Kanan's pov

Ezra and I both woke up during sunrise. The cave we slept in became very cold in the middle of the night. Since our only shelter we could find was the cave, we will need to be warm. So, early in the morning I gathered some tree branches that were laying on the ground to build a fire. I'm not an expert on making a fire, so whatever I could make will be good enough.

I sent Ezra to the river I found two days ago with some empty water bottles I saw half buried in the dirt. Hopefully that's a sign that there are people here to help us. I was a little hesitant at first to send him there alone, but at least it will give me time to work on my wounded hip.

I lay the tree branches down, planning to work on the fire later, and start to remove the cloth from my side. It was covered in my blood, which I expected when I first used it. I looked at my wound, not really seeing any improvement. I touch it gently and wince when I felt the normal stinging pain.

The worse thing about crash landing here, is that I have no painkillers or vodka as a distraction. Even if I did have alcohol here, I can't drink it with Ezra by my side. He'll never forgive me. But deep down inside I know if I don't get any type of medicine in a matter of time, I'll lose it. I'll go completely insane. I'm doing well with hiding the pain for now, but it won't last long.

I rip off another piece of my shirt and apply it to my wound, tying it around my side.

"Got the water." I hear Ezra say from behind.

I turn around to see him with three full bottles of water. I also told him to take the bandages off his head to clean his gash and put it back on, which I could tell he did.

"Good, this should be enough for three days, if we use it wisely." I say. "How's your head feeling?"

"Better." Ezra says. "Less headaches than last night."

"That's good. Just make sure you still take it easy. You just got the concussion two days ago." I say.

He nods and looks at the tree branches. "How's the fire going?"

"Haven't started yet, but I'll get it done soon." I tell him. "So we have water, but no food. We'll have to go looking for some."

"I'm sure that will be easy. We could just pick off the food that grows on the trees or bushes." Ezra says.

"We could. But if not, there should be animals around here." I say, which makes Ezra wince.

"Killing animals wasn't really something I did often on the streets." Ezra says. "Do you think we could survive without doing that?"

"If there's no reason to, we don't have to kill animals." I say. "Besides, it won't be long till our friends find us."

That seems to make Ezra know that everything will be fine. He nods, but I could tell he is still unsure if our crew will look for us.

"Maybe if we walk around more, we could find a town, or better yet people to help us." Ezra suggests.

"I'm not sure if that's a good idea. I don't think we should go far from this area." I tell him.

"Why not?" He asks me.

"Because right now we are in a non wild animal area with shelter and a water source. If we go too far and get lost, we could get stuck in a not so safe part of the forest." I say.

"I know." He says, but then hesitates. "But what if there's a town not too far away from here? We could get help, Hera could find us faster-"

"And what if there is no town at all? What if it's miles away and we get killed before Hera finds us?" I ask.

That makes Ezra gulp, the thought of being killed here made him get very uneasy. But he takes in a deep breath and looks at me straight in the eyes.

"I know that's a possibility Kanan, but hear me out on this one. There has to be people on this planet somewhere. We could find them and-"

"Ezra." I interrupt him. "Sorry, but it's too risky. We are better off staying here till our friends come for us."

"Why can't we just try it? For a day maybe. We'll figure out a way to not get lost too." He tells me.

"No, Ezra. It's no happening." I say crossing my arms to my chest.

"But-"

"That's final." I say, showing no emotion.

Ezra was about to add on, but he realizes I won't agree with him. So he stands up while glaring at me.

"As you wish, master." He says and angrily storms away.

"Where are you going, kid?" I ask, standing up too.

"I'm going somewhere far away from you and digging my grave." Ezra replies with a cold tone and continues to walk away.

I would've stopped him, but I realized he was walking the same path I told him the river was. When I went there, it was somewhat a calming place. Ezra must've felt the same way. It will be good for him to cool off for a while.

I sigh, knowing the kid will not give up on this. Why does he have to be so stubborn all the time? The argument we had was definitely not good for my pain tolerance.

Ezra's pov

I sat down by the water, listening to the sounds that were all around. I looked at my reflection through the water. There was a cut on the bridge of my nose that I never noticed till now. The bandages were still on my head, since they were still useful. Seeing the bandages only reminded me of Kanan and that made me angry.

I looked away from the river not wanting to look at my reflection anymore.

All I want is to go home. I miss being on the ghost. I've only been here for a few days and it's reminding me of my past life on the streets. I feel so vulnerable and trapped. More importantly, frustrated.

I just wanted to find a town, so we could buy food or maybe even find a ship to get us off this planet. But no, Kanan loves the forest and wants to stay here as long as he could.

Why can't he trust me? I know he wants to get back to the Ghost too. He's just worried about the distance from here to a town. But I wouldn't care if we had to walk for days if I knew there was another ship somewhere or a town with maybe a way to signal the crew.

But if I really thought about it, Kanan had a point. There is a chance we could die here if we don't be safe. We both don't know what kind of creatures live in this forest. I know he just wants to protect me, but he could be so annoying sometimes.

I still want to try and find help, but I'm not doing it without Kanan. Even though I'm mad at him, we still need each other. And let's face it, I would've died if Kanan didn't help me when I was unconscious for a day.

I groan, knowing I'm gonna have to go back to Kanan at some point and move on. Maybe if I do enough convincing, he will agree to find some people. Sounds like a plan.

I sit up a little bit straighter and take in the sight in front of me.

A few birds would pass by every minute or so, making a chirping noise as they flew around. I notice there was no bird alone. All of them were in groups. If one went to a tree, the others would follow. If one went to the ground, the others would go on the ground too. Kind of like a family, or very close friends.

