Hey all! Sorry it took a while to update... School is starting to wind down, and finals are next week. So, here's the new chapter. This chapter I set a year after the last one. Since she's only a year old, Ahsoka's speech isn't perfect. I did my best to convey that, but I'm not sure how well it turned out, so constructive criticism is definitely welcome. Thanks for the positive reviews of the first chapter, and I hope you enjoy this one!

New pronunciations:

Leif - (Leef)


1 Year Later

"Akul are deadly and dangerous, so it is very important to work with your group if you are attacked while out hunting." Kanoa said to his twin sisters. Now at ten years old, Lani and Lia starting to learn how to hunt. Unfortunately, the two were easily distracted by other things, and never liked to pay attention to their brother.

The teen sighed, noticing how bored the two looked. "We're done, for now." He muttered. The twins smiled and cheered, quickly running off.

He rolled and his eyes

"Remember: don't bother dad!" He reminded them. His father was in a meeting with their tribe leader, Leif Tano.

The girls barely acknowledged him as they went to find their friends.

He smiled and shook his head. He started to walk off when a tiny hand grabbed his leg. "Ka-oa! Ka-oa!" Ahsoka giggled.

He smirked, and swept up his little sister, kissing the unique markings on her forehead.

She gave him a hug, leaning her head on her shoulder.

A cool wind swept past, making the grass whisper it's familiar song to them, and reminding Kanoa that winter was coming. Ahsoka shivered.

He sat down in the grass and set her on his lap.

He looked down at her. Last winter had been hard one.

Although it never truly got cold on Shili during the winter, the winds were often cooler than usual, and sickness became quite common. Being premature, Ahsoka had gotten very sick, and had nearly died. Luckily, with the help of the healer, she had managed to pull through, but just barely.

She had just passed her first year about a month ago, and she still wasn't as strong as the other younglings in the tribe, thanks to that sickness, and the fact that she was born early.

Ahsoka looked up at her brother. "Why you worried?" She asked. Kanoa looked at her, breaking himself from his thoughts.

He faked a smile. "I'm not." He said, trying to reassure her.

"Are!" She yelled back, stubbornly. He gave her an inquisitive look. "How do you know?" He asked. She paused, then simply shrugged. "Dunno." She muttered.

For only being a year old, she was very adept at picking up on feelings.

Kanoa was about to reply, again, when she changed the subject. "I wanna learn!" She yelled.

That caught him off guard.

"To hunt?" He asked, and she nodded. He chuckled. "You're too young. Maybe later." He said, setting her down, and hoping that was the end of that conversation. "C'mon. Let's go find Lia and Lani." He said, standing up and looking around.

Ahsoka sighed, starting to reach for his hand.

She looked around at a sudden noise, and spotted a few of her tribe-mates gathering. When that happened, they always came back with food for the grown-ups.

She smiled. This was one of those hunting groups Kanoa talked about. She quickly followed them, trying to keep sight of them as they disappeared into the long grass.

When Kanoa looked back to his sister to see why she wasn't holding his hand, all he found was an empty space where his sister had been.

"Oh no.. He whispered, looking around frantically. He ran off to find his dad.

How was he supposed to explain that he had lost his sister?


"Dad!" Kanoa yelled.

Ky sighed, and Leif gave him a slightly annoyed look.

"I told him not to bother us." He said, apologetically to the tribe leader, and his oldest friend. He turned to face his son, ready to discipline him for interrupting this meeting, but all his thoughts faded when he saw the worried look on the teen's face. "What's happened?" Leif asked.

Kanoa looked at them. "Ahsoka's gone!" He explained. "I-I turned my back for a second, and she was gone!" He whispered. Ky looked around. "Calm down, it's not your fault. She couldn't have gone far." He reassured him. Kanoa odded. "I'll start a search party." Leif said to them and Ky thanked him as he ran off.

Ky turned back to his son. "Come on Kanoa, let's start our own search." He said and ran off, his son following.


Ahsoka panted as she tried to keep up with the swift hunters as they ran along the river.

It definitely wasn't easy. She heard them talking in the distance, and tried to feel the vibrations of their feet on the ground in her stubby montrals, just as her brother had taught their sisters. She heard them stop, so she gave up sensing the vibrations, and quickly ran to catch up to them.

The three males jumped when she burst from the grass, into the clearing they were standing in.

She giggled. "I help!" She said, looking around at their surprised faces. Her confidence quickly faded. "What is a youngling doing here?" One of the males whispered to his two companions.

"Isn't that Kasai's kid?" His younger companion asked. The oldest of the three huffed. "She is. She's the sickly one." He said in a gruff voice.

Fear suddenly pierced Ahsoka's heart.

He was very scary.

The scary man slowly approached her. "Come here, kid. You're not supposed to be here." The male said, trying to force his gruff voice to sound gentle.

Ahsoka simply whimpered, and made a run for it.

"Kid, wait!" He yelled after her, but was too late.

