36 BBY
A few days after everyone passed their last tests Anakin wakes up to the call of master Nagia who is telling them to wake up. Pushing the blankets off of him Anakin steps out of his bed. Looking around the sleeping hall he can see that his clan mates are doing the same. He moves forwards and goes to stand near the foot of his bed. It doesn't take long for all the younglings to stand there.
"Younglings, I want you to be ready in fifteen minutes and meet me in the common room. Before coming to the common room all your possessions need to be in your trunk before your bed so that you can move them to your new sleeping hall after the clan rising ceremony. When everyone is in the common room we will go to the refractory where we will hold the clan rising ceremony with the other clans" master Nagia tells the younglings once every youngling is standing near the foot of their bed.
Anakin and his clan mates are quick to follow master Nagia's orders. Firstly Anakin moves towards the showers with his cleaned clothing. He made sure to pick the nice clothing they have to wear for important occasions. Master Nagia didn't say to wear the nice clothing but Anakin is sure it is expected as he saw his clan mates pick the same clothing. After taking a quick shower Anakin goes to brush his hair and teeth. He knows that if he takes to long to shower that one of the crèche attendants will tell him to finish his shower or they will cut his water depending on how long he has been under it. He has experienced this before and had to endure a lecture afterward on why a jedi should not waste water by taking a long shower. It was not a lecture Anakin enjoyed. Alright, Anakin admits he doesn't like the lecture to begin with and does his utmost best to avoid them. Not that he manages to avoid many of them as most times during lessons the entire clan gets the lecture intended for only one of them. This irritates almost all of them but he also understands that this is a way to give the lecture only once and it also teaches a lesson to them at the same time.
Afterwards, he dresses before walking back to his sleeping hall and starting to pack the few things he has laying around his bed and on top of his trunk. He puts them on his bed and then opens his trunk. He can see his spare clothing lying inside of it. Anakin puts his things on top of his clothing and makes sure everything is packed as it should be. Closing the trunk he locks it to make sure that when it is moved to his new sleeping hall that nothing will fall out. Having done that he moves towards the common room where master Nagia is waiting for his clan. When he enters the common room Anakin can see that some of this clan are already finished and are waiting there. Anakin joins them in waiting for everyone to be done and also for master Nagia to guide them to the refractory.
A few minutes later master Nagia enters the room and looks around the group waiting for her. Anakin knows that they are missing Erigian. It is not strange for him too late as he has done that multiple times before though most of the times one of his clan mates would remind him of the time or help him get finished so he never was really late. This ensured that he evaded the lecture Anakin is sure Erigian will get for being late. Well, most of the times that is. Just as master Nagia starts walking towards the novice sleeping halls Erigian comes running out.
"Sorry, master. I forgot the time" Erigian says tiredly. He feels tired from the running he had to do as well as doing everything in but a few minutes while he would need more time to do it properly.
"As a jedi, you should be aware of your surroundings, Erigian. That includes being aware of the time" master Nagia scolds. She is irritated that she had to remind Erigian about it again. She doesn't know how often she had to do that as she doesn't keep count on it. After Erigian joins the remainder of his clan master Nagia turns to them and says
"Now that everyone is here we will go to the refractory for the clan rising ceremony. There I want you all to stay with your clan and not to wander around. After we get back here we will together move everyone's trunk towards your new sleeping hall as I'm sure you have already suspected"
After that, they move towards the refractory where some clans are already present while others are coming in after them. Anakin can see that breakfast is more luxurious than what he is used to and wonders if that is a part of the ceremony. He certainly hopes it as some of the food looked really tasty. With great trouble he manages to keep his mouth from watering. On his left side he can see a table with belts lying on it. Near the table he can see master Windu and Plo Koon talking to each other. This makes Anakin wonder if they will take a part in the ceremony. Looking at the belts on the table Anakin can see that they are in a brown color than the one he is wearing now. This makes him believe that they will get the belts as part of the ceremony as he saw the previous juniors wearing belts in this color. Now he is wearing a black belt and he knows that the seniors wear light brown belts. Anakin believes that this is a way to show your ranking in a clan though he knows that the clan leader also wears a badge on their clothing. The previous clan leader has given his badge over to the current clan leader last year in a small ceremony which the entire clan could see. He knows that in two years' time a new clan leader will be chosen from among his group. Being a clan leader is a big responsibility as you are responsible for the clan when no master is present and you are allowed to lead your group of a younger group to their lessons alone.
