Predator's prey chapter 12
She had to die, that bitch Luminara was going to die. Ahsoka stormed back to her room and shouted in anger and hit the wall with her fist. She was going to wish she had never walked in on them, it wasn't any of her business what Ahsoka and Barriss did in their free time. Barriss was hers, no one would dare take her from her. Slamming her fist into the wall again Ahsoka's eyes glowed sulfuric yellow. She was going to kill that bitch so she would never get in between them again.
Barriss was hers and she would choose when to punish her, not her so called master. She was Barriss's master, not Luminara. She was past the point of just being angry, she was furious. Luminara had made Barriss cry and that was something she would not tolerate. The only person who had any right, any say in Barriss's life was her and not Luminara. Her fist slammed into the wall a third time this time breaking skin but Ahsoka didn't care. The only thing she cared about was dominating Barriss and making her hers and she wouldn't let anyone get in her way.
She had just enough self restraint to keep her from going to Luminara and gutting her in the temple right then and there. She needed a plan, she needed to think this through and not act rashly. Closing her eyes she took several deep breaths to calm down and right as she was able to get her anger down to a manageable level her bedroom door opened up and her master walked in.
"Ahsoka I want to talk to you about what happened" Anakin said. Ahsoka took a couple more deep breaths keeping her eyes closed "what of it" Ahsoka replied through gritted teeth. The last thing she wanted to deal with was Anakin adding to her problems. "I know you and Barriss are friends Ahsoka but what you guys were doing its…" he paused trying to think of the words.
Ahsoka turned to face him opening her eyes that had turned into an icy blue stare crossing her arms over her chest. Anakin looked at her and sighed after a moment "its just real thin ice you're walking on Ahsoka. Sex is one thing yes but if it with someone who is your friend than it can easily turn into something more" Anakin replied.
Ahsoka narrowed her eyes "it was just sex nothing more" she growled. "If you say it was then I believe you Ahsoka. I'm just worried about you is all, you haven't been yourself since we got back from Mortis. First your easier to agitate, then there was your sudden change of wardrobe" he said gesturing to Ahsoka's new outfit "and now this."
Ahsoka was getting ready to snap back when she paused having an idea pop into her head. It was a lie but she could use it to explain her recent behavior "I'm having girl problems alright, puberty" Ahsoka replied. Anakin's face went from concerned to surprised "oh" he said rubbing the back of his head. He didn't know much about togruta body chemistry so he figured that maybe togrutan females acted differently than human females when their time rolls around.
The conversation had suddenly turned very awkward for the Jedi Knight "Well...hmm that would explain it I guess" he said. He smiled almost shyly or perhaps embarrassed "well I'll let you be, just be careful ok Ahsoka. Don't let it turn into something more than just sex alright" Anakin said. Ahsoka just stared at him as he turned and left her room and once he was gone she let out a long breath. Anakin was too nosy for his own good and Ahsoka realized that sooner or later he would come to the conclusion that her and Barriss were in a relationship. Sighing almost regretfully she decided she would have to deal with him too, perhaps not in the same way she planned to do with Luminara but still he had to go.
Meanwhile Barriss was receiving a much different talk from her master, Luminara stood with her arms cross staring down at her padawan "I am so disappointed in you Barriss" she said shaking her head. "I thought you were above such acts of passion regardless if it was 'just sex' especially with Skywalker's padawan" Luminara stated. Barriss looked up at her master "it was just sex" Barriss protested going along with what Ahsoka had told her to say. Luminara narrowed her eyes "even if that is true that does not excuse your actions padawan. You know better than to give into such temptations which can lead to forming attachment and attachment can lead to the darkside" Luminara replied.
"Until further notice you are not allowed to see Skywalker's padawan" Luminara stated. Barriss's eyes widened in shock "what? You can't do that" Barriss protested. "Not only can I but I am. Until I am sure whatever it is you and Skywalker's padawan were doing is in the past I don't want you seeing her. Your free time is to be spent in meditation so you can reflect on your actions or in the Jedi archives" Luminara commanded.
Barriss wanted to protest, want to argue that this wasn't fair but she knew she wouldn't be able to change her master's mind. "Do I make myself clear?" Luminara asked leaving no room for argument. "Yes master…" Barriss finally said in defeat after a minute or two. Nodding her head in satisfaction Barriss turned and headed out the door "and pick up your room" she added before walking out the door.
When her master had finally left Barriss took a deep breath. Ahsoka wouldn't like this one bit and somehow Barriss had to explain what her master had told her and hope her lover didn't explode. She knew Ahsoka would be back tonight no matter what their masters had told them and thankfully Barriss had some time to think. She sighed and turned around and looked at her cluttered room and began picking things up.
