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"Well, if it doesn't exist, how did you get 'sucked into it'." Lux yelled as he jogged up to her, eager to hear about her adventures and stories. All this about planets that didn't exist was just…fascinating.
"I don't know! We got a message transmission from out of the blue. It was a distress code, one that hadn't been used for over two thousand years. We were in our ship, there was this bright light, and next thing I know, we're on this planet. But anyway, we met three Force-Wielders."
"Force-Wielders? What are they?"
"They're highly Force-Sensitive. They don't have a fixed form. And if you don't get what I mean – I mean they can shape shift. Not into other people; just one other animal. Like, a griffin or a gargoyle. But anyway, we went off with the one called Daughter. She said she would take us to the one called 'Father. When we were walking along a cliff path, a rock fell, separating Obi-Wan and I from Daughter and Anakin. Obi-Wan and I went back to our ship to see if we could send for help. However, when we got there, the ship had vanished. Then, the one called 'Son' came to us, asking us questions like, 'is he the chosen one?'" Ahsoka did her best impression of the Son.
"Of course, your Master's the chosen one, isn't he?"
Ahsoka nodded, then continued, "The son left when it started to rain and thunder and lightning. We went into this cave; it had crystals everywhere, it looked beautiful. After I while, I fell asleep. I had…a vision. It…it was from myself. My future self. She told me that I wouldn't see my future if I didn't leave the planet…which I couldn't exactly do because we didn't have the ship." She chuckled.
"…And then what?"
"I woke up."
Lux stayed silent. How weird would that be? Having a vision of your future self. "When did you leave? When you found your master?"
"Well…a lot of stuff happened. To me and Anakin. Whatever happened to me, I don't remember at all. I know that I was captured by the Son, and next thing I know, I'm coughing and Anakin's hugging me. Kind of awkward."
"So you don't remember anything?"
"Not one thing. But I know for a fact that something happened to me."
"Ahsoka, look!" He pointed over to a cave. They stopped walking when they reached the entrance. It looked so dark and cold. But they'd have to make do with it; it was their only choice. "We'll need to make a fire."
"I'll go and find some wood." Ahsoka, walking away from the cave and Lux.
Lux reached for her arm and held it, "No, I'll get the wood. You're freezing and you need to get out of the snow. I'll be back as soon as I can." He looked her in the eyes, silently commanding her to get to safety.
Ahsoka sighed, "Fine. Just be careful." She walked back to the cave, stumbling slightly in the snow. Lux watched as she disappeared into the darkness. It appeared she wasn't afraid of the dark. She went straight in without even stopping or hesitating.
Finding the wood was surprisingly easy. There were quite a few trees around, but unfortunately, all the wood was damp from the snow.
Wood and twigs piled in his arms, he started to make his way back to the cave. How lucky were they to find a cave? He didn't think they'd find one. Ha, if they hadn't of walked across that lake, they'd still be out in the snow, slowly freezing to death. He was sure of it.
When he made it back to the cave, he found Ahsoka sitting on the dusty ground, knees tucked up to her chest, shivering. This was probably the most vulnerable he'd ever seen her. She looked so…he couldn't explain. Weak just sounded wrong, especially when he was talking about Ahsoka. Weak was just one of quite a few words that didn't her. She looked…tired, worn out. She looked like she just wanted to fall asleep and never, ever wake up.
She heard him coming, but didn't look at him. She let out a very shaky breath from her mouth and closed her eyes for a few seconds. The blanket around her shoulders was clearly damp, and probably not provided much warmth. In front of her was a circle. All the dirt had been dug out for a space to make the fire.
Lux crouched in front of her and let some of the damp wood fall into a small hole the Padawan had made for the fire. Rubbing the two driest sticks together, he concentrated, desperate to get this fire going. It wouldn't just warm them up a bit; it would dry their clothes off.
Eventually, he got the fire going. They sat close to it, seeking the warmth that their body's so desperately needed.
Lux sighed silently. He had been the one to get them into this mess. If he hadn't been so stupid as to work with Deathwatch, they wouldn't be here, freezing and starving. If Ahsoka wasn't here…he would probably be dead. In the past week, Lux had seen so many people die. The people from the Village; he'd seen some of them burn. That was probably one of the worst ways to die.
He wasn't particularly bothered about the deaths of the Deathwatch. They were monsters. Killing innocent people, using others as servants; now that wasn't right. Killing never really was right.
Ahsoka had killed the Deathwatch in self-defence. She was tied up and on her knees.
It was fascinating, but kind of scary seeing Ahsoka decapitate four of them so quickly, so easily. Their bodies had dropped like dummies, their heads rolling. Ahsoka seemed so innocent at times; times like now. "I'm sorry, Ahsoka."
