Disclaimers: Do you people ever read this stuff? No? I thought not. In that case, I would like to take this moment to sing a little song I composed. *Clears Throat* Well, never mind. George owns Star Wars and such. I own Nemesis Kenobi and Aidra Jinn.
Notes: I know I've changed some of the things around that most people are familiar with. I figured It's my fic and it's already set in an alternate universe, so why not? ** Represents telepathy. ~~ Represents character thoughts.
Feedback: It is really appreciated. I adore it. Just please remember constructive criticism only.
Obi-Wan's Daughter-Part 7
Obi-Wan would have much rather been home with his daughter. He wasn't sure of how her first night away from both her home and her father was affecting her. He did know, however, that what he was doing was extremely important to Nemesis' future. He almost envied her. She was in a nice warm bed while he was in a smoke filled cantina.
~ She's safer where she is. ~
He took slow, careful sips of his drink. It was his second one thus far and he knew he had a long evening before him. He scanned the room, secretly listening into each conversation. He kept his ears open for specific words and phrases.
"Hey! Bartender, I wanna buy my friend another round."
~ Nope, not there. ~
"Jabba wants this new shipment smuggled in by next week."
~ No. ~
"Dreya, will you marry me?"
"You're proposing to me in a dump like this? I don't think so."
~ No. ~
"I'm telling you, Kirsh, it's been six years. There is absolutely no trace of the girl."
~ Hmmmm... Possibly. ~
"And I'm telling you, Starla, Jedi may have mystical powers, but they cannot just disappear."
"Maybe they're both dead." Starla suggested.
"Lord Vader would not be so interested in the search for her if that were so."
"But Kirsh, we've searched so long. Let's take a break from this one. We're broke. Let's go after someone else. Someone who we know is real and not a possible fantasy girl."
"Are you insane? We can't afford to walk away now! Have you seen the price on her head? And it goes up with every year of her life!"
"It will start going down with her years eventually." Starla sighed. "Sure, she's young and corruptible now, but what about when she's 20?"
"Then it will go from alive, to dead or alive, to dead."
"You're always so sure of yourself." Starla snorted.
Kirsh shook his head. "If you want out, fine. Go. But I have a hunch we're close. I WILL NOT give up now!"
"All right." Starla sighed. "I won't give up either. So where are we headed to now?"
"Somewhere to study the Jedi. If we can figure her father out, we may be able to find her."
~ Good luck. I'm not that easy to figure out. And this is the last place I ever expected to end up. She's safe for a bit longer. ~
Obi-Wan watched as the two bounty hunters toasted each other before leaving. He finished his drink, stood, stretched, and then left the cantina. He looked up at the night sky. It was too late to pick Nemesis up. Just as he had assumed. He would go to his brother's first thing in the morning.
***
Nemesis couldn't sleep. Weather it was the strange bed or the fact that the room was far too crowded for her tastes, she didn't know.
She glanced at the bed across the room. Luke was asleep, snoring softly. She winced at the sound. She crawled out of bed and padded silently to the door. She needed some air.
Using her Jedi training, she crept stealthily through the halls. She opened the door as noiselessly as possible then stepped out into the cold night air.
She shivered slightly. She always found it odd that a planet that could be nearly unbearably hot in the day should be so cold at night. Her father had attempted to explain it to her once, but she still didn't quite understand.
She sat down on the now cool sand, leaning against the sturdy outer wall of her aunt and uncle's home. She regretted having missed the suns setting that evening. It was one of her favorite things about Tatooine. That, and the flawless night sky so crammed full of stars it was impossible to see them all.
She smiled and sighed. Now, finally relaxed by the twinkling of the stars, she began to feel sleepy. She closed her eyes and fell asleep in the cold night air.
***
"Uncle Owen! Uncle Owen! Nemesis is gone!" Luke yelled as he ran down the hall.
"What?" Owen asked. It was still very early, too early for even Owen to be awake.
"Nemesis is gone!" Luke repeated. "Her bed is empty."
"Calm down, Luke." Owen said.
"How can she be gone?" Beru asked. "Where could she have gone?"
"Now, let's not panic." Owen said. "Search the house. Maybe she was uncomfortable sleeping in the bed so she chose to sleep elsewhere."
"Ok." Luke said. He ran off, searching high and low calling his new friend's name.
"What if Ben shows up?" Beru said.
"We'll worry about that if it happens. Let's start looking."
They had nearly turned the house upside down when Luke happened to glance out a front window.
"She's outside!" He gasped.
"What?" Owen said. He ran out the front door. "Nemesis?"
Nemesis' eyes fluttered open. "Uncle Owen? I.." She was interrupted by a coughing fit. Owen knelt down beside her.
