Birthday Music
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Obi-Wan Kenobi sat on the floor of Qui-Gon Jinn's quarters, practicing Force skills. Qui had gone to do something or other in his bedroom, leaving Obi-Wan on his own for the time being.
He squeezes his eyes shut and concentrated on a small toy lightsaber in front of him. It rose a foot in the air.
"Obi-Wan." A voice came from behind him, startling him out of his concentrative state. The lightsaber dropped as the toddler jumped to his feet and spun. Qui-Gon knelt a few feet away him, holding something in his hand.
"Happy Life Day, little one." He said, handing the object to him. Obi-Wan took it and stared in awe. It was a quena, a small wooden instrument similar to a flute or recorder. Though Obi-Wan had never seen a quena before, somehow he knew exactly how to use it.
Qui-Gon felt a surge in the Force as Obi-Wan lifted the instrument to his lips and began to play. A beautiful tune filled the air, as well as the Unifying Force. Qui-Gon couldn't believe what he was seeing. A tiny, just turned three child, playing an instrument he had never even seen before.
The tune was perfect, with no misplaced notes. As well as music, the Unifying Force seemed to flow out of the the quena, making the room seem alive. Obi-Wan ended the piece with a low, drawn-out note, then lowered the quena.
"Little one...little one, how, how did you do th-that?" Qui-Gon stuttered, almost unable to find words. Obi-Wan said nothing only stared at the quena in his hand. He ran at Qui-Gon and enveloped the tall man in a hug.
"Thank you, Qui," he says in barely a whisper, squeezing with all his might.
"You're welcome, little one," Qui-Gon chuckled, then pulled away from the child's embrace. "I have something else for you." Qui-Gon withdrew a royal blue cord from his pocket and gently took the quena from Obi-Wan.
He tied it around the instrument, then placed the cord over Obi-Wan's head to rest around his neck. "The blue color represents the Unifying Force, young one. You are very strong in the Unifying Force."
Obi-Wan stared at the blue cord. "Thank you." He said, his whisper barely audible. From that day on, the quena always hung around the little boy's neck by the blue cord. It never left its spot, resting against his sternum, unless he was playing the small instrument. He played it often, the Unifying Force helping create a new tune each time.
His crèche Masters had never seen anything like it. They had never seen a youngling so immersed in the Unifying Force before. Qui-Gon was proud of the tiny child, praising him and ruffling his short spiky auburn hair after he played a new tune.
Obi-Wan himself as as happy as one could be. Every time he would play his quena, his blue-grey eyes would light up, and the Unifying Force just flowed through him. When he played his quena, he was like a shining beacon of hope in a dark world.