Chapter 1: The Jedi Academy

Jillian's P.O.V

Anakin's mother, Shimi, came along with us as we head down towards the Jedi academy. Of course it took quite a while for them to catch up with us due to our quick energy and fast paced. We were children after all. I guess this is where we were supposed to meet up with Master Yoda. No big deal, it's not like he's a big legend or anything. On the inside I was shaking so badly because, how am I supposed to know what the force is supposed to feel like? How do I know if I am using it correctly? I don't even know anymore. Anakin turns to face me his baby blue eyes meet mine. And all my worries washed away.

He was always the one to make me feel at ease. I guess that's what best friends are for anyways. They tend to make each other more comfortable in a situation and make everything less scary. And I was lucky enough to have him there.

"You nervous?" he asked, a tight look of nervous in his eyes. I looked at him in sympathy and without hesitating reached forward and grabbed his little hand and gave it a tiny squeeze.

I chew on my lips and lie, "No. I'm not."

Dang , I was such a terrible liar. But on the contrary, some people, like Anakin, seemed to buy it smoothly.

"Good, because everyday we're going to learn something new," He replied.

"Let's just hope it's a good kind of new," I added, the sight of the giant academy coming into view from miles away.

Once we arrived to the Jedi Academy , there we see Master Yoda and his Apprentices. So many children and new ones that I've never seen before came into view. And as a new child came, I would smile at them friendly and wave at them as they passed by.

They were all practicing how to use their own light sabers, which brought so many memories pop back into my head of the first time I've used a lightsaber. And I had the strongest urge to hold it in my hands again. I could never be to far away from it.

There was this one young girl who looked really timid but at the same time very friendly. The girl swung her light saber up and down , trying to get it at a right aim. I see Anakin go to Master Yoda. The girl grunts as she misses an aim. I smile at her, sympathetic, feeling the feels that the girl was feeling when I was first introduced to practicing with a lightsaber. Feeling the urge to help her, I walked closely over to her as the girls breathing became loud with frustration.

"I'll never make it as a Jedi," she pouts while placing the lightsaber down beside her on the floor. A look of defeat plastered on her face.

"Hey," I objected, "there's no need to say that," taking small steps over to the timid girl who looked up at me in surprise and she turned her head away, quickly.

"Who are you?" she asked, shyly.

I gave her a look of reassurance and smiled gently while indicating at myself, "Names Jillian. I've been an apprentice here at the academy for quite some time with my best friend, Anakin. And you?," I greeted.

"My name is Macy," Macy mumbled, looking down at the floor a little before meeting her eyes up at me, "It's nice meeting you. I don't have much friends as you can already tell."

"Ah, don't say that. I'm sure there are new people here at the academy who are eager of becoming friends with you", I assured her," Well , I see you're having trouble using that light saber of yours. Need any help?," I wondered.

"I-I guess," she replied after a long moment of pausing, leaning over and picking up the lightsaber from the floor again.

I go ahead and teach her how to properly use her weapon. She watches me closely and observes what I am doing. As the tiny droid in front of me shoots a few shots at my weapon I block it's shots.

"Wow , you're so good! how did you learn that?" Macy questioned with surprised eyes.

"I had a little help from a friend." I replied as I gave her back her light saber.

"Thanks."

Macy puts the light saber back into her pocket , Anakin crosses her way and was quite pleased of her. It almost felt like he has never seen someone fight like that.

"Hello."

"Hie." Macy shakes hands with him , kindly.

"What's your name?" Anakin questions with a smile.

"I'm Macy and You?"

"Anakin Skywalker."