Hey doods! sorry for not putting in an A/N yesterday...but my iPod deletes the notice every time I close out so...it automatically refreshes itself and it's a big pain...I'm also writing the A/Ns on my iPod, so I apologize for any typos...I'm in Vermont right now and the Internet is a bit spotty, but I'll try my best. On that note, ONWARDS! :)
Chapter 9.
Anakin—
"So, Cadena…she's my apprentice?" I asked quietly to Obi-wan as we walked out of the healer's wing.
"Yes." Obi-wan replied. "You two make a good team."
I nodded and we stopped in front of a door. "This is your quarters." Obi-wan says, gesturing inside and knocked the door. "Cadena, it's us." Obi-wan says and the door slid open.
Cadena's eyes widened slightly when she saw me and then she gave us a quick bow. "How can I help you?" She asks quietly.
Obi-wan clears his throat and says, "Anakin will be returning to your quarters, Cadena."
Cadena and I both blinked and we turned to him, dumbstruck.
"Obi-wan, I have to refuse on that matter…" I muttered awkwardly. "I don't really think it's…"
"Appropriate? Or safe? I think not as well." Cadena finishes.
I narrowed my eyes at her and she narrowed them right back at me. "Cadena, Anakin is not going to hurt you, if that's what you're wondering." Obi-wan said flatly. Cadena cleared her throat and she shifted her body position. She brought her face close up to me and she says sharply, "Come on in…but just so you know, I don't like this as much as you do."
I glared at her back and turned to Obi-wan. "Are you SURE she was my apprentice?" I asked. Obi-wan rolled his eyes and said, "You two used to fight a lot. Don't worry."
I sighed and followed after Cadena. Ahsoka was waiting in the room and she gave me a quick bow before leaving.
I sat down on a bed and Cadena sat down across from me. We were both silent, as though if we said something, a bomb might go off.
Finally, Cadena asks, "Do you really not remember anything?"
I shook my head. "I already told you…I didn't even know my name when I woke up." I replied.
Cadena sighed and she kicked at the floor. "Well…the healers say that your memory is going to come back…so I guess we'll just wait for that day." She says. I nodded in return and Cadena stood up. "Are you hungry?" She asks me.
I nodded again. Cadena actually grinned and says, "Follow me." I stood up and walked after her out of the room.
For a second, both of us walked down the halls awkwardly and then I asked, "How long did you know me?" Cadena tilts her head and then says, "You and I knew each other for two years…I was fourteen then."
I bit my lip and said, "Sorry for not remembering anything." Cadena blinked and she says, "You've said sorry to me a couple times…don't say that anymore."
I lifted a shoulder. "Why not? What if I really am sorry?" I asked. Cadena smirked and punched me in the arm in a teasing way. Something inside me told me that she's done that a lot of times before. Cadena sighs and said, "You don't apologize easily…it doesn't look like the real you."
She gave me another lofty smile and walked in front of me, her pony tail swinging. I was taken aback, a little confused and followed after her.
"Well, I can see why I would never apologize…you're pretty snippy for a young one, aren't you?" I asked indignantly and again, I felt as though I had said that a couple times before. Cadena smirked and says, "That's more like the Anakin I knew." She punched me again.
"Will you stop doing that? It's getting annoying!" I snapped. Cadena rolled her eyes and she led me into a large room with tables and chairs set up. She handed me a tray and piled some food on top for me. Cadena took her own tray and we sat down at a table.
We both stared at each other, as though daring the other to say something and then Cadena finally dug into her food.
I sighed and began to work into my own meal.
"So…M—Anakin, how do you feel?" Cadena asks awkwardly. I shrugged. "I guess I'm better off than yesterday." I said truthfully. Cadena nodded and poked at her food again.
I tapped my fingers against the table and then Cadena stood up. "You want to go light saber dueling?" She asked. I let my mouth drop open and I stood up to face her. "Look, I know that I'm supposed to be a Jedi and everything, but I'm…I don't really think it would be safe for me to use a light saber." I said slowly. Cadena smirked and tapped my forehead. "Use that brain of yours, Anakin." She says. "The mind may lose memories, but the way to use a light saber is engraved in your muscles and body."
I blinked as she walked out of the mess hall and I ran after her. "What's that supposed to mean?" I demanded. Cadena smiled. "It's something that you used to tell me." She says quietly and I rubbed my temples. "Alright, let's just go." I muttered. Cadena smirked. "I thought so." She says and we stepped into some sort of training room.
