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Scions of the Dark Side	By : Danya Category: Star Wars (All) > General Views: 2335 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: The long and the short of it is real life sucks and I apologize for not updating this more frequently. Huge thanks for reading and reviewing.
Xanatos pressed the button to release the landing ramp just as Obi-Wan exited their quarters. �You never did tell me why we�re here.�

He drew his hood up and pulled his cloak closer, hiding his lightsaber. �When I was here several years ago to negotiate a spice deal with Jabba the Hutt I felt the Force calling to me. I followed it and found a young boy working as a slave in a small mechanics shop. Unknowingly the boy had been calling through the Force and anyone even remotely sensitive would have picked up on it. Luckily, I was the only trained person in Mos Espa at the time. That was three years ago�

They left the ship, perfectly in step with each other as they exited the docking area. �I bought him and his mother from their owner that moment and then took him home to his mother. A sweeter woman doesn�t exist. I ended up staying with them for several days and Anakin and I bonded. I�ll be sending an anonymous message to the Temple in several days to alert them to his presence. He will become our agent within the Order.�

�And you want me to meet him why?�

Xanatos smiled at his mate as they sidestepped a pile of dewback dung, one on either side. �Because I want you to bond with the boy too. I realize having two Masters is unusual but the boy could learn from both of us and neither of us has ever played by the rules, even when we were at the Temple.� The door to a dwelling whooshed open and a small boy with dirty blonde hair rushed out and threw his arms around Xanatos� legs.

�Master Xan!�

The man laughed and picked the boy up, balancing him on his hip. �Hello Anakin. Have you been doing the exercises I taught you when I was here last?�

Anakin nodded before he started wiggling. �Let me down and I show you.�

Xanatos lowered Anakin to the ground with the Force, smiling when the boy giggled. The moment his feet touched the ground Anakin took a stance that was painfully familiar to Obi-Wan. It was the first stance younglings learned at the Temple in preparation to learn how to use a lightsaber. He went through the movements, slowly and with little grace. Once he finished he looked up at Xanatos, blue eyes bright with the need for acknowledgement, for someone to tell him he had done something right.

�Very good Anakin.� Xanatos picked the boy back up and kissed him on the forehead. �Maybe later we�ll teach you the next stance.�

Anakin, catching the �We� realized that his Master wasn�t alone. He snuggled deeper into the man�s arms, one hand curling into Xanatos� hair as he gazed at the other man. He was shorter than his Xanatos and his hair was a shining reddish-brown that reminded him of some of the polished stones his mother had given to him. His eyes latched onto the lightsaber he could barely see hidden under his cloak. He reached out with the Force as Xanatos had shown him, wanting to see how the other man would respond.

Obi-Wan felt Anakin reach out through the Force and he reacted, reaching out for the boy�s wavering tendril. He sent a wave of welcome along the slim connection, smiling when he felt the Anakin�s happiness bleed through him.

Xanatos� smiled, glad that Obi-Wan and Anakin were getting along. �Anakin, do you remember how you felt someone else with me when we first bonded?� The boy nodded, still staring at Obi-Wan. �That�s him. His name is Obi-Wan.�

Anakin leaned forward, forcing Xanatos to shift his arms around him. �Are you Sith too?�

�Yes.� Obi-Wan glanced at his mate. /You already told him?/

(He�s an intelligent child. He would have figured out we aren�t Jedi when the Temple comes to him. His first loyalty will be to us.)

�Mama, Xan is here and he brought his friend Obi with him!� He reached out for his mother when she appeared in the doorway. He laughed as he was floated into her arms. He kissed her on the cheek. �I�m hungry.�

Shmi set her son down, hand ruffling his hair. �There�s fruit on the table.� She smiled at Xanatos. �I�m glad you came to visit Xanatos. Anakin was starting to think you were never coming back, despite your reassurances.� Her gaze drifted to Obi-Wan who hadn�t said anything, a slight smile curling his lips. �I�m sorry I hadn�t meant to neglect you.�

Obi-Wan inclined his head slightly. �No worries Mistress. I enjoy watching other people make him squirm.�

Shmi�s eyes widened in shock before her smile widened. �So you are the one who Xanatos was so worried about when he first came to stay with us. And please call me Shmi. I�m just a former slave who was saved because of a stranger�s kindness.�

The smaller man glanced at his mate. /Why were you worried about me?/

Xanatos stared at Obi-Wan, eyes dark with disbelief. (That was right after Metellos. Are you telling me you don�t remember what happened?)

Obi-Wan flinched. /I didn�t forget. I just don�t like remembering it./

~

It had been shortly after his eighteenth birthday and he and Qui-Gon had been sent to Metellos, one of Courscant�s neighbors. A bounty hunter had been terrorizing one of the ruling families and they�d called on the Jedi to help them. They�d been fighting the bounty hunter on one of the planet�s many catwalks when an out of control aircar had slammed into the walk causing the old metal to break.

