Anakin and Ki'ara are 10 years old.
Anakin stared in distaste at the bowl of mush in front of him.
"I'm supposed to eat this?" He muttered, poking it with a spoon, as if he expected it to attack him. Anakins master Qui Gon Jinn, shook his head, as if in despair, as he headed back into the kitchen.
"Just eat it; it's all going to the same place anyway." He said. Ki'ara Tonan just grinned at Anakin.
"It beats rations." She said, around a mouth full of breakfast, then she gagged and quickly grabbed her glass of juice, Anakin laughed at her.
"You don't sound so sur-"
"Ki'ara!" The voice Ki'aras master Obi Wan Kenobi bellowed from the direction of the fresher. Ki'aras eyes widened as Obi Wan strode into the room.
"Uh-oh." She breathed. Obi Wan glared at her.
"What was the meaning of that?" He barked. Ki'ara sank down in her chair
"It was meant for Anakin, but he didn't…well you know. I guess I just forgot about it, after that." She said. Obi Wan closed his eyes, trying to regain his patience.
"Well, what was meant for Anakin just got you grounded for a week, again." He replied calmly.
"Yes, master." She said, as she and Anakin collected their data pads and headed for class. He left for his room and when he returned he was dressed in a clean tunic.
"I want you in the gardens in about an hour, I have a meeting with the Baco leader and you will be there." He said, as the two slipped out the door. Qui Gon returned and sat down at the table, and started eating; he glanced at Obi Wan, and tried to hide his smile.
"She's just a child Obi Wan; give her the time to grow up."
"She's a Jedi and playing jokes is not what Jedi do."
"I seem to remember that her master wasn't exactly an innocent in the ways of merry making." Qui Gon joked
"Not as much as she does, all she seems to do is play jokes." Obi Wan said.
"That innocent little girl?" Qui Gon asked.
"That innocent little girl put plastic wrap on the toilet seat this morning, do you know what happens when you don't take it off first. It goes all over your clothes, your feet and I didn't have any shoes on."
The students streamed out of the classroom. Anakin turned to Ki'ara.
"So you want to tell me why it was that you didn't put up much of a fight when Obi Wan told you to go to this meeting? You usually hate anything to do with politics." He asked. For a moment Ki'ara wondered if it was worth getting Anakin into trouble, then she told him telepathically. Anakins eyes widened.
"You didn't! How'd you get into all of their quarters?"
"It was no easy task, but it'll be worth it, believe me." She said grinning.
Obi Wan Kenobi bowed to Fari Saron, the planetary leader of the Baco.
"So you see my problem?" Saron was saying.
"The Baco are not warriors, we prefer peace to war. If my proposition is not passed by the senate, then the Baco will be plunged into a battle we cannot win."
"We understand, that is why we have assigned Obi Wan and his apprentice to protect you until this is brought before the senate." Mace Windu said, casting a look in the direction of Kit Fisto and Plo Koon, who were both squirming uncomfortably. Then he felt it to, and he had to try very hard not to squirm, looking at the faces of the other council members he that the same was happening to them. What's going on? He wondered. Obi Wan and Fari were giving them strange looks.
"Are you alright, masters?" Obi Wan asked politely. Some of the masters were surreptitiously scratching their bums.
Behind the bush that hid them from view, Anakin snickered. Ki'ara elbowed him.
"Be quiet! Do you want us to get caught?" She hissed.
Back in the clearing, Yoda had pulled out his lightsabre, and was using its business end to scratch HIS business end. Obi Wan stared at him.
"Master Yoda, this is not behaviour befitting a Jedi." He said. Yoda waved his lightsabre at him.
"The behaviour of a Jedi, show you I will." He grumbled. Suddenly Obi Wan felt a familiar presence.
/Ki'ara/ He sent the thought out through their bond, he started searching for her.
"Uh-oh." Ki'ara muttered. She stood up and dragging Anakin behind her ran back in the direction of the temple.
/Ki'ara! Stop right there/ Obi Wans thought literally yelled in her mind. Glancing back over her shoulder, she saw Obi Wan chasing her; some of the council had recovered, and were hot on his heels.
/Uh…Ki'aras not here right now please leave a message at the sound of the beep…BEEP/ She knew that doing something like that would just piss him off more, but she figured that she couldn't get in anymore trouble than she was already in.
"Let's split up, make it harder for them to catch us." Anakin said, Ki'ara nodded taking off in the opposite direction. She spared another look, back over her shoulder and saw her master gaining on her, he looked really angry.
"Ki'ara Tonan! You had better stop running right now! If you don't you're going to be really sorry!" Obi Wan yelled at the retreating form of his apprentice.
I think I'll be sorrier if I stop Ki'ara thought to herself, then called back over her shoulder.
"Not a chance, master! Not until you promise not to kill me!"
"Ki'ara! Stop this instant!"
Uh-oh he's getting madder. Maybe I should stop…
"I am going to hang you up by your braid when I catch you!"
Nope, better not She rounded a corner, and slammed full tilt into someone, she fell back on the floor. A very pissed off looking Mace Windu stood over her, glaring down at her. Then she was yanked to her feet, as Obi Wan grabbed her braid, and he pulled her down the corridor after Mace Windu.
"Ow! Master my braid is not a leash." She complained.
"Calm down, master! Remember anger leads to the dark side. Who'd train me if you became a sith?" Obi Wan just glared at her.
"No one, you play to many jokes. You'd probably just be better off crossing over with me." He shot back testily, and pulled her braid harder.
Ok, I think I'll just shut up now. Stupid mouth getting me into more trouble… They finally arrived at the council chambers. Anakin and Qui Gon were already there, as were the entire council. Ki'ara gulped, maybe that joke hadn't been such a good idea.
"Well at least we don't have to start an investigation, to find out who did this." Mace said.
"Compound your guilt, running away did." Yoda said.
"Well if you had Obi Wan screaming like a girl in your head you wouldn't exactly be thinking very clearly at the time either, next time I'll know better than to do something stupid like running away." She shot back.
"Padawan!" Obi Wan said sharply.
"Padawan Tonan, this was your idea I take it?" Windu asked. Ki'ara nodded.
"Yes, master. I didn't tell Anakin what I had done until we were already there." She replied.
"Nevertheless he still went with you after he knew what you had done." Adi Gallia said. Anakin gulped, knowing that whatever Ki'aras punishment was to be, he would now share it.
"However, it will be up to your masters to decide what punishment you should get for this incident." Ki'ara sighed, why did she have a feeling that she wouldn't be seeing freedom until after her knighthood.
"Padawan Tonan." Yoda said. Ki'aras head came up as she was addressed.
"Good idea, in undies putting itching powder. Like a good joke I do." He cackled.
"Huh?" Ki'ara stared at him mouth wide open. Whatever she had been expecting after she'd been caught, it hadn't been for one of the masters to compliment her. Yoda waved his hand.
"Dismissed you are." He said. Ki'ara looked at Anakin and the two nearly ran for the door, before he changed his mind.