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POV: Ahsoka Tano
Anakin and I managed to get Master Kenobi safely on board the Twilight. We were headed back towards the Republic Fleet when we saw a ship firing at us from behind. Anakin turned the ship around to see who was shooting at us. We saw Grievous' fighter and several vulture droid behind him. Anakin managed to avoid all their shots and contacted the Fleet.
"Admiral, this is General Skywalker." He said as he continued dodging more shots. "We've rescued General Kenobi, but he is badly injured. We need the fighters to clear us a path so we can make the jump to hyperspace to Coruscant."
"Right away General." The Admiral responded as I started to input the coordinates to Coruscant on the navicomputer. We continued to head towards the Fleet when a ship shot the back of the Twilight. Luckily, the shot didn't hit the engines.
At that moment, the Republic fighters approached us and began shooting the vulture droids behind us. We managed to see Grievous jump to hyperspace as our fighters shot the remaining vulture droids. Once we had a clear path, Anakin made the jump to lightspeed.
As we continued flying through hyperspace, I held the cheek that Grievous hit. It was still hurting a little, but not too badly. Anakin looked over at me and saw me holding my cheek. He stood up and he came towards me.
"Does it still hurt you badly?" He asked as he held out his hand for me. I grabbed his hand and he pulled me up from the seat.
"It doesn't hurt too badly, only a little bit." I said we looked at each other's eyes. He carefully grabbed my arm and rubbed it.
"Can you move your hand so I can see it?" He asked. I nodded and slowly removed my hand away. As soon as I removed my hand he gasped.
"Ahsoka, you have a bruise forming." He let go of me and his face looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? What are you sorry about?" I asked. I was confused about what he was apologizing for. I walked towards him, but he kept stepping away from me. Once the wall was behind him, I grabbed his face and made him look at me. I saw tears starting to form in his eyes.
"Anakin, what's wrong?" I asked. He didn't answer so I decided to kiss him first then ask him. I leaned forwards and kissed his lips. I could tell he was angry at himself, but I didn't know why. I continued to kiss him for a few more seconds before pulling back.
"Anakin please, tell me what's wrong?" I said as I grabbed his hand. He looked at me and sighed.
"It just that...I feel like I'm the one who caused you that bruise. If I hadn't made fun of Grievous, he wouldn't have slapped you." He was about to cry when I put my hands on his face again.
"Anakin, I don't blame you for that." I said as I looked into his eyes. "Let's just get some sleep while we can. We're both probably exhausted from the mission." He nodded and I grabbed his hand and led him to our room.
Once we were in the room, I let go of his hand and laid on his bed. I got under the blankets and made some space for Anakin. He looked at me for a few seconds, then he locked the door and got into bed with me. I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him. He carefully kissed all of my face before we fell asleep.
"Love you Ahsoka." He said as his eyes began to close.
"Love you too Anakin." I said. I stayed awake, making sure he was asleep. Once I was sure he was asleep, I fell asleep, my arms still wrapped around him.
POV: Anakin Skywalker
Later... Nearing Coruscant
I woke up to have Ahsoka's arms around me. I looked at her and noticed she was asleep, but her bruise was almost gone. I tried to carefully remove her hands, but every time I tried, she would squeeze her grip on me.
I decided to just wait for her to wake up. As I waited, I could hear her moaning and saying my name. I wanted to use the Force to see what she was dreaming about, but I didn't want to lose her trust. I decided not to and continued to listen to her until the navicomputer began beeping. I quickly turned over to Ahsoka and began to wake her up.
"Ahsoka. Ahsoka wake up." I said as I began to shake her carefully. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me.
"What's wrong Anakin?" She asked as she pulled her hands back towards her. I immediately got up from the bed and so did she.
"We're approaching Coruscant. Let head towards the cockpit so we can land this ship in the Jedi Hangar." I unlocked the door and headed towards the cockpit, Ahsoka following me.
We reached the cockpit a minute later just as we were coming out of hyperspace. I got on the pilot's seat and Ahsoka in the co-pilot one. We safely landed the Twilight in the hangar.
We went back to the medical room to check on Obi-Wan and found him awake lying on the bed. He put his arms around me and Ahsoka and together, we took him to the medbay inside the Jedi Temple. I wanted to stay with him there to make sure he was okay, but the droids said that he would have to stay there until tomorrow with no visitors. Surprisingly, I didn't mind too much and took Ahsoka back to our dorm.
We noticed many Jedi walking around the temple, and it hurt me not to be able to show my feelings to Ahsoka. All I wanted was to hold her hand, kiss her, and tell her how much I love her, but I couldn't because then we would be caught. As soon as we reached our dorm, I quickly pulled her in and began kissing her face. She giggled and I loved the way she did it. I continued kissing her until my comlink beeped. I slowly pulled away from Ahsoka and answered it.
"Skywalker here." I said as I held Ahsoka next to me. She put her head against my chest and I rubbed her Lekku.
"Skywalker" Master Plo said. "The council needs to hear your report on the mission. Come immediately to the Council Chambers."
"Yes Master." I replied. I treasured the moment me and Ahsoka had before pulling away.
"Don't go." She said as she grabbed my hand. As much as I hated it, I pulled away again. Then I gave her a loving hug.
"Ahsoka I have to go or they might suspect something." I said. I began to rub her back until she spoke.
"I don't care if they find out. I love you. I don't want you to leave me ever!" She yelled. I looked at her and she began crying.
"Shh, it's okay Ahsoka. I love you too, but I have to go." She continued crying on my chest as I remembered what I told her before our mission.
"Ahsoka, get ready. I'll go give our reporter on the mission, and when I get back, I'll take you out for dinner. Then we'll go shopping just like I promised before we left on our mission." I felt her sadness slowly fading and some happiness in her. She looked at me and kissed me one more time.
"I love you Anakin."
"I love you too." I said. "Now, get ready. I'll be back in one hour then we'll leave. Okay Ahsoka?" She nodded and slowly pulled away from me. I watched her sit on her bed while I walked towards the door. I took one last look at Ahsoka before heading out. She looked a little sad, but I could tell she was excited about me taking her out on our date.
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