Chapter eleven

The crew were silent, a man was dead, Ezra unconscious and injured. Campbell's hands gripped the steering wheel dangerously tight, a tight frown twisted in his expression. He glanced back, Kanan sat in a corner, Ezra held cautiously in his grip, her face a blank canvas, void of the smile they had all come to love too much.

"What happened?" they stayed silent, Vyn leaned down. Campbell's eyes widened in shock, unwanted tears formed in the corners of his exhausted eyes. Daring to take another look back, a lightly bloodied shirt rested onto of Ezra, it didn't take a genius to know it was Vyn's, whose jacket stayed zipped but didn't hide the bare chest underneath. No one dared to move or speak after what had happened.

"Now what?" the ghost crew shared knowing looks, debating then agreeing.

"Contact them" Hera nodded, the boys looking at them in confusion but stood silent, knowing they'd find out soon.

(CAMPBELL POV) *SOMETIME LATER*

I watched as people ran left and right, tending to us, to Lanae, to Ezra. I sighed, Ezra. She was held off in another room, suited for her and her recovery, I remember watching the panic ensure once we reached here, wherever we are that is. I saw a Togruta earlier – never thought I would. A lightsaber hanged from her belt, a Jedi? I'm not honestly too sure on that fact.

But I can't forget was the look on Kanan's face, fear, caution and the dying need to be with Ezra the whole way. He was damn persistent on not leaving her too, I couldn't stop laughing or the rest of the guys either, in silence that is. If it wasn't for what Ezra told us I seriously would have thought-

"Hey" I looked up from my thoughts to see the others standing there, I smiled and walked off with them.

Maybe.

(3rd PERSON POV)

Kanan sat in silence, leaning against the wall. A figure appeared the doorway, her green eyes glowing in the dark.

"Kanan, luv" she called, his attention switched to her. She stepped forward.

"You need to rest" Kanan shook his head and pulled away, a frown growing.

"I can't, if she wakes up-"

"I'll come get you" Kanan sighed in agony, after everything. He needed to know and the only person who had the answers to his questions was Ezra. He looked her, messy blue hair sprayed out on the bed, tucked away from his features. He couldn't believe it, all this and he never noticed, she was his padawan – why hadn't he noticed?

"Rest" caving in, Kanan ventured away from the room. Hera watched him leave and smiled, she could only wonder if –

"Captain Syndulla, Commander Sato has requested your presence" she nodded and left, her thoughts cut short. She glanced back at the distancing figure of Kanan, maybe. She smiled and continued on her path.

This continued for two weeks on end. The guys refusing to leave until Ezra was conscious and safe, always hovering near her room. Kanan vanished from there only when he was needed. But to his luck, almost every time he was gone, the cameras would catch her vaguely waking up for only a moment but fall back asleep before anyone came. The boys joked she was screwing with everyone.

No one could honestly take much more of it, they wanted her to wake up but it seemed like Ezra didn't want to. The guys agreed to actually wake her up and get her up on her feet finally.

"Okay, so we go in there and wake her up gently, okay?" everyone nodded to Canditt's instructions. Most were wringing their hands together or something of the sort, nervous of what they were planning to do.

"Come on" the door slid open to reveal-

"Guys?" an exhausted and dishevelled looking Ezra standing in the middle of the room. All the boys were dead silent, eyes widened in shock with most their mouths hanging open. She was up, she was seriously up and standing right in front of them, dark navy blue hair tumbled down in messy and tangled waves to mid back, electric blue eyes glowed at them in the dull lighting of the cramped room. Confusion and fear was written across her tired features.

Campbell smiled in relief, and before Ezra could comprehend anything in her sleep-induced haze, he moved forward and pulled her into a soft, warm hug. On her side, tears were blurring Ezra's vision from shock of the hug and relief she had not lost part of her family.

"I'm sorry" her muffled voice croaked through his shirt, Campbell could laugh so lightly, she wasn't even sure if he had.

"You have the weirdest bed hair" someone snorted from behind them, Ezra yanked away with a bruising blush as she desperately tried to flatten her untamed hair. The boys laughed.

"Nah we're messing you, its fine" her face took a different shade of red as her fists met with Koda's stomach, resulting in a not-so manly squeak. Campbell laughed louder this time.

