The Process of Reproduction

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Obi-Wan was positive his body was going to shut down any moment. Judging by the amount of pounding his heart was doing, cardiac arrest seemed like a very likely possibility at the moment. His body shivered at the chilling thought of what he was about to do. And on top of that, he couldn't think straight.

He wiggled in his chair, the same chair Qui-Gon had sat in over a decade ago when faced with the same situation. Obi-Wan now understood why his Master had been so nervous. The concept of explaining sex to a young one was a sensitive topic Obi-Wan really didn't feel like going through.

But it had to be done. Anakin would eventually learn it the same way he had as a child, in class and from a teacher. But Anakin wasn't in the class just yet. He was too young for it. Obi-Wan felt it was best if the boy hard it from him rather than from someone else.

"Master, is something the matter?" Anakin asked softly, trying not to lose his patience.

"What? No, no, no. Nothing's the matter at all. Everything is fine. All is well in the universe." Words spilled out of Obi-Wan's mouth like a waterfall.

"Well, why did you want to speak with me then?"

Obi-Wan sighed and kneeled down before the boy. "Anakin, there comes a time in your life when you're required to learn of things which might sound revolting but are truly a beautiful concept. You'll be learning this later in life, but I think it would be best if I were to tell you first."

Anakin nodded, suddenly eager to see what his Master had to say.

'Here comes the hard part.' Obi-Wan thought bitterly.

"Have you any knowledge of how babies are made?" He asked softly.

Anakin shook his head.

"Oh, well, stay tuned." A long stretch of silence filled the room as Obi-Wan picked his words carefully. "When a man and a women love each other, they get very close to one another -"

"Like you and Qui-Gon were?" Anakin's eyes were the size of saucers.

"No…Qui-Gon and I weren't quite that close…" Obi-Wan gulped. "What I'm trying to explain to you, Anakin, is sex."

"Sex? You mean like male or female?"

"No…well..yes…no. Wait…" Obi-Wan squeezed his eyes shut and tried to straighten the whole thing out. This was much easier said than done. "A man takes his...well…uh.." Obi-Wan trailed off. He couldn't bring himself to say the words out loud.

So, looking his Padawan straight in the eye, he sent a message through their bond which explained what a man had to do in order to impregnate a woman. When he finished, Anakin was giving him the most peculiar look he'd ever seen.

The boy sat back on the couch thoughtfully. His eyes were wide with wonder.

"Will it fit?"