This idea was from Starlight Moon Midnight and SonYukiGoku'sSister
I combined their ideas *wink wink* Might be a bit of Kanan and Ezra romance if you read between the lines. .
YES I SHIP IT SHUT UP
Enjoy!
Ezra bit his lip as he helped Kanan out of the Phantom, he held his tongue and choked back a sob. He… felt terrible. Ahsoka was gone, and his master, Kanan, was blind, temporarily or for forever, he didn't know…
Looking away, he crossed his arms and hissed and rubbed his probably broken arm.
He watched as Hera and Kanan embraced, Zeb and Sabine watching them as Rex came up in between the too, looking to Ezra with a certain sparkle of hope.
He looked away, holding back tears.
He looked back as he saw Rex's head lower.
Ezra didn't know what to do.
How could he explain what happened?
'Sorry Rex, I activated a sith holocron and trapped your best friend in there with her old master. She's probably dead.'
No.
It was all his fault.
Kanan seemed to sense this as he and Hera broke apart, he turned and walked over, albeit a bit staggered, and put his hands on his shoulders. "It is not your fault." Ezra's lip trembled again, as he looked away from his master's bandaged eyes.
He couldn't look at him with the reminder that he trusted a sith to help his comrades.
"Ezra look at me." His voice was gentle, yet stern as Ezra hesitantly looked up at him, before instantly looked away, eyes glazing over.
"Hey, just because I can't see doesn't mean I can't see you."
"What?"
"I don't know."
"Come on, let's go back to the -" He trailed off. "Help me find it." Ezra nodded and took his arm, ignoring the staring faces of the other rebel pilots and his crew.
He helped Kanan sit on his bunk and sat on his knees, "Do you… need anything?" He asked quietly. Kanan patted the space next to him.
"Sit."
Ezra sat.
Kanan instinctively wrapped an arm around the kid.
"It wasn't your fault."
Ezra stiffened.
"You don't know that." His voice wavered.
"I do."
"No, Kanan! You don't. I betrayed you and Ahsok-" He choked on his own words. "I betrayed you and Ahsoka by trusting Maul… I can't forgive myself."
"Then I guess I'll have to for you."
Ezra didn't realize the tears streaming down his face until arms wrapped around him and he felt a calloused hand wipe away the tears that flowed down his cheeks.
Ezra held back his emotions, he wouldn't break and he wouldn't become Maul's apprentice.
"It's okay Ezra, you can let it out. I know he used you, but you'll remember next time, yeah? Don't worry. I'll protect you."
Ezra snapped, "The last time you tried to do that you became blind!" He cried, gesturing to his bandaged eyes.
Kanan's hold tightened around Ezra's back.
Ezra didn't want to accept the comfort he gave him, he held his breath and moved away from Kanan.
"Ezra…" He sighed.
"I- I can't… I don't want to go to the darkside again-" He choked out and cradled his arms close to his chest and looked away from his mentor.
"I don't care." Kanan put a hand on his shoulder and pulled the teen into his lap. Ezra tried to scoot away but his grip was too tight.
He felt Kanan's chin atop his head and sighed, "You're not letting me go until I forgive myself are you?"
"Yep."
"You're gonna be here for decades, sir."
"Don't care."
"You'll be dead by then."
"I'm only thirty."
"I got a solid forty years on you."
"Still don't care. I'll pester you with the force for the rest of your life until you forgive yourself."
Ezra sighed.
"I hope Ahsoka's alive." He choked out, fiddling with his gloves and letting out a strained sigh.
"Me too kid, me too."
Ezra let his head rest back against his master's chest.
He hoped everything would be okay…
He just wished it hadn't cost them so much.
There are more of these. You gonna have to deal with my constant fluff ideas
IM DEPRESSED LEAVE ME ALONE
Inhales
THE FINALE KiLLED mE
AKDJAKLD
May the Force be with you!
~Space