"Alright let's get out of here, I'm assuming you have some place to be?" Koda wiggled his eyebrows through the obvious pain. Ezra nodded vigorously then took to barging out. Quite a stance too, baggy grey pants and a thick and warm, long sleeved orange shirt. Not to mention the numerous tangles and curls of dark blue gliding down her back.

The boys grinned as they took off behind her, people immediately jumping out of her way as she flew past on bare feet. Vyn jumped ahead through a door, followed by several shouts and yells before silence. Ezra stood in front of the door, gripping her hands nervously as she gazed up fearfully at the hard, cold metal. Canditt nudged her forward with a reassuring loped smile. The doors slid open.

"Turn around" four figures froze as well as a droid (sort of), turning around slowly in shock to find Ezra standing there, a complete sleep deprived wreck but shyly smiling at all of them. Silence stood still before a series of loud and fast beeps rang out when a certain droid rammed forward to her, almost taking her down.

"It's good to see you too Chopper" Ezra laughed breathlessly, bending down to his level, a ghost of a tired smile appearing, unfortunately this did not go unnoticed as she hissed under her breath in small pain. Bandages and rest only doing so much for her body.

"Ezra" a familiar tone called out, the rest darted forward to her, more the girls than the boys. Pulling her up and into a hug. Ezra stood frozen for a moment, green lekku filling her vision, tears clouded her view further as her arms gratefully wrapped around Hera as much as she could. Cheers exploded in the room, laughter followed when Ezra pulled out from under, more of her hair fuzzing up even more.

"OI! I need to fix my hair!" her hands flew up to it when her reflection entered her sight.

"You said it was fine!" her fists wailed down on Koda's stomach, a second 'manly' squeak followed, everyone laughed at the sudden act of happy violence.

"I see you are making a steady recovery" Ezra hesitated at the sound of a new voice, Ahsoka. She spun around wobbly to face her, tanned skin tinting pink. Ezra laughed awkwardly, finding it hard to actually look up at the Togruta.

"Uh, yeah" she spat out. Canditt and Koda snickered behind, her glare turning at them said for them to do otherwise.

"Wanna go round 2" she warned, the two backed down. Meanwhile Kanan stood in silence, she was finally awake and seemed to be recovering quite well but, there was a lot she needed to explain. He cleared his throat and the commotion vanished, the guys moving back into their own group, pushing Ezra as a standalone while she faced them silently.

"I think we need some time to talk to Ezra privately" Zeb, Sabine and Hera stood by him. Everyone nodded and fell back into their routines and jobs. Ezra and the two groups that now claimed family walked out from the room, crossing corridors to reach the Ghost and diving inside. Each knowing of the frantic and desperate argument awaiting them inside.

Author's note

So I know I haven't updated in a while and I'm sorry for that, I've just had a lot of things going on these days, but I'll try to keep up. I can't seem to have timed updates, I just update when I can, except for last time because it was too cruel to leave you with that kind of cliffhanger. Next chapter things are going to heat up for sure, that and I just felt like staying in 3rd POV here, don't know why. Moving on review answers.

RadioActiveRebel – a few days? This has been going for a few months (imma sassy ;) ) anyway, I am keeping girl Ezra, you don't have to like it I just ask for no hate here. Everyone adds their own little something (weirdness) to fanfiction/world and I guess starting off, this is mine.

Kaida Fury – I got up one morning and this was virtually the first thing I saw and I was amazed and really happy, I'm really happy that you love it this much, so if (keyword – if) I actually go ahead with Ezran, would you still be happy with this? I hope you love this chapter to and future reference no more reading on couches ;). See you next chapter.

Okay and that's chapter 11 and my author's note to follow, couple more things before I go. I have a DeviantArt account – this link is in my profile, I only have two pics up so not much, give me some ideas on what to draw for the future. I am open for ideas for future chapters in this story, like adventures and conflicts etc. I already have a few planned and new characters to bring in. don't be silent! I want hear these ideas, I will try my absolute best to put them in. also to one reader, she suggested for chapter summaries, I will be working on these on the side and have a one chapter full of them, they'll just take a while – this was a great idea for this fanfic so if you have more ideas like these please tell me, I want to include you guys more.