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Amrita_Glittersong Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 3/21/07 3:43pm Subject: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Title: Of Jedi and banisters Author: Amrita Glittersong Characters: Anakin, Obi-Wan, Mace (for a teeny bit) Genre: General Timeframe: Two or three years after TPM Summary: A bored Anakin finds something to entertain himself with in the Temple. Notes: Just a cute little one-shot fic idea, written both to start off a short-fic collective and to shamelessly just to make for some cute Anakin and Obi-Wan bonding. Besides, I'd never written little!Anakin before, so that was fun. ---------------------------- Of Jedi and banisters Twelve-year-old Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker was bored. Usually, he could find something to do with his time, but today, he was bored. He'd run out of droid parts, and Obi-Wan had forbidden him from going looking for new ones until later. Obi-Wan had also forbidden him from going to the garbage pit races on the lower levels of Coruscant, and from launching marbles at the Council members with the Force, and various other things. Sometimes, Anakin thought, Obi-Wan was no fun at all. So now, he was just wandering the Temple aimlessly while Obi-Wan studied something in the Archives, trying to find a way to amuse himself until his master was done. He was failing. But then, something caught his eye. The long, straight railing that guarded one of the grand staircases of the Temple was calling to him, screaming, 'Anakin! I'm FUN!' He was immediately drawn back towards it. He'd heard lots of stories about how fun it was to slide down the banisters from initiates and some other padawans, but he'd never had an opportunity to try it himself. Looking back and forth, Anakin assured himself he was indeed alone, and would be unseen in his act of harmless mischief as he stepped over to the start of the rail. Being Jedi, or Jedi-in-training at least, the 'proper' way to slide down a banister was on your feet, as he'd heard. Anakin looked at the rail, the distance to the floor, his feet, than back to the rail and shrugged. How hard could it be? In one graceful motion, he leapt up to alight gently on the railing... And go nowhere but directly off the side, back onto the stairs. He landed easily, his reflexes fast enough to keep him from hurting himself, and realized his mistake. Jedi boots were made specifically not to slide on things, and he's forgotten to take them off. Stepping back into place, Anakin removed his boots this time and tried again. This time, he slid quite nicely; too nicely, in fact. Anakin realized belatedly this was not as simple as it looked, and it took all his concentration not to lose his balance and fall to a much harder landing than before. As it was, he was concentrating so hard on his balance than he didn't think about the decorative globe that was positioned on the end of the railing and, reaching the end of his slide, slammed his shins right into it and went flying in a wild tumble through the air. 'Great.' He thought idly as he tumbled. 'Podracing, garbage pit competitions, starfighter piloting... And I'm going to be killed by breaking my neck while sliding down a banister.' However, that was not to be the case as instead of hitting the floor, he slammed into something considerably softer and his wild flight stopped as he and whatever he'd hit fell to the ground. "Anakin Skywalker! What are you doing!?" Anakin looked up in surprise at the familiar voice to see that it had been Obi-Wan who'd caught him and who was now giving him a look that was a cross between surprise, anger, and concern. "Oh, hi, master." Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow, getting back to his feet and pulling Anakin up as well. "Hello, Anakin. I see you ignored my orders not to get yourself into trouble." "Yeah." Anakin responded, only looking slightly sheepish. "Sorry about that. But thanks for catching me." "You're welcome." Obi-Wan responded after a moment, sighing. "Anakin, that was dangerous. You could have been hurt." "Yeah, I get that now. Who would have thought that sliding down a banister would be more difficult than the other things I've done?" Anakin lamented, giving the railing a dirty look as he spoke, as if it was it's fault. "The other padawans and the initiates made it sound easy..." "It is, if you're know what you're doing." Obi-Wan said after a moment, then he looked around, as if to make sure no one was listening, before continuing. "I suppose you're going to need someone to teach you how to do it correctly..." Anakin looked at him in wonder, not sure if his master had meant what he thought he'd meant, and Obi-Wan gave him a faint smile. "So you don't hurt yourself, of course." The Knight added, almost as an afterthought. "Considering I have a feeling you won't listen if I simply tell you not to do it again." "You know me, master." Anakin responded, smiling as he lead the way back up the stairs. Who would have thought Obi-Wan would know how to slide down a rail, let alone encourage it? "Yes, unfortunately." Obi-Wan responded, though the light tone made the words teasing rather than harsh. "Alright, Anakin. This is relatively simple. The Force will help you balance; trust in it, and pay more attention to when to jump than to attempting to balance. When you reach about a half-metre from the end, plant your feet and jump. You'll