Fic: White Rabbits (Star Wars, 26/?)
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butterflyChapter: 26/?
Author: Diana Michelle (
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butterfly)Warnings: Spoilers for Revenge of the Sith.
Pairings: Anakin/Obi-Wan; Leia/Han.
Rating: PG/PG-13.
Summary: Wherein Obi-Wan notices flowers, moonlight, and bladed weapons made out of energy.
Author's Notes: So, in an attempt to be accurate with lightsaber-ness, I looked it up, saw the whole 'forms used in combat' thing and said, "Right, I'll use those when Lucas does". But I did really like one of the names of the forms, so I nicked it.
Disclaimer: Not Lucas, don't own a thing, not making any money.
Chapter Index
After the endless white walls of the building, Obi-Wan felt an almost physical sense of relief when Luke opened a pale door to reveal not another hallway but, instead, the carefully cultivated color of a rooftop garden.
Obi-Wan walked out of the doorway, stepping onto a grey path that seemed to his eye to curve off into the distance, various trees and bushes carefully blocking its destination from view.
Anakin was half a step behind him and Obi-Wan could easily sense his impatience even without the aid of the Force. Something in that conversation with Luke had certainly gotten Anakin very wound up, in need of some kind of physical release.
Once they found a suitable spot, lightsaber training would help Anakin channel his emotions, so that he could let go of them, instead of having them rattling about in his head, making him think and do crazy things.
Obi-Wan followed Luke down the path, noticing that the garden itself was quite beautiful, though the muffled but still discernable sounds of air traffic on all sides made it somewhat less than serene.
The lights of Coruscant were dim here, the arching roof of the gardenhouse muting them from view, but they were replaced by the discreet placement of softly glowing colored lights located near the edges of the path.
The colors were well-chosen – here, where the path twisted around a Balowan Rainflower, a bluish-white light had been placed behind the bush, designed to shine through the branches and illuminate the hanging bell-shaped flowers so that each one looked as if a tiny blue sun burned at its center.
Over on the left, Obi-Wan saw a large placement of Gallinore Promise Irises. Half-buried in the middle of the plot was a pale yellow light, shining up through the thin blossoms, giving the impression that they were glowing from the inside, as they were reputed to do when given from the hand of one’s own true love.
At the next bend in the path, Obi-Wan couldn’t resist pausing to brush his hand over the uplifted petals of the domesticated Eyer’luom stationed on the left. The bush was lit with a slowly flickering soft white light, the flowers almost seeming to blossom anew every few moments, before fading away again to shadow.
“That’s the same kind of plant that you have in your room, isn’t it?” Anakin asked, standing just to the left of Obi-Wan. “Near the corner by the bedroom door.”
“Yes, it is,” Obi-Wan said, still gently stroking the outside petals of the blossom nearest to him. The flower’s stem bent slightly at his touch, appearing far more fragile than it was.
The Eyer’luom was a deceptive plant. Without enough water, an Eyer’luom’s flowers dropped within days, leaving only dark green stems and tightly-furled leaves. Two weeks after that, and the color would fade, leaving what looked like a worthless bundle of sticks that one might as well just throw away. But, in reality, an Eyer’luom was almost impossible to kill by neglect – it had evolved in the harsh deserts of Haza’ak Prime and could survive for months without water, always ready to bloom again at the first hint of moisture.
“They’re pretty enough, I suppose,” Anakin said. “But I’ve always preferred flowers that smell nice. These don’t have any scent at all.”
“They don’t need one,” Obi-Wan said, looking over at Anakin. “The Quaigula sandbird that pollinates them is drawn by color, not by scent.”
“Do you want one?” Anakin asked, glancing at Obi-Wan with a shy look in his eyes. Obi-Wan tilted his head, examining Anakin carefully. Anakin shifted, dropping his gaze down to the plant.
“What do you mean?” Obi-Wan asked.
“You like them,” Anakin said, reaching forward to touch one of the blossoms. “I could use the Force to seal off the stem, preserve the flower so that it stays fresh.”
“You want to give me a flower?” Obi-Wan asked.
“Never mind,” Anakin said quickly, pulling his hand away, the flower swaying in the breeze caused by his movement. “It was a stupid idea.”
