of the boy in waves. Obi-Wan takes up the role of mentor again, and kindly admonishes his Padawan. "Release your emotions to the Force, Anakin."

Obi-Wan is proud (and a bit surprised) when Anakin instantly follows his command. "In my dream, I turned to the Dark Side, and…. and…..I ki….I killed you, Master! I'm so sorry! I didn't want to! I swear! I will never attack you! I promise!" By the time Anakin is done relaying his dream, he is crying again.

Obi-Wan knows what to say right away, somehow. "Anakin, our dreams are not always visions of what is to come. Rather, our dreams may be what we fear the most or of what may come to be if we do not follow the Code carefully. Take your nightmare for what it is, a dream, nothing more and most certainly nothing less. We must take care to push aside our fear of these dreams so that they may never become reality."

Obi-Wan senses Anakin's relief at his assertion but he can sense, as well as see, Anakin's fear of having another nightmare. "Anakin, would you like to sleep with me tonight?"

Anakin's response to Obi-Wan's question is to jump into his bed and snuggle under the covers, right next to his mentor. Anakin most certainly never accidentally kicked Obi-Wan in a rather sensitive area. Even if he did, Obi-Wan made no noise to acknowledge the fact. Anakin also never smiled at the happy accident for he was far too grateful. Completely. And Anakin most certainly did not wake up on Master Kenobi's chest, snuggled into his robes while Obi-Wan smiled tiredly.