Lalalala, back with another chapter of 'Everything Has Changed' and grrr...I have to study for an Earth Science test tomorrow...-_- Poodoo...why did I choose this subject again? -_- Ah, well. *sighs* When will the weekend come? T_T Oh, and another thing-for those of you who read my 'Begin Again' series with Cadena and stuff...well, I posted a new one-shot on her and Anakin today...so...yeah, check it out if you want! Reviews and faves are welcome. For those of you who have NO IDEA who I'm talking about, just ignore me. XD Anyways...on with the story!

Chapter 9. Mother Accused Me of Losing my Mind

Ahsoka Tano—

Anakin and I stood across each other in the elevator, our legs stretched out. The tip of my shoe touched his and he gave me a smirk.

The elevator doors opened and we stepped out into the lobby. I dragged my bag along and Anakin opened up the front door for me. A cold wind stung at my face and I sighed, walking out.

"So…where do you live?" Anakin asks, grabbing a hold of one of my bags. I smiled thankfully at him and pointed to a couple of blocks away. "Not that far…but it's a fifteen minute walk." I said flatly.

Anakin raised an eyebrow. "Not that far, huh?" He says, smirking. I rolled my eyes and adjusted my jacket. "Let's hurry then, shall we?" I said cheerfully. I kicked up my bag so it would be rolling on the sidewalk and headed down the street.

I heard Anakin start off after me and I sighed, looking up at the sky. White, puffy clouds dotted the blue canvas and another wind ran through us cheerfully, reminding us that autumn was now fully in season. Anakin sped up until he and I were walking side by side. I gave him a side glance and quickly looked away when he turned to face me.

"I never got the chance to thank you for…being around, yesterday." Anakin says awkwardly at last. I raised an eye marking and shoved one of my hands into my jacket pocket. "No problem." I said easily. "You would have done the same thing."

Anakin smirked. "Maybe." He says thoughtfully and began laughing. I turned to look at him and he smiles. "Can you imagine this? When we first met, we were fighting because we crashed into each other in the elevator and now we're walking to your house together." He says, bumping me in the shoulder.

I grinned. "Yeah…what a weird change of fate, huh?" I asked quietly and I turned back around. The school was looming near us and then something came to my mind.

"Hey, um…Skyguy, I saw you and Miss Admidala talking about something in the cafeteria the other day…do you mind telling me what that was all about?" I asked timidly.

Anakin's face almost immediately closes up and then he coughs into his fist. I could spot red blotches appear on his neck and he mumbles, "It was nothing. Just a…debate, you can call it, I suppose."

I raised an eye marking. "That was a pretty intense debate." I commented.

Anakin's fist clenched and I winced, turning back to face the horizon. For a while, we both were silent, guilt piercing the space between us.

I recalled the tension between Anakin and Padmé in the cafeteria and winced. What had they been fighting about? Was everything alright? Was it a simple argument or…was it something more? I shook my head. I was being nosy and prying…and I don't think Anakin really wanted to answer my questions about their relationship.

I went back to focusing on going home and watched as a couple of cars whizzed past us. I shivered slightly and pulled my jacket closer around myself. I peered over to Anakin to see that he was staring into space. His eyes were glassy and staring into a spot in the distance. His steps were moving forward, but it was more of a shuffle than walk. I blinked and then flicked him on the shoulder.

When he didn't respond, I stepped on his foot.

Anakin winces and began hopping around. "What was that for?" He asks indignantly. I smiled smugly and continued to walk forward. "You weren't answering to anything…plus, it was a little too quiet for my taste." I told him cheerfully.

Anakin shot me a glare and says, "I was just thinking." I rolled my eyes. "Of course you were." I muttered. Anakin adjusted his grip on the bag and asks, "How much farther?"

I smirked and pointed to a different building. "Just a couple more blocks." I said. Anakin let out a small sigh of relief and I shot him a glare. "You know, you didn't have to come with me to my apartment." I told him. Anakin shrugged and gave me a smirk. "I know, but I did." He says and then let out a small puff of breath. I smiled quietly to myself and turned back to the building.

•◊•

I knocked on the door and heard some shuffling around on the other side.

The door flung open and my mother beams at me. "Ahsoka, you came!" She squeals and wrapped me in a bear hug. I felt my lekkus darken and hissed, "Oh, come on, Mom…my teacher is watching!"

