Onderon, Bonteri Mansion

Ahsoka suddenly woke up. She was confused at first as to why she didn't change for sleeping and why she found herself in the same bed as Lux.

"Oh right. Saw is in my room. I was too tired to change. I slept with Lux." Ahsoka said to herself as she went to the refresher. A few minutes afterwards, she was at the kitchen and remembered she had asked Lux to leave things as it was and they'd clean up in the morning. She placed what she could in the dishwasher. She then proceeded to fill up a large jug with tap water. She felt dehydrated. It wasn't long until Lux was up and went down to meet her.

"Morning, 'Soka. How are you feeling ?" Lux asked as he took a glass of water.

"Just a slight headache, Lux. Not too bad. How about you ?" Ahsoka asked as she took a glass of water herself.

"Same. Good thing we only had one bottle for ourselves." Lux replied as he sat down close to her.

"How do you think Saw would feel this morning ?" Ahsoka asked while looking at her former room's door.

"He'll have a slightly worse hangover than us. He'll recover by the end of the day. Good thing we managed to keep him here for the night." Lux answered as he thought of his friend.

"What are friends for, huh ?" Ahsoka said as she smiled.

Saw had finally woken up. He looked terrible.

"Ohhhhh... It was only a 6 pack. A 12 pack would've been so much worse." Saw said to himself as he clumsily made his way to the refresher.

After several minutes, Saw came out and joined his friends.

"Oh, water. I could use some right about now." Saw said as he reached for a glass himself.

"How are you feeling, Saw ?" Lux asked innocently.

"Like a speeder ran over me. I drank way too much last night." Saw replied.

"It was only a 6 pack, for you that ain't too much, right ?" Lux asked his friend.

"Well Lux, consider this : I worked all day yesterday. I was burnt out. I couldn't refuse your invitation, so I came anyways. Thank goodness we're on a weekend now. I couldn't have gone to work in my current condition." Saw continued as he took another gulp of water.

"We drank what ? 3 glasses of wine each ?" Ahsoka said as she tried to remember the details of the previous night.

"But you two didn't do anything physically demanding like I did, hence why the wine didn't mess you up as badly as my beer did." Saw added.

"He has a point. Well, take the time to sober up, Saw. I'll take you back to your place when you have recovered." Lux suggested.

"If it's ok with you guys, I'll go take a shower." Ahsoka stated as she made her way to the refresher.

"Go right ahead, 'Soka. Neither of us has business there for the time being. I'll take my shower afterwards." Lux pointed out.

"So what do you think, Saw ?" Lux asked his friend as he gulped more water.

"Think about what, Lux ?" Saw asked in confusion.

"Myself & Ahsoka." Lux answered.

"Oh. You two seem to be meant for each other. I mean, have you really looked at her, Lux ? She is absolutely gorgeous ! Also, she knows what she wants in life. If she doesn't agree with something, you'll know about it. Not many women out there with that kind of determination. You got lucky." Saw stated as he looked at Lux.

"Well then, shall we head out to your place ?" Lux asked.

"Yeah, I think I'm good to go now." Saw answered.

Both men walked out and headed towards Saw's residence.

After a while, Ahsoka was done and proceeded to get herself ready for a new day. She was surprised to see that she was alone all of a sudden.

"Lux... Lux !" Ahsoka cried out.

Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ahsoka rushed out to answer. She would have never guessed who was standing beyond her door. It was her old Master, Anakin Skywalker.

"Mas... I mean... Anakin ?!" Ahsoka yelled out in surprise.

"Hiya Snips ! How are you ? Haven't seen you in a while." Anakin said with a smile.

"W... what brings you here, of all places ?" Ahsoka asked her former Master.

"I found these. Master Plo asked me to hand them back to you." Anakin replied ash he handed Ahsoka her lightsabers.

"My... my lightsabers ! Anakin, thank you so much !" Ahsoka answered as she took her lightsabers and gave her old Master a hug.

