Obi Wan sat in silence a long time, so Anakin had to ask. "are you mad at me?" Anakin didn't really care, at this point, but he had always tried (And failed) to make his master, the person who raised him, proud... so much for that.

"Anakin, I'm not mad. I'm not disappointed. I'm not even upset. just please, please stop. this isn't the right way to deal with problems."

Anakin fumbled his hands, not sure, "If you continue to do what you did eariler- confort and- and help me..." Anakin didn't meet Obi Wan's eyes. "Then I'll try."

Obi Wan smiled slightly, "Come here." he said, opening his arms. Anakin was shocked for a moment. Obi Wan never offered hugs. then, suddenly desperate for comfort, Anakin crawled into Obi Wan's lap, and rested his head on his chest. Obi Wan held him tight, and whispered things like, "It's not your fault." And, "It'll be alright." And "I'll always be here."

Eventually the crying slowed, and Anakin pulled away, wrapping his arms around himself, "It hurts." He whimpered, "everything is just- just so much just thing after thing after thing."

Obi Wan brushed away a stray lock, "I know... I know what it feels like to lose someone. When I lost Qui-Gon..." He took a shuddering breath, then smiled at Anakin, "I wouldn't've done well at all without you, honestly."

"I just- I want it to go away." Anakin said softly.

"I know. I wish I could take it away... Is there anything I can do?"

Anakin took a deep steadying breath and smiled a bit, "My throat is sore, could I have a glass of water?" He chucked a bit, and soon Obi Wan was too.

"I didn't mean quite like that, but sure." He said, standing to get some water.

5 months later...

"Show me you arms." Anakin slid up his sleeves to reveal White scars, but no new cuts along his arms. "Good. come on."

It had been five months. five months of healing, and (Thanks to Obi Wan hiding everything sharp monthly) Five months without cutting. Anakin was excited. Ahsoka was comming down as they spoke. He couldn't wait to see his little sister again.

They were comeing back, in a flaming ship, well, half a ship, on fire. having just rescued the chancellor, Anakin expertly landed the ship with "Another happy landing."

In secret. behind some pillars of the senete building was when it all went down. Was what cause Anakin to start again.

Anakin was in Padme's apartment, hoping Padme wouldn't wake as she did when he had nightmares. He twirled a kitchen knife in his hands... the relief the pain could offer him was so tempting.

Obi Wan sighed running a hand though his arms. "Show me your arms."

Anakin hesitated, scared of Obi Wan's reaction "...No."

"You didn't-"

"I did." Anakin looked down at his boots, "I'm sorry." He whispered.

Anakin turned to a bewildered Padme. "Ani, what's going-" Padme slowed and stopped and Anakin glared daggers at Obi Wan.

"You betray my secret. You betray your promise!" Anakin, already enraged, shouted. he'd lost everything, to lose Padme becuase Obi Wan was being careless.

"Arms... Anakin you didn't- You weren't- You wouldn't-"

"I did." Anakin grabbed Padme in a choke hold, no body else could know! he couldn't lose anyone else! "And You should keep quiet."

"Put her down Anakin! Put. Her. down." Padme fainted as Anakin dropped her.

"You turned her against me!" Anakin yelled over the bubbling of lava.

"You have done that yourself."

"If you're not with me, than you're my enemy."

"Only a sith deals in absolutes." Obi Wan grabbed his lightsaber. "I will do what I must."

Anakin's ligbtsabwr flew into his hand. "You will try."

I think we all know how this story ends.