Name: Storyteller's Dream
Title: Changing Destinies
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars
Rating: T
Main Pairings: Kaila/Commander Cody
Secondary Pairings: Ahsoka/Rex
Secondary Pairings: Zaneka/ Waxer
Notes:
All Characters are probably seriously out of character.
This is my attempt at First Person PoV.
I was writing it back when the Attack of the Clones first came out and recently found it.
Sorry about the long wait, I didn't realize how bad I was at first person writing.
Changing Destinies
While Zaneka tried to fix something for everyone, I was working on getting my livestock to behave. The nerfs didn't mind the storm, didn't mind the gunships, and didn't mind the people. They minded the fact that I wasn't giving out those oats. The herd-leader was standing there at the edge of the forest staring at me.
"I'm on my way." I call to her and watch as she stamps a front hoof. I try not to laugh at her as the clone troopers start to take a notice this hungry animal. Nellie, the herd-leader decided that one poor trooper was her best friend. I laugh as he keeps trying to push her away and she doesn't let him. She even takes his helmet in her mouth. It wasn't till I got up to him that I realized it was Commander Cody.
"Sorry Commander. Nellie just wants her treat." I pull Nellie's treats out and she drops his helmet which looks no less for wear.
"Does my helmet look like her treat?" He snapped. There was no real reason for him to snap at me. I felt some of my temper start to slip.
"Wouldn't know. It looks like someone's gnawed on it before." I said watching his face. His face became blank, while his eyes told me exactly what he thought of me and my last comment. I can't help but wonder what he thought was going to happen when a three ton herd beast didn't get fed.
"Come on Nellie. Let's find everyone and get you some food." I wanted to get away from this man right now. Otherwise, I'd see what Jango had to say about hitting a girl, because I would hit him first.
Nellie leads me to the second rim of trees. Father had wanted our homestead to be secure. The house, barns, and fences were inside three rings of forest. Unless you were looking for a ring, you would never know it. Father had different defenses that I had shut down after he and mom died. The herd was sitting there waiting for the feed bag with oats.
Sitting there with them I watch as they trotted around a huge overgrown rock and sighed. I had no overgrown rocks in the second ring. That meant that they had discovered a gunship.
"Here by yourself?" I looked behind me to see the weird trooper from the night before. He wore green strips on his armor. That must mean something but I don't know what.
"The herd protects me. Did you need something...?" I let my voice trail off so he could give me him name.
"Aden. I was wondering about your last name."
"It's a name, Aden. My name. It means little too many." It meant a lot to me. But I don't mention it to anyone.
"Who was your father?" He asked me clearly not taking the hint to leave.
"None of your concern. I do not discuss my family with anyone." Nellie pushed against me as I stood. Aden lifted his helmet and I could hear a snap-crackle of his comm system.
"I am curious to know about your last name. My... Sergeant served with a man with the last name of Mereel."
"Young man, I am sure that it's just a name. IF your Sergeant served with a man named Mereel, then I'm sure it's not the same person." I walked away from him and the herd followed. Nellie walked in front of me like a herd leader would.
Finally Nellie led us to the other side of the circle. I could hear two people talking. One was a clone... Captain Rex because Ahsoka Tano was the second one.
"Rex... I'm so sorry." I could hear the tears in the young woman's voice.
"I love you Ahsoka Tano. Jedi Knight or not. You are the only one I will ever love." I flinched as I heard the conviction in his voice. The truth.
"Rex... This is so unfair. I love you so much." I heard her grief. I must be missing something.
"Jedi cannot love." I whirled around with my blaster in my hand to see Commander Cody standing there.
"Why not? Are they not human?" I demanded.
"They are but it's in their Code." He said looking towards where the two were. I couldn't see if they were still there, they weren't talking. He motioned for me to follow him. Seeing as I could either walk in on the conversation between Rex and Ahsoka and risk getting shot or I could follow him, I decided to follow him.
"I can only see where it would make them stronger to love. But then I'm a girl, so what would I know." I muttered, falling into step beside him. Nellie followed us back into the homestead. A first as nerfs always follow females, but then Commander Cody was radiating authority.
