Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars: Rebels. Obviously.
Story: The beginning, the becoming, and the present of Agent Kallus; the child, the street rat, and the girl that is Ezra Bridger. When Ezra accidentally forms a Force bond with the agent, their lives are suddenly dependent on each other, but as they view each other's memories, it's not that hard to become attached. Bastila Shan and Darth Revan's accident is recreated, and the crew have no choice but to bring along Kallus until they find a fix.
Set after "Shroud of Darkness" (2.16).
Spoilers: Yes.
Warnings: Violence, language, sexual situations, etc.
Pairings: Agent Kallus/fem!Ezra, Wrenga Jixton/fem!Luke

Killing Strangers (Leave Me Alone)
Chapter Eleven: That's the Sound of Life

Ezra shifted, frowning to herself as she realized she wasn't in her bunk aboard the Ghost. Her body felt stiff too, as if it hadn't moved in a long time…

Finally opening her eyes, she was quick to recognize the interior of the Phantom and attempted to sit up quickly in alarm. However, she realized her body was somehow too sluggish for the attempt and she only managed to lurch to her side and almost off of the "bed" she was on.

Just then, a handsome (if unfamiliar) face practically shoved itself right in front of hers, and she nearly fell back from the sudden action.

"Hey, Anakin! Your little lady friend's awake!" the man stood back up and hollered.

'Anakin? Who's that? Why does that name sound familiar?'

The sounds of heavy boots walking along greeted her ears, and to her shock, she soon found herself face to face with Kallus.

"You want me to go up front and watch the shuttle, Anakin?" the mystery man asked Kallus, who for some reason unknown to Ezra was going by 'Anakin.'

"We're landing soon on Tatooine," Kallus said stiffly. "See if you can land the shuttle somewhere."

"No problem," the man said casually, strolling out of there unconcernedly.

What was going on? Tatooine? Why was Kallus there and on the Phantom? And who was that person?

'This is getting too strange. I need answers,' and she said so aloud as well.

Kallus actually, very strangely, looked uncomfortable.

"This is what your Jedi Master told me about…our situation." He then explained about what had happened when she healed him, the creation of the Force bond, and the consequences of them not being near each other for too long (although, now that they were awake, they wondered how that worked or if it had changed).

"Okay…but where is everyone, why are we on the Phantom and not the Ghost, why are we about to land on Tatooine, and who was that guy?" Honestly, she still wasn't sure about the situation, but she was beginning to remember memories now that she was sort of numbing up from her confusion, and she was having trouble looking at Kallus and seeing the man she knew from before all this.

Kallus cleared his throat. "I might have…I might have taken you and the shuttle, and taken off to Tatooine."

Ezra stared at him for a moment. Then…

"WHAT?"

For the next ten minutes, as the shuttle began its descent into Tatooine's atmosphere at a leisurely pace, Ezra screamed and yelled at Kallus and threw what was nearby her at him. She repeatedly called him insults like "Idiot!", "Stupid!", "Dumbass!", and also frequently called him a "Kidnapper".

"There…there was an issue," he managed to explain before she could find something else to throw at him, and he'd managed to have enough time to say it. She paused in her efforts, staring at him with narrowed eyes. "The Jedi, your Master…he told me that a leader of the Rebellion was coming. Someone named Ahsoka. I couldn't take the risk of staying."

Ezra frowned. "She wouldn't have hurt you. Even if she was hoping you would provide information or something, you wouldn't have been hurt. Ahsoka's not like that."

Kallus raised an eyebrow at her. "Don't be naïve. She's one of the leaders of your Rebellion. She has an obligation to do what she can to get information to help your side. And actually, I was not worried about the probable interrogation I would have gone through. In all fairness, I probably would have not cared, though I wasn't going to stay there and let them get me. I was more concerned about the fact that they could exploit you and our…Force bond, so I took you with me as I wasn't going to leave you behind and I definitely wasn't going to leave you to fend for yourself against them. But if you had been safe, had I been sure you wouldn't have gotten into trouble because of all this…maybe I wouldn't have left and would have faced down my interrogators. But that wasn't certain, which leads us to here now," he concluded a little more hesitantly than how he'd started so confidently.

Ezra was a little convinced (to be fair, Kallus was a good talker, but she'd already come to know that). "Are you staying here?"

"We're staying here," Kallus said firmly, and Ezra only raised an eyebrow at what he said (mostly his tone though). She wanted to snicker though; if Kanan had trouble giving her orders and making her obey them, what made Kallus think she would listen to him any better?

"I know what you're thinking," he said, making her give him a strange look. "I know you," he tacked on simply. "I'm pretty sure I know you even better than you know yourself."

"I could say the same for yourself," she blurted out, but it came out more as an accident than as a quick, witty retort.

They then stood there awkwardly, trying to ignore the elephant in the room. They couldn't even look at each other.

"So you did see my memories," he muttered.

"So you saw mine?" she asked anxiously.

They finally looked at each other and they didn't have to actually voice their answers.

"For what it's worth, which I'm sure is nothing, I'm sorry," he clenched his jaw.

"Me too," she said miserably.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, before feeling lithe arms wrap him in their hold. He opened his eyes to look down at her holding onto him tightly, as she buried her face into his chest.

