Mark of the Pisan

by Robin Serrano



Rated NC-17

Categories: H/C, First Time, Angst

Archive: M_A, anyone else ask first

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. I'm not hurting them (much) and I'm making no $.

Summary: At his eighteenth birthday celebration, Obi-Wan is kidnapped by somone from Qui-Gon's past, and he is coerced into selling himself into slavery. His situation forces him to re-examine all he has believed about his future with Qui-Gon.

Warnings: YES!!! This story seriously blurs and toys with the notions of non-con. It also gets rather kinky. If you have any concerns about whether or not this story will disturb you, I strongly suggest checking beyond the spoiler space for more info.

Notes and thanks: Huge debt of gratitude to Trinity, for hanging in there through 4 drafts of this sucker. Her advice and input were critical. Extra special thanks to LaConstance and Fox. Both of these ladies were amazing. LaConstance created an analysis that was *incredibly* detailed and so helpful in getting the final version in shape (and I'm deeply humbled at the work that had to have gone into that). Fox gave it the fine-toothed comb and not only called me on my occasionally atrocious grammar, but she had some really insightful plot points that helped me make the fic better. Special thanks also to RavenD and to Pumpkin for their help, too. This story would not be the same, and would not be as good without their insights as well. Sincerest Thanks to all of you, again!

(And if I forgot someone, please feel free to <whap> me!)



A crooked smile, warm blue eyes, and a gentle caress to the back of his head... Obi-Wan held fast to that memory; it was the key to his last reserve of calm. To let those images escape from his mind would surely send him spiraling into panic.

Avon-Durr, his captor, fingered the tiny lock on Obi-Wan's new collar and stepped back with a salacious grin, pocketing the little gold key. Obi-Wan could feel his connection to the Force dampening, until all he felt was a useless, dull thrum.

"Now, courageous little Jedi, tell me again what your Master will do when he finds me." Avon-Durr's request was softly spoken, but Obi-Wan didn't mistake the danger in the man's cold dark eyes. "That was not rhetorical, boy. Say it!" Sudden volume betrayed the man's volatility.

Obi-Wan's mouth opened, but his throat constricted before he could utter even a syllable of his prediction. The collar? He tried again. He felt a series of electro-magnetic pulses as soon as his throat vibrated with an attempt at sound. Despite realizing the implications, it was instinct to try again. The band of the collar gripped his larynx, clenching even more the harder he tried to speak. All the Sith fucking Hells! Force-dampening and voice-restricting. This was not good.

Crooked smile, soothing shades of blue, and the feel of Qui-Gon's warm, large hand ruffling his hair fondly... His center gradually returned.

Obi-Wan opened eyes he hadn't realized he'd closed when he heard the almost hysterical cackling of the surly humanoid who'd kidnapped him from his padawan outing.

"Ridiculous Jedi, the lot of you. You think that because your padawans pass their eighteenth year, that they're suddenly grown! Whelps, all of you. Sending a bunch of eighteen-year-old padawans off planet to celebrate their adulthood. It's laughable, don't you think?" Durr cocked his head as he asked.

Obi-Wan's automatic reply earned him a squeeze from the collar before he remembered. Durr bent in half, chuckling even harder. "Oops!" he fairly giggled, as he glanced up with an eerie facsimile of good humor.

"Like I was saying," Durr continued once he calmed himself. "Easy pickings. What do eighteen-year-old boys like? Simple! Eighteen-year-old girls! Girls who bat their pretty eyes, lick their lips and make you hard as a grotta rock. Well, life is about much more than your libido, boy."

Obi-Wan's memory flashed to the pretty young girl who'd asked him to dance at the club on Alderaan. He'd thought she was moving awfully fast, but his hormones had won their battle against his good judgment. Plus, they were on *Alderaan* where there was hardly anything to fear; and so it was a shock indeed to look up from where the girl's nose was nuzzling his navel in the darkened alley of the club, just in time to see the butt of a blaster connect with his temple. Durr was right about one thing. He wasn't any brighter this quarter than the last, simply for having turned eighteen. He'd have to take up with Master Yoda this field trip custom for newly minted eighteen-year-olds.

"With any luck, you Jedi will learn another lesson from this. Your actions have consequences. Qui-Gon Jinn's actions must have consequences." The man now spoke in low, seething tone, all of his mirth gone.

Obi-Wan looked at his captor through narrowed eyes. What was this man planning to do to him? What grudge did Durr hold with his Master that he would use a Padawan to get revenge?

"But, in order for him to fully experience those consequences," Durr continued, staring hard at Obi-Wan, "he will eventually have to find you, and see for himself what his actions have caused. If you attempt to escape before I arrange for him to locate you, you will die. Now, mind you, I wouldn't mind seeing your Master have to live with that guilt; in fact, it would be as acceptable as having to see what condition you are in when he does get to you. So whether you live or die is entirely up to you. I will know if you attempt escape. I have eyes and ears everywhere. Do not test me on this, little Jedi Padawan... I do not bluff."

Obi-Wan believed him.




The slave market of Pilani. Obi-Wan had heard rumors of this world. They were an oddity in that sexual slavery was voluntary, a choice made by many of Pilani's people. A Pilanian who sold him or herself into sexual slavery could be assured that their young ones and elders would have sufficient funds to be fed and clothed for many years. It was considered a noble sacrifice. Beyond that, Obi-Wan knew nothing of the customs of buying and selling a Pilanian Pisan, the term they used for their sex slaves.

Avon-Durr showed Obi-Wan to a few potential buyers, and all looked upon him with kind and gentle violet eyes. Their species' fair coloring and mannerisms made their compassion evident, and almost palpable. Still, he was a commodity to be bought and sold, whether he was treated kindly or not. After all, even livestock were occasionally petted and kindly treated at auction.

It was difficult to stand there and placidly accept the shoppers' tender caresses to his cheek, but Obi-Wan's compliance at that point was guaranteed. Durr had explained that the collar had another handy feature; it could emit an electromagnetic pulse strong enough to disrupt electrical activity in his brain; that meant that his involuntary motor responses, such as his heart beat and his respiration would simply cease. Obi-Wan would die.

A small remote device that Durr kept in his pocket controlled the collar. If Obi-Wan attempted to escape, Durr would use it, as he'd promised. If Obi-Wan did anything to hint that he was anything but a willing Pisan, Durr would use it. Dying was not an option. Besides the guilt that his death would cause Qui-Gon, it simply wasn't in Obi-Wan's nature to give up his life merely to escape the temporary indignity of sexual slavery.

He'd been given further incentive to behave when Durr warned him that if he was too much trouble, his owner had the right to geld him.

"Oh, don't look so shocked, Jedi Padawan," Durr had admonished. "How else do owners keep their male pets docile? Voluntary slavery or no, these Pilanians will not want you to be too spirited. But, they're your balls, do what you like," he'd shrugged and then left to greet the next set of potential customers in his waiting room.

Obi-Wan had no intention of causing trouble. He'd behave as a Jedi and do what he must until the situation was resolved. And he'd do it with his balls intact. He would not return to Qui-Gon a eunuch.

Obi-Wan's head snapped up when Durr threw the door open once again. A tall Pilanian came in, with his almost-as-tall mate. A husband and wife who had been to see him earlier, he realized. This time, though, there were two more Pilanians with them. Boys of about his age, they both stood nearly as tall as Qui-Gon. They entered the room behind their mother, with twin smiles of anticipation. Slowly, the young men walked around their mother to get a better look at the wares-- Obi-Wan. He was suddenly grateful, and not for the first time, that Durr had left him dressed in modest leggings and a simple tunic. He'd even allowed Obi-Wan to keep his boots.

It did not escape Obi-Wan, the irony that though Durr had used a girl as bait to abduct him, the customers who came to view him were all looking for a Pisan for a male. Obi-Wan rubbed at an insistent itch on his hip as he eyed the family warily, particularly the younger males.

The lanky young men now watching him avidly had shoulder-length, slightly wavy black hair, gentle smiles formed from lush lips, and the fair skin and violet eyes common to their species. "Father, he's exquisite!" one of the boys exclaimed softly. The young men circled him cautiously, and Obi-Wan realized that he was trembling.

"Easy, we won't hurt you," the other one whispered and caressed his cheek with the backs of his fingers, as many of the other Pilanians had done.

"He's not Pilanian," the first twin remarked to Durr, the question in the statement plain.

"No. He's from a small moon world of Darona. But he has known of the Pilanian Pisans and is grateful to have this chance to care for his loved ones. His sacrifice will help educate his young sisters and will help see that his aging grandfather receives medical care." Durr's lie rolled from his tongue effortlessly.

More sets of sympathetic eyes settled on him. Obi-Wan swallowed a thick surge of emotion. These people had no idea why he was there. They had no idea what the true root of his despair was, and yet they seemed to sense the depths of it anyway.

"Well, Cason, Eron, what do you think?"

