AN: I think this chapter might be less funny; it's more on the fluff side of life. Thank you to everyone who reviewed!
Ayy Kaim: Your welcome! Thank you for reviewing! I'm glad you like this
Meanwhile Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One of the prophesy, was calmly making an omelet.
As a Council Member himself, he had been aware of the meeting this morning, but Obi Wan had mentioned the nature of it and thus, he had opted out. No need to attend and have it rubbed in his face that training one's own children was forbidden. He couldn't complain, as Obi Wan had talked with the Council for days upon days just to convince them to let Anakin remain a Jedi. He'd really outdone the whole 'Negotiator' thing with that one, especially with that 'attachment is different than love' argument.
He didn't really understand the whole 'unrelated padawan' rule though. Obi Wan had taken careful pains to explain it to him, but he hadn't understood. There was something about favoritism and then blah blah blah, another boring lecture; you already are raising him, blah blah blah…
Anyway he, unlike the rest of the Council, already knew the outcome of the meeting.
As if in sync with his thoughts, Obi Wan burst through Anakin's door with uncharacteristic haste and noise.
"Am I too late!"
Anakin didn't even deign to raise his eyes from the eggs.
"No Master, no one's been here. Besides, I wouldn't have granted permission to anyone but you. There's no need to make such a fuss."
Both men paused for a moment as the bizarreness of the situation sunk in. Anakin was cool, collected, and advising someone to not make a fuss, while Obi Wan was racing around Coruscant haphazardly.
"Maybe I'm rubbing off on you," Anakin mused looking up from his cooking breakfast to give his Master a deliberating look.
"Would you please just get Luke? I have half the Council on my tail." Obi Wan snapped, although not without a shudder at the previous comment.
Anakin looked annoyed, "How come when I was a youngling no one wanted to train me, and then once I have kids of my own suddenly every Master in the Temple is vying for them? This hardly seems fair!"
Obi Wan would not be deterred, as it was he could feel the presences of the Council Members coming closer and closer, "Quit whining and get Luke, Anakin."
"Touchy," Anakin teased, but upon seeing his Master's eye twitch he relented.
"Fine, fine, LUKE! GET UP; I'VE GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU!" The response to Anakin's call was a loud THUMP and then a few softer thumps as the littlest Skywalker boy jumped out of bed and ran into the kitchen.
"BEN!" The cause of all the…aggressive negotiations at the Temple ran forward to give his honorary Uncle a tight hug. Obi Wan smiled and attempted to straighten Luke's messy blond hair.
"Do you know what the surprise is, Ben?" Luke asked, big blue eyes staring appealingly up at him. Obi Wan knelt down and placed his hands on Luke's slender shoulders, trying to ignore the knot of anticipation his stomach decided to tie itself into.
"Actually, I have something to do with the surprise. I have a question for you." This was it, the moment of truth.
"Luke Skywalker, would you do me the honor of becoming my padawan?"
"ME! You want to train ME!" The boy squealed with sudden delight. Obi Wan was surprised at Luke's astonishment though; did he not know how many Masters had wanted to ask him that? Was he oblivious to the sheer amount of cunning it had taken for Obi Wan to even get here to ask? Well, time to enlighten him then.
"Yes Luke, I very much want to train you. You have no idea how hard I had to fight for you. EVERYONE wanted to be your Master. Kit, Ki-Adi Mundi, Master Yoda…"
Luke wasn't even listening to him. He had run over to a smiling Anakin, who had at last abandoned breakfast in order to watch the touching scene.
"DAD! DID YOU HEAR? BEN WANTS TO TRAIN ME!"
"Yes Luke. He came by special yesterday just to make sure it was okay with me."
Anakin shot his former Master a look of fond exasperation, but Obi Wan was ignoring him. The warning mounted in the Force as the threat of the approaching Masters became more evident. There wasn't much time. He pointedly cleared his throat.
"Luke, you haven't really answered my ques—"
"YES!" Luke cut Obi Wan off excitedly and ran over to give him another hug.
"YES! OH I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! BEN'S MY MASTER! DADDY! I'VE GOT THE SAME MASTER AS YOU!" Luke ran back and forth between his two favorite Jedi Masters excitedly.
Obi Wan however tipped his head back and laughed. After all, he had won.
When the Council Members arrived at the Skywalker apartment, they found Obi Wan and Anakin contentedly eating breakfast. The desired Padawan was nestled quite comfortably on Obi Wan's lap.
"Need something, gentlemen?" Obi Wan asked innocently as he popped a sausage link into his mouth. Anakin gave a half-surprised, half-amused snort of laughter. That was about as close to a "HA! In your faces!" as Obi Wan would ever get.
Master Yoda's pointy green ears drooped. "Too late, we were; claimed he has been."
Obi Wan had the decency to look slightly guilty. "Why don't you all stay for breakfast? Anakin certainly made enough."
"Oh, I knew they were coming." Anakin said haughtily, "After all, I am the Chosen One,"
"as we are repeatedly informed." A new voice piped up. Mace Windu let himself in with Leia in tow. Master Yoda scowled at him.
"Lied you did. Wrong that is, as punishment my apartments you will clean."
Master Windu considered reminding Yoda that a Jedi should know no revenge, but thought better of it.
Leia, however, ran over to her brother.
"Hey, Leia! Guess what?"
"Ben asked you to be his padawan? I know, they roped me into their scheme." Leia turned and gave said Ben a glare to rival that of Master Windu.
"You owe me at least three cookies, Ben! I had to talk to Master Gallia about…" here Leia shuddered, "Han Solo…romantically." *
The entire table burst into laughter, but Obi Wan bowed as much as he could with Luke on his lap.
"My deepest apologies, Princess. Would bacon be enough to satisfy my debt?"
"Yes it would! You're forgiven!" Leia took the offered bacon hurriedly lest Ben change his mind and then ran over to Master Windu. She promptly alighted on his lap.
Luke however, leaned back against Ben to whisper, "They all really wanted to train me? I thought you were joking earlier."
Ben leaned down to in turn to murmur in Luke's ear.
"Yes, Luke. I don't know how you didn't notice." A new thought occurred to the Jedi Master and he frowned worriedly down at Luke before again whispering,
"If you want to be trained by any one of them that is completely fine. You're free to choose you know."
Blessedly, Luke immediately shook his blonde head, "Oh no, Ben. I want you to be my Master!" This was not whispered.
Obi Wan's smile could've lit up the galaxy.
*Ah, Han Solo…of course Leia would choose him to talk about :D Again, please review! I really appreciate any and all feedback!
