7
Several months later, after you went to Illum, things between you and Ahsoka had not been the same. Whenever you tried to go up to her, Ahsoka avoided you. You were not entirely sure why though. After you approached her after lessons, she just avoided you. After Illum, your feelings have grown for her, especially in a non-Jedi way. You had a few dreams? Visions? Of you and her. Happy. Kissing each other. Holding each other. It hurt to have her so far away from you. Maybe this was for the best. You knew that emotions, especially relationships were forbidden for the Jedi. It didn't make sense to you. The Jedi were supposed to be compassionate, yet emotionless. The Jedi were seen as the protectors of the weak and the innocent. Yet most of the Jedi you knew were emotionless and can not understand people.
You were on you way to dueling class. The atmosphere seemed.. darker? Almost a darkness looming over the Jedi Temple. You bumped into Ahsoka, smiled, and you said, "Hey. I haven't seen you around in a while." She shrugged, and said "Sorry, I have just been focusing on training.". After that, Ahsoka walked off. You wondered if you did anything wrong. You sighed and walked to your dueling class. Master Perrin seemed on edge today. Maybe it was that looming darkness. He asked everyone to get into their preferred stances. You had a dual sabers, which you liked, because you had more coverage. You were more defensive, so you held your sabers closer to your body, to quickly deflect any attacking blades, or blasters.
Master Perrin then asked you to ignite your sabers. You ignited yours. Your blade color was green, while your other blade was blue. Today you were facing off against Christon. His attacking was more aggressive than any others, which was perfect for your fighting style. You only ever wanted to disarm. Never kill. Master Kenobi made sure to drill that into your head.
As soon as Master Perrin said "Start", Christon immediately flew after you. He went after your legs. You were ready. You deflected his blade, with your green one. He quickly recovered and tried jabbing you in your chest. Your blue blade deflected it. He then did an overhead attack. You caught his attack with your sabers, but you were weaker than Christon. So he gained ground. So naturally you kicked him in the chest. He stumbled backwards, and you knew this was your chance. You then attacked him. He could barely keep up with your attacks. You slashed at him, You stabbed at him, which barely managed to deflect. You kept up your attack. You used the force to push him to knock him down. You used the force to call his saber to you. You smugly said "Yield?". Christon gave you a murderous look and kicked you between you legs. You collapsed to the ground, and he picked up his saber, and your blue one. You stumbled back up, then he did not hold back at all. You pulled your other saber back to you and did a different stance. You used Qui-Gon's old stance. You deflected each one of Christon's strikes. You didn't notice everyone else had finished, and you and Christon did not have a clear winner. He jumped at you, and brought his lightsabers over his head, and slammed them down onto the ground. You barely rolled away from his attack. He looked downright murderous. He hated not winning. He then came down with lethal force. He started using 2 sabers to the fullest extent. He used one, that you'd have to deflect, but then another one right after, and barely enough time to defend. He sprinted at you again. You concentrated and used the force to slow him down. You managed to use the midichlorian to him down. An interesting new force ability. You quickly swept underneath his legs, and he tumbled down. You force called your saber back to you and kicked his away from him. You quickly put your saber to his throat, so he wouldn't kick you again. Christon managed a weak "I yield". You dropped him down.
You were a little upset that Christon played dirty, but you expected him to do that. He was never the "fair" type anyways. You managed to let it go. You didn't realize the amount of younglings that were staring at you in awe. Ahsoka managed out "You are really good at dueling now..". You managed a smirk, but you still were a little upset. Master Perrin looked at you, and then Christon. "Well, the winner of that duel was (Y/N). They managed to still win after cheap tricks. But in a duel, you have to expect those kind of cheap tricks. (Y/N) did a good job recovering from the cheap trick, and pressed on with the duel, even without his other lightsaber. Well done to (Y/N).". You bowed to Master Perrin, then went back to your original seat. Ahsoka tapped you on the shoulder and gave you a thumbs up. You smiled and mouthed "Thank you". Master Perrin went on about the different combat styles, and why you should know them all. One of the Jedi Masters went to Master Perrins door, whispered something to him. He nodded, then said "Ah, er well done class. Class dismissed. (Y/N), may I talk to you for a moment?". You quickly nodded.
Ahsoka gave you a quizzical look, and you shrugged. The class went shuffled outside. After they all left, Master Perrin spoke. "(Y/N), that was a job well done. Ever since you got the correct lightsaber, you have been excelling at dueling. I will admit Christon was fighting dirty, but you held your ground. I am going to recommend you become a padawan. I will let the council know. Although, that may be a little before. There has been a development I am not allowed to speak about." Your interest peaked. Master Perrin saw this, and said "Again, I am afraid that I am not allowed to speak of it.". Your thoughts drifted to Ahsoka. You asked "What about Ahsoka? She has been excelling as well. I think she deserves to be as well." Master Perrin rubbed his beard at this. "I do agree with you, but she needs a little more training. I appreciate your feedback.". You felt glum again. "Yes, Master. Thank you.".
