MINDSPRING- Ok, my view on Ahsoka Tano is that either you hate her or you like her. I like her, I think she is a great addition to the storyline. If you don't like her, don't take it out in your review, please! Because this is actually one of my very favorite chapters so far. Enjoy!

~Ahsoka~

As I watched my Master pace up and down, I was struck with sudden guilt by the lie I had been forced to tell to Master Obi-Wan. We had talked to him a few hours ago.

A Grand General, as well as a Jedi Master!

I shook my head and sighed. Even though Anakin was a great Master, he could sometimes get a little… odd.

We hadn't really gone to Naboo for repairs. Well, we had, but the damage to the ship had been on purpose. Skyguy had 'accidently' run into a small meteor shower on the way to our assigned system, but I knew better. How many times had he bragged about his flying skills? About three million times too many, that's for sure. He had scraped by one meteor, not big enough to kill us, but big enough to do some damage.

Even though he thought he was being so sly, I knew the real reason behind our trip to Naboo.

Anakin Skywalker was in love.

With a Senator. Padmé Amidala!

No wonder she always requested Master Obi-Wan and Master when she needed help. He didn't know I knew, which was good.

I had found out when we landed on Naboo- he thought I had gone back to my quarters, or something. But I hadn't. I had noticed that when we landed, Senator Amidala was there, as if she had known we would be coming. She was dressed in a very cheerful looking gown, and she smiled broadly when she saw Anakin walk out of the ship. I could see that even through the windows.

"Ahsoka, stay here; Senator Amidala needs to speak with me. It won't take long." he had said when he re-boarded. I was waiting in the cockpit, and when I looked at him he had a strange look in his eyes. Uh-oh, I thought, mentally sighing, he's obviously up to no good.

So I said, "That's fine, I'll be practicing my saber techniques." He believed me, which was the strongest proof yet that something was out of place. I mean, really, when was the last time I had truly practiced? Ever since Master Yoda had thrown me into being Anakin Skywalker's Padawan learner a year earlier than normal, I barely had time to sit, let alone practice!

Anyway, so after about three minutes, I slowly peeked over the edge of the window, and saw him, standing with her in the shadows of a tall column.

Kissing.

My eyes flew open and so did my mouth. I watched, fascinated, horrified, that my Master would break one of the Jedi Knight's most sacred laws!

With a Senator!

I flew down to the practicing area and drew my lightsaber, pouring out all of the confusion that had just enveloped me, like tidal waves, threatening to crush me. I struggled to keep myself calm, to not go under.

Honestly, my whole world was shattered.

Everything I had thought to be solid and concrete now was revealed to be shabby and falling apart.

I thought that Master was one of the greatest Jedi's in the entire galaxy, but now I realized he was just one of the luckiest; and he uses his strong connection with the Force to keep secrets from everybody, even the Council. He abused the Force. No good could ever come out of that.

After about three excruciating hours of non-stop attacks and counter-attacks and defense movements, I had finally calmed down enough to realize that I had over-reacted, just a little bit. So, sweating like a pig and exhausted, I sank to the floor and began to meditate.

There is no emotion, there is peace.

There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.

There is no passion, there is serenity.

There is no chaos, there is harmony.

There is no death, there is the Force.

I was completely calm, rested, and peaceful, filled with the Force and the strange feeling that comes with it, when he finally returned. I acted normal, teasing him about his mistaken length of time. He smiled and didn't suspect a thing.

After sending word to Captain Rex to leave without us for the Revelation, he informed me we had to stay in Naboo for a couple of days while we either repaired the 'heavily damaged ship' or found a replacement.

When Master Obi-Wan had contacted us from the Revelation about our ARC squadron, he had asked me what had happened. I know he had seen right through the lie when I answered.

Jedi are not supposed to lie.

Now we were on our way to meet with the Master, before heading out to the Omega sector. I was actually excited; now we would be able to do something for the first time in a long time. Oh, sure, the months had seemed peaceful and restful, but really they were just filled with work, nonstop work.

Master was now pacing because he was debating the odds of our men actually surviving out there. It had happened yesterday, so we were running out of time. He knew, or I hope he knew, the actual chance that even Rex was still alive; it's hard to survive when you're stranded on a barren rock.

I yawned, which seemed to remind him that I was there. He looked at me strangely, than murmured, "Go to your quarters, Snips. I'll need you wide awake for tomorrow."

I shrugged and walked away from him, leaving him alone with his thoughts.

My quarters were located in the belly of this frigate, with just a small mirror, bed, table, and cabinet as its decorations. I looked around the gray room, until my eyes fell on the mirror. I looked at myself; a fourteen (standard) year-old Togruta Jedi Padawan. Dark red skin, small montras, and unusual white markings on my face for my species. And my eyes. Togrutas were supposed to have completely black eyes, but I had blue ones. I touched my Padawan 'braid', which came down from in between my montras and hung down the side of my back head-tail. I ran a hand over my lekku, feeling the ridges and sighed. I was slightly abnormal, even for an alien. I was the only alien on this ship.

The only female, too, for that matter.

I knelt by my bed and pulled out from underneath it a small box. It was, besides my lightsaber, the only personal possession I had. In it was my holocron, and besides other things, it was filled with messages from my friends back at the Temple, stories, descriptions of battles, systems, and weapons.

I opened the first message, from my best friend Ikkia'lihj. She was a few years older than me, but we had been roommates and basically stuck together like glue. When we first met, I was about three standard years old, she was five, and I couldn't pronounce her name. So I called her (and still do call her) Ikki. We were in the same clan at the Temple- the Bear Clan.

She was learning under Master Aayla now, which is fitting, since they are both Twi'leks. Besides the fact that Ikki has purple skin, she and Aayla could have been sisters; both beautiful in a way that only Twi'leks really could be. And, of course, her lightsaber color corresponded with her skin- it was purple as well.

I hugged it to my chest and sighed. Of course, I got stuck with the male Master. Even though the men were great, sometimes I wished for some female companionship.

Even a fellow alien would be nice to talk to.