When You Cry

It was silent for a long moment, spare for the horrible, awful sounds coming from his mouth. But then a pair of familiar arms were wrapping around him, pulling him in, and Anakin just let himself go as he buried his face into Obi-Wan's robes. Anakin felt like a little kid again. Back when he first came to the temple, and he would wake up crying after a nightmare about Watto, and Obi-Wan would hold him, soothing him until he calmed down. "Anakin, look at me," Obi-Wan whispered, brushing back his hair. He took Anakin's face in his hands. When Anakin opened his eyes, through the tears blurring his vision, he saw his former Master's gentle eyes looking into his. "The chip isn't there, Anakin," he said firmly. "It's not there. I promise you." [or: Plagued by nightmares after Zygerria, Anakin learns that maybe he doesn’t need to suffer alone when his Padawan and former Master are there to help him through it all.]