Paybacks

by Raven the Twisted (Raventhetwisted@hotmail.com)



Title: Paybacks

Author: Raven the Twisted (Raventhetwisted@hotmail.com)

Archive: Master_Apprentice

Category: Non Q/O, Alternate-Universe, First-Time

Rating: NC-17

Warnings: None that I can think of, except this is my first story.

Spoilers: Yeah right... ;]

Summary: Obi-Wan is out to have Xanatos' Apprentice.

Disclaimer: All praise to George Lucas who owns the Sweet Jedi and Sith, I happily use them!

Notes: My sister has graciously allowed me to use some of her ideas, Thanks Rees!

Feedback: Yes Please! It can only hurt for a little while.



"Now it's my turn." The blue eyed Force user eagerly spoke upon seeing his captive stir. The first heat of the Bond placed within him by the white skinned and white haired Sith Overlord, Tazura Saar-Riju, was kindled by the simple act of watching Xanatos' Dark Apprentice stir and strain against his invisible restraints.

Obi-Wan Kenobi could still hear Tazura's deep silky voice and the subtle insinuation as the Sith overlord communicated to Obi-Wan that due to the nature of the dark apprentice the new bond would be somewhat, "Hedonistic" was the precise word Tazura had used.

At the time, the young Jedi had no idea what Tazura was talking about, but now watching the tall and lean Vertaaze man, Angel Kie-Ran, Obi-Wan began to understand.

Obi-Wan remembered waking in a similar fashion, bruised, cold, beaten and alone in the dark with only Tazura for company.

'Well, at least I left my captive clothed.' Obi-Wan silently thought with a private feral smile 'For now.' The redheaded man closed his eyes and shivered as unbidden memories of Tazura's unnaturally cold hands explored Obi-Wan's body; marking him, tormenting him as the unrelenting Sith overlord slowly and methodically severed Obi-Wan's bond with his Jedi master, Qui-Gon Jinn.

It was within the pain filled seconds after the bond broke that Tazura offered the young Jedi a new bond to sooth the loss Obi-Wan had already begun to feel. But it was a bond with Qui-Gon's first Padawan and Obi-Wan's reason for being where he was in the first place.

"Xanatos." the Sith overlord softly but firmly spoke as Tazura stepped back and out of Obi-Wan's sight.

Then the tall fair skinned man appeared out of the dark and stood before Obi-Wan, waiting with crossed arms and a smug look on those cold and perfect features. The harsh light of the cell shown off Xanatos' thick shiny black braid that hung down to his waist and enhanced the pale round scar just under his eye.

The young Jedi could only stare upon his predecessor with such contempt that Xanatos struck him across the face without warning and sneered "What are you waiting for? Do you enjoy the pain, Obi-Wan?" Xanatos then opened himself up for Obi-Wan to take the bond and faltered as the Jedi refused to take it despite the agony left by the void of his lost bond with the Jedi master Jinn.

Obi-Wan watched with a small sliver of satisfaction as Xanatos turned a heated and questioning look at Tazura who gazed at Obi-Wan freezing the young Jedi in place with his ice green eyes and asked "Whom then?"

The Jedi could only think of the one other person he knew on this side of the Outer Rim and whom Obi-Wan could use to hurt Xanatos and uttered through gritted teeth "Angel."

"No!" Xanatos barked with fury.

"It is done." Tazura flatly stated and began to walk towards Obi-Wan.

But Xanatos was quicker and moved to stand in front of the Sith overlord, stopping Tazura. "Angel is My Apprentice!" the seething Sith master hissed as disbelief splayed across Xanatos' aristocratic features.

"The choice has been made Xanatos. You know the Pandect." Tazura warned as the Sith overlord confronted the fuming Xanatos who had no choice but step aside, but not before giving Obi-Wan a murderous look.

The golden red hair Force user flinched as Tazura once again cupped his head with an ice cold grip then looking deep into Obi-Wan's eyes. The Sith overlord spoke the words of bonding and sent a blinding flash of Dark Force into the Jedi taking Obi-Wan's breath away. Obi-Wan listened as Tazura silently conveyed the needed information about his new bond mate. Since Obi-Wan's knowledge of Angel was limited to the sexual innuendoes and taunting the dark apprentice made towards Obi-Wan while the young Jedi had been under the personal care of Angel and his inheritant DragonBorn healing abilities.

Releasing his grip on Obi-Wan, Tazura stated "Angel will be brought." Then with a small tight smile the Sith Overlord left, leaving Obi-Wan alone with the silent and glaring Xanatos.

As soon as Tazura Saar-Riju was gone, Xanatos stalked up to Obi-Wan seized the Jedi by the throat and snarled "You will _Not_ have Angel! My Bond will be the stronger."

Obi-Wan spat back "We will see." The younger man could already begin to feel the pull towards the exotic and virile half-breed man, Angel Kie-Ran, soothing the ache of Obi-Wan's fading link with Qui-Gon.

Then both men turned their heads at the sound of Xanatos' personal guard entering the small playroom, the Sith master smiled his cold cruel grin and uttered, "Summon Lord Rees. This slave is in need of discipline."

That had been days ago and after Obi-Wan's misery with Lord Rees. The petit, pale, and ruthless female Sith Lord whom nearly whipped his hide off and all done at the whim of Xanatos for Obi-Wan's audacious choice, for Angel was also not only Xanatos' Apprentice but his lover as well.

But watching Angel's uncanny silver eyes focus in on him, Obi-Wan knew it had been worth it, all of it.

"What are you doing Jedi?" Angel lazily demanded as he slowly stood up in an attempt to bring relief to the stiff muscles of his out stretched arms. 'Oh Force! Big mistake...' Angel silently thought, as his back and arm muscles instantly cramped into painful knots from the movement after having been immobile and having supported his hanging weight for so long. A hiss of pain threatened to escape Angel's lips, but he refused to give this former slave the pleasure of seeing him squirm. Looking over to where the young Jedi sat reclining, the tall captive reviewed the golden red haired male.

Obi-Wan had matured since Angel had last seen him; his short spiky hair cut had grown out and hung down over the Jedi's forehead in a glorious mane of dark gold and red. Obi-Wan's features no longer had the look of innocence but of one, who had endured much, survived and learned. The Jedi trademark cream and brown garb had been replaced by all black, which only enhanced Obi-Wan's fair skin and made his eyes appear so much more intense as they looked upon Angel with haughtiness.

"Jedi?" The blue eyed man scoffed "I'm no longer Jedi thanks to Tazura Saar-Riju. Your Sith Overload." Obi-Wan sneered at the title. "In fact, I am no longer bonded to the Jedi master." The shorter man stood, stretched and walked around Angel, idly running both his hands over Angel's silky white shirt. Obi-Wan stopped behind the taller man and took his time to twist Angel's long, thick lock of black and sliver hair around his hand. Once the majority of black velvet was wrapped around his fist the former Padawan raised it to his face and inhaled deeply, smelling the all too familiar scent of vanilla. "No Thanks to you... Angel." Obi-Wan gently uttered then yanked viscously on Angel's hair, pulling the dark apprentice's head back.

"What are you babbling about." Angel growled between gritted teeth as muscles once more cramped into painful hard knots. The dark apprentice instinctually reached out to gather the Force to aid him but found nothing. A spark of dread raced though Angel as he tried once more to touch the intoxicating mystical power but again found nothing.

