Alright, this is my first ever fanfic, so I know it's not the greatest. But
anyway please give it a shot!!
Disclamer: I own nothing!! I don't own Obi-wan ::crys:: Qui-gon or anyone else. So if you want to sue me all you're gonna be doing is wasting your time mate!!
Chapter One
" You'll be able to make your own lightsabers." The words echoed in Obi- Wan Kenobi's head. " Make your own."
Obi-Wan knew it wasn't easy to make a lightsaber, but he had dreamed of it over and over for the past few years. He was never allowed to make his own lightsaber, because of his uncontrollable temper. But he was fifteen now and had been Qui-Gon Jinn's Padawan learner for two years. He had learnt how to control his temper which was important if he ever wanted to become a Jedi Knight.
Obi-Wan still had memories of the first time a two years ago, when he was denied permission to build his own lightsaber. Out of everybody in the Jedi Temple it seemed that Bruck Chun hated Obi-Wan the most. Bruck was average height with black hair and brown eyes. He was actually quite handsome but nobody like his attitude towards his fellow students so they all stayed away from him. Whenever possible, Bruck would tease and jibe him and make Obi-Wan lose his tember in front of the Masters. But since Bruck never showed his temper in front of anyone besides Obi-Wan, he was granted permission to build his lightsaber. Bruck's lightsaber was actually very creative but Obi-Wan would rather be in a lightsaber duel with a Sith Lord than tell Bruck that. On the hilt of Bruck's lightsaber, he had carved moons, suns and distant planets all over it. When Bruck finally finished building his lightsaber he walked over to Obi-wan and said:
"Well Master Jedi, Where's your lightsaber? Oh I know you accidentally killed Bant and so the Council destroyed it right?!" The whole corridor had laughed at what Bruck said. Obi-Wan went red with both anger and embarrassment.
Obi-Wan still flinched at the memory. Though that was a while ago Bruck still teased him about it all the time. Now all Obi-Wan could think of was to beat Brucks record, which was two weeks and 5 days.
Though Obi-Wan had never told Qui-Gon about his desire to humiliate Bruck, Qui-Gon had sensed his feeling and told his Padawan:
" I know your desire to beat Bruck. But building your lightsaber isn't as easy as you think. Don't rush yourself, for if you come first you might come last and if you come last you'll probably come first."
Though Qui-Gon sometimes spoke in riddles, Obi-Wan knew exactly what he meant. Simply, if you rush yourself and finish first you might make a mistake and have to rebuild your lightsaber, which will take longer and finish last. Or you can finish last but have the best lightsaber so in a way you're still finishing first. Obi-Wan knew his Master spoke the truth but he also knew that if he didn't beat Bruck's record he'd be teased and taunted for as long as he was a Padawan Learner. Now Obi-Wan knew he had to make a choice.. his Master's advice or his own desires.
Obi-Wan knew he needed to talk to someone, but who? He couldn't talk to his Master because his Master had already given him advice. He couldn't go to Yoda because if he did he'd never get the chance to build his own lightsaber again. The only other person he could think of was Bant, his best friend. Obi-wan decided to go and look for Bant near her favorite place, the pool. Even though Bant was a girl they had been friends the moment they had been sent to the Jedi Temple. Obi-Wan and Bant were usually Bruck's main victims. But Bant was able to control her temper around him by pretending to be polite. The pool was their favorite place because the water was always nice and cool and welcoming. If they didn't go swimming then they'd sit on the soft green grass.
On his way to the pool Obi-Wan saw Bruck walking towards him.
" Oh no," Obi-Wan thought to himself as Bruck looked at his lightsaber and smiled wickedly. " He's probably thought of another embarrassing thing to say to me. What will it be this time? 'Oh where's your lightsaber did your friends cry at the sight of it so you had to destroy."
" Hey Oafy-Wan!" Bruck yelled interrupting his thoughts. Bruck was now ten feet away from him. " Where's your lightsaber? Is it in the repair shop, or did you Master say . . . . ."
" Back off Bruck!" Obi-Wan turned his head to see Bant walking towards them. Bant was tall, with short hair and silver eyes. She usually looked peaceful and happy but at the moment her eyes were on Bruck and her face showed annoyance. Though Obi-Wan might have imagined it he thought he saw a flash of anger in her eyes.
