Disclaimer: I don't own any of this.

Timeline: Ranges between TPM to ROTS. I'll specify for each chapter. Prologue takes place at some point pre-TPM, exact date is not important.

Summary: A collection of vignettes focusing on Obi-Wan and Anakin. This was inspired by the way Obi-Wan always seems to say so much just by the way he says Anakin's name. Whether he's worried, angry, relieved or whatever. Each chapter will explore a different variation. Hopefully they'll be funny or moving or whatever. Enjoy and please review! I will try to respond to reviews.

Rating/Genre: Various depending on the chapter

Prologue:

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn sat in their private quarters on the transport ship. They were on their way to help on a fairly standard negotiation mission. Obi-Wan lay sprawled on his bed perusing the information on the two warring factions. He'd already read through the datapad a number of times, but it was a long journey. He wanted to have all the information memorized perfectly so that he would not let his master down.

Across the small room, Qui-Gon was seated in a chair overlooking a view port. For the past few hours he seemed to have been lost in meditation as he stared out at the swirling colors of hyperspace. Obi-Wan was starting to get restless but he didn't want to disturb his master. As if reading his thoughts, Qui-Gon suddenly turned to look at his padawan.

"Obi-Wan."

Obi-Wan instantly sat up at attention and turned the datapad off.

"Yes Master?"

"Would you like to know one of the keys of negotiation?"

Obi-Wan nodded quickly. He wasn't sure what his master could tell him that he hadn't already learned in a class or on a mission, but he was never one to ignore his master's wisdom.

"Words," Qui-Gon said simply.

"Words, Master?"

"Words, Padawan."

Obi-Wan scrunched his eyebrows slightly. Sometimes his master was more inscrutable than even Master Yoda.

"I don't understand, Master. Obviously words are important to negotiation."

"Obviously," Qui-Gon said dryly.

Obi-Wan blushed slightly. He felt stupid, like he was missing something obvious. He found himself at an ironic loss for words. "I don't think that I understand," he admitted.

Qui-Gon smiled.

"The key to negotiation is not the words themselves but how you use them. It doesn't matter what you say, if you say it wrong. Using the correct word incorrectly can be disastrous. This is because one word can have many meanings." Again, Obi-Wan nodded. He thought he understood but he waited knowing Qui-Gon had more to say on the subject. "What do you think of when I use the word 'master'?"

"I think of you, Master" Obi-Wan said.

"But it can mean other things, can it not, my Padawan?"

"Yes, Master."

"For some, a master is an owner. Yet, to hear you say the word master, do you think that others would assume you are my slave?"

"No, Master. They would notice the way I said it. Instead of fear or hatred, they would... they would notice different emotions," Obi-Wan replied, his voice getting quieter as he spoke. He'd wanted to say that others would hear that he respected and loved the man he called master. That he used the word 'master' as others might use the word 'father.' Instead he said, "I think they would recognize that you were my teacher."

Qui-Gon's eyes sparkled slightly. If he noticed the emotion behind what his apprentice said, he let it pass without admonishment. "Very good, Padawan. And the better the listener knows the speaker, the more meanings words can take on. Suddenly even one simple word can seem to take on hundreds of meanings."

Obi-Wan smiled and said, "I understand, Master."

And he did. As with all of Qui-Gon's teachings, Obi-Wan kept it close to his heart. He always chose his words carefully and was mindful of how he said them. What he never would have guessed was that the word that would gain the most meanings over the years, was not a word at all but a name. It seemed a thousand unspoken words passed through his mouth every time he said the name of his apprentice.