Tale of a Togruta chapter 11 - Family
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Ahsoka woke up to the exited screams of a young girl. She sat up slowly, wondering where it came from. She smiled. "Rosette…" she thought. She remembered what had happened the day before. Meeting her family again after such a long time. "I can still barely believe it." She muttered to herself.
There was some yelling outside her room and the sound of footsteps. Confused, she went out of her room to investigate the disturbance.
As soon as she stepped out of the room Ahsoka jumped aside as a little orange figure shot by her. "Rosette, get back here!" Marina yelled as she chased her daughter through the hall. Ahsoka stood there laughing as Rosette ran up and down the hall, dodging her mother's attempts to grab her. Ahsoka went back inside her room to get ready for the day. She got changed into another set of her standard Jedi outfit. She checked herself over in the mirror and went out of the room again.
Ahsoka was greeted by a panting Marina with Rosette in her arms. "Good morning Ahsoka." Ahsoka chuckled a bit. "Good morning Marina." She replied. She looked at Rosette. "Good morning Rosette." Rosette giggled and squirmed in her mother's arms. "Morning 'Soka." She replied happily. Marina smiled. "We didn't wake you, did we?" she asked. Ahsoka shook her head. "No, not really. Is she always this energetic?" she replied, gesturing at Rosette. Marina sighed a bit. "Only when she's had a good sleep and there's something exciting going on or when someone's visiting." She said smiling. "I'm going to get her ready for the day, I'll see you downstairs in a moment." Marina said as she walked away. "Alright then." Ahsoka replied, still laughing a bit. She went downstairs, looking around the house. It was a nice place, a bit smaller than Lux' mansion but still quite large with a spacious garden.
As she entered the living room she was greeted by her sister Lilo who was sitting on the couch, looking at footage from the Senate on the TV. "Hey Ahsoka, good morning." Ahsoka smiled and sat down next to her. "Good morning Lilo. What are you watching?" she asked. Lilo shrugged. "Oh, just another debate and vote in the Senate. Gotta stay informed if I'm going to be a good Senator." She replied. "I see." Ahsoka said, she looked around the room. Lilo noticed her action. "Mom and dad are out for some groceries." She said with a smile. "They always do that this day of the week." Ahsoka looked a little surprised. "Okay." She said. Lilo chuckled a bit. "Oh, sorry. I'm just used to it." She said a little embarrassed. Ahsoka chuckled along with her. Lilo looked at the necklace around Ahsoka's neck. "Marina told me that you were seeing someone." She began. "What is he like?" Ahsoka turned towards her sister, her lekku darkening a bit. "He's a really great guy. We didn't exactly, uhm, meet, under the best of circumstances…" she explained. "The past few weeks however, he's been really good to me. I'm not really sure where I would be right now if it hadn't been for his help." "Awww… he sounds really sweet." Lilo replied. "Maybe I can find someone nice too while I'm working as a Senator." Ahsoka chuckled a bit. "I'm sure you will Lilo." She said reassuring.
"Sure she'll what?" Marina asked as she walked in the room, Rosette following behind her. "Find a sweet boyfriend." Ahsoka replied before Lilo could react. "Wha…? Hey!" Lilo said a little shocked, earning a small round of laughter from Marina and Ahsoka. Rosette sat down next to the couch and played with some of her toys while Marina sat in the chair opposite Ahsoka. "Well, there were a number of cute boys in the Senate." She said teasingly. Lilo nodded. "Yeah, that's true. A few of the Senators have some nice sons." She said. "Oh and I just saw the Senator of Onderon, he's pretty cute too." Ahsoka's head snapped up. "Hey!" Both of her sisters looked at her in surprise. "What?" Lilo asked her confused. "Stay away from Lux." Ahsoka told her. They both looked a little dumbfounded. "The Senator from Onderon is your boyfriend?" Marina asked. Ahsoka nodded in return. "Guess our little sister is doing quite well for herself huh?" Lilo said teasingly. They both laughed. Ahsoka's lekku darkened in embarrassment. "I'm glad for you Ahsoka." Marina said between laughs.
