These are just little random one-shots that I will be doing about the relationship between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. They will be updated as often as I can, and if any wants me to expand on any of them or if you have a prompt for me, just say in the review :)
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Prompt from Sarah March: I really love everything you write and I would love, if it's possible to see the continuation of 14. Abandonment
Now I know I said chapter 11 was a sequel to this chapter, so this is will take place between the two chapters ?
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As soon as Dooku wandered into the room, Obi-Wan knew that something was wrong… he knew that Dooku hadn't gotten the answers that he wanted.
"It's alright Master Dooku…" he started, before Dooku could say anything, "… I think I can guess how the conversation went."
"The man is as stubborn as he always was…" Dooku growled, ignoring the incorrect title used for him, "… He was stubborn when he wanted to train Feemor, when he said Xanatos wasn't going down the wrong path, when he decided you weren't going to take the test almost two years ago, and now he's being stubborn about this brat being the Chosen One."
Obi-Wan remained fairly calm as his Grand-Master started to pace the room, growing more and more frustrated with Qui-Gon.
"I thought his stubbornness was a good quality when he was younger…" Dooku growled, "… he persevered against everything. Every challenge that I threw at him, he put everything into it, refusing to let it defeat him, and I admired that about him. On missions, he wouldn't let anyone walk all over him for being a padawan and yes, sometimes his stubbornness meant that we had more plants and animals than necessary in our apartments, but he was my student, like a son to me! I just let him get away with it!"
Obi-Wan watched in alarm as Dooku's ranting started to increase in volume. "Master Dooku- "
"- I don't know if I can deal with this anymore." Dooku didn't appear to have heard Obi-Wan, "I have scolded him time and time again for how he treated you during your early years of being his padawan, but this might honestly be the last straw…. Abandoning you for some brat…. And even the Council seem to agree with that!"
"Maybe… it's a sign that Master Jinn may be correct about Anakin? Maybe he is the Chosen One?"
Dooku paused in his pacing for a while, before turning to the younger man. "I know I shouldn't be telling you this… but many members of the Council do not truly believe in the prophecy of the Chosen One. It has been prophesised for years, and nothing has happened."
"Then maybe… maybe they believe I'm ready?"
"I have rarely put faith in the Council's decisions as to who is ready for Knighthood and who is not… in my opinion, the padawan knows when they are ready." He stepped closer to Obi-Wan and encouraged the young man to look him in the eye, "Obi-Wan… do you feel as though you are ready?"
There was a moment of tense silence as Obi-Wan stared at the older man, his eyes wide in shock as his mouth fell open and closed, unable to say a word as he stammered and stuttered nervously.
"I-I-I- "
Dooku didn't say a word, simply keeping his eyes on Obi-Wan, as the younger man tried to calm down and maintain his composure.
"I-I-I- "Obi-Wan took one more deep breath, before giving Dooku his best reassuring smile, "If I'm being honest… I'm not sure. But I need to believe in myself, because it's obvious that the Council believes in me."
"The Council wants to knight you so that Qui-Gon can get his way… but if you truly want to go through this, then I'll be right beside you all the way."
Before Obi-Wan could say anything else, Dooku continued, "But can I give you one more piece of advise?"
"Ummmm- "
"- Make Qui-Gon work for your forgiveness. I don't think he deserves it just yet."
"… As you wish Master Dooku. As you wish."
