Chapter 8

Okay, so this needs to be said. The Coronavirus is in my country and has caused a lot of chaos here. Last Sunday I got the news that the schools would be close effective immediately. I'm a teacher, so that meant a lot of work for me. I had to prepare so many packets of work for the kids to take home with them. It's been a hectic week.

On top of that, I have been sick this week as well. I don't think it is COVID-19, but who knows.

In short, there was so much chaos. But now the good news. Schools are closed until April 6th, so that means I suddenly have 3 weeks of free time. I'm trying to write as much as I can in that time.

Until then, please everyone watch out for each other. Stay home as much as you can. Watch your hygiene. Stay safe.

Also, I found out I made a mistake in the numbers of the chapter last week. I fixed it. I'm sorry.


6 months have passed since Ahsoka found Obi-Wan, since she joined Bail Organa's rebellion and since she met her new team.

6 months since Ahsoka felt alive and happy again. She didn't think it would happen so quickly, but she felt like she was in the right place. She didn't have to be on the run anymore. Or, well, not like before at least. She was accepted now, which felt great again after 6 years of not having a normal home.

Ahsoka also felt that she and the team had become great friends. She got along with every single one of them. Especially Lorey. They had shared almost everything with each other in these 6 months and Ahsoka thought it nice to have someone like that in her life again. Someone she could just be herself with.

That's how they were now. Lorey and Ahsoka were in Aldera, walking around a market. They were currently on a week break from almost constant missions, and it was relaxing.

They were talking about everything and nothing at all, now that they didn't have battle strategies and escape plans to go over.

Ahsoka was currently teasing Lorey on the crush she denies she has.

"So, you're telling me you don't like him, yet you were practically drooling when he walked by you at the base," Ahsoka said with a smile.

Lorey looked at her. "Was not! Don't make up stories Ahsoka. You're bad at it."

"You can't be bad at the truth Lorey. Just ask him out, please. I'm sure he'll say yes. He has been looking at you as well."

"I will end you Ahsoka," Lorey said, as she walked away further. Ahsoka hurried to catch back up, laughing.

"If you won't do it, I will," she said with a smile. "I'm sure he'll listen to me and I can set you up on a nice date this week."

"Don't you dare," Lorey said darkly. Ahsoka only laughed.

"You're teasing the life out of me, but I'm sure you have had crushes too. So, tell me about your love life Ahsoka," Lorey said.

Ahsoka fell quiet. "There's nothing to tell really. Sorry to disappoint."

"I don't believe that for a second."

"Well, it's the truth. Jedi aren't allowed to have attachments. I wasn't allowed to act on love."

Lorey looked at her. "Don't banthashit me with your Jedi ways now, 'Soka. You keep being the one to remind us you haven't been a Jedi for 6 years. If you tell me, I'll try to ask Jordan out."

That made Ahsoka look up. It was a fair deal. Anything to make Lorey happy like that. she deserved love. Besides, Ahsoka really didn't have much to tell, so why not share it?

"Okay, so, I really don't have much to share. I only ever had a crush once, and this was back in the Order, so I never acted on it. It was a strange feeling, but my master helped me understand and navigate it. But that's it. Never more than just a simple crush as a 16 year old."

"Why didn't you go after him when you left the Order?" Lorey asked.

"I don't know. I didn't feel like it. Love isn't that important to me. I've seen what it can do to a person when it goes wrong, I don't want that for myself. I like to keep a clear head. Doesn't mean I don't wish love on others, of course. Which is why I'm going to root for you when you ask Jordan out. Because now you have to," Ahsoka finished with a smirk.

Lorey rolled her eyes. "This is so unfair. But fine. I'll do it when we get back, if I can find him."

"Works for me," Ahsoka said. "Though I can't be there. I have to meet Bail and little Leia."

"Oh, right. Your special Jedi babysitting duties," Lorey said.

Ahsoka rolled her eyes. That's what she'd told the team. But that wasn't what was happening.

In the first 2 months that Ahsoka was with the rebellion she'd noticed something about Leia. She was incredibly strong with the Force. But of course no one had noticed that, because no one in the palace was Force sensitive. Ahsoka had told Bail, and to say he was shocked was an understatement. He'd asked for her help in training Leia to hide it. Ahsoka had agreed, of course. It was part of her job to make sure Leia was kept a secret from Vader and the Emperor. That was impossible if she was projecting her Force signature everywhere.

