After Anakin ran from the Temple garden he kept running back to his quarters.
R2D2 was still waiting and saw his friend enter looking very upset. The droid beeped softly hoping Anakin would talk to him, but all he did was sit on the bed, head in his hands.
The tears that started in the garden wouldn't stop, and he didn't try to stop them. Master Plo's words echoed in his brain making him feel worse.
"Ahsoka..." he sagte his voice quivering. Feverish and distraught, he layed down and let exhaustion settle in.
Artoo stood beside his bett beeping in a soothing way. Anakin's rest didn't last long and he got back up.
"Artoo, I'm going to find Master Sinube. Maybe he's in the garden."
While Anakin walked the halls he met up with Jedi Healer Vokara Che who was Twi'lek. She had helped Anakin heal from his amputation back on Geonosis a few years back. She gave him a sad look.
"Hello, Anakin. I'm sorry to hear about Ahsoka."
"Thank you, Master Vokara," Anakin answered avoiding her sympathetic gaze. She frowned at the sight of his pale face and the intense guilt and grief he was feeling. She moved closer and placed a hand against his cheek. He didn't back off.
"Are Du feeling all right? Du seem to have a fever."
"I'm just tired, Master. I'm glad the memorial is later today. I just want to get over with it so I can go on another mission away from here."
Vokara Che stared into his eyes seeing the deep hurt and the tears.
"I know Du are hurting, Anakin. Perhaps Du should get some rest before the memorial. How about a cup of Jawa saft down in the mess hall?I was about to head down there for something to eat. Healing people can wear one out."
"No," Anakin sagte as he moved away, "I'm on my way to see Master Sinube in the garden."
He found the old Jedi Master conversing with Jinx, O-Mer and the Wookiees who had rescued them. They all looked up as he entered the garden.
"Child, come sit with us," Sinube sagte staring at Anakin's face and noticing the dark circles under the young Jedi's eyes and the paleness of his skin. Jinx and O-Mer felt the grief Anakin was broadcasting through the Force and shivered against its intensity.
Even the Wookiees Tarfful and Chewbacca could sense the grief Anakin was feeling.
"Jinx, O-Mer and I were just telling Tarfful and Chewbacca about some of Ahsoka's missions with you. Also, the Wookiees want to know if it's alright for them to attend the memorial? They really cared about Ahsoka, especially Chewbacca."
Anakin nodded and gave the tall creatures a smile that hid his grief.
"My Shyriiwook is a little rusty. Can Du tell them yes, for me?"
Sinube told the Wookiees Anakin's answer and Chewbacca the shorter and younger of the two got up to give Anakin an unexpected hug. That took Anakin Von surprise and got a growl of disapproval from Tarfful.
"It's okay, General Tarfful, I don't mind," Anakin sagte as he broke away from Chewbacca's embrace to sit Von Master Sinube. He listened to the old Master tell his four companions about Ahsoka. Anakin kept up a Merida - Legende der Highlands front until Jinx and O-Mer talked about what had happened on Wasskah. He swallowed hard and blinked back the tears. Jinx and O-Mer let the tears fall and expected Anakin to scold them but he just bowed his head and wiped away his own tears. Sinube layed a hand on his shoulder. The Wookiees bowed their heads in reverance.
"Come younglings," Sinube sagte as he stood up,"It is time we go to the memorial cathedral."
"Yes, Master," Jinx, O-Mer and Anakin sagte together as they stood up. Tarfful and Chewbacca stood up and walked behind the three young Jedi, hands on each of their shoulders. It was all Anakin could do to not fall completely apart feeling the Liebe eminating from the Wookiee's touch....
R2D2 was still waiting and saw his friend enter looking very upset. The droid beeped softly hoping Anakin would talk to him, but all he did was sit on the bed, head in his hands.
The tears that started in the garden wouldn't stop, and he didn't try to stop them. Master Plo's words echoed in his brain making him feel worse.
"Ahsoka..." he sagte his voice quivering. Feverish and distraught, he layed down and let exhaustion settle in.
Artoo stood beside his bett beeping in a soothing way. Anakin's rest didn't last long and he got back up.
"Artoo, I'm going to find Master Sinube. Maybe he's in the garden."
While Anakin walked the halls he met up with Jedi Healer Vokara Che who was Twi'lek. She had helped Anakin heal from his amputation back on Geonosis a few years back. She gave him a sad look.
"Hello, Anakin. I'm sorry to hear about Ahsoka."
"Thank you, Master Vokara," Anakin answered avoiding her sympathetic gaze. She frowned at the sight of his pale face and the intense guilt and grief he was feeling. She moved closer and placed a hand against his cheek. He didn't back off.
"Are Du feeling all right? Du seem to have a fever."
"I'm just tired, Master. I'm glad the memorial is later today. I just want to get over with it so I can go on another mission away from here."
Vokara Che stared into his eyes seeing the deep hurt and the tears.
"I know Du are hurting, Anakin. Perhaps Du should get some rest before the memorial. How about a cup of Jawa saft down in the mess hall?I was about to head down there for something to eat. Healing people can wear one out."
"No," Anakin sagte as he moved away, "I'm on my way to see Master Sinube in the garden."
He found the old Jedi Master conversing with Jinx, O-Mer and the Wookiees who had rescued them. They all looked up as he entered the garden.
"Child, come sit with us," Sinube sagte staring at Anakin's face and noticing the dark circles under the young Jedi's eyes and the paleness of his skin. Jinx and O-Mer felt the grief Anakin was broadcasting through the Force and shivered against its intensity.
Even the Wookiees Tarfful and Chewbacca could sense the grief Anakin was feeling.
"Jinx, O-Mer and I were just telling Tarfful and Chewbacca about some of Ahsoka's missions with you. Also, the Wookiees want to know if it's alright for them to attend the memorial? They really cared about Ahsoka, especially Chewbacca."
Anakin nodded and gave the tall creatures a smile that hid his grief.
"My Shyriiwook is a little rusty. Can Du tell them yes, for me?"
Sinube told the Wookiees Anakin's answer and Chewbacca the shorter and younger of the two got up to give Anakin an unexpected hug. That took Anakin Von surprise and got a growl of disapproval from Tarfful.
"It's okay, General Tarfful, I don't mind," Anakin sagte as he broke away from Chewbacca's embrace to sit Von Master Sinube. He listened to the old Master tell his four companions about Ahsoka. Anakin kept up a Merida - Legende der Highlands front until Jinx and O-Mer talked about what had happened on Wasskah. He swallowed hard and blinked back the tears. Jinx and O-Mer let the tears fall and expected Anakin to scold them but he just bowed his head and wiped away his own tears. Sinube layed a hand on his shoulder. The Wookiees bowed their heads in reverance.
"Come younglings," Sinube sagte as he stood up,"It is time we go to the memorial cathedral."
"Yes, Master," Jinx, O-Mer and Anakin sagte together as they stood up. Tarfful and Chewbacca stood up and walked behind the three young Jedi, hands on each of their shoulders. It was all Anakin could do to not fall completely apart feeling the Liebe eminating from the Wookiee's touch....