Two Sith, a Pirate and an Opera Ghost

Chapter 6

By Jas Hook

o.o.o.o.

The other day I woke up to find Warious downstairs and awake before me, and since then things have been this way. Alright so it's only been a few days but it's still strange for someone who is notorious for sleeping in.

I came downstairs this morning and was greeted by her. "Morning James."

She never says 'Good morning', just 'morning'. Once she had told me that no morning is ever good. Perhaps that's why.

I sat down in a chair beside her and pulled Warious into my lap. Or at least I tried. Warious got up and sat on me once she registered the fact I wanted her there.

When she settled on my lap I planted a kiss at the base of her neck and worked up to her mouth. She moaned in contentment as I kissed her mouth. God I love her.

I was about to continue when the Maul's voice came through to me. "Quit being disgusting so early in the morning you two." God I hate him.

"You need to find yourself a girl mate." I replied trying my best to imitate Captain Jack Sparrow.

Warious sniggered and said, "I think Maul may be a eunuch."

Maul sent a death glare at her before going in search of his breakfast.

"A eunuch?" I asked her.

Warious gave a low but evil sounding cackle.

"I'm NOT a eunuch!" we heard Maul call from the pantry.

"Who's a eunuch?" Erik asked finally showing himself.

Warious and I looked at each other and then burst out laughing.

I heard Maul grumble something to Erik as he came back into the room.

Warious got up from my lap moved to the side and stretched. "I'm off to work boys. I expect you all to behave while I'm gone."

Maul spoke up. "My dear sister,"

"Uh-oh." Warious said rolling her eyes at Maul.

"When you return home I want to speak with you about something very important."

Warious mocked bowed. "Yes Master Maul." I've never in all my time here heard her more sarcastic to her brother.

"And take Erik with you, he's read everything in the house." Maul imperiously waved a dismissive hand at Warious. "I helped him put on his 'face' and I don't want that hard work to be for nothing."

"Oh goodie! I go find Erik NEW girlfriend! YAY!" Warious said.

I love her, but sometimes she really scares me.

"NO! I don't want a 'girlfriend'." Erik said glaring at her.

"Sure you do," Warious replied giggling manically.

Ah, I get it. It must be close to that time of month. She tends to get obnoxious around that time.

Warious grabbed Erik's hand and pulled him out the door leaving me alone with Maul.

Me.

Alone.

With Maul.

Uh-oh.

Maul sat down at the table across from me. He regarded me silently for a moment, his yellow-red eyes attempting to see into my mind. I felt him trying to get in.

"Why don't you try asking me what you want to find out?" I spoke.

"What do you want with my sister?" He finally growled.

"What the hell do you mean?"

"I mean exactly what I said you filthy pirate."

"What's wrong with my being with Warious? What's wrong with just wanting to be with her?" I replied feeling very offended.

"I know who and what you are 'Captain James Hook'. That is reason enough for my suspicion."

What?

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about! I love Warious! Is that a crime?" I stood up and stalked to the door. As I left the building I called back to Darth Maul, "Go get laid." Well it seemed appropriate to say at the time…

I went to the place Warious had made for me knowing that, I like she, needed a place of serenity and peace to sort out our thoughts. I just wanted to get away from Darth Maul.

It was a small clearing in the woods on Warious' property. I planted some flowers there and turned a small part of the clearing into a garden. I'm not a cruel man all the time, as the stories make me out to be. I love flowers, and good music. I like finding peace and quiet in nature's hand. I can be gentle.

But where there is Pan…there is the monster of legend you read about, the cruel man whose eyes turn red when he goes for the kill. Where my dreaded hook becomes a deadly weapon instead of a tool, when any goodness I have leaves me being replaced by rage.

It's almost as if I'm two different people. But the side of me with the greater domination was the 'evil' Captain Hook.

Then I found Warious…or rather she found me.

That damned crocodile was after me again. It was almost upon me and I could swear I was doomed. Its teeth just barely closed around me when all of a sudden I felt the creature's jaw widen enough for me to get out. It roared and tried to thrash but something was keeping it still. I scrambled out of its mouth and backed away from it swiftly. Then I saw a woman in mans clothing holding the crocodile's mouth open. She cast a glance back at me and let go of the monster's jaws. Then the crocodile tried to lunge at me again but the woman smacked it its nose uttering something in an odd language which sent it off in another direction.

She winked at me and then disappeared.

The next day I saw her again, this time she was fighting with Pan.

Somehow she was able to fly as well as Pan but I could tell she was no child. Pan sent her hurtling to the ground and, after she hit the ground, came flying straight at her. I drew my sword and caught Pan by surprise. Bad form I know but it would have been even greater bad form to leave a lady undefended. Pan hissed in surprise and flew away. I turned after putting away my sword and helped her up.

"I never got a chance to thank you yesterday," I said to her.

