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Merry Whumpmas Day 7: Hyperventilating
Fandom: Star Wars The Clone Wars
Summary: After Satine dies, Obi-wan lets everything settle when he gets to the temple.
Mandalore was not kind to Obi-wan. Satine had been his first love. Nothing could ever quite get rid of that feeling. The love you have for your first love, me very completely disappears.
Now she was gone. Darth Maul had taken her from the world. He had overtaken her planet and replaced her. Her presence was erased so easily.
Obi-wan was home now. He stood in his room, alone. He looked around. The dim light from his window highlighted a small gold chain on his bedside table. He stared at it for just a moment before realizing what it was.
It was Satine's. Back in the beginning of the Clone War, she had handed it to him. She complained that she was unable to detangle it and asked him to. Obi-wan, of course had agreed. He had gently placed it in his pocket. Then everyone got distracted.
When Obi-wan had realized he still had it, he had detangled it. He had put it on the table so that he would remember to take it to her.
On his way to Mandalore, Obi-wan had realized he had left it sitting in his room. Though he couldn't remember where he had put it. He had sighed, thinking that he would just give it to her then next time he saw her.
Now it was all the Jedi had left of her. He sat down on his bed and held it with tender hands. It had a simple blue pendant on it. He could never give it back to her.
Memories of the two had already caused a flood in his mind. But now he was shaking. Satine was gone so fast. He missed her. Even if he barely saw her, knowing she was alive had been enough.
Maul was hateful. He had taken too much from him. His father and first love had fallen at his hands. But who was next? If Maul only seemed to want Kenobi to suffer, who would be next?
Air started to flow though Obi-wan's lungs faster than it should. It felt sharp. His chest rose and fell quickly. His shaking increased as a deep sensation of panic fled into his veins. His heart moved it around until his whole body felt paralyzed.
Breathing became difficult. It felt like his body was attacking itself. Obi-wan brought his hands to his chest. A sickly feeling fell over him.
Standing up, Kenobi tried to walk around his room. Pacing didn't seem to help. Instead, he sat against the wall. He felt like he was suffocating.
What would happen if Maul got ahold of his family? He had already taken two of them from him. But what about Anakin? Cody and Ahsoka made him more nervous than anything.
Anakin could hopefully handle himself. Obi-wan didn't want to doubt Ahsoka but he knew that she was young. She was smaller than him and he had already seen a Jedi he had worked with fall at his hands.
Then there was Cody. Nothing he could do against Maul would save him. Guns could never compare to a lightsaber or the force. Only Kriff knows what he could do to him.
As Obi-wan's breathing worsened, his thought became quicker. What would he do if something happened to them? How could he protect them? Would it be enough.
Time passed slowly. The there was a knock at the door. But Obi-wan didn't hear it. He didn't think he could get up and off of the floor. All Kenobi could hear was his own breathing and his loud and quick heartbeat.
That was the day Obi-wan learned that breathing too much could knock you out. He didn't remember Cody knocking on the door. He didn't remember him finding a way in and panicking when he found him on the floor, unconscious. He didn't remember being gently picked up and brought to the medical ward.
But when he woke up, he was confused about where he was. "How did I get here?" he asked Cody almost as soon as he saw him.
"You were unconscious on your floor. I had come to talk to you, I wanted to make sure you were alright." Cody answered his questions as he asked them.
"Thank you Cody" he gently smiled. "I think I'm fine. Can you find one of the droids, I want to go back to my room." Obi-wan looked down at his hands. Something was missing.
Before Cody had a chance to walk away, he realized Obi-wan looked panicked. He watched his breathing quicken and walked to his side. "Is everything alright?" He asked.
"I should have had a necklace? Do you see-"
Cody pulled something off of the table by the bed. "It's right here."
Obi-wan took it and sighed. "Thank you."
"Do you want me to put it on you?" The commander asked gently.
The Jedi just nodded. He may not have her but at least he had a memory. He looked at Cody as he walked to find a doctor. At least he had him.
The reason for his panic fled back in. Cody was too kind to be killed at the hands of Maul. Most everyone was. Maybe everything would be okay. Maybe Maul would never learn about them. Maybe, just maybe, he could sleep at night.
The walk back to his room was silent. Cody had insisted on walking him back. Obi-wan thought it was sweet. As the door shut and he realized he was alone again. Kenobi didn't want to be alone. He tried to find a way to open that door again, to admit that he needed help.
Then the door opened. "I'm sorry if this is overstepping sir. I just wanted to know if you needed anything."
Obi-wan pulled him in the room. "Is it alright if you st- no this is childish. No thank you commander."
"What do you need? I'm sure it's not-"
"Can you stay here tonight? I just" Obi-wan sighed. "I don't want to be alone.