The boys flanked Obi-Wan in an ironically protective formation and turned to their father. Obi-Wan glanced sideways at both boys and saw matching smiles. The young men then moved in front of their new purchase. "Your gift to your loved ones humbles and honors us, Obi-Wan." Cason, Obi-Wan believed, spoke with a sincerity that made his stomach flutter.

So, Durr had actually told them his name... perhaps he'd told the truth about Qui-Gon eventually coming for him after all. Obi-Wan's pulse raced as he watched Durr finish the transaction with the Pilanian father. Though they appeared to be kind people despite purchasing a sex slave, they were an unknown quantity to Obi-Wan.

"I'll send the data on his collar once I get in contact with the medical facility on Darona," Durr was telling the tall, susceptible Pilanian. "Shame about the accident, really. But at least the collar allows him to breathe properly and lead a normal life otherwise..."

Obi-Wan was furthered frightened by the finely crafted details Durr had put into place. If collars were not required of Pisans on this world, then Durr had explained its presence as well as his silence flawlessly.

"Come, Obi-Wan. It's time to take you home now," Eron told him gently. After a very subtle warning glance from Avon-Durr, Obi-Wan nodded obediently and followed his new owners out of the room that had served as Durr's Pisan brokerage office.

Obi-Wan couldn't help but stare at the tall buildings as their shuttle wove into the air traffic. Some of these structures equaled the towers of Coruscant. Obi-Wan had missed this view coming into the Pilanian capital. He'd still been unconscious.

Unlike Coruscant, though, the tall towers eventually gave way to shorter structures, less densely-constructed buildings, and eventually to sprawling and lush greenery. Qui-Gon would love this view, Obi-Wan thought with a pang of remorse. Though they'd had some rocky moments, he and his Master had eventually become a team, and more than that, Qui-Gon had become his friend. They'd come to a point in which they could either share their deepest thoughts, or simply be in one another's company in contented silence. Obi-Wan didn't want to have to see the disappointment in Qui-Gon's eyes at this fiasco of his.

What in the stars had he been thinking, going to that club? He could have spent his birthday holiday with Qui-Gon. Padawans were not *forced* to take the Alderaan eighteenth-year excursion, it was merely an unofficial tradition. He could have simply told Yoda that he preferred to spend his break with Qui-Gon. But no... his friends were going, and it had sounded so tempting, meeting all those pretty girls. And though Obi-Wan had foreseen that his bond with Qui-Gon would someday become intimate, he did not know when it would happen. So, like an impatient child, he decided he could not wait for an undetermined time to discover the physical pleasures of sex, with a partner, that is. *Idiot*, Obi-Wan silently growled at himself.

Obi-Wan's thoughts were interrupted as the transport slowed and came to a group of four oval structures connected by skywalks. They looked clean and white, with lots of glass to reflect beams of golden sunlight.

Once they pulled in front of the estate, Obi-Wan could see that the oval buildings rested upon curved pillars, and were about fifty meters from the ground. Through his viewport, he could see an elevator rising from the bottom of the largest pillar of the central building in the complex. The shuttle landed and numbly, Obi-Wan rose when prompted.

He followed the Pilanian family to the elevator door he's seen from the shuttle.

"Welcome home, Obi-Wan. This is the Laridian family estate."

Obi-Wan looked into the elder Laridian's eyes and nodded his understanding.

"Ison, remind the boys to be easy with him, please. Sir Avon-Durr did say that Obi-Wan is a virgin," the boys' mother spoke softly.

"Yes, Risa, of course. I'll have a long talk with them after evening meal."

Obi-Wan caught Cason and Eron glancing at one another to roll their eyes. If he hadn't been frightened and anxious, Obi-Wan might also have been amused by the irony of the matriarch's remark. It was the immature endeavor to lose his virginity that got him into this mess.

Obi-Wan's heart pounded against his breastbone as the elevator took them to the main entryway of the estate. Exiting the elevator, he couldn't help but appreciate the view from the wide, curved window. Wild, exotic greenery grew up all around, and he could see rolling hills in the distance. The living area of the complex was level with the tops of the trees around it. With a pang, Obi-Wan realized that if not for the collar, the Living Force would have been singing to him in that moment.

A hand slipping into his startled Obi-Wan out of his reverie. He glanced to his side and upward to see Eron smiling at him tenderly. "Come. We'll show you to our quarters. We can get you changed, and then we'll go to the dining room for our meal."

Obi-Wan looked all around him as they continued deeper into the sky dwelling, taking in all of the details of this unusual home. He knew that he must have looked like a child doing so, but his lack of connection to the Force made him feel as if he was missing one of his senses, one he'd had all of his life, such as his hearing. The only devices left to him in this situation were his other powers of perception. Then realized he was thinking in terms of escape again. He couldn't do that. Force only knew what else that damnable collar could do. Durr had said he had eyes and ears everywhere, after all.

At last they walked across one of the skywalks and came to the door to the twins' quarters. When Cason palmed the door open, Obi-Wan's jaw dropped. The room was huge. There was a sitting area with large, plush-looking sofas, a low table and a fireplace. The wall opposite was mirrored floor to ceiling and there was an exercise mat in front of it. Next to the mirrored wall was a rack with combat staffs. So that was how the boys kept in shape? That meant that if they allowed it, he might also be able to keep himself fit. He'd at least try.

Straight ahead was another door, a smoky plexi-glass that palmed open as well. Inside was a bed that looked to be sized for a nobleman. It was covered with a huge, white down comforter and mounds of pillows. On the wall opposite the bed was an armoire and a chest of drawers made of a rich, deeply-colored wood.

"This is yours, Obi-Wan," Eron explained. He must have looked dumbstruck, because both boys chuckled softly. "You're an honored Pisan, Obi-Wan. Your comfort and pleasure will be a priority for us. Come, we'll show you our sleeping room."

Eron again took Obi-Wan's hand and led him to yet another door, deeper into the suite of rooms. Obi-Wan was further surprised to see that while it was elegant, it was really very simple. There were two beds, large enough for the boys to be comfortable, but they looked very practical.

Oh, but this room also featured a large window with a view of the rolling hills and a garden in full bloom. It was then that Obi-Wan realized the importance of the layout of the rooms. Obi-Wan's room was in the center of the boys' wing of the Laridian home, and was accessible from Cason and Eron's sleeping room and from the common room. He would most likely be servicing the young men in the large bed that was to be his. He'd almost allowed himself to forget why they were being so kind to him.

"The bathing room has a door from in here as well as from your room. It's large enough that we can all comfortably share," Cason told him. "Come, let's get you changed. You must be hungry."

He couldn't deny that, Obi-Wan realized as he felt his stomach rumble.

Back in his room, they opened the armoire to show Obi-Wan his new wardrobe. Tunics of the softest fabrics, some in luxuriant silks, hung from padded hangers. There was also a row of leggings to match them. "We didn't know how tall you'd be, so the leggings might be a little long. For now, they'll tuck nicely into your boots. We'll send them out tomorrow to be altered. And we'll have some more appropriate shoes for you ordered as well." Eron explained the situation with his clothes as he rummaged through the hangers to find Obi-Wan something to change into.

"These will do nicely." The smiling young man pulled out a set of rich brown leggings and its matching tunic, one of the silks.

Obi-Wan took the proffered clothes and just stood, feeling so lost. Cason touched his arm sympathetically. "Don't worry, Obi-Wan. We won't ask anything of you before dinner. And anyway, it's really best to curb this modesty now." He punctuated his statement with a kiss to Obi-Wan's flushed cheek.

He moved to the bed to sit while he removed his boots. He was grateful that the boys, despite Cason's words, had busied themselves looking over the wardrobe further. They murmured softly about the arrangements to have them fitted for Obi-Wan's size.

He'd just dropped his leggings when the young men turned to him and smiled appreciatively. He felt his cheeks enflame yet again at their scrutiny. So much for subtle discretion. And damn Avon-Durr for leaving him without any underwear. It looked like his new owners were not inclined to give him any, either.

Trying not to rush and show his discomfort any further, Obi-Wan pulled the new leggings on and tried to finish his changing casually. Through surreptitious glances he saw the approving expressions on the boys' faces. He wasn't sure what that meant to him, so he did his best to convince himself that it didn't mean anything to him at all.




Dinner was another round of surprises. He was seated at the dining table with the immediate family. Large and round, the table had a vase of fresh flowers in the middle, and a servant brought platters of succulent meats and roasted vegetables. Obi-Wan was given heaps of food, and his goblet was kept filled with cool fruit juice. Risa Laridian smiled her approval and encouraged him to eat. He couldn't stop his smile of gratitude to her. He'd not eaten since before he was kidnapped from Alderaan.

As dinner wore on, he found it impossible to believe that these people would consider castrating him. They certainly showed no fear of him, and had not treated him as an animal or potential escapee. It seemed Durr had done some bluffing after all. The problem was, calling these bluffs had too high a price.