"Your teacher…?" My mother asks and I watched her eyes shift over to Anakin, who had his hands stuffed in his pockets. I turned around in time to see him give a bashful smile to my mother. He extended a hand and says, "Nice to meet you, ma'am. I talked to you on the phone last night."

My mother nods, offering a warm smile and shook his hand. "Thank you so much for taking care of Ahsoka, but if you don't mind me asking…you seem a bit young to be a teacher, aren't you?" She asks.

"Mom!" I hissed, heat rising to my cheeks. My lekkus were practically black by now, I knew that.

Anakin shrugged and says, "I don't mind. I'm actually just a teacher learner, so all I do is sit at the back of the classroom and learn how to teach myself."

"Oh…" My mother says slowly and she grins. "Anyways, thank you!" Anakin nods shyly and hands me my bags.

"Hi, 'Soka!" Macee shouts, running up to me. "We missed you! Dagen was crying like a baby last night 'cause you weren't home!"

"I was not!" Dagen shouts indignantly and I gave them both a hug. "Don't worry, I missed you both, two." I said, squeezing them tighter.

Macee looks over my shoulder and her eyes widened. "Hey, 'Soka, who's that?" She asked incredulously, pointing at Anakin.

"Is he your boyfriend?" She asks excitedly and I clamped my hand over her mouth. Dagen burst out laughing and walks up to Anakin with curious eyes.

"Did you kiss 'Soka yet?" He asks in a solemn voice. Anakin's face flushed and I felt my lekkus darken. "Dagen!" My mother says, exasperated and picks him up. "My apologies, Mr. Skywalker, my children can be a bit…mischievous sometimes."

Anakin smiled and says, "No worries, I'm used to mischief." He flicked a glance at me and I rolled my eyes. Anakin quickly shoved his hands in his pockets and gave us all a nod. "See ya around, Snips." He says quietly before walking out.

I waved and mumbled, "See ya, Skyguy."

•◊•

"Young lady, we need to talk right now." My mother says, pointing into my bedroom with a slightly scared expression.

I raised an eye marking but obediently walked into my room. I threw my bags to the ground and flopped on my bed.

My mother sat across from me and says slowly, "Ahsoka, I know that you've come to a certain age where…you begin to think about boys."

I blinked and my stomach sank, knowing what would come next. "Oh, Mom, not this again!" I moaned, stuffing my face in a pillow.

"Ahsoka, listen to me!" My mother says, yanking my pillow away with a stern look on her face. "I knew that you would eventually begin liking a young man, probably even begin dating, but I did not expect you to be liking your own teacher!" She says hysterically.

I felt my mouth drop and sat up. "Mom, listen to yourself!" I protested. "I do not like Mr. Skywalker! And besides, you gave him permission for me to stay at his apartment anyway!"

"I didn't think he'd be that young! He doesn't look very responsible, if you ask me." My mother replies.

"Which I didn't." I snapped and crossed my arms. "Listen, Mom, I know that you're concerned and everything, but trust me, I would never like Mr. Skywalker."

My mother opens her mouth to give a reply but was cut off by my phone ringing, announcing a text message. I sighed and picked it up. I clicked into my inbox and found a message that stated—

Hey, Ahsoka. It's me, Lux. Barriss gave me your phone number. I was wondering if you wanted to hang out. My brothers actually need to be babysat and my parents say that I can invite a couple of friends over.

I blinked and smiled gently down at the text message. I could almost hear Lux's voice through the screen and turned to my mother, who was staring at the screen curiously from behind me.

"Can I go? We'll finish this talk later, I promise." I say pleadingly. My mother sighed and rubbed her temples. "Fine, Ahsoka, but trust me, you're not off the hook quite yet." She said warningly.

I smiled gratefully as she walked out.

I turned to my dresser and pulled out a couple clothes. I was surprisingly nervous about what I was going to wear to see Lux. I mean, in school, it's different, since the girls are all wearing the same exact outfit. But what should I wear for him? I didn't want to look like some sort of snob who's obsessed with clothes, but I didn't want to look like a total mess, either.

I frowned as I pulled out a skirt and a shirt. Why was I so nervous again?

