This was edited on December 16, 2017. I hope you enjoy it.

Ever since that day, Ben was happily sneaking around the lessons and other Padawans to spend time with Lirri. He enjoyed the feeling she gave him. So whether it was by pulling Lirri into a bush to kiss, sneaking out in the evening from the building to curl up and watch the night sky. He even was okay just spending time with Lirri by doing the dishes with her. Lirri made him feel better when she was around.

So it was late evening when Ben had peeked into the kitchen. Lirri was in the kitchen, drying a dish in her hand as she conversed with one of the newer Padawans. He had been there only been there for a few days, so it was natural for Lirri to be asking questions. Both seemed quite engaged in the conversation as Ben looked in and tried to focus so he could hear the conversation better. He was unable to, but he was able to read the body language as Lirri was starting to become uncomfortable and uninterested in it. The Padawan was not getting the hint as he moved closer. Ben watched as Lirri gave him a fake smile, saying an excuse a bit louder. Ben could hear it, as Lirri began to walk out of the room.

Ben moved away from his hiding spot, preparing himself to look like he was walking down the hall coincidentally. He counted down his estimate, but when Lirri did not exit, he went to the door to see Lirri. She was shoving the Padawan away with an unimpressed look. The Padawan stormed away, pushing past Ben.

He was angered as he thought about following the Padawan,

Ben peered in to see the process of Lirri shoving the Padawan away before storming out. Anger consumed him as the thought of why Lirri was pushing the Padawan away and that he was unable to help her. He turned and stormed away before Lirri could see him.

He did not want Lirri to see him this angry, and wanted to get it out of his system. The other Padawans were avoiding him as he walked through the hall. Ben's body guided him to the training area and let all of his anger burst out of his system.

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Lirri went searching for Ben after she had finished her chores. She was having an awful day. She found him as Ben was panting heavily. Ben was punching a hanging sack with a lot of energy behind it. The punching bag was about half a foot from the wall so every time Ben hit it, it would thud against the wall and bounce back at him. He was drenched in sweat, and his body was in need for a break, yet Ben continued.

Lirri was concerned for him as she slowly walked over towards him. "Hey Ben." She called out quietly with some nervousness behind it. He kept continuing it without any sign of stopping as Lirri's hand rested on his shoulder while speaking his name again.

The next moments happened in a blur as Lirri's arm was grabbed a she was spun around and her back was slammed against the wall as it pushed the air out of her lungs. Lirri kept her eyes squeezed shut as she waited for a reaction.

Nothing happened as she opened an eye to see Ben holding her arm against the wall with a confused expression on his face. The pair looked at each other in awkward silence with mere inches from each other as a way to process what happened.

Finally Lirri whispered out. "Feeling better?"

Ben gave a half nod as he stared down at her. Eyes going between looking at her lips and eyes. Lirri was less concerned with why he was angry, but that more simply he was now much calmer. Ben gave her a slow nod again as Lirri smiled at him. It seemed that Ben was distracted by something else on his mind which was quite obvious. Taking the leap, Lirri leaned up on her toes so she could just reached his lips.

The sensation of Ben's lips were familiar against hers as Ben's grip on her arm loosened a bit as he took control of the kiss, tilting his head to deepen the kiss. Lirri could tell that Ben was using this to get the last of his frustrations out as she went along with it. Her free hand moved onto Ben's neck before heading into his dark hair. She loved the soft feeling of his hair and how grounding it was to hold onto.

Ben let go of her hand as she moved it to rub his bicep. His hands moved to rest on her hip and thigh. Ben pushed her up the wall as the back of her shirt would bunch up. She gasped from her warm skin grazing the cold stone of the wall. Ben slid his tongue into her mouth, tracing over hers and grazing her teeth. His body was pressed firmly against Lirri's as she wrapped her legs around his waist with a bit of help from Ben. Ben took a breath before he roughly pressed his lips against hers as he trailed the kisses from her jaw, to her ear lobe as he nipped it and tugged lightly on it with his teeth.

A whined escaped Lirri's mouth, that became more of a gasp as his lips trailed down her throat and began sucking against her pulsepoint. She squirmed from the sensation, only for Ben to press his hips more firmly against hers. Ben was moving down slowly to nip and suck on different places as his hands began to go under her shirt.