After her sisters had calmed down again they sat in silence for a moment. Ahsoka watched as Rosette played happily with some blocks. She turned back to her sisters. "Do you have a holotransmitter? I'd like to call Lux. I promised to let him know how things went." She asked. "Of course! Here, I'll show you." Lilo replied as she got up. Ahsoka followed her.
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Lux Bonteri groaned as he sat down in his office in the Senate building. It had been such a long and boring meeting. He had been very relieved when they had finally moved on to the actual vote. He was thinking about everything that had been discussed. He had noticed a few wary stares being pointed at him as he walked through the Senate building. He sighed, being a former Separatist, he was probably going to get that a lot in the first couple of weeks.
His thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of his holotransmitter. "Oh no, what now?" he muttered to himself, expecting more Senate things. He answered the transmitter. "Senator Bonteri." He said. "Hey Lux!" A cheerful voice said. Lux smiled as Ahsoka appeared on the hologram. "Ahsoka! Am I glad to hear your voice." She chuckled. "Long day?" Lux sighed. "Don't get me started." He shook his head. He turned his attention back to Ahsoka. She had a very large smile on her face, she just beamed happiness. "So, did you find them?" he asked curiously. Ahsoka nodded eagerly. "Yes. Yes I have." She said happily. "The address you gave me was the right one. I'm back with my parents and my sisters and I met my adorable little niece." Lux smiled. Seeing Ahsoka this happy made him feel a lot better as well. "That's good to hear." He replied. "I'm still having trouble believing this." Ahsoka admitted. "I really can't thank you enough Lux." Lux chuckled. "You don't have to thank me Ahsoka. I was glad to help." He said. "You're the best Lux." She said. "I'll think of something to thank you." She turned around to look at something behind her. "My parents are back. I'm going to hang up now. I'll talk to you later, Lux." Lux nodded. "Alright Ahsoka, have fun. I love you." She smiled back at him. "I love you too, Lux." She replied. They smiled at each other for a moment before the image flickered out. Lux breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Ahsoka had found her way back to her family and she looked very happy. He looked at the picture on his desk. It was an old photo of him and his parents. He smiled, remembering all of the good times. He was very glad that Ahsoka would be able to find such happiness as well.
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Lux was still sitting at his desk. It had been little over an hour since Barriss had visited him. He had just finished reading through all of the documents he had received, everything had been signed etc. etc. Now, he was cleaning up his office a bit so he could go back to his apartment on Coruscant.
"Uhm, excuse me Senator?" his assistant came in the room again. "Yes?" he replied. "There is another Jedi here too see you. Shall I send him in?" she asked. He shrugged. "Yes, send him in."
Lux sat back down at his desk. He wasn't really surprised when Anakin Skywalker walked in the room. "Good afternoon Senator." He said, keeping a straight face. "Good afternoon Master Skywalker." He replied. A hint of confusion appeared on Anakin's face. "You're not surprised to see me?" he asked. Lux shrugged. "Padawan Offee visited me earlier. She said that you would probably stop by." He explained. "I see." Anakin replied. "I'll make this short as I have to return to the Temple soon." He said in a serious tone. "Do you know where Ahsoka is?" Lux had been expecting the question. "Master Skywalker, I…" Anakin cut him off. "Do you know?" he asked again. Lux sighed. "Yes, I do. But I promised her that I wouldn't tell anyone." He replied. Anakin had an unreadable expression on his face. "I understand that she doesn't want anyone to know right now…" he said softly. Anakin reached inside his robes and pulled something out. "Listen Bonteri, I want you to make sure she gets this." He said as he placed Ahsoka's lightsaber on Lux' desk. Lux stared in amazement at the weapon. "How?" Lux asked. "Captain Rex and his troops found it in that factory." Anakin replied. Lux picked it up. "I recall how upset Ahsoka was when she told me that she had lost her lightsabers." He looked at Anakin. "I'll make sure she gets this as soon as possible." Anakin nodded. "Thank you." He said as he started making his way towards the door. "She doing fine right now." Lux said. "She looked extremely happy when she contacted me earlier." Anakin's expression relaxed a bit. "Thank you Senator." He replied as he left the room.