"It won't come to you, Angel," the smaller man crooned in Angel's ear, having pulled his head back so far that Obi-Wan could caress the dark apprentice's neck with his other hand. Obi-Wan continued to trace the contours of Angel's long neck, lightly trailing fingertips up to the full lips and then on to touch Angel's eyelids.

"I always did admire the color of your eyes," the Jedi gently spoke smelling the musky scent of the black hair again while lingering his touch around the delicate tissue. "Exotic, cool, inviting Silver..." The younger man almost seductively purred. Angel's eyes unlike human eyes had no pupils, the irises were slightly larger and metallic silver in color and the finishing touch was the outline of a thin rim of green.

"What do you want, Jedi." Angel tried to distract Obi-Wan while he continued to search out the powers of the dark side of the Force. Angel took a quick mental inventory of his body and found no collar, no device that could block him from using the elusive magic, but yet it would not obey his command. Nor, Angel discovered could he use his inheritant empathic or telepathic abilities. The Sith apprentice was almost to the point of panic of not being able to hear or read the Jedi's thoughts.

Feeling the dark apprentice trying to call forth the Force, the smaller man forcefully cupped Angel's chin as he hissed "It's the room, Sith Lord!" Then holding up a silver wrought cuff that was around his wrist so Angel could see it, Obi-Wan playfully tugged on the lock of hair once more causing his captive to wince. "But as you see I am immune to its effects. Again, thanks to Tazura Saar-Riju." Then releasing his hold on the long mane of black hair, the shorter man walked around to face Angel who grimaced as abused muscles screamed their agony across his smooth features. Obi-Wan absently gestured with one hand and the tall Apprentice's arms were released from their held position over his head.

Angel couldn't repress a sigh of gratitude as he began to massage blood back into his cold, stiff arms. "Why are we here." Angel coolly demand as he glared at the Jedi apprentice and stood tall with hands on hips, while out of habit Angel flicked his head back to toss his knee length hair behind him.

"Yes, I definitely like your eyes the best," the young Jedi took a few steps back and thoughtfully looked Angel over from head to foot as a lover would. "But then I wasn't given the chance to see the rest of you, was I."

"Cut the crap, Kenobi." Angel was growing tired of being played with.

"Ah finally! He speaks my name!" Obi-Wan smiled and took a step forward, "Perhaps that's the second best thing I like about you Angel." Obi-Wan reached up to touch Angel's face once more, feeling the short quick breaths as they left the dark apprentice's lips. "Your voice." Obi-Wan gently uttered and stepped back to take his time to look Angel over once more only with an intense gleam in his blue eyes.

"What are you doing." the tall apprentice dryly asked, his thick Vertaaze accent highlighting his words.

"I want to hear you Say it," the shorter man demanded "All of it." Obi-Wan began to advance on the dark apprentice forcing Angel to step backwards in order to get away from him. "Enough!" Obi-Wan barked and quickly gestured with one hand freezing Angel in mid stride.

Angel had no choice but stare down at the smaller man as Obi-Wan prowled up to him and gripped Angel's shirt just below his throat. "You will speak my name, by the time we are done." and gave the silky fabric a vicious tug, tearing it open.

"Done with what." Angel spoke in an aloof tone, trying to ignore the pale hands that were now exploring his deep bronze colored chest. Those same hands began to alternate from touching the green and gold family crest of the Obi-Wan's Jedi master; that the Jedi Apprentice himself had tattooed on Angel, to playing with Angel's silver nipple ring with its shimmering sapphire blue bead that was pierced through his left nipple.

"With each other, of course." Obi-Wan's eyes were drawn to the top portion of a tattoo on Angel's lower abdomen. What the Jedi could see above Angel's red sash, looked to be the wavy undulating spikes of a sunburst pattern. The spikes were of a dark cobalt blue outlined in silver.

Angel closed his eyes as Kenobi's hands continued their demanding exploration, and Angel felt the first burn of heat begin to take spark deep within him as Obi-Wan's hand touched the blue tattoo. The tall dark apprentice gave a whuff of surprise when the younger Jedi tugged at his leggings after having removed the red silk sash from around Angel's waist. "Stop this!" The dark apprentice hissed as he stood stunned while Obi-Wan worked Angel's leggings and boots off leaving Angel attired only in his small clothes.

Once Angel was disrobed Obi-Wan stared at the tattoo that was completely revealed now. Indeed it was a blue and silver sunburst design "Xanatos?" Obi-Wan softly asked as he reached to touch the center of the tattoo where an actual faceted deep blue sapphire was embedded in Angel's skin and just below the navel.

"Yes, it is my Master's emblem." Angel replied somewhat embarrassed as Obi-Wan's fingers lightly followed the blue and silver pattern to lower places.

Looking up into Angel's silver eyes, Obi-Wan saw the mortification and spoke with contained heat "Oh, Angel... why so shy now?" Obi-Wan pressed himself against Angel's tall and naked form. "After all, isn't this what you wanted from me?" Memories of past encounters with the dark apprentice and his aggressive sexual advances came quick and hot to Obi-Wan's mind and he slid his hands back behind Angel. Where he briefly massaged sore and stiff muscles, the Jedi then worked his hands down to reach further and grip Angel's hips while thrusting his own pelvis against Angel.

"Well, now is your big chance." Obi-Wan crooned and tried to kiss the dark apprentice, but Angel being the taller had only to turn his head to avoid the intimate contact.

Denied his prize of Angel's lips Obi-Wan gently placed his kiss to the hollow notch of Angel's collarbone. Feeling the smooth, warm skin beneath his mouth Obi-Wan gave a tentative lick resulting in a quick shudder though Angel's form. Obi-Wan's blood was racing now and he wanted more, as the bond created by the Sith overlord began to pull harder at him.

"Why are you doing this Kenobi." Angel asked feeling the younger man begin to tug on his long hair once more forcing Angel to bring his face down to Obi-Wan's reach.

Obi-Wan silenced Angel's inquire by covering his mouth with his own, exploring deeply with a willing tongue. Then releasing the thick soft hair with a regretful sigh before his eyes hardened, Obi-Wan began to explain while releasing the Force hold over the taller man. "Have you ever met Tazura Saar-Riju, Angel."

"Yes." Angel answered stiffly, as he warily watched the former Jedi Padawan.

"Really?" Obi-Wan was surprised by the answer. "Not as a lowly Slave, I'm sure." Obi-Wan sneered as the taste of "Slave" still stung with stale bitterness in Obi-Wan's throat. The young Jedi looked to Angel who only glared back at him without answering. Shrugging his shoulders at the dark apprentice's silence, Obi-Wan continued as he sat on the edge of a bed that was in room.

It was then that Angel really looked around at the surroundings and noticed for the first time that they were in some sort of room that closely resembled one of Xanatos' "Playrooms." Only this playroom was equipped with a large, luxurious bed that had restraining devises at both head and foot board

Seeing Angel's glance at the bed, Obi-Wan gave one of his infamous impish grins and asked "Nervous?" Obi-Wan took his time removing his boots then looked to Angel once more, patted the bed next to him with one hand and commanded, "Angel, come... sit."

Angel remained where he was, wishing he could hear the Jedi's thoughts to try and figure out what was going on. This behavior was completely out of character for the usually reserved Jedi apprentice.

And just where were they really? The last thing Angel could remember was, he was out on an errand for Master Sartain... 'Of Course!' Angel thought to himself 'Sartain! It must be Sartain.' There was one way to tell to be sure. Gracefully drifting up to the Jedi apprentice Angel simply stood before Obi-Wan forcing the younger man to look up at him or gaze at the deep blue gem just below his navel.

