What has become of us?

By Lady Padme Moon.

Dramatis Personae:

Ahsoka Tano: 15 year old, female Torguta. Jedi Padawan Learner.

Anakin Skywalker: 20 year old human male. Jedi Knight.

Padme Amidala: 25 year old human female. Official Senator of the Republic of the Sovereign System of Naboo.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: 36 year old human male. Jedi Master.

Zarrak Decadia: 22 human male. Smuggler.

Chapter one: Frustrations.

Ahsoka paced around the small private training room. How long has she waited? She glanced on the chrono on the wall. She lets out a heavy sigh. Had she really been waiting for three hours? In that time she had memorized every nick and dent in the Temple's neutral tan wall. Jedi have trained her for years and she wondered how many Jedi legends had put a dent in the wall. Ahsoka supposed that the neutral tan was supposed to bring a sense of calmness and peace to a Jedi. Right now, Ahsoka felt anything but peaceful.

She drew her lightsaber out of her belt, but did not activate it. She studied the hilt carefully trying to clear her mind to prepare herself for her upcoming lesson. 'Deep breathes Ahsoka. Thats it' There. She felt better. However her mind was still as active as it was previously.

Whenever they were on Coruscant, Anakin disappeared. Not for very long, but occasionally for the entire night. He never spoke of where he went and if Ahsoka ever questioned it, Anakin would glare at her and tell her it was non e of her business and kindly keep out. This puzzled Ahsoka greatly because Anakin was usually very open about his emotions, actions, and whatever was on his mind.

Ahsoka had questioned Obi-Wan about Anakin's whereabouts a few months ago. Obi-Wan had just shrugged and said, "Ahsoka, I have no idea. Neither you nor I have the right to question him unless he is deliberately caught disobeying the Jedi or Republic Code.

Ahsoka stomped her boot. Whatever he was doing didn't give him the right to keep her waiting this long. She loved and respected her master even though sometimes he felt like an annoying elder brother.

Ahsoka thought about what her Master could be doing that could keep him away from the Temple where he belonged. Drugs? No, there would be evidence of that. Illegal pod racing? That was possible; Anakin was a pod racer and enjoyed it very much. Extremely secret and dangerous mission? But then certainly that would keep him away longer than just a night wouldn't it? Ahsoka was drawn out of her thoughts when Anakin burst through the door.

Anakin's robes were rumpled like he had been through a windstorm. There was even a few dribbles of last night's soup on his collar when Ahsoka had seen him last. His dark blond hair was equally as rumpled. He was panting. He must had ran from wherever he was to the Temple. He took a minute to catch his breath.

So glad for you to finally show up," said Ahsoka angrily. She knew she had no right to talk to Anakin in such a manner. However her emotions were so heated she could not control herself.

Anakin took a deep breath. "I was only fifteen minutes late. Relax Snips."

"It wasn't fifteen minutes! It was three hours! I've been waiting for three hours Master!" Shouted Ahsoka.

"Why in the world would you wait three hours," asked Anakin quizzically. His eyebrows rose.

"Yesterday you sent me a message on my DataPad telling me to come to private training room 387 at 3:15," said Ahsoka her tone less heated, but still incensed slightly.

"No," said Anakin. "You must have read the message wrong. I distinctively remember stating 6:15 as the time."

Ahsoka picked up her DataPad that was lying on a bench in the room. She showed Anakin the message. It stated 3:15.

Anakin stares at a minute. "I'm sorry, I meant 6:15"

Ahsoka looked at her master. He looked stressed. He had dark circles under his eyes as if he hadn't slept. "Are you okay?"

Anakin sits on the bench. "Yes I am all right. I ran a few errands today, I'm tired. Lesson begins now. Assume Form III."

Ahsoka looks at her master; He never sat during her lessons. He usually paced around her correcting her. She didn't question him because he had a stormy look in his features.

The lesson went on for two hours. From his perch on the bench Anakin had barked endless commands on Ahsoka. Ahsoka was grateful when the lesson was over. "Are you going to join me for dinner Master?"

"No, I'm going to lie down for a while," said Anakin getting up. "See you here at 4 sharp all right?"

"Yes master," said Ahsoka.

Ahsoka went to dinner and later she tried to bring a plate of food to Anakin, but he wasn't there. Gone again, she mentally sighed