Chapter 83: 83. Chapter: (Shared Universe 25.)

From the perspective of Nizzal.

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-Is... is that Amidala senator? She is injured... is she alright? If she dies,... Anakin is going to kill us all...

I whispered to Hondo and the rest, gaining all their attention once again. 

Luminara was looking at me strangely, but she hadn't yet said anything.

Hondo was also glaring at me, but he also had a certain curiosity in his eyes. He was the first to speak up; he said in a whisper.

-Now, why would Skywalker do that? Tell me, little twi'lek, I don't seem to follow your thought pattern... Wait, could it be? Is she his woman? 

There was an awkward silence, and I couldn't help but look aside, feeling the ridiculous atmosphere. Of course, this idiot had to hit the nail on the head right away.

-... Well...

At that moment the mostly delirious Padme spoke up in her pain induced dream like state. She must have heard us speak Anakin’s name and thought that he was nearby.

-Anakin... love...

She said the words with such heartfelt longing that it was impossible to misunderstand.

The already awkward atmosphere changed into a surprised one, which slowly grew into disbelief. Then Hondo slapped his thigh with a small exclamation.

-I will be damned! I knew! I always knew that jedi were man and woman just the same, beyond all the pompous acts! AHA! Caught red-handed, Anakin! My son is a real man, after all! BAHAHA!

I felt as a few dozen eyes turned towards us, some with curiosity, some with annoyance, while others with humor.

Stupid Hondo, started to speak with relative silence, but at the and he was shouting like a complete imbecile... Now the entire restaurant was looking at us weirdly. I felt a little blush sneak onto my face as I turned around and took in the strange gazes.

I looked back at Hondo and scolded him. 

-Sshhhh! You fool! Stop shouting as if your house is on fire! Move, get your arses in, or whatever you want here in the first place? Do you want me to get scolded or kicked out? Heh? It's not like I have anywhere else to go? Will you take responsibility? I don't think so!

-Ah, yes... well, we have a pair of rooms here. So, we came here to treat her, but I never expected to get such jovial news. I might have lost control for a second. But, please tell me... 

I was already driving the idiots towards their rooms to get away from the curious eyes. While he was whispering in my left ear protrusion.

-What? 

I asked. I was already frustrated, and the entire situation was way too unrealistic. Of course, these cretins had to have rooms in this particular hotel, and they had the guts to bring the injured senator in the main door! She was kidnapped and most of Coruscant knew it already! Why, how could they be so careless, borderline crazy... oh, wait, so that's it... haha... they are crazy... 

-Is she, you know? 

His voice spoke with a meaningful undertone. 

-I don't!

I snapped back at him, sensing that the conversation was not going in a comfortable direction. 

-Is she pregnant? Am I going to be a grandpa? 

My eyes widened, and my mouth parted, but no words could describe my current state of disbelief. Is he for real? Did he suffer some type of brain damage while I didn't see him... 

I became even more embarrassed... why did I have to clean up the mess after Anakin's nightly escapades?

-... 

I couldn't find the words or the will to do that, so instead I kicked the bastard in the shin to urge him forward. 

-Ajj! What now, you little! I was just asking... 

-It is time to get off the spice you piece of garbage, since when do you have these delusions about Anakin being your son!?

-Ah, so that was what troubled your sweet little head. He is not my son, by blood, naturally, but we are soulmates with an adventurous nature you see! It is a special bond! And now it turns out, he is much more adventurous than I thought! He-he…

I felt a rough hand playfully caress one of my leks, twirling the thin tip of it around his finger. I felt a comfortable tickling feeling run through my lek slightly numbing the back of my skull. Then, as the thoughts of what had just happened caught up with my brain, I froze as a pink blush rushed to my face. 

-Ah?... You! You bastard, stop this at once! 

-Hah, look at you, getting all flustered from a single touch. Kids will be kids. 

-Pervert!

-What? I must say, you got a wild imagination little one. Patting the head of one as small and shapeless as a twig would hardly be considered as such.

I tried to kick the bastard in the leg again while feeling my blush strengthen, but he quickly sidestepped and smirked at me, satisfied with my clearly anticipated reaction. The bastard was trying to bait me to make a fool out of myself, and he was largely succeeding.

-Humph!

I decided to give him the cold shoulder, while pulling my leks over my chest. 

I managed to direct them towards the stairs where the rooms were. I was already informed about the basic outlay of the building. It was not that big, so I was able to memorize it in a few minutes.

It was at that time, when the jedi master from earlier seemed to come back to life. Poor woman was shocked by the news... She seemed almost as pale as me, and that is not exactly normal for a green-skinned mirialan, especially as I was a light gray skin colored twi'lek.

I felt a hand suddenly grab my shoulder. It must be that bastard again. I felt a blazing anger fill me to the brim in seconds as the hand turned me around halfway. 

-Now you are just asking for it...!?

I barked in the face of my assailant. I was entirely sure that it was Hondo acting up again. Only to find myself in front of the strictest glare of the mirialan master, looking down at me coldly.

I felt a shiver run over my back as I had to swallow my words.

-Is what you said earlier true, padawan? 

I blinked.

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-Master... 

-It's Luminara... Master Luminara for you.

Uh... someone was in a spiky mood... uh-hu... I turned towards Hondo, who was standing a few steps to the side, and he smirked into my face. 

