For You Alone

To Be Good

"Hey!"

Sabine turned from her paints and looked at the door to her cabin, which had just opened. "Ezra?" She questioned, glancing at the chronometer on the wall. It read 0400 hours, so it was very surprising to see Ezra upright, let alone forming coherent sentences. "What are you doing up right now?"

Ezra smiled and leaned against the wall a little too nonchalantly. "The sun's due to rise in half a standard hour."

Sabine nodded, starting to think about the possible reasons why Ezra would invade her room at ungodly hour o'clock. Slowly, she set her paint brush down. "Well, sunrise is standard on most planets, other than Umbara."

Ezra's smile grew, and Sabine relaxed. Seeing Ezra smile, a genuine smile, was rare these days. Something was bothering him, and it was bothering her that he wouldn't share it. They were partners, they ought to share the problems, right?

Even as Sabine thought it, the reminder of the Duchess came back. All the months she had hid the secrets of her family trials, and she had proclaimed Ezra to be her partner. As bad as Ezra was at not sharing, Sabine knew she was far worse.

So, the problem sharing wouldn't start until she initiated it.

Unwilling to continue down that train of thought, Sabine stood. "Why are you here?"

Ezra turned, facing the loading ramp. "I told you, sunrise is in half a standard hour."

Sabine entered the hallway, careful to keep her voice down. "You want me to watch the sunrise with you?"

Even staring at the back of his head, Sabine could see the blush that was forming, and knew she had hit the mark. "What! No!"

Sabine chuckled, passing him in the hall. Then she turned back, smiling at his cooling cheeks. "Ezra? Do you want to come watch the sunrise with me?"

Bashfully, he nodded, and together they slipped out into the frigid Hoth air. For no other reason other than she wanted to see his reaction, Sabine made sure to grab Ezra's arm as they descended into the utter darkness outside Echo Base. Even without any light, she knew he was blushing. "Where exactly are we going?"

Ezra's lightsaber ignited, and Sabine took a step back. "We're not training this early, are we?"

Ezra smiled and shook his head. "Tempting, but no." He gestured with his saber to a hill a few klicks away. "That looks like a good spot."

Sabine squinted, straining to see the hill in the soft green glow. Ever since they had begun training, she had begun to leave her helmet in the Ghost, knowing that she would just be taking it off. But if she could hardly see what Ezra was pointing at, how did- "You planned this."

Ezra was silent for a few seconds. "Maybe." He confessed. "I just figured, since you like colour, you'd like the sunrise, and that-"

Sabine smiled. "You're a chatterbox this morning, aren't you?"

Ezra blushed again and the duo fell silent as they approached the top of the hill. Once there, Sabine frowned as two collapsable chairs, usually stored in the Phantom II, had been set up facing the Northern Horizon, where the sun was due to rise in fifteen minutes. "Just how long did you spend on this?"

Ezra, now able to be seen better in the early grey light, rubbed the back of his head. "Few hours." He murmured. "Most of that was finding the perfect spot."

Sabine raised her eyebrows. "All so I could watch the sunrise?"

Ezra nodded, sinking in to one of the chairs. He turned on the portable heater Sabine could now see, and visibly relaxed. "You always say you need more inspiration."