| ~ Lots of Trouble, page 2 ~ �Sorry,� she mumbled in return, then glared at Obi-Wan for getting her into trouble. He sighed and went back to eating. ::I didn�t mean to hurt her�She�s just got to figure out that I�m not a morning person,:: Obi-Wan told Qui-Gon after his Master reprimanded him with a look that could freeze the sun. Qui-Gon sighed. ::Padawan, you have much to learn in the ways of being polite.:: Obi-Wan glanced at his trusted Master and then went back to his breakfast. When they were done eating, the morning meditations started, at least for Shyanne and Reneasha; Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon had already meditated, as they had made it a habit to meditate before breakfast faithfully each morning. Obi-Wan looked at Shyanne in disbelief. �You�re going to meditate now?� She glanced at him, not sure if he was going to jump down her throat. Again. �Yeah,� she replied carefully, �You know how when you meditate and you're hungry, how your stomach growls?� He nodded, trying to act a little bit less grumpy, ::I understand perfectly! That�s what it�s like every morning.:: he thought to himself. She grinned at him and continued. �Well, Master Reneasha and I talked about it, and we decided that I would get more out of meditation if I wasn�t paying so much attention to my stomach, so we changed it so that I would meditate after I ate.� �Good idea,� Obi-Wan told her, then he realized that he�d forgotten to shield his thoughts again. He mentally hit himself for not sheilding his thoughts and swore yet again that he would eventually get it right. She climbed to her feet to finish her stretches, and then she looked at the clock, �Sith! I�m going to be late for Astrophysics!� She rushed into the bedroom and rushed out the door in a whirlwind of movement. Obi-Wan cocked an eyebrow, �Astrophysics? Aren�t the Padawans usually a bit�older when they take that class?� Reneasha looked at the Padawan, carefully studying the young Learner, �Obi- Wan, how old do you think she is?� He shrugged, �I was figuring 14, 15.�She laughed, and he assumed a hurt expression on his face, �Am I off by much?� She finally controlled her laughter enough to get out, �Obi-Wan, she�s 18.� �Oh.� he replied with a funny look on his face. Qui-Gon chuckled at the expression, and then sent him off to his first class. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shyanne bent over the Spatial Mathematics book and desperately tried to figure out the answer to the first problem. She�d been having trouble in the math class ever since it started, but even then she�d barely been able to cope with the class. Now, though, it was different. The midsessions were coming up, and she had to pass the test; if she didn�t, she�d have to retake it and doing so would set back her training by a session. She sighed, and Obi-Wan poked his head in the room. �Having trouble?� He chirped. She glanced up at him with a desperate look in her eyes, �Yeah. Umm�Can I ask you a question?� �Yeah,� he replied. She sat up straight, then cracked her back before asking him, �Do you understand this?� He entered the room, �What is it?� She showed him the cover as she told him, �Spatial Math. I don�t understand anything and I�m completely lost.� �I understand it,� he ventured, �Do you need help?� �Please?� She replied hopefully. He sat down on the bed next to her, �What exactly are you having trouble with?� She sighed, close to tears of confusion. �Everything!�He put his arm around her, �I�ll tutor you. I�ll help get you up to speed.� She didn�t know what to think, or say, for that matter. She was definitely confused. First he was grumpy, now he was nice and offering to tutor her? She mentally shook her mind; she�d figure that out later. Right now she had math to learn. ~ Continue ~ |