Nearby voices could be heard as the two froze, as they stared at each other before helping Lirri's legs go back down, as he helped her balance herself before stepping sideways a bit. Ben was staring down as he caught their breath. Although they still hadn't thoroughly discussed it, Lirri was quite aware of the need they both had for secrecy. They were both secretly happy with this relationship, but it hurt her a bit that she couldn't show everyone how happy she was with Ben.

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They were training again with the Lightsabers. They had different levels of fighting. Where the first class used sticks only, the second could touch the lightsabers but not combat. The third class could do slow combat, instructed by Luke and the final class was allowed to duel under great supervision. This prevented the amount of limbs lost and injuries Lirri fixed. Ben had to sit with the other Padawans, a few of the quiet ones were near him thankfully. Lirri was on the sideline, so she could inspect and manage injuries so far. There had been a few scrapes, bruises and some minor lightsaber burns from getting too close to the skin. Beads of sweats were starting to trickle down as she kept healing the scrapes, burns and more serious bruises. There was at least 10 feet between the Padawans and the fighting circle as the Padawan spanned the edges. They were all wearing padding to help as well that made him feel uncomfortable and sweaty.

Ben was grateful to be the next to go, wanting to release more pent up frustration. The dreams were becoming worse, as the figure deemed to be Snoke was demanding Ben make a choice to join him. Snoke promised him ultimate power and fame. Ben would admit that he was considering it, but wanted to discuss this over with Lirri. He was hoping she would join him on this journey and leave the Padawans. If this man could train them privately, they could be great.

"Ben!" a voice rang out as he was pulled from his thoughts, as he looked over to Master Luke before nodding. He entered into the centre of the ring as he waved his hand and a lightsaber came to him. It was a temporary one, since he knew he would eventually make his own lightsaber or even receiving his Uncle's. It seemed to be a family tradition. As he stood in wait, a Gungan named Telera came up to Ben. His long floppy ears were tied back to his face as he smiled at Ben. The Naboo native was much taller than Ben, mostly height in his legs.

They both stood on the center mat and turned on their lightsabers. Ben thrusted his arm to the side completely straight as he spread his feet to improve his balance and giving him a sturdy footing. Telera decided to take the offensive position as he immediately swung from his left, trying to hit Ben near the chest. Ben deflected it and with the lightsabers pushed Telera away from him. He spun the lightsaber in his hand before stepping forward and swooping under with the lightsaber. It was blocked by Telera's again as Ben gritted his teeth.

This fight continued with blows and deflections that were not near full speed, since it was only considered practice. Ben could feel all the eyes on him, especially Master Luke and Lirri's. Ben wanted to impress the both of them, as he pushed forward. Telera had gotten some distance between the pair as Ben stormed forward taking the offense position.

Clouds encircled him as the scene around him changed. The mats were impossible to see with dark clouds, and the sky was suddenly dark as night. Telera was gone, in his place was a blur heading closer to him. The figure was dressed in all black with their cloaked hood covering their face. The figure had a red lightsaber as they swung it at Ben.

Ben held his lightsaber in an attempt to defend himself. Ben had no idea what was happening as he continued to defend himself before seeing an opening. He swung his lightsaber at the handle, as it struck it and pushed the lightsaber out of his assailant's hands.

"Weak." the voice spoke as Ben's next attack was deflected using the force as he was pushed back. The anger poured through him as he glared to the figure. "You don't deserve to have the Skywalker legacy." Ben's nostrils flared as he clung to the lightsaber in both hands. How dare this man? Ben knew he was the strongest Padawan. He was going to hold his family name with pride.

"Yessss, let your anger flow." An echoed voice spoke out through the clouds, that Ben had recognized as Snoke's voice.

Lirri and Luke were enjoying the afternoon as they watched the spars. The Padawans were improving greatly with each day. Soon, they knew they would be moving up to a greater level. Although Lirri was planning a nap after this, since she was using a lot of focus to heal, something she was still working on. Ben and Telera were sparring each other, and was proving interesting. Both males were decent at fightings so it kept everyone on their toes.