have enough room to clear the globe and land on the ground." Obi-Wan explained, removing his boots. "Watch." Anakin nodded, stepping back to make room for Obi-Wan to jump onto the railing. He did so, sliding gracefully down the rail as if he'd done it a hundred times before, and crouched down slightly as he neared the end so he could gain more height on the jump. A perfect double-flip later, Obi-Wan landed, only to come face to face with Mace Windu, who had seemingly come out of no where. "Um... Hello, Master Windu." Anakin tried not to giggle at the nearly identical response Obi-Wan had for nearly running into Mace as Anakin had for running into Obi-Wan. Mace just looked at Obi-Wan, then up to Anakin at the top of the stairs, then back at Obi-Wan, and then just shook his head and sighed. "I don't know what to do with you two sometimes." A moment later, he shrugged, and began striding away. "Don't hurt yourselves." "Smooth, master." Anakin commented once Mace was out of earshot. "Great demonstration; it really was pretty wizard. Just one thing. Do I have to land in front of Master Windu, or is that optional?" Obi-Wan just gave him a vaguely amused look, and Anakin laughed. ---------------------------- -----signature----- Deceptions: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=26426189 My SW videos: http://youtube.com/profile?user=Glittersong "I was trying to sound pompous." "Do you really think you need to try?" -Obi-Wan Kenobi and Siri Tachi
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Laine_Snowtrekker Registered: Jul '03	Date Posted: 3/21/07 5:15pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Cute and funny. Nice. -----signature----- Stealth and subtlety work well, but for making lasting impressions, a blaster does just fine. -Han Room full of gold and jewels, and Dr. Daniel Jackson finds the one book. -Cam Palso's #1 Fan JO: RS1, Admiral, SC Fanfics are linked to in my bio
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Dreagoddess Registered: May '06	Date Posted: 3/21/07 5:22pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	gigglefits Oh my gracious, this was absolutely adorable. Seeing serious Obi-Wan drop his reserve for the mischievous kid he must've been once is just great. -----signature----- Things That Never Happened to Dooku, Unfortunately http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=23925706&brd=10476&replies=1 Without Rancor (Dooku, Qui-Gon one-shot) http://boards.theforce.net/before_the_saga/b10475/23957104/p1/?10
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Persephone_Kore Title: TFN Fan Fiction Archive Editor Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 3/21/07 5:32pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	HEE! SO much fun. I really enjoyed this. The details really help make the fic -- things like the banister calling to him, the boots (I really liked the part about the boots not sliding), and the thought that he was going to break his neck going off a banister after all the other things he'd survived. And Master Windu! I really liked the characterization, too. You don't ignore the tension between Anakin and Obi-Wan, but you do give them a nice little moment of pure fun, and there have to have been some really good days too, I think. Obi-Wan's instructions on how to slide down a banister, what to concentrate on and when to jump, just seem very much like him, and Anakin's teasing at the end is also very IC. And I bet Mace slid down the banister too, but perhaps not with his padawans. -----signature----- Protégé: Chosen: http://boards.theforce.net/f/b1/28612428 Protégé: Padawans: http://boards.theforce.net/f/b1/29531610 A Rose in the Ashes: http://boards.theforce.net/f/b1/29028814 Lost Ones: http://boards.theforce.net/f/b1/29061459
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Valairy_Scot Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 3/21/07 6:53pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	"You're welcome." Obi-Wan responded after a moment, sighing. "Anakin, that was dangerous. You could have been hurt." "Yeah, I get that now. Who would have thought that sliding down a banister would be more difficult than the other things I've done?" Anakin lamented, giving the railing a dirty look as he spoke, as if it was it's fault. "The other padawans and the initiates made it sound easy..." "It is, if you're know what you're doing." Obi-Wan said after a moment, then he looked around, as if to make sure no one was listening, before continuing. "I suppose you're going to need someone to teach you how to do it correctly..." Anakin looked at him in wonder, not sure if his master had meant what he thought he'd meant, and Obi-Wan gave him a faint smile. "So you don't hurt yourself, of course." The Knight added, almost as an afterthought.." Obi-Wan responded after a moment, sighing. "Anakin, that was dangerous. You could have been hurt." "Yeah, I get that now. Who would have thought that sliding down a banister would be more difficult than the other things I've done?" Anakin lamented, giving the railing a dirty look as he spoke, as if it was it's fault. "The other p"You're welcomeadawans and the initiates made it sound easy..." "It is, if you're know what you're doing." Obi-Wan said after a moment, then he looked around, as if to make sure no one was listening, before continuing. "I suppose you're going to need someone to teach you how to do it correctly..." Anakin looked at him in wonder, not sure if his master had meant what he thought he'd meant, and Obi-Wan gave him a faint smile. "So you don't hurt yourself, of course." The Knight added, almost as an afterthought. How nice...they connect! Very enjoyable. -----signature----- http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/25405090/p3/?52 Prolific Author thread: list & links there. Muse fueled by coffee. Often AWOL despite frequent sipping. Writes on inspiration, not a schedule. 2007-2008 the quality years
