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AN: Thank you to 1248 for your review! I hope you have a good time. By the time you get back Lightsabers will be finished as well Ani and Ana's Force Sixteen which means I should be on Moonbeam:)

Anakin's experiences in the ice cave are up first. Forgive me if it seems abupt or short.

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Chapter Nine

Time. Time had no meaning in the ice caves. As he made his way down the twisting, turning path Anakin rested his left hand on the wall. It was a placement, a way for him to keep track.

The only light came from his small glowrod. The ice and snow glittered faintly as the pale, flickering light hit it.

He wanted to turn back. Wanted to hunt for Analise. There were suppose to face any challenges together. He needed Analise's soothing Light to calm his raging Darkness. She needed him to protect her, he was her guardian. The Force could test them if it wanted, but it should be testing them together. After all it was the one who brought Analise back so that they could be together.

'No Anakin' the teen mentally scolded himself. 'The Council says you need to do this on your own. That means Ana needs to do this on her own too...' He fought the urge to glance back to see if she was behind him.

Little shadow. That's what some of the meaner Padawans and Initiates called Analise. Little shadow because she was almost always with him or Obi-Wan or Qui-Gon. They teased her because she was different, acted different, and even looked a little different. The bigger ones would taunt her because Analise was small for her age and wasn't as physically strong or as brave and bold as other children at the Temple.

To Anakin none of that mattered. He knew it didn't matter to Qui-Gon, their Da or Obi-Wan his Master. None of it mattered to Master Plo or Master Kit or Master Adi or Master Che or even Master Yoda all of whom adored Analise in their own way and by extension had grown fond of him too.

Now there was Aayla. Aayla especially wanted to be friends with Analise he could tell. At first Anakin wasn't sure if he liked the idea of Analise having a friend that wasn't him or he wasn't a close friend with.

He didn't mind sharing her as it was with Ahsoka because she was a youngling and Anakin liked Ahsoka too. He didn't mind sharing her with any of the Knights or Masters because they were adults and raising them. What Anakin did mind was having to share Analise with other beings their own age.

Anakin knew it was selfish, knew it wasn't a Jedi-like feeling; but he didn't want to share Analise. He didn't want her to any friends their age but him. Analise was his twin, his mirror. They were two halves of a whole. They needed each other. He needed Analise.

If she had friends other than him, he might loose her. She might vanish from his life. Anakin didn't think he could bear it if something happened to her. If he lost Analise...

"Do you really think you two can be together forever?" The voice was smooth, oily smooth. Anakin turned as a fog filled the tunnel he was in. It slowly formed into a ghostly being. Hunched it reached out clowed hands to Anakin. It drifted so close to him that he could smell the sickly sweet rot that clung to it. "You two will be torn apart!"

"No..." Anakin shook his head.

"Oh yes...so much Darkness in you my boy...it will chase your sister away...kill your sister...your darkness will kill your sister, kill that poor excuse of a family you have created...you will destroy the Jedi for me my Boy!"

"You are Sith!" Anakin backed away and reached for his training saber only to remember that he had none. His and Analise's training sabers had been taken away since they were to make real ones. He settled for his back-up weapon. Fists.

"I will never destroy the Jedi! I will never hurt my family! I will never kill Analise!" The being laughed.

"Oh but you will you foolish boy, my dear boy. Cling to her, keep her close and looked away from the world...that will kill her." Anakin jumped forward to pummel the being who simply slid out of the way. "Ha you stupid child! Two options lay before you. Let her free, explore the world, and the dangers or lock her away at your side, the side of your Masters and let her fade slowly. Such a choice." He stepped right up to Anakin. "Loose her quickly or loose her slowly...which shall you choose?"

Anakin wanted to scream. He wanted to destroy the man in front of him. How could he say such a thing? How could he face such a thing? Would he destroy Analise? Would his love kill his beloved twin? Anakin jumped forward drawing back a fist for a punch only to pull back before slamming it into a cave wall that might have resulted in a broken hand for him.

The figure had disappeared only to reaper behind him. "Such a temper. Might this be what kills your sister? Your anger and your obsessive need to have her? Is she your slave, your property?"

"NO!" Anakin screamed the word and reached his fists up again. He stopped. What was he doing? Is that what Analise wanted him to do? Was this figure right?

His fists pulled slowly back. No...no this wasn't right. His mother had let him go and even before that she had let Analise go to keep her safe. He might not like it. He would struggle with it. He might not be able to let go of others so easy, but Analise was his twin. For her he would do anything to see her smile, to make her happy. Anakin was her big brother. She needed him to be strong, to protect her. She also needed him to know when to let go, to let her be explore.

Taking a deep breath Anakin stepped back from the shadowy being who frowned. "I may not like it...but I can't keep Ana by my side forever. I can't cage her." He looked straight at where the eyes of the being would be if he could see them. "I will never loose Analise...we are twins...we are each other's mirrors and halves...we will always be together no matter what." He took another step back. "We are the Sun and the Moon. We will always be together." He didn't notice the power that seemed to seep into his voice.

The being did. It growled and tried to move forward, hands outstretched to the teen. As Anakin watched a blue light appeared behind the being. It grew brighter and brighter until it hurt his eyes and he had to close them. Roaring the being vanished in a flurry of fog.

Slowly Anakin opened his. The light was still there. It was dimmer now, but it still shone brightly.

Reach out. It is yours. The voice came through the Force. Bold, bravely Anakin reached out with his hand into the light. His fingers brushed something, cool. Solid.

A kyber crystal!