Chapter 9

I have been running out of ideas lately so updates will be a bit slower. Yes your chapter suggestions are being added to the story, if they are relevant to the story, but the other parts of the story leading up to them are troubling me. Doesn't mean I'm done, because I am no where near done with this story. I still have a few ideas for future chapters.

Anyways enough of that, let's get to the story!

Sabine was waiting, in her room, for Ezra to come home. She found out that he went to Alderaan, though doesn't know why. All she knows is she needs him, wherever and whenever they can be together. She just stared at the empty wall, thinking of what to paint, but her mind kept going back to Ezra.

"Why can't I just stop thinking about him for one second?" she asks herself quietly. She looked down to her feet, and about dropped the paint applicator when the door chimed.

"Just one second," she yelled, frustrated with herself. She doesn't even know why she is frustrated, she just... is.

She opened the door and saw Hera standing there.

"What's wrong, sweetie," she asked pulling Sabine into a light hug.

"I... I don't know... I just feel frustrated with myself," Sabine replied, pulling away from the hug.

"Can't stop thinking about Ezra?"

Sabine bit her lip. "I..."

She doesn't know anything. She's confused, scared, always upset about something, and especially can NOT stop thinking about Ezra. It all started after she found out she was pregnant.

"It's ok if you don't want to talk about it, but I thought you should know I just finished speaking to Ezra," Hera said getting Sabine's full attention.

"And?" she asked anxiously.

"He's on his way back. He... ran into some trouble with some pirates in one of his stops," Hera explained.

Sabine's face turned to worry and fear, "Is he alright? Please tell me he's alright!"

"He's fine. Some sort of misunderstanding. Apparently that particular group of pirates had a bone to pick with Maul and thought Ezra was him," Hera said trying to hold in a laugh.

Sabine sighed, relieved. "Thank you, Hera... I..." Sabine said, but was cut off by the intercoms.

"All hands on Red Alert! All hands on Red Alert!" the automated voice said.

Ezra just landed his ship in Hangar 5 when the intercoms went off.

"All hands on Red Alert!"

Ezra just sighed, completely exhausted, but stayed in his ship.

"If we're on Red Alert, then either the Empire showed up, or..." Ezra started saying to himself when his comms started beeping.

"Ezra, whatever you do, stay in your ship!" Sabine yelled through the comms.

"Sabine? What's going on?" Ezra asked.

"It's Delphine, again. She just won't quit," she replied nervously.

"Let me guess, she's escaped again?" Ezra asked, not at all surprised.

"Yeah..." Sabine was silent. "I... wish you were here and not on your ship..." she admitted.

"Me too..." They were both silent for a long time. Neither one knew why, but they felt this sudden shyness creep up on them. The alarms were still going off, obviously getting on Ezra's nerves. He really wanted to do something about it, and definitely did not want to leave Sabine alone.

'I was going to propose today, but I guess that's going to have to wait,' Ezra thought to himself. Sabine could tell he was distracted.

"Hey, it's going to be alright," she said. SHe didn't know what he was thinking about, but saying something was better than nothing.

"I know," the young Jedi replied. Just then the alarms finally shut off, and was replaced by the security captain.

"Security breach under control. All hands may resume duties," he said.

Ezra sighed with relief as he opened the ramp to his ship and ran to Sabine's quarters.

"We all know how very stupid you are, but we can't ignore the fact you are also very clever, and know your way out of a cell," the Rebel interrogator said.

The woman in the cell just sat on the bench, silent.

"Why are you so obsessed with escaping with Commander Bridger?" he asked then, drawing the attention from the prisoner. He took note of this, knowing he has her.

"Yes, we know why you are really doing all of this. What I want to know, is why you are doing this," he stated.

"I don't know what you're talking about," she lied, without much effect.

"I'm only trying to help you, but I can't do that if you keep resisting me," the interrogator said. He stood up and started pacing around Delphine.
"This is the third time you managed to escape our prison block, and the third time you've been caught. You don't have many options left."

