Ahsoka's POV
My master, Anakin Skywalker, and I are heading back to Coruscaunt from a mission on Floruum in the Twilight. I can sense his anger towards me. I disobeyed him once again. I put the mission at risk by going my own way instead of sticking to his plan. I know I'm in for a long lecture on this. I sit in my seat in the cockpit, looking away from him, trying avoid a conversation with him about what happened. I've learned when things like this happen that it's best to leave him alone to give him some time to cool down. I can sense him trying to get my attention, but I ignore it. I really don't feel like doing this right now.
"Ahsoka, can we talk?" I never turned my head.
"Master, I really don't want to talk about this right now." I tried to keep from crying. He may not have said much, but I knew if we talked, the yelling and hurt would come eventually.
"You don't even know what I want to talk to you about." Great, he thinks I'm dumb. I bite my lip to keeping from saying this.
"I know this is about the mission. I'm really not in the mood to be arguing with you."
"Ahsoka, this has nothing to do with the mission. It's about something more important than that." I turned my head slightly, but not completely. I don't want to look in his eyes. Everytime I do, I just melt. I would jump off a cliff if he said to.
"What is it, then?" In the corner of my eye, I see him get out of his chair and come closer to me. I still refuse to meet his gaze.
"I want to talk about you." Me? What else did I do?
"What do you mean?"
"Could you at least look at me? I need to know that all of this is getting through to you." HIs voice is calm and gentle. Maybe I can look at him. I looked up at him and the first thing I see is his eyes. They shot right through my soul. He has eyes that can pierce through the darkest soul in the galaxy.
"What about me, Master?"
"Ahsoka, so you know why I constantly tell you to stay close to me on missions?"
"Because I'm your Padawan and you can't afford to lose me?" He chuckled. Was I being funny? I'm not trying to be. Maybe he's trying to cheer me up. His smile can melt all the snow from the planet Hoth.
"Well, that's only part of the reason. Snips, do you realize how important you are to me?" Okay, now I'm confused. He thinks I'm important to him?
"What do you mean?"
"Ahsoka, you are the closet person to me. You are my best friend, but sometime I don't think you see us as friends. Just as Master and Padawan." Is he crazy?
"Of course I see us as friends, Master. I think we're very close. It's just that sometimes you can be very hard to be around. You don't have to worry about losing me as a friend."
"But that's just it, Ahsoka." Is he saying he doesn't want me as a friend? He just said I was his best friend and now he doesn't want us to be friends?
"Master, what are you saying?" He grabbed my hand and pulled me to my feet. He stared into my eyes without saying anything. The next thing he did said it all. He pulled me closer and kissed my lips. His lips were soft and warm. I couldn't pull away. Instead, I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer against me. I felt his arms wrap around my waist. I felt his tongue wipe across my lip. I opened my mouth and allowed him entrance. I gasped when I felt his tongue touch mine. He ran his fingers down my lekku, making me shiver in pleasure. I sighed when we broke apart. I felt my cheeks were warm from the blush I knew I had. We looked into each others eyes again. He smiled down at me. I couldn't help but smile back. For the longest time, everytime he smiled, it made me smile. That was the one thing he could do to cheer me up when I was down.
"Ahsoka, I love you." I was speechless when he said that. I have been in love with this man for years. To hear him say it was the biggest shock to me. I couldn't say anything, so I kissed him again and he got the message. We broke apart when the ship started to shake.
"What was that?" We were out of hyperspace, but we didn't reach Coruscaunt. We were in an astroroid field. Anakin ran back to his chair and I did the same.
"The hyperdrive's been damaged. We've got to get out of here before anything else gets damaged." He was too busy reprogramming the Twilight to see the astroid coming straight for us.
"Master, look out!" He turned, but it was too late. The astroid hit out stablizers. We were sent hurtling towards the planet below.
"Ahsoka, brace yourself!" We crashed into the outskirts of Tatooine. I hit my head on the control panel and everything went black.
