Obsession

Safe haven

Maul stood outside of a home and he waited patiently until he saw a little girl leave the house. He chuckled under his hood when he saw Arsayh cautiously look around the Mandalorian streets and put her hood up. Maul cleared his throat catching the girls attention.
"Ori'vod?" Arsayh asked quietly and Maul put his hood down. He couldn't help, but smile when he saw her smile happily an run over to him.
"Ni thought vi rucuyir haa'taylir solus ashi sha te yustapir!" (I thought we were meeting at the river!) Arsayh hugged him.
"Vaar'tur Kelir cuyir olar Nusujii bal vi don't copad at worry gar buir, vaabir vi?" (Morning will be here soon and we don't want to worry your father, do we?) Maul held her in his arm and he felt truly happy around this little Mandalorian girl. Like he had nothing to worry about. She shook her head agreeing with Maul.
"Ner buir Ru'kel worry meh kaysh saw ibac Ni wasn't o'r haav." (My father would worry if he saw that I wasn't in bed.) Arsayh commented and Maul chuckled
"Ni bet kaysh Ru'kel cuyir." (I bet he would be.) Maul said sat down with her in her front yard.
"Buir won't mind meh vi geroya o'r te yard!" (Father won't mind if we play in the yard!) Arsayh said happily and Maul looked nervous, this wouldn't look too good on his part if people saw them playing this early in the morning alone.
"Ke'pare, geroya?" (Wait, play?) Maul said the word shocked, she wants him to play with her!?
"Serim! Vi liser geroya an Nuarra kinds be geroya, guuror cu'bikad, get'shuk, meshgeroya," (Yeah! We can play all different kinds of games, like cu'bikad, get'shuk, meshgeroya,)
Arsayh said happily not noticing that Maul's eyes had drifted off to the side as she continued her list of games.
Great. Just great. Not only did she want to play games, but she wanted to play games that she played with the boys. Fighting games and the other ones she said are pretty childish.
"Uh, Arsayh, Ni vaabir not kar'taylir." (Uh, Arsayh, I don't know...) Maul said quietly.
"Ogir's nayc solus rud vi liser geroya!" (There's no one around we can play!) Arsayh smiled at him
"Nayc, arsayh, ibac's not meg Ni mean. Ni mean Ni've draar geroyaed any be these geroya before. Ni vaabir not vurel partaylir geroya any geroya tion'tuur Ni was evaar'la." (No, Arsayh, that's not what I mean. I mean I've never played any of these games before. I don't ever remember playing any games when I was young.) Maul admitted to her quietly his eyes rested on her home. He felt for some reason he felt as if he was empty.
"Meg? gar've draar geroya any geroya tion'tuur gar rucuyir evaar'la? pehea cuyir ibac ret'yc? Ni enteyor teach gar pehea at geroya geroya than!" (What? You've never played any games when you were young? How is that possible? I must teach you how to play games than!) Arsayh stood up with determination filling her young eyes.
"Arsayh, nayc. Ni vaabir not ganar munit olar. Ni came shi at Gaa'tayl gar nuhoy, a burc'ya be Pal'vut needs ner Gaa'tayl ti some kebi bal Ni ganar at ve'ganir norac at kaysh Nusujii." (Arsayh, no. I do not have long here. I came only to help you sleep, a friend of mine needs my help with some thing and I have to get back to her soon.) Maul told her, but it seemed to fall on deaf ears.
"Ni Kelir tengaanar gar pehea at geroya haaranovor bal seek! Bic cuyir te easiest geroya o'r te galaxy!" (I will show you how to play Hide and seek! It is the easiest game in the galaxy!) Arsayh smiled as she explained the game to Maul as he rolls his eyes.
Of course, it's easy. You do as the name of the game is! I have no time for these games, I should be contacting mother to tell her what has happened. Maul thought in his mind as Arsayh grabbed his tattooed hands and forced him to cover his eyes. He heard her tiny footsteps run away from him as she giggled.
"Arsayh, ni ganar nayc ca'nara par-" (Arsayh, I have no time for-) Maul stood up uncovering his eyes and he hears leaves moving.
"Nayc! Gar ganar at soletar!" (No! You have to count!) Arsayh complained from her hiding spot and Maul groaned in his head as she told him to cover his eyes and count. Complying, he counted to ten in Mando'a while he had his eyes covered. Once he was done, he took his hands away from his eyes and sighed.
