Part 2
Obi-Wan sat, with his legs outstretched in front of him, quietly staring out at the water. He had awoken early that morning and ate his breakfast before heading out to go meditate alone in the Room of a Thousand Fountains. He had come here many times as he was growing up. He could remember so many times that he'd come here with friends and with Qui-Gon to meditate with him. Sometimes he brought Taris with him to meditate, but he decided to let her rest. 'Besides,' Obi-Wan thought, ' I just want to be alone for a little bit.'
Obi-Wan exhaled and looked around. Yes, he wanted to be alone. Sometimes he just needed to be away from everyone to think. He had finished meditating a while ago, but now he just sat quietly thinking about whatever came to mind. He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't hear someone come up behind him.
"Well if it isn't Obi-Wan Kenobi sitting here staring at the water thinking. How'd I know that if you were anywhere at this hour you'd be here?" A male voice greeted him slightly amused.
A smile face broke out onto Obi-Wan's face as he heard the voice of the one person who he'd wanted to talk to for a long time. He quickly turned around to look at the person who too was smiling. "Well if it isn't Qui-Gon Jinn who thinks he knows everything."
Qui-Gon laughed and sat down next to his former padawan. "When it comes to you I do. Don't forget I lived you with day in and day out for about fifteen years."
Obi-Wan looked at his old master and his happy smile fell from his face only to be replaced with a sad one. "Don't forget that you haven't lived with me in more than six years. I barely ever see you anymore." He couldn't stand staring into Qui-Gon's eyes anymore so he turned his gaze back to the water. "I've changed. I'm not the same person I used to be Master."
Qui-Gon waved his hand as if to dismiss what Obi-Wan stated. "First off, I'm not your master anymore Obi-Wan. You can just call me Qui-Gon, you know that. Second how have you changed? From where I'm sitting you still seem like the same young, arrogant, impulsive man I used to know. Except for the fact that you're not as young, as arrogant, or as impulsive as you used to be. You seem much wiser than you used to be. Physically your hair is a little longer than it used to be, but that's it. So please tell me how have you changed?"
Obi-Wan looked up at the sun and squinted at it's brightness. He knew that it wasn't really the sun, but lights set to imitate the sun and it's heat. "I've grown up a lot. I've had to with my own Padawan. It's a huge responsibility and another person's life that I'm responsible for. I don't know if I was even ready to take Taris as my apprentice. I don't really know how to teach her. I'm not as young and naive as I used to be either."
"I know all those things Obi-Wan." Qui-Gon said softly carefully watching the young man before him as he continued to stare out at the water. "That's to be expected. With age we become wiser in the ways of the force and wiser in life itself. You're doing fine with Taris."
Obi-Wan sighed and smirked at Qui-Gon. "Enough about me. How are you Qui- Gon? I haven't seen you in almost a year since we've both been gone on missions. It's been far too long since I last saw you."
Qui-Gon nodded in agreement. It had been a long time since they'd seen each other and had a chance to talk. Obi-Wan and Taris had been gone for a couple of months Kiluha as peacekeepers during a very rough time on the planet between the Wesdtidians and Polurets. The two separate groups had been fighting over land and many lives were being lost. Obi-Wan and Taris had managed to finally get the Wesdtidians and Polurets to sign a peace treaty splitting the land equally among the two. As for Qui-Gon, he had left with his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, a few days before Obi-Wan and Taris had returned. Qui-Gon and Anakin had been on a mission to the outer rims to help a few planets that had been struck with a deadly disease. The people were dying quickly and it had taken the two Jedi almost seven months before everything was stable again and people were getting better. "I've been fine as usual. I'm hoping for a small break before Anakin and I get assigned to another mission since we were away for so long. It'd be nice to have a chance to just be back home at the temple for maybe a week or so."
Obi-Wan watched as a group of initiates walked past him and headed for the water for an early morning swim. He knew that Taris was more than likely up by now and about by now and he wanted to work on some blindfolded saber practice with her. "It's been nice talking to you Qui-Gon and it's nice to see you again." He said softly standing up as the older man did too. "I've missed talking to you and going to you for advice, but I'm afraid that I must be off. I have some practicing to do with my Padawan."
Qui-Gon smiled at the young man before him. "I'm glad to know that you're doing good." He paused a moment before he pulled Obi-Wan towards him and gave him a hug. He felt the smaller mans arms wrap around him in a tight hug. "You're doing just fine Kenobi. Now you have a Padawan that you need to go train."
Obi-Wan pulled away and gave a short nod and half smile before hurrying off towards his apartment where he hoped Taris still was and that she hadn't wandered off for the morning.
Qui-Gon watched his former apprentice, his friend, his son briskly walk away. Even though Obi-Wan wasn't really his son, he still thought of him as his son. As he did with Anakin. "Yes, Kenobi you're doing just fine and you will be fine. If you think this is hard and tough just wait until Taris really needs you someday and you won't be there. You won't be there to protect her from the pain. She's never been severely injured to the point of worrying. One day she will and you won't be there to wipe away her tears, but then again you may. The first time that she nearly dies you will discover just how much that young girl means to you. You would die to save her. Yes you are sworn to protect her at all costs, but just wait. Even today I would die if it meant to save you." Qui-Gon sighed sadly, beginning to slowly make his way out of The Room of a Thousand Fountains. Obi-Wan still had many more different types of trials he had to face. Yes he was a Knight, but the trials would test him and his skills. Life itself would test him.