Unlike Barriss who had spent the rest of the day trying to forget what had happened and focus on something else; Ahsoka had spent the rest of the day dwelling on it. Her mind swarmed with angry and dark thoughts of getting rid of Luminara and her master. They both stood in the way of her plan to dominate Barriss. Normally Ahsoka just would have ignored her master and continued doing it regardless of what he said but Luminara was currently the larger of the two problems.
As she thought of different ways to get rid of Luminara her hand tightly clutched the hilt of her main lightsaber. She knew she couldn't just kill her in the temple, she would need a plan. She needed to kill her on the battlefield, perhaps redirect a blaster bolt to her head or cause a giant rock to fall on her. She needed something that wouldn't look to suspicious, something that wouldn't cause the Jedi council to look at her as a suspect. Not only that but Barriss surely wouldn't take it to kindly if Ahsoka just up and killed her master even though the bitch deserved to die.
They should have just staid out of their business, should have just left them alone and they wouldn't be finding themselves facing Ahsoka's wrath. She hated Luminara, hated that woman so much and she would make sure to let the woman know that when she met her end. Her own master however was a slightly more delicate matter, he didn't need to necessarily die. Ahsoka honestly didn't want to kill him either, even though he was so annoyingly over protective of her he did care for her. Somehow she needed to find a way to get rid of him, perhaps get him expelled from the order but it was just a matter of how. It would have to be something bad enough that even the Jedi's so called 'Chosen One' couldn't get away with.
She waited until she was sure everyone inside of the Jedi temple was sleep and even then she hid her force signature before making her way to Barriss's room. Walking quickly and quietly Ahsoka made her way through the halls of the temple taking a different route in case Luminara or her master were up to make sure they didn't do anything. It took her a little longer to circle back to Barriss's room but it had given her time to think of what she was going to tell Barriss.
She paused for a moment and felt through the force to make sure Barriss was alone in her room before softly knocking on the door. It took a few moments but when Barriss opened the door Ahsoka quickly pushed her way in and closed the door. The lights were off so shadows were cased over her lover's face but Ahsoka was sure her lover had been crying. Without saying a word Ahsoka wrapped her arms around her green lover and pulled her close.
It angered the togruta that someone would cause her lover emotional pain and she would make sure Luminara suffered but right now wasn't the time for anger. Looking into her lover's watery blue eyes Ahsoka pressed a gentle kiss against her lips. "Ahsoka…i-I need to tell you something" Barriss said wrapping her arms around her togrutan lover. To be honest Barriss would rather be silent and melt into Ahsoka's arms and let all her worries slip away.
"What is it?" Ahsoka asked softly pulling her head back to look into her lover's blue eyes. Barriss took a slow shaky breath; she knew Ahsoka wouldn't react well to this. "Master Luminara doesn't want me to be around you" she said. Ahsoka's eyes hardened and her grip tightened around Barriss "she what?" Ahsoka growled. "My master doesn't want me around you until she is sure whatever we have is over. I think she knows it was more than just sex" Barriss admitted.
The togruta's blood began to boil. That's it, Luminara wasn't going to get a swift death, it was going to be slow and painful. How dare that woman think she can separate her and Ahsoka! Barriss was not Luminara's to command, she was hers! "She can't do that I won't allow it!" Ahsoka snarled, possessively she pulled Barriss tighter against her as if she was something that belonged to her and her alone. Barriss had to turn her head and lay it against Ahsoka's shoulder and she began to tremble a little almost afraid to ask "what are you going to do Ahsoka? We are padawans we have to listen to our masters" she said.
"She's not taking you from me I won't let her" Ahsoka hissed, anger and hatred dripping from her voice. For the first time Barriss began to worry about how possessive Ahsoka was being. They had always been very close to one another but Barriss didn't like the way Ahsoka was talking. "Ahsoka please calm down, after a week or so I'm sure everything will be fine" Barriss assured. Had Barriss been paying more attention she would have realized Ahsoka was being way to aggressive than she should be because of the force manipulation she had used. She didn't however notice because she was to worried about their future.
Ahsoka shook her head, she wouldn't wait a few weeks, she didn't want to distance herself from Barriss for the sake of acting like a good padawan. She pushed Barriss back some but tightly held onto her arms and looked at her with intense determination in her eyes "no Barriss, I will fix this I promise you that no one will come between us" she said. Barriss looked at her lover but didn't know how to respond, Ahsoka looked really pissed and she guessed she shouldn't be surprised. Ahsoka always was kind of a lose canon.
