Disclaimers: The usual. Nemesis Kenobi and Aidra Jinn-Kenobi are mine. Everything else belongs to you know who.
Notes: Ok, it didn't get up as quickly as I wanted it to, but it didn't take forever either. ** represent Force speech and ~~ represent character thoughts. And I know the dialogue in the upcoming chapters is a bit different than what is actually in the movie anyway. The fic is AU and I had to add things in for Nem so I'm very aware that it's different
Feedback: As always, constructive criticism please. And now, on with the show
Obi-Wan's Daughter: Part 13
"She's not coming back, is she?" The question came bitterly, and suddenly, one night at dinner.
Owen glanced at Beru for a moment. "What makes you say that?"
Luke sighed. "I haven't seen her in... what?...almost a year? What is she doing that is so important she cant spare the time for a friendly visit, even if it's only to say hello."
"She has come by, Luke. Several times, actually. You were just never here."
Luke stared at his uncle in shock. "What? Why didn't she want to see me?"
Beru sighed. "She did want to see you, Luke. She wanted to let you know that she'd be away for a while."
"Doing what? Why was I never here when she came? Why...?"
"Because I didn't want you to see her." Owen admitted. "What she does...who she and her father are...you don't need to know. I don't want you to know."
"Honestly, Owen. You make it sound like she's involved in something terrible." Beru shook her head.
"Luke still doesn't need to know." Owen retorted firmly.
"Know what?" Luke demanded. "Is she in trouble? Is she...?"
"No." Beru said gently. "She isn't in trouble. You'll find out what it is someday."
"When?" Luke demanded.
Beru smiled warmly. "Soon."
****
"Something wrong, Princess?" Obi-Wan glanced over at his daughter, who was being unusually quiet.
"Hmmm? Oh, no Daddy. Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking."
Obi-Wan laughed. "Well don't. You scare me when you're that quiet." He teased.
Nemesis rolled her eyes and giggled. "Please."
Obi-Wan laughed again as he walked over and sat beside her. "What's wrong, Nem?"
Nemesis sighed. "There isn't much time left."
"I know." Obi-Wan said, echoing his daughter's sigh. "You know, you haven't visited him in a while."
"Uncle Owen doesn't want me to see him. Or, rather, he doesn't want Luke to see me. He's afraid Luke will find out about us."
Obi-Wan shook his head. "He has to know, it's almost time."
Nemesis nodded. "I know. I'll go see him after his birthday. That's only a few more months."
"Eighteen." Obi-Wan shook his head. "What happened? Yesterday you were just baby."
Nemesis smirked. "I was talking about Luke's birthday."
"I know. But yours is the week before. Eighteen." He shook his head again.
"And I still can't decide if you're more like me...or your mother."
"Both." Nemesis smiled. "Now, let's get something to eat and get back to work.
****
The months flew by. Yet, still when Nemesis went to see Luke, her uncle refused to let her.
"Uncle Owen..." Nemesis protested.
"Hush, Nem." Owen glanced over his shoulder. "He's here, he might hear you."
"I know he's here." Nemesis said in a tone that said it was obvious to her.
"I figured you knew." He muttered.
"Uncle Owen, this isn't helping things. If anything, it's just making him suspicious. And that isn't the best..."
"Spare me your Jedi wisdom, Nemesis. Just go."
"Why are you treating me like I'm the enemy all of a sudden?" Nemesis asked. "I promised not to tell him anything until it was time. Now he has to know."
"About his father? About things that will only confuse and hurt him? No, he will not know."
"He has to know who he is." Nemesis made the last futile attempt to reason with her uncle. "It's vital to..."
"Leave, Nemesis. Now." He paused and sighed. "Please."
"Alright, Uncle Owen. I'll go." She shook her head sadly. "At least tell him I came by this time. I don't need him hating me."
"I'll tell him." Owen promised as he watched Nemesis walk away.
****
Obi-Wan shook his head. "This will only complicate things. Why is Owen so stubborn?"
"Runs in the family?" Nemesis suggested sweetly.
"Still." Obi-Wan sighed. "Now I suppose there is only one thing we can do."
Nemesis nodded. "Wait."
OK, the next part will be up as soon as I have time. Its written, I just have to find time to type it. And since I'm back in school I really don't know when that will be. Maybe tomorrow, if not possibly this weekend. Anyway, it's coming ASAP.
