Hiii! I am so very sorry for the extremely long leave of absence (i mean i've done worse but last update was in august so it has been quite a while). When I had time I either had writer's block or just zero inspiration and when I did have time inspiration I didn't have time and that sorta kept going for well months so here we are ^^'
Thank you very much if you're still following the story, left a kudo or even better a comment! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter!
ps: reminder that Anakin and Obi-Wan both have a necklace with a ring (which purpose u can guess)
Owlishly blinking at the item clutched in the infant's hands, the Jedi couldn't move.
"Anakin?" repeated the youngling, uncertainty crossing her features at the lack of reaction from the tall stranger.
Regaining control over his senses, Anakin slowly knelt in front of the child, careful not to scare her.
"How did you get this?" he asked, trying to speak with a voice as gentle as he could.
"He gave it to me." Ignoring the frustration gnawing at his mind hearing such a short explanation, the Jedi merely offered a smile before asking the youngling for more information.
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"Obi-Wan!"
Restrain forgotten, he surged forward and pulled the shorter man in his arms. Waves of relief washed over him as he finally felt the familiar press of Obi Wan's body against his.
The tip of his partner's nose felt cold against his neck but Anakin welcomed the sensation.
"I was so worried," he whispered before pressing a kiss on the side of his lover's head. "I came as soon as could."
Suddenly realizing he didn't take a good look at Obi-Wan before trapping him in a crushing embrace the younger Jedi let go of his former master and scanned him for injuries. He didn't find much besides the blatant fatigue tugging at his partner, but so much skin remained hidden under the fabric that Anakin couldn't help asking.
"Did they hurt you?"
The tight smile his partner offered him made his blood boil, but he managed to keep his lust for revenge in check, he had more pressing matters at hand.
"I'll find them and I'll kill them," he promised before cupping the familiar freckled face, "But right now I'm gonna get you home."
Obi-Wan surprisingly did not protest or attempt to discourage his former student from making such promises and Anakin tried his best to push down the growing worry climbing at his spine seeing the other man so quiet.
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He waited for them to have boarded their cruiser and for the quiet of his cabin before reaching for the item that kept his heart company.
"It kept clinking with mine so I think it's best you have yours back," he joked, as he lowered the necklace in his partner's open palm.
Obi-Wan didn't laugh and Anakin nervously gulped.
Unable to stand any more of the uncomfortable atmosphere weighing on them since they reunited a few hours ago, Anakin once more broke the silence.
"Why won't you look at me in the eyes?"
Noticing the almost imperceptible flinch his question provoked, he inwardly groaned. Pondering his options, he reluctantly opted for confrontation. He didn't like doing it, especially in these circumstances but Obi-Wan's attempted murder suddenly rushed everything and he doubted they would have another opportunity to sit down and talk in the near future.
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"He went after Obi-Wan."
The faces of the assembly gathered around him darkened and Obi-Wan shifted in his seat.
"I'm going to kill him."
No surprised gasp or sudden protestation rose in the room, they all knew why Anakin had summoned them here.
"Will you help me?"
i'm definitely gonna write the conversation they had, but i didn't want to hastily tackle it because it's an important one and I wanted to post the chapter soon, plus this chapter pushes everything forward so i think a heavy conversation like that would work better in another chapter
can u guess who Anakin summoned in the meeting?
Big thank you if you're still around and I hope you'll stay tuned for the rest of the fic! (which will come because my friend keeps asking me when I'll write the next chapter anyways)
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xoxo