Ahsoka's Pov.
I got of onto level five, there wasn't much this far down but it would make a good place to lie low until someone caught onto my scent again. I clutched my shoulder thightly, beggining to feel cold as I lost more and more blood. My dizzyness was gone for the moment but I wasn't sure when it would be back. My inner demons were resting I guessed which was kinds funny always thinking of when she would come out and tear up everything.
I walked through the darkness, very little light and few people walking about. I knew I'd be cloce to the drain pipes soon, and I had no intention of going near them, anywhere could lead to a dead end and I'd be stuck. I passed a tiny little clinic and walked inside.
There was only a little twi'lek girl and her mother there and a few nurses. I walked through the long halls, waiting for somewhere I could wrap up my arm, but there was too many nurses around. One stopped me and looked at my shoulder. She asked if I needed help and I agreed. She led me to a room and help me sit. She grabbed a needle and thread and looked at my arm.
"When did you get this ?" She asked calmly.
"Like a half hour ago..." I replied and she looked shocked. She put the needle down and grabbed cleaning supplies. She wiped some of the blood away, making me yelp in pain but containing myself. I let her finish as she began to stich up the wound. I felt the dizzyness return and suddenly I was on the floor. My ears felt plugged and I could hear nothing but the inside of my head.
"Are you okay !?... Miss ?" I heard her say as she lifted me up. I opened my eyes and she put me back on the bed. I felt like I was gonna collapse. Another nurse came in with a glass of water and handed it to me. I drank it quickly and I noticed her looking at my lightsabers.
"Thank you" I breathed and the women began stitching my shoulder again. I felt a bit better than before and sat there patiently as she completed her task, she was about to put bacta on it when the nurse who brought me water asked to see her at the door. She looked uneasy and I tried to listen in on what they were talking about, but to no avail. The other lady nodded and came back towards me. She asked me to lay down and I did and she began putting bacta on it slowly. I closed my eyes, waiting for her to finish when the door burst open and a security guard and the other nurse came in.
The nurse who was fixing my arm held me down as did the security guard. The nurse who brought me water was trying to stab a needle into my arm and I knew they were trying to seditate me. I struggled and started screaming, kicking but to no avail. I used the force to activate my weapon and suddenly they let go. I jamp up and kicked the security guard and punched the women with the needle. I looked at the nurse to was fixing my wound and she stayed on the floor screaming and looking terrified.
"Please... don't kill me, it was my job... I have a son to take care of..." She breathed... I had no intentions of killing her but whatever part of me decided I should let her go, showing mercy.
"Why were they trying to put me to sleep ?" I asked angrily, looking at the needle on the ground.
"You're all over the news, your the missing Jedi everyone's looking for... we thought we'd help the Jedi by bringing you to them...please I only wanted to help" She mumbled.
"So their coming ..." I replied and she nodded. I looked at my stitched up shoulder, there was no way I would be able to fight with this and I had no time to patch it up. I grabbed the nurses white lab coat and put it on. I ran out of the room and back towards the door, there were already light coming onto the sector.
I ran back and looked for an exit, I went to the very back and smashed a window. I jamp out and started running, holding my freshly stitched arm as I did so. I ran deeper and deeper into the darkness as gunships flew behind me, looking for me. I came upon the drainage pipes and had no choice but to get inside them. I ran through them, water splashing at my feet but I kept moving, I heard clone orders being yelled behind me as I ran faster. I cut through a pipe with my lightsaber and almost fell to my death, there was another pipe three feet over and I leaned off the edge of where I just cut through. I cut through the second layer, trying not to look down... hoping I wouldn't fall. I finally cut through and I seen light coming through the pipes behind me.
I heard the foosteps and I couldn't figure out how to move the steel out of the hole I'd freshly cut. I heard the steps getting closer and closer, making my decision. I ran out the the pipe and slammed into the other one, pushing the steel forward and landing on my back. I was amazed I made it. I wuickly lifted up the concrete and tried to put it back into the hole. I pushed it to much and the piece fell out and down into the lower levels, burning into the lava pits at the very bottom.
I ran away from the site and deeper into the the drains. I made it pretty far, and still no one was behind me. I had left the everyone in the dirt. I stopped, catching my breath as I clutched my wound, bleeding through the jacket. I kept going, further and further, until I found a ladder... my way out.
I climbed up, hurting my wound but making it. I felt dizzy once I got up and the blood loss was killing me. I walked along the metal plains around me, light rain flowing and lights hanging over head, I continued to go. Not knowing where I would go as I made it... but I had accomplished something...
"Ahsoka, Stop!" I heard and I spun around. Anakin came out of the pipes, along with Rex and the entire 501st legion. I stopped as they surrounded me, gunships flying over head and more clones surrounding me. I felt trapped and they had won... for now.
"Surrender, Commander... it's over" Master Kenobi's Captain Cody said. I stopped in my tracks. Feeling dizzy... My wounds were ripped again and I was about to collapse. "Ahsoka ?" My master asked stepping towards me and suddenly I hit the ground, everything going black all around me... the darkness comsuming me into a deep sleep once more. I had fought well today but for what greater good ? .
