New Beginnings

Chapter 15

Maya POV

I sat there for quite some time, wondering why Anakin got so upset when I started asking him things about Ahsoka, I mean it's clear that the memories are painful for him to think about, but what I want to know is why.  Still it's obvious that I can't just ask him, so I decided to go to someone else I could ask.

"Hi Alexa."  I said as I walked into the training room where she was practicing her combat skills on a dummy.

"Hello Maya, I heard you went out for a little while today."  She smiled at me over her shoulder.

"Yes I did."  I replied sheepishly.

"I'm glad."

"What?"  I asked surprised.

"You heard. I'm glad you decided to go out on your own for a little bit."

"Why? I thought you'd be angry with me, like Skywalker."  She laughed.

"No, I think that your independence is a good thing and it doesn't hurt for you to do this by yourself every once in a while.  Anakin is just worried about your safety and I admit that I was too, a little bit, and I think you should have told someone.  It wouldn't have mattered who just so long as someone knew where you were in case somethings happens.  Coruscant can be a dangerous place you know."

"I know, but I knew if I told someone they would try and stop me."

"I wouldn't have."

"Well.... I'm glad I know that now, but either way, I can take care of myself.  I was alone on Tatooine for four years and I survived on my own."

"That's true and I know from experience that Tatooine isn't exactly a great place for children...."  She trailed off.  "Anyway, all of that aside, what did you come to see me about?"

"I wanted to know about Skywalker's old padawan, Ahsoka."

"Ahsoka?!  Wait, did you ask Anakin about her?"  I nodded.

"Yeah and all he did was get angry with me."

"That explains a few things...."

"Like what?"

"Oh just his behaviour seemed off earlier, now I know why."

"Right.... But why does talking about Ahsoka upset him?"

"Because she was probably the only girl to ever really get close to him, or at least the only one in the Temple, the two of them were like brother and sister.  They looked out for each other in everything, wether it was in battle or just watching out for each other with the Council.  Then there was a bombing here at the Jedi Temple, a witness was going to reveal the identity of who did it when she was strangled to death using Force choking while in the interrogation room."

"Who did it?"  I asked shocked.

"They blamed it on the only other person that had been in the room with her, Ahsoka."

"What?! She didn't actually do it, did she?"

"Everyone seemed to think so and then she was blamed for both the murder and the bombing. She then ran away."

"I'm not quite sure what happened when she was gone, but I know Anakin chased after her, he knew she was innocent and when she fell into a trap at some warehouse his troops finally caught her and brought her back to the Temple. She was soon expelled from the Order and was meant to go on trial, but Anakin found out who was really behind it all."

"Who was it?"  I asked eager to find out.

"Master Luminara Unduly's padawan, Barriss Offee."

"I don't know her."