YAY! Sorry this took so long. I was hoping to wait for more reviews, but since none are coming, I decided to just update.
We go back to middle of nowhere land this Monday, so SLOWER updates after that. But still, when I do update I'll try multiple updates at a time.
CHAPTER 6
Ahsoka went back to serving and the masters went back to their table. They got a comm from the counsel as the show was starting.
"Did you find her?" asked Master Shaak Tii.
"Yes, but she won't come back. She she feels bad for leaving the other slaves she's performing with, and won't come back till we save the Togrutas and Twi'leks too. She says to continue the mission without her and just get her when we get the others." Windu said with a sigh.
"Hey, do guys want to watch her perform?" Anakin asked. "It's just starting." Without waiting for a reply, he faced the camera from the communicator towards the stage. They came out and started to sing, starting with "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen. Then proceeded with "What the Hell" by Avril Lavigne.
The counsel and masters sat in shock at what they were seeing. She could actually sing, and she seemed to really be enjoying herself. She then a song started and Justin ran on stage. As the music started he gave Nara a big kiss on the lips, which made a lot of cheers in the drunken crowd. He sang "Breathing" by Jason Derulo, Nara danced around enjoying herself, since she wasn't singing in this song.
They finished with "Good Girls Go Bad" by Cobra Starship. At the end of the song, Nara made spotted Windu watching them. She gave him a smile, and he smiled back. He looked sad that she wouldn't come back, yet proud that she could do something other then be a Jedi. While looking at him, she misjudged a step and fell of the stage. The guards started to come towards her, but Justin beat them to her. He leaned down next to her. He was quiet, but was between the Jedi's table and the stage and loud enough for them to accidentaly hear. "Nara! Baby, are you ok? You feel pretty hard."
"Yeah." she said weakly as she started to stand but just fell back down with a yelp. Justin partially caught her so she didn't hit the ground too hard. "Ouch. My ankle is throbbing." Justin felt it certain places, and she squeaked in pain when he moved it. He did it again, and she pulled him away. "Okay, that's enough. It's hurt, we know that." she tried to laugh but came out weakly.
"Looks like you sprained it I'll take you back to the room." She pointed to the stage and was about to say something when he interupted her. "That was our last song anyways. I know how to splint your ankle so you won't hurt it further and it can heal." Instead of saying anything she just smiled and pulled him down into a kiss, not realizing the counsel was watching. She no longer care if her master saw.
She pulled away. "But my prince in shining armor, I have no way of walking to the room." she winked at him. He smirked and picked her up and carried her away while she giggled and cuddled up against his warm chest. He carried back to the dressing room. The Jedi just stared after them.
"Well, she's an amaing performer." Anakin said optimistically.
Windu glared at him. "Formed an attachement to the boy, she has. Hard it will be, getting her back." Yoda said watching them leave. "Let go easily, she will not."
"May we speak with her?" Plo Koon asked.
Anakin and Windu looked between each other and nodded to the counsel. They walked back to the room and knocked. Sierra opened the door. "Oh, it's you two. Come on in." They nodded their thanks and sat on the couch.
"Where is Nara?" Anakin asked
"She's changing." Taliah said simply, too preoccupied with trying to get the make up off.
"And Justin?" Windu put in, noticing his absence.
"He's helping her change." The girls all giggled while Windu looked furious. "She had troubles with her ankle, they'll be back soon."
"Yeah they better be." Windu growled under his breath. "I need to talk to her about this."
Ariana knocked on a door. "Hey love birds! You got guests. So stop making out, put some clothes on Nara, and maybe you'll need some too now Justin, and get out here." While Ariana yelled into the door, the other girls were busting out laughing. They heard a loud sigh on the other side of the door.
"Ok, who's here?" Nara asked in an annoyed voice.
"Your Jedi friends." Nara groaned loudly, even more aggitated. Ariana went back and saw the holo-grams of the counsel. She was about to ask who they were when Justin came in carrying Nara. She was neon green short shorts and a matching tube top. She groaned even louder when she saw the counsel.
"Maybe we can just stay in there." she gestured to where they had changed.
Justin chuckled and put her down on a seat. "Sorry babe, I need to splint your ankle before it gets worse." he leaned down to kiss her forehead, but she pulled him down into a searing kiss. She moaned and wrapped her legs around him, trapping him ontop of her. He grabbed her face in his hands. She wrapped her legs tighter, then let go and whimpered in pain. Justin shot up confused. "What's wrong?" he asked worried
"I think I just made it worse." She gritted her teeth gesturing to her ankle. He looked down and picked it up. She hissed in pain. He noticed it was turning deep purple with bruising.
"This isn't good. Sierra, get me the med kit." He turned her ankle very slightly to get a better look. She growled and gripped onto the chair fiercely. Justin look up at her in shock.
"I'm fine, continue." she said through a heavy sigh. Windu spoke after a few seconds of silence, which Nara had been enjoying.
"Nara, You need to stop this slave nonsense. You are not a slave. You need to come back to the temple, go back to your Jedi training, and forget all about this." he said sternly. Nara could feel herself getting angry.
"Come back, you must. Great fear of losing that boy, do I sense in you." Yoda put in. Justin looked up at her for a moment, wondering if Yoda was serious. She looked away blushing. "To much fear you have. Fear is th-" she cut him off
"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." she said in a mocking voice. "You've said it a million times. I have it memorized by now."
"If you have it memorized, then why don't you follow it?" Windu glared at her.
"You need to remember who you are little one." Plo Koon put in.
"You're a Jedi padawan." Shaak said.
