(y/n) POV:

I hastily made my way over to the ship that Anakin and I would be taking on our mission, since I was already late. This morning when I got dressed, I took extra time getting ready and making sure I brought whatever necessities I might need. First I put on the outfit I typically wear on missions, and packed my robe in a backpack in case we needed to be undercover.

Then I put my long (h/c) hair into a braid that went down to my lower back, and I put on some mascara to make my (e/c) eyes stand out. After looking over myself one last time in the mirror, I nodded in approval.

I took a few deep breaths, "Okay (y/n), get ahold of yourself. It's just another mission."

I felt extra fidgety now that I was about to see Anakin again. I still hadn't talked to him yet. At all. But today was the perfect opportunity to do that, so I needed to not to chicken out.

I finally forced myself walked out of the temple and saw Anakin waiting for me while talking to Obi-Wan. They both turned their heads when they felt my presence, and I made eye contact with Anakin which only lasted a second because I looked away right after. Obi-Wan was thankfully the first to greet me and break the silence.

"Well, look who decided to join us." He said with a glint of humor in his eyes. I smiled as I continued walking over to them, "Hey, it's not my fault that you both are so impatient."

Obi-Wan chuckled and shook his head at my response, and then turned to look at me and Anakin with a serious expression. "You both will need to take precautions for this mission before infiltrating Coronet City." He looked in the distance and stroked his beard in thought, "We still don't know what the Separatists want in Corellia, or if they are deliberately attempting to lure the Jedi into some sort of ambush."

Anakin and I both nodded, "We will do our best to be safe." I reassured Obi-Wan.

Anakin smirked and crossed his arms, "We'll be fine, Obi-Wan. And the people of Corellia couldn't be in safer hands with us there."

Obi-Wan nodded with an amused expression, and gave us a small wave, "Good luck. And may the force be with you, my friends." Anakin and I said our goodbyes and then boarded the ship. As soon as the ramp closed and we were alone, I could sense the tension radiating from both of us.

Now is my chance to try and clear the air.

Anakin moved to the pilot seat and began to start up the ship. I watched him for a few seconds from the other side of the cockpit, before finally starting the long awaited conversation.

"Anakin?" I asked nervously.

"Yes?" He asked, still with his back to me and fiddling with the ships controls.

"Can we talk about what happened the other night?"

I saw him stiffen and stop what he was doing. I inhaled and held my breath as I waited for his response. He slowly turned around and looked straight into my eyes. I exhaled and watched him carefully, his expression turning into one of confusion.

"What are you talking about?"

I narrowed my eyes at him, also in confusion. Is he being serious? I crossed my arms and took a few steps forward.

"Remember the night I got drunk and you brought me to my room? And I became very emotional?" I pried further, even though I knew there was no way he could've forgotten.

He shrugged and shook his head, "No, since you were drunk you probably just imagined that." He said in a dry tone. Before I could say more, he quickly walked away to the back of the ship, probably to check if the landing gear was in good condition.

But I wasn't done. Now I was frustrated because I knew there was no way he couldve forgotten the whole thing. I stomped after him, and grabbed his arm and spun him towards me. He looked at me, annoyed that I wasn't satisfied with his sad excuse for an answer.

I huffed at his strange attitude, "We kissed the other night, Anakin. And I know that I didn't imagine it, and that you didn't forget it."

He sighed and looked up at the ceiling, then back down at me, "(y/n), I told you to try and forget about that."

I rose an eyebrow at him, "But you kissed me back, so what does that mean your feelings are about me?"

Anakin crossed his arms and took a step closer to me, "My feelings don't matter. We've trained our whole lives to become Jedi, and we're forbidden to form attachments."

I widened my eyes slightly when he said that. And I felt a strange tinge of hope in my chest. "So....you have an attachment to me?" I asked.

He scoffed at me and turned to go back to check the landing gear. "Don't twist my words."

Wow. Someone has a stick up their ass today.

