Authors Note: In this chapter its just a bit more tension, I'm currently writing the next chapter so it wont be long. Enjoy.
Chapter 2:
Obi-Wan's POV:
My eyes met with his and with a shadow over his face, he looked very menacing. I heard him sigh as he walked into the light and I got a clear look at him. He had heavy, dark bags under his eyes as though he hadn't slept in days and his hair was messed up, what was troubling him? It was an uncomfortable silence with my eyes locked with his eyes, waiting for him to either torture or talk to me.
"Let me just clarify this" his voice even sounded croaky as though in need of a drink and sleep, "you seriously don't know where the Republic are, or are you just making that up to hide them?" He asked as once again leaned against the wall.
"I don't know where they are." I looked away from him at the empty food tray on the floor, as my voice made me sound so weak.
"All I remember from the previous meeting is that the Republic are banned from some planet in this system. The planet I was previously on, thanks to your pet, Ventress." I heard him chuckle from the shadows and looked up cautiously.
"Obi-Wan, you sound like a child...wait! The previous planet we were on, the Republic are banned from there?" his voice sounded excited almost, I nodded and regretted it as my head pounded. I placed my hand on my head and looked up at Dooku again as he nodded his eyes distant from mine, he seemed to be plotting. Then he left leaving me alone again.
Yet about an hour later, he returned, with good food and a large drink. He used the force to push the food towards me and I gladly drank the drink, my head feeling better as I did. Yet Dooku continued to watch me, no he almost stared at me, fascinated. I finished the last sips of the drink and put the drink down then looked up at Dooku before nodding and saying "Thank you". He nodded back and I wished I could see his expression but the damn shadow blocked his face.
"I owe you, as you did just give me information that will keep you in here longer and that may come to our advantage in the future." I rolled my eyes and my thoughts went back to Ahsoka and Anakin and how I had managed to pick that up. The thought made a wave of homesick and friend sick come upon me, I hugged my knees and placed my head in them, thinking of how I just might never see them again. I didn't even look up when I heard my cell door open but I did when I heard Dooku's voice close to my ear,
"As I remember, Jedi are not meant to feel those emotions. What's wrong?" I looked up at him, he was inches away from me and his looked almost...concerned instead of mocking. He was leaning on his knee, his hands on top of them, closed into fists.
"Nothing," I said finally but he didn't seem to buy it, "I guess I just miss my friends, am I ever going to see them again? Are they worried?" I sighed as I realized Anakin's tendency to not give a damn and how it was beginning to rub off on Ahsoka.
Dooku's POV:
I looked at him, he seem so distant from what was going on and seemed as though he was just as stressed as me. I hated to admit it but me and him had very close personalities, which confused me as he was good, thinking of others and a negotiator more than a fighter and I was mean, thinking of me and preferred fighting to solve problems. 'Then how come you care for him so much?' a voice in my head said, 'sigh' I put a hand on Obi-Wan's shoulder and looked him in the eye before shrugging as though I didn't care. He looked so sad as he looked back at his feet but as he did an idea came into my head, I stood up and left the cell walking towards where I knew Ventress and Grievous would be. However they weren't. I looked around the room for them but they were nowhere to be seen.
"Strange" I said to myself before walking back in the cell and returning to Obi-Wan. I gasped as I saw him collapsed on the floor and I hurried to the cell and unlocking it then kneeling besides him. I search his body for injuries then shock him as I tried to wake him up, I didn't know what to do! Suddenly he started coughing roughly and I helped him up, my heart racing, then I helped him up further and we walked out of the cell.
The 10 minute walk took about 20 minutes as Obi-Wan continued to cough roughly and needed to sit down after a bit but when we finally reach my quarters, I placed him on my spare bed and went to the MedBay for some pills and water for him. As I walked, all I could think about was Obi-Wan, his voice, the way he showed emotions and how wounded he seemed. What was wrong with me? I am a Sith Lord I don't have time for this, yet when I reached the MedBay I demanded some pills and water and walked very quickly back to my quarters. I handed Obi-Wan the pills and water watched as he drank with are eyes locked as they had been for many occasions. He finished and placed the cup on a near by table before looking around, I just watched him, my eyes darting around his body for injuries.
"Are you okay now?" I finally asked, he looked at me and smiled a gentle smile,
"Yes, thanks to you. I don't what happened one minute I was okay the next it all went black." He had a puzzled look on his face as he tried to remember what happened. I chuckled at his face and he looked at me and smiled. I shock my head and sat down on my bed, leaning against the wall and closing my eyes. 'So much for relaxing'.
"If you want I can return to my cell if you want to relax" I opened my eyes, shocked. How did he...he just read my mind? I looked at him and he obviously got the wrong idea, as he started to get up but a voice suddenly changed his mind,
"Don't leave" he turned and looked at me then sat on the other end of my bed with a confused look. It took me a minute to realize, that the voice belonged to me!