A/N: I love the story of Revan so I thought I would try one with a twist. The whole story of the life of Revan with one twist: he and Bastila met as kids. Let's see how different things could have been. It will not stray from the original plot for a lttile while besides the parts with Bastila. Please review

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story.

The Fallen Knight

What if I was there for you?

I can't be home tonight

I will make it back it's alright

No one could ever love me half as good as you

-When Angels Fly Away, by Cold.

Bastila was sobbing in a corner of the ship as it went through hyperspace. She was a scared little five year old leaving her family forever. She didn't know when she would ever see her father again, IF she would ever see him again. This made her cry harder. She didn't know why her mother sent her away with these people. She didn't even know what the Jedi were, but she heard the stories about them. They were supposed to be keepers of the peace or something so they should be nice. But when she got on their transport everyone had been glaring at her and the man that brought her aboard just left her by herself in the empty room.

She felt so lonely and scared. She pulled her legs up becoming a human ball shaking from her sobs. She heard the door open and looked up to see an older boy walk in.

Ten year-old Revan hated going with Master Zhar and Master Vrook to find force sensitive's. They were all the same so excited to join and wanted to be "peace keepers" and anxious to carry a lightsabor and so on. He had been in the order for as long as he can remember being alive. Even though Jedi Master Kreia was his master he sought out different techniques from different masters. Which often meant going on these little "errands." He rolled his eyes and walked towards the back of the shuttle. He walked up to the door to the dormitories when he felt it. Something was disturbed in the force and it was behind the door.

Curious, Revan opened the door and saw a small girl sitting on the bed crying. He looked over his shoulder seeing if anyone else was coming and was confused why the little girl was left by herself. He looked back at her and stared into her sad deep blue eyes. He walked over and sat next to her.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly.

She nodded still crying. "I think so, I'm just scared."

He put his arm around her trying to comfort her. "Scared of what?"

Her crying had stopped and now she whimpered. "Of being a Jedi."

"Do Jedi scare you?"

She shook her head slowly. "No except for the one that took me from my daddy."

"The bald one?"

She nodded. "Yeah he was mean and didn't let me hug my dad before I left."

Revan couldn't hold back his laughter, he had always thought that Vrook was uptight. "Sorry he can be a little strict at times."

She looked up at him as if studying him. "What?" He asked confused by her eyeing him.

"Who are you?"

Revan stood back up and bowed. "I am Padawan Revan of the Jedi Order at your service miss…?"

"Oh, Bastila." She said.

"Bastila, that's a beautiful name."

She giggled. "Thanks I like your name too."

He smiled then sat down next to her again. "How old are you Bastila?"

"I just turned five." She said smiling.

"Well congratulations and how did you get into the Jedi?"

She frowned and looked down at the floor. "My mommy wanted me to go and sent me away and my dad wanted me to grow up to be a great Jedi one day. So they let them take me."

"Oh I am sorry."

She looked back up at him. "Will I ever get to see them again?"

Revan shrugged. "I don't know."

"Well do you ever see your family?"

Revan looked away and sighed. "I don't have a family."

"Oh I am sorry." She said wrapping her small arms around him. He looked down at her surprised. He wrapped one arm around her small from and hugged her back.

"Revan?"

"Yes?"

She pulled back and looked at him. "Does this mean we are friends?" She asked innocently.

He smiled back at her. "Yeah sure."

She hugged him again. "Good I always wanted a friend."

He smiled at the small girl in his arms. "You know it is a long trip to Dantooine you might want to get some sleep."

She looked at him and nodded. He got up and she laid down. As he walked out the door he heard her whimpering again. He turned and walked back over to her.

As if feeling her presence she turned over and looked at him. "I can't sleep I am too scared." She reached her hand up. "Could you stay with me please?"

Revan sighed and nodded he laid down next to her and let her small form curl up into his chest. He concentrated on her breathing and waited until she was sound asleep then slowly got up and walked over to the corner to meditate.

