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

~ Ch. 35 ~

                      Ezra's POV

    Acarna's guards took me to her room. Why did she use the word 'chambers' instead of 'room'? Guess that's what royalty says.........that's how she was raised and it is what she is. She walked through the door later and locked it then came over to me and took off the cuffs, as her eyes changed back to their sapphire blue.

    "I had to be cautious." Acarna said, I nodded in understanding, while I rubbed my wrists. Man, those guards made them so tight! "You guys have to get out of here and fast! We are on a one way trip to our home. Mother won't let them live." Acarna explained. "She will if I make a deal with her." I said. "No! You must leave! You can't return with me!" Acarna retaliated. "And let you face her anger?! No! I'm not leaving you!" I said. "ENOUGH!" Acarna screamed, her eyes turning to gold. She calmed down but, her eyes didn't change, which worried me.

    "I'm not backing down! You know just as well as I do that you belong with us! You deserve to be happy! You deserve to fall in love with the right guy! And we both know that your other Half is Zeb!! Why can't you just see that?!" I yelled at her. She stood up and got right in my face. "You think I've never been happy?! I was just fine before I met your crew! My heart was in the right place and I was okay with this arranged marriage!! EVER SENSE I'VE MEET ALL OF YOU I'VE BEEN TORN APART AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT ANYMORE!!" Acarna shouted, tears streaming down her face. From either sadness or anger, I wouldn't be able to tell. I jumped when the door was busted open, as she fell to her knees in her rage and guards came in, along with that 'Kylo' person. He moved fast and held Acarna before she fell. I could feel nothing but rage coming from him as he looked at me.

    "Take him to the cell with the others! I shall stay with the Princess." Kylo said as I was handcuffed, again, and taken to the cell where the others were being held. Forgive me Acarna but, I needed you to admit those feelings.........even though you didn't want to realize how you feel.

    As they were about to put me in the cell, I broke free of my restraints, grabbed my lightsaber and knocked out the guards, just as the cell opened with the others in it. "How'd you get out??" I asked them, then I saw Rey, Sabine's sister, with a smirk on her face and one end of her staff went back to it's original form. That answers my question. Anakin and Kanan hugged me at the same time.

    "What did Acarna want?" Anakin asked. "She told me that we are headed straight to Shili and that we need to leave, like right now." I explained. "She has to came with us. She is coming with us isn't she?"Zeb asked, and I knew that he had already started to grown attach to her. "That depends..........I sorta pissed her off before I left." I explained. "WHAT?!" Anakin and Zeb yelled. "It was the only way that I could get her to realize that she belongs with us. I didn't have another way." I said. "Well, how are we gonna know if it worked?" Hera asked. "We're going to find out when we get on the Ghost and Acarna is there. Quick! We have to go now before the guards change rounds and they find these guys!" I said and we took off running at full speed.

    When we got to the hangar.........it was strangely quite. Until we realized that they were fighting the Resistance, that just showed up! "Did they know we were here?" Sabine asked. "I sent a signal to Lux before we got captured." Hera explained, and we all made a beeline for the Ghost. I stopped when I felt the familiar cold of the Sith and turned......only to see Acarna, looking at me with what appears to be longing and she started to turn away........but not before I saw a tear spill from her eyes. "Acarna!" I yelled out to her and she stopped and turned back around. If I can't get through to her now than, I fear she is lost to us.

    "Come to your real family! We are your family! You know it in your heart! You know it in your soul that you belong with us! Please! Come back to us! Don't stay here! You won't be happy!! Acarna!! Please!! Your my sister!!" I yelled to her, begging and pleading for her to come with us. I could feel her emotions. Sadness, anger, hate, betrayel, but........most of all........I felt the yearning for acceptance and love. I reached out to her with the Force.

    "We can give you these feelings! You already have them from us! Please!................Just come back to us!" I said to her through the Force. She looked away for a second than, ran over to me and hugged me......while crying. "Forgive me Ezra...........I never realized until now.......when I was about to lose you all..........just exactly how much you all mean to me." she said, between her sobs and I held her tighter and we walked onto the Ghost.

    It was a happy moment on the Ghost as we and the Resistance went into hyperspace as Acarna and I shared a small group hug with our Father. Anakin and I moved out of the way as Zeb stepped forward and Acarna and Zeb hugged. I hugged Kanan and I was so happy. My family is finally whole once again.

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[ UH-OH!!!! Acarna seems to have joined the Rebels!!!! How will Ahsoka take this news?! Will she retaliate?! Guess Kylo has another mission!! Will Acarna be trusted by the rest of the Rebel Alliance?!

Spector 7 out!!!! ]