"I'm not telling you why, if you already know," she shot back.

The interrogator nodded, "I understand you are being transferred."

Delphine looked up, glaring. "I'm not going anywhere."

"You are going somewhere else. A place where nobody has ever been able to escape. Not even the most skilled infiltrators could get in and make it out."

Delphine stayed silent, and the interrogator took that as a cue to keep going.

"You're not leaving as of yet, but pretty soon," he said. Delphine stayed silent for the rest of the interrogation, and the guards let the interrogator out.

"She's stubborn, that's for sure," he reported to Kallus.

"We'll have to keep her under triple guard, but that's a decision for the higher ups," Kallus said.

"You have that authority don't you, sir?"

"I did in my time with the Empire, but I don't want to make orders here without the leaders knowing. I've changed a lot since I joined the Rebellion."

"Understood, sir."

Sabine heard a chime at her door, and she instantly opened it. Ezra was standing outside of her room, panting heavily.

"Ezra," she said, getting his attention.

"Sorry... Sabine..." he said between breaths. "Was... running..."

Sabine brought him into the room and gave him a drink. "You need to slow down sometimes, love," she chuckled.

"Couldn't wait. There was another security breach?" he asked.

"Yeah," Sabine simply said. "Delphine tried to get out again, but guards brought her down real quick."

"Can't she just stop? I mean, this is getting ridiculous," Ezra complained.

"Tell me about it," Sabine stated, burying her face in his shoulder. "I missed you Ezra. Why were you at Alderaan?"

Ezra tensed, "I uhh... j-just wanted to visit a friend."

Sabine frowned, knowing he was lying. "Ezra?" Her voice was a bit more stern now. She wanted to know the truth.

"Ok to tell you the truth... I was given something. I went there to pick it up," he explained.

"What was it?" she asked, the mild anger now gone.

"I-I can't tell you, yet..." Ezra said. He noticed Sabine started getting frustrated again, "I want to tell you, but now isn't the right time." He added quickly.

"Not the right TIME?" Sabine yelled. "Ezra, we are expecting a child in 8 months! Why can't you just tell me what you have?"

"It's important... very important..." he tried to explain.

"More important than me?" she shot back, hurt in her voice.

Ezra looked down, "It's... not that it's more important than you..."

"Then what is it?" she asked.

"It's everything about you... about us..." he said, quietly. "But now isn't the right time. I'm sorry, Sabine."

Sabine's anger melted away again. "What are you saying?"

"I love you, Sabine, I really do... I just need time to think about what I'm going to do," he explained.

"You're not breaking up with me are you?" she asked, her voice about to break.

"No, of course not. I would never do that!" Ezra said. "I would never hurt you like that."

Sabine pulled him into a hug, "Then what is it?"

Ezra was silent, thinking about what he should say next.

"Please, Ezra. What is it?" she asked again.

"I'm begging you to trust me, Sabine," Ezra said. "That's all I want from you right now... Trust me."

Sabine could hear the pain in his voice. Even without Force powers she could tell something was tearing him apart. She could feel the conflict in his voice.

"Okay. I trust you," she finally said. She gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum, Ezra. Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum ti an ner kar'ta."
(I love you, Ezra. I love you with all my heart.)

The next day, Ezra was trying to find a spot so he could speak to Sabine, privately, but wherever they went, there were Rebels watching them. They all slapped Ezra on the shoulder saying "Great work, Commander" and winked at both him and Sabine.

Finally, they decided to just take speeders out to their training spot, since it was still mostly unknown to the rest of the Rebels. When they arrived, Ezra took Sabine's hand and led her to a nearby cave. It was a half a kilometer from the actual training site, so they would definitely have some privacy.

"Ezra, what's all this about?" Sabine asked. "I don't want to move too much, for our baby's sake."

Ezra stopped walking and looked at Sabine. "I wanted to ask you something, but I don't want everybody else to hear."

"What is it?" she asked.

