Chapter 2: A man is what she saw…
"I remember the beginning years very easily Anakin. As if they just happened.
"You see it all started when I was born 60 BSW4 (I know BSW4 has nothing to do with a year but it just… oh never mind use your imagination! (), it was the times of roving bands of raiders and pirates threaten the peace in Tatooine –the planet which I was born to, as you were-. Our small village was raided and many children were kidnapped. I being one of them was sold to a few bounties at the age of 8.
"However bye the time I was 10 I had developed this psychic power and some how everywhere we'd go I'd let the wrong people know we were there accidentally and they'd get away. My owners beat me and resold me to a couple with a quite a few children; 5 boys and the youngest 6th child was a girl.
"I never paid her any mind. I was too infatuated in learning how to freak out the sons who picked on me constantly.
"However one day it got out of hand…" Obi's eyes became heavy. He remembered this day like no other… it was the day his life had changed, as well as his love's.
(Ok now it's going to be as if it was happening right then… ya know in the past? I hope you get it…"
"Oh look, it's the freak show. Come to entertain us freak show?" Edico Berfair taunted. He was the oldest of the 5 sons left at the house and the leader. 2 brothers had left and were starting their own lives.
He was 18 and Obi was 17.
Sadly his brothers' were as faithful as ever to him.
"Leave me alone Edico." Obi kept at his work, picking the pears form their pear tree.
"We own you, so that means you listen to us! Got it? Pull any of your funny stuff and I'll tell dad, and he'll whip you good!" Edico and the other boys began laughing.
"And then what Edico? Are you going to pick the pears from this tree yourself? Are you going to pick up the animals shit with your own hands?" Obi turned and started walking toward Edico.
"Of course not. He's going to make one of you do it." He snapped and looked at the other boys. His accent quite prompt and ready to shoot.
"You stupid slave! You're nothing but pig shit and pathetic excuse for a boy from Tatooine. Besides, I bet your parents gave you up rather than 'accidentally' left you in your basket!" Edico was now in Obi's face and Obi was ready to bite.
Pushing Edico away he began yelling fiercely.
"SHUT UP THAT'S NOT TRUE! MY PARENTS LOVED ME! UN-LIKE YOURS! YOU'RE NOTHING WITH OUT ME HERE! YOU'D BE IN MY SAME POSITION IF THEY DECIDED TO SELL YOU, WHETHER YOU'RE THEIR SON OR NOT!" Obi yelled again pushing Edico so hard he fell back into the pile of manure.
Suddenly with out warning the pear basket began to float. Obi didn't know how he was doing it but there it was right above Edico's head. Obi calmed a little and looked at a terrified Edico.
"It's your turn to pick up the pears… Master."
With his mind he dumped the barrel onto Edico's head. Feeling proud Obi turned to leave while Edico retained his stance and charged him from behind knocking him to the floor.
All at once Obi felt the blows to his stomach and the kicks on his sides. Trying to fight them off he couldn't, he was too weak. But then as if it was a calling from the heavens he blacked out and felt… nothing.
He was in and out for a couple of seconds. All he heard was a loud scream and stop it. He felt gentle hands on his face and slightly opened his eyes to see an angel with flowing red ringlets.
"Are you ok?" She asked. Obi just smiled taking in all her beauty and once again blacked out.
"Oh leave him alone Ashca, he'll come to when it starts to rain." Natpo Barfair laughed.
"Besides, he started it. I saw the whole thing." He continued.
"No father you obviously did not see the whole thing." Ashca stood and looked into her father's blue eyes.
"Because if you had you would know I was sitting on the swings and saw Edico get into his face. Then you would have seen Edico and the other two attack him all at once." Ashca promptly pointed out.
"Ashca Paale Berfair you do not talk back to your father in such a manor! Now apologize before I demand he teach you a lesson you'll never forget. Dear child what has gotten into your behavior lately? Surely once you marry the Senator's son he'll be able to tame it." Her mother Nickid Barfair fanned herself with a few leaves.
"I am not going to apologize for something I saw that happened and was lied about. And I refuse to apologize for my behavior." She honestly didn't know what had gotten into her either. Ever since she had returned from school 2 weeks ago it seemed he was everywhere.
Obi, that is. Always taking glances towards her and staring at her for long whiles at a time, when she was in the pear tree garden. There was something about him that she just never noticed before.
Maybe he was a man now. That's what she saw… a man.
Suddenly the dinner bell rang and everyone but Ashca and her mother left the room.
"Mother let me care for him. It'll keep me busy and away from the city. Wouldn't you like that? Me at home more?" Ashca watched her mother consider it.
"Fine. But Ashca, I don't want you in here wasting your time. You are to be in here either feeding him or bandaging him up. Not having conversations or dilly-dallying. Is that understood?" A smile like never before spread across her face. She would care for him, but not in a sense her mother understood.
She wanted to know Obi… really know him.
"Oh yes mother I understand completely."
"You will not feed him his meals until you have had your own and you are not to leave this room unlocked."
Ashca nodded her head and smiled again. Standing and following her mother from the room she didn't want to leave. It made her feel as if she were leaving something sacred behind her… As if she were a child who just received a new toy and couldn't play with it, but promised to never let it leave her site.
But then again she remembered she would be back. And he'd still be there.
Oh yeah! Chapter 2 baby! LOL, ok so please R&R! I'll try to update as soon as possible! (
"I remember the beginning years very easily Anakin. As if they just happened.