"Our fates got kind of twisted," she mumbled against him.

"Yeah, you can say that," though honestly, he wasn't sure if she meant their lives separately or the current situation they were stuck in together.


"So…"

Kallus cleared his throat while Ezra hesitantly stood by him, kind of inching behind him and trying to hide from the grinning, handsome man.

Also, why was his chest showing?

The tinge of red on her face was testament to the fact that she was not used to men showing their bodies off, and he was the kind of guy that acted cocky and walked around with no fear of anything. With his tied back hair and his arrogant grin that matched the equally arrogant stance, Ezra was a little unsure how to approach him, much less talk to the obviously attractive man (and who knew he was).

"Hello, Sleeping Beauty," he winked at her, causing her blush to intensify. Kallus started to frown. "I was afraid I was going to have to get this guy to kiss you awake!"

By then, Kallus was frowning deeply and Ezra's face was burning. But the man's good cheer and friendly nature was winning her over, and it was kind of a relief to have someone like that around.

She huffed and playfully glared, despite her bright red face. "Yeah, yeah. Jealous much?" she teased.

He blinked before his grin became one huge, gleeful thing. "I like you," he laughed. "Name's Wrenga Jixton, but you can just call me Jix."

"I'm Ezra," she said, though she gathered from Kallus' fake name that she shouldn't be freely giving her name out. Well, she avoided her surname at least.

"Nice to meet you," Jix said delightfully.

For some reason, Ezra was sure that Kallus was (if possible) frowning even more than before. He didn't seem like a happy person right then, and she was probably understating that. She kept quiet just in case though and kept on observing.

"I'm glad you two are getting along so well," Kallus said stoically, though Ezra was definitely sure that he didn't mean that. She didn't even have to hear his tone or look at his face; she was getting a sliver of his feelings across the bond (she had really not wanted to think about or look into that right now). He seemed aggravated for some reason. "Nevertheless, we have to get out of this shuttle and figure out our next step. That means hopefully securing either a place to stay, as I doubt this shuttle will be suitable for an indefinite stay, and hopefully some food and new clothes."

"True," she answered idly, thinking about what he said. "You're definitely recognizable, so we should do something about it in town…"

"He could shave off his facial hair," Jix interrupted with his suggestion, aiming to be helpful. Kallus glared at him. "No offense, Anakin, but your muttonchops are like a signature look. It screams you!" Kallus glared even harder at him at that, and Ezra had to hide her smirk.

"We should head out," Kallus decided to ignore the other and directed that towards Ezra. He stood up and started to head towards the exit of the shuttle, to which Ezra inwardly shrugged and followed after him.

Still, she wasn't going to give up on contacting Kanan, even if she had decided to play along and stay with them.


Kallus had thought that now that he'd gotten Jix off that planet and had gotten the man to a destination, he would go on his way. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case as the man seemed to steadfastly stick by their side, even as they headed into the desert town in search of their needs. He wasn't even paying attention to the intent stares Kallus was showering his way, trying to convey the "Go away!" message in them with a fierce passion.

He tried doubly so as he watched Jix and Ezra chat amiably, frowning heavily to himself.

"How about you guys start with clothes?" Jix recommended. "You guys seem to only have what you have on, and they're not really suited for these surroundings. Plus, you also need to get something unrecognizable, right? Something comfy and suiting to these parts, but also clothes that'll blend in."

Since when had this man interjected himself into their hideaway plan? And he had also, to Kallus' worry, ended up knowing a little too much about what they were up to for his liking…

He hadn't let anything slip, he was sure, but during recent talks with Ezra, things were too heavily implied. The other had probably already deduced a lot.

"Clothes then," Ezra agreed for the both of them, but Kallus kept watch on their attached guest. "We need new clothes anyway. We can't keep just wearing one set of clothing over and over, so we need to buy at least a few of everything, especially if we really are going to stay here for who knows how long."

Ezra pointed out a few stands that the market they'd entered hosted. Those seemed centered on clothes, so they ended up looking at them and figuring out prices. Ending up with the smallest and the most out of the way stand, Jix comfortably stood by himself to the side as Ezra and Kallus looked around separately and began to choose a few shirts and pants. Kallus also saw a pair of cloaks that would work well for them as they ventured around the sandy terrain and would keep the sand from getting into their eyes, noses, and mouths.

Having gotten their basics, Kallus was disappointed to not have been able to find a replacement helmet there, though that place actually did sell a few kinds. Nothing of which he was satisfied with, so he didn't bother with them.

"Hey, Anakin, can I get this?" he heard Ezra ask from a foot away from him. He looked away from the helmets to look at her, seeing Jix by her side.

"Yeah, let her have it, Skywalker," Jix said, voice teasing.

He had no idea what they were talking about and was just about to head over when an amused voice spoke up from near them.

"Excuse me…but you're Anakin Skywalker?"

All three of them turned and faced an older man, beard and hair already graying, and wearing a brown cloak over simple beige clothes. The unknown man smiled widely, knowingly even.

"It's just that we probably know each other, Anakin. It's me –Ben Kenobi."

Kallus' face paled and he cursed in every language he knew in his head.

Started 9/7/16 – Completed 9/18/16

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