"I need you to meet me here, later tonight," he said. There was an excited tone in his voice, similar to when they first started dating.

"Okay, what are you planning?" she asked, suspiciously.

"Trust me, you'll love it," he said.

Earlier that day (About two hours earlier)

"Hera I need to talk to you," Ezra said, interrupting Hera from her repairs. The Ghost took some damage from a storm that passed through during the night.

"Yeah what is it? I need to finish up the Ghost asap," she said.

"Well... I know Sabine talks to you a lot about relationships..." he started.

"Let me guess: you have the ring and you want to know if Sabine is ready?" she asked.

"Y-Yeah, how did you..."

"She's been ranting about it for a few days. I'm surprised you two haven't talked about it," Hera explained.

"Well... she doesn't know I have a ring for her... and I'm afraid of her family."

"You shouldn't be afraid, Ezra. You have their trust don't you?"

"Yeah, but..." Ezra tried to explain.

"Then you shouldn't be afraid of them. Anyway, back to the point, she's been waiting for you. All you have to do is set the mood, and have the perfect setting for all of it," Hera explained.

"What do you suggest?" Ezra asked anxious for the advice.

"Do it somewhere more private, but don't tell anybody where, and at the perfect time, say... sunrise, sunset, anytime that seems romantic..." her voice trailed off. She started thinking about Kanan and when he could do more of that.

"H-Hera?" Ezra said, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Sorry. As I was saying, make sure the time is right."

Ezra took note of all of it, thanked Hera for the advice and set off to find Sabine.

Back to the present time

Sabine was waiting for Ezra to get out of the refresher so they could go get some lunch. They were practicing some moves, when Sabine pushed Ezra into a mud pit. As she laughed, she didn't notice Ezra get up from the pit and pull her down, covering them both in mud. Her armor was still muddy, but she didn't care. Just thinking about their time together in the pit made her chuckle. Then the door opened and Sabine fell into the room. She didn't realize she was leaning against the door and she fell into Ezra, almost knocking him down.

"Woah!" Ezra yelped as Sabine just started laughing.

"You... should have... seen y-your... face!" she screamed with laughter. Ezra turned red.

"W-What do you mean?" he asked.

"At first you scared me, but I think I scared you more!" she replied, barely able to control herself.

"Ha ha," Ezra faked a laugh. "Now can we get something to eat?"

"Yes, dear," Sabine said giving him a long, loving kiss. Ezra deepened the kiss for a few moments before they heard someone clear their throat behind them.

"If you two don't mind, I would like to walk through the base without seeing this. Seriously get a room," Zeb said, walking away. Though he tried to sound annoyed, he couldn't hide the fact he was happy for them.

Ezra and Sabine walked down to the food court and grabbed their lunch. Ezra's was his usual serving of Soufflé a la Lothal, while Sabine had something that normally wouldn't seem right. Jogan fruits with some Mandalorian Bilerat stew, a few Mandalorian oranges... and she even stole some of Ezra's food.

"Uh, Sabine? Are you alright?" Ezra asked, trying not to laugh.

"What? I'm hungry and... wait," she said, then realized she was combining Ezra's food with hers. She looked up at Ezra, shrugged, and took a small bite of her new meal. Her eyes lit up, noting that her combination didn't taste bad at all.

"Ezra, this is actually really good..." she said.

"Really? Can I try some?" he asked, but Sabine held up her hand.

"Sorry, love, I'm not doing that," she said giggling. "I think our child wants a mix of both cultures."

Ezra turned red, still not over the fact she is pregnant with HIS child.

"What?" Sabine asked.

"It's nothing," he said as he placed a hand on hers. He stared at her left hand, imagining how it would look with the ring. He smiled at the thought, and Sabine had to say something.

"Ezra?" she asked.

"Sorry, we should eat before our food gets cold," he said quickly, releasing her hand so they can eat.