He turned away from Obi-Wan, hurrying down the path after Luke. Obi-Wan watched him for a moment, his hand cupping one of the Eyer’luom’s blossoms. He had the feeling that he’d given Anakin some injury, and that wasn’t a pleasant thought.
It was certainly true that most human cultures in the Republic had a tradition of lovers gifting each other with flowers, but, despite Anakin’s actions earlier, that wasn’t at all the situation here. Anakin was married. If he gave anyone flowers, it would be Senator Amidala. A romantic action such as that simply did not fit into his friendship with Anakin. Surely, even Anakin had to see that.
Obi-Wan pushed away his sudden discomfort, continuing down the path after the others without pausing to look at any of the other plants on display.
The path wound around, and it was clear that they were moving in something of an uneven spiral inward. Anakin had hung back a few steps from Luke and Obi-Wan stayed a few feet behind Anakin as well. He wasn’t much in the mood for more conversation right now.
Just ahead, Obi-Wan spotted a tall grove of Sacorria evergreens, the tops of the trees gently brushing against the roof above, the trees placed closely together. The path diverged, most of it twisting around to the right, past the grove, while Luke followed the smaller side path that led to a small break in the trees.
“This is the place that I was thinking of,” Luke said. “Leia showed me this clearing a few months ago, the first time that I came to Coruscant to meet with the
The path itself ended just before the curving line of evergreens, and when Obi-Wan passed through, he could see a wide open, grassy area, completely encircled by the thick green foliage of the trees.
It was lighter here. The roof was made of transparisteel in this section, and when Obi-Wan looked up, he could see stars overhead, and the lights of Coruscant creeping in around the edges.
“It’ll do,” Obi-Wan said, gesturing to Anakin, who slipped his cloak off and tossed it to Obi-Wan, who caught it easily, draping it over his arm. “Luke, did I teach you the training forms?”
“You showed me a couple of exercises,” Luke said. “But we really didn’t have the time to get into any detail.”
“They’re easy enough,” Anakin said, slipping his lightsaber off his belt and igniting it, reflexively twirling it, the blade briefly describing a circle of bright blue. Obi-Wan’s hand fell to the hilt of his own lightsaber, and he felt a soft twinge in his chest when he realized that he couldn’t see the Force-ripples from Anakin’s sword. He’d known, of course, that he wouldn’t be able to, but still, seeing Anakin hold a ‘saber and not being able to feel the dazzling heat of Anakin’s concentration was… distressing. “We’ll teach you.”
“I’d suggest starting from the beginning, Anakin. Show Luke the first form,” Obi-Wan said, slipping his cloak off and dropping it on the ground. He sat down on the grass, folding Anakin’s cloak and carefully placing it next to his own. “Half-speed.”
Anakin moved slowly through the clean, simple movements of the first exercise, body and blade smoothly gliding to hit the precise marks of the form. Luke was watching carefully – he’d pulled his own lightsaber out, but hadn’t yet ignited it, concentrating solely on Anakin.
“Luke, did you catch that?” Obi-Wan asked, as Anakin reached the end of the form, falling back into the beginner’s ready position, blade held in a defensive diagonal in front of his abdomen.
“I think so,” Luke said, switching his ‘saber on. The blade gleamed a vibrant green, and Luke’s expression was focused but serene as he shifted his stance to match Anakin’s. “I’m ready.”
“Half-speed again, then,” Obi-Wan said, settling back to watch. He might not be able to see how they looked in the Force, but he could still learn about Luke’s technical prowess.
Luke matched Anakin, movement to movement, not a trace of hesitation in his steps. He was a fast learner, which made a great deal of sense – Anakin had always been better at dueling than most Jedi. One of the benefits of Anakin being so strongly attuned to the Force was that his ‘saber truly was an extension of his will.
“Anakin, second form,” Obi-Wan called out. “Do it once half-speed, then I want to see if Luke can match you at full-speed.”
Luke lapsed back into a ready position that was slightly more on his toes than most of the ones that Obi-Wan was familiar with, while Anakin snapped into the sharper, tighter movements of Makashi. Even at half-speed, the blade blurred as Anakin swung it into some of the more complicated blocks and cuts.