You walked out of the classroom. Into the majestic hallways of the Jedi Temple. Yet it was so dark and stormy outside. You saw Ahsoka waiting for you. She smiled and said "Hey.". You smiled, but it didn't quite reach your face. Ahsoka frowned. "What's wrong?". You said "Oh, I am upset with Christon. And I don't know what to do now.". Her smile disappeared. "What happened?". You frowned. "Since I beat Christon, Master Perrin feels like I have reached the end of my training as a youngling, and onto padawan. But I won't be able too until the council makes up its mind on something else. Which I am not allowed to know what it is." Ahsoka frowned even more. You continued "I know I should be thankful; I just do not want to lose the only friend I have here." Ahsoka then smiled again and stopped you this time. "I thought you were going to forget about me. Like everyone else that was my friend that became a padawan.".
You still were a little sad. "Ahsoka. Answer me honestly. Have you been avoiding me?". She says, "Honestly? No. I have been a little distant. Thanks to some of uh. Visions of you. When I grabbed that crystal, it showed my visions. I do not know how to interpret them. This jumped out to you. You asked, "What were the visions of me about?" Ahsoka blushed, "Er, that's private. It's embarrassing." You laughed. "I understand, why not talk to Master Yoda about it?". Ahsoka said "Maybe I will. Besides, I have been focusing on trying to get better, practicing more. I want to become a padawan. But I am sure they think I am too young. I am more than capable. I just want someone to believe in me.". You smiled and pulled Ahsoka into a hug. "Ahsoka, you are more than capable to become a Jedi. I believe in you more than anyone else ever could." Ahsoka melted into you and gave you a hug back. "Thank you, (Y/N). You are the best friend anyone could ask for.". You smiled. You felt like whatever distance between you was now closed. Ahsoka then said, "Hey. I am going to go train some more. I need to eventually beat you in a duel, want to get some dinner together later on?". You smiled. "I'd love that." You then waved your goodbyes. You had a healer to visit too.
As you walked through the Jedi Temple, everyone seemed to be in a hurry towards something. You made your way to the infirmary to talk to Healer Unis. Healer Unis was a human who was around 40, who was blonde, dressed in traditional healer robes, that were white, and had the Jedi symbol on the sleeves. She immediately saw you, and smiled, "Hello (Y/N). It is great to see you again." . You smiled "Hello Master Unis. How are you today?." She sighs. "I am okay. I am sure you feel everyone on edge. I will tell you everything later. For now, I want you to help me with a patient.". You followed her to a patient, who had a burn mark, from a lightsaber. Healer Unis said, "Now, I want you to try to heal the burn as much as you can.".
You focused on the damaged part of the body. Which was the arm. You concentrated on the burnt midichlorian and influenced them to start repairing the burnt cells. You told Healer Unis, "Unfortunately, for burn marks, there is not much you can do with the force. I can speed up the healing process, but it's more of a waiting game, and medication.". Healer Unis smiled. "Well done. That is correct. You have learned a lot." You beamed a little bit. Healer Unis put some ointment and wrapped up the burn and told the Jedi to go on his way.
Healer Unis asked "(Y/N), will you sit down? I have a lot to tell you.". You sat down, and asked "What is going on? Everyone is acting weird..". Healer Unis sighed, "It all began with Senator Amidala's ship got blown up. You know of all of the systems threatening to leave our Republic. It is close to Civil War. The senate is close to confirming a bill that would lead to the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic. That is only on the political side of things. Padawan Anakin Skywalker is protecting Senator Amidala. I will get to that later though." You gasped. "I hope Senator Amidala is okay. I used to live on Naboo, and she was Queen. She was fair, and kind to us.".
Healer Unis smiled. "As for the Jedi side of things, we aren't doing so well either. Knight Kenobi is going on a hunt for the attempted assignation on Senator Amidala. He found a Bounty Mandalorian named Jango Fett, as well as a clone army. But the Bounty Hunter escaped to Geonosis. So Knight Kenobi found him there but was ambushed. Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala followed him there. They were also ambushed. Now, all of them are scheduled for public execution. Master Windu of the High Council has ordered all Jedi Knights to intercept them. We are heading into Civil War. There will only be death and turmoil in the galaxy. And we have no standing army against the Separatists. I had hoped there would be diplomacy. Now? I am not so sure. I believe you should be informed in the direction we are heading. "
You looked sad and devastated. "Thank you, Healer Unis. I do not like to be in the dark. For any of this. Thank you for keeping me informed." Healer Unis nodded. She said "You need to get some sleep. I have kept you long enough. You know how important rest is." You nodded. "Yes Healer Unis, thank you. I will see you later". Healer Unis said "Of course. Now go on. Goodbye, (Y/N).
You went wearily into your quarters, as you sighed. You rest your head between your legs. It was an interesting day, for sure.