Chapter 22
On the ship heading home to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, Qui-Gon Jinn sat in the med bay with his unconscious fifteen year old son. The Masters did all they could for him and the ship and he would be fine, but he would still need to see the Temple Healers. He held his son's hand for dear life, like he would disappear again, this time for good.
He felt a tightening on his hand, and stared at his son, just in time to see those beautiful ever-changing eyes flutter open. The boy blinked a few times and looked around, until currently ice-blue eyes met permanent ice-blue eyes.
"Feeling better?" Qui-Gon asked.
"A little," his son answered weakly.
Qui-Gon had to take this slow. He didn't know which name his son was going by at the moment. "Obi-Wan?" he tried.
The boy looked at him, solemnly and looked like he was about to cry. [i] You fool,[/i] Qui-Gon thought to himself, [i] your only hurting him more. [/i]
"Oh, Obi-Wan, I am so sorry." he began honestly.
His son looked at him, as if waiting for more.
"I missed you so much. You don't know what happened after you left. I nearly killed myself numerous times."
"Father, I know." Obi-Wan all but whispered, interrupting him.
"What?!" Qui-Gon asked surprised.
"I.I.know what happened, Dad. Somehow, I knew of every attempt."
Qui-Gon looked at his son. How could he? The bond! The bond that only father and son share, different from a master/padawan bond. He began to cry. He now knew that his son knew. It was something that no father should ever inflict upon his son. He looked down at his son, who was crying openly too. Obi-Wan reached up towards his father. Qui-Gon did the only thing a grieving parent would do, pulled his son into his arms, and rocked.
"Dad, I'm sorry for running away," Obi-Wan whispered.
Qui-Gon kissed the crown of his son's head. "I know you are, but it doesn't matter any more as long as were together again."
That gave Obi-Wan a warm feeling. He snuggled closer to his father. "My son," he heard his father say, "my Padawan." Obi-Wan smiled as sleep overtook him again.
On the ship heading home to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, Qui-Gon Jinn sat in the med bay with his unconscious fifteen year old son. The Masters did all they could for him and the ship and he would be fine, but he would still need to see the Temple Healers. He held his son's hand for dear life, like he would disappear again, this time for good.
He felt a tightening on his hand, and stared at his son, just in time to see those beautiful ever-changing eyes flutter open. The boy blinked a few times and looked around, until currently ice-blue eyes met permanent ice-blue eyes.
"Feeling better?" Qui-Gon asked.
"A little," his son answered weakly.
Qui-Gon had to take this slow. He didn't know which name his son was going by at the moment. "Obi-Wan?" he tried.
The boy looked at him, solemnly and looked like he was about to cry. [i] You fool,[/i] Qui-Gon thought to himself, [i] your only hurting him more. [/i]
"Oh, Obi-Wan, I am so sorry." he began honestly.
His son looked at him, as if waiting for more.
"I missed you so much. You don't know what happened after you left. I nearly killed myself numerous times."
"Father, I know." Obi-Wan all but whispered, interrupting him.
"What?!" Qui-Gon asked surprised.
"I.I.know what happened, Dad. Somehow, I knew of every attempt."
Qui-Gon looked at his son. How could he? The bond! The bond that only father and son share, different from a master/padawan bond. He began to cry. He now knew that his son knew. It was something that no father should ever inflict upon his son. He looked down at his son, who was crying openly too. Obi-Wan reached up towards his father. Qui-Gon did the only thing a grieving parent would do, pulled his son into his arms, and rocked.
"Dad, I'm sorry for running away," Obi-Wan whispered.
Qui-Gon kissed the crown of his son's head. "I know you are, but it doesn't matter any more as long as were together again."
That gave Obi-Wan a warm feeling. He snuggled closer to his father. "My son," he heard his father say, "my Padawan." Obi-Wan smiled as sleep overtook him again.