Barriss looked into her lover's blue eyes and nodded slowly, trusting her to do the right thing. Ahsoka smiled softly and kissed Barriss once again; as long as Barriss trusted her then it would make this a lot easier when the time came to kill Luminara. The two stood there for several minutes holding each other sharing a passionate kiss.
It was when Ahsoka felt her master's force signature moving through the temple that caused her to suddenly open her eyes. He was leaving the temple, he had done it before, several times actually late in the night but she had never known why. Perhaps he was going somewhere to do something or see someone when he left the temple. She decided to sneak out after him, follow him to see what he was doing and maybe she would find something she could use to get rid of him. Breaking the kiss Ahsoka looked at Barriss "everything is going to be fine, trust me" she said softy in a much more calm relaxed tone. Letting go of Barriss, Ahsoka turned and left her lover's room keeping her force signature hidden she followed her master out of the temple.
She wound up inside of the temple's hanger where there were a small verity of shuttles and speeders. Ducking behind one of the nearby speeders Ahsoka watched as her master boarded on of the speeders and took off out of the hanger. Once he was out of sight Ahsoka ran over to a speeder and jumped in. Powering up the speeder Ahsoka activated the tracker in her comm. link. She glanced down at the small red dot that blipped in and out of existence before taking off into the air.
Sliding into one of the skylanes a few speeders behind her master she followed at a safe enough distance to ensure he wouldn't see her. 'Where are you going?' she asked herself as she followed him though the city. Every now and again her master would drop to a lower or higher skyline and Ahsoka followed in suit making sure to maintain a safe distance. The ride had taken about five minutes thanks to her masters reckless driving at high speeds. She slowed down as his speeder broke away from the skylane and veered off toward what looked like to be one of Coruscant's many apartment buildings. Pulling off Ahsoka remained at a higher altitude as Anakin parked the speeder outside of the top floor and stepped off into a vineyard that over looked the city.
Ahsoka moved her speeder until she was directly above the building. Looking over the edge of the door Ahsoka took a deep breath before leaping out of the speeder and began to fall. Using the force Ahsoka softened her landing and began climbing the exterior of the building to find a window she could see what was happening. The wind up here was always strong and Ahsoka had to squint her eyes as speeders blew by her completely oblivious to her.
She had purposely landed a few floors underneath the top so her presence wouldn't be made incase Anakin happened to look out the window. Using her muscles and aided by the force Ahsoka was able to scale the building without to much trouble. Reaching the top floor and pulling herself up and looked through the window. Her master was kicking back on a couch in such a way that made Ahsoka wonder just how many times he had been to this place. She scanned around the room and at first saw no one but after a moment she noticed someone moving from the kitchen.
Her eyes narrowed when she realized it was a woman, human with long brown hair in a nightgown. The woman sat down next to Anakin and handed him one of the two glasses she had been carrying. Adjusting her grip Ahsoka focused the force to enhance her hearing. "They were having sex, Luminara caught them in the act" her master was telling the woman.
The woman sighed and place a hand on Anakin's leg and her master grabbed a hold of her hand holding it. "What did you do?" the woman asked shock clearly evident in her voice. "I didn't know what to do, I was to shocked that Ahsoka would do something like that to say anything helpful" Anakin had replied. The woman sighed again and took a sip from her glass "I'm sure she's just stressed Ani, sometimes people act out in strange ways to get people to notice" the woman replied.
Ahsoka tilted her head "Ani" she repeated in her mind what the woman called her master. Her eyes widened when she realized only one person she knew of had ever called Anakin that name, Padme. Narrowing her eyes she began looking closer at the woman's face and recognized the woman, it had just taken her a second to see it but that was Padme. "I know angel" Anakin said with a sigh and shook his head "I don't want to talk about it tonight" he said turning his head to look at Padme.
With a free hand Ahsoka pulled out a recording device she had grabbed from her pouch and started recording. The two kissed "I love you" Anakin said with a warm smile, Padme smiled back "I love you too Ani" she replied. 'That hypocritical piece of banntha poodo!' Ahsoka mentally cursed. How dare he tell her that attachment is wrong when the man clearly had one of his own. Looking closer Ahsoka happened to notice a ring on Padme's hand, she had never noticed it before but the more she thought about it the more things started to make sense. Her master was married to Padme.
Suddenly a wide grin spread across Ahsoka's face "this is perfect" she mouthed. She could expose Anakin's secret marriage to the Jedi council and they would be force to expel him for breaking the code. Then once that was done she could focus on Luminara.
Stopping the recording Ahsoka put it back in her pouch and began climbing the building. Turning around so her back was against the building she looked up at her speeder and gathered the force around herself. Jumping into the air Ahsoka grabbed onto the speeder and hopped into the seat before taking off toward the Jedi temple.