"Why did you sleep out here? You've caught a cold." He felt her forehead "Complete with fever."
"I just wanted to see the stars." She began to explain about her evening ritual with her Father, but Owen hushed her.
"You go back to sleep." He said as he gently lifted her up. "Your father will be here soon. We'll take care of you until then."
Nemesis nodded against her uncle's shoulder, already falling back to sleep.
***
Luke was following his Aunt Beru around the house. "But I want to see her!"
"I know, Luke, but we can't have you catching whatever it is she has. I know you're worried about her, but she will be fine. Trust me."
"Can I pick her some dessert flowers?" Luke asked.
"If you want." Beru said with a kind smile. "But either Owen or myself will have to give them to her.
"All right." Luke agreed. He ran outdoors to find the best purple and white blossoms to help Nemesis get better.
Beru sighed as she poured the tea. Nemesis hadn't reawakened since Owen found her. And the fever seemed to be getting worse. She took the tea upstairs, knowing she wouldn't be awake to drink it. Still, if she were awake, the medicines in the brew would help perk her back up.
"Any better?" Beru asked as she entered the room.
"No." Owen admitted. "I'm sure Ben will know what to do. She'll be more comfortable at home anyway."
"Yes." Beru agreed.
***
~ They should be awake by now. ~
Obi-Wan pulled his hood over his head. The suns were already bright. It wasn't exactly a terribly long walk to his brother's house but the feeling that something was wrong nagging at him made it longer.
When he arrived Beru and Owen were waiting for him. Beru wasn't her usual happy self. This only served to worsen that nagging feeling.
"Ben." Owen said.
"Nemesis?" Obi-Wan replied.
"She's sleeping." Owen answered. For some reason she slept outside last night. She's caught a cold."
Obi-Wan nodded. "She needed to see the stars." He sighed. "It isn't your fault. I should have told you of how she can't, or wont, go to sleep until she's seen the stars."
"Well, still, she was in my care and now she's sick. I'm sorry."
"Children get sick all the time, Owen. Now, if you'll take me to my daughter I'll get her home and work on curing her."
"Of course." Owen said. He led his brother to the small room where Nemesis slept. Obi-Wan scooped her up, careful not to awaken
her. He thanked His brother once more for watching his child before leaving.
"She will be all right, Owen." Beru said. "Ben is right, children get sick all the time."
Not long after Obi-Wan and Nemesis had left, Luke came running in with a bouquet of purple and white flowers. His smile faded when he realized Nemesis was gone.
"Is she going to be okay?" he asked.
"Of course." Beru said.
"Good." Luke said. "Here Aunt Beru. I guess you can have these now that Nem is gone." He gave his aunt the flowers then walked back down the hall.
***
Once they were home, Obi-Wan put Nemesis in her bed. He placed a cool cloth over her forehead then set about to making a pot of soup for when she awakened.
He sat by her bedside, never once taking his eyes off of her. The fever, he noted thankfully, had begun to go down.
* Oh, Nem. I know you wanted to see the stars, but why did you sleep outside? *
* Luke snores. * Came the faint reply. * I needed some peace and quiet. *
Obi-Wan chuckled. "All right, Sweetheart. That's an acceptable answer, for now." He continued to watch her sleep, noting once again the similarities between Nemesis and her mother. He smiled, deciding that it was finally time for Nemesis to receive the only possession he had of Aidra's.
***
Two days later Nemesis was feeling better. She was sitting up in her bed eating a bowl of soup when her father came in smiling.
"What?" She asked. He was hiding something, she knew it.
"I have something for you."
"A present?" Nemesis asked hopefully.
"I suppose you could call it a get well present if that is what you wish."
"What is it?" Nemesis asked, she was nearly beaming with curiosity.
Obi-Wan revealed what was hidden behind his back. It was a long silver metal tube. Nemesis stared at it. Her father had one. She knew what it was.
"A lightsaber?" she asked.
"Not just any lightsaber." Obi-wan said. He sat beside Nemesis. "This lightsaber is very special." He handed it to her.
Once she touched it, Nemesis felt something she had never felt before. She looked up at her father with tears in her eyes. "Daddy?"
"Yes, Sweetheart. It was your mother's lightsaber, but now it's yours."
"But.."
"She would want you to have it."
Nemesis crawled into her father's lap. "Thank-you, Daddy." she said as she hugged him.
"You're welcome. We'll begin training you on how to use it when you have fully recovered. Now, back into that bed young lady and finish that soup. We'll see how you're feeling in the morning."