Anakin stepped into the final exercise in the form, twisted around in a half-circle and then slicing his ‘saber across the empty air in front of him, gracefully cutting his imaginary foe in two at the midsection. Obi-Wan heard a soft, distressed sound, but when he looked over at Luke, the boy seemed to be calm enough.
“Both of you, now,” Obi-Wan said. “Full-speed, and repeat the complete exercise three times.”
Anakin glanced over at Luke and then immediately restarted the form, catching Luke off-guard. Luke began half a step behind Anakin, but soon caught up and was again mirroring Anakin’s movements.
“The second form is also known Makashi,” Obi-Wan said, conversationally. “While the first form is about familiarizing yourself with your Force-connection to your lightsaber so that it is something more than just a pretty toy, Makashi teaches you how to use your lightsaber against another ‘saber. It is the training exercise taught to Pawadan learners before they officially spar with each other.”
Luke had a very good, instinctive grasp of lightsaber technique, easily echoing Anakin in the exercise. He held the ‘saber hilt tightly, as if it would fall out of his hands if he wasn’t careful, nothing like Anakin’s careless and certain grip.
With a grip like that, Luke had probably never accidentally dropped his lightsaber over the edge of a cliff. Or had it cut in two at a droid processing plant. Or had it eaten by a particularly smelly and wet jungle cat.
Obi-Wan had had to kill the creature to get Anakin’s weapon back. Well, and to stop it from eating them both, but still, Anakin could have avoided getting them into that situation at all if he’d just kept a firmer grip on the handle of his lightsaber.
“How does that feel, Luke?” Obi-Wan asked, as the pair executed the final move.
“Some parts of it don’t feel natural at all,” Luke said. “I can’t imagine using some of those moves in a fight.”
“If I were your teacher, I’d have you practice them until they did feel natural,” Obi-Wan said. Luke walked toward Obi-Wan, switching off his lightsaber. “But right now, Anakin and I are both just interested observers.”
“What did you think of Minister Mothma’s suggestion?” Luke asked.
“It’s nonsense,” Anakin said. Luke glanced over at him, and Obi-Wan could see an intensity of concentration on Luke’s face that reminded him strongly of Senator Amidala when she was listening closely to someone.
“What do you mean?” Luke asked.
“She seems to think that there’s a chance that we’ll stay here,” Anakin said. “And that isn’t going to happen. We’ll find a way back, and we will take it. We’re not staying.”
“I can understand why you want to go home so badly,” Luke said. “But maybe…”
“What?” Anakin asked, sharply.
“Both of you don’t have to go back,” Luke said. Anakin took a step towards Luke, his lips pressing together and his eyes hard. “Mothma’s right, Obi-Wan. We really could use your help.”
“If Anakin goes back, so do I,” Obi-Wan said, voice brooking no disagreement. “There isn’t the slightest chance that I would allow him to go back to fight the fall of the Republic alone.”
“But the Republic does fall, you can’t stop that,” Luke said, turning back to Obi-Wan.
“By that logic, Anakin and I must go back,” Obi-Wan said. “Anakin has children to father and I have you to train. If the past is immutable, then we will both return. And, for some reason, we will be unable to stop the Republic’s fall. If, on the other hand, the past is subject to change, we have no idea what is or is not possible. Either way, whatever Anakin and I do, we will do together.”
“I see why Minister Mothma called you the Negotiator,” Luke said ruefully. “You have a way of making it impossible to successfully argue against you.”
Obi-Wan inclined his head in acknowledgement.
“Master, do you think our room is ready by now?” Anakin asked. He had the slightest hint of a smug smile on his face, undoubtedly inwardly crowing about his ‘victory’ over Luke in Obi-Wan’s affections. Obi-Wan reluctantly resisted the urge to chide Anakin about it -- over their many years working side by side, he had yet to see any positive results from his continual admonishments of Anakin’s less appropriate behavior.
“Possibly,” Obi-Wan said, not getting up. “Are you particularly tired?”
Anakin’s lips twitched in annoyance, probably caught between the desire to look good in front of Luke and the desire to go off and sleep for ten hours. At least the smugness was gone.
