Where is he? thought Sabine.

Jocaster had told her to meet him here, here on the outskirts of the Clan Wren stronghold.

It was a small clearing, surrounded by trees on all sides with a small pathway leading back to the stronghold.

Sabine remembered that this was a place where she used to go when she was younger during the warmer months on Krownest; it was a beautiful, serene place, perfect for painting in solitude.

How Jocaster found it, she didn't know, only her parents and Tristan knew about it.

"Hey!"

Sabine looked up from the log where she was sitting to see Jocaster, fully armored with his helmet equipped.

Raising an eyebrow at him, "Hey yourself. You're late."

Jocaster shrugged, "By what, thirty seconds?"

"Forty-three," Sabine deadpanned.

Jocaster snorted, "Well, I am very sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."

"Don't worry about it to much," said Sabine, then she gestured towards his head, "Go ahead and take your helmet off."

Jocaster shook his head, "Nope, don't think so."

Sabine sighed, apparently getting him to cooperate would be difficult, "And why not?"

"I'm afraid my handsomeness needs to be contained at all times," Jocaster sighed dramatically.

Sabine just gave him an unimpressed stare.

Jocaster deflated a little bit, "Man, nothing?"

Sabine chuckled a little as she picked up her helmet and put it on.

"Tell you what, how about we leave the awful jokes for later and get right into the fighting then?" she suggested.

"Sounds good to me," replied Jocaster, "Just fists?"

"Just a little friendly sparring, that's all," said Sabine, readying her fists as Jocaster did the same.

Oh, it would be friendly alright, that is until Sabine ripped his helmet off and finally discovered just who this guy was.

Without any hesitation Sabine sprang forward to attack, aiming for his right side, only to switch to his left in a feint.

Unfortunately for her, Jocaster saw it coming at the last second and quickly brought his armored arm to block her well-aimed attack and using his other hand to push her away from him with almost super human strength.

Sabine was thrown back a few feet and she looked at an unmoved Jocaster in surprise, this guy was fast!

Jocaster beckoned her forward with his finger and she obliged him, going on the attack once more.

The fight seemed to last for hours, eventually becoming less of a fight and more of a dance.

For Sabine, it was astonishing to her how familiar it felt to her. It seemed like Jocaster knew every move she was going to make, every feint, every dodge, every punch, or kick, even though he had never fought her before. Yet, in a strange sort of way, she seemed to know what he was going to do as well, like they had been sparring for years.

Of course, this only served to increase Sabine's curiosity. How did he know her moves and how did she know his?

Sabine frowned under her helmet as she block another one of his attacks. If she was going to get his helmet off she needed to get creative.

Suddenly, she backed up several paces and the two warriors were now in the same position they were at the beginning of their brawl.

An idea suddenly popped into her head and she charged again at Jocaster in a repeat of recent history. Jocaster once again steeled himself for her last-minute reversal.

Only this time, this attack wasn't a feint.

Jocaster seemed to realize this, but by the time he did it was too late, and Sabine slammed right into him, knocking him over with her on top of him.

Sabine's arms shot forward and she moved to grab the sides of his helmet and finally reveal who he was.

Gotcha, she smirked as she moved to rip his helmet off.

The helmet didn't budge.

Shocked, Sabine finally noticed that Jocaster had his own hands firmly grasping her own wrists, preventing her from moving.

"Y'know, hate to point this out, but the honeymoon comes after the marriage," Jocaster managed to force out.

It was at that point that Sabine noticed that her butt was firmly planted on his crotch and that they were awfully close.

Sabine quickly scrambled off of him, abandoning her quest to unmask him, and she quickly dusted herself off, ignoring the blush that was beginning to spread onto her face.

"Nice try," she heard Jocaster say as he stood up.

They were both facing each other now, panting a little from the duel.

She shrugged, "I'm going to figure out who you really are at some point, why not now?"

Jocaster shook his head, "Not yet, I can't."

Sabine removed her helmet to fix him with a fierce stare, "And why not?"

Jocaster hesitated, "Let's just say my anonymity will help the both of us in the longer run. You'll just have to trust me on that one."

Sabine grunted, "Right, well, at least I can trust in the fact that you fight good."

"Fight well," Jocaster corrected.

Sabine gave him a flabbergasted look at his correction, "Seriously?"

Jocaster rubbed the back of his helmeted neck, "Force of habit."

"What, being an ass?" Sabine asked, though she was smirking in amusement.

Jocaster laughed, "Yeah, something like that."

"How did you find this place?" asked Sabine.