I was starting to get frustrated again. Why was he so upset with me? In the past we could always converse so easily and talk to each other about anything. Anakin and I had a valuable friendship, and I didn't want that to be thrown away just because of one mistake. But now he felt so distant and cold towards me. And if he thought I was gonna let him push me away like that, then he's wrong. So I did something that I knew would give me his full attention.

"Well maybe you're just a coward."

Anakin froze and stopped whatever he was doing. He didn't turn around but I could tell that I made him angry now. I didn't care. I knew he would never hurt me, but I had to get him to talk to me.

"Excuse me?" He growled. His voice was unnaturally low with a hint of danger. And yet, I repeated myself with the same confidence.

I stood up straighter and crossed my arms, "I said, you're just a coward. Too afraid to talk about your emotions, and don't have the balls to say how you feel."

He turned around this time, and his eyes were full of simmering rage and his fists were clenched as he started to rapidly walk towards me. Panic rose in my chest as I walked backwards with every step he took forward until my back met the steel wall. My heartbeat started to quicken, and all the confidence I had a moment ago has now vanished. I tried to move past him, but he quickly placed his hands on the wall on either side of me so that I couldn't leave. My breath hitched in my throat as I looked up at him, his anger and forcefulness oddly making him ten times more attractive. The sensation I felt spreading through my chest and down into my lower abdomen was all too familiar; it was terrifying and yet I still embraced it. I could feel him breathing on my cheek; he was so close to me, again.

I didn't dare to try moving though, knowing that it would only make him angrier.

Realizing how close we were, the anger in Anakin's eyes faded and he backed away from me and awkwardly cleared his throat, scratching his head and looking away.

What just happened?

I exhaled slowly and let down my mental shields so that we could connect through the force. Then I stepped forward to gently grab his arm, "Anakin....why did you kiss me back that night?"

He looked at me and sighed; his expression was now calm again. "I don't know, (y/n). You took me by surprise that night. And after I left, it made me question if I felt for you as more than a friend. But I don't know if that's why I kissed back, or if I was tired and just trying to be nice since you were really emotional."

His blue eyes bore into mine, and they made my heart flutter from their sincerity.

I felt inside his mind, and found that he really was just as confused as I am. I gave him a small smile, "Look, I'm really sorry that I did that and ended up causing your confusion. But I'm confused too, and I don't want to get either of us in trouble, but I also don't want to just ignore our emotions." I admitted honestly.

He nodded thoughtfully and considered my words before responding, "I agree. But for the sake of our lives as Jedi and our duty to the Republic, I still believe we should try to carry on as if this didn't happen. Our friendship can go back to how it was, and there won't be any more confusion."

My heart lurched at his words, even though I knew he was right. We had to remember why we became Jedi in the first place, and not let our emotions cloud our judgement. I didn't know why I felt so hurt by this, I was lucky enough that he still agreed to be my friend. But I couldn't help wanting more.

More of what? I'm not sure.

He noticed my sadness through the force and gave my shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

"It'll all be fine. Nobody will know what happened, and we'll be able to make this go back to normal. As friends."

Even though that's not what I was upset about, I smiled at him and nodded in agreement. We're going to make this work. We have to at least try.

He grinned and playfully punched my shoulder and ran to the cockpit, "Last one there has to clean the engine!"

My eyes widened and I laughed, bolting after him and pushing him out of the way to make it to my seat first. I turned to look at him still at the side of the ship where I pushed him.

"Ha! Have fun cleaning the engine." I taunted at him.

He rolled his eyes, half annoyed and half amused since he knew he could've easily won but chose not to. I still took advantage of this silly victory and smiled in triumph. He chuckled and made his way over to the pilot seat.

"It's about time we got to Corellia. You ready?"

I nodded and put my seatbelt on, "Yep. Let's do this."

Then we started the ship and got it all the way up to the stars, and proceeded to fly through the blue lights of hyperspace.

(a/n) Chapter 3 done! This chapter got pretty h e a t e d haha. The next one should be longer, and we will get to see what happens in the beautiful Coronet City