Ezra's pov

This is my first night with the crew. I have to sleep in the same room as Zeb because there is no other rooms available.

I was hesitant about joining the crew because I am too used to being by myself and doing things on my own.

It's almost midnight and Zeb fell asleep instantly. His snores is the one thing that is keeping me up. But I'm also not used to sleeping on a bed.

I usually slept on the ground without any pillows or blankets. It was uncomfortable and cold at first, but I got used to it.

The last time I slept on a bed, was before my parents got taken away. That was years ago.

Now I'm on a bed. It's suppose to feel comfortable, but I don't want it to feel comfortable. If the crew ever abandons me, which they probably will, I could easily go back to being a street rat.

But I can't get used to all this stuff. Especially beds.

So I decide to sneak out of the room without waking up Zeb. I tiptoe to the common room and lay down on the floor.

I move around to get to a comfortable position and drift off to sleep.

Time Skip

Kanan's pov

I woke up to the sound of someone cooking breakfast.

I get off my bed and head to the kitchen. When I enter the room, I see Hera making eggs while everyone else is setting the table.

"Hey love, it's about time you woke up." Hera says. "Zeb even woke up before you."

"Ha ha very funny. I don't sleep that much." Zeb says.

"Yes you do." We all say. Zeb gives us a grumpy face and we all laugh.

Well everyone except for Ezra. He hasn't even said anything or looked at us. It must be because it's his first day here.

"How did you sleep Ezra?" I ask him.

"I slept fine." He responds.

Hera then starts to put food on our plates.

"You were up pretty early Ezra." Hera says giving him eggs.

"Yeah, I usually wake up early because I'm never really comf......I mean never really tired." Ezra says.

He sounded hesitant, but I put that aside for now.

"Last night I painted a masterpiece." Sabine says.

"When do you ever not make masterpieces?" Zeb asks and chuckles.

Sabine gives him a look but continues to tell us how she made it.

While she was explaining her work of art, I kept seeing Ezra only play with his food, but never eat it.

"I added a hint of purple an-"

"Ezra why aren't you eating?" I ask interrupting Sabine.

Everyone then puts their focus on Ezra seeing that he was in fact not eating.

"I....I am eating." He lies.

"Your eggs don't even look touched." Hera says with concern.

"Ok......I usually never had breakfast in the morning." Ezra says while looking down.

I look at Hera who has the same worried expression as I do.

"Why not?" Zeb asks.

"I never had money to buy food and my stealing methods wouldn't work sometimes." He says.

"You at least had food everyday right?" Hera asks.

Ezra doesn't say anything. He then gets up and leaves the kitchen.

We all sat there worried about our new crew member. We all knew he had a rough past. But it was that bad, that he couldn't eat like we do everyday?

"I can't believe he went through years of living like that." Sabine says in a sad tone.

"But why didn't he eat now?" Zeb asks.

I was going to answer that, but I had the same question too. Why didn't he eat while he had the chance? Is it because he is too used to not having breakfast?

"Let's just give Ezra some space and I'll talk to him about it later." I say.

They all nod and continue eating. The look Hera gives me, tells me to make sure he is alright.

I could see why Hera is so concerned. She cared about Ezra even before he joined us. She might even see him as a son to her.

When the time comes, I will talk to Ezra and find out what is going on.

Time Skip.......again.

I am now laying on my bed wide awake.

The whole day, Ezra was avoiding us. I could tell he didn't want to talk to anyone and just wanted to be alone.

But I'm also not sure if he ate anything today. He wasn't in the kitchen with us for both lunch and dinner.

I never got a chance to talk to him. Hopefully tomorrow I will.

It's in the middle of the night and I can't fall asleep. I'm not sure if it's just lack of tiredness, or something keeping me from falling asleep.

I then decide to leave my room and get a glass of water. But when I walked into the common room first, I wasn't expecting to see Ezra on the floor not moving.

I thought something happened to him and got extremely worried.

"Ezra?" I say kneeling beside him.

I make him face me to see if he is injured or anything. But he is breathing steady and isn't hurt.

He was just sleeping. But why on the floor?

I then pick him up and carry him to my room. He could be sleeping on the floor because of Zeb, so I'll let him sleep with me.

I gently place Ezra on my bottom bunk and look at him with many questions.

Why would he sleep on the floor? Out of any place to sleep in the ghost, he chose the floor? Why didn't I hear him?

I then go on the top bunk and fall asleep wondering what is going on with Ezra.

Time Skip...........again.....again.....

Ezra's pov

Something is wrong. I'm not feeling that uncomfortable feeling when I wake up from sleeping on the floor.

I open my eyes to see myself not on the floor, but on a bed.

How did I........wait.....I slept on a bed? Did I not leave me and Zeb's room last night?

I look around in confusion seeing that I am not in my room. Who's room is this?

This is my second day here, I don't know everyone's rooms yet.

I got up and left the room still confused.

I walked into the kitchen and saw everyone eating already.

"Good morning sleepy head." Sabine says.

I just ignore the comment and sit down. There is already a plate of pancakes for me. I didn't eat anything yesterday, but I'm not that hungry.

I just stared at it. I had to go through a few days without eating on the streets all the time. If I eat like the crew, I'll never be able to survive on the streets again.

Kanan sees me not eating and stands up suddenly.

"Ezra, we need to talk." He says serious.

I only nod and we both walk out of the kitchen. I could see the confused faces behind us.

We sit in the common room and I wait to hear Kanan yell at me for not eating.

"Ezra, can you tell me what is going on with you?" He asks me. He doesn't sound mad but concerned?

"Nothing is going on." I lie.

"Oh yeah? Then why did I find you sleeping on the floor last night?" He asks.

My eyes widen. So he was the one who put me on the bed. At least now I know it was his room.

"I....I can't tell you." I say.

"Why not?"

"Because you will probably abandon me like everyone else did!!!" I suddenly shout.

Kanan gives me a concerned look. I'm not sure why though. No one should feel concerned for a street rat.

"Ezra, we will never abandon you." He says.

"That's what they all say." I mutter.

He still hears me and sighs. "I can't help you if you don't tell me anything."

I know Kanan can't help me either way, but I don't want to be in this situation anymore.

"I sleep on the floor because.....I don't want to forget about what I had to do while living on the streets." I say.

He looks at me confused. "What do you mean?"

"I never had a bed. I only slept on the floor with no pillows or blankets. I also had days of starvation." I say. "If I got used to everything here and you guys left me, I wouldn't be able to survive on the streets like I did for many years."

Kanan then grabs my shoulder and makes me look at him.

"Listen to me, you aren't going anywhere. We will never throw you away like you are garbage. You are part of our family now. You have to put the street life behind you and look at what's in front of you. Refusing to eat and sleeping on a dirty floor, will not help you. Let yourself be happy and cared for." Kanan says.

I was beyond shocked. They actually care about me?

"You really mean it?" I ask.

"Yes, we are family." He says.

I can't believe it. I actually have a family that I've been wanting for years.

I start to smile feeling happiness. Something I haven't felt for a long time.

We both then suddenly hear my stomach grumble.

"Can we eat now?" I ask.

Kanan smiles. "Of course."

We both then walk back to the kitchen together.

I had over ten pancakes. I didn't eat any yesterday!!!!!

Maybe I could put my street life behind me like Kanan said.......