My thoughts flashed to Lux's gentle green-brown eyes and his sweeping, dark chocolate colored hair. A small sigh escaped my lips and I blinked, straightening myself.

I shook my head.

Focus, Ahsoka, focus!

I ended up choosing a pair of light blue jeans and a green, collared shirt. I took off my school, formal black ballet slippers and put on a pair of brown, leather ankle high boots instead. I gave my outfit a once over and smiled to myself. I looked sophisticated yet casual.

Perfect.

I slipped on a brown purse over my shoulder and tucked in my phone. Almost as soon as I snapped my purse closed, my phone rang cheerfully with another message.

Did Lux invite you to go babysit his brothers with him? Barriss' message read.

I grinned and texted back, Sure did. I'm about to come out of the apartment right now.

I'm actually right outside the apartment building…meet you there! :)

I smiled, glad that Barriss was in a good mood and skipped out of the building.

Barriss gave me a wide grin. Her head was covered up, as usual, but a strand of rebellious curly hair poked out from her dark, head covering.

"Ready?" I asked cheerfully. Barriss nods. "Lux sent me the directions to his house." She says and we linked arms together.

We skipped down the street and then Barriss asks, "What were you doing last night? Your mother told me that you didn't come home."

I stiffened slightly and shrugged. "I was helping out Mr. Kenobi with Mr. Skywalker. You know, with the fainting incident and all." I said nonchalantly.

Barriss looked over at me with a critical stare and sighed. "You know, 'Soka, you're not telling me a lot these days." She said slowly.

I bit my lip and turned to her. "It's not that, Barriss. I know I haven't exactly been very detailed and up-to-date, but I just…I'm sorry. Things will be back to normal, trust me." I said and offered her a smile.

Barriss sighed again but nods, giving in. She returned the smile and straightened up. "Here we go!" She says cheerfully. I giggled and we headed into a rather large apartment building.

We rode the elevator to the eighth floor, where Lux meted us outside his apartment room door. I turned around slowly, taking in the hallway. The walls were a shiny, pearly white decorated with paintings of flowers and the sea and all of that kind of scenery.

"Wow, Lux…this place is amazing." I said breathlessly. Lux smiled, slightly embarrassed and just simply opened the door.

I heard Barriss make a small choking noise in the back of her throat.

The apartment—if you could call it that—was humongous.

There were small steps leading into the living room, where sofas and armchairs were scattered around a blazing fire. I spotted Lux's younger brothers sprawled out on an expensive rug in front of the hearth, playing with their toys. A TV set was flickering with life, with cartoon characters dancing around the screen.

I spotted a door that led to the dining room no doubt, and a spiral stairwell led up to what seemed to be the bedrooms.

I turned to Lux and said, "You're so lucky to be living in such a big place like this…!"

Lux rubbed the back of his neck and shook his head. "Nah, not really…" He murmurs and brightens up. "There is one good thing about having this place, though. Follow me."

Barriss and I exchanged excited looks and followed Lux out to a pair of sliding glass doors.

Lux opened them and I felt the wind brush past me. We stepped out and Lux gestured out to the city's skyline. "This is the terrace. It's my favorite spot in the apartment." He said cheerfully.

I walked out slowly to the fence that protected any relaxers from falling off of the stone balcony and smiled. "Lux, this is a beautiful view!" I said happily.

Lux nods, walking up next to me. Barriss stood on my other side and she flopped down a lounging chair. "I could stay here forever." She says, agreeing.

Lux gave me a sidelong glance. "Nah, it's not that great…I mean, being rich isn't exactly as glamorous as it seems." He said quietly.

I turned to look at him with wide eyes. "What do you mean?" I asked. Lux shrugs. "My parents aren't always around, so I usually have to look over my brothers…not to mention the self-consciousness. Everyone expects us to be snobby and everything, right?"

I bit my lip and then gave him a smile. "They don't know you at all, Lux." I said and gave him a quick hug. Lux stiffens and then he wrapped his arms around my waist slowly. I caught Barriss staring at us and she gave me a quick wink before retreating back into the living room.

"If they knew half the guy you were, they'd want to hang out with you forever." I said before withdrawing. Lux looked slightly dazed and flushed, but he gave me a wide smile.

