Take Me Home

Chapter 7: They Care

Hey! I'm back and with a new chap!!!! Enjoy!!!

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Ezra's P.O.V

I woke up to something wrapped around me. Or should I say someone. I looked up to see that I was laying into the chest of the officer who saved me. Kanan. 'Why is he hugging me?' I thought. Memories of last night hit me in the head and remembered everything that happened. I turned around and found Hera sleeping on the other side of me. 'Do they really care about me?' I thought. Many questions spin in my head after that question.

I started to feel someone move and pretend to sleep. It was both Kanan and Hera. "Love?" Hera says. "Yeah," Kanan replied. Gentle fingers started to soothingly brush through my hair. The gesture of comfort almost gave me away of being awake. "He seems so fragile and innocent when he sleeps," Hera cooed. I could imagine Kanan smiling, "yes, yes he does". Hera continued, "Kanan, I really love him". I was speechless and could not think straight with all of these feelings over flowing me. "I do to Hera. I do too," Kanan cooed bringing me closer to him. "Come on, lets wake them up," Kanan said. I didn't want this to end. I hadn't left this much comfort and love since my parents. I've been neglected from it to long and have been told that I was to much of a waste of time to get any. That's why this was so amazing, so warm, so.........safe.

Then a hand gently shook me trying to 'wake me up'. I pretended to stir from 'sleeping' and opened my eyes. Kanan let go of me making me yearn for the the warm embrace to come back. "Hey bud, how did you sleep?" He asked. "Good," I muttered. They both got out of bed with me in tow. Hera folded the blankets while Kanan folded the mattress up and put it back in the closet. Hera helped put the blankets and pillows away. She woke up Chopper and Phantom when she was done putting the bedding away. I was just standing there the whole time watching and thinking that I should have helped. When the two were done, Kanan went over to the doors and tried to push them open. Something on the other didn't let that happen. He then used all of his strength and it did the trick. Dust flew everywhere and parts of the house fell in. Parts of the house? "Oh no," I said under my breath. Chopper and Phantom were the first ones out to start investigating the place. The three of us came out a second later and I thought I was going to throw up. The place was a mess and to many bad memories came. I felt like going back in the cellar and curl up into a ball, never wanting to come back out. Kanan and Hera's house was destroyed too. Tears were burning my eyes. 'No, this can't be happening again! NO!' I yelled in my head and started the water works. I hide my face in my hair and silently cried.

A hand squeezed my shoulder. I looked up and saw Kanan standing there. "We'll be alright," he said, "as long as we're together". I wiped my tear stained face a gave a weak smile in agreement. "Help," a weak voice said. The two adults perked up like they knew who the voice belonged to. "Paul," Kanan called, "where are you?". "Over here," the voice said. I found where the voice came from and ran over to it. I lifted the board and there was a man with pale skin and was bald. He had cold yellowish-green eyes that made me shiver when he looked at me.

"Thank you, boy," the man said. Kanan ran over by my side and helped the man out of the wreckage. "Paul, Paul can you hear me?" Kanan said frantically. "Yes, thanks to your boy," he said and continued, "I will be just fine". I saw Hera on the phone and guessed that she was calling for an ambulance.

An ambulance arrived about a half an hour later, taking Paul to the hospital. I had this strange feeling about that man like I couldn't trust him, but pushed it to the side. Another vehicle came, after the ambulance left. "Is everyone alright," Zeb said getting out of his car. A girl with short dyed hair and light ember brown eyes came out of the other side. She seemed about my age. "Uncle Kanan, Aunt Hera, are you guys ok?" the girl asked worry laced in her tone. Is Kanan or Hera related to Zeb? "We are alright," Hera answered, filling relief into the two visitors. The girl saw me, "who are you?". I turned my gaze to the ground. "This is your new cousin, Ezra," Kanan explained. The girl smiled, "Cool! My names Sabine," the girl now known as Sabine chirped. "Hi," I said still not turning my head. Sabine was confused but shrugged her shoulders.

Chopper came over a nipped at Zeb's leg. " "ouch!" He yelled and began to growl, "stupid mutt!". I covered my mouth to hold back my laughter and Hera ordered the dog to not nip at Zeb. Zeb then saw the destroyed house and offered for us to stay at his house. Kanan and Hera said that they had emergency money stashed in the cellar. "Well, ok," Zeb said, "come on Bine. Let's go home I guess,". "Ok, bye Uncle Kanan, Aunt Hera and Ezra," Sabine said waving. The dogs barked wanting to know where there goodbyes were. "You to Chopper and Phantom," Sabine added and got into the car and left. Worry seeped through me at a thought, 'what if I was to much and they realize that I'm to much to handle'.

"Ezra," Kanan said. I visibly flinched at his words. He seemed to notice, "are you ready to go to a hotel?". That got my attention, "so, your not going to throw me back into the streets". He gave me a stern look, "Ezra, I'm not or ever going put you back in that place again and neither is Hera". I just stared at him wanting to know if he was lying or being truthful. That sympathy and determination in his eyes gave me my answer. I smiled and said, "yes, I'm ready". Kanan smiled back and we all helped each other get things that could still be used. Gathering everything, we all walked to the Ghost, which was surprisingly still in one piece and went on our way to a hotel.

My first question was showing me the simplest answer right in front of me. 'They care,' and I drifted off into a peaceful sleep with a smile.

Hera's P.O.V (you thought I was going to end there didn't you😁)

I looked through the rear view mirror and saw a smile on my sleeping child's face. I wouldn't stop my own smile forming on my lips. "Kanan, look at him," I told my soon to be husband. He turned around in his seat and smiled. "He is so cute when he sleeps with a smile," Kanan teased a bit, "isn't he". I playfully hit him and went back to driving. He gave me a hurt expression and I just shook my head.

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