Cadena activated her light saber and motioned at the weapon that was hanging on my belt. I looked down slowly and grabbed the light saber hilt. I activated it and sure enough, I felt the stab in my gut that told me that I've done this many times before.
Cadena grins and says, "I'll go easy on you." I nodded weakly and I took a stance that almost seemed to take place on its own.
I felt my body surge forward and in shock, I felt it working to get Cadena to fall. She smirked and dodged. "Never mind, it seems that your body remembers more than I thought." She says and slashed at me. I blocked the strike and kicked her back. She softened the blow and performs an impressive three-hundred sixty degree turn with her light saber.
'Jung ma.' A random word popped up in my head and I frowned, wondering its meaning and quickly backed away as Cadena's light saber came dangerously close to my throat.
I dodged Cadena's blows and she jumped on top of my chest before doing a flip in the air. She landed in front of me, her light saber ready.
"Fancy tricks you got there, Cadena." I said teasingly. Cadena rolled her eyes and smirked. "I learned from the best."
She advanced and I blocked again. I slid under her and kicked Cadena's back to the ground. I pointed my light saber blade at her throat and she grins. "Well…now I know that you still remember how to use your weapon." She said and I helped her up.
I smiled and shut off my light saber. "You're a pretty good fighter, too. I definitely wouldn't want to meet you in a dark alley." I said. Cadena raised an eyebrow. "What?" I asked.
Cadena grins and replied, "Nothing…it's just that you usually don't compliment me." I blinked. "Why wouldn't I do that?" I asked as we walked out of the room.
"For one, you told me not to get too ahead of myself. For another…you just don't say it." Cadena said, shrugging. I frowned.
"Don't worry too much, M—Anakin. When you get your memory back, you'll know why." Cadena says reassuringly and I nodded.
Cadena stretched and she opened the door to our quarters. "I call taking a shower first!" She called over her shoulder as she collected a fresh change of clothes. I rolled my eyes but nodded.
I waited on the couch and heard the water from the shower head drip down. I could vaguely feel something humming with energy around me and with a start, I realized that it was the thing known as the 'Force' that Obi-wan had told me about on the way to Cadena—I mean, our quarters.
'So I can really move stuff?' I think excitedly and practiced levitating my light saber. It actually worked.
I was smiling manically when Cadena came out of the refresher. "What are you so happy about?" She asks, toweling her hair and then I pointed to my floating light saber.
"I still don't see what's so important." Cadena said flatly.
I blinked and said, "MY LIGHT SABER IS FLOATING!"
Cadena raised an eyebrow and then she blinked. "Ah…right, you don't quite remember using the Force…okay. Um, well, Anakin, sorry to rain on your parade and everything, but that's not new."
"Oh." I said disappointedly but straightened myself up. "Still, it's cool!"
Cadena sighs but gave me a smile and points at the refresher. "It's all yours." She said cheerfully. I nodded and slipped inside.
I shedded off my clothes and felt the water run down my face. It felt so good, especially since I've been asleep the last couple days…As soon as I was finished, I tucked myself into new clothes and found Cadena already in bed.
I sat down on her bed and nudged at her arm. "Are you awake?" I hissed, just to make sure. When Cadena didn't make any sign of movement or consciousness, I sighed and stayed on her bed, watching her sleep.
There was another flash of déjà vu telling me that I have done this many times before. I smiled to myself and walked back to my own bed. I put the covers over my body and took one last look at Cadena before drifting into sleep.
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"Wake up!" I felt a hand slap my face and I flinched. I let out a small moan and my eyes fluttered open.
Cadena was peering down at me with worried eyes and visible relief flooded into her eyes.
"What was that for?" I mumbled, rubbing my cheek and wincing.
"Sorry, you've been asleep for so long I thought that you fell into a coma again or something…plus, I usually wake you up in some sort of painful form." Cadena says sheepishly.
I glared at her in mock annoyance and said, "You know, I'm beginning to realize why I didn't compliment you…you can be really annoying when you want to be." I sat up as Cadena smirked at me. "Yeah, you used to tell me that a lot as well." She says happily.
I yawned and stretched my arms. "So…what time is it?" I asked, rubbing my eyes. Cadena glanced at the chrono and declared, "It's nine in the morning. We slept in."
