Jadia raced down the
road, wisps of hair flying all around. Obi used one hand to try to
bat them down, away from his face, but the pesky things kept on
coming back. "Jadia?" he yelled over the engine. It was no
use; she couldn't hear him over all the racket of the street.
"Jadia!"
She turned her head slightly, and put a
hand to her ear. Obi nearly jumped off the bike when he heard her
voice in his head. "Ya say something?"
"What?!?"
he exclaimed. "Where. . . ?"
He heard her smile.
"Didn't I tell ya? I installed a pair of comlinks in these
helmets so I could hear ya'll, if there was a problem, right?"
"Oh.
That makes sense, I guess." Obi said, and turned his attention
back to the road. "Next time, tie your hair back, okay?"
"I
usually do," Jadia laughed. "I'll get it back when we get
to the Novaya, how's that?"
"What is the Novaya
anyway?" Obi asked, puzzled. "I've never heard of any
organization like that before..watch out!" Obi could feel the
heat emitting from the speeder as it bore down on them. He felt sick
as the bike tipped dangerously to the right, engine whining. Somehow
Jadia managed not to collide with the speeder and raced on, turning
back to the left to stay in a straight line. "That was a little
close for my comfort, Jadia. . . ."
"Oh, lighten up!
You're just fine, aren't you?"
"You're the one who
made Master Jinn's hair turn gray, aren't you?"
"Naw,
I scared the hair completely off of my Master's head."
"Who
were you under? Yoda?"
Jadia snorted. "That wrinkled
old bantha? No way in hell would I ever listen to him!"
"Jadia!"
Obi was shocked. "Master Yoda is highly respected! He's
extremely strong in the Force, more powerful than any other Jedi. And
he's worked so hard, for so long, he demands our respect! Besides. .
. . . " Jadia took a sharp swerve into oncoming traffic, earning
several rude gestures and loud comments regarding her driving
ability. Obi grabbed her waist with both hands again and gave a short
involuntary scream. He heard her laugh into the comlink
again.
"What's the matter?" she taunted him. "You
scared?"
"No," Obi lied, trying to calm down.
"I was just. . . .surprised, that's all."
"Then
you wouldn't mind if I did. . ." Jadia purposefully yanked the
bike into a tight turn, causing the bike to roll left and tilt Obi
within inches of the traffic next to them. ". . .this?"
Obi
grimaced and turned his head away, biting his lip to keep from saying
anything. "Not at all," he forced himself to say, hanging
on to her for dear life.
"Okay, good. Oh, wait, that was
the wrong turn!" Jadia said innocently, pretending to have just
realized this information. "We have to go back!" she
announced, and whipped across the lanes again, back to the center of
the road.
"Are we there yet?" Obi whined, not daring
to look up. "How much further?"
"Just a few
blocks. Unless I took this road. . ." Jadia grinned evilly. "But
we can't leave Jinn waiting in that port, so I'll be nice. This
time."
"If I have anything to do with it, there
won't be a next time." Obi muttered to himself.
"I
heard that." Jadia said, smiling.
"Blast" Obi
sighed. "I hate Jedi."
