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(though I wish I did). Don't try to sue me, cause I'm only a 13 year old,
star wars obsessed girl.
Author's Note: Sorry for taking sooooooooooooo long to write this chapter, but I've been extremely busy lately with school starting again and all (( so I didn't have that much time to write. To all the people that requested for longer chapters, you got your request, this chapter is a lot longer than my other chapters.
Thank you to laurajslr, Arafel, Melissa Jooty, Jess S, Amy-Chan, Usagi Editor, Master Elora Dannan, Carrie, Annalisa, The iSaNe oNe, Karla Pheonix, Remnant, Kimberly and everyone else that reviewed and please keep on R&R.
Dreams Do Come True
Chapter 3: Taking the Blame
Qui Gon looked at his watch and tapped his foot impatiently, causing several other jedi masters to shoot him curious looks. Qui Gon was famous for being stotic and calm. It was extremely rare to see him showing any emotion, especially impatience. Qui Gon sighed in irritation and looked at his watch again. It was 10:15: 03 am, thus making Obi Wan 15 minutes, 3 seconds late and counting.
Qui Gon scanned the training room, hoping that Obi Wan had somehow appeared when he wasn't paying attention. But Qui Gon did not see a ginger haired, blue eyed boy and so, he decided to go out into the corridors and wait for Obi Wan there.
Qui Gon had hardly set his foot outside the training room, when he heard the sound of lightsabres clashing together. At first he ignored it, after all he was standing outside the training rooms. But as the sound of fighting got louder, Qui Gon realised that it wasn't coming from the training rooms as he had first thought, but from the corridor to his right. His curiosity aroused, Qui Gon decided to see what was going on.
As Qui Gon got closer to the scene of the fight, he saw a figure grasping a sky blue lightsabre, fighting against another figure gripping an orange lightsabre. He arrived just in time to see the person with the blue lightsabre defeat his opponent by kicking him in the stomach and disarming him.
Something about the individual with the blue lightsabre seemed to be familiar. Is it his build, his fighting style, or the way he seems to be so in tune with the force? Qui Gon asked himself silently.
Suddenly, Qui Gon realised why the person seemed so familiar. It was Obi Wan! Instantly, he felt his insides turn to ice. Why is Obi Wan fighting in the corridors? Am I wrong about yet another apprentice? Does Obi Wan have too much of the dark side in him? Question after question flashed through Qui Gon's head, demanding to be answered..
Unwillingly, Qui Gon felt his thoughts turn to Xanatos. He felt fresh wounds that were just starting to heal being brutally ripped open and with it came a tidal wave of memories. He saw the first time he met Xanatos. When he first took Xanatos as his apprentice. The various missions he took, with Xanatos by his side and the fateful day when Xanatos betrayed him, the Jedi and his teachings.
However, one memory came back to him, clearer than all the rest. He remembered the numerous numbers of times he had found Xanatos fighting in the corridors. Back then he had always accepted that it was the other party's fault. After all, Xanatos was his prodigy, his son and Xanatos would not betray him. How very wrong I was Qui Gon thought bitterly.
It will never happen again Qui Gon vowed to himself. Obi Wan will not end up like Xanatos. Obi Wan will not get away from this as easily as Xanatos did. Steeling himself, Qui Gon demanded "What in the world is going on here?"
******************************** Obi Wan froze when he heard the question. With a feeling of dread he turned around. There, standing behind him was Qui Gon with his arm folded looking as composed as ever.
"Uuh, ummm." Obi Wan swallowed, Qui Gon did NOT look happy. I am so dead this time Obi Wan thought.
"Well?"
While Obi Wan was still working out what to say, Bruck had already bowed to Qui Gon and put on his most innocent expression.
"Master Qui Gon." Bruck began. "I was just minding my business, when Obi Wan came hurtling through the corridors and crashed into me, causing me to fall to the ground. I was hurt, but Obi Wan did not even say sorry. Instead, he insulted me for getting in his way and when I tried to point out that it was he who had crashed into me, he became furious and attacked me. I tried my best to reason with him, but Obi Wan was too angry to listen."
Obi Wan looked at Bruck incredulously. What???? Obi Wan screamed inside his mind. How can Bruck tell such an outrageous lie? At least I know Qui Gon won't believe him. Qui Gon knows that I would never do anything like that. Obi Wan reassured himself.