'She is so sweet, innocent, and pure.' He thought to himself. He looked over at the small child that was so fond of him. He smiled and made a promise to himself. 'I will always watch over her and keep her safe no matter what…'

6 years later.

Bastila was wondering through the plains of Dantooine admiring the beautiful planet. She had always done this after her boring lessons on emotion and peace day in and day out. She was close to becoming a Padawan but she needed one more step. Her lightsabor. She was hoping Revan could help her out later tonight.

After being gone to Coruscant for almost a year he was coming back for his 16 birthday. She was happy to see her best friend again. Throughout the years the two were very close, he was always willing to help her with her studies which was disapproved by almost all the masters. They thought that she was weighing down the brightest and strongest pupil of the order. There was already talks of him being the youngest Jedi Knight in history, though he was still a Padawan. Even though being addressed by some Masters to not give hope to Bastila because she probably wouldn't last in the order he helped her and made her stronger in the force. Even her own Master, Vrook, had said that she wouldn't pass the first few years. And now here she is almost a Padawan carrying her own lightsabor.

She missed Revan dearly, he was her only friend at the academy. She had been secluded and picked on by others because she was reluctant to use the force. Now she was learning from the greatest student in the order. She couldn't wait for him to get back, she even picked out a special present for him. She started walking back towards the enclave. Revan would be back in an hour and she always wanted to be the first person to see him when he got back-

"Hold it right there girl." Three men stood in her way. Probably low life mercs. "Now hand over everything you have and we will let you go."

That wouldn't have been a problem if she wasn't carrying Revan's present. "N-no just let me go please I don't have anything valuable."

"Then what is that right there?" One said pointing to a small bag in her hand. "Don't make us do anything you will regret girl."

She slowly started backing up as they encircled her. She was trapped a cliff to her back and three armed men in front of her. She knew there was no easy way out of this. She closed her eyes and clutched the small bag close to her chest and waited. But she felt something. In the back of her mind she felt a sense of ease. She opened her eyes to see a figure dressed in gray Jedi robes standing behind the three men.

She held her breathe as her mind processed it. Revan. He looked so confident and powerful as he walked calmly over to her predicament. Lightsabor in hand.

"Now if you wish to leave unharmed, I suggest you leave the girl alone." He spoke to the three. There was something different about him that Bastila couldn't make out yet.

"Who do you think you are kid?" One said then he eyed his lightsabor. "Shit he is a Jedi let's get out of here." Two of them turned to leave while one stood his ground.

"You want a fight kid? You may be a Jedi but we all know how the inept the Padawans here are with lightsabors." He lifted up his rifle about to shoot. He fired off two shots and Revan used his blue lightsabor to toss them aside. Then he used the force to grab the man's weapon out of his hand. In the blink of an eye he charged and used one slash to remove him of his left arm.

As the man screamed in pain on the ground Revan pointed his lightsabor to his throat. "Now I suggest you leave." The two others watching grabbed the third and left quickly.

Revan turned to Bastila. 'Now I am in trouble.' She thought.

"Bastila You shouldn't try to reason with men like this. They are blinded by greed."

Bastila still was staring at him in shock. "Bastila did you hear me?"

"Your hair." Was all she said. Instead of the classical Padawan shaved single braid style it was grown out. The long brown hair dropped down past his ears flowing freely.

"What? Oh yeah, well they let you do whatever you want with it once you're a Jedi Knight."

Her mouth dropped. "You're a Knight?"

He smirked. "Yep the youngest Jedi Knight in the history of the Order. I beat Alek by four years. He wasn't too happy about it."

"Wow so now you can basically do whatever you want?"

He smiled and nodded. "Yep but I will still be learning but now I can help you whenever you need it."

She ran up and gave him a hug smiling. After a second she remembered it was his birthday. "Oh I almost forgot!" She pulled out the small bag and gave it to him. He opened it and pulled out a silver chain attached to a locket.