After evening meal, the Laridian boys escorted him back to their quarters. They showed him stacks of data pads, filled with novels and various books that they thought Obi-Wan would enjoy. They also had a collection of holo-vids, and he was assured he could view them anytime he wished. When they promised him a full tour of the estate in the morning, he allowed himself a measure of hope that he would be allowed to retire-- alone.

Moments later, he cursed himself for indulging in the folly of hope. He was a sex slave, after all-- well-fed and well-treated, but still a sex slave.

"It's your first night, Obi-Wan. We wouldn't want to overwhelm you. So, tonight we see to your pleasure exclusively. Come. Time for bed," Cason whispered the last.

Obi-Wan's heart seized, then began to thump loudly. These boys had no idea that his situation was not voluntary. They had treated him with such kindness, and even a certain deference... and yet, he could only think of what was to come as a violation.

Reflexively, he summoned the image of Qui-Gon's lopsided smile, the one that made his eyes twinkle, and the feeling of his comforting hand ruffling and then smoothing down the spikes of his hair. But for the first time since the ordeal began, those images brought pain and shame rather than comfort. Those images were from the last time he'd seen Qui-Gon... When his Master had wished him a good trip and a happy birthday and had then seen him off at his transport for Alderaan. Those images now served to remind him of just how terribly he'd betrayed Qui-Gon. And himself.

His dinner roiled in his stomach as his new owners led him into his room. Just as they walked through the door, Ison Laridian came into the common room of the quarters, a gently requested "Hold," catching them before the boys could palm Obi-Wan's bedroom door shut. Crossing the quarters with a sober expression, he stood in the doorway to address his sons and Obi-Wan.

"Well. Your first night together. All three of you bear a responsibility to see that this night sets the tone for a fulfilling relationship to come. Obi-Wan, I realize how difficult this will be for you. I'm certain that you understand that our hospitality comes at a price. My sons understand that it is their duty to ensure that that price never seems entirely too high. Cason, Eron, I do not ever want to hear that you have caused this generous boy pain."

Ison paused, probably to let his words sink into all three young men. They definitely sank in for Obi-Wan. The elder Laridian was making it clear to his sons that while Obi-Wan was there to attend to the boys' sexual appetites, the family would see to his comforts. To Obi-Wan, it only emphasized one thing; he was fully expected to perform sexually. And no amount of silk luxuries or culinary delicacies could change that. Suddenly the walls seemed to close in. There was nowhere to go. This was it.

"Obi-Wan, I will come to you in one quarter's time to ask you again if you are certain that this is the right choice for you. It is the right of every potential Pisan to renege on the Pisan agreement after the quarter's trial period. If you do that, the sum of money already transferred to your family will remain theirs, and there will be no shame for your decision. However, all further promised support will be withdrawn. Do you understand?" He asked the last very softly, but so very intensely.

Swallowing a lump in his throat, Obi-Wan nodded. He understood perfectly. If Qui-Gon did not come for him before the quarter was out, he would have no choice but to make the lifetime Pisan agreement. If he did not agree, Avon-Durr would make his death a certainty. And that was out of the question. He had a destiny to fulfill.

One whole quarter. Until then, Obi-Wan had been thinking in terms of days. He believed that he would be free eventually; it was somehow a part of Durr's plan. But now, he was becoming afraid that he would be irrevocably damaged by the time he did return to Qui-Gon. Resolutely, he forced down his rising panic and listened carefully to what Ison Laridian had to say.

"Cason, Eron, do you understand?" Both boys nodded solemnly, and their father continued. "Do not mislead him. He needs to know what it will mean to be your Pisan so that he can make the right decision. But remember to be gentle with him. Be intuitive to his pleasure. He cannot tell you because of the damage to his throat in that shuttle accident. You must pay attention to him. Treat him well, show him the respect he deserves, and you will all be very happy."

"We understand," Cason replied earnestly.

Ison swept his gaze over all of them one more time, then inclined his head, said goodnight, and left the quarters. The boys turned to Obi-Wan and smiled, obviously trying to make him at ease.

"Well, Obi-Wan. We did promise you that tonight would be for your pleasure only. And we meant that," Cason reminded him. He took his hand and led him to the bathing room. "We'll start with a hot bath. You'll feel much better and much more relaxed."

Eron turned on the taps for the large sunken tub while Cason showed Obi-Wan the rest of the room. There was a long counter with a mirror over it, and two sinks. There was also a roomy shower stall, and what Obi-Wan assumed was a closet turned out to be a small steam room. When they turned from the steam room, Obi-Wan saw that his bath was nearly full.

He knew it was ridiculous to wish for the boys to leave. They would likely be... fondling him very soon anyway, assuming that since he'd chosen to prostitute his life away that he was inclined to want such pleasure. He couldn't help but pray for the moment of his first indignity to be put off as long as possible.

No such luck. Gentle hands began to peel the silk tunic he wore from his shoulders. Soft lips skimmed from behind his ear and down his throat, skipping past the damnable collar. Don't panic, he commanded himself. Don't panic, they won't hurt me. They promised.

While Cason caressed his bare back, Eron knelt to remove his boots. He had to balance himself by putting his hands on the young man's shoulders. Eron smiled and murmured a soft "That's it," as the boots came off and were pushed aside. Then the young man's hands moved slowly to the waistband of his leggings.

Obi-Wan couldn't help it. Nervousness and the fingers dancing along his shoulder blades conspired to make his penis begin to firm. Oh no, he inwardly groaned, knowing they would think he wanted their touch. With great care, Eron pulled the waistband back from Obi-Wan's taut belly and pulled down. His shaft bobbed free and the soft leggings brushed his legs as the boy pulled them off.

"Very nice, Obi-Wan," Eron grinned as his fingertip quickly traced the large vein that traversed his erection. "And what fine balls," the boy added as he fluttered his fingertips along Obi-Wan's perineum and then gently held his testicles. Involuntarily, they drew up and tightened at the attention. Obi-Wan was mortified, but Cason and Eron seemed enraptured.

"Come, let's get you clean," Cason whispered into his ear. Obi-Wan shivered, but nodded obediently and allowed himself to be led to the tub.

He had to admit that the bath was relaxing. The hot water helped to loosen muscles made tight with apprehension and fear. It also helped that the twins' attention turned to the more practical tasks and cleansing him and massaging his back and shoulders. However, Obi-Wan didn't relax to the degree that he allowed himself to hope that this night would end without something happening to turn him inside out.

As they bade him stand and climb out of the tub so they could dry him, Eron playfully tugged at his Padawan braid. "A Daronian custom?" he asked. For a second, Obi-Wan was confused. Oh, Darona, his supposed home world. The boy's assumption confirmed to Obi-Wan that they had never encountered a Jedi Padawan. It was entirely possible that they were unfamiliar with the Jedi altogether. Pilani had had little need for Jedi intervention in the last decades. Another hope, slight as it might have been, that he'd be recognized for what he truly was, was dashed. To answer Eron's question, Obi-Wan could only nod.

"You miss your home, we know. We're going to try to help you with that, Obi-Wan," Cason told him sincerely as he rubbed the soft towel over his back.

Eron then picked up his braid again and this time brushed the end of it teasingly over Obi-Wan's dusky nipple. Surprise at the gesture and the purely physical reaction of his flesh made the little nub harden. "Very nice, indeed," Eron grinned, before he picked up another towel to help finish the drying.

The boy used a soft touch as he dried Obi-Wan's confused genitals. Alternately obeying his command to remain flaccid and then momentarily firming again with the unavoidably arousing attention, his penis and balls grew highly sensitized.

The caress of a single fingertip to his pelvic bone drew Obi-Wan's eyes downward. Ah, so that was what had been itching him under his leggings all day. Avon-Durr had tattooed him. Of dark blue ink, it looked like the silhouette of a tropical bird.

Eron traced the tattoo with something Obi-Wan could only think of as reverence. Unaccountably, Obi-Wan shuddered. Eron glanced up him, a tender expression lighting his vivid eyes. "That you have already give n yourself the mark of the Pisan honors me, Obi-Wan." Never more than that moment had Obi-Wan wanted to shout, I'm not a Pisan! I'm just an arrogant boy who thought turning eighteen automatically made me a man...

Misinterpreting his distress, Cason embraced him from behind, meant to be a comforting gesture. "We'll be happy, Obi-Wan, all of us. Eron and I will make sure of it," he whispered in what could have been a soothing tone, if Obi-Wan had allowed himself to accept it. Taking another moment to still his trembling, Obi-Wan finally closed his eyes and nodded once, very slightly.

He again tried to shut down and feel nothing inside as he was led, still naked, back to what was to be his bed. He didn't doubt that Cason and Eron were genuinely interested in his comfort and physical pleasure. But he also knew that their efforts would be futile. A true Pisan would be lucky to have this situation with the Laridian family. For Obi-Wan, though, the gentler they were with him, the more his stomach ached. How could he pretend that he wanted this?

