Hello, Moddy!! I was rereading Cultureofslaves (which is awesome), and the sharing food part reminded me that Yaddle sneaks candy into younglings’ pockets. What would Anakin’s reaction to that be?
Scuttling
around the corner as fast as he could, Anakin shot down the hallway
with a wide grin on his face as he aimed for one particular door as
knights of all races jumped out of his way. They were much too used
to the young Skywalker’s behavior to even bother grumbling and some
of them were honestly amused by it though the stiffer and more rule
oriented ones did make tutting noises of disapproval.
Anakin
didn’t care as he finally reached Obi-Wan’s knight quarters and
knocked on it quickly, waiting for there to be a ‘come in’ call
from somewhere inside before letting himself in with a thumbscan.
“Obi-Wan!” He cried in delight, throwing his boots off as fast as
he could before launching himself at the man rising from the couch.
Obi-Wan
had barely managed to take two steps from it with an amused look on
his scruffy face.
Laughing
in surprise while quickly raising his arms, Obi-Wan caught his
younger lineage brother and gave him a hug. “I see you finally
heard I was back in the temple.” He teased the fourteen year old,
grinning down at the boy as he waddled back to the couch and sat
down,
Anakin settling in his lap as he did back on the Nubian cruiser so many years ago now.
The
teen took the moment to take in the changes, Obi-Wan’s hair now
properly grown out from the awkward padawan cut but the other was
apparently trying for a beard, the scruff still to far off to be
considered dignified, it did make Obi-Wan look older though.
Honestly,
Anakin
was really
getting
much too
big for it really but Obi-Wan was a sucker for his lineage brother
and let him use his lap. “Yup! Qui-Gon told me after breakfast and
I don’t have morning classes,” Anakin beamed brightly before
reaching into his pocket and holding up a handful of candies. “Look
what Master Yaddle gave me!” He beamed.
Chuckling
at that, Obi-Wan eyed the
precious gift of wrapped candies in the others hand. Normally Yaddle
did this for the younger Initiates more than older padawans but
Anakin was a special case ever since the young boy had come racing
after Yaddle after getting candies the first time, eagerly gifting
her sugar crusted insects or maybe it was chocolate?
Obi-Wan
couldn’t remember but unofficially, that made her part of their
little ‘family’ in Anakin’s young mind and the two had kept up
their little sweet gifting since then.
And
honestly, Obi-Wan didn’t mind, out of many masters, Yaddle never
forgot herself.
She
remembered being stuck for ages in that cave, surviving all those
long years alone.
She
understood when fellow knights came home hurt, both physically and
mentally and she understood that padawans required assurances.
Anakin
wasn’t the only special case after all, Obi-Wan still found the
occasional sweet in his own pockets and he was sure he wasn’t the
only knight.
Yaddle
remembered those who hurt and kept a soft spot for them, reminding
them that someone was actually thinking about their pain and wanted
to cheer them up.
Mentally
shaking himself, Obi-Wan raised a brow at Anakin. “That’s very
kind of her, as usual. You do remember to thank her right? Not just
slide sweets back into her pockets?” He drawled and sniggered when
Anakin pouted.
Stuffing
the candy back in his pocket, Anakin flickered his finger over
Obi-Wan’s nose tip. “Of course I do! I’m not a little kid
anymore.” He huffed and crossed his arms over his chest.
“Ugh,
don’t I know it, you’re getting much too big for lap sitting
really.” Obi-Wan groaned dramatically and flopped back before
laughing when Anakin yelled in denial and then went for Obi-Wan’s
sides with his quick hands.
Squealing
in shock and throwing the other to the other end of the couch,
Obi-Wan jumped to his feet and grabbed a pillow instead. “Oh no!
You come here and start a tickle war and I will end it with a pillow
war, I swear Anakin Skywalker.” Obi-Wan threatened with a wild grin
crossing his face, stealthily summoning pillows from the bedroom even
as Anakin grabbed the remaining couch pillow.
“Oh?
You and what army is gonna end that old
man?” Anakin taunted, turning tense and leery when Obi-Wan’s eyes
glittered in mischievous delight.
“This
one!” Obi-Wan sent the pillows, each hitting Anakin in the back and
sending him sprawling face first into the couch.
For
a few moments Obi-Wan stood there with Anakin face down and butt up
in the couch before the blond groaned loudly and Obi-Wan cackled in
utter delight.
“I’m
king of this quarter!”