Disclaimer: See chapter 1
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Chapter 3
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"I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi," he said shaking Daz' hand. "But I won't say nice to meet you because of what you did to that guy."
Daz' smile died on her lips and she hissed: " You know nothing about me and my reasons. You don't know me so don't judge me. And you're supposed to be a Jedi. Don't they usually try to be objective about things?" She was near tears and she didn't know why.
'Oh, Force don't start to cry Daz! You know what would happen if you do! Now think the punishment what would come of it!' And she got a grip of herself.
Obi-Wan was stunned. He had no idea that this lady would react that way. He
became more interested about her. And after a while he said apologizingly "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. Yes, us Jedi should try to see everything in a big scale and try to get the reasons behind peoples' actions. Now if you would let me to take you dancing as an apology... ?"
Dazlio thought about the suggestion for a while. "Ok, I'll dance with you, but don't think that you're forgiven," she said smiling flirtatively.
They walked to the dance floor. 'Force, he's a great dancer! But he is a Jedi!' a voice in her head reminded her. 'And Jedi killed your family! Now stop drooling after him and focus on your task! Still he has the most amazing eyes...Oh, stop! The task! Remember about your task!'
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Obi-Wan didn't seem as bad as what Dazlio had heard of the Jedi. He was considerate and kind and had an interesting sounding life. The incident before was totally forgotten and both of them just laughed and blend in the cheery crowd.
They'd been dancing and talking quite a bit when Elmikk reached Dazlio. Elmikk had her date on her elbow - a tall man with red and black tatooed face and horns on his skull. Daz laughed inwardly - she'd guessed right! Her master had the strangest taste in men and Darth Maul just had to be on her list.
Elmikk waved her hand at Daz.
"Hey, could we have a pause for a while?" Dazlio said to Obi-Wan. "I have to talk to someone." They came closer to Elmikk and Maul. Obi-Wan was appalled to see this man. 'That Sith, I did kill him, right? It wasn't some kind of mindtrick, was it?' His fists clenched but he let his rage go. This party was no place for a massacre. Besides, neither of them had weapons along.
"Hi Daz. I see you got company as well."
"Yes, mas-" She could see Mikk's eyes burn in the dim light "-um mum." Daz blushed. "This is Obi-Wan. Meet Elmikk and - Maul."
"Nice to meet you."
"Um, Dazlio, I need to speak to you in private." She took an almost crushing grip on Daz' hand. Daz swallowed hard. Mikk lead her towards the refresher corridor and slammed her against the wall.
"What do you think you're doing making friends with a Jedi? Without asking me? Haven't I taught you anything??"
"I - I thought I could just find out more of them."
"You were falling for him and his lies! I could feel that!"
"But I had shields -" she stopped. She'd just given herself a death sentence.
"You know they don't work against me! Besides, it was very stupid of you to think you could hide."
Fear lit on the apprentice's eyes. "I'm sorry, master, I won't do it again."
"Better not. And don't call me master here." Mikk sighed. "Now, see what you can find about him. Carefully! I'll be watching over you. Remember, Jedi are the ones we hate the most. No matter how goody-good they might appear they're still rotten inside." Daz just nodded.
They got back to the ballroom. Mikk turned to Dazlio once more. "Remember, Daz, we will talk about this later." Her eyes bore into Daz'.
"And you will suffer."
Meanwhile Obi-Wan and Maul were standing near the dance floor and they tried to have a small talk. It wasn't a great success as both of them tried very hard not to reveal anything important to the other companion.
"So...It's a nice day..." Obi-Wan tried to build a conversation. He didn't succeed very well.
"Yes, beautiful indeed." Maul muttered. "So, what have you been doing?"
"Oh, nothing much. And how about you. What have you been doing - beside glueing yourself back together?" Obi-Wan was getting irritated with the whole conversation.
"Seriously, you really thought YOU could finish me off?"
"Well, yeah!"
Awkward silence fell over the two of them. Maul concentrated on sipping his drink while Obi-Wan was trying his best not to cut Maul in half again. 'Not at the party, not at the party...' He muttered himself trying to calm down.
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Dazlio froze because what her master had just said. Of course she knew that
there would be a punishment for her actions, but she just couldn't help it at that moment when she could've back down. "Yes, mass... Mikk. I understand."
"No, I don't think you do. Not very well anyway. But don't worry, I'll explain it to you when we're alone. Now shall we get back to our...hmmm...dance partners?" Mikk said smirking.
"Yes, I think we should do that before they kill each other or worse..." Daz smiled. "And Elmikk, just one question, *Maul*?"
Mikk's smile widened: "Hmm, why not? And now I have one question to you which may help you undertstand things little better, Daz, a *Jedi*?"
They both started to walk toward their partners and smiled at the way.
'Oh, Force, what is taking them so long?' though Obi-Wan, 'I can't stand this anymore. If they don't come soon, I just come up with an excuse and leave...' Just after he had thought this Daz and Mikk came back.
"There you are! We almost got worried about you two." Maul said looking Mikk intensively.
Mikk just laughed. "Well, you know, girls got to powder their noses every now and then."
'Women!' Obi-Wan thought just before he was pulled to the dance floor once again by Daz.
