(A/N: I love this story, even though I'm just going with the flow. Please
review and give me ideas!!! I really need them. Oh and I do not Own and of
the characters, Though perhaps some of you believe I own Ben, which I do
not. Read New Jedi Order and You'll realize that fact. Anyway, on with the
show)
After spending the afternoon guiding Anakin and his sister around the countryside, Aly wanted to spend time alone. She had to figure out why she liked Anakin so much, when she just flirted with other guys for no reason. The only other person she had had feelings for like this was Nawat, but he had stayed behind with his flocked when she finally decided to return to Tortall. (A/N: for those of you that don't know, Nawat was a crow that turned into a man. A very awesome one at that.)
Anakin walked toward his room then decided that he wanted to talk to his aunt, so headed for her room. He knocked on the door, to which Mara responded by shouting, "What'd'ya want?" Anakin told her he wanted to talk. Mara, to tired to get up, opened the door with the force, Anakin walked in to find her half asleep.
"I wanted to talk to you about how to respond to girls." He said.
"And why are you asking me this? You should ask your sister, or maybe Luke." Mara seemed embarrassed.
"Well, I wanted a woman's perspective, and Jaina's been watching Ben all the time for the last month, so I can't get to her."
"Oh. Okay then, what do you want to know?"
"Well, Aly likes me, I can sense it from a kilometer away, and I like her too, but I'm not sure I'm ready to start a relationship. I'm barely over Tahiri, and. oh, I don't know." Anakin seemed rather emotional. He was never like that, not even right after Tahiri's departure. Jacen was usually the more emotional one.
"Well, do you really like Aly?"
"Yes."
"Does she really like you?"
"Yes."
"Then it should be fine," Mara stated. "Though that's just my opinion, you may want to ask Luke or Jaina what they think too."
Anakin nodded, then left, and headed for Aly's room. He got to the door, paused to think of what to say. He knocked on the door, then waited for her to respond.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"It's Anakin."
"Come in," she said as she opened the door. He walked in and sat on the chair opposite the bed. Aly sat on the bed.
"So, what do you want?" she asked.
"Well, I was wondering if I could court you." He said.
"Yes. I would love that!" she leaned toward him, and kissed. He liked it and put his arms around her. Then he realized that he barely knew her and pulled away.
"What?" she asked.
"I've only ever kissed one other girl, and I had known her forever before it happened. This is just strange to me."
"Oh. Okay, that's all right." Aly seemed disappointed.
Anakin got up, and headed toward the door. "I'll see you tomorrow. Maybe we can have a picnic or something."
"Yeah, I would enjoy that. Just don't bring your sister this time." Aly laughed, "Not that I don't like her, of course, but I want to be with you."
"That sounds fine to me." Anakin left and walked back to his room, where he found his Uncle and cousin.
"Hello, Uncle Luke."
"Hello. I wanted to see if you could watch Ben for Mara and me tomorrow. We are taking Jaina to get a good idea of the territory."
"Yeah, that should be okay. I'll have to ask Aly though."
Luke looked up from Ben's face, "And why would she care?"
"Well, we're going to have a picnic tomorrow. She won't mind though."
"Okay then." Luke got up and left, returning to his room.
After spending the afternoon guiding Anakin and his sister around the countryside, Aly wanted to spend time alone. She had to figure out why she liked Anakin so much, when she just flirted with other guys for no reason. The only other person she had had feelings for like this was Nawat, but he had stayed behind with his flocked when she finally decided to return to Tortall. (A/N: for those of you that don't know, Nawat was a crow that turned into a man. A very awesome one at that.)
Anakin walked toward his room then decided that he wanted to talk to his aunt, so headed for her room. He knocked on the door, to which Mara responded by shouting, "What'd'ya want?" Anakin told her he wanted to talk. Mara, to tired to get up, opened the door with the force, Anakin walked in to find her half asleep.
"I wanted to talk to you about how to respond to girls." He said.
"And why are you asking me this? You should ask your sister, or maybe Luke." Mara seemed embarrassed.
"Well, I wanted a woman's perspective, and Jaina's been watching Ben all the time for the last month, so I can't get to her."
"Oh. Okay then, what do you want to know?"
"Well, Aly likes me, I can sense it from a kilometer away, and I like her too, but I'm not sure I'm ready to start a relationship. I'm barely over Tahiri, and. oh, I don't know." Anakin seemed rather emotional. He was never like that, not even right after Tahiri's departure. Jacen was usually the more emotional one.
"Well, do you really like Aly?"
"Yes."
"Does she really like you?"
"Yes."
"Then it should be fine," Mara stated. "Though that's just my opinion, you may want to ask Luke or Jaina what they think too."
Anakin nodded, then left, and headed for Aly's room. He got to the door, paused to think of what to say. He knocked on the door, then waited for her to respond.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"It's Anakin."
"Come in," she said as she opened the door. He walked in and sat on the chair opposite the bed. Aly sat on the bed.
"So, what do you want?" she asked.
"Well, I was wondering if I could court you." He said.
"Yes. I would love that!" she leaned toward him, and kissed. He liked it and put his arms around her. Then he realized that he barely knew her and pulled away.
"What?" she asked.
"I've only ever kissed one other girl, and I had known her forever before it happened. This is just strange to me."
"Oh. Okay, that's all right." Aly seemed disappointed.
Anakin got up, and headed toward the door. "I'll see you tomorrow. Maybe we can have a picnic or something."
"Yeah, I would enjoy that. Just don't bring your sister this time." Aly laughed, "Not that I don't like her, of course, but I want to be with you."
"That sounds fine to me." Anakin left and walked back to his room, where he found his Uncle and cousin.
"Hello, Uncle Luke."
"Hello. I wanted to see if you could watch Ben for Mara and me tomorrow. We are taking Jaina to get a good idea of the territory."
"Yeah, that should be okay. I'll have to ask Aly though."
Luke looked up from Ben's face, "And why would she care?"
"Well, we're going to have a picnic tomorrow. She won't mind though."
"Okay then." Luke got up and left, returning to his room.