Saga Dark Wish "The First Day' Writing Challenge" Vignette

Title: Dark Wish
Summary: A girl by the name of Lana faces her first day as a new Jedi Apprentice of a Jedi Master who perhaps isn't ready for her.
Notes: OC
Category: TPM, Vignette
Author: Sara Kenobi


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"Master, are you there?"

Five-year-old Jedi Apprentice, Lana Oroi, entered the small apartment that she shared with her new Jedi Master, Kresyel Tosh, inside the master residence section of the vast Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Lana had been her apprentice a day, and still felt out of place with her new master. Tosh seemed to enjoy her presence though, and often laughed with her about things. But she hadn't pictured that there still would be such a distance there from her kind master. It was like Tosh was holding back something from her, purposefully.

"I'm on the balcony, apprentice."

Lana found her master staring out at the darken city below them. Coruscant was a beautiful place at night. Tosh's red flowing hair danced in waves down her back, framing her white coloured Jedi robes, perfectly. Lana hoped her own red coloured hair would be as long and beautiful as her master's was someday.

"Are you all right, master?"

Tosh smiled at the concern of the young girl. Lana had a lovely naivety, and was always so concerned with the Living Force, "Apprentice, why do you think is something wrong? I don't talk much! I told you this!"

Tosh still hadn't turned to face her apprentice yet. She couldn't bring herself to stare into another pair of young eyes. Tosh had refused Yoda's urging at first, but had eventually agreed to take a second apprentice.

The loss of Garen would always be there. Tosh guessed. The boy had only been four, younger than Lana now, when he had died, because his master had failed to sense danger upon sending the young boy into a children's centre to speak with a sick child. Garen had begged so desperately for a task to do by himself. He wanted to prove that he was the best apprentice any master could ever wish for. And Tosh had failed him.

Tears came bright to Tosh's eyes, and she blinked them away, aware now how long her apprentice must have been standing there, listening to nothing but cold silence from her master.

"Lana...I'm so..."

But the young girl was gone. No doubt rushing to her bedroom in tears again, because her master was still unable to reach out to her. Tosh had failed her apprentice, yet again.

Tosh then turned back to her view of the city night, trying to muffle her cries of defeat to the stars above.

 

That's so sad!

 

It's sad, but very well written Sara! Well done!

 

Thank you, Leona. VaderLVR. It was something I wa considering for a while as a Fan Fic. But then I thought you could do a lot with the idea, and it would make a nice, and easy Challenge.

 

Poor thing! And on her first day, too!

Very cute

 

That was so sad! I hope there's more?

Hey, did anyone ever notice there's no [face_hopeful] or [face_begging]? We really need one...

 

Oh, that was just beautiful. It was so heartbreaking the way Tosh's guilt (though most likely unfounded) and fears paralyzed her, creating a vicious cycle.

Again, a sad, but beautiful, vignette.