-...

That bastard! I was quickly losing my patience with this bunch of idiots... I sighed and turned back towards Master Luminara. I was in a cheeky mood now, and didn't feel especially compliant anymore, not with their interrogative tones.

-Master Luminara, well... what could I say? It must be good to be young... 

She blinked with a stupefied expression plastered over her face.

-...

-BahA!

Laughed Hondo and the other weequays with obvious ridicule in their voice. One of them pointed at me while saying this.

-Did that kid actually say what I think she said? 

Hondo slapped the back of the man's neck strongly as the loud sound reverberated through the corridor. The man hit jumped slightly in surprise as the pain reached his brain. He looked at Hondo with annoyance, reaching up to cover the back of his own neck with a frustrated, but helpless expression. 

-Boss...? 

In the background, Claire was growing amused, too, but she was still trying to be as far away from me as she could. I guess I lost some of my cool back then on the ship with the trandoshans. I shouldn't have used life drain. It is indeed a horrifying force spell. On top of that... I just appeared out of nowhere after two years and looked exactly the same. She must be thinking that I am some sort of force vampire...

I also appeared in their hotel, of all places. She must think that I am hunting them or something. She couldn't be farther from the truth. 

In the meantime, Luminara's sanity seemed to slip away as she grabbed my face gently while looking into my eyes with a deep and chaotic gaze.

I felt a cold shiver run over my back again as I took in her chaotic expression.

Her hand slowly stroked my face as she asked. 

-Is this true? Is she in a relationship with Anakin Skywalker... How do you know this, how do you know this pirate man, and why... why are you here in this hotel working like it's the most natural thing in the world... Especially now, when the temple is under attack by the clones... Barriss is there... We need to go back and help!

I raised one of my eyebrows. It seems she is indeed starting to panic somewhat. There was a dark aura attached to her, which I could feel now as she was in contact with me. I focused on this ghostly energy, then my eyes widened a little.

So that's how it is, I see.

I raised up my hands and grasped hers in both of my somewhat smaller palms and began to channel peaceful harmonic energies into her. I saw her expression morph into surprise. She looked at me, feeling somewhat ashamed all of a sudden. I smiled at her lightly. 

-Master, don't give into despair. The force is indeed in chaos today, but the Sun will rise tomorrow just the same. 

I felt her hand hold on to mine tighter now, as she naturally reciprocated the meditative energies back to me. It was a dual meditation technique often used by jedi to calm the spirits of one another.

Jedi are usually very sensitive towards others’ feelings, even more so if the person is also a jedi. One emotional force user can cause many others to become emotional as well. It was a chain reaction, so to speak, especially if you were incapable of dealing with your emotions, and if you spent most of your time trying to stifle those exact emotions, naturally you wouldn't know how to handle them.

There are two solutions to this problem. One is to understand and learn to handle your own emotions. This is what the Grey Order does, while the other is to ignore and stifle all of these emotions. This is what the jedi does, most of the time.

-You... you are right, forgive me... I lost myself for a moment. 

I smiled again.

-It is what the Sith wishes to achieve, to cloud your mind with despair and darkness. A powerful ritual, one that should never be underestimated, had been unleashed on the entirety of Coruscant. You shouldn't be ashamed of falling for it, but now that you know about it, its effect will wane. 

I saw her pale face gain back some of its color as she looked at me, surprised once again. When the meaning of my words slowly registered in her mind, I could see the invisible gears in her brain starting to turn rapidly. 

-The Sith... and how do you know about such a thing? Aren't you a simple padawan? How could you discern the effects of a ritual that even masters can't sense? Answer me!

I felt her stiff hands greedily tighten around my wrist, and I couldn't help but wince. This woman was unexpectedly strong physically... She was wearing these thick black clothes, completely covering her, a subtle gesture to hide one's strength and lead the enemy to create false assumptions. She was cunning. 

-Uh-hu... It was master Yoda... he told me about it, not long ago... 

I lied, blatantly trying to pull my wrist out of her grasp. I was careless to let her grab me in that manner. I heard her surprised voice repeating what I said. 

-Master Yoda?!

In her moment of surprise, I pulled my hand out of her loosened grasp. The moment I freed myself, she awakened from her momentary stupor and agilely grabbed onto the back of my collar. 

-Now where do you think you are going, and why would Master Yoda tell you something like that, stop lying and tell me the truth... First of all, who is your master? 

I rolled my eyes at the woman. Sometimes it was really, and I mean really, really annoying to be perceived as a common kid. If anyone from the temple saw me being grabbed by the back of my collar, I would vomit blood from shame.

I struggled to get away... While saying grumpily.

-It doesn't matter what you believe. I have helped you with this information, so be glad with it, and stop doubting me at every step. 

-Who is your master!? Girl!

-No way I won’t tell you, you are mean!

-... sigh…

The words left my mouth before I could realize what I was saying. I even puffed up my cheeks in a genuine sign of annoyance. I felt prideful frustration spread over me, feeling that I had shown them who they were messing with. 

Then I heard multiple chuckles appearing around me. I looked up, seeing the humorous expressions looking back at me as if I was a complete idiot. 

Then my face darkened and fell... The reality of my new streak of childishness hit me in the face with full power.

 

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