Then reaching out to gently take Obi-Wan's chin Angel softly uttered, "No, I'm not nervous." The dark apprentice ran a finger over Obi-Wan's lips and felt the breaths becoming quicker. "Are you?" Looking into the blue eyes that stared back with an intense hunger Angel knew it was not the shaping shifting Sith master, Sartain, but truly the Jedi apprentice. "And you are still a Jedi, Obi-Wan." Angel stated flatly and waited for Obi-Wan's next move.

Obi-Wan was torn, between the extreme thirst for physical contact with Angel and anger at his flippant remarks regarding Obi-Wan's status with the Force. Obi-Wan wasn't sure which angered him more, the dark apprentice's taunting or that Angel could be correct.

'Did Tazura Saar-Riju lie to me?' Obi-Wan silently questioned, but all of that was wiped away as Obi-Wan felt the first electrifying touch from Angel's webbed hands. Obi-Wan hadn't notice the taller man reach down and start massaging his neck and shoulders. The hot tingling thrill shot through Obi-Wan setting his senses on fire and fed his hunger for the dark apprentice. Reaching up to stop Angel' s kneading hands, Obi-Wan held on to Angel's wrists then looking up into those green lined silver eyes the younger man firmly ordered "Kneel."

Angel was becoming more and more perplexed. This was not like the Jedi apprentice at all and Angel was uncertain whether to obey or not.

Seeing the hesitation in Angel's eyes sent blistering anger through Obi-Wan and he channeled a quick pain filled flash of Force through his touch with Angel, causing the tall man to grimace but silently comply.

"I don't want to hurt you Angel." Obi-Wan snarled as he stood and now became the taller of the two. The Jedi firmly held on to Angel's wrists.

"Then you are truly still a Jedi." Angel simply replied and continued to gaze at the Jedi apprentice.

A thought occurred to Obi-Wan "How did you do that?"

"Do what." Angel answered dryly.

"Touch me with the Force." Obi-Wan barely uttered remembering the erotic sensation from the warm webbed hands that were tightly clenched. Releasing one wrist Obi-Wan took Angel's other hand and gently worked it open to feel the soft skin that spanned between Angel's fingers stopping just above the first knuckle and began to trace the form of the delicate skin.

Trying to ignore the intimate and stimulating touches, Angel had to clear his throat before speaking "It is what I do, Jedi. I'm an empathic healer, remember?" Then seeing Obi-Wan's nervous and uncertain look Angel added in a mocking tone, "Oh... don't fret so, Jedi." as the dark apprentice sent another tingling wave into Obi-Wan. "Right now, I can't use the Force with out touching you."

"Stop!" Obi-Wan squeaked and tried to release Angel's hand as he felt the hot energy work its way through his body. But Angel was quicker and grasped Obi-Wan's arm before the Jedi could retreat.

"Stop what?" Angel taunted knowing perfectly well what Obi-Wan meant. "Stop touching you?" Angel smiled a small knowing grin and a feral look formed in his eyes as the DragonBorn healer took one of Obi-Wan's hands and began to massage the palm. "But I thought it was what you wanted," the dark apprentice took the captured hand and placed a firm and lingering kiss to the center of Obi-Wan's palm. "But if that is what you wish." Angel purred closing Obi-Wan's hand into a fist and gently push it away then leaned back to sit on his knees with arms crossed.

"No Don't!" Obi-Wan spoke before he realized it. The younger man could feel his face grow warm with the heat of blush from the sudden reverse of control and started to back away, but felt the bed at the back of his knees. "Wait!" the Jedi clutched his kissed hand to his chest.

Before Obi-Wan could slip away Angel stood with fluid grace and was now looking down at Obi-Wan with a dangerous savage look. It took Obi-Wan by surprise and he ended up falling back on the bed. In a flash Angel was on top of him, restraining and pressing the Jedi firmly against the mattress.

"Be careful what you provoke, Jedi." Angel uttered with a wicked grin, his face only inches from Obi-Wan. Angel firmly held Obi-Wan's wrists just above his head. Then leaning down to nuzzle the Jedi's neck, Angel took advantage of Obi-Wan's shock to channel more heated Force into the younger man and felt the results as Obi-Wan arched into him and a low moan escaped his lips. All the while Angel worked the silver cuff off Obi-Wan's wrist. Once the finely wrought bracelet was off, Angel stepped back and smiled down at the Jedi apprentice.

Catching his breath from Angel's sudden and heated aggressiveness, Obi-Wan sighed a deep breath of regret from the withdrawal of the taller man's touch. Looking up into those silver eyes Obi-Wan saw the wicked grin as Angel held up the cuff for review. "What?" Obi-Wan asked with innocent amusement at Angel's obvious self-satisfaction as the taller man slipped the bracelet on.

Sitting up Obi-Wan watched, as a confused look settled over Angel's features, as the Force still would not come to his command. Obi-Wan couldn't repress a giggle and a grin as the dark apprentice shot him a cold glare.

"I told you...." Obi-Wan playfully spoke as he scooted forward to the edge of the bed "I was immune." Reaching out and slipping his hands behind Angel's thighs, Obi-Wan slowly drew the still glaring man towards him. "I just thought the bracelet was nice looking." The Jedi softy spoke with a smile, running his hands over the firm warm flesh of the dark apprentice. Obi-Wan brought Angel close enough to kiss the blue gem embedded in the bronze skin.

A soft moan unwillingly left Angel's lips as Obi-Wan continued to passionately kiss around the blue gem. The heat Angel felt earlier was growing hotter and deeper in his loins as the dark apprentice began to feel the pull of something new, something powerful and hungry.

"Stop..." The taller man pleaded, as Obi-Wan dipped his tongue into Angel's navel and squeezed his buttocks through the white silkily fabric.

"Why?" Obi-Wan questioned looking up from where he rested his chin against Angel's abdomen. "I would have thought as a former pleasure slave..." he gave Angel's stomach another lingering kiss "That you wouldn't mind this." The Jedi had worked his hands up and under the top of Angel's small clothes and was slowly easing the white fabric down Angel's firm hips.

Tightly gripping Obi-Wan's wrists to stop the Jedi's hands, Angel snarled "Who told you that!"

Simply smiling at the glowering dark apprentice, Obi-Wan tried once more slipping the white fabric off Angel's waist but found Angel's grasp unmoving and slyly asked with an impish grin "Is it true?" Then changed tactics as he released the silky cloth and slid his hands up Angel's flanks, sending warm tingling Force energies through his touch causing Angel to released his grip on Obi-Wan's arms with a quick gasp of surprise.

"Why do you want to know." Angel closed his eyes as he felt the Jedi's touch tingle through him and he allowed Obi-Wan to turn him around. The dark apprentice felt Obi-Wan's exploring fingers softy trace the outline of another blue and silver tattoo of a moon and star with two blue leaves on Angel's lower back. This tattoo matched the tattoo on Obi-Wan's lower back, when Angel had marked Obi-Wan as merchandise belonging to the slave trader, Raven Kie-Ran.

"Just answer the question." Obi-Wan stood, gathered the long black mane of hair and fastidiously draped it over Angel's shoulder. Then pressing himself up against the warmness of Angel's back, Obi-Wan kissed the skin between the taller man's shoulder blades and ran his hands under Angel's arms then around front to play with firm nipples.

A sigh of indulgence left Angel's mouth as he leaned his head back against Obi-Wan's shoulder and felt the Jedi's breath against his face. "I was a slave, at one time."