"Oh, yeah, and another thing…Miss Admidala lives here as well!" Lux tells me as we walked around the balcony. I did a double take and turned to him. "Seriously?" I asked.

Lux nods. "Apparently, she also comes from a fairly rich family…I don't think many students know about it, though." He says thoughtfully.

I nodded slowly and then we walked back inside.

"Ahsoka, Barriss, I'd like you both to meet my younger brothers." Lux says, gesturing to the boys.

They both had dark hair, like Lux's, although one boy had dark, brown eyes while the other had piercing green eyes.

"They're going to have a mix of color in their eyes as they get older." Lux whispered to me at my questioning glance. I nodded and the brown eyed boy gave me a toothy smile.

"I'm Stephen, and this is my brother, Danny." He says excitedly.

"We just call him Steve." Lux tells me. "And Danny's real name is 'Daniel', but he doesn't like being called that."

The green eyed boy—Danny—gave me a solemn nod. "It's true." He says and I smiled, leaning down to ruffle his hair. "Okay, then, Danny, I won't call you by your full name. Now, you want me to make you a snack?" I asked thoughtfully.

Danny smiles and nods, bouncing up and down.

"I want cookies!" Steve says. "Can I, Lux?"

Lux rolled his eyes at me and I stifled a giggle. "Now, now, Steve, you know what Mom said…no cookies, you had too much yesterday. How about fruits instead?" He asks.

Steve pouts and crossed his arms. "Well, I really want cookies, but…" His voice trailed off. "Can I have oranges, then?"

Barriss gave Steve a quick hug. "We'll get you oranges, Steve." She says. Steve grinned and followed Barriss happily into the kitchen.

"Come on, Danny." I said, gesturing for the little boy to follow me. He nods and stood up. Just as he does, though, we both heard shouting outside.

Danny frowns and cups his hand around his right ear thoughtfully. "Does anyone else hear that?" He asks.

I turned to Lux, frowning. "You go get Danny a snack, I'll be right back…" I whispered and he nods. I heard another shout and felt a chill go up my spine.

It was Anakin.

A/N: I know, cliffhanger! *dramatic music* Anyways, I actually have cousins named Steve and Danny and I was kind of too lazy to look up any cooler names so...yeah. I love my cousins to death, though! XD And as for this chapter, yes, I'm probably torturing a couple of you with the Luxoka/Anisoka fluff...this IS a love triangle, peoples! And yes, cookies have been on my mind lately...and er...Anakin hasn't been really helping out...-_-

Anakin: C IS FOR COOKIE, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME! C IS FOR COOKIE, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR-

Ahsoka: SHUT UP!

Anakin: ...COOKIE, COOKIE, COOKIE STARTS WITH C!

Me: FINE, YOU WANT YOUR STUPID COOKIES?! HERE'S SOME COOKIES! *chucks cookies at Anakin*

Anakin: OMNOMNOMNOMNOM!

Me: ...

Ahsoka: ...

Me: Never mind...anyways, if you guys wanna see crazy cookie-loving Anakin, check out MusicKeeper's story 'C Is For Cookie' (I think I may have gotten the title wrong...) but it's where you get a bit of crazy cookie-loving Anakin...or the Youtube video 'The Real Reason Why Anakin Turned to the Dark Side'...and let's just say that Anakin can be...interesting when he has cookies...

Anakin: COOKIE, COOKIE, COOKIE STARTS WITH-

Ahsoka: GET OUT, ANAKIN! NOW! *shoves Anakin out of the door*

Me: *sighs*

Padmé: Oh, dear...who gave him the cookies?

Me: Ehm...*smiles guiltily* It was the only way to get him off our case!

Ahsoka: OUR?! Oh, no, no, no, no, don't drag me into this!

Me: Hey! If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem, ya know!

Ahsoka: Who came up with that statement?! It's the worst statement ever! WHAT HAPPENED TO NEUTRAL?!

Me: That's kind of ironic coming from you...

Ahsoka: Shut up!

Obi-wan: I heard shouting, what now? -_-

Ahsoka and me: NOTHING!

Obi-wan and Padmé: *exchanges annoyed looks*

Padmé: *sighs* Let's cut this short-please review, give feedback, and no hate comments...

Obi-wan: ...and have a good day.

Anakin: C IS FOR-

Me: SHUT UP!