Sava Duez
Obi-wan must teach an abused padawan to trust him
AU: Pre clone war Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master, there is no Anakin, and Qui-Gon is dead
Rating: R for sexual content and mention of child molestation
Disclaimer: Naovi Redsun and Dal Bantalian are my creations. Everyone else belongs to George Lucas
To all my reviewers--thank you your reviews mean so much...sorry it took so long to update but I've been busy with finals
Chapter 4
Naovi lay on her bed concentrating on the small golden sphere that levitated above her. She had been released from the medwing two days ago. The cuts and bruises were nearly gone but even the strongest bacta tank in the universe could not heal her spirit. Tears blurred her vision as she remembered the pain and humiliation she had felt when the Imatari raped her. It was all too familiar a feeling. She'd felt it every day when Bantalian got angry with her.
"You know the penalty, Naovi." "No please Master. I won't be bad anymore I promise." She winced as she remembered. She knew that what Bantalian was doing was wrong. She knew but she could not protest. If she refused him he would beat her and then rape her anyway. After awhile she had just done as he asked without complaint. Even then she was never safe from the beatings. There was never a set of rules she could follow that would save her. When the Imatari had driven into her it had all come back. The fact that it had raped her in front of Obi-Wan had made it even worse. At least what happened with Bantalian was secret. Whenever Obi-Wan probed her mind she was always careful to put a barrier around those terrible memories. She knew that Obi-Wan sensed she was hiding something. But she just couldn't let him find out. It was too humiliating and hurtful. A knock on the door startled her out of her concentration. The gold sphere dropped to the floor. Naovi stretched out to the person on the other side of the door. It was Obi-Wan. She sighed. No doubt he was coming to try to make her feel better. She greatly admired him and respected him and she'd been thrilled when the council had told her that he would be her new master but she just could not trust him with her secret. She knew that by holding back from him she was handicapping herself but she just could not lower her defenses.
"Come in," she called. The door slid open and Obi-Wan stepped into her quarters.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her. She shrugged.
"I am healing, Master." They sat in silence for a long time. Naovi could sense that Obi-Wan had something on his mind but she could not tell what.
"The council had granted us a vacation," Obi-Wan said.
"A vacation?" Naovi said.
"Yes," he said. "We will be going to the planet Java Cruz. It's a beautiful planet, very peaceful. A good place to rest and recover from our recent ordeal." "A real vacation?" Naovi asked. "No disputes to settle, no diplomatic ceremonies to attend, just rest and relaxation?" "Yes," Obi-Wan said with a smile.
"When do we leave?"