Obi-Wan began to twist and tug at the smooth silver ring in Angel's nipple, his breaths coming in short at Angel's closeness and confession. "A Pleasure Slave?" Obi-Wan barely managed to ask. Releasing the ring Obi-Wan slowly slid his hands down Angel's torso, feeling the tightness of the muscles as they moved under the bronze colored skin.

"Yesss..." Angel breathed out, he was too caught up in the moment to stop the Jedi's actions and reached behind him to press the younger man closer. Then turning his head Angel met the Jedi's lips and the two kissed deeply.

Angel could feel Obi-Wan's hands sliding closer to his aching parts and wasn't sure just how far the younger man intended to go. Breaking from the kiss, Angel quickly caught the Jedi's hands once more "Wait!" Angel spat bringing a hiss of annoyance from Obi-Wan who responded by digging his nails into the dark apprentices skin.

"This is becoming extremely bothersome, Angel." Obi-Wan heatedly chastised between gritted teeth as the Jedi raked his nails across Angel's lower abdomen from being denied his goal. Obi-Wan was beginning to think perhaps Xanatos was right about his claim over Angel, but Obi-Wan wasn't about to let his predecessor win this game. Not after all the Sith master had put Obi-Wan through. Steeling his resolve Obi-Wan practically sneered "I would have thought being so... Experienced in the ways of carnality you wouldn't be this ambiguous." Obi-Wan withdrew his touch from Angel and stepped away from the tall man to glower at him with arms crossed.

Sighing from the loss of the stimulating touch Angel turned around to face Obi-Wan. Reining in his feelings of lust that the Jedi had managed to arouse, Angel reached out to caress the Jedi's face. "Obi-Wan," Angel started as the younger man flinched from his touch "I am not a slave anymore." Hooking a lock of silver hair behind a pointed ear, Angel flicked the rest of the long mane behind him once more "I've not been required to Service anyone for a long time."

The dark apprentice began to slowly undo Obi-Wan's black tunic, and even managed to uncross the displeased man's arms so Angel could slip the fabric off exposing pale skin, never noticing the scores of new scars. "But if you wish to experience my previous skills." Angel bent doyounger man.

'If this is what it takes to gain my freedom.' Angel silently thought as he felt Obi-Wan respond to his creation. Soft moans slipped from the Jedi's lips as Obi-Wan wrapped his arms around the taller man but once more found Angel's restraining hands stopping the Jedi's actions.

"Stop." Angel hissed without thinking. Something wasn't correct, he held Obi-Wan's hands and shook his head as if trying to figure out some elusive memory. It felt right to be doing these things with Obi-Wan, but with each sensual touch to the younger man Angel also felt something slightly painful, as if the dark apprentice was loosing a part of himself.

Obi-Wan saw the confusion in Angel and took advantage of it to strengthen his bond "How long?" Obi-Wan quickly asked, distracting the taller man.

Angel had knelt down and began to loosen the ties to Obi-Wan's leggings but stopped at the Jedi's unexpected question. Looking up at the sky blue eyes that observed him with barely contained hunger the dark apprentice prompted "How long what?"

Obi-Wan took Angel's face with both hands and was softy tracing the smooth shaven jaw-line and felt the warm breath from the lips he wanted to claim again. "How long were you a pleasure slave?" Seeing the fires of resentment blaze in Angel's silver eyes, Obi-Wan tightened his grasp on Angel's face preventing the dark apprentice from pulling away over the personal question regarding Angel's past.

With a low growl and a sharp jerk, Angel freed his face from the Jedi's grasp and looked anywhere but those searching azure eyes. "What does it matter." Angel coolly answered resuming his task of removing Obi-Wan's leggings.

"It matters," Obi-Wan took Angel's chin and tilted Angel's head back, forcing the taller man to look up at him. Obi-Wan's breath caught in his throat as Angel's features struck him for the first time as beautiful. Angel's golden bronze skin, the long tresses of midnight black hair that formed a distinctive Widow's peak in the center of Angel's forehead, to the silver gray hair at his temples. Finally to the silver hoop in Angel's left ear that off set his supernatural eyes, and all emphasized by his thick accented voice.

"It matters to me, Angel." the Jedi whispered as he felt his leggings being slowly inched down his narrow hips taking any rational thought away.

"Well, since you're so curious and insistent..." Angel uttered some what annoyed but continued to work the black fabric down to Obi-Wan's thighs.

"I was contracted for..." now to the knees,

"At least..." finally down around the Jedi's feet,

"25 years." each of Obi-Wan's feet was gently raised and the onyx fabric removed and flung aside. "What else." Angel flatly asked, gliding his hands back up Obi-Wan's legs, over silky black small clothes to rest on Obi-Wan's hips where he gently massaged tense flanks.

"What else?" Obi-Wan absently echoed, looking down at Angel's courtly face, his pulse quickening from those warm webbed hands on his hips.

"What else do you want to know about me." Angel scooted forward to slide his hands around Obi-Wan's bottom where he squeezed and tickled the span between Obi-Wan's firm cheeks. Angel then drew the Jedi closer where he felt the rigid stirring of Obi-Wan's arousal against his chest.

Standing before the kneeling dark apprentice who gazed at him with open frankness, Obi-Wan realized he was using Angel to take vengeance against Xanatos for all that the Sith master had done to him. Obi-Wan felt his face blossom with the heat of shame.

'What am I doing?' Obi-Wan thought as he closed his eyes. The young Jedi realized Angel was going to be more than just an acquaintance. Obi-Wan was going to share an intrinsic bond with the dark apprentice, and Angel deserved to know the truth.

Clutching at Angel's shoulders Obi-Wan attempted to stop the lingering kisses and little nips that Xanatos' apprentice had begun applying to his abdomen. But Obi-Wan was paralyzed with pure eroticism as Angel slipped his thumbs inside the Jedi's small clothes and began to tug them off.

"Angel..." the Jedi barely spoke while he stood motionless and breathless, as the dark apprentice in one swift motion removed the silky cool material exposing the Jedi to the cool air and to the ex-pleasure slave's whims.

Through that one agile gesture, Obi-Wan was brought to full erection and he felt his face grow even more flush. All moisture left Obi-Wan's mouth as his throat worked to speak, to stop Angel before they went any further. But all the Jedi could force past his parched mouth and dry lips was an awkward squeak as Angel's webbed hand closed around his stiff organ and began to slowly work him, while Angel's other hand gently cupped Obi-Wan's aching testicles and lightly manipulated them.

"You were saying something?" Angel murmured as a devious grin spread across his lips, the ex-pleasure slave looked up at Obi-Wan's blushing face.

Angel easily slipped back to his former skill as he expertly teased the tender flesh around Obi-Wan's generously proportioned genitals. Long webbed fingers worked to tweak sensitive areas then switched back to firm solid stroking motions to running a fingernail over the bell shaped tip and back again. While Angel's other hand rolled and scrupulously squeezed the soft sack of flesh. Then firmly tracing a meandering line between testicles and anus, Angel stopped at mid point and apply the needed pressure that caused Obi-Wan to gasp and dig his fingernails into Angel's shoulders. Angel grimaced at the discomfort but knew he was on the right tract and continued his actions with practiced skill. All the while Angel randomly sent a sliver of living Force through his hands increasing the intensity of his touch.

"S-stop!" Obi-Wan finally managed to snap through clenched teeth as the Jedi bent forward panting with lust and need and rested his head against Angel's neck.

