Are We Meant To Be? *2nd book of the Other Half Trilogy*

~ Ch. 15 ~

Acarna's POV

"Roger, keep him there if you see him. I am on my way." I said to Zalaan through my Comlink. I turned around and would've bumped straight into the Grand Inquisitor if I did not sense him behind me. "Grand Inquisitor." I said bowing slightly before starting to walk away. He grabbed my wrist. "I've been told by your Master that you are to walk the town with Kallus today. You do not have the time to be messing around." he said. "I am not messing around. Our other mission was to come here and take my Brother home." I said, freeing my wrist from his grip. "Surely my Mother has told you of this." I said. "She did, but, your top priority is to get to know you future Husband and getting acquainted with the people." he said. " I'll just bring him along than. This is an opportunity that I refuse to miss. And you can't say anything, seeing as how I am your Superior." I said, walking away from him. Really, that is total bullshit. He is my Superior and I'm pretty sure he knows it, he just doesn't want to argue with the Princess, cause that can get nasty and pretty fast too. I was about to get on my Speeder when Kallus found me. Damn it!

"I was told that you need assistance with rounding up some Rebels. I have prepared a convoy and am told that I am supposed to join you. I shall drive, you are the Princess, you should sit in th-" "Grab your own Speeder and follow if you will, but, I am driving this one." I said, interrupting him, getting on and taking off. They caught up in a few minutes. Kallus somehow got in front of me and cut me off, causing me to slam on the breaks.

"A lady should not be doing these reckless things." Kallus said. I raised my eye markings. "A lady would but, I'm no average lady. Now, you can either help me and stay here or we can do this the hard way and I can kick your butt." I said, flashing my yellow Sith eyes at him. Kallus sighed and moved his Speeder. "Stay here, I'll call you if I need any assistance. If you have your men follow me you don't even want to know what I'll do." I said, then went on my way. Good thing this tower is right around this small rock formation. I saw the tower and I could feel three Force signatures inside, I recognized Zalaan and Dargeo's signatures. The other Force signature is definitely my Brothers. I got off my Speeder Bike and walked inside.

The first one I saw was Dargeo, leaning against the wall. He looked up and smiled. "Well, look who arrived! Come join the party Acarna. He's in here." Dargeo said. I walked in the room calmly, but on the inside, I was excited. I finally can meet my long lost Brother. I turned the corner and there he was, sitting on the couch. I looked him over, he has dark blue hair that fades halfway down into brown. He was average height for being 18 must be 5' 9" and he's tan. We locked eyes when he looked up and I noticed that we have the same electric blue eyes. I then looked over his face, he has facial Togruta markings on his nose, forehead and neck. I knew right away that this was my Brother. "Leave us." I said, sternly. Dargeo and Zalaan got up and went outside. I took the only chance that I have and went over to Ezra and hugged him.

"Oh, Ezra! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this day!" I said, releasing him from the hug. "How do you know my name?" he asked. "I'm your Sister. Why would I not know your name?" I asked him. "Yeah, well, you may be my Sister but, I don't know your name." he said. "Acarna, that's my name." I said. "So how have you been lately? I would've never thought that you would be this far in the Outer Rim." I said. "Yeah, well I've been fine and all but, I really must get back." he said, standing up. I stood in front of him. I just now noticed that he's a tiny bit taller than me. But, height doesn't matter when it comes to skill. "Go back to who? I'm here to bring you home to Shili. To Mom." I said. I sensed that he was conflicted. "Come on, you've been alone for too long. Let's go home." I said, reaching out to him. He moved and I pulled on his sleeve and saw it. The Tattoo........he has his other Half. "Is that who you're going back to? Your other Half?" I asked. "Yeah......I've been gone for too long. He's probably worried by now." Ezra said. "Wait! At least tell me you know who we are." I said, having him sit back down. "What do you mean?" he asked. He's playing dumb, I can tell. He's either buying time or really just wants to leave. I bet he feels threatened. I pulled out my Lightsaber and set it on the table. Mine is a very high-end style, it is sleek black and silver with a double end blade design. It also can shoot smoke pellets, great for getting away from a sticky situation or, my personal favorite, it gives me the edge for a sneak attack. "You should know that we are Force users." I said, placing my hand on top of his. "Your Kyber crystal is hidden behind the picture in your locket." I pulled out my locket from around my neck. "Our Father built these lockets for us, we both have one." I said. I don't want him to leave......maybe if I can persuade him better than I won't have to knock him out. "But......something tells me that you already knew this." I said. "Well, I knew I wasn't normal." he said. He's lying to me, I can sense it. He already knew all along. Something in me clicked the pieces together. "You knew and you are lying to me. Don't, I can sense it. Ezra........who is your other Half?" I asked. If my hunch is right than his other Half..........is a Jedi. I stood up when Dargeo came in.

