If It Ended Differently

Chapter 6

Today was Kanan and Ezra's first official day of being a Master and Padawan!! The man got up and out of bed, took a quick shower, dressed into his usual clothes before leaving his room and taking one step forward towards the teenager's room. Once outside the door, Kanan knocked but received no reply; he did it again but had the same outcome. Becoming confused and a little worried thanks to yesterdays attack from Darth Maul, the Jedi used the force to unlock and open the door before walking in but came to a harsh halt instantly. Ezra was stood in the middle of the room, half dressed as he had yet to put his vest top on; his scar covered torso was on show, as well as the tattoo on his shoulder. Kanan knew of the these things and had even seen them before - Ezra had explained why and how he had them - but it seemed no matter how many time he saw the scars and tattoos, it would always feel like the first time. 

Ezra, upon hearing the door open, turned and smiled once he saw who was in the door way "oh, hey Kanan" he waited for a reply that never came "em...do you need something??". Somehow, the Jedi was about to snap out of his trance and speak "em...yeah, it time for training...I'll meet you in the....the Council room" and with that, he rushed out of the room and down the hallway, practically running. Ezra raised a brow how Kanan was acting but suddenly realized where the man's eyes had trailed "stupid scars...stupid tattoo" he mumbled before throwing on his vest top and walking out, locked the door and left for the Council room. Ezra arrived and entered the two grand doors where he saw all of the high Jedi Master and Kanan; the teen stood next to him but folded his arms. 

They all saw and took note of this "is there something wrong Ezra??" Deba asked with concern; the boy shook his head "no, I'm fine Master Deba". It was a clear lie "something wrong, there is" Yoda stated "sense it, we all do" well that earned a sigh; Ezra, knowing he had lost this battle, looked up at Kanan who was returning his gaze with worry "why don't you tell them??". All attention was turned towards the Jedi Knight "Kanan, what is going on??" Master Jinn asked "have you and Ezra had a fight?? A disagreement??" the new Jedi Master sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck "no..not exactly" he began "when I was getting Ezra for training....I entered his room when he didn't have his vest on and I could see his scars and tattoo". 

All of the Council had noticed the boys scarred arms and the tattoo but it was startling to know Ezra had even more scars that they could not see "I em...I guess I could have handled the situation better then I did" the man admitted earning a raised brow from the said boy "you just stared at me!! And would barely speak!!" Ezra exclaimed, hurt clear in his voice "it's not like you haven't seen them before!!" he had a point "I know kid and I'm sorry...it'll just take some time for me to get used to them....I'm used to seeing grown ups having a few scars, not a kid who had dozens of them, as well as a tattoo". Taking that moment to jump in, Master Plo asked if the boy would show them his other scars; Ezra complied and removed his vest. 

All eyes widened other then the three Jedi's who had already seen the horrific sight. "Oh my...how did you get so many scars Ezra??" Master Mundi asked, intrigued to know; they all sat down "like I told Hera, Anakin, Kenobi and Kanan back on Lothal, living on the streets isn't all fun and games, you get hurt...a lot" he stated "most scars are from gangs, interrogation droids, naturally angry people, Inquisitor's and the Sith from yesterday" the Jedi's all shared a worried and alarmed look "that guy's been after me since I can remember but I was able to keep myself hidden when I was younger...but now he can somehow find me quite easily". They were silent until Master Windu spoke up "why is Darth Maul after you??" he asked earning a sigh "because...because..." whatever the Sith's reason was, it appeared to affect the youngling deeply "...Maul is the Sith that killed my parents" most gasped in shock and horror. 

"Do you know...why he killed your parents??" Master Jinn asked earning a nod; Ezra took a deep breathe to calm himself as someone else spoke "tell us, can you??" Master Yoda asked gently, not wanting to push the child but once again, received another nod. "My parents...they did these undercover broadcasts, speaking out against the Empire but...they were discovered" Ezra sighed "a group of bucket heads invaded our home, Maul leading them as he was in charge...my parents fought the best they could but...it was no used!! They were out numbered and Maul was too strong!!" he exclaimed, as if to prove that his parents did all they could "before they broke it....my parents hid me with my bag in this hidden closet that even I didn't know about...but there was this little hole that I could look out of" he finished explaining the horrible memory.

 Kanan wrapped an arm around the boy in a form of comfort as he apologized once again for the way he had acted when he saw his scars; it helped the teen calm down as he sent a small smile "it's fine". The fifteen year old put his vest on once again before Master Yoda wished them good luck on their first training session; the two left the Council room and made their way through the temple until they reached an empty training room. Once their way there, Hera bumped into the two boys and greeted them, asking if she could tag along; Ezra happily nodded. Now the woman was sat on a near by bench as the two force sensitive began the lesson. "Today, I want you to lift something in this room using the force" Kanan explained as he and his Padawan stood in the center of the room "let the force flow through you, allow it to guide you" the Jedi explained as he lifted up the nearby stone; Ezra did as told, lowering his mental shield once again and focusing on the bench that Hera was sat on. 

Within a minute, Hera was sat on a floating bench "nice work kid, I was expecting something smaller to be honest" Kanan praised proudly "thanks" was all he received as the boy was focusing on not dropping the bench, AKA not dropping Hera. Once the woman was back on the ground, Kanan began to test the limits of what his Padawan could lift using different weights; they continued to do this until they reached lunch time. "Whoa kid, you sure you've never done this before??" the Jedi asked with a smirk as the teen seemed to have levitation in the bag "to say I barely knew what the force was or that I was strong with it, I'd say no" Ezra returned the gesture as the two adults chuckled "fair point". The three left the training room to get some lunch before training was to start up again afterwards.