"But I've barely begun, sweet Jedi." Angel purred, he nuzzled against Obi-Wan's face feeling the younger man's hot breath against his cheek. Releasing his hold on Obi-Wan, Angel stood and guided the seemingly boneless Jedi back to the bed and eased him into a sitting position then knelt in front of Obi-Wan and slowly pushed his way between the Jedi's legs.

Looking at Obi-Wan's dazed eyes Angel seductively uttered, "Did I not warn you to be careful?" Leaning forwards the dark apprentice took one of Obi-Wan's hardened nipples between his lips and began to gently nip and suckle as Angel's hand searched out the other stiff bud, which he tweaked and rolled between webbed fingers. All the while Angel's other hand began to work its way back down lower to Obi-Wan's waiting and sensitive parts once more.

'Oh Force help me!' Obi-Wan desperately sent feeling Angel's warm hand begin to glide its journey along his thigh, lightly raking finger nails in the path to firmly taking Obi-Wan in hand once more to taunt with years of practice.

"Wait!" Obi-Wan hissed as Angel nipped him with teeth then looked at Obi-Wan's face with an expert pout.

"Wait?" The ex-pleasure slave replied with mock hurt as he released tender nipples but not his hold over Obi-Wan's throbbing organ. "Why?" Angel smirked as he watched Obi-Wan's lips try to work. "Am I not bringing you pleasure.... Obi-Wan."

The dark apprentice had leaned so close to the young apprentice's parted lips that Obi-Wan could almost feel the slick tongue quickly snake out to sample the Jedi's mouth. Then pushing Obi-Wan's thighs further apart, Angel softy uttered "Then I will have to work harder." and leaned forward to taste of Obi-Wan's aching desire.

'No, Please... Wait!' Obi-Wan solicitude went unheard as the Jedi tried to find a way to stop the kneeling ex-pleasure slave before him since Obi-Wan's body would not respond to his bidding.

"Angel!" The younger man hissed through clenched teeth. Then as if in answer to his plea, _It_ finally awoke in both Apprentices long before Angel's lips made contact.

The static spark of the bond created by Tazura Saar-Riju flared to life in a searing flash of sea blue and dark emerald green. The two distinctive Force signatures of Angel and Obi-Wan swirled around one another taking and giving, testing and seeking before finally intertwining together. Until all that was left was one brilliant spark of living blue/green energy, with hints of dark sapphire blue and calming Forrest green.

Each man was taken by surprise as the bond consumed him while at the same time exposed each for the other's exploration then subsided leaving both apprentices stunned and breathless and all within a few heartbeats.

Finding himself sitting back on his knees, Angel looked to a gaping and panting Obi-Wan and snarled between gasping breaths "What have you done Jedi!"

Echoes of Obi-Wan's past, of growing up in the Jedi Temple, his training, his missions and memories of Obi-Wan's sometimes aloof but beloved and honored Jedi master. Along with recent experiences of Lord Raven's infamous attitude; Obi-Wan's use and agony by Lord Rees, Tazura Saar-Riju's interrogation and fresh but guarded memories Angel's own Sith master, Xanatos. All of these thoughts continued to slowly filter through Angel's mind.

"Angel!" Obi-Wan sputtered as he witnessed Angel's memoir of being a slave.

Beginning since birth the dark apprentice had been collared, humiliated, and treated less than a wild beast. All by Angel's own family and race simply because he has a half-breed; it all tore through Obi-Wan's mind leaving the Jedi appalled. Next came vivid memories as Angel's household sold the dark apprentice to a slave trader who trained him in the sometime perverse and painful ways of a pleasure slave.

Then came the somewhat brighter memories of Angel's brief time with Lord Raven who bartered and then freed the pleasure slave of the collar that inhibited all of Angel's natural and Force abilities since birth. It was Lord Raven, Obi-Wan discovered who began to teach Angel the ways of the Force and became his life mate before Angel became Xanatos' Apprentice and partner.

'So much pain.' the Jedi reflected that it all threatened to overwhelm Obi-Wan and a heavy sigh left his lips.

Hearing Obi-Wan's thoughts, Angel shot to his feet and glared down at the Jedi and hissed "I do not need nor require your pity, Jedi!" The tall apprentice began to pace, leaving an ice-cold trail in his wake. Xanatos' partner continued to mutter low curses in his native language under his breath as Angel occasionally cast a heated scowl at the young Jedi still seated on the bed.

Catching his breath Obi-Wan immediately noticed the difference in the dark student as the powers of Force hummed through Angle's tall, lean frame. Even if Angel hadn't caught on, Obi-Wan felt it just as Tazura had predicted and Obi-Wan couldn't repress a slight grin of relief as the Jedi apprentice gathered the bed sheet around his mid drift to cover his nudity.

Seeing the smile on Obi-Wan's lips, Angel stopped in mid tirade and snapped "And just What are You smiling at!"

"You." Obi-Wan simply answered, crossing his feet at ankles and leaning back on his hands as the Jedi continued to gaze at Angel. Obi-Wan watched the Dark Forces swirl around Angel like morning mist as Xanatos' student unconsciously gathered it to him. 'So elegant.' Obi-Wan absently thought, as out of habit Angel flicked his long hair behind him and stood tall with arms crossed.

A startled look fell over Angel's features as he turned to look at Obi-Wan and asked quietly "What did you just say?" The dark apprentice began to slowly advance on the laid back Jedi; there was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.

"I said, You." Obi-Wan nervously licked his lips and his pulse began to quicken again.

"Nooo..." Angel stood before Obi-Wan "You said, I was elegant." Suspicion filled his voice.

Obi-Wan smiled and mimicked Angel's manner "Nooo..." Obi-Wan sat forward spreading his knees apart, inviting the dark apprentice back. "I Thought, you looked elegant."

"What have you done." Angel repeated looking down at Obi-Wan, as Angel saw his words were true.

Quickly looking away from the silver demanding eyes and scooting back on the bed as the heat of dishonor threatened to undo him, Obi-Wan clutched the bed sheet tighter around his waist.

Leaning down and grabbing an ankle, Angel prevented the Jedi's escape as he felt the younger man's guilty emotions. "Tell me." the dark apprentice commanded with power of Force behind his words.

Feeling the vise-like grip from the webbed hands, Obi-Wan didn't know where to begin, so he decide to test unknown territory and sent to tall comely man as gently as possible //Angel, I'm sorry.//

A breath of surprise left Angel's lips as his grip tightened around the Jedi's ankle. Angel could only stare in mute astonishment as the golden honey voice reverberated in his mind.

Seeing the shocked look on Angel's face, Obi-Wan decided honesty was the best route and dropped his mental barriers leaving his mind open for the dark apprentice's review.

//Take what you want, Angel.// Obi-Wan looked to the unnerving silver eyes that drilled him to his soul as Angel's mental touch ruffled through Obi-Wan's mind leaving the young Jedi breathless and hungry for the physical touch.

After a few minutes of probing Obi-Wan's mind, Angel released his grip from the Jedi's ankle. Then taking a few steps back from the younger man, Angel didn't know what to think. The dark student saw it all in that brief search. Obi-Wan's torture, his break and his ultimate reason for choosing Angel. Angel had even heard the unspoken words of the Tazura Saar-Riju, who explained through a touch to Obi-Wan what was going to happen between Obi-Wan and Angel. The dark apprentice realized why he felt the pull towards the younger man and then finally understood why the Force wouldn't come to him, not until the bond was complete.

