Hey guess what I don't own Star Wars. And this update came sooner than I thought it would.

Chapter XI

"I Don't Love Her Do I?"

Rex sat in his bunk trying to unwind from the last mission he had just gone through with a lot less success than normal. It was as if his mind was on instant replay all by it's own self. Ahsoka had been shot while she had was protecting some civilian children a small girl and boy that had been in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Rex was sure that he had yelled 'No' while he ran as fast as he could to her side blasting droids as he did so. He got there about the same time Coric the 501st medic arrived on the scene.

Rex shook his head trying to clear his head of the memory.

"Get the kids out of here Rex, and keep them safe." Ahsoka commanded him her jaw clenching with pain.

"Yes, sir." What else could he a clone captain in the GAR say to his commanding officer? Nothing that Rex could have thought of at the time anyway.

He had spent the rest of that battle protecting those children with his very life.

After they got the Sep's on the run Rex took the kids up to Anakin's flag ship on the same ship Ahsoka was being taken up on, she was awake but weak. She gave Rex a wide smile when he came over to her kids in tow.

"How are you doing Ahsoka" to call her little'un didn't even cross his mind.

"Coric says I should be fine after a bit in a bacta tank" she offered another weak smile.

She looked down at the children, "Did Captain Rex here take good care of you while you were with him?"

Both children offered quick nods. The girl pulled herself shyly behind Rex.

Ahsoka laughed weakly. "It looks like you have a new friend there Rex."

"If you say so, sir." It was so good to hear her laugh even if it was weak.

Once they got to the flag ship he escorted the children to where they would be well taken care of. Then he had come here to his bunk to unwind.

Why had he run to her like that? It had been as if he had no other choice. It was if he had to know for himself that she'd live and be fine in the end. Ok so perhaps that explained his running to his commander in the middle of a battle, just maybe.

The kids had been wonderful Rex smiled at the memory of the little girl, she had been such a little helpless thing even if Ahsoka hadn't commanded him to take care of the kids Rex was quite sure he would have anyway, the girl reminded him of how he once thought of Ahsoka herself helpless, and little. Even though she quickly went about her way to prove she was anything but helpless even if she was a little on the small side.

He had even been a bit saddened to leave the children in others hands, even if he didn't know why that was.

None of this however explained his changing feelings toward his commander in the last few months. It was as if she had grown up or something like that.

"I don't love her do I?" he asked himself out loud. "I can't," he continued aloud, "She's my commander and a Jedi to top it all off." he blew out an exasperated breath.

"Yet I do love her despite all that stands in the way of such a thing."

"What's standing in your way of loving who?" Coric asked coming into the room, a teasing grin spreading across his face.

"Nothing that's any of your business."

"I think your face is saying other wise. Come on tell me I won't tell anyone else."

"What do you mean by that?"

"You're blushing sir."

Rex picked up his helmet and jammed it onto his head.

"That is so not fair." Coric gave a short laugh. "Come on you still haven't answered my question."

"I believe I did, with the response that it was none of your business soldier."

Coric seeing that he had pushed his teasing a bit to far headed for the door however just before he left he asked, "Is 'she' the Commander?" Rex was never more thankful for his helmet.

We'lll all see when the next post comes, because even I don't know when that will be. -evil grin-