As if to contradict him, Qui Gon gave Obi Wan an extremely disapproving look and said, " I am extremely disappointed in you, Obi Wan. Your behaviour today was unfitting for even a jedi initiate, never mind a padawan. You will of course be punished for this, but before that, I believe you owe Bruck here an apology."
Obi Wan stared at Qui Gon with disbelieving eyes. He had not expected special treatment from Qui Gon, but this was outrageous. Obi Wan knew jedi masters were supposed to be unbiased, especially when they were dealing with their own apprentices. However, Qui Gon was definitely not being unbiased towards Obi Wan, he was being purely unfair to him.
Why won't Qui Gon let me tell my part of the story? How can he decide I'm guilty without even letting me speak? And why should I apologise to Bruck, when its not even my fault? Why should I apologise for defending myself? The indignant voice in his head asked.
"We're waiting Obi Wan." Qui Gon said impatiently.
Obi Wan snapped. It was so unjust! There's no way I'm apologising to Bruck for something I didn't do! He vowed.
"What happened to innocent until proven guilty?" Obi Wan asked. His eyes blazed a cold, ice blue. "I guess the famous Jedi master Qui Gon Jinn doesn't care about small things like that. I suggest you review your facts again, Master Jinn, before you try to accuse me of something else."
Suddenly, as if coming out of a trance, Obi Wan realised what he has just said and who he had said it to. He was horrified. He had spent a whole month try to be the perfect apprentice, so Qui Gon wouldn't regret taking him as his padawan and now in a second, he had destroyed everything. He would probably, no definitely, be shipped right back to Bandomeer tomorrow.
Obi Wan looked at Qui Gon with a mortified expression. He just knew that Qui Gon didn't want him as an apprentice anymore. He couldn't bare to hear Qui Gon reject him, yet again. So, Obi Wan did the only thing possible. He bolted.
Obi Wan ran as fast as his legs could carry him. He didn't care where he was going, or who he was crashing into, just as long as he wasn't anywhere near Qui Gon. Everything passed Obi Wan in a blur of colours. At first he thought it was because he was running too fast, but then he felt tears on his cheeks and he realised he had been crying.
Finally, Obi Wan stopped. His lungs were burning and he was gasping for breath. Sweat and tears poured off him in buckets. For the first time he looked at his surroundings and with some surprise, realised that he was in the meditation gardens.
There was no one else in there. Everything was tranquil and serene. A soft breeze blew through the garden, making branches sway back and fourth in a hypnotic motion. Obi Wan felt tendrils of peace make their way into his mind and decided to try and meditate.
However, when he tried to summon the force to clear his mind, all he could hear was Bruck's word repeating over and over again in his mind, like a broken record. Futilely, Obi Wan tried again and like before he heard Burck's voice taunting him I'm surprised your master hasn't sent you back to Bandomeer yet! Everyone knows he only agreed to take you as his padawan, because he feels sorry for you.. sorry for you.. sorry for you.. sorry for you The words echoed in his head.
Then suddenly Bruck's voice changed to Qui Gon's voice and Obi Wan heard Qui Gon's words as clearly as if he was standing here right now. I am extremely disappointed in you, Obi Wan. Your behaviour today was unfitting for even a jedi initiate, never mind a padawan. You will of course be punished for this, but before that, I believe you owe Bruck here an apology..an apology..an apology..an apology.
Obi Wan cried. Qui Gon hated him now and somehow that mattered more to him than the fact that he was going to be expelled from the Jedi Order. I wish I didn't have to leave, I wish that Qui Gon could accept me as his apprentice and maybe love me like his son? But of course none of that will happen now. Obi Wan thought in despair.
Sobs racked Obi wan's body and tortured thoughts ran through his head. Obi Wan clutched his head and tried to stop the voices reverberating in his head, but it was no use. He could not stop them and they continued to mock him incessantly.
Nor could Obi Wan stop the steam of tears pouring out of his eyes. Obi Wan cried until he was emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted and could take no more. For the second time in two days, Obi Wan cried himself to sleep.
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Author's Note: *Sniffle* The last part was a bit sadder than I had planned, but It works better with the plot. I know that Qui Gon and Obi wan are a bit OCC, especially when Obi Wan talked back to Qui Gon, but I tried my best to explain it. The next chapter explains more of what I was talking about in the summary but it might take me awhile to get up. So how did you like it? Pleeeeeeeeez R&R.
