No Choice [Anakin Skywalker Fanfic]

Chapter 8//Defiance

Avelina's P.O.V

I woke up in the infirmary in Padme's Palace. A female droid came in the room and bleeped at me.
"Good Morning." I said to it.
The droid went back outside and proceeded to another location.
Anakin was sleeping by myside in a chair. His head rested on my bed and his arms crossed firmly under his head to support it.
The remaining part of my arm felt attached. I looked over to see a mechanical arm. I clenched my fist repeatedly. My arm was in a sling. I blew my hair out of face and used my free hand to push it away.
I sighed softly and plopped my head on the pillow. A knock came to the door.
"Come in."I said.
It was Padme.
"Good Morning Lina." She said while giving me a warm-hearted smile.
She looked at Anakin and giggled,
"I take it hes taken a liking to you.".
I nodded.
"Well I just wanted to make sure you were okay. You are able to walk around if you please. Just don't use your mechanical arm until you are used to it. You can take the sling off tomorrow." She said to me.
"I understand.", I smiled at her.
She walked back out and shut the door behind her. I got up from the bed trying not to use my repaired arm. I shook Master Anakin to wake him up. He lifted his head and blinked a couple times. "Avelina?"

He hugged me. I hugged him back slowly. I shagged his hair in the Process. I wasn't too worried about my arm, because I knew it was going to heal in no time.

"Im fine, Master." I said while looking up at him. I gripped his shoulders and smiled at him. He looked hurt and then he snapped back out of it. I looked at him weirdly.

"Allow me to get you some food." he excused himself from the room. I scratched the back of my head confused as to what I did to make him leave. Something in my gut was telling me something wasn't right. I walked out of the infirmary and followed him. I hid behind walls down the hallway he was going down. A guard came around the corner and almost blew my cover.

"Hunt, I'm Gl-"

"SH!"

I shushed him loudly and he walked away with an unreadable expression. Anakin walked to Padme's room. Which made me even for curious. He left the door cracked open just enough for me to eavesdrop.

"I can't get over her." I heard his voice say.

"You're going to have to learn. You're a Jedi. Jedi don't love. Or get attached to anything. You can get in big trouble for this. Does she know about your situation?"

"I'm sure she's aware of it. She said she loves me too, but said the same exact thing as you. Shes very committed to what she wishes to do."

"Then respect it."

"I can't. I'm in too deep. I've also had this talk with Master Yoda the other day. It just something I can't explain."

I can hear Padme get up from the bed.

"It sounds like she wants to be with you,but can't. Its better then her not loving you at all right? You can't think about this too much. You're just here to train her and take her on missions."

Padme was right... But I was also thinking about keeping it in secret too.. I just can't though. Either of us can get caught one day. And then it will be all bad. I heard footsteps coming from across the room. I darted down the hallways to prevent Master Anakin from seeing me. Maybe if I just treat him as a master and dear friend he wouldn't have any type of feelings for me.

I walked down the foyer stairs and was greeted by a group of guards.

"Good to see you up, Hunt."

They all said. I decided to train myself with the free arm I had. i wasn't going to lack because of my stupid injury.

"Hey want to help me train?" I asked one of the guards.

They accepted and I made sure he followed me out to the back next to the lake.

"Are you sure we should do this? I mean you just got out of the infirmary." He said with a brood face.

"Shoot me", I pulled out my lightsaber and pushed the red button.

He hesitated to pull out his blaster.

"Now." I demanded.

he pulled out his blaster and began shoot the lasers. I blocked the laser with my saber in a windmill motion. I thrust my saber forward as I missed the laser that was fired. It was grazed my wounded arm. I winced at the pain. The guard stopped to looked at what was behind me.

"Why did you stop?" I said in an irritated voice.

" Are you stupid?"

I heard my Master's voice and turned around only to see him standing 5 feet away from me with Padme. She had a sorrowful look.

"Are you really training with an injury?"

He raised his tone at the end of his sentence.

"I just didn't want to stop training." I frowned at him.

"It was unnecessary today was exceptional because you were wounded." He raised his voice at me even more.

"Anakin." Padme tried to stop him.

I didn't get why he was getting so mad. I was just TRAINING.

"Avelina, he was just-" I interrupted her to continue the argument. Because when I get mad it continues. I won't really stop until I get something out of the person.

"You need to get over it. Listen to yourself, you're getting mad because I was simply TRAINING!" I yelled at him.

He huffed at me.

"Stop being so defiant!" He finally yelled back at me. My own master actually took it there.. All I could think about was lashing back.

"STOP BEING SO EMOTIONAL! GET OUT OF YOUR FEELINGS!"

He stepped back, stunned at what I said him. His eyes turned glossy. He looked even more hurt. I stormed off, not wanting to speak to him until we got back to Coruscant. Leaving him in pain.