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Sorry it has taken so long to update, but we've been very busy with entrance exams and University studies.
Disclaimer: See chapter 1
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Chapter 3
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The next morning:
Obi-Wan woke up feeling a warm body lying next to him. It felt quite nice, very nice actually, and when he opened his eyes and saw Anakin, still sleeping, he smiled. 'He looks so beautiful when he sleeps. Somehow innocent and pure. Like an angel. My angel...'
Anakin woke up at the feeling that someone was staring at him. When he opened his eyes he was looking directly into Obi- Wan. "Why are you watching me? I was trying to sleep here," he mumbled but smiled anyway.
Obi-Wan ignored his question. "Good morning, my angel." He said smiling happily. Then he leant forward and planted a quick kiss on Anakin's lips.
"I don't know where that came from, but I don't want you to stop." Anakin whispered and captured Obi's lips with his own.
At this moment Owen ran in to the room, just like he had used to do every morning when he had to wake Anakin. "Oh," he cleared his throat. "...I..." Owen was stunned. He had knew that something was going on between those two, but he didn't knew that it was this far already.
"I - we...This isn't exactly what it looks like..." Anakin tried to explain.
"Yea, yea..." Owen said and winked, "I was sent here to get you up and let you know that breakfast will be ready in half an hour. Now I'll excuse myself and leave you two alone." He shut the door and left.
"I think it's time for us to talk again," Obi said, as they started dressing up, ruffling his padawan's hair. "I'm sorry I didn't consider your feelings when I told you one night was enough. I just never realised how deeply it hurt you... and how wrong it felt." He glared at the roof as if searching for an answer. "I think -"
Owen opened the door and ran in. "Come quick, mum's been taken!"
"What? By whom?" Obi-Wan asked. But before he got any answer they all were running towards a spot on the rim of the farm. Cliegg was already there with Beru. They were inspecting some tracks - Tusken trails. When they got there, Cliegg spoke: "The Tuskens got her!"
Obi-Wan felt the vast emotions going under the padawan's skin. *Easy now, Anakin* he mentally suggested, placing a hand on Annie's shoulder as they crouched to inspect the tracks better. Human blood was spilled on the ground.
Anakin gathered his thoughts and breathed deeply. "We must leave, quick. The Tuskens are very dangerous. I've dealt with them before."
"I'll gather some people within the village," Owen said, leaving.
"No, that's going to take too much time, " Anakin said impatiently. Owen stopped walking and looked at him questioningly. "I'll go with my master, and we're leaving right now."
"Patience, padawan!" How many times had Obi-Wan said that? It seemed to have no effect on Anakin. Ever. "We're JEDI, we can deal with this on our own, " Annie said, looking directly at his master. "Just wait and see," he said to Owen and Cliegg who could do nothing but agree. The Tuskens would be tough to beat for even a couple of dozen farmers.
"Listen, my apprentice, what is the first rule when going in to a battle or a mission?" Obi-Wan asked patiently. He knew that he had to be the one with a
plan here.
Anakin sighed. "One must always have a plan." He remembered.
"Look. I know that this is about your mother, but believe me when I say that having a plan is very important. If one didn't have a plan and one was going to find one's padawan one just might spend time looking from the wrong places. So I recommend we eat something and then we come up with a plan and then we go and get your mother back." Obi-Wan tried to calm Anakin.
"Yes master. Now let's go and eat. Hurry up!"
Anakin was the one to talk during their breakfast. He was telling all he knew about the Tuskens and occasionally Owen or Cliegg gave some new detail.
Then after a while Obi-Wan spoke: "This is what I think we should do. We'll go and follow the trails and find out where they have their camp. BUT we won't let them see us. Not yet. Then we'll go back at evening and try to get your mother out there before any of the Tuskens notice anything. We must try to do this the least violent way possible. Is this OK with you?"
"Yes master. It sounds like we have a plan now." Anakin sad trying to be brave, but his voice betrayed him.
Obi-Wan walked to Anakin. He made Anakin to look at him and said: "We'll get her back. I promise. We've got through worse than this." Tears started to run down Anakin's cheeks. He buried his face his master's shoulder and he felt Obi's hands holding him. And he cried.
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After crying like a baby in front of his family Anakin calmed down and started dragging his lover toward the door.
"Patience is a virtue, my Annie."
"I'm sorry, master, but MY patience just wore out."
They got on Cliegg's speeder bikes and started to hunt the Tuskens down. Owen, Beru and Cliegg looked at each other. They were of course worried about Shmi, but this latest incident involving a crying padawan and his master got them to wonder.
"I walked on them this morning you know." Owen said after a while. "And now I'm sure that it's more than just normal master-padawan relationship."
The other two just nodded. "Maybe we should talk to them after they bring her back."