Notes: Ok, it didn't get up as quickly as I wanted it to, but it didn't take forever either. ** represent Force speech and ~~ represent character thoughts. And I know the dialogue in the upcoming chapters is a bit different than what is actually in the movie anyway. The fic is AU and I had to add things in for Nem so I'm very aware that it's different
Feedback: As always, constructive criticism please. And now, on with the show
Obi-Wan's Daughter: Part 13
"She's not coming back, is she?" The question came bitterly, and suddenly, one night at dinner.
Owen glanced at Beru for a moment. "What makes you say that?"
Luke sighed. "I haven't seen her in... what?...almost a year? What is she doing that is so important she cant spare the time for a friendly visit, even if it's only to say hello."
"She has come by, Luke. Several times, actually. You were just never here."
Luke stared at his uncle in shock. "What? Why didn't she want to see me?"
Beru sighed. "She did want to see you, Luke. She wanted to let you know that she'd be away for a while."
"Doing what? Why was I never here when she came? Why...?"
"Because I didn't want you to see her." Owen admitted. "What she does...who she and her father are...you don't need to know. I don't want you to know."
"Honestly, Owen. You make it sound like she's involved in something terrible." Beru shook her head.
"Luke still doesn't need to know." Owen retorted firmly.
"Know what?" Luke demanded. "Is she in trouble? Is she...?"
"No." Beru said gently. "She isn't in trouble. You'll find out what it is someday."
"When?" Luke demanded.
Beru smiled warmly. "Soon."
****
"Something wrong, Princess?" Obi-Wan glanced over at his daughter, who was being unusually quiet.
"Hmmm? Oh, no Daddy. Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking."
Obi-Wan laughed. "Well don't. You scare me when you're that quiet." He teased.
Nemesis rolled her eyes and giggled. "Please."
Obi-Wan laughed again as he walked over and sat beside her. "What's wrong, Nem?"
Nemesis sighed. "There isn't much time left."
"I know." Obi-Wan said, echoing his daughter's sigh. "You know, you haven't visited him in a while."
"Uncle Owen doesn't want me to see him. Or, rather, he doesn't want Luke to see me. He's afraid Luke will find out about us."
Obi-Wan shook his head. "He has to know, it's almost time."
Nemesis nodded. "I know. I'll go see him after his birthday. That's only a few more months."
"Eighteen." Obi-Wan shook his head. "What happened? Yesterday you were just baby."
Nemesis smirked. "I was talking about Luke's birthday."
"I know. But yours is the week before. Eighteen." He shook his head again.
"And I still can't decide if you're more like me...or your mother."
"Both." Nemesis smiled. "Now, let's get something to eat and get back to work.
****
The months flew by. Yet, still when Nemesis went to see Luke, her uncle refused to let her.
"Uncle Owen..." Nemesis protested.
"Hush, Nem." Owen glanced over his shoulder. "He's here, he might hear you."
"I know he's here." Nemesis said in a tone that said it was obvious to her.
"I figured you knew." He muttered.
"Uncle Owen, this isn't helping things. If anything, it's just making him suspicious. And that isn't the best..."
"Spare me your Jedi wisdom, Nemesis. Just go."
"Why are you treating me like I'm the enemy all of a sudden?" Nemesis asked. "I promised not to tell him anything until it was time. Now he has to know."
"About his father? About things that will only confuse and hurt him? No, he will not know."
"He has to know who he is." Nemesis made the last futile attempt to reason with her uncle. "It's vital to..."
"Leave, Nemesis. Now." He paused and sighed. "Please."
"Alright, Uncle Owen. I'll go." She shook her head sadly. "At least tell him I came by this time. I don't need him hating me."
"I'll tell him." Owen promised as he watched Nemesis walk away.
****
Obi-Wan shook his head. "This will only complicate things. Why is Owen so stubborn?"
"Runs in the family?" Nemesis suggested sweetly.
"Still." Obi-Wan sighed. "Now I suppose there is only one thing we can do."
Nemesis nodded. "Wait."
OK, the next part will be up as soon as I have time. Its written, I just have to find time to type it. And since I'm back in school I really don't know when that will be. Maybe tomorrow, if not possibly this weekend. Anyway, it's coming ASAP.