Remembering Avon-Durr's warning not to blow his cover, he tried to be as pliant as his anxieties would allow. Thus, it was easy for the brothers to arrange him on the soft comforter to their satisfaction. Lying on his belly, he had a fluffy pillow under his hips and he rested his cheek on his forearms.

Cason curled up beside him and tenderly stroked his cheek while Eron knelt between his slightly spread legs and began to massage his shoulders and back with warm oil. He felt some of tension begin to bleed away, and that frightened him. He was supposed to remain appalled, wasn't he? He was not supposed to relax. This was against his will, whether these sensuous and gentle young men knew or not, it was against his will...

"We want you to feel so much, Obi-Wan."

No, you don't, he inwardly quailed.

"We want you to float away on the sensations we give you."

Please, don't.

"And then we want you to float back to us, feeling safe and warm."

It can't happen.

Please don't make me feel!

Hands slightly callused from work on the combat staffs worked their way down his spine to the curve of his buttocks, while fingertips traced his cheekbones, eyebrows and lips. "Let yourself go." Cason whispered.

Obi-Wan closed his eyes against the sensory conflicts battling within him. "Let yourself feel it..." He didn't want to! He wasn't supposed to! Not here, not with them... It was so wrong!

Warm hands separated the mounds of his rear, and a puff of cool air wafted over his anus. What was Eron going to do to him?

A moist, hot tongue flickered over his opening, giving him an answer as well as a jolt of sensation that raced from his anus to his balls and firming cock. Immediately, the tongue laved him again and then wriggled its way inside him. Oh Force. It was so intimate... too intimate!

Please, don't make me do this!

Even as he thought it, the sweet thrum of arousal warmed his loins and made his heart pound.

"Easy, Obi-Wan," Cason's voice lulled. Warm, soft lips then surprised him when they brushed his cheek, and he realized that a tear had trickled from his clenched eyelids and the young man had kissed it away.

He couldn't scream, he couldn't cry out, he couldn't even whimper... but that damned collar couldn't prevent his breaths from bursting out of him raggedly, and they did, as Eron's tongue slid in and out of him and laved him with a passion Obi-Wan couldn't ignore.

"That's it, our sweet one, let it go."

Oh. Oh. The tongue had slowly pulled out, and Obi-Wan was turned on his side, his uppermost leg draped over Eron's shoulder so that the boy could lick and kiss his balls. Eron also slid a finger into Obi-Wan's wet opening.

Cason continued his soft kisses to Obi-Wan's face, while his brother licked his way up Obi-Wan's undeniably throbbing shaft, Eron's soft hair tickling his thighs and groin.

"How is he?" Cason asked his brother as his lips skimmed Obi-Wan's forehead.

"So sweet," Eron whispered to the leaking tip of Obi-Wan's erection. Then he swiped the gathered moisture with his tongue and pulled the head into his mouth, engulfing Obi-Wan in moist heat and reluctant bliss.

Oh, all the little gods, it was wonderful! Sensation was pulled from him with every suck of that talented mouth and he was powerless to stop it. His traitorous cock didn't want to stop it, and strained past the boy's eager lips, searching out more of the suction and wet warmth. His bottom was fondled all the while, the full feeling from Eron's finger adding to the building climax of swirling sensation.

"Come for us, Obi-Wan."

In the pleasure fogged corners of Obi-Wan's mind, he knew it was a command for him, as Pisan. But as a Padawan, it was his duty as well, was it not? He could do this... he could let his body feel if he made his heart go numb... It was his duty to see this through, and he could only do that if he came... it was his duty to come... Oh, gods, he had to come...

Sensation gathered in his balls, sending an order to his synapses to fire at will.

With a gusty exhalation, Obi-Wan came hard, Eron's mouth taking in his seed with gulps and moans. His body shook with the intensity of his climax, and Cason stroked his hair and murmured words Obi-Wan couldn't understand, to soothe him.

Eron's finger inside him crooked in just the right direction, sending one last rocket of sensation that dispersed into a thousand little aftershocks as his orgasm gradually waned.

Shaking. He couldn't stop shaking. What had he done?

Zaps of pain to his throat were Obi-Wan's first clue that he was crying out loud. Cason wrapping his arms around him to rock him and shush him was Obi-Wan's clue that he didn't think he could stop. Eron kissed his thighs and stroked his hip all the while, making his own soft sounds of comfort.

He finally had the brain capacity to realize that these compassionate boys would hold him and comfort him all night, if that's what they thought it would take. He couldn't handle that. So he did what he had to do, and he gradually pulled himself together.

Once the sniffling came to a close, Eron sat up and cupped Obi-Wan's face in his hands. "Thank you," he whispered, then tilted Obi-Wan's head down and kissed his forehead.

"Now, let's get you comfortable, shall we?" Cason tugged him to the head of the bed and pulled back the covers for him. Numbly, he slid underneath and let the doting brother tuck them down around him. "Will you be alright?"

Obi-Wan blinked his answer. Yes, he'd be alright. They were going to leave him to let him sleep.

"Good. We'll see you in the morning."

Both boys stroked his hair just once, then left him for their own room.

He was warm, alone, and as safe as he could expect. There was still a residual tingle in his groin, but he ruthlessly ignored it. He didn't want to think about how he felt. Not now. Best way to avoid thinking, he decided, was to sleep. He was out in minutes.




Waking was a slow, lazy process. His head felt heavy and his eyes just did not want to open. Then came the disorientation, the long moment of wondering where he was. When his memories returned, he decided that his eyes could do as they pleased. They remained closed.

Try as he might, he just could not make himself go back to sleep, though. His head pounded and he realized it was from entirely too much sleep already. His bladder accused him of that as well. Reluctantly, he threw off the covers and stumbled toward the bathroom.

The yawn that escaped as he relieved himself caused him to have an accident; the unconscious noise in his throat had sent a sharp, painful reminder to keep his silence and had made him jerk, causing his aim to veer. The thought of having to clean up his own piss sealed the deal on his utterly sour mood.

Grumbling to himself, with as little noise as possible, Obi-Wan set about wiping away the stray urine and then tossed the dirty towels into the linen chute-- with exaggerated force. It was after that, when he turned and caught sight of his nude reflection in the bathroom mirror, that all of his emotion from the evening before came crashing into his bitterness of the morning.

He stared at himself, dumbstruck. He'd allowed himself to be fondled, licked and sucked in the most vulnerable position imaginable just the night before, under the flimsy guise of duty and he was angry over wiping up a little piss? It hadn't even occurred to him until that moment that he had been wandering around those quarters, naked as the day of his birth and hadn't even thought to go grab some clothes.

He decided to do just that, realizing that if he'd slept as long as he suspected, that the twins and their family had risen long ago. Ison Laridian had thought nothing of coming right into the boys' quarters the night before, and he had no idea if Risa would feel just as free to do the same. He would not purposely keep himself on display for the whole damned family.

Selecting the most practical leggings and tunic left from what had apparently been taken to be altered, he quickly donned them-- in the privacy of the bathroom-- and found his boots. Suddenly, he realized that he didn't even know if he would be allowed out of the quarters without an escort. If the boys weren't in the common room, he'd have to wait for them.

It was confusing to realize that he was as relieved as he was nervous to hear their voices as he neared the door. Having to palm the door, he couldn't just tip it open a little and gauge his welcome. It was unnerving to have it swish open quickly to announce his presence immediately.

Of course, the young men turned to him right away, stopping their spar mid-swing. Their expressions registered surprise.

Obi-Wan felt himself blush fiercely, mostly from his self-censure. He argued with himself in circles; he was not dealing with his fears, if merely going to the common room conjured this much anxiety, and yet it was perfectly natural to be cautious about testing his boundaries, was it not?

"Obi-Wan! Did you sleep well?" Cason broke the brief silence and both boys walked closer to him, their twin expressions friendly.

Obi-Wan nodded and smiled wanly.

"I'm relieved," Eron said, and seemed to mean it. "We were... worried about you. We know that the adjustment to Pisan isn't always easy."

He ducked his head.

"Umm. Obi-Wan?" Cason's soft words brought his eyes back up. "You don't have to wear the utility clothes unless you want to. You may wear the silks and velvets whenever you wish. We want you to be comfortable and to know that you will have nice things."

Obi-Wan's smile was more genuine at that. He plucked at the tunic and wrapped his arms around himself to show that he liked these 'utility' clothes and that he thought they were nice enough.

"Oh, you like those, eh? Then whatever you wish, Obi-Wan," Eron laughed.

Obi-Wan pointed to the mat and then the rack of combat staffs, painting a hopeful look on his face. He didn't think he would offend them by asking if he could use the facility; Pisans were voluntary slaves, so there wouldn't be much reason for revolt and thus a need to fear a Pisan learning a potential weapon.

"Oh! You want to learn to use a Pilani staff?" Cason guessed, looking surprised, but not displeased.

Obi-Wan nodded vigorously. Both boys grinned. "Of course, we'll show you."

