Oh, did I say this story was slightly AU? My bad. It's AU, no 'slightly' about it.
"Uh...hello, Master."
"What are you doing up at this hour? It's two in the morning!"
She immediately went on the defensive. "The same might be said of you."
"True," he murmured, not really wanting to admit it. But then he straightened up. "But you are my Padawan, and a Padawan is forbidden to keep secrets from his or her Master."
"Oh? You're Anakin Skywalker. I have no doubt you won't have any qualms against a little rule-breaking now and then."
Her master was silent for a long while. He was probably creating a response, but the next thing he said took Ahsoka by surprise.
"What are qualms?"
"...Look it up. Anyways, I'm not telling you what I'm doing up until you tell me."
He looked down at his cup of hot cocoa. "Do you really want to know?" He had lost his earlier indignation. Now he just sounded sad.
Ahsoka thought for a minute. "Yes. I want to know."
Anakin stared down at his cocoa for a few seconds before answering. "Nightmare."
"Me too."
Her master looked up at her. "That's why I'm up. It's...sort of a recurring dream. Yoda's helping me to...decode them," she continued.
Skyguy rested his head on his palm and his elbow on the table. "Go ahead, then."
Ahsoka breathed an inward sigh of relief and slipped out the door. That had been close.
Soon enough, she had arrived at Yoda's door. As usual, the door drifted open of its own accord, and Yoda's voice drifted through.
"Come in, come in."
She slipped through. "Master Yoda, I need to talk to you."
"Ahsoka. Urgent, I sense this is."
"It is. Very urgent. I found the girl."
Master Yoda's reaction was visible. "Found the girl?"
"Yes. She lives on Mandalore, in an orphanage run by an old woman named Ms. Haggerr. Her name is Tori."
"Very good, this is. Find her we must, if she is so powerful." He paused. "And perhaps, help save us, she will."
Sorry for the wait, you guys. Please review - I'm getting lonely.