Cody nodded. "Yes sir." The two talked for a while before Obi-wan said he was ready for bed. Staying on separate sides of the bed, the two went to bed. Maybe things could be okay after all.
June of Doom Day 4: Punishment
Fandom: Star Wars The Clone Wars
Summary: After a night at 79s, Obi-wan and Cody are on their way back to the Jedi Temple when Maul Kidnaps the two.
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The memory of the evening was blurry. He had been near 79s, a popular bar among the clones, on Coruscant with his commander. The two had brought drinks for each other, trying to warsh away some of the terror of war.
It had been late when they wrapped up their night. The sky was as dark as it would be. Some 212th troopers talked to some Coruscant Guard members by the bars entrance.
The two lovers where around five minutes away from the bar when Obi-wan felt it; the looming presence of an old enemy. "Cody dear" he began, "something's not right."
"What wrong?"
"It's-" then strong hands pulled Obi-wan back into an alley.
"Obi-wan!" Cody tried to get to him. Before he could reach him, the world went dark.
The first thing Obi-wan noticed waking up was just how cold the floor Obi-wan sat up. His hands were chains to the wall. Across from him, just barely out of reach, laid Cody. The clones hands were also chained to the wall. Slowly, he sat up as well.
"Cody?"
Concern grew on Cody face. "Obi-wan? What's going on?"
"I'm not sure." On instinct, Obi-wan went to grab his lightsaber. His hands were pulled back by the chains.
The two listened as metal footsteps grew lower.
"Maul." Obi-wan whispered. Fear flooded his mind. Looking over at Cody, he sighed. "It will be okay."
Cody nodded.
"I thought you would be more careful" Maul scowled.
"Hello Maul."
"You took everything from me." Maul started to walk around the room. "I told you I would take everything from you."
"Maul, I believe we are even. Please, stop this. It's not good for either of us. Please, move on."
"You destroyed me!" He yelled, walking quickly over to Obi-wan.
"I'm sorry."
Maul kneeled down to the man and grabbed his face. "Lier!" Harshly, he shoved Obi-wan back into the wall.
"Obi-wan" Cody said, panicked. Maul looked at the clone.
"Just look at me" Obi-wan's voice shook. "Leave him out of this. Please, leave him alone."
"You care to deeply, Jedi."
"Cody has done nothing to you."
"He loves you. He allows you to be happy. That is what he has done to me. That is what I will kill him for."
Obi-wan's eyes glanced over to Cody. He looked frightened. Squirming, the man tried to remove the chains from his wrist. "It's okay" he whispered. "I'm okay." But Obi-wan knew he wasn't okay. Even if he was, he wasn't going to be for much longer.
Standing, Maul slowly walked towards Cody.
"Please, don't hurt him! I'm the one who hurt you, take me! You want us to be even, take my legs, kill me!"
Cody had never seen Obi-wan like that. The sith just laughed.
"It's okay."
"No" Obi-wan whispered. "I'm so sorry." The man's hands had started to bleed from the repeated pressure that were forced upon them as Obi-wan tried to free himself.
There was nothing he could do to stop Maul from hurting Cody. There was nothing he could do as he repeatedly hit him, blood spilling from every new wound.
This was his punishment. Obi-wan wanted it to be just his burden, but instead, the people who were close to him were punished for loving him. Had the Jedi known this would have been his future, he would have made sure to kill Maul. Even if it meant he had to go to the deepest pit of hell to kill him.
Finally, Maul kneeled down to Cody and shoved his cold hand to his face, holding him. Forcing Cody to look him in the eyes, he pressed his nails into his skin.
The look in Cody's eyes that Maul was meant with, was not one of fear, but one of anger. He eyed his crying lover and his gaze softened for just a moment. When Maul jurked his head, Cody spit in his face. Angered, the sith shoved Cody into the floor. Then he stood.
"Cody" Obi-wan whispered.
As Maul walked away, Obi-wan fought against his chains. "Cody!"
Maul chuckled as he walked. He disappeared as he turned the corner in the hall.
"Cody. I'm so sorry. Please, hold on." Tears fell down his face.
"I'm" Cody hissed as he tried to sit up, "okay."
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I shouldn't ha- I'm sorry." Obi-wan cried.
Giving up on sitting up, Cody laid down. Trying to smile, he looked over to Obi-wan, "It's, not your fault."
"He's trying to get to me."
"Obi-wan" Cody said, his voice just above a whisper. "We'll be okay."
"I'm not worried about me."
"I'll be fine."
The two looked at each other.
Still fighting against his chains, Obi-wan sighed. "I love you" he whispered.
"I love you too." Now they just needed to figure out how to escape.