Barely speaking above a whisper that sounded like iced thunder to Obi-Wan who winced from Angel's words. "You meant to use me against my own Master." The dark apprentice continued to stare at the mortified Jedi. "Perhaps I under estimated your ability for cruelty, Jedi."

Angel watched as Obi-Wan looked away as the dark apprentice removed the bracelet from around his wrist and dropped it to the floor. Then with a flick of his hand, Angel caused the Jedi to float before him wrapped in cords of Dark Force and still holding the bed sheet around himself. Angel took Obi-Wan's chin and forced the younger man to look at him.

"But I can also understand your reasoning." Angel's began to trace the outlines of the fresh scars on Obi-Wan's chest and arms.

Closing his eyes to ready himself for whatever the dark apprentice had planned Obi-Wan felt the webbed hands continue their light tracing of the numerous disfigurements that criss crossed his flesh.

When Angel's fingers came across one of the many deep fissures left by the whip Lord Rees had used, which had been laced with the pain enhancing chemical Nerocyacloine. Angel gave a quick hiss and snatched his hand away as if the dark apprentice had been the one burned by the blue chemical and softly uttered, "Lord Rees used that on you?"

"Yes," Obi-Wan barely uttered and couldn't stop an involuntary shudder from memories of the agony the pale woman had inflicted on him. "She also used some form of Dark Force whip. One that I've never seen before and never wish to see or feel again."

Angel looked into the haunted sky blue eyes. "Who healed you." The natural born healer quietly asked finally taking note that the majority of the wounds were not completely treated.

Obi-Wan softly spoke "Tazura Saar-Riju, but only enough to stop the bleeding." Gulping in a quick breath of air, Obi-Wan couldn't continue as unwanted memories of his torture came back to terrify him and Obi-Wan began to tremble.

Seeing he had awaken the dark pain filled memories in the younger man Angel placed a hand to Obi-Wan's sweat slick forehead and softy spoke "Forget..." While waiting for his compulsion to work its way through the Jedi's mind, Angel reflected with a tight smile.

'Perhaps we're not so different.' Angel briefly reminisced at having been beaten or whipped one too many times than he could count, simply for another's pleasure. 'Well, Jedi...' Angel silently thought as he watched Obi-Wan slowly open his eyes with a slightly confused look. 'We can either fight this bond and make each other miserable or we can take the path of least resistance.'

"What were you saying?" the Jedi queried looking at Angel's lazy feral smile.

"I was saying," the dark apprentice caressed Obi-Wan's face, running a thumb across his lips. "You thought to claim me?" the dark student moved closer feeling the panic slowly build in the man suspended before him "To take me from Xanatos..." Angel was now leaning his forehead against Obi-Wan's, cradling the Jedi's head with both hands so Obi-Wan couldn't pull back "You were dearly mistaken."

The ex-pleasure slave spoke with a dangerous croon then kissed the Jedi with such intensity that the spark from their bond flared back to life and the bed sheet slip from Obi-Wan's loose fingers to pool around Angel's feet. The dark apprentice drew forth a powerful link to the Dark Forces and wove it around the two of them, blanketing them in hot, demanding desire. //You are Mine, Jedi!//

Obi-Wan heard Angel's deep and sensuous accented voice in his head, spinning already over whelmed senses out of control.

//Angel, you don't have to...// the younger man tried to intercede but discovered Angel's domination supreme as he found himself still suspended in mid air.

Gripping the dark haired man to him and wrapping his arms around Angel's neck, Obi-Wan felt like a fish out of water since Obi-Wan's feet did not touch the ground and he couldn't gain any leverage as the younger man tried his best to respond to Angel's kiss in kind.

'Perhaps I over did it!' Angel thought as he broke from the kiss, sputtered out a silky giggle and gasped for air at the same time then gleefully sent //Impetuous Jedi, are you trying to strangle me?// as Angel firmly unhooked Obi-Wan's death grip from around his neck. Then broke out into more laughter from the look on Obi-Wan's face and staggered to sit on the bed.

Seeing Angel was only making fun of him, Obi-Wan tentatively searched out the Force hold the dark apprentice held him in and pointedly severed it and gracefully settled to the ground and did his best to glare at his new bond mate.

After Angel finally gained enough composure to look at Obi-Wan without breaking out in to a fit of laughter and simply smile at him, the Jedi dryly asked "Are you done?" Which earned him another wiry grin from the dark apprentice.

"Not even close, My sweet Jedi." Angel murmured, as his grin changed from a playful smirk to a predatory smile. Angel slowly looked the Jedi apprentice over, patted the bed beside him and commanded "Obi-Wan... Come sit." and watched as the younger man worked to swallow and complied with heated elegance and energetic youth.

Angel moved over so Obi-Wan could stretch out beside him. "Lay on your stomach." the dark apprentice softly ordered.

Once Obi-Wan was comfortably situated with head resting on his arms, Angel moved to straddle Obi-Wan's hips which earned Angel a muffled moan from the man below him.

Bracing his hands on Obi-Wan's shoulder's, Angel leaned forward until his lips were next to Obi-Wan's ear and seductively whispered "I mark you as Mine, Jedi." He heard Obi-Wan's nervousness and felt the Jedi's uncertainly.

"What are you going... Oh!" Obi-Wan started to ask but all speech left him in a gasp as Angel's hands become unnaturally hot and began to glide along his skin setting Obi-Wan's nerves on fire.

The dark student methodically worked his way across Obi-Wan's body, starting at shoulders, then to each of Obi-Wan's arms, to ribs, and finally to waist, never missing a section of flesh.

Obi-Wan was losing himself in the deep heated touch, as Angel's hands lightly caressed in some areas and rubbed deeply in other. And although Obi-Wan couldn't figure out what Angel was doing to him, what ever it was it felt divine and a long sigh of content left his lips as the younger man relaxed into the mattress.

As the minutes passed by in silence, the Jedi was becoming aware of just how much Force Angel was drawing into himself as the dark apprentice worked and Obi-Wan couldn't help but wonder again 'What are you doing to me?'

Hearing Obi-Wan's thoughts Angel quietly repeated as he shifted his seating over the Jedi, "I told you... I am marking you Mine."

Another groan left Obi-Wan as he felt Angel's long hair drape across his back, sweeping against him and then slide along super sensitive nerves causing the Jedi to grind his hips into the bed.

Smiling at Obi-Wan's actions, Angel resettled himself across the Jedi's waist facing Obi-Wan's feet and continued his massage. Obi-Wan gave a slight jump of surprise as Angel's hands caressed his bare buttocks.

//Easy, sweet Jedi...// Angel sent as he lingered his touch just below Obi-Wan's firm cheeks, briefly dipped down to nudge and tease testicles before moving on to each of Obi-Wan's legs then massaged each foot. Lifting himself off the younger man and sitting aside, Angel ordered again "Turn over, Obi-Wan."

"Can't I just stay here?" the Jedi mumbled, already missing Angel's touch.

"No."

"Why not?" Obi-Wan had another reason for not wanting to turn over.

"Because I'm not done." Angel gave a jab to the Jedi's ribs earning him a hiss of annoyance from the apprentice who scowled at Angel before turning over and covered his eyes with an arm so he wouldn't have to see Angel's face as the heat of embarrassment bloomed on Obi-Wan's face.

Greedily looking over Obi-Wan's full arousal, Angel gently coaxed the arm covering the Jedi's eyes off.

"There is nothing to be ashamed of Obi-Wan." Angel spoke, as he felt the Jedi's humiliated emotions radiate out in waves. "We are Bonded to one another." the tall man moved to straddle Obi-Wan's waist once more, then scooted back until he could feel Obi-Wan against his lower back earning Angel another deep groan of indulgence from the younger man. "You must learn to enjoy what is freely given. There is no shame in that, Obi-Wan."