Lux looked at the weapon in his hands. He had seen lightsabers in action before, but to actually hold one was a unique feeling. "It's a bit heavier than I thought." He muttered to himself. "Ahsoka will be glad to get this back." He put her lightsaber back on his desk and contacted his assistant to prepare a package. He started writing a short note.
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After Ahsoka's parents came home they all had breakfast together. Ahsoka had told them about some of the friends she had made. The younglings she had gone to Ilum with, Barriss, Master Kenobi, Plo Koon and of course, Skyguy. "Skyguy?" her mother asked confused. Ahsoka smiled. "It's what I called my former master all the time." She explained to her family. "His real name is Anakin Skywalker. He eh, wasn't really expecting to be given a padawan. The idea wasn't very appealing to him. He said he didn't want a padawan so I told him: You're stuck with me, Skyguy!" He called me 'Snips' ever since because I was so snippy." They all laughed. "I admit, things were a little, um, awkward and strange between us. But we became very close." Ahsoka smiled. "Anakin really changed his mind about having a padawan. He became like a brother to me." "Aw, that's really cute." Lilo said. They all laughed again. "So, how did you meet your boyfriend?" Marina asked curiously. "You're seeing someone?" her mother asked in a similar curious tone. "Yes, Lux Bonteri. He's the Senator of Onderon." Ahsoka replied, her lekku growing a little darker. "Come on, how did you meet him?" Lilo teased. "Oh alright…" Ahsoka gave in. She told them everything from the start. Traveling to Raxus with Padmé and their first, awkward, meeting, him being a Separatist and she a Jedi. She explained how his mother had been killed after she had voted for peace and how Lux had dragged her into his revenge scheme. A round of shocked expressions appeared around her as she told of how she fought and was almost killed by crazy Deathwatch terrorists. It took her a moment to explain to her parents that Lux wasn't like that anymore. After that she told them about the mission to free Onderon, training the rebels and fighting alongside Lux. When she told them about how much more mature Lux had been during the fighting her parent's impression of Lux improved. Next, she told them about how she had gone to him after leaving Coruscant. She explained how supportive he had been, she left out the part of her almost drowning so they wouldn't get too worried. "After that he helped me find you and get here." She finished. "Wow, you've had some crazy adventures." Marina said. "You don't even know the half of it." Ahsoka replied.
When they had finished their parents had shown Ahsoka around the house and the neighborhood. It really was a great neighborhood. The neighbors were very friendly and kind people. They had certainly been a bit curious to see another face in the Tano family all of a sudden.
After a long talk with some of the neighbors Marina and Lilo had taken Ahsoka out on a tour through the city. Corvala, the capital of Shili was a very thriving city. A lot of different people from different planets had settled in the city, but the majority of the population were still Togruta. "That restaurant over there is one of the most popular places in the city." Marina said as she pointed at a nearby building. "We've dined there a couple of times, but it's very difficult to get a reservation." Lilo added. "This place certainly looks a lot different from Coruscant." Ahsoka said. "Definitely a lot more nature. That's definitely a good point." Marina nodded. "Yeah, I've been on Coruscant a few times and there's so little nature." Ahsoka shrugged. "Well, the gardens in the Jedi Temple were always quite amazing, but they're not really accessible to the public…" They laughed for a moment before continuing.
The day had passed rather fast. Marina and Lilo had dragged Ahsoka all around the city. She had really enjoyed seeing so much of her own people's culture. She'd read a few things in the Temple Archives, but that is nothing when compared to experiencing it yourself. They had shown her a number of stores, monuments and gardens. It was a beautiful city. Ahsoka had stopped at a store that caught her attention. It was a jewelry store with a large selection of different accessories. She had taken the opportunity to make a new strand of silka beads. She had gotten so used to the accessory that she wanted to make another one. When they left the store Ahsoka was wearing a new strand of blue-white beads that matched the stripes of her lekku.
