Dream a little dream...

[hidden_jedi]

Kale couldn't sleep. He hadn't been able to sleep since he had been knocked out of that stupor in the ruins of the Temple. He didn't really tell Tobias that. He would go to bed with Tobias and wait until the older man fell asleep before creeping out of the bed and prowling around the house. He couldn't leave the house because of Nihlius out there somewhere. Tobias would freak if he did, having turned mother hen on him.

Usually he went to the workshop to fiddle around with the droid. Or stare at the parts. Generally he tried to stay awake, because the few times he had drifted off he dreamed of Tobias and Nhilius (from Tobias' memories of him) and other uncomfortable things.

He didn't want to talk to Tobias about it, he didn't want him to worry. So, he just prowled wishing that Trever was back so he could talk to him about it. Or anyone, but Tobias. As much as he cared about Tobias he really was a mother hen sometimes.

In an utterly bizzare moment of thought, he wondered if he should go and try to talk to Revan. Unfortunately that seemed like the best idea he could come up with.

Damn.

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[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

He curls up on the bed to rest his head on Tobias' shoulder. He's quiet for a moment, just taking in being next to him.

"We've got a problem."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He puts his arm around Kale's shoulders, furrowing his brow in thought and worry.

"What kind of a problem?"

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

There is a bit of snuggling as he's reluctant to say the next words. "I remember you learning how to hear the echo kind of problem."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

This is a Very Frowny Tobias. "That's not good. At all. We need to get that out."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

"I know. But I don't know how to get it out." He snuggles harder, all clingy, before dropping his head into Tobias' lap.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He strokes Kale's hair comfortingly. "I could try to get it out. I'm not as good at it as Revan, but I'm not exactly shabby, either."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

He sighs softly in a happy sort of way. "I trust you."

And he does trust Tobias, even after all the stuff that's happened between the two of them.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He smiles a little, happy to be trusted. "Sit up. I need to be able to put both of my hands on your temples."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Vulcan mind meld!

Kale is in love. It sometimes overrides things like distrust. He sits up, with a smile.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Whee~

Tobias is very glad of this, because distrust can be a Very Bad Thing. He smiles back, putting his hands on Kale's temples. "Close your eyes, and try to stay relaxed."

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

He places his hand on Tobias' knee before closing his eyes.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He closes his eyes himself, carefully slipping into Kale's mind to find his own errant memories in there; anything with Kreia, anything with Sion, and especially everything with Nihilus.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

The memories are scattered but not that many, fortunately. But just enough to cause trouble.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He sets about pulling them out, carefully and gently, like taking an aberrant and ugly thread out of a tapestry. He doesn't just want them blocked, he wants them gone.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

Kale wants them gone too. He doesn't want any chance of them coming back. He keeps himself calm at the intrusion.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

Tobias takes his time pulling them out, since he doesn't want to inadvertantly harm something else in his memories. Once he's sure he's got every last one of them out, he lets go of him and leans back.

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

His head is so scrambled it probably wouldn't make a difference. It's amazing he wakes up knowing who he is every morning.

Kale flops against Tobias when he's done, snuggling.

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He'll have to try for the other borrowed memories later, perhaps; just that he'd need help with that. And at the moment he's a bit tired for it.

He puts his arms back around Kale, nuzzling gently. "Better?"

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

"Yes. Much." He wraps an arm around Tobias' chest, yawning sleepily. "I love you... you know? Not as much as Trever... but still."

[force-killer.livejournal.com]

He nods. "Mm-hmm. I know. And I love you too." He won't add, 'I'll do whatever I have to to protect you.' "Get some sleep, hm?"

[hidden-jedi.livejournal.com]

He yawns again and makes an agreeing noise. Kale doesn't think he needs protection. At least, not like that. But the sentiment would be appreciated, if he hadn't fallen asleep.