“Not particularly,” Anakin said.
“Well, then, why not stay here long enough to get in a duel with Luke?” Obi-Wan suggested. Anakin shot a heated look towards Luke, the corner of his mouth turning up.
“Whatever you say, Master,” Anakin said, turning towards Luke and bringing up his ‘saber in an impromptu salute. Luke took his lightsaber off his belt again and ignited it, and the air hummed.
Anakin circled away from Obi-Wan’s position, moving out towards the center of the clearing.
“Ready?” Anakin asked, bringing his ‘saber up in his typical overhead ready position. Luke nodded, taking a careful step toward Anakin, his blade held out in front of him.
Anakin lunged forward, bringing his blade down towards Luke’s shoulder and Luke instinctively blocked, their blades clashing together with a crackle and flash of energy.
Luke broke off, backing away from Anakin. Anakin tensed and Luke cocked his head – he looked slightly surprised when Anakin leapt over his head and landed lightly on his other side, but managed to bring his ‘saber up in time to counter Anakin’s strike at his head.
They exchanged blows for a few moments, blue light thrumming shrilly against green, neither seeming to find the advantage. Obi-Wan narrowed his eyes as he noticed that, while most of Luke’s non-defensive strikes were aimed at Anakin’s arms or legs, every single aggressive move of Anakin’s was aimed for Luke’s head or torso, each one a killing blow.
Again, Luke was the one who broke off, circling away and to Anakin’s left.
Anakin leapt again, but this time, Luke moved toward Anakin’s old position while Anakin was in the air, leaving Anakin too far away when he landed to have the advantage.
Anakin and Luke circled each other around the center of the clearing, neither of them closing the space between. Under the starlight, they could have been any pair of Jedi sparring, green and blue ‘sabers held at the ready, all their concentration focused on sensing their opponent’s next move.
They rushed at each other, and Anakin’s downward blow hit hard against Luke’s blade, and this time, they stayed that way, blades pressing against each other, crackling and squealing in protest. Obi-Wan noticed Anakin shifting his weight to his right side half a moment before Anakin gracefully kicked up with his left foot, hitting Luke’s right arm an inch above the wrist.
Luke gasped, his lightsaber falling from his hand. Anakin twisted around, tunic swirling, as he narrowly missing being sliced by Luke’s still-lit lightsaber.
Luke had his left hand wrapped around his right arm, and then Anakin’s ‘saber was at his throat.
“Do you yield?” Anakin asked, with a cocky grin.
“You definitely won,” Luke said, looking slightly puzzled. Anakin switched off his lightsaber and clipped it to his belt. “How did you know?”
Anakin just held up his right hand, gloved like Luke’s.
“You both have mechanical hands,” Obi-Wan said. “How very peculiar.”
“It is interesting,” Luke said, still staring at Anakin. “I knew that my father had one, but for some reason, I’d assumed that it’d happened later on, when he turned to the dark side.”
“And you hadn’t had the chance before now to get close enough to sense it,” Anakin said. “Sure, it’s a one-time-only trick, but most of them are.”
“I’m going to want another try at this,” Luke said, and he had a smile lurking behind his eyes. From his defensive posture throughout this night’s fight, Obi-Wan had the feeling that Luke had been holding back, and Obi-Wan found himself hoping that he would get to see their rematch.
“Maybe tomorrow,” Anakin said, strutting over to where Obi-Wan was still sitting. Obi-Wan resisted the urge to sigh. This victory would make Anakin impossible to live with for the next few hours. Obi-Wan tossed both Anakin’s and his own cloak up to Anakin and then reached up with his hand, Anakin reaching down to clasp it in his own and haul Obi-Wan up from the ground.
“I look forward to it,” Luke said.
“And I look forward to falling into a soft bed,” Obi-Wan said.
“We’ll go find your suite, then,” Luke said, glancing over at Obi-Wan and Anakin before heading back to the break in the circle of trees.
It was only after Luke passed them that Obi-Wan realized that Anakin’s hand was still wrapped around his own.
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Date: 2005-08-17 01:17 pm (UTC)Anakin is such a little brat. :)
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Date: 2005-08-17 01:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-17 02:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-17 02:01 pm (UTC)Anakin is such a little brat.