Later after lunch, they retired back to their quarters... or at least to Sabine's quarters. While Ezra was cleaning his armor, since he left it in her room, Sabine was looking at herself in the mirror. She still couldn't see much of anything, but she started imagining what she would look like later during her pregnancy.
She sighed and rubbed her bare stomach, 'Still flat, huh? Won't be that way for much longer I suppose.'

Ezra walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. She turned her head to look over her shoulder, and they shared a loving kiss.

"I still can't believe it," Sabine finally said.

"I know. It's hard for me to comprehend it as well," Ezra replied, smiling. That smile quickly turned into surprise, as he felt a faint presence from Sabine's womb.

"Ezra? What is it?" she asked.

"I can sense our child..." he said with disbelief. "It's grown a bit stronger with the Force... I think we'll have a Jedi baby."

Sabine's eyes grew wide. "You mean, he or she is going to be Force sensitive?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying," he replied.

"Oh Ezra..." Sabine said quietly. "This just keeps getting better and better." They kissed again, for what seemed like hours. Then Ezra suddenly stopped, much to Sabine's dismay.

"What is it now?" she asked.

He gave her a grin, "Come on, I'll show you."

He led Sabine by the hand to the speeder bikes in the hangars.

"You wanted to show me speeders?"

"No that's not it. Get on, I'll make sure it's registered," Ezra replied, running off to let the supply officer know he's taking a speeder.

A half hour later, Ezra parked the speeder at their usual training spot. Before Sabine could say anything, he grabbed her hand and started leading her away from the clearing.

"Ezra, where are we going?" Sabine asked, giggling.

"You'll see in a moment," he said. He looked like he was looking for something, but then he pointed up to a cliff.

"Up there," he said. "We need to get up there."

"How do you plan to do that?" she asked.

Ezra just grinned and said, "Follow me." With that he took off in his jetpack, leaving Sabine back on the ground.

"EZRA!" she coughed, but she activated her own jetpack and followed him. When she landed, Ezra was nowhere to be seen.

"Ezra Bridger, where are you hiding?" she called.

"Right here," he whispered into her ear, sending shivers down her spine.

"Ezra," she said as she turned around and tackled Ezra in a hug. "What exactly are we doing here?"

He grinned again, and taking her hand, led her to the edge of the cliff and sat down. Sabine sat next to him as they had an even better view of the sunset.

"Just thought of doing it up here," he said.

"What?"

Ezra stood up and motioned for Sabine to stand too.

"Sabine..." he started. Sabine's eyes searched him for any ideas what he was up to, but her heart was beating faster by the minute.

He held her hands in his as he stared into her eyes.

"Ever since I met you, I fell in love... well more accurately it was a crush, but... I never wanted to leave your side, and when you stayed with your family, I didn't know what I would have done," he paused, but Sabine's eyes started sparkling.

"Then back when I almost died, the only person I thought about was you. When you inadvertently alerted the Empire to our presence in that Data Complex, the only thing I cared about, was getting you to safety. I never want to leave your side again. I swear I will be there for you, whenever you need me."

Some rocks started moving behind Sabine, and a small box flew out of the rock pile and into Ezra's hands. He knelt down to one knee and opened the box, revealing the silver ring, with the blue diamond and gold outline. Sabine's hands flew up to her mouth in shock, tears forming in her eyes.

"Sabine Wren... Will you marry me?" he asked, speaking full Mando'a. (There is no translation for 'marry' unfortunately) Please say yes. Please say yes. He thought to himself.

"Ezra... I..." she started, but she couldn't say anything. She's been waiting for this for a while, but she didn't think it would come as soon as it did.

"Elek!" Sabine said, her tears now streaming down her face. "Yes, Ezra!"

Ezra smiled, overjoyed at her answer. He slipped the ring over Sabine's finger, and she threw her arms around him and kissed him passionately.

"Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum, Sabine," Ezra said when they broke the kiss.

"Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum," she said. She could barely speak, but she held Ezra as tight as she could. They locked eyes for a long moment, not breaking their embrace, then Ezra rested his forehead onto Sabine's. They were smiling brightly, and Sabine also seemed to be glowing again. First her pregnancy, then Ezra's proposal; She was glad she stayed alive long enough for all of this.

