Take Me Home

Chapter 13: Recovery From Loss

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Ezra's P.O.V

   I woke up to the smell of pancakes and bacon. My mouth started to water and I got out of bed. I put on a black t-shirt and shorts. I wanted to go see Kanan again and see if he has improved. I went downstairs and over to the kitchen where I saw Hera washing the dishes. The house was oddly quiet and Chopper didn't try to nip me like he does every morning. 'What's going on,' I thought and piled food on to my plate. I sat down and took a bite out of the food. Hera has not notice my presence so far cause she would always say good morning to me. "Good morning, Hera," I said snapping her out of her daze.

   "Hi," she said barely letting any emotion out. My worry was starting to get the best of me," Hera?" I asked, "what's wrong?". She turned her face towards me. I was shocked to see Hera's eyes bloodshot from crying and a sad expression was spread across her face. Hera  came over and grabbed my hand and pulling me to the living room. We both sat on the couch and Hera still had her hands entwined with mine. She took a deep breath and said, "Kanan passed away last night,". "WHAT? NO! H-He couldn't," I yelled. My breathing was becoming uneven and tears were already falling. I was starting to hyperventilate.

   "Ezra, calm down or your going to pass out," Hera said gently and hugged me making soothing circles around my back. I buried my head in the crook of Hera's neck and cried. The man that saved me. The man that took me in and didn't abuse me. The only cop that was ever nice to me. The guy that I thought of as a father is dead.

    Chopper and Phantom came in and tried to comfort me. I turned my head and smiled at them a little. "Thank you," I whispered to the dogs. They gave me and Hera some licks on our legs. I patted both of there heads, "you both are good boys,". I looked at Hera to see her crying and with a smile. "All of you are my good boys," Hera said and planted a kiss on my head still hugging me.

   We just sat there in silence with each other's presence making the atmosphere lighten. It was all I needed to make me happy. Just to sit there, leaning on someone's shoulder that you care about and trust.

   To forget all the pain of lost and savor the things that you still have. It's an amazing feeling. As I kept thinking about it, a smile stayed on my face the whole time. A few minutes later, I fell asleep in Hera's arms.

Hera's P.O.V

   I felt my boy get heavy in my arms and realized that he was falling asleep. I leaned us both back on the couch and put my head on top of his. Chopper and Phantom also fell asleep next to our legs. I smiled at them all. Chopper, Phantom, Ezra, Zeb and Sabine were the only family I had left. My mother and father died when I was little. My sister died from giving birth and her child is still alive. I was starting to doze off and mindlessly stroked my fingers through Ezra's hair. I second later, I was sleeping with my son in my embrace.

Third Person's P.O.V

   Dr. Sherman finished signing his papers and went to his other patients room. He had two patients but one died last night. The two had major damage on there heads so they had to them wrap up. He went into the room and saw nurse Eve. "Hello nurse, Eve," Dr. Sherman said, "how is...". He looked at his patients papers, "the robber and child abuser, Richard Kallus doing?". Eve scanned the machines that read his vitals until she was satisfied. "Very well, he should be ready to go by tomorrow evening," she answered. "Can we take his bandages off?" Dr. Sherman asked. "Yep," the nurse chirped. Dr. Sherman sat down at a table and was sorting through more papers. Nurse Eve carefully unwrapped the bandages.

*the next day*

Hera's P.O.V

   I was still planning on doing the trip me and Kanan were going to do for Ezra on his birthday. Speaking of Ezra, he was still sleeping in my room. Poor kid had a nightmare last night.

*flashback*

   I was awoken by a scream. I quickly got out of bed and ran to the room next to mine. 'If anyone is going to mess with my baby boy then, there going to have to mess with me first, I thought. I opened the door but didn't see any intruders. But, what I did see was my little boy thrashing around in bed with his sheets kicked off to the side. I ran over and gently shook the child. "Ezra, Ezra honey, wake up," I said. He shot up and screamed with sweat dripping from his forehead. He was shaking and was in a fetal position. He was really spooked by that nightmare. I sat down next to him and laid my hand on his shoulder. Ezra flinched at the touch and quickly moved away. He moved to much and fell off of his bed.

   "Are you ok?" I asked him, going to the other side of the bed to check if he was ok. I sat on my knees and was going to see for any injuries. All he did was latch on to me for dear life. "Mommy, I'm scared," he said with his tone sounding younger than his normal age. I wrapped my arms around him and asked, "do you want to talk about it". Ezra stubbornly shook his head no. "Ok, do you want to sleep with me then,". He seemed to suggest that until doing the same motion of saying no. "Come on, it will help us both if we got a good nights sleep," I said. " I don't want to seem like a baby though," he said under his breath. I still heard him and couldn't help chuckle at his antics. "Please, for me," I begged. Ezra thought about it and let out a huff, "ok". We stood up and went into my room. I crawled into bed and waited for him to come.

  He reluctantly got under the covers and snuggled into the beds warmth. "Better?" I asked. I couldn't see his facial expression but I could tell he was smiling. "Better," he replied. With that said, we fell asleep.

*end of flashback*

   I heard lazy footsteps come down the stairs and Ezra appeared on the other side of the corner. "Good morning, sleepy head," I greeted him. Ezra rubbed his eyes, "what time is it?". "Almost 10 o'clock," I answered. He scratched the back of his head and laughed a little. Chopper came in and nipped Ezra and jumped a little then chased after him. "Get back here you dang mutt!" He yelled. I laughed and warmed up Ezra's breakfast.

*couple of hours later*

   I was cleaning the dishes from breakfast and lunch when the door bell rang. I wasn't sure why but I carried a plate with me to the door. I opened the door and dropped the plate making it shatter on the ground. My eyes widen and whispered one simple word. "Kanan?"

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