He jerked awake as he heard his bedroom door slide open, allowing feelings of anxiety mixed in with some fear to seep into the room. He groggily propped himself up onto his elbow, wiping away the trail of saliva that ran down his chin. Rubbing his eye, he turned towards the doorway, using the force to identify his late-night visitor. It had been a few weeks of consistent battle and at last, the three of them had gotten a few days of rest, letting them sleep in their beds for once.
"Anakin?" he didn't get a response from his student, instead, he heard the soft padding of feet walking over to his bed, the creaking of the frame as he kneeled on the edge of the bed.
"scoot," too tired to argue, Obi-wan listened to his students demands, moving to the side so Anakin would have enough space to get comfortable. Anakin quickly laying down next to his master, immediately curling right next to Obi-wan, relishing in the warmth his master had.
Obi-wan would have rolled his eyes and teased Anakin if he had done this when they had first gone to bed. But he could feel his student's anxiety and his general feelings of uneasiness, so he let Anakin do what he wanted to do. That doesn't mean Obi-wan wasn't going to do his own thing
Obi-wan pressed Anakin to his chest, letting his head rest right over his own heart. A small smile appeared on his face when he heard his student let out a sigh. Ever since Anakin was a child, he loved to curl up in Obi-wans bed when he had a nightmare. Granted, he grew out of that habit as he grew up, but his student never grew out of his habit of feeling a heartbeat when he shared a bed with someone. Even as an adult, he kept that habit, always resting his hand on Obi-wans chest or back when they shared a bed. Anakin curled his body closer to Obi-wan, throwing an arm over his master in a hug.
"Thanks." Obi-wan hummed in response, sending a sleep suggestion mixed in with feelings of compassion and understand along their bond. He ran his hands gently though his padawans hair, further soothing him. Obi-wan himself was nearly asleep when his student finally drifted off to sleep, a small smile on his lips. He would have rolled his eyes if he wasn't falling asleep, instead, he let sleep take him.
He wasn't sure how much time had passed but he woke up again when he heard his bedroom door open, he groggily turned towards the door, maneuvering around Anakin to see. He tiredly blinked in surprise when he saw familiar reflective irises at his door.
"Sorry master," her voice was tired and quiet, and just like Anakin, she was radiating feelings of anxiety and uneasiness," most of the time, I would go to Anakin for this but he's not in his room." Her face lowered in what he assumed to be bashfulness. Without a word, he poked at her bond to get her attention and when she did look at him, he pulled up the blanket. He saw her eyes blink in surprise when he revealed Anakin, who was still curled up tightly next to Obi-wan. He had moved his head onto Obi-wans arm sometime during the night, but his hand was still resting on Obi-wans chest, right over his heart.
"Oh." It took a little bit for Ahsoka to realize that he was still holding up the blanket in invitation, but once he gently poked their bond, it didn't take long for her to get into the bed with them. Just like her master, she curled next to Obi-wan, resting her head on his shoulder and throwing her arm over his chest. Obi-wan put a hand on her montrals, absentmindedly rubbing her padawan braid between his fingers. Ahsoka sighed, her body relaxing as she melted into his side.
"Thanks master."
"Anytime Ahsoka."
Artoo went through the hallways, determined to find his creator. The men gave the astromech a weird look when they passed by, raising an eyebrow at the way the little droid was carrying a ration bar in his hand while going down the hall with a mission. He had been on a lot of ships like this, so with a simple scan of the ship, he was able to find his creator. When he rolled into the room, where his creator was talking with his student, master and some of the men, he quickly made himself known. He ran into his creators' leg, trying to make it painful.
"Ow! Artoo!"
"Eat it!" he waved the ration bar around wildly, trying to make his point because he knew for a fact that his creator was able to understand him perfectly.
" Its been 12.5 hours since you ate, EAT IT!" His creator took the ration bar and put it into his pocket, soothingly rubbing his dome.
"Okay okay, I'll eat it right now."
" EAT IT NOW!" he rammed himself into his creators' leg again, making him wince. Behind the hologram, he could see his creator's teacher and student roll their eyes.
"Just eat the ration bar now Anakin." The teacher's words reminded the droid that it had been a long time since he had eaten too. He took out the spare ration bar that he always carried before ramming himself into the teachers leg too.
" You haven't eaten in 15 hours EAT IT!" The clones just watched as everything happened, holding in their chuckles at the sight of the Generals getting bullied by a small droid. Obi-wan winced at the impact before grabbing the bar, pocketing it as well. Letting out some more beeps of frustration, he went back to his creator.
" Eat it now or I will embarrass you, your teacher and your student." His creator let out a huff.
"I'll eat it later Artoo, as soon as I finish this." He watched as his creator turned around back to the holopad, and Artoo did not hesitate in embarrassing his master, displaying photo he took a few nights ago at the temple.
" Eat it!" his creator turned to see what he was displaying and turned red when he realized that Artoo had taken a picture of him, his teacher and his student when they had shared a bed a few nights ago. He thought the picture would be something his teachers' partner would love to have, so he saved the picture for her. Artoo had entered the teacher's room to find his creator and his student. But once he saw the saw his creator and his student were lovingly being held by the teacher, he had to take it back to his creators' partner.
"Artoo!"
"When did he take that?!"
"Anakin!" Artoo noticed with pleasure that the men behind them started to break down into laughter, making the three subjects of the photo blush even more.
" eat it and I'll turn it off." he watched as his creator and the teacher fumbled with the small ration bars. As soon as the wrappers were open, he turned off the hologram.
" Good."
Anakin just stared as his astromech let out a series of happy sounding beeps before leaving the room. Rex and Cody were laughing heartily behind him, while Ahsoka had her face buried in her hands and Obi-wan smacked his forehead.
"Anakin," Obi-wan ran his hand down his face, "Did we just get played by your droid?" Anakin grumbled while taking a bite out of the ration bar, Obi-wan doing the same.
"I'm going to kill him."
"I suggest that you don't sir," they all turned to Rex and Cody, who both had a shit eating grin on their faces," We need him to give us a good laugh every once in a while." Anakin rolled his eyes while swallowing the food.
"Oh, shut it."
