He couldn't see. He was blind. Maul had injured him, taking away his sight. This was all poor Ezra could think. He had been lay on his bed for the past two hours in complete and utter silence, drowning in this sad and depressing thoughts. That was until he decided his stomach had grumbled too many annoying times and chose that eating some food was better than dwelling on what he couldn't change. Once he sat up and swung his legs over the side of the bed, the teenager froze for a few minutes as his feet hit the floor. Taking a deep breath, Ezra snapped out of his trance and hesitantly stood up; he slowly and carefully made his was out of the room - it was a little difficult but he held onto the wall as he took small steps, as well as tried to use the force so that he wouldn't trip over anything and to guide him to where the kitchen was. 

Half way to the private kitchen, he sensed someone approach him before hearing a voice "hey Ezra" it was a females voice - and a familiar one at that "sorry but...who are you?? I can't em...I can't see" Ezra felt terrible, ashamed and embarrassed about having to ask; the girl understood of course "it's Ahsoka, Sky guy's Padawan" she reminded. They properly greeted one another before Ahsoka helped her friend made his way to the kitchen; she was rather hungry too. Upon arriving, Ezra tried to collect some food to cook "oh no you don't" the older Padawan stopped him by placing her hand on his shoulder; it seemed to confuse the boy as he asked what was wrong. Ahsoka sighed as she really wasn't happy about what she had to say "Ezra...I know this must be really tough and difficult...." she began, choosing her words carefully "but you need to accept that...you can't do certain things anymore". 

Ezra sighed as his lowered his head "I...I know but...." he paused, trying to work out what he wanted to say and how "Ahsoka...I lived on the streets of Lothal for the majority of my life before I met the Ghost crew....I was alone and had to do things myself" Ahsoka listened closely to the new information - rather startled actually "I've only recently accepted that I'm not alone anymore but I'm still getting used to it". They were both silent for a moment - the teen girl could tell there was more her friend had to say but just needed to take his time "and now...now I have to suddenly rely on them with everything completely because of my sight....I've never relied on anyone like that since my parents and older brother" he rubbed the back of his neck "my parents were taken and killed when I was really young and my brother abandoned me soon after" Ahsoka wasn't sure whether the boy was crying or not - she wasn't sure if he actually could anymore due to his wounds. 

"I...I'm so sorry Ezra" she placed her hand on his shoulder again in a way of comfort "I know it's gonna be hard but Kanan, Hera, Zeb and Sabine love you, they see and treat you like family because that's what you are" she smiled, wishing he could see it "they'll help you through this" thankfully, the younger Padawan returned the kid gesture "I know...it'll just take some getting used to". Now that was a large understatement. Once both teenagers were cheered up, Ahsoka stood - they had sat down at the table half way through the deep and emotional talk; she asked what her friend felt like eating. They came to the decision of pasta, sweetcorn, tuna and mayonnaise; Ahsoka began to cook a large amount as the food was for the crew, Anakin, the twins and herself - the Jedi Master was going to take his kids home after dinner. Ezra was rather worried about Luke and Leia's reaction to seeing his face - AKA his bandaged eyes and discovering he was now blind. Did they even understand what that meant?? 

After thirty minutes of cooking and chatting, the food was being plated up; Ezra grabbed his com link, which was attached to his belt, and contacted his crew. "Dinner's ready" he informed, receiving a few "okay" or "on my way" before it seemed one of them realized something "Ezra...what are you doing in the kitchen?? Why are you cooking dinner?!" he seemed rather panicked. The teen reassured his Master that he was with Ahsoka who had done all of the cooking. Within two minutes, everyone was sat at the table; the twins instantly rushed over and hugged the older boy as they greeted him "Ezzy!!". It earned an "aww" from everyone. The next person was Luke who asked the dreaded question which made everyone fall silent "why do you have that thing on your face??" Ezra thought for a split moment before deciding to tell the truth "when that nasty man attacked us, he managed to hurt my eyes" he explained gently "so I have to keep this bandage on them" both children seemed to accept the answer before taking their seat. 

The group all ate, spoke, joked and laughed - that was until they each began to notice how Ezra hadn't eaten very much of his food; they soon realized why. The teen continued to miss the bowl whenever he attempt to grab some pasta with his fork, but when he sometimes managed to, it would fall off and onto the table or floor - this clearly frustrated him so he ended up placing his fork on the table, giving up. Kanan had finished his own mean by then so he picked up the boys fork and grabbed some food with it "open up Ez" he instructed; Ezra was confused by this but soon figured it out "no way, you're not feeding me like a baby Kanan" he protest. The teen was stubborn but so was his Master - this was nothing new. "You need to eat kid" the boy was about to speak, opening his mouth to do so before the food filled fork was pushed into his mouth; Kanan couldn't hold back a small smirk "there, was that so hard??" he didn't get an answer but he wasn't really expecting one. Ezra chewed up and swallowed his pasta - it was so tasty that he mentally beat himself for allowing Kanan to continue feeding him. 

The Padawan thought the others would laugh about it or joke, but they didn't - not even a small chuckle or giggle from the twins. They each understood that he needed the help and didn't want him to feel embarrassed or ashamed because of it. Once the food was gone, Anakin and his kids said goodbye before returning home to Padme, Ahsoka left for her own room for the night and Sabine and Zeb were on cleaning duty for the week - that'll teach them for pulling a prank on their leader and captain. The couple guided Ezra back to his room; they handed him his pajamas and assisted when the help was needed. Once he was changed, Hera gently unwrapped the bandage to come face to face with the horrific burn and dull coloured eyes - the two adults couldn't help back their gasps. 

"That bad, huh??" Ezra asked but either could answer from shock and sadness; Hera carefully applied the ointment and added a new bandage - it was a very painful process tat broke two hearts. "You okay sweetie??" the woman asked as she placed her hand on the teenagers shoulder once she had sat next to him - Kanan was on the boys other side; Ezra was going to lie and say that he was fine before remembering what Ahsoka had said to him only an hour before "...no". Both adults shared a look in shock, worry and sadness before returning their gazes to the kid "I...I'm scared" he admitted, further shocking the two "when I wake up, I...I won't be able to see anything and...it's terrifying...I'll see nothing but...but darkness". 

The woman instantly pulled the young boy into her arms as Kanan rubbed his back in comfort "we understand this will be hard for you Ezra, but no matter what, I promise that we'll help you as much as we can and more" Hera tried to reassure "all of us" Kanan agreed as he smiled "she's right, but that's nothing new". They each chuckled before the couple mentally agreed to stay with the boy until he fell asleep; they get themselves comfortable on the bed before discussing what had happened whilst they were apart. Nothing much came from the adults but Ezra had much to say "wait a minute, you saw your parents and a mini you?! Did they know you were their son??" Kanan asked but the teen shook his head "nope, they had no clue, but there are some photos in my bag". Hera soon found them and showed each one to her boyfriend who described each one to his Padawan. 

Soon enough the clock struck half past eleven at night. Kanan and Hera were lay on the bed with Ezra resting between them, a cover keeping them warm "good night sweetheart" Hera kissed the boys forehead as he seemed to be drifting off to sleep "night Hera, night Kanan" he mumbled earning two gently chuckled.