As soon as they had stepped off the ship, Sabine knew there was a different Ezra from the last time she saw him. This one was scared, refusing to meet anyone's gaze. When all the attention was on Kanan's eyes and Ahsoka's absence, Ezra slipped off into the Ghost unnoticed by anyone.
Except Sabine.
She wanted to talk to him but knew better that to approach the padawan immediately. Instead of tracking him back into the Ghost, she spoke to Kanan, seeing if he was alright. After several minutes outside, Hera managed to pry the Jedi away from the concerned crew and down towards the medical section of the Atollon outpost.
Seeing her chance, Sabine snuck away quietly towards the Ghost, entering the open ramp. It didn't take long to find Ezra. He was curled up on a seat in the common area crying softly. Sabine gave the boy a sympathetic glance and sat down next to him. She laid a hand on his shoulder and spoke gently.
"Hey, what's wrong?" The Mandalorian felt that she knew pretty well what happened based on Kanan's report, but she wanted to hear it from Ezra.
"Go away, I want to be left alone." Ezra choked out between his sobs.
"Ezra, you don't have to be alone anymore." Sabine soothed.
"Yeah I do!" Ezra exclaimed.
"We're family, and families don't leave others behind." Sabine encouraged, smiling warmly at the boy.
"No, you're wrong!" Ezra exclaimed, leaping out of the chair and facing Sabine. His eyes were red-rimmed from crying and he had tearstains on his cheeks.
"I don't deserve to be here! It's my fault that Kanan is blind! It's my fault that Ahsoka is dead!" Ezra cried. The words sounded like they were ripped from his vocal cords.
Him and Sabine locked glances for a couple of seconds until a fresh wave of tears consumed Ezra. The girl stood and wrapped her arms around the padawan. Leaning close, Sabine whispered in his ear.
"No matter what happens, even if everyone hates you, I'll still be here for you. I love you Ezra, and that won't change."
Ezra removed his hands from his eyes and returned Sabine's warm embrace. They stayed locked for several minutes, Ezra still sobbing quietly into Sabine's shoulder, and that's how Hera found them several minutes later.
The Twi'lek pilot didn't interrupt them, she simply walked by and left the teens to their private moment. Hera made herself a mental note to discuss this with Ezra tomorrow. The boy had to know that none of this was his fault.
I've decided to change this story up a bit. Instead of focusing solely on Ezra and Sabine before/after Malachor, I'm opening it to one-shots from any time. Because of this, I need some more ideas. Feel free to leave amy ideas in a review and also your thoughts on the chapter. I currently have one idea to work with. Thanks for reading :)
~Saint