"How's life with Bonteri ? Is he around ?" Anakin asked as he looked around.

"Actually, he went to escort Saw back to his place. Saw had spent the night here after he had... drank too much. Lux is wonderful, thanks for asking." Ahsoka stated.

"You joined the party too, Snips ?" Anakin asked with a visible frown on his face.

"Well... yesterday was my birthday. I turned 18. Lux insisted I try some wine. We didn't go overboard ourselves. We shared only one bottle together." Ahsoka answered as she crossed her arms.

"Force ! Snips... I ... I forgot. Happy belated birthday, I guess." Anakin added in embarrassment.

Ahsoka sighed. She couldn't believe her old Master had already forgotten important details as her birthday.

"Where are my manners ? Come on in, for a bit." Ahsoka said as she gestured towards the living room.

"Seems Bonteri is doing pretty well. After all, he is a senator." Anakin commented as he noticed the grandness of the mansion.

"Yes, financially, we don't have any issues. I try my best not to take advantage of his fortune. I love him for who he is, not his money." Ahsoka stated as she sat on the couch.

"That's good, Snips. I'll tell you now. Things have gotten worse on the battlefield ever since you left the Order." Anakin said as he looked down.

"How so ?" Ahsoka asked.

"Let's see. First off, Admiral Trench is still alive. We caught a transmission between him and Count Dooku. Tup kinda lost it when he killed Master Tiplar while on Ringo Vinda. He died during treatment on Kamino. Fives is also gone. Not sure what he was going on about, some major conspiracy involving clones. Senator Rush Clovis bit the dust on Scipio. As a result of that, Chancellor Palpatine now has control of the banks galaxy-wide. We discovered that it was Dooku that had ordered the clone army to be produced and not Master Sifo-Dyas. But there is at least one positive thing which occurred recently, Master Windu along with Jar-Jar Binks managed to foil a plot by Mother Talzin on the Bardottan Queen." Anakin told his former apprentice.

"Woah ! I didn't think it got that bad. I hope the best for you and your troops. I hope this war ends soon. It has gone on long enough." Ahsoka said as she looked down.

"I agree, Snips. We'll do our best. Oh, by the way. Master Ti has been having disturbing premonitions as of late." Anakin added.

"I think I know, Anakin. The Separatists will reuse creatures of Arda against us, right ?" Ahsoka stated.

"H... how did you know ?" Anakin asked in surprise.

"Call it a hunch. The Separatists aren't gonna back down on us after we killed Smaug, now would they ?" Ahsoka said as she reached for her lightsabers.

"At least now, you'll have a better fighting chance, Snips." Anakin said as he proceeded towards the door.

"Thanks again for bringing my lightsabers, Anakin. Don't be a stranger now. You're welcome to visit me and Lux anytime you wish." Ahsoka finished as she opened the door.

"Take care, Ahsoka. May the Force be with you." Anakin finished as he left off.

Not long after, Lux returned. He had brought a large bag with him.

"Hey Lux, you didn't bring more wine, now did you ?" Ahsoka asked as she raised an eye marking.

"Oh no, not this time, 'Soka. I just wanted to surprise you with these." Lux said as he showed her a pile of jerky meat.

"Lux ! You didn't have to do that... But I could use a light snack after yesterday's meals." Ahsoka said as she reached for a jerky. She absolutely loved these, being a carnivore, it gave her all the necessary vitamins and proteins she needed.

"Oh by the way, my old Master came by earlier this morning. He managed to find my lightsabers !" Ahsoka added as she shows the weapons to Lux.

"Well, that's good news. You'll be better armed against whatever may come our way." Lux said as he observed the lightsabers.

"I was told that another wave of creatures from Arda was going to come eventually. Do you think the palace guards will be able to hold their own against such fiends ?" Ahsoka wondered as she looked outside.

"I can't say for sure, besides Saw is the Captain of the Guard now, so let's hope his training will be enough." Lux finished.