Chapter 4:-
In all of those times when he had wished to see the ever so stoic faces of the Grand Master, the Senior Member of the Jedi Council. To crumble to the expression of shock. Now is the time.
Anakin is yet to be further amazed by such a defeat. By neither the lightsaber nor the wills of the dark side of the Force. This time their stoic expressions are set to stun. Stunned because of what Obi-Wan had masterly told them and especially more stunned by the way he had said it, as though it were old news.
True their past is old news, but still they are not in the days of the Empires rise in the midst of the ever approaching darkness.
That darkness had come about because of him and of the glorious lies of Palpatine. Turning all that was once good in him in to the very thing he had sworn to destroy.
For too long he has been praying for the light to shine through the darkness within him, but he could not. The light had abandoned him the moment Anakin had kneeled in the presence of one of the most powerful Sith Lords.
Shaking his head. Knowing that he should be focusing more on the present then on what he had done.
But what had he done to deserve to be here, in a past that wasn't even his own. The past where Obi-Wan was still a Padawan Learner and Qui-Gon Jinn was still alive, in fact most of the Jedi that were reported to have died is alive. In this past life.
Blinking away the tears threatening to fall.
Never again will he show such weakness in front of Obi-Wan and the others, especially Obi-Wan. Why not show the curse of being human. To show that he has the ability to cry. Will help prove to Obi-Wan that he is indeed back in the light and that he'll do anything to keep the darkness out.
Realising that he is being watched.
Anakin then turns his head to find a pair of eyes that changes colour, the colour of the ocean. Eyes that have the ability to change to suit the emotion sneaking through. The only part of Obi-Wan to show any kind of emotion, through that stoic Jedi face of his, and it was the only way for Anakin to read Obi-Wan. Everyone else amongst the Order have not been able to read Obi-Wan as well as Anakin. Perhaps even better than Qui-Gon, and he was practically a father to Obi-Wan.
How many times has Anakin had to turn to face those eyes. To try and to see what it was that Obi-Wan was trying express, without having to use words to command his wayward brother.
Before Anakin was able to say something to Obi-Wan. A great big light flashed into the room, startling all that were there to witness the light. And then it was gone again. Leaving more surprises behind its tail.
"Master Yoda!" Master Sahl sounded shocked and so was everyone else when they all had turned to see what it was that had startled the Healer so.
Lying spread eagle on the floor was Master Yoda.
Everything else was blur after that and only Anakin stayed by Obi-Wan's side, not even Qui-Gon stayed. They had all rushed to the Grand-Master's aid.
Facing Obi-Wan once the others have rushed after Yoda and the Healers. To see what it is that ails the ancient Master. Anakin has never felt more afraid for Yoda's wellbeing before and it was because of that one look shining through Obi-Wan's blue-green eyes, did Anakin quell down the rising panic burning his heart.
"Everything happens for a reason, Anakin, or should I call you Darth Vader?" Obi-Wan tells Anakin.
And for once Anakin is glad that they are alone, so they could have this kind of conversation without being interrupted.
"Like the reason you had for destroying my life!" Anakin didn't even know where or when the rage inside him has been building for, but he could no longer control it, to quell down his anger and the panic within. "You left me there to die, on Mustafa and for nine long standard years have I been living inside. . .," blinking back the tears that are beginning to fall down.
"Well if you hadn't listened to Palpatine's lies. Then you wouldn't have become the very thing you had sworn to destroy, to fulfil your destiny and you had thrown all of that away and for what? I do not know," says Obi-Wan, his Coruscanti accent filled with so much emotions that Anakin isn't too sure if he'll be able to name those emotions, not even the ones shining through those blue-green eyes could be named.
"I did it all for Padme. To protect her from my dreams," Anakin's heart ached at the thought of not being able to save Padme from dying. He misses her so much that he doesn't even know how much more he could take. "I had believed – no I wanted to believe that I was making the right choice. Sucking in the lie and the deceit of being fooled by the one I had thought I could trust the most. He had said that he would help me to find away to bring Padme back, but not just Padme. . . . but my mother as well. . . ."
"You had made your choice, Anakin," Obi-Wan says in that tone of voice that he used to use when Anakin was a little boy, craving for a parental figure to guide him. "It was your choice and yours alone. I only had wished that you had chosen another road to tread."
It was by the way that Obi-Wan had spoken, the way his eyes were twinkling and by the way his mask had broken into a face more suitable for a Padawan Learner to wear, that brought Anakin's tears to a dead stop and his heart swelled with the love that he has for his brother. Knowing that no matter what it was that he had done, Obi-Wan will still be there for him and that was enough to shove his anger aside.
"You forgive me then?" Anakin asks hastily, uncertain to believe that he is being redeemed by his sins, by the one person he had always counted on. "Even though I had done those terrible things to you, to Padme and to the Order."
"Unless you give me a reason to believe that I am wrong to forgive you," said Obi-Wan. "But for now that is enough. For it is up to you to forgive yourself. To remember who you are and to be certain of which side you're on."
"Thank you, Obi-Wan," Anakin could stop himself from throwing his arms around Obi-Wan, being mindful of Obi-Wan's wound and he was even more surprised by Obi-Wan returning the favour.
"Did I not tell you that you'd be the death of me one day?" The sarcastic wit is back and Anakin has found that he had missed Obi-Wan's wit, but not as much as the man himself.
"I missed you too, Master," Anakin couldn't keep the smile out of his voice. For too long he hasn't found a good reason to smile.
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A/N: More is on its way. Real life you know really sucks the joy out of writing. I am sorry. I do have some toe cutters to remove your cramped toes if you won't and I do hope that you don't have a tongue loosener. Or I will set Sidious on to you for being meanies. I do hope that you had all enjoyed this chapter. Until next time. And might I remind you that this is not a Slash fic, just in case you have found the last part of this fic a tad slashy. To me I see Anakina and Obi-Wan like brothers, Father and son, best friends. Nothing more then that. Just thought I should clear that up.