Author's Note: Sorry for taking sooooooooooooo long to write this chapter, but I've been extremely busy lately with school starting again and all (( so I didn't have that much time to write. To all the people that requested for longer chapters, you got your request, this chapter is a lot longer than my other chapters.
Thank you to laurajslr, Arafel, Melissa Jooty, Jess S, Amy-Chan, Usagi Editor, Master Elora Dannan, Carrie, Annalisa, The iSaNe oNe, Karla Pheonix, Remnant, Kimberly and everyone else that reviewed and please keep on R&R.
Dreams Do Come True
Chapter 3: Taking the Blame
Qui Gon looked at his watch and tapped his foot impatiently, causing several other jedi masters to shoot him curious looks. Qui Gon was famous for being stotic and calm. It was extremely rare to see him showing any emotion, especially impatience. Qui Gon sighed in irritation and looked at his watch again. It was 10:15: 03 am, thus making Obi Wan 15 minutes, 3 seconds late and counting.
Qui Gon scanned the training room, hoping that Obi Wan had somehow appeared when he wasn't paying attention. But Qui Gon did not see a ginger haired, blue eyed boy and so, he decided to go out into the corridors and wait for Obi Wan there.
Qui Gon had hardly set his foot outside the training room, when he heard the sound of lightsabres clashing together. At first he ignored it, after all he was standing outside the training rooms. But as the sound of fighting got louder, Qui Gon realised that it wasn't coming from the training rooms as he had first thought, but from the corridor to his right. His curiosity aroused, Qui Gon decided to see what was going on.
As Qui Gon got closer to the scene of the fight, he saw a figure grasping a sky blue lightsabre, fighting against another figure gripping an orange lightsabre. He arrived just in time to see the person with the blue lightsabre defeat his opponent by kicking him in the stomach and disarming him.
Something about the individual with the blue lightsabre seemed to be familiar. Is it his build, his fighting style, or the way he seems to be so in tune with the force? Qui Gon asked himself silently.
Suddenly, Qui Gon realised why the person seemed so familiar. It was Obi Wan! Instantly, he felt his insides turn to ice. Why is Obi Wan fighting in the corridors? Am I wrong about yet another apprentice? Does Obi Wan have too much of the dark side in him? Question after question flashed through Qui Gon's head, demanding to be answered..
Unwillingly, Qui Gon felt his thoughts turn to Xanatos. He felt fresh wounds that were just starting to heal being brutally ripped open and with it came a tidal wave of memories. He saw the first time he met Xanatos. When he first took Xanatos as his apprentice. The various missions he took, with Xanatos by his side and the fateful day when Xanatos betrayed him, the Jedi and his teachings.
However, one memory came back to him, clearer than all the rest. He remembered the numerous numbers of times he had found Xanatos fighting in the corridors. Back then he had always accepted that it was the other party's fault. After all, Xanatos was his prodigy, his son and Xanatos would not betray him. How very wrong I was Qui Gon thought bitterly.
It will never happen again Qui Gon vowed to himself. Obi Wan will not end up like Xanatos. Obi Wan will not get away from this as easily as Xanatos did. Steeling himself, Qui Gon demanded "What in the world is going on here?"
******************************** Obi Wan froze when he heard the question. With a feeling of dread he turned around. There, standing behind him was Qui Gon with his arm folded looking as composed as ever.
"Uuh, ummm." Obi Wan swallowed, Qui Gon did NOT look happy. I am so dead this time Obi Wan thought.
"Well?"
While Obi Wan was still working out what to say, Bruck had already bowed to Qui Gon and put on his most innocent expression.
"Master Qui Gon." Bruck began. "I was just minding my business, when Obi Wan came hurtling through the corridors and crashed into me, causing me to fall to the ground. I was hurt, but Obi Wan did not even say sorry. Instead, he insulted me for getting in his way and when I tried to point out that it was he who had crashed into me, he became furious and attacked me. I tried my best to reason with him, but Obi Wan was too angry to listen."
Obi Wan looked at Bruck incredulously. What???? Obi Wan screamed inside his mind. How can Bruck tell such an outrageous lie? At least I know Qui Gon won't believe him. Qui Gon knows that I would never do anything like that. Obi Wan reassured himself.