"I made it out of the first lightsabor I ruined." She said laughing at the memory. He opened it up and smiled. It was a picture of her three years ago when they went to Coruscant for the first time. She was so excited to go exploring throughout the city and he wasted all the credits he saved up on her having a good time. He also got one hell of a lecture for sneaking out so much. They had stayed out until sunset and she was sitting on a roof looking out into the distant sky. It was the perfect picture she looked like an angel.

"I meant it so that you could always have me wherever you go but now that you're not going to be traveling as much…"

He put it around his neck and tucked it under his robe. "Thank you Bastila I will always keep it."

She smiled back at him and they embraced once more. "Come on let's go fix this lightsabor problem."

2 years later.

Bastila was walking across the courtyard to go see the council. They didn't say what it was about when they informed her but they said it was urgent. She glanced down at her lightsabor. It was double-bladed and yellow. Revan insisted on it being a duel blade saying she would be far superior in combat compared to the single hilt. He helped her build it then he disassembled it making her do it again. She was mad until she actually did it by herself. And of course he trained her in lightsabor forms against the council's wishes. But he had mastered all seven forms before he became a Knight so they did not try to stop his lessons with her. Even though he was a Jedi Knight he was traveling a lot more with his friend Alek to different planets she never heard of. But he always quick to return.

She turned the corner and saw Alek standing outside of the council chambers. "They are waiting for you." He said bowing. He was taller than Revan and four years older. He also had a very interesting mark on his bald head that she found herself staring out all the time.

She walked in and found Revan standing in front of the council. He smiled when he saw her then turned back to the four masters.

Vandar was the first to speak. "Bastila it seems that Revan has told us of your interesting development."

Bastila looked over to her friend to see what he was talking about. But Revan didn't say anything he stayed stoic looking forward.

"Yes it seems that Revan noticed while you were meditating you were able to tap into other people and influence them." Vrook said.

Bastila looked confused at Revan who finally spoke up. "As I said I think she is tapping into the ancient technique of Battle Meditation."

Bastila knew what it was. Recently Revan has had her researching ancient force powers mainly Battle Meditation. Now she knew why. He thought she could learn the technique.

"So you say, but that is impossible to learn, only one other has ever mastered it and it took him almost 50 years. Not to mention he was the Dark Lord of the Sith." Vrook scoffed.

"Yes but just imagine this power on our side. It has nothing to do with the dark side I have gone to the edges of the galaxy to gather the information on it and I assure you it can be used for the light side of the force without consequences." Revan stated.

"I have to agree with Revan. There is nothing in the archives that says anything about it using the dark side." Dorak said.

"I see but in the end Revan it is not up to you. It is up to the one who would wield it." Zhar turned to Bastila. "Are you willing to learn this technique?"

Bastila felt all eyes on her. She felt sweat on her palms. She wasn't ready to spend 50 years of her life learning one technique but Revan said she had already begun to learn it. She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Yes Masters I will learn this Battle Meditation."

Revan smiled staring at his friend glad she was willing to go through with it.

"But how do you think you will accomplish this task? Since no one in the order has the knowledge of it?" Master Vandar pondered.

"I will assist her all that I can." Revan said taking a step forward.

"I disapprove." Vrook interjected. "You may get away with teaching her combat forms and Force techniques but this will not slide as easily." Vrook was always the one to vocalize how much he hated Revan teaching his Padawan.

"I am the only one with the sufficient knowledge of it and the only one who could further progress her power, either I help her or she may never learn it. Make your choice." Revan never did fear saying what needed to be said to the council.

Vandar looked at Zhar then Dorak and back to Vrook. "I do not see the problem in this as long as it does not interfere with her usual lessons this council approves." He got a glare from Vrook after saying that but he ignored it.

Revan smiled and bowed. Bastila did the same and followed Revan closely trying to wrap her head around what just happened.

"Well that went better than expected." He said when they were back into the courtyard.

