I Know↠Obikin

Chapter 3

To say Obi-Wan was shocked would be an understatement.

The Anakin Skywalker had just kissed him, thinking he wouldn't notice. Did that mean Anakin liked him?
Had Anakin always liked him?
Throughout their friendship, a younger Anakin had always find a reason to crawl into Obi-Wan's bed.
"I have awful nightmares." 10-year-old Anakin would say.
Obi-Wan could never turn down Anakin's puppy eyes and pouty lips.
Eventually, Anakin grew out of his nightmares, but his now-apparent affection for Obi-Wan had manifested in other ways.
Constant scraped knees and paper cuts that always seemed to require Obi-Wan's loving touch.
Spending time with Obi-Wan studying even though Anakin hated studying.
As Anakin grew older, the brazen suggestiveness the his comments sometimes had sometimes fazed Obi-Wan.
How Anakin always seemed to be flirting with Padmé whenever Obi-Wan was around.
Almost as if he was trying to make Obi-Wan jealous.
All the pieces of the puzzle began to fit together.
All the actions the Obi-Wan simply brushed off as "Anakin" suddenly seemed different.
Obi-Wan had never thought about Anakin like that.
Ok well maybe a little, but never seriously.
These thoughts swirled around Obi-Wans fevered brain.
Did Obi-Wan like Anakin?
For awhile, all he could do was lay in bed and stare at the ceiling, a strange smile on his face.

Anakin, however, was not so happy. He left the apartment, anxious to get away from Kenobi.

How could he have been so stupid?

He let his feelings cloud his judgement. Again. Master Yoda would be disappointed.
Speaking of Master Yoda, he just so happened to be walking by.
The old green troll was waddling down the hallway.
"Good morning, Young Skywalker. Troubled, you look." The small alien said.
Yoda's words brought Anakin back to his senses.
He was being ridiculous.
Running from his problems wouldn't solve them. It never had.
"Yes Master Yoda. I am troubled."
"Meditate, you should. Have a good day." And with that, the old master hobbled away.
Anakin decided to not mention the incident to Obi-Wan.
Perhaps the man didn't even notice. Maybe he thought it was a fevered dream.
Anakin decided to believe that.
Anakin threw the door open to the apartment, nearly causing Obi-Wan to spill his herbal tea.

"Are you feeling any better Master?"
Anakin asked respectfully, intensely focused on the white tiled floor.

"Yes thank you."
Obi-Wan opened his mouth to speak, but Anakin had already closed the door to his room.

The next few days passed in awkward silence to say the least.
Anakin avoided Obi-Wan at all costs, which is hard to do when you live together.
The training sessions Anakin had with other Padawans and Masters were distant and distracted.
He was scolded in his classes for daydreaming.

Anakin spent more time aimlessly wandering the Temple and library then in his quarters.

He tugged on his Padawan braid anxiously.
He came back late again, as soon as he sensed his Master was asleep through their close Force bond.

Obi-Wan was very confused.
His Padawan was acting so distant, barely speaking.
His mental shields blocked any thoughts of his from filtering through to Obi-Wan.
Finally, after a week of this behaviour, Obi-Wan finally cornered Anakin.
He was sitting at the table, reading a hologram on a new upcoming mission, when Anakin tries to slip from his room to the door without being seen.
"Anakin." Obi-Wan says curtly. He is done with Anakin's odd behavior.
Anakin's shoulder slouch visibly.
He got caught.
Here comes the lecture.
"Attachment is wrong." Obi-Wan would say. "You must release your feelings into the Force.
Relationships between Masters and Padawans are forbidden. "
Anakin reluctantly sits across from Obi-Wan, and glances out the window onto the busy streets of Coruscant.
"My shoulder is finally healed. How about we have a sparring session this afternoon. I think we both could use the practice."
"Sure. I am glad to hear that you shoulder is better. Anything else Master?"
Anakin spoke, blocking all emotion from his words.
"No, you are dismissed."
Anakin stands up, and as he is about to leave, Obi-Wan calls out
"You can't avoid me forever Anakin."
Anakin just walks coldly out the door.