Here we gooo!
Chapter Seven
5-Year-Old Vacation (Part Two)
"All work and no play makes for a dull Jedi."
-Random quote I found on FanFiction. XP
Ahsoka parked her car in front of the cabin she had purchased. It was a nice place. There were plenty of trees around,
so she could meditate without any distractions, assuming the twins didn't interrupt her. There was a small pond near
the cabin, not too far away, so she could take them swimming. Gakowa had already proved to be a natural. She'd had
him in a kiddie pool at the activities center back home. He'd swam laps all around it while she watched. There was also
a deck on the north side, so she could be outside for fresh air without having to go too far from the twins. She could still
feel Gakowa's nervousness, which was growing even more. It worried her. After they had set up, Sakowa took her dolls
and played on the table. Ahsoka looked at Gakowa and gently took his hand. "Come on. We need to talk." She took him
into her bedroom. Gakowa sat down next to her. "You've been nervous since we left home. It's worrying me. What's
wrong?" Gakowa looked her in the eye. "I'm afraid of bears." Of all the responses she had been anticipating, that hadn't
been one of them. "Oh. Don't worry, Gakowa. There aren't any around here. I checked. I didn't want to bring you
somewhere that had bears, or anything else that could hurt you. Either way, though, I don't want you out of my sight if
we're outside, okay?" Gakowa nodded. "Oh, don't be upset. I'm not mad." Gakowa sniffled. "Aren't you scared of
bears?" That got her attention. "No. To me, they're just nature's top hunter in the woods." A tear escaped his eye. "Oh,
don't cry." She gently wrapped her arms around him, and pulled him close. "Bears are like Akul back on Shili, where I
was born." Gakowa's sadness turned to confusion. "What are Akul?" Ahsoka smiled. "Shili's natural top hunter in the
animal kingdom, and a Togruta's worst enemy." Gakowa was still confused. "Togruta?" Ahsoka gently stroked his lekku.
"The name of our people. I wear Akul teeth over my forehead as a headdress. If you kill an Akul by yourself, and yes,
our people do that, it's a tradition, you earn the right to make the headdress. It's a sign of honor." Gakowa seemed to
feel better about that, but still had one more question. "Do humans do that with bears?" Ahsoka laughed. "No, silly.
They have a hard time killing bears, like our people do with Akul." She opened up a box she had brought up before.
"Here, I have something for you." She lifted a teddy bear, and handed it to Gakowa. Gakowa looked at it, then at his
mother. "You have a bear?" Ahsoka gently pressed his nose. "It's a teddy bear. Children from Earth have these. You
cuddle with them, sleep with them, and play with them." Gakowa seemed to get nervous again. "Sweetie, it's not a real
bear. I wouldn't let you play with a real one." That made him feel better. He gently touched the teddy bear, then felt
how soft it was.
A/N
And now you know what Gakowa was nervous about in the last chapter. Now, little poll. (Yes, you have to
answer this if you leave a review.) I'm thinking about throwing in the Daughter from the Mortis episodes
into JKE, but I need ideas for it. I kinda have an idea, but I'm not sure it would work. Let me know in your
reviews.