"Revan how am I supposed to learn a technique that will take me 50 years?! I don't think I will be willing to wait that long."

Revan sighed and turned to face her. "You already have learned almost have of it. And with me assisting you it will only take 5 to 10 years max." She looked at him in disbelief. "It is not a technique that can be taught it can only be gained. When I went to Coruscant two years ago I started researching it hoping I could "learn" it but unfortunately I couldn't. But you, you have already started manipulating it. That is why I have been gone so much I have been gathering everything I could on it so now you can fully use it."

She just blinked at him. "You researched it all for me?"

He smiled. "Of course I did you can be far more powerful than even me."

She laughed at that. "Revan I don't think anyone can be as powerful as you."

"I can think of someone." Alek said walking up to the two. "Congratulations on your new ability Padawan now if you will excuse us I have to talk to Revan for a moment."

"Oh okay." She bowed and turned to leave.

"I will be with you in a little bit Bastila." Revan said. She turned back and smiled before walking away.

Revan paced in Alek's room. He couldn't believe the report he just read. "That was all they received from Cathar?" Revan asked impatiently.

"Yes the final report said they were under attack from Mandalorians."

"They dare venture this deep into the outer rim? Then they aren't just looking to expand their empire."

"Yes I agree this is a prelude to war."

Revan shook his head. "Alright we will leave for Coruscant next week and see what the High Council has to say."

"What of the masters here?"

"No, they are wise but don't have the power that the High Council has, but I wished they were the council, besides Vrook, they understand things easier."

"Very well, now I think you have a Padawan waiting for you."

Revan nodded and left. He and Alek were monitoring the Mandalorians ever since a large force left Malachor V. They were attacking small worlds in Wild Space but know they were hitting more populated worlds in the outer rim. Revan was always weary of the Mandalorians ever since Master Kreia told him there was innocent bloodshed coming. He asked if it was the Sith and she was unsure. Now he had been frequently seeing his old master for council on what he was to do. But answers failed her in the recent months.

He turned the corner to the female rooms. He quickly walked over to Bastila's room. He opened the door to see her meditating. He decided not to bother her instead he sat on her bed looking at her. He reached out through the force to see where she was in her meditating.

He reached into her mind careful not to alarm her and saw what she was focusing on. More like who.

He watched as she meditated on her memories of them together. From the time he helped her build a lightsabor to when they went to Coruscant. From when he saved her from the mercs, to when they first met. He backed out of her mind and smiled down at her. No matter how old she got she was always that scared little five year-old that cuddled with him to go to sleep.

Her eyes fluttered open and she saw him. "Oh sorry I was just meditating until you got here."

He stood up and helped her on her feet. "That's fine, come on we need to go to the training room." She raised an eyebrow at him questioningly. "First step in battle meditation is brushing up on your combat skills."

"Oh alright." They walked out towards the training room.

"Revan," a familiar female voice stopped him.

He turned to see a young female Jedi Padawan. "Yes Meetra?"

"Any news yet?" She asked slyly.

Revan looked over at Bastila who was very confused. "Uh Bastila I will meet you over there."

Revan quickly grabbed Meetra's arm and pushed her into her room. "Don't ever do that again."

"Well I was waiting for Alek's call but he said to talk to you so now we are here."

Meetra was one of the few who knew about Alek and Revan's monitoring of the Mandalorians and their motives. Revan and Alek were building a small army of Jedi to meet the Mandalorians in case of a surprise attack. Revan already once stood in front of the council and told them that the Mandalorians were not to be taken lightly. They did not agree that they were a threat so Revan walked out disappointed. The Republic however had a few skirmishes with them in the outer rim and were concerned that they may pose a threat. So Revan had been preparing for an all-out war if the Mandalorians came too close to the Republic.

"The Mandalorians attacked Cathar yesterday no word from it since."

Meetra gasped. "How big was their force?"

Revan sighed. "The Republic speculates around 20 million."

