Hi! Wow, crazy month. My laptop crashed, so I'm way behind on all my fanfictions. Sorry about that!

This time Zeb and Sabine are doing some bonding. Just a brother/sister thing, no romance.

This chapter takes place after the episode Future of the Force.


"Aww, they're so cute." Hera laughed.

"Hey look!" Ezra Smiled. "I taught Alora her how to stick out her tounge!"

"Great, she can use that against the inquisitors." Kanan replied sarcastically, but playfully. Pypey Reached up his hands to be lifted by Hera, who did so with pleasure. Alora wobbled over to Sabine, falling then and again. The young teen took an uncomfortable step back, trying to avoid the infant. She didn't like babies. She never got what the big deal was; they were loud, they were gross, they were dumb, and, most importantly, they got all the attention. She didn't think they were cute, or funny, she just thought they were weird and confusing.

"Sabine, you want to feed Pypey?" Kanan asked.

"No thanks." She muttered, keeping her gaze on Alora, whom she was avoiding like poison.

Sabine watched everyone laughing and having fun, and decided that since she wasn't enjoying herself, she might as well leave. So, without any farewell, she left.

"Hey, where ya' going?"

Sabine turned back around to see Zeb looking back at her.

"Oh, just… somewhere."

"Want some company?"

"Um, sure… Actually… that would be really nice."

"Alright." He uncrossed his arms and the two walked to the common room and sat at the holo chess table,

"I don't like kids." He explained.

"Me neither… Wait, you don't like kids, or you don't like babies?" She asked, suddenly slightly concerned.

"Both. Kids are all annoying, whatever the age. Annoying, clingy, and irresponsible. Some are more mature than others, but most of them are just immature, messy and… ex… oh."

Sabine looked down.

"Sabine, I, uh, didn't mean you. I mean sometimes you can be a little, y-you know. But you aren't exactly… what I mean to say is… is…"

"So… you think I'm clingy? And annoying? And messy?"

"No! I mean I do. But not, I mean I-"

"You mean you don't like me."

"No! I never said that!" He said frantically.

"Then what did you mean?" The teen asked sadly, looking back up at him.

"Look, Sabine, you're a good kid. You only sometimes actlike…you know, all that." Zeb tried to explain. Sabine wasn't quiet buying it. But, she forgave him. She was in a good mood right now. After her experience with Kanan not long ago, she had finally been lifted out of the depressed and dark state she'd been in for weeks.

"I just have to believe I'm not annoying, and it won't bother me." She reassured the lesat. "I've learned over the past few weeks that the mind is a very powerful thing. If you tell yourself something good about yourself, even if you don't believe it, you eventually will start to believe it. I don't know how it works, but it does. Same goes for bad stuff. If you believe everyone hates you, you'll start to believe that, too. You can convince yourself to believe anything; which is why it's important to always think posative thoughts."

"Wow, that's deep." He retorted sarcastically.

"It's true!"

"Drama queen." He muttered.

"No I'm not!"

"Yes you are. But I'm glad you learned a valuable lesson."

"I have Kanan and Hera to thank for that. They helped me a lot during the last phase I went through… They're great family members to have."

"Drama queen." He repeated.

"No I am not!"

"Alright, alright, got it. Not a drama queen, just clingy."

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are. You cling to Kanan, you cling to Hera -especially Hera- you cling to me-"

"That's just 'cause I love you." She said, her voice barely more than a whisper. Zeb simply stared at her, dumbfounded.

"…love me?" He said finally.

"Yeah. I love Kanan and Hera, too. I've always loved you. You're like my big brother, Zeb."

"…I …I never knew you… thought about it that way…" He said slowly, not sure what to say.

"W'll, yeah, of course I do… don't you?" Sabine whimpered sorrowfully.

"Of course I do!" He reassured. "I mean, kids have never really been my cup of tea, but I love you. I'll always love you."

Sabine stared for a moment before throwing her arms around him in a hug. Even if Zeb didn't love her, she could have tried to convince herself that he did. But it could be hard to convince herself to believe something when it involves someone you love so much. But she didn't have to worry about that, because now she knew for sure that Zeb thought of her as family.

Everyone needs love. But if I don't feel it, I don't have to worry. Because now I know, that the mind is a very powerful thing.


I hope you liked today's lesson! Remember to always think posative! (I've tried it, it really works.)