GAH, this writer's block is killing me! It's taking its precious time of killing my brain to bits...! :'( Ah, well...enough with the drama, I'll try to get back onto my usual typing frenzy of writing soon...I think the end of summer is getting to me, as well as the fact that I've been a little obsessed with watching hilarious Clone Wars vids on Youtube and spending time on my forum and on Twitter...ah, all of those wretched yet tempting things that the Internet gives us! *shakes fist in the air dramatically* Grrr...alright, enough has been enough, and this is where I'll close up with my bitter feelings of remorse and sourness against the blockage of writing inspiration. (That sounded poetic...I think I'll go write that down...once a writer, always a writer. ;D) Speaking of poetry, (were we?) I like writing it! *random fact* Although I have to admit, some of them can be dark...that's what I get for reading to much Edgar Allen Poe...I read one of his poems and it's called 'The Raven' and it's basically about that creepy feeling where the shadows seem to manipulate you and suddenly, you're scared for no apparent reason 'cause all of those scary thoughts get a hold of your brain...*shudder* In fact, I was about to watch a video the other night on Youtube and you know those ads that pop up right before? (sometimes you can skip it, other times you have to wait for it to end...-_-) and it was a trailer of 'Insidious: Chapter 2' or something...I think I just about freaked. I mean, I've seen some creepy movies but maaaaaaaaan...horror movies...*shudders again* Alright, my rant is finished, read on for the next chapter!
Chapter 7.
Anakin—
After the briefing, I turned to Cadena, who was biting down on her lip as the troopers scattered for their shuttles.
"You'll be coming with me." I said, gesturing at a shuttle. Cadena nods and she walked right beside me, her hands clasped behind her back.
I gave Cadena her cloak and she took it with a grateful smile. I watched as she tugged it on and she looked up at me, a faint smile on her lips and yet I could still feel discomfort coming off of her. I slipped into her mental shields and felt hurt, sadness, and uneasiness raging inside of her like some sort of storm. I concentrated, trying to zone in what all those feelings were aimed for when I was suddenly shoved out.
I looked down at Cadena who had her eyes narrowed at me. She gave me a glare and stomped off into the shuttle and didn't bother turning back.
I sighed and followed after her. Cadena pulled her cloak tighter around her and her head hung low, so that I wouldn't see her face.
The shuttle lifted and the took off to Teth's atmosphere.
Rex looked over to me and says, "The other team is making its way around as we speak."
"Good." I replied, grinning confidentially.
"So…we're just going to be scouting ahead?" Cadena finally asks. I looked over to her, surprised that she was finally speaking and then nodded. "You and I will be first bringing a small party into the jungles, where sources tell us that was where the last group of droids was seen."
Cadena lifted a shoulder, causing the hood to conceal more of her face until all I was looking at was a sheet of brown fabric.
I cleared my throat and looked over to Rex, who was giving me a questioning look. I grimaced and mouthed, 'Girls.'
Rex blinked in confusion but nodded. I couldn't help but to smirk at his awkwardness in this sort of situation and for a second, my mood lifted until the shuttle landed on the surface.
Cadena walked out first, not making a sound. I gestured for Rex and a couple of other troopers to follow me and we walked around, trying to remain as quiet as possible.
The only possible noises that were created was probably the occasional heavy breath of a trooper or a nearby bird call of a sort.
Cadena's eyes were trained on the horizon, not even breaking her gaze to look over at me just once.
I frowned but continued to remain silent.
So…did you find anything yet? I asked at last through the Force. I watched with a slight smirk on my face as Cadena's eyes widened. She turned over to me at last and gave me a long and hard glare.
No, I didn't. Cadena thought back. Do you mind getting out of my head?
I chuckled lightly under my breath and thought, I actually do mind…do you mind telling me why you're giving me the cold shoulder…again…?
You seriously still don't know?! Was Cadena's sharp and angry reply. I thought you would put two and two together by now!
I winced and thought back, I'm putting two and two together and all I'm getting are sixty reasons why you'd be doing this to me again!
Wow…sixty reasons? Maybe you're not as stupid as I thought. Cadena replies snidely.
I blinked and glared at her. Watch your mouth…or…your thoughts!
Why should I? You know why I'm mad at you! Cadena shouts through my head.
I sighed and then thought, If it's about Jim, I said that I was sorry! I really am!