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JediMaster_Jen Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/21/07 9:42pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Alright, Anakin. This is relatively simple. The Force will help you balance; trust in it, and pay more attention to when to jump than to attempting to balance. When you reach about a half-metre from the end, plant your feet and jump. You'll have enough room to clear the globe and land on the ground." Obi-Wan explained, removing his boots. "Watch." Anakin nodded, stepping back to make room for Obi-Wan to jump onto the railing. He did so, sliding gracefully down the rail as if he'd done it a hundred times before, and crouched down slightly as he neared the end so he could gain more height on the jump. A perfect double-flip later, Obi-Wan landed, only to come face to face with Mace Windu, who had seemingly come out of no where. "Um... Hello, Master Windu." Anakin tried not to giggle at the nearly identical response Obi-Wan had for nearly running into Mace as Anakin had for running into Obi-Wan. Mace just looked at Obi-Wan, then up to Anakin at the top of the stairs, then back at Obi-Wan, and then just shook his head and sighed. "I don't know what to do with you two sometimes." A moment later, he shrugged, and began striding away. "Don't hurt yourselves." "Smooth, master." Anakin commented once Mace was out of earshot. "Great demonstration; it really was pretty wizard. Just one thing. Do I have to land in front of Master Windu, or is that optional?" Obi-Wan just gave him a vaguely amused look, and Anakin laughed. Very funny. Great work. -----signature----- "Qui tacet consentit"~~ (silence implies consent) NY Yankees!! 2009 World Champs!!!
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earlybird-obi-wan Registered: Aug '06	Date Posted: 3/21/07 10:11pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Banisters, thats where I get some of my inspiration too. I loved this story and "Smooth, master." Anakin commented once Mace was out of earshot. "Great demonstration; it really was pretty wizard. Just one thing. Do I have to land in front of Master Windu, or is that optional?" great. -----signature----- writer and Star Wars fan FANART [link=http://boards.theforce.net/fan_art/b10020/25793899]fanart[/link] stories in my bio
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KELIA Title: The Pretty in Pink Fan Fic Manager Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 3/22/07 1:12pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Leave it to Anakin to get himself and Obi-Wan in trouble. Nice job on this -----signature----- "Do or do not, there is no try." Master Yoda A Light In The Darkness: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/28150602/p1/?8 NaNaWriMo Progress: 32,105
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Ascal_Elessar Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 3/22/07 1:18pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Do I have to land in front of Master Windu, or is that optional?" Great job, really funny. -----signature----- "HELLO THERE!" Member of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Fan Club "He's like fire and ice and rage. He's like the night and the storm and the heart of the sun. He's ancient and forever, he burns at the centre of time and he can see the turn of the universe."
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Amrita_Glittersong Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 3/25/07 11:25am Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	Laine_Snowtrekker - Thanks! Glad you liked it. Dreagoddess - Hehe, thanks! I always thought Obi-Wan would have been more mischievous than he let on as an initiate/padawan. Persephone_Kore - Thanks! I'm glad you liked the little things like the banister calling to Anakin and such; that's some of my favorite things to add in. Glad you liked the characterization too; I'm still working on that, so I'm happy to be doing something right, at least for the moment. And yeah, about Mace, I think so, at least as a padawan himself. And maybe he SHOULD have with his padawan; maybe if he did, Depa wouldn't have gone all darkside on everyone. Or not, I guess, since it didn't seem to work with Anakin... Valairy_Scot - Thanks! JediMaster_Jen - Thanks! earlybird-obi-wan - Where would we all be without banisters? Thanks! KELIA - That's what our beloved Anakin is best at! Thanks! Ascal_Elessar - Thanks! -----signature----- Deceptions: http://boards.theforce.net/Message.aspx?topic=26426189 My SW videos: http://youtube.com/profile?user=Glittersong "I was trying to sound pompous." "Do you really think you need to try?" -Obi-Wan Kenobi and Siri Tachi
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erikawr05 Registered: Jul '06	Date Posted: 3/27/07 12:57pm Subject: RE: Of Jedi and banisters (Oneshot, young Anakin/Obi bonding)
	very good
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