Chapter 8

Sabine's P.O.V

Today was another awesome day out camping with Ezra. Last night we took the car and we drove up to a mountain range that was located half an hour away, and we hiked a good amount of the way up. An hour into it, we rested up, then we set back out on trail. As we walked through the wilderness, it was really amazing here. I even brought my sketchpad with me and I sketched some mountains and whatnot. I even got Ezra in a drawing, him looking out into the mountains with the sunset going down. It was now Saturday, and we camped out here for the night. This night was really awesome. When we settled down for the night, he made love to me in our tent. Needless to say, it was awesome doing it again.

The next morning as we slept, both of us still naked and cuddling each other in our sleeping bags, we woke up to the sound of a phone ringing. It turned out to be Ezra's from the ringtone. I heard him slip out of his sleeping bag, put on some clothes, then he went outside. I woke up as well, and saw that it was 8:10 am. After looking at my phone, I looked at Ezra through the tent's entrance. "He's so cute." I thought to myself.

After he got off his call, which was like 15 minutes later, we changed into our clothes, packed the tent up, and then we started our hike back down. "Who called you?" I asked.

Ezra sighed. "It was an unknown number, but guess who it turned out to be?" he said. I had a bad feeling about who it was. I looked at him as we continued walking. "Your dad."

"What? How did he get your number?"

"I'm not sure."

"Did he call you about us again?"

Ezra sighed again. "Yes he did. And guess what he said? He was like, 'If you lay one finger on my daughter...' I was like, 'Look, I already have touched your daughter numerous times. She likes it when I touch her in certain places, that's what couples do, they touch each other when they like each other!' Of course, he had a flipping problem with it, and he went as far as to cuss me out. However, unlike last time I met your dad, he made a threat to me, but this one was a bigger one."

"What did he say?"

"He said that if he caught me with you again, then he won't hesitate to land a 'Mandalorian punishment' on me."

"The Mandalorian punishment? Oh no."

"I'm assuming that's bad news."

"It is."

"Then does that mean that he's going to go as far as what I think he's going to do?"

I sighed. "Ezra, if he does that, then it'll be bad news for all of us. I don't want to see you get hurt. I'll talk to him when we get in the car. Just know that if anything happens, I love you."

Ezra smiled and kissed me. "I love you too." I smiled back at him and we continued the hike down.

About three hours later, we got back to the car. We parked it at a car park that's reserved for people who come to hike the mountain trail. He opened the door for me, I got in and buckled up, then he got in and buckled up. He started it up and we drove out of here, heading back to Lothal. When we got on the highway about 15 minutes later, I decided that now was the time to call my dad to have a little word with him. I dialed him up and it rang. He picked up eventually.

"Look who decided to call." he said. "I'm assuming that this is about the little warning I gave your boyfriend?"

"Dad, it is." I replied, my voice stern. "Why would you go as far as to give him the Mandalorian punishment?"

"Because I don't want to see him with you or you with him."

"Same thing. But why go as far as to do that?"

"Sabine, even you know this as a Mandalorian. If there is a person who is a disgrace to our clan present, even if they aren't physically here right now, then they will be punished."

"Dad, why would you refer to Ezra as a disgrace!? He is not a disgrace and I love him!"

"You only love him because you want to disgrace our clan that way, it is in you, Sabine, I know it is!"

"He is not a disgrace! Mom even said that she likes him, and his parents like me."

"Bullshit!"

"Says the one who went as far as to cuss out the dad of my own boyfriend when all that was trying to be done was try to talk about the issue you have about us dating and how we can quell it! We all are concerned about you, dad! I love you, but I won't hesitate to let you stand in my way when it comes to my love life! Even Hera, Kanan, and everybody else that I had over all said that they think Ezra is a great guy, and he really is, dad! So why won't you just give Ezra a damn break!?"

"The only reason as to why I went after him was because he actually did not think well enough about your relationship to this piece of Lothal scum!"

"Dad, I am on the verge of cussing you out. I suggest you pick your next words very carefully."

"And who said that you could order me around, Sabine?"

"First of all, I am not ordering you around, I am trying to tell you that I don't approve of you threatening Ezra by threatening to use the Mandalorian punishment on him. And how did you get his number anyway?"

"We all have our ways."

"Dad, how did you get Ezra's number?"

"That night where your stupid boyfriend's dad and I argued about you two, I demanded that he'd give me Ezra's number. He refused, so I forced him to do it."

"First of all, how did you force him?"

"I repeatedly demanded him to do it until he actually did. As for his stupid, piece of shit wife, she tried to intervene, but I didn't let her. The same goes for your mother."

"Second of all, you do realize that the more you try to go after the both of us and Ezra's family means the more you get yourself at odds with them, and my boyfriend for that matter?"