I think this is part of why I love him so.
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Date: 2005-08-17 02:54 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-17 03:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-17 03:48 pm (UTC)Flowers!
Cat!
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Date: 2005-08-17 05:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-17 05:34 pm (UTC)“Never mind,” Anakin said quickly, pulling his hand away, the flower swaying in the breeze caused by his movement. “It was a stupid idea.”
Anakin is such a goof, and he's so NOT smooth at all. I'm quite amused that he's as blundering in his infatuation with Obi-Wan as he was with Padme. At least he's consistent.
“You showed me a couple of exercises,” Luke said. “But we really didn’t have the time to get into any detail.”
Though I'm sure Yoda tossed him around a bit, I don't think he taught Luke lightsaber forms either. I bet the focus was all on making him capable of taking on Vader and Palpatine, which would have been very specific and left out a lot.
Obi-Wan narrowed his eyes as he noticed that, while most of Luke’s non-defensive strikes were aimed at Anakin’s arms or legs, every single aggressive move of Anakin’s was aimed for Luke’s head or torso, each one a killing blow.
Very in keeping with Luke's character, as he really does not want to hurt Anakin, and he's much more centered. Anakin, on the other hand, is being a brat.
From his defensive posture throughout this night’s fight, Obi-Wan had the feeling that Luke had been holding back, and Obi-Wan found himself hoping that he would get to see their rematch.
I am hoping exactly the same thing. For one thing, Luke has it in him to be sneakier than Anakin and more patient.
It was only after Luke passed them that Obi-Wan realized that Anakin’s hand was still wrapped around his own.
:snerk: Oops, Obi-Wan didn't mean to do that...
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Date: 2005-08-17 05:56 pm (UTC)aww, that was how Obi-wan died, right? I can see how that might be hard to watch again. Geesh, when is Luke gonna lose that zen and freak out a bit, 'cause this situation is really beyond weird.
Loved this bit - I've been waiting for it for about 8 chapters - and looking forward to seeing Luke and Anakin really go at it (eventually Anakin is going to get bratty enough to really piss Luke off and then they'll be some real fighting. Or so I keep hoping).
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Date: 2005-08-17 07:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-08-18 02:16 pm (UTC)Anakin is a brat and like the others said, it's what we love about him, even if that side of him is what casued his downfall. How sweet of him to offer Obi-Wan the flower, too cute.
I think in this fight we get a hint at how powerful Luke is, his holding back a lot and so is Anakin and I think that once Luke spends more time with Obi-Wan and learns more, he and Anakin are gonna have a duel that will blow the other ones they've had to the wind. I'd love to see more scenes with Anakin and Leia, lol, I can't help it. Now more then ever there are issues between Anakin and his children that need to be sorted out before he can go bac to his own time and I look forward to seeing how your going to write it all.
Also, I love how slowly your taking things with Obi-Wan and Anakin, well done and I can't wait for the next chapters.
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Date: 2005-08-19 01:02 am (UTC)And this chapter was excellent. Poor Anakin with the flower. Obi-Wan being confused as so hilarious.
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Date: 2005-08-19 04:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-19 06:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-19 06:36 am (UTC)Thank you!
Two Cats, Two!
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:37 am (UTC)I actually drew out little stick figures of Anakin and Luke, trying to figure out where they should go. Hee, so I'm glad that it works.
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:40 am (UTC)Anakin is not a Suave Romantic Hero in anything, no. But he tries! Really, really hard! Possibly too hard!
Though I'm sure Yoda tossed him around a bit, I don't think he taught Luke lightsaber forms either. I bet the focus was all on making him capable of taking on Vader and Palpatine, which would have been very specific and left out a lot.
Right, exactly. Not a lot of history and detail.
Very in keeping with Luke's character, as he really does not want to hurt Anakin, and he's much more centered. Anakin, on the other hand, is being a brat.
Anakin is such a complete and total brat.
*loves him*
I am hoping exactly the same thing. For one thing, Luke has it in him to be sneakier than Anakin and more patient.
Right, in canon, Luke is 'full of surprises', as I remember him saying.
:snerk: Oops, Obi-Wan didn't mean to do that...