"Have you had any training at all, Obi-Wan?" Eron asked, slight concern in his voice.

Obi-Wan injected some mischief into his answering nod and grin.

"Well, then," Eron replied, an impish expression of his own. "Let's see what you can do, shall we?"

Obi-Wan selected a staff, turned to the boys and twirled it theatrically, knowing he was showing off just a little, but enjoying the sense of... pure boyhood that was in the air, as opposed to the undercurrents of sexuality that had constantly nagged at him. He went through the first few steps of an aggressive staff kata, feeling good as he sent a few thrusts to a non-existent opponent. It would have felt almost normal if he could really tap into the Force...

When the boys burst out into uncontrollable laughter, he stopped in his tracks, dejection weighing him down immeasurably, though he didn't understand what was so fucking funny.

"Oh, Obi-Wan. I'm sorry, we didn't mean it," Cason hastened to his side, caressing his heated cheeks with the backs of his fingers. Obi-Wan was really beginning to despise that Pilanian habit of theirs. He lowered his head even more. "Obi-Wan, please," he asked, lifting his chin with two fingers.

"We didn't mean to laugh at you. You didn't *do* anything laughable. You are... you were, rather, a warrior? Is that what you would have been, if not for your choice to be a Pisan?"

Obi-Wan nodded, a damnable tear gathering in the corner of his eye.

Eron nodded knowingly. "That's why you assumed the staffs are for combat, yes?"

He blinked and nodded curtly, 'yes'.

"An understandable mistake, our sweet one," Cason assured. "Pilanian staffs such as these are for dance. They would be damaged if they were to be knocked about and against one another. You cannot tell when they inactive, Obi-Wan, but these staffs are special. They're made from the bark of a Teesi tree. When the dance is perfect, they... Well, why don't you watch for a while. That's the best way to learn. Will that be alright?"

Obi-Wan inclined his head yes and sat on the floor, away from the mats, but with a clear view. As he took a deep breath to try to regulate his careening emotions, Cason and Eron took position opposite one another.

The young men started with what looked like a kata that he himself might have done as an initiate. It gradually picked up pace as the boys synchronized perfectly. Before Obi-Wan knew it, the young men were swirling, their staffs swinging in graceful arcs along with their bodies, sometimes missing one another by a hair, but always timed perfectly to avoid disaster. Then the staffs... they began to glow, as if from within, a white light that dispersed from inside the staff to light it from end to end. It looked as though there was some sort of strange energy that seemed to pour into the twins and make them move even faster, even more gracefully, too. It was like a rapid, breathtaking... dance...

The faster they danced, the more Obi-Wan could hear the soft whistling of the staffs. Musical accompaniment that always matched the tempo of the boy's steps.

It took a moment for Obi-Wan to realize it when they began to slow down. And when they stopped, dead still, each had his staff at the other's throat and they were but a breath apart. Simply stunning, Obi-Wan thought.

When Cason and Eron turned to him, they grinned widely, obviously aware that they had performed impressively.

"Do you want to learn?" Cason asked. Obi-Wan nodded yes, feeling as humbled as he should, but not defeated.

"Good," Eron picked up. "Then how about this? We teach you to dance with the Pilanian staffs, and you teach us those warrior forms you know? We'll have to get some true combat staffs, of course," he added with a teasing grin.

Obi-Wan inclined his head, silently chuckling.

"Now that that's settled, you must be famished. Let's get you something to eat."




Obi-Wan was right when he assumed he'd slept away too much of the day. The promised food turned out to be mid-day meal, actually taken a little late. Risa Laridian welcomed all three of them at the dining table and was especially attentive to Obi-Wan, wanting to be sure he'd slept well his first night, and asking about his favorite foods for mid-day meal. It was difficult, as Obi-Wan could really only nod yes or shake his head no to food selections.

After a time, though, Risa's attention to him made him uncomfortable. He didn't quite understand why, but her sympathetic behavior toward him was a sharp and constant reminder of his true purpose with the Laridians. It was just so unsettling to see her gazing at him with her warm, violet eyes and know that she was thinking of him servicing her sons.

The promised tour of the grounds that took place after their meal was invigorating, and it was a relief to be out from under Risa's watchful eyes. The gardens were as spectacular as he'd imagined from the view in the twins' room. It made him mourn his loss of the Living Force, but it also forced him to stop, smell and appreciate the foliage on a sensory level. It made him think of Qui-Gon. And it hurt. His Master was always so outwardly patient with him and often approached Obi-Wan's mistakes with subtle, teasing humor. How could Qui-Gon find any humor in this, though? Though there would be no subtle teasing this time, Obi-Wan knew that Qui-Gon would not be truly harsh with him once he was found. He wasn't sure if that helped or made it hurt inside even more. All Obi-Wan knew was that he missed him. So much. He allowed himself another moment to pray that his Master would find him soon, so he could begin to atone. The burden of his Pisan pretense would wear on him with each passing day.

Over the next several days, Cason and Eron continued to focus their sensual energies on pleasing Obi-Wan. They'd not asked for anything to ensure their own pleasure. In fact, Obi-Wan had only seen them disrobed from the waist up. That fact disturbed him as much as it gave him some measure of relief; he'd not been forced into an act of service for them, and yet he couldn't help but feel more vulnerable because of his frequent nakedness compared to their more common state of dress.

He had to admit, though, that once he acknowledged how unavoidably pleasurable their attentions were, he was more at ease. He was able to stave off the guilt of his enjoyment. Of course he enjoyed it, he reasoned with himself. The boys were talented technically, and were attentive personally. He couldn't help his body's response. So he allowed the natural physical reactions of his body to occur... he merely closed down his mind's reaction. And his heart's.

Instinctively, though, he knew that the time was approaching in which Cason and Eron would need more for themselves. He couldn't turn his mind away from that.

Obi-Wan had been there a week and a half when he finally found himself faced with pleasuring one of the boys. It startled him when he realized that not only was he willing, but that he craved the response he would receive for his efforts. It would make him feel less vulnerable; less like he was giving more and more of himself away.

On all fours, with Eron behind him kissing his way to Obi-Wan's opening, he watched as Cason slid his own leggings down his thighs. A long, lean cock sprang free, the shaft silky-looking and the tip gleaming. Cason pulled his leggings off and laid himself down on the bed, scooting down and spreading his legs until Obi-Wan was between them and staring down at the tempting groin. The pinkish balls were hairless, though there was a thatch of dark, tight curls as the base of the boy's cock. Curious, Obi-Wan bent to rest on his elbows. Eron's tongue probed him deeply as he moved, fueling Obi-Wan's lusty fixation, and he flicked his own tongue over the smooth testicles under his lips.

The gasp that his tongue elicited pleased him. With a smile, he lapped again and tasted more of the young man's spicy flesh. It wasn't difficult to allow his tongue to travel Cason's hardened length and to then cover the moist head of his cock with his mouth.

The tongue playing at his own bottom sent sparks of encouragement throughout him, and he began to suck. Cason was surprisingly sweet. Obi-Wan's palate came to life as drops of pre-ejaculate dissolved in his mouth. Fingertips skimmed his ears as he sucked with more and more enthusiasm. The moans and whimpers sounded wonderful to him, too.

With an uninhibited cry, Cason exploded in Obi-Wan's mouth, and he swallowed every drop.

He released Cason's penis and rested his forehead on the boy's hip. Eron had pulled his tongue free of Obi-Wan's opening, and he rested his head on the small of Obi-Wan's back.

"You're ready, now, Obi-Wan, to take this to the next level," Eron whispered.

Obi-Wan shuddered. He'd be taken now.

He supposed he was ready for it. Dreading it had made him feel almost relieved when Eron had finally proclaimed the time right. But when the boys escorted him to the bathing room, apprehension rose in him again, making its presence known in the fluttering of his stomach.

Cason draped a huge, warmed towel over his shoulders and smiled in his soothing way. "You're new to this expression of lovemaking. This step won't be necessary once you get used to it, I promise you." Instinctively, Obi-Wan's breathing quickened.

Cason led him to the sink and gently bent him at the waist, asking him to pillow his cheek on his forearms. He could only see Eron peripherally, but he thought he spotted a length of thin tubing in the boy's hands. Cason leaned over beside him and tenderly rubbed the towel over Obi-Wan's shoulders, settling it over his back as well, and all the while spoke to him in a soft, steady voice.

"You must trust us. Eron and I went through the same thing when we went for training with the courtesans. It's not meant to embarrass you. But it is necessary for the time being. And I meant it, Obi-Wan, it is only until you are used to this type of lovemaking."

Eron came to stand next to them as well, and grazed his fingers over Obi-Wan's hot cheeks. "Just be still, stay relaxed, and it will be over soon." The twins' lilting cadence couldn't dispel the nervous rumbling in his stomach, though.