"Your boyfriend is a disgrace to our clan, and you will be talked to tonight."

"And if you go ahead with the Mandalorian punishment, mom and I are not going to let that happen. In fact, you do that, and you'll be spending a good amount of time in court."

"You're acting delusional, Sabine. I'm only doing this because your boyfriend is nothing but a disgrace to our clan, but you clearly would rather date a disgrace rather than a boy who actually demonstrates Mandalorian discipline within himself."

"Because I don't HAVE TO date one of your preferred people that you'd like me to date. I am 17 years old, dad, I decide for myself, we all can, and so did Ezra. He chose me because I was more than just a simple art loving Mandalorian girl to him. To him, I was everything, to me he is everything. I love him, and you just need to accept that."

There was silence for about a minute until my dad broke it.

"When you get home, you two are in a lot of trouble. Goodbye." And he hung up. When he hung up, I felt the rage boiling within me, then I slammed my hand on the dashboard.

"Osik!" I swore.

"What happened?" Ezra asked. I explained everything to him.

"And now he said that when I get home, the both of us are in trouble."

"From your dad?" I nodded.

"Face it, if he does anything, I am just going to defy him again as usual. I don't listen to my dick of a dad when it comes to you, but after what he said about you, I am going to defy him again, period."

"You know, I should stand up to him."

"What?"

"Face it. I've had enough of your dad viewing me as a bad person, we both have had enough of it. I am going to stand up for my relationship with my girlfriend, and he is going to listen to what I have to say because I have had just about enough of it."

For the rest of the drive, to try to take our minds off my phone call, we talked about various things, listened to the radio, did some other things along the way, then we arrived at my house at around 5:00 pm. Normally the drive from where we were to Lothal would take about three hours, but it was longer since we did some things on the way home. And guess who we saw waiting for us on the front stairs? My dad. Ezra parked the car, and we both approached my dad, both of us stern as we made eye contact with him.

"I hope you two enjoyed your trip, because now you're in trouble." my dad said.

"Listen, I've had enough of you looking down upon our love for one another." Ezra said, me nodding in agreement.

"Did I ask for your say in this, Bridger?"

"Let me talk. So what if I'm not the guy you would see your daughter dating? So what if I don't have Mandalorian discipline in me? I'm different, we all are. Your daughter is not the stereotypical Mandalorian either. She is an artist, which not many Mandalorians are, and that shows that we all have our differences. Even despite our differences, we are a good couple, our friends tell us that a lot. Your wife sees it, Mr. Wren, and so do my parents. Look, I want our families to get along since my love for Sabine is...a major thing. You may look down upon our love, but that doesn't mean that you should go after us like that. It offends the both of us. Look, I'm asking just for once to please see the good sides of this love, Mr. Wren, please. It's not just for the sake of what the others want you to see, but it's for the sake of yourself. Just see the good side of me, and why I'm a good guy for Sabine, even if I don't have the qualities that you would prefer to see."

I gotta admit, I felt like it was the first time that I saw Ezra speak this way when he stood up for us. My dad thought about it for a moment, puzzled by Ezra's speech. He sighed eventually. He then approached Ezra.

"You got some balls to stand up for your relationship against your girlfriend's father, I'll give you that." he said.

"So does this mean that you'll give me a chance?" Ezra asked.

My dad thought about it for a moment. "No."

"What!?" I responded. "But why!?"

"Sabine, you know very well that he is a disgrace to our clan, and a bad person for you."

"Come on! I spoke up and said why you should give us a cha-" Ezra was cut off when my dad grabbed his ear forcefully. "Ow! Ow! Let me go!"

"You see what happens to those who are a disgrace to our clan, kid?"

"Dad, let him go!"

"Oh, so you want the same thing too?"

"Dad, let him go right now!"

"Sabine, you stay out of this."

"Let me go! Ow!"

"Fine." Dad let go of Ezra, but he approached his car.

"What are you doing over there?"

"I will admit, not bad for your first car, kid."

"Dad, don't do it!"

"Consider this a warning, Bridger."

My dad pulled out a key from his pocket, and then he slide it on the door of Ezra's car, scratching it!

"What the hell! That's my new ride!"

"Save it, kid. Now get out of here before I make sure that you get out of here."

Ezra fearfully nodded, waved bye to me, then got back into his car, speeding away from my house.

"What was that for, dad!?"

"Sabine, you have no right to question me for when it comes to your boyfriend. Now, inside right now."

I nodded, glaring at him, then went inside. He followed. I wanted to be left alone, so I went up to my room and slammed the door on my dad. I then went mad after what happened. How could he do this to my Ezra!? I started shouting Mandalorian curse words and English curse words, all while flipping out in my bed. He had no right to do that, no right!

I've had enough of this, and now soon it was going to be my turn to stand up for myself against my own father.