Anakin's Pov.
I picked up Ahsoka's body as she laid limp in my arms, she was breathing and she's been shot. She'd lost so much blood, refusing her meds from the lab were a big factor in her dimise. I was suddenly removed from her by Rex and he gaveme an apolagetic look as clones picked her up and binded her. I wished the best for her as we boarded the gunships. We headed back to the temple to give our reports and to let Ahsoka get some rest. The clones carried her off and they followed us to the med bay. She was binded to the bed as doctors began refixing her wound. She still hadn't waken but she was breathing.
"She's having dreams..." The doctor said slowly.
"How do you know ?" Obiwan asked.
"Her heart race has increased quite abit, nightmares I would presume... a night in the bacta would do good" He mummbled. as nursed came in and moved her. I watched as she was taken behind the curtain and heard them putting her in the bacta tank. Once everything was done I sat down in her room as she floated in the tank. She twitched every once and a while and she put her hand flat on the glass.
I walked up towards her and put my palm onto hers.
"Get better, Snips..."I mummbled as I left the room. I went back towards my quarters when I ran into Obiwan. He stopped me and waved me over. I walked up towards him and Rex, not really wanting to be stopped at this very moment but as ussual I never got time when I wanted it.
"Council report ?" Obiwan asked and I nodded.
"Might as well, you know I can't understand how this all could of happened... I mean how she got the best of me" I replied as we continued towards the council, Rex departing the other way.
"She knows you more than anyone, Anakin... don't feel bad, it was only a slip" He replied and I nodded. I understood him alot but yeah it was different, he didn't know how she got me to slip.. leaving her kiss out of it as we entered the council chambers. We bowed as they stared at us expectantly as I sighed. Here goes nothing.
Ahsoka's Pov.
I saw Lux infront of me, my heart racing as he came up towards me and hugged me. I wanted to cry so much to him but I didn't want to make this about me as he was the one gone for so long. "Lux..." I breathed.
"I missed you, Ahsoka..." He said holding me tightly.
"I missed you so much and I'm sorry for not listening to you, you've been there true to me all along and I broke your heart..." I breathed and he held me tighter, my voice cracking as I spoke.
"Not that much, you were hard to forget but I made it... I looked for you across this galaxy but I couldn't find you and I'm sorry for not trying harder, I just wasn't able to do it..." I cut him off and kissed him deeply.
"I love you, Lux Bonteri... nothing will change that " I replied and he kissed my cheek.
"But I need your help..." He whispered.
"What's that ?" I asked.
"I'm with Dooku... I'm his..." Suddenly he disapeared and I lost him, his touch.
"Ahsoka..." I heard and I began crying.
I awoke with Anakin over me, I notice a needle in my arm and I froze...
"Hey, Skyguy..." I mummbled.
"This is what I was trying to give you earlier, before you..." He stopped
"Yeah" I finished and silence hung between us but I broke it.
"Whats this anyways ?" I asked.
"It's so you don't lapse out, if you noticed what was happening to you... I was gonna tell you but when that happens to you, you die faster.." He mumbled.
"I'm dying ?" I asked oddly.
"It has to do what happened to you in the labs... but this slows it down... until we find a cure at least" He replied. He sat down on the bed beside me and stared expectantly at the wall.
"I'm sorry for leaving... guess that's part of the needle right ?" I asked.
"You catch on quick, I was only trying to help you" He replied.
"I know just next time don't tell me you made out with my unconscious body and then try stick it in my arm..." I joked.
"It was just a goodnight kiss to my beloved padawan, what a master like me can't do that ?" He asked and I laughed at this. "Beloved ?... well thanks and because of that yeah I guess you deserve it" I laughed and suddenly he kissed me. I fell into it deeply but in a way it felt wrong, but I wasn't sure what I could say about it.
I laid back and pulled him with me as he held me. I let him go and turned over. I felt him holding my side as we drifted into a deep sleep. Yeah I had Lux, but was he really alive and honestly... me wanting to be normal away from the jedi was one thing but for some reason I felt more normal than I did ever, being here with Anakin. Minus the fact I was dying.
But I wondered if Lux was really who I wanted, what was he gonna say before I was awoken ? I thought on this for a bit but decided to go to sleep and hope to see him again, but to no avail... I missed him greatly and if he was still alive why hadn't I felt him ?
I wondered what I would do if he was alive, I'd have to chose between being a jedi or being a running fugitive from both the republic and sepretists. I had alot to think about but for now I wanted to forget it all and enjoy this time with my master, but how long would it be before I broke his heart too?
(A/N) I made it as long as I could again and please leave some reviews... I need to know and I think I'm gonna need some help on this... any ideas ? I hope someone likes this story but I don't know ... Leave a review if you'd like to help me on this. Ekae hasn't been much help going to the states, christmas shopping... taking care of all her stories but I love her and I want to deticate this chapter to her because I'd said some hurtful things to her but my parents made me say those things... and I really miss her.