It's Friday. Thank the Force. And I finished my science homework for the weekend...just got a bunch of more weekend assignments left! *groans* Does anyone know what the term weekend break means? No? Am I the only sane one in the school? Okay. Then again, I'm sure most of you people have other pretty stressful school things going on, too - and if you happen to be happy in the direction you're going when it comes to schoolwork, I applaud you.

Enjoy!

A Sledding Incident

"Anakin –"

"Don't say it, Master!"

"Anakin –"

"Obi-Wan," Anakin Skywalker mimicked, taking on the same too-patient tone that Obi-Wan Kenobi had. He pointed down the great slope of snow set out before them. "Just look at it! This thing is dying to be tested out!" He flashed a wide grin at his former master. "And besides, how else do you suggest we meet up with the others? From what I can see, there isn't really any other way to get down."

"We can always try to find a different way," Obi-Wan replied, crossing his arms. "Or if it comes down to it, we can always try to climb down, not…" He gestured at Anakin's contraption, which really wasn't anything more than a large chunk of splintery bark. "Sled down."

Anakin rolled his eyes. "It'll be exciting," he replied jovially. "And to be honest, I think this is faster and safer than whatever plan you were about to come up with."

"Says the man who has an uncanny addiction to danger," Obi-Wan retorted. Anakin puffed out a sigh and nodded down the slope. "Come on," he tried again. "If any of us break anything, I promise I won't drag you into any of my plans." He paused. "At least, unless I have a good reason to get you involved."

Obi-Wan pressed his lips together. Anakin could still see how fixated the older man was on disagreeing with the plan, but in the end, Obi-Wan gave up. "I can't believe I'm doing this," the bearded Jedi muttered under his breath. Anakin let out a laugh, placing the large sheet-like structure of bark underneath them both. "You're never going to achieve peace with me around, Master," Anakin said cheerfully. "Now. Are we ready?"

Before Obi-Wan could answer, the younger Jedi shouted, "Let's go!"

And in the next second, Anakin had pushed the bark forward and the two were sliding down the snowy curve.

"Anakin!" Obi-Wan shouted over the din of the bark striking against the ground. He clung onto the edges undoubtedly for dear life, and added, "You're going to get us killed!"

"Don't worry!" Anakin yelled back. He grinned gleefully, hanging onto the bark. (Only unlike Obi-Wan, he was enjoying this activity.) "We'll crash into the snow!"

xXx

At the end of the slope stood Ahsoka Tano and Padmé Amidala, who were both watching Anakin and Obi-Wan skid across the snow. They giggled at the sight in unison, exchanging knowing looks. Ahsoka folded her arms across her chest and smiling, waved her hand at the two men. "Hey, you two! Having fun?" she shouted.

Moments later, Anakin and Obi-Wan zoomed past Ahsoka and Padmé.

"Yes!" Anakin shouted.

Obi-Wan, on the other hand, was hollering, "Anakin! Tree! Tree! Tree!"

"What?! I can't hear you!"

"There's a tree!"

"What?!"

"There's a –"

With a thunderous crack and thud, both Jedi crashed into the expected pine tree Obi-Wan had been shouting about. Ahsoka and Padmé cringed at the impact. "It seems that Anakin never learns," the senator mused with a shake of her head. She cast a sidelong glance at Ahsoka, whose eyes had broadened at the sudden hit. "We should go check on them."

Ahsoka nodded wordlessly. The two jogged over to the mess, both hearts sinking at the mess they'd probably find. However, as they got nearer and nearer, they were instead greeted by the image of Anakin brushing pine needles out of his hair – and Obi-Wan pushing himself out of the white mounds of snow. At Ahsoka and Padmé's confused looks, the older Jedi simply said, "We dove into a snow bank before we could hit the tree."

"Oh," Padmé breathed, obviously relieved. She turned to Anakin, who already had a bright smile plastered over his face.

"Are you alright, though, Masters?" Ahsoka asked slowly. "I mean, it looked like you two were going fast –"

"I'm fine, Snips!" Anakin replied enthusiastically. He gave the group a hearty thumbs-up and with another wide grin, added, "Let's go do that again!"

"No," was the reply from everyone.

A/N - Raise your hand if you ever crashed into something while sledding/skiing/snowboarding! *raises both hands and begins waving them around* Funny story - two years ago during Christmas break, my uncle's family took my brother and me out for a skiing trip. This was the first time we were skiing - and though I was still a beginner, I was taken out to one of the most advanced slopes in the middle of the night to ski. I only fell down ten times - crashed into a few snowboarders and once landed in a split! (That hurt...so bad.) But it was an awesome experience!

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