Yes, Master.
Obi-Wan Kenobi had
absolute control over Anakin Skywalker. It was something the Jedi Padawan hated to admit, but it was the truth. Of course,
this was to be expected of the Master-Apprentice pair, but Anakin disliked
intensely knowing that not only did Obi-Wan control his actions in public, but
also while they were alone.
He couldnТt
remember when he first realized that he was totally helpless when it came to
Obi-Wan. He just knew that he wanted to change it.
"Master?" He said.
"Yes, young Padawan?" Obi-Wan said, looking up at him from the
data pad. AnakinТs mind went absolutely blank.
"Nevermind, Master." He said, and walked away.
That went well, he
thought to himself, sprawling out across his bed.
It took Anakin
several days to work up the courage and to catch his Master in just the right
mood. But before he could get it outЕ
"Anakin, pack
your things, weТll be leaving soon. The council has decided to sendЕ"
Obi-Wan continued on, but Anakin tuned him out.
"Yes,
Master," He said, absently.
"Anakin." Obi-Wan said.
"Yes,
Master?" he said.
"Will you ever
say anything to me besides Сyes, Master,Т and Сno Master,Т and Сnevermind, Master?Т How about something
more creative?" Obi-Wan said.
"I apologize,
Master," Anakin said, looking a little startled. "But should I call
you anything but Master?"
"YouТll think
of something, IТm sure."
"Why bother
when I am not allowed to call you anything but master any where outside of out
apartments?"
Obi-Wan stared at
him. "You are not understanding, my Padawan."
"I supposed
not, Master."
Obi-Wan stormed off
in frustration.
"Should you be
angry, Master?" Anakin called after him.
Obi-Wan made an
indignant noise that came nowhere close to words.
"Anger is the
path to the dark said, Master Yoda says," Anakin said, watching Obi-WanТs face. He turned red beneath his beard.
"Do not quote
Master Yoda to me, Padawan," he said, his eyes
narrowing. Anakin smirked triumphantly. He had at least caused his collected
Master to lose his cool.
Realization dawned
on Obi-Wan and he took a deep breath.
"Have I
angered you, Master?" Anakin asked, his eyes wide
in innocence.
Obi-Wan gave him a
look. "Think of something else to call me, something more to say other
than absolute acquiescence. I do not like you like that, and I think it is something
you should know. No more simple yes and no and please Master. More creativity, Padawan mine."
"Yes,
Master." Anakin said, grinning.
Obi-Wan frowned and
left.
Anakin did not have
an opportunity to speak with Obi-Wan until they were already on the transport
bound for the Outer Rim.
"Do you have
something you wish to say to me, my Padawan?"
Obi-Wan asked, sensing AnakinТs presence and looking up from his datapad to see the blond Jedi apprentice standing in the
doorway to Obi-WanТs tiny little bedroom in their
quarters aboard the ship.
"Yes
Master," Anakin said, stepping up to the edge of the bed. But he said
nothing more.
"What is it,
Anakin?" Obi-Wan said, a bit unnerved.
"I thought of
something that I could say. Besides Сyes, master,Т and Сno, Master,Т and Сmy
apologies, Master.Т" Anakin said.
"And what
would that be, Padawan?" Obi-Wan asked. He
didnТt like the mischievous glint in his apprenticeТs eyes.
"A number of
things, Master," Anakin said nonchalantly, as though this didnТt matter to
him at all.
"Say the first
that comes to your mind, then. You usually do anyway."
"Let me help
you out of your tunic, Master."
"Excuse
me?" Obi-Wan said, blinking in shock.
"Is that one
not good enough for you, Master? How about, may I climb into bed with you,
Master?"
"A-anakin, I donТt thinkЕ"
"You told me
to come up with something better to say, Master. And you also told me to say
the first thing that came to mind."
"ThatТs not
what I meant, Anakin. And I donТt think that you mean what you say
either."
"But I do, Master.
I mean it."
"Anakin, you
should return to your own room."
"Why
Master?"
"Because
I need the time to meditate on this development."
"Why
Master?"
"Why are you
questioning me, Anakin?"
"You said that
you did not want me to simply agree with you all the time. Now I am not."
"You should
go."
"Do you not
want me, Master?" Anakin was smirking now, knowing that he was succeeding
in getting what he wanted from his Master.
"I-IЕ
um," Obi-Wan could not think.
"Say yes,
Master."
"Anakin!" Obi-Wan cried.
"You do not have the right to give me orders!"
"In this
situation, Master, I think I do."
"You NEVER
have authority over me, Anakin. You will learn your place."
"Say yes,
Master. Just give in and say it."
"You act as
though youТre tempting me to do something, like IТm a naughty child."
"I,
Master? Of course not. I simply made an
offering."
"AnakinЕ"
"All you have
to do is say yes, Master."
"AnakinЕ"
"Please,
Master. Say yes, Master."
"YesЕ"
Obi-Wan said, closing his eyes. The boy was too much, too lovely, too persuasive.
Then he opened his eyes and looked up at Anakin. "I know what you want to
hear," he said.
"What is that,
Master?" Anakin said, lifting his tunic over his head.
"Yes
Master," Obi-Wan said, grinning.
Anakin laughed and
dove onto the bed.
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