(y/n) POV:

I swiftly exited the room and left Elliot to do whatever bad guy things he probably had on his agenda. I can't believe I just agreed to this, to actually help a spy for the Sith in ways that could give them an advantage in the war. But the idea of ruining Anakin's life as a Jedi was something I will never do, even if it means that I have to break off our new relationship. Now I had to come up with a believable break-up speech and figure out how I was even going to obtain resources for Elliot when he asks.

A wave of anger washed over me and pulsed through my veins as I stepped outside into the chilly afternoon air of the city. I was angry at Elliot, I was angry at the Sith, and I was angry at myself for being so naive to think that I could have a relationship like this with Anakin. Why did this have to happen to me? If Jedi were allowed to have attachments then this wouldn't be happening, and I would happily return to Coruscant and jump into Anakin's arms the first chance I get. But now I can't even do that all because of Elliot.

My blood started to boil when I thought of him and I began to walk faster and faster down the street, trying to blow off some steam. But my resentment only grew and I eventually started running and then sprinting, earning odd looks from the people that I passed. I wanted to scream, or break something, just to let out all this anger.

But before I could do anything, I recognized the area I was in and stopped running to look around. This was the part of the metropolis that Anakin and I arrived in, and I immediately spotted the fancy hotel we stayed in.

All my anger washed away and was instead replaced with relief, and exhaustion from my physical and mental fatigue. I regained my composure and stepped inside, immediately heading towards the managers office. As I passed more people, they still gave me weird expressions and started whispering which confused me. I decided to take a detour to the nearest washroom to see what the gossip was about. As soon as I saw myself in the mirror I reeled backwards.

"What the heck?" I asked aloud.

There was blood all over my hair, making my braid feel dry and sticky when I felt along it. Most of the blood was dry but some of it was still fresh since the wound in the back of my head was never treated. My left cheek just below my eye was bruised purple and yellow, probably from when I fell after being hit. I had some faint scratches scattered on different parts of my body, and all of me was covered in dirt and dust from when the building collapsed.

No wonder all the people were looking at me weirdly, I'm a mess. Hopefully I can get myself patched up before heading back to Coruscant. I knew I was gone for more than an hour so R2 probably sent for help already, which means I'll have to wait for another ship to arrive here. But just in case I might as well tell someone back home that I'm alright.

I sighed and left the washroom, not bothering to clean myself off yet until I found the manager who helped us last time. Maybe he would let me stay here until the Jedi came to get me.

I trudged over to the office while trying to ignore the eyes of concerned people, and softly knocked on the door. Behind the door I heard muffled voices but I couldn't understand what they were saying. How many people were in there? Everything was silent for a moment and I wondered if I should knock again, but right as I lifted my fist I heard footsteps shuffling over to the door. It opened just barely so that the manager could poke his head out to see who it was. When he saw me his eyes widened and he smiled.

I waved politely, "Hi. It's (y/n), one of the Jedi from last time."

He nodded vigorously and turned his head to look behind him, "She's here!"

I knitted my eyebrows in confusion and was about to ask who he was talking to when the door fully opened, revealing Anakin and Obi-Wan behind him. My eyes widened in surprise because I didn't expect them to be here already.

So they were the other people behind the door.

At the sight of me, all three of them wore shocked expressions and Anakin looked furious. I wanted to say something, but no words came out because I didn't plan what I was gonna tell them yet. There was no way I was gonna be able to come up with a good lie on the spot.

Obi-Wan broke the silence first, "My goodness, what happened to you?" He walked around the desk in the middle of the room and stood in front of me, waiting for an answer.

Anakin followed and stood next to him, clenching his fists. "Who did this?" He growled.

"I—um...." I took a step back, rubbing both of my arms uncomfortably. I wasn't ready for this. I couldn't tell them about Elliot, because he would definitely hand over the recording to the Council if I did that. But I felt stuck and didn't know what to say, my breathing started to quicken and I just wanted everyone to leave me alone so I could think.

The manager—who's name I just now noticed was Leo from his name tag—saw my discomfort. "Give the poor girl some space. I'm taking her to our medic to get cleaned up."

I smiled gratefully at him as he gently guided me out of the office, leaving Anakin and Obi-Wan by themselves, and towards another room that looked like a small medical bay. The inside was all white with a counter in the back, stacked with different types of medicines and herbs. In the middle of the room there was one bed and a human nurse standing next to it. Leo introduced me to her and then went back to his office to Anakin and Obi-Wan.

The nurse was really pretty, her hair was red and wavy and went past her shoulders, she had almond skin and deep brown eyes that took away all of my discomfort from a moment ago. She smiled sweetly at me and patted the bed for me to take a seat.

"Hello miss (y/n). Lets see what I can do for you."

