Family by Heart - REWRITE(a Star Wars Rebels story)

Goddess Inferna

It was over an hour later and Athena still sat in the pool - arms crossed and a frown on her lips.

Rae brought over another bucket of cold water and began to pour it into the pool. Seeing that Athena's overheated body caused the water to heat up and evaporate, more cool water needed to be added periodically.

It was refreshing, even though Athena refused to admit it.

"Okay, how are you feeling?" Rae asked.

"Better," Athena nodded.

Rae placed a careful hand on the girl's forehead, feeling a very high temperature still. "You are still burning. Man, those flames must have been intense."

"I was stupid," Athena rolled her eyes. "I should've turned those flames off when Ahsoka told me to."

Rae sat the bucket down with its bottom facing up and used it as a seat next to the little pool. "It's not your fault. You're brand new to this whole thing. You'll get used to it eventually."

"I just wish Zeb and Ahsoka hadn't come into contact with me," Athena grumbled. "Now their hands are all messed up."

"They'll be fine, Athena," Rae assured. "They got some bandages on them and should heal here soon."

Athena let out a heavy sigh and slouched her shoulders, leaning her back against the natural dirt wall of the pool. The water was about to her armpits when she sat up and was wide enough to where she could stretch her legs out and not hit the other side of the wall.

Her shoes and socks sat just outside of the pool as her clothes clung to her skin. Her hair floated loosely around her in the water.

"Hey, sorry I poured water on you yesterday," Rae said. "I just thought it was a fun way to bond with the crew."

"It was a silly prank. I'm not mad, Rae," Athena smiled as she rolled her eyes.

Rae smiled with relief and was about to say something when she felt a splash of water fill her mouth. She gagged and coughed it out as Athena laughed.

"Now we're even," Athena laughed.

"Okay, okay, fair, fair," Rae coughed out the last bit of water. "I had that coming."

"At least you won't have to sleep in the cargo bay," Athena remarked.

"Aw, we thought it would be fun for you to have a sleepover with Ezra," Rae teased. "Or, what did you call him? Blue fruit? Blue...berry?"

"Blueberry," Athena rolled her eyes. She froze as a shock of realization came over her. "Wait, he told you about me calling him blueberry head?"

"Yeah, we gossiped," Rae poked fun at her.

"Wow, okay, leave me out of the Jedi Padawan gossip?" Athena jokingly said in an offended voice.

"You were gone with Ahsoka already," Rae shrugged. "He told me how you two were having a little race yesterday up that tree-" she pointed to the tree with a snapped branch. "-and that's when Prince Charming saved your life~"

"Shut it, he ain't even cute," Athena scoffed.

Rae giggled and playfully shoved the girl's shoulder, "Aw, but he saved you! Then you gave him a pet name!"

"It's not a pet name!" Athena defended. "I was mocking him!"

"By calling him by the name of a cute little berry?" Rae sarcastically asked.

"It was a mocking term!" she said. "I was mocking the guy!"

"How adorable~"

"What about you? Has he tried to flirt with you?"