Ahsoka plunged into the river.

She panicked, finding her feet could not touch the bottom. She tried to scream, but found her mouth full of the cold water.

What was happening?!

She cried for help as best as she could. Muttering a curse, the first man who had talked jumped in after her, quickly carrying her back to the group.

By the time he carried the hapless and shivering youngling from the river, Ky and Kanoa had arrived. "A-Ahsoka!" Kanoa yelled, picking her up. Ky gratefully thanked the three men, and they ran off to continue hunting.

Ky walked up next to Kanoa, looking sternly at Ahsoka, who shivered with cold. "Let's go home and get you warmed up." Her father said, simply.

She only gave a tiny nod.


"Am I in trouble?" Ahsoka squeaked, not daring to look up at her father.

Ky gave her another stern look. "You won't be able to watch your brother's lessons anymore." He said. "And, for now, you'll be confined inside, and you won't be allowed out without me or your brother." He added.

"That was not a smart thing to do." Ky said to her.

Ahsoka finally looked up at him. "I just wanna help!" She pointed out, sniffling.

"You're too young 'Soka." He told her, more gently this time. Ahsoka looked down, then suddenly gave a loud cough that rattlled her tiny frame. He sighed, hiding his worry, yet again. She couldn't afford to get sick, especially with the season about to change.

Lia walked in. "Is she alright?" She quickly asked, and Ky nodded. She had obviously heard what had happened.

"She's a little scraped up from the fall, and a little cold, but fine otherwise." He said, wrapping Ahsoka up in a warm blanket. Ahsoka shivered and coughed again. "I'm still cold, daddy.." She whispered.

Leif walked into the hut and walked up to Ahsoka, making her flinch. "Because of the fiasco you caused, little one, nothing was caught today." He said. Ahsoka whimpered in fear, burying her face in her father's stomach.

Ky said nothing, and simply sat her back up, making her face his friend so she could learn the lesson he was trying to teach her. He knew she would have no real punishment, but she still needed to face the consequences of her actions, and learn that, sometimes, her actions affected the entire tribe.

"You're lucky there is enough to go around, right now, young Ahsoka. For now, there is no harm done. But next time, we might not be so lucky." He told her. "Do you understand little one?" He asked. Ahsoka nodded, quickly. The lesson now learned, he looked to Ky. "Thanks, old friend." Ky whispered with a slight smile. The tribe leader simply nodded and left.

Lia had sat down beside Ahsoka, and was rubbing her sister's back.

"It's alright 'Soka." She soothed, wrapping the blanket tighter around her as Ahsoka shivered once again. Ky looked at her. "That's that, then. I know you want to help, but you must wait until you're older. Now, let's move on." He said, and picked her up. She coughed as she leaned on her father's shoulder. Lia watched them slightly, then went outside.

"Let's go eat." Ky whispered to her, noticing her starting to fall asleep. She yawned and quickly shook her head. "Not hungry."

He sighed. This was typical of her. Ahsoka never ate much. "C'mon, 'Soka." He whispered. "Just a little."

The youngling stubbornly shook her head. "Too tired.." She whispered as her father walked outside to join the tribe. He quickly found Kanoa and sat next to him. Ahsoka looked around at all the different faces. She tilted her head, an idea suddenly coming to her. "Daddy? I play?" She asked.

Ky gave her a look. "If your too tired to eat, then your too tired to play." He said, using her own argument against her. Ahsoka sighed and leaned on his leg, watching him eat. She glanced around again, and saw a stick beside Kanoa, just out of reach. She smiled.

Kanoa often played different games with his friends using the sticks they found. He even said that it was a lot of fun. She started to crawl over to get it.

Kanoa had a lot of fun, so he would definitely allow it if she played with him!

She gasped when Kanoa stopped her. "If you don't eat, you don't play." He repeated what Ky said. She gaped at him.

"But..." She whispered, then had an idea. She grabbed Ky's arm, then looked back to her brother.

"Daddy! Ka-oa! Eat after play!" She tried to reason with them, but to no avail.

They still refused.

She glared at the bottle Kanoa handed her, then looked back to the stick, pouting. She sighed, and yawned, closing her eyes. She really was tired, though..

She stretched, starting to lay down..

She found something in her hand. She gasped, opening her eyes. The stick lay there in her tiny palm. She giggled. It was hers!

"Ka-oa!" She yelled to her brother. "Play!"

Ky looked over. "Ahsoka Tano, what did I-" He was interrupted when the stick nearly collided with his face. "How did you get that?" He grumbled as Ahsoka hit her brother with the stick.

"Ouch! Ahsoka, stop!" He yelled. Ahsoka just laughed.

Ky watched the two, confusion written on his face.

He had never even seen her move.

"Mine, daddy! Play!" She yelled, triumphantly, and swung the stick at him. He caught it, and shook his head. He resisted the urge to smile.

She was as stubborn as her mother.