"Arsayh, ni ganar nayc ca'nara par ibic." (Arsayh, I have no time for this.) Maul walked over to the bush the younglings hid in and once he was close she bursted out of the bush laughing.
"Olaror catch ni!" (Come catch me!) She laughed at him and he turned to her. She stopped once she reached the other end of the yard and turned to him sticking her tongue out teasing him. He groaned and walked over to her and she ran past him.
"Olaror bat! Catch ni!" (Come on! Catch me!) Arsayh laughed as she was on the opposite side of the yard than Maul again. Maul wanted to end this game quickly, so he walked over to her and quickly scooped her off of her feet. The force of her running into his arms caused him to fall down. She was silent scared if he was hurt until she heard him laughing. He rested his head in one of his hands. She was confused about it, he was stubborn just a few seconds ago and now he was laughing?
Yes! He must be having fun now! Arsayh thought and joined him laughing until she heard the common noise of a blaster being loaded. The noise also caused Maul to silence his laughter.
"Arsayh, ve'ganir jaon olar!" (Arsayh, get over here!) A Mandalorian man, who Maul presumed was Arsayh's father.
"Buir! Nayc! Kaysh's a burc'ya!" (Dad! No! He's a friend!) Arsayh quickly stood between Maul and the loaded weapon. She looked back at Maul to see that his hood was up, he must have put it up while we were laughing, she thought.
"Get away from my daughter." The man glowered at Maul and the Zabrak stood up slowly with his hands up not wanting to cause any trouble.
"Ni Jor'chaajir kaysh olar buir, vaabir not kadala kaysh! Gedet'ye!" (I called him her dad, don't hurt him! Please!) Arsayh begged of her father.
"Get off of my property and stay away from my daughter. Your lucky my daughter thinks so highly of you or you would be dead." Arsayh's father spoke and Maul slowly walked to the edge of the property.
"I meant no harm to her." Maul said to him noting the scar on his right cheek.
"I'm only a friend." Maul went on until Arsayh started talking.
"Kaysh told ni pehea at borarir laam te mirshko at geroya ti te boys o'r te geroya yard!" (He told me how to work up the courage to play with the boys in the play yard!)
"Gedet'ye, vaabir not kadala kaysh!"(Please, do not hurt him!) Arsayh went on pleading to her father as he kept the blasted pointed at Maul.
"Arsayh, bic cuyir fine, Ni haa'taylir Ni ganar dayn lived ner olarom olar." (Arsayh, it's fine. I see I've out lived my welcome here.) Maul said to her and started walking away from the home.
"Ori'vod!" Arsayh over to him and hugged one of his mechanical legs.
"Ni'm Ni ceta, Ori'vod." (I'm sorry special friend.) Her voice was quiet and sad.
"Vaabir not cuyir, arsayh, gar buir cuyir shi trying at cabuor gar, vaabir not cuyir mad ra trikar'la jorcu ibac cuyir meg buir vaabir." (Do not be, Arsayh, your father is only trying to protect you, do not be mad or sad because that is what fathers do.) Maul kneeled down to her, looking her right in her deep blue eyes. He hugged her and said his goodbye than her father called for her to go back inside. She was hesitant about leaving Maul and she hugged him tighter and whispered in his ear that they could still meet by the river. She didn't want to let go of him even when her father called. Maul unraveled her arms from around him.
"Jii slanar at gar buir, vaabir not keep him waiting par gar ra kaysh'll ve'ganir mad." (Now go to your father, do not keep him waiting for you or he'll get mad.) Maul said turning her and nudging her to him. She looked back at him than hugged again. After a moment, she let go of him and quickly went back to her father, who didn't have a good look on his face. The Mandalorian stood there with his blaster as he watched Maul leave until he couldn't see the unknown man with red and yellow eyes anymore. He than unloaded his blaster and walked inside to talk to his daughter.

(A/N: well this chapter went from a happy Maul to be driven away from the only thing that made him truly happy again. So how do you think this will go? What does Satine have planned for Maul? Will Arsayh's father really be able to keep her away from Maul? If any one has any song suggestions for this chapter please tell me.)