"You see it all started when I was born 60 BSW4 (I know BSW4 has nothing to do with a year but it just… oh never mind use your imagination! (), it was the times of roving bands of raiders and pirates threaten the peace in Tatooine –the planet which I was born to, as you were-. Our small village was raided and many children were kidnapped. I being one of them was sold to a few bounties at the age of 8.
"However bye the time I was 10 I had developed this psychic power and some how everywhere we'd go I'd let the wrong people know we were there accidentally and they'd get away. My owners beat me and resold me to a couple with a quite a few children; 5 boys and the youngest 6th child was a girl.
"I never paid her any mind. I was too infatuated in learning how to freak out the sons who picked on me constantly.
"However one day it got out of hand…" Obi's eyes became heavy. He remembered this day like no other… it was the day his life had changed, as well as his love's.
(Ok now it's going to be as if it was happening right then… ya know in the past? I hope you get it…"
"Oh look, it's the freak show. Come to entertain us freak show?" Edico Berfair taunted. He was the oldest of the 5 sons left at the house and the leader. 2 brothers had left and were starting their own lives.
He was 18 and Obi was 17.
Sadly his brothers' were as faithful as ever to him.
"Leave me alone Edico." Obi kept at his work, picking the pears form their pear tree.
"We own you, so that means you listen to us! Got it? Pull any of your funny stuff and I'll tell dad, and he'll whip you good!" Edico and the other boys began laughing.
"And then what Edico? Are you going to pick the pears from this tree yourself? Are you going to pick up the animals shit with your own hands?" Obi turned and started walking toward Edico.
"Of course not. He's going to make one of you do it." He snapped and looked at the other boys. His accent quite prompt and ready to shoot.
"You stupid slave! You're nothing but pig shit and pathetic excuse for a boy from Tatooine. Besides, I bet your parents gave you up rather than 'accidentally' left you in your basket!" Edico was now in Obi's face and Obi was ready to bite.
Pushing Edico away he began yelling fiercely.
"SHUT UP THAT'S NOT TRUE! MY PARENTS LOVED ME! UN-LIKE YOURS! YOU'RE NOTHING WITH OUT ME HERE! YOU'D BE IN MY SAME POSITION IF THEY DECIDED TO SELL YOU, WHETHER YOU'RE THEIR SON OR NOT!" Obi yelled again pushing Edico so hard he fell back into the pile of manure.
Suddenly with out warning the pear basket began to float. Obi didn't know how he was doing it but there it was right above Edico's head. Obi calmed a little and looked at a terrified Edico.
"It's your turn to pick up the pears… Master."
With his mind he dumped the barrel onto Edico's head. Feeling proud Obi turned to leave while Edico retained his stance and charged him from behind knocking him to the floor.
All at once Obi felt the blows to his stomach and the kicks on his sides. Trying to fight them off he couldn't, he was too weak. But then as if it was a calling from the heavens he blacked out and felt… nothing.
He was in and out for a couple of seconds. All he heard was a loud scream and stop it. He felt gentle hands on his face and slightly opened his eyes to see an angel with flowing red ringlets.
"Are you ok?" She asked. Obi just smiled taking in all her beauty and once again blacked out.
"Oh leave him alone Ashca, he'll come to when it starts to rain." Natpo Barfair laughed.
"Besides, he started it. I saw the whole thing." He continued.
"No father you obviously did not see the whole thing." Ashca stood and looked into her father's blue eyes.
"Because if you had you would know I was sitting on the swings and saw Edico get into his face. Then you would have seen Edico and the other two attack him all at once." Ashca promptly pointed out.
"Ashca Paale Berfair you do not talk back to your father in such a manor! Now apologize before I demand he teach you a lesson you'll never forget. Dear child what has gotten into your behavior lately? Surely once you marry the Senator's son he'll be able to tame it." Her mother Nickid Barfair fanned herself with a few leaves.
"I am not going to apologize for something I saw that happened and was lied about. And I refuse to apologize for my behavior." She honestly didn't know what had gotten into her either. Ever since she had returned from school 2 weeks ago it seemed he was everywhere.
Obi, that is. Always taking glances towards her and staring at her for long whiles at a time, when she was in the pear tree garden. There was something about him that she just never noticed before.
Maybe he was a man now. That's what she saw… a man.
Suddenly the dinner bell rang and everyone but Ashca and her mother left the room.
"Mother let me care for him. It'll keep me busy and away from the city. Wouldn't you like that? Me at home more?" Ashca watched her mother consider it.
"Fine. But Ashca, I don't want you in here wasting your time. You are to be in here either feeding him or bandaging him up. Not having conversations or dilly-dallying. Is that understood?" A smile like never before spread across her face. She would care for him, but not in a sense her mother understood.
She wanted to know Obi… really know him.
"Oh yes mother I understand completely."
"You will not feed him his meals until you have had your own and you are not to leave this room unlocked."
Ashca nodded her head and smiled again. Standing and following her mother from the room she didn't want to leave. It made her feel as if she were leaving something sacred behind her… As if she were a child who just received a new toy and couldn't play with it, but promised to never let it leave her site.
But then again she remembered she would be back. And he'd still be there.
Oh yeah! Chapter 2 baby! LOL, ok so please R&R! I'll try to update as soon as possible! (