The bounty hunter had a jetpack and Qui-Gon had been on the catwalk nearest to the ledge it had been attached to and he�d just barely made it with the Force helping him. Obi-Wan hadn�t been so lucky. It had split beneath his feet and he�d slipped off. He�d felt the Force reach out from him as Qui-Gon had tried to catch him but it had been futile.

Obi-Wan had slowed his own descent with the Force, but he knew it wasn�t going to matter any. Any landing was still going to seriously injure him. He�d managed to catch the edge of a second catwalk but he�d been moving so fast he�d ended up dislocating his shoulder. After that he�d given up on stopping his fall. He�d shielded Xanatos, hoping to keep the older man from feeling to much pain.

The last thing he had remembered had been the bone jarring thud and the feeling of several bones breaking when he�d finally hit a ledge. It wasn�t until much later, after nearly two months in a healing trance that he found out what had happened.

After his fall Qui-Gon had gotten to him with all possible speed. Which had meant jumping from catwalk to catwalk, until he�d gotten to the ledge. Obi-Wan would have paid to see his Master move like that. He�d broken four vertebrae in his back and snapped his left femur in half in addition to dislocating his shoulder. Qui-Gon had been forced to call the Healers at the Temple since his broken back wouldn�t allow him to be moved until he was in a trance and he certainly wasn�t going to be able to travel by ship.

Besides the two months in the healing trance he spent a day a week in a healing trance for the next three months. To fix his back they�d been forced to inject nanites to heal the bones. They�d been left in to repair the minute fractures that occasionally formed along the old breaks. Once the Healers had declared his back healed he�d been forced through three months of intense physical therapy.

By the time the Healers had taken him out of the trance Xanatos had been nearly frantic and ready to storm the Temple. For two months all his mate had been able to sense was the fact he was still alive. Beyond that he�d had nothing.

~

He moved into Xanatos� arms, resting his head on his mate�s shoulder. /There are times I can still feel myself falling./

Xanatos pulled Obi-Wan tight against his body, one hand resting on the scar on the younger man�s back. (And I feel it too.)

Shmi cleared her throat; loathe to break the two men apart. �Come inside. There�s going to be a storm and while I have no doubt you�d survive it won�t be a pleasant experience.� She led the two men inside to the small kitchen where Anakin was perched at the table eating fruit and crackers.

Xanatos shrugged out of his robe and draped it over the back of a chair before settling on the low bench running the length of the back wall, one arm along the small ledge. Obi-Wan pulled his robe closer and sank down next to the older man leaning against him. Soft lips brushed his neck and he melted further into Xanatos� warmth, head falling to rest on his shoulder.

Anakin finished eating and took the small dishes to the cleaner before he climbed back into his chair so he could look at the two men. �What color is your lightsaber?�

The dark haired man trailed his fingers along the back of his mate�s neck, teasing the short reddish-gold strands at the nape. �You�ll get to see it eventually, assuming you behave. And speaking of lightsabers, go look in my robe.�

The boy slid out of his chair and pulled Xanatos� robe off the back of the chair, small fingers eagerly scrabbling over the dark cloth. Seconds later he straightened up with a small lightsaber, letting the robe fall to the floor as he stared at the handle. �Mine?�

�Are you sure it�s safe for him to have that?� Shmi picked the robe up and wiped dust from it, eyes focused on the lightsaber resting in her son�s hand. It was easy to see from the way Anakin was bouncing that he wanted to activate the lightsaber and try it out.

Obi-Wan smiled at the boy�s eagerness. �He�ll be fine. It is a training saber. If he burns himself it will blister and be painful but it won�t cause any permanent damage. He won�t be making a real lightsaber until much later, under proper supervision.� He got to his feet. �And now that he has a lightsaber its time for him to start learning the First form, with a blade.�

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Xanatos pressed a hand to Obi-Wan�s back when he felt his mate starting to wake. (Go back to sleep. I have an unfortunate meeting with Jabba again. I don�t think the slug will try anything but you never know. Spend some time with Anakin today, work on his form, and teach him some other little exercises.)

The younger man was still under sleep�s mantle enough that all Xanatos could get were vague impressions of �why me� and the feeling that Xanatos should ignore Jabba and return to the bed.

(Would that I could little one but Jabba relies on Offworld for much of his resources. If I don�t show up he�s not going to be pleased.) He eased his mate back into sleep and finished dressing before leaving the ship.

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Anakin glanced over his shoulder when he felt Xanatos enter the house before his gaze was drawn back to Obi-Wan. The man was going through the Third form in slow motion, allowing Anakin to follow his movements. He had stripped off his tunics and the pale skin across his shoulders was red and starting to blister. His eyes were closed and he was completely in tune with the Force, listening only to its movements.