Obi-Wan was completely enraptured by the dark apprentice. He watched as Angel slowly rubbed his hands together with eyes closed. The Jedi felt the powers of the Force being drawn to the half-breed who so casually sat atop him, driving Obi-Wan crazy for more of Angel's touch.

After a few seconds Angel opened his eyes, smiled and quietly asked "Are you sure you're ready for more?"

Obi-Wan saw Angel's hands were slightly aglow with a dark emerald green hue with sparks of sea blue and could only nod his head in acknowledgment. Angel leaned forward and placed his hands to Obi-Wan's chest where the Jedi felt once more the unnatural heated touch as those webbed hands began to slide over his skin setting sensitive nerves ablaze once more.

Angel's pulse was racing and his blood was on fire as it thundered through his veins. The natural born healer touched, caressed and rubbed every inch of the man below him. Angel almost lost control over his own desires when his fingers traveled over Obi-Wan's stiff nipples causing the Jedi to arch his back and buck his hips. Concentrating once more at the task at hand, Angel meticulously worked from Obi-Wan's chest, to arms, to waist and did his best to keep the echoes of abuse from his face, as Angel knew Obi-Was was watching him.

But even as Angel drew on and used the heat and energy of his own lust along with a huge amount of Force, the healer was quickly tiring as Angel worked his inborn skills on Obi-Wan, trying to erase the marks of the Jedi's pain. But it was becoming harder to keep the small grimaces from his features because Lord Rees was a Master at inflicting pain and Angel was close to using all his reserves of energy and without warning, exhaustion washed over and drown the dark apprentice. Obi-Wan's legs would have to wait another time.

Obi-Wan intently watched Angel as he finally discovered just how the Dark Apprentice was "Marking" him. Obi-Wan recalled from his previous experience of Angel's healing powers, how it drained the tall man and how it took even longer for Angel to recover. So Obi-Wan waited quietly and when the moment came the Jedi was ready.

Reaching out with a gentle cushion of Force, Obi-Wan caught Angel as he toppled off the younger man with a heavy sigh of weariness. Sitting up to cradled the natural born healer in his arms, Obi-Wan heard the whisper soft //Obi-Wan, I'm sorry.// in his mind as Angel gratefully rested against the Jedi.

"And you called me impetuous!" Obi-Wan snarled "And Why, by the Force are you sorry?"

//Because I didn't finish...// Angel gestured towards Obi-Wan's legs.

"I think, I'll live." Obi-Wan dryly remarked as he eased the tired empathic healer onto the bed to rest.

//Thank you.//

Smiling at the resting Angel, Obi-Wan placed a hand to his bond mate's chest and idly traced the green and gold tattoo of Qui-Gon's family's crest when it occurred to young man. "Angel..."

"Yes." The dark student barely spoke above a whisper and smiled faintly as Angel saw the question forming in Obi-Wan's mind.

"I thought you said you were marking me?" The Jedi looked to his chest and saw nothing. Feeling just a tad disappointed before it struck Obi-Wan like lightening. Looking again, Obi-Wan saw there was nothing. No hint of a scar anywhere Angel had touched. Looking at his arms, again. Nothing.

Then scanning the room Obi-Wan found a mirror and went to look at his back and was astonished once more as the Jedi found his skin clean, smooth and perfect. Nothing remained but the blue and silver tattoo.

Turning around to look at Angel who smiled back at Obi-Wan with a wicked gleam in his eyes, Obi-Wan was about to speak when Angel's sending came fast and furious to his mind, freezing the Jedi in place.

//I have left my Mark. My sweet Jedi.//

"But I don't understand, why." Obi-Wan absently asked, still amazed by Angel's work.

Angel pushed himself up to a sitting position and gestured for Obi-Wan to come to him.

Standing before Angel, Obi-Wan quietly looked at Angel's refined face and a shiver of excitement raced through him as the dark apprentice reached out to draw Obi-Wan closer.

Running a hand over the Jedi's abdomen Angel continued "Obi-Wan, Do you think we will always be together?" Then placing a kiss to just above Obi-Wan's navel, Angel felt the Jedi's confusion.

"Won't we?" Obi-Wan queried as he lightly ran his hands over Angel's shoulders and under the thick hair. Hoping to hear the answer he wanted.

"No." was Angel's simple reply and winced from the hurt that lashed out from Obi-Wan.

"You don't want me..." Obi-Wan uttered in horror as the thought of Angel rejecting him threatened to crush the younger man. Blinding anger filled Obi-Wan's heart as he realized Qui-Gon was taken from him and now Angel didn't want him. Obi-Wan was going to be alone.

The Jedi Padawan tried to break away from Angel's grasp but couldn't as Angel had formed a weak Force hold around the struggling young man. Obi-Wan hissed "Let me go Sith Lord!" sneering the title Obi-Wan fought against the dark student's grip and restraint.

"Obi-Wan, Let me finish!" Angel snarled as the empathic healer felt Obi-Wan's hateful thoughts towards him. Obi-Wan stopped struggling and glared down at Angel and waited for Angel to continue.

Taking a deep breath and releasing the fuming Jedi, Angel sat back and spoke with weariness. "In time Obi-Wan, you will go back to your Jedi master and I, hopefully by the Goddess Kia-Sreman, will return to Xanatos."

"What?" Obi-Wan went deathly still at Angel's words as hope glimmered in his soul. Then remembering Tazura's words Obi-Wan cautiously spoke "But Tazura Saar-Riju said..."

Angel was growing impatient as Obi-Wan still did not understand and quickly snapped "Do you believe everything you're told." Which caused Obi-Wan to snap his mouth shut, lift his chin in defiance and cross his arms.

Sighing a deep breath and lifting his hands with palms out in a gesture of acquiesce Angel softy spoke "Forgive me, I'm tired. What I'm trying to say Obi-Wan is, no one can take a Bond from you. No matter what they say or what they do."

"Then Qui-Gon..." Obi-Wan blurted out with renewed optimism.

"Yes." Angel spoke with a hint of resentment "The Jedi Jinn is still bonded to you." As it occurred to Angel he'd have to share Obi-Wan. "All you need do is search it out." Angel felt the joy pour from the younger man and had to look away before his own disappointment showed on his face.

Feeling Angel's distress though their bond, Obi-Wan spoke with a hint of skepticism "Angel, Tazura Saar-Riju isn't going to let me go and Xanatos is certainly not going to let me just waltz out. How..."

Setting his face into a neutral expression and reining in his emotions so the younger man could not detect them Angel replied "I will find a way for you to escape."

"But they'll punish you if they find out you helped" The Jedi apprentice stated, as Obi-Wan worried over what might happen to his new bond mate as less painful memories of his own punishment from Lord Rees and Xanatos' explosive temper briefly flitted through Obi-Wan's mind. Obi-Wan stepped closer to Angel to caress the healer's face, then running his fingers through the thick soft hair, Obi-Wan felt Angel lean into his touch.

A breath of relief left Angel's lips as he felt Obi-Wan's forgiveness wash over him from his harsh words and quietly murmured "Nothing I haven't endured before, I'm sure." Then looking up at Obi-Wan, Angel pulled on the last of his strength and took the Jedi's hand to place a kiss to the palm and spoke with a wiry grin on his face.