Obi-Wan kept his eyes locked to Cason's and became supremely aware of his sense of vulnerability, having his upper body covered with warmth, but his bottom exposed and raised. When Eron tapped his inner thighs in a silent request to spread his legs, his entire nether region tingled with that strange amalgam of nervousness and arousal. How could he be aroused and... humiliated at the same time?

Without realizing it, he reached one hand, crossed under his head, toward Cason. He only noticed he'd done it when Cason gripped it, lending support. The boy smiled at him, fondness lighting his eyes, and tightened his grasp. Not humiliation, then. He saw it in the affection that softened the young man's face even more than usual, and he heard in the melodic voice that continued its soft litany of promises.

He knew they would never consciously hurt him, even as he felt the first nudge of the thin, lubricated nozzle against his anus. His eyes widened at it slid deeply inside of him, and as Cason whispered a soothing "That's it," Eron caressed his bare bottom.

His mouth dropped open in surprise when he felt the warm water gush into his bowels. Oh gods... it was so uncomfortable, that sensation of being so full, so suddenly. "It's okay, soon, Obi-Wan... it'll be over soon..." Still, more water filled him. He held it in, but the distress heightened. That was it! No more! He broke out into a cold sweat, feeling... clammy all over.

"Okay, I know," Cason assured him when Obi-Wan's grip on his hand told him no uncertain terms that that was all he could handle. Eron shushed him as well, and gingerly removed the nozzle from Obi-Wan's rectum, tossed it the sink, and helped him to stand and make his way to the facilities.

The relief he felt upon release was tremendous. So much so that at first he didn't realize the boys had left him in peace for the moment. He was grateful. Although he trusted in their desire to do what they truly thought best for him, he was confused and rather humbled by what had just happened. Another private piece of himself was gone.

He gathered together his composure as he thoroughly cleansed himself, noticing that the boys had swiftly removed the evidence of the tubing and water bag on their way out. As ever, they took his emotional comfort into consideration as much as the physical.

When he palmed open the door to the bedroom again, for the first time since he'd arrived he really had to ask himself... why? Why so completely wrapped up in his emotional well being? They'd purchased him, for pity's sake... was it simply a matter of caring for their investment? And why invest in him of all people?

"Obi-Wan?"

His bewilderment must have been evident.

Heedless of the towel as it fell around his ankles, he raised his arms to his sides, palms open, desperate for an answer, to convey his lack of understanding.

"What's wrong?" Cason asked again.

He lifted them again in question, then pointed to himself.

"Why you? Why did we choose you?" Eron guessed. Obi-Wan gulped and nodded.

Both boys came to him, sympathy and affection pouring off of them.

"Oh, Obi-Wan," Cason began, picking up the towel and wrapping it around him. "We felt your goodness. As soon as we saw you, we felt it. Your goodness, your capacity to love... your devotion to duty... it was all there, plain for us to see, and feel."

Empathic? Just the boys, or a Pilanian trait? They certainly could not presume to know things about him from simply a glance. Eron picked up the explanation as they walked him to the bed and each sat on one side of him. "Mother and father felt it, too. That's why they brought us to meet you. Mother, especially sensed something special about you. She said it was complex, but that she could strongly feel your determination to do what is right."

Obi-Wan glanced from one to the other. They hadn't simply selected a boy they thought was pretty. Inaccurate as their assessment might have been, they had felt something about him that moved them. As much as they'd insisted their caring for him was genuine, and showed their concern for him, he hadn't understood that it could be more than the simple protection of any possession.

He was enveloped in their embrace, and for the first time, he truly knew that it was for more than the value of his body. He suddenly had the feeling that he would be better off if that weren't so.

They did want his body, though, and he couldn't help it that his youth and his emotions naturally caused him to have a physical response to their attentions. Their caresses began to sensitize his skin. Their breath on his neck heightened the tingles in his groin. Their hands began to clutch and gods help him, he began to crave the firmer touch. Yes... He'd continue to concentrate on the physical... they could touch his body all they wanted, but by all the gods, they wouldn't get to his heart. His heart was for Qui-Gon alone.

They laid him back on the bed, Eron spooning behind him, and Cason curling up in front of him. Eron pressed small, moist kisses to his shoulders while his twin dropped many of them onto Obi-Wan's cheeks, jaw and finally his lips.

Right and wrong faded away in the face of physical need as Cason's warm mouth then took control of a deeply passionate kiss, the boy's tongue sliding past Obi-Wan's lips to plunder and taste. A breath stolen from Cason's body sent a shiver of arousal shimmying down his spine. Eron's fingers probing him gently from behind only added to the compounding sensations that raced through his body.

Doubts and guilt slipped away, and Obi-Wan allowed himself to simply feel. He couldn't pretend to fight it any longer; he was going to let go, as the boys had begged of him his first night at the Laridian estate. He was going to let his body feel it all.

Obi-Wan turned onto his stomach, spread his legs, and Eron settled between them. Cason stroked his back and continued to press his lush lips to Obi-Wan's face. Eron's preparations did not take long, as the boy had gradually gotten Obi-Wan used to penetration since he'd arrived. Before long, his bottom was slick, and Eron's fingers were sliding in and out of him with delicious ease.

Eron draped his slender body over Obi-Wan's, his erection nestled between Obi-Wan's buttocks, positioned to work its way into his body. Cason smiled at him and traced the contours of his face with a fingertip while Eron began to press inside.

Oh! He'd thought the boys were of a relatively slender girth... but Eron felt so huge! Obi-Wan felt the young man pause and then nip at his ear while he waited. "Mm. So tight, so hot... It's wonderful, Obi-Wan."

Obi-Wan had to agree. It felt like he was being torn as Eron nudged further inside of him, but the pain couldn't overshadow the pleasure of being enveloped by one sensual brother, and kissed and caressed by the other. Every nerve in his body tingled and came alive as Eron slowly sank into him, not stopping until the curls of his groin were crushed against Obi-Wan's buttocks.

He wanted to move, he wanted to wriggle, he wanted to thrust backward and feel more of the hard shaft lodged inside of him, but Eron locked his arms around Obi-Wan's upper body and rocked so very slowly, while Cason shushed him and whispered to be still, to just feel it.

Feel it. Oh yes, he could feel it. Eron's cock moved in and out of him, drawing sensation from the sensitive nerves of his opening as he pulled out of him, and then feeding sensation back to him as he slid back inside. The intensity built and coiled, just waiting to be sprung, and yet the boys kept him still with their bodies and gentle commands, rendering him helpless against the growing imperative to thrust against the sheets so he could come. Good gods, he needed to come!

Eron shuddered violently over top of him, the quakes of his climax reverberating back to Obi-Wan.

"I know," Cason crooned to him as he fought to remain as still as he was asked.

Carefully, Eron slipped out of Obi-Wan's body, taking with him the warmth that his lean frame had provided him. Uncontrollably, he shivered.

Next to him, Cason stroked his cheek and whispered, "Soon, Obi-Wan. Soon you can come."

Oh. He thought he understood. He'd be allowed to come once Cason had had his turn with him. He clamped his eyes shut.

Softly, Cason chuckled. "You don't understand. I want you to come inside me."

Obi-Wan was surprised, and it must have showed.

Both brothers laughed lightly and Cason explained as he gently turned Obi-Wan onto his back. "Besides that it would be too much to ask to have both of us take you your first time, I happen to prefer this expression of love myself."

Cason gently ran a fingertip along Obi-Wan's sensitive erection. He quivered, eliciting smiles from both twins. "Are you ready? Will you take me now?"

Obi-Wan swallowed hard and nodded. Oh yes, he wanted to bury himself in the eager twin.

He sat up, willing himself to remain in control, and Cason rolled onto his knees and elbows. Gods, he looked so vulnerable, and for the first time, Obi-Wan saw him as an eighteen-year-old boy, with all of the insecurities and anxieties that most boys their age had. Taught by courtesans or not, this was something new for Cason, too, and Obi-Wan wanted it to be good for him.

He knelt behind the young man and tenderly stroked his pale buttocks. He fondled them with growing need, separating and closing them to hide and reveal the small, pink pucker. Unable to resist, he swooped down to lick at the vulnerable flesh, his reward a loud gasp and an endearing flutter of the tiny muscle.

Besides enjoying the spicy, intimate flavor of Cason's body, Obi-Wan was gratified inside in a way he hadn't been before when he realized how much pleasure he was giving the other boy. The pleasant ache that lingered at his bottom as he made love to Cason with his lips and tongue made him realize how much he wanted Cason to enjoy his own ache by the time they came.

At last he pulled his tongue from the laved and wet little hole and straightened. He found Eron watching him avidly and the twin smiled, handing him a tube of lubricating gel.

Cason loosened for him quickly, but Obi-Wan took his time. His cock was not as long as the boys', but he was thicker, and he didn't want to hurt the writhing and expectant young man.

At last it was time, and he was pushing the crown of his cock into the tiny opening he'd lovingly prepared. Oh, he'd never felt anything like it. So tight, so hot, it was like a moist, velvet glove that gripped him and stroked him as he sheathed himself. Cason's moans reached out to him, telling him that Cason was in as much bliss as he.