Well, I'm sure no one will read anything into an innocent little hand-holding.
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:41 am (UTC)It is, yes. Poor Luke.
Loved this bit - I've been waiting for it for about 8 chapters - and looking forward to seeing Luke and Anakin really go at it (eventually Anakin is going to get bratty enough to really piss Luke off and then they'll be some real fighting. Or so I keep hoping).
Eventually, Anakin gets bratty enough to piss off anyone. Is Rule 1 of his character.
*nods*
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:41 am (UTC)And yes, he so totally is.
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:42 am (UTC)And yeah, Anakin is such a romantic idealist, but he's not really very good at it, poor guy.
*pets Anakin*
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:43 am (UTC)And, yes. Part of the reason that I adore Anakin so much is because I have a thing his very intense-type of personality.
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:45 am (UTC)I enjoyed this chapter very much, I also loved how clear to read and follow the fight was, it was well written.
Yay! I actually went and drew out the fight so that I could make it look right in my head, so I'm so glad that it worked for people.
Anakin is a brat and like the others said, it's what we love about him, even if that side of him is what casued his downfall. How sweet of him to offer Obi-Wan the flower, too cute.
He is such a sweet guy and yet, such a brat.
I think in this fight we get a hint at how powerful Luke is, his holding back a lot and so is Anakin and I think that once Luke spends more time with Obi-Wan and learns more, he and Anakin are gonna have a duel that will blow the other ones they've had to the wind. I'd love to see more scenes with Anakin and Leia, lol, I can't help it. Now more then ever there are issues between Anakin and his children that need to be sorted out before he can go bac to his own time and I look forward to seeing how your going to write it all.
There really is a lot of unexplored stuff between the Skywalkers as of yet.
Also, I love how slowly your taking things with Obi-Wan and Anakin, well done and I can't wait for the next chapters.
Thank you.
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:46 am (UTC)I just read all of the chapters of this fic and I'm absolutely blown away by how perfectly you write each and every one of these characters. I could just read this forever.
What a perfectly lovely compliment. Thank you.
And this chapter was excellent. Poor Anakin with the flower. Obi-Wan being confused as so hilarious.
They are at such cross-purposes, the poor sweethearts.
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Date: 2005-08-19 06:47 am (UTC)They really do have a connection. They don't fully understand it, but it's definitely very strong.
Thank you.
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Date: 2005-08-19 03:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-19 10:53 pm (UTC)I'm really glad that you're liking each new part that much. Yay.
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Date: 2005-08-19 11:04 pm (UTC)Thank you for writing it.
They are at such cross-purposes, the poor sweethearts.
Aw. pets them*
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Date: 2005-08-22 06:16 am (UTC)I do hope Leia gets to hash out issues with her father, or at least Obi-Wan, bad for things to fester... especially for a Skywalker:)
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Date: 2005-08-22 10:28 pm (UTC)A total and complete brat, Anakin is.
I do hope Leia gets to hash out issues with her father, or at least Obi-Wan, bad for things to fester... especially for a Skywalker
Yes, they tend to get passionate about things, those Skywalkers.
Thank you!
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Date: 2005-08-23 04:24 am (UTC)Would be 'patiently' waiting for the next part ^^
Anakin is such an adorable brat *grins*
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Date: 2005-08-23 01:23 pm (UTC)And yes, he really is. I love him.
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Date: 2005-08-23 01:26 pm (UTC)*love* You own me you know!
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Date: 2005-08-23 01:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-23 05:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-24 05:23 pm (UTC)I'm looking forward to rereading it.
I also hope for a new post soon. *hint* :-)
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Date: 2005-08-25 03:23 am (UTC)Way late, but I've been following this story for a while, and it's just lovely and interesting. I love your Anakin characterization, and, by god, you've actually got me looking at Anakin/Obi-Wan as perfectly plausible and good.
Perfectly lovely compliment, thank you. That's everything that I could wish for.
