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Present...
Qui-gon remembered the young woman; she had been like a daughter to him. She had changed Xanatos, she had made him truly happy. During the first few dates, Xanatos seemed perfectly happy. Until a few months later.
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Past...
Xanatos waited near the main doors of the Temple. A dark feeling had come over him a while ago, a sense of foreboding. He wished he knew what it was about. But he couldn't figure it out.
He frowned at his chrono. Malaika was late. She had never been this late before. It all ready forty minutes passed when they said they would meet. She seemed fine this morning. His dark feeling grew. Something was wrong and he knew it. He headed up to her apartment. She had never let him come there and it had always made his suspicious feeling grow. Plus the bruises that she said had come from practice, and the black eyes. He came to her door and knocked. No one answered, but he could hear someone inside. Someone was yelling and crying. A cry of pain entered his senses. He could feel it had come from Malaika. He frowned and made the door open with the Force. The sense inside shocked and sickened him. Maliaka was on the floor, beaten and bloody. Her master stood over her, a cruel look in his eyes.
"What do you want, boy?" Coble growled, turning gray eyes to
Xanatos.
"What are you doing to her?" Xanatos demanded, anger and loathing rising in him.
"I am teaching my Padawan a lesson. Now get out of here," Coble snapped.
"I will not let you hurt her any more," Xanatos said.
"What right do you have?" Coble asked.
"I love her," Xanatos declared.
"So, this is who you have been running off with," Coble snarled as he raised his fist to hit Maliaka again.
Xanatos tackled him, bringing them both down. Coble was bigger then him, but Xanatos had speed and agility on his side. Coble tried to pin him, but Xanatos rolled out of the way and rose to his feet. Coble stumbled to his feet and swung at Xanatos. Xanatos ducked and kicked him in the head. The large Master went down and lay still. Xanatos then went to Malaika and picked her up. He then hurried toward the healers.
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Qui-gon came down as soon as Xanatos had contacted him. Xanatos had told him the whole thing. They had contacted the Council and Coble had been kicked out of the Order and locked away. She had barely made it. Coble had beaten her badly. Xanatos had been in a dark mood during the time of her recovery. But as she grew stronger, he had gotten happier. Then one day he went to visit her and to take a big step in his young life.
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Xanatos walked into the Healers' Ward. He headed straight to her room. His smile widened when he saw her. Her skin was back to normal, the scars barely visible. She was sitting up, waiting for him.
"Why are you so happy?" she asked.
"Because you are getting better," he said and kissed her gently.
She returned his kiss and smiled at him.
"Anything else?" she asked.
"Yes," he said and closed the door, "When I saw you that night a while back when we first met, you lit something in me. Then as we dated it grew. When I saw your former Master hurt you, I knew what that fire was. I love you with my whole heart and being, Maliaka and I realized that I couldn't live without you."
He then knelt beside her bed and reached into his robe. He pulled out a small box and opened it. A small ring with a blue sapphire diamond rested on the red cushions.
"Malaika Fayina, would you be my wife?" he asked softly.
Her eyes became moist and he was afraid. What if she said no?
"Yes, I will, Xanatos. I would be honored to be your wife," she whispered.
He looked up at her in astonishment. He then jumped to his feet and kissed her passionately.
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Present...
Xanatos smiled slightly.
"We were happy during those months. We were linked three months later, after she had fully healed. We found out that we were going to have a child one month after that. We were excited and very much in love. We rarely left each other's side, though I have to admit it was hard to be a Padawan and a husband, but we made it. Our little girl was born ten months after we were married. Everything was going so fast. I guess I have to thank you for one thing, Qui-gon, you helped us and understood," Xanatos said and smiled but then he sobered, "But then everything changed and my world was destroyed."
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Present...
Qui-gon remembered the young woman; she had been like a daughter to him. She had changed Xanatos, she had made him truly happy. During the first few dates, Xanatos seemed perfectly happy. Until a few months later.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Past...
Xanatos waited near the main doors of the Temple. A dark feeling had come over him a while ago, a sense of foreboding. He wished he knew what it was about. But he couldn't figure it out.
He frowned at his chrono. Malaika was late. She had never been this late before. It all ready forty minutes passed when they said they would meet. She seemed fine this morning. His dark feeling grew. Something was wrong and he knew it. He headed up to her apartment. She had never let him come there and it had always made his suspicious feeling grow. Plus the bruises that she said had come from practice, and the black eyes. He came to her door and knocked. No one answered, but he could hear someone inside. Someone was yelling and crying. A cry of pain entered his senses. He could feel it had come from Malaika. He frowned and made the door open with the Force. The sense inside shocked and sickened him. Maliaka was on the floor, beaten and bloody. Her master stood over her, a cruel look in his eyes.
"What do you want, boy?" Coble growled, turning gray eyes to
Xanatos.
"What are you doing to her?" Xanatos demanded, anger and loathing rising in him.
"I am teaching my Padawan a lesson. Now get out of here," Coble snapped.
"I will not let you hurt her any more," Xanatos said.
"What right do you have?" Coble asked.
"I love her," Xanatos declared.
"So, this is who you have been running off with," Coble snarled as he raised his fist to hit Maliaka again.
Xanatos tackled him, bringing them both down. Coble was bigger then him, but Xanatos had speed and agility on his side. Coble tried to pin him, but Xanatos rolled out of the way and rose to his feet. Coble stumbled to his feet and swung at Xanatos. Xanatos ducked and kicked him in the head. The large Master went down and lay still. Xanatos then went to Malaika and picked her up. He then hurried toward the healers.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Qui-gon came down as soon as Xanatos had contacted him. Xanatos had told him the whole thing. They had contacted the Council and Coble had been kicked out of the Order and locked away. She had barely made it. Coble had beaten her badly. Xanatos had been in a dark mood during the time of her recovery. But as she grew stronger, he had gotten happier. Then one day he went to visit her and to take a big step in his young life.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Xanatos walked into the Healers' Ward. He headed straight to her room. His smile widened when he saw her. Her skin was back to normal, the scars barely visible. She was sitting up, waiting for him.
"Why are you so happy?" she asked.
"Because you are getting better," he said and kissed her gently.
She returned his kiss and smiled at him.
"Anything else?" she asked.
"Yes," he said and closed the door, "When I saw you that night a while back when we first met, you lit something in me. Then as we dated it grew. When I saw your former Master hurt you, I knew what that fire was. I love you with my whole heart and being, Maliaka and I realized that I couldn't live without you."
He then knelt beside her bed and reached into his robe. He pulled out a small box and opened it. A small ring with a blue sapphire diamond rested on the red cushions.
"Malaika Fayina, would you be my wife?" he asked softly.
Her eyes became moist and he was afraid. What if she said no?
"Yes, I will, Xanatos. I would be honored to be your wife," she whispered.
He looked up at her in astonishment. He then jumped to his feet and kissed her passionately.
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Present...
Xanatos smiled slightly.
"We were happy during those months. We were linked three months later, after she had fully healed. We found out that we were going to have a child one month after that. We were excited and very much in love. We rarely left each other's side, though I have to admit it was hard to be a Padawan and a husband, but we made it. Our little girl was born ten months after we were married. Everything was going so fast. I guess I have to thank you for one thing, Qui-gon, you helped us and understood," Xanatos said and smiled but then he sobered, "But then everything changed and my world was destroyed."