(Little one.) When he didn�t get an answer Xanatos stepped into the small courtyard and shed his robe, draping it over the wall above Anakin�s head. �How long has he been out here?�

The boy shrugged. �Since before I came out here. I like watching him.� He frowned. �But he�s starting to burn. It�s going to hurt.�

�The sunburn isn�t the problem, but you�re starting to look a little red yourself.� Xanatos took his outer tunic off, leaving him in his skin tight under tunic. He unclipped his lightsaber and activated it, moving in front of the smaller man, saber coming up to block the dark blade.

A smile tugged at the corner of Obi-Wan�s mouth and without opening his eyes he pressed forward. It was a short battle as the smaller man had loosened his control over the Force and was starting to feel the uncomfortable sensation of burned skin being pulled tight. He ended up pinned to the wall, Xanatos� lightsaber inches from his chest.

Anakin jumped to his feet, clapping wildly. He raced over to stand by the two men, eyes fixed on Xanatos� lightsaber.

�That was impressive.�

The three males turned to find Shmi standing at the entrance of the courtyard, watching them. Anakin ran back over to join his mother, tugging at her shirt and completely unable to articulate his feelings about what he had just seen. Shmi smiled at her son, fingers smoothing over his cheeks and nose. �You know you�re supposed to avoid getting sun burned Ani.�

Anakin frowned at his mother and pointed at Obi-Wan. �But he�s sunburned.�

Obi-Wan pushed Xanatos back with the Force and extinguished his lightsaber as he moved to stand behind Anakin. �And it�s my own fault. Listen to your mother.� He rested his hand on Anakin�s face, middle finger in the center of his forehead, forefinger and ring finger resting on either cheek. The Force flowed through his fingers healing the burned cells. �And I can do that, so me getting burned isn�t that big of a deal.�

The boy frowned. It was evident to the three adults even at his young age Anakin was discovering adults managed to get away with stuff just because they were older or could control the Force. He folded his arms across his chest. �It�s not fair.�

Xanatos moved to stand behind his mate, hand brushing over the smaller man�s shoulders reveling in the pain he could feel through their bond. �Life generally isn�t fair Anakin.� The blisters faded from Obi-Wan�s back though he left the burn behind.

Shmi tapped Anakin. �Ani, remember you told Watto you�d be over to clean the racks today. You might as well go now so you can have the rest of the day free.� Anakin ran out of the courtyard.

Obi-Wan levitated his under tunic from where it was sitting on the wall and slipped it on. /She�s going to be heartbroken when the Temple takes him./

(I know. Luckily I already had that part figured out.) Xanatos smirked at Obi-Wan. (I remember Qui-Gon telling you I always have a backdoor out. Shmi is my backdoor. If she�s with us we don�t have to worry about the Jedi and if Anakin has a change of heart we have his mother.) He clipped his lightsaber to his belt before moving to stand next to Shmi, an arm sliding around her shoulders. �After Anakin goes to the Temple I�d like you to come to Ylesia. There�s no reason to stay here and as my personal secretary you�ll make more money then you could ever doing odd jobs around here.�

The woman nodded absentmindedly before heading back inside, leaving the two Sith alone. (I think it�s time we make our exit. We�ve done enough damage here for the time being.)

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Obi-Wan stepped off the ship and immediately disappeared into the jungle, moving like a man possessed. On the edge of his awareness he could feel someone calling to him. Ignoring Xanatos who was behind him he pressed deeper into the foliage, intent on finding the source of the call. He paused on the edge of the clearing reaching out with the Force. There were several other people ringing the clearing, all of focused on the small Nekima in the center.

(Poachers. I�m willing to bet they�re here after the Nekima.) Xanatos released his saber, thumb on the switch.

The smaller man held up one hand, eyes focused on the center of the clearing. /Give me a moment. I�m going after the cub./ Knowing the poachers hadn�t realized they were there he stepped into the clearing and crossed to the cub. He was scarlet with black stripes, his hind paw caught in a trap. His growling rose in volume and he hunched into himself white eyes focused on Obi-Wan�s every move.

Reaching out with the Force he eased the cub�s pain even as he reached out with his hands, one hand closing on the scruff of the feline�s neck the other pressing the release pad on the trap. �Calm Bejiiu. I�m not going to hurt you.� He got to his feet, the kitten cradled in his arms, still growling though it was less intense and the tension was draining from his body.

A Rodian stepped out of the forest in front of him, a blaster rifle cradled in his arms. �He belongs to us. Give him up and we�ll let you live.�

�I have a better idea. How about you leave and never come back?� Xanatos moved to stand at his mate�s side, lightsaber hidden in the sleeve of his robe. He glanced at Obi-Wan who was staring at the poacher, his anger building with each breath. The Nekima in his arms seemed completely unbothered by the Force currents surrounding the two men and had started purring and was kneading Obi-Wan�s chest, eyes mere slits.

