Title: Words

Rating: PG

1/?

Summary: Anakin tries to tell Obi Wan how he feels but time is

running out when Obi's life is threatened

Disclaimer:I own nothing

Coupling: Obi/ Ani NO Q/O

"I'm getting nowhere" The young padawan exclaimed, he paced the

floor. Anakin Skywalker suddenly slumped, his face a mask of

despair "I can't tell him how I feel. And he won't understand. He

still thinks i'm that ten year old boy from Tatooine." Qui Gon Jinn

smiled but it faded as he saw real distress on the padawan's

face. "Ani, what you feel will scare Obi Wan, you are asking him for

feelings he's ruthlessly pushed aside for more then twenty years, he

will not be easily convinced of your feelings" The young padawan

nodded "It's just I want him so badly and it hurts inside" for

emphasis Anakin took a handful of his robe over his heart.

"He loves you Anakin but he doesn't understand that feeling, he knows

your not a little boy and that scares him because your being a grown

up means that Obi Wan's dreams have the faintest hint of coming true

and he's not ready"

"But I could help him. We could learn together, I'd look after him"

Anakin protested. Qui Gon nodded "Ani, it isn't me you have to

convince. I want Obi Wan to be happy, he is like a son to me but You

can't force the issue"

Anakin sighed and fell back into his sleep couch

"What if he doesn't love me?" Anakin said, his voice muffled in the

cloth.

"I don't think that's an issue"

"Master I think I've broken my comlink" Anakin commented later, he

sat in the lounge staring at his comlink, Obi Wan peered over his

shoulder, and Anakin breathed in deeply the smell that was Obi Wan.

Cinammon

"Can you fix it?" Obi Wan asked, Anakin shrugged "Probably, I must go

through more comlinks then any other padawan" Anakin joked, trying to

ignore the sensation inside as Obi Wan gently ruffled his hair, the

hand on his head stayed a minute too long and Anakin lifted his head,

Obi Wan didn't move and their faces was an inch from each other,

Anakin felt his eyes close but he felt a rush of cold air as Obi Wan

jerked away, Anakin tried to stifle a sigh.

His annoyance turned to worry as he focused on Obi Wan's hand it was

trembling. "Master are you okay?"

Obi Wan nodded but Anakin could see minute tremours travel up his

arm, was Obi Wan sick?