"Just remember who it was that gave you back what was taken every time you look in the mirror." The dark apprentice slid his hand over the smooth healed skin of Obi-Wan's stomach, feeling the muscles tighten and move under the perfect pale surface.

"I will." Obi-Wan solemnly replied as he cupped Angel's face then leaned down and kissed the healer.

"Then That Obi-Wan... is my mark." Angel whispered after the kiss. Laying a webbed hand to Obi-Wan's chest Angel sent the last of his healing energies into Obi-Wan, breaking the block deeply embedded within the Jedi that lies and pain had built in order to conceal the bond with Obi-Wan's Jedi master.

For a few heartbeats the world tipped and spun around him and Obi-Wan had to sit as Qui-Gon's psychic touch came crashing into his mind. Washing over Obi-Wan cleansing him and making he feel whole again; although it was not strong enough to use, it was a start.

Hearing Angel's tired sigh, Obi-Wan looked at the worn out healer. "Angel..." Obi-Wan tentatively spoke, he didn't know where to begin on how to thank the dark apprentice. The younger man didn't think it was possible for a "Sith" to be so giving and Obi-Wan struggled with words to tell Angel without sounding so...

"Condescending, I believe is the word you are looking for." Angel dryly spoke, finishing Obi-Wan's thoughts. "You forget My Jedi. I know what it's like." Angel smiled sadly and touched Obi-Wan's lips "I've been there. Alone and without hope."

"Beaten and used too." Obi-Wan quietly added and clutched the dark golden hand before Angel could retreat knowing he'd touched a delicate subject, Angel's past. Obi-Wan had figured out how to express his appreciation.

"Yes, those as well." Angel replied flatly as he watched Obi-Wan move in front of him and take up Angel's other hand. A shudder of heat ran through Angel as the younger man slowly kissed the palm of each hand just as Angel had done many times to Obi-Wan.

Then kneeling before the telepathic man, Obi-Wan didn't bother to screen his thoughts as Obi-Wan released one hand and took Angel's remaining hand with both his own. Spreading the hand wide, Obi-Wan began to gently nip at the soft delicate tissue that spanned between the long fingers. Then giving the widest span of skin that ran between thumb and forefinger a firm, lingering suckle and a solid nip, Obi-Wan then place Angel's hand on his shoulder and began to do the same to the other webbed hand.

Obi-Wan looked to Angel's hungry eyes while he worked on the sensitive skin, finally having learned that this is what Angel craved most and could set him on fire. Obi-Wan sent //Then use me, my Sith Lord.//

He tapped into the Force and poured it through their bond to the stunned and speechless dark apprentice.

Head bowed and digging his nails into Obi-Wan's shoulder from both sensual fervor and the intoxicating fire of the Force as it plunged back into him. Angel's breath left him in a deep gasp and the dark apprentice clenched his teeth as Angel's mind teetered on the brink of pure bliss.

"Wait!" Angel panted, as the healer took his fill of both energies and jerked his hand from Obi-Wan's lips. The dark apprentice felt his body respond to Obi-Wan's lust and the over whelming desire the Jedi had awaken in him and Angel wasn't sure how to react. The ex-pleasure slave was hardly ever on the receiving end of gratification and his confidence wavered.

Seeing Angel's lean body hum once more with the powers of the Force. Obi-Wan closed the link with the Force and his pulse quickened as Obi-Wan watched the heaving chest from the pleasure He had invoked. Then reaching for Angel's small cloths, Obi-Wan pulled them off with a quick motion causing a groan to leave Angel's lips as the dark apprentice tipped his head back.

Then pushing himself between Angel's knees and spreading Angel's legs wider, Obi-Wan seductively uttered once more "Use me, Angel." Obi-Wan pressed himself against the dark student feeling Angel's stiff arousal against his abdomen, the Jedi claimed with lips Angel's pierced nipple. //Take me, my Sith Lord.// Obi-Wan sent as he heard Angel moan as his tongue played with the silver ring and blue bead.

Obi-Wan reached around to rake his nails across Angel's back, making the dark student arch into his lips as Obi-Wan moved to suckle and nip Angel's other harden nipple. Feeling the dark apprentice's long hair against the back of his hands, Obi-Wan took a hand full of the black velvet and tugged, forcing Angel's head back.

A hiss of both pleasure and pain escaped Angel's lips as Obi-Wan slowly stood with Angel's hair still firmly held in his hand. Angel felt the Jedi's rigid organ press against his chest then felt Obi-Wan's lips on his exposed throat as the Jedi's other hand continued to twist and pull at the slick silver ring.

Moving from throat to waiting lips, Obi-Wan took Angel with a savage thirst as he leaned harder against the dark student, forcing Angel to lay back on the bed where Obi-Wan released his hold on the soft silky hair. Using the Force, Obi-Wan moved them both further on the bed so Angel was spread out and under him, his long black hair in wild disarray. Then straddling Angel's thighs and with a greedy grin Obi-Wan bent forward and took Angel in to his mouth and felt Xanatos' partner arch violently under him which only fed Obi-Wan's hunger and the Jedi sent one more time to his panting bond mate.

//Claim me, My Angel.// Obi-Wan worked Angel with heated lust, from taking Angel's stiff organ all the way in to nipping with teeth the mushroom shaped head. Back to swirling with tongue the length of Angel's engorged shaft and playing with his aching testicles.

"Obi-Wan!" Angel hissed through clenched teeth as the younger man was relentless in his passion causing Angel to grip the bed with white knuckles and squirm with barely contained passion.

Hearing Angel's desperate plea Obi-Wan moved back to straddle Angel's thighs once more. Looking at Angel's moist lips as the healer licked them nervously, Obi-Wan called forth a blue bottle of oil and spread a generous amount over his hands. Then with slick hands the younger man firmly took hold of Angel's throbbing erection again and began to stroke with heated urgency.

Holding on to Obi-Wan's knees, Angel hungrily watched Obi-Wan's actions as the Jedi paused to coat his own erect penis with the oil then reached further down to lubricate his anus, Obi-Wan breathed "Are you ready to take me?" Then with out waiting for Angel's answer the eager young man wiggled his way forward and eased himself up then down and on to Angel, sheathing the dark student with tightness and heat.

Throwing his head back in pure pleasure, Angel spared a minute to luxuriate in the feel of Obi-Wan before he began to rock his hips as the dark apprentice's strong webbed hands closed around Obi-Wan's genitals to work the younger man and to add more stimulation.

Radiating with lust and erotic heat, both men worked up to a wild tempo as through their new bond they gave and took what was needed to give the other a blinding and soul searing release as Angel bucked his hips in a final thrust freeing his seed into Obi-Wan. And Obi-Wan cried out and came in Angel's stroking hands.

Completely spent, Obi-Wan fell forwards onto Angel's sweat sheen chest where the Jedi rested. Listening to the dark apprentice's heart beat and his breathing slow down, Obi-Wan felt Angel slip out of him and closed his eyes in joy as he felt Angle move under him.

Wrapping his arms around the Jedi, Angel quietly proclaimed //Mine!// as he heard Obi-Wan's mental giggle and respond in kind with an impish smile on his lips.

//Yours.//

Aboard his private ship somewhere out in the cold, quiet space, and far from the resting bond mates, Tazura Saar-Riju spared a private smile as the Sith overlord felt the bond between the Jedi and Sith Apprentices become consummated and permanent. Tazura thought to himself 'Master Xanatos is not going to be pleased.' Then with a tight laugh his smile became a bit deeper as Tazura Saar-Riju thought again 'And the Jedi have a new problem.'