Today she had another session with Leia, and that's where she would be heading now. She turned back to Lorey after getting a few more supplies. "I have to get to the princess or I'll be late. You'll make it on your own?" Ahsoka asked.

"I'm not helpless Ahsoka," Lorey said, offended.

"I was talking about you asking Jordan out. I wasn't implying anything at all. Good luck," Ahsoka said as she turned away and made her way back to the palace. Leaving a dumbfounded Lorey in the marketplace.

=O=

Ahsoka made her way to the private quarters of the royal family. She knocked on the door and it opened instantly. A little girl was behind it.

"Ahsoka!" Leia exclaimed excitedly. She jumped up and down then turned away to get Bail. "Daddy! Ahsoka's here!"

Bail came to greet her at the door. "Good afternoon Ahsoka. Thank you for coming. I'm afraid today will kind of be a real babysitting session. I have to leave. Breha is currently in a conference and will be back in an hour. I trust you'll be okay training her without one of us?"

Ahsoka nodded. "Of course. I'm sure we'll be fine. Right, little Princess?" she asked, turning to Leia. The little girl nodded excitedly.

"I'll be leaving you to it then. Be good Leia," Bail said. Leia again nodded. "Yes daddy," she said with a big smile.

Bail then walked out the door, leaving Ahsoka and Leia alone.

Leia stood there, staring expectantly at Ahsoka, waiting for her to tell her what they would do today.

Ahsoka bent down and picked her up.

"Alright little Princess. We have mind games again today. You think you're up for it?" Ahsoka asked. Leia nodded excitedly. It was always fun to do these mind games with Ahsoka. They were challenging, but mommy and daddy always told Leia it was good to do thing that were hard. She would become smart that way.

Ahsoka took Leia to the middle of the room and sat her down on the carpet. She went to sit across from her. She used her training as a youngling to train Leia in the Force. It was playful, but effective. Especially because Leia couldn't know what they were really doing.

"Alright Leia. Today we will be thinking again. You think of something, and you have to make sure I can't guess it okay? You know how I do that, right?" Ahsoka asked.

"With your powers," Leia said seriously. She knew Ahsoka had 'powers' as she called them. Ahsoka found it funny, the way she saw them.

"Yes, with my powers. I will try to guess in your head, you have to keep me out. Can we do that?" Ahsoka checked again.

Leia nodded. "Okay Leia, think of… an animal."

And Leia's face turned into a big thinking face. It was obvious to Ahsoka she was thinking very hard on what animal to pick. Ahsoka smiled at that. You could say a lot about Leia, but when she started something, she would see it through. She was headstrong and committed.

Then Leia opened her eyes again. "Got one!" she said.

"Alright Leia. Now I'll try to see what it is. Are you ready?"

Leia nodded and Ahsoka reached out with the Force. She poked Leia's mind, but met a lot of resistance and shielding. Ahsoka couldn't be prouder. She'd only been training for a total of 3 months now and her shielding was already very good. Especially for a six-year-old. It could still use more practice, of course. Improvement was always possible, but she was making good progress regardless.

Ahsoka and Leia continued their game until Ahsoka couldn't guess what Leia was thinking about. That was the whole point. Ahsoka smiled at the little girl.

"Well done Leia. I have no idea what you were thinking about. I'm very proud."

Leia smiled at this. "Thank you," she said with a bit smile.

"Now Leia, would you mind if you go play now? I have to make a HoloCall."

Leia got up. "Okay," she said and moved to her toys.

Ahsoka moved to the couch and sat down. She put her comm on the table and put in the number she needed to call right now. She waited for an answer on the other side.

The Holo flickered on and a familiar face appeared. "Hello Ashla. It's good to see you. How have you been?" asked the familiar form of Obi-Wan Kenobi. He was wearing a hood, to conceal his identity. You never know if someone was listening or watching this call. That's also part of the reason they used fake names.

"Hello Ben. It's good to see you too. I've been doing great. How about you?"

"I've been doing just fine. There's not much to do here."