Nemesis nodded. She kept her mother's weapon in her hand as she ate. She wanted to be well enough by morning. She was now more determined than ever to become a Jedi. Now that she was given the honor to use her mother's weapon, there was no way she was going to fail.
Notes: I know I've changed some of the things around that most people are familiar with. I figured It's my fic and it's already set in an alternate universe, so why not? ** Represents telepathy. ~~ Represents character thoughts.
Feedback: It is really appreciated. I adore it. Just please remember constructive criticism only.
Obi-Wan's Daughter-Part 7
Obi-Wan would have much rather been home with his daughter. He wasn't sure of how her first night away from both her home and her father was affecting her. He did know, however, that what he was doing was extremely important to Nemesis' future. He almost envied her. She was in a nice warm bed while he was in a smoke filled cantina.
~ She's safer where she is. ~
He took slow, careful sips of his drink. It was his second one thus far and he knew he had a long evening before him. He scanned the room, secretly listening into each conversation. He kept his ears open for specific words and phrases.
"Hey! Bartender, I wanna buy my friend another round."
~ Nope, not there. ~
"Jabba wants this new shipment smuggled in by next week."
~ No. ~
"Dreya, will you marry me?"
"You're proposing to me in a dump like this? I don't think so."
~ No. ~
"I'm telling you, Kirsh, it's been six years. There is absolutely no trace of the girl."
~ Hmmmm... Possibly. ~
"And I'm telling you, Starla, Jedi may have mystical powers, but they cannot just disappear."
"Maybe they're both dead." Starla suggested.
"Lord Vader would not be so interested in the search for her if that were so."
"But Kirsh, we've searched so long. Let's take a break from this one. We're broke. Let's go after someone else. Someone who we know is real and not a possible fantasy girl."
"Are you insane? We can't afford to walk away now! Have you seen the price on her head? And it goes up with every year of her life!"
"It will start going down with her years eventually." Starla sighed. "Sure, she's young and corruptible now, but what about when she's 20?"
"Then it will go from alive, to dead or alive, to dead."
"You're always so sure of yourself." Starla snorted.
Kirsh shook his head. "If you want out, fine. Go. But I have a hunch we're close. I WILL NOT give up now!"
"All right." Starla sighed. "I won't give up either. So where are we headed to now?"
"Somewhere to study the Jedi. If we can figure her father out, we may be able to find her."
~ Good luck. I'm not that easy to figure out. And this is the last place I ever expected to end up. She's safe for a bit longer. ~
Obi-Wan watched as the two bounty hunters toasted each other before leaving. He finished his drink, stood, stretched, and then left the cantina. He looked up at the night sky. It was too late to pick Nemesis up. Just as he had assumed. He would go to his brother's first thing in the morning.
***
Nemesis couldn't sleep. Weather it was the strange bed or the fact that the room was far too crowded for her tastes, she didn't know.
She glanced at the bed across the room. Luke was asleep, snoring softly. She winced at the sound. She crawled out of bed and padded silently to the door. She needed some air.
Using her Jedi training, she crept stealthily through the halls. She opened the door as noiselessly as possible then stepped out into the cold night air.
She shivered slightly. She always found it odd that a planet that could be nearly unbearably hot in the day should be so cold at night. Her father had attempted to explain it to her once, but she still didn't quite understand.
She sat down on the now cool sand, leaning against the sturdy outer wall of her aunt and uncle's home. She regretted having missed the suns setting that evening. It was one of her favorite things about Tatooine. That, and the flawless night sky so crammed full of stars it was impossible to see them all.
She smiled and sighed. Now, finally relaxed by the twinkling of the stars, she began to feel sleepy. She closed her eyes and fell asleep in the cold night air.
***
"Uncle Owen! Uncle Owen! Nemesis is gone!" Luke yelled as he ran down the hall.
"What?" Owen asked. It was still very early, too early for even Owen to be awake.
"Nemesis is gone!" Luke repeated. "Her bed is empty."
"Calm down, Luke." Owen said.
"How can she be gone?" Beru asked. "Where could she have gone?"
"Now, let's not panic." Owen said. "Search the house. Maybe she was uncomfortable sleeping in the bed so she chose to sleep elsewhere."
"Ok." Luke said. He ran off, searching high and low calling his new friend's name.
"What if Ben shows up?" Beru said.
"We'll worry about that if it happens. Let's start looking."
They had nearly turned the house upside down when Luke happened to glance out a front window.
"She's outside!" He gasped.
"What?" Owen said. He ran out the front door. "Nemesis?"
Nemesis' eyes fluttered open. "Uncle Owen? I.." She was interrupted by a coughing fit. Owen knelt down beside her.
"Why did you sleep out here? You've caught a cold." He felt her forehead "Complete with fever."
