Broken Beginnings (A Star Wars: Clone Wars fanfic)

Chapter 6: New friends and Old Enemies

Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars it now belongs to Disney. I do however own this story.

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Anakin POV

'Come on Alexa, you've got this!' I shouted as she climbed up a fifty metre pole, trying to reach the flag at the top of it and achieve the "mission" as we called it.

'I don't think I can do it.' Came the reply.

'Yes you can, remember a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through her!'

'I can, but I'm so tired!' That was understandable, she had been climbing for at least thirty minutes.

I know she can do it, but I'm wondering if she wanted to push herself a bit too hard too soon this had been her idea. I honestly can't believe I agreed to let her do it, mind you she probably would have done it even if I'd said no. She had really developed a stubborn streak lately, she is determined to run faster, jump higher and fight harder than everyone else ever had, even herself and trying to control her sense of ambition is getting harder. I don't want her to go to hard and hurt herself, but trying to tell her that was impossible.

'You can do it! I believe in you!' I replied. Some he paused in her struggle for a second as if comprehending what I said. Suddenly I felt a surge of energy and she raced the last few metres to the top snatching up the red flag! However she didn't have the best grip and she fell!

'Help!' She cried as she plummeted.

'Don't worry, I've got you.' Using the Force I managed to "catch" her and bring her back to the ground safely.

'Thanks.' She sighed and I walked over to her.

'You're welcome, but you really should be more careful Lexa.'

'Lexa?' She asked.

'Nickname?' I was once again trying to push the boundaries of our relationship so I could be closer to her and make her feel comfortable with others.

'Fine.' She nodded.

'Good, now let's go and wind down a bit shall we?'

She nodded, but I could tell something was up. I followed her gaze to where a group of older padawans were bullying a younger one.

'Anakin, we can't let them do that.' She murmured, anger, irritation and outrage rolled off her.

'Let's go help.' I nodded and we walked over.

Alexa POV

I smirked as Anakin got their attention, the three boys turned around shocked to see him staring angrily at them.

'What are you three doing?'

'N-Nothing Master Skywalker, we were jus-'. He stopped and stared at me. I gasped.

It was the Anomid and the Chagrian who had chased me down on the lower levels right before Anakin had rescued me from my other attacker. They're padawans. Now they know who I am. Oh this is bad.

'Are you alright?' Anakin asked quietly as I stared at the boys.

'You're that girl we chased through the Works.' The Anomid realised.