It reminds me of the crew. Now that I really think about it, I wonder what my friends are doing right now. Kanan and I have been gone for awhile without any contact with them. I bet Hera is extremely worried. Zeb is probably happy to have me out of his room. Sabine, I'm not sure about.

I mean, I think she is worried about Kanan, but not worried about me. She's more close to Kanan as a father figure. I'm just the goofy child that occasionally flirts with her. I know Sabine cares about both of us, but after Kanan saved her life, he became an important person in her life, more than ever. Definitely more than me. But I don't take offense to it.

Chopper, well, he is probably only upset that he has less people to shock. He must be getting bored with shocking only Zeb now.

I've only been gone for twenty minutes, maybe less. I feel better than before, I'm still mad but I just need to remember my plan to convince Kanan. If I can't, then I'll have to accept Kanan's orders to stay low and safe. The more boring way of surviving from crash landing.

*A few hours later*

I made my way back to the cave with a bundle full of berries grown from the bushes, apples from the trees and plants that were edible. Nothing like Jogans or space waffles like Zeb eats, but all that matters is it's safe to be digested, and I'm starving.

The sun was still out, but I could tell it would start to set soon. There was a strong breeze that sent chills down my spine. Hopefully Kanan starting that fire.

Probably not the best thing to do, but I didn't tell Kanan I was going to find food. I just wanted to be alone for awhile to clear my head. Besides, I didn't go far. I kept a trail of flowers I found near the river so I wouldn't get lost. And guess what? I didn't get lost. So Kanan should have some faith in me.

When I reached the cave, I saw a bright light come from inside. There was also some warmth as I went closer to the cave. I immediately knew it was a fire. I'm glad Kanan was able to pull it off. He didn't seem to know much about the classic surviving skill of making a fire before our fight.

I entered the cave to see him huddled by the fire with a half filled water bottle by his side. He was in a meditating position with his eyes closed. He didn't react when I walked in.

So I placed my bundle of food on the ground, creating a loud noise, which I kinda did on purpose, causing Kanan to jump and stare at me with an angry look on his face.

"Where have you been?" He asks, while standing up.

"Just getting food. I found a lot." I say, as if nothing happened before I left. I take out the food wrapped up in my jacket. "This will be good for awhile. So we don't have to worry about getting more food-"

"I don't care about the food." Kanan grabs my arm, making me look at him. "Do you know how worried I was? Why didn't you tell me you were going to find food? I could've went with you."

"I didn't want you to come with me. I was better off doing it alone." I reply, getting my arm out of his grip. "Besides, I left a trail so I wouldn't get lost and I was fine."

"Thank the force for that. But do you have any idea what it's like to not know if you ran off to find a town or not?" Kanan asks me.  He didn't seem angry anymore, just worried. "We did have an argument about that, after all. I was scared to death of the idea of you getting more hurt out there or getting lost. I was pacing in this cave for almost an hour deciding if I should try to find you. I had to meditate to calm down and not have a panic attack."

"I didn't think about that." I admit, not realizing how much I scared Kanan.

"Of course you didn't." He sighs and puts his hand on his forehead. "Please don't do that to me again, Ezra."

"I'm sorry. I really am. It's just.....this is all just too much." I say quietly and sit down, gazing at the fire. "I miss them. I miss the crew. I just want to go home."

Kanan puts his hand on my shoulder. "Me too."

We both sat there in silence, staring at the fire. I was starving when I came here, now I can't even think about food.

I never thought I could be this homesick. I was handling being away from my home planet that I spent my whole life in, way better then right now. I've only been with the crew for maybe a year. I got used to my friends presence around me all the time. Now it's just me and Kanan, here alone. With no way to contact them.

"Look Ezra, about the argument we had..." Kanan says, snapping me out of my thoughts. "I know you want to get off this planet. I do too, but I want you to understand that I can't have you die. I want to take the safest route so we both get out of this situation alive. The one thing more important than food and shelter, is the fact that we have each other."

I nod. "I understand now. We're together and we are going to make it out of this."

"Of course we are. So, are we good now? We got everything taken care of?" He asks me.

"Yeah we're good." I say with a small smile. "But don't expect me to give up on my idea. I promise you I won't run off, but if they don't come for us in the most, two weeks, we are finding help. Deal?"

"Fine, kid. Two weeks. If we are still here by then, we'll try to find our way out of this forest." Kanan says.

"Glad we got something settled." I say, almost relieved.

"Yeah, but Ezra I mean it. Tell me next time you decide to gather food or something. I don't want to lose you." He says.

"You won't lose me, Kanan." I reassure.

"I know, kid. But I still worry." He yawns. "I'm going to rest for a little while. You'll be ok?"

"Yeah, I'll probably just eat a little or maybe even rest too." I say.

Kanan nods and lays down. "You better be here when I wake up."

I chuckle. "Maybe..."

He shoots me a serious look. "Ezra-"

"I was just kidding." I say, innocently.

Kanan just shakes his head and shuts his eyes. "I don't know how I put up with you."

I have my knees pulled to my chest as I get warmed up by the fire. I know we will survive this. We always survive. I'm glad we are dealing with this together, it's a good thing we didn't get separated during the crash.

My anger towards Kanan is now gone, replaced with determination. I know both of us will leave this planet one day and be reunited with our friends.

I just have to be patient and have hope. Just like Hera told me and my parents used to tell me when I was little.

To have hope, and things will get better.