"That's not for me to say either. I want to apologize to you. I took my anger out on you and your nerf. This... this is something that I have been dealing with for several months. General Skywalker has been making it difficult-"
"Since he's not teaching her how to live in this universe, he needs to get out of the picture." I blushed when I realized I had spoken out loud.
"My thoughts exactly, but if you'd like to tell him that, try." Cody said smirking.
"I should apologize to you Commander-"
"Name's Cody." I stopped and blinked.
"Pardon?"
"My name is Cody, not Commander. You can call me Cody." He gave me a cheerful smile. I don't know why but my heart just bounced around in my chest. I felt an adrenaline rush in my veins. Flight or fight response was starting up. I was going to have to talk to Zaneka.
"Okay, well uh Com, I mean Cody, I apologize for Nellie. And the comment about your helmet getting gnawed on-"
"It had just been gnawed on." He said and winced. "On my head so I can't help but be a little... tender about the subject."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know."
We walked back in silence. Taking a long route which meant that Captain Rex, Ahsoka, and hopefully that Aden should be back at the homestead. Getting there of course, the first people I saw and heard were General Kenobi and Zaneka, one trying to calm the other, Waxer watching Zaneka with interest, and Aden watch me walk with Cody.
"Kaila! This man is attempting to tell me not to go back to work." Zaneka said sounding offended.
"I'm sure he has a good reason for trying to ruin your life." I said walking into the conversation.
"She is extremely opinionated. Your government may go after her-"
"Not extremely likely." Zaneka objected. General Skywalker was standing in the gloom of my door, trying not to say anything.
"General Kenobi I would agree if I didn't know it would be more dangerous for her not to go back." Zaneka and I didn't want to tell him that Toddy was married to a government agent. We didn't think that he needed to know.
"If you feel that it is important, than go ahead." Zaneka nodded at him and turned to me.
"I'll come back at dinner. You be careful."
"I will Neka. You be careful."
I watched as Waxer walked with Zaneka and helped her thru the forest. I don't know why but I think that develop a wartime crush on Zaneka. I had seen those blossoms into real love, I was one of those. My hope was that Zaneka could settle down with a man like him. They couldn't have children, but they could adopt.
"Ah, Padawan. I wondered where you had gone." General Skywalker said as Ahsoka and Rex appeared.
"I was checking the gunships, Master." Ahsoka responded.
"Oh? Was that really where you were?" Anakin said as if not believing her.
"Unless she was kissing the large boulders on the property." I found myself saying. I tried not to wince and remembered something that my mother had told me. Around Jedi, always picture a durasteel wall. It's a shield that they can't break.
"Kissing boulders?" Anakin sounded disgusted.
"It's what I saw when I went after my herd. What else was she suppose to be doing?" I narrowed my eyes at him, thinking that he seemed to be awfully picky for some reason. There in the shadows of his eyes, was that guilt? Or was that the pot calling the kettle black?
Fortunately, Anakin decided to drop the subject. And the rest of the day was spent doing various jobs around the farm. The clones were helpful, even Obi-wan and Ahsoka as they demanded that I call them were helpful. Anakin slid off to stalk Separatists and Government aides.
As dusk started to settle, I found myself with Ahsoka alone.
"Thank you for not telling Master that I was talking to Rex." So she had noticed that I was there.
"I heard you and Rex." I kept my tone casual. Above us I could hear all movement stop. I know that Cody, Aden, Rex, and Waxer were above us.
"I-" Ahsoka stopped and the look of a hunted and trapped woman appeared.
"You know my mother was a Jedi." It was something that I didn't speak of often. Ahsoka stared at me as if she had never seen me before.
"It's true. She met my father during a conflict. Wartime romance, they called it. My mother made a decision and I asked her once, did she ever regret it? You know what she said to me? No, Kaila I never regret my decision. Leaving the Order does not mean that I am any less a Jedi. It means I choose the Circle of Life over the Nail of Order." I don't know if my words would help Ahsoka and Rex. I only wanted them both to be happy. It seemed to me with a Master like Skywalker, she could do better teaching herself.
Zaneka called over the comlink right then. She was back from work and even brought some news. None of the news was good.
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You guys tell me, is this story bad? Would it be better if I did this in third person or should I keep trying in first? Or should I discontinue it altogether?