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Anakin was like a brother to Obi Wan, and Obi Wan knew that his old friend was being put under an extreme amount of pressure and was dealing with a lot of stress. He also knew that Anakin was in need of a friend and that something was wrong. So Obi Wan went to the apartment that he knew Anakin and Padme shared. However, when he got there, he did not find Anakin or Padme for that matter. All he found was a bloody knife on the counter. This made Obi Wan extremely worried. What if Anakin had done something to hurt himself? Obi Wan needed to find Anakin fast. Obi Wan knew that when Anakin was his Padawan, he would often go to the temple gardens to meditate. Perhaps since he had found such comfort here previously, he would go back to ease his mind.
When he got there, he saw Anakin sitting on a bench, hugging his knees and his head resting on his knees. He slowly approached Anakin, not wanting to startle him.
"Anakin?" he said softly. When Anakin heard his name, he raised his head.
"Obi Wan." said Anakin so softly that it was barely audible.
Obi Wan sat down next to his friend and noticed that his young face looked older and worn out. His eyes that had always been filled with happiness and determination had been replaced with sadness and confusion.
"What's wrong?" asked Obi Wan, even though he knew exactly what was wrong.
"Everything." replied Anakin. "Absolutely everything. I'm being used by the council and by Palpatine, they expect me to do all of these things that no human could do," Anakin's eyes began to fill up with tears, "and on top of all that, Padme's pregnant and I'm having dreams about her dying and I'm not even supposed to be with her!" Anakin began sobbing "I need help Obi Wan!"
Obi Wan embraced Anakin in a hug and let Anakin cry on his shoulder.
"I'm here Anakin."
Anakin's tears soaked through Obi Wan's tunic, but Obi Wan didn't care, it was alright if Anakin cried.
When Anakin's sobs finally let up, Obi Wan looked at Anakin's tearstained face,
"I know this is hard for you Anakin, the council and Palpatine, they don't understand that you're human too, and you can only do so much."
"Thank you Obi Wan."
"Now, go home and be with your wife."
"Will you come with me?"
"Of course."
When the two got to the apartment, Obi Wan saw the bloody knife again.
"Anakin, what is that about?" he asked pointing to the knife
"I… well… you see," how could Anakin ever explain this?
"You cut yourself didn't you." said Obi Wan, this wasn't a question, it was a statement.
"Yes," Anakin whispered.
"Let me see." said Obi Wan.
Anakin rolled up his sleeve so Obi Wan could see the cuts that he'd made. Obi Wan winced, then lead Anakin over to the sink and washed his wrist, then put bandages on it. While he was doing it he said,
"You know, I honestly don't blame you for doing this, Palpatine and the council practically handed you this knife and said, 'here, go nuts'. I'm just glad that you didn't do something worse."
This made Anakin feel a lot better, Obi Wan often had that effect on him.
"You're such a good friend Obi Wan."
"I know." said Obi Wan jokingly.
Then, Padme walked in.
"Hello!" she said. She walked over and gave Anakin a hug and Anakin smiled.
"I would appreciate if you didn't say anything to her about this." Anakin told Obi Wan through the force.
Obi Wan nodded then said
"I really should be going, good night you two."
"Good night Obi Wan."
I know that this chapter was just a lot of fluff, but what's wrong with that? And plus, you don't think Anakin would get off easy with that cutting thing did you? I might not be able to update for awhile so Happy Thanksgiving!