"Wh-what? Why would they attack with such a large force unless…"

Revan turned to face her. "Yes they are going to push into the Outer Rim."

She shook her head and looked down. "So it's starting isn't it?"

"Yes I will inform the High Council next week from there I don't know."

"Do you want me to tell the others?"

He shook his head and started for the door. "No I want to bring it to the council first, I will see you later."

With that he left.

Bastila walked towards the training room with a weird feeling in her gut. It started when that other Jedi showed up. 'A GIRL Jedi who Revan wanted to talk privately with.' She crossed her arms and stopped. 'And he went into her room and shut the door too!' She dropped her arms and sighed. 'Why is this making me so angry? There is no emotion there is peace.' She tried to calm herself down. She walked into the training room and sat down.

'What is taking him so long? Unless there not just talking.' Her eyes widened at this. 'But Jedi are forbidden from relationships…' She felt her fists clench. 'But if Revan were to be with someone why not me? I guess she is older than me, and prettier, and I'm just a little sister to him anyway.' She felt a rush of sadness come over her and the sting of tears in her eyes. Of course she always had her own little crush on Revan but she would never act on it because he was the most promising student of the order, and probably the last to break the rules of the Jedi. And she felt silly falling for somebody five years older than her. After all she is barely a teenager and he is already a man. She felt her little crush breaking as reality hit her, she could never be with Revan.

"Bastila, why are you crying?" Revan's deep voice sent her back to reality. She opened her eyes to see him kneeling in front of her concern in his eyes.

"Nothing Revan." She couldn't tell him why because he would just laugh at her now.

"You can talk to me Bas I hate to see you cry." She felt her heart flutter. He always cared about her so much but it wasn't enough for her.

"Do you love her?" Bastila blurted out. Revan looked at her obviously confused.

"What?"

"Do you love her? The girl you were with."

Revan's eyes went wide at what she was asking. "Meetra? No she is just a friend, besides Jedi are forbidden to love."

Bastila felt both relieved and crushed at the same time. She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked into his dark eyes. "Is it really that bad to love?"

Revan though about this for a moment before answering. "Well I uh wouldn't know. In fact you would be better at answering that question."

Bastila looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"You loved your parents was that bad for you?"

She thought about the question for a while. "I don't know, I was too young for it to have an impact on my emotions. But I remember that love always made you feel happy and cared for."

"But what did you feel when you were taken away from that?"

"Fear." She whispered.

"See that leads to the dark side. Now I am not an expert on why the Order outlaws things but I'm sure they have forbidden it from the feelings that love causes. Not love itself. In a way Jedi are taught to love everything and everyone. So in a way they contradict themselves."

"Ya I guess so…"

Revan looked at her suspiciously. "Why are you so interested in this?"

Bastila quickly tried to cover up any suspicion he had. "Um no reason, just thought it was weird that love is forbidden."

Revan wasn't convinced but he let it go for now. "Okay now let's get to training."

2 Weeks later.

Revan desperately controlled his emotions as he walked across the plains of what was once Cathar. The world was destroyed and almost all of the population was murdered. This wasn't war… it was a message.

Revan informed the council on the Mandalorians attack and they agreed to meditate on the issue and send word when they made a decision. Revan walked down to what was once a house. He carefully opened the door and stepped in. Half of the house was scorched from fire and there was blood on the wall. Revan saw many buildings like this throughout the planet. According to their intelligence Revan and Alek missed the Mandalorians by two days. The Mandalorians were invading some weaker Republic worlds but there was a major battle at Serreco where the Republic was fighting for its life.

Revan had contacted Meetra and told her to meet him and Alek at Serreco. He may not be able to fight but he would give whatever assistance he could. He was to leave the following morning. He felt Alek's presence approach him.

"You have word from the council?" Revan asked his most trusted friend.

When Alek didn't immediately respond Revan sighed. "The council appointed Master Lucien Draay to make the decision. And he quickly opposed the council demands you return. Also all the undecided Jedi on Coruscant now sided with us when we sent back the images of Cathar."

