*Adam was going to leave, but he didn't want to do it unannounced. He deeply cared for Master Tyson, and didn't want to leave him in the cold about his plans.

"Master," he said, approaching him in his private chamber. Tyson was sitting cross-legged on a mat facing the window behind him. The window revealed Coruscant's never-ending traffic moving in a straight line with the sun peeking between two tall buildings.

"You want to find your sister," Tyson said, turning around to set his full attention on Adam. Adam's shoulders sagged. There was no hiding anything from Master Tyson.

"Yes Master," he confessed. Tyson's eyes grew so distressed that Adam almost regretted his decision, but Tyson immediately shook it off and got to his feet.

"You do realize that by leaving this place to find Anna, you are throwing away your life as a Jedi," he pointed out. Adam understood completely, but somehow, his life as a Jedi felt strangely off, as if this was not his true destiny.

"I understand Master," he replied. Tyson looked down at Adam's lightsaber clipped to his belt.

"Then you know that you must leave your lightsaber here."

"I know, Master. I just have one question, from where did you take me?" Adam asked. Tyson moved over to a small table, where he had a datapad lying on it. After scrolling through it for a moment, he finally found what he was looking for.

"I took you from Dantooine, the address of your former home is on here," he assured him. Adam nodded in thanks. He was glad that his Master was being supportive in his decision, even if it meant throwing away his life to find the only family he possibly had left. After Tyson cited the address to him, he held out his hand to take Adam's lightsaber. This was the moment Adam knew that he had a second chance to rethink his decision. But the more he thought about the Jedi, the less he felt obligated to be here. He still had the power of the Force and he would always study it, but the Jedi was not his true family to him. He was determined to seek his own path.

Without thinking anymore about it, he took his lightsaber and placed it in Tyson's hand.**

*Anna had never been to Coruscant until now. The whole planet was one large city with speeders and air taxis traveling in eternal straight lines in all directions. She had always avoided it for two reasons, the first being obvious because she strived to avoid going to the place where her brother was, at the Jedi Temple. The second reason was because Coruscant was one of the loudest planets in the galaxy, and she of course hated too much noise. Once she entered the atmosphere, her eyes were invaded by the majestic sights of the city. Her gaze flicked from one position to another as they always did. Her eyes always constantly acted as if she was surrounded by enemies out to get her. It was a curious feature that she could never seem to control.

Then she saw it. The Jedi Temple with its three spires protruding up towards the evening sky as if they were trying to touch it. It was a beautiful sight, but when Anna was reminded what the Temple was the home of, it put a bad taste in her mouth and she almost couldn't stand to look at it anymore. She shifted her focus back to finding a landing platform close enough to the Temple so that the walk would be short. Despite the idea of walking into the Temple, a seed of excitement sprouted within her at the idea of meeting her brother. Bezo had warned her that if she saw Adam as a Jedi, it might make her jealous of him. But she knew that she wouldn't be. Adam was taken to be trained as a Jedi when he was an infant. His destiny was chosen for him.

Finally, Anna found a landing platform and settled her ship on it. Before coming here, she had to put away her weapons and cut and re-style and dye her hair so that her identity as a bounty hunter can be hidden from security. Once she was admitted by security, she began her walk towards the Jedi Temple. She couldn't take her eyes off of it. This Temple held many secrets of the Force. The idea of stealing a famous Holocron of the Jedi was tempting to her, but she knew that a feat like that was nearly impossible without help or someone to give her a map that would allow her to break in without anybody noticing.

"Ow, stang!" She spit when her foot crunched against something. She looked down and realized she was at the bottom of the flight of stairs that would lead her to the entrance. Waiting to meet her at the top were two statues of ancient Jedi on both sides of the staircase. Her big toe throbbed in agony, but she ignored it and continued. When she made it to the entrance, a young Jedi with a buzz cut and a Padawan's braid walked up to her. Clipped to his belt were two lightsabers rather than just one. Nervousness prodded Anna's heart when a mild anger rose in her throat at the sight of a Jedi. It only reminded her of what she could've become had the Jedi accepted her.

"Greetings, how may I be of assistance?" He asked.

"I'm looking for my brother Adam, is he here?"

"I'm sorry, but Adam is not here. He left."

"Left? What do you mean he left?" Anna demanded. This couldn't be happening. Did this mean she had traveled all this way for nothing?

"I'm afraid I don't know all the answers, but his Master was Tyson. If you'd like, I can let you speak with him and he can explain," the Padawan suggested. Anna reluctantly agreed. The Padawan led Anna to Tyson's room where the Jedi Master was studying a datapad on a mat in the center. Tyson had gray hair that was tied back in a ponytail and his expression exposed many long years of life, but also great wisdom. His eyes were small and deep-set which made his eyes look like they were trapped deep inside his flesh. Anna immediately cut right to the chase instead of starting with pleasantries.

"I'm Anna, Adam's sister. Where is Adam?" She asked. Tyson's face suddenly looked a lot older than it looked just a second ago.

"I'm sorry Anna, but Adam is no longer a part of the Jedi Order," he confessed. Something then exploded inside Anna and her screams were the aftershock.

