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Chapter 6: Do you love her?

POV: Ahsoka

I woke up and it was still a little dark. The sun hadn't risen yet. I felt an arm wrapped tightly around my waist. I turned my head over to see Anakin, his arms circled around me protectively. I smiled. He's so sweet. I love it that he's protective of me. I feel like can trust him now. That is, if he doesn't tell my secret.

I faced back my way and his arms tightened. I just lay there relaxed the next few minutes, enjoying the moment. Soon he started to wake up and I turned my whole body to face him. I smiled. He opened his eyes and realised where his arms were. He quickly pulled them back and moved away from me a bit, looking ashamed of himself.

"I'm sorry," he said, looking down. I rolled my eyes. Why can't he just accept that I want to be with him?

"Stop apologizing Anakin," I said, cuddling closer to him. He kept his gaze away from me. I leaned in and kissed his lips slowly. He wrapped his arms around me again and pulled me closer. He broke the kiss, still holding me against his warm body.

"I love you Ahsoka. I…don't think I can live without you anymore…" he said lovingly. I kissed him passionately again. We stayed like this for another few minutes. Then he started to rub my stomach and legs and I flinched away, uncomfortably. That was how I was touched when Lux took me to that bar…and I never wanted to be touched like that again. I moved away and walked outside. As I expected, he followed me.

"What did I do?" he asked quietly.

"Nothing I just, felt uncomfortable. It's just because of something that happened. I'm sorry I flinched away from you." I said, trying to smile.

"Tell me what happened," He asked. I knew this would come eventually. I looked away from him, but he simply moved around me again.

"Please Ahsoka, let me help you like you helped me." He said.

"How did I help you?" I questioned. He looked into my eyes and sighed.

"You existed. That's enough to make me the happiest person in the galaxy" He sounded embarrassed. It was the sweetest thing I had ever heard. I turned around and kissed him passionately. He returned it eagerly, hungrily attacking my lips. He pulled away after a few seconds and looked into my eyes again.

"Ahsoka, please tell me what happened." He begged.

"You're going to overreact…" I said sadly.

"Ahsoka if it's that bad I'm going to overreact you need to tell me. Did someone hurt you? Who? I will make sure they never lay a finger-"

"Master!"

"Please Ahsoka, tell me. I know you didn't trust me before, but I promise you that you can trust me with whatever it is. No matter how bad it is, I would never use it against you. Please…" His sky blue eyes stared into mine as he towered over me. I felt myself giving in. At least I know I could trust him a little more now… I sighed.

"It was a few months before I became a Padawan…" I started. I thought it would be best to sit down. I sat where we were the night before, my legs over the edge of the cliff. He sat beside me and pulled me closer to him, holding me. I sighed.

"My friends and I were rewarded a retreat for our hard training. We were on Alderaan, and I met a boy…" I felt his anger rise so I stopped. "If you think that's bad…"

"Keep going." He said quickly.

"We…had something, and on the last night before we had to go back to Coruscant, he asked me to run away with him. I was stupid back then and I believed him. I told my friends I was going, and we left. We travelled for miles…until we reached a pub…" I couldn't say the rest, I stopped.

"And what? Tell me."

"I…I can't…" I stuttered, tears falling down my cheeks as the memories came back.

Ahsoka you can tell me anything. Be strong. I love you. He said through our bond. He pulled me onto his lap and kissed my hand. I smiled sadly.

He threw me in there, and they….they… I stopped. I couldn't tell him I don't even know if I can fully trust him yet.

What? Tell me Ahsoka. You can trust me with your life, he said.

I explained everything that happened in detail. What they did to me, where it happened, even the kind stranger that helped me, and has been watching me from a distance ever since. By the time I had finished his anger was taking over. I had never seen him this angry. He pulled me closer to him and his arms tightened around me. It was actually a little hard to move under his grip, but I felt protected.

"Ahsoka, I promise you, that I will protect you. I will never let anyone hurt you ever again. And when I find that son of a-"

"Master!" He looked into my eyes. "Promise me you won't hurt him."

"Ashoka! Look what he did to you! He's scarred you for life! He deserves to die." He said, angrily.

