(A/N)- Short chapter update, for this week. The next two chapters will be longer (and heavier, frankly), so I figured y'all could use one more little lighter chapter to cleanse the palate before we get into them. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Guuuuuh my throat is killing me, I don't own Star Wars and all that.

Settled

"Well now," Hera commented, hands on her hips and an amused smile tugging at her mouth as she entered the common room. "What's this?" she asked.

Zeb glanced down sheepishly at the sleeping teen curled up under his arm. "Er..." he said. "We were talking and... I dunno 'e just kind of nodded off on me."

Kanan, sitting in the chair behind them, straightened up. "Did you need something, Hera?" he offered.

Hera came further into the room, one hand drifting up to rub her shoulder as she looked down with affection at Ezra, drooped against Zeb's left side where they both sat in the booth. "Well I was going to ask Zeb if he could help me move the ion charges into the cargo bay but..." she explained.

Zeb chuckled and shook his head. "Yeah, I'm stuck. Apparently I make a right good pillow."

"That's all right," Hera said. Her eyes were full of softness and warmth as she watched Ezra. "I'll get someone else. You can stay right there."

She fell silent a moment.

Ezra's breathing was slow and light. He wasn't in very deep sleep, but deep enough that he hadn't stirred at their voices. His features were loose, expression calm. He looked... at ease.

Hera sighed heavily.

"I haven't seen him sit still in days," she mumbled.

"I know," Kanan said, shaking his head. "Trust me, I've been trying to get him to rest since yesterday."

"That's kind of how this happened, actually," Zeb added lightly, tilting his head at Ezra. "Turns out all 'e needed was to sit down long enough."

Hera bit her lip. "Is he still having trouble sleeping?" Hera asked.

"Uh, yep," Zeb replied flatly.

"Every night," Kanan confirmed, mouth flattening into a frown.

Hera smeared a hand down her face, her eyes falling. "I wish there was something I could do to help him," she said miserably. "I hate seeing him struggle like this."

"Not sure what else there is you could do," Zeb told her, adjusting his arm on Ezra slightly, watching carefully to make sure the boy didn't stir. "Sabine and I sit up with him, if he wakes us," he began to list. "Kanan sometimes catches him wandering the ship. Even Chopper's been nicer to him than normal, which is just weird."

Hera brought her hand away from her face, holding her elbow. "Kanan? When we got you back from Tarkin it helped you to have some white noise running. You think that would work for Ezra?"

Kanan stroked his beard, considering it. "Could drown out the Ghost's air filtration system at least. He's mentioned something about that."

That, Hera hadn't heard. "Oh?" she asked.

"The sound it makes," Zeb clarified for her. "They had an IT-O interrogation droid in the room with 'im. Apparently the humming is similar."

"Hm." Hera seemed deep in though, a hand under her chin.

"Did you still need someone to help you move those ion charges?" Kanan queried.

Hera stirred from her trace. "If you're up for it," she said. "Don't worry, they're already loaded on hoverlifts."

Kanan smirked as he put his hands on the rails of the chair to stand up. "Oh so you'll let me move the charges, you just don't want me lifting them," he teased.

She smiled fondly at the joke as he made his way over, one of his hands finding the small of her waist. "I'm sure you'll be very careful," she quipped back. She let an arm slide around him as they turned to go out of the room.

"I'll just... stay here then," she heard Zeb say behind them.

"Let me know when he wakes up," Hera called over her shoulder, as they passed through the door and out into the quiet hall.

(A/N)- Not too many chapter notes this round, ain't really got that much to say.

1. The idea for this chapter just sort of flitted across my mind; it occurred to me that the adults hadn't yet had a talk among themselves about the whole situation and then the mental image of Ezra sleeping on Zeb crept in and it was too cute not to add so! This chapter happened.

2. I really just wanted to write Kanan and Hera being all concerned Space Dad and Space Mom over Ezra is what I'm saying. Also big brother Zeb cuddles. :)

3. 'nother little hint towards Kanan's ordeal and recovery after Mustafar.

Oooh I am excited for the next two chapters, they're gonna be fun ones! Thank you for reading my lovelies, and see you next week!