Revan thought things over for a moment. "So how many Jedi do we have?"

"Almost 4 thousand."

Revan scowled and walked out of the house. "That isn't enough, gather our equipment we leave for Coruscant."

Alek followed closely. "Revan they will most likely arrest you. You know how the council gets someone says you've touched the dark side and they flip out."

"I know but I have no choice I need more Jedi, if the Mandalorians continue their push into the Outer Rim we will have to act. They are burning world's killing millions. They must be stopped."

Revan walked up to his shuttle until it hit him. A piercing scream echoed through his ears and his head felt like it was being crushed. His chest felt like a lightsabor had gone right through it. He dropped to his knees and screamed in agony.

"Revan! What's going on?" Alek cried running up to his friend.

Revan's hands were shaking as he tried to control himself. "I… I c-can feel… them." Was all he could say before he collapsed in pain.

1 week later.

Although Revan was only able to spend one week with her before he left she had started to tap into Battle Meditation. It was not easy, it was actually overwhelming for her to be controlling people on such a large scale. But she continued to work on the immense power. Now it was later than Revan said he would return and she was getting worried. He said he was going to Coruscant and then he left there and no word of him since.

There was an announcement today that Master Vrook was making to all Jedi on Dantooine. She walked over to the courtyard and saw Vrook standing in front of at least a hundred Jedi.

"Now I received word from the council that we have a little situation." Vrook finally spoke. "We have a couple renegade Jedi that need to be arrested and brought before the High Council now I was set to go on this mission and I will take all those willing."

Bastila listened and thought for a moment. Then she asked herself: what would Revan do?

2 days later.

Bastila stepped off the shuttle and on to the surface of Cathar. It had seemed to be deserted but worse than that. It appears to look like an old battlefield. She gasped when she saw a few skeletons on the ground. She looked away and saw a city. Or what once was a city. The flames were still going and what was left looked battle torn and broken.

She followed the other 20 Jedi towards the location of the renegade Jedi's ship. She saw it come into view and saw a familiar figure standing next to it. Her eyes went wide when she saw the figure was Alek. He stood there arms crossed impatiently waiting.

"Well I see the council finally decided to act but not in the way we hoped." He spoke as they walked up to him.

"Enough Alek you are under arrest and to stand before the council. Now where is Revan?" Vrook scoffed.

Bastila looked around at the mention of Revan's name. 'Revan is the renegade? What happened to him?' Bastila watched as he walked of the ship in dark armored robes. He turned to face them and that's when she saw it. A red Mandalorian mask covered his face. She stared at him wondering if he saw her.

"You want something Vrook?" Revan asked.

"Yes you are to accompany us to Coruscant and stand in front of the council."

Bastila could only guess that Revan was glaring under his mask. "Very well I will go to Coruscant but I will go on my own ship."

Vrook held his lightsabor in his hand ready for anything. "No you are under arrest in the name of the Jedi Order."

Revan folded his arms and stared at Vrook under his mask. "Is that so? Then I will see the council as soon as I am done here."

Vrook took a step forward. "No you will leave now!"

Revan stood there what seemed to be an hour as Bastila watched silently praying that neither of them would do anything they would regret.

Revan finally spoke. "I see, I can conclude my business here in an hour then you have my word I will go to the council but I will be going on my own ship."

Vrook stared at him obviously thinking it over. "We will follow you there…"

"Of course, now if you will excuse me "Master" I have stuff to do." Revan turned and walked towards the burning city. Bastila was still confused about the whole thing. Revan was the renegade Jedi and for some reason the Jedi wanted him arrested. She looked over at where Revan was heading and back to the Jedi who were retreating back to their ship. She quickly followed Revan trying to catch up.

"Curious Bastila?" Revan said without turning around.

"What are you doing here Revan? Why are they arresting you?"