The blue armored Mandalorian looked down at his wrist, "That'll be a story for another time, I've got to get going, Fenn Rau is expecting me after all."

"Oh, I see," said Sabine, once again frustrated by his evasiveness.

"Right, well, see you around!" he chirped and with that he turned and hustled in the direction of the Clan Wren stronghold.

Sabine for her part simply sat back down onto the log she had been sitting on previously.

She hadn't really learned all that much about Jocaster, at least not what she hoped that she would have learned.

How did he know to come to this place?

The question once again went through her mind once more.

Like she had thought earlier, only her parents and Tristan knew about this place.

That's not true, she suddenly remembered.

"One other person did know," she whispered to herself as she closed her eyes and a memory from not so long ago flooded into her mind almost instantaneously.

It had been a few hours after she had defeated Saxon and she was in this exact same spot as she was now…

"Hey."

Sabine looked up to see Ezra approaching her, his boots crunching the snow.

It was nighttime on Krownest, and it was cold as well, though this was alleviated by the portable thermal heater Sabine brought with her, which let off a low, comfortable glow.

"Hey Ezra," Sabine greeted him, patting the spot next to her for him to sit, "How did you find me all the way out here?"

It was a secluded place, Sabine hadn't told anyone else about it at all.

Ezra gave her a sheepish grin as he sat down next to her, "I could sense you."

"I'm not sure what to say to that," said Sabine, surprised.

"I asked Kanan about it," said Ezra, "He said he has the same thing with Hera, where he can feel her emotions because of their connection. Us Jedi can apparently sense the emotions of those that we care deeply about."

Sabine was once again stunned, "Ezra, I-

"Anyways," said Ezra, cutting her off as his face turned red, "I felt turmoil coming from you, the same I felt during our training."

Sabine sighed, "Its just everything you know? My mother and brother accepting me, the Darksaber, its just everything is happening so fast, I just don't really know what to make of it!"

"Yeah, it has been kind of crazy," Ezra agreed.

They sat there for a few seconds in silence.

"Hey, Ezra?" Sabine asked him.

"Yeah?"

"I just want to say I'm sorry."

Ezra raised his eyebrows, "Sorry for what?"

"On Atollon, you came to seek me out after Kanan bested me. I hurt you when I told you I didn't want to talk about my parents and you reminded me that at least I still had mine. That was wrong, and it's been bugging me for a while," Sabine said, looking down at her feet, ashamed.

"It's ok."

"No, it isn't ok," Sabine argued, "You've been there for me and you just wanted to help, and I pushed you away and-

"Sabine," said Ezra more forcefully, "You aren't perfect, no one is. Kanan taught the both of us that. We can't dwell on the past, otherwise we won't have time to fight for the present."

Sabine looked up at Ezra and her eyes met his. Sabine was suddenly stunned by how much Ezra had grown. He was now about the same height as her, his face had begun to get longer and more chiseled in appearance. His eyes still had the same boyish glint to them, but there were much deeper undertones of loss, victory, and a newfound maturity from fighting his whole life.

Sabine smiled at him, "When did you get to be so wise, Ezra Bridger?"

Ezra grinned back, "I think Kanan has been rubbing off on me."

"Now that's a mystery, how Kanan of all people got to be wise," said Sabine.

They both shared a chuckle at that.

Ezra sighed as their laughter died down, "Well I suppose we should probably head back, it is kinda late and-

Ezra was cut off as Sabine suddenly hugged him.

"Thanks Ezra."

Ezra looked down at the girl that he cared for more than anyone else. His partner, his best friend, his confident. They had been through hell and back and could count on one another to help the other at all times. And with Sabines recent emotional purging, it felt like a dam had burst. Sabine had never been good at letting out her emotions, but right now, she was telling him that they had an unbreakable bond.

Ezra smiled as he brought his arms around her body to reciprocate the hug.

"Always Sabine, always."

A/N: What a nightmare, 2 months! This chapter was a complete pain to write and I'm still not 100 hundred percent happy with it! It's still far too short, but eh, what are you gonna do?

A lot has happened in two months, and I'm not sure if I will have this story follow the canon events of the finale or not, we will just have to wait and see.

Anyways, I just always found it weird that Sabine and Ezra never really addressed their argument they had on Atollon when Ezra points out that Sabine still has parents to return to after she pushes him away. Also, Ezra did get a hug now, instead of just Kanan getting one from Sabine.

In case you have all forgotten (it has been 2 months) this story takes place before the battle of Atollon and Jocaster is Ezra in disguise.

Hopefully it won't take as long to get another chapter out.

Thank you for the love and support, give me feedback!