For a couple minutes, Cadena was silent. I bit my lip, wondering if I had stepped over the wrong line, but then Cadena replies, I know you're sorry, Master…but I'm still shocked over why you would do that. I mean, Jim's not a bad person!
I winced and thought, I know he's not a bad person, Cadena.
Cadena glares at me and says, It was scary watching you do that, Master. I know what you mean by it must have been shocking to see me in that sort of position with Jim, but you have to trust me that I'll make the right decision.
I sighed and said, I do trust you, Cadena—
No, you don't! You can't even leave me alone for five minutes without worrying that I'll blow something up or something!
I was about to shoot something back to Cadena when Rex taps my shoulder and points to a tree. I narrowed my eyes and Cadena follows my gaze to what I was looking at.
A spy droid was whizzing around the canopy of the trees and Cadena gave me a quick nod. She rolled out of the way and pressed herself against a tree's trunk. I watched as the troopers scattered and I hissed, "Follow it. We'll see where it leads us."
Cadena gave me a terse nod and she mouths, 'I'll follow it first.'
Before I could argue, Cadena slipped away from the tree and she quietly followed the droid. She narrowed her eyes at its back and would quickly dive into the bushes or clamber up a tree if it turned around.
I crept up behind Cadena and at last, we watched as the spy droid flew up into the sky, and didn't come back to the ground.
I frowned and turned to Cadena. She had her eyes narrowed at the sky and she climbed up a jungle tree, peering up at the purple-colored sky.
"What do you see?" I shouted up at her. Cadena slid back down and shook her head, crossing her arms. "I can't see a single thing. It's like it vanished to nowhere. It didn't leave a single trace." She says.
"Do you think the Seppies would leave a base in the sky?" Rex asks thoughtfully.
I shook my head. "I don't think so…maybe, but there has to be more to it." I said.
Cadena sighs and gestures around. "Perhaps we should scout on a bit more?" She asks. I nodded and we began to walk on.
It didn't seem to be that long before Cadena and I began arguing in our heads again.
I still haven't heard a real apology yet, Master. Cadena thinks to me and I slapped my forehead. I turned to her and glared, thinking, I said sorry already!
Cadena gave me a smug smile and thinks, But it wasn't a proper one. I need a real one to be convinced. I snorted and thought, Who says that I need you to be convinced?
Cadena raised an eyebrow at me and puts her hands on her hips. You know why. She thinks to me and I sighed, face palming again.
I heard a clone hissing to Rex, "Er…what's going on between the Commander and the General?"
Rex shrugged and replied, "Let's just say that…they can disagree on different matters."
"Don't bother trying to understand them. They're Jedi, after all." A different trooper says and Cadena whirled around, her arms crossed. "I heard that, you know." She hisses and I almost smirked at the awkwardness and tension rising between the troopers.
"She's got ya." Another clone says, chuckling.
Cadena shot daggers at the group and she turned back to me. Strange…they're almost as weird as you. She thinks to me, rolling her eyes. I scowled. Are you just going to be bothering me this entire time? I asked tiredly.
YOU OWE ME AN APOLOGY, MASTER. Cadena yells into my mind and I rubbed the back of my neck, cringing at how indignant she 'sounded'.
Fine, Cadena. I'm sorry. I snapped.
Cadena crossed her arms and says out loud, "That wasn't so hard, was it?"
"Speak for yourself." I muttered and walked ahead. Cadena smirks and we stopped in front of a cliff. "Perhaps we can get a better view?" Cadena asks and she clutched at one of the vines from a tree and prepared to climb.
I nodded and gestured the troopers to launch grappling hooks. Cadena was already climbing ahead, careful with her footing. I managed to catch up to her and asked, "Hanging in there?"
Cadena smirks and flicks at a strand of her vine. "Literally." She says, rolling her eyes.
I grinned and said, "I'll race you to the top, if you're bored." Cadena opened her mouth to respond as soon as a bullet narrowly missed her head.
Her eyes widened and she peered down.
"General, we've got company!" Rex calls up to me and I sighed. "I figured, Rex." I replied and took my light saber from my belt.
Cadena frowns as she ignites her own weapon and says, "I think it's some sort of patrol team." I deflected a bullet and grimaced. "You think?" I asked and slid a little ways down the vine, hoping to get a better view of which droid I should be trying to shoot down.
I heard a nearby scream and I turned just in time to see a trooper losing his grip on his cord.
"I've got him!" Cadena shouts and she jumped off her vine, catching the trooper and landing on the ground in process.