Unable to hold himself back any longer, Obi-Wan strained into Cason's slim body, burying himself deeply, retreating, and surging in again. Cason began to buck back against him and they fell into a frenetic rhythm until the tension sprang loose at last. Obi-Wan came, hard, spilling his seed in forceful spurts into Cason's trembling body.

As he felt his strength drain away with the aftershocks of his orgasm, he realized he'd not seen to Cason's climax. He tried not to collapse on the boy, but his legs felt like rubber, and he landed half on top of him anyway.

His breathing still ragged, he rolled to his side, his softened penis slipping out at the motion. He pulled Cason against his chest, smiling as the boy fairly purred. He caressed his way along Cason's hip and to the boy's groin. Finding it damp and just a bit sticky, Obi-Wan was relieved.

He was also completely sated and unmistakably exhausted. Eron curled behind him, kissed his cheek softly and snuggled against him. Obi-Wan sighed as the other boy's hair tickled his shoulders, but seconds later he was sound asleep.




Weeks later...

Obi-Wan woke early and in between the insatiable Laridian boys, as usual. They hadn't crowded him; to the contrary, the habit of the past several weeks had been to fall asleep in a satisfied heap in Obi-Wan's bed and then to gradually roll over and give one another room stretch out.

Stifling a yawn, Obi-Wan crawled to the foot of the bed and climbed out gingerly, so he wouldn't wake the sleeping brothers. As he went through his morning rituals, he had his mind set on trying some open hand katas before the boys woke. He'd taken to the Pilani staff dances well, but it wasn't enough. Not enough to satisfy his body's urge to explode into motion and spar.

He grimaced as he finished shaving. It was as much his heart's urge as his body's urge, to engage in exercise the way he was born to do. He wasn't born to dance with a Pilani staff, and he certainly wasn't born to be pampered and fucked into oblivion every night in the arms of a sultry pair of twins.

They were good to him, and all the gods knew they cared for him, but they were not his family. The Jedi were his family. Qui-Gon was his family. And he missed him so much that his stomach would knot with longing and guilt every time he thought of him. Which was why he had very often just tried not to think of him.

He did get his kata time, and he used it well. He went through several forms that required no use of the Force, and worked himself into a gratifying sweat. He felt much more calm afterward, and found that thinking of Qui-Gon felt right to him, though it brought the usual pangs.

Rummaging the shelves of the common room as his body cooled, he came across a sketch pad and lead pencil. He was never much of an artist, but he had the sudden desire to see a likeness of Qui-Gon. He trusted that his master would be permitted to come for him eventually, but his morning's katas had reminded him that he couldn't forget Qui-Gon any more than he could afford to forget who he himself really was.

"Someone from home?" A groggy voice intruded.

Obi-Wan started, and then realized that Cason was referring to the sketch. It was a decent likeness after all. Suppressing his sorrow, he nodded yes.

"Why don't you write to him?" Eron asked as he tipped the sketch to look for himself, then plopped to the couch.

Obi-Wan's jaw fell open and he nearly dropped the pad.

"Why are you so surprised?" Cason asked with a chuckle, drawing his robe around himself and sitting down also.

Obi-Wan looked from one brother to another. Could he do it? Could it be so simple as that? Sending a communication to Qui-Gon? How closely was Durr watching him? Would he be monitoring parcels leaving the compound as well as communications to Coruscant?

"Obi-Wan, you're not literally a slave; we have explained your misconceptions-- or so we thought. You can write to your family and loved ones, and even visit now and then with your annual stipend," Eron explained softly and leaned over the bowl of fruit left for them by the staff early that morning. "We should have made certain that you understood the figurative terms from the literal ones. I don't like you feeling like a prisoner."

Obi-Wan nodded, distracted. He was still dumbfounded, and he was still trying to process the information the boys were giving him. Would Avon-Durr know it if he tried to send word to Qui-Gon? Sith! What if there was a listening device on his collar, too? What if Durr was listening to this right now? Or worse still, was there a video monitoring device on it? The collar was certainly capable of such devices. Avon-Durr could be waiting at that very second to see what Obi-Wan would do, and he could punch a few buttons on the remote... and then Obi-Wan would be dead in moments. Obi-Wan was more prisoner than the Laridian family could ever imagine. And they were his unwitting jailers.

"Shall I get you a communication pad, Obi-Wan? You could compose a letter and have it sent this afternoon?" Cason offered.

Numbly, Obi-Wan shook his head no. He couldn't risk it. Avon-Durr's game had rules. Obi-Wan was not to attempt escape. Trying to contact Qui-Gon would certainly qualify as such an attempt.

Cason sighed. "If you change your mind, you can let us know. Alright?"

Obi-Wan nodded, his eyes glued to the penciled image of his master.

He looked up when Eron took the sketch from his hands. "What can we do to help you?"

Obi-Wan looked up and into the shimmering violet of the young man's eyes. Sincerity brightened them and Obi-Wan's stomach fluttered. Sometimes it hurt to be cared for so much.

Eron took his face in his hands and kissed him softly, grazing his lips over Obi-Wan's, just enough to tease his mouth. He pulled back after a moment, dropping one last kiss to Obi-Wan's temple.

"Now. How about a shower? You've had another workout this morning, and I think we can help you to feel better when you don't smell quite so... strongly," the boy teased with a whisper into his ear.

He couldn't help but shake a little with his suppressed chuckle. He still missed Qui-Gon and the temptation to attempt to write was strong, but he'd make it through.

Oh, Gods. Every time Cason and Eron indulged themselves with Obi-Wan's body, the boys seemed to wring out another impossible layer of sensation from him. Which was fine with him; the more he felt physically, the less he felt emotionally.

This time, he was pushed so far to the edge of pleasure that the tingles almost hurt-- it was amazing. He knelt on the bed, held back against Eron's smooth chest, while the boy fingered his slickened entrance. Cason crouched in front of him and sucked his cock, taking him to the brink and back time and time again.

At last, the twin let go of his throbbing erection and smiled at him wickedly through pink, swollen lips. "Oh, I have something you are going to love," he promised silkily. Obi-Wan shuddered. Would he live through it?

Cason hopped from the bed, unconscious of the motion his tight behind made as he walked naked into his own bedroom. He returned with a silver box, a grin, and an erection that bobbed proudly from the curls of his groin. Eron never stopped the motion of his finger in and out of Obi-Wan's opening, but he 'ooohed' at the sight of the box. Obi-Wan was intrigued.

Sitting in front of him again, Cason opened the ornate lid and Obi-Wan glanced down to see inside.

He gulped. Hard. It took a moment for it to sink in just what the items were, but when it did, he felt his own erection wane. Cason couldn't possibly want what Obi-Wan thought he wanted... Could he?

"Trust me, Obi-Wan." It was as much a plea as a command.

Cason then selected one of the items. It was easily the length of his hard shaft-- had he been hard at the moment. Of surgical steel, it was straight like his sketch pencil but thinner, and with a round stud at the tip.

It was narrower and blunt at the insertion end.

"It won't hurt, I promise. But you must trust me, and remain absolutely still while I put it in."

He locked eyes with Cason and slowly nodded.

He had wanted to close his eyes. He hadn't wanted to watch while Cason inserted the wand into his shaft. But he couldn't help himself. He was fascinated. He was afraid and yet he wanted it so much, he wanted whatever new sensations the boys could ignite in him. He had to watch.

Cason very lightly lubricated the insertion end with a sterile gel and then gently grasped Obi-Wan's now-flaccid penis. He gently rubbed the tip of the wand against Obi-Wan's little slit. Then, so very carefully, he began to press it inside. Oh Gods.

So slowly, the steel wand glided into Obi-Wan's shaft, down, down, burning its way through till it nearly reached the base.

He could feel it, the bizarre sensation of steel inside the shaft of his cock. He watched, mesmerized, as he became erect again. The wand stuck out of the head of his penis by a couple of inches. But as he grew hard, he lengthened around the wand and his cockhead slowly reached the round stud at the tip of wand, his slit caressed by the steel as it moved upward. At last, all that showed from the head of his cock was the stud from the tip of the wand. Cason fondled his shaft with reverence.

Obi-Wan found that he had trouble breathing. He wasn't in pain, and the pleasure itself... was actually minimal; having his penis stimulated from the inside was slightly uncomfortable and wholly unfamiliar. But this... This was so much more than pleasure or pain. This was the discovery of a depth of himself that he didn't understand. This was the realization of how much of himself he had given to Cason and Eron, and how very glad he was that he'd given it to them...

No, that was wrong! How could he be glad to lose himself in this? This wasn't what he was, this was exactly what he'd been trying not to do!

Oh, but it was finally beginning to feel so good. Eron massaged the little place inside him that made him see sparks behind his eyes, and Cason fondled his penis so determinedly, light strokes that teased more sensation from him in steady ripples.