"To answer your first I am here investigating the Mandalorian attacks. As for your second it is because of the answer of my first." Revan said stopping in front of a burning building.

"They are arresting you because your investigating the Mandalorian War? That does make since."

Revan sighed and turned to face the mask still on. "I have been doing this since they entered Republic space. I have an army of Jedi ready to intervene in the war but I'm waiting to see what the council does and so far I'm not too happy with them."

Bastila looked at him in disbelief. "You have kept this from me? Why didn't you tell me?" She asked a little hurt.

"Because I didn't want you on this side of the situation. I was hoping you would come, this may be the last time I see you." Revan said looking away.

"What are you saying?" Bastila asked with panic in her voice.

"I leave for the front after Coruscant no matter what the council says. The Republic is letting me control half its armies. I… am sorry." He said sympathetically.

Bastila couldn't believe it. He was leaving her. And worse he might not come back. Revan saw the tears in her eyes and pulled her in for a tight embrace. She tried to keep herself from crying but it was no use the tears came falling down. After a minute or two they released each other.

"Can I see you before you go?" She asked.

"Of course why do you think I agreed to go there?" She raised an eyebrow at him. "I wish to spend one last day with you."

She smiled at her secret crush and hugged him one more time before walking back to the Jedi shuttle.

The next day.

"How can you be so blind? Can you not see the threat they pose?" Revan was getting angry. Never had he experienced incompetence like this. The council refused to face the Mandalorians and Revan was trying one last time to convince them. "I have seen what they can do they are not to be taken lightly, I plead with you reconsider."

"Revan what you suggest is absurd we will not meet aggression with aggression, what you are about to do is very close to the darks side." Atris was always against Revan and now she had the power to shut him up.

"What Master Atris is saying is that we believe there is a bigger threat than the Mandalorians." Master Kavar spoke up.

"Where is this hidden threat? The only thing that I see is millions perishing under the fist of the Mandalorians I see the Republic crumbling trying to keep them at bay. And I see a council too inept to make a move." Revan would not back down not this time it was all in. either they sided with him or stayed out of his way.

The meeting became a show. Almost a hundred Jedi watched from the door waiting to see what would happen. One was Meetra who was to come back to get more Jedi to join in the event of the council refusing to go to war. Bastila also stood at the glass door watching, waiting. She knew that no matter what happened Revan would be going to war. She hoped the council would agree so that he didn't have to leave so soon. But things were not going well.

Revan stood side by side with his best friend Alek. They were pleading their cause one last time. They both knew what they had to do. Revan had kept his mask on as a sign of disrespect to the council as they could not read his expressions as easily.

"I will not let the Republic die, and neither should you. The Jedi are supposed to be keepers of the peace, and defenders of the Republic. But you sit here in your chambers waiting for some hidden threat while worlds burn. The Mandalorians aren't the monster you are." Revan saw they could not be persuaded so he changed tactics. He was now trying to convince the Jedi watching into joining his cause.

"Revan if you act against the council's wishes you will be denounced from the order, and all your followers." Vrook spoke.

"If that is the punishment for saving the Republic so be it." Revan said storming out the door.

Bastila and Revan walked across the courtyard. He made plans to leave the following morning but Alek was to stay and convince more Jedi to join. And when he was finished Revan instructed him to return Bastila to Dantooine and make sure everyone knew she had nothing to do with his renegade group. Deep down Bastila wanted to join him and follow him wherever he went but she knew that Revan would never let her go. They sat down on a bench in the courtyard. Bastila was at war with herself over confessing her love for him.

"I know you want to come but I could never let you get into harm's way." He said with his mask off now.

She nodded looking up at him. "I know just promise me something."

He smiled back down at her. "Anything."

"Promise that you will come back to me."

Revan closed his eyes and sighed. "I will try."

She stood up staring at him. "No I want you to promise me Revan!"

He stood up and placed her small hands in his and looked into her deep blue eyes. "I promise I will come back for you."

