Six galactic standard months had past for the young, lovely couple on Onderon. Life had fallen into a comfortable, if sometimes stressful, routine. Lux went to his usual senate meetings which took most of his time from Ahsoka. The Togruta had taken to help training the royal guard; a task she was both familiar with and good at. It was the young woman's idea. At first, Lux objected to it, but Ahsoka was able to change his mind. Afterall, it is what had brought them back together after so long, and it gave them a reason to be side by side more often.
Lux walked in on a training session, dark bags under his eyes disappearing as he saw his woman laying a full-sized soldier down on his back with a training pike. He let out a low laugh that broke up the sparring session instantly. The guards not currently trying to recover from their rounds with the former Jedi snapped to attention until Lux told them to relax. Each of the armored, tired men shambled out of the room in groups of two, some elbowing the senator and giving him a week and a few choice words about their new training instructor; most of which were positive in nature.
"Hey, Lux." Ahsoka started, greeting the young man with a kiss. "What's going on? I thought you were busy until late this evening."
"Me too, but it turns out I'm not. Thought I'd come see how you were doing down here." He chuckled, though his eyes said something else. There was a slight hint of apprehension in him, something Ahsoka picked up on easily.
"Lux, what's wrong? What aren't you telling me?" The young woman asked softly.
"I'm…going to Coruscant. For a senate meeting to discuss Onderon's place in the war. I'll be away for a few days, but I'll have some of my most trusted guards with me—"
"I can go too, right?" She interjected quickly, catching Lux by surprise.
"Well, yeah, you can. I thought you wouldn't want to because of…you know. We'll be around the Jedi, so…I mean, if it's what you want. I would love to have you at my side; I just…didn't want to make that decision for you."
"Lux, it's okay. It's behind me. I would be more than happy to accompany you." It was true. Ahsoka did have her qualms about returning to Coruscant; the place she had once called home. There were so many good memories and friendly faces there for her that she would like to see again, but also a few bad ones. Her former master, Padme, Master Obi-wan. What would they think when they all saw her traipsing around on a senator's arm. The thoughts flooded her mind faster than she thought they would, but then another one brushed them all aside. She didn't care what they thought. She was happy now. She had a place to call home, a wonderful boyfriend she'd been dreaming about since she'd met him in that garden, a job that gave her a since of meaning with people that she cared about; could care about without worrying about a code. She was happy now, and she was ready to show it off.
((Author's note: Sorry about the about the absence. The military took me away for sometime, but I am back now and writing to my heart's content. I'm a little rusty, so it might seem a little below my standard, but hopefully my readers can stick with me.))