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I'm so sorry it's been FOREVER since I last updated! Life has just gotten in the way. :/ I hope you enjoy this latest installement!

Ahsoka Tano cautiously walked down the main road of the city Ussa, on the lovely planet of Bellassa. She didn't like the way some people looked at her. It had started a few days ago. Where she had once been greeted and smiled upon, she was shunned. It was unnerving. She shivered; she wasn't just cold, but she was scared. Her connection with her master, Anakin Skywalker, was gone.

Ahsoka had been sent to Bellassa on a Jedi mission a few weeks before. Master Skywalker and his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, were sent to Coruscant and to rescue Chancellor Palpatine. Her mission was complete, but she had yet to be picked up. It was strange that her master hadn't contacted her, or hadn't sent someone else if he couldn't make it.

Then the beacon had come from the Temple. Ahsoka had gotten prepared to go back, even finding herself a transport when the all-clear signal had come. She was still wondering what that had meant when she bumped into an old man, sitting on the street corner. "Oh, I'm sorry, sir!" she cried.

"It's quite alright, child, nothing I'm not used to." He took a closer look at her. "You're a Jedi learner, aren't you?"

Ahsoka nodded.

"Hide!" the old man looked up and down the street. "You're lucky you haven't been picked up yet."

"By whom?"

"The Imperials. The Emperor has issued an anti-Jedi decree. All Jedi will be killed."

Ahsoka felt her life crashing down around her. This is why her master wasn't coming for her. He must be...dead. Killed by the Emperor. Who? Why? Where? She couldn't think. Her head was spinning. "I...have to go." She spun around and ran.

Ten minutes later, she was sitting in a cave which was tucked into a hill. If she climbed to the top of the hill, she would have a good view of the city and surrounding countryside. But for right now, the view didn't matter. Ahsoka slumped down and shut her eyes. This was too much for her to think about right now. Yet, she had to think about it. She had to find the truth.

What could have happened to the connection with Master Skywalker? The Master-Padawan connection was strong. She should have been able to feel him from halfway across the galaxy. Ahsoka had heard of some Master-Padawan pairs who were a galaxy apart, and they could sense a faint presence of each other. Ahsoka had always hoped that, someday, she and her Master would have a connection like that. But now...there may not be any chance to develop the bond. A tear slipped from her blue eyes and fell to the cold, damp floor of the cave.

She had to make preparations. She would be stuck here for who knows how long. They couldn't find out that she was a Jedi. Ahsoka pulled her green lightsaber from her belt. She would have to hide it in the cave. Somewhere where she could easily get it, but protected. A few minutes later, she found the place. It was behind a pile of mossy green stones. "Hmm," she murmured. "Green moss for a green lightsaber!"

Ahsoka surveyed her supplies. She had enough for four more days and then...

"Well, I'll figure something out. I'm a Jedi, right?" She sighed. "Not anymore." Ahsoka checked her money pouch. There were twenty credits left.

"I can figure something out. Master Skywalker always said that I could figure a plan out." Mentioning his name made her feel sad. "I can't be sad. I don't have time for it!"Angrily, she swiped at her eyes, which were threatening to overflow with tears. She gulped a sob down.

After Ahsoka composed herself, she got the sudden feeling that someone was watching her. It wasn't exactly a dangerous presence, but it was hostile.

"Great," she thought. "Just after I put my lightsaber away. Figures." She slowly turned around to face the cave mouth. A shadow stood there, blocking the sun. The figure was a tall humanoid. Ahsoka squinted and she could make out that the figure was a human boy, about seventeen years of age. He had an angry expression on his face.

"What are you doing here?" His voice was rough, but Ahsoka could imagine that it could turn kind instantly. "This is my home." Ahsoka replied in the most pleasant tone she could muster.

"No, I was here first. So it's mine." The boy's voice was angrier now.

"Now wait just a minute! Don't you think I deserve the cave more than you do? I'm a girl and I'm younger than you. Don't you have any sense of honor and chivalry?"

He looked confused. "Huh?"

"Being a gentleman." Ahsoka was getting tired of this. "Look, why don't we compromise and share the cave. You get that half and I get this half." She made sure her half of the cave included the mossy green stone.

He shrugged. "It doesn't matter to me. But we'll have to share our money and food." He set a bag that he had been holding on his shoulder down.

Ahsoka glanced at her stuff. "Fine. I'm Ahsoka."

"Jorge."

Jorge moaned and opened his eyes. The sun would be coming up in about half an hour. The sky was gray and misty, but it had the hope and promise of a new day. The birds were just starting to sing.

Jorge rolled over to face the other side of the cave. The girl who called herself Ahsoka was huddled into a ball with a blanket tucked around her. He could see her slow breathing. He had never seen someone who looked so young act so old. He had also never seen someone with orange skin. And her hair, if it was hair, was blue and white. What were those white markings on her face? Jorge couldn't remember what color her eyes were, but they probably some weird color, like pink. He couldn't help but laugh when he thought about pink eyes with orange skin.

Ahsoka stirred at the sound of his laughter. She slowly opened her eyes. He was still there, like something out of a dream. She could now see he had dreamy dark brown eyes and light brown curly hair. "Are you really here?" she asked unbelievingly.

He gave a sarcastic laugh. "Why wouldn't I be?"

She blushed. "Sorry. It was a dream."

Jorge gave her a confused look. "Whatever. And, you're weird."

Ahsoka sighed. "I know." She sat up.

"I'll be back." Jorge quickly walked away from the cave.

"He's really happy this morning. He reminds me of..." She shut her mouth tight. "No. I'm going to get breakfast."

By the time Jorge had gotten back, Ahsoka was eating some bread. Two slices of bread were sitting by Jorge's bed, and a cup of cold spring water was on the ground next to it. "What's this?" he asked suspiciously.

Ahsoka looked at him like he was crazy. "It's your food. Haven't you ever seen bread and water before?" She laughed. "It sounds like we're in prison!"

Jorge thought grimly. "If only you knew..."