As if to contradict him, Qui Gon gave Obi Wan an extremely disapproving look and said, " I am extremely disappointed in you, Obi Wan. Your behaviour today was unfitting for even a jedi initiate, never mind a padawan. You will of course be punished for this, but before that, I believe you owe Bruck here an apology."
Obi Wan stared at Qui Gon with disbelieving eyes. He had not expected special treatment from Qui Gon, but this was outrageous. Obi Wan knew jedi masters were supposed to be unbiased, especially when they were dealing with their own apprentices. However, Qui Gon was definitely not being unbiased towards Obi Wan, he was being purely unfair to him.
Why won't Qui Gon let me tell my part of the story? How can he decide I'm guilty without even letting me speak? And why should I apologise to Bruck, when its not even my fault? Why should I apologise for defending myself? The indignant voice in his head asked.
"We're waiting Obi Wan." Qui Gon said impatiently.
Obi Wan snapped. It was so unjust! There's no way I'm apologising to Bruck for something I didn't do! He vowed.
"What happened to innocent until proven guilty?" Obi Wan asked. His eyes blazed a cold, ice blue. "I guess the famous Jedi master Qui Gon Jinn doesn't care about small things like that. I suggest you review your facts again, Master Jinn, before you try to accuse me of something else."
Suddenly, as if coming out of a trance, Obi Wan realised what he has just said and who he had said it to. He was horrified. He had spent a whole month try to be the perfect apprentice, so Qui Gon wouldn't regret taking him as his padawan and now in a second, he had destroyed everything. He would probably, no definitely, be shipped right back to Bandomeer tomorrow.
Obi Wan looked at Qui Gon with a mortified expression. He just knew that Qui Gon didn't want him as an apprentice anymore. He couldn't bare to hear Qui Gon reject him, yet again. So, Obi Wan did the only thing possible. He bolted.
Obi Wan ran as fast as his legs could carry him. He didn't care where he was going, or who he was crashing into, just as long as he wasn't anywhere near Qui Gon. Everything passed Obi Wan in a blur of colours. At first he thought it was because he was running too fast, but then he felt tears on his cheeks and he realised he had been crying.
Finally, Obi Wan stopped. His lungs were burning and he was gasping for breath. Sweat and tears poured off him in buckets. For the first time he looked at his surroundings and with some surprise, realised that he was in the meditation gardens.
There was no one else in there. Everything was tranquil and serene. A soft breeze blew through the garden, making branches sway back and fourth in a hypnotic motion. Obi Wan felt tendrils of peace make their way into his mind and decided to try and meditate.
However, when he tried to summon the force to clear his mind, all he could hear was Bruck's word repeating over and over again in his mind, like a broken record. Futilely, Obi Wan tried again and like before he heard Burck's voice taunting him I'm surprised your master hasn't sent you back to Bandomeer yet! Everyone knows he only agreed to take you as his padawan, because he feels sorry for you.. sorry for you.. sorry for you.. sorry for you The words echoed in his head.
Then suddenly Bruck's voice changed to Qui Gon's voice and Obi Wan heard Qui Gon's words as clearly as if he was standing here right now. I am extremely disappointed in you, Obi Wan. Your behaviour today was unfitting for even a jedi initiate, never mind a padawan. You will of course be punished for this, but before that, I believe you owe Bruck here an apology..an apology..an apology..an apology.
Obi Wan cried. Qui Gon hated him now and somehow that mattered more to him than the fact that he was going to be expelled from the Jedi Order. I wish I didn't have to leave, I wish that Qui Gon could accept me as his apprentice and maybe love me like his son? But of course none of that will happen now. Obi Wan thought in despair.
Sobs racked Obi wan's body and tortured thoughts ran through his head. Obi Wan clutched his head and tried to stop the voices reverberating in his head, but it was no use. He could not stop them and they continued to mock him incessantly.
Nor could Obi Wan stop the steam of tears pouring out of his eyes. Obi Wan cried until he was emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted and could take no more. For the second time in two days, Obi Wan cried himself to sleep.
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Author's Note: *Sniffle* The last part was a bit sadder than I had planned, but It works better with the plot. I know that Qui Gon and Obi wan are a bit OCC, especially when Obi Wan talked back to Qui Gon, but I tried my best to explain it. The next chapter explains more of what I was talking about in the summary but it might take me awhile to get up. So how did you like it? Pleeeeeeeeez R&R.