“Why do you have fangs if you’re human.” “The Force gave them to me.” “Oh… can I have fangs too?” I really just want Ani loving and playing with Obi’s fangs in Feral Child. Btw, do Obi ever learn to cook meat with Force lightening or did his body adapt to raw meat?
“Why
do you have fangs if you’re human.” Looking
up at the question, Qui-Gon mutely observed the new addition to their
family line with lidded blue eyes, taking in the softness of
Obi-Wan’s so usually sharp eyes and the way he was smiling instead
of smirking as young Anakin poked and prodded at the sharp canines
Obi-Wan had grown.
He
wasn’t sure what he had expected when Obi-Wan had shown up at their
ship with a boy on his hip, the style of dress clearly indicating
that the boy was at the very least from a lesser family or at worst,
a slave.
It
made Qui-Gon wonder if Obi-Wan of all beings had bought himself a
slave, he just couldn’t see that fit with Obi-Wan’s desire for
freedom, it went against every instinct his feral boy had.
“The
Force gave them to me,” Obi-Wan
chuckled lightly, opening his mouth far enough to show off both his
over and under canines. “I use them to chew up meat and eat, and
occasionally to defend myself when I get attacked.” He winked
playfully
at the boy, reminding
Qui-Gon so long ago about the boy he taught to cook meat with Force
lightening.
“Oh…
can I have fangs too?” Anakin
questioned, squirming on Obi-Wan’s lap as he watched him with wide
eyes, the
excitement of a child clear to everyone.
‘And
he says I collect strays?’ Qui-Gon thought in amusement to himself,
sitting back as the pilot finally gave sound that they were taking
off.
Tucking
his robe around Anakin, Obi-Wan let a considering noise. “Well
maybe, it could happen but maybe not. We will see how your future
shapes and if you’re with me for that long.” He said in a
thoughtful tone.
That
drained Anakin’s excitement and he hid in Obi-Wan’s chest now,
Obi-Wan rubbing his back in slow, uneaven circles as he raised his
eyes to meet Qui-Gon’s.
He
raised his brow questioningly.
‘I
couldn’t find Anakin’s mother, that was what I was doing before I
arrived. She had been sold off planet.’
Obi-Wan whispered through their bond and Qui-Gon nodded in
understanding.
He
wasn’t about to ask why
the other had picked up the child.
He
could feel the power without even looking in the Force, being in tune
with the living Force made it easy for him to see it.
And
the lack of a mother made a lot more sense now and confirmed to
Qui-Gon that Anakin had indeed been a slave.
‘You
killed his master then?’
He sent back as
the ship started to shake as they entered the atmosphere,
muffling his chuckles when Obi-Wan gave one of his feral smirks
before settling his cheek on Anakin’s hair. ‘Good,
we’ll have the explosives in him removed at the temple then. You
can’t take him on just yet so leave him to the creche when we get
home, you will not take an apprentice until you gain your title of
Darth.’
Qui-Gon stated sternly.
For
the first time in a long while, Obi-Wan leveled a long
challenging look at Qui-Gon.
For
this boy, Obi-Wan would be willing to fight Qui-Gon clearly.
After
a minute that felt like a lifetime, Obi-Wan finally gave a small nod
and settled his cheek on the others head again, murmuring a soft,
reassuring murmur when Anakin shivered, the coldness of space closing
in on them as they finally breached the atmosphere, the
ship falling at ease.
Mentally,
Qui-Gon breathed out in relief as
he discreetly pressed back into his lounge seat.
Because
he was actually not certain he could fight his apprentice anymore.
It
wasn’t just a question of skill anymore, Obi-Wan was getting very
close to him in skill yes, but Qui-Gon… didn’t want to win.
This
was his pride, his joy, his legacy without question.
He
didn’t want to win over Obi-Wan anymore, though he did not make
winning easy for his boy.
No,
he wanted Obi-Wan to win and earn his title of Darth.
Watching
the others for a moment, Qui-Gon let out a hum and then stood, making
his way over and
settling down on the bench beside them.
He
raised his hand and ran it slowly over Obi-Wan’s head, smiling
fondly when Obi-Wan let out a low purring noise of happiness and he
smiled even more broadly when Anakin peeked shyly at him from
Obi-Wan’s chest, giving him a small smile.
‘This
was is my lineage, powerful and strong, feral and protective, I can’t
wait to see what you will become young Anakin.’ He chuckled softly,
giving Anakin a small wink as he raised his other hand to give his
cheek a little stroke.
The
future were in their hands, now they just had to find young Anakin’s
mother.