Office hours [all day]

[sith_happened]

Anakin would tell you that he was working on his lesson plan for Thursday if you asked.

And then he would close down the websites full of corsages he was looking at.

For a guy with a date who was just a friend, he was going all out for the dance.

The door was open.

Comments

[solo_sword]

In reality, Jaina was here in case Anakin had listened to the radio at all this weekend and she needed to act as a buffer before Thursday's class.

Also in reality, she had no cover for that, so she was just poking her head in anyway. "Hi."

[sith_happened]

Anakin looked up. "Hello," he said, nodding his head at her. "Interesting weekend?"

If his tone made that sound a little like "for me to smite people over" had just not been said quite yet, well...Anakin.

[solo_sword]

"Frustrating," Jaina said. "Inconceivably glad to be back to normal. Yourself?" Because she hadn't heard anything embarrassing about him on the radio.

[sith_happened]

"I was fine," Anakin said. "Wondered what my family had managed to get themselves up to as I listened to the radio..."

[solo_sword]

"I was fine," Jaina said immediately. "I'm trying to repress anything I might have heard about certain others."

[sith_happened]

Amusement flashed in Anakin's eyes. "And here I was planning on giving him grief about that for the rest of his life," he said.

He tapped his fingers on his desk. "So the reason you were in John's room was because you had tragically locked yourself out of your room the night before, yes?"

[solo_sword]

Jaina sighed, though she was glad he'd just come out with it. "We fell asleep on the sofa," she said, neglecting to mention what they'd been doing there to begin with. "Nothing happened. And while I appreciate the concern, it's really no one's business but mine and his."

[sith_happened]

Anakin raised an eyebrow. "And the radio squirrels'," he commented dryly. "He makes you happy?"

There was an unspoken "Really?"

[solo_sword]

"I wouldn't still be dating him if he didn't," she said simply.

[sith_happened]

"He annoys me," Anakin said.

Shocking, that.

[solo_sword]

"Would he annoy you if I wasn't dating him?" she wondered.

[sith_happened]

No.

"Yes," Anakin declared.

[solo_sword]

She didn't believe that for a second. "Can you try?" she asked. "At least for my sake?"

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Last week's ethics class had kind of stuck with her, which was why Aravis found herself gravitating towards Anakin's office.

Plus, no matter how many times she'd said she was fine, it was a month after her kidnapping and she still wasn't feeling entirely right in her own skin.

Not to mention the nightmares, which had lessened, but continued still.

She tapped lightly on the door, peeking in.

[sith_happened]

Anakin gave her a small smile. "Come in, my lady."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Peter's the only other one who ever says that. You don't have to," Aravis said softly, smiling and moving into the room. "How are you today?"

[sith_happened]

"Preparing for homecoming," he said. "It's strange to have my classmates returning."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I've never been to one before," she admitted. "But I have been asked, albeit somewhat unnecessarily."

[sith_happened]

"It's never unnecessary to ask," Anakin said with a small smile. "I always did."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Even when certain that the lady in question wasn't planning to go with anyone else?"

[sith_happened]

"Did it make you smile?" Anakin countered.

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Yes, but mostly because he was an idiot."

[sith_happened]

Anakin chuckled. "When it comes to women, we're all idiots."

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I think he's exceptionally good at being one," she said fondly. "Are you looking forward to your classmates' return?"

[sith_happened]

"Some of them," Anakin said, eyes bright. "Others...well, we'll stay out of each other's way. There's no reason to be unpleasant unless they start it."