When they got back they had dinner and spend the night together as a family. Marina and Lilo had told Ahsoka some more about the things they had done in their live while Ahsoka told some more stories about some of her missions. She had also told them a little bit about the Force. Rosette had really enjoyed seeing her toys flying around above her head. After an evening of family stories they had all gone to bed.
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The next day
Shortly after lunch Marina and Lilo had to step out for a moment to discuss a few things with the soon to be former Senator of Shili. Ahsoka had stayed behind with their parents and Rosette. She had helped her father with some chores. He had been very impressed with her technical ingenuity. "Anakin loved to tinker around with Force knows what and he taught me a lot about mechanics as well." She had explained to her dad.
After that Ahsoka had played with Rosette for a while. She was such an energetic little girl, it was difficult not to be as excited around her. Rosette had almost begged Ahsoka to do more 'magic tricks'. Ahsoka laughed at her cute face. She used the Force to make a few blocks fly around above their heads. Rosette had playfully jumped up trying to catch the blocks.
A few hours later Marina and Lilo returned. Rosette had ran to her mother to tell her about the flying blocks. "So auntie 'Soka made the blocks fly?" Marina asked playfully. Rosette had eagerly told everything. Lilo sat down next to Ahsoka on the couch. "Ahsoka?" she turned towards her sister. "Yes Lilo?" "There was a package send towards our address via the Senate message system, but it's been addressed to you." Lilo explained. Ahsoka looked a bit shocked and confused. "How is that possible? Almost no one knows that I'm here. What was inside?" She asked. Lilo shrugged. "We don't know." She pulled the package out of her bag. It was a high security package. Ahsoka's name was displayed on the small screen, when Lilo held it also read: "incorrect fingerprints, face-recognition inconclusive." Lilo held the package in her hands. "See? It's one of those little security thingies. Only you can open it." She gave Ahsoka the package. The screen changed again. "fingerprints correct, face-recognition complete." Another message appeared on the screen.
"Ahsoka,
Captain Rex found this with his troops.
Anakin asked me to deliver it to you.
-Lux"
Ahsoka looked curiously at the package. It opened up a moment later. Ahsoka's eyes went wide as she saw what was inside. Marina looked at Ahsoka's shocked expression. "Ahsoka? What's wrong? What is it?" she asked concerned, afraid that something was wrong. Ahsoka reached inside and pulled something out. "It's my lightsaber…" she said softly. That gained the attention of both of her sisters. "What?" Lilo said shocked. Ahsoka looked at her weapon in her hands. "It's my lightsaber." She said louder and happier, a tear rolling down her face. She held it upright and activated it. The bright green blade ignited. "Wow…" both her sisters said at the same time, looking at the weapon. Ahsoka looked in amazement at her lightsaber. "I thought that I lost it for good…" she said softly, a few tears running down her face. She deactivated the blade and held it in her hands, a large smile on her face. "I've never seen a lightsaber in real life, let alone this close." Lilo said. "I build my lightsaber years ago, it's one of my most prized possessions." Ahsoka said. "I'm so glad to have it back." "Amazing." Marina said. Ahsoka got up and went upstairs. When she got to her room she picked up one of her lightsaber clips and put it on her belt again. Then she placed her lightsaber on the clip. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her cheeks were wet with tears of happiness now that her lightsaber was back where it belonged. She sighed in relief before going back downstairs.
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I'm going to end the chapter here. I'm not really sure what more I can add to this one.
Next update will be for my other story again. After the next chapter for my Barriss story both stories will start a series of events and they will both meet. I'm not sure how long this will take to write (might be some larger chapters), so I hope everyone can exercise patience like a Jedi.
Until next time.