"And now it seems I owe you thanks." She replied with a raised eyebrow. "But I was fine. If you hadn't of interfered I would have mortally wounded him."

She sounded rather arrogant.

"And how did you plan to do that when your sword is over there?" I asked struggling to remain polite in the face of her arrogance.

She stepped back from me revealing a metal pole about two feet long and three inches wide. "With this." And light sprang from the pole on both ends. She swung around and cut a near-by boulder with it.

"Impressive." I admitted. "What do you call that weapon?"

"This is a lightsaber." She replied making the light disappear. The term sounded vaguely familiar but I shrugged it off. "Captain James Hook of the Jolly Roger I presume?"

"You presume correctly my dear, and you are?"

"Master Darth Warious. Your welcome," She stepped closer to me taking my hook in her hand. "And thank you for being a gentleman with your interference." Her mouth twisted into a half smile.

Mine went dry. "Would you…consider…coming with me to my ship?" That sounded awful.

"I would love to come some time but I must go now. I'm a busy girl. I have to keep my brother from taking over the world without me." And with that she disappeared.

From that time on we saw each other every day. We spent more and more time together. And soon I fell in love.

I looked up at the sky. It was past midday. Warious must be back by now. I had spent my day remembering. I laughed at myself for such foolishness.

I slowly was making my way back to the house when I heard Warious' voice. "What do you suppose Maul wants to talk to me about?"

"I don't know Tiger," A voice replied.

"Aw come on Erik, you've always been good at guessing what others are up to. And you've been hanging out with him a lot. You must have some idea."

She was talking with Erik.

"He thinks Hook is dangerous." Erik's reluctant reply came.

Warious laughed. "Of course he is. He has a hook for a right hand and he's a pirate.

But I'm just as dangerous as he is."

"That's not all of it." I heard the urgency in his voice. "Maul thinks he was sent to stay in Neverland long ago by Dark Lords of the Sith because he killed their kind."

What is he talking about?

"Oh come on Erik, Maul's just a suspicious brother who doesn't like his sister's boyfriend."

"I don't like him either." Erik replied.

"Why is that?" Warious asked.

I couldn't hear his reply but I decided I'd heard enough and quietly backed out leaving the forest by another route.

o.o.o.o.o.

Maul and Warious went to her room after lunch to talk. Erik was distracted by the daunting task to tuning the piano.

As quietly as I could, I crept upstairs and sat down beside the door so I could hear what they were talking about.

"What do you mean our Master never had the chance to tell me?" I heard Warious say.

"It is not something we are to be told until the age of twenty. Master Sidious died before you were old enough. It is now my duty to tell you."

And so he began to tell of a pirate who ravaged the Sith with his fury. How he hated them so completely. How he was ageless and timeless, how almost nothing could kill him. Then he spoke of a gathering of the most powerful Dark Lords in the Sith order who sent the pirate into a dimension he could not escape from unless a Sith called him from it. I was that pirate and soon I began to remember.

But that was not all there was to the story. The truth had been shortened over the years. Long ago, when the Sith Order first began, I was a simple pirate, yes. But I fell in love with the first High Lady of the Sith in their order as she had me. Her name was Aascu. She looked similar to Warious except slimmer and taller. When Aascu died her brother, the Dark Lord of the Sith, tried to kill me. I could not be killed by him though and so I ran. Eventually, after several years and a new Dark Lord was in power, I came back only to have them try to kill me again. I was lost to rage and killed many of their kind. For centuries I did what Jedi could not. I remembered the trap the Dark Lords set for me and how I fell for it. The boy found in stasis in Aascu's tomb was sent with me. My son who had been poisoned against me, didn't know me, thought me to be evil. It was my son who cut off my hand and tried continually to kill me.

Tears filled my eyes at this realization, I had forgotten. Pushed it out of my mind never to care. My God! Pan is my son. Mine and Aascu's. I tried to bury my face in my left hand.

How could they have done this to me? How dare they turn my son against me? MY SON! Why did they?

My thoughts turned to Warious. She resembled Aascu's brother even more then she did Aascu.

Lost in my thoughts and sadness I didn't hear Erik come upstairs. Then his voice whispered in my ear. "Why do you cry?"

I looked up to see him down the hall from me. I shook my head. I couldn't tell him. He wouldn't understand.

"Because she will know you can't love her perhaps?" His mocking voice seemed to come from all around.

I glared at him. "I love Warious, I would never hurt her." I whispered hoarsely.

Erik shrugged and entered his room.

A few moments later Maul exited Warious' room. He saw me and stopped, staring silently at me for a moment before going downstairs.

I dropped my head down to my chest trying not to cry. Erik was right in a way. But it is she who can't love me, after what I have done to her kind. I loved Warious too much to ever want to kill her or another Sith if she asked it. Not that I wanted to.