He hugged her tightly and she hugged back. She didn't want to let go ever. She needed him more than he knew it. She wouldn't to tell him so bad how she felt but she knew she was only a little girl in his eyes.

Revan held Bastila close as the sun set. They were sitting on the roof on one of the giant buildings. He didn't want to leave but he had to. She wasn't the five year-old girl he found crying anymore, she was a teenager. She was slowly becoming a woman, a beautiful woman. Of course he noticed how her body had developed he just chose not to acknowledge that they could be anything more than friends. He didn't want to risk her getting expelled from the order, she needed to stay with the Jedi she was too innocent to sway from it. He placed his hope with the Jedi in her. Hoping while he was gone she would help them see their mistakes.

He couldn't deny anymore that he did feel something for her. He didn't know how or why but she had his heart. Probably since the first time he saw her he had always had a soft spot for her. Now it had grown. Was it love? He didn't know, all he knew was that she was his reason for coming back.

"Bastila?" He broke the silence.

"Yes?" She said in her sweet voice.

"If ever you lose faith in me don't lose faith in what I've taught you, no one is beyond redemption, and anything is possible through the force. Stay with the Jedi, no matter what I say or do they are wise and their ways are right."

Bastila looked at him confused. "Why are you saying this?"

"I don't know what will become of me after all this. I will return but I feel as if though I will change. And I want you to not follow me if what I do is against the Jedi Code. Okay?"

She looked away thinking for a little while. "Okay Revan. But I will save you if you fall from the Order."

He smiled and kissed her on the forehead. "Don't make promises you can't keep." He whispered.

They stayed up there until the sun disappeared then he took her back to the Temple. "Alek will make sure you get back to Dantooine safely and he will make sure the council does not suspect you of joining me." He reassured her. "I am sorry for leaving you but again I promise I will return." With that he turned to walk out her door.

"Revan wait." She ran up to him and hugged him tightly one last time. He held her close not wanting to let go but he had to. He pushed her back gently and looked into her tear filled eyes. He became mesmerized by her ocean blue eyes unable to look away. She slowly inched up towards him as he lowered his head making their faces inches apart. He could feel her breath on his lips, he watched as she closed her eyes and closed the gap between them. At the last second he turned away. He looked back at her and saw pain from his rejection.

"Revan what's wrong?" She asked on the verge of breaking down and crying.

"Nothing Bas, I just don't want you to give up everything for me. You are a powerful Jedi and I am nothing more than an exile now. It's not that I don't want to it's that we shouldn't."

Bastila was a little relieved but she was still hurting. "Revan I don't know when I will see you again just one goodbye kiss." She spoke softly putting her hand on his cheek.

He looked down on her and wiped away a tear that escaped her eye. "I will come back Bastila." He said grabbing her hands and placing something in it. "I will be back for you." He said kissing her hand and bowing then turned to leave.

Bastila cried for a little while then composed herself. 'He will be back for me. He said he wants me and will be back for me.' She reassured herself. She opened her hand and looked at what he gave her. It was a necklace with a locket identical to the one she gave him two years ago. She looked at it and read the inscription.

To my Bastila

I will always be with you.

She opened it and somehow he had gotten a picture of them tonight on the roof staring out into the sunset. She smiled and held it to her heart. 'He does love me.'

Fin.

A/N: I know a lot of jumping around but it had to be done. So did you like it? Please review I like to know what you think. And I would like to take this moment to point out my deleted ideas. I wanted to extend more scenes with Bastila as a child but I think I will just put them into flashbacks in the future. I also wanted a duel between Vrook and Revan but I wanted to keep it from being an AU to soon so I scratched that. Also I wanted to put in a scene with Carth on the Mandalorian front but found it to be too dry and not relative with the story. Before you ask yes I was considering have them kiss but I wanted it to wait. Why? Because I felt like it. And one last part was with having them being bonded when they were young but it seemed too far-fetched. Again please review I would really like to know what you think.