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Chapter 1
Ahsoka Tano was scared. As she watched the group of giggling girls across the courtyard, she felt actual fear. Master Skywalker and her were going to be on Couruscant for a while, and her Master had suggested she "invite some friends over for a sleepover".
"Ahsoka, I was thinking that –since we'll be in the Temple for several days– you could invite some friends over for a sleepover or party or something," her Master was looking down at her, his usual confident smile gracing his handsome face. "Obi-Wan is out on a mission, you could use his suite, so long as you don't trash it. It would be a nice way for you to relax while we're here. And I would be more than happy to chaperone." He chuckled. "Only three rules: no boys, no intoxicants, and don't do anything I wouldn't do." The last rule came with a wink and a joking smile.
The young Togruta sighed. She knew what Master Skywalker was trying to do. He wanted so badly for her to be accepted, to have friends. Master Kenobi had told her that Anakin was never accepted by his peers, either. That, like her, he was hated for his advanced skills and early graduation to padawan. But unlike her, he was also resented for his unorthodox entrance to the Jedi Order. Sky Guy was nine when he became a Jedi youngling.
According to Master Obi-Wan, young Anakin had no friends, and very few younglings his age were kind to him. He was an outcast. Although –as Kenobi put it– Anakin was a tad bit trying in his adolescence.
Ahsoka knew her Master was only trying to give her something he had never had. He knew what being friendless was like. He wanted the best for her. She was like a younger sister or even a daughter to him. Ahsoka smiled. Her Master was the best.
The tiny Togrutan teen turned her attention back to the clique gathered across the way. They were the only girls close to her age in the temple. And they hated her. With a cold, calculating, precise passion the young girl had only seen in Sith. They scared the hell out of her. In all honesty, she would rather face Ventress, Greivous, and Dooku all at the same time with no backup.
Pull yourself together, man! She thought. Those girls pose no threat to you. Fearing them is irrational; you could take all five of them at once and come out unscathed. The worst they could do is humiliate you, and that would be very un-Jedi-like. It's just another training exercise. It will make you stronger. Take a deep breath. You can do this. For Master. And with that, the rust-skinned teenager got up, a very convincing faux confident smile on her face.
"Hi! Xenna, right? I'm Ahsoka Tano, Master -"
"Skywalker's padawan. We know." Xenna's voice was full of malice, and she practically radiated hostility. "What do you want?"
"Um, well," Ahsoka stumbled, taken aback by the other girl's less-than-secret hate. She struggled to keep up the confident façade. "I was just wondering if you guys wanted to come over for a sleepover tonight. It's kind of short notice, but…" The other girls leered at her.
"And why would we want to do that?" Some other girl, Teena maybe, piped up.
"Well, I just thought it might be fun. Master Kenobi offered up his suite," …kind of… "And Master Skywalker is pretty chill. He'll probably be out all night visiting friends or something. As long as there are no boys or drugs or anything."
"Hmmm, that might actually be fun, padawan. What time should we come over?"
"Oh!" Ahsoka was taken aback by their sudden agreement. "You can come over around five o'clock standard time."
"Great," Xenna seemed rather unenthusiastic. "We'll see you then." And she walked off, leaving a perplexed Ahsoka in her wake.