I nodded. "I'm guessing that we used to wake up earlier than that?" I asked, throwing off the blankets from my legs. Cadena nodded. "We used to wake up around five, sometimes six thirty if we got back really late." She says ruefully.
"Five in the morning? Was I really that harsh?" I asked, wincing.
Cadena smirked. "Nah, you just wanted to get me training…I usually had to wake you up."
I felt heat rise to my cheeks and neck and mumbled, "Oh."
Cadena giggled quietly under her breath and she says, "Take a shower and be out here quickly, okay? I already took one."
I stood up clumsily and turned to her. "I'm the master, you know." I said teasingly. Cadena smacked my elbow with a pillow and says, "You told me not to call you that…you brought this down on yourself." She replied in the same playful manner.
I rolled my eyes at her and stepped into the refresher. After I was finished with the shower, I came back out and found Cadena perched on top of her bed in a sitting pose and her eyes shut tight.
"What are you doing?" I asked incredulously, sitting down on my bed.
"Meditating." Cadena said in the corner of her mouth.
"Ah." I said and took the same pose as she did. Cadena smirks sleepily and said, "You usually hate meditation…"
"Well…I'm not feeling usual today." I shot back and closed my own eyes.
Almost two minutes later, I felt cloth smack my face and opened my eyes with a start.
Cadena's eyes were still closed, and I found a pillow at my feet. I could have sworn I heard a small chuckle coming from Cadena's mouth. I narrowed my eyes at the young girl and threw the pillow back at her. I quickly shut my eyes as she lets out a small cry when the pillow made impact.
Another minute later, a pillow was smacked against my face again and it sailed between us back and forth.
At last, we both stood up, pillows in hand and began clobbering each other with it.
"You—started it!" I said in between laughter. "Well—you hate meditating! I had to do something to—get you out of—that weird look!" Cadena replied, giggling just as hard.
Cadena hit me on the head with a pillow and I whapped her on the arm. We both doubled over, laughing, and Obi-wan found us almost in tears when he opened the door.
A/N: And GAH, my iPod isn't allowing me to write in bold! CURSES!
Anakin: CADENA, GIMME BACK MY TOOTHBRUSH!
Cadena: The blue one is yours! The green one is mine!
Anakin: ERGH! Then where IS mine?!
Cadena: I dunno! Go yell at someone else!
Anakin: Gah! This entire trip you have been annoying me-you can at least help me find my blasted TOOTHBRUSH!
Cadena: I WAS ANNOYING?! You couldn't stop pretending to race other cars! Do you know how dangerous that is?! A pod-racer and a car is NOT THE SAME THING!
Anakin: I was bored!
Obi-wan: Anakin, I found your toothbrush...it was in your suitcase...-_-
Ahsoka: Seriously? -_- You didn't check your suitcase?
Anakin: WHO PUT THAT THERE?!
Me: I did...-_-
Anakin: WHY?!
Me: 'Cause that's where it BELONGED, pin head!
Anakin: WHAT did you just call me?
Me: Uh-huh, that's right! *crosses arms*
Anakin: Gimme your iPod...
Me: What? *blinks as iPod sails towards Anakin's hand*
Me: Hi, I'm Caroline, I know EVERYTHING and I can fool just about anyone. I'm so awesome and fjodkkallqj/$;&&209 ofhah djdnfoqojcnnhilql sokhgf&993 &!
Me: OKAY, this is the REAL me, Anakin was having fun with my iPod...*glares*
Jim: *mutters* Anakin has you right on the hole...
Me: EXCUSE ME?!
Jim: Uh...nothing...?
Me: Do the review notice.
Jim: WHAT?! Why me? I'm tired!
Me: NOW.
Obi-wan: Tick tock, tick tock...we have a golfing time set up in ten minutes! We're going to be late!
Anakin: WHAT?! GOLFING?! NO!
Me: (That tidbit was inspired by the story 'Anakin Goes Golfing'...look it up on Fan Fiction, it's hilarious! Plus, I'm actually going golfing in a couple minutes...) Oooooh, yeah! I'm gonna kick your butt, Anakin!
Anakin: COME BACK HERE!
Jim: *ducks as Anakin jumps over his head* Please review, give feedback, no hater comments!
Me: Aaaaaah my fingers are about to cramp from writing like this so long...I need my laptop, where I can actually MOVE MY FONGERS FREELY! On that note, ta-ta everyone and stay in tuned for the next chapter! :)
