Obsession

Feelings part 2: Forever

Satine stood at the side of the road catching her breath as she looked around for Maul under her cloak. She looked at her comm link think about how she dispatched Hondo's entire gang that came with him to aid her in looking for Maul.
"Hondo have you found him yet?" Satine talks into her comm link to get a quick answer.
"No, not yet. Where in the galaxy could he have gone?" Hondo replied through the comm link completely confused about Maul's whereabouts.
Satine looked around to see Maul holding hands with a little Mandalorian girl. She watched them walk to the play yard.
"Hondo it's alright. I found him." Satine said into the comm and Hondo exaggerated a sigh of relief.
"Thank the stars, I'll tell my men and I'll met with you back at the palace." Hondo responded and Satine followed Maul and the girl and heard them talking in Mando'a. Satine was generally surprised, she didn't know Maul knew Mando'a. All she knew about Maul was what Obi-wan had told her and when he killed Death Watch supporters when he was an apprentice of Sidious. She saw all the Mandalorians glaring at the two as they walked. She needed to get Maul back to the palace as quickly as possible before people started spreading the news that Maul was on Mandalore. Even though he killed Death Watch supporters some Mandalorians still didn't trust him. He still killed people and their families. If the Empire hears that he's here the refugees would also be in trouble.
As she watched the two, she saw that he dropped her off at the play yard. She watched them and listened.
"Jii slanar tengaanar te boys pehea atin'la gar cuyir. Ni'll haa'taylir olar. Cuyir ulyc." (Now go show those boys how tough you are. I'll watch here. Be careful.) Maul said and Arsayh smiled happily.
"Jate! Cuyir ulyc Maul!" (Okay! Thank you Maul!) Arsayh hugged Maul and that's when Satine noticed the girl's face and saw that she was a daughter of a man that's part of Death Watch. Satine pushed that thought aside and walk over to him as Arsayh left into the play yard. Maul was leaning against a nearby building watching Arsayh when he noticed Satine.
"Have you found me just to insult me more? If so, than leave. I'm busy." Maul said quickly looking over at Satine before returning his line of sight to the younglings in the play yard.
"That was very kind of you Maul." Satine smiled softly at him.
"That little one always had trouble fitting in, I'm glad she has you as a friend now." Satine looked into the play yard.
"I had... She had found me at the river offering me this jacket." Maul had shrugged his shoulders signaling to the jacket he wore.
"We exchanged words and I'd offer to help her stand up to those boys. I told her I'd watch." Maul said calmly as if he never panicked.
"I know I saw you two and heard what you said. I didn't know that you could speak Mando'a." Satine looked at him him when he scoffed.
"All that you know is that I'm a Sith, rapist and that I speak Mando'a. There's much you don't know Duchess." Maul hissed out the last sentence as he looked down at her.
"And that is why I'm here. I wanted to apologize. I had not thought about what I said before I said it and for that I am sorry. It was very unlike me to do something like that." Satine said looking into his yellow and red eyes. As Maul looked into her eyes they had reminded him of Obi-wan's, a blue with a hint of gray. Maul swore if he just focused on her eyes he would see Obi-wan instead of the Duchess. If he looked closely at the blue he could see a soft green hidden underneath the blue and that's what reminded him that it wasn't Obi-wan. Little did he realize, she was still talking.
"So will you?" She asked and the question brought him back into reality. Embarrassed that he wasn't paying attention to her speaking he just scoffed again shaking his head and looked back into the play yard.
"Maul, Obi-wan would want you to see the recording. Please come back to the palace." Satine begged him and he looked back at her when he heard her say Obi-wan. His hearts yearned to see Obi-wan again, but he didn't know if his mind could take it.
He just huffed and walked into the entrance of the play yard.
"Arsayh!" Maul called out to the little girl and she quickly stopped playing with the boys. She looked back at him and quickly ran to him.
"Elek? Meg cuyir bic?" (Yes? What is it?) Arsayh looked up at him and he kneeled down to her.
"Bic cuyir ca'nara par ni at troan ner fears." (It's time for me to face my fears.) Maul said quietly only wanting her to hear.
"A meg meh Ni copad at talk at gar tug'yc?" (But what if I want to talk to you again?) Arsayh's eyes were big about to become rivers that branch out of the deep ocean.
"Olaror jii, nayc tears, olar hiibir ibic." (Come now, no tears, here take this.) Maul held out his comm link to her and she sniffled, rubbing the tears from her eyes. She took the comm link from Maul and looked at it weirdly.
"Tion'tuur vurel gar copad at talk at ni, press ibic button bal shi Jor'chaajir  par ni." (When ever you want to talk to me, press this button and just call for me.) Maul showed her how it worked and Satine watched from a distance.
"Ni Kelir cuyir ti gar par sa munit sa gar linibar ni, Arsayh." (I'll be with you as long as you need me, Arsayh.) Maul said and placed a hand on her head ruffling her hair.
"Jii, slanar ganar fun ad'ika." (Now, go have fun little one.) Maul nugded her in the direction of the boys. She smiled and hugged him tightly. Maul was caught off guard and he looked at Satine. She smiled and giggled at them and mouthed the words 'Go on.' Maul contained an uncomfortable growl and he hugged Arsayh back.
"Jate jate'kara." (Good luck.) Arsayh said than ran back to her new friends. Maul went to stand by his metal legs refused to move. Now he growls and looks at Satine. She was confused at why he was growling until she noticed that Arsayh was gone. She contained her laughter and aided Maul in getting up.
"Come now Maul, let's get you some new legs than we'll take a look at the recording." Satine decided and led Maul back to the palace. As they left Arsayh watched them leave wondering who that was with Maul.
The young Mandalorian put the comm link in her pocket and rejoined the boys, who were wondering who that was she was talking to.