"Promise me, that you won't hurt him." He sighed and looked away.

"Do….do you still love him?..." He said painfully, pushing me off him.

"No! I love you. You know that I love you, right?!" I said desperately. "I can't believe you would think that! I've loved you from the moment I met you! But I saw you flirting with that, that Padme woman! Are you sure you don't love her?!" Tears were beginning to roll down my face now.

"Don't even go there Ahsoka," he said darkly. I felt my heart drop. He does love her...

"You do love her!" I screamed. I got up and ran out of the cave. I climbed up a sandy dune and sat at the top, pulling my legs to my chest. How could I have been so blind? I had seen him looking at her a few times, and she looking at him. I thought nothing of it. But the whole time, it was about her. I knew this would never work. And now he knew my secret, he would probably tell her. I can't believe it. I seriously thought he would be the one. I betrayed myself. I said that I would never love someone again after Lux, but I did. I put my whole future on the line for him and he didn't even love me in the first place. I cried harder, never feeling so much pain. This was so much worse than what happened with Lux. I heard him coming and calling my name.

"Ahsoka! Where are you?! Snips!" He sounded desperate. Pfft, probably just another act. Eventually he reached the top and saw me. He came over to me.

"D-don't come n-near me…" I said, still crying uncontrollably.

"Ahsoka, listen to me. I don't love her. Yes, I had a small crush on her once, and she liked me too, but I realized she wasn't the one for me. She was too uptight and her personality was serious and boring. Then I met you. You're so bubbly and full of life. Your presence just lifts the spirit in the room. You're…you're the one Snips. She doesn't feel anything for me anymore anyway. I love you."

POV Anakin

She didn't believe me. I sat down next to her. I wrapped my arms around her and she tried to push me away. But this was the only way I could show her I was serious and I did love her. Ahsoka, I swear on every life form in the galaxy, I don't love her. I love you. I said through our bond.

You-you really mean it? She responded, looking into my eyes. I nodded and smiled. I kept my arms around her as I kissed her slowly and passionately. I will never leave you. I said truthfully. I felt that she believed me and I kissed her again.

"And Anakin,"

"Yes?"

"I don't feel anything for Lux." She said, wiping her tears.

"I believe you." I said. I rubbed her back as she calmed down. After a few minutes she spoke again.

"When did you come back last night?" She asked.

"A couple of hours later. I tried to stay away from you but…obviously failed miserably at that," I smirked at her and she giggled. I loved her laugh…

"I like that you don't want to stay away…I like being closer to you…" Her Lekku darkened.

My heart jumped out of my chest as she said that.

"It's not that I don't want to stay away…It's just that I can't. I want to be near you…I don't think I can be apart from you anymore…" I kissed her neck and she moaned. I stood up carrying her, bridal style. She giggled and I smiled. I carried her back into the cave.

"Master-"

"Anakin," I cut her off. I don't want to be on formal titles with her anymore. She was more than my Padawan now; she was my lover.

"Ok Anakin, don't we need to keep searching the planet for the droid factory?" I growled and put her down. She had to bring that up. I wanted to just spend time with her and make her happy, and then she brings up the mission. I think she felt my anger.

"No! I mean, it's not that I don't want to stay here with you, I just-"

"We should put duty first," I finished for her. She nodded. "I understand." We packed our stuff and continued searching the planet. Having her so close to me wasn't torture anymore, it was luxury. I loved the thought that I was her lover and I was the one that could protect her. I would do anything for her…

We ran and searched for about 4 hours until we saw black smoke erupting from about a mile away.

"What's that?!" she asked.

"No idea, but I guess we should go find out." We continued towards the black smoke. I realized it was coming from a huge chimney, and that huge chimney was part of a factory.

We've found it. And it's huge.

Sorry it's a little short today guys. I promise the nest chapters will be longer though. I have to admit this isn't my best work, its a little rushed so please be nice.

So Anakin and Ahsoka have confessed their feelings for one another, and they have found the secret droid factory that the Republic has been looking for. What will happen next? PLEASE REVIEW!

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