" Your just jealous because Master Qui-Gon Jinn picked Obi-Wan for his Apprentice instead of you. The only reason Obi-Wan doesn't have a lightsaber is because of you. You always made him lose his temper in front of the Masters. Look at you, you don't even have a trace of guilt anywhere! Besides when Obi-Wan does finish building his lightsaber it'll be better than yours no matter what. So I suggest you lay off and leave Obi-Wan alone before I go back to my room and bring out my..." All this time Bruck was shocked and surprised but when she paused he was so sure she'd say lightsaber that he smiled.
" Bant no.." Obi-Wan hissed but was cut short by Bant who gave him a quick look that said 'don't worry'.
Bant smiled, "Comlink" Obi-Wan let out his breath. If Bant had said lightsaber Bruck could have reported to the Masters that she had threatened to use her lightsaber on him which students weren't allowed to do or their lightsabers would be taken away and not given back to them for a long time.
Bruck looked at her with so-what look on his face.
" Yeah well so what if you bring out your comlink? What's it going to do? Bite me?" Bruck said laughing at his own joke. Bant smiled.
" Oh of course not Bruck," she said in mock politeness. " I would just use it to call Master Tahl and tell her you're tormenting me and she'll have your hide!" At those words Bruck's sly smile disappeared.
Master Tahl was Bant's Master. Though Tahl was blind she was very protective over Bant. Once, in the past Bruck had made Bant look like a fool in front of some very important guests. Bant got really upset and didn't talk to anyone for a few days. When Obi-Wan told Tahl what had happened she was so outraged that she went to talk to the Jedi Masters about Bruck. When Bruck was called to the council and found guilty, he was punished how else but to be Obi-Wan and Bant's 'servant' for one month. After that Bruck was always afraid of Tahl and when ever he saw her in the hallways he would turn and walk the other way. So when Bant hinted she that she might call Tahl, Bruck gave Obi-Wan a nasty look and stomped off.
When he was out of sight, Obi-Wan turned to Bant with a look of gratitude.
" Thanks Bant, you saved me back there."
Bant smiled " What are best friends for?"
" Hey are you busy right now?" Obi-Wan asked. Bant stopped to think for a few seconds then shook her head.
" No. Master Tahl cancelled our lessons due to some emergency or something so I'm free all day. Why?" When Bant turned to look at Obi-Wan the laugher on her face disappeared and was replaced with concern. "You want to go to the pool right? Is there something wrong?"
Obi-Wan signed. " I'll tell you when we get there." He knew there was a chance that Bant would side with his Master but then again she might side with him and give him advice to follow.
A few minuets later, Obi-Wan and Bant were lying on the grass skyward.
" Obi-Wan, what's wrong? You're awfully silent." Bant asked as she sat up and hugged her knees. Obi-Wan also got up and started to pace up and down in front of Bant. Obi-Wan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
" It's about the lightsabers but also about Bruck." Bant snorted.
" Oh Obi-Wan try to ignore him. If he bothers you again just tell him that if he doesn't leave you alone you'll call Qui-Gon and.."
" Bant, you know Qui-Gon wouldn't do anything about it. I mean he cares about me but he'll just tell me I need to fight my own battles to get stronger. Sometimes I wish he was more like Master Tahl." Obi-Wan signed. " I mean, Bruck finished in record time and if I don't beat him I'll be teased for as long as I'm a Padawan and."
" Obi-Wan!" Bant exclaimed. " Don't worry about Bruck. All he wants to do is get on your nerves. That's it. Listen, if you rush you might make a mistake. Bruck took how long.. two weeks or so? Obi-Wan I.I.." Bant stopped and closed her eyes, " I've never told anyone but I did exactly what you want to do and I made a mistake which took me two months to fix. I regretted it." Bant opened her eyes and Obi-Wan saw tears in them. " Don't worry about Bruck. If he teases you, so what! Please don't worry about him. Just take your time and even if you do finish last, in Qui-Gon and in my eyes you'll be first. Obi-Wan please think about it. If you finish first but make a mistake Bruck will laugh himself silly. But if you take your time and work on it slowly but finish last Bruck may tease but inside you'll know the difference." Bant paused then looked at Obi-Wan with pleading eyes. " Please Obi-Wan, promise me you'll think about this. Please."
Obi-Wan looked at her. He had never seen her so upset. Sure she was upset when Bruck embarrassed her, but this? Bant looked like she was pleading for him to reconsider or else he'd die. Then he thought " But if I do make a mistake part of me might die." He looked at Bant's tear streaked face and took a deep breath.
" I..I promise."