Yes... the sensations, only think about how it feels...

Obi-Wan watched, his eyes beginning to glaze as Cason bent his head. Almost coy, the young man darted his tongue and laved just the stud of the wand, at the tip of Obi-Wan's cock. He jiggled the stud with just the tip of his tongue and Obi-Wan felt the wand inside him shift.

Pleasure began to radiate from his cock, from his anus and rectum where Eron massaged him, and from his balls, which Cason petted and teased with fluttering fingertips. It was so much more than he'd ever felt before. The tingles were sharp, almost burning in their intensity, and his body practically buzzed with rapidly ignited nerve endings.

He was on the edge, and it was razor sharp. Cason's mouth closed over him, surrounding the tip of his very hard cock with moist warmth, and he played with the stud of the wand with his tongue. Oh gods, he was going to come! How could he come with that steel wand inserted into his shaft?

His breathing became rapid with panic and he gripped Eron's forearm, the one holding him to the boy's chest, so tightly that he would surely leave a bruise.

"Easy now," Eron whispered and darted his tongue into Obi-Wan's ear, drawing a shudder that rippled over his body in a shuddering wave.

Cason lifted his mouth from Obi-Wan's cock and took the stud of the wand between his thumb and forefinger. For a moment, he just tweaked the little sliver bead, as though he were stimulating a nipple, twisting the stud gently so that Obi-Wan could feel it moving inside his shaft.

Tears slid from the corners of Obi-Wan's eyes. So much, so much sensation. Almost too much.

Cason then began to pull, so gently, and Obi-Wan watched as the wand was slowly withdrawn from his penis. At last it was free, and Obi-Wan's orgasm was right behind it. The fiery tingles that had been building in intensity all collided together in a mad rush to burst free of Obi-Wan's body. He came in a rapid series of powerful surges, so hard that he convulsed against Eron, his eyes shut so tight that he saw stars and bursts of color behind his eyes-- fiery reds and bright purples.

When at last it was over, he was depleted, body and soul, feeling as if he had nothing left within himself to give. Eron slid his finger from his bottom and eased him to the bed, crooning softly and wrapping him in the soft covers. He felt a tender kiss drop on his temple as he drifted to sleep.

A cultured, familiar voice called out to him. There was a thick mist and it made the voice echo eerily. I'll find you, the voice promised. He knew he should know this voice, especially as he believed its promise. Panic began to well within him the more he futilely searched the mist. It was warm and dry back in his bed, and Eron and Cason awaited him, but he couldn't stop looking.

Glancing down, he saw he was on a path made of midnight blue cobblestones. He began to follow it, but then next time he glanced down, the stones were blood red. Oh, no! He'd wandered onto the wrong path! How could he do that? There was someone who needed him!

Someone who missed him. Don't give up, the voice begged, more faint than before. He ran, off of the path and into the brush, searching for right path of cobblestones. The brush only became thicker, though, and his arms and legs became tangled. The more he fought to get free, the more the vines and branches clawed and clung to him, refusing to let go.

When he realized he could no longer hear the voice at all, he sagged into the cloying brush, too tired to fight any longer.

He woke with a painful gasp and sat up straight, rubbing his eyes to rid them of the weariness of sleep. Cason and Eron still slept soundly on either side of him, but he had the urgent feeling that something was missing.

His dream came back to him, the memory of the cold mist making him shudder. Qui-Gon! He'd dreamed of Qui-Gon but hadn't even recognized his voice. What was happening to him? He would wager his life that Qui-Gon would never forget him. How was it he could so easily forget his Master? The man who'd cared for him, and had taught him what it was to be Jedi?

It was one thing to accept his situation for as long as he had to. It was quite another to immerse himself into this life to the extent that the forgot who he was. Force forgive me, he pleaded. Qui-Gon, please forgive me...

He took his time in the shower, reminding himself that he'd spent too little time in meditation of late. He'd spend a good deal of the morning doing just that, he decided. He'd also dress in his most sensible tunic and leggings, and he'd work his way through any of the katas he could remember that he could perform without the use of the Force.

Dressed at last, he rummaged through the armoire for his boots. The soft-soled shoes and ornate boots the boys had purchased for him were very nice, but they were not truly his. He needed to exercise and fill his mind with his studies.

Where the hells were his boots? They weren't at the bottom of the armoire. Breathing ragged from his building temper, he stomped to the lone closet in the room, threw open the door and knelt, throwing shoes over his head in his search.

"Obi-Wan?" Risa Laridian stood behind him, a puzzled but concerned expression on her pale face. Her sons flanked her, looking equally worried through the grogginess of just waking. Obi-Wan didn't care. He couldn't make himself care, not when his boots were missing.

He stood and threw his arms out to his side.

"What? What's wrong?" Eron asked.

He pointed to his feet, then slapped his palms to his chest. All three continued to look flummoxed. He pointed again to his feet, and then to himself. Mine! He wanted to shout. Mine! My boots!

"You're obviously looking for shoes... A particular pair?" Cason asked.

Trying to calm himself, Obi-Wan took a deep breath and nodded. Then again he patted his chest quickly with his palms.

"Your shoes... these are all your shoes, Obi-Wan, I don't know--"

"Your own shoes? The boots you were wearing when you came to us. Is that what you mean, Obi-Wan?" Risa interrupted her son and ventured a little closer.

He expelled along breath, relieved, and nodded yes.

"Oh. Obi-Wan. I'm so sorry. They were looking so tattered. We got you some new pairs of exercise shoes and boots... and we sent the old pair to the charity collective in town." Eron explained.

He felt the blood drain from his face. Gone? No. Oh no. Quickly, he felt his cheeks enflame again, with unchecked anger. He began to pace. Then he picked up the new pair of boots and threw them, as hard as he could, at the door to the boys' bedroom.

"Obi-Wan!" Cason shouted a reprimand, the first he'd gotten since he arrived. He turned his coldest gaze to the young man.

"Cason! Arrange to have his boots found." Risa intervened again, sending her sons a sharp look.

"Of course," Cason answered her immediately, head bowed.

"You boys have disappointed me with this. He has given so much of himself, literally himself. Who are you to decide that his last possessions should be taken from him? The things he walked in here carrying are all that he has left of his former life. We will not take what does not belong to us. Is that understood?"

Both boys wore their realization and their shame in their faces and their slumped postures. They made a move to come to him, but Obi-Wan wasn't nearly ready to forgive. He didn't have his boots back yet. He backed away from them, so they stopped where they were.

Risa sighed. "Give him some space. Both of you spend some time in town today, track the whereabouts of his boots and let Obi-Wan have the day to himself."

The boys agreed, quietly, and left with one final, contrite glance in his direction.

Obi-Wan couldn't move. He stood rooted, numb from the inside out as he tried to process what was happening to him. Facts, fears and assertions screamed at him, taking him from the room and into the chaos of his mind. Of all of the thoughts that that spoke at once, jockeying to be heard, the one that was the loudest told him that this wasn't where he belonged, and the longer he stayed here, the slimmer his chances of going to back to where he belonged and who he really was.

"Obi-Wan? They'll find them..."

Risa's voice startled him and he turned his head to her sharply.

"They just didn't understand. Even with the way in which I came into their lives, there are just some things about being a Pisan that they will never truly understand." She spoke softly and ventured closer to him.

What was she saying?

"No, I am not the boys' biological mother. Ison's wife died giving birth to them. He was lonely, Obi-Wan. He had the responsibility of his infant boys and no-one to share his life with. He took me as his Pisan before Eron and Cason's first birthday. He married me when the boys were four."

Obi-Wan knew he was gaping. No wonder she looked at his as if she could see right through him. But to marry a slave? Even with the boys having explained to him that the term slave was something of a misnomer, the thought was boggling.

"It doesn't happen that way with all buyers and Pisans, but it happens more than you realize. Obi-Wan, the word Pisan has no exact translation in other cultures. But to Pilanians, it means a sacrifice of love. It is not uncommon for the sacrifice to lead to a deep and binding love that transcends the purchase of its physical expression."

Did that mean that they expected Obi-Wan's lifetime commitment as a sex object to evolve into a commitment that he truly wanted?

"Cason and Eron prefer men; they will never have children and traditional Pilanian families of their own. Ison and I did not want to take the chance that they would find what they needed on their own. They needed someone stable and good to love, so we went in search of a Pisan to be that for them. Ison and I have done a poor job in ensuring that all three of you understand what this means for you. I had assumed that knowing how I came to be here with them would give them certain insights. I was wrong, and I am sorry."

Obi-Wan swallowed. Risa had explained so much... but it didn't really help him. He'd already sensed that the boys cared for him deeply and respected him. It didn't change the basic truism that he could never be what they needed. He was not a Pisan. He said it to himself over and over. I am not a Pisan!

Risa slipped out of the quarters without another word, giving Obi-Wan the space she'd promised.

Part 2