TBC
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Chapter 3
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"I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi," he said shaking Daz' hand. "But I won't say nice to meet you because of what you did to that guy."
Daz' smile died on her lips and she hissed: " You know nothing about me and my reasons. You don't know me so don't judge me. And you're supposed to be a Jedi. Don't they usually try to be objective about things?" She was near tears and she didn't know why.
'Oh, Force don't start to cry Daz! You know what would happen if you do! Now think the punishment what would come of it!' And she got a grip of herself.
Obi-Wan was stunned. He had no idea that this lady would react that way. He
became more interested about her. And after a while he said apologizingly "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. Yes, us Jedi should try to see everything in a big scale and try to get the reasons behind peoples' actions. Now if you would let me to take you dancing as an apology... ?"
Dazlio thought about the suggestion for a while. "Ok, I'll dance with you, but don't think that you're forgiven," she said smiling flirtatively.
They walked to the dance floor. 'Force, he's a great dancer! But he is a Jedi!' a voice in her head reminded her. 'And Jedi killed your family! Now stop drooling after him and focus on your task! Still he has the most amazing eyes...Oh, stop! The task! Remember about your task!'
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Obi-Wan didn't seem as bad as what Dazlio had heard of the Jedi. He was considerate and kind and had an interesting sounding life. The incident before was totally forgotten and both of them just laughed and blend in the cheery crowd.
They'd been dancing and talking quite a bit when Elmikk reached Dazlio. Elmikk had her date on her elbow - a tall man with red and black tatooed face and horns on his skull. Daz laughed inwardly - she'd guessed right! Her master had the strangest taste in men and Darth Maul just had to be on her list.
Elmikk waved her hand at Daz.
"Hey, could we have a pause for a while?" Dazlio said to Obi-Wan. "I have to talk to someone." They came closer to Elmikk and Maul. Obi-Wan was appalled to see this man. 'That Sith, I did kill him, right? It wasn't some kind of mindtrick, was it?' His fists clenched but he let his rage go. This party was no place for a massacre. Besides, neither of them had weapons along.
"Hi Daz. I see you got company as well."
"Yes, mas-" She could see Mikk's eyes burn in the dim light "-um mum." Daz blushed. "This is Obi-Wan. Meet Elmikk and - Maul."
"Nice to meet you."
"Um, Dazlio, I need to speak to you in private." She took an almost crushing grip on Daz' hand. Daz swallowed hard. Mikk lead her towards the refresher corridor and slammed her against the wall.
"What do you think you're doing making friends with a Jedi? Without asking me? Haven't I taught you anything??"
"I - I thought I could just find out more of them."
"You were falling for him and his lies! I could feel that!"
"But I had shields -" she stopped. She'd just given herself a death sentence.
"You know they don't work against me! Besides, it was very stupid of you to think you could hide."
Fear lit on the apprentice's eyes. "I'm sorry, master, I won't do it again."
"Better not. And don't call me master here." Mikk sighed. "Now, see what you can find about him. Carefully! I'll be watching over you. Remember, Jedi are the ones we hate the most. No matter how goody-good they might appear they're still rotten inside." Daz just nodded.
They got back to the ballroom. Mikk turned to Dazlio once more. "Remember, Daz, we will talk about this later." Her eyes bore into Daz'.
"And you will suffer."
Meanwhile Obi-Wan and Maul were standing near the dance floor and they tried to have a small talk. It wasn't a great success as both of them tried very hard not to reveal anything important to the other companion.
"So...It's a nice day..." Obi-Wan tried to build a conversation. He didn't succeed very well.
"Yes, beautiful indeed." Maul muttered. "So, what have you been doing?"
"Oh, nothing much. And how about you. What have you been doing - beside glueing yourself back together?" Obi-Wan was getting irritated with the whole conversation.
"Seriously, you really thought YOU could finish me off?"
"Well, yeah!"
Awkward silence fell over the two of them. Maul concentrated on sipping his drink while Obi-Wan was trying his best not to cut Maul in half again. 'Not at the party, not at the party...' He muttered himself trying to calm down.
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Dazlio froze because what her master had just said. Of course she knew that
there would be a punishment for her actions, but she just couldn't help it at that moment when she could've back down. "Yes, mass... Mikk. I understand."
"No, I don't think you do. Not very well anyway. But don't worry, I'll explain it to you when we're alone. Now shall we get back to our...hmmm...dance partners?" Mikk said smirking.
"Yes, I think we should do that before they kill each other or worse..." Daz smiled. "And Elmikk, just one question, *Maul*?"
Mikk's smile widened: "Hmm, why not? And now I have one question to you which may help you undertstand things little better, Daz, a *Jedi*?"
They both started to walk toward their partners and smiled at the way.
'Oh, Force, what is taking them so long?' though Obi-Wan, 'I can't stand this anymore. If they don't come soon, I just come up with an excuse and leave...' Just after he had thought this Daz and Mikk came back.
"There you are! We almost got worried about you two." Maul said looking Mikk intensively.
Mikk just laughed. "Well, you know, girls got to powder their noses every now and then."
'Women!' Obi-Wan thought just before he was pulled to the dance floor once again by Daz.
TBC