Cass
Location- Coruscant
Time
Obi-Wan had returned to his apartment. He found Anakin had been waiting for him on the couch. His padawan looked at him eagerly, but when he saw the stony look on his face his fell. He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it on second thought. Obi-Wan exited to hs room leaving Anakin alone. Anakin could here his master throwing things around as he looked for something. Anakin leaned closer to the door, pressing his ear against the door. He could here him madly searching for something that he was having absolutly no luck in finding. He had leaned all his weight against the door when it slid open. All of Anakin's tall heavy frame went crashing down to the floor. Obi-Wan quickly pulled him up. Anakin couldn't help but stare at his master's crazed looking face. Obi-Wan began to shake the life out of his Padawan. Anakin thought he was going to be sick.
"Anakin, what'd you do with it?" Anakin nearly threw up before answering his insane master.
"Do with what master? Please stop shaking me I'm gonna hurl." Obi-Wan dropped him back on the ground. Obi-Wan was now searching through the boots and then he picked up one and shook it fiercely. Something fell out of it and plopped onto the floor, rolling till it hit the wall and stopped. Obi-Wan picked it up in an almost reverent manner, cradling it in the palm of his hand. It was the river stone Qui-Gon had given him on his thirteenth birthday. It was Force sensitive and the small red veins seemed to flow with Force energy. Anakin looked over his shoulder. He gave the stone an odd look.
"Whats that master. Is THAT what you were looking for? A rock?" Obi-Wan placed an arm around Anakin turning him around. Obi-Wan gently placed it into Anakin's hand, pressing the fingers shut.
"Anakin, I know this doresn't look like much, but it does hold special meaning for me. Qui-Gon gave me this on my thirteenth birthday. Its always been a comfort to me when I'm cold or alone. Feel it Anakin, the Force flows through it. I've had for a long time Anakin, now I'm giving it to you. I hope that you like it and will treasure it." Anakin looked at it, rubbing the tips of his fingers over the smooth slick surface. He looked at Obi-Wan, he bit his lip will trying to think of what to say.
"Master, why are you giving me this, its yours, not mine. Here take it." Obi-Wan pushed it away gently.
"Anakin, I'm about to go on a mission. Its going to be a dangerous mission. I...may not come back. And if I don't I want you to have something to remember me by." Anakin looked at him, at first he merely looked cinfused, then he began to shake his head. he grabbed his master by the shoulder.
"Master, what are you saying you're not making sense." Obi-Wan sighed looking out the window for a moment before looking back into Anakin's terrified blue eyes.
"Look, Anakin, I'm going after Qui-Gon. But don't worry I'm not going alone there will be others going with me, Trija is going she'll keep me out of trouble." Anakin had tightened his grip on Obi-Wan.
"But master, why you?" Obi-Wan was trying to think of a simple way to explain it without going into extremely difficult terms.
"Anakin if I don't go others will suffer, you could suffer. The thought of you in pain terrifies me more than you could imagine." Anakin had ley go of him. Obi-Wan had almost reached the door when a sound stopped him. He quickly ran to the window. Obi-Wan looked up towards the horizon and saw one of his worst nightmares come true.
A fleet of Sith warships was hovering overhead. Troops were landing and droids were dropping like hail from the sky. Then he saw an energy cannon load, aimed directly at his window. Then, he heard a sound like thunder.
"Anakin!" He screamed as he threw his Padawan to the ground, acting as a shield from the blast and the pounds of rubble that came crashing down, intent on burying them alive.
TBC...