Authors Notes: So yeah Kids being emotionally derpy in this chapter. Trust me...it gets worse. The kid kinda feels like her seat among the crew isn't solid yet and they'll throw her out if she does something to make them mad enough.


Slave Named Kid

Chapter 7

Flying Lessons

Hera sat down in the chair with Kid sitting on her lap. Kid looked across the council in front of her. Every single button and lever looked so intimidating she didn't know what to do.

"Don't worry dear just do as I say and you'll be fine. We're in wide open spaces their isn't anything to hurt us." Hera said letting go of the yoke before placing Kids tiny hands onto it. "Their we go. You'll be just fine." Hera smiled as she sat back and let Kid drive the Ghost. Well at least when somethink zoomed in front of the ship. Kid panicked and pulled the yoke back. The Ghost did a flip causing everyone inside to topple out of chairs, their things falling off shelves, even poor chopper hit a wall.

Kid blushed deeply after hearing everyone complaining. Kanan stomped up to the wheelhouse and looked inside.

"What was that Hera?" His angry eyes softened when he saw Kids hands slowly drop from the steering wheel looking down at the console again. She was completely embarrassed by what just happened. Ezra looked inside the wheelhouse knowing perfectly well who was driving.

"She okay?" His kind voice asked.

"Nah that wasn't bad...I crashed my first time out." Hera laughed. Kid looked around at Hera in surprise.

"You? How did you do that?"

"Distracted." Hera said. She was glad Kid didn't ask her what she was distracted about. She didn't like talking about what happened on her planet.


They were on a sand planet not to far from Lathol according to Ezra. The sun was setting and Kid was making dinner. Nothing to unusual, but then as Kid was going up the steps to tell the others that dinner was ready she heard a roar from Ezra's room. Nothing to unusual those two would bark at each other all the time and more then likely it was Choppers fault. So Kid walked over to the door and was about to knock when the door slid open and Ezra was pushed out.

"Just go away!" Zeb yelled and looked down at Kid his face didn't soften like it usually did. Kid swallowed her fear and reached out for a second touching his hand.

"Its dinner time Mr. Zeb." Zeb pulled his arm back and yelled again.

"Go away and leave me alone!" He slammed his hand down on the button to close the door. Kid should have been used to him roaring and arguing, but this was the first time he yelled at her. Kid walked back down to the kitchen, poring the larger bowl back into the pot she made the stew in. She cleaned out the bowl and put it away. As a second thought she pored her own back into the pot before washing it and putting it away. She didn't feel much like eatting anyways. She walked back into the laundry room. The towels should be dry now right? She opened the door and started to pull down the dry towels and folding them.

Later on that night Zeb walked into the kitchen scratching his head. Apparently he wanted to sleep and thats why he was grumpy earlier. Ezra must have woken him up. Zeb grabbed his bowl and spoon before filling up his bowl. He turned to go sit down at the table only to see a very sad looking Kid.

"She's been that way since you yelled at her. She didn't even eat." Ezra said picking up Kids bowl and pored her some stew into it. "She's very easily depressed. Don't yell at her anymore okay." Ezra set down the bowl in front of Kid who looked into it. She went for her spoon but she stopped and set her hand back in her lap. Slave training taking over again. She wasn't allowed to eat till everyone was finished. She stood up and walked down the ramp.

Kid didn't like the idea of someone being mad at her. It hurts when that happens and its twice as bad when they hurt your feelings in return. She clenched her teeth trying not to cry. It was stupid she thought...crying over something stupid like that when he wasn't actually mad at her...was he? She stopped and looked back down at the sand. Tears hit the sand, she couldn't control it. She put her head in her hands trying her best to hide her tears from the universe.

Zeb stood at the bottom of the ramp. Ezra pointed at Zeb.

"You're not coming back inside till you fix her." Ezra pointed at Kid. "No seriously Zeb...that was mean." Ezra said walking back inside.

Kid nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt herself being picked up and deposited in a lap. She knew that smell anywhere. She turned and just burried her face in Zebs chest.

"Hey Kid I was...I was just being grouchy. I didn't mean anything by it." Zeb said looking around at the sand. The sky was a perfect navy blue and the moon was bright and full.

He rubbed her back and sighed. "I was stupid...don't need to loose my temper at someone ad gentle as you." Gentle...was she gentle? He hugged her closer letting her cry it out. He gently picked her up and carried her back onto the Ghost. He sat her down at the table and spooned her some stew. She looked at him through tears but opened her mouth so he could feed her. It was an odd thing to do, but she was hungry and she hadn't ate today. She was to busy.


Kanan looked at his three adopted kids from above. They were going through the new boxes they just got to see what was in them. Mostly foods, and clothing. All items they could give out to poor towns. He sighed sitting down and then suddenly saw it.

"Kid...?" She jumped almost as if he were yelling at her for no reason like Zeb did. She walked over to him keeping her hands out of sight not wanting to have her hand slapped away like Zeb did.

"Yes sir...?" How odd...he never seen her be this afraid to talk to him before. He wondered what happened.

"Are your feet hurting at all?" He realized in that instant that he went through shoes pretty fast at this age.

"Yes sir..." He picked her up and put her on the crate.

"Take off those boots for me please." Kanan gasped when she took them off. They were blistered all along her heal and her big toe. "Kid...why didn't you tell us?" He asked looking over her food trying not to touch all those tiny blisters. It honestly looked like they were burned.

"I...I donno." Her bottom lip quivered. She felt like she was going to cry again.

"No no hey...its okay if you come to ask us for something. You're still growing remember? Oh Kid..." He picked her up and walked her into the medical room.

"Kid...how long have they been like this?" Ezra asked running his fingers over the heals. She cringed and looked at him, she honestly didn't want to answer because she didn't really remember.

"About...two weeks I think." She said through her tiny voice trying to hide behind a pillow.

A warm cloth was placed around her feet. It kind of hurt, but kind of felt good at the same time.

"Whats going on in here? Did Kid get a splinter or something?" Sabine asked having been helping in the wheelhouse. "Kid!" That was it to much yelling...she burst into tears again.

"Oh hun your not in trouble...it was surprising is all." Sabine patted the little girls hands and hugged her tightly. "Here I'll go get you some socks huh? I got some really fluffy bright ones. I think they'll be comfy for you while you heal. I'll...burn these."

"No!" Sabine turned around only to see Kid kind of smile. "Can we blow them up?"

"Daww...I love you..." Sabine kissed the little girls cheek before running out of the room to fetch the socks.