Ahsoka's POV

As their ship hovered over the towering jungles of Onderon, Ahsoka was getting ready to jump down along with the rest of their group. She had been tasked with training rebels to overthrow the planet's separatist ruler. Yes, it was technically terrorism, but she was willing to do it for one reason. One of these rebels just happened to be Lux Bonteri, her old friend.

Anakin had come up with the idea. He proposed a plan to teach the planet's rebels some basic combat skills, so they could learn to operate efficiently on their own. The goal was to hit some minor government targets in the planet's capital, Iziz.

She didn't exactly know why Lux was willing to risk his life for this planet, but she would do anything in her power to make sure he wouldn't be hurt in the process. Ahsoka had only met him twice before, but she felt like they had some kind of special bond. In fact, he was the first and only person to have made her feel confused with her emotions. There had been a time during their first and especially during their second meeting where she had worried she was breaking the Jedi code. Jedi weren't supposed to become emotionally attached to people, or even objects. Ahsoka was positive that the bond between her and Anakin was already in violation of the code, but the things she used to feel about Lux were very different and probably even worse.

But now she was here as a friend and as a Jedi, and she would not let those feelings rekindle. Never.

As Anakin, Obi-Wan, Rex, and her jumped off the ship, she caught a glimpse of the planet's colossal trees reaching towards the sky. Their canopies formed a verdant canopy that stretched as far as the eye can see. She could sense how the forest floor was teeming with life beneath the towering giants. At least at first glance, Onderon seemed like a beautiful planet. The Force was strong here, and she felt strangely alive navigating the dense jungle.

She snapped back to reality when she heard Anakin's voice coming from below. "It's alright, we're friends," he said.

Ahsoka jumped down from the branch she was standing on when she saw Master Obi-Wan do the same.

"Jedi," stated the girl in front of them. Ahsoka assumed she was one of the rebels. She was riding some kind of large, exotic animal. Ahsoka had never seen anything quite like it. From what she could see in the dark, the girl had some kind of turquoise eyes with black hair that was arranged in a way that Ahsoka, being a Togruta, didn't quite understand.

Ahsoka decided to speak next. "I'm Commander Tano. We're here to help you take back your planet."

"My name is Steela," the girl replied. "I will guide you to our secret base."


The sun had already gone up by the time they arrived at the rebel base. It was a surprisingly large area, but Ahsoka could see they were in desperate need of proper hardware. The rebels' weapons were few and they had barely any real form of transport at their disposal.

But when the rebels' 'unofficial leader', Saw Gerrera, lead them to the briefing area, Ahsoka was met with a surprise that more or less made her jaw drop (which was kind of embarrassing).

Lux.

I might just have to break my promise, she thought. She knew she would be meeting him at some point, but this was nothing like what she had anticipated.

Looking at him now, she was pretty much on the verge of a heart attack.

It hadn't even been that long since they last met, but Lux had grown a few inches taller. His striking gray-green eyes were the same, but were now burning with a fire she had never seen in him before. He had left his combat gear on a nearby rock, so he was wearing just a T-shirt and pants. Ahsoka had no idea how, perhaps it was all the work he had to do for the rebels, but his arms and torso were now full of muscles that definitely hadn't been there before. He wasn't huge or anything like that. He just had an amazing lean body that definitely didn't help Ahsoka's situation. As short and light as she was, she imagined Lux could probably lift her up with one hand and not have any issues. In fact, he could do that right now and she wouldn't complain.

She noticed other changes (for the better) as well. All remaining roundness in his face had disappeared, and his jawline was noticeably more defined. His hair, which had always been immaculately groomed, was messier now too. She thought it was super cute, but she felt a strange urge to reach her hand up and mess him up even more.

Ahsoka was dragged out of her thoughts when Rex ended the meeting, and people started to disperse. She saw Lux (obviously, as she had been staring at him the whole time) turn around and walk away on his own, so she decided to use this opportunity to talk to him alone. She wasn't even sure if it was a good idea, but Lux seemed to just pull her toward him like a magnet.

"Lux!" she called, walking up to him. "It's good to see you again."

Lux quickly turned around, and slowed down to walk side by side with her. "It's good to see you too, Ahsoka."

Why does his voice have to be like that? she wondered. So deep and enchanting. And hot.

"I didn't realize you had such strong ties to Onderon."

"Onderon is my home!" Lux explained. "My mother represented it in the senate."

Then, out of nowhere, the girl from before, Steela, walked up from behind them. "Your voice is strong, like hers was." So much for talking to him alone.

Ahsoka sighed, but continued talking. "Have you reconsidered joining the Republic senate?" That way we'd be closer to each other! Wait, no, that's exactly what shouldn't happen.

"Even if we do take back Onderon, it won't change how I feel," he replied. "I'm not fighting for the Republic."

Ahsoka was a little disappointed by this, but knew it was no use arguing. Instead, she tried to guide the conversation in another direction. "Well, what matters now is, we need each others help just like we did on Carlac."

Steela looked dumbstruck. "Carlac? What happened on Carlac?"