"I just wanted to see the stars." She began to explain about her evening ritual with her Father, but Owen hushed her.
"You go back to sleep." He said as he gently lifted her up. "Your father will be here soon. We'll take care of you until then."
Nemesis nodded against her uncle's shoulder, already falling back to sleep.
***
Luke was following his Aunt Beru around the house. "But I want to see her!"
"I know, Luke, but we can't have you catching whatever it is she has. I know you're worried about her, but she will be fine. Trust me."
"Can I pick her some dessert flowers?" Luke asked.
"If you want." Beru said with a kind smile. "But either Owen or myself will have to give them to her.
"All right." Luke agreed. He ran outdoors to find the best purple and white blossoms to help Nemesis get better.
Beru sighed as she poured the tea. Nemesis hadn't reawakened since Owen found her. And the fever seemed to be getting worse. She took the tea upstairs, knowing she wouldn't be awake to drink it. Still, if she were awake, the medicines in the brew would help perk her back up.
"Any better?" Beru asked as she entered the room.
"No." Owen admitted. "I'm sure Ben will know what to do. She'll be more comfortable at home anyway."
"Yes." Beru agreed.
***
~ They should be awake by now. ~
Obi-Wan pulled his hood over his head. The suns were already bright. It wasn't exactly a terribly long walk to his brother's house but the feeling that something was wrong nagging at him made it longer.
When he arrived Beru and Owen were waiting for him. Beru wasn't her usual happy self. This only served to worsen that nagging feeling.
"Ben." Owen said.
"Nemesis?" Obi-Wan replied.
"She's sleeping." Owen answered. For some reason she slept outside last night. She's caught a cold."
Obi-Wan nodded. "She needed to see the stars." He sighed. "It isn't your fault. I should have told you of how she can't, or wont, go to sleep until she's seen the stars."
"Well, still, she was in my care and now she's sick. I'm sorry."
"Children get sick all the time, Owen. Now, if you'll take me to my daughter I'll get her home and work on curing her."
"Of course." Owen said. He led his brother to the small room where Nemesis slept. Obi-Wan scooped her up, careful not to awaken
her. He thanked His brother once more for watching his child before leaving.
"She will be all right, Owen." Beru said. "Ben is right, children get sick all the time."
Not long after Obi-Wan and Nemesis had left, Luke came running in with a bouquet of purple and white flowers. His smile faded when he realized Nemesis was gone.
"Is she going to be okay?" he asked.
"Of course." Beru said.
"Good." Luke said. "Here Aunt Beru. I guess you can have these now that Nem is gone." He gave his aunt the flowers then walked back down the hall.
***
Once they were home, Obi-Wan put Nemesis in her bed. He placed a cool cloth over her forehead then set about to making a pot of soup for when she awakened.
He sat by her bedside, never once taking his eyes off of her. The fever, he noted thankfully, had begun to go down.
* Oh, Nem. I know you wanted to see the stars, but why did you sleep outside? *
* Luke snores. * Came the faint reply. * I needed some peace and quiet. *
Obi-Wan chuckled. "All right, Sweetheart. That's an acceptable answer, for now." He continued to watch her sleep, noting once again the similarities between Nemesis and her mother. He smiled, deciding that it was finally time for Nemesis to receive the only possession he had of Aidra's.
***
Two days later Nemesis was feeling better. She was sitting up in her bed eating a bowl of soup when her father came in smiling.
"What?" She asked. He was hiding something, she knew it.
"I have something for you."
"A present?" Nemesis asked hopefully.
"I suppose you could call it a get well present if that is what you wish."
"What is it?" Nemesis asked, she was nearly beaming with curiosity.
Obi-Wan revealed what was hidden behind his back. It was a long silver metal tube. Nemesis stared at it. Her father had one. She knew what it was.
"A lightsaber?" she asked.
"Not just any lightsaber." Obi-wan said. He sat beside Nemesis. "This lightsaber is very special." He handed it to her.
Once she touched it, Nemesis felt something she had never felt before. She looked up at her father with tears in her eyes. "Daddy?"
"Yes, Sweetheart. It was your mother's lightsaber, but now it's yours."
"But.."
"She would want you to have it."
Nemesis crawled into her father's lap. "Thank-you, Daddy." she said as she hugged him.
"You're welcome. We'll begin training you on how to use it when you have fully recovered. Now, back into that bed young lady and finish that soup. We'll see how you're feeling in the morning."
Nemesis nodded. She kept her mother's weapon in her hand as she ate. She wanted to be well enough by morning. She was now more determined than ever to become a Jedi. Now that she was given the honor to use her mother's weapon, there was no way she was going to fail.