"We have a problem. There is a ship shooting at us. They're here for him." Dargeo said. I picked up my saber and turned to Ezra. "You sent for them didn't you?" I asked. He did not meet my gaze. "You are coming home whether you like it or not! I've been waiting years to find you and I'm not losing you again!" I said, grabbing his wrist and dragging him outside. He struggled but, it was weak because I was using the Force to help me.

We made it outside and sure enough, there was the ship. I saw a Human male, Mandolorian female, Twi'lek female and a male Lassat. Huh, I thought they were all wiped out. I also noticed that Kallus completely ignored me and he was fighting with the Lassat. The Stormtroopers were few and some have already been shot. Dargeo and Zalaan were keeping the.......wait...........the human's a Jedi?! Now it all makes sense!! "You are training to be a Jedi?!" I said to Ezra, astounded. In my astonishment, my concentration faltered and he broke free of my force hold on him. I glanced and saw Zalaan injure the male and his saber burned away some of his sleeve and I saw the same mark that Ezra had. "He's your other Half? Mother will not be happy." I said to him, cutting off his escape. "Look, you may be my family but, it doesn't mean that I'm going back with you! The Empire is not something that I will support! Not when it ruined so many lives!" Ezra yelled. "What are you talking about?! The Empire has done nothing but save people!" I said. He's been fed lies, I know it! "Wow, you must be stupid if you believe that crap!" Ezra said. "Ezra.......you don't want to make me angry. I'm not very pleasant when I'm angry." I said, feeling my anger surface and I'm sure my eyes changed. There was a chill in the air and I bet us Force users could tell. "Forgive me Ezra." I said.

I turned away from him and jumped high in the air, using the Force to give me momentum. I landed in between Dargeo, Zalaan, and Ezra's other Half. "If you are the reason that my Brother will not listen........than you must DIE!!" I said, charging at Ezra's other Half. He countered and sparks flew as our sabers collided. We jumped apart and I studied him. "I know you.....you are Caleb Dume." I said as I charged at him again. We collided and he looked shocked. "How'd yo-" "When the Jedi Purge happened, my Master and other Masters took all the archive's on every Jedi. Master and Padawan. Your Master was Depa Billaba. You favor Form 3 to a ridiculous degree. Remember how it felt when she died? Oh, I'm sure you do." I said. "You were there. You saw her fall. How'd it feel? Knowing that you were too weak to do anything?" I whispered, loud enough for him to hear. He swung his leg out, trying to knock me down, I did a summersault backwards and landed near Dargeo. I noticed Zalaan was injured. I looked over at Ezra's other Half and I could feel that he was not letting the anger that he had even surface. I cocked my head and laughed.

I looked around at the chaos that was all around us. Oh, it feels so good to be alive right now. "NO!!" I heard a yell. I looked over and saw that the 'No' came from Ezra and he used the Force to knock out Kallus by throwing him back and hitting the rock formation. I saw Ezra help the Lassat and they both looked around, probably to see where the rest of their comrades were. When I locked eyes with the Lassat I felt something. I know exactly what this is. It's the Force and it's telling me that this Lassat is my other Half. No! No! This can't be happening! I heard people running and shouting before I blacked out.

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[ Well, this took me a little longer than I thought but, I was stuck and then I had help by Rebel_Princess2015 love ya girl!! Anyways!! What are Acarna and Zeb going to do now? Fall in love? Who knows...........How is Ezra now that he's met his Sister?

Spector 7 out!!!!!!!! ]