Ahsoka frowned. We kissed, bitch. She didn't know why that was her first thought. It's just the tone of Steela's voice that made her sound almost.. jealous? Those were also the kind of emotions that she was radiating into the force, but why she'd be jealous, Ahsoka didn't know. No matter how much she hoped it wasn't the case, the short kiss they had shared was simply for show, and Lux had probably been disgusted afterwards. There was nothing to be jealous about.

Her train of thought was interrupted when Lux stopped to speak. "Ahsoka is the reason I'm here and not with Death Watch." He probably doesn't even remember the kiss. After Carlac, Ahsoka had liked to dream that Lux had wanted to kiss her out of love, and that he had enjoyed it. Those thoughts were now dangerously creeping back into her mind.

"Really?" Steela asked, still with a bitter tone of voice. Go away.

"What he means is-" Ahsoka started, but Lux cut her off.

"She saved me from a huge mistake," he said, and resumed walking. Ahsoka tried to go after him, but was once again stopped by Steela.

"Lux obviously thinks highly of you," she commented, now with a softer tone.

"I guess so," Ahsoka replied absentmindedly as she watched Lux.

Then, as if she had just been trying to get Ahsoka's guard down, Steela became her annoying self again, leaned uncomfortably close to her face, and spoke, "Let's hope that respect is well founded." She walked away, leaving Ahsoka to process what just happened.


"Destroyers are blind from behind," Ahsoka was saying. "A distraction combined with a rear assault will give you a kill." She was now teaching the rebels how to eliminate destroyers. She hoped they wouldn't have any problems grasping this very simple concept, because practicing it would probably be the most boring thing they could do. "The trick is to get the right speed on the droid popper," she added.

Rex tossed a popper to Saw, who was the first in line. From what Ahsoka had grasped so far, Saw seemed to see himself as simply better than everybody else. He made fun of Lux for being a politician, and bossed everyone around despite not even being an elected leader. Ahsoka became weirdly angry when Saw insulted Lux before, but Steela had already gone between the two before she could interfere. As a matter of fact, Steela seemed to pop out of nowhere every time Ahsoka tried to interact with Lux. It was almost infuriating. Steela and Saw were similar in many ways, though Saw seemed to just hate Lux, while Steela, well, Ahsoka couldn't really tell how Steela felt about him.

"Watch and learn," Saw growled to Lux. He really took every opportunity to insult or make fun of him. Ahsoka was secretly hoping he would mess up the throw. He deserved it for constantly bullying Lux, who is a much better person than he could ever be, anyway.

Saw threw the popper too fast, and failed miserably. He growled, visibly shocked by his own failure. Good.

"Quite brilliant," Lux remarked cleverly.

He was next in line, so Ahsoka tossed him a popper. Lux caught it, aimed, threw, and it went smoothly past the shield.

"Nice touch," Ahsoka complimented with a smile. Her tone was subconsciously a bit flirtatious, so she hoped no one got the wrong (right) impression.

Lux smiled back at her, which made her heart beat faster. "Thanks."

Their eyes locked for a few seconds before Steela, being the bitch she is, decided to interrupt. "Not bad," she teased, as she lightly punched Lux in the shoulder.

Ahsoka scowled, but gave her a popper.

Steela, just like Saw, threw it with excessive force. It bounced right off the shield as she mumbled something in displeasure. Ahsoka decided to give her another chance, hoping to see her continue to embarrass herself in front of Lux, and tossed another popper her way.

She instantly regretted her decision.

Lux came up from behind Steela, and placed his hands on her shoulder and wrist. "Here," he began. "Use your shoulder, let your arm swing, and keep your eyes on the target." His chest was up against Steela's back as he waved her arm around.

Something shattered inside Ahsoka. Emotions rose to the surface that she didn't remember ever feeling before. It hit her like a dagger to her core, like a flame that consumed her. She felt an overwhelming tension in her chest, almost like her poor heart was about to implode.

She needed to get out of here for a moment. She needed to think logically and figure out what was happening. She needed to calm herself and get to the root of the problem.

Who am I kidding? I know exactly what's happening. What I don't know, though, is 'why'. My body is reacting this way even though I only want to be his friend.

She couldn't handle being there right now, so she decided to just slip away and hope no one would think anything of it. "Master," she whispered as she turned to Anakin. Much to her surprise, he was already staring at her with a curious expression on his face. Oh no, she panicked inside her head. Did he sense my emotional turmoil? She decided to try and lie anyway. "I'm not feeling well. I'll be right back." She turned around quickly and began walking away as fast as possible, hoping to avoid further questioning from her master.

"Ahsoka!" Anakin practically yelled as he went after her anyway. The rebels, who had previously been occupied with Lux's and Steela's little 'show', were now turning their attention to Ahsoka and Anakin.

She didn't even turn around as she continued making her way towards one of the cots, but her master kept following. He would certainly have a lot of questions.


That's the first chapter. I don't know how long this fic will be, but it'll be exceptionally full of fluff and feels. It will be written mostly from Ahsoka's and Lux's points of view, but there will be other characters' POVs in the mix as well (e.g. Anakin).

I'd like to clarify that the M rating is just to be safe because there are sexual references and possibly some heavy topics. There might be more intense make-out situations, but no smut.