Ahsoka Tano eyes never left the Youngling, her eyes hardly blinked as she focused on the human girl. She was one of the oldest Younglings and she would soon be made into a Padawan. A brilliant blue light cut and twirled across the thin air around the girl as she spun around and around in complex patterns. Even blindfolded, the girl could locate the ball that was used for training the Younglings. The sphere was covered with tiny holes that would spout out harmless, yet still painful, little lasers in seemingly random flashes of light.

Three walls of the small training room were made of thick glass windows that showed the setting sun outside and the room grew darker making it more difficult for Ahsoka to see the girl but, her seeing couldn't compare with the spreading darkness into the room. She could see the blue light saber as it reflected the lasers and it illuminated her face like lighting as the lasers bounced off the saber.

Even through the darkness Ahsoka was sure she hadn't mastered the strategies the girl was using until she had been a Padawan for a while yet, here this girl was spinning in the complex patterns it had taken her twice as long to master and smiling as she did it as if it was the easiest thing she had done.

"What are you doing Snips?" Anakin's voice broke into her concentration still using the nickname he had given her when she had been his Padawan.

She had been made a full Jedi more than a year ago and hadn't seen much of her former master since then, in fact the last time she had seen him had been months ago. She casually got up from her seat and turned around to face Anakin. It was good to see him again and in the middle of her thoughts she remembered his question. "Watching." She said shrugging.

Anakin turned to his attention to the light that was illuminating the girls face and whirling around her. "Is that Viara?" He asked not taking his eyes off the flashing light.

"Viara? Oh maybe, whoever she is she's the best Youngling I've ever seen." Ahsoka said to Anakin's back as he sat down still intrigued.

"Yeah, I heard about her, they had to make new levels for her." He said though he wasn't exactly talking to Ahsoka or at least it didn't seem like it.

She nodded even though she knew he wasn't looking at her and wouldn't see it. Yoda stood up and the sphere immediately jumped into his hand.

Viara heard the noise of it flying to him and quietly clicked her Light Saber closed. She pushed the handle into her belt. With her hands free she reached behind her head and untied the blindfold. Once she was able to see she walked over to Yoda and thanked him before walking to the exit.

"Master Anakin." She said dipping her head to him and then to turned to Ahsoka "Master Ahsoka." She did the same to her.

With the formalities over she swiftly walked away back to the Younglings quarters. Ahsoka watched her go.

***

Viara entered into the Youngling quarters and turned into her bunk, next to a window. When she had first arrived here she had made sure she had gotten a bed near the window. Being able to see out the window made her feel less trapped, sure, this was the best place to be that she could think of but, she was still stuck here. At least until she became a Padawan and that would happen very soon.

Era was still awake, her green face seemed to glow, even when it was dark. Era's was leaning against the wall looking up at the ceiling. Her dark eyes were unblinking, anyone else it would have been impossible to see their eyes but Era's green glow, which was because of the moonlight, made it easy to notice her eyes. It was obvious she was worried the force inside Viara shivered as she neared her best friend. As she neared her bed next to Era, the other girl's dark eyes flicked over to Viara. "I'd tell you I'm worried but, you already know that don't you?" Erin sighed.

Viara smiled even when she was upset Era still found some way to make light of it. "Yeah but, I don't understand why. The force seemed fine all day." She said simply.

"It's the not the force." Era whispered. "it's you. Every time you come near everything unbalances. It didn't used to be like that it is recent." Era seemed like she was about to cry.

Viara knew Era was worried about her but there was nothing she could do to comfort her friend. Once Era had this feeling there was nothing anyone could do to calm her down and worse there was reason to be worried the feeling always came before something bad happened.

Viara bit down on her lip, if the feeling came around with her, she needed to be careful. Era was still watching her making her feel as though she was just adding to Era's worries. She quickly corrected herself and sat down on her bed. "Let's go to sleep." She suggested trying to get both their minds off the Era's ability to know these things.

"You're nervous." Era said a note of guilt in her voice.

Viara cursed under her breath, she hadn't wanted Era to know but, there was nothing she could do now. "Yeah but, there's nothing we can do right now." With that she slipped under the covers and pressed the pillow over her head as she always did and promptly fell asleep.

Era was still up, her heart was beating and she felt lucky Viara hadn't noticed it. She could hear her friends turns as Viara tried to get comfortable in her sleep by the way she was tossing it sounded like she was awake but Era knew her too well to think that. She couldn't sleep but, she didn't want to let Viara know, it would make her guilty.

She wondered if she should tell master Yoda about it at least he would know what to do, she hopped. Carefully she unfurled the covers and stepped out of her bed onto the cold wood floor. She quickly, eyes never leaving the sleeping Viara reached for her sandals and slipped them on but the still squeaked a little as she ran her feet into them while they were still on the ground.

Eras feet made a small patter as she tip-toed out of the room looking back to Viara, if anyone woke it would be her friend, the girl was much too light a sleeper to be taking this chance but, she needed to talk to Yoda.

She placed one glowing green foot after the other barely daring to breathe in case one of the other Younglings was awake as she passed the various beds. After what seemed like an eternity of not breathing and tip-toeing around the beds she reached the door. It was closed but, not locked. She gently pulled it open and to her horror it let out a long squeaky-hinge sound before it was wide enough for her to slip through.

She pocked her head out the door and peered around her dark eyes flicking from one shadow to the next as she searched for any of the Clones. She was in no mood and too much of a hurry to explain where she was going. It would take much too long plus they would go with her and march behind her like she was their prisoner not to mention wake up the whole building. It was defiantly something she wanted to avoid at all costs.

Once she was sure there were no Clones lurking in the shadows she carefully stepped out into the hallway and pulled the still-squeaking door behind her cursing under her breath. Not a moment after the door was behind her she could hear the loud stomps of the Clones coming nearer. Usually she would have been angry with their loud marching, they could never be quiet but, today she was glad at least it gave her a chance to find somewhere to hide.

She darted ahead until she came to a small corner behind a door where she could hide and hopefully not be seen. She jumped behind it sandals making a loud crashing sound as they touched the ground.

She could hear the Clones coming closer the rhythmic marching echoing annoyingly around her. As she saw the tip of the first Clone's helmet pass through the door she held her breath, not daring to breathe in case one of the Clones heard her.

As the last Clone passed through door she still didn't dare to breath and was frozen stiff with the fear of getting caught sneaking around. She was old enough to know better, like Viara she was about to be made into a Padawan and didn't want to get into any trouble, before then.

She watched the backs of the Clones disappear behind a turn, the other way than she would be going to her delight.

As soon as her heart was back at a similarly normal heart rate she hurriedly jumped out her hiding spot as rushed down the quiet and now deserted hallway.

She jumped at every little noise even though it was too quiet to be a Clone, she didn't want anyone catching her Clone or other wise and kept herself alert in every sense. Her heart, no matter what she did kept speeding up at every creak her feet made in the floor.

She finally reached Yoda's room. She could tell through the force Yoda wasn't sleeping, in fact she was sure he was wide awake and, waiting for her. She gently knocked on the door and though she was expecting him to know she was there but jumped when Yoda's voice came from behind the door before she had stopped knocking. "Come in will you." His raspy and almost childish voice said solemnly.

She pushed the door open with one hand and entered the candle-lit room. She looked around for Yoda and when she saw her green hands were glowing in the dimly light she pulled them into her sleeves, she didn't like it when she glowed it made her too self-conscious even though no one cared.

"Master Yoda…" She called into the darkness uneasily.