What if?: One Death

Jealousy part 1

Obi-wan sighed as Maul and him left Coruscant's atmosphere.
"Master?" Maul ask confused feeling his master's sadness. Maul wanted to wrap his arms around his master and hug him, but he didn't know how his master would feel about it now.
"I'm fine Maul. It's just I'm leaving with more questions than answers than I like." Obi-wan answered him and Maul sat in the copilot seat just keeping his eyes on Obi-wan as his master piloted the ship.
"So Master where are we going?" Maul asked and Obi-wan looked over at Maul before putting the ship into hyperspace. He blushed realizing that Maul was just staring at him and he looked back to piloting the ship.
"We have to stop on Mandalore before taking a quick jump to Dathomir." Obi-wan answered
"Dathomir? But isn't that..." Maul's voice faded as he gave Obi-wan a worried look.
"Your home planet. I am your master and I am determined that you know who your true family is. I will not keep that from you like Sidious did." Obi-wan said than Obi-wan pulled the ship out of hyperspace.
"So why are we here master?" Maul asked seeing Mandalore as Obi-wan descended to the planet.
"I just need to see a friend and get a different ship." Obi-wan answered landing on a platform in a crowded city.
"A friend? But what's wrong with this ship? It's perfectly fine." Maul asked
"Well Maul what do you know about Mandalore?" Obi-wan asked as they left the ship. Maul followed closely behind him.
"Mandalore is a neutral planet, Prime Minister Almec trades in the black market to keep his rule strong. Although he has allies to do the marketing work for him so no one knows it's him." Maul spoke and Obi-wan stopped in his tracks and turned around looking surprised
"Excuse me?!" Obi-wan says a bit loud and Maul flinches and takes a step back, his eyes showed a hint of fear.
"Did I say too much, or something you didn't want to hear Master? I apologize if I did. I did not mean to upset you." Maul stood straight with his head bowed. Obi-wan could see his body shiver as if anticipating a harsh punishment.
"No Maul, it's ok. You're fine." Obi-wan quickly reassured him, putting his hands on Maul's shoulders rubbing his thumbs in circular motions. Maul slowly looked up and into his eyes.
"Are you sure Master? I shouldn't be talking out of place I know that." Maul said still shivering
"No, no Maul. It's ok, you just said something that surprised me." Obi-wan said still trying to reassure him.
"I just didn't know Almec was part of the black market." Obi-wan said
"Really? It's been going on for a bit I assumed that the Jedi knew because Kryze had brought it up in the Senate once and everyone pushed it aside." Maul said
"How do you know what happened in the Senate?" Obi-wan purely curious
"My old master took me with him into the Senate room so he could show me weaknesses of the Jedi Republic." Maul answered and Obi-wan sighed. He should have known that Sidious would have him so close to the Jedi Temple. He was basically showing off his powers at how close someone could be to the Jedi that was really a Sith.
"Alright than. Come on Maul, let's get moving the sooner we can meet up with my friend and get a new ship the quicker we can get to Dathomir." Obi-wan finished and turned around returning to walking. He took a few steps before noticing Maul hadn't moved from the spot. The Zabrak was just looking at the ground.
"Maul?" Obi-wan walked back over to him. He placed a hand on the Zabrak's cheek and rubbed it with his thumb causing Maul to look up at Obi-wan. Obi-wan had felt a shift in Maul, but Maul's stature didn't change. Something must seriously be bothering him in his mind.
"Hey, it's going to be okay." Obi-wan softly said to Maul.
"What if I can't find her?" Maul whispered softly looking deep into Obi-wan's eyes. Obi-wan wanted to go into Maul's mind to soothe him, but there was no time and they were out in the open. Obi-wan could only guess that he was talking about his mother. He remembered Maul snap in the examination room. Obi-wan was sure that's what Maul was thinking about too.
"I'll be there to help you Maul." Obi-wan speaks as softly as Maul did. Maul was quiet for a few moments just looking at Obi-wan. Obi-wan could sense Maul's confusion and want to say something.
"If you need to say anything Maul you can say it to me." Obi-wan said with his hand still on Maul's cheek.
"It's nothing Master." Maul said and rubbed his cheek into Obi-wan's hand. Obi-wan was a bit confused but he knew they couldn't waste any more time.
"We need to get going than Maul. Come on." Obi-wan said taking his hand off of Maul's cheek and than started walking away. Maul followed Obi-wan closely and the Jedi could sense Maul's new sadness and longing. Obi-wan was tempted to hold Maul's hand as they walked quickly to comfort him.
Maul watched Obi-wan as they walked. He placed a hand on his cheek where Obi-wan's hand had been. He wanted to whine when his master took his hand away. His soft touch was addicting to Maul. He didn't know if he could get enough of Obi-wan's touch. Maul shook his head slightly angry at himself. His own needs weren't important only his master's were and he already had wasted his master's time. Maul's eyes seem to scan Obi-wan as he walked. Obi-wan felt Maul's eyes on him and he looked back at Maul, who quickly looked away from him. Obi-wan looked back forwards only to notice Maul was watching him again.
"Is something wrong Maul?" Obi-wan spoke up looking back at Maul as he walked.
"No. Nothing's wrong." Maul said looking at the ground. Obi-wan could sense that he was embarrassed but he could find out why exactly.