Ben's demeanour suddenly changed as the feeling in the air shifted around them. Ben charged Telera and swinging quite viciously. Telera screamed as Ben twisted and moved his lightsaber quiet fluidly. He was using a new style as he was attacking Telera. The poor boy was trying to defend himself while moving away to no luck. The other students fled to the other side of the circle as Luke and Lirri both sprang up.

Ben was speaking words that were nothing but garbled nonsense. Lirri could see the murderous glint in his eyes as she tried to think on what to do. Ben let out another cry of anger as he swung his lightsaber. Telera was starting to stumble and was overwhelmed by fear. He couldn't keep up the movement with his own lightsaber. Each hit drew the lightsabers closer and closer to Telera's skin.

Something was wrong with Ben and she needed to separate the two. Running onto the mats, Lirri began screaming at Ben to get his attention.

"BEN!" she screamed. "BEN LOOK HERE." Ben continued to move towards Telera as she tried to figure out what to do. She didn't want to be violent, it went against what she preferred. But Ben was overtaken by something and could seriously injured Telera. Luke was guarding the other Padawans, as Lirri saw that the lightsaber was in his non dominant hand, and further from her as Telera was coming towards her and the rest of the Padawan's.

Lirri charged forward as she dug her shoulder and elbow into his chest as a way to knock him off balance. The pair tumbled to the ground as the she felt the searing pain of the lightsaber barely grazing her thigh. Lirri couldn't hold back the blood curdling scream from the pain as tears were welling up in her eyes. Her back was shoved on the ground. Her green eyes connected with Ben's as all she could see was dark pool of anger that was clouding up his normal colour. This was something that was affecting Ben deep to his core.

Lirri could see the lightsaber was off to the side as Ben's hands momentarily went to her throat, when the clouds suddenly left his eyes.

"What?" Ben muttered as his eyes rolled back in his head as he collapsed onto her.

Lirri couldn't focus on any due to the sheer pain from her leg. She was sobbing and made the mistake of glancing down at it. There was an indent of the burn mark that was red and bleeding when she had been moving. Someone was carrying her to the room. It felt like an eternity as Lirri faded in and out of reality. When she could get a grasp on the situation, Lirri could see Luke was cleaning the wound and it hurt far less. Lirri knew that Luke had healed it to be less severe. She was seated on a chair with her leg being propped up on a different chair.

Glancing back, Lirri could see Ben who was still unconscious, completely still from the neck down and was mumbling all sorts of things under his breath as his head continued to go back and forth.

Luke's face was full of worry, but he was focused on the task of hand as he tried to not look too much over at his nephew, Ben. It was an uncomfortable and suffocating silence as Lirri listened to any noises of Luke tending to her leg. She was trying to go through and figure out how to break the silence, but she was also afraid of the conversation at hand.

Master Luke could sense this from just knowing the girl well as he spoke first. "Something troubling you?" he questioned as Lirri nodded. Her head hurt from the crying and dizzy from the loss of blood before focusing.

"Ben isn't well. He-" Lirri started as she sucked in a deep breath. She had wanted to keep this all between Ben and her but clearly fate had other plans. She buried her face in her hands as she spoke. "Ben hasn't been sleeping well, and his physical health has been worsening. Ben's haunted by something in his mind."

Guilt was pouring through Lirri having to confess that she hid something from her Master, and then the guilt of breaking her confidentiality with Ben. So much had happened since she spoke it.

"Perhaps, but right now Lirri don't focus on that." Luke began as he started to wrap the wound. The cold metal of his hand causing shivers. "Please care for yourself first. Then, together, we can help Ben."

She listened to him. "I'm not going to be able to rest if I am worried about him Master. He needs us more than ever." she argued back.

There was silence for a brief moment as Ben's head snapped to the right again. Lirri watched from the corner of her eye as he began to speak again.

Due to the silence, the pair could hear it quite clearly."Snookkeeeeee".

Lirri saw Luke visibly tense before finishing up the wrapping on her leg.

He paused before Luke spoke. "If you would like to help Lirri, you could do one thing for me." He stood up as he looked down to her. "Watch Ben while I looked into something important."

"Okay." Lirri responded as she shifted the chairs so she could watch Ben better. Her eyes were watery as she stared at Ben's figure in the bed. She hoped that he'd wake up soon.