"What do you mean he's not part of the Order anymore?!"

"He believed his destiny lied elsewhere. He had actually set off looking for you," Tyson explained. Anna stiffened. Adam was looking for her?

"Why would Adam throw away his life as a Jedi to look for me? That sounds rather drastic," she pointed out.

"The Jedi do not have emotional attachment. When someone becomes a Jedi, he is taught to leave behind his family and close friends outside of the Order so that he can concentrate on learning about the Force and being a peacekeeper. Emotional attachments would only distract the Jedi and even push them to the dark side."

Anna drew in an angry breath. These people were the ones she praised and loved as a child? It seems that she hadn't even scratched the surface when it came to them.

"So you're saying that a Jedi is not allowed to love?" She asked in a choked tone that heated her throat.

"Not exactly, they are not allowed to have deep relationships with others because it will push them to do drastic things that can put them in harm's way."

"That's what true love is! True love is when someone will do whatever it takes to protect the ones he loves, even if it means sacrificing himself for them!" Anna screamed. Anna felt sick, another kriffing headache came along, and the ache in her leg grew worse. She didn't want to hear another word from this Jedi, or any Jedi for that matter. The words Tyson was using sounded like bitter ice pressing against Anna's throat and threatening to freeze her to death. Her Force sensitivity allowed her to feel exactly how this place felt. There was no passion here and no feelings of love for anybody else. Just the selfish pursuit of knowledge and quest for greater power.

Anna turned around and bolted towards the open exit of the Temple. Tears streamed down her eyes and a scarlet hue spilled over her face. She ignored Master Tyson's cries to come back. She made it outside, back into the air of excruciating noises of the city that penetrated her eardrums. She clamped her wet hands over her ears and ran for the stairs. She needed to get away from here!

Just then, she spotted a small boy sitting on the stairs. He was watching the air traffic as if it was the most stunning thing in the galaxy to see. He had a Padawan braid drooping down the side of his head as well. The blasted mark of commitment to the Jedi Order. He looked up at her and frowned in confusion at seeing her messed up state. He had dark, cut hair like the last Padawan Anna had met and he wore the traditional Padawan robes. However, he didn't have a lightsaber hanging on his belt. Curiosity triumphed over desperation to get away, and Anna stopped in her tracks.

"Who are you?" The boy asked, looking on curiously. Anna guessed that it wasn't every day that someone who wasn't a Jedi would be at the Temple.

"My name is Anna," she replied. The boy raised a surprised eyebrow and a small smile lit up his face. Anna couldn't help but grin in return even though she didn't know why.

"What's your name?" She decided to ask.

"That's the funny thing. Your name is Anna, and my name is Anakin, Ana-kin," the boy replied. Now it was Anna's turn to be surprised. Despite not wanting to, she sat down next to Anakin.

"So you're a Padawan?" She asked. Anakin nodded.

"Yep, I wanted to be one for so long."

That caught Anna's attention in a choke hold. Anakin had wanted to be a Jedi for so long? Then that meant…

"How old are you, Anakin?" She asked.

"Ten. A Jedi named Qui-Gon Jinn found me on Tattooine and took me here to be a Jedi. The Jedi Council let me become a padawan even though I'm too old."

Anger flared inside Anna like a torch being lit to kill. She was ten years old when Adam was taken, and when her parents had told the Jedi Master her age, the Jedi refused to take her because she was 'too old'. So what in Malachor made this boy so special that they would allow him to be trained despite his age? Anna clenched her fists so hard her knuckles turned as white as snow, and she bit her bottom lip so hard it drew blood. She can feel about as much heat course through her body as she did when she flirted with Bezo.

"Is something wrong?" Anakin asked with a hint of concern in his voice. Anna staggered to her feet and looked at the stupid boy with intense hate boiling in her eyes.

"Let me tell you a story, kid. When I was ten, I wanted to be a Jedi myself, but the Jedi refused to let me be trained because I was too old. Now answer me this, what makes you so special that they would take you in to be trained!?" Anna screamed. With no second thoughts and no hesitation, she raised her hand and bolts of electric energy exploded from her fingertips and smashed into Anakin's body. Anakin's screams filled the nearing night air, piercing Anna's eardrums like a needle was being injected into her skin.

"Anakin!" A voice screamed from above. Anna immediately stopped firing lightning at the boy and looked up to see a tall young man wearing ceremonial Jedi robes. Not wanting to get taken by the Jedi, she turned and ran as fast as she could, using the Force as she did so to get to her ship faster. She ignored the security guards and ran up the landing ramp and shut it. She needed to leave quickly. As fast as she could, she fired up the engines and took off towards the sky. As she left, she screamed three words, hoping that the message would transfer through the Force to every kriffing mind that dwelled within the Temple.

I hate you!**

*Tears flowed without restraint the second Anna was in Bezo's arms. They were tears that she had been holding in for what felt like a lifetime. She sobbed against Bezo's chest, and Bezo held her without speaking a single word or asking a single question. He was there to comfort her, and Anna loved him for that.**