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Date: 2005-08-25 03:24 am (UTC)Thank you.
re: Fic: White Rabbits (Star Wars, 26: In the Garden
Date: 2006-03-15 03:05 am (UTC)There's so much to love about the chapter. :)
First, there's Obi-Wan's obvious delight in all the plants, but esp. the flowers. I like how well you describe each one! I wish I could see the Rainflower for real. There's also the obvious delight that the two Jedi from the past have when they reach the garden--the light, the colours, the aromas, are much more pleasing to them then the sterile New Republic offices, and who can blame them? In fact, the idea that Jedi as an order are totally based on a planet that's one huge city has always discontered me. It just doesn't seem quite right. Yes, I realize that they need to be close to the galaxy government, but on the other hand, they need to be somewhere where they can be more in touch with life and thereby the Force itself.
Secondly, there's the training of Luke by Obi-Wan and Anakin. This is good for Luke, and will help him a lot as a fighter. I'm amused by Anakin's attitude of "let's see if you can keep up, boy" at the same time that I am displeased by it.
This feeling continues into the practice duel. Anakin is showing off, and not just for Luke, but also for Obi-Wan. At this point, he'll do a lot to retain Obi-Wan's affection.
Once they found a suitable spot, lightsaber training would help Anakin channel his emotions, so that he could let go of them, instead of having them rattling about in his head, making him think and do crazy things.
From that logic, one could postulate that Anakin spent a lot of time in the training salles.
“But I’ve always preferred flowers that smell nice. These don’t have any scent at all.”
I totally agree with him. It's a problem with most flowers sold anywhere, from the best florist in town to the grocery store 'round the corner. Esp. with roses, which should have a wonderful perfume.
He had the feeling that he’d given Anakin some injury, and that wasn’t a pleasant thought.
Obi-Wan does care! :)
Obi-Wan pushed away his sudden discomfort, continuing down the path after the others without pausing to look at any of the other plants on display.
Typical thing for a human to do, alas.
He was a fast learner, which made a great deal of sense – Anakin had always been better at dueling than most Jedi.
Makes perfect sense. Like father, like son. :)
Anakin stepped into the final exercise in the form, twisted around in a half-circle and then slicing his ‘saber across the empty air in front of him, gracefully cutting his imaginary foe in two at the midsection. Obi-Wan heard a soft, distressed sound, but when he looked over at Luke, the boy seemed to be calm enough.
I was distressed, too. *ummm* *meeps*
From his defensive posture throughout this night’s fight, Obi-Wan had the feeling that Luke had been holding back, and Obi-Wan found himself hoping that he would get to see their rematch.
Me, too! :)
And I was quite amused by Obi-Wan's thoughts on the differences between the way Anakin and Luke held their lightsabers, and how that difference might affect them.
Re: Fic: White Rabbits (Star Wars, 26: In the Garden
Date: 2006-04-07 07:32 am (UTC)Hee! Oh, I really like that icon.
There's so much to love about the chapter. :)
Thank you.
Yes, I realize that they need to be close to the galaxy government, but on the other hand, they need to be somewhere where they can be more in touch with life and thereby the Force itself.
*nods*
Secondly, there's the training of Luke by Obi-Wan and Anakin. This is good for Luke, and will help him a lot as a fighter. I'm amused by Anakin's attitude of "let's see if you can keep up, boy" at the same time that I am displeased by it.
Anakin has that effect on people. *grins*
This feeling continues into the practice duel. Anakin is showing off, and not just for Luke, but also for Obi-Wan. At this point, he'll do a lot to retain Obi-Wan's affection.
Very definitely.
Once they found a suitable spot, lightsaber training would help Anakin channel his emotions, so that he could let go of them, instead of having them rattling about in his head, making him think and do crazy things.
From that logic, one could postulate that Anakin spent a lot of time in the training salles.
I'm sure that Obi-Wan would count it as much safer than other things Anakin could be doing to work off his energy.
“But I’ve always preferred flowers that smell nice. These don’t have any scent at all.”
I totally agree with him. It's a problem with most flowers sold anywhere, from the best florist in town to the grocery store 'round the corner. Esp. with roses, which should have a wonderful perfume.
It is a shame that so many very pretty (commercially grown) flowers don't have a nice scent. It vibes wrong.
He had the feeling that he’d given Anakin some injury, and that wasn’t a pleasant thought.
Obi-Wan does care! :)
He does.