I sighed and muttered, "Always trying to play as hero…" I jumped off after her and cut down a couple more droids as she deflected the bullets away from the troopers.
Cadena cut down the last droid and I shook my head at her in mock disproval. Cadena threw her head back laughing and then stops suddenly, her breath getting hitched in her throat. I watched as she leans against the rock wall, breathing heavily.
"Cadena?" I asked, putting my hand on her shoulder. Cadena looks up to me and gave me a strained smile. "Nothing, Master…just the usual…kicks." She murmurs and I winced.
"Is everything alright down there, General?" Rex shouts from above. I looked up and yelled, "Yes! Go on!"
I turned back to Cadena, who was still leaning against the wall, her face pale.
"Maybe I should get you back to the ship." I suggested but Cadena shook her head, weakly grabbing a hold of the vine. "I'll be okay, Master. Let's just finish our scout and then we'll go back."
I bit my lip and then hissed, "You don't need to act like a hero."
Cadena shook her head again, determined to hang on. She started to climb slowly ahead and I sighed, grabbing onto my own vine.
I allowed myself to remain silent and murmured, "You don't need to hide it, Cadena. I know you better than you think." With that, I followed after her.
A/N: Again, my mini writing block has been plaguing me so it took much of my energy to finish up this chapter, because I didn't want it really short or anything. I can't stand really really really short chapters. It's just a pet peeve of mine. Even though it doesn't matter the quantity of the chapter, it only matters the quality, I still find it annoying...!
Anakin: you should know about annoying...you see the representative of it everyday when you look in the mirror. XD
Me: *rolls eyes* Haha, very funny. And you should know about evilness, everyone sees it whenever they watch the movies.
Anakin: *blinks* What?
Me: Never mind...
Anakin: I've got a bad feeling about this...
Me: You always do.
Cadena: Speaking of which, am I the only one who noticed that A LOT of people say that line?
Me: It's kind of a trademark line in the Star Wars universe. *winks* You know, like Bones from Star Trek is constantly saying, "Damnit man, I'm a doctor, not a blah blah blah?"
Cadena: I've noticed that...and he also begins sentences with a 'damn it' when he's pissed off at someone.
Me: Favorite one from Star Trek: Into Darkness, "DAMNIT, JIM, that was our ride! You stunned our ride!"
Cadena and me: *fangirling*
Anakin: *sighs*
Me: Chris Pine's gonna be playing as Jack Ryan! *squeals*
Anakin: ...Jack Ryan? Isn't that a movie from a long time ago?
Me: I think they're making a re-make of it...in the older version, the guy who plays as Indiana Jones played as Jack Ryan, but now Chris Pine is playing as him...! :D
Cadena: *squeals*
Anakin: *sighs and slaps forehead* Someone take me away from these fangirls...
Ahsoka: Well...Chris Pine is pretty good-looking. I'll give you that.
Anakin: Right...I forgot, you're taken by Lux. -_-
Ahsoka: *blushes*
Me: Some people *cough cough, ME* ship Anisoka, you know.
Anakin: What?
Ahsoka: What?
Anakin and Ahsoka: *exchanges looks and then both looks away, blushing*
Anakin: That's...that's ridiculous!
Ahsoka: T-t-totally!
Cadena...*high pitched voice* Awkward!
Me: you said it...um, changing subject! Cadena, do the review notice!
Cadena: ...*still staring at Anakin and Ahsoka* Yeah...I'll do that...Please review, give feedback, and no hater comments!
Me: ...yup. That about says it. :)
Cadena: *still staring at Anakin and Ahsoka* ...yeah.
Me: You know what's an even weirder shipping? (Although I do ship Anisoka, don't judge me! They're only six years apart! Please don't give me hate reviews over Anisoka! (this story isn't Anisoka, though...still Anidala))
Cadena: Do I really want to know?
Me: ...maybe.
Anakin: Please just say it.
Me: You're gonna regret that.
Anakin: Just say it. Anything besides standing here in an awkward silence.
Me: ...some people ship Cadakin.
Anakin and Cadena: Cadakin? *realization dawns* Oh...oh.
Cadena: *turns to Anakin*
Anakin: *turns to Cadena*
Cadena and Anakin: *cringes* Ew...
Me: You said it.
Ahsoka: Great. Now you ended the chapter with awkwardness. Just great.
Me: ...er...yeah. See ya guys later, everyone!