How could she ever trust me now that she knew the truth? And in despair I realized I couldn't stop loving her even if I tried to shut the memory of her out.

"James?" Warious voice trembled slightly.

I looked up and saw her standing before me.

"Is it the truth? Do you really hate the Sith? Do you hate me?"

I stood up and pulled her into my arms, tears still streaming down my face. "How could I hate you Warious?" I moaned in despair. "I love you. I need you."

Please God don't let me lose her like I lost Aascu. Don't put me though this pain again please. I silently prayed.

"Why does everyone have to cry on my shoulder?" Warious asked looking up to heaven. Then she reached up and drew my head down to hers. "Is it the Truth?" She asked again looking into my eyes. Then she nodded. "Your thoughts betray you." She searched my face a bit longer and gasped, "Pan is your son? Oh my cr…uh…I'm sorry. That must be a horrible realization."

"You have no idea." I replied with more control over my voice but I still sounded hoarse.

Warious pulled me into 'our' room and we sat in her bag chair (what she called her beanbag chair). Well, she sat on me, I sat on the beanbag. We were quiet for a long time before I asked, "Do you hate me?"

"Would I be sitting on you if I did?"

"You sat on Pan." I pointed out.

"Hmmm." She thought for a bit. "Well if I hated you would I do this?" And she kissed me, open mouthed on the lips. I slipped my tongue into her mouth in response to her invitation. I felt her hands wandering my body in exploration. We haven't done this before. But the last time something like this happened I had two hands and could respond with out fear of cutting another. Then I realized she removed my shirt and was steadily working to get my harness off. Once it was off she went back to her exploration of my body. I began to do likewise with her body. Her hand took mine and led it on a 'guided tour'.

I was really enjoying this when there was a knock on the door.

"Sh!t!" I exclaimed startled.

"Who is it?" Warious called.

"Ces't moi, ma sœur."

It was Erik. "Drat."

Warious snerked (a snicker and smirk all at once). "Come in, but leave the lasso outside."

Erik opened the door saying, "I didn't bring it with me. What are you two doing?"

During our 'exploring' we'd ended up in a very scandalous position. Warious didn't seem to mind though.

"I was proving to James that I didn't hate him." She replied.

"In that position? Have you no sense of propriety?" Erik asked.

"Nope!" Warious replied grinning. "None at all, and I won't let James have it either. You sure you don't want me to find you a girl friend? I'm pretty sure there are some out there who'd love to have you in this kind of position with them." Warious grinned wickedly.

"They aren't Christine." And he sent an odd glance at Warious. "Or able to understand anything about me."

I noticed Warious turn slightly red. "I'm sure I can find someone who can understand," Warious replied. "But finding a Christine? That's daz-zang impossible."

She has odd words too.

Erik shrugged then looked at me. "So is he who Maul says?"

"I am." I replied. "And in the words of Warious, 'So what'?"

Erik looked back at Warious, "And you still trust him?"

"Duh. If I didn't, would I have James on top of me like this?" As if to emphasize her point she wrapped her arms around my back holding me to her in a possessive gesture. I could die a happy pirate right now. Speaking of 'happy'...

"Warious," I spoke as I started feeling uncomfortable.

She looked at me and turned very red. "Oops…" She said quietly. "Um Erik? Do you think you could um…leave now please? There are some things I need to discuss with James."

Erik looked from Warious to me, shrugged and then left shutting the door behind him.

"Er…James…you know the rules where this matter is concerned. We can't. Much as I'd love to, but I can't."

"If you want to, then why don't you?" I shifted my position slightly. Her eyes were darkening.

"James, I already told you no erhum unless we're married."

"Are you afraid of saying what it is? What is this 'erhum' you speak of?" Getting her to say certain words are quite a challenge.

"Um," She said going even redder, "No sex unless we're married."

"That wasn't so hard to say now was it?"

"Yes it was." She replied.

I sighed. "Yes I know the rules. Do you want to?"

"Want to what? I just told you we can't do it."

"I meant get married. You're not getting any younger and I'm just getting older."

Warious laughed at that then looked serious. "I know this may sound strange James but I really need to think about it. Not because of your past, but because I need to be sure of my heart. I don't want either of us to make a mistake."

"I understand…I guess." Not really.

Warious smiled up at me. "Good. Now go take a cold shower and cool off."

"Want to take it with me?" I grinned at her.

"As much I would love to say 'yes', no. Sorry. You're just too tempting."

Oooh, I'm tempting. Hmmm.

"Well if I'm tempting why don't you just give in?" I asked getting up.

I didn't think she could blush any harder but she did. "Didn't we just discuss why? Now behave."

"Or what?" I leered.

"That's none of your business. Now go before Maul come in and tried to kill you for your suggestions."

I left laughing to myself. She is so mine.

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