~*~*~*~*~* Ok, I hoped you liked it. Please R&R. No flames please. Thanks.
Disclamer: I own nothing!! I don't own Obi-wan ::crys:: Qui-gon or anyone else. So if you want to sue me all you're gonna be doing is wasting your time mate!!
Chapter One
" You'll be able to make your own lightsabers." The words echoed in Obi- Wan Kenobi's head. " Make your own."
Obi-Wan knew it wasn't easy to make a lightsaber, but he had dreamed of it over and over for the past few years. He was never allowed to make his own lightsaber, because of his uncontrollable temper. But he was fifteen now and had been Qui-Gon Jinn's Padawan learner for two years. He had learnt how to control his temper which was important if he ever wanted to become a Jedi Knight.
Obi-Wan still had memories of the first time a two years ago, when he was denied permission to build his own lightsaber. Out of everybody in the Jedi Temple it seemed that Bruck Chun hated Obi-Wan the most. Bruck was average height with black hair and brown eyes. He was actually quite handsome but nobody like his attitude towards his fellow students so they all stayed away from him. Whenever possible, Bruck would tease and jibe him and make Obi-Wan lose his tember in front of the Masters. But since Bruck never showed his temper in front of anyone besides Obi-Wan, he was granted permission to build his lightsaber. Bruck's lightsaber was actually very creative but Obi-Wan would rather be in a lightsaber duel with a Sith Lord than tell Bruck that. On the hilt of Bruck's lightsaber, he had carved moons, suns and distant planets all over it. When Bruck finally finished building his lightsaber he walked over to Obi-wan and said:
"Well Master Jedi, Where's your lightsaber? Oh I know you accidentally killed Bant and so the Council destroyed it right?!" The whole corridor had laughed at what Bruck said. Obi-Wan went red with both anger and embarrassment.
Obi-Wan still flinched at the memory. Though that was a while ago Bruck still teased him about it all the time. Now all Obi-Wan could think of was to beat Brucks record, which was two weeks and 5 days.
Though Obi-Wan had never told Qui-Gon about his desire to humiliate Bruck, Qui-Gon had sensed his feeling and told his Padawan:
" I know your desire to beat Bruck. But building your lightsaber isn't as easy as you think. Don't rush yourself, for if you come first you might come last and if you come last you'll probably come first."
Though Qui-Gon sometimes spoke in riddles, Obi-Wan knew exactly what he meant. Simply, if you rush yourself and finish first you might make a mistake and have to rebuild your lightsaber, which will take longer and finish last. Or you can finish last but have the best lightsaber so in a way you're still finishing first. Obi-Wan knew his Master spoke the truth but he also knew that if he didn't beat Bruck's record he'd be teased and taunted for as long as he was a Padawan Learner. Now Obi-Wan knew he had to make a choice.. his Master's advice or his own desires.
Obi-Wan knew he needed to talk to someone, but who? He couldn't talk to his Master because his Master had already given him advice. He couldn't go to Yoda because if he did he'd never get the chance to build his own lightsaber again. The only other person he could think of was Bant, his best friend. Obi-wan decided to go and look for Bant near her favorite place, the pool. Even though Bant was a girl they had been friends the moment they had been sent to the Jedi Temple. Obi-Wan and Bant were usually Bruck's main victims. But Bant was able to control her temper around him by pretending to be polite. The pool was their favorite place because the water was always nice and cool and welcoming. If they didn't go swimming then they'd sit on the soft green grass.
On his way to the pool Obi-Wan saw Bruck walking towards him.
" Oh no," Obi-Wan thought to himself as Bruck looked at his lightsaber and smiled wickedly. " He's probably thought of another embarrassing thing to say to me. What will it be this time? 'Oh where's your lightsaber did your friends cry at the sight of it so you had to destroy."
" Hey Oafy-Wan!" Bruck yelled interrupting his thoughts. Bruck was now ten feet away from him. " Where's your lightsaber? Is it in the repair shop, or did you Master say . . . . ."
" Back off Bruck!" Obi-Wan turned his head to see Bant walking towards them. Bant was tall, with short hair and silver eyes. She usually looked peaceful and happy but at the moment her eyes were on Bruck and her face showed annoyance. Though Obi-Wan might have imagined it he thought he saw a flash of anger in her eyes.