"Good morning, younglings" master Windu says. Anakin is pulled from his musing by this and he can hear the master continuing "You have all passed the last novice tests and will be moving to junior level today in this ceremony. The ceremony consists of some words of advice from padawans and masters after which we will call each of you forward to receive your new belts and return your current belt to us. Then you are allowed to take your breakfast to one of the tables where the remainder of your clan will join you after they have been called. Padawan Eerin, what do you remember from your time as a junior youngling which you deem is important for these younglings to know"
"Thank you, Master Windu. I remember from my own time as a junior youngling that it is important to take enough time relaxing. I always did this by joining my friends in a game" padawan Eerin says. Anakin is surprised to see a padawan here who he hasn't seen in the refractory before. He wonders if she came in when he was busy thinking. He likes the advice she gave as it confirms what he has come to learn. If he took enough time for relaxing between making homework he found that he could learn better so he made sure to make a habit of it. Because of his musing, he doesn't notice Master Plo Koon talking nor hear what the master is saying. When there is a single clap coming from the podium together a wave through the force Anakin is pulled from his musing again by master Windu.
"We will begin the ceremony with the Bergruutfa clan and call each of you forward depending on your clan ranking after that we will go to the other clans. You will be able to tell if your clan is being called by the name of your fellow clan mates" Master Windu says after clapping his hands together once. He waits a few minutes to let everything he and the others said sink in. In the meantime, he takes the datapad with the lists clan rankings from the table. Looking back at the room he can see that almost all younglings are looking at him expectantly.
"Anakin Skywalker" master Windu calls out and Anakin is surprised that he is on top of his clan ranking. Nervously he makes his way to the podium where masters Windu and Plo Koon are waiting for him together with padawan Eerin. He can see that padawan Eerin is holding one if the new belts in her hands. When he arrives at the podium he walks up Master Windu who mentions for him to go to padawan Eerin who stands on the master's left side. Once he stands before her she takes his current belt off and puts the new one on while saying.
"Congratulations, Anakin. Now you are a junior clan member"
Anakin smiles brightly at the padawan while thanking her as he knows is expected of him. Master Nagia had given them already some lessons on how to behave in certain situations and others will be learned later or were already learned in the crèche. This lesson was one of the first she gave them in manners and one Anakin is sure everyone has remembered as they were reminded of it whenever someone forgot. This is in fact not the first time he is expected to thank someone. Bowing once to the masters Anakin turns around and goes to take his breakfast. Bowing to the master is something Anakin and his clan mates have known since they could walk as it was thought to them in the crèche from the day they could walk.
Anakin walks to the table he and his clan usually sit at after picking up his breakfast. After putting the tablet down he looks at it and can see that he has some nice rolls lying on it covered with meat and cheese. Also, there is some nice fruit lying on it. The fruit is something Anakin enjoys immensely as it tastes rich and is juicy. Also, it is one of his most loved fruits. He suspects that some of his clan mates also enjoy this fruit immensely. This is mostly because they rarely get real fruit and usually they will get some fruit cubes which they have to eat. These don't have much of a taste and almost everyone takes them while drinking a lot of water after it. Anakin doesn't think he can swallow them otherwise. Looking for what he has been given to drink he sees that he has gotten some juice. Looking at it Anakin is surprised that they got it as normally they only can choose between water and blue milk with their breakfast. Anakin looks around the table to see if everyone has sat down as he knows that he can't start with his breakfast if not everyone is sitting at the table with their own breakfast. He can see that they are missing a few and when he looks around the refractory he can see them at the counter picking up their breakfast.
"We will wait with our breakfast until all the clans have gone through the ceremony" Master Nagia says and Anakin is surprised that he hasn't noticed her coming up on the table. He finds it a bit annoying that they have to wait but can also understand it. Everyone will be ready with their breakfast around the same time if they also start at the same time. Twenty minutes later the last youngling walks down the podium to the counter and master Nagia gives them a sign that they can start with their breakfast. Anakin is quick to start as he is quite hungry because he had to wait for so long on his breakfast. He is certain that all the younglings in the refractory are doing the same as he does as they have all had to wait a long time to be able to eat their breakfast either because they had gone through the ceremony early or had to wait a long time to go through it. Anakin makes sure to eat neatly and calmly so that he doesn't choke on his rolls. Master Nagia has been pressing them to eat neatly and calmly as she said that you then can taste more of the food you're eating and that you don't have to clean a lot afterward.