"Not a slave." Kit finished her sentence.
"Don't be lead astray." Adi Galliah said.
"Come home to the temp-" Ki Adi Mundi started but was cut off by a scream from Nara. The pain of Justin trying to help her foot, and the nagging of the counsel drove her to the edge. She finally just snapped, 'causing her to scream.
She violently ripped her foot away from Justin. She glared at the Jedi. "SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP, ALL OF YOU!" she screeched in frustration. She looked desperate. "You're all always so critical. Analyzing my every move and thought and action. You're driving me insane! There's so many rules and regulations and codes. As if this war isn't hard enough! You expect us padawans to be perfect little models. To follow every code. Every rule without falter. We can never make any mistakes, or you come at us like a hungry pack of Nexues! Once you get to us, you tear us apart with your lectures and threats of expulsion. We're only teenagers. We mess up. We cry. We get frustrated. We get angry. We fall in love." she glanced at Justin when she said the last one then looked back at the counsel. "It's only natural! You Jedi Masters critisize every move the padawans make, and even IF we make it to Jedi Knight, you may let up, but not enough. It's exhausting and I'm sick and tired of it. I'm not going to take it anymore. I want to be a normal teen. Be able to show emotions, have fun with my friends, know who my family is! I don't want to be a Jedi." She finished bringing her knees up and wrapping her arms around them.
"But, Nara, the co-" Luminara said, her, Ahsoka, and Barriss coming in when Nara had.
"The Code can kiss my butt. This is what I have to say to your precious code." she said and gave Justin a long sloppy kiss. She hit her ankle and groaned but kept going. After a few minutes she released the heavily breathing Justin. She took a big gulp of air and fell back into the chair.
"NARA! That is not at all appropriate. I taught you better. You're a Jedi, and shouldn't b-" Windu started, but Nara cut him off when she started to cry with frustration. He froze, feeling bad. She climbed onto Justin's lap and kept crying. He held her and rocked her back and forth, soothingly running his hand through her hair. He glared at the Jedi.
"I think it's best if you Jedi leave." He said in a stern voice.
"We're not leaving without Nara." Anakin retaliated.
"You want her to go with you, when all you've done is make her frustrated and cry. Why would she want to go with you? She said she doesn't want to be a Jedi anymore. Leave her be and give the girl some peace." Justin growled at the Jedi and pointed them towards the door. "Now leave."
"You can't make us." Ahsoka said defiantely stomping her foot.
"Yes, they can't. But I can." Everyone but Nara turned to see the queen standing in the door way, and she looked pissed. "Jedi. I thought you would take a few days to show up." she said coming over. Guards flooded into the room. The queen went over to the still crying Nara. "You made my favorite little dancer cry." She glared at the Jedi and leaned down to Nara. She saw her ankle turning a deep black and only half splinted. She coninued to cry into Justin's chest. The queen grabbed Nara's chin and made her face her. Nara's makeup was running down her cheeks, her eyes were blood-shot and puffy, and her cheeks were flushed. She kept sniffling, trying to stop crying. "What'd they do to her?" she asked looking up at Justin.
"They want her to come back to the Jedi Temple with them, m'lady. Their lectures and critsism got to her. She snapped, yelled at them and broke down." he said still running his hands through her hair.
She looked into Nara's eyes. "Do you want to go back? and what happened to your ankle?"
"No...I don't. I don't want...to be a *Sniffle* Jedi." She looked to Windu and saw his critizing gaze. She quickly turned away, burrying her face into Justin's chest and cried harder.
"She fell off stage in her heels and sprained her ankle ma'am. It could be broken. I was trying to splint it for her, but the Jedi wouldn't leave her alone." He said holding her tighter as she cried and he glared at the Jedi. "I think both me and the girls agree if it's best they left. Immediateley." Ahsoka looked to the other performers to see them glaring at her and her fellow Jedi or giving a sympathetic look to Nara.
"Nara." Windu said. She stay turned away. "Nara look at me please." When she wouldn't turn he sighed loudly. "May I have a few minutes alone with her?" They continued to glare. "Please, this could the last time I ever see her." They complied and everyone left, even the other Jedi. "Nara, look at me." She turned slightly, but stopped before she could make eye contact with him. "Nara." he warned, but she still didn't move. He got frustrated and with a havy sigh, he went over to her, grabbed her chin, and roughly turned her face. "Look into my EYES, Nara Oniri." He said sternly. She looked up still sniffling.
"Just go home, Windu." she never used his first name. "Please, I can't take it anymore. It's too stressful."
"No, you're coming back." he said getting angry.
"No, I'm not." She felt his grasp on her chin tighten, and she realized he was getting angry. She got scared he was going to do something. With a heavy sigh she looked back up to him with innocent eyes. "O-ok, I'll come home." Windu gave her a huge hug. He cut the shock bracelet off and picked her up.
He opened the door and saw them waiting. The queen and her guards had left them. "Well, ready to go?" Anakin depressingly asked Windu.
"Yes, we are." Nara said, shocking them all.
"B-but Nara baby. I thought you were staying here." Justin said
"I'm sorry, I have to go. I'm sure we'll meet again someday." she paused. "We could get you out of here if you want." she said. Justin looked to Windu who nodded his agreement. "Please come. You and the girls and start a new life on Courascant."
He thought for a minute then said. "Ok, girls, back your bags. We're busting out of this place." They all cheered and went and packed.
Awwww! Sweet! They're all happy! :3 But what happens when they get back to the temple? Will Nara handle the counsel's judgement?
Is this story going to fast or slow? PLEASE R&R!