Ahsoka stays

17

"I know you didnt come back to stay, but...would you think about it?" Cuyne'ioe asked his sister

"Cuyne'ioe, I love you, but no karking way" She smiled at the midday sky. "But it is nice to be home, even if it's not really our home," Ahsoka said in reference to Ain, the lost tribe.

"When your clone friends take care of the Separatists and help us rebuild would they rebuild Ain too?"

"Yeah, probably. It's not really my call but I'm sure the council would expect Shili to be good as new, which means six tribes" 

"Good to know" he looked own and smiled

They sat in silence watching the clouds roll past for a while.

"We'd better head back," Ahsoka said with a silly smile

Cuyne'ioe stood up and held out his hand to help his sister up. They walked through the dry grass and laughed and joked like nothing could ever possibly be wrong. In that moment they were together nothing was wrong. There was no war to think about. There was no responsibility, no duties. Just the joy from being together again. But no one knows the answers to everything. Nobody knows what tomorrow brings. Nobody really knows anything. 

When they returned to the camp, they were met with a very unhappy Finne'ikeo and They're older brother Zorander who looked like he wanted to rip someone apart- probably Anakin.

"What the in karking galaxy is wrong with that Jedi friend of your's?" Finne'ikeo cursed

"You didnt kill him did ya'?" Ahsoka said with a smile

"I would like too!" She snarled

"Finne'ikeo" Zorander said in his deep voice.

"Hmm?" she looked at him

"Cool down. It's not his fault" Zorander reasoned, still completely straight-faced

"Hmph" She huffed

Ahsoka looked at her twin who was watching the conversation with much amusement.

"Kagery! Get over here!" Ahsoka called her old friend over and pulled her into a hug "Is Kailae here?" she remembered her sister and how Kagery was her best friend

"Kailae is in Corvala" she shifted her weight

"What why?" Ahsoka was so confused as to why her sister was in the capital city

"You haven't heard?" Cuyne'ioe asked, "She was looking for anyone who needed to get to the clans, she would smuggle them out when the capitol was taken over"

"Well, what happened to her?" Ahsoka was concerned for her sister

"She couldn't get out so she's staying with the family she was helping before security tightened" Finne'ikeo joined the conversion.

"Well the Republic is freeing Corvala as we speak so she should be back before the tribes are freed, I hope"

Hope.

That was all the togruta people could do right now.

But rebellions are built on hope.

So they kept on holding to it.

All they had

Was hope.