Time skip~

After about an hour, the nurse was finished with putting eight stitches in the back of my head. She also helped wash all the blood and dirt out of my hair, so I felt much cleaner now. She told me that I was good to head back home and then left the room to tell the others, giving me a moment to get used to the stitches. I didn't really feel them, but knowing they were there made me feel a bit squeamish since I've never had them before. I slowly stood up from my sitting position on the bed and walked over to the counter so I could look at some of the herbs that the nurse suggested.

While I looked at the herbs I heard the door open and close but didn't look behind me because I assumed it was the nurse again.

Then I felt two strong arms wrap around my waist and pull me backwards so that my back was against a chest. And I instantly knew who it was, making my heart race and all the butterflies return.

"Anakin..." I gasped.

His lips pressed on my neck and trailed kisses down to my shoulder. "I'm so glad you're okay. I won't let anyone take you from me ever again."

His hands roamed up and down my body, sending electric shocks through every sensitive nerve I had. My breaths started to shake and I felt a burning sensation travel from my chest down to my legs. I had to stop this before we went to far, but the jolts of pleasure I was feeling told me to just let it happen. The raging conflict inside of me was almost too much to handle and I wanted it to leave.

"Anakin we.... we shouldn't do this here." I said breathlessly.

"No one's watching." He mumbled against the side of my throat and tightened his arms around me, making me shiver.

I wanted to keep going. I wanted to turn around and push him on the bed to finish what we started last night. But I knew I couldn't, because we didn't know if anyone was watching or not. Elliot said that he had eyes and ears everywhere, so nowhere was safe anymore.

I regretfully took Anakin's arms off of me and spun around. He looked confused and a little hurt which made my heart clench, but I didn't show it.

"What's wrong?" He asked, holding my hands in his. I sighed and forced myself to look into his eyes, trying to think of an excuse, "I'm just really tired, and I think I wanna get back home as soon as possible and rest."

He narrowed his eyes suspiciously at me, "Are you sure that's all?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I just want to rest."

I could tell he was trying to search my mind through the force but I remembered to put my mental shields up when he came in. A flash of disappointment appeared in his eyes when he didn't find anything, but he just smiled and kissed my hands.

"Okay, let's get you back to Coruscant."

Time skip~

Anakin and Obi-Wan sat in the pilot seats of the ship, flying us back to Coruscant while I laid on a cot in the back. I stared up at the ceiling above me as I finally came up with a story to tell the Council; I'll say that Count Dooku was the one who took me on the ship and that he thought I was unconscious, when really I was waiting for the right time to jump off. And then I'll say that Elliot was on the ship too, and that I escaped with him to safety. I don't know if they'll believe that, but it's the best I've got right now. This was going to be difficult and dangerous for me, but Anakin is worth it. I'll do everything I can to make sure he doesn't get expelled, even if it means we can't be together.

A sharp pain stabbed in my chest at that thought, and I hated it. I shouldn't even be this upset, it's not like we're in love or anything. This is probably the safe thing to do anyways because we can quit before anything gets too serious.

But how am I gonna tell him that we should stop?

I groaned and rubbed my face with my hands. I really didn't want to do this, because I knew he would never believe any excuse I might come up with. I think I'll just try to avoid him as much as possible, hoping that I won't have to talk to him. I know that's impossible because of constant missions and our regular duty to communicate, but maybe missions will be the only time we cross paths from now on. For everyone's sake, I had to make this work. I won't let the Sith win this war and I won't let Anakin be expelled because of me.

I continued to stare up at the ceiling for a couple more minutes, not having anything else to think about when suddenly I heard footsteps enter the small room I was in. I lifted my head and saw Anakin approaching me with a warm smile.

"How are you feeling?" He sat at the edge of the cot.

I nodded, "Okay, still tired. And my head still hurts."

That was true. Every now and then the back of my head would randomly start throbbing. It was probably going to be a while before it completely healed.

Anakin nodded and then smirked, "So (y/n), it seems that I had to come to your rescue again."

I rolled my eyes. "Alright hot shot," I threw my pillow straight at his head, "next time you're in danger, I'll just leave you behind."

He scoffed and pretended to be offended and threw the pillow back at me, "Fine. But then I won't be around to save you every five seconds."

I laughed and held the pillow to my chest. He chuckled and shook his head in amusement, then met my eyes with his and just looked at me. I sighed sadly and smiled at him. I liked having moments like this with him, but I wouldn't be able to do it anymore once we get back to the Temple.

"Seriously though, thanks for coming to get me."

He put his hand on my knee, making my cheeks turn bright pink.

"Of course, you're my best friend and I would never give up on you. Together we're going to save the galaxy from this war."

That's the exact same thing he said in my memory.

Now I was sure the force was trying to show or tell me something. But I had no idea what. Maybe after I've rested, I'll meditate on it and hopefully get an answer.

(a/n): Chapter 10 done! I also wanna thank everyone for all the support they've given to this story :)