The continuing Saga of Two Sith Lords Chapter 10

By Maul

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It was a month after our weekend at Calumet when Warious approached me.

"Deeeeearrrrr brother," She began in a voice I had come to dread.

"What?" I growled hoping to fend off any thing annoying she had planned.

"You have a date tonight!" She announced with a degree of triumph.

I groaned. I'd forgotten the conditions we'd agreed on in order to get Warious to send that Pirate away. "With who?" I asked.

Warious laughed maniacally and said, "Wouldn't you like to know? And you can't bring the date to an end until she says so. No backing out and no talking back. I've already made it clear that any monetary spending will be separate from each others purchases, so you don't have to worry about buying her any thing expensive…yet."

I looked at Warious warily, "I don't know this person do I?"

Warious grinned and placed a finger against her lips before replying; "Now that is a secret!" Then she regained a more serious look and continued, "She'll be here at 6:30 to pick you up. She already knows what you look like with your properly applied face so no making yourself any more unattractive then you already are. She does not, however, know of your real face or origins so unless you feel like getting on world wide television don't tell her anything."

"Is she a reporter?" I asked interrupting Warious.

"No." She replied shuddering. "I hates nasty reporters I does! Yes precious!"

"You need to lay off the Lord of the Rings movies." I told her.

Warious waved a dismissive hand and left to do whatever she was going to. Then that Horseman appeared. Abner I think. We've come to a basic understanding of the roles we play in this household and he has been less hostile to me…to a point.

"What does Lady Warious mean by 'precious'?" Abner asked me.

"Warious is merely being a pest of herself. Go follow her and ask her yourself!" I snapped. His basic was slow, accented and annoyed the Kessel out of me.

The German Horseman just shrugged and followed Warious in the direction that she left.

I wandered down to my 'lair' and found Erik waiting.

"Yes?" I said expectantly.

Erik regarded me silently for a moment from underneath his mask before speaking. "Captain Hook has been gone away from here for a long time."

I nodded and thought to myself, 'Thank goodness'. "What of it?" I asked. "You said you didn't like him anyway."

Erik stood up to his full height (which above my five feet five inches was considerable) and looked me in the eye. "Did you have anything to do with this?"

I gazed back evenly. "Perhaps I did. Perhaps not. Why?"

"Please just answer my question Maul. Did you have a hand in Hook's leaving little over a month ago?"

"Yes I did. Why did you want to know?"

Erik bowed and replied, "You have given me a chance to win Tiger's affections and make them stronger than that of the affection she has for Captain Hook. For such an opportunity I thank you."

Hold up there a moment. "I did it because Warious' has been dealt some emotional wounds that are not healing. The presence of both you and that pirate was not helping her any. She only became more confused, her emotions and attentions divided. I only did this to help her focus on recovering what was broken."

Erik started to say something but I held up a hand, "This has nothing to do with either you or the pirate. What causes her pain is from another. I expect you not to take advantage of my sister. However I believe she will need support I cannot provide for her because I am her brother and she would not seek me out for such comfort."

Erik seemed to have no argument after that and bowing once more left. Not that I was going to let him know his original thoughts were correct.

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When six thirty arrived I was ready by the front door. Warious was outside talking to the woman she had found, so far I had not had a good look at her. Warious called me to come out.

As I came closer to the car I began to feel a sense of dread. The woman did look familiar…Oh no.

"Hello Maul, you bad boy." The woman spoke.

"Lucinda," I ground out. Warious just had to get Lucinda to be my 'date'. Please master if you can hear me, get me out of this!

"Time to go brother!" Warious said brightly and stepped far away from me as Lucinda steered me to her car. If Warious had not moved I would have killed her on the spot.

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We arrived at an Italian restaurant of good repute. Warious had been there with some friends before. It was not too expensive but it was a slight bit more intimate seeming than I was comfortable with.

"Soooooo," Lucinda began after we had ordered. "Warious told me all about your crush on me and how you were just to shy to ask me out."

WHAT! I began to protest but Lucinda held up her hand. "You know I had been dropping several hints that I was interested in you when we were together in the Mall. I'm sorry I wasn't obvious enough to give you the encouragement to ask me out." She reached across the table and took my hand. "You are totally the cutest man I've met."

I'm going to kill my sister for this.

I pulled my hand from Lucinda's and spoke. "Lucinda I do not, nor have I ever had a crush on anyone in my entire life. I'm sorry to disappoint you but my sister has misled you to believe something that is not true."

Lucinda re-grabbed my hand and held it tightly enough that I could not pull away with out drawing attention. She smiled broadly. "I figured that. But Warious says you have to put up with me for several months and I plan to enjoy myself by being your official girlfriend. I intend to be the epitome of a Mary-sue and torment you into loving me."

Inwardly I recoiled. Warious has set me up with the most evil type of person in the galaxy. A Mary-sue knowledgeable woman bent on making my life a misery or pleasure if I could ever get into her. Which I won't. I refuse to fall in love with this…thing!

My sister better hope she stays out of my sight for the duration of this torture! I swear I will kill her for this!

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The rest of my evening consisted of Lucinda gazing at me in an 'adoring' fashion, keeping one of my hands in hers as often as possible, and generally annoying me with her lovey-dovey speech.

Somebody please kill me. Now.

Warious was no where in sight when I came home. Lucinda didn't insist on a 'goodnight kiss' for which I was grateful. Lucinda however did say something to the effect of my not escaping that part tomorrow afternoon. Perhaps I should just kill Warious anyway for bringing this upon me.

I stormed up to her room only to find it empty. Warious' Force presence was undetectable and so I went back to my room in the basement to sleep and hopefully forget today's events.

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Maul: Please review and convince Warious to get rid of Lucinda…or you may not have an author very long!