Killing Strangers (Leave Me Alone) [Star Wars Rebels Fanfic]

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Kallus took a deep breath, trying to ignore the strange...itch that seemed to be bothering him. It wasn't an actual itch; more like something getting under his skin, or prodding at his brain. Maybe he shouldn't be so dismissive of the feeling though.

Experimentally concentrating on the feeling, he closed his eyes and focused. He 'grasped' onto the strongest feeling and tried to search for it, feeling himself recognizing the 'feel' of Ezra. He couldn't explain it, but he just knew that that was what he was feeling; some sort of bond connecting him to her. Is this what Jedi call a Force bond? As far as he knew, he thought that only related to and could be conceived between Force-sensitives. The Imperial archives weren't very forthcoming about any information of the past. Nothing before the beginning of the Empire was acceptable to be known anymore.

This was something he had to look further into. He had no idea what was going on, but he wanted answers. He also determinedly decided that he needed to look more into the things he had tried to ignore about his Empire before. Zeb had told him to ask questions and he had been debating with himself for so long about it since.

There were plenty of skeletons in his closet and monsters under his bed. He had to clean house now, and he was done being played a fool.

Suddenly, there was another 'itch' (more like a twinge) and he felt his concentration and direction drawn towards the infirmary's door.

Someone was coming.

~*~*~

Kanan, after expressing his anger and hurt, had left everyone behind and decided he'd check on Ezra. Who knows what was going to happen now? And he wasn't looking forward to his Padawan being put into this situation because of some stupid accident, and that she might have to be put under intense scrutiny because she was now tied up with Kallus.

And speaking of that guy...

It was hard to believe Zeb about him. He didn't doubt Zeb, but it was just hard to believe. And it didn't stop him feeling a little disgruntled with the guy for being a problem for them all this time, and more so now because of the connection he and Ezra now shared. He could do with the man not pulling his Padawan into this stupid trouble.

Reaching the infirmary, he opened it up and stepped in –

–only to be pulled in and then slammed against the door, with a scalpel (What? Where had that come from and how did he get his hands on it?) placed against his throat. Caught off guard by Kallus already being awake and from the sudden attack by the ISB Agent, Kanan was thoroughly flabbergasted and slightly confused. He glanced quickly at his Padawan, feeling relieved that she seemed okay but becoming more confused as to why she was still unconscious while Kallus wasn't.

Then he thought that over and became indignant.

"Why are you awake already?" Kanan couldn't help griping, wishing it had been Ezra who'd woken up first.

Seeing the man recognize him, he was surprised that Kallus backed off easily. He watched curiously as Kallus backed up until he was at Ezra's bedside and was sticking close.

"I want answers," Kallus demanded, still watching Kanan warily. "What happened?"

Kanan, not sure of what was going on right then, felt like the best thing to do was to share what he could with the dangerous man.

"We were all running away from the explosions," Kanan started hesitantly. "You and Ezra split off into another direction on your own, and no one saw you or what happened. This is an assumption, but I'm guessing what happened was that the last huge explosion must've really put your life in jeopardy and Ezra made the decision to save you no matter what. She somehow managed to end up forming a Force bond with you. We found you two unconscious and unable to be separated from each other for long or go too far away from each other. That's when we decided we had to take you with us and you're on board our ship."