TBC
Sorry it has taken so long to update, but we've been very busy with entrance exams and University studies.
Disclaimer: See chapter 1
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Chapter 3
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The next morning:
Obi-Wan woke up feeling a warm body lying next to him. It felt quite nice, very nice actually, and when he opened his eyes and saw Anakin, still sleeping, he smiled. 'He looks so beautiful when he sleeps. Somehow innocent and pure. Like an angel. My angel...'
Anakin woke up at the feeling that someone was staring at him. When he opened his eyes he was looking directly into Obi- Wan. "Why are you watching me? I was trying to sleep here," he mumbled but smiled anyway.
Obi-Wan ignored his question. "Good morning, my angel." He said smiling happily. Then he leant forward and planted a quick kiss on Anakin's lips.
"I don't know where that came from, but I don't want you to stop." Anakin whispered and captured Obi's lips with his own.
At this moment Owen ran in to the room, just like he had used to do every morning when he had to wake Anakin. "Oh," he cleared his throat. "...I..." Owen was stunned. He had knew that something was going on between those two, but he didn't knew that it was this far already.
"I - we...This isn't exactly what it looks like..." Anakin tried to explain.
"Yea, yea..." Owen said and winked, "I was sent here to get you up and let you know that breakfast will be ready in half an hour. Now I'll excuse myself and leave you two alone." He shut the door and left.
"I think it's time for us to talk again," Obi said, as they started dressing up, ruffling his padawan's hair. "I'm sorry I didn't consider your feelings when I told you one night was enough. I just never realised how deeply it hurt you... and how wrong it felt." He glared at the roof as if searching for an answer. "I think -"
Owen opened the door and ran in. "Come quick, mum's been taken!"
"What? By whom?" Obi-Wan asked. But before he got any answer they all were running towards a spot on the rim of the farm. Cliegg was already there with Beru. They were inspecting some tracks - Tusken trails. When they got there, Cliegg spoke: "The Tuskens got her!"
Obi-Wan felt the vast emotions going under the padawan's skin. *Easy now, Anakin* he mentally suggested, placing a hand on Annie's shoulder as they crouched to inspect the tracks better. Human blood was spilled on the ground.
Anakin gathered his thoughts and breathed deeply. "We must leave, quick. The Tuskens are very dangerous. I've dealt with them before."
"I'll gather some people within the village," Owen said, leaving.
"No, that's going to take too much time, " Anakin said impatiently. Owen stopped walking and looked at him questioningly. "I'll go with my master, and we're leaving right now."
"Patience, padawan!" How many times had Obi-Wan said that? It seemed to have no effect on Anakin. Ever. "We're JEDI, we can deal with this on our own, " Annie said, looking directly at his master. "Just wait and see," he said to Owen and Cliegg who could do nothing but agree. The Tuskens would be tough to beat for even a couple of dozen farmers.
"Listen, my apprentice, what is the first rule when going in to a battle or a mission?" Obi-Wan asked patiently. He knew that he had to be the one with a
plan here.
Anakin sighed. "One must always have a plan." He remembered.
"Look. I know that this is about your mother, but believe me when I say that having a plan is very important. If one didn't have a plan and one was going to find one's padawan one just might spend time looking from the wrong places. So I recommend we eat something and then we come up with a plan and then we go and get your mother back." Obi-Wan tried to calm Anakin.
"Yes master. Now let's go and eat. Hurry up!"
Anakin was the one to talk during their breakfast. He was telling all he knew about the Tuskens and occasionally Owen or Cliegg gave some new detail.
Then after a while Obi-Wan spoke: "This is what I think we should do. We'll go and follow the trails and find out where they have their camp. BUT we won't let them see us. Not yet. Then we'll go back at evening and try to get your mother out there before any of the Tuskens notice anything. We must try to do this the least violent way possible. Is this OK with you?"
"Yes master. It sounds like we have a plan now." Anakin sad trying to be brave, but his voice betrayed him.
Obi-Wan walked to Anakin. He made Anakin to look at him and said: "We'll get her back. I promise. We've got through worse than this." Tears started to run down Anakin's cheeks. He buried his face his master's shoulder and he felt Obi's hands holding him. And he cried.
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After crying like a baby in front of his family Anakin calmed down and started dragging his lover toward the door.
"Patience is a virtue, my Annie."
"I'm sorry, master, but MY patience just wore out."
They got on Cliegg's speeder bikes and started to hunt the Tuskens down. Owen, Beru and Cliegg looked at each other. They were of course worried about Shmi, but this latest incident involving a crying padawan and his master got them to wonder.
"I walked on them this morning you know." Owen said after a while. "And now I'm sure that it's more than just normal master-padawan relationship."
The other two just nodded. "Maybe we should talk to them after they bring her back."
TBC
