Fading Reluctance 15

Here you go! The final chapter! This is the end, the moment you've all been waiting for! Enjoy!

Two months later

Obi-Wan watched as Anakin sparred with Ahsoka. Over the past two months Anakin had recovered quickly and was now back to his normal health, mostly due to Ahsoka. At that thought, Obi-Wan shook his head, a smile playing on his lips. Like Master, like Padawan. Ahsoka was just as reckless as Anakin. No one should be able to survive after being stabbed and shot in the chest. Anakin almost hadn't. Obi-Wan had given up when he felt the bond breaking. Ahsoka hadn't, though. She had refused to accept her Master's death, so she plunged into the Force and defied death itself to keep her Master in the world of the living. Obi-wan didn't know if he would've been able to do that. If he had...who knows how many he could have saved.

Anakin parried Ahsoka's saber, and disarmed her with one flick of his wrist. In one quick move, he deactivated the blue blade and stowed it on his belt. "Nice job, Snips," he congratulated her. "At the rate you're progressing, you'll be able to take down Grievous in no time." He smiled at her, and she blushed at the praise. "Thank you, Master," she responded. A smirk grew on her face. "You only won because you cheated, though."

Anakin's mouth dropped open, his smiling face turning into a look of mock horror. "Me? Cheat? Ahsoka, when did you come up with that ridiculous idea?" He turned to Obi-Wan then. "You've turned her against me, haven't you?" At this, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka broke into gales of laughter. "Oh, Anakin," Obi-Wan chuckled, "I've done many things, but far be it from me to do that."

At that moment, his comlink. The aged Jedi Master looked down at his comm, frowning. He pulled the offending device of his belt and answered it. "Kenobi here."

"Obi-Wan, you're needed in the Council Chambers as soon as you can get here," the always-serious voice of Master Windu answered.

Obi-Wan sighed inwardly. A Council meeting? Now? Resisting the childish impulse to whine about the inconvenience, he answered instead, "I'm on my way." With that, he ended the conversation. Looking at Anakin and Ahsoka, he smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry about this. How about a spar after the meeting? You still owe me a win after you cheated the last time we sparred." He turned and exited the room, Anakin still vehemently protesting the fact that he cheated. Yes, he would meet up with them after the meeting.

FR

Entering through the ornate doors, Obi-Wan walked into the Council Chamber, bowing to his fellow councilors. "Masters," he said, before taking his seat. Obi-Wan thought he would never be able to banish the feeling of profound wonder at being given such an honor.

Master Windu opened the meeting. "Thank you for coming at such a short notice, Master Kenobi. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

Obi-Wan shook off the apology. "There was no inconvenience at all, Master Windu."

Mace acknowledged his response with a nod. "We have a mission for you, should you choose to accept it, concerning a plot against the Chancellor..."

Fading Reluctance

By Annabel Willow

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