Been a super long time. But where I've been isn't what this chapter about, is it? Haha. Anyways enjoy.

Ahsoka POV

I woke up to somebody nudging me. Rubbing my eyes, I awaited the impending headache I usually got when I woke up. My necklace began to glow warmly against my chest as I looked at who woke me up. Loren smiled down at me, stroking the side of my cheek. I could only appreciate the moment for short second because almost instantly my throat began to ache, increasing in pain and discomfort with each second that passed.

"I bet you're thirsty... I can admire your beauty later, for right now let me help you." I wordlessly followed him, afraid that talking would only make it worse. He led me toward the edge of the hangar. The only thing here was the doors to the open sky and a sheer drop toward the lower levels of Coruscant. I looked at him with an odd expression. No way he's got a ship stowed away here? As if he could hear my thoughts, he smirked, looking me in the eyes.

"What, don't tell me you're scared?" He asked me in a challenging tone. The look of adventure in his eyes, the way he was talking to her... Normally she hated being told what to do but with him, but for some reason she was different. It felt natural, like he was cool and confident and knew exactly what to do. My eyes left his and looked down at the drop below us. Seeing nothing but a pitch black hole as wide as several buildings not two feet from where I was standing made my head spin and my stomach flip. I wasn't the squeamish type, but heights weren't my favorite. I had jumped out of ships and other high places, sure, but I used the force to slow me down. From a height like this, falling the several miles to the bottom, trying to rely on the force to slow the fall would be pointless, I would be going way too fast. The force wasn't magic, and the thought that it couldn't help me if he was wrong made me queasy. He seemed to pick it up, because his hand gently grabbed my chin and pulled my face to look him in the eye.

"Do you trust me?" I nodded, getting lost in his dreamy eyes. "And do you think I would ever let anything hurt you?"

"N-no..." I muttered.

"Then follow me, my dear. I promise you'll be alright." I took a deep breath and took his hand. He took a few steps and we jumped over the side into the abyss of the concrete city.

We were sent into a downward free fall that seemed to last forever. Instead of holding my hand, he seemed to cradle me closer to him, holding me in his arms. Grateful that I didn't have to look, I put my face in his chest. Maybe if I concentrated really hard, I could try to use the force to stop myself. I looked up at Loren to see if he looked afraid, but his flawless features gave no indication of fear. As much as I didn't want to, I looked down to see how much farther we had to go. But as I looked, I saw a freight ship a few hundred feet below us. Loren repositioned me so he was holding me bridal style, and we landed on the freighter, Loren absorbing all the shock.

"See, I told you to trust me." I looked back up and saw that we weren't all that far from the surface. I had definitely fallen farther and lived. But instead of setting me down, he tightened his grip on me.

"Close your eyes," he purred in his smooth, sexy voice. I obeyed, pressing my head farther into his chest. I felt a whoosh of air and knew we were falling again, but he kept landing on something solid and jumping, continuing for about a minute before we reached the bottom. I had no idea how he did that so fast.

"You can open your eyes now, my dear." I did as he said, and confirmed we had reached the lower levels. The people around us completely ignored us, as if we hadn't just literally fallen from the sky.

"Come on, then, I'm sure your pain is only growing worse." Only when he mentioned it did I remember it was there at all. But once I did, it burned like hell. I wordlessly took his hand and followed him. We broke into a run and eventually jumped onto the top of a roof and leapt from building to building. We slowed down a bit and eventually came to a complete stop. Loren crouched down behind the rim of the building and I did so as well. I looked down and saw we were above an alley. One end was closed off by a wall, and the opening was the only way in...or out. A little ways inside were two figures, both in cloaks. One was a human, and one was an alien species that I couldn't place. But from the scars on his face and the eye patch, I would have guessed that he wasn't a person to mess with.

"Dinner is served," Loren muttered sarcastically. I looked at him questionably.

"Wait, you want me to feed from them?" I whispered. No way he could make me hurt some innocent- mostly innocent- civilian! But before I could protest, he whispered "Watch me," and leapt down there. He landed silently behind the first one- the alien, and approached silently. He put him in a choke hold and aimed a blaster at the second.

"Don't move." He commanded, "Ahsoka, dear, come down here." I hopped over the edge and landed near them. "I'll have this one, you can take the human."

"B-but I can't... I can't hurt him..." He looked me in the eyes with an angry expression. His eyes began to glow red and my necklace seemed to throb with power.

"Ahsoka, drink from him now." He was using his power on me... I couldn't look away. But I still didn't want to, I tried to stand my ground.

"It's wrong..." I whispered, "I don't want to hurt him."

"Oh, my dear Ahsoka, I really wish you didn't make me have to do this..." Before I could question him, I felt a searing pain engulf my body. I collapsed to the ground, unable to move except to curl into a ball. My jaws were parted in a silent scream and I felt like it was going to literally kill me. But just as suddenly as it started, it stopped. I was left on the ground trembling.

"Are you going to disobey me again?" I shook my head. He smiled as I stood up on shaky legs. "That's good to hear. Please drink from him, I promise it will help you feel better." He looked me in the eyes and I was filled with his power. I turned to the human, who looked beyond terrified, and took him by the shoulder and sank my teeth into his neck. The taste of his blood hit my mouth instantly. The sweet, warm liquid seemed to dominate every one of my senses and flood me. The dull pain remaining from whatever Loren had done was replaced by a warm, sleepy feeling all over my body. The more I drank, the better I felt. But then I realized the human was struggling less and less.

"When should I stop?" I whispered. Loren only chuckled as he whispered in my ear.

"When he's empty, of course." Every rational part of me jolted at that statement, but my overwhelming list for his blood overtook it and I continued to drink until there was nothing left. It felt like I was snapped awake as the dead human slumped to the ground.

"How do you feel?" He asked, putting his arms around me and turning me around.

"Better... But guilty. I just murdered someone..." The realization dawned on me until he once again looked into my eyes. He seemed to do that quite a bit.

"No more talk of murder. You did what you had to to survive. It will eventually become second nature." I still felt unsure about the whole thing. Loren frowned, as if reading my mind. For all I knew, maybe he could.

I waited for the searing pain to strike me again, but it didn't come.

"Please, Ahsoka, don't be afraid of me. Maybe I shouldn't have done that, but I can't have you disobeying me. I'm only trying to help you." I didn't dare meet his eyes. I was suddenly filled with shame at disobeying him. He rubbed the tops of my arms, and gripped my chin.

"Don't worry, I'll leave you with nothing but positive memories of tonight..." He whispered, then he kissed me on the lips. As I melted deeper and deeper into the kiss, I suddenly became very sleepy and my eyelids felt heavy. I barely felt him sweep me off my feet before I slipped into a peaceful sleep.