She turned her eyes away from the flicking flames and met his eyes. "What for? You haven't done anything wrong."
"Yes, I have. It's my fault that we're here; it's my fault that you're here." He looked at the ground, ashamed of himself. He'd nearly gotten them killed – more than once, too.
"No, Lux," She shuffled closer to him, but not quite touching. Their shoulders were close to each other's, though. "It's not your fault. You couldn't have known that something like this would happen."
"I should have just accepted my Mother's death. I shouldn't have even tried to get to Dooku in the first place. I shouldn't have worked with the Deathwatch."
"You didn't know what they were really like, Lux. Like I said, you couldn't have known this would happen." She scooted closer again, taking hold of his hand.
"But I should have listened to you. You said that they couldn't be trusted, and I didn't listen!" He raised his voice slightly before looking away from her. Because of him, they were out here.
"Lux, I don't blame you. I honestly don't. You've lost both of your parents; I don't blame you for wanting revenge. It's hard when something like that happens. Trust me, if I had a family and something like happened to me, I would want revenge too. I'd want to do something about it. Don't be so hard on yourself." She smiled at him, squeezing his hand.
"But would you? Would you really?" Lux pressed, no fully convinced.
"Yes. I may not have a family, but if I wasn't a Jedi and that happened to a friend, I'd do the same that you would. It's not easy losing someone close." She looked away, "It's even harder when the person who you lose dies because of something you've done."
"Ahsoka…" He lent forward, trying to get a better view of her face. The light from the fire illuminated her face, and he was sure he saw a tear in her eye. But, after a second, the tear was blinked away. He leaned towards her wrapped his arms around her, pulling her toward him. Lux was actually quite surprised she didn't try to get him off her; maybe she was just tired. She leaned her head on his shoulder and let out a breath through her nose. "I'm sorry." This wasn't apologising for getting them into this mess. That was apologising for whatever had happened to her. She must have seen so much pain, so many people die.
She just needed comfort. By the way she blinked away that tear so quickly told him that she was obviously one of those people who didn't like their negative emotions to show. And because she never showed negative emotions, she didn't get much comfort. So this was probably something that was a little new to her.
She wasn't crying at the moment; Lux was sure of that. She just stared at the fire, probably thinking about whatever she had done. Lux was sure that whatever had happened couldn't have been here. Ahsoka always knew what to do.
Lux loosened his arms around Ahsoka when she started to shift. But what surprised him what that she wrapped her fragile, shivering arms around his waist, still leaning her head on his shoulder. He tightened his grip on her again.
After a while, Lux was sure that she'd fallen asleep on him. When he looked down to see her face, he saw a pair if shining blue eyes. She was still awake. She coughed once before saying, "We should take our shoes off; I don't want to be wearing wet shoes again when we set off tomorrow."
Lux withdrew his arms from around her, slightly disappointed. That position had actually warmer him up, and it just…right holding Ahsoka like that. He watched as Ahsoka slid her boots off and places them next to the fire. He did the same, placing his larger boots next to hers. Ahsoka took off her gloves too, revealing her bare wrists. Her forearms had a few light scars, and one looked like a bite mark. She sat down next to him again.
Lux decided to make a bit of conversation, "I hope you didn't try to eat yourself." He pointed to the bite-shaped scar.
She glared at him, "Hilarious, Lux." She said before smiling.
"How did you get that?" He lightly grabbed her arm and examined the scar.
"I don't know. See, this is one of the reasons I know something happened to me on Mortis. I didn't have the scar before, and when I woke up, I had teeth marks in my arm." She skimmed her fingers over the scar. "It really hurt. When we got back to the Temple, it had healed up, and it didn't hurt any more. It was so strange."
Ahsoka stood up and stretched. She winced when her knees and back cracked. She flexed her fingers; she was finally starting to get some feeling into them. The same couldn't be said for her toes though; they were in a lot of pain. "I wonder if Artoo and the others found shelter. I hope so." She sat down again and checked if her boots had dried.
"Ahsoka…I want to thank you; for helping me with everything. Even though you wasn't meant to be with me in the first place, you've really helped me. You saved us from being killed by the Deathwatch, you helped me realise who they truly are, and…well…I've enjoyed your company. I really have."
She looked at him, smiling. "You're company hasn't been so bad either…" They didn't even notice it was happening again. It was the same thing what happened in the tent. The leaning closer, the closing of their eyes…it was familiar to them, but they didn't realise it. The only difference this time was that their lips actually met each other's.
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I'm sorry! I JUST HAD TO PUT THE KISS IN THERE! D: It doesn't mean that this story isLuxSoka, though! REMEMBER THAT :D. So anyway, this chapter was longer than the others! I know not much happened in this chapter, but I still hoped you enjoyed it.
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