"Ezra?" she started.

"Yes dear?" he replied with a grin.

"We still have to tell my family," she said trying not to laugh. "About this and the baby..."

"Haar'chak, they're going to kill me aren't they?" he asked.

"Not likely," she said smiling. "I'm kidding, I won't let them hurt you... though there might be more trials to go through now..."

Ezra sighed, "Do I have to?"

Sabine laughed, "I'll make sure you won't go through any trials. Besides, I'm pretty sure my parents could see this coming. My father did say you would always have his blessing if we were to get married, after all."

"I remember that night. Best night ever," he said.

"No," Sabine started. She wrapped her arms around Ezra again. "Tonight, is the best night ever." She kissed him again and they stayed in their moment for another hour.

Hera shut off the holotable in the common room of the Ghost. Everybody in the room, Kanan, Zeb, Kallus, Wedge, and even Chopper, were all silent. Katherine was trying not to cry with joy, and Hera was smiling.

"Wait... did that just happen?" Zeb asked, still not sure if he's dreaming.

"Yes, Zeb, it just happened," Kanan said.

"Sabine's PREGNANT?" Zeb asked.

"Yes! She was pregnant for over a month now!" Katherine said. Everybody gave her a look. "What? She told me she was pregnant the other day."

"She said it was a secret, but apparently she can't keep her own secrets," Hera said.

"I didn't know she was pregnant either," Wedge said. "I knew Ezra was going to propose, but not that she was pregnant."

"Wait you knew something, too? Why doesn't anybody tell me anything nowadays?" Zeb complained.

"Because most of the time you're either busy working, or busy sleeping," Kanan pointed out.

"Yeah pretty much," Everyone else said.

"Alright you all win," Zeb said.

Kallus patted Zeb shoulder, "If it makes you feel better, I didn't know much of any of it. I only thought the two of them dating was just a rumor."

"What do you think we should do when they return?" Kanan asked Hera.

"Surprise them," she said.

Ezra and Sabine were leaning against the rocks, staring at the stars. Sabine was mostly on Ezra's lap, resting her head on his shoulder. It's a perfectly clear night, and also a full moon, the actual planet of Yavin was on the other side of Yavin 4, so they could see all the stars.

"It's nice to see the galaxy from solid ground, isn't it?" Ezra asked his fiance.

"Mmhmm," she hummed, sleepily. She was very comfortable on Ezra's shoulder, just like when he was still recovering.

"You tired?" he asked then. Sabine gave him a tired nod.

"Yeah. All the excitement today wore me out."

Ezra smiled softly. He looked at her left hand, the starlight faintly reflecting off her engagement ring. His heart skipped a beat, still wired from earlier.

"It might be a little too soon for this, but what would we name our child?" he asked.

Sabine closed her eyes in thought. "I don't know... If it's a boy we could name him... Ronin?"

"It's possible... any other boy names?" Ezra asked.

"That's all I got, loverboy," Sabine laughed. "Now, if it's a girl?"

"I was thinking we could name her after my mother," he said softly.

"Mira? Ezra are you sure?" she asked, worried. She knew that's always been a touchy subject for him.

"It's the least I could do for her," he said with a sad smile.

Sabine turned herself around so she was facing him and cupped his face in her hands. He gently kissed her hand, but never took his eyes off of her.

"Alright then," she said softly. "If it's a girl her name will be Mira." She kissed him deeply, lovingly, then. She didn't want to see him lonely or hurt again, and he could say the same about her.

Now all they had to do, was get married, and wait for their child to join them in life.

Once again, I feel like the ending could have been better, and as usual I finished it in the middle of the night. As for Delphine, something's going to happen either next chapter, or the one after that... or both. I just need to plan out what I want next chapter to be about.

Thanks for all the positive support so far. Really inspires me to keep going.

All ideas are welcome, and as always make sure you're caught up with the story before making suggestions.