The Rodian made a clicking sound and four other poachers came out of the woods. The Twil�ek of the group was carrying a plasma disruptor, his finger resting on the trigger. Plasma disruptors liquefied the cells of any organic material. It was a painful way to go, which was why they were illegal on most planets. (That one first. Neither of us would survive even a glancing blast from that.)

/Agreed./ Obi-Wan reached out, slipping with ease into the Twil�ek�s mind.

The Twil�ek frowned and his whole body seemed to twitch to the right just enough for the barrel of his disruptor to be pointing squarely at the Rodian. He cried out in surprise as his finger squeezed the trigger.

The other three poachers jumped back in shock as the Rodian fell to the ground crying in pain as his abdomen seemed to quiver and collapse inward. Before the Twil�ek could react his living companions had fired at him, snuffing his life out for something he had not actually done. The three poachers looked between each other and the two bodies, obviously confused.

(Should we kill them or let them leave? I think they�re scared enough to not try this again. Or would you rather ask your new friend?)

The younger Force user glanced at Bejiiu, a slight smirk twisting his lips. �He wants them dead.�

�NO!� The human poacher dropped his rifle and thrust his hands in the air. �It was all Re�gh. He�s the one that wanted us to come here and capture some of the cats. I needed the credits. That�s the only reason I�m here.� He took a step back. �Please.�

Obi-Wan held up his hand, blue lightening dancing around his fingers. �You have shown no mercy and you will receive none.� A bolt jumped from his hand to the man and the human jerked, moving like a marionette controlled by an intoxicated puppet master. The body tumbled to the ground, smoke rising from the flesh.

The remaining poachers dropped their blasters and ran for the woods. Xanatos reached out, Force sliding through the two Trandoshans, seeking their hearts. With a flicker of thought he crushed their hearts and they fell to the ground. �Is that to your satisfaction Lord Bejiiu?�

The black and red kitten growled and sank deeper into Obi-Wan�s arms, tail thumping against the man�s stomach. Obi-Wan ran his fingers over Bejiiu�s ears. �He�s happy.� He glanced at his mate and smiled. �And he�s decided you aren�t completely worthless.�

Xanatos rolled his eyes. �Somehow I went from one spoiled little sister to her, a spoiled mate and his spoiled kitten.� He stumbled forward under the Force push from Obi-Wan.

�I�m spoiled?�

The dark haired man stepped closer to his mate, eyes falling to Bejiiu. The Nekima was watching him with slit eyes and he could almost see the wheels turning behind the white eyes, waiting from him to get close enough to claw. He decided he�d wait until the feline was out of Obi-Wan�s arms before trying to touch him. �How many people get a planet for their eighteenth birthday?�

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Xanatos sprawled out next to Obi-Wan on the bed, eyes on Bejiiu. He was exploring the ship, rubbing against everything and pawing open anything that might prove amusing. After he was done he hopped up on the bed and curled against Obi-Wan�s stomach purring softly. (He�ll be full size within the next three months. He better not get used to sleeping on the bed because I�m not sharing you with him.)

Obi-Wan shifted closer to Xanatos, ignoring the look the Nekima gave him. /It�s just for the flight. He�s already used to being alone; he�s just unnerved by the ship and the vibrations. He�ll stop being so clingy when he sees Vinylas./

The older man pressed a kiss to the back of his mate�s neck, eyes sliding closed. (Of course he will. Wake me when we land.)

/He promised me he would./ Obi-Wan turned and unhooked Xanatos� lightsaber from his belt and levitated it to the small table next to the bed. He brushed his fingers across his mate�s cheeks and nose, down his jaw, thumb rasping over his lower lip. In addition to the galaxy hopping they�d been doing over the past two weeks Xanatos had also been keeping up on Offworld business and it had been pulling him apart. Sliding past the taller man�s shields he deepened his sleep before getting to his feet to settle on the floor and meditate.

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�Vinylas, if you don�t back away from the door I�m never going to let you out again.� Bejiiu growled and reached out for the sleeve of Xanatos� robe, ivory claws catching the dark fabric. The man twitched the robe free and glared at the kitten. �Keep that up and I�m turning you into slippers.� He opened the door to the courtyard and was shoved out of way as Vinylas pushed past him.

Obi-Wan set the Nekima down and drew Xanatos back. �At least they�re getting along.�

They were standing nose to nose; Vinylas crouched down in front of Bejiiu. Both were purring and before either of the men could react they�d vanished into back into the compound. The younger Force user smiled. /I told you he�d stop clinging when we got here./

Xanatos caught Obi-Wan�s hand and pressed a kiss to the other man�s wrist, teeth scraping over the fragile skin. (Good because we haven�t had any time together as of late.)
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