Broken Beginnings (A Star Wars: Clone Wars fanfic)

Chapter 37: Bullies and Bets

Ok this is the first new chapter I have written after claiming to have finished this story!  Now to those who saw my competition that I posted on my message board and sent me names I thank you for your contributions and while I liked all of the names, only one can be chosen.  So....  Drum roll please!  .....The winning name is...!  Kira Walsh! So the shout out goes to Grace_2015! Thanks a bunch Grace!  By the way guys you should all go and check her out, her stories are great and she's a really good writer so go take a look at her stories!  Now on with the chapter, I hope you all like it!

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Alexa POV

Rendal and I trained for several hours that afternoon, much to my delight, and afterwards I made him stretch his good arm which he had used to wield his lightsaber while I stretched all my limbs, to stop ourselves from getting stiff and sore.  Once we did that we went through the rest of the day hanging out and messing around with one thing or another until it was time to go to bed and we both said goodnight before going our separate ways to our rooms.

Things were good for the next few weeks, I did my training with Anakin and hung around with Rendal, Lorryn and Jenifire.  We had a lot of fun racing around with Rendal and his wheelchair, he even let me have a go in it and I must admit it was awesome!  Although I did get tipped out of it when Lorryn pushed me around the corner too fast but I wasn't really hurt, it was nothing compared to other things I've been through, and thankfully no other Jedi saw us.  Rendal was really worried about me though and it was....  Actually kind of sweet.  I blushed when he told me he asked what hurt and wanted to kiss it better.

Anyway, enough about me. Six weeks after the fact Rendal is finally back on his feet! Yes! He can run, jump, skip and hop as he pleases!  All of which he did after he got the casts off and finished his physiotherapy.  So now I've been teaching him a few of my moves and we are frequently sparing with each other, surprisingly enough he's actually managed to impress me once or twice. He's been progressing well and we've been growing closer everyday. However, we have also been making sure to hide our.... Relationship of sorts from everyone else. After all, it is no ones business but ours and I don't want Rendal or myself to be expelled from the Jedi Order.

I couldn't help smiling as I sat on my bed contemplating all of these things only to have my thoughts interrupted by someone pressing the "door bell" of sorts.  'Enter.' The door slid open and in walked the subject of my thoughts.

'Hiya.'  Rendal smiled at me before coming to sit next to me.

'Hey, how are you?'

'Good and yourself?'

'A little tired, but ok.'

He looked at me curiously.  'Why are you tired?  Don't tell me you hand nightmares again last night.'  He frowned slightly but I shook my head.

'No, no. I didn't have any nightmares last night, I was just a bit restless.'

'Oh.'  He murmured. 'By the way I need you to teach me how to do something.'

'What?'

'Well.... Uh.... Heh.... W-Would you teach me to... To.... Um....' He stuttered and fidgeted nervously and I felt myself grow impatient.