Ahsoka nodded. It didn't look like much indeed when she'd been there 6 months ago. she still wondered how he couldn't get bored. But he didn't seem bored.

"How have things been with your new associates?" Obi-Wan then asked.

"Yeah, it's great. I have an amazing team. I think I've found my place here. I believe this is what I was meant to do," Ahsoka said with a smile. Obi-Wan smiled back at her.

"That's good to hear Ashla. I'm glad you've found your place in the Galaxy."

To hear that felt great to Ahsoka. She still saw Obi-Wan as sort of family. To hear him say he was happy for her was a great feeling.

"How's the boy?" Ahsoka then asked. Having spent time with Leia, she'd become very curious as to how her sibling has been doing.

"He's doing fine. Living his life with his aunt and uncle. I believe he's happy. How's the girl?" Obi-Wan asked.

Ahsoka smiled again at that. "Leia? Can you come here for a second?" she asked. Obi-Wan's eyes widened. Leia made her way over to Ahsoka. As she pointed at the Holo.

"Leia, I want you to meet Ben. He's a friend of mine and of your fathers."

"Hello mister Ben," Leia said in her best diplomatic voice, obviously learned from her parents. ben smiled at her. "Hello Leia. How nice to meet you."

"You too mister," The six-year-old said. Ahsoka smiled. "You don't have to stand here Leia. If you wanna play, you can go back and play. I just wanted to introduce you."

Leia nodded. "Bye mister Ben. Nice meeting you," the little girl said again before walking off and back to her toys.

Obi-Wan stayed silent. He was obviously in shock. "The last time I saw her she was only an infant…" he said, trailing off.

"She looks like her mother, don't you think," Ahsoka said.

Obi-Wan nodded. They stayed silent of a few seconds. She saw that Obi-Wan needed a minute to let this sink in. That was fine.

"I've been training her. She needed some guidance. She's a natural Ben. In 6 months, she learned more than I had back at her age," Ahsoka said.

Ben smiled at that. "It's good to know you took the job I gave you seriously. Thank you Ashla." Ahsoka again smiled. "Anytime Ben."

They talked for several minutes more about everything they could, which was not confidential. Ahsoka was again very happy. This was the first chance she'd gotten to talk to Obi-Wan since she left him alone on Tatooine. She was glad to still have this connection to her old life, even though she was happy with her new life.

After ending the call, she fell into silence. Thinking. She watched Leia play. She was debating whether she would join her or just watch. She was supposed to babysit. After thinking a little more, she moved towards Leia.

"Hey little Princess. What are you playing?"

She held up a little figure. It resembled a human of some sorts. "This is my Jedi. He's a hero. Wanna play with me?" Leia asked, holding another figure out to her.

Ahsoka took it and sat next to her. "Who is this?" she asked. Leia didn't even look up when she answered. "That's his best friend. she always helps him with hero stuff," the little girl said. Ahsoka nodded.

Together they played. Ahsoka had no idea how much time had passed, but before she knew it, Bail entered the private parts again. Leia didn't even seem to notice. She was so wrapped up in her game with Ahsoka, who did notice her 'boss' had come back home.

"Isn't Breha back yet?" he asked Ahsoka when she looked up at him. "Haven't seen her, no," Ahsoka said. She turned to Leia. "I have to talk to your daddy now, okay?" Leia only nodded.

Ahsoka got up and walked closer to Bail. "How'd her training go?" Bail asked. "Good. It only took her 5 tries today to shut me out. she's certainly improving. And at a very fast rate. I don't even think Anakin was this fast in learning this. You should be proud."

Bail smiled. "I certainly am." They looked at Leia. "I introduced her to Obi-Wan. I talked to him on comms," Ahsoka said. Bail turned back to her. "How is he? How is Luke?" he asked. "He told me they were okay. That's all I know. He seems fine and happy. I guess that's all we can hope for." Bail nodded.

"I have some news Ahsoka. There is a new mission for you team."

Ahsoka was surprised at that statement. They had a week off. But she should've known. There was no free time in a war.

"What's it about?" Ahsoka asked, already invested.


So, this is a bit of a filler chapter. I promise it'll pick up speed soon. At least baby Leia is back. I hope that makes it all worth it :)

Please review. I love to read what you think so far :)