" Your just jealous because Master Qui-Gon Jinn picked Obi-Wan for his Apprentice instead of you. The only reason Obi-Wan doesn't have a lightsaber is because of you. You always made him lose his temper in front of the Masters. Look at you, you don't even have a trace of guilt anywhere! Besides when Obi-Wan does finish building his lightsaber it'll be better than yours no matter what. So I suggest you lay off and leave Obi-Wan alone before I go back to my room and bring out my..." All this time Bruck was shocked and surprised but when she paused he was so sure she'd say lightsaber that he smiled.
" Bant no.." Obi-Wan hissed but was cut short by Bant who gave him a quick look that said 'don't worry'.
Bant smiled, "Comlink" Obi-Wan let out his breath. If Bant had said lightsaber Bruck could have reported to the Masters that she had threatened to use her lightsaber on him which students weren't allowed to do or their lightsabers would be taken away and not given back to them for a long time.
Bruck looked at her with so-what look on his face.
" Yeah well so what if you bring out your comlink? What's it going to do? Bite me?" Bruck said laughing at his own joke. Bant smiled.
" Oh of course not Bruck," she said in mock politeness. " I would just use it to call Master Tahl and tell her you're tormenting me and she'll have your hide!" At those words Bruck's sly smile disappeared.
Master Tahl was Bant's Master. Though Tahl was blind she was very protective over Bant. Once, in the past Bruck had made Bant look like a fool in front of some very important guests. Bant got really upset and didn't talk to anyone for a few days. When Obi-Wan told Tahl what had happened she was so outraged that she went to talk to the Jedi Masters about Bruck. When Bruck was called to the council and found guilty, he was punished how else but to be Obi-Wan and Bant's 'servant' for one month. After that Bruck was always afraid of Tahl and when ever he saw her in the hallways he would turn and walk the other way. So when Bant hinted she that she might call Tahl, Bruck gave Obi-Wan a nasty look and stomped off.
When he was out of sight, Obi-Wan turned to Bant with a look of gratitude.
" Thanks Bant, you saved me back there."
Bant smiled " What are best friends for?"
" Hey are you busy right now?" Obi-Wan asked. Bant stopped to think for a few seconds then shook her head.
" No. Master Tahl cancelled our lessons due to some emergency or something so I'm free all day. Why?" When Bant turned to look at Obi-Wan the laugher on her face disappeared and was replaced with concern. "You want to go to the pool right? Is there something wrong?"
Obi-Wan signed. " I'll tell you when we get there." He knew there was a chance that Bant would side with his Master but then again she might side with him and give him advice to follow.
A few minuets later, Obi-Wan and Bant were lying on the grass skyward.
" Obi-Wan, what's wrong? You're awfully silent." Bant asked as she sat up and hugged her knees. Obi-Wan also got up and started to pace up and down in front of Bant. Obi-Wan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
" It's about the lightsabers but also about Bruck." Bant snorted.
" Oh Obi-Wan try to ignore him. If he bothers you again just tell him that if he doesn't leave you alone you'll call Qui-Gon and.."
" Bant, you know Qui-Gon wouldn't do anything about it. I mean he cares about me but he'll just tell me I need to fight my own battles to get stronger. Sometimes I wish he was more like Master Tahl." Obi-Wan signed. " I mean, Bruck finished in record time and if I don't beat him I'll be teased for as long as I'm a Padawan and."
" Obi-Wan!" Bant exclaimed. " Don't worry about Bruck. All he wants to do is get on your nerves. That's it. Listen, if you rush you might make a mistake. Bruck took how long.. two weeks or so? Obi-Wan I.I.." Bant stopped and closed her eyes, " I've never told anyone but I did exactly what you want to do and I made a mistake which took me two months to fix. I regretted it." Bant opened her eyes and Obi-Wan saw tears in them. " Don't worry about Bruck. If he teases you, so what! Please don't worry about him. Just take your time and even if you do finish last, in Qui-Gon and in my eyes you'll be first. Obi-Wan please think about it. If you finish first but make a mistake Bruck will laugh himself silly. But if you take your time and work on it slowly but finish last Bruck may tease but inside you'll know the difference." Bant paused then looked at Obi-Wan with pleading eyes. " Please Obi-Wan, promise me you'll think about this. Please."
Obi-Wan looked at her. He had never seen her so upset. Sure she was upset when Bruck embarrassed her, but this? Bant looked like she was pleading for him to reconsider or else he'd die. Then he thought " But if I do make a mistake part of me might die." He looked at Bant's tear streaked face and took a deep breath.
" I..I promise."
~*~*~*~*~* Ok, I hoped you liked it. Please R&R. No flames please. Thanks.