Weeks had passed and besides the first few days when they had seen some ships here and there, the trip had been long and silent. Everyone had come to know one another very well, even if they were just in pairs of three at a time. It was time for a weekly meeting, set during the time that they would switch off groups. Ahsoka sat at the head of the group, holding a datapad in one hand. "Our supplies are holding up nicely, we can keep going for several more months before we will have to turn back. R2 has been mapping us a clear path to home and so far it will be a no stops flight. I know that as spacious as Saw helped us make this ship, we are all aching to get off, so I am having R2 scan the next few planets to see if we can find one suitable to stop at and give both ourselves and the ship a much needed break."
The others started excitedly talking amongst themselves, planning what they would do with their time off ship. Ahsoka let them do so for a minute before holding up her hand to gather their attention back to her. "We will only stay for a few days, we need to keep pressing on, but it will be long enough for me to tune up the ship. Unless of course we encounter some unforeseen problems." Everyone hoped that it wouldn't be the case, they all were dying to get off the ship for even just a few minutes.
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The first planet they tried to land on didn't work out because a giant, flying creature tried to swallow them whole, with them only being able to shake it after heading back into space. The second one the ground was more unstable then their initial readings and so barely had they touched down then they were in the air again. The third time proved to be the charm, leading them to a lush, green planet. It had a little of everything and no major life forms. The moment the ramp let down, everyone stood at the top of it, just taking in the fresh air.
Suddenly like little children they all gave out a laugh and ran onto the grass, throwing themselves down on it to just stare up at the sky. After a while they all started doing different things, Sabine used the ship as a big canvas to draw the surrounding area, Ezra, Luke and Petna started a round of training and Ahsoka and Lux went for a walk, holding hands. Later that evening, they all met up at the ship and ate dinner. Afterwards, Ahsoka called for a meeting.
"Since we couldn't land on the first two, I didn't bother to mention it, but seeing as this one is habitable I think it deserves a name." The others started throwing out names, before they finally settled on one Petna suggested, Anahi. They marked it on the star chart R2 had been keeping, just marking the other two planets as uninhabitable. "Now that that is out of the way, much as I hate to say it, we should probably stay here one more day, two at the most. We need to keep pushing on toward Alderaan." Ahsoka continued.
"Maybe tomorrow the Jedi should spend meditating and see if we can tell if we are still going the right direction and if we can tell how close we are getting." Ezra suggested. "Will we be able to sense it with just the four of us?" asked Luke. "We'll have to try." Ahsoka stated. "What are Lux and Sabine going to do while we are doing that?" asked Petna. "Lux and I can check for more supplies and tune up the ship." Sabine offered. "I'll be doing the tune up tonight." Said Ahsoka, "But fresh supplies would be great and if you want to check to make sure none of ours is spoiled that would be even better."
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Later that night, as Ahsoka worked outside the ship, Lux came from where the others were camped outside. "Need some help?" Ahsoka started and turned towards him, before quietly saying "If you want to, though I hope you have become better with mechanical stuff since the Clone Wars." Lux chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck and replied "Not so much." Ahsoka laughed softly before turning back to the ship. Silence filled the area, the local insects and night creatures the only sounds to be heard, along with a few sounds of metal on metal as Ahsoka continued to work.
Lux's next words, however, caused her to stop all motions. "Why did you never come to see me in all these years Ahsoka?" Ahsoka sighed, setting the tool in her hand aside. Finished with that, she turned towards Lux, crossing her arms so that her hands were on her upper arms. "Honestly I don't know. Losing the Jedi and then finding out what Anakin became… I couldn't take it if one more person was lost or wasn't who I thought they were."
Lux frowned and said, "You didn't trust me not to fail you?" Ahsoka looked him in the eye before looking down at the ground, "Maybe, though that isn't how I would word it." She stopped talking for a moment and looked out across their landing zone. After a minute she turned back to Lux as she continued, "Honestly I was confused and feeling lost. The Jedi I loved turned their backs on me to believe that I would do something so horrible and then my Master became the monster Vader. I didn't want to lose anything else, anyone else."
Lux stepped forward and pulled her into a hug. She placed her head on his shoulder and silently cried, all the hurt she had been holding in for years finally being released. Lux kissed the top of her head and said "I understand, its just like when I lost my mother. You lost your world and your happy memories were destroyed when you discovered what your Master had become." They stayed in that position for what felt like hours, Lux holding her until all her tears were spent and her breath had evened out.
Finally he pulled back, but just enough so he could see her face. "Ahsoka, I will always be here for you. I can't say I have loved you since we first met because frankly you were very opinionated and stubborn. But those same qualities are what caused me to love you. I always loved you. I tried to stop loving you when I met Steela because I knew you and I couldn't be together because of the Jedi code. I knew how much being a Jedi meant to you and I couldn't ask for you to give up the thing you loved. And I know you are still a Jedi, but I can't hold back my feelings for you any longer…"
He was cut off as Ahsoka's lips gently claimed his. As she pulled back from the kiss, she smiled at the surprised look in his eyes as she said "I have loved you for probably as long as you have loved me. And yes, I am still a Jedi, but we have rethought some of our codes and ideas and now allow relationships. I didn't want to say anything in case the thing I felt between us so long ago wasn't real or dead." She would have said more, but it was Lux's turn to capture her lips. After a minute they broke of the kiss, foreheads touching as the both smiled at each other. "So where do we go from here?" asked Lux. "Anywhere we want to." Ahsoka whispered back.