When I woke up, the first thing I saw was the floor. I tried to move, but I couldn't. My leg was caught under the controls. I couldn't find my lightsaber. Then I heard something.
"Ahsoka! Ahsoka, where are you?" It was Anakin.
"Master! Over here!" I saw his shadow behind the smoke. He bent down next to me.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, but my leg is stuck." He took his lightsaber and cut around my leg. He took my leg and started slowly pulling it from under the debris. There was a cut on my upper thigh about a foot long. It wasn't a deep cut, but it still hurt a lot.
"I'll go see if any bacta cloth survived the crash. Keep pressure on that." He got up and went in the back. I looked out the front windshield. The wind was starting to pick up. Anakin came back with some bacta cloth. "There wasn't much, but this should be enough."
"Master, I don't think we should go out there." He looked outside.
"You're right. A sandstorm is coming. They're extremely dangerous on Tatooine."
"You really know about this panet, don't you?"
"You have to remember I grew up here. I know this planet like the back of my hand. We'll head out in the morning."
"These storms last all night?"
"No, but Tatooine is more dangerous at night than it is during a storm. There are bounty hunters, thieves, Tusken Raiders. All will kill you without giving it a second thought."
"Okay, then. That makes me feel better." He chuckled.
"Don't worry. As long as you're with me, you'll be safe." I smiled at him and he smiled back as he finished with my leg. "Your leg should be healed by morning."
"Thanks, Master." He came up to kiss my cheek, but I caught his lips with mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck to pull him closer to me. He lightly pushed me until my back was on the floor. He rested his weight on top of me. We kissed for what seemed like hours. I was so calm and at peace. I was so in love. We broke apart and were heavily breathing. "I love you, Master."
He kissed my forehead.
"I love you too, Ahsoka." I pulled him into another kiss. I loved kissing him, but a part of me wanted more of him. I slowly moved my hand down his chest. I could feel his six pack through his tunic. I ran my hand back up his chest into his shirt. He gasped and jumped back a little. He looked at me with an expression I couldn't read, but I knew I made the wrong move.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..." He pressed his finger to my lips, shushing me.
"Ahsoka, calm down. It's okay. You're a teenager and you have your hormones. I know you want to. So do I, but not yet and not here. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry. I was moving too fast."
"That's alright. I promise you, when the time is right, it'll happen. That time just isn't now."
"I know." He kissed my forehead again.
"I'll be right back." He got up and went in the back again. I sat up. I then remembered my leg. I wanted to see if I could walk. I got up without a problem. When I tried to walk, a shock went up my leg, causing me to lose my balance. I sat back down and was just going to try again later. Anakin came back with some blankets and our Jedi robes. "I found these in the back. We can sleep on them tonight."
He laid the blankets down. When he was done, I slid onto them. They were very plush and comfortable. They were better than the mats we usually sleep on during a mission. He laid down next to me and put his arm around me. I snuggled against him and rested my head on his chest. We laid there in silence. I was falling asleep from it. Right before I didn, Anakin started talking.
"Ahsoka?"
"Yeah?"
"Tomorrow, you should stay in the ship. I'll go into town and try to contact the temple." I sat up.
"Why? My leg isn't that bad."
"It's not about your leg. Tatooine is a dangerous planet. You're not safe here. I just want to protect you."
"Master, I can take care of myself. You know I can."
"Ahsoka, please."
"Master, you've taught me so much. I know how dangerous this planet is and I've been to worse. I can handle being here. Besides, I think it's more dangerous here than it is the town. Tusken Raiders and Jawas live out here in the outskirts. I know how dangerous they are. I'm coming with you." He sighed. He knew I was right about this.
"Fine, just be cautious. And stay close to me at all times. Okay?" I kissed his cheek.
"I know." I laid back down on his chest and closed my eyes. He covered us with a blanket.
"I love you, Ahsoka."
"I love you too, Anakin." We fell asleep.