Obi-Wan sat, with his legs outstretched in front of him, quietly staring out at the water. He had awoken early that morning and ate his breakfast before heading out to go meditate alone in the Room of a Thousand Fountains. He had come here many times as he was growing up. He could remember so many times that he'd come here with friends and with Qui-Gon to meditate with him. Sometimes he brought Taris with him to meditate, but he decided to let her rest. 'Besides,' Obi-Wan thought, ' I just want to be alone for a little bit.'
Obi-Wan exhaled and looked around. Yes, he wanted to be alone. Sometimes he just needed to be away from everyone to think. He had finished meditating a while ago, but now he just sat quietly thinking about whatever came to mind. He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't hear someone come up behind him.
"Well if it isn't Obi-Wan Kenobi sitting here staring at the water thinking. How'd I know that if you were anywhere at this hour you'd be here?" A male voice greeted him slightly amused.
A smile face broke out onto Obi-Wan's face as he heard the voice of the one person who he'd wanted to talk to for a long time. He quickly turned around to look at the person who too was smiling. "Well if it isn't Qui-Gon Jinn who thinks he knows everything."
Qui-Gon laughed and sat down next to his former padawan. "When it comes to you I do. Don't forget I lived you with day in and day out for about fifteen years."
Obi-Wan looked at his old master and his happy smile fell from his face only to be replaced with a sad one. "Don't forget that you haven't lived with me in more than six years. I barely ever see you anymore." He couldn't stand staring into Qui-Gon's eyes anymore so he turned his gaze back to the water. "I've changed. I'm not the same person I used to be Master."
Qui-Gon waved his hand as if to dismiss what Obi-Wan stated. "First off, I'm not your master anymore Obi-Wan. You can just call me Qui-Gon, you know that. Second how have you changed? From where I'm sitting you still seem like the same young, arrogant, impulsive man I used to know. Except for the fact that you're not as young, as arrogant, or as impulsive as you used to be. You seem much wiser than you used to be. Physically your hair is a little longer than it used to be, but that's it. So please tell me how have you changed?"
Obi-Wan looked up at the sun and squinted at it's brightness. He knew that it wasn't really the sun, but lights set to imitate the sun and it's heat. "I've grown up a lot. I've had to with my own Padawan. It's a huge responsibility and another person's life that I'm responsible for. I don't know if I was even ready to take Taris as my apprentice. I don't really know how to teach her. I'm not as young and naive as I used to be either."
"I know all those things Obi-Wan." Qui-Gon said softly carefully watching the young man before him as he continued to stare out at the water. "That's to be expected. With age we become wiser in the ways of the force and wiser in life itself. You're doing fine with Taris."
Obi-Wan sighed and smirked at Qui-Gon. "Enough about me. How are you Qui- Gon? I haven't seen you in almost a year since we've both been gone on missions. It's been far too long since I last saw you."
Qui-Gon nodded in agreement. It had been a long time since they'd seen each other and had a chance to talk. Obi-Wan and Taris had been gone for a couple of months Kiluha as peacekeepers during a very rough time on the planet between the Wesdtidians and Polurets. The two separate groups had been fighting over land and many lives were being lost. Obi-Wan and Taris had managed to finally get the Wesdtidians and Polurets to sign a peace treaty splitting the land equally among the two. As for Qui-Gon, he had left with his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, a few days before Obi-Wan and Taris had returned. Qui-Gon and Anakin had been on a mission to the outer rims to help a few planets that had been struck with a deadly disease. The people were dying quickly and it had taken the two Jedi almost seven months before everything was stable again and people were getting better. "I've been fine as usual. I'm hoping for a small break before Anakin and I get assigned to another mission since we were away for so long. It'd be nice to have a chance to just be back home at the temple for maybe a week or so."
Obi-Wan watched as a group of initiates walked past him and headed for the water for an early morning swim. He knew that Taris was more than likely up by now and about by now and he wanted to work on some blindfolded saber practice with her. "It's been nice talking to you Qui-Gon and it's nice to see you again." He said softly standing up as the older man did too. "I've missed talking to you and going to you for advice, but I'm afraid that I must be off. I have some practicing to do with my Padawan."
Qui-Gon smiled at the young man before him. "I'm glad to know that you're doing good." He paused a moment before he pulled Obi-Wan towards him and gave him a hug. He felt the smaller mans arms wrap around him in a tight hug. "You're doing just fine Kenobi. Now you have a Padawan that you need to go train."
Obi-Wan pulled away and gave a short nod and half smile before hurrying off towards his apartment where he hoped Taris still was and that she hadn't wandered off for the morning.
Qui-Gon watched his former apprentice, his friend, his son briskly walk away. Even though Obi-Wan wasn't really his son, he still thought of him as his son. As he did with Anakin. "Yes, Kenobi you're doing just fine and you will be fine. If you think this is hard and tough just wait until Taris really needs you someday and you won't be there. You won't be there to protect her from the pain. She's never been severely injured to the point of worrying. One day she will and you won't be there to wipe away her tears, but then again you may. The first time that she nearly dies you will discover just how much that young girl means to you. You would die to save her. Yes you are sworn to protect her at all costs, but just wait. Even today I would die if it meant to save you." Qui-Gon sighed sadly, beginning to slowly make his way out of The Room of a Thousand Fountains. Obi-Wan still had many more different types of trials he had to face. Yes he was a Knight, but the trials would test him and his skills. Life itself would test him.