Can we get an update om satetydelayed? Maybe the first time Obi-wan actually does something that he has to be reprimanded for? Or the first time they get an out of temple mission?
Standing in front of his master,
Obi-Wan tried not to tremble.
Kept
reminding himself that Qui-Gon was not Olliander Shkma, that this man
had never harmed him but had instead been helping him from the moment
he had figured out Obi-Wan’s situation and was still doing his best
to aid Obi-Wan.
“…You
do understand that I have to set a punishment for this Obi-Wan,
right?” Qui-Gon said quietly, the man sounding ever so disappointed
which caused Obi-Wan to flinch before nodding quickly, his eyes
focused on the man’s slipper covered feet as he sat on their couch
with Obi-Wan standing quietly, tracing
the details of the cartoonish nexus on the blue slippers.
“Obi-Wan… look at me?” Qui-Gon continued with that quiet tone.
Eyes
slowly trailing up the man’s body until they were on the others
mouth framed by the
graying chestnut colored beard,
Obi-Wan couldn’t quite go further and instead his breath hitched
and he wrapped his arms around himself, wetness building in his eyes.
“Oh
Obi-Wan, padawan come here,” Qui-Gon sighed deeply before pulling
Obi-Wan down on the couch and into his arms via
a hand, hugging him
into his chest as he carefully rubbed Obi-Wan’s upper back.
“Obi-Wan its alright, you’re not going to be harmed but you must
understand that fighting will earn you a punishment.” He said as
calmly as he could.
Obi-Wan’s
skin felt too hot, too tight as he clung to the man’s tunic, his
breath hitching as he tried to fight his sobs. “I-I didn’t mean
to! He and then and there was and I didn’t mean to!” He cried
out, babbling really
before burying his face into the man’s tunic to start crying hard,
body wracking sobs.
“I
know, I know, Padawan Chun hit you in the back scar, he triggered a
flashback and he will not be coming away from this scoot free
either,” Qui-Gon promised, rocking his padawan slowly. “You
reacted to stimuli and we will be adding that to the next session we
have with the mind healer padawan.” He rumbled before letting out a
soft surprised noise when Obi-Wan outright crawled into his lap for
comfort, hiding as
he bundled himself as small as humanly possible until he resembled a
quivering bundle of sobbing sounds that caused a spot of Qui-Gon’s
tunic to darken with the moisture.
Holding
the teen to him, Qui-Gon decided to just let him cry and
seek comfort like a small child would,
rocking and murmuring soothing nonsense until the tears finally eased
out what felt like hours later but must be maybe half an hour,
Obi-Wan certainly having a massive headache as he rested his cheek on
the wet spot.
His
eyes were swollen and rimmed red and his cheeks were flushed with his
bottom lip bright red from being chewed on but at least he was no
longer crying into Qui-Gon’s collarbone as
his breathing calmed down and became easier.
Running
his hand gently through the spikes of hair and down to the chin,
Qui-Gon tilted the others head up. “Better?” He asked, hoping
that the release of emotions had helped.
Sniffling
but nodding, Obi-Wan covered his mouth to give a little cough.
“Better.” He rasped out.
“You
ready to hear what your punishment will be?” Qui-Gon asked gently,
feeling Obi-Wan stiffen on his lap.
The
word punishment would always draw that reaction Qui-Gon expected but
considering what Obi-Wan had gone through, that was not so shocking
and he tried not to take any offense to it, instead cursing out Shkma
once more for trying to destroy this youth in an attempt to make
himself feel more powerful. And this time Obi-Wan nodded hesitantly,
eyes wide but not looking like he might cry any moment once more as
he sat up a bit more on Qui-Gon’s lap to watch him.
“You’re
going to have curfew for a week,” Qui-Gon started. “Unless
there’s a class going on or you are with me you have to come back
to the quarters at 6 pm. We will be meditating together as usual but
there will be an extra meditation daily for mindfulness and you are
to apologize to Bruck Chun for breaking his arm.” He finished up.
He knew that the other boy’s master would be demanding Chun
apologize to Obi-Wan too though he wasn’t sure a forced apology was
worth anything since he wasn’t actually sure the boy felt bad about
hitting Obi-Wan in the scar that the entire temple had somehow become
aware of.
Obi-Wan
stared at him, mute for several long moments before opening his mouth
and closing it. Finally he swallowed heavily and seemed to find
words. “That’s all? Just… come home early for a week a-and say
sorry to Chun?” He whispered in disbelief. “And some extra
meditation to help me be more aware?”
“Well
that and you’re going to have to ask to use the comm to contact
your friends once you come home, but yes. That is what your
punishment will be.” Qui-Gon watched him calmly before smiling when
Obi-Wan instantly hid in his chest, shaking a bit as his relief
swamped the Force like a physical thing. ‘Poor padawan, my poor
little one… he’s totally skewed your sense of what a correct
punishment is… what care is suppose to feel like…’ He carefully